Mini episode where Grace breaks down who stood out from the Nuggets first two preseason games. And then she'll give her thoughts on how concerned we should be about the defense in addition to thoughts on Tyus, Alpha Diallo, DeMar, and CB.

00:00 Nuggets Preseason is back

01:40 Postives of Nuggets Preseason

03:12 Julian Strawther making a statement

06:29 Tyus and Bagley connection

07:54 Denver attacking zone w Cam 3s

10:44 Jokic behind the back pass

12:30 Attacking zone with AG dunker spot

15:02 Cam Whitmore dunk

16:55 Note on CB

18:19 Defensive panic warning

20:51 Blow bys put Denver in rotation too easily

24:53 Darren Peterson exploits DEN weaknesses

26:37 CB buttoning down on defensive details

28:45 Excited for more from Alpha Diallo

29:35 Early thoughts on Demar's fit

“Conversation is king. Content is just something to talk about.” And boy does the NBA give us a lot of content. Did Jokic silence the whispers? Did DA silence the critics? Were some of the new guys too silent themselves? We're breaking down Nuggets Media Day's biggest questions and also what wasn't expressed.

The offseason is starting to wind down, but there really never is a dull moment in the NBA. The center of this year’s Adam Silver laid down the hammer on Los Angeles Clippers…again. Can they come back from this? Then, we’re ranking the key stats to Denver’s success or downfall next season

Ryan Freemyer joins the show to give his thoughts on the current state of the Nuggets' and their offseason. Going over roster needs, addressing the Pwat trade, and new DeMar DeRozan addition.

The Peyton Watson RFA saga is over. Denver have decided to trade him to the Cavs for one future 1st and one future 2nd round picks. What are the Nuggets front office thinking?? Also Kawhi Leonard, Lakers drama, and DeMar DeRozan in Denver?

It's NBA schedule release day! Grace and Will live react to the schedule release and are pleasantly surprised. They open and close against the OKC Thunder but draw some favorable opponents in certain stretches. They have dense parts of the schedule playing a lot of games in late Jan, early Feb and then play 5 b2bs in March. Overall though, they have less b2bs, less 1 game homestands, and less overall flights and travel.

Bobby Marks joins the show to discuss the Denver Nuggets now that they're the only NBA team in the 2nd apron.

00:00 CBA Apron Madness

03:00 How Bobby Marks got into the business of the NBA

05:47 Learning about the CBA

10:12 Grace and Bobby and the Sports Business Classroom

13:57 Bobby on LeBron in Philly

18:27 Lonnie Walker on exhibit 9 deal

21:39 Jokic delaying his extension

27:16 Denver had to match Spencer Jones

36:15 How efficient is the market for salary dumps?

38:18 A lot of 2 year deals this free agency

42:41 Rookie extensions, deadlines, and RFA market

47:31 Christian Braun's money and how it affects Pwat

52:17 Lack of cap space resulting in players taking the QO?

54:40 Does the QO makes more sense for Pwat?

58:16 Would Pwat be signed without the apron?

01:02:29 Was the salary floor a fair exchange for a "hard cap?"

01:05:37 Discussions on teams violating minimum roster rule?

01:07:51 NBA expansion being aligned with the next CBA

Today we’re covering the never-ending odyssey of Lebron James and how the Nuggets going into the 2nd apron to resign Spencer Jones further complicates other teams' ability to get Peyton Watson back in S&T scenarios.

Grace's article: https://erinburr27.substack.com/p/how-denver-matching-spencer-jones?r=56r3r&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true

00:00 Grace eats a sock

00:53 LeBron goes to philly

06:13 LeBron really wanted NY

10:10 Basketball fit in Philly

15:25 KCP goes to Philly too

17:22 Dave Joerger Denver’s new Lead assistant

21:27 Spencer Jones saga

27:31 Did Nuggets only match because it was OKC?

32:27 Pwat complicated S&T trajectory

36:48 What teams would have to do to trade for Pwat

43:29 Rich Paul leaks the 5 for $70 mil offer

49:40 No leaks on what teams actually would pay Peyton

55:48 Pwat's options going forward

57:27 Take the Qualifying Offer

59:54 Get Denver to 4/$80M fully guaranteed

01:01:33 A marriage of inconvenience

01:07:31 What would you prefer, S&T or retain?

01:12:24 Names that you'd actually be interested in

01:16:44 Should Denver be skeptical of Pwat?

01:29:18 What are Pwat and CB actually worth?