Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) from Yahoo Sports and RealGM joins the pod to break down larger, league-wide implications of James Harden's trade request, and to offer some dark horse landing spots should he get moved (2:29). After that, he and Dan take a thorough look at the short- and long-term outlook of the Orlando Magic (26:01). Finally, Dan is joined by Konata Edwards (NataTheScribe) of the Locked On Hornets podcast to break down—you guessed it—everything and anything Charlotte Hornets (1:22:38). Full overview below: 👉Dark Horse James Harden Trade Spots (2:29) 👉Orlando Magic Lookahead (26:01) ↪️Markelle Fultz's ceiling ↪️Expectations for Cole Anthony's rookie year ↪️How Mo Bamba can carve out a bigger role (when healthy) ↪️Expectations for Chuma Okeke ↪️Aaron Gordon's passing/shot-making ↪️The 2-3-4 rotation without Jonathan Isaac ↪️Nikola Vucevic's future ↪️Michael Carter Williams' impact ↪️Will Orlando consider a fire sale? ↪️Aaron Gordon trades ↪️Can Orlando enter the Harden sweepstakes? Should they? ↪️Closing lineup/Other lineups we want to see ↪️Win-total and Eastern Conference standing predictions 👉Charlotte Hornets Lookahead (1:22:38) ↪️Get ready to fall in love with LaMelo Ball ↪️Grant Riller's long-term potential ↪️Vernon Carey Jr.'s upside ↪️The Gordon Hayward decision ↪️Hayward's fit with LaMelo and Devonte' Graham ↪️Unlocking Miles Bridges at the 4 ↪️The P.J. Washington-at-the-5 experiment ↪️Jalen McDaniels' ceiling ↪️Devonte Graham's future ↪️Cody Martin's role ↪️Is Caleb Martin the odd man out? ↪️Terry Rozier appreciation ↪️Trades(?) ↪️Closing lineup/Other lineups we want to see ↪️Win-total and Eastern Conference standing predictions
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