On UCLA’s Kiki VanDeWeghe and his family’s attempts to steer him away from the NBA’s newest expansion franchise, the Dallas Mavericks, and toward his hometown Los Angeles Lakers or his father’s team, the New York Knicks. This will be an inspiring tale if your name is Steve Francis or Jon Barry. --- An NBA history podcast about bad teams, bad luck, and bad decisions. Hosted by Lew @L0GICMASTER Please follow the show on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @backfiredNBApod Stats from Basketball Reference, Sports Reference, and NBA.com. Transaction info from prosportstransactions.com and Basketball Reference. Intro music: “How To Save A Life” by The Fray performed by Pau Gasol. Outro music: “In My Feelings” by Drake performed by Rajiv Dhall & Spencer Sutherland. Sources: Akron Beacon Journal, Denver Post, Deseret News, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Los Angeles Times, Newsday, New York Daily News, New York Times, Orange County Register