Better future: Kings or Bulls? + Mavs move on
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🗓️ 17 April 2025
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Klay Thompson and Anthony Davis combined for 50 points as the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Sacramento Kings to move on in the Play-in tournament. Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni react to the Miami Heat win, Tyler Herro’s development, and debate the futures of the Kings and Bulls. Then, the Athletic’s Christian Clark joins the show to breakdown the Mavs winning formula, how they stack up against the Grizzlies, and Nico Harrison’s closed-door press conference.
Host: Dave DuFour
With: Es Baraheni & Marcus Thompson
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio Producer: Grayson Moody
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| 1:21.4 | the Sacramento Kings and former now GM, Monty McNair, mutually decided to part ways we just got that news. |
| 1:30.9 | Yeah. |
| 1:31.4 | What's your initial reaction? |
| 1:32.9 | I'm sure it's not shock. |
| 1:34.6 | No, I'm not shocked at all. |
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