The Julius Randle Player Option Conundrum + A Win In Orlando w/ Kyle Theige

The Dane Moore NBA Podcast

On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to discuss the looming question of what is going to happen with Julius Randle's player option. Dane and Kyle take a look at the Wolves salary cap sheet, and in that detail how much they have to spend if Randle opts in and how much added financial flexibility they'll receive if he opts out. After salary cap talk, Dane and Kyle also discuss themes from the win in Orlando and ripple effects of the starting lineup change. Specific topics and timestamps below...

- Wolves cap sheet update + The two paths of the Randle player option (2:00)

- What position to use the MLE on in free agency, if Randle opts out/isn't on the team (15:00)

- Big games for all 3 bigs in an ideal Orlando matchup (36:00)

- Finch's applause for Ant finding consistent effectiveness in games following his comments (45:00)

- Ripples of the starting lineup change and how they impact DiVincenzo and McDaniels specifically (65:00)

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