First, Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. react to the opening stretch of free agency, and circle back on some draft week trades. Then, the guys discuss potential DeWanna Bonner landing spots, recap the Fever's Commissioner's Cup championship win over the Minnesota Lynx, break down the NaLyssa Smith-to-Vegas trade, and catch up on the latest All-Star news.

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As mentioned in the episode, Nekias and Steve gave instant reactions to Day 1 free agency moves -- featuring former NBA veteran Quentin Richardson and NBA insider Jake Fischer -- during Bleacher Report's free agency live stream, starting here: https://www.youtube.com/live/hyLdEd4t-lU?si=3hxuTUke-CtRWa2k&t=17962

TIME STAMPS

2:30 -- Denver Nuggets

16:10 -- Milwaukee Bucks + Damian Lillard

33:30 -- Atlanta Hawks

45:35 -- Houston Rockets

57:15 -- Los Angeles Clippers

1:04:30 -- New York Knicks

1:11:35 -- Cleveland Cavaliers

1:19:15 -- Detroit Pistons

1:27:35 -- Sacramento Kings

1:33:40 -- Dallas Mavericks

1:38:05 -- Memphis Grizzlies (pre-Jaren timeline update)

1:42:35 -- Charlotte Hornets

1:47:40 -- Brooklyn Nets

1:51:00 -- Pelicans trade (CJ McCollum/Jordan Poole swap, move-up for Derik Queen)

1:57:00 -- Hornets/Suns trade (Mark Williams to PHX)

2:01:35 -- Other moves (Lakers, Thunder, Raptors and more)

2:06:00 -- DeWanna Bonner waived + potential landing spots

2:09:00 -- Fever win Commissioner's Cup

2:18:50 -- Aces trade for NaLyssa Smith

2:27:10 -- All-Star chatter (starters revealed, predicting All-Star reserves)

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First, Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. put a bow on the 2024-25 NBA season and react to the Kevin Durant (PHX/HOU) and Jrue Holiday (BOS/POR) trades. Then, the guys discuss the Jonquel Jones injury and its impact on the Liberty, react to the first All-Star voting returns, and bounce around the league with observations.

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TIME STAMPS

0:29 -- Pacers-Thunder/general season thoughts

35:00 -- Rockets trade for Kevin Durant

53:00 -- Jrue Holiday/Anfernee Simons trade

1:04:25 -- Other NBA news (Ime Udoka, Daniel Gafford, player/team option decisions)

1:08:25 -- Jonquel Jones injury + standings cluster

1:22:30 -- First All-Star returns

1:31:05 -- Early All-Rookie team thoughts

1:40:15 -- Salute to the bigs (Nneka Ogwumike, Shakira Austin, A'ja Wilson)

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Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. are joined by Seth Partnow -- former Director of Basketball Research for the Milwaukee Bucks, and author of "The Midrange Theory" -- to discuss the Thunder's Game 5 win and 3-2 series lead over the Pacers, the Desmond Bane trade, and give some background on Sports Business Classroom.

Then, Steve and Nekias give their early thoughts on this year's WNBA All-Star starters -- and who else should be in the mix.

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TIME STAMPS

0:00 -- Pacers-Thunder

56:50 -- Magic trade for Desmond Bane

1:17:20 -- Sports Business Classroom discussion

1:31:04 -- WNBA news (Player of the Week, transaction news)

1:31:43 -- Early All-Star thoughts

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