Will Luka Doncic & Lakers survive without LeBron? SGA vs. Jokic + NFL Free Agency

What's Wright? with Nick Wright

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🗓️ 11 March 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Nick Wright shares his wild 24 hours in Las Vegas featuring high-stakes poker, an all-time blackjack run, and almost no sleep. Then, Nick discusses his initial reaction to Luka Doncic and the LeBron James-less Lakers. Later, Nick breaks down NFL free agency before weighing in on the MVP debate after Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder split statement games with Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. Finally, as always, Nick and Damonza answer your questions.

0:00 - Intro, What Missed, Rodgers to PIT?
3:32 - PokerGo recap
18:44 - Can LeBron-less Lakers survive?
25:18 - MVP debate: SGA or Jokic?
34:43 - Nick’s NBA prop picks
37:21 - KC free agency recap
40:51 - SF window closed?
45:19 - Nick and Damonza answer your questions

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0:00.0	Welcome in. What's right with Nick Wright, episode 307, fresh off a whirlwind last 24 hours.
0:07.9	We'll get to that in a moment. I know I say this a lot, but today actually will be a quick show.
0:15.2	We did two bonus shows since our last scheduled pod with the Monzae. Friday morning we did a show right after the Lakers beat the Knicks.
0:24.4	Sunday morning we did a show right after LeBron's injury.
0:28.5	And I have been in Vegas and back since that Sunday morning show.
0:34.2	And there's a ton to do.
0:35.6	I had to do Colin today, the TV show.
0:39.4	And I don't want to say anything right here but a very important moment for my family today that hopefully we can discuss on
0:48.7	thursday show so we got a very very busy schedule um so so I'm going to try to rapid fire through a bunch of stuff and also tell you guys about the last 24 hours in Vegas.
1:02.4	DeManzi, welcome in.
1:03.9	Also, congrats to DeMonsie.
1:06.5	No thanks to any L.A.-based car dealerships.
1:09.6	You guys missed out on an amazing sponsorship opportunity. but DeMonze, got a fresh brand new
1:15.3	vehicle.
1:15.8	We don't need to tell it.
1:16.7	We know free ads because nobody hooked you up the way I was hoping for, but, you know,
1:21.5	maybe down the road, maybe when this lease is up, by that, at that point, we'll have an official, you know,
1:28.8	the great people at Dodge Ram have sponsored First Things First for eight years.
1:33.3	Yeah.
1:33.4	You drive around L.A. and a big old pickup truck.
1:38.0	That'd be sweet.
1:39.2	But maybe that's down the road if they join the what's right team.
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