Western Conference Contender Tier List (w/ Rachel Nichols)

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🗓️ 3 September 2025

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Chris Mannix and Rachel Nichols break down the western conference contenders tier list into who the ring chasers, middle of the pack, and Cancun bound teams are and wonder if we'll see another slugfest between the Thunder and Nuggets in the playoffs, if we're underrating the Clippers and Lakers, where the Wolves and Mavs land after their roster mishaps, the disasters that are the Kings and Pelicans

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0:00.0	Now playing.
0:01.5	Open floor.
0:03.1	This is Open Floor.
0:05.3	Sports Illustrated's Chris Mannix back at it.
0:07.7	An NBA podcast with Sports Illustrated senior writer.
0:11.5	I think it's time that the world get to know.
0:14.1	My guy Chris Manix.
0:15.4	I think your opinion is shared by everyone.
0:17.2	And now it begins.
0:18.3	Now it begins.
0:19.6	Bang!
0:24.4	This is the Open Floor NBA begins. Now it begins. This is the open floor NBA podcast.
0:28.0	We talk about the league and all the big stories going on in it.
0:33.1	Back with me again from Fox Sports One, all the smoke, monumental sports network, and of course right here on this show.
0:35.1	And very excited about the Travis Kelsey Taylor Swift pending nuptials
0:39.5	the great Rachel Nichols. Did you get that for me? I'm curious why is it because I keep talking
0:43.7	about on social media. I've seen your clips on Fox and because I'm on Fox Sports talking about
0:47.6	over and over again. I don't know what you're talking about. Are you one of the fanatics like that are
0:51.8	just like I know some people that are in my world that are just like over, it's like their sister got married.
0:59.7	No, no, no, no.
1:00.9	I have two teenage daughters.
1:02.2	That's the reason.
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