About this episode

The episode discusses the significant moves in NBA Free Agency, including Kawhi Leonard's trade, LeBron James' departure, and the Trail Blazers' acquisition of Ja Morant.

The nerds react to a wild start to NBA Free Agency, breaking down what Kawhi Leonard's trade to the Toronto Raptors really means, diving into what's next for LeBron James after he has decided to leave the Los Angeles Lakers and dissecting the Portland Trail Blazer's decision to add Ja Morant. Timestamps 00:00:18 - Raptors trade for Kawhi Leonard 00:18:20 - What’s next for LeBron? 00:36:21 - Trailblazers trade for Ja Morant 00:44:26 - Where is this Celtics and Jaylen Brown saga heading? 00:57:40 - Suns trade for Miles Bridges 01:08:46 - Warriors extend Porzingis, Draymond declines player option 01:14:16 - Heat re-sign Wiggins, Fontecchio, sign Hardaway Jr. 01:16:41 - Thunder trade Wiggins & Joe, pick-up Dort’s player option 01:20:15 - Pistons acquire Joe, re-sign Huerter, & drama with Duren? 01:24:25 - Knicks re-sign Landry Shamet 01:25:00 - Spurs extend Champagnie, re-sign Barnes 01:25:41 - Trailblazers re-sign Robert Williams III 01:26:51 - Superchats See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Nerd Sesh

Topics covered

• NBA Free Agency
• Kawhi Leonard trade
• LeBron James departure
• Ja Morant acquisition
• team strategies
• player trades
• NBA analysis

Keywords

• NBA
• Free Agency
• Kawhi Leonard
• LeBron James
• Ja Morant
• trades
• basketball

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Toronto Raptors, Los Angeles Lakers, Portland Trail Blazers, Celtics, Suns, Warriors, Heat, Thunder, Pistons, Knicks

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