Hour 2: Who Got Next?

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4.2 • 5.5K Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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In this episode, Stephen A. Smith, Shannon Sharpe, and Udonis Haslem debate who is the next face of the NBA. Harry Douglas joins the show to give his take on whether or not it's fair to criticize LeBron James for his late scratch from the All-Star Game. The crew reacts to Draymond Green saying that the Warriors are going to win the NBA Finals this year and we debate if Golden State is more likely to have a disappointing year or pull off a deep playoff run. We discuss where Mac McClung ranks among all-time dunkers after his Dunk Contest Threepeat and what the Dunk Contest would mean for Ja Morant's image. Plus, are people sleeping on a Celtics repeat? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.1	Do you consider yourself the top candidates to be the next phase of the league?
0:35.6	No, not really.
0:37.1	Why?
0:38.3	That's what they got. That's what they got, uh, that's what they got win before.
0:42.3	Tell the truth, you can and will be that guy.
0:46.3	Well, I'm capable of being that guy, but I don't, I don't want to be that guy.
0:54.2	Put it like that.
0:55.2	I want to be the guy to just show up and hoop and just kill dudes and go home.
1:00.6	All right.
1:01.3	So Anthony Edwards doesn't have interest in being the next face of the NBA.
1:06.0	The question here, UD, is who do you believe could carry that torch?
1:09.9	But if you want to react to what Edwards said there, too, go for it.
1:15.3	I like it.
1:16.2	I'm not mad at it.
1:17.4	I mean, stay hungry.
1:18.3	Why not?
1:18.7	I mean, you saw what happened when Rocky got the title when it was Rocky 3 and then Mr. T
1:22.9	came and dropped him and took the bag from him.
1:24.8	So I like it.
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