Pelton and Lopez

The Lowe Post

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4.7 • 7.7K Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2023

⏱️ 102 minutes

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Summary

Zach and ESPN's Kevin Pelton pick their most intriguing players for the upcoming NBA season, talk Dame trades, rest rules, and more. Then ESPN's Andrew Lopez joins to preview the Pelicans and Spurs. 2:10- Josh Giddey. 12:25- Giddey's FIBA play 14:00- Kristaps Porzingis' fit in Boston 20:25- Who are the favorites in the East? 21:10- Miami Heat discussion 23:00- Lamelo Ball talk 25:30 What went wrong with Lamelo last year 27:00- Kai Jones' social media brigade 33:15- Trae Young's season outlook 35:00- Tyrese Maxey's season outlook 38:00- Deandre Ayton's importance to Phoenix's sucess 40:50- Damian Lillard updates 44:00- Dame to Toronto? 49:30- Resting Policy. 51:00- Andrew Lopez joins 54:50- Injuries plaguing New Orleans 1:00:00- Latest on Zion 1:07:45- How many games will Zion play 1:11:15- Pelicans pick equity 1:19:15- Why the Pelicans aren't in the Dame sweepstakes 1:22:00- Spurs expectations after getting Wemby 1:30:30- Devin Vassell's outlook 1:35:30- Jeremy Sochan's fit on the Spurs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	And now the Lowe Post.
0:04.3	Welcome to the Lowe Post podcast on a Tuesday afternoon from sunny Los Angeles, California
0:10.3	where about two weeks away from media days and training camps, the NBA season is starting
0:15.5	back up.
0:16.5	We're going to start to preview it properly.
0:18.4	We'll have Andrew Lopez on to talk Pelicans and Spurs and Zion and Wembee.
0:22.7	The first ESPN insider guru Kevin Pelton, how are you, sir?
0:30.8	I'm doing well.
0:31.8	Thanks for having me.
0:33.6	We're almost there.
0:34.6	It doesn't feel like that long ago that's a Denver Nuggets won the NBA title, but we
0:38.8	are almost to a new season and I am at work on one of my annual preseason columns where
0:44.6	I pick my five most intriguing players coming into the season.
0:48.1	My general rules are no superstars.
0:51.2	With Summicks, I allow a little bit of leeway, a little bit of leeway.
0:55.9	There were two superstars on my long list of candidates for the five spots.
1:02.6	No first or second year players were all intrigued by those types of players.
1:06.3	And then I was like, you know what, who would be good for this?
1:08.4	Who I think would dive deep into maybe rosters that most people wouldn't dive deep into.
1:14.0	Kevin Pelton, so I asked you to pick your three, just three, most intriguing players.
1:19.1	I gave you total flexibility to do it.
1:21.2	I'm interested to hear the results and I will let you cook.
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