GAME NIGHT: What we LEARNED from NBA Finals, OFFSEASON PREVIEW

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🗓️ 29 June 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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NBA Finals Shocker: OKC Thunder Triumph Over Indiana Pacers. Is This the Dawn of a New Dynasty? Ryland Stiles and Gavin Schall dissect the Oklahoma City Thunder's unexpected championship run, highlighting Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's clutch performances and Chet Holmgren's game-changing impact. The duo analyzes key offseason moves, including the Toronto Raptors' puzzling management shake-up and the New Orleans Pelicans' controversial Jordan Poole trade. They also debate the Eastern Conference's wide-open nature and assess the Denver Nuggets' chances as legitimate contenders. Discover why the hosts believe a skilled stretch five is the "skeleton key of modern basketball" and how this shapes NBA team-building strategies.

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0:00.0	On today's a Lockdown NBA Game Night podcast, what are the most interesting teams to follow along with this offseason?
0:06.8	What can we learn from the NBA finals?
0:09.3	And we're going to play by or sell, including Alonzo Ball Trade this afternoon.
0:14.9	When that final buzzer rings, you know it's time for a locked on NBA game night.
0:20.2	All the postgame reactions to every game across the league, every single night,
0:25.1	with insights only the hosts that locked on can provide.
0:28.5	It's the true NBA fans, one stop for all the actions.
0:33.0	Every game, every night.
0:35.2	It's locked on NBA game night.
0:38.8	Tipping off now.
0:43.8	Let's get it going on the lockdown NBA game night podcast.
0:45.6	I'm Rylan Stiles, host of Lockdown Thunder.
0:47.4	That's Gavin Ditchell, host of Lockdown Next.
0:51.5	We're here every Saturday night breaking down what's been happening around the NBA,
0:54.9	even throughout the offseason on game night.
0:57.3	We're going to have games next Saturday, though, because we're going to have summer league action with the Salt Lake City Summer League, the California Classic perhaps
1:01.3	will be playing.
1:02.2	But for sure, the Salt Lake City Summer League, which the Thunder will be a part of.
1:05.7	And Gavin, speaking of the Thunder, NBA champs, OKC Thunder, taking on the Pacers, going to seven, getting the win in game seven.
1:13.2	And every single year after the finals, two things are certain. Number one, people write about the winner as if they're never going to lose again.
1:21.4	And number two, it's a copycat league. Teams try to figure out what you can learn from an NBA finals that just unfolded.
1:29.9	Was there anything from your standpoint that jumped out at you of what teams should be trying to
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