{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/680699031da48c8a6678fb35/68069a1d38088415692f2383?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Preseason Observations and the Gary Trent Jr. Conundrum - Confederacy of Dunks","description":"<p>Season 11, Episode 298</p><p>Welcome to our season 11 premiere! Joining us this week: He's an actor and comedian and co-host of the Book It Vince! Podcast, it's <a href=\"https://twitter.com/HallAndJokes\">Antony Hall</a>! He's a Raptors Republic writer and podcaster, all the way from Victoria, B.C., it's <a href=\"https://twitter.com/AdonMoss\">Adon Moss</a>!</p><p>(Please note that time-codes may shift 30 seconds to a minute due to ads)</p><p>(00:00) - New season intro and a return from A.I. Media Day</p><p>(07:20) - Raptors: Preseason takeaways so far</p><p>(21:58) - Raptors: Gary is clearly frustrated about the possibility of not being a starter. Is bringing him off the bench a bad idea?</p><p>(33:30) - NBA: James Harden has insinuated that he's gonna make some kind of scene to help move his trade along. What would be a great way to force a trade?</p><p>(48:18) - NBA: Defense is this nebulous thing in basketball. It's half the game, but very hard to pinpoint. Who is under/overrated on the <a href=\"https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/nba/news/nba-top-100-defender-rankings-ben-simmons-victor-wembanyama/08f5a6479d3e847a3502eeb3\">NBA.com top 100 Defenders</a> list?</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href=\"https://megaphone.fm/adchoices\">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>","author_name":"The Nation Network"}