This week, from a variety of undisclosed locations on the Australasian coastline: Bond hideouts, 200 episodes, #KawhiAintClutch, the best time to smack someone in the mouth, outlandish predictions, terrible Simmons takes, a big four-and-a-half, teach the children, Spurs limitations, the unbearable lightness of being KD, next year’s Dubs, this year’s Blazers, Layoff P, hope kills, more Derrick White chat, broken serve, broken brains, doing nothing in Utah, doing a lot in Memphis, lads it’s Phoenix, the Logo’s line of reporting, coaching crowbarring, distracted by shiny things, the Clippers’ star strategy, free agents for a reason, Griff’s new gig, Kawhi’s next gig, not missing LeBron, losing home court, Houston’s next last best shot, hypercompetitive psychopaths, Broke Griffin, deferring to nobody, finishing first, end-of-level bosses, Dame’s opening shot, paying for Favors, City inevitability, bootleg Contiki tours, world cup anticipation, delete this podcast and cops are tops.

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