Rockets Young Core Tested & Nuggets Preseason Disrespect (w/ Rachel Nichols)

Open Floor: SI's NBA Show

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🗓️ 23 September 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Chris Mannix discusses how the Rockets will respond to losing Fred VanVleet to a torn ACL before he's joined by Rachel Nichols to break down how Kevin Durant will fit into a lengthy Houston lineup, why the Magic paid a high cost for Desmond Bane in a weak eastern conference, and why an anonymous league poll had very few people picking the Nuggets to win the Northwest division despite a great offseason of roster building

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1:02.0	Welcome in everybody, Open Floor, NBA podcast. Chris Mannix here. Rachel Nichols will join me in just a couple of minutes.
1:11.8	And we've got a full show for you once Rachel gets in. We've got a lot of talk about the 76ers who are starting to get some attention now with their season set to formally kick off on Friday, Media Day for the Sixers. We'll talk about all the pieces
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