Summer League Debuts, Huge Salary Cap Development + Kyrie’s Future

Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective

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🗓️ 7 July 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Brian Windhorst is joined by ESPN's Tim Bontemps and Tim MacMahon to discuss the summer league debuts for Ace Bailey vs. V. J. Edgecombe including some impressive flashes and where there is still a lot of room for growth before talking if the Lakers should be concerned about Knecht’s struggles. Then, the guys talk why Valanciunas’ deal with Denver has slowed, the most interesting players still available, Kyrie’s interesting comments and why the NBA cap had a massive change for the league. Vegas Summer League Live Show Link: hoopcollectivelive.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:35.2	Hello and welcome the Whoop Collective podcast. We talk about the NBA, which we are doing on Sunday
0:41.4	evening. Hope everybody had a lovely July 4th weekend. Joining me from New York City, it's Tim Bonteps.
0:49.0	Brian, you'll be happy to know that Rob Polinkas said in a statement today that, quote,
0:53.5	acquiring a starting caliber center was the top priority for us this off season,
0:56.9	and we believe D'Andre is an amazing solution to that objective
0:59.7	and is an ideal player to add to our current core.
1:02.5	I will let you know that I received four press releases from the Lakers today.
1:08.5	Oh, four of them.
1:10.0	So their press, much- Don't spoil my bit, Brian. Your press release operation is in fact just fine.
1:18.4	Don't spoil my bit, Brian. Joining us from Dallas, Texas, freshly back from Salt
1:23.5	Lake City, where he managed to go to one day of Summer League is Ban McMahon.
1:27.5	Howdy, partner.
1:29.3	Listen, you know, just a little in and out of Utah.
1:32.5	I want to read to you, though, the full Rob Polinka quote on the LeBron James opt-in.
1:39.3	Here we go.
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