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S6 Ep61: Wemby's Spurs: The Last Dynasty

S6 Ep61: Wemby's Spurs: The Last Dynasty29 mei36 min

The OKC Thunder just got pushed to a game seven by a San Antonio Spurs team built on three top-five picks. The NBA just voted 29-1 to make sure that never happens again. Mo and Coach Brendan Suhr break it all down and ask whether the new draft lottery rules actually fix anything, or whether they just punish teams that aren't tanking at all.

Plus: is Wemby quietly doing something we've never seen before in NBA history? Mo makes the case and Brendan starts to agree by the end.

Listen or watch for the full breakdown, including Mo's pitch for why Shai Gilgeous-Alexander should go to Rucker Park this summer, the game seven preview, the Mitchell Robinson injury update, and what a two-time champion coach really thinks about flopping.

Topics covered:

Spurs beat OKC Game 6, 118-91: key performances and free throw breakdown

Game Seven preview: who wins and why

Flopping debate: do coaches teach it?

The NBA's new 3-2-1 draft lottery rule change explained

Why the new system punishes struggling teams, not just tankers

The Wemby-in-history argument: Magic, Bird, Jordan comparisons

NBA ratings through the roof with New York in the finals

Mo's Rucker Park idea for Shai