My second favorite running subplot is when Greg Anthony starts talking like he was an all-star or anything beyond a backup on a contender, and everybody else kinda tunes him out. Webber totally asked Isiah to talk about the same topic Anthony just finished rambling about a couple weeks ago as if Anthony never happened.
Other cool thing is seeing Isiah actually get into it and involve everybody like a point guard, he was so bad the first time he did the broadcasting rounds years ago inbetween bankrupting the CBA/coaching/GM/coaching stints but now he'll pull McHale or Webber or Smitty into his answer or whatever to enrich it. Or get a whole conversation going beyond just the original question/topic.
Speaking of "players only shows" (?) though I only catch it on YouTube, and even if Snoop showed up and seemed like he wasn't high but 75 years old, KG's improved on Area 21. I think the extended 2008 Celtics reunion episode really helped him with that as he's asking better questions, letting people talk and doing less shoutouts about every single person he names or getting distracted by random things. Candace Parker was on that Snoop episode and KG kinda caught her off guard by actually asking her specifically about the WNBA, especially how they're doing the playoffs now (seeding teams regardless of conference, starting with single elimination first rounds, reseeding after each round) and what she thought about that keeping rivalries for the biggest games of the season and he seemed legitimately interested though she clearly didn't expect to be asked such a question with Snoop sitting next to her lol. I still want Sheed to be his permanent cohost and always dressed like a bum though.
