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Anthony Slater has always been great at this job, to the point of changing it for everyone else. The cinematic Warriors-Kings (Or should it be Kings-Warriors?) series is a perfect excuse to have an in the weeds conversation with The Athletic veteran and now new father. This podcast discusses but is not limited to the following topics:

* Who else? Draymond Green

* Slater should write a book about what’s happening

* What was it like being 23 years old and covering the Oklahoma City Thunder?

* Why does Slater appreciate that Russell Westbrook is an asshole to every media member?

* Warriors GM Bob Myers has more than one foot out the door

* Did Myers sort of screw the Bay Area media by complimenting their soft coverage of Andrew Wiggins’ absence?

* The difficulty of discussing a players’ personal issues

* Covering Thunder GM Sam Presti vs. Warriors GM Bob Myers

* How Slater changed the industry for everyone and quite suddenly