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Fastbreak Breakfast: Update from NBA Summer League

By Keith Parish

LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 7: David Fizdale of the New York Knicks looks on during the game between the New York Knicks and the Atlanta Hawks during the 2018 Las Vegas Summer League on July 7, 2018 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 7: David Fizdale of the New York Knicks looks on during the game between the New York Knicks and the Atlanta Hawks during the 2018 Las Vegas Summer League on July 7, 2018 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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NBA Summer League is currently raging in Las Vegas. Raging may be too strong of word, as many of the top picks and almost no second-year players of note are participating. But it is still a great opportunity to get a glimpse of rookies and NBA hopefuls and place way too many bets on meaningless games.

On a new episode of Fastbreak Breakfast (featuring Joey Devine and Sean Keane of the Roundball Rock podcast) recorded inside the Thomas & Mack Center, we recap all the comings and goings of “NBA Coachella.” Which players have popped? Which players have not? Is it a good idea to wager on Brandon Clarke at 300-1 for Rookie of the Year?

Also covered:

  • 2:20 How to get podcasting equipment through security at the gym
  • 6:45 The scourge of load management has infected NBA Summer League
  • 8:30 A literal mariachi band marches through the recording to celebrate Noche Latina
  • 16:20 Turkey Bacon Conspiracies: Steve Ballmer’s plans for his new arena, why Pat Riley and Jerry West are comfortable trading away so many draft picks, and what really caused the Summer League earthquake?
  • 20:00 How does Jerami Grant fit on the Nuggets? Does this transaction keep Denver on pace with the other contenders at the top of the Western Conference?
  • 23:00 Even if LeBron James is supposedly the point guard, how well will the somewhat redundant pieces of the Lakers roster mesh?
  • 25:30 Are we really not supposed to overreact to RJ Barrett’s first two miserable games?
  • 32:00 Is Tyus Jones better than Delon Wright?

Fastbreak Breakfast is a podcast for serious NBA fans that is incredibly not serious. All episodes are available on Apple Podcasts and Soundcloud or any other major podcast service.

Music provided courtesy of New Man and Codaphonic.

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