Giannis' Extension Means? + Kyrie Trippin' + Rookie Status Check + Out of Shape Harden
The Athletic NBA Daily
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🗓️ 17 December 2020
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
In this week's Hoops Adjacent, Marcus Thompson and Ethan Strauss debate. Hosted by Zach Harper.
Take 1: What does Giannis' super-max extension mean for the Bucks?
Take 2: KD and Kyrie on Instagram Live, staged social media event?
Take 3: Rookie status check after a few preseason games.
Take 4: Gordon Heyward hurt, should you wear rings?
Take 5: James Harden and Zion, out of shape?
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Athletic NBA show, Monday through Friday. |
| 0:03.3 | On the Athletic Podcast Network. |
| 0:08.4 | I do have a take. |
| 0:09.8 | Point of contention. |
| 0:11.8 | Katie, you can be a head coach. |
| 0:12.9 | I can be a head coach. |
| 0:18.5 | Welcome to point of contention on the Athletic Podcast Show. |
| 0:22.3 | No, that's not right. |
| 0:23.0 | Three, two. |
| 0:24.3 | Welcome to Point of Contention on the Athletic NBA show. |
| 0:29.3 | Fuck, I can't talk. |
| 0:30.6 | This is what happens when you take time off. |
| 0:32.1 | Jade, leave all this in. |
| 0:33.8 | Welcome to Point of Contention on the Athletic NBA show podcast on the Athletic |
| 0:38.3 | Podcast on the Athletic Podcast Network. I'm back from the desert. I'm Zach Harper. Today, five |
| 0:43.8 | topics, five points of contention, five minutes for each topic as we go through the Janus |
| 0:50.3 | extension, Kyrie wanting to be KD in a past life, or maybe he was? What are the rookies up to in preseason? Gordon Hayward heard again, and we're going to fat shame some people. Maybe. Or maybe we'll make excuses for them. I'm Zach Harper. That's Jade Hoy producing in this corner. The Bay Area Legend, two-time, award-winning author. |
| 1:11.8 | I don't know if he actually won awards, but prove that he didn't. |
| 1:14.5 | It's Marcus Thompson, Marcus. |
| 1:17.3 | How has the preseason been treating you in these empty arenas? |
| 1:21.3 | I went through, I got my first COVID test in the empty arena. |
| 1:26.4 | I actually took it. |
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