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NBA Podcast: Nets' Kyrie decision, Nuggets' frugality, conference finals check-in

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Welcome to the latest edition of "Pound the Rock," an NBA podcast hosted by Joseph Casciaro and Joe Wolfond.

Find the show on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, and Spotify.

Topics for today's episode include:

  • What should we make of Kevin Durant's reported lack of communication with the Nets' front office?
  • Can Brooklyn afford to play hardball with Kyrie Irving as he approaches free agency?
  • Would or should any of the teams with cap space roll the dice on Irving if the Nets don't meet his asking price?
  • Assessing the big-picture implications of the Nuggets letting Minnesota poach president of basketball operations Tim Connelly
  • Checking in on the conference finals
  • Do the banged-up Heat have any hope of extending their series against the defensively dominant Celtics?
  • With Jimmy Butler hobbled, Kyle Lowry looking cooked, and Tyler Herro out of commission, Miami has no off-the-dribble juice and can't do anything to counter Boston's drop coverage
  • Robert Williams is everywhere on defense
  • Bam Adebayo gets passive, Derrick White gets rolling (literally), and Jayson Tatum puts his refined playmaking chops on display
  • How much of the Mavericks' Game 4 win against the Warriors can be boiled down to them finally making their threes?
  • Dallas' offensive adjustments, Golden State's defensive slippage, and more off-ball activity from Luka
  • Are we headed for a showdown of the league's two best defenses?

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