Jalen Duren Watch, Plus Future NBA Trade and Free Agency Lookahead with Grant Liffmann

Episode Description

Sam is joined by Grant Liffmann of NBC Sports to discuss the ongoing contract battle between the Pistons and Jalen Duren. Then, they look ahead to some of the biggest players who could hit free agency after this season, as well as some potential trade candidates. Plus, they do a rapid-fire round covering the biggest question mark for every contender. (00:00) Intro (01:00) Jalen Duren saga from a front office perspective
 (13:45) Brandon Ingram’s Achilles injury
 (17:15) Jamal Shead’s $24M extension
 (18:30) New team-building trends
 (21:40) How will new draft lottery rules affect the trade deadline?
 (28:15) Possible big-name future free agents
 (31:40) Rudy Gobert
 (34:00) Michael Porter Jr.
 (42:10) Tyler Herro
 (46:45) Are the Warriors big-game hunting at the deadline?
 (52:40) LA Clippers
 (1:02:00) Speed Round: Biggest question marks for title contenders