Weirdos and Unicorns at NBA Summer League With J. Kyle Mann | The Answer

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🗓️ 9 July 2022

⏱️ 43 minutes

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J. Kyle Mann joins Seerat from summer league in Las Vegas to talk about some of the more unique talent on display at the games, with a focus on Chet Holmgren and Kenneth Lofton Jr. They debate novelty vs. viability in regards to their respective physiques and dissecting the success of other "unicorns" currently in the NBA (9:33). Next, they analyze the performances of some of the other big men in the competition, notably Isaiah Jackson, Kofi Cockburn, and Jalen Duren (17:30). They end the pod by discussing Zavier Simpson, the future of the "microwave" style player in the NBA, and the anatomy of a true sky hook (29:50). Host: Seerat Sohi Guest: J. Kyle Mann Producer: Chris Sutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	For as long as I've known the NBA, it's been a Stars League.
0:03.8	But even among the stars, there's an exclusive club.
0:07.6	Russell and Dr. J. Jordan, Kobe.
0:11.2	They're all part of a select group that paved the way for the NBA superstar up to date.
0:16.8	And some even shared secrets with each other along the way.
0:21.3	From Spotify and the Ringer Podcast Network, I'm Jackie McMone.
0:25.6	And this is the Icons Club.
0:30.5	Here we are, the uppercote!
0:32.0	What a punch!
0:33.0	Heavyweight champ Tyson Fury is back on BT Sport Box Office
0:37.4	for another all-priced blockbuster.
0:39.7	I am the Jifty King.
0:41.5	With a unification fight looming against BUSIC,
0:44.2	Old rival Derek Chazoura provides the final test.
0:47.5	Wash me take the crown from the Gypsy King.
0:49.6	Watch all this and more Saturday exclusively live on BT Sport Box Office.
0:55.2	I'm knocking Chazoura into retirement.
1:07.6	Hello, hello, welcome to the answer,
1:10.4	where I do not have Chris Ryan with me today,
1:13.6	but I do have the wonderful J. Kyle Mann.
1:16.8	We are teaming up once again.
1:19.3	We just couldn't get enough of each other.
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