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The trade deadline is over, but which teams are in need of our help?

We'll talk about that.

Meanwhile, the Rockets are being called out by their own head coach and the Knicks put their win streak to the ultimate test tonight.

All of that and more on today's Locked on NBA Daily.

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Now the number one sports podcast network. However, you're tuning in on YouTube on your podcast app. Thanks for making us your first listen every day. Today's episode is brought to you by Fandual. It's last call for football on Fanduald. If you're a new customer, bet just $5 and get $200 in bonus bets if you win. I'm Wes Goldberg today. We're talking about the teams that are in most need of our help after the trade deadline. There's trouble brewing in Houston and the end of one of our favorite segments here on Locked on NBA Daily. We'll also be playing a game of Make It Take it in the second segment. We're doing it with the help of lockdowns local experts. I have two of the best with me as always from the Lockdown Nuggets podcast. senior NBA writer for the Action Network. It's Matt more, Matt. And now there are so many cowards in the NBA landscape. There's just like a lot of cowards running teams, just like scarty cats that are just like, I won't do anything and then I can keep my job. Do you want to be greater or do you not? Do you want to do something right for the fans or do you not? Do you want to do something great for your organizations and your career?

Do you want a legacy or do you just want a high to make money? That's the question you got to ask yourselves and everybody failed that test yesterday. That's what Nico Harrison said he did. From the Lockdown Bulls podcast, also a Bears and Bulls creator for Bleach Report. to tase.

I'm at my most petty today.

I have nothing left to lose.

They took I. It's Hayes. I'm at my most petty today.

I have nothing left to lose. They took I-O from him. It's Kyle from you and me both, Hayes. You and me both. I asked Hayes for months. I was like, hey, I heard that they were like, it started months ago. I was like, hey, I heard they're shopping Iowa. And he was like, no, you're crazy. No. wrong.

I kept asking,

I was like,

are you sure they're not trading Iowa?

And he was like,

they're not going to trade Iowa.

I'm telling you.

Carl Stov was,

no. No, you're crazy. No. Wrong. I kept asking him.

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