Cal Lee and Warren Shaw discuss the hot button topics of the NBA.

Injuries are making their way through the league again most notably to Jrue Holiday of the New Orleans Pelicans. How does this impact the Pelicans and Coach Monty Williams.

Players like Danny Granger and Caron Butler who were sought after by many of the contending teams in the Eastern and Western Conference and have found new homes. We breakdown the “buyout” impact, where guys are signing and how they will help their new landing spots for the remainder of the season.

We touch on the growth of Blake Griffin and legitimacy as a MVP candidate.

The Phoenix Suns and Atlanta Hawks have hit a rough patches in their unexpected quest to playoff prominence. Have these teams run out of gas, or is there enough time to make another unprecedented run?

All this and more on this week’s episode of The Baseline.