The Hoop Collective: Flagg’s Rookie Of The Year Statement + NBA’s Biggest Final Week Drama To Watch

About this episode

The episode discusses Cooper Flagg's Rookie Of The Year candidacy and the key storylines in the final week of the NBA season.

Brian Windhorst is joined by ESPN's Tim Bontemps and Tim MacMahon to break down Cooper Flagg making a case for Rookie Of The Year with some historic statement performances. Then, we dive into the biggest final week storylines in both conferences including Giannis' drama with the Bucks, some epic playoff races to watch, the disastrous injuries to the Lakers and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Brian Windhorst

Guests: Tim Bontemps, Tim MacMahon

Topics covered

• Rookie Of The Year
• NBA drama
• playoff races
• injuries
• final week storylines

Keywords

• Cooper Flagg
• Rookie Of The Year
• NBA
• Giannis
• Bucks
• Lakers
• playoffs
• injuries
• final week

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bucks, Lakers

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