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The second round of the NBA playoffs is in the books and new edition of #thisleague UNCUT with Chris Haynes and Marc Stein is here to break it down. They look at how the Timberwolves were able to upend the defending champion Nuggets, the Pacers outlasting the New York Knicks, the Mavericks taking down the Thunder and the dominance of the Celtics. Stein can hardly believe it when Haynes provides a men's rec league update before sign...

It’s time for Chris Haynes and Marc Stein to link up for a new installment of #thisleague UNCUT! They turn their eyes onto the developing trade market for NBA stars and determine who they see as the player most likely to be trade: Donovan Mitchell, Brandon Ingram, or Trae Young? The latest on the Lakers head coaching search and of course warm farewell to Madison Square Garden as Chris finishes a perfect 4-0 covering the Knicks this...

It’s an all-new edition of #thisleague UNCUT with Chris Haynes and Marc Stein discussing the Nuggets bouncing back in a big way to tie up their series 2-2 against the Timberwolves with the reigning champs looking sharp once again. They wonder if the Knicks will be able to continue to overcome their injury issues as Chris prepares to return to New York to cover game 5 of that series which is also tied at 2 games apiece. They wrap th...

The TNT game analyst and former Heat/Magic/Pistons/Pelicans head coach works frequently these days alongside Chris Haynes in Chris' sideline reporter role and joins Haynes and Marc Stein for a candid conversation about the recent coaching changes around the league in Phoenix and Lakerland and the state of modern coaching. The guys also discuss some of Stan's past coaching experiences, whether he would take another head coaching job...

Chris Haynes and Marc Stein back together again for an all-new #thisleague UNCUT! They react to Donovan Mitchell’s impressive game 7 performance to advance the Cavaliers to the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. They talk about the rise of Anthony Edwards after the Timberwolves took game 1 from the reigning champion Nuggets. Finally, finishing with an update on the latest rumblings from the NBA’s coaching carousel.

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Marc Stein goes solo on a new edition of #thisleague UNCUT reacting to the Lakers parting ways with head coach Darvin Ham after 2 seasons and who the potential candidates are to replace him. He also dives in on the offseason approach for the 76ers and the Bucks as they were both eliminated from the playoffs and what they can do to keep their superstars happy and return to title contending form.

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It’s a loaded edition of #thisleague UNCUT with Marc Stein giving Chris Haynes a firsthand account of the Mavericks nearly completing a 31-point comeback against the Clippers but coming up short as the series is now tied 2-2. They discuss the injuries the Bucks have been plagued with as they trail the Pacers 3-1 with both Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard out and unlikely to return. Plus, a live reaction to the Timberwolves ...

The opening round of the NBA playoffs, after a slow start, has gotten wild. Chris Haynes is covering Celtics/Heat, Marc Stein is covering Clippers/Mavericks and they've come together for a podcast to talk about all the highs and lows of the first round so far ... with a particular focus on the Heat's Game 2 upset at Boston, raves for Oklahoma City and Minnesota, serious concern for Phoenix, why Philadelphia filing a "grievance" ove...

Chris Haynes and Marc Stein are together again for a new edition of #thisleague UNCUT with the latest on the devastating injuries to some of the NBA’s top stars … including Jimmy Butler, Zion Williamson, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Kawhi Leonard. They also continue to discuss the merits (and flaws) of the Play-In Tournament, assess the most intriguing matchups set to take place in the first round of the playoffs in each conference an...

Chris Haynes flies solo on this special edition of #thisleague UNCUT to interview Bucks F Bobby Portis! They discuss the challenges Milwaukee has faced this season with a midseason change at head coach and adjusting to the addition of superstar Damian Lillard. Portis also makes his case to win the 6th Man of the Year Award and the latest on the injury to Giannis Antetokounmpo.

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Hannah Storm's life and career in basketball began with a front-row seat to the red, white and blue ABA in the 1970s, featured prime broadcasting roles on NBC's coverage of Michael Jordan's second three-peat with the Bulls in the 1990s and continues today after more than 15 years at ESPN. In this wide-ranging conversation with Marc Stein, Hannah tells more than four decades' worth of stories about her experiences in the game as a t...

Chris Haynes and Marc Stein get together for an all-new edition of #thisleague UNCUT that starts with Chris' trip to L.A. for Warriors at Lakers TNT sideline duty, moves to an update on Giannis Antetokounmpo's worrisome calf strain in Milwaukee, features more Haynes vs. Stein debate about the Play-In Tournament that seems to so rankle Chris and even works in some MVP discussion about Luka Dončić with his Mavericks on a 16-2 tear to...

With six days left in the NBA regular season, Chris Haynes and Marc Stein connect for a long talk about the struggling state of the Eastern Conference outside of Boston, discuss the latest injury return timetables for Julius Randle and Trae Young, provide an important update on NBA season-ending awards season and talk more about the solar eclipse than they ever imagined. 

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Good luck finding an NBA podcast that covers as much ground as the latest edition of #thisleague UNCUT with Chris Haynes and Marc Stein ... from their analysis of the MVP race and the Coach of the Year race AND the latest jockeying for sending position in the standings ... to addressing the perils of April Fools' Day and both sides of a modern marital conundrum. Special guest contributor: Chris' wife Charlotte Haynes. 

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After his recent assignment in Milwaukee, Chris Haynes reconnects with Marc Stein on an all-new edition of #thisleague UNCUT to cover the tumultuous Draymond Green situation in Golden State and its effect on Stephen Curry, how the collapsed ownership transfer in Minnesota might impact the 50-win Timberwolves on the floor and an array of personal tales from Chris about Malik Beasley, LeBron James and marital matters.

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What are the most important focal points entering the final three weeks of the regular season for you NBA standings-watchers out there? Chris Haynes has three and Marc Stein has three in this new episode of #thisleague UNCUT ... and they end up covering about two-thirds of the league's teams in the draft they conducted to make those points. Also: Chris reveals some secrets from the set of the Thanalysis podcast hosted by Bucks forw...

On the latest edition of #thisleague UNCUT, Chris Haynes and Marc Stein use Kyrie Irving's ridiculous lefty game-winner at the buzzer on St. Patrick's Day as the jumping-off point for a detailed look at the jockeying for playoff seeds in both the Western and Eastern Conference with one month to go in the NBA regular season. As a bonus: Chris shares a fun story about Isaiah Thomas texting him with a pitch that foreshadowed Thomas' a...

Chris Haynes and Marc Stein are joined by Timberwolves PG Mike Conley Jr to discuss their pursuit of the top seed in the Western Conference while Karl Anthony-Towns remains out with a knee injury. They also touch on how he began shooting with his left-hand despite being right-handed and one of the most impressive streaks in the league currently held by Conley. 

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