Reactions to a Wild Wednesday Night, Plus Breakouts and Disappointments With Howard Beck

What up, Beck (1:43)?! Howard joins Zach to first react to some of Wednesday’s notable action in the NBA, including Dallas losing its third straight, the Lakers taking down Wemby (16:03), the Thunder dropping their first game (24:05), and more. Next, they discuss some news and notes around the league (29:30) before they hit on some of the breakout role players (53:42) and disappointing starts (1:13:44). All that, plus a wild Trae Young trade idea, old movie jokes, and Zach’s insights into mediocrity!

Host: Zach Lowe

Guest: Howard Beck

Producers: Mike Wargon, Jesse Aron, Jonathan Frias

Social: Keith Fujimoto

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