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hello and welcome to the game theory podcast i'm'm your host Sam Fasini. We are presented by The Athletic.

Today on the show, Jason Tim is in the building from the volume network from Hoops tonight.

Jason, what else do I need to plug before we get started here?

Not a whole lot, man. I will say, though, I'm so excited for this. I've been

stuck in the grind of game breakdowns and playoff previews and the godforsaken MVP debate

that I don't want to have today. And like it just just to slow down and talk about some young

talented basketball players. That sounds like so much fun to me, man. I can't wait. Well, and we're going to do the MVP debate, I think, next week on your show and just dive into

all of this. And it's going to be really fun. I'm really excited to do it. Also, somewhat dreading it

because it means that I have to dive deep into the weeds on MVP, which I actively avoided

for three weeks now, ever since this crazy thing is blown up. But I'm excited to do it

nonetheless. Instead of MVP in the top of the league, which is what I think Jason focuses on a lot

with hoops tonight, I wanted to give him a chance to talk about some of the future of the league

and some of the guys that have really stood out across the NBA this season is

breakout players and as future NBA stars. And the impetus for this is that the last time I

had Jason on the show, when we did break down MVP on this show and it had midseason right around

there, we talked about Jaden Ivy very briefly. And Jaden Ivy is one of Jason's favorite young players across the league.

If I remember correctly, you loved Jaden Ivy last year in the draft, right?

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