Kerr's Upset, Giannis MVP?, Harden Sleeper?, Trade Deadline & Best Team in the NBA

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🗓️ 25 March 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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In this week's Point of Contention, Ethan Strauss and Marcus Thompson debate. Hosted by Zach Harper. Take 1: Last week Steph was getting upset, this week it’s Steve Kerr! Kerr lashed out at Warriors analyst Drew Shilling for allegedly misquoting Kerr after he appeared on a Ringer podcast in which he said he enjoyed last year more than the Final year of the dynasty which obviously included Kevin Durant. Take 2: Just one week ago we were talking about the volatile MVP odds and yet again things have changed as two time reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo moved into 4th place and is edging closer due to injuries to LeBron and Joel. Take 3: In yet another plot twist to the MVP race, James Harden is now showing the 5th best odds at +1000. And to boost his campaign, Charles Barkley appeared on ESPN Radio in which he said that James Harden may be the best player in the world today! Take 4: Guys it’s Trade Deadline Day and players from across the league will be on the move to new destinations. Last week, we talked about which players we thought could be on the move and since then things have changed a bit. Take 5: It’s late March and the Suns are 29-13, second in the Western Conference. That’s unbelievable. But even more unreal, is that the Lakers keep slipping, now down to 28-16 and 4th in the Western Conference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey guys, it's Dave. Check us out today live at 230 Eastern for a special trade deadline
0:07.2	edition live version of Nurtishie Road on the Athletic NBA show. We're still going to
0:12.5	drop the audio. Don't worry, but me, Seth and Mo are going to be joined by our special
0:17.1	guest Andrew Schlecht to break down all the days, deals and movement or tell you why
0:23.3	nothing happened. So check us out at 230 Eastern over at the Athletics YouTube channel live
0:29.2	on the internet. Join us this Saturday for an all new episode of the Athletic NBA show.
0:36.2	Saturday, slam and jam, hosted by me, Andrew Schlecht. I'll be joined by my co-host,
0:41.8	Alex Spears and many of the athletic beatwriters that you know and love. We will recap the week
0:47.4	of the NBA, play some NBA trivia and just overall talk about the league that we love most.
0:53.8	So while you're flipping your flapjacks, tending to your yard or just sip in your coffee on Saturday
1:00.2	morning, listen to Saturday, slam and jam on the Athletic NBA show.
1:06.1	Welcome to the Athletic NBA show. One day through Friday. On the Athletic podcast Network.
1:14.3	I do have a take. Point of attention.
1:17.4	It keeps throwing elbows. What do you want me to do? I want you to stand up to them,
1:21.2	pushy. Welcome to point of contention. Five subjects. Five minutes. Five points of contention.
1:27.0	Coming up on the show. Steve is getting upset. Yannis MVP. Harden the goat. Deadline day. And
1:34.7	who is the best team in the NBA right now? I'm Zach Harper. That's Jade Hoy producing.
1:38.9	In this corner, the Bay Area legend author of two books about the dynasty warriors. Marcus
1:44.6	TNasty Thompson. We're in the Jade Marcus. Do you have a nickname or can we go with TNasty?
1:52.9	Yeah. TNasty is very nasty. So we're not rocking with TNasty. My nickname has always
2:00.3	for my entire life been a little mark because my daddy was big mark. So he was big mark. I was a
2:06.7	little mark. But Janie who of the San Francisco Chronicle a while ago when we were beat right
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