Good morning and welcome to the NBA Daily for December 1st, 2025.

I'm Dave DeFore.

Here with Zena Keda and Esperi.

Coming up, we hit the quarter way mark of the season.

We figure it's a good time to check in on the awards while the algorithm says that too. And we're going to catch up on the NBA Cup and try to pick some

winners before the playoffs start.

What's up, guys? I hope you had a good holiday. Morning, morning.

The playoffs. That was a great word to use for the cup. We're respecting it here. That's right. Yeah. Around here, we respect the cup. I don't have my towel from last year, but I should be waving it right now. I actually, what a mento. I use it as a placemat for my moisturizers and hand creams and all that. It's great. it's great for that just let me I will admit it is a dog

towel so moisturizers and hand creams and all that. It's great. It's great for that. Just let me guys know.

I will admit, it is a dog towel. So my dog, you know, my dog is one of these dogs that when he drinks water, his whole face goes into the water bowl. Oh, I know exactly. Yeah. Because my dog is the same way. Yeah. And so, and, you know, if you're walking around in socks or slippers, that's awful because they're soaked.

Yeah.

So I've been trying to teach him to wipe his own face. the same way. Yeah. And so, and you know, if you're walking around in socks or slippers, that's awful because

they're soaked.

Yeah.

So I've been trying to teach him to wipe his own face.

And I use the NBA cup towel.

Shout up because we respect the cup. That's right. In this house. All right. We're going to talk about that after the break. But guys, look, we've hit the quarter of the way mark of the season.

The thunder are now 20 and 1 well on their way to that 70 win season.

Actually, did I undersell them with 71? of the season. The Thunder are now 20 and 1 well on their way to that 70-win season.

Actually, did I undersell them with 70 wins?

Maybe.

80.

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