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‘Group Chat’: Are the Knicks Good or Are the Hawks Just That Bad? Plus: Solving the Sixers and Cutting Bait SZN.

Justin and Chris also discuss the Sixers as an elite defensive team

By Justin Verrier and Chris Ryan
Atlanta Hawks v New York Knicks Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images

The New York Knicks win their third game in four against the Atlanta Hawks, exposing the Hawks’ roster-construction issues and illuminating a larger problem with rebuilding in the modern NBA (1:20). The Philadelphia 76ers have proved themselves to be an elite defensive team, but can they live up to championship predictions without a potent offense (32:29)? Finally, now that free agents from the summer can be traded, it’s time to cut bait on some valuable players in ill-fitting situations (41:32).

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