The nerds give their takeaways from the first full slate of NBA action, discussing Victor Wembanyama’s remarkable season debut as he makes his case for the best-in-the-world and the future GOAT, how Cooper Flagg struggled in comparison, and what we should make of the NBA’s massive gambling scandal featuring Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier and Damon Jones. They also get into lots of other niche micro-takes because what else is there to do off one day of basketball.

Timestamps

00:00:18 - Victor Wembanyama has ascended

00:19:03 - Spurs’ supporting cast

00:24:42 - Cooper Flagg’s NBA Debut

00:36:03 - V.J. Edgecombe is going to be a star

00:42:45 - MVP Joel Embiid is gone

00:48:32 - The athletic wing takeover is officially here

00:55:09 - Anthony Edwards is a stamped Top 6 player on the planet

01:00:34 - Impressive rookie debuts from Fears, Johnson, & Coward

01:02:37 - Mike Brown is going to make the Knicks better than Thibs

01:13:11 - Magic offense will be much improved

01:17:50 - The NBA’s gambling scandal

01:34:35 - Miscellaneous extra basketball thoughts