In a mega-Las Vegas episode, Zach talks to Ian Begley of SNY about the Knicks offseason and outlook, crashes Larry Nance Jr. (34:20) to talk Pelicans and Zion, and then visits with the NBA's Evan Wasch (1:07:18) to discuss the new play-in tournament and the craziest ideas the league office has ever discussed.BegleyNo need to rush things (5:38)The big swings the Knicks could take (9:33)Knicks monitoring Embiid (16:05)Trading Obi Toppin and where we are on Randle (20:41)Immanuel Quickley extension coming (25:55)Knicks are in a good place (31:47)NanceLoves seeing the success of former Laker teammates (36:24)clapping back at media report about Zion’s work ethic (38:07)Not crazy to say that Zion is a top 5 offensive player in the league when healthy (43:04)lot of buzz around Trey Murphy (46:32)on his journeyman career (49:21)on how he traded houses with Josh Hart (54:18)stories from the cast of characters on his team as a rookie (57:15)WaschDetails of In-Season Tournament (1:09:31)Tournament nights (1:11:58)Any thought to including G League or International teams? (1:15:05)Figuring out compensation for winning team (1:18:39)Rules, gameplay, and structure questions (1:24:06)Out of the box ideas that have been discussed at the league office (1:27:58)How tanking has been disincentivized (1:31:47)How far are we going to go with automated officiating (1:35:34) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
