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In this episode of the Good Word with Goodwill podcast, Yahoo Sports senior NBA reporter Vincent Goodwill is joined by ESPN senior writer Chris Herring to run through their biggest surprises month by month in the 2024-25 NBA season.
Chris and Vinnie start in Cleveland, where the Cavaliers are off to a blazing 15-0 start and look like one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference. Is it sustainable? Is it all the new head coach? How has Donovan Mitchell’s role changed?
After wondering if Donovan Mitchell will get MVP votes, the guys dig through the outrageous numbers Nikola Jokic is putting up for the Denver Nuggets and declare Jokic the MVP until further notice. Vinnie goes into the boxes to try and find out if anyone had a better 5-year stretch than what Jokic is doing now.
Vinnie talks about the Detroit Pistons being significantly better than they were last season with mostly the same roster, and asks Chris to check on him if his Detroit bias is out of control.
Next, the guys talk about the Milwaukee Bucks, who look lost and have no real way to improve their franchise outside of trading one of the two superstars on the roster. Is it time for the Bucks to consider trading Giannis? If so, where would he even go?
Vinnie has an idea for a Giannis trade target, and it’s the #3 team in the Western Conference. Watch out for the Houston Rockets, who are loaded with talent and playing hard for head coach Ime Udoka.
(02:45) – The 15-0 Cleveland Cavaliers
(13:25) – Can anyone catch Jokic for MVP?
(22:55) – The suddenly competent Detroit Pistons
(30:30) – Is it time for the Bucks to trade Giannis?
(45:00) – The upstart Houston Rockets
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