Show notes:
Intro (00:00 - 01:13)
Players of the Week: Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetolounmpo (00:48 - 04:23)
Kyrie Irving demands a trade and in fact does get traded to the Dallas Mavericks, his 4 year history with the Nets, the fallout from all sides and the media seemingly upset at this news including ESPN's Stephen A. Smith (04:24 - 28:04)
All Stars reserves are announced with a lot of surprises and of course snubs
West: Ja Morant, Lauri Markkanen, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Damian Lillard, Paul George, Domantis Sabonis and Jaren Jackson Jr.
East: Joel Embiid, Jaylen Brown, Julius Randle, Demar DeRozan, Jrue Holiday, Tyrese Hailburton and Bam Adebayo (28:05 - 33:54)
Major injury news on both Steph Curry and Jusuf Nurkic as well as the return of Tyrese Haliburton from missing 10 games with injuries (33:55 - 36:01)
Lebron James moves into 4th place on the all time assists leaders list and teammate Russell Westbrook enters the top 10 in career assists (36:02 - 38:03)
January Players, Coaches and Rookies of the Month: Nikola Jokic and Joel Embiid (players), Mike Malone and Doc Rivers (coaches), Keegan Murray and Paolo Banchero (rookies) (38:04 - 40:26)
The 1st cancelled game of the season: Washington Wizards at Detroit Pistons (40:27 - 41:00)
2 altercations on the court: Dillon Brooks hitting Donovan Mitchell in the groin area and Mitchell throwing the ball back at him; Mo Bamba goes after Austin Rivers following a missed 3 point goal attempt (41:01 - 44:00)
WNBA free agency news: New York Liberty acquiring former MVP Jonquel Jones via trade and signing both another former MVP Breanna Stewart and lead guard Courtney VanderSloot, Las Vegas Aces signing both former MVP Candace Parker and solid defender Alysha Clark as well as trading away the popular Dearica Hamby plus other major signings and trades (44:01 - 55:33)
Call to action (55:34 - 56:52)
