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Lauri Markkanen Is Headed to the Cavaliers and Emoni Bates Commits to Memphis

Plus, mailbag questions about LaMelo Ball’s ascension, Kristaps Porzingis’s decline, and much more

By Chris Vernon and Kevin O'Connor


Up top, Verno and KOC chat about the stacked team the University of Memphis has put together for this upcoming season with Emoni Bates (0:30) and then react to the breaking news that Lauri Markkanen has finally been dealt in a three-team trade to the Cavaliers, sending Larry Nance Jr. to the Blazers and Derrick Jones Jr. plus draft assets to the Bulls (9:10). Then we get into listener questions, starting with a couple on the Hornets and LaMelo Ball’s ascension (13:50), the Mavericks and Kristaps Porzingis’s decline (22:05), and quite a lot more!

Hosts: Chris Vernon and Kevin O’Connor
Associate Producer: Sasha Ashall

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