NBA East Squad: Tatum's Boring Brilliance is Celtics' Secret Weapon

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🗓️ 4 March 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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In this episode of the Locked On NBA Squad Show East, hosts debate the merits of LaMelo Ball versus Trae Young as franchise players. They discuss the potential availability of Ball on the trade market and analyze his impact on the Charlotte Hornets. The panel also creates Oscar-inspired NBA awards, including best lead player and best special effects team. Donovan Mitchell, Jayon Tatum, and Cade Cunningham emerge as top contenders for best lead, while the Milwaukee Bucks and New York Knicks are scrutinized for their smoke and mirrors performances. The hosts inject humor and movie analogies throughout, offering a fresh perspective on the Eastern Conference landscape. 0:00 Intro: LaMelo Ball vs Trae Young debate 6:45 Defending LaMelo Ball's impact on Hornets 12:42 Creating NBA awards inspired by Oscars 25:41 Best "special effects" team in the East 32:03 Best comedy and drama teams in NBA Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Prizepicks Now’s the perfect time to join.Download the app today and use code LOCKEDONNBA to get $50 instantly when you play your first $5 lineup! That’s right—no need to win to get the bonus, it’s guaranteed. PrizePicks—Run Your Game! TALKSPACE Therapy is a game-changer. To match with a licensed therapist today, go to Talkspace.com/LOCKEDONNBA and enter promo code SPACE80 to get $80 off your first month and show your support for the show. Gametime Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONNBA for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply. Download Gametime today. What time is it? Gametime. FanDuel From the first whistle to the final drive, FanDuel makes the NFL Playoffs even more exciting! Right now, new customers can bet FIVE DOLLARS and get THREE HUNDRED BUCKS in BONUS BETS – if you win your first bet! Visit FANDUEL.COM to get started. Make this playoff season unforgettable with FanDuel, an official sportsbook partner of the NFL. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)

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0:00.0	On today's show, Lamello Ball, apparently executives around the league are looking to see if he's going to be available.
0:06.1	Would you rather have him or Trey Young going forward, that and more on today's episode of Lockdown NBA Squad Show East.
0:11.2	You are talking ball with the NBA East Squad Show.
0:15.7	From the Celtics to the bucks, the Knicks to the Heat, and everyone else in the East.
0:20.7	The local experts of the Lockdown Podcast Network bring you all the scoops, breakdowns,
0:25.6	and the most comprehensive look at the Eastern Conference, trash talk and big takes included.
0:31.6	No holding back, we're giving the green light.
0:34.2	It's time to talk NBA East.
0:43.3	And welcome to the Lockdown NBA Squad Show East. My name is Nick Engstead, host the Lockdown NBA podcast. This is the squad show where we take
0:46.5	over the feed of your favorite lockdown show, and it's an open invite for any host to join. Talk
0:50.2	about pretty much anything involved in the NBA's Eastern Conference. Joining me today from Lockdown Heat West Goldberg, Locked on Pacers, Tony East,
0:57.5	Locked on Magic, Philip Rossman-Regg, Locked on Pistons, Cucca Hill, and many others
1:01.1	will probably join at a certain point.
1:03.1	Gentlemen, we may go somewhere completely different by the end of this show, and I expect it.
1:07.6	But let's start here. According to Michael Scotto of Hoops Hype,
1:11.5	the availability of Hornets Guard,
1:13.1	La Mello Ball is one of the stars.
1:14.7	Several executives who spoke with Hoops Hype's
1:16.2	will be monitoring on the trade market this summer after,
1:20.4	I guess there was a big trade out west.
1:22.7	I don't know.
1:23.2	Is that something you guys are watching or monitoring?
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