Gavriel and Torrence return for the 33rd consecutive week to discuss the Buss family's decision to sell the Los Angeles Lakers to Mark Walter for $10 billion, marking the largest sale of a pro sports franchise in the United States. In addition to the Chicago Bulls quietly coming to terms with Arturas Karnisovas and Marc Eversley on contract extensions to remain in the front office, the New York Knicks never-ending search for a head coach and a pair of trades involving the Trail Blazers sending Anfernee Simons and future picks to the Celtics in exchange for two-time All-Star guard Jrue Holiday, as well as another involving former Golden State Warriors guard Jordan Poole swapping residencies with his fellow peer CJ McCollum to join the New Orleans Pelicans as part of a 4-player deal in a loaded Opening Tip-Off segment (04:21).

While also sharing their official takeaways from the 2025 NBA Finals between the Pacers & Thunder (32:30) and the road that lies ahead for Indiana this offseason just days after falling to Oklahoma City in the wake of seeing their All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton tear his Achilles in Game 7 (42:59).

On top of the top storylines and teams hoops fans should keep their eyes on in what's shaping up to be a wide open Eastern Conference next season (52:04) before holding an in-depth talk on the blockbuster trade between the Phoenix Suns and Houston Rockets that sent Kevin Durant to Clutch City (1:00:48) and recent hoopla surrounding Rutgers' Ace Bailey's refusal to work out for teams leading up to the NBA Draft (1:13:42) as the duo discusses several teams, prospects and stories people should be on the lookout following the event out in Brooklyn (1:19:35).

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In episode 32 of The New Twenty Four, Gave and Torrence converge to discuss the first major trade to take place a few weeks before free agency involving the Memphis Grizzlies shipping out Desmond Bane to the Orlando Magic for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Cole Anthony and four unprotected first-round picks that went down at the top of the week and how it will help both franchises entering the 2025-26 campaign (06:23), while also talking further on all the news pertaining to Kevin Durant's marketplace and how the Phoenix Suns have put themselves in a tough spot to unload the two-time NBA Finals MVP among other items in this week's Opening Tip-Off segment (14:52).

Prior to taking a further dive back into all of the action going down in the battle for the Larry O'Brien Trophy between the Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder, as the friends take time to examine how OKC managed to regain control of the series (21:13) and where things have managed to go wrong for Indiana at arguably the most pivotal time of the year (29:35).

In addition to evaluating whether or not Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle should have decided to ride the hot hand of backup point guard T.J. McConnell over Tyrese Haliburton in the midst of his struggles during Game 5 (35:35), before talking on what's impressed them watching the evolution of Jalen Williams (36:55). On top of whether or not this year's Finals matchup is the best of the decade (42:01), before discussing if NBA fans of the 2010s happened to be spoiled by championship showdowns of recent past (48:23) and closing up shop by highlighting what spectators should be on the lookout for in Game 6 & more (55:30).

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Gavriel and Torrence get together again on Episode 31 of The New Twenty Four to highlight the legacy of former NBA MVP Allen Iverson days following the Hall of Fame icon's 50th birthday. In addition to the evolution of the game from the previous decade to now, as the duo share their respective thoughts on the latest involving Kevin Durant and which teams should seek to inquire about him following recent reports indicating that the 15-time All-Star forward is set to be traded by the Phoenix Suns in the coming weeks. On top of what the San Antonio Spurs and Philadelphia 76ers should seek to do with the No. 2 and No. 3 overall picks in this year's draft in an action-packed Opening Tip-Off segment (04:35).

Before taking a moment to share their overall takeaways through the first two games of the 2025 NBA Finals (19:42), assessing Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault's decision to make a subtle tweak to his starting lineup minutes prior to Game 1 (23:32).

Including what to make of Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton's performance in the championship round thus far (28:28), prior to taking time to converse on the historic season of the league's reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and where it ranks among the all-time great seasons in the history of the sport (32:19).

Before closing out things with a discussion on how important the bench unit for both teams are when it comes to controlling who comes out on top with the gold ball (40:05) and highlighting what each team must do to gain control of the series (44:09).

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