About this episode

Zach Lowe and Howard Beck discuss the potential fallout of the Kawhi Leonard trade, Donovan Mitchell's extension, and the Summer League debuts.

Zach is joined by Howard Beck to discuss the Kawhi Leonard trade possibly not going through due to the NBA's ongoing investigation. Next, they discuss Donovan Mitchell's contract extension, where LeBron could end up, and the Summer League debuts of AJ Dybantsa and Darryn Peterson. (0:00) Welcome to The Zach Lowe Show! (03:12) Will the Kawhi trade go through? (21:58) Donovan Mitchell's contract extension (44:41) LeBron's next team (53:16) Summer League debuts Host: Zach LoweGuests: Howard BeckProducers: Jonathan Frias, Michael Szokoli, Mike Wargon, and Billy GilSocial: Keith Fujimoto and Michael Szokoli The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit https://fanduel.com/playwithaplan to learn more about the resources and helplines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Zach Lowe

Guest: Howard Beck

Topics covered

• Kawhi Leonard trade
• Donovan Mitchell contract extension
• LeBron James
• Summer League
• NBA investigation

Keywords

• Kawhi Leonard
• Donovan Mitchell
• LeBron James
• Summer League
• NBA investigation

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Organizations: The Ringer, NBA

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