Points in the Podcast: Some Big Extensions, Toronto Buzz, and Two Teams to Watch in the West

Aug 10, 2023

For the first time in forever, the NBA gods blessed us with some real news! Matt Rooney and I made sure to get you caught up on all the storylines from around the league this past week.

You know, things like …

Josh Hart’s extension (3:55)

Anthony Davis’ extension (10:15)

Pascal Siakam trade buzz (19:02)

Golden State Warriors workouts (28:52)

Team USA (30:30)

After digesting those weekly bullet points, we moved on to pinpointing two teams in the Western Conference who could make a drastic jump up the standings this season. We started with the Oklahoma City Thunder and gushed about Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s ascent (36:42) before, duh, talking about the New Orlean Pelicans’ need for Zion Williamson to stay healthy (45:36).

If you haven’t listened to a pod yet because you couldn’t care less about the NBA in August, this is the one to listen to! A good jam-packed episode. Be sure to subscribe on Spotify here or Apple here, you can also subscribe to the Betsperts YouTube page here to tune in live when we record.

Thanks for listening!

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Elias Schuster is the Lead Chicago Bulls writer at Bleacher Nation. He started with BN full-time in 2019 immediately after graduating from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign with a degree in Journalism (yes, he started with the Jim Boylen Era). Since joining, Elias has been the driving force behind Bulls and NBA content for both the site and social accounts. You can follow him on Twitter/X @Schuster_Elias.

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