Medals, Million-Dollar Deals, and Basketball Drama

The People’s Show

In this episode, Bik and Randip discuss Victor Wembanyama's future as the face of the NBA and highlight Maude Charron's silver in Women's Weightlifting and Skyler Park's bronze in Taekwondo. They explore Canada's mixed Olympic storylines, from Dronegate and the Men's Basketball disappointment to Canadian women's dominance in the pool and a hammer throw gold sweep. The hosts dive into Leon Draisaitl's potential contract with Edmonton, pondering whether he'll set a new market value and how this will affect the Oilers' future. They also cover the potential departure of Red Bull engineer Adrian Newey to Aston Martin and its implications for F1, and preview the USA-France Men's Basketball final. Finally, Matt Cullen joins to discuss Canada's Olympic medal prospects, the surprise success of the Women's Volleyball team, and the USA's narrow basketball victory over Serbia.

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