NBA Podcast: Vaccine wars and breakout player candidates
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Welcome to the latest edition of "Pound the Rock," an NBA podcast hosted by Joseph Casciaro and Joe Wolfond.
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Topics for this week's episode include:
- Kyrie Irving doesn't want to get vaccinated, and he asks that you respect his privacy on the matter
- Will he and other vaccine holdouts relent?
- How the NBA is trying to incentivize vaccination without mandating it
- Which young players are most likely to break out this season?
- Making the case for Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Aleksej Pokusevski, Jordan Poole, Tyrese Maxey, Chuma Okeke, and others