A discussion on basketball strategy, with a focus on the importance of having a mix of players with different strengths and skills on a team.
The mid-tier NBA free agents for 2020 include Morris, Reddick, Mills, Covington, Whiteside, Holladay, Aldridge and Oladipo, with their salaries ranging from $21 million to $27 million. However, there appears to be a drop in the number of free agents in the $10 to $17 million range.
The Sixers' Tyrese Maxey is compared to Lamar Jackson, where the team needs to be built around him to fully succeed, and to improve, the team needs more than just effort.
The Atlanta Hawks have around 65 million expiring contracts, a team that struggles, and still playing Melo 25 minutes a night. It feels like a false dawn for the Atlanta Hawks to get to the Western Conference finals.
The hosts discuss potential sellers for the upcoming NBA trade deadline, including Derrick Rose as a possible asset and questioning what the Portland Trailblazers may do.