NBA Podcast: Who are the season's breakout players?

Joseph Casciaro, Joe Wolfond• ·
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Welcome to the latest edition of "Pound the Rock," an NBA podcast hosted by Joseph Casciaro and Joe Wolfond.

Find the show on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, Stitcher, and Spotify.

Topics for this episode include:

  • Revisiting our cursed breakout player predictions (Markelle Fultz, Derrick White, Kevin Porter Jr., Michael Porter Jr., Wendell Carter Jr., and OG Anunoby)
  • An interlude to discuss the Eastern Conference's biggest fugazis
  • Lauding the actual breakout players of the 2020-21 season: Jerami Grant, De'Andre Hunter, Hamidou Diallo, Christian Wood, Mikal Bridges, Chris Boucher, and Jaylen Brown
  • With additional shoutouts to: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Terry Rozier, John Collins, Zach LaVine, Naz Reid, Julius Randle, Harrison Barnes, CJ McCollum, Collin Sexton, and Keldon Johnson
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