In part 1 of this Twitter mailbag, we answer listener questions on the Western Conference teams, starting with Utah and wrapping up with Minnesota.

Timestamps: Utah and the idea of a 2-for-1 trade to raise their playoff ceiling (0:00), the Spurs and what they can achieve later in the season (7:50), where Sacramento (13:15) and Portland (24:33) go from here after coaching and front office changes respectively, Phoenix and what they could look to add to help them make another deep playoff run (34:56), OKC and their long-term vision (42:33), the Pels and their play-in chances (48:45), and the Wolves and their improved defense (57:23).

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