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The Raptors are the second best team in the East, but they had lost four in a row heading into Wednesday night and the offense has slumped. I discussed what is going on and the team's future with Ryan Wolstat of the Toronto Sun. #NBA #Raptors #Toronto

Russell Westbrook or James Harden for MVP? Is Mike D'Antoni the runaway Coach of the Year? Kurt Helin and Dan Feldman of NBC Sports debate all of that, plus Sixth Man, Defensive Player of Year, and even takeaways​ from the Warriors win over the Cavaliers Monday. #NBA #Cavaliers #Warrriors #PBTPodcast

Who should start the All-Star Game? Not Zaza Pachulia, but after that it gets tricky, Kurt Helin and Dane Carbaugh of NBC Sports try to hash it out. They also break down the Derrick Rose situation and talk Kyle Korver to the Cavaliers. #NBA #PBTPodcast #Bulls #Cavaliers

Rajon Rondo is benched, is he long for Chicago? Would the Bulls listen to Jimmy Butler trade offers? Taj Gibson? Kurt Helin of NBC Sports breaks it all down with Sean Highkin who covers the Bulls for The Athletic. #NBA #ChicagoBulls #Bull

The NBA's slate of five games on Christmas Day is seen as the unofficial start of the season for many fans. This year that includes the NBA Finals rematch/preview of Golden State at Cleveland. Kurt Helin and Dan Feldman from NBCSports.com break down all five games and what to look for. #NBA #NBAChristmas #NBCSports

Markelle Fultz. Lorenzo Ball. Harry Giles. Dennis Smith. The 2017 NBA Draft will be loaded with interesting players, but just how good is this class? Kurt Helin brings in NBC's ​college hoops expert Rob Dauster to break down the top prospects.

Harrison Barnes of the Dallas Mavericks spends about 10 minutes with Kurt Helin of NBC Sports talking ending up in Dallas, Dirk Nowitzki, and adapting to being a No. 1 offensive option. Then Dane Carbaugh joins Kurt to talk Mavericks and other NBA news.

The Cavaliers are clearly at the top, Toronto is next, then Boston, but who are playoff teams and who is going to slide as we look at the rest of the Eastern Conference? Will the Knicks hold on? Will Atlanta bounce back? Will the Bulls regress? Kurt Helin and Dan Feldman of NBC Sports break it all down.

Mention the Kings to fans around the league and the question is "when do they trade Cousins?" But Sacramento still has playoff dreams this season. James Ham of CSN Bay Area breaks down the Kings, why Cousins and Rudy Gay may not be moved at deadline, and the Western Conference playoff race.

The Lakers have been the biggest surprise in the NBA this season, and Baxter Holmes of ESPN joins Kurt Helin of NBCSports.com to discuss what Luke Walton has meant to the team, plus the growth of D'Angelo Russell, Brandon Ingram, Julius Randle, Nick Young, and more. #NBA #Lakers​

Is no Kobe the reason the Lakers are winning? Can Andrew Wiggins keep this pace up? Kurt Helin and Dane Carbaugh of NBC Sports tackle those and other questions you posed to them on Twitter in this latest PBT Extra. Plus, some Seattle expansion talk.

Dwyane Wade hitting threes? Nick Young's mature game? There are a lot of surprises this newly minted NBA season, and Dan Feldman and Kurt Helin of NBC Sports break down their top surprises through the first couple weeks of the season. Including Boston's terrible defense.

Utah is everybody's favorite breakout team this season, and with Gordon Hayward now healthy this team is ready to take the step. Jody Genessy of the Deseret News joins Kurt Helin of NBCSports.com to talk Jazz now, Rudy Gobert, if they can keep this team together, and how Jody lost more than 100 pounds. #NBA #UtahJazz

Kobe Bryant is one of the most captivating, polarizing, nearly inscrutable, and one of the best players ever to come through the NBA. Author Roland Lazenby of the new Kobe biography "Showtime" joins Kurt Helin of NBC Sports to talk Bryant, his youth and development, his influences, Shaq, Phil Jackson and more. #NBA #KOBE #KOBEBRYANT #Lakers

Cleveland vs. Golden State. Yes, we at ProBasketballTalk are predicting that as the NBA Finals, but Kurt Helin and Dane Carbaugh of NBC Sports talk what teams could challenge them, who makes the playoffs, teams to keep and eye on and much more. #NBA #Cavaliers #Warriors #NBAFinals #NBApredictions

Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant are on the same team, so who wins MVP now? Ben Simmons likely will not play enough games, so who wins Rookie of the Year. Kurt Helin and Dan Feldman predict them all in this latest PBT Podcast. #NBA #MVP #NBAAwards

Has New Orleans finally put a better team around Anthony Davis? Will the Pelicans finally be healthy enough to make a run? Sean Deveney of The Sporting News joins Kurt Helin of NBC Sports to talk Pelicans, plus the Spurs, Rockets, Mavericks, and Grizzlies. #NBA #Pelicans #AnthonyDavis

Philadelphia coach Brett Brown joins NBC's Kurt Helin to talk about the slow evolution of the Sixers, the process of building a culture, how Joel Embiid is at heart of those plans, and his job security. #Sixers #NBA #NBC #JoelEmbiid

Dwyane Wade has come home to Chicago, partnering with jimmy Butler and Rajon Rondo. But is this even a playoff team? Probably, but Kurt Helin of NBC breaks it down with Vincent Goodwill of CSNChicago.com. The two also discuss if anybody in the East can beat Cleveland, and just how good are Detroit and Milwaukee?

Portland was last season's surprise team, this season everyone will be ready for them. Will bringing in Evan Turner help the Blazers take a step forward? Kurt Helin of NBC and Jason Quick of CSNNW.com talk Portland, plus OKC, Utah, and the entire NorthWest Division. #NBA #NBApreview #TrailBlazers #Lillard