{"id":6822,"date":"2017-05-18T12:26:54","date_gmt":"2017-05-18T16:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/?p=6822"},"modified":"2017-05-19T13:05:35","modified_gmt":"2017-05-19T17:05:35","slug":"coast-2-coast-podcast-episode-28-nba-lottery-takeaways-wizards-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2017\/05\/18\/coast-2-coast-podcast-episode-28-nba-lottery-takeaways-wizards-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Coast 2 Coast Podcast Episode #28: NBA Lottery Takeaways, Wizards Future, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With just four NBA teams remaining, many teams begin rethinking every expectation they had for this season and that they have for the future. Is it really in our best interest to contend now or is it better to take a step back and wait for <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jamesle01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LeBron James<\/a><\/strong> to wilt away? That&#8217;s what the Washington Wizards battle as they look at their team following a seven-game series loss to the Boston Celtics. How much room is there to grow with this group? Is <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/p\/porteot01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Otto Porter<\/a><\/strong> worth a max or near-max deal? These are all questions that Austin and Dante tackle on this week&#8217;s podcast.<\/p>\n<p>Other topics include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Is it possible to see a better version of this Houston Rockets team? Can <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hardeja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">James Harden<\/a><\/strong> get any better?<\/li>\n<li>NBA Lottery takeaways and winners\/losers<\/li>\n<li>Considering other lottery ideas to protect against tanking<\/li>\n<li>Breaking down Boston-Cleveland and how Boston might have a chance<\/li>\n<li>Is Golden State-San Antonio over after <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/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>&#8216;s controversial injury?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Coast 2 Coast Podcast Episode #28: NBA Lottery Takeaways, Wizards Future, and more<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/rvgdi-6af253?from=yiiadmin\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Austin Cracraft and Dante Guarneri discuss everything from the wide world of the NBA, whether it be the latest update from a Banana Boat or a legend being thrown out of the Garden.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Follow the show on Twitter\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Coast2CoastPod\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Coast2CoastPod<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Austin is a Staff Writer and Podcast Host\/Producer at\u00a0Last Word On Sports. He is currently attending the\u00a0University of Oregon\u00a0and enjoys watching, talking about, and playing sports. He is a shameless Colorado Buffaloes\u00a0and\u00a0Oregon Ducks\u00a0fan.<\/p>\n<p>Dante studies Financial Economics at\u00a0Columbia University. For every statistic and analytic undertaking, he hopes to shed humorous light on the everyday parity of the sports world. 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