Pacific Division Preview (with Andy Kamenetzky & Bram Hillsman)

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🗓️ 3 October 2025

⏱️ 113 minutes

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The NBA's Pacific Division is home to some of the league's biggest stars and most interesting stories. Wes Goldberg is joined by Andy Kamenetzky (ESPN LA, Locked On Lakers) to break down the key offseason moves and most interesting players on the Lakers, Clippers, Warriors, Suns and Kings. Then Bram Hillsman (Warriors Huddle) jumps on to discuss a frustrating Warriors offseason. 00:00 – Intro 02:00 – Warriors & Jonathan Kaminga drama 13:59 – Who got better, who got worse? 14:30 – Lakers: Luka, Ayton, Marcus Smart 27:49 – Lakers defense & LeBron load management 37:38 – Clippers: Kawhi scandal, Beal, CP3, Lopez 45:52 – Warriors: Horford, Curry’s future, Kerr contract 53:14 – Suns reset: Durant trade fallout, Devin Booker 1:04:31 – Kings: Sabonis/LaVine fit, defense issues 1:12:50 – Biggest newcomers (Ayton, Brooks, Collins) 1:15:20 – Division rankings & playoff picks 1:19:15 – Players to watch: Ayton, Booker, Collins, Kerr 1:29:12 – Warriors fan perspective w/ Bram Hillsman 1:39:05 – Warriors roster breakdown (Horford, Melton, GP2) 1:46:28 – Most interesting Warriors player 1:52:20 – Appreciating LeBron & Steph moments RealGM Radio is powered in part by North Station Media (CLNS). For advertising or media inquiries, contact info@clnsmedia.com 🔔 Like, comment, and subscribe for more NBA insights and analysis! Follow RealGM Twitter: https://x.com/RealGM Follow Wes Goldberg Twitter: https://x.com/wcgoldberg PrizePicks: PrizePicks is the best place to get real money sports action. With over 10 million members and billions of dollars in awarded winnings, PrizePicks has made daily fantasy sports accessible to all. You just pick MORE or LESS on at least two players for a shot to win up to 1000x your cash! Run Your Game all season long on PrizePicks. Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $50 instantly after you play your first $5 lineup! Gametime: Take the guesswork out of buying tickets with Gametime. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code CLNS for $20 off your first purchase.

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0:00.0	All right, welcome to RealGM Radio. This is our Pacific Division preview.
0:05.2	Finally getting to this, it's the final installment to my division preview series here.
0:09.9	And it took a while to get to this point. We had to wait for a resolution to the Jonathan
0:14.0	Cominga thing. We had to wait for the Warriors to fill out their roster. But it was well worth it
0:19.1	because this is an awesome preview. I'm first joined by
0:22.0	Andy Kameninsky, who hosts Lockdown Lakers also works for ESPN, LA. And then I'm going to be
0:29.1	joined by Bram Hilsman, who hosts the popular Warriors Huddle podcast for the Warriors fan
0:33.9	perspective on all of this kind of stuff. So Andy comes on first and we go
0:38.2	through the entire Pacific Division, team by team, who got better, who got worse, most
0:43.0	interesting players, interesting rookies, interesting additions. We get into Luca and LeBron
0:49.5	and everything about the Lakers. We get into everything going on with the Clippers and how all
0:53.5	of this will affect the product on the court. And at the end, we make some predictions about how the
0:58.5	division will finish and how many teams in the division will make the playoffs. And then finally,
1:04.3	we end with a little bit of talk about Steve Kerr, sneaky coaching free agent coming up here. And
1:10.0	what that means for him in the Warriors future.
1:12.1	We talk about that and then Bram joins me to get the Warriors fan perspective on all of that.
1:16.1	So really excited for this episode.
1:18.0	I think you'll enjoy it.
1:18.8	Let's jump in.
1:36.6	All right, Andy Kameninsky from ESPN, LA, and Lockdown Lakers is here to help me preview the Pacific Division.
1:37.9	Just a reminder for the audience.
1:41.0	We're going to review each team's offseason, talk about who got better, who got worse.
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