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AD Not Fully Bought In (Yet?) and a WNBA Draft Preview

On today's show Troy, Isaac and Wardell opened with a very brief recap of the Washington Wizards' week (3:36), which led to all of them sharing their opinions on Anthony Davis' recent comments about the Wizards franchise (6:49).


From there, the crew addressed Jake Fishers recent report that 8-12 head coaching positions could change this offseason, and gauged whether Washington's current coach Brian Keefe could be one (14:44).


Later in the show, after a pivot over to the WNBA, the Caucus circled back on the Washington Mystics' recent decision to fire Jamila Wideman (23:44) before then previewing the upcoming WNBA Draft (34:34).


Also on this today's show:

(44:34) 🎤 Trivia Time from the Line on the the players who have averaged the most rebounds per game over their first 10 games in their NBA/ABA career

(54:15) ⏱️ The Last Shot

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