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Former Wizard Larry Hughes and Bullets Forever writer Matt Modderno break down the John Wall for Russell Westbrook trade. They discuss Wall's surprisingly complicated legacy in DC, Westbrook's fit, whether the team improved, Beal's involvement in the trade, a Scott Brooks contract extension, Deni Avdija's media session, Eddie Jordan's comments on Ernie Grunfeld low-balling Larry, and the Nate Robinson knockout.

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Larry Hughes and Matt Modderno are joined by Matt Babcock, draft analyst for Babcock Hoops and former NBA agent, to break down the Wizards' draft. Babcock is very familiar with Deni Avdija's game and gives us some real insight into what Wizards' fans should expect. He also explains why he's less optimistic about Cassius Winston, why Avdija and Hachimura would actually pair well together, and why Avdija is not the next Jan Vesely.

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Fran Fraschilla is joined by Gonzaga Bulldogs Assistant Coach Tommy Lloyd. The two discuss a wide variety of topics, including:

• Tommy on why Gonzaga is a good fit for international players
• Tommy on how he negotiated the ability to scout internationally
• Tommy on the early international players at Gonzaga
• Tommy on Ronny Turiaf
• Tommy on why Turiaf never went pro before coming to Gonzaga
• Tommy on why international players are so comfortable at Gonzaga
• Tommy on international players sacrificing their game for the team
• Tommy on how he developed relationships internationally
• Tommy on traveling to Zimbabwe
• Tommy on how traveling the world opened his eyes to international recruiting
• Tommy on Domantas Sabonis
• Tommy on Lithuanian Basketball and the Sabonis family
• Tommy on recruiting Rui Hachimura
• Tommy on how big Rui is in Japan 
• Tommy on the international players coming through the system now 
• Tommy on the toughest places to travel to 

Fran Fraschilla is joined by ESPN commentator and former NBA coach Jeff Van Gundy. The two discuss a wide variety of topics, including:

• How the NBA has become a global game 
• The European coaching influence on the American game
• Sarunas Marciulionis
• Donnie Nelson and the Mavericks
• What the international guys have brought to the league
• Marjanovic & Porzingis 
• How international players have an innate feel for the game 
• Boki Nachbar 
• FIBA rules vs NBA rules vs College rules
• The NBA’s next big rule change
• Coaching the USA National Team in the leadup to the FIBA World Cup
• The New Zealand & Japanese National Teams
• The Dominican Republic National Teams 
• International coaches
• Igor Kokoshkov 
• The Australian Team and Joe Ingles 
• American kids focusing more on skills and decision making
• The depth of these international teams
• Yao Ming 
• Luka Doncic 
• The Greek Freak

Larry Hughes and Matt Modderno discuss the upcoming NBA draft lottery, Scott Brooks' comments about trying players at different positions, their playoff picks for round one, and how they would do in a Bleav Podcast Network 2v2 tournament.

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Larry Hughes and Matt Modderno evaluate the Wizards' bubble experience as they head home with a 1-7 record. They also try to help make sense of what happened on the court and provide their thoughts on which players stood out. They closed out the show with their picks for NBA regular season and bubble awards.

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Troy Brown Jr. joins the show to talk about actually ballin' in the bubble, his vlog Ballin' in the Bubble, his development as a player, his ideal position, playing next to Bradley Beal, and the bond he has with his teammates.

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Larry and Matt preview the Wizards' 8 seeding games, which players are worth keeping an eye on, who is going to guard Devin Booker, and Bradley Beal's potential All-NBA snub.

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Ben Mehic of Bullets Forever joins the show to go over how the Washington Wizards looked in their first action in the NBA bubble and what to keep an eye on moving forward.

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There's a new sheriff in town in Washington, Tommy Sheppard has taken over as GM, but the big question remains: What's the plan? Trade Bradley Beal and go all-in on a rebuild? Or, re-tool on the fly and try to build around Beal? The latter seems to be the goal, Beal is not available in a trade and he wants to stay to try and get a supermax contract extension, Chase Hughes of NBC Sports Washington tells Kurt Helin in this NBC Sports Podcast. The pair get into how this Wizards team is not built to compete now, with Ish Smith and Isaiah Thomas at the point and rookie Rui Hachimura likely to get heavy run. They also discuss what happens next season when John Wall returns. It's going to be an interesting year in our nation's capital.

BallCourt The World of Basketball Season 1 Episode 2. June 30, 2019. Coach Drew invites Al York from the Al York Sports Show to discuss the NBA Free Agency deals, trials and tribulations. They discuss Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Jimmy Butler, Tobias Harris, Ben Simmons and their respective teams. Coach Drew also invites ex-semi-pro basketball player Diaz Mackie to the set to analyze the 2019 FIBA World Cup games. They discuss Japan and Rui Hachimura; Giannis Antetokounmpo; and Brazil's Leandro Barbosa.

Euro Cup players discussed: Lamelo Ball, Teron Hilliard, Tarik Black and Shane Hamminik. Also Liz Cambage, Robbie Hummel, and their respective teams. WNBA discussion includes conversation about the LA ACES, Liz Cambage, Natasha Howard/Seattle; NY Liberty / Tina Charles, and the upcoming WNBA All-Star Game.

Coach Drew gives cudos to Joseph Blair - the new assistant coach for the Philadelphia 76ers and good feelings about the UCONN coach Geno Auriemma in the evaluation of Kiah Stokes' games.

There is a quick review of the Drew League and the National Basketball League. In the review, Coach Drew discusses the new - 10th deam added to the NBL roster - Tasmania. He talks about Jacob Wiley and the 36ers, Melbourne United, Latvia and the Illawarra Hawks.

Game analysis

Two games were analyzed. Slovania vs Hungary - Women's Euro Basketball game; Kia Stokes - Turkey vs Hungary.

Shady or Genius:

Kevin Durant's move to Brooklyn. Coach Drew discusses this in more detail.

Written by Andrew Williams

Produced by Crystal Roney for CWN Sports

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