Darkhorse Candidates to Trade for Giannis

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🗓️ 30 January 2026

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Could the Houston Rockets or Boston Celtics shock the NBA world by swooping in for Giannis Antetokounmpo before the trade deadline? Wes Goldberg, Matt Moore, and Haize debate dark horse contenders in the Giannis sweepstakes, weighing blockbuster trade packages and the ripple effects on both contenders and rebuilding teams. The conversation shifts to an epic rookie showdown between Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel, asking whether this year's NBA draft class could stand among all-time greats.

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0:00.0	Good afternoon and welcome to Lockedon NBA Daily on today's show.
0:04.0	We know the favorites to land Yannis, but is there a dark horse candidate that can swoop in before the trade deadline?
0:09.0	We'll talk about the latest on the Yannis Tradefront.
0:11.0	We had an instant classic between two rookie of the year favorites last night.
0:15.0	What does this say about a rookie class that is shaping up to have all-time potential.
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0:53.4	your first purchase. I'm Wes Goldberg, and today we're talking on for $20 off your first purchase.
0:55.0	I'm West Goldberg and today we're talking about what teams could trade for Janus and what is shaping up to be an all-time rookie draft class. We're doing it with the help of lockdown's local experts. I have two of the best with me as always from the Lockdown Nuggets podcast, senior NBA writer for the Action Network. It's Matt more, Matt. Everyone was so thrilled with the battle last night
1:11.9	between Khan and Cooper Flagg.
1:14.6	Well, get on my level
1:15.9	because I was watching Nolan Treor start
1:17.8	for the Brooklyn Nets with no Yegor Demen
1:20.4	and like half of the other
1:22.3	No Cam Thomas
1:23.6	and MPJ's return game.
1:26.0	Get on my level watching Danny Wolf battle against Tim Hardaway, Jr.
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