Who's the NBA's BEST Second Option? | ALL NBA Podcast

Oct 21, 2025

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Adam Mares and Jason Timpf dive deep into who is the best second option in the NBA? They discuss how many stars a true contender needs, whether LeBron James still qualifies as the league’s top No. 2, and why Jimmy Butler remains underrated in that role. The conversation also covers stars like Jalen Williams, Karl-Anthony Towns, Evan Mobley, Jamal Murray, James Harden, Alperen Sengun, and Cooper Flagg. Later, they make bold predictions on team performances including the Orlando Magic’s offense, Celtics’ 3-point volume, Nuggets’ on/off splits with Jokic, Rockets’ half-court offense, and Knicks’ pace, before closing with their most watchable NBA League Pass teams.

00:00 - Intro

04:57 - What’s the right number of stars to have on an NBA team?

07:58 - Is LeBron James the Best second option in the NBA?

13:14 - Jimmy Butler is an underrated second option

17:00 - Is Jalen Williams actually the second best option in the NBA?

20:58 - Are the Knicks properly using Karl-Anthony Towns?

26:14 - Evaluating the best of the rest of second options (Including: Evan Mobley, Jamal Murray, James Harden, Alperen Sengun, Cooper Flagg)

34:01 - Predicting the Orlando Magic offensive rating

39:53 - Will the Celtics shoot as many threes this year?

42:19 - Predicting the Nuggets on/off numbers with Jokic

46:38 - Predicting the Rockets half court offense

48:28 - Will the Knicks play faster this year?

51:36 - Ranking NBA League Pass teams

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