Final Preseason Takeaways, Most Likelies, Injury Updates, and Did the Nets Admit to Tanking?

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Summary

• Welcome to The Mismatch!

• 0:57

  Kings sign Russell Westbrook and extend Keegan Murray

• 7:25

  Jaden Ivey and Paul George injury updates

• 9:56

  Malcolm Brogdon suddenly retires

• 13:06

  LeBron James out until mid-November

• 15:37

  Did Joe Tsai admit the Nets will tank this season?

• 22:05

  Preseason takeaway: Best rookie class in a long time

• 27:44

  Preseason takeaway: Lonzo Ball could be exactly what the Cavs need

• 30:43

  Preseason takeaway: Several players poised to take a big leap

• 36:26

  Preseason takeaway: Absolutely tired of preseason basketball

• 39:15

  Preseason takeaway: Hornets will be fun again

• 45:42

  Preseason takeaway: Loving Season 2 of Netflix’s Starting 5

• 50:56

  Most likely: Non-playoff team you’ll watch the most

• 51:44

  Most likely: Player that’ll dominate the story lines this season

• 58:09

  Most likely: Coach to be fired first

• 1:00:26

  Most likely: Team to miss the play-in that made the play-in last season

• 1:03:44

  Most likely: Team to have the biggest win improvement

• 1:06:48

  Most likely: Player to make the biggest leap

• 1:12:40

  Most likely: TV breakout star on new broadcasts

• 1:15:18

  Most likely: Team to be this year’s Suns (team that everyone likes that’ll disappoint)

• 1:16:22

  Most likely: Player to be traded midseason and make a real difference

• 1:19:23

  Most likely: Person who will get suspended for saying something on a podcast