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Don't look now, but the Pacific Division has suddenly become the most interesting division in the NBA.

What do we make for the Lakers and the Warriors at the start of the new year?

And the Clippers have won six in a row.

But some are saying now is the perfect time to trade Kauai Leonard.

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We're talking about whether the Clippers should start shopping Kauai Leonard before the trade deadline, the surging 76ers, and we'll get to our faves from the week and we're doing it. With the help of lockdown's local experts, I have two of the best with me as always from the Lockdown Nuggets podcast is a senior NBA writer for the Action Network. it's Matt Moore, Matt.

I'm just glad that we got Hayes back from the prayer circle for the Bears.

Glad. The Lockdown Nuggets podcast is a senior NBA writer for the Action Network. It's Matt. I'm just glad that we got Hayes back from the prayer circle for the Bears. Glad we got him back. From the Lockdown Bulls podcast, he's a Bears and Bulls creator for Bleach Report. It's Hayes. If anybody would have thought that which of me and Matt's teams are football teams are preparing for the playoffs to be mine over his man it's been

a good year for me you know it's he look at the spinal four in college football look at

the spinal four Miami Oregon old miss Indiana it's a year of fluke random outliers. Well, excuse me. Wait, hold on. I was liking where that I was going. The Miami Hurricanes are not a fluke. They have spent a lot of money in recruiting. Thank you very much. Let's start in today's show by taking a look, though, at the Pacific Division, which is suddenly very interesting, guys. The Lakers are still on top at 2011, but are five and five in their last 10, and they've been wobbly lately. The sons are playing well. They're in second place in this division. I don't think a lot of people expected that going into the season. The third place warriors have been up and down, mostly frustrating all season. The Clippers now have won six games in a row, and then there are the kings at the bottom, but many expect them to make a move before the trade deadline. So they're interesting

in a different kind of way, I guess. But, Matt, when you look at this division, who is

most likely to turn their season around? I think this is actually a really interesting question,

right? Because the Clippers are playing absolutely ridiculous right now because Kauai Leonard is shooting the leather off of the ball.

Like he has been playing great over the span.

And I'm not somebody that says that too often about Kauai.

He's been awesome.

What's interesting, I think, is like trying to figure out this is a blip and like an easier schedule spot for the clippers

or if there's something real kind of turning around here the warriors i think are really

fascinating because they've got a tough remaining opponents during the schedule but the stuff

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