On this episode of Fanning the Flames, special guest (two-time Grammy Award-winning artist and friend of the show) Nate Ruess (@nateruessmusic) joins us to preview the upcoming NBA Playoffs. You may know Nate as the lead singer of The Format and fun., but he's also a huge basketball junkie who grew up a Phoenix Suns fan but became disenchanted with the team since the start of the Robert Sarver era. Thus bringing a different point of view to the Podcast of Optimism. So, without further ado, tune in and listen as we: Pick every matchup in the Western Conference; Pick who we each think will come out of the East; Pick our NBA Champion (spoiler alert: there's a consensus); and Discuss where the Suns will fall in the regular season awards. Make sure to follow Paul (@DervishOfWhirl), Dan (@danduarte1), Justin (@SoSaysJ), and the pod (@FanTheFlamesNBA) on Twitter.  The Bright Side of the Sun Podcast Network is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, and Google Play - and if you use one of those podforms, don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review. Until next time! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices