{"id":1681,"date":"2026-03-03T15:30:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T15:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/givemesoccer.com\/?p=1681"},"modified":"2026-03-03T15:30:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T15:30:34","slug":"the-bounce-10-takeaways-from-nba-mock-draft-plus-giannis-returns-for-bucks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/givemesoccer.com\/?p=1681","title":{"rendered":"The Bounce: 10 takeaways from NBA mock draft. Plus, Giannis returns for Bucks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The Bounce Newsletter\u00a0\u00a0| This is The Athletic\u2019s daily NBA newsletter.\u00a0Sign up here\u00a0to receive The Bounce directly in your inbox.<br \/>\nThere are 10 games on the NBA schedule today. Seven of them have a playoff or Play-In team playing a tanking team. The other three contests are Pistons-Cavs, Spurs-76ers and Knicks-Raptors. We\u2019ll see if these tanking teams can avoid a disastrous win. We\u2019ll see if these good teams can take care of business. 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