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Into The CBA Weeds & NBA Teams That Will Define The Offseason

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Dan is joined by Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) from Spotrac and 'The NBA Front Office Show' to discuss teams that will define the 2025 NBA offseason as well as how the league is and will continue to react to the new collective bargaining agreement. TIMESTAMPS⬇️

0:00 - INTRO
0:45 - How much do you trust post-All-Star-break performances?
2:05 - Impressions of how the CBA has impacted the NBA so far
5:01 - Unintended consequences of the NBA CBA
9:29 - What the Celtics can tell us about the second apron
17:36 - Will we see more bad contracts moving forward?
21:08 - Will teams start squeezing their own free agents?
30:07 - When will NBA free agency be cool again?
36:37 - Is getting rid of the NBA draft impossible?
39:39 - There will ALWAYS be trades, people
44:24 - Phoenix Suns
48:12 - Brooklyn Nets
50:51 - Oklahoma City Thunder
52:59 - Minnesota Timberwolves
57:31 - Utah Jazz
1:01:09 - Houston Rockets
1:05:55 - Portland Trail Blazers + Milwaukee Bucks

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