Steph Curry’s championship window has closed! plus: All-Star snubs & trade deadline madness | S6E31

The NBA is hitting its most chaotic point of the season. All-Star starters are announced, the new international team format is coming, half the league is injured, and the trade deadline is now days away. On this episode of the Hoop Genius Podcast, Mo and Coach Brendan Suhr break down everything shaping the league right now. They react to the All-Star starters in the East and West, debate whether Anthony Edwards was snubbed, and explain why Steph Curry, Wembanyama, and the international stars changed the entire structure of this year’s game. They also dig into why winning should matter more in All-Star voting, why Embiid doesn’t deserve to make it, and which players actually belong on the new international roster. The conversation shifts to the teams no one can figure out. The Timberwolves’ inconsistency, Ant’s on-off nights, and why Denver keeps winning even without Jokic. Peyton Watson’s breakout, role players stepping up, and what that says about real internal development versus empty stats. Then it turns dark for Golden State. Jimmy Butler’s non-contact ACL injury, Steph Curry still playing at an All-Star level at 37, and why the Warriors are now stuck in no-man’s land. They explain why a Steph trade will never happen, why Kuminga’s timing couldn’t be worse, and why this roster has quietly hit a dead end. With the trade deadline looming, Mo and Coach explain why injured stars almost never get traded, what it would actually take to move a Giannis, AD, or Ja Morant, and why front offices won’t gamble on damaged assets. They also break down two-way contracts, roster math, and why teams like Dallas are being forced into trades just to keep young players. They close with Rising Stars, Cooper Flagg, the new wave of international talent, Derrick Rose’s jersey retirement, and what real legacy actually looks like. No filler. No narratives. Just what’s actually happening in the NBA right now. 🎧 Listen to the full Hoop Genius Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & all platforms. 📺 Subscribe for new episodes 2x a week. This podcast is brought to you by NBA2K26: https://nba.2k.com/2k26/buy/ 0:00 Intro 0:45 All-Star starters, snubs & reserves 8:54 Should All-Star selections reward winning… or not really?! 11:08 Discussing the future rookie All-Star 11:52 Discussing the new NBA All-Star Game format 16:23 The Warriors’ problems are piling up! 26:06 Revisiting the 2024 NBA Draft 32:22 The injury plague in the NBA 34:20 Stay tuned for more exciting stuff!