Tilmer Furtito said he has four or five young guys on the roster who are potential all stars. I think that's a bit rich, but hey, you know, this was before Thompson. And and listen, there were people within the rockets who felt like in a lot of years, Thompson would have been in potential number one overall pick. They got Thompson though. Right for Vic. Got to have the cup in hand and pull that one off.
Zach Lowe begins the podcast discussing the latest on Bronny James following his Cardiac Arrest, and Jaylen Brown's new supermax contract extension, then he bounces around the Western Conference: ESPN's Tim MacMahon joins to talk Rockets (7:16), Andrew Schlecht of The Athletic discusses what's next with the Thunder (37:01) , and finally Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic details what a quiet offseason so far means for the strange Minnesota Timberwolves. (1:03:03)
10:46- The Rockets young pieces
14:45- Jabari Smith Jr.'s emergence
26:16- Alperun Penguin's fit with team
33:15- What does Dillon Brooks bring?
39:00- OKC's plans for implementing Chet Holmgren
45:00- Who will make OKC's final roster?
52:25- Is Josh Giddey the odd man out?
1:08:52- Looking back at the Wolves postseason performance
1:13:00 Karl-Anthony Towns future with team.
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