Open Floor: SI's NBA Show

Chris Mannix & Rachel Nichols break down the Chicago Bulls finally cleaning house in their front office, why Michael Malone decided to forgo a return to the NBA to coach at the University of North Carolina, how major injuries to Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves have doomed the Lakers’ promising season, and whether the showdown between Nikola Jokić and Victor Wembanyama is a preview of things to come in the playoffs.

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Chris Mannix and Evan Turner break down how the Lakers have remained the NBA’s hottest team and whether LeBron James will take less money to contribute to a contender next season. They also discuss how the Knicks are caught in another rough spell and Jayson Tatum winning Player of the Week as another step in his remarkable comeback.

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Chris Mannix and Rachel Nichols break down how Luka Dončić is making a late-season MVP push, Adam Silver’s very complicated anti-tanking proposals he outlined at the annual Board of Governors meetings, why the Sixers could surprise someone in the first round of the playoffs, and the increasingly complex trade situation involving Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks.

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Chris Mannix and Evan Turner break down how this year's MVP race could come down to the wire, as well as which three players they believe are most deserving. They also share additional thoughts on the increasingly scrutinized 65-game minimum rule and discuss what the future holds for Cam Thomas after being waived by two tanking teams within a month

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Chris Mannix and Rachel Nichols discuss whether there will be any updates on league expansion or the Clippers investigation at the Board of Governors meetings before discussing the Lakers winning nine in a row behind Luka Dončić, why Karl-Anthony Towns keeps getting criticized even when the Knicks win, and what is going wrong for the Rockets to end the season

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