Gavriel and Torrence make their way back behind the microphone in the days following the 74th annual NBA All-Star Game out in San Francisco, as the hoop heads utilize the instant reactions to this year's event across social media to discuss the state of the game and how basketball fans suddenly became fed up with the league's annual exhibition gala & use it to fuss about the gripes they have with The Association (04:45).

On top of questioning whether too much access to the game's best throughout the season and the weekend itself has proven to cause more harm than good as of recent times (16:24) before disclosing why the presentation of the game to fans is so important and plays a vital role in how they consume the product (36:44). In addition to why recently retired ex-players turned media figures is key for the league's broadcasting partners to have when it comes to thoroughly chronicling the life of today's NBA star (50:16), prior to examining whether or not Damian Lillard's proposition to bring the East-West format back with home court advantage in the NBA Finals on the line is an ideal solution for the league to solve the competition battle on All-Star Sunday before offering up what an ideal All-Star Weekend looks like to them (1:03:45) and highlighting the top storylines & teams that fans should have their eyes on towards the homestretch of the 2024-2025 regular season (1:23:30).

In episode 14 of The New Twenty Four podcast, Gavriel and Torrence return behind the mic to discuss some of the top storylines, teams and players who have managed to impress them over the last week prior to all the festivities getting underway at All-Star Weekend out in San Francisco (04:40), while also discussing the Mavericks debut of Anthony Davis and whether or not a new-look, injury-depleted roster in Dallas will have enough time to gel and go on a run down the homestretch portion of the season out in the Western Conference (15:19).

Then go onto converse over the Los Angeles Lakers debut of Luka Doncic, as the dynamic duo share their initial takeaways from his opening outing following a 25-game absence and evaluate the performance of first-year head coach JJ Redick out in Tinseltown (28:07), before sharing their thoughts on the nixed trade between the Lakers and Hornets that involved rookie forward Dalton Knecht and center Mark Williams that remains up in the air (46:58) and the new format tournament-style format that fans will see in this year's All-Star Game (56:52). Prior to closing out the show by sharing which events that fans should have their eyes on at the hoops festival over the upcoming weekend (1:08:34).

In this week's edition of The New Twenty Four podcast, Gavriel and Torrence get back together for the second time this week to discuss yet another All-Star blockbuster trade that went down over the weekend, sending De'Aaron Fox to the San Antonio Spurs and Zach LaVine out to the Sacramento Kings as part of a three-team deal that transpired in the hours following the Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis bombshell.

The two break down Fox's fit beside Victor Wembanyama and his supporting cast down in The Alamo (16:01), on top of whether the move marks the beginning of winning time for the franchise that possesses five championships (23:13), prior to analyzing the package that the Kings received for the 2022-23 Clutch Player of the Year and what to make of the overall lack of direction following a playoff run two seasons ago & more (30:24).

While also taking an extensive moment to assess the Bulls return in the deal, as the two share whether or not they believe if Arturas Karnisovas and Marc Eversley are cut out to rebuild the team that resides in the Windy City (43:50) before pondering over whether or not finishing atop of fan voting at one's position should guarantee players a reserve spot should they fall short of making it as a starter following LaMelo Ball's omission from this year's NBA All-Star Game (1:09:24).

In addition to if being on a winning team should determine who earns a spot in the league's annual showcase (1:20:22), before closing out the show providing fans with the top showdowns to watch in Week 16 (1:24:23).