Hoop Collective: How The NBA Is Responding To Crisis

Brian Windhorst, Malika Andrews, Andrew Lopez and Kevin Pelton discuss the events of the past week and how the NBA community has rallied around the cause. Then, the crew tries to answer questions about the quality of games to expect when the NBA returns, if the "playoff-plus" format is fair and whether the league is trying to tailor its return plan around Zion Williamson and the Pelicans (16:00).

Who you got for DPOY: Giannis, AD or Gobert? (1:26)

When you casually drive by LeBron, AD and JR Smith (0:27)

Alex Caruso excited about the possibility of playing again (1:57)

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The Undefeated: Devean George on George Floyd's death: 'The saddest part is we're talking about riots now'

The former Laker discusses the protests happening in his hometown of Minneapolis

Lakers guard Alex Caruso

Zach talks to Lakers guard Alex Caruso about his unlikely NBA journey, the Lakers' surreal season, the NBA's potential return, all the memes, and much more.

Nick Wright: 'The one thing that LeBron supporters have the ability to do that MJ supporters could learn from is acknowledging failures'

Bomani Jones welcomes his friend, FS1's Nick Wright to the show for the first time for a wide-ranging conversation. The guys discuss how much of the modern NBA post-1990 needs to be re-litigated when it comes to ranking the greatest players and competitive balance (1:03). Nick defends his LeBron James as "the greatest ever" take (22:21) and Bomani complains about group projects again (34:15). Plus, what is the tipping point for sports news coverage on social activism in light of the George Floyd tragedy (44:19).

Max is picking Kawhi over LeBron ... and it has everyone heated (2:58)

The Hoop Collective: How To Structure The NBA's Return To Action

With multiple return-to-play proposals on the table, Brian Windhorst, Jackie MacMullan and Tim MacMahon discuss the feasibility of these options, as well as the NBA's real motivations behind each plan. Plus, the crew identifies the teams who could benefit the most from this extended layoff (33:50).

Austin Rivers explains why he doesn't enjoy LeBron's greatness (0:35)

LeBron or Giannis for MVP? Dame makes his pick (1:11)

What might the 2020 NBA playoffs look like? (4:03)

On this date: Horry's miracle shot caps off Lakers' remarkable comeback (1:32)

Pippen shares powerful comparison between Kobe, MJ (0:32)

Top 10 dunks in NBA playoff history (3:51)

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Dunks, game winners and a TD pass: Our favorite play of the season for all 30 teams

The world misses NBA basketball. Our experts do too. That's why they're reliving some the most memorable moments of 2019-20 so far.

The Hoop Collective: How The NBA Plans To Move Forward With 2020 Season

The NBA's potential return to Disney World poses a lot of questions. Brian Windhorst, Bobby Marks and Tim Bontemps talk about what they've heard from within the league about life inside the bubble, coronavirus testing protocols, and whether it's even worth it for bottom-tier teams to finish out the regular season. Plus, the crew looks at potential playoff matchups and if this year's format could pave the way for 1-16 playoff seeding in the future (28:55).