CP3 To Clippers, Marcus Smart To Lakers & Western Conference Tiers

Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective

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🗓️ 22 July 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Brian Windhorst is joined by ESPN's Tim Bontemps and Tim MacMahon to react to Chris Paul signing with the Clippers including how far the veteran depth in LA could carry the Clippers before talking the potentially bigger reason Lakers’ fans can be excited about the Marcus Smart signing. Then, the guys tackle a tier ranking of the top of the Western Conference and talk Valanciunas committing to the Nuggets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.4	Hello and welcome to the Hoop Collective podcast.
0:35.7	We talk about the NBA, which we are doing on Monday afternoon.
0:40.8	Joining me from New York City, just back across the ocean from Weeks on End in Portugal is Timbontemps.
0:47.3	Hello, everybody. Join us from Dallas, Texas. Just back from Los Angeles is Ban McMahon.
0:53.3	Howdy, partner squeezed in a little trip to Michigan and then Wisconsin in between as well.
0:59.9	That's right. You were on a college tour.
1:02.8	Yeah, go blue and not so much Buckees.
1:07.6	Oh, really?
1:08.6	Yeah.
1:09.7	Michigan wins out against Wisconsin again.
1:13.1	Yeah, it was a blowout.
1:15.4	It was a blowout.
1:16.4	No disrespect to Michael Finley, Devinayers, and our other Wisconsin friends.
1:21.3	Yeah, we got a lot of Wisconsin people in media around.
1:24.5	All right.
1:25.7	We'll keep that under advisement.
1:27.4	I understand you have to send your
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