Eastern Conference 2025 Offseason Re-Grades

Eastern Conference 2025 Offseason Re-Grades

Author: Nate Duncan August 21, 2026 Duration: 27:11
It's time to hold ourselves accountable and see how we feel about the East's 2025 offseason a year on. Which teams' offseasons do we feel worse about now, and which better? Which ones were we right on at the time, and which did we get totally wrong? 0:32 Atlanta Hawks — Pelicans draft trade, Nickeil Alexander-Walker signing, Kristaps Porziņģis trade, Dyson Daniels extension, Onsi Saleh hiring 9:21 Boston Celtics — Jrue Holiday–Anfernee Simons trade, Kristaps Porziņģis trade, Hugo González draft pick, Josh Minott and Luka Garza signings 15:36 Brooklyn Nets — Egor Demin, Nolan Traoré, Drake Powell, Ben Saraf and Danny Wolf draft picks, Cam Johnson–Michael Porter Jr. trade, Terrance Mann acquisition, Day’Ron Sharpe re-signing

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Author: Language: English Episodes: 50

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Podcast Episodes
Lakers Sold; Clippers Never Stop; Schröder Trade; Russ Retires [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 51:23
Nate and Danny react to the shock sale of the Lakers. Why did this happen now, and what does it mean for the Lakers and the league? Bradley Beal gets a new contract that is clear evidence of circumvention, while Pablo To…
Western Conference 2025 Offseason Re-Grades [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 15:58
It's time to hold ourselves accountable and see how we feel about the 2025 offseason a year on. Which teams' offseasons do we feel worse about now, and which better? Which ones were we right on at the time, and which did…
LAL Offseason Grade [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 17:35
We continue to look at this crazy summer in the West, with huge moves like the Lakers trading for Walker Kessler. Los Angeles Lakers — LeBron James departure, Austin Reaves extension, Walker Kessler sign-and-trade, Quent…
Summer League Prospects: LAL [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 18:09
Nate and Danny continue their review of every relevant player in Summer League: Los Angeles Lakers: Cameron Carr, Adou Thiero, Arthur Kaluma
Dort/Risacher Trade; OKC, ATL, DAL, WAS, MEM, CHI Offseasons [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:47:02
Nate and Danny go long on the fascinating Dort/Risacher trade. Was this the right way to save money by OKC? And was giving up on Risacher the right move for Atlanta? Then, we break down the offseasons with our letter gra…
Summer League Prospect Review [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 17:10
Nate and Danny start their breakdown of all the projected roster players in Summer League with Washington Wizards AJ Dybantsa, Will Riley and Tre Johnson.
Bucks Circumvention; Victor’s Discount; WATFOs [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:13:08
We discuss why the Milwaukee Bucks should be punished for their blatant circumvention of the salary cap with Gary Trent Jr, and whether it’s the most ridiculous contract in NBA history. Victor Wembanyama limits himself t…
Darryn vs AJ; Kawhi On Hold; LeBron Annoys [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:42
We give our early summer league impressions on Darryn Peterson, AJ Dybantsa, and Cam Boozer. Then, what to make of the Kawhi Leonard trade being on hold? Is this evidence that the league is handling this the wrong way? W…