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Is TMac overrated? - Episode 2 Basketball 100
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The Basketball 100 Podcast is a 6 part podcast that counts down the 100 best players in the history of the NBA. Episode 2 includes players 79-60 hosted by Jon Krawczynski, Fred Katz and Law Murray of the Athletic. They discuss which players have brought the most joy, recount the players that people may not know well, and discuss which players are too high and too low on the list.
60. Tracy McGrady
61. Dave Cowens
62. Wes Unseld
63. Dolph Schayes
64. Dennis Rodman
65. Damian Lillard
66. Carmelo Anthony
67. Earl Monroe
68. Chris Webber
69. Billy Cunningham
70. Tiny Archibald
71. Robert Parish
72. Paul George
73. Hal Greer
74. Bill Walton
75. Alonzo Mourning
76. Jerry Lucas
77. Sam Jones
78. Pau Gasol
79. Alex English
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Host: Jon Krawczynski
With: Fred Katz and Law Murray
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
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