Embiid cooks Celtics + Draft Lottery Reform

About this episode

The episode discusses Joel Embiid's performance, the Spurs' playoff advancement, and the NBA's draft lottery reform, featuring insights from Lauren Williams on the Hawks and Knicks series.

Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni react to Joel Embiid's big game to save the Sixers season, the Spurs moving to the second round, and the NBA's draft lottery reform proposal. Then, Lauren Williams from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution joins the show after the Knicks dominate the Hawks to grab a 3-2 series lead to discuss how Atlanta forces a game seven. Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/eme2tPcUM2 Host: Dave DuFour With: Es Baraheni and Lauren Williams Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht Audio/Video Producer: Alex Oliver Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Dave DuFour

Guest: Lauren Williams

Topics covered

• NBA playoffs
• Joel Embiid
• draft lottery reform
• Sixers
• Hawks vs Knicks
• Spurs

Keywords

• Joel Embiid
• NBA playoffs
• draft lottery reform
• Sixers
• Hawks
• Knicks
• Spurs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Spurs, NBA, Hawks, Knicks

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