What is up, fellow thermonuclear a efforts. I am Dana Valley coming at
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to get to the MBA GM Survey. I've seen some stuff floating around social
media, specifically with regards to breakout players, but I haven't really gone through
it because I wanted to force myself in between all these other podcasts, and
I'm recording to record this, and so I'm I want to go through it.
This will probably be a better experience on YouTube, just because I'm gonna
throw it up on the screen, which I'll do right now. But yeah,
the NBA GM Survey, it's always super informative to see how these executives
are thinking, and they're not always supposed to be right. They picked the
Nets overwhelmingly to win the title last year, and look what happened. That's
where we begin with which team will win the twenty three NBA Final. Twenty
twenty three NBA Finals. Excuse me, I'm choking. We have the Milwaukee
Bucks are the favorite's at forty three percent, Golden State number two at twenty
five percent, the Clippers three at twenty one percent, Boston number four to
eleven percent, and it doesn't look like any other teams received votes there.
I'm not going to get into the deep dive with a rankings that they provide.
You might mention them tangentially. I think this is fine. I don't
trust the Clippers with their health, and I'm surprised that we didn't get any
like Nuggets Love here would be the team that feels like the biggest snub like
to receive consideration. I'm sure part of this might have been conducted before all
the drama in Boston with Ema Udoka plus the Robert Williams the third injury,
I'd probably be prepared to I would say bounce them at this point. But
I view the Nuggets as more likely title contenders than the Clippers or the Celtics,
and those are the three teams that I've isolated the most as my championship
pick. I haven't made definitive picks yet, but Bucks, Warriors and Nuggets
are like the teams that I'm sort of bandying about right now. And there
are plenty of others that will fit into maybe even the top tier, but
the second tier overall, I think the Bucks or the Warriors, fine pick.
I'm just surprised the Nuggets didn't wind upper at all very quickly. The
GM's had Milwaukee finishing is the one seed in the East that feels like a
good decision. Their top six and Milwaukee, Boston, Philly, Brooklyn,
Miami, and Cleveland. Biggest snub there is probably Toronto, but you have
to bounce one of these other teams. I just bounced Brooklyn because I think
they're doomed. The top. The top nine in the West the Clippers,
followed by Golden State, Phoenix, Denver, Memphis, Dallas, Minnesota,
LA, Lakers, and New Orleans. I would shoot the Pelicans way up
there. I think they're a sixth seed, more so than Dallas and Memphis.
At this point, I think my top six in the West as of
right now this season will be the Clippers, the Warriors, the Nuggets,
the Pelicans. I'm gonna say the Timberwolves, and then the Suns. And
that's probably a gamble. With the way that Phoenix is preseason has been shaping
up the vibes. They are just not great. Who will win the MVP
Award in twenty twenty two two twenty three, Lucas the favorite received forty eight
percent of the vote, followed by Janis Joel and Beat at number three.
Step at four. Again no major issues here. Luca has a solid case
as as a great and transcendent player, but also the narrative might also be
in his favor. The MAVs Los Jalen Brunson, if they're still really good,
that's gonna be a boon Frizz MVP stock. I've my personal picks.
I've narrowed it down to four between Yannis, Steph, Pascal Siakam, and
Zion Williamson. I've received a lot of pushback on the other two. Obviously
I get him beat in Philly, but I just feel like if they're great,
it's probably because Harden recaptured for him and he might receive a bulk of
the credit. Or you're just gonna have those two cannibalizing a lot of consideration
from one another. And I would lead Jannie or Steph at this point,
but again I think Siakam and Zion one of them will creep their way into
that like Devin Booker or even DeMar de Rosen for most of last season,
that layer of the conversation where they're viewed in the top five. If you
were starting a franchise today and could sign any player in the NBA, who
would it be. Jannie wins this at fifty five percent of the vote.
Luco was at number two at forty five percent. I don't know who else
you would pick here, because I'm assuming you factor in age at this point.
So if you wanted to go with just one of the rookies from last
season and Cade Mobli or Scotty Barnes, I would get it. And if
you wanted to roll the dice on Paolo Bankro this season, I think you
could go that route. I don't know that anyone else really deserves to warrant
consideration here. My pick might still be Luca over Yannis because of the age
discrepancy, but Jannis is two way dominance. He's probably the right pick,
So no issues here. Which player forces opposing coaches to make the most adjustments?
Step at one, Jannis and Yokis at two, and beat In Donchet's
tied for fourth. Kevin Durant and John Morant also received votes last year.
Stephen Curry winning this absolutely when you look at the way that he moves off
the ball, for sure, and then Jannis is just he's a wrecking ball
but also has an offensive bag. Despite the criticism, we look at how
he got his mid range going, and we've talked a lot about I had
ty windish from the eurostep. On this podcast, we've talked a lot about
maybe he's someone who can also not just be reacting to defense and taking his
mid range shot or or three pointers, but maybe those would coome not go
two shots, but shots he looks to get and he's taking them at this
higher processing speed. That would be an absolute game changer. I think him
beat is dominant when healthy. It's the same with Luco when you look at
how many bodies they throw at him, or when they have to pick him
up or where they have to pick him up defensively. And then Yoki's just
with his passing. I even think his handles underrated at this point. And
then on top of that is just a score as someone who can hit threes,
who's comfortable pump faking out of threes and dribbling down the lane, who
can also torch you in the post, has the somber shuffle there, I
don't have. I don't know that I would. You know, Kevin Durant
is just like I don't know how you adjust. He's tall, and if
he's healthy, he'll shoot up and hit shots over you. I don't know
that John Morant forces the most adjustments, maybe because of the acceleration at which
he plays. I think Curry's the right answer. I'd probably have Jannis and
Yokis time for second, like they are here and beat and dont make a
ton of sense there which players most likely have a breakout season. Evan Mobley
won and then won with twenty one percent of the vote. Tied for second
was Kaid Cunning him and Anthony Edwards with seventeen percent of the vote. I
was at fourteen percent. Also receiving votes here wild Anthony Davis entering year eleven,
Rudy Gobert entering year ten, Jalen Green, Tyrese Haliburton, Jonathan Cominga,
Tyrese Maxie, Ben Simmons also a little bit weird Anthony Simmons, and
then frowns Wagner. It depends on I don't breakout is subjective here I will
say, including Davis and Gobert and even probably Simmons is really weird unless you
think that. Excuse me again, Ben Simmons turning into a jump shooter is
all of a sudden going to be a thing, or he can play a
bunch of center and be like a great screen and roll guy. So I
kind of understand his maybe a little bit more than Davis or Gobert, and
even just like, what do you mean by breakout because Mobley and Kate cunning
him already looked like stars. Zion Williamson was in the All NBA discussion his
last healthy season. I think more in the spirit of this exercise would be
like a Jonathan Cominga when I look at breakout where it's someone who had like
a very scaled back role last season. Tyrese Maxie would be a good example.
We're not talking about the most improved player, but look at the season
tyres Maxie had last year compared to his rookie season. I think that's more
in the spirit of this exercise, and I think Jonathan Cominga is probably a
good pick there when you're considering just like and that would even by the way,
using this criteria for me, that would even like eliminate guys like RJ.
Barrett from the discussion. Like I think maybe you could go with a
Bones Highland if you really wanted to Killian Hayes might be in the spirit of
this exercise, although the footage on his jump shot does not look very good.
Maybe even a Sadiq Bay but someone who's gonna make the Tyree's MAXI type
leap this year and so cominga feels most in the spirit of that exercise.
I don't know what to do with I think James Wiseman could be in there,
but what are you using as his his actual bassline? Maybe some people
name like an Alper and Shane Ghun Here, there's there's Jalen Smith that you
can consider. So just looking at sort like Zayre Williams might be a good
one. I'm trying to look at young players that had smaller undefined roles last
year that are going to come into more prominent roles and doesn't mean that they
need to win Most Improved because I think Most Improved you can win at a
higher level, where Steph during some of his MVP campaigns I think could have
and should have won Most Improved Player. I'm diddo for probably aside from the
time that he actually won, I think he won the award anyway. But
be honest, like I think that you can win that award at a higher
scale. But break Out, I view, is just someone who's not a
household name and sort of comes out of nowhere, even a jail and Green.
He played back an All Star for half of last year, but he's
not necessarily going to come out of nowhere because of how strongly he finished the
season and his draft profile and certainly anti Edwards kid Cunningham don't fit that.
Bill would be like Quentin Grimes with the Nicks, if you think the Thibodeau
might actually play him a Trey Murphy the third in New Orleans, although their
rotations just sort of jam packed there, Like he Trey Murphy makes more sense
and from New Orleans than Zion to me, if you're talking most improved,
sure, but like break Out, I think that other names that I dropped
are more so in the spirit of that discussion. And I don't know how
you feel about putting rookies in there. Maybe if they're sort of like you
know, uh, Tari Eason from Houston, that might be someone who would
qualify here, but you're you're Bari Smith No, because he had such a
higher draft profile, so he's not necessarily coming from anywhere, and I might
even look at someone from the Spurs. Josh Primo would be a pick here
for me. Then as Sell is probably a little bit again maybe even two
high profile, same with Kelton Johnson. But those are I think are the
types of names that we should be looking at. And maybe if you're even
looking at like rookies Walker Kessler in Utah, you kill Alexander Walker if you're
still a believer he's not a rookie. Obviously you want to. I want
to make that clear. But yeah, that the breakout want to I found
the most confusing, and again it's open for interpretation. Like Anthony Davis,
Rudy Gobert. If you want to talk about just young players who are gonna
make a leap, okay, fine, but they are not in the spirit
of this exercise at all. Who's the best point guard in the NBA?
Steph at seventy two percent over Luca at fourteen percent. I think that's still
fair and Steph would be my pick as well. Who's the best shooting guard
in the NBA? Devin Booker won it with Luca number two, step at
number three. Positions are so malluable now we should probably be going with guards
wings and bigs. I think would probably be the best way to break it
up if you want just three separate categories. Devin Booker for the shooting guard,
Luca and Steph wouldn't fact or in for me. Letna make that clear.
James Harden would be there. He got votes, Soda, Bradley Beale.
Jason Tatum in Boston, I've never really considered. I guess he is
technically there two and some of their starting lineups, but that could also be
Jalen Brown, who's the best small forward in the NBA. This one's more
interesting. Kevin duran at one, Jason Tatum at two, Luca at three,
Lebron at four, quiet five. I wouldn't include Luca and this again,
he would be in the point guard discussion for me. Lebron you could
probably make an argument should be there too, but he is usually playing with
someone who's a point guard, even though Luca played with Jalen and Spencer Dinwiddie.
I would go with Lebron or Kevin Durant is probably better, but are
we factoring in health? I don't. This pick is too difficult, but
I might If we consider Lebron at three, I would go with Lebron.
I'm just I'm gonna be clear on that. If we don't, then I'd
probably go rant. Who's the best power forward Jannie Lebron is at two,
Kevin Durants at three. Again, this is why positions are funny. Jannes
is the answer for me if we're going by specific positions. Best center Nikoly
Yokes at want It's seventy nine percent. By the way, Yannis had eighty
six percent of the power forward vote. I don't even think that's a competition,
even when you're pitting him against Lebron. The best center Nikol Yoka seventy
nine percent and beat at seventeen percent. Janna is at three percent. Goddess
should not be there as the center, especially because the Bucks have tried to
lean out of the small ball. But Nicole Yokes that would obviously be my
answer. I think Rudy Gobert at number three or Bam at number three is
where you'd want to go. But I haven't beat in Yokich both ahead of
them. I don't know how you factor in towns there are they both gonna
end up like having an even split of their Like no town's gonna have to
play more power forward this year, even when they're they're staggering him and Gobert,
so he probably shouldn't he would be in the power forward discussion. More
so, which he would probably be in my top five power forwards. Let's
see how he ends up working out there. Highest percentage of total votes on
questions this is an interesting category. Johannison Steph tied for first, Yokis was
third, Luca fourth, and Kevin Durant fifth. Those are probably the right
five players. I just think Luca, Yokis, Curry, and at ten
the Google getting the most consideration across all positions makes sense. I'd have Lebron
over kd. There still, which team made the best overall moves this offseason?
Cleveland wanted at forty one percent, Minnesota at seventeen, phillyate seventeen percent,
and Utah seventeen percent, so those three teams tied for second. Minnesota,
Philly, Utah. The Celtics and Kings also received consideration. The Calves
were the answer for me. I'm so unbelievably drunk on this team. If
they were going to be healthy, I think they're a top four seed in
the East. The Timberwolves come pretty close, but just because they're in the
West. It kind of looks like it's just tougher pathway for them, and
they gave up so much to get Rudy Gobert and sold the Calves did to
get Downo Mitchell. Let me make it clear, but the Calves are still
more malleable. And the other thing is just the Timberwolves are investing so much
equity in appearing that it should work definitely in the regular season, but we
have a lot of postseason questions about them, and so it feels like they
have more implosive potential, even if I wouldn't predict that it's not going to
pan out. Which one player acquisition will have the biggest impact. Donovan Mitchell
won it with fifty nine percent of the vote, followed by Rudy Gobert two
thirty one percent. Joe Brunson was three. PJ Talk there was four.
Donov Mitchell is the right answer, I think, just because even with Darius
Garland Everton Mobley there, he'll still have so much agency over the offense.
And the Calv's biggest issue last year was half court creation. We saw it
as the season progressed without Colin Sexton and even more so so I do think
it's Donovan Mitchell, and then Rudy Gobert is the right answer for number two,
And then you could maybe make a case for Brunson over Gobert. But
I just don't know if he's gonna have enough space to operate in New York
or if the pecking order gets a little too fuzzy. But he's still third.
I'm trying to think if there's any other I probably would have had Malcolm
Brogden over PJ. Tucker just because Tucker opens up I guess different lineup combinations
for Philly. You look at their moves in some I think they're better candidate
to have a better overall off season than any singular move when you just look
at the players they brought in. And so I would put Malcolm Brogden I
think ahead of PJ. Tucker here, maybe even ahead of Jalen Brunson,
but Brogden more of a complimentary role, but just giving you know, Boston,
another guy who can knock down threes, can be moved around positionally on
defense and then maybe attack set defenses as well when he's on offense, get
going downhill. That's something that could help him in the playoffs, what was
the most underrated player acquisition? Brog didn't won this, followed by p J.
Tucker and John Wall in second place, the Anti Melton at four for
Philadelphia, then Boiana mcdonovent in Detroit at five. Also receiving votes Will Barton,
Monty Morris and Washington, KCP in Denver, Rudy Gobert in Minnesota,
Jeremy Grant in Portland, Kevin Herder and Sacramento, Jante Murray in Atlanta,
Royce O'Neill and Brooklyn and the Nets not trading stars Cup. That's actually hysterical.
I'm actually surprised that dejan Day Murray wasn't in the biggest impact. I
definitely put him when you look at what he can do defensively and maybe how
he changes the way that Trey Young plays. Perhaps you can argue that's a
detrimental impact, it's still a pretty big impact. I might even put him,
could definitely be ahead of Tucker. For me, I'm surprised he didn't
get more consideration there, the winner here being Malcolm Brogden. I'd say it's
fine. I don't know if that would be my answer. Danthy Melton shouldn't
be so high for Philly, I don't think because you don't want him to
be your primary ball handler. Boya Madavitch and Detroit might actually be my pick
because of the way he opens up the floor for Kid Cunningham. And that's
just gonna be so dangerous if you have you know, Kaide playing with Duran
or I guess even Neurland's the well, however they want to factor in their
big man rotation. That's just gonna open up the floor for a lot of
interesting options at the pick and roller when he's trying to find guys like Marvin
Bagley the third two in the half court. I might go with Brian mcdonovitch
as the most underrated offseason acquisition. If you think they're just gonna flip him
again, Yeah, that's I could understand not picking him. KCP in Denver,
even Bruce Brown in Denver doesn't look like we're factory. We're only factoring
in trades. It looks like no, because PJ. Tucker's here, so
and John wall I might have like that in Denver because of what they're able
to do with their lineups and defensively, and so I don't know that that
makes them they don't have to be the most impactful, but being underrated.
I don't think we're talking enough about the offseason Denver head anymore. And I
definitely I mean even Deshanta Murray's acquisition in Atlanta might be underrated right now.
But Boyan in Detroit for me, and then KCP slash Bruce Brown in Denver,
not DeAndre Jordan in Denver. Let me make that clear. Which team
will be most improved to two thousand and twenty one two and twenty two,
the Clippers win at forty one percent. It's amazing what can happen if you
think Kai is gonna be healthy. The Calves the Pelicans are tied at second,
and then the Minnesota Timberwolves at four also receiving votes. Where the Nets,
the Pistons, the Blazers, and the Kings. If you're looking at
raw wind totals, it's probably not going to be the Clippers, just because
they'll still be the maintenance program. Of better pick would be New Orleans to
me, getting Zion back, having Trey Murphy, Herb Jones, Jose Alvarado
entering here too healthy, Larry nance Junior a full season to go through with
CJ. McCollum, him having gone through training camp brandon Ingram, if he's
defending for a lot like he did last year, and then just how far
his offensive game has come since he's been in New Orleans. I think they'd
be my pick. You could also go with, Okay, well, we're
looking at some of these teams that bottomed out or just weren't good. The
Kings of the Blazers would be the the raw pick there, but in the
spirit of the exercise where it's not oh, they sucked so much or we're
just so low, I think it's New Orleans and that would be my pick
pretty clearly. I go with Sacramento too, I would consider I don't think
they're gonna be a terrible defense. I don't even know if I have them
in the play in just yet. But they're a team where it's like if
they were hovering around five hundred or better, it wouldn't shock me. I
do feel like we're almost underrating the impacts of Bonus can have and how good
Fox was to close the year last season, and they've just surrounded them with
so much shooting. If Keegan Murray he looked good. If he hits the
Kevin Herder trade. I think functionally was really good for them. You can
question about the opportunity costs. I think it ends up being fine anyway.
So yeah, I would go with the Pelicans, and the Kings might be
my second one. I'm surprised. I guess the Knicks didn't get it some
consideration here just by having Jalen Brunson in a real point guard. I do
get the skepticism, of course, and if you're talking about maybe Orlando with
Pablo Bankro or even the Pistons, they could factor in here as well.
But I think my top two picks would be and again Cleveland. I'm so
high on them, but just they're working from a higher baseline than the Pelicans
were last season, after you know, we watched them start at three and
sixteen. So Pelicans are my pick just because I think it could actually end
up being pretty good defensively, given how well Willie Green had them defending in
transition for like three quarters of the year or whatever ended up being. Then
the Kings, I don't I feel very I don't trust me saying the Kings.
No one should trust me saying the Kings. But it might be the
Kings. What was the most surprising move of the off season. Rudy Obert
Minnesota and Donovan Mitchell to Cleveland were one and two, respectively. Rudy Gobert
Minnichota got forty seven percent of the vote. Forty three percent went to Donovan
Mitchell. Mitchell's my pick, just because everyone thought he was going to the
Knicks, and even the other teams that were mentioned. We heard Washington and
Charlotte more than we did Cleveland at points that he were mentioned tangentially. The
Calves were a sleeping giant when you look at the offer that they were able
to put forth. Maybe we just didn't believe that they would go all in
on Donno Mitchell, but they were always like once the trade happened and you
looked at it, they should have been a more rational destination. It still
came out of nowhere because he was just Mitchell was penciled in to go to
New York. He even said it at his press conference. Gobert and Minnesota
was still shocking. We knew that the Timberwolves were poking around all bigs and
Gobert's name, I believe it had been tangentially mentioned, but I had always
expected that they would go like the oh, do we give up like a
first round pick and a young player, or like two first round picks for
Miles Turner, that type of route, rather than oh, we're gonna lean
all the way into this and really get in all NBA center. Who's gonna
cost us basically our entire future draft all our like our entire future draft equity.
So that it was surprising, which is Mitchell. It was painted his
fad to complete to Cleveland maybe go bears more shocking if you weren't sure that
the Jazz were even gonna blow it up. And it became very clear once
they moved him that Mitchell would be on the move at least, So there's
a case, but it's still Mitchell to Cleveland. For me, who will
Wade Rookie of the Year this season? Palaban Caro, I think he would
be my pick, love Keecky Murray and Sacramento as the second place drop here.
Jabari Smith is third. Last year, John Green won it. So
just to reference these people that they can be wrong. I don't remember who
my Rookie of the Year pick was last year. It definitely wasn't Scotty Barnes.
IM gonna tell you that much might have been Kid Cunningham. Palabancarro would
be my pick too. I'm trying to think of, like what would be
a good dark horse to win this award when you're looking at rookies, Like
I've given him some thought to like Arreason and Phoenix, depending on how much
he actually plays, and like he could have just this massive difference. Jeremy
Sowen and San Antonio is a really good sleeper pick for this, by the
way, someone who moves the ball around a lot. His offensive game is
unrefined and undefined too, but he can be moved around positionally on defense.
I expect him even play some center, but we could also see him defending
at the point of attack. And he's just gonna play a ton in San
Antonio. Maybe he won't have the counting stats to really get people in his
favor. I would love it to be Shade and Sharp just sort of coming
out of nowhere in Portland. They're trying to win, but they're also gonna
play Shad and Sharp a bunch. I just don't know if that's going to
be the case for them. Chet Honggren clearly would a factor in here,
but him being injured that just really blows Keenan Murray's a good runner up pick.
I just don't know if he is he on the level of sleeper.
I think so, and would just be my if it's not going to be
like one of the reflective answers here. You know, even if bennedic Math
is not asleeper, he might be a good pick, though I would probably
go with Jeremy sow And is just sort of my sleeper pick, but I
would give some consideration to Easonian. I do wonder if jay and Ivy becomes
a sleeper pick, since we know how Dwayne Casey tends to bring along youngsters
a little b more slowly, and there are questions about his fit with Kaide.
I just don't hume as a sleeper. I mean, he was drafted
so high. I'm more so looking at like outside the top seven, is
there anyone that can just come in and and party crash this. So I'm
gonna go with Jeremy Someonen as my sleeper, with also Tarry Easton caked in
there a little bit which Rookey would be the best in five years Polo at
one, Chet at two, those were close thirty one percent for Ben Carrot
twenty eight percent for chet. Jay and Ivy was tied for third with Jabari
Smith Keagan Murray at five for seven percent. Dyson Daniels could also be a
dark probably won't play enough in New Orleans, but also receiving votes was Dison
Daniels and benedicck Matherin. In Indiana. Last year, the pick was Evan
Mobley and John Schumann, who does this for NBA dot Com, put the
five years ago on which was Josh Jackson Wild times. I bet you I
was probably all about that five years ago. Palap and Carroll feels right.
I think Jet home Wean at number two feels right. I would probably have
like Keegan Murray, Bennedic Matherin, Dyson Daniels higher on this list, but
maybe I'm I'm under a Jabari Smith's defense there. I just don't have a
great feel for what Jade and Ivy is going to be. I almost view
him as someone who there will be no in between four. I could see
an outcome where maybe he's better or as good as John Morant. But if
he's not, if he doesn't even sniff as highest an outcome, is there
an in between for him? Is he just too hard to fit in in
certain offenses, too reliant on his explosion to where the craft isn't there as
much. How does he do defensively? So I might have Jabari Smith ahead
of him still, and Bennedic Mathen and Keegan Murray and Dyson Nails are all
guys that I would consider after that. It's what I say, Jeremy,
someone's gonna be the better player. I don't think he's gonna profile is featured,
and that's Dyson Daniels might be a stretch there too, and even Kegan
Murray, but bennedicck Mathren very much could be in that equation which rookie was
the biggest steal where he was selected in the draft, Jalen Durn and Tarry
Eason won this. Durn was at number thirteen and Tarry Eason was at number
seventeen. They both got fourteen percent of the vote. A J. Griffin,
Shaden aj Griffin, who was sixteenth overall, Shayden Sharp, who was
seventh overall Day tied for third with ten percent of the vote, tied for
fifth. Jade and Ivy the fifth overall pick, Keegan Murray at fourth,
and Jalen Williams at twelfth in Oklahoma City. Also receiving votes Marjan Bochamp at
twenty four, Malchai Brandam at twenty, Christian Braun at twenty one, Dyson
Daniels at eight, Jayden Harvey at thirty seven, Kenny Lofton junior undrafted.
That's a good one, Tyrese Martin at number fifty one, Bennick Mathwred at
six, and Peyton Watson at thirty. I would gravitate more towards like end
of the lottery. I'm not going with Jade and Ivy or Shayden Sharp,
even Keegan Murray. Jalen Williams is a good one for Oklahoma City. I
will say Marjan Bochamp needs to be in this discussion. And I really can't
believe that not even Jeremy Sowyn got a lot of votes. Maybe they just
don't trust him to round out his offensive game. Who's the best international player
in the NBA. It's Janis at one fifty seven percent of the vote,
filled by Luca twenty eight percent, Nikole Yokis at sixteen percent. My hot
take and I'm not sure if this should be hot take is Nicole kids to
me? It should just be above Luca. I'm just there are more things
he does on the offensive end, like the value. It's not just of
his passing. But maybe I'm just looking at him as more dynamic for his
position, and that's unfair to Luca. And I know a lot of people
don't view Yokic as someone who could take over a playoff series, even though
that's kind of just been proven wrong. I trust Yoki is probably more defense
when you just look at his hands and how high he's able to play up
at points, I think it should be yokis. That's not an insult to
these guys. If you put any one of them at number one, I
think there's a clear argument who's the best international player not in the NBA Victor
woman yam at forty five percent already five by Nicolomertich. That makes sense.
I don't want to pucher the pronunciation of these players, so I won't even
name them afterwards. And I should know the third one because I've heard of
him. It's like the Si Meetchich. I've probably butchered that. I very
much apologize. Is it Victor Weiman Yama already? I guess it could be
a like Nicolo Miratich as well. That's just someone I think that these GM's
probably know. But Shart col Mierich did win the award, so let's just
go with women Yama then, I mean his the footage i've scene of him,
which isn't a lot. He just looks like he's gonna run rough shot
over the MBA. Who's the best defensive player in the NBA? Yannis getting
forty eight percent of the vote, followed by Draymond at twenty four percent,
follow by Rudy Gobert at ten percent, Bam, Drew Kauai Ben, and
Andrew Wiggins. Andrew Wiggins got a vote for the best defensive player in the
NBA. Did Andrew Wiggins have a vote? Like? Was that Andrew Wiggins
part of the GM list who voted for Andrew Wiggins? Identify yourself Andrew Wiggins
even one vote? Come on, I don't have a problem with this order.
I might have probably gone Draymond, Rudy Gobert. You could make a
case for two, but if you're really factoring in the playoffs, yere Bam
probably deserves a little bit more consideration then Rudy Gobert. Those four guys would
be the only ones I consider, unless you really think Ben Simmons is gonna
bounce back even him though Kawai maybe, but Yannest, Draymond, Rudy Gobert,
Bam should definitely be the top four. I'd probably have Bam ahead of
Rudy Gobert if you're fact dring in the playoffs. Who's the best perimeter defender
in them? No? Mark is Smart, now that I'm seeing this one
list, is the best defensive player in the NBA. He just won Defensive
Player of the Year. Who's the best perimeter defender in the NBA? Marcus
Smart at one, Drew Holiday at two, Kawhi Leonard at three, Mchael
Bridges at four. Also receiving votes are Paul George, Ben Simmons, and
Andrew Wiggins. Again, what is what is this? What is this?
You've got to be kidding me. You've got to be kidding me. This
is this is why this stuff is Thank God, it doesn't actually matter,
my fucking god. That is. Andrew Wiggins is not one of the five
best four best perimeter defenders in the NBA. He's certainly not the best defensive
player in the NBA. Does he have a relative. Who's a GM that
I don't know about. I need to know someone get at me up.
I don't have a problem with the way this order shook out. I'm a
little bit disappointed Michael Bridges didn't get more than seven percent of the vote.
But if you're gonna take in a healthy Kauai, I'm probably shocked he can
get more than ten percent of the vote. I'd probably have him above Drew.
But like, these are the names, and I don't know where to
put Paul George or Ben Simmons in this. Herb Jones Junior, Herb Jones?
Why did I just add a junior? There is he? Herb Jones
Junior? I get really as people on this podcast know, like I will
get really tripped up on the name. So it's not junior. And I've
been told not to call Dray Murphy Raymurphy the third either. So Herb Jones,
how is he not on that list? I think after year one,
I totally get it. But he certainly deserves to be on here more than
Andrew Wiggins does. My fucking god, I just can't believe this. Who's
the best interior defender in the NBA? Rudy Gobert Minnesota, Janice at two,
Draymond at three. Rudy Gobert is probably the right answer, and Jannie
does so much other stuff on defense, and I guess Draymond Green does too.
But when you also just look like how important Draymond is is someone who's
you know, directing what's happening on the back line and making all these reads
to whether he needs to move out of the back line, Like Draymond Green
is among the players who makes watching defense cool and entertaining, and Rudy Gobert
and Jannie can be too. I'm wondering if it needs to be him,
but I think the versatility of Jannis and Draymond Green hurt them. Here is
just Rudy Gobert is very much an interior defender. He selds up fine on
switch his first career, but that's not his primary responsibility. Who's the most
versatile defender in the NBA Jannie at one, Draymond Green at two, Bam
at three. Also receiving votes McHale Bridges, Paul George, Jaren Jackson,
Junior Kawhi, Leonard Pascal Siakam, Ben Simmons. This is definitely the category
where Jaron Jackson Junior should have been mentioned. I don't know that I have
him in the interior or even best defensive player overall, but certainly most versatile.
This is fair order. I might have Bam just I'm shocked he can
get more than seven percent of the vote. I also might have Machaal Bridges
here. When you look at his on and off ball stuff, I know
the scope of his positions, like how he's not going to handle bigs or
necessarily be the help a super high volume helper in protector. Bam, though,
might need to be about No, it's not He's not above Draymond,
but I do think it maybe it's a little bit closer. The gap between
him, Draymond, and Janice is smaller than we see here. Who's the
best defensive team in the NBA? The Celtics win with sixteen nine percent of
votes obligatory nice Golden State Warriors at two with ten percent, tied for third.
Milwaukee in Miami also receiving votes, with the Clippers and the Grizzlies.
I think it might be the Warriors here for me. Maybe you're worried they're
gonna be too reliant on Wiseman cominga Moody this season, and I can't.
Can I pick the Warriors after saying Andrew Wiggins isn't the best defender in the
NBA? I would say Milwaukee des there's more consideration because they have two just
premier defenders and Drew and Jannis, and even maybe you throw a Brook in
there, but if you're worried about his health and sort of the ring wing
rotation overall, I get that Boston does feel like the right answer, But
the Robert Williams the third injury, I'm wondering if that changes the calculus at
all. Still having Al Horford, Marcus Smart, Derek White, Malcolm Brockdon
Taman Brown probably the right answer here. Coaches, who's the best head coach
in the NBA? Erics Weloster at fifty two percent, Steve Kurt twenty two
percent. He was second, tied for third Greg Popovich and Monty Williams.
Fifth was Tyron Loeu, with the Clippers also receiving votes Mike Budenholzer and Taylor
Jenkins in mempis. Wow, how about that? I'd probably agree with it
being Eric Spilostra. For me, I'm just not quite I'm surprised. Chris
Finch didn't get a little bit more love here, or just I guess,
any love at all. Tyron lou being behind Monty Williams is a little bit
surprising, especially how Phoenix is. If he really didn't this might have again
unfurled before we got that news, but he wasn't like talking to Eton or
trying to repair the relationship. Apparently I have a problem with the top five,
though I might be I'm just probably surprised that Tyron lewis behind Monty Williams.
Is all which had goes to the best manager motivator of people, Steve
Kerr at number one, Monty Williams at number two, Eric Welsher at number
three, followed by Tyron lew and Greg Popovitch tied at fourth. Also receiving
votes Willie Green's and Taylor Jenkins in Memphis. I think Willie Green probably deserves
a little bit more consideration here, but again I can't quibble with who appeared
there. I do wonder if Monty Williams should be the one that's just like
here, because even when the Suns were bad, like, he really seems
like he instilled a culture there and Steve Kerr hasn't dealt with a ton of
bad Warriors teams, But was he like a great motivator when the Warriors had
that two year gap year. Don't have a problem if he's the pick,
but that would be food for thought there. I probably would have went with
Mary Williams, though that pick is maybe invalid now because of the way things
just shook out with Is how responsible he for what's going on with Jake Crowd
or how responsible was he if there's no disconnect between DeAndre and it feels like
Robert Sarver is more responsible for the eight and stuff than anyone. But I'm
just I probably would have thought Monty Williams would have won, but maybe just
the way Phoenix collapsed last year in the playoffs, which had Coats makes the
best in game adjustments. Tyron Lou overwhelmingly fifty five percent the vote at one,
Eric Spoilstra, and Nick Nurse at number two. Chris Finch in Minnesota
I would have thought would have been higher on this list. Rick Carlile Indiana.
I've got consideration as a Jason Kidd in Dallas. Wow, that's a
little surprising. I get Lou. I might also sometimes feel and I've talked
about this with Alana ta Howard on the from Private Reason Sports when we did
Heat look Ahead, and she's felt this way for a long time that Rik
Spoelstra is a genius but can also be a little bit too rigid in what
he's doing. I would have thought that maybe Chris Finch, especially when you
get his offense, would would have made this list which I had Coach runs
the best offense current number one with sixty two percent of the vote, Chris
Finch at number two fourteen percent, and then bootonholes are in Nurse third at
seven percent. I don't know that I appreciate. Again, I'm not the
best X as a nosed person, so this is we'll move on quickly here
Bootenholzer and Nurse being both third or weird. Maybe Bootenholzer is okay, Nurse
is a little bizarre. I thought Finch would have gotten more than fourteen percent
of the vote, and he might actually be my pick because so much of
what the Warriors do just feel like Steph Curry exists and they're not funneling everything
through him. But does the system work as well when Steph Curry isn't there?
And I think Chris Finch there's more identifiers to his offense that are independent
of a singular player. But I guess i'd have to say who am I
replacing with Bootenholzer in Nurse. Carlile for sure might need to be in there.
Maybe Taylor Jenkins for the way that he did, yet he did get
a consideration. He got the Grizzlies to play offense last season, Like it's
not gonna be Quinn Snyder's not in the NBA anymore, so that definitely needs
a factor in. Steve Nash has not gonna get consideration here. I don't
know that you should give Michael Malone that much considerational though him not appearing anywhere
on this list is a little bit surprising. So yeah, I would say
that Eric Boelstra should probably be on this list when you look at how much
that he'd have been able to get out of like over time. Sub I'm
not suboptimal, but just players who aren't known. I would definitely have him
over Nick Nurse. I think which head coach is the best defensive schemes Erik
Spoelstra at one, Nick Nurse at two, and then Tyron Lou Tom Thibodeau.
He made Udoka and Monty Williams all tied for third, also receiving ars
Taylor Jenkings and Michael Malone. In Denver. Tom Thibodeau is absolutely not does
not deserve to be here. He's just never seems like he's waned on his
principles how he wants to defend all offensively or defensively. I'm not saying he's
the worst coach in the NBA, but being a top five guy or tied
for third over you want to look at it with the defensive schemes. No,
I'm just not putting it there. Which newer relocated head coach will make
the biggest impact on the new team? Darvin Ham Wins at forty eight percent,
Mike Brown and Sacramento at thirty one percent, Steve Clifford and Charlotte at
seventeen percent, Will Hardy and Utah three percent. Hardy's probably a sneaky pick
here, But what is he having an impact on when the Jazzer unrecognizable from
what they look like last season? I get why Darvin Ham, but he's
like he's not going to fix the fickle fit of everybody on the team,
and fickle fit is probably the contras way to put it, the answer would
be Mike Brown. For me. I would also put Steve Clifford ahead of
Darvin Ham, not as an insult to Darvin Ham. I just don't know
that the Lakers have given him enough to work with to have an impact where
I think Mike Brown and Steve Clifford could very much, specifically on defense impact
how their personnel is going to play. We'll maybe see a lot in Charlotte
with how committed they are to getting their defense set, and then with some
of the lineups that Mike Brown is is running out and getting Sacramento to get
their defense set as well. Who's the best assistant coach in the NBA?
Kenny Atkinson and with Golden State and Charles Lee with Milwaukee one. Adrian griff
was third with Toronto at seven percent. Ron Adams in Golden State, Malik
Allen in Miami, Sam Cassell and Philly, Chris Fleming in Chicago, Alex
Jensen in Utah, Yorka Kashkov in Brooklyn, and Chris Quinn in Miami also
got votes. I think Kenny Atkinson will be the clear answer here for me,
which active player will make the best head coach someday Chris Paul wins at
number one thirty two percent, Garrett Temple at fourteen percent. CJ McCollum at
seven percent, also receiving votes. Patrick Beverley, No, whether he's gonna
have everyone just like working out in Tim's and I'm like calling out, No,
it's not. Patrick Beverley, Malcolm Brockton and Boston, Joen Brunson in
New York, Mike Conley in Utah, Delavadova and Sacramento, Josh Gibson in
Washington, Draymond Green and Golden State, Andre Goadala in Golden State, Kyle
Lowry Miami, teacher McConnell Indiana, Patty Mills in Brooklyn. Is weird,
Rayjon Rondo who's not in the league right now, and then ismiss its Smith
in Denver. Interesting answers there. I wouldn't put Rondo on there at all.
I'm surprised Draymond Green wasn't higher. Garrett Temple, I've heard about,
like people have talked about how they think that he's in that mold. I
surprise he's this high. I wouldn't have Chris Paul at the top. He's
a genius, but it feels like people hate him. But it feels like
there's always just sort of this internal strife on his teams. And I'm not
talking about owners Donald Sterling, Robert Sarver, but just relationship with Blake Griffin
and how that seemed to wear down and then the locker room kind of goes
Haywire and Phoenix. I'm not saying that's on him, but that like weird
emotional strife seems about how wherever he goes. I might actually go with CJ
McCollum in New Orleans, New Orleans. I'm sorry I keep mispronouncing New Orleans.
I've received shit for it. I don't know why I keep doing it
New Orleans. CJ McCollum with the Pelicans, hopefully Pelicans fans for giving me,
just given how high I'm on your team this season, I think it
would be Draymond or I like to CJ McCollum pick here. Some of the
other answers were interesting. I will say that I don't think Conley's interesting.
I definitely do not think that Rondo should be on this list though, just
is Smith being here is just awkward for everyone. Miss Lady is category which
team the most fun to watch The Warriors at one with fifty two percent of
the vote, the Grizzlies at two with twenty eight percent, Brooklyn at three
with ten percent. Brooklyn should not be on here unless you just like viewing
implosive car crashes. Also receiving goats were Boston, Denver, Toronto, Denver,
I would have ahead of Brooklyn. I would have a lot of teams
head of Brooklyn. But Denver and the Pelicans are a big snumb for me,
unless you just think that Zion is not going to be healthy. And
even then, the way that they were defending at points last year and then
having so many different I don't want to say quirky, but different lineups that
they can run, I think that's a big deal. Which team has the
best home court advantage? Toronto won at twenty one percent. I did that.
Boston and Denver were tied at two, Golden State at four, with
the Jazz and then the Knicks at six also receiving goats. The Heat,
the Bucks and the Sixers. I'm surprised the Sixers weren't up there a little
bit more. I'm wondering if the Jazz home court advantage falling is kind of
just in response to the team not going to be as good. Toronto at
one feels right. Golden State is interesting because maybe I'm just I'm waiting too
much what used to be at Oracle. I think people have talked about how
it's just been different at Chase Center, So I'm fine with them still being
on the list, but yeah, they probably wouldn't be in consideration for number
one. For me, which team had the league's most efficient offense to see
season? Golden State at one, Milwaukee at two, Denver at three,
and then Clippers Philly Phoenix tied for fourth. Golden State received an overwhelming share
of the votes at thirty eight percent. No one else receives seventeen. Atlanta,
Brooklyn, and Memphis also got picks. I think New Orleans deserve to
get a vote. My pick would probably be Denver, though, I just
feel like there are minutes without Steph Curry on the floor that could wind up
dragging Golden State's offensive efficiency down. And their calling card has always been their
defense, really as an aggregate team, And the other thing is just because
they're so reliant on at least a couple of sophomores, slash the third year
player James Wiseman, things could just get weird there, but I think Denver
would be my pick. I understand why Milwaukee's there because they're just beasts when
you look at what they're able to do in transition. Which team's level of
success this season is toughest to predict. Brooklyn nets at one two, absolutely
because they have the range of outcomes where they need to trade everybody because they
asked are out and they could be one of the worst teams in the league
depending on when that happens, or they could be a title contender, if
everyone remains healthy, if they stay together, will everyone remain healthy? What
does the defense look like? You know how many games does Kyrie Irvant going
m Ia for? I just yeah, it's them. The Lakers at two,
I guess they're just not They're confusing, But like I think we pretty
clearly know that as currently constructed, without a trade, they're not going to
be one of the top six teams in the West. There might be a
pathway to it. But the Grizzlies at third, Yeah, they're harder for
me to figure out. I'm trying to figure out if they invested too much
internal development by not making more changes this offseason. The Bulls without Lonzo tied
for fourth with the Pelicans and the Sixers. The Sixers should not be on
here. It's just do you just think that James Harn's gonna suck or Joe
Wiby won't be healthy? The Clippers, I guess if you're baking in health.
The Blazers are a good one. They're very confusing team. The Nets
would be my pick. I'm more confused on the Grizzlies and the Blazers than
anyone else on that list, so they would round out my top three.
Which team has the most promising young core? I forget how young everyone is
in Cleveland. I'm thinking of rebuilding, but yeah, Cleveland at forty one
percent, Memphis at two at thirty eight percent, and then Detroit's third.
The Pelicans got a vote, got votes, so did the Thunder and the
Magic. I get it. We're looking at like sort of finished teams or
could be finished teams, and the Cavaliers Grizzlies, so I don't want to
displace either one of them. I might have the Pelicans over the Pistons right
now though, and I probably have the Magic over the Pistons as well.
Which player is the most athletic John Morant thirty eight percent of the vote over
Yannas at two thirty one percent. Any Edwards is three, Zion Williamson is
four, Lebron is five. Wow. I don't know if I would have
him as five. There. I just get Lebron is still hyper athletic.
To be an NBA player, you have to be hyper athletic for the most
part. But I'm surprised he got fifth. Zion could win this for me,
but I understand why we might be skeptical of what he looks like post
injury. Or Kenny stay healthy at all? John Morant or Janie is probably
the right answer overall. Which player is the best pure shooter? Steph Curry
dug you have playing Kevin Durant at two and three? That's just over with
which players the fastest with the ball? John Morant is one, that makes
sense. Daron Fox at two he could He might have a case himself.
Jannis Tyres Maxie also received votes. Tyris Massey for talking like straight line stuff.
He might he might have it, But if you're looking for directionality,
it's probably Fox or Marant. Which players the best that we without the ball?
Steph at one, play at two and then also receiving votes. Michael
Bridges, that's a good one. And Luca don Chich what Luca like what?
I don't have off ball tracking data, but I'm just gonna hazard that
Luca donchech was among the league's lowest in miles traveled without the ball in his
hands on offense. That is so weird. Which player is the best passer?
Nikolayoka is seventy two percent, followed by Luca at two, tied with
Chris Paul. That makes sense, And then you have Lebron and Steph also
getting votes. I think Steph is an underrated passer. Was surprised Lebron didn't
get more sideration here, especially in front of Chris Paul. Yokich is the
answer for me? You could also, I wouldn't make a case just like
Trey Young deserves to be in there as well. I think Darius Garland is
probably like higher up of the passing list than people expect. But yeah,
those are Ben Simmons could even be in here. When we're looking at like
the top of the line list. Which player is the best leader? Chris
Paul and be Nicks at one, wow, followed by Steph He's two Lebron
is three, Yannis is four, Dame is five. I want to tell
you right now, I'd have Steph, Yannis, and Dame all ahead of
Chris Paul at this point. Jimmy Butler gotta vote from Miami. Draymond Green
got it in Golden State. I'd probably go Steph, followed by Jannis and
then Dame, but they could all be splitting hairs at this point. Who's
the most versatile player in the NBA? Yannis at one, fought by Lebron
at two, Kevin Durant and Kawai. We're tie at three. Also,
we're saving votes Paul George and Ben Simmons, Like, I don't like,
how are we measuring this? Because Draymond Green should probably be up here Bam
as well. This is a weird measure of versatility. I probably wouldn't have
Kawai or Durant. I know we're trying to factor in offensive roles as well,
but I wouldn't have them. I get why Lebron is there, but
Bam deserves to be here. Draymond Green should be up here. I'd have
Ben Simmons in front of Durrant and Quiet at this point, which player is
the highest iq Lebron at one forty five percent, Nakole yok at two,
Chris Paul at three, Steph at four, Luca at five. I don't
have any qualms here. I think that's probably just the right answer. Maybe
Steph over Chris Paul, Perhaps that might be the only one. Which player
would you want taking a shot with the game on the line. Steph wins
at one, followed by Kevin Durant at two, Dame Lillard at three also
receiving votes, Tomar, Luca, Nicola Kawai. Uh is it Steph like
he might be the single most valuable player in the MBA. I get why
it's step like Dame Lillard really does have like more of the track record,
and then there is the Kevin Durant aspect of it. So I'm not gonna
fight. I don't think I would fight the top three, But how did
Lebron not get any consideration here? And I do think Yokish probably deserves more
consideration because he's been for the most part, very hyper efficient in the clutch.
I get Kauai coming off the crunch time season tomorrow had I understand him
Luca as well. I'm I think maybe we just don't see the Warriors like
run stuff through exclusively stuff as much anymore, or ever anymore to where I'm
like, should he really be over Dame Durant Luca? But I don't have
huge issues with this list. I'm just curious as to whether Steff would be
the popular pick among fans. If you're still watching Get at Me and the
comments are on Twitter or on Discord, what your pick would be for which
player you want to taking a shot with the game on the line. I
almost kind of wonder if it's Lebron, But am I overrating his ability to
get to the rim at this point at his age? Finally, what rule
regarding play schedule, draft or lottery, playoff format, et cetera? Most
needs to change? The coaches challenge, automatic reviews, one free agency.
The draft came in at two, also tied with mandatory draft medical information,
the lottery odds and playoff format We're tied at fourth, and the Eliman Ding
was tied for six, with more leeway for defense and the schedule at seven
percent. All show receiving votes. The luxury tax you know, Joe lake
Up was in that one one free throw attempt for all trips one free throw
a temp for all trips. The line was on there no divisions, then
someone wrote nothing last year, take transition fouls one that makes a ton of
sense. I'd probably say that the coaches challenge and automatic reviews are the big
one. It's how can we I don't even know if it's the coaches challenge
that bothered me so much, as we need to speed up that process that
now slowers the game down, and that needs to be addressed after the take
foul, the mandatory draft medical information. I just think players have so little
control over where they're going. I can't fight that. I don't give a
shit about free agency being before the draft or about tampering. I just think
we need to enforce the tampering more holistically. There needs to be more uniform
punishments to where you're just not selectively like punishing teams for their role of that
playoff format I like to play in tournament. I will say get rid of
divisions, though, get like even get rid of conferences maybe at this point,
and you can change the schedule from there. I think realistically, if
you're looking at something that could feasibly change the coach's challenges and automatic reviews,
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