About this episode
Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers are joined by National Writer at the Athletic, Fred Katz to discuss which teams and players are under the most pressure heading into the 2025-2026 season. They each will draft one for each of the following categories:
Round 1: Star Player
Round 2: Contenders
Round 3: Young Player
Round 4: Front Office
Round 5: Wildcard (Choose anything NBA-related that wouldn’t fall into one of the previous categories)
Host: Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers
With: Fred Katz
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio/Video Producer: Monica Compton
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