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SGA MVP Talk, 65-Game Rule Debate, Best Team in the NBA, and Exposed: OKC Depth, Dort Controversy + Roman on Extracted

In Season 3, Episode 19 of the Swishlist Podcast, the hosts debate the NBA MVP race under the 65-game rule, with Rhoman putting SGA first, Cade Cunningham second, and Jalen Brown third while questioning whether 65 games is the right cutoff. They argue who the best team is right now—OKC and Detroit vs. a surging Spurs team led by Wemby—and discuss how strength of schedule could shift seeding for teams like Denver, Boston, OKC, and Cleveland. They break down Lu Dort’s dirty-play reputation, OKC’s unusually deep roster and how its playoff rotation might shrink, and whether Atlanta’s Kuminga and Jalen Johnson are the league’s most athletic duo. The episode also includes hypothetical skill swaps, legendary one-on-one matchups, a point guard Mount Rushmore debate, KD scoring titles vs. Gobert DPOYs, shoutouts to Antawn Jamison, and a Tim Duncan–Wizards wins stat, before closing with Rhoman’s updates and behind-the-scenes talk from Fox’s Extracted Season 2.

00:00 Welcome and Agenda
00:41 MVP Race and 65 Game Rule
01:12 MVP Ladder Picks
02:44 Asterisks and Era Comparisons
04:59 Best Team Right Now
05:33 OKC vs Spurs Debate
07:30 Strength of Schedule Watch
09:35 Playoff Seeding Chaos
11:18 Is Lu Dort Dirty
14:03 OKC Playoff Rotation Cuts
17:10 Depth Kings OKC Detroit Spurs
18:52 Hawks Athletic Duo Talk
21:30 Ayton vs Capela and Skill Games
30:40 Duncan Over Giannis
31:09 Shaq Versus Jokic
32:16 Murray Clutch Takeover
33:28 Playoff Murray Or Lakers
34:32 Point Guard Mount Rushmore
35:33 Isiah Locks Third Spot
36:14 Stockton Versus Kidd Debate
38:18 KD Scoring Titles Win
39:15 Gobert Playoff Exposed
40:50 Antawn Jamison Forgotten Bucket
42:42 Duncan Wins Versus Wizards
44:08 Maxey And Three Point Records

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