NBA To Fix Tanking? Celtics Most Intriguing Team in NBA? + Draymond Drama Continues

Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective

ESPN

Sports, Basketball

4.2 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 24 December 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Brian Windhorst is joined by ESPN's Tim Bontemps and Tim MacMahon to discuss the NBA brainstorming measures to combat tanking including how viable various solutions are to actually be put into place. Then, the guys talk if the Celtics could remain dangerous enough this season to make a return for Tatum make sense and how much that could impact the rest of the league. Plus, the Pelicans find some success and drama makes headlines for Draymond Green and Steve Kerr. Finally, the guys break down the Christmas Day games they are most excited for. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:34.1	Hello, welcome with the Hoop Collective podcast.
0:36.7	We talk about the NBA, which are doing on Tuesday afternoon.
0:40.5	Joining us from San Jose, California, where he's spending the holidays, is Tim Bonteps.
0:45.6	Hello, everybody.
0:46.9	Join us from Dallas, Texas, where he's always on some level of holidays, Ban McMahon.
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