Ja Morant Trade Talk, Trae Young to DC, and Is NBA Ring Culture Ruining The NBA | EP 29

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Episode Notes

The Corner 3 Podcast is back for its first episode of 2026. Rush , Jarrett, and Tone dive in to the top storylines in the NBA right now.

The episode opens discussing if the Trae Young trade was a good move from the Hawks and Wizards perspective. From there we discus the Ja Morant trade market, breaking down what the compensation will be and what it would mean for future trades to happen.

We tackle a bigger cultural conversation around changes we'd like to see surrounding basketball discourse. One of the main ones being the ring culture obsession that has taken over NBA discourse specifically. We also analyze some of the top Eastern conference teams , their weaknesses, and how to fix them.

To close, we have some fun redrafting the first 5 picks of the 2003 NBA draft class and some questions from the NBA Threads community. Remember the best 3 is the Corner 3.

Chapters 📌

(00:00) Intro

(01:57) Was the Trae Young trade good for Wizards

(06:50) Was the Trae Young trade good for Hawks

(16:40) Ja Morant trade market

(22:26) Ring culture ruining basketball discourse

(45:38) Eastern conference team weaknesses

(01:00:00) 2003 NBA redraft first 5

(01:04:54) NBA Threads Mailbag

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