How the NBA’s Contenders Look to Be Not Like The Rest

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🗓️ 8 July 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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The NBA has been busy since the Celtics locked down their 18th championship. In Los Angeles, JJ Redick has traded in his microphone for a clipboard, becoming the new coach of the Lakers. And one of the first moves on his watch? Drafting Bronny James, fulfilling a father and son moment that the world has been waiting on. Meanwhile, Paul George says goodbye to the Clippers and heads over to Philly, while DeMar DeRozan pulled back up to the west coast, heading from Chicago to Sacramento. So today we talk with ESPN NBA writer Tim Bontemps about which teams look like chevy hitters. And explore which moves could lead to the beginning of the next NBA dynasty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This 4th of July I received a text from one Tim Good Times Bon Thames. It said quote
0:06.4	This not like us video is so great. L-O-L-O-L-O-L How was your Independence Day and where are you now, sir?
0:13.6	My Independence Day was great.
0:15.2	It was made better by the release of that video.
0:17.8	I watched clips of the concert for about six hours the day that it occurred, including watching DeBar and Russ on the stage. about a thousand
0:25.0	thousand times.
0:27.0	because you got to hop out and
0:25.0	a thousand times.
0:27.0	Because you got to hop out and certify booke man, I'm the one up to
0:31.0	brock you down whole time I know he got some pull on him extra. And I'm now in now in Scorching Hot, Las Vegas where Team USA has begun training camp.
0:35.0	I'm now in scorching hot Las Vegas where Team USA has begun training camp,
0:43.3	started training camp on Saturday
0:44.8	with probably the most decorated roster
0:47.6	since the Dream Team in 1992,
0:50.3	arguably the most talented group ever, maybe even more than the dream team.
0:54.0	You probably get people fired up with that debate if you want and then I'll be here
1:01.6	through team Canada's game against the US on
1:04.0	Wednesday, which could be a gold medal game preview and then Summer League for a few
1:08.4	days after that. Let's go through your wacky schedule. NBA finals, game five was June 18th. The draft was June 26th and 27th.
1:16.7	Free agency started June 30th at 6 p.m. and Summer League has been going on for about a week now.
1:22.4	That's before we ever even get to the Olympics.
1:24.9	It's grind time for you, Tim.
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