NBA All-Rookie Picks, Best Player in the League, and Sweet 16 Preview

The Zach Lowe Show

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Basketball, Sports

4.8 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2026

⏱️ 96 minutes

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Zach is joined by Mo Dakhil to discuss the biggest stories around the league, including Jalen Williams's return and who they believe should win the MVP. Then, they try to make sense of a messy East before revealing their All-Rookie selections. Finally, Tate Frazier comes on to preview all eight Sweet 16 matchups. (0:00) Welcome to The Zach Lowe Show! (2:10) Mo Dakhil joins the show (3:00) Jalen Williams returns (13:48) Lakers' win streak comes to an end (23:44) MVP race preview (33:28) Can we make sense of the East? (50:03) All-Rookie team selections (1:07:32) Tate Frazier joins the show to preview the Sweet 16! (1:09:30) Thursday’s Sweet 16 games (1:21:03) Friday’s Sweet 16 games Host: Zach Lowe Guests: Mo Dakhil and Tate Frazier Producers: Mike Wargon, Jonathan Frias, and Billy Gil Social: Keith Fujimoto #ULTRACourtside could get you closer to the game! https://michelobultra.com/courtside MICHELOB ULTRA®️ COURTSIDE ’25 to ’26. No Purchase Necessary. Open to US residents 21 plus. Begins on October 1, 2025 and ends on June 30, 2026 Multiple entry periods. See Official Rules at https://michelobultra.com/courtside for free entry, entry deadlines, prizes, and details. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:39.5	Coming up on the Zach Lowe's show, we got a loaded episode. Mo Tequila is here to talk all the latest in the NBA.
0:42.9	Jalen Williams is back.
0:44.7	How scary do the thunder look all of a sudden, fully healthy.
0:47.8	AJ Mitchell will be back from suspension soon.
0:49.6	I'll have for everyone they need.
0:51.5	Detroit ended the Lakers win streak.
0:53.3	Detroit hasn't lost without Cade Cunningham. What should we read into that? What about the Lakers win streak. Detroit hasn't lost without Kate Cunningham.
0:55.1	What should we read into that? What about the Lakers? How far can they actually get in the playoffs?
1:00.2	MVP, Wembe, Yolkich, Shea, a historic top four. How should we order it? Mo and I get into all of that.
1:08.6	Plus the mess that is the Eastern Conference, not in terms of quality, just in terms of how close to everybody is, from Toronto at 5 to Charlotte at 10, which of those teams is actually scary? Should any of the top four care who they play in the first round? How would we rank the top four Detroit bus in New York, Cleveland in terms of chances of getting to the finals? We look at the race for the two-seat and the three-seat and whether Cleveland is sort of locked in or wants to be locked in. A lot to talk about it. And then we pick our all-rooky teams, always fun. We shine a light on some of the players who maybe even won't make an all-rooky team, but it's worth talking about, aka the Brooklyn Nets. And then Tate Frazier, the one and only is here to teach me,
1:45.6	the college basketball idiot, what to watch for in the Sweet 16, which is coming up. Go St. John's.
1:52.2	That's all coming up on The Zach Lowe Show.
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