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The NBA silly season is upon us and it is wondrous

By Keith Parish

Mar 1, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell (1) moves the ball between Brooklyn Nets guard Wayne Ellington (left) and Brooklyn Nets guard Donald Sloan (right) during the first quarter at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 1, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell (1) moves the ball between Brooklyn Nets guard Wayne Ellington (left) and Brooklyn Nets guard Donald Sloan (right) during the first quarter at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports /
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The NBA silly season has certainly descended upon us, with stunning trades and the pre-draft rumor mill working fans into a frenzy. After an anticlimactic end to the playoffs, the excitement is back. Is any league more riveting in the weeks after their games stop?

D’Angelo Russell is headed to Brooklyn as the Lakers shed Timofey Mozgov’s contract and jumpstart a rebuild. Dwight Howard has been moved to the Hornets in a truly puzzling exchange. Paul George, Jimmy Butler and LaMarcus Aldridge could all be next. Meanwhile, Phil Jackson might get run out of town by a pitchfork-wielding mob as he continues to ostracize ostensible franchise savior Kristaps Porzingis, to the abject horror of the fanbase.

And on the other side of Gotham, while the Knicks prep for the NBA Draft, owner Jimmy Dolan preps for his band’s gig. So to help run down all the entertainment so far and to eagerly anticipate the rest of the most wonderful day of the year, Fastbreak Breakfast drops another podcast episode.

Listen: The best non-first round NBA Draft picks

Also covered:

  • Which do you prefer: NBA Draft day or Christmas?
  • Will Jon lose all his money on excessively betting on the results of the first round?
  • Would the Grizzlies really move on from Tony Allen and Zach Randolph?
  • How did the Spurs get Pau Gasol to opt out?
  • Is Patrick Beverley stoking his own trade rumors?

Also, Memphis fans, stick around for an in-depth Grizzlies epilogue looking at what wiggle room the team may have to improve their roster.

All Fastbreak Breakfast episodes are also available for download on iTunes and Soundcloud.

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