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In Season 3, Episode 23 of the Swishlist Podcast, we break down one of the wildest weeks of the NBA season—and yeah… it might be over for the Lakers.

From Luka’s injury scare and Austin Reaves going down, to questions about the Lakers’ future and LeBron’s late-career outlook, we dive deep into what went wrong and what comes next.

We also get into:

• Celtics looking like the scariest team in the league
• Pistons proving they’re legit contenders
• Biggest disappointments: Magic, Rockets, or Knicks?
• Can an NBA star go back to college and win a title?
• Kyrie vs the league: who’s actually better all-time?
• Who comes off the bench: SGA, Jokic, Embiid, Tatum, Ant, Luka
• Finals MVP vs Unanimous MVP debate
• LeBron’s golf era and what it means for his future
• Rookie of the Year debate heating up

Plus, we close it out with a special moment celebrating Rhoman’s run on Extracted and the support from fans.

If you love real NBA conversations, hot takes, and debates that actually make you think—this is the episode for you.

Make sure to LIKE, COMMENT, and SUBSCRIBE for more weekly NBA content.

Chapters:
00:00 Lakers Season Funeral
01:05 Luka and Reaves Injuries
02:54 LeBron Ending Reality
06:02 Keep the Duo Together
07:52 Usage Rate and Moving On
09:13 NBA Stars Back to College
12:53 One and Done Era Shift
14:58 Pistons Winning Without Cade
19:24 Celtics Duo Playoff Baseline
23:02 Biggest Letdowns and Kyrie Game
31:03 Kyrie Peak vs Winning
32:12 Jalen Brown Over Kyrie
32:43 2020s Stars Bench Debate
33:48 Peak vs Postseason Value
34:19 Finals MVP or Unanimous MVP
38:39 Rings Culture and Dynasties
40:39 Who Gets Loved for a Threepeat
43:01 LeBron Memphis Hotel Drama
44:28 LeBron Goes All In on Golf
46:39 Rookie of the Year and Farewell

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Wemby MVP Surge vs SGA, Luka & Jokic + UConn’s Duke Buzzer-Beater, NBA Rule Changes & Expansion Draft Talk

In Season 3, Episode 22 of the Swishlist podcast, the hosts break down the Victor Wembanyama MVP surge and debate how defense, games played, team seeding, and narrative impact the race against SGA, Jokic, Luka, and Jalen Brown, including key remaining schedule matchups. They shift to March Madness, reacting to UConn’s comeback and late shot versus Duke while discussing blue-blood dominance and coaching under Dan Hurley. The episode also debates a 2v2 matchup (Kawhi & MJ vs Kobe & LeBron), proposes a flopping technical with challenge support, runs Celtics “build a starting five” and bench debates, and covers NBA expansion possibilities (Vegas/Seattle), expansion draft protections, and conference realignment ideas. They close with disappointments among non–play-in teams, injury concerns in San Francisco sports, teammate 1v1 matchups, and a brief Apple Music vs Spotify discussion.

00:00 Episode Preview
00:53 Wemby MVP Case
04:03 Jalen Brown Sliding
05:08 Jokic Voter Fatigue
07:12 Luka MVP Standards
09:13 SGA vs Wemby Race
10:46 Final Stretch Schedules
12:38 March Madness Chaos
18:32 LeBron 2v2 Debate
23:08 Flopping Tech Proposal
29:23 Celtics All Time Five
30:37 Pierce vs Jays Debate
31:25 All Time Bench Picks
32:51 Kawhi vs Giannis Fit
35:18 NBA Expansion LeBron Owner
37:00 Expansion Draft Rules
39:18 Biggest Team Disappointments
41:51 Bay Area Injury Curse
44:53 UConn Dan Hurley Culture
47:50 Teammate One on Ones
57:03 Apple Music vs Spotify
59:01 Wrap Up and Plugs

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Is SGA the 4th Best Point Guard Ever? Luka’s Lakers Surge, Bam’s 83, Wemby MVP Buzz & Playoff Picks | Swishlist S3E21

Season 3, Episode 21 of the Swishlist Podcast debates whether Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is already the fourth best point guard ever, citing his championship, Finals MVP, MVP-level play, a game-winner, and passing a Wilt record for consecutive 20-point games, while arguing it may be too early compared to all-time greats. The hosts discuss Luka Doncic’s big week and the Lakers rising to the three seed, break down Bam Adebayo’s 83-point game with 43 free throws, and cover the Clippers’ turnaround to a winning record behind Kawhi. They highlight Victor Wembanyama’s recent stat lines and MVP ladder rise, the Hawks’ nine-game win streak after roster changes, and why Boston could slip due to schedule. They also predict playoff over/underperformers, debate who comes off the bench in stacked lineups, run a point-guard gauntlet, and discuss basketball IQ vs ball knowledge and controversial offensive moves.

00:00 Episode rundown
00:44 SGA all time debate
01:36 Pacers Roster Shakeup
04:27 SGA streak and clutch
06:28 Luka lifts Lakers
09:19 Bam drops 83
14:23 Clippers turnaround
15:36 Wemby MVP surge
18:21 Hawks streak and East shakeup
27:35 Pacers vs Jazz Future
29:32 Playoff Risers and Fallers
32:28 All Time Bench Debate
36:30 Jaylen Brown Better Than
38:06 Point Guard Gauntlet
41:16 Pickup Fouls and Moves
44:45 Ball Knowledge Levels
48:22 Wrap Up and Updates

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