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Who is the NBA Surprise Team? | Slam N Jam
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The NBA season is just days away, and every year there is a team that no one expects to win a lot games…..that wins a lot of games. Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers are joined by Trill Bro Dude of the You Know Ball Podcast to guess which team that will be this year. Alex Speers gives context for each team that is a “Surprise Team” candidate and the guys debate why each team won’t be that team, then they answer a trivia question about each team. Then at the end the boys give who they think their “Surprise Team” of the year is.
And…. there is a special announcement for this season for Slam n Jam
- Host: Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers
- With: Trill Bro Dude
- Producer: Andrew Schlecht
- Video Producer: Monica Compton
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