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Mo and Coach Brendan Suhr discuss the implications of the new NBA draft lottery rules and the performance of the San Antonio Spurs and Wemby.

The OKC Thunder just got pushed to a game seven by a San Antonio Spurs team built on three top-five picks. The NBA just voted 29-1 to make sure that never happens again. Mo and Coach Brendan Suhr break it all down and ask whether the new draft lottery rules actually fix anything, or whether they just punish teams that aren't tanking at all. Plus: is Wemby quietly doing something we've never seen before in NBA history? Mo makes the case and Brendan starts to agree by the end. Listen or watch for the full breakdown, including Mo's pitch for why Shai Gilgeous-Alexander should go to Rucker Park this summer, the game seven preview, the Mitchell Robinson injury update, and what a two-time champion coach really thinks about flopping. Topics covered: Spurs beat OKC Game 6, 118-91: key performances and free throw breakdown Game Seven preview: who wins and why Flopping debate: do coaches teach it? The NBA's new 3-2-1 draft lottery rule change explained Why the new system punishes struggling teams, not just tankers The Wemby-in-history argument: Magic, Bird, Jordan comparisons NBA ratings through the roof with New York in the finals Mo's Rucker Park idea for Shai 🎧 Listen to the full Hoop…

People in this episode

Host: Mo

Guest: Brendan Suhr

Topics covered

• Spurs vs OKC Game 6
• NBA draft lottery rules
• Wemby comparisons
• flopping debate
• Game Seven preview
• NBA ratings
• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Keywords

• NBA
• draft lottery
• Wemby
• Spurs
• OKC Thunder
• flopping
• Game Seven
• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
• Mitchell Robinson
• NBA2K26

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Organizations: NBA, OKC Thunder, San Antonio Spurs

Products: NBA2K26

Places: Rucker Park

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