This is an IHeart podcast.

You're tuned in to Heat Check with Trista Crick.

On this episode of the Heat Check, we've got another bonus episode, people,

and we got a special interview with Brandon, Scoop B. Robinson,

the lead NBA insider at Valley Sports.

We conducted this interview actually this week with my co-host Ryan Horvott and PJ Glasser on BedMGN Tonight.

A betting show that I do, Monday through Friday, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Eastern Standard time.

Scoop B? Very long resume.

He's written for pretty much everyone from Slam to ESPN to Ebony.

He's also hosted a ton of radio, done a bunch of TV.

Very good.

Very inside the NBA vibes.

So let's get into it, Nick, and drop that motherfucking beat.

First and foremost, we asked Scoop about his favorite team in the Atlantic Division in the East.

I was a little surprised, honestly, with his answer.

That's a tough one, specifically because I really do think that when you look at the Nets and you look at their partnership, this is the last year,

year four. And I really think they have a depth to them that they really haven't had since prior

to the James Harden Trade. But Philadelphia is so much better also, particularly because of just

the addition of Tucker, who I think will pay dividend. The Celtics are still the reigning Eastern

Conference champions. and I think

they're underestimated. I think Brooklyn and Boston both underestimated. I'm going to take

Brooklyn. That's saying a lot. A lot of things have to go right. You must be very high on

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