In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) discuss the top storylines for when the 2019-20 NBA season resumes in late July.

How will the extended layoff affect teams? Will any teams attempt to manipulate their seeding for easier early-round playoff matchups? Are the Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers still resounding favorites? Which teams loom as dark-horse title contenders?

Check out the episode to hear Morten and Bryan discuss all of that and more.

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