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4.3 • 915 Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Do the Warriors have one last run in them and are the Wolves legit contenders despite WCF shortcomings? Hosts Jackson Gatlin (@Locked On Rockets) and David Ramil (@Locked On Heat) analyze the NBA's Western Conference power rankings, focusing on teams 6-10. They debate the Los Angeles Lakers' potential with LeBron James and the Golden State Warriors' resurgence led by Steph Curry. The hosts explore the Minnesota Timberwolves' ceiling with Anthony Edwards and Rudy Gobert, while assessing the Memphis Grizzlies' chances if Ja Morant can return to superstar form. San Antonio Spurs' future with Victor Wembanyama and the Dallas Mavericks' outlook round out the discussion.

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0:00.0	On today's show, NBA power rankings continue the messy middle of the Western Conference.
0:05.4	Are the wolves legitimate contenders after back-to-back conference finals trips?
0:09.6	Plus, can the Suns or Spurs make a jump into the top 10?
0:13.0	It's all coming up right here at Locked-on NBA.
0:15.9	When that final buzzer rings, you know it's time for Locked-on NBA Game Night.
0:21.1	All the post-game reactions to every game across the league, every single night, with
0:26.3	insights only the hosts that Locked-on can provide.
0:29.4	It's the true NBA fans, one-stop for all the actions.
0:33.9	Every game, every night.
0:36.1	It's Locked-on NBA Game game night tipping off now what is up and welcome to
0:42.5	another edition of locked on NBA I'm your host Jackson Gatlin also host of locked on
0:46.9	Rockets right here on the locked on podcast network your team every single day joining me as my
0:52.6	partner in crime the host of locked Locked on Heat David Ramil.
0:55.8	David, when you look at the state of the Western conference, how messy is the middle of the Western conference to you?
1:02.2	Pretty complicated.
1:03.2	A lot of teams have made some moves.
1:04.8	And I think they're much more evenly keeled than you might think.
1:08.2	And there are teams that have different dynamics to them
1:12.2	and how they're going to approach the regular season and might be gearing for a postseason run. But
1:16.5	it's going to be just as difficult as we discussed in our previous episode when we looked at the top
1:21.3	five teams. There are a lot of teams that I think kind of stand out there. But it's much more
1:26.7	close in determining the last, I'd say, three through nine in the Western Conference.
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