The nerds give their takeaways from the first full slate of NBA action, discussing Victor Wembanyama’s remarkable season debut as he makes his case for the best-in-the-world and the future GOAT, how Cooper Flagg struggled in comparison, and what we should make of the NBA’s massive gambling scandal featuring Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier and Damon Jones. They also get into lots of other niche micro-takes because what else is there to do off one day of basketball.
Timestamps
00:00:18 - Victor Wembanyama has ascended
00:19:03 - Spurs’ supporting cast
00:24:42 - Cooper Flagg’s NBA Debut
00:36:03 - V.J. Edgecombe is going to be a star
00:42:45 - MVP Joel Embiid is gone
00:48:32 - The athletic wing takeover is officially here
00:55:09 - Anthony Edwards is a stamped Top 6 player on the planet
01:00:34 - Impressive rookie debuts from Fears, Johnson, & Coward
01:02:37 - Mike Brown is going to make the Knicks better than Thibs
01:13:11 - Magic offense will be much improved
01:17:50 - The NBA’s gambling scandal
01:34:35 - Miscellaneous extra basketball thoughts
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