Evan and Aaron begin the episode by diving into the ever so lightly covered Giannis trade drama. They then wade into the waters of the Robert Pera story (19:56), as covered by Sam Koppelman on Pablo Torre Finds Out, and the challenges Adam Silver faces in governing a new group of owners with such immense financial power and influence.

In 3-Up/3-Down (35:31), the guys discuss the Orlando Magic and their continued trend of three-point inefficiency (35:45); the Charlotte Hornets as the league’s current offensive fun bunch (41:35); the Oklahoma City Thunder’s recent swoon (51:04); Joel Embiid returning to dominant form (1:00:06); calves plaguing the league this season (1:05:24); and Kawhi Leonard being back to full Terminator Kawhi (1:07:58).

Finally, the guys touch on the trade that went down between the Sacramento Kings and Cleveland Cavaliers (1:08:00).

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Evan and Aaron celebrate a full 365 days of basketball pontification! To commemorate the milestone, the guys are joined by fellow basketball Threads hoops head Chris Lindsey as they hand out midseason awards and talk about everyone’s favorite moments since the beginning of the podcast.

Biggest Surprises of the '26 Season Thus Far: 3:26

Clutch Player of the Year: 10:22

Coach of the Year: 19:00

Sixth Man of the Year: 28:55

Most Improved Player: 39:49

Rookie of the Year: 54:01

Defensive Player of the Year: 1:03:43

Most Valuable Player: 1:13:29

Favorite Moments Over the Last Year: 1:27:31

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Aaron and Evan go in-depth about what they'll be watching for in each of the four NBA Cup Quarterfinal matchups.

ORL vs. MIA: 6:51

TOR vs. NYK: 13:32

LAL vs. SAS: 25:48

PHX vs. OKC: 35:59

Then, in 3-Up/3-Down (46:46), they discuss that motherf---er Pat Spencer, the Cavs’ conundrum — including some potential landing spots for Darius Garland — the Wagner brothers’ weird Krampus curse, the Blue Arrow shooting for his first All-Star nod, Jaylen Brown playing MVP-level basketball, and the Bulls being back to bleak.

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