The Dallas Mavericks are negotiating life without Luka Doncic. Where do they stand, how will they manage, and are they still a top team in the West? Do they need to make a big trade? And the Lakers finally made a move. JJ Redick and the Los Angeles Lakers traded for D'Angelo Russell for Dorian Finney Smith. What does this mean for the Lakers and the Western Conference?

Wemby exploded in the Spurs Christmas day loss to the Knicks in MSG. Is Wemby already a top 5, top 10 player in the league? Luka Doncic goes down with a calf injury and Mavs are preparing for an extended absence. Can they overcome his absence? Celtics are 3-4 over last 7, including a loss to the 76ers on Christmas day. What does that mean, if anything? And Lebron and Steph provided us with another thriller but Austin Reaves stole the show.

There's been a lot of talk about Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks offense. Luka is a generational offensive weapon that Kidd has leaned on heavily in the past. But Luka's usage and touches are down to start the season. Is this the right decision? We do a deep dive on this topic and bring the data to back it up.

Also, we preview the NBA Cup final between Giannis and the Bucks and Shai and the Thunder.

Miami is reportedly willing to trade Jimmy Butler and Jimmy Buckets is willing to play for the Houston Rockets, Golden State Warriors, and the Dallas Mavericks. We discuss each of these potential trades.

We also talk about the purple and yellow elephant in the room: The Warriors have tried to trade for LeBron before. Lebron played with Steph and Kerr on Team USA, and Draymond is a close friend. Should the Warriors try to trade for LeBron? We discuss.

The Lakers suffered a 41 point blowout loss to the subpar Miami Heat. Is it possible for JJ Redick, Lebron, and Anthony Davis to right the ship? Or did Rob Pelinka give them a fatally flawed roster?

Next we do an in-depth preview of the NBA Cup Quarter Finals. We break down the matchup between Luka and the Mavs vs Shai and the Oklahoma City Thunder. We also take a close look the matchup between Steph Curry and the youthful Houston Rockets, Giannis and the Orlando Magic, and Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks vs KAT, Brunson and the New York Knicks.

There's been a lot of talk recently about Lebron reaching the end of his road. But is he washed, or does the King have more in the tank? We do a deep dive on Lebron's production to get to the bottom of it. We also propose a few trades that take pretenders to contenders, and we recap Cavs vs Celtics 2.0

This week, we have a Thanksgiving NBA Smorgasbord! We touch on Franz Wagner and the Orlando Magic's outstanding play, Tyrese Haliburton's slump, the potential turnaround in Milwaukee, the ceiling of the Denver Nuggets, the brain-busting enigma that is the Dallas Mavericks and Jason Kidd, the rising Spurs, and the imploding Sixers soap opera.

In this episode, we discuss the marquee game of early NBA season between the Boston Celtics and the Cleveland Cavaliers, Jayson Tatum's MVP campaign, the hysteria surround Luka Doncic's slow start, the Jokic shaped hole in Denver, and the impact of Dalton Knecht on the Lakers season.