# Episode 65 - "A Value League" Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-new-twenty-four-7095277/episode-65-a-value-league Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-new-twenty-four-7095277/episode-65-a-value-league.md Podcast: [The New Twenty Four](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-new-twenty-four-7095277) Published: 2026-05-20T16:51:05+00:00 Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/tntf/2843984 Audio file: https://content.rss.com/episodes/300622/2843984/tntf/2026_05_20_16_46_37_e62179ab-8c05-4300-b8be-8569ff27f6db.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-new-twenty-four-7095277/episodes/episode-65-a-value-league Duration seconds: 3955 ## Resource With the Conference Finals officially underway, Gavriel Wilkins and Torrence Stagger return in Episode 65 of The New Twenty Four to break down all the latest happenings around the 2026 NBA Playoffs. The guys open by reflecting on the seasons of a pair of teams whose playoff runs came to an end in the conference semifinal round beginning with the Minnesota Timberwolves, discussing what went wrong, the development of several key pieces and what moves may be necessary for the franchise to finally get over the hump in the Western Conference. Before pivoting over to talk on the Detroit Pistons after a remarkable 60-win campaign came to a close in seven games against Cleveland, as the guys assess the growth of Cade Cunningham and company, the flexibility Detroit possesses moving forward and why this upcoming summer will indeed be a pivotal one for the franchise. The fellas also react to the latest news around the league including the Philadelphia 76ers moving on from president of basketball operations Daryl Morey while opting to retain Nick Nurse as head coach, in addition to the New Orleans Pelicans hiring former Magic coach Jamahl Mosley as their new head coach. Prior to turning the discussion over to the latest surrounding awards season, as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander earned his second consecutive NBA MVP award, as the duo speaks on his overall ascension among the league’s elite over the last few years and the trend of international stars continuing to dominate the award. Before closing things out by diving into both Conference Finals matchups — breaking down the Cleveland Cavaliers & New York Knicks battling for Eastern Conference supremacy, while also reacting to Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs stealing Game 1 against the Thunder in what’s shaping up to be a must-watch… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-new-twenty-four-7095277/episodes/episode-65-a-value-league/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-new-twenty-four-7095277/episode-65-a-value-league.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.