{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Play-In CHAOS + Full NBA Award Ballot","description":"The NBA play-in tournament is deliveringeverything you could ask for. The Golden State Warriors came back from double digits down in the fourth quarter to eliminate the Clippers, Al Horford hit three straight threes, and Draymond Green locked Kawhi Leonard out of the game. Portland upset Phoenix. The Sixers handled Orlando, and Charlotte ended Miami's season in overtime with a LaMelo Ball controversy hanging over the whole thing.\n\nMo and Coach Brendan Suhr break down every play-in result before turning to the end of season awards. Who gets MVP? Who wins Coach of the Year? Why is the Most Improved Award being given to the wrong players? And is Cooper Flagg already good enough to have been on the US Olympic team?\n\nBoth hosts submit their full award ballot and make the case for some picks you won't hear anywhere else, including a Most Improved Player who hasn't been mentioned in any of these conversations.\n\nListen or watch on your favourite platform and catch up before the playoffs begin.\n\nTopics covered:\n\nWarriors comeback win over the Clippers, play-in recap\nPortland Trail Blazers eliminating the Phoenix Suns\nPhiladelphia 76ers defeating the Orlando Magic\nCharlotte Hornets beating the Miami Heat in overtime\nLaMelo Ball's flagrant 2 foul on Bam Adebayo and the referee failure\nA'ja Wilson's $1.4M per year contract vs NBA rookie salaries\nGolden State vs Phoenix play-in preview\n2026 NBA MVP debate: SGA vs Wembanyama vs Jokic\nVictor Wembanyama Defensive Player of the Year\nJoe Mazzulla as Coach of the Year and the best coach in the NBA right now\nBrad Stevens Executive of the Year\nSixth Man of the Year: Mo's pick vs Brendan's pick\nMost Improved Player: why lottery picks shouldn't qualify\nCooper Flagg Rookie of the Year\nClutch Player of the Year debate\n\n🎧 Listen to the full Hoop Genius Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & all platforms.\n📺 Subscribe for new episodes 2x a week.\n\nThis podcast is brought to you by NBA2K26:\nhttps://nba.2k.com/2k26/buy/","author_name":"The Hoop Genius Podcast","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5009963-the-hoop-genius-podcast","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43596466/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}