Jordan. Kobe. LeBron. Who Is Next? Tim Legler on Cooper Flagg Wemby and Luka.

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Tim Legler discusses the potential future faces of the NBA, analyzing Cooper Flagg, Wemby, and Luka.

Jordan. Kobe. LeBron. Who Is Next? Tim Legler on Cooper Flagg Wemby and Luka. Get up to $200 off Square hardware when you sign up at square.com/go/WINGO #squarepod #sponsored Every era of the NBA has had a face. A player so dominant, so compelling, so must-watch that the whole league rises around them. When that player is at their peak the Finals ratings set records. The casual fan tunes in. The cultural conversation follows. Jordan gave the league six championships and a global brand that still prints money thirty years later. Kobe gave it obsession and Mamba mentality and a Los Angeles dynasty that defined a generation of basketball fans. LeBron gave it two decades of dominance across four franchises and a level of sustained excellence that may never be replicated. And then — since 2018 — the throne has been empty. The Warriors run was extraordinary but it was a team story not a face story. The bubble Finals happened in a vacuum. The ratings dipped. The casual fan drifted. The NBA has been searching for its next face ever since. Right now there are three candidates. And Tim Legler — one of the most respected analysts in the business — breaks down the case for each one. Where…

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Host: Trey Wingo

Guest: Tim Legler

Topics covered

• NBA
• basketball
• sports analysis
• player comparison
• future stars

Keywords

• NBA
• Cooper Flagg
• LeBron
• Kobe
• Jordan
• basketball
• sports

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