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Kendrick Perkins Talks NBA; Inside Scoop on Departed CU Staffer

  • Kendrick Perkins shares his perspective on the NBA and how it’s changed since his transition to an analyst.
  • He discusses the league’s new set of media deals, the growing impact of NIL, and which teams to look out for next season.
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Kendrick Perkins has found a second career as an NBA analyst—one that has changed his perspective on the league and its relationship to the media. He joins the show to discuss what he’s learned by seeing the game from both sides, the growing impact of college NIL (name, image, and likeness) on the NBA, and which teams could dethrone the Celtics.

We also get the story of Trevor Reilly, the Colorado staffer who sought NIL money from Saudi Arabia without telling the school, and has since left the program. Freelance sports reporter Jill Painter Lopez and Front Office Sports senior reporter A.J. Perez join to share their exclusive reporting on the story.

Plus, we check in on the big college football stories, two down-trodden MLB teams, and why Max Verstappen is cursing.

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