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Today on NBA Morning Deuce, Joey Levin, and Alex Ruane discuss the underwhelming return of Anthony Davis from injury and whether or not the Lakers legitimately have the time to get right for a title run, the Bucks with a big win over the Sixers, Kemba Walker having a vintage game to lead the Celtics to a win over the Suns, Chicago with a big win over Charlotte to keep their playoff chase alive and a Trae Young injury update. Follow the show on Twitter @nbamorningdeuce Follow Joey on Twitter @josephrlevin

Today on NBA Morning Deuce, Joey Levin, and Alex Ruane discuss Trae Young injuring his ankle in a Hawks loss to the Knicks, the Knicks winning their 8th straight game, Miami winning their third in a row and 2nd in a row by 20 or more, Washington moving into the play-in tourney with a win over the Warriors while Chicago dropped out with a loss to the Cavs, Toronto gains steam with their 4th win in a row, Phoenix gets closer to the best record in the NBA beating the Sixers, Jaren Jackson Jr returns from injury for the Grizzlies, Michael Porter Jr continues to shine and the Nuggets win their 4th in a row since Jamal Murray’s injury. Follow the show on Twitter @nbamorningdeuce Follow Joey on Twitter @josephrlevin

Today on NBA Morning Deuce, Joey Levin, and Alex Ruane discuss the Nets beating the Pelicans without Kevin Durant and James Harden, Harden’s injury setback, the Pelicans continued defensive struggles, the Knicks winning their 7th game in a row led by Julius Randle and RJ Barrett, the Hawks keeping a hold of the 4th seed in the East, Anthony Edwards interview with GQ, and the wild situation over the past 24 hours on Lakers twitter. Follow the show on Twitter @nbamorningdeuce Follow Joey on Twitter @josephrlevin

Today on NBA Morning Deuce, Joey Levin, and Alex Ruane discuss the continued historic run Steph Curry is on after he drops 49 points on the Sixers, a battle between two of the next teams on the NBA the Suns and the Bucks, the Wizards winning their 5th in a row to continue their run to the play-in tourney, shorthanded Celtics lose to the Bulls, Shorthanded Heat beat the Rockets, Shorthanded Pacers lose to the Spurs, and LaMelo Ball close to return from injury. Follow the show on Twitter @nbamorningdeuce Follow Joey on Twitter @josephrlevin

Today on NBA Morning Deuce, Joey Levin, and guest co-host Giancarlo Navas of The Miami Heat Beat podcast discuss Bam Adebayo’s first game-winner of his career in a win over the Nets and whether it will help Miami turn the corner the rest of the season, the Knicks 5th in win in a row led once again by Julius Randle, Zion Williamson’s post-game comments about playing in Madison Square Garden, the Hawks holding on to the 4th spot in the East with a win over the Pacers, why the Raptors are the perfect example of what’s wrong with the NBA Play In Tourney, the Celtics recent turnaround, and Steph Curry continuing his historic scoring run this season. Follow the show on Twitter @nbamorningdeuce Follow Joey on Twitter @josephrlevin Follow Giancarlo on Twitter @gnavas103

Today on NBA Morning Deuce, Joey Levin, and guest co-host Mark Schindler of Indy Cornrows and Premium Hoops discuss the shocking retirement of LaMarcus Aldridge and how it impacts the Nets, the Bucks win over the Hawks in Giannis’ return and their upside in the East, how Atlanta stacks up against the top teams in the East, whether or not the Pacers are cursed with injuries and what a successful season would be for them, the Celtics upside in the East, which teams can compete with the Lakers in the West and who the favorite for NBA MVP is during the home stretch. Follow the show on Twitter @nbamorningdeuce Follow Joey on Twitter @josephrlevin Follow Mark on Twitter @MSchindlerNBA

Today on NBA Morning Deuce, Joey Levin, and Alex Ruane discuss Luka Doncic’s insane game-winning buzzer-beater to beat the Grizzlies and whether it’s the best shot of the NBA season, the Eastern Conference playoff race, and whether teams like the Bulls, Raptors and Wizards deserve to be in the play-in tourney, Joel Embiid torching the Nets, Michael Porter Jr stepping up in the Nuggets first game without Jamal Murray and Steve Kerr not allowing Steph Curry to break the three-point record Follow the show on Twitter @nbamorningdeuce Follow Joey on Twitter @josephrlevin

Today on NBA Morning Deuce, Joey Levin, and Alex Ruane discuss Jamal Murray’s season-ending torn ACL and what’s next for the Denver Nuggets, whether or not the injuries around the Western Conference make the Clippers the favorites in the West, the Suns win over the Heat, Anthony Edwards not knowing who A-Rod is, the Hawks winning again without Trae Young, whether Charlotte’s injuries could ultimately drop them out of the playoffs, and Boston winning their 4th in a row. Follow the show on Twitter @nbamorningdeuce Follow Joey on Twitter @josephrlevin

Today on NBA Morning Deuce, Joey Levin, and Alex Ruane discuss the Minnesota Timberwolves game being postponed after the killing of Daunte Wright by a police officer in Minnesota. Then the guys discuss the games from Monday night including Joel Embiid’s absolutely dominant performance, Julius Randle’s revenge game against the Lakers, Jonas Valanciunas continuing his incredible stretch against the Bulls, Steph Curry’s historic night against the Nuggets, the Pelicans winning an ugly one vs the Kings, Utah losing to the Wizards without Mike Conley and Jordan Clarkson, and Phoenix moving a game closer to Utah for the best record in the NBA. Follow the show on Twitter @nbamorningdeuce Follow Joey on Twitter @josephrlevin

Today on NBA Morning Deuce, Joey Levin and guest co-host Andrew Claudio from Knicks Film School discuss Victor Oladipo going down with a non-contact knee injury, whether or not the Bulls are a threat to jump up in the East Playoff race, why people don’t seem to buy the Jazz as a title contender, the Suns’ upside in the West playoffs, whether or not Milwaukee’s moves this season have put them over the hump and all things Knicks including why Knicks fans are SO out on Elfrid Payton, the relationship between the new Knicks front office and coach Tom Thibodeau, the development of Julius Randle and RJ Barrett and much more. Follow the show on Twitter @nbamorningdeuce Follow Joey on Twitter @josephrlevin Follow Andrew Twitter @andrewjclaudio_

Today on NBA Morning Deuce, Joey Levin and Alex Ruane discuss Kevin Durant’s return from injury and the dominance of the Nets, the Celtics getting a good bounceback win over the Knicks, the Nuggets win over the Spurs and a MAJOR clue in the mystery around Bol Bol’s lack of playing time, a shootout between the T-Wolves and Pacers, Dallas’ rough loss to Houston, and the Grizzlies winning their fourth in a row to keep playoff position. Follow the show on Twitter @nbamorningdeuce Follow Joey on Twitter @josephrlevin

performance over the Celtics, a rough loss for the Heat to the Grizzlies, Denver continuing to look like a potential title contender, Nikola Vucevic and Zach Lavine starting to build a report in Chicago, the Warriors getting a win over a Giannis-less Milwaukee behind a big game from Steph Curry, whether or not the Clippers are actually a title contender, Trae Young going off for another Hawks win, and the Raptors losing to the LeBron and AD-less Lakers. Follow the show on Twitter @nbamorningdeuce Follow Joey on Twitter @josephrlevin

Today on NBA Morning Deuce, Joey Levin and Alex Ruane discuss the Nets surviving the Knicks despite James Harden leaving the game after re-aggravating his hamstring, D’Angelo Russell returning for the most fun worst team in the NBA in a while, the Mavericks winning their 5th straight and continuing their surge, Gary Trent’s game-winning buzzer-beater, a couple tanking teams having trouble tanking, potential rule changes in the NBA and the end of the Paul Pierce era at ESPN. Follow the show on Twitter @nbamorningdeuce Follow Joey on Twitter @josephrlevin

Today on NBA Morning Deuce, Joey Levin and Alex Ruane discuss Jrue Holiday getting a max extension from the Bucks, the insane number of huge blowouts around the NBA this past weekend, the Lakers continued struggles and what it means for the west, Chicago getting a win over the shorthanded Nets, Atlanta going 3-0 since Lou Williams debut, Boston potentially finding their groove against the Hornets, and Denver continuing to roll over the Magic. Follow the show on Twitter @nbamorningdeuce Follow Joey on Twitter @josephrlevin

Today on NBA Morning Deuce, Joey Levin, and Lazarus Jackson from Pistons vs Everybody discuss the debuts of LaMarcus Aldridge and Victor Oladipo for their new squads, the latest on Kevin Durant, the Sixers beating the Cavs despite a random Kevin Love appearance, the Magic can’t seem to tank correctly beating the Pelicans, a wild ending in the Hawk-Spurs game, Russell Westbrook with another triple-double in a loss and the State of the Pistons. Follow the show on Twitter @nbamorningdeuce Follow Joey on Twitter @josephrlevin Submit your Blue Wire Hustle application here: http://bwhustle.com/join

Today on NBA Morning Deuce, Joey Levin, and Alex Ruane discuss Andre Drummond’s Lakers debut and his injury, Anthony Edwards potentially rookie season-defining game, James Harden’s hamstring injury, Toronto’s loss to the Thunder and OKC losing draft pick position, Boston continuing to struggle with a loss to Dallas, Miami holding Indiana under 100 points in another win, Boogie Cousins signing with the Clippers, Stephen A Smith v Russell Westbrook. Follow the show on Twitter @nbamorningdeuce Follow Joey on Twitter @josephrlevin Submit your Blue Wire Hustle application here: http://bwhustle.com/join

Today on NBA Morning Deuce, Joey Levin, and Alex Ruane discuss how scary the Denver Nuggets have the potential to be with the addition of Aaron Gordon, Michael Porter Jr’s under the radar elite 3-point shooting, the Suns surviving against the Atlanta Hawks, the Clippers blowing a 16-point lead to the fire-sale Orlando Magic, Russell Westbrook with another big triple-double in a Wizards loss to the Hornets, Rui Hachimura’s development, and KD vs Rappaport. Follow the show on Twitter @nbamorningdeuce Follow Joey on Twitter @josephrlevin Submit your Blue Wire Hustle application here: http://bwhustle.com/join

Today on NBA Morning Deuce, Joey Levin, and Alex Ruane discuss the remarkable turnaround to the season by the Sacramento Kings, Zion Williamson going off again against the Celtics, and the Celtics awful trade deadline, The Heat snapping their losing streak against the Knicks, and why a Miami-New York playoff series would be good for the league, Russell Westbrook’s MONSTER game, Brooklyn nearly losing to Minnesota despite another MVP game from James Harden, Toronto’s rough season continues, OKC benching Al Horford, early evaluation of Nikola Vucevic on the Bulls. Follow the show on Twitter @nbamorningdeuce Follow Joey on Twitter @josephrlevin Submit your Blue Wire Hustle application here: http://bwhustle.com/join

Today on NBA Morning Deuce, Joey Levin, and James Herbert of CBS Sports discuss Andre Drummond signing the with Lakers after being bought out, LaMarcus Aldridge signing with Nets, how valuable players on the buyout market actually are to teams, Al Horford sitting out the rest of the season for the Thunder, Aaron Gordon’s debut for the Denver Nuggets, Norm Powell’s fit with the Blazers, the Raptors future and how the Hornets look without LaMelo Ball. Follow the show on Twitter @nbamorningdeuce Follow Joey on Twitter @josephrlevin Follow James on Twitter @outsidethenba Submit your Blue Wire Hustle application here: http://bwhustle.com/join

Today on NBA Morning Deuce, Joey Levin, and Ruben Palacios of CBS Sports break down every move from the NBA trade deadline and their winners and losers including Victor Oladipo to the Miami Heat, Nikola Vucevic to the Chicago Bulls, Aaron Gordon to the Denver Nuggets, Kyle Lowry not getting traded and much more. Follow the show on Twitter @nbamorningdeuce Follow Joey on Twitter @josephrlevin Follow Ruben on Twitter @RubenTalksKicks

Today on NBA Morning Deuce, Joey Levin, and Ti Windisch of the Gyro Step Podcast discuss all things Milwaukee Bucks including their last-second win over the Celtics on Wednesday, End of Game Giannis, grading the Jrue Holiday trade, what the contributing factors have been to their recent run and how Bucks fans feel about the PJ Tucker trade. Then we break down the last ahead of the trade deadline including Kyle Lowry potentially playing his last game in Toronto and the best fits, whether or not Aaron Gordon will move the needle for a team, Will Victor Oladipo be moved, or is it all just posturing, and a look at the top players on the buyout market. Follow the show on Twitter @nbamorningdeuce Follow Joey on Twitter @josephrlevin Follow Ti on Twitter @tiwindisch

Today on NBA Morning Deuce, Joey Levin, and Dan Favale of Hardwood Knocks discuss the injury woes around the NBA including how bad it could get for the Lakers with LeBron James and Anthony Davis out, Zion’s 20-point streak, the Heat’s losing streak and whether or not Kyle Lowry makes sense at the deadline, Monty Williams’ case for COY and whether the Suns are a legit threat to win the West, Nikola Jokic with yet another triple-double and his case for MVP, Julius Randle’s continued case for Most Improved player behind his incredible shooting and trade deadline chatter including the Raptors situation, Aaron Gordon, Victor Oladipo, Malcolm Brogdon and Lauri Markannen. Follow the show on Twitter @nbamorningdeuce Follow Joey on Twitter @josephrlevin

Today on NBA Morning Deuce, Joey Levin discuss the Rockets finally snapping a 20-game losing streak with a win over the Raptors, is it time for the Raptors to completely blow it up after this 9-game losing streak, The Bucks blowing out the Pacers without Giannis, is this the strangest injury season in recent memory?, Memphis beats Boston in overtime battle, Hornets win first game without LaMelo Ball, Young Thunder beat the Wolves, Aaron Gordon trade request. Follow the show on Twitter @nbamorningdeuce Follow Joey on Twitter @josephrlevin

Today on NBA Morning Deuce, Joey welcomes Jabari Davis from Dunks and Discourse to break down the weekend in the NBA including LaMelo Ball’s season-ending injury, LeBron James’ ankle injury that will keep him out indefinitely, Blake Griffin’s Nets debut, and his first dunk since 2019, the Heat and Raptors continuing their losing streaks and reports of a potential Kyle Lowry trade, the Rockets losing their 20th game in a row, the Sixers beating the Knicks on another questionable call by the refs, the Pels getting a win behind 60 combined points from Zion and Brandon Ingram and the Hawks 8-game win streak. Follow the show on Twitter @nbamorningdeuce Follow Joey on Twitter @josephrlevin Follow Jabari on Twitter @JabariDavisNBA