Hail To The District Podcast

With the 2017-2018 NBA season set to top off tonight, the HTTD basketball trio of Rajan, Neel, and John sat down for Part 1 of their two-part season preview podcast(s), taking a look at the storylines in the NBA's Western Conference. Discussion topics include: the Minnesota Timberwolves after the acquisition of Jimmy Butler (3:06), the Lakers being a surprise playoff contenders this year (8:55), picks for the 2017-2018 Rookie Of The Year (19:32), if the San Antonio Spurs fall out of the top 3 in the West (27:36), an honest assessment of the Oklahoma City Thunder (31:08), the most popular and connected player in the NBA (36:11), and whether it's cool to root for the Golden State Warriors, or to root against them (39:15).