Blazers Become a Contender Again & The Knicks KAT Drama (w/ Evan Turner)
Open Floor: SI's NBA Show
SI NBA
4.5 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 19 January 2026
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Chris Mannix and Evan Turner break down the Portland Trail Blazers recent hot streak and how the franchise has finally turned the corner after several years of rebuilding. We also break down the if there is friction between Karl-Anthony Towns and head coach Mike Brown and the Detroit Pistons stellar record so far this season
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| 0:00.0 | Now playing |
| 0:01.1 | Open Floor. |
| 0:03.1 | This is Open Floor. |
| 0:05.3 | Sports Illustrated's Chris Mannix back at it. |
| 0:07.7 | An NBA podcast with Sports Illustrated senior writer. |
| 0:11.5 | I think it's time that the world get to know. |
| 0:14.1 | My guy Chris Manix. |
| 0:15.4 | I think your opinion is shared by everyone. |
| 0:17.2 | And now it begins. |
| 0:18.3 | Now it begins. |
| 0:19.6 | Bang! |
| 0:22.4 | This is the Open floor NBA podcast. |
| 0:26.1 | We talk about the league and all the big stories going on in it. |
| 0:30.4 | Joining me, as he does every week from Chicago, where it's just as cold as where I am in Detroit right now, |
| 0:39.2 | getting ready for Piston Celtics, former NBA guard, |
| 0:43.0 | number two overall pick in the draft, college basketball player of the year, Evan Turner. |
| 0:47.5 | What's up, E.T.? |
| 0:48.2 | Man, it's living a dream, living the dream. |
| 0:50.9 | I just told you, I'm getting off daddy duty. |
| 0:53.9 | My daughter's leaving. we celebrated her eighth birthday yesterday |
| 0:57.0 | I watched my bears lose you know I joined that bandwagon quick enough I jumped off it |
| 1:03.5 | I'll see y'all next year if you're above 500 and life is good I'm enjoying the Patriots |
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