Alley Oop 163: Cade Cunningham: Superstar Leap or Empty Hype? | Zach Harper + Spurs, Luka & Olympics

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🗓️ 27 February 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Is Cade Cunningham getting the respect he deserves… or is the hype machine in overdrive? This week on Alley Oop, Juju and Trysta welcome Zach Harper from The Athletic for a full-on NBA debate episode — and things get SPICY. We kick things off with the big question: • Is Cade Cunningham an MVP candidate… or are we getting ahead of ourselves? Does he deserve praise for carrying Detroit — or shade for the results? From there, the besmirching spreads: • Are the Spurs the second-best team in the West? • Can ANYONE beat Team USA in Olympic basketball? • Who are the true powerhouses — East vs West? • Why won’t Luka shoot when he’s WIDE OPEN?! • Kelsey Plum does an Aliyah Boston elbow impression and we cannot recover. It’s debates, hot takes, chaos, and a LOT of shade. If you love NBA debates, spicy basketball takes, and zero chill analysis — you’re in the right place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Oh, oh, magicity mindy.
0:02.9	Hey, majesty mindy.
0:05.9	We come for the wings.
0:06.8	We come for the wings.
0:07.6	We stay for the ass.
0:08.5	We stay for the ass.
0:12.8	Welcome back to the alley.
0:19.6	I am Jujugati, joined by my sister as always.
0:25.4	Trista Crick, how you doing, sis?
0:28.6	It was pretty good, right, Zach?
0:30.7	It was dead on, dead on pre-show.
0:33.4	She did an impeccable juju impersonation.
0:39.1	Come on, man. And to say the least the man
0:41.2	not the myth
0:42.5	Zach Harper is joining us
0:45.2	today how you been my
0:47.3	brother
0:47.8	60% man 40% myth so pretty good
0:51.4	man that's not what I hear from the ladies.
0:55.5	Moving on.
0:57.6	We got a lot of stuff going on in the NBA.
1:00.4	Let's go right into it, man.
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