Daily Puck Drop, Tue., Feb. 18 - Is the NBA done with Seattle? NFL Mock Draft season is here!
Tuesday’s Daily Puck Drop with Jason “Puck” Puckett, features Danny Kelly from The Ringer and Tim Booth of the Seattle Times. Puck chats about Luis Castillo not being traded this offseason, the U.S. vs. Canada round two Thursday, the NFL draft and why no NBA expansion buzz with Seattle, plus, it’s a big day for the CEO of the Puckett family…his wife. (12:33) - Danny Kelly, The Ringer joins Puck to talk about his latest Mock Draft at The Ringer and who he has in his top ten and a surprise at number one. Also, who do the Seahawks take at #18?(39:39) - Tim Booth, Seattle Times stops by and pays a visit with Puck to recap the NBA All-Star weekend in which Tim went down to San Francisco to cover in hopes of asking NBA Commissioner Adam Silver about expansion, however, the league limited questions and Tim never got to ask about the topic, nor did any national reporter ask. Tim points out that the buzz around expansion has cooled, why? Tim and Puck discuss that if the timeline continues to drag, at which point do fans start to swear off the league if they haven’t done so already? Also, Tim points out that in the recent months there has been rumors of another group wanting to bring a team to Seattle. What about Chris Hansen? Would Jeff Bezo’s be a potential owner? What about Bezo’s ex-wife, Mackenzie Scott? She was rumored last year to be interested in the Blazers. (1:14:27) - Puck gives a sneak preview of his podcast with NFL draft guru Dane Brugler from The Athletic. The full podcast is available to Puck’s Posse members and you can join by going to PuckSports.com. On the first episode of a seven part series leading up to the draft, Puck and Dane discuss the overall depth and talent of the 2025 draft. (1:18:42) - “Hey, What the Puck!?” The NBA needs to stop screwing around with Seattle.