Road Trippin’ Show

This week's mailbag gets spicy fast: Channing goes deep on Portland's ownership situation, laying out the math (a reported $4.6 billion purchase price against talk of a $7 billion sale, with Seattle and Vegas expansion fees rumored at $8 to $10 billion) and predicting the Blazers either get a new arena or get sold. He also fires off his all time guard rankings (only Magic, MJ, and Kobe go over Steph Curry), picks Steve Nash over Russell Westbrook, and explains why he'd have chosen the Spurs or Suns if he could've played his whole career for one team.

From there it's a full rapid fire round: Luka's new team and its playoff odds, Kobe's "job's not finished" aura, Chris Paul vs. Allen Iverson, the current top five players in the league, the credit he never got as a sharpshooting big man in Phoenix's Seven Seconds or Less era, the new NBA lottery rules and whether tanking is really dead, and which former player he'd add to the Road Trippin' crew.

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⏱️ CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro: Fanatics Sportsbook Kickoff + Rapid Fire
04:23 Kobe's Aura and the Greatest Guards Ever
07:57 One Team, One Career: Spurs or Suns
13:48 Tanking, Peak Years and the Suns' Sharpshooting System
19:01 Portland's Owner, Worst Teammates and Closing

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Allie's off on a well-earned girls trip, so Ryan Ruocco climbs back in the passenger seat, and comes in hot with the trade that reshaped the deadline: the Sparks sent Kelsey Plum to the Mercury for Monique Akoa Makani, a 2027 first round pick, and a 2028 second rounder. Ryan breaks down exactly why it's a no brainer for LA and a real gamble for Phoenix if Plum walks in free agency. He and Jordan also dig into Minnesota's 108-100 win over Indiana, Olivia Miles' efficient 28 point outburst, Napheesa Collier's near triple double, and make the case that Breanna Stewart deserves serious MVP consideration right behind A'ja Wilson.

Then, in an extra long trip around the league, Ryan and Jordan hand out this week's full tank/empty tank report: Golden State's defense first surge, Washington's sneaky climb up the standings (with a shot at landing Chicago's No. 1 pick), and why Toronto and Portland are exactly where expansion teams are supposed to be right now.

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⏱️ CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro: Ryan Ruocco Fills In for Allie
03:05 Minnesota Beats Indiana 108 100: Breakdown
19:12 Breanna Stewart's MVP Case
26:55 Kelsey Plum Trade to Phoenix
42:40 Full Tank vs. Running on E + What's Next

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Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch joins Road Trippin’ at Summer League and explains why LaMelo Ball can unlock Anthony Edwards, create easier catch-and-shoot opportunities and turn Rudy Gobert into a bigger lob threat. Finch also admits the moment he regrets with Ant—and tells the real story behind their viral “pass the ball” sideline exchange and Edwards’ apology afterward.

Chapters

0:00 - Cold Open
0:50 - Intro & British Basketball League
4:35 - Finch’s Coaching Journey
7:45 - Europe, G League & Micah Nori
12:10 - Why Minnesota Added LaMelo
16:05 - Why NBA Veterans Matter
20:05 - Minnesota’s Difficult Season
24:15 - Finch’s Biggest Ant Regret
29:15 - Ant’s Viral Sideline Exchange
32:20 - LaMelo, Ant & Rudy
34:05 - Minnesota’s Frontcourt Plan
35:05 - Why Finch Defends Rudy Gobert
37:05 - Fishing & Outro

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Brandon Miller joins Road Trippin’ at Summer League and sets the record straight on LaMelo Ball’s leadership, explaining what teammates saw inside Charlotte’s locker room that the media missed. Brandon also discusses his rehab, his 210-pound goal, becoming a vocal leader at only 23 and why he believes a healthy Hornets team can be dangerous.

Richard Jefferson predicts Brandon’s first All-Star season if he returns healthy, while Channing Frye explains why adding Giannis-level physicality to Brandon’s current skill set could unlock MVP potential. Then Mike Miller crashes the show and remembers using a shadow double-team against Brandon in a high-school state championship, jokingly taking credit for the career that followed.

Chapters

0:00 - Cold Open
0:50 - Intro & Veteran Advice
5:10 - Brandon’s Rehab, Weight Goal & Leadership
11:10 - Brandon Defends LaMelo
14:35 - Brandon’s All-Star Leap
17:50 - Fanatics Sportsbook
18:30 - Building an MVP Skillset
21:05 - Charlotte’s Healthy Ceiling
23:00 - How Road Trippin’ Started
26:35 - The Miller Foundation
32:35 - Rookie Hazing and NBA Vets
34:20 - Mike Miller Crashes the Show
36:05 - Mike’s High-School Double-Team Story
39:40 - Mike Miller’s Pet Monkey
42:00 - Mike’s Final Praise for Brandon

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Terrell Suggs explains why Lamar Jackson is being judged unfairly, what Baltimore must add around its two-time MVP, and why Lamar reminds him of an even more dangerous Michael Vick. Perk challenges Suggs on C.J. Stroud and the Texans, while the two debate the Rams’ Super Bowl chances, a possible Aaron Donald return, Josh Allen’s pressure, Patrick Mahomes’ MVP case and Dak Prescott’s future in Dallas.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro
02:00 - Lamar Jackson Is Being Disrespected
06:55 - Lamar, LeBron and Michael Vick
11:00 - Rams Hype and an Aaron Donald Return
19:40 - Super Bowl Contenders and the C.J. Stroud Debate
25:30 - Suggs Makes His MVP and DPOY Picks
29:00 - Dak for MVP and the Jerry Jones Problem

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