NBA Lie Detectors, Duren’s Future, Tomlin’s TV Splash, and a 2026 Sports Media Check
Sep 29, 2026 · 2h 5m · take 7 of 41
- The Hawks are a team to watch in the East this season.
“So, you know, Atlanta is the team to watch in my opinion.”
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BillAnd then if I'm Detroit, I get out of this, I've split up the contracts. Daniels is at 25 a year, which is probably fair. It's a little high, considering that he doesn't seem to be growing offensively at all. But that was the only one that made sense to me. And if you look
Goldsberryat the pattern in Atlanta over the last couple of years, there's a couple of sort of things they're obviously targeting, which is size and strength and athleticism, which Jalen Duren, more than almost any other player in the NBA, checks those boxes, especially at his position, just one of the more physically imposing, dominant bigs in the league.
GoldsberryAnd I think if that's what Quinn Snyder is going for in his lineup, it fills a big need there. And remember, this is a team that finished last season before the playoffs about as hot as anybody in the league and then was the only team in the East or in the West for that matter to take two games from the Knicks in the playoffs.
GoldsberrySo, you know, Atlanta is the team to watch in my opinion.
GoldsberryThey've been active.
GoldsberryDo you like
Billthat crunch time five?
From the episode transcript around 00:18:38. Speaker names are recognized by voice.
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