GQ Sports asked Chet about his favorite books He enthusiastically obliged amp pulled out a small collection They're all coffee table books The reason Too many words on the page kinda hurts my brain so it's always good when there's a lot of pictures in there which I think is pretty cool

Zach Lowe Joe House Chris Ryan draft their 15 favorite NBA Champs since 2000 Lowe asks why there was no love for the Kobe-Pau teams who went undrafted Ryan says You probably should have had a Californian on this podcast to balance the east coast lean of the panel Lowe responds Like Bill

Puck Hamby If big mainstream media outlets arent touching your Pablo Torre scoop to me thats not defending Steve Ballmer the NBA or the Clippers Thats like Is there anything here and are you just presenting this story for your audiencefor clout and clicks and building your audience

Sam Vecenie explains his decision to leave The Athletic and partner with Barstool He cites burnout from writing and desire to focus on and improve the podcast because it's IP that he owns

Pablo Torre on good journalism My kink is journalism The reason I do it is because I think that in this country the truth is a suit of armor that you can wear into any courtroom and feel confident I think the public interest is best served by people who are willing to do that

Blake Griffin gives his thoughts on the GOAT debate

Gafford cocks back and unloads on the Pelicans for the satisfying climax