T'is the (In)Season

Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. recap and preview the latest In-Season Tournament action, give some quick rookie shoutouts, then answer questions from the Dunker Spot mailbag. If you have NBA or WNBA questions for us, email them to [email protected]. If you’d like to join our Dunker Spot online watch parties -- they're free, and easy to sign up for -- you can do so here: https://www.playback.tv/thedunkerspot TIME STAMPS: 1:30 -- (W)NBA News (Chet Holmgren, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Jaylen Nowell, Luke Kennard) 3:00 -- IST Recap (IND/BOS, NO/SAC, NYK/MIL, PHX/LAL) 16:30 -- IST Preview (IND/MIL, NO/LAL) 26:30 -- Rookie Shoutouts 38:30 -- Mailbag, starting with Ausar Thompson/Gradey Dick questions 53:00 -- Dereck Lively's importance 57:15 -- Bilal Coulibaly and how to evaluate role player context for rookies 1:03:00 -- How to best utilize non-shooting wings 1:08:15 -- Best way to contextualize team/player stats while prioritizing process over results 1:22:00 -- Higher value: good offensive player or elite defensive player? 1:24:15 -- Shaedon Sharpe's development track 1:29:00 -- Ranking six East guards 1:32:00 -- A series of rank 'ems  1:37:00 -- Free Throws See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.