NBA Lie Detectors, Duren’s Future, Tomlin’s TV Splash, and a 2026 Sports Media Check

GoldsberryIf Kawhi has a chip on his shoulder, and I know for a fact that dude loves basketball and he does want the bullshit to leave and he just wants to play basketball. And if this move to Toronto really clicks and this dude can play 60 games, the Toronto Raptors are a very interesting team to watch in the Eastern Conference.

GoldsberrySo I thought his media day was fine.

BillIt's just weird, right? I'm not doing over -unders with Zach and House for two more weeks, but Toronto really jumped out to me. I thought it was too low.

BillIt was like 46 or 47. It was somewhere in there. But to me, that's a 50 -win team.

BillThey just have too much length and too much defense. I don't know if it's going to translate to winning three straight playoff rounds or anything, but they're going to be an absolute bitch to play with all those dudes. That's a team on your calendar. You're like, oh, no.

GoldsberryYou and Mahoney had a great nerd king Justin Herbert segment, and I texted you guys after the podcast last week, and I was like, we definitely need a nerd king for the NBA. And I think, for me, I said it's Chet Holmgren, but I also think Kawhi Leonard has a sneaky case here too because the advanced stuff for Kawhi is so insanely high.

GoldsberryThe same exact numbers that made Jalen Brown look so bad in that discourse. If you look at Kawhi and things like estimated plus minus, he's number three in the league number four in the league the nerdy stuff still points to this guy being one of the most impactful players in the whole league when it comes to winning basketball games obviously he has to stay healthy but when he is out there he could be the best player in the eastern