Discussion on the need to abolish draft pick rules, allowing owners to make their own decisions and eliminating pick swaps to maintain competitiveness in the league.
Zach and The Ringer's Bill Simmons discuss the Pacers trading for Pascal Siakam, the Raptors' return on trading two stars, and then go back and forth naming players and teams under the most pressure to win the championship this season.
Siakam traded to the Pacers (1:10)
Bruce Brown has value on the trade market (8:48)
Did Toronto get enough for Siakam? (14:59)
Championship Pressure Index (26:40)
Celtics (27:39)
Dame and the Bucks (37:45)
Clippers (43:50)
Durant and the Suns (50:28)
Embiid and the Sixers (1:00:16)
Bam Adebayo and the Heat (1:09:49)
Nuggets (1:16:14)
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