Marketability vs. Winning: Defining NBA Superstars

Logan, Raja, and Howard start off with the news that Victor Wembanyama will be ruled out for the remainder of the season (01:16). Then, Howard goes on a legendary rant about aggregators (09:07), their personal experience at All-Star Weekend (25:11), and their thoughts on the new format as well as the event as a whole (32:39). After, they discuss Luka’s underused role with the Lakers so far (48:59), before getting into whether or not expansion is really the best idea for the NBA (54:37).

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Hosts: Logan Murdock, Raja Bell, and Howard Beck

Producer: Eduardo Ocampo

Production Supervision: Ben Cruz

Social: Keith Fujimoto

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