2MAsports's video: Senior NBA Analyst for Basketball Insiders Tommy Beer: Dishes On Latest NBA Headlines

We’ve reached the point in the NBA regular season where with the All-Star Break and the trade deadline now in the rear-view mirror, teams are now jockeying for position before the playoffs get underway. Which teams did the most to improve themselves during the season of let’s make a deal? The Cleveland Cavaliers knew they weren’t going to punch their latest ticket to the Eastern Conference Finals if they didn’t reshape their roster on the fly. Since the acquisitions of Larry Nance Jr., George Hill and Jordan Clarkson there’s no doubt the Cavs have gotten more athletic will it be enough to help LeBron and his latest cast of characters get to the Finals once again? How do the Boston Celtics and Toronto Raptors figure into the equation can either of them overtake Cleveland? Meanwhile, there has been allot of talk lately about either paying athletes in the NCAA or allowing them to go straight to the NBA out of high school again. The debate rages on, what role should the NBA play in helping college athletes determine their futures in either the NCAA or the NBA? There also appears to be some unrest in the Alamo City with the San Antonio Spurs, and their franchise centerpiece in Kawhi Leonard, where Leonard seems to be entrenched in his position in wanting out of San Antonio. How will this messy situation end? Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban recently was fined $600,000, for remarks he made about tanking the rest of the season. Was he justified in his actions and words and how should the concept of tanking be viewed in general? With this as a background backdrop who’s ready to talk some NBA basketball as we gear up for the stretch run and the mad dash towards the playoffs? Tommy Beer Senior NBA Analyst for Basketball Insiders and Writer for NBC Rotoworld joined 2Man Advantage Podcasts Kevin McShan on Monday, to dish on the latest news and notes making headlines around the NBA.