NBA Podcast: KAT's injury, last year's conference finals losers

Welcome to the latest edition of "Pound the Rock," an NBA podcast hosted by Joseph Casciaro and Joe Wolfond.

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Topics for this episode include:

• How will Karl-Anthony Towns' calf injury impact the already scuffling Timberwolves?
• Who will slide into the starting lineup in KAT's place?
• What's working and what isn't in Dallas and Miami
• How the loss of Jalen Brunson is and isn't changing the Mavs' offense
• What's the answer to the Christian Wood offense-versus-defense conundrum?
• The importance of Josh Green
• Is Miami's offense destined for mediocrity even with a healthy Jimmy Butler?
• Can the Heat bank on their defense to the same extent they did last year?
• How far can Erik Spoelstra's ingenuity take this team?
• Will Butler finish his current contract in Miami?
• Can the 76ers sustain their defensive improvement when James Harden and Tyrese Maxey return?
• Will Kristaps Porzingis opt out of $36 million at season's end?
• Are the Suns the team to beat in the West?