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Young Core Rankings, Part 1. Plus, the Knicks are Cup Champs. | Group Chat
Justin, Rob and J. Kyle Mann give their instant reactions to the Knicks winning the NBA Cup. Then over two parts, the guys are ranking the young cores of the NBA 30-1. In Part 1, they’re ranking and discussing teams ranked 30-16.

(00:00) Intro
(1:28) NBA Cup
(4:35) FanDuel ad break
(17:43) Amazon Prime ad break
(22:39) Clippers
(27:09) Knicks
(30:32) Lakers
(41:45) Kings
(47:15) Celtics
(51:11) Bucks
(55:14) Pacers
(1:02:34) Nuggets
(1:10:17) Warriors
(1:15:44) Heat
(1:22:45) Blazers
(1:32:28) Suns
(1:39:06) Nets
(1:48:50) Grizzlies
(1:54:17) Bulls

Hosts: Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, and J. Kyle Mann
Audio Producer: Isaiah Blakely
Video Producer: Victoria Valencia
Additional Production Support: John Richter
Production Supervision: Ben Cruz
Social: Isaiah Blakely and Keith Fujimoto

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