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NBA Buyout Mania, Brooklyn’s Destiny, and the State of Boston Sports With Raja Bell and Kevin Hench

Plus, more trade deadline reactions, thoughts on James Harden’s MVP run, Finals picks, and more

By Bill Simmons and Raja Bell
Brooklyn Nets v Detroit Pistons Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images


The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Raja Bell to discuss how they feel about trade-deadline deals after the weekend, the bizarre NBA buyout rules, Andre Drummond’s fit on the Lakers, James Harden’s MVP run, Blake Griffin’s potential resurgence on the Nets, Aaron Gordon on the Nuggets, and their picks to make the NBA Finals (2:45). Then, Bill’s friend and die-hard Boston sports fan Kevin Hench joins the show to discuss the state of Boston sports (79:30).

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