Tom West joins host Adio Royster to talk about the experience Matisse Thybulle had at this summer’s Olympics in Tokyo. The pair discuss the myth of the “Olympic Bump” as it pertains to Thybulle. Will he have the same kind of year as other NBA players have had after playing in the Olympics prior to an NBA season? There were markers and signs that it’s possible.
In the second half of the pod today, Tom and Adio talk about the first day of Philadelphia 76ers media day. What was the sense of the room when Doc Rivers and Daryl Morey took the podium to discuss everything (yes, including Ben Simmons).