The nerds are joined by Tyler Britton of Hoop Venue to discuss the state of the NBA after a wild trade deadline, breaking down whether James Harden makes the Cleveland Cavaliers the favorites in the Eastern Conference, diving into what the deadline told us about how today's NBA values players, attempting to fix the league's egregious tanking problem and debating where Cooper Flagg ranks among the best rookies this century.

Timestamps

00:00:00 - James Harden’s fit with the Cavs + Does he make Cleveland the East favorite?

00:30:06 - What was the most interesting aspect of this deadline?

01:04:57 - Does something need to be done about the tanking we’re seeing down the stretch this year?

01:25:13 - How many rookies this century have we seen better than Cooper Flagg?

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