About this episode
Where were you in 2006? Dan and Jake answer that question while considering just how long it has been since the Sacramento Kings last made it to the NBA postseason. They also recap how far the franchise has come since nearly being sold and moved to Seattle. In other NBA news, Kevin Durant returned to the Suns and the numbers say that this is the league’s best team (when everyone is healthy). Are the Suns the only super team left in the West? Does that make them the scariest team heading into the playoffs? The guys do a full breakdown of the Play-In Push™, looking at the teams that are currently headed towards a play-in tournament and a couple teams still on the outside looking in. They spend the longest amount of time on the Miami Heat, who nobody wants to see in the playoffs, and the Oklahoma City Thunder, who are scaring other teams around the league with how quickly they’ve become a playoff team. Finally, Dan explains why the Memphis Grizzlies are even more dangerous after the Ja Morant suspension than they were before it and Jake says that Memphis might have made the best trade of this year’s deadline. 02:00 Sacramento Kings clinch 1st playoff berth since 2006 16:15 Kevin Durant returns to the Suns 21:00 The Play-In Push™ 22:00 Miami Heat 26:30 Atlanta Hawks 31:00 Toronto Raptors 36:00 Washington Wizards 39:30 Minnesota Timberwolves 40:00 Los Angeles Lakers 41:35 New Orleans Pelicans 42:45 Oklahoma City Thunder 52:20 Vibe Check: Memphis Grizzlies 59:00 Tales from the Ranch Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https://apple.co/3zEuTQj or at Yahoo Sports Podcasts 📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tv