Gilbert Arenas on Mavs Draft Lottery Win, Brunson’s Mamba Mode & QUESTIONABLE NBA Lotteries

All The Smoke

The Black Effect and iHeartPodcasts

Basketball, Society & Culture, Sports

4.8 • 7.4K Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2025

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

Matt Barnes welcomes in Gilbert Arenas to discuss the biggest headlines around last night’s shocking NBA Draft Lottery, including Cooper Flagg’s fit with the Dallas Mavericks, Giannis Antetokounmpo speculation, and questionable lotto results from year’s past.

The guys react to the New York Knicks’ commanding 3-1 lead over the Boston Celtics, send love to Jayson Tatum & reflect on Jalen Brunson’s place amongst Allen Iverson, Kobe Bryant and historically great offensive point guards.

Gilbert offers a unique look into his show “Gil’s Arena,” sharing exclusive details of Kenyon Martin & Nick Young’s recent spat & a potential move to television.

Finally, Gil provides an update on his son Alijah’s condition following his frightening car accident in April & shares the one detail he wishes would have made final cut of his recent Netflix documentary, “Shooting Guards.”

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