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Break, we're breaking down all the biggest NBA storylines.

You're tuned in to The Heat Check with Trista Crick, the best podcast covering all the drama

around the association.

Noated NBA guru from the athletic San Vicini comes on.

He joins me and my co-host, Ryan Horvah and

Nick as you on my show. Bid MGM Tonight. Do you know I have another show? Yeah, I know I work a lot.

It's from 7 to 11 p.m. Eastern Standard Time Monday through Friday. I know that's too much work.

But I'd love it if you gave us a follow and subscribe on the podcast. But also, if you have it, listen right in. All right. We bring on Sam Vassini, the athletic covers the NBA. And I guess it's pretty, it would be dumb of me, not to mention the biggest story in the NBA today. And that would be James Arden. Well, I guess it's today. It's, yeah, it was early this morning. God, I don't. At this point, it just feels like it's been the longest day ever when it comes to this thing, which I'm sure for you as well, especially considering that you're in Australia right now. Just let's go big reaction first to where we are, Sixers, where we are Clippers right now. Because to me, I feel like everybody has maybe a slightly different take on

what the Clippers gave back, what the future is for the Sixers, what the future is for the Clippers.

So where are you on the overall big picture from what you've now seen with this?

Hey, guys. Yeah, I would say that the big picture is the Clippers are trying to win a title right now

and James Hardin represents a real way for

them to get better.

This is a team that needs real playmaking, and it needs a stronger point guard, in my opinion,

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