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The Washington Wizards have the #2 pick as their key decision this offseason, but also have potential trade pieces to abet their rebuild.

25:10–Houston got lottery luck moving up to #3.  Who are the best fits there? How do their recent draft successes factor into the possibility of trading for a star and their long-term plan? Should they be thinking of using cap space in 2025?

48:00–Ron Holland of G-League Ignite is another player who is all over everyone’s boards, from as high as #1 into the low teens. Nate and Danny have a significant disagreement on him as well.

The 2024 Mock Offseason is here. Kevin Pelton of ESPN, Danny Leroux, and Dan Feldman control the 30 teams, and Nate Duncan is the player agent as they game out the offseason. In Part 1, each GM lays out the goals for their team. Then, Donovan Mitchell weighs whether to extend with Cleveland or evaluate potential trade suitors, Paul George decides whether to remain in LA or explore other cap space destinations, OG Anunoby weighs his offers, and LeBron James hammers out a deal.

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One of the best organizations in the NBA is finally rewarded with an elusive championship. What path did they take to get to this point, and how did the players, coaches, and organization evolve along the journey? Plus, where does this Boston team rank historically after dominant regular and postseasons?

What do we make of the Mavericks season after a great run ended with a loss in the Finals?

French big man Alex Sarr’s itinerant path from Spain to Overtime Elite to Australia has him in contention for the number 1 pick. How do Nate and Danny think he stacks up, and what are his big strengths and weaknesses?

Despite the absence of Kristaps Porzingis, the Celtics largely controlled Game 3 as they played their game and the Mavericks couldn’t play theirs.

We also remember the amazing basketball life of Jerry West.

The Dallas Mavericks are in an 0-2 hole, and despite their best efforts the Celtics still present the same major issues to them as in Game 1. How did the Celtics seize control of the series, and what counters remain to them?

Plus, we turn into ESPN for a few minutes at the end.