NBA Surprises & Disappointments So Far (w/ Evan Turner)
Open Floor: SI's NBA Show
SI NBA
4.7 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 31 October 2025
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Chris Mannix and Evan Turner break down some of the biggest surprises after the first week of the season and get into how the Miami Heat are winning with a new roster, why the Orlando Magic's new additions haven't put it together yet, the Sixers remaining undefeated behind their young guards, and the dismal situation already happening in New Orleans
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| 0:00.0 | Now playing. |
| 0:01.5 | Open floor. |
| 0:03.1 | This is Open Floor. |
| 0:05.3 | Sports Illustrated's Chris Mannix back at it. |
| 0:07.7 | An NBA podcast with Sports Illustrated senior writer. |
| 0:11.5 | I think it's time that the world get to know. |
| 0:14.2 | My guy Chris Manix. |
| 0:15.4 | I think your opinion is shared by everyone. |
| 0:17.2 | And now it begins. |
| 0:18.3 | Now it begins. |
| 0:19.6 | Bang! |
| 0:23.6 | All right. |
| 0:24.3 | We are back. |
| 0:25.2 | Open Floor NBA podcast. |
| 0:27.3 | Joining me, as he always does, every week from Chicago. |
| 0:31.3 | Evan Turner and E.T. |
| 0:33.0 | I am in Orlando these last couple of days working on your, working on one of your other passions, which is boxing. I'm down here in Orlando doing some boxing stuff. You have been on me to get on the boxing podcast at some point. We're going to make that happen at some point in the next few months. Bro, I would love to. Boxing is my passion. You know, I box late two or three times a week. I'm getting into sparring, but like I just like the mono-e-mano of it. And, you know, the competition, especially like in boxing, you're seeing some of the best athletes in the world go head to head. And like the mentality behind it is crazy. So I think you being an NBA reporter is cool, but you being a boxing reporter is |
| 1:13.0 | even cooler. And one that people like, you're not like getting hunted down by the superstars |
| 1:17.9 | and get beat up or choked out like some of these guys. It's like you're doing, you're doing |
| 1:21.9 | guys' work and I appreciate that. There's a lot of YouTube people out there that will just say |
| 1:26.8 | anything when it comes to the media |
| 1:29.2 | business boxing is wild that makes the NBA look normal by comparison it's it's a very |
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