Everyone got their NBA lookahead hats on? Great! The Atlanta Hawks and Memphis Grizzlies are next up under our microscope. First, Dan speaks with The Atlanta Journal Constitution's Sarah Spencer (@sarah_k_spence) about everything and anything pertaining to the Hawks (2:31). After that, Sharon Brown (@SharonShyBrown) from the Memphis Flyer stops by to discuss what we should expect from the Grizzlies' cast of kiddies and veterans this season (1:11:23). Find the full breakdown below: 👉Atlanta Hawks Lookahead (2:31) ↪️Impressions of a whirlwind offseason ↪️Impact of Bogdan Bogdanovic and Danilo Gallinari ↪️Will Gallo come off the bench all year? ↪️How often will we see Trae Young off the ball? ↪️The backup point guard rotation ↪️Surely Atlanta won't play Rajon Rondo and Kris Dunn together, right? RIGHT? ↪️Where Cam Reddish, Kevin Huerter and De'Andre Hunter fit after the arrival of so many vets ↪️John Collins' future ↪️Clint Capela's health, integration and chemistry with Trae ↪️Onyeka Okongwu's role ↪️Is this team built to make a big splash on the trade market? ↪️Is Lloyd Pierce's seat getting warm? ↪️Closing lineups/lineups we want to see ↪️Win total and Eastern Conference standings predictions! 👉Memphis Grizzlies Lookahead (1:11:23) ↪️Is Memphis playing the long game? ↪️What to expect from Ja Morant in Year 2 ↪️Expectations for Jaren Jackson Jr. once he's healthy ↪️How Justise Winslow fits with the roster/beside Ja ↪️Expectations for Brandon Clarke ↪️The defensive ceiling on a Jackson-Clarke front court ↪️Assessing the wing rotation ↪️Where Dillon Brooks will hopefully improve ↪️The importance of De'Anthony Melton ↪️Jonas Valanciunas appreciation ↪️Is Gorgui Dieng more than a trade anchor? ↪️Will Desmond Bane and Xavier Tillman play? ↪️Closing Lineups ↪️Lineups we want to see ↪️Win total and Western Conference standings predictions!
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