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The Ringer NBA Show

Recapping the First Weekend of Free Agency (Ep. 131)

The Ringer NBA Show

The Ringer

Sports

4.49.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2017

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

The Ringer’s Chris Vernon is joined by NBA TV’s Tas Melas to discuss the Toronto Raptors’ free-agency moves (1:00), Gordon Hayward’s potential landing spots (9:45), the dearth of talent in the Eastern Conference (21:15), Blake Griffin’s max deal with the Clippers (31:40), and the possibility of LeBron leaving Cleveland again (41:20). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:30.0

Welcome to the Ringer NBA show.

0:40.4

I'm Chris Vernon, and joining me today for free H's especially is Tas Melis.

0:44.6

You can watch Tas on NBA TV's The Starter.

0:47.6

You can follow me on Twitter at Tas Melis Tas.

0:50.4

Chris, so glad to be here.

0:53.8

Things are happening in the NBA.

0:56.3

It's a fun time this season.

0:57.4

It's better than the game some people tell me.

0:59.5

I think it is.

1:00.5

I need to, I had to call you because you got to give me that Raptor news as you say.

1:05.6

This was a, this was a big weekend for the Raptors.

1:09.6

First things first, were you surprised the way it played out?

1:12.9

PJ Tucker gone, Lowry and Abaka back.

1:16.4

For sure.

1:17.4

The Lowry and Abaka for only three years.

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