NBA opening week observations: Chet on the rise, Klay’s debut & Ant’s loopy scoring development | The Kevin O’Connor Present

The primary few days of the 2024-2025 NBA season are within the books and there may be a lot to debate. For the primary third of the podcast, Kevin O’Connor is joined by Gibson Pyper (aka @HalfCourtHoops) to debate Thursday evenings video games by which Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder pummeled the Denver Nuggets, the Minnesota Timberwolves narrowly snuck one by the Sacramento Kings and the Dallas Mavericks had all of the solutions for the San Antonio Spurs.

Later, Tom Haberstroh joins KOC to react to the primary few nights of normal season NBA motion. The blokes begin in New Orleans, the place an harm to Dejounte Murray’s hand might imply the return of “Level Zion” for the Pelicans.

The NBA has stated that they’re investigating the 76ers after Joel Embiid missed opening evening and stated that he’s completed taking part in in back-to-back video games. The larger query is whether or not the Sixers can win sufficient video games with Embiid and Paul George sitting so usually?

LaMelo Ball lived as much as the hype in his return from an ankle harm and led the comeback cost towards the Rockets for a highway win. Is there any participant extra enjoyable to observe after they catch hearth?

Lastly, the blokes play a sport of “Truth, Fiction or Fantasy” to reply questions on Scoot Henderson’s future, the Magic’s declare as Florida’s finest workforce, the brand new wall of Clippers followers on the Intuit Dome and much more.