Give Me the Ball | Episode 15:

How much should a $200 million NBA player actually be expected to produce? DJ and Yo jump into the Jalen Duren contract debate and ask the bigger question: when you're making superstar money, does that automatically mean you need to perform like a superstar?

The guys debate Duren's regular-season production vs. his playoff performance, whether he's actually a superstar, how much he should have been paid, and whether teams should ever put that much money into one player. They also get into Zion Williamson, the pressure that comes with massive contracts, and what it really means to be worth the bag.

Then the conversation shifts to the rapidly changing world of college sports. With NIL turning college athletes into million-dollar athletes, DJ and Yo debate whether college basketball and football are becoming professional sports, how much money is too much for a young athlete, and what happens when teenagers suddenly have more money than they've ever seen in their lives.

And of course, the episode ends with a chaotic round of rapid-fire 1v1 matchups — including some questionable player names, some very questionable answers, and a few matchups that could apparently “feed some families.”

And, as always, the conversation takes a few turns that probably weren't on the original game plan.

Lace up. Let's get into it.

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