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Today on BRING IT IN:* Who is contending now?* What are the Celtics up to?* Who are David’s favorite players in this draft?* How can this season happen given COVID numbers?* LaMelo doesn’t top most mock drafts anymore.* Is Wendell Carter interesting as a Warrior?* Anthony Edwards “needs support.” Which means?* What does Dennis Schroder do for the Lakers?* The Wizards should trade Bradley Beal for James Wiseman, Josh Okogie, James Johnson, Jarrett Culver, Naz Reid, and Jake Layman.* The Thunder and Pelicans have more picks over the next few year than they can use to draft players. They will be making trades at some point … maybe today.RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* MONDAY November 16, 2020 David’s top picks for the draft this year.* SATURDAY November 14, 2020 Jahmi'us Ramsey on prepping for the draft.* FRIDAY November 13, 2020 Jarod Hector on fan capacity at games.* WEDNESDAY November 11, 2020 David and Henry discussed David’s latest TrueHoop piece assessing LaMelo Ball.* MONDAY November 9, 2020 Ben Alamar on using data and projections to make decisions in the NBA.* FRIDAY November 6, 2020 Jarod Hector on the election. And a little basketball.* WEDNESDAY November 4, 2020 David Thorpe, Henry Abbott, Adena Jones, and Jarod Hector on the election.* FRIDAY October 30, 2020 Jarod Hector on the politics of NBA billionaires.* This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN David Thorpe and Henry Abbott have been getting ready for the draft and talked about David’s top picks for the draft picks this year. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* SATURDAY November 14, 2020 Jahmi'us Ramsey on prepping for the draft.* FRIDAY November 13, 2020 Jarod Hector on fan capacity at games.* WEDNESDAY November 11, 2020 David and Henry discussed David’s latest TrueHoop piece assessing LaMelo Ball.* MONDAY November 9, 2020 Ben Alamar on using data and projections to make decisions in the NBA.* FRIDAY November 6, 2020 Jarod Hector on the election. And a little basketball.* WEDNESDAY November 4, 2020 David Thorpe, Henry Abbott, Adena Jones, and Jarod Hector on the election.* FRIDAY October 30, 2020 Jarod Hector on the politics of NBA billionaires.* WEDNESDAY October 28, 2020 David Thorpe assessed James Wiseman. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On a special BRING IT IN, Jarod Hector and Henry Abbott spoke with Texas Tech’s draft prospect Jahmi'us Ramsey. He talked about prepping for the draft, where he thinks he’ll go, the NBA players he most admires, picturing his first NBA game, the fire that burned his mother’s house, and the music on his phone.RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* WEDNESDAY November 11, 2020 David and Henry discussed David’s latest TrueHoop piece assessing LaMelo Ball.* MONDAY November 9, 2020 Ben Alamar on using data and projections to make decisions in the NBA.* FRIDAY November 6, 2020 Jarod Hector on the election. And a little basketball.* WEDNESDAY November 4, 2020 David Thorpe, Henry Abbott, Adena Jones, and Jarod Hector on the election.* FRIDAY October 30, 2020 Jarod Hector on the politics of NBA billionaires.* WEDNESDAY October 28, 2020 David Thorpe assessed James Wiseman.* MONDAY October 26, 2020 Erica Vanstone on the meaning of sports.* FRIDAY October 23, 2020 Jarod Hector on how NBA coaches are chosen. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with our TrueHoop BRING IT IN Friday star Jarod Hector, multimedia journalist, voice, on-air personality and podcast host. They played NINE BY NINETY, where they get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics.They talked about the Constitution, Henry’s latest piece about the media’s ability to make people devalue human life, coronavirus and fan capacity at games, and much more. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* WEDNESDAY November 11, 2020 David and Henry discussed David’s latest TrueHoop piece assessing LaMelo Ball.* MONDAY November 9, 2020 Ben Alamar on using data and projections to make decisions in the NBA.* FRIDAY November 6, 2020 Jarod Hector on the election. And a little basketball.* WEDNESDAY November 4, 2020 David Thorpe, Henry Abbott, Adena Jones, and Jarod Hector on the election.* FRIDAY October 30, 2020 Jarod Hector on the politics of NBA billionaires.* WEDNESDAY October 28, 2020 David Thorpe assessed James Wiseman.* MONDAY October 26, 2020 Erica Vanstone on the meaning of sports.* FRIDAY October 23, 2020 Jarod Hector on how NBA coaches are chosen.* WEDNESDAY October 21, 2020 David Thorpe makes the case for why Davis’ last two months of play are as good as any big man’s … ever. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN David Thorpe and Henry Abbott reminisced about TrueHoop Special Correspondent Adena Jones preaching on BRING IT IN. Then David and Henry discussed David’s latest TrueHoop piece assessing LaMelo Ball. David has studied the tapes, read the articles, made the phone calls … and is baffled that so many experts see a top overall pick. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* MONDAY November 9, 2020 Ben Alamar on using data and projections to make decisions in the NBA.* FRIDAY November 6, 2020 Jarod Hector on the election. And a little basketball.* WEDNESDAY November 4, 2020 David Thorpe, Henry Abbott, Adena Jones, and Jarod Hector on the election.* FRIDAY October 30, 2020 Jarod Hector on the politics of NBA billionaires.* WEDNESDAY October 28, 2020 David Thorpe assessed James Wiseman.* MONDAY October 26, 2020 Erica Vanstone on the meaning of sports.* FRIDAY October 23, 2020 Jarod Hector on how NBA coaches are chosen.* WEDNESDAY October 21, 2020 David Thorpe makes the case for why Davis’ last two months of play are as good as any big man’s … ever.* MONDAY October 19, 2020 David Thorpe, Henry Abbott, and Jarod Hector fired up the trade machine. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN TrueHoop Special Correspondent Adena Jones updated us on how the NBA has responded to the election results. We said our farewells as Adena goes on hiatus from BRING IT IN for a while to give max hustle on her startup, AnotherLane. We’re rooting for you, Adena!Then Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with Ben Alamar, a leader and innovator in the field of sports analytics for over 15 years. He was previously the Director of Analytics at ESPN, and has worked for the Thunder, Cavaliers, and now Apple.They talked about using data and projections to make decisions. Who in the NBA is good and who is terrible at evidence-based decision making?RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* FRIDAY November 6, 2020 Jarod Hector on the election. And a little basketball.* WEDNESDAY November 4, 2020 David Thorpe, Henry Abbott, Adena Jones, and Jarod Hector on the election.* FRIDAY October 30, 2020 Jarod Hector on the politics of NBA billionaires.* WEDNESDAY October 28, 2020 David Thorpe assessed James Wiseman.* MONDAY October 26, 2020 Erica Vanstone on the meaning of sports.* FRIDAY October 23, 2020 Jarod Hector on how NBA coaches are chosen.* WEDNESDAY October 21, 2020 David Thorpe makes the case for why Davis’ last two months of play are as good as any big man’s … ever.* MONDAY October 19, 2020 David Thorpe, Henry Abbott, and Jarod Hector fired up the trade machine.* FRIDAY October 16, 2020 David Thorpe reveals his top five NBA players. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with our TrueHoop BRING IT IN Friday star Jarod Hector, multimedia journalist, voice, on-air personality and podcast host. They played NINE BY NINETY, where they get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics.Media companies are slow calling the presidential race, so we did! Ha! Then we talked about all anyone is talking about: the election. And a little basketball.RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* WEDNESDAY November 4, 2020 David Thorpe, Henry Abbott, Adena Jones, and Jarod Hector on the election. * FRIDAY October 30, 2020 Jarod Hector on the politics of NBA billionaires.* WEDNESDAY October 28, 2020 David Thorpe assessed James Wiseman.* MONDAY October 26, 2020 Erica Vanstone on the meaning of sports.* FRIDAY October 23, 2020 Jarod Hector on how NBA coaches are chosen.* WEDNESDAY October 21, 2020 David Thorpe makes the case for why Davis’ last two months of play are as good as any big man’s … ever.* MONDAY October 19, 2020 David Thorpe, Henry Abbott, and Jarod Hector fired up the trade machine.* FRIDAY October 16, 2020 David Thorpe reveals his top five NBA players.* WEDNESDAY October 14, 2020 Jarod Hector reveals his top five NBA players. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BRING IT IN was always part group therapy session. Today Henry Abbott, David Thorpe, Jarod Hector, and Adena Jones sift through the morning after election day 2020.RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* FRIDAY October 30, 2020 Jarod Hector on the politics of NBA billionaires.* WEDNESDAY October 28, 2020 David Thorpe assessed James Wiseman.* MONDAY October 26, 2020 Erica Vanstone on the meaning of sports.* FRIDAY October 23, 2020 Jarod Hector on how NBA coaches are chosen.* WEDNESDAY October 21, 2020 David Thorpe makes the case for why Davis’ last two months of play are as good as any big man’s … ever.* MONDAY October 19, 2020 David Thorpe, Henry Abbott, and Jarod Hector fired up the trade machine.* FRIDAY October 16, 2020 David Thorpe reveals his top five NBA players.* WEDNESDAY October 14, 2020 Jarod Hector reveals his top five NBA players.* MONDAY October 12, 2020 Adena Jones on NBA bubble after the Lakers took their 17th championship. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with our TrueHoop BRING IT IN Friday star Jarod Hector, multimedia journalist, voice, on-air personality and podcast host. They played NINE BY NINETY, where they get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics.They talked about the politics of NBA billionaires, remaining calm when expecting chaos, and much more. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* WEDNESDAY October 28, 2020 David Thorpe assessed James Wiseman.* MONDAY October 26, 2020 Erica Vanstone on the meaning of sports.* FRIDAY October 23, 2020 Jarod Hector on how NBA coaches are chosen.* WEDNESDAY October 21, 2020 David Thorpe makes the case for why Davis’ last two months of play are as good as any big man’s … ever.* MONDAY October 19, 2020 David Thorpe, Henry Abbott, and Jarod Hector fired up the trade machine.* FRIDAY October 16, 2020 David Thorpe reveals his top five NBA players.* WEDNESDAY October 14, 2020 Jarod Hector reveals his top five NBA players.* MONDAY October 12, 2020 Adena Jones on NBA bubble after the Lakers took their 17th championship.* FRIDAY October 9, 2020 Jarod Hector plays NINE BY NINETY with Henry and David. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe talked about the NBA draft. David Thorpe watched a ton of video, made some phone calls, and did some research. He talked about what he’s learned about James Wiseman. How would he fit with the Warriors? Is he a can’t miss prospect? You can read more of David’s assessment in his latest TrueHoop piece here. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* MONDAY October 26, 2020 Erica Vanstone on the meaning of sports.* FRIDAY October 23, 2020 Jarod Hector on how NBA coaches are chosen.* WEDNESDAY October 21, 2020 David Thorpe makes the case for why Davis’ last two months of play are as good as any big man’s … ever.* MONDAY October 19, 2020 David Thorpe, Henry Abbott, and Jarod Hector fired up the trade machine.* FRIDAY October 16, 2020 David Thorpe reveals his top five NBA players.* WEDNESDAY October 14, 2020 Jarod Hector reveals his top five NBA players.* MONDAY October 12, 2020 Adena Jones on NBA bubble after the Lakers took their 17th championship.* FRIDAY October 9, 2020 Jarod Hector plays NINE BY NINETY with Henry and David.* WEDNESDAY October 7, 2020 David and Jarod cross swords in battle on the best players ever. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices