On the COVID-19 Omicron outbreak in the NBA in late 2021 and early 2022 which led to a number of NBA debuts, the return of some old familiar faces, and a handful of relatively inexperienced players creating lasting opportunities for themselves. We will spotlight some of the best performances from the replacement players and shout out the ones who are on track to be on NBA rosters in 2022-23. -- An NBA history podcast about bad teams, bad luck, and bad decisions. Hosted by Lew @L0GICMASTER Please follow the show on Twitter/Instagram/TikTok @backfiredNBApod Player stats, transaction dates, and roster information from Basketball Reference and NBA.com. Contract info from Spotrac. Theme music by Carlos Chagas. Woj audio Copyright ESPN. "Coronavirus" by Gmac Cash Copyright EMPIRE (on behalf of GMAC CASH PRODUCTIONS/EMPIRE) Sources: CBS, Central News Agency Taiwan, Forbes, The Ringer, The Undefeated, USA Today Zach Kram article I mentioned: ​​https://www.theringer.com/nba/2022/1/5/22867540/nba-hardship-exception-replacement-players-performance