{"id":22206,"date":"2019-06-18T13:34:54","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T17:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=22206"},"modified":"2019-07-01T01:09:25","modified_gmt":"2019-07-01T05:09:25","slug":"the-last-word-nba-podcast-episode-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2019\/06\/18\/the-last-word-nba-podcast-episode-12\/","title":{"rendered":"The Last Word NBA Podcast &#8211; Episode 12"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>The Last Word &#8211; An NBA Podcast<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"The Last Word - NBA Finals Wrap Up, AD to LA, Starting 5 Under 25 by CrownHoops Podcast\" src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/crownhoops\/embed\/episodes\/The-Last-Word---NBA-Finals-Wrap-Up--AD-to-LA--Starting-5-Under-25-e4cadq#?secret=V9HoafCkRO\" data-secret=\"V9HoafCkRO\" height=\"102px\" width=\"400px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/the-last-word-nba-podcast\/episodes\/The-Last-Word---NBA-Finals-Wrap-Up--AD-to-LA--Starting-5-Under-25-e4cadq\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here<\/a><\/strong> if the audio player doesn&#8217;t load.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3q8fPWUzHl4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In this week&#8217;s episode, the guys start off by wrapping up the NBA season by talking about the new NBA Champions &#8211; the <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/nba-teams\/toronto-raptors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Toronto Raptors<\/a>. The Raptors defeated the <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/nba-teams\/golden-state-warriors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Golden State Warriors<\/a>\u00a0in six games, winning all three games at Oracle Arena. How did Toronto get it done? What are the celebrations like in Canada? Is this the end of the Warriors dynasty? What do injuries to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/t\/thompkl01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Klay Thompson<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/duranke01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kevin Durant<\/a><\/strong> mean going forward?<\/p>\n<p>This leads to a debate of what wins championships, star players or great depth. The Raptors addition of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/l\/leonaka01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kawhi Leonard<\/a><\/strong> took them from a team that could not seem to get over the hump into the 2019 Champs. However, other factors played a role as well. The additions of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/greenda02.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Danny Green<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/gasolma01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marc Gasol<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>were also big for the Raptors. <strong><a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/v\/vanvlfr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&#038;utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker-\" onclick=\"sr_record_analytics_event(&#039;newsfeed_click&#039;,&#039;&#039;, sr_record_directory(),&#039;sr_tracker&#039;);\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fred  VanVleet<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/p\/powelno01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&#038;utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker-\" onclick=\"sr_record_analytics_event(&#039;newsfeed_click&#039;,&#039;&#039;, sr_record_directory(),&#039;sr_tracker&#039;);\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Norman  Powell<\/a><\/strong> were huge off the bench in the Playoffs. Perhaps biggest of all, <strong><a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/s\/siakapa01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&#038;utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker-\" onclick=\"sr_record_analytics_event(&#039;newsfeed_click&#039;,&#039;&#039;, sr_record_directory(),&#039;sr_tracker&#039;);\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pascal  Siakam<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>emerged as a force as a big man this year.<\/p>\n<p>Following that, the guys talk about the trade that sent <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/davisan02.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anthony Davis<\/a><\/strong> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/nba-teams\/los-angeles-lakers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> and the implications of it on both teams.<\/p>\n<p>To end the episode, the guys each create their own starting five using players 25 years old or younger.<\/p>\n<p>WE NOW HAVE A YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOR VIDEO CONTENT! Sub to us at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCFoYltS4gHHda7_Mh3Rxb0g\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCFoYltS4gHHda7_Mh3Rxb0g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow us on twitter @LastWordPod and thanks for listening!<\/p>\n<p>Check out more articles done by our team at lastwordonprobasketball.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Last Word &#8211; An NBA Podcast Click here if the audio player doesn&#8217;t load. In this week&#8217;s episode, the guys start off by wrapping up the NBA season by talking about the new NBA Champions &#8211; the Toronto Raptors. 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