T'is the (In)Season

Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. recap and preview the latest In-Season Tournament action, give some quick rookie shoutouts, then answer questions from the Dunker Spot mailbag.

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TIME STAMPS:

1:30 -- (W)NBA News (Chet Holmgren, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Jaylen Nowell, Luke Kennard)

3:00 -- IST Recap (IND/BOS, NO/SAC, NYK/MIL, PHX/LAL)

16:30 -- IST Preview (IND/MIL, NO/LAL)

26:30 -- Rookie Shoutouts

38:30 -- Mailbag, starting with Ausar Thompson/Gradey Dick questions

53:00 -- Dereck Lively's importance

57:15 -- Bilal Coulibaly and how to evaluate role player context for rookies

1:03:00 -- How to best utilize non-shooting wings

1:08:15 -- Best way to contextualize team/player stats while prioritizing process over results

1:22:00 -- Higher value: good offensive player or elite defensive player?

1:24:15 -- Shaedon Sharpe's development track

1:29:00 -- Ranking six East guards

1:32:00 -- A series of rank 'ems

1:37:00 -- Free Throws

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