Talking Hoops Ep. 8: the NBA Lockout, Celtics new TV deal and competitive balance
In the latest episode of Talking Hoops, WEEI.com’s Paul Flannery is joined by SB Nation NBA editor Tom Ziller to talk about the lockout, the Celtics new TV deal, competitive balance and the impact of Yao Ming. Ziller also provides an update on the Sacramento Kings situation and makes a list of all the things he’s looking forward to next season, if there is a next season.
Adrian Wojnarowski, Yahoo! Sports
Adrian talked about how there is a real chance they lose an entire NBA season due to the lockout, the issues between the owners and players, how the owners are looking for rollbacks on many existing deals, if owners will have to honor the current contracts, if he agrees that 22 teams in the league are actually losing money and how some free agents could go over to Europe and play during the lockout.
Ken Berger, CBS Sports
Ken joined Chris Mannix and Kirk Minihane to discuss the latest news and rumors surrounding the NBA lockout and if games could be missed next season.