Speaker 1: What is up, Fellasiko as I am Dan Valley coming
at you with a brief intro while I was doing
our thirty team lookhead series. If you haven't checked those
alcohol bounce around. We talked about the big picture, so
it's not something you just need to jump because the
NBA regular season has started now. We talked to an
expert who covers each and every team, went an hour
plus on most of them. I asked all of them
for one additional prediction for their team at the end
of each podcast. If you subscribe to our audio feed,
you got most of them. If you were watching on YouTube,
I included a few as teasers, but I compiled them
together just so you could get a sense of what
were they predicting, maybe what were they watching for leading
into the season. It will go in alphabetical order. It
was really interesting to hear what some of them said.
Some of them were super quick about it, others dug
a little bit deeper into it. I think you will
enjoy the discussions or the predictions that they made, and
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enough out of me. Let's get to expert predictions from
every NBA team, from the people that actually cover them
on a day to day basis. Lauren, can I get
one additional prediction about the Hawks for this coming season
from you? It could be whatever you want?
Speaker 2: Who prediction?
Speaker 3: Like, what are do you mean?
Speaker 1: Like award base an award? It could be any players
breaking out, a player gets squeezed out of or it
could be a trade. It could be anything.
Speaker 3: Hmm, what trade.
Speaker 4: It's hard for me to predict a trade just yet
because I haven't seen how everything looks. So I'm gonna
go with and maybe this is low hanging fruit, but
I'm gonna pencil in Jalen for most improved.
Speaker 1: If they get back to back most improved players, that
would be insane.
Speaker 4: I'm gonna pencil Jalen in for most improved just because
he was in the conversation early, so that means I'm
saying I'm predicting Jalen's gonna have a healthy.
Speaker 1: That might be the spicier prediction. At this point, He's
already been in the most Improved Player discussion twice. God, Jalen,
please hell the I'm just I wonder if he's turned
the corner too much now to everyone's like, well, he
was supposed to win that award last year and just
wasn't healthy enough, and so I think, like he was
in the All Star mix last year, if he's healthy enough,
like him getting into the All Star Game like that,
especially if the Hawks aren't good and now more people
are watching the Hawks that might be because he's clear
they don't have. Maybe if Christops has an insane season,
but aside from like Trey, they don't have like that,
it's Jailing is the obvious All Star candidates. I would
think maybe Gaison, but that's a little too I think
that's too deep cut.
Speaker 4: Yeah, I feel like Dyson might be a slight rea
solely because I just don't know how his offense turns
the corner yet. Uh Yeah, so yeah, I would probably
say Jalen is probably their second guy who's like they're
per like banked in, not banked in, but just like
clearcut count runner for somebody who could be voted as
an All Star.
Speaker 1: He does that on a contract he's on, because his
contract already looks good. But like it once you tie
the All Star, Like, let's say he does win me
he's fout player because he's healthy. That's when it really diancapsulates,
like how much of a bargain that contract becomes.
Speaker 4: I'm curious to see though, too.
Speaker 5: I think my big question.
Speaker 4: I think my big prediction is that Nyeka has a
really big year.
Speaker 6: One.
Speaker 4: He's gonna be competing, you know, internally with Chris STAPs.
He's a guy that's sort of been adding that three
point shot consistently over the last couple of years, and
so I feel like he could be really good, especially
now that defenses know that he has that in his back.
To the point, I mean, granted they don't. They still
don't take it as seriously as I think that they should.
But I think he's somebody that they might start looking
at as not necessarily a threat, but somebody that they
should pay attention to in terms of if he's on
the perimeter.
Speaker 1: Who shoots a higher percentage from three this year? A
Kungou or Jalen Johnson.
Speaker 7: Oh Oh Coong wo wow.
Speaker 1: I love that one. I love it. I love it.
Speaker 4: Just just solely. I say that because, as they say,
right the cliche shoot or shoot, and I just think
that Onyeka has shown over the last couple of years
a more consistent willingness to take those shots. Jalen will
sometimes get the ball on the perimeter, and I don't
know if it's just in the heat of the you know,
the speed of the game, you kind of second guess
how much space you have to try and let that
shot go and he'll pup sake and then drive to
the basket. Whereas Amyeko just like, well, I'm on the perimeter,
I'm gonna shoot it. So I think I think that's
I'm gonna go with.
Speaker 1: The Congo to be threat. The quality of like Akongo's
threes will just be better and easier that he's getting
his teed up, whereas Jalen Johnson will have to take
more contested ones. But I've still that's if that happens,
that something's gone wrong with Jalan Johnson, are right with.
Speaker 8: With my answer, I'm sticking with my answer.
Speaker 1: Can I get one additional Celtics prediction for you from
this season? It could be whatever you want it to be. Ooh,
let's see, you want to go Peyton Pritchard for the
All Star for the All Star team? Make or you
said your co host Noah, make your co host Noah happy.
Speaker 2: I can't go that far with him. I guess I'll
join you on Derek Island and say he'll be in.
Speaker 9: That conversation and might even get there.
Speaker 1: I could see if for sure? Is it so much
an island as a planet?
Speaker 10: Yeah?
Speaker 11: No, I don't think there's anyone who doesn't like Derek White.
Speaker 2: Derek White All Star Island is what I should.
Speaker 1: Have called it, wouldn't I favor that prediction.
Speaker 12: I think that's a good one before we let you
go one other nets prediction can be anything you want.
Speaker 13: Jaegor makes second team All a rookie.
Speaker 14: I could see.
Speaker 1: I mean, they better get an all rookie guy with that.
Drafted five of them in the first round. And what
percentage of the first round do they have in play? Yeah,
they better.
Speaker 13: They do have twenty percent of the seventeen percent of
the first round to play.
Speaker 1: Great odds.
Speaker 13: Yeah, you know he's six', nine he'll he'll he'll walk
into some like thirteen five and six games you, know
if he makes a couple of threes and like gets
fouled while they're in the.
Speaker 1: BONUS i look if he stays, Healthy like if that
plan or fascist stuff doesn't, Linger i'm all. BORED i
think he's gonna be really. Good maybe. NOT i don't
know he's gonna be a, star BUT i think he's
gonna be a, really really GOOD nba. Player.
Speaker 13: Grant here's the, quote by the, WAY i almost forgot
he said. This he said this on draft. Night he,
said passing is something THAT i was always. Doing and
this is WHY i believe in the game of basketball
as a creative. Place it's an, art, Right AND i
want to play. BEAUTIFUL i want to play, pretty AND
i want to play. Efficient there's never a sacrifice of
myself for the team or something like. That it's just
about making the right.
Speaker 1: Decision he's a. Poet done in The rookie of The. Year, like,
no it's. Over i'm, Sorry.
Speaker 12: Cooper this is the, Moment Like i'm in the bag
for him.
Speaker 1: Forever, now that's really. True that's.
Speaker 13: Incredible he's, yeah he's. Great you gotta SOME i could
find that these other quotes from, Him he's already been a.
Machine and it was funny because at a media day
after a summer of these quotes about LIKE i know
WHAT i have to get better, at LIKE i Know
i'm not a finished. PRODUCT i have to live in the,
gym this, that and these like, long beautiful spiels about.
Basketball he, was for the first, time like visibly annoyed
because we asked like ten. Questions they were, like, so
like your, injury can you tell us about? It and
he was like it's not a big. Deal and we're like,
okay but like what are you? Doing are you up
to on court? Activities and he was, LIKE i don't,
Know i'm doing what the doctor. SAYS i was, like, yeah,
man it's not gonna broke the. Already it's not going
to be all artistic.
Speaker 12: Artistic, yeah, well street to the body doesn't affect the,
soul and my soul is purified by skip.
Speaker 13: Passes someone souls in my comments and said art is
nothing without. Constraints that is WHY i have forsworn learning
how to.
Speaker 1: Dribble that's. INCREDIBLE i.
Speaker 13: Know, WELL i appreciate you guys having me On this
is the nets are fascinated AND i hope to more than.
Speaker 1: Just me COULD i get one other prediction for you
for this, Team, oh could be whatever you.
Speaker 14: Want liam, McNeely Second, Rookie All, Team All Rookie Second.
Team at, minimum.
Speaker 1: They're really gonna find playing time for these guys to.
Spend having such a jumble the roster THAT i THINK
i JUST i.
Speaker 14: May believe and McNealy, Again i'm very much a believer
In leam.
Speaker 15: McNeely i think he's one of those guys that if
you build something, sustainable you have to hit on those
kind of guys in the twenties and everything else like.
Speaker 14: That we've seen it.
Speaker 15: Again you Mentioned Desmond, Baine Draymond, green the obvious, answer
but there are a lot of these guys that if
you hit on, late LIKE i think that you can
end up changing your entire. Trajectory AND i think he
was criminally. UNDERDRAFTED i like that.
Speaker 1: One that's a that's a really good. ONE i, Said,
MAN i want to be tracking this team's minutes pattern
more THAN i kind of thought coming in. Here there's
just so many, Dudes and SO i said at the top.
Speaker 15: Of, this they have a ton of. Dudes it's they
have a ton of very interesting, dudes and it's just
about figuring out where this. Is, LIKE i don't want
to Say CON's gonna. BE i Think con has a
shot a Rookie all first, team BUT i also think
there's a there's a chance that he ends up just
being a really solid bench contributor this year.
Speaker 14: And he ends up popping in the following. Year BUT
i also wonder like there's a lot of, This like you,
said it's a roster, jumble AND i think a lot
of this is gonna end up having to get. Clear
That polard is gonna end up having to.
Speaker 15: Get clear probably In, october and we'll find out probably
first two weeks of the season exactly what this.
Speaker 1: Is, jason CAN i get one More bulls prediction for
you for this company from you for this coming?
Speaker 14: Season?
Speaker 1: Please what like a general? One it could be whatever
you want and it could be About Julian phillips all,
right predicted about whatever you?
Speaker 6: Want let's see, Here oh, GUY i KNOW i was
talking to a friend about most. IMPROVED i want to
throw it like a modest whosellis most? Improved like case
out there that He's i'm not gonna say he's Gonna
i'm not gonna say he's gonna win.
Speaker 1: It who the last second year player was to win? It?
WHO i think it was Mante. Ellis if it was,
IT i THINK i want to double check that, now
But i'm pretty sure it was.
Speaker 6: Him, YEAH i don't think he's gonna win. IT i
think that'd be a huge, leap but LIKE i could
see him maybe working his way into some conversations for.
Speaker 1: It at the very. Least that's a lame.
Speaker 6: Prediction Was i'm not saying like something's probably gonna happen
LIKE i wish. IT i can't really pretty like Giddy
kobe is.
Speaker 1: Gonna be An All star BECAUSE i don't believe that at.
All no all, rookie no. Rookie LIKE i don't think
he's gonna play.
Speaker 6: Enough, yeah some of my lame predictions that modest will
work his way into some most improved.
Speaker 1: Conversations uh it was Monte alis was the last second
year away and most. Improved so that battle goes three.
Deep if he, finishes like in the top, three that's
a pretty big. Deal, That, yeah that would be that
would be pretty. Sick, again DO i.
Speaker 14: Think it's gonna?
Speaker 1: HAPPEN i did it So, YEAH i JUST i just
printed it he'll at least be in the. Conversation SO
i guess top, Three AM i saying? That not really?
Speaker 7: Five opportunity on the?
Speaker 1: Table, yeah he'll finish third and most improved. One we
are onto The Cleveland. Cavaliers CAN i get one other
prediction from you for next season about this? Team oh that's.
TOUGH i Think Tomris Procter rookie of The year or. No.
Speaker 16: NO I i think that this is it kind of
has to be mobile, related right, like it's see whatever you.
WANT i, KNOW i know it can be ANYTHING i.
WANT i just LIKE i want to still you know,
this this is this is my, rookie right like we
we we.
Speaker 1: Came, up we Saw mobili like the develop with The.
Speaker 16: CAVS i always have the temptation to handle him with
kid gloves because bigs develop at a different. Rate i've
never tried to like jump up as much AS i
loved him as a. PROSPECT i always try to manage my.
Expectations BUT i think this is the. YEAR i think
this is the year where he just you, KNOW i
know he was An All, STAR i know He's ALL.
NBA i know he Won Defensive player of The. YEAR
i think this is the year where you, know he
kind of goes from like That Rudy gobert, resentful we
have to respect him from fans to oh, yeah that
guy's like a, Dude like he's someone that that's a
nightmare to play. Against we have to think about, him
we have to game plan against, him and even when
we do, that he makes the right play every single
time and he kills us and he's a. PROBLEM i
Think Evan mobley is going to make a leap next
season and he's going to be in that you, know
top fifteen player. Consensus you, KNOW i want to say top,
ten but let's let's just keep it at top. Fifteen
let's protect my guy here a little. Bit BUT i
THINK i think it's going to be a consensus opinion
That Evan mobley is a top fifteen player next.
Speaker 1: Year that's a good, One adam says to MY Mvp
vallet this, year so still can make a ball dev
And mobley. Prediction but if you get to a point
where defenses have to game plan against him every game
and he's still making the right, decision then it's then
top ten is like that's the that's the spot he's
inside there that's my. Consensus you, Know gilbert is an.
Speaker 16: Example he made such an impact and like got a
lot of accolades with what he does on the defensive,
end like mobiley is that level of, defender but he
also like averages twenty, two eleven and three and can
create his own buckets like this, threes like, yeah, Yeah
like ALL i need is like IF i was working with,
him WHICH i never should Because i'm not qualified, too
BUT i think i'd kind of like Clockwork orange him
and just have him watch Like MINNESOTA kg and Like
Toronto Chris bosh and just be like steal some stuff from,
this LIKE i want to see that mid range. GAME
i want to, see you, know the jab, steps like
let let's let's give that into the arsenal. Here AND
i think the one THING i don't know how many
Much Evan mobley like summer workouts and run videos that you.
Speaker 1: Watch but.
Speaker 16: There there is a common element of his most fun
ones over the last couple of, years and it's because
he's wearing a Do rag do. Rag Evan mobley is
like Untucked, Tyrie LIKE i we need to we need
to petition THE nba to allow him to do this
Because they're, like there's just a different level of physicality
he plays with, it and that needs to be part
of the equation.
Speaker 1: Here is he the New lebron Dou REGs so you're
at meme like Predic dad needs a so unplugged. HIM
i not, KNOW i not not.
Speaker 16: Yet but, again history doesn't always, repeat but it often.
Rhymes AND i think you Know darius Or kyrie missing
the start of the, season mobilely getting That lebron. Attitude
it's all part of the equation.
Speaker 1: Here, Okay, kirk, finally COULD i get one additional prediction
from you about This maverick? Season you could take it
wherever you.
Speaker 17: Want oh, MAN i did a short video about HOW
i desperately Need Cooper flag to shave his goateee BECAUSE
i think it's A i think it's just it's an
act of violence against facial.
Speaker 14: Hair AND i like facial.
Speaker 17: Hair it's on my, face you, know it's but it's.
Speaker 3: Just like he's got this goatee right, here and it's
because he's.
Speaker 18: Eighteen and he can't grow this AND i need and
he's either going to grow like a full thing or
it's it's just BECAUSE i, mean when you see, it
you won't be able to unsee. It like he looks
like he's in one of those ninety movies like the
the ben Affleck, ones where's just.
Speaker 3: It it's just that there's it's really. Bad it's and
so my prediction is that at some point he goes full,
babyface AND i think that's a much better look because
The mavericks just they have some weird looking, Dudes like
they have two or three guys who wear, undershirts which
is an affront of the Basketball.
Speaker 1: God it's, like we can't be doing this in twenty twenty,
five twenty.
Speaker 19: Six so it's my my my, take if this is a,
take is that The mavericks are not only going to
be esthetically unpleasing in terms of playing this double big,
basketball they also have just this aesthetic unpleasing look about.
Speaker 17: Them so there we.
Speaker 1: Go so you're manifesting. It i'm looking at a picture
right now of him in the draft combine where it
looks like he was completely clean, shaven and he looks
like he's. Twelve so, yeah the baby face, look if
you're going for the twelve year old, book seems like
he could pull it.
Speaker 17: OFF i, mean it's it's so. Funny it's, Like i'm eighteen.
Now my dad can't tell me what to do facial.
Speaker 20: Hair it's.
Speaker 3: Great it's horrible it AND i did a video about,
it and all these people are, like this is what
you're caring. About i'm, like, yes this is What i'm caring.
Speaker 1: About In, AUGUST i had nothing. Else you know, what
you shot a spotlight on the stuff that. MATTERS i appreciate. That.
Speaker 3: WELL i mean the undershirts are a whole different deal
because remember when When luca wore an, undershirt it was,
like well it's because he's. Fat because he's, fat and
A d And flag both wear. Them it's, like why
do you guys Wear i'm, like you, look you remember
the sleeve jerseys that we had for a. Season it's just.
Speaker 1: It's not a low those are and it's, because like
we have all those iconic images because The calves won
the title in. Them just. Gross COULD i get one
additional nuggets prediction from, You adam for this coming? Season
it could be whatever you.
Speaker 21: Want i've given you a lot of. Ones you, know
some of my takes About Peyton watson being good In
thish to THAT I i think it'll Beat jokic's best defensive.
SEASON i kind of em betting on IF i want
to get, SPICY i might predict. Here i'm gonna make
a couple predictions On. JOKIC i think he's gonna have
the lowest per game, averages probably in both in, points
rebounds an assists that he's had in the last four,
years probably in every. Category so if you go, down
that might be like twenty four and a half points per,
game eleven ten ten eleven, rebounds and maybe eight. Assists
still a great stat, line but lower in every mark than.
BEFORE i think he's gonna finish third or fourth IN
mvp voting because of, it for some you, know for
some weird. Reason BUT i predict he will have his
most efficient season, yet which is funny because he's had
some of the most efficient seasons. Ever AND i would
not be surprised if he was around twenty four points
per game on seventy percent true shooting or you, know
effective field goal, percentage and it's gonna Be we're GONNA
I i also PREDICT i was looking at this In Daniel.
Gafford last year he had like thirty nine straight made
two point field. GOALS i don't think he's gonna beat
that because they're all. DUNKS i Think yoke might have
two or three perfect games in a row this year
where he has Like yoke was eight for, eight next
night he was seven for, seven and then he starts
a game six for six before missing a.
Speaker 1: Three the logic behind you thinking out aside from OBVIOUSLY
i get the lower counting stats if you think especially
he'll play fewer, minutes but just the de efficiency.
Speaker 21: STUFF i Think jokic can make every shot he wants
other to a certain, degree and then he has to
like strain himself to make the other, ones, Right, so
AND i think that he only strains himself when there's
no other options. AVAILABLE i think The nuggets aren't going
to struggle to get open, shots SO i don't think
they'll find a lot of late clock soundboard. Shuffles you, Know,
OKAY i gotta really drive into the defense here and
go up over two. GUYS i think he'll be able
to just kind of pick his spots this year and, say,
Yeah i'm open under the, rim a little floatery, up
that's my jump mid range. Jumper that's What i'm. Doing
AND i just think he'll have a lot of nights
where he'd only takes seven, shots eight, shots and there's
just bound to be a game or two where he
strings two of them.
Speaker 1: Together seventy effective field goal percentage or true shooting percentage
would be. INSANE i favor. THAT i like that. One
CAN i get one more prediction from you about This
piston squad to be? Anything you take it wherever you.
Speaker 20: Want this is this is the tough.
Speaker 22: Thing so.
Speaker 20: Let's level set. Expectations, right you, lose you get the sixth,
seed you avoid the play, in you lose in the
first round of the playoffs last. Season for, me the
goal this year should should be for this team to
win a first round playoff. Series that should be the
goal you should look to advance in the. Playoffs what
makes that goal easier ay staying out of the play,
in just like you, know not having to worry about
any of the bs that can or can't happen to
the play. IN b getting a home. Court getting home
court matters if you're trying to win an actual playoff.
Series so to do, that you have to win in
the regular, season and you have to win probably in
the neighborhood of like forty five to forty seven games
in the regular. Season to, me that should be what
The pistons like shoot. For they should shoot for being
like a fifty win. Team land short of, that try
and get the four seed and like win your first
round home court. Series that should be the goal this.
Season DO i think they can DO i think they do. That,
NO i. DON'T i don't think they do. THAT i
think between the improvements that The magic made this offseason
from a roster, perspective it'sween like the wholesale revamped thing
The hawks have going. On The hawks are really good
and looked Like I'VE i was not A Jalen johnson,
person like he convinced me last. Year they really missed.
Him getting him back will be. Huge and then obviously
you've got, like, uh you Got, cleveland you Got New,
york you got, uh you Got.
Speaker 1: Milwaukee Who Joannis turner and.
Speaker 20: Dudes, Yeah, like Like i'm always reticent to count out
Of milwaukee ahead of The pistons because The pistons have
just never been able to be honest in any, way
shape or, form even like other teams, can but like we.
Can't so like it's easy for me to be like all,
right like maybe that's like the fourth, seed and like
we get the fifth seed AND i hate that playoff, matchup,
Right but, YEAH i would like for The pistons to
get into a spot where they're the fourth seed or.
HIGHER i don't think they get, there but like for,
me IF i hope they prove me, WRONG i hope
them in this space where they prove me.
Speaker 1: WRONG i think for them it's like them maybe more
so than any team in The Eastern. Conference, yeah because
Like orlando pushed all its chips in like progress isn't,
linear and so if they end up winning like forty
one or forty two, games but you come away, thinking
Like Ron holland shot really well from the, floor and
we got more out of offense From asar And jayde
And ivy looked really good both with and without Kay,
gunningham and it just. Broke things just broke wrongly in The.
East that still can count as, progress AND i think
that's probably what fans need to. Remember but they're also
in a spot WHERE i don't know WHERE i would
put them in the standings. Exactly but how many teams
we're sitting here today Early, september would you be prepared
to guarantee are going to be better than them in
The east next, Season like it's probably. Three, yeah it's Like,
Cleveland New york and if, possible, Yeah orlando Or atlanta maybe. Then,
LIKE i don't know what to feel about The. Sixers
i'm never gonna give them the benefit of a doubt
at this, point but they're the mother of all wild.
Speaker 20: Guards, yeah, exactly. Exactly sixers are really, little by the,
way like Without, embid that's a lot of.
Speaker 1: Guards Mister Grant hughes of The Hardwood Knox. Podcast end
Of Leacher. Report CAN i get one More warriors prediction
from you for this coming? Season, no Because i'm gonna
give you two.
Speaker 12: ONE i think they're more likely to win sixty games
than being the play in just just acknowledging like the
high and low ends of the spectrum for. THEM i
think them hitting a stupid number of wins somehow is
likelier than them being like a forty, two forty three.
Speaker 1: Wins IF i told you, That Steph draymond And Jimmy
butler all and Even horford let's say let's say he
only misses the back to, backs they all qualify for.
Awards sixty five games, WELL i Mean.
Speaker 12: Pelton pelton's got him at fifty six with less than,
that SO i, think uh, yeah that's that's when you're
in the mid to high, fifties, right, like and who,
Knows like they're not gonna win sixty. Games it's just
more likely than them being like the ten. SEED i,
think barring everybody gets. Hurt the other, One Dan Quinn
post is gonna have a game where he makes ten.
Threes we think about. That it's happened ten seventy times
IN nba. History there's like most of those Are Stephan,
clay like not kidding the.
Speaker 1: MAJORITY i think there's gotta be a J.
Speaker 12: R smith one in, there right probably The dame has,
One Zach lavine has.
Speaker 1: One you, know he's on par with those.
Speaker 12: Guys so he's made, six AND i think there's there's
gonna be games Where horford doesn't play And posts has
earned a bigger. Role ten feels like sufficiently. BOLD i
think he can make ten threes in a game like
ten for.
Speaker 1: How do it not a? Lot dan gonna get you
make ten threes another thirty minut that would be.
Speaker 12: Incredible we'll we'll just throw aside all the ridiculous clay
like points points in a certain number of minute stats
that are. THERE i think he can go ten for
fourteen in a.
Speaker 1: GAME i think that's that's. Uh that has a a.
Speaker 12: Fifteen percent likelihood of actually.
Speaker 14: Happening some are, predicted.
Speaker 1: Mister Salmon ali Of Red Nation. Hoops COULD i get
one non, win non seating related prediction from you about
this team for next? Season they're gonna make the conference.
Finals oh, yeah that's. FAIR i mean that's Not maybe
that's not the expectation, yet but that's, like that's why
you put this team, together is to put yourself in that. Position,
YEAH i think they're gonna make the conference. Finals AND
i Think.
Speaker 5: I'm tempted to say somebody makes An ALL nba, team
But i'm just so scared to make that. Prediction So
i'm gonna say conference finals because that basically implies that
somebody is going to make It all team without saying.
Speaker 1: It who do you think is the most likely candidate
aside From Kevin durannerty even view him as the most?
Speaker 5: Likely can, WELL i mean somebody? ELSE i think he
is the most. LIKELY i think somebody else makes An
ALL nba.
Speaker 1: Team right IF i had to pick. One that's not
going to Be Kevin. DURANT i think It's Read. Shepherd
i'm just. KIDDING i think it's out, There jacob just.
KIDDING i think it's out not, yet he's not gonna
make it playing twenty minutes the game or. WHATEVER i
think It's alpha And. SHANGHUN i could see people making
the case For Amen, thompson BUT i don't really know
who the options would be after those. Three if you're
trying to come up with anybody.
Speaker 5: Else, no it's pretty much just a mend OR Uprn
and LIKE I i, mean Like, READ i.
Speaker 1: JUST i need to see more BEFORE i make that
kind of. Prediction but like he's going to play the
minutes thresholder, yeah, yeah, Yeah Well i'm talking about long,
term LIKE i want to see more IF i even
put that kind of ceiling on, him LIKE I, I
i'm tempted to just leave it at like those. Two
it's like they will Make ALL.
Speaker 5: Nba they have the Pial Bike ALL nba team in the,
future and if they're making the conference, finals chances are
one of them played at A nba.
Speaker 9: Level.
Speaker 1: Kill what's interesting is that Because Alman thompson will be
in the all defense. Discussion, discussion excuse, me that gives
him like a boost That Shang gun won't, have and
so it really that conversation really could hinge. On you
mentioned this with some of the stuff you want to
see from Shang gun on, offense like what does how
are they gonna use him on offense with this new look,
roster because that is gonna dictate even if, look he
defended incredibly well last, year that is never gonna be.
Something it won't hurt His ALL nba, case but like
it'll never make His ALL nba. Case and like With Alman,
thompson you have the built in argument of, like that's
one of the ten best player defenders in. Basketball and
so that's WHY i think the way that they deploy
Shang gun on offense with this roster is going to
be like super important to that type of accolade for.
Speaker 5: Him yeah, YEAH i MEAN I I i feel like
we haven't really like everyone's initial reaction to The Kevin
durant trade is, Like, okay this is the biggest threat
to the cloten to be under and it's like ever since,
then we've had like this cute stuff come, in, right it's, Like,
okay it's like some like cute doubt come in For
houston or cute.
Speaker 1: NOT i wouldn't even Farry easton thinking that he's like
the second.
Speaker 5: Man, no not internal external, Right, Like I'm i'm gonna
sound like. Such i've been sounding like such a homer this.
OFFSEASON i got a comment on. It i'm, like, yeah you're,
RIGHT i do sound like. That but can you tell
Me i'm?
Speaker 23: Wrong?
Speaker 1: Right can you tell Me i'm wrong on my optimism
on how good they're gonna be next?
Speaker 22: Year?
Speaker 5: Right and it's LIKE i feel like saying that they're
gonna make the conference files and saying that they're gonna
be the biggest threat To obviostly as under is a
controversial take from where we started the off.
Speaker 1: Season where we started the off, season that was like
the that would have been the.
Speaker 5: Consensus but as we've had time to let the off
season shower over, us it's like now THE i think
people will probably pick the field as like the biggest
threat to The.
Speaker 1: Thunder versus statistically that might just because there are a
lot of good. Teams, OH i mean thick a team
from the, Field, LIKE i think more likely it's, like,
YEAH i mean, There i'm probably like give the slight
edge to The, nuggets but that's more about having maybe
watched The nuggets than look the ceiling on The. ROCKETS
i don't think anyone this shouldn't be a. Debate is
winning the. Championship that's how good this team. Is, Yeah
SO i DON'T i would say on a scale of
you saying they're the biggest threat to this thunder if
we were doing A spice, scale like that's maybe a,
five like just because if it's not, them it's it's
between them or The. NUGGETS i guess you could feel
some type of way about The, clippers right or The.
Timberwolves BUT i don't think that's super. Common it's it'll
be it'll be controversial among a few fan, bases, YEAH
I i, YEAH.
Speaker 5: I and a lot of this is MAYBE i am
listening to too many podcasts And i'm hearing way too
much like about like LIKE i just feel like like
the energy that everyone had at The asterlia it feels
very similar to twenty, eighteen, right where like The rockets
traded For Chris, Paul it's, like, okay this is the
threat To Golden, state, right and Then Oklahoma city trades
For Paul, george it's, like, actually like this is the
this is like the kind of cute everyone the everyone's
kind of you know surrounding Like Olahoma city is, like
oh they have they actually you have the best offseason
and they're actually the biggest threat to the Gold See,
Warriors and like people forgot what their instinctual reaction was
at the beginning of the of the, summer which is, like,
yeah it's it's The, rockets, Right SO i feel like
everyone's like as time has passed from The Kevin durant,
trade like like if the.
Speaker 1: Problem is, that then you have time to overthink. It it's,
like even IF i don't agree that they're the biggest
threat to the, thunder if you have them like sists
in The west or something like, weird that's just, Like,
okay you had too much. Time you overthought. THIS i
IF i had just SAID i think their floor is probably,
three but like their absolute floors maybe four if you
want to bacon, In, Yeah i'm with you, Though, yeah,
yeah like that's that's how GOOD i think.
Speaker 5: THAT i THINK i don't think it's crazy to say
That denver's is the biggest threat To Klomacy.
Speaker 1: THUNDER i don't think it's.
Speaker 24: Crazy j.
Speaker 1: Pick it's that. Good we're high on. Him what's the? Problem, no,
LISTEN I I i love what The thunder.
Speaker 5: Did The thunder The nuggets did this off, season, right,
like LIKE i think they. Are there's a tea of
teams THAT i think are at the same level AND
i Have it's, okay, SEE i Think houston And, denver,
right we had this, discussion. RIGHT i Think denver absolutely
deserves to be in that. Conversation BUT i think a
lot of people are doing that in a kind of
a cute story kind of. Way, Right they're they're doing
it happy to be here type. Deal well not even
a happy to be here type to. You or it's, like,
okay now now we're, like do we're doing this? Thing
or we pretend like the best offseason wasn't the best off,
season or we pretend like what your instinct was at
the beginning of the summer is like you know, what let's,
like let's really think about. It Has houston hasn't been there?
Before Kevin durant already shorts their? Window it would he
gets heard blah blah. Blah, dude you can say these
questions about every team in THE, nba like what are
we talking?
Speaker 1: About, LIKE i feel like we're overthinking.
Speaker 5: This they're gonna rack up where this season, wins AND
i think they're gonna be the biggest threat to oklahomacitye Th.
Under The Denver nuggets have a case THAT i will
listen to as, well which is WHY i have them
the same. Tier, well we're doing this thing where we're
overthinking that The. Rockets and my hope is that twenty
games into the, season just like twenty games in the
season in twenty, eighteen we were past that feeling of
like that cute story. FEELING i hope we're past that
twenty games of the season when people actually see what
they're going to. BE i think they're gonna like rail through.
Speaker 1: Teams, caitlin and feel free to use this as another
form to talk About Johnny, Furfy but COULD i get
One pacers prediction from you for this coming.
Speaker 14: SEASON i don't.
Speaker 25: Think this is going to be super hot because this
could go a number of, ways BUT i think that
the starting lineup they start the season with won't be
the starting lineup that they finished the season, was and
that could be because they make a. Trade that could
be because they toggle. Centers that could be because they,
look you, know in other. Places LIKE i think That Nem, Harney,
smith And sakham are pretty, guaranteed BUT i wouldn't be
surprised if the other two spots get an akled or
if they made a mid season trade that might lead
them to start somebody.
Speaker 1: Else got to clear the runway For Johnny, FURPHY i
get it if it, justin CAN i get one More
clippers prediction from you for this coming? Season you could
take it whichever direction you. Want. Huh that's a tough.
Speaker 26: One it's hard to make a prediction like kind of
like out of left field for, me.
Speaker 1: BECAUSE i could be it could be as unbold as you.
Want AND i Just i'm looking for something other than
maybe not maybe not fifty three, wins just anything from.
Speaker 26: THERE i think at the end of the, season, like
no matter what happened in the playoffs with, THEM i
don't think this is the title, team but the crazier has.
Happened whatever happens at the end of the. Season at
the end of the this past, season a couple months,
ago when the season, ended the regular season was, OVER
i wrote an article saying The clippers were, right like
a lot of people gave them crap for Letting Paul george,
walk which it was to be fair Though dan was
fair because it didn't look like they had the means
to replace. Them now obs they, did they just didn't
wte people didn't.
Speaker 27: THINK i think when we get to.
Speaker 26: The end this, year.
Speaker 1: Even if they don't win the, title let's say they make.
Speaker 26: The playoffs losing hypothetically the second, round we might end
up looking back and just being, like this, TEAM i
think this would be their fifteenth straight winning season if it.
Speaker 1: Happens oh, SHIT i didn't even realize.
Speaker 23: That.
Speaker 26: Wow, Yeah, LIKE i genuinely think people are gonna appreciate
a decade and a half of winning even without a,
Title like fifteen straight years of winning seasons is, Crazy
and if they get, THERE.
Speaker 27: I hope people appreciate.
Speaker 26: It and so my bolt prediction is gonna be that
people will appreciate the fact, that, like you have this
team who is just not rolling over and just being, like,
hey it didn't go so well this. Era you know
we're gonna Do we're just gonna punt and tank and
see what happens AND i think there will be a
greater siation for a team that just continually, tries BECAUSE
i remember Those Dallas mavericks teams With. Dirk they could
have pivoted and, tanked and but they Want they just
kept year after year going until it finally. Worked AND
i think that's the beauty of, sports is continually just
picking yourself up and, Going, okay we'll do it next.
Year we'll get him next, year like the Old Lovable, cubs,
right like all the lovable, losers The Chicago. Cubs BUT
i remember what will always stick with me is Postgame
game seven In, denver in that locker, room and just
seeing the look on A Visa zubat's, face The Viza,
Zubats god love. Him he's the longest tenured Active. Clipper
he's been here for a lot of.
Speaker 1: Stuff most people wouldn't even think he, is but he.
Speaker 3: Is AND i just REMEMBER.
Speaker 26: I saw how much it meant to him that they didn't,
win and he just looked, exasperated and just like.
Speaker 27: You could see how much it affected.
Speaker 26: Him and that's WHAT i keep going back, to is
we tend to think of, like, oh that guy's got
to go to a different team because they're not, winning
like they're not winning the, title so he has to
go find. Something but THEN i look at that zoo
that night and it kind of hit me, that, like
this is a guy who's in here for the long,
Haul like this is what it means to. Him it's
not just oh okay and just moving. On it's, like,
no we we should have, won and it's kind of
shitty that we. Didn't AND i took it, personally and
NOW i look back at, Them i'm, like, yeah continually
trying to, win because even if you end the season
with that level of despair and like, heartbreak it's so
much better than just twenty five wins and, hey maybe
we'll get the ping pong ball to go our. Way
and then then you find Out dallas Gets cooper flag
and you're just, like, okay what was the point even you,
know so.
Speaker 1: Part Of Nico harrison's.
Speaker 26: Plan then you hear, yeah, yeah because that was the, thing, right,
yeah the vision that left us all blind because no
one had the foresight to see.
Speaker 1: That that was a.
Speaker 26: Possible bit what they have like a one point eight percent,
chance like get out of.
Speaker 1: Here it's freaking. Ridiculous that just makes me.
Speaker 26: Mad Because dallas ended up Getting Paige beckers And Cooper
flag and then they Traded Michael parsons because of course.
Speaker 1: No, one no one In dallas can be.
Speaker 26: Happy So Cooper, flag you got like five, years, Buddy
you'll be somewhere.
Speaker 1: Else mister Jabbari A, DAVIS i heart podcast producer. Extraordinary
CAN i get one more prediction for The lakers this coming?
Season it can be whatever you, want.
Speaker 28: Got You lucas going to win his FIRST mvp And
DeAndre ayton he's not going to win, it but you
know how these conversations, Go he's going to be in
the conversation for most. Improved whether that is a ridiculus
the statement or, not he will be because the conversation
around him will be that.
Speaker 12: Much.
Speaker 1: Bit, yeah does he have betting odds for? That i'd
be BECAUSE i got.
Speaker 28: Him AT i got him at plus forty, THOUSAND.
Speaker 1: I got him at plus forty. Thousand it's THE i,
mean there's the he's gonna get The lake thirty four
nationally televised, games, Right so if he plays well and
like a good amount of, those the voters will see.
It and there's a chance that his numbers just exploded
that would he be The i'm trying to think of
who's the last person that would Have he's kind of
at this career pinnacle shrinks down and then goes back
and wins Most AND i don't know if that there's
that because normally the trajectory is it's the guy they,
want everyone wants to, identify like the next. Star it's
never just, okay there it.
Speaker 28: Is hold, On i'm gonna bring up the, list but
It's Julius.
Speaker 1: Randall that, Ya, no it's absolutely, him that's. CORRECT i don't,
know you, know his pinnacle before that, though is never
eight in level, right because there was a point where
people thought he was a top five. CENTER i don't
think he ever, was but there was a point where
people felt.
Speaker 29: That his expectations weren't quite the. Same BUT i would
say in terms of, effectiveness in terms of like what
they did out, there it was it was it was
close enough to where he's probably the best or most
likely you could, Say Lori. Markinen you know when he finally,
got you, know even more of an, opportunity we'll finally
stayed healthy enough to win it in twenty twenty.
Speaker 28: Three but jew was probably the guy That, uh that
fits the, Bill so there's.
Speaker 1: Precedent, Yep, keith before we let you, go could we
get Another grizzlies prediction from you for this? Season it
can be whatever he wanted to. Be John conchar finally.
Traded John conchard just now finished the year on The.
Grizzlies spiciest prediction we've had. YET i think book at
this entire. Process, uh that'll be a that'll be a
somber day In memphis if he gets traded, Though, like
well they use the parent to get off his. Contract
dur that gonna? Happen, yeah. Fabulous, sure let's they salaried
up a player with picks and stretch a guy for
the third straight.
Speaker 3: Year let's do.
Speaker 12: It how many first rounders do you think it would
take to Get Marcus smart?
Speaker 1: Back is my real question under that new. CONTRACT i don't, know,
MAN i don't.
Speaker 30: Know it's it's not it's not great when you send
away a contract with the eighteenth pick to salary dump
it and then the guy gives a buy out to
the new.
Speaker 1: Team The wizards did, witchcraft like with with their cap,
management and like the way they unloaded money and got
picks for, it and then those players less incredible work
by The. Wizards, again it's easier to do that stuff
when you're not trying to be. Good but, yeah.
Speaker 12: Glad we circled back to praising shrewd financial.
Speaker 1: Decisions it's that's, great that's. Right this is really our
brand around. Here do you have time to give me
one Additional heat prediction for this game? Season let's? Go, oh, Anything,
yeah and it can be whatever you.
Speaker 31: Want, oh the roster right now won't be the roster
at the end of the.
Speaker 1: Year but are we talking like closing unit edition or
are they selling someone that we're NOT i hate selling,
people but trading like An Andrew wiggins to get back
picks or.
Speaker 31: Something it's a it was a little bit of a
fake prediction because they're a couple of million dollars over
the luxury, tax so they're just gonna get rid of
a salary to get Under but it might just be
Waving preshousatua whose salary is not.
Speaker 1: Guaranteed but other than, that that's an easy.
Speaker 32: One i'll give you something.
Speaker 1: BETTER i think that somebody on The.
Speaker 31: Heat will finish on.
Speaker 27: An ALL nba.
Speaker 1: Team, ooh there's is there more than two candidates for
that Because tyler honestly is there more Is tyler Herro
aly gonna?
Speaker 14: QUALIFY i think it'll be.
Speaker 1: BAM i mean THAT'S i, mean he's An ALL nba caliber.
Player SO i, dig this can be whatever you, Want
but COULD i get Mister tywindh of The eurostep podcast
one additional prediction for The Milwaukee bucks this? Season then.
Speaker 33: Trying to think of how WHERE i want to, Go,
LIKE i don't think the HONEST mvp is fun. ENOUGH
i do think that's certainly in play depending on how
many games he. Plays AND i guess where they top. Out,
OH i had a good. One i'll say they're going
to be a top five defense in the top ten.
Speaker 1: Offense oh that's. SPICY i like.
Speaker 34: It, yeah so that probably somewhere like like what probably
like a floor then of like seventh or eighth a
net which is, aggressive BUT i think The west being
so bunched will probably help them with.
Speaker 1: That what's interesting when you say that IS i find
the top ten offense a shakier proposition than the top. Five,
yeah even THOUGH i good point, too and Say Orlando, Houston,
Oksey SI's three of the top five defenses right, there,
Right so it should just be that the that THE
u that is the spicier end of that. Prediction BUT
i think UNTIL i see like just what they look,
LIKE i mean With, giannis but also like during some
of the you don't Want gianni's playing thirty eight minutes a,
game so what's gonna happen during the you, know ten
to fourteen minutes that he's off the floor per night
or whatever it ends up. BEING i like that that's
a good. SPIRIT i think that's the this is in
the all of the look Heads i've recorded so. Far
that's the spiciest one that we've, GOTTEN i think.
Speaker 33: It and it's so database not amorphous. Too soone someone
can clearly laugh at me if they're like twentieth and,
Eighteenth they'm, like, oh remember they're gonna be top ten
and till. Five But i'm a believer of the honest.
Speaker 1: Teams so and then you need to hit them back
with when that person comes, out you got to isolate
what everybody. Does it's, like, hey like there is this
twenty seven game stretch Like december Until february where they
were the best offense in THE.
Speaker 33: Nba portland And March Baby portland.
Speaker 1: In March jail And green Post All Star. Break, also
the best head thic.
Speaker 33: Are my favorite Is Cam. Thomas if you don't count
the point guards on the, nets assist numbers.
Speaker 1: Second one of my favorite class backs of a lot of.
Time it's, like if you count the guys who aren't
who aren't, PASSERS i was the same best on the.
TEAR i love.
Speaker 33: THAT i think more of us should be this positive
about our own, performance like at the. Company if you
don't count any of these, Guys i'm so up there.
Speaker 1: Calling confidence called, arrogance called or whatever you. WANT i want.
IT i want that kind of self. BELIEF i DON'T
i don't care however you classify. It, finally Mister Kyle
tige of The Day MORE Nba, podcast CAN i get
another prediction from? You you can take it in whatever
direction you, want but related to This wolves team next?
Speaker 10: Season?
Speaker 35: Yeah oh, MAN I i like the. Terrence, gentleman you
kind of talked me off the. LEDGE i won't go
on To DraftKings and do a Terncetign junior Most improved
bet because he can't win. IT i would say that
there's a there's a chance that they don't have the
same loaded sunt court at the trade deadline that they have,
Now LIKE i, Think Tim conley just constantly is trying
to think one step. Ahead and again it was boring
for a lot of fans.
Speaker 1: Because you like to go out and make those big.
Speaker 35: Moves but they kept a lot of their, guys but
they kept them on WHAT i, think and you know
better THAN i, do good reasonable, Contracts Nasri Julius, rendall
A Rudy gobert all make solid amount of money.
Speaker 1: That is very easily. Tradable it's not forty to fifty.
Speaker 35: Million and if this thing does stutter a little bit
and you're trying to continue to bite at this proverbial,
apple and you have this kid In Anthey, Edwards you're
not going to sit around and wait for it to
fail multiple. Times you might try to get out in
front of it before it. Fails SO i could see
them if it's you, know they're like you, said their
floor is. Six if they are the sixth seed come Early,
february maybe they make a big, splash which would shock
a lot of. People But Tim conley has shown you
in like three, years he's made two of the biggest
trades IN nba. HISTORY i think he's got another one.
Speaker 1: Coming CAN i get one Final pelkans predition From. Yushimidt
it can be for this coming, season it could be
wherever you want to take.
Speaker 36: It my Final appelicans prediction Is Willy greens fired Before.
Speaker 1: Christmas it seems like fade a complete. ALMOST i feel
like they've set him up to fail because of their.
Expectations THEN i know you said he's been mandated to be.
THERE i also feel like that's never a good, recipe
is to install a new leadership regime and not give
them say over the head, coach and you end up
in these situations then where you're getting rid of him
at like the quarter season or the one third season.
Speaker 36: Mark, yeah, LEGITIMATELY i think it's all like, financial like
financial lead driven oh, okay from, Ownerships LIKE i just
think ownership is very Much oh, wow we had to
get rid Of griff and these other executives. Swin there's
so much money that we have to pay because of,
this and we're Paying joe a ton of. Man joe's
contract is. Crazy they're Paying joe a ton of, money
and so there's just, like, well if you get rid Of,
willie then we have to go through another, search and
then you, know hire another guy that's going to potentially
want more morning Than will he. Wanted willy is one
of the cheaper coaches in THE, nba and SO i
think it's just like keep him around and then if
you got to fire, him we just slightly bump up
the interim and you, know, legitimately that's HOW i think
they operate like, there AND i don't THINK i have
been proven, wrong but we'll.
Speaker 1: See Andrew claudio Of Knicks Film, schools you answered the
prediction question before we even like the additional prediction, question
before we've even got to.
Speaker 10: It so what do you put up your? Chest this
should comes to no surprise to. ANYBODY i think The
knicks are going to THE Nba finals this. YEAR i
think now paths are different every. Season this is a.
Speaker 1: PRINCIPAL i personally believe in. TIBs like you.
Speaker 10: Can't just, say, hey they made to the conference finals last,
year so the next step is like The pacers are
gone because Of, haliburton and like The celtics are gone
because Of, tatum so rearly The knicks should be the
one to go, there, Right SO i have no idea
What orlando could potentially be as a hindrance to. That
atlanta is actually a team that scares me because they
can do the thing that the knicks biggest weakness is really,
well and it's defending pick and, roles especially if.
Speaker 1: They get any hint of help From.
Speaker 10: Porzingis BUT i think they have enough and there's enough
guys there that are battle tested that you play enough
playoff games, together you know how to get through certain
situations that a lot of these younger teams just. Don't
and when it comes to them Versus, CLEVELAND i like
our guys better than their guys just don't know us
to say. IT i like The knick's ability to take
advantage of the calves weakness weakness on the boards more
so than their ability to take advantage of the knicks
biggest weaknesses.
Speaker 1: In the pick and. Roll SO i haven't going through the.
FINALS i have fifty.
Speaker 10: FIVE i believe it's a number of wins THAT i
predicted for this season or picked for this.
Speaker 1: Season SO i have them hitting the over with the
caveat and.
Speaker 10: This i'll wait for them for the the worry that
could potentially come in a. Second but that's my that's
my prediction for this, season they're going to the, finals
they'll probably lose, it and then.
Speaker 1: They'll reassess in the. Offseason what were you saving the worry?
For that was you answered the prediction question before we
even like the additional prediction, question fore we even got to.
It so what do you think up your?
Speaker 10: Chest the nightmare scenario the absolute nightmare scenario for.
Speaker 1: ME i mentioned The. Hawks knicks wins sixty.
Speaker 10: Games it's the most fun Any knicks fan has had
watching a team, since like since two years. Ago but
like now it's a sixty win. Team it's not just
like This TIBs team that we all fell in love
with because they tried harder than everybody, else, Right, like
it's actually we're excited because they're winning every. Night they're
going on ten and eleven game winning. Streaks the offense is,
great is, great the vibes are. Immaculate brunson's a top
FIVE mvp. Candidate two guys are ALL. Nba they sneak
with a Third All.
Speaker 1: STAR i don't know.
Speaker 10: Who it will, be Probably yaboo after he's also at all
defense Candidate all.
Speaker 1: Defense first day right, deuces they still did, positions it'd
be at the guard spot, right like Dus is winning
the three point contest.
Speaker 10: And after seeing so much vibe out and then and it's,
like see didn't.
Speaker 1: Need, tips you, know we got rid of.
Speaker 10: Them then they get to the playoffs that play the
second round against The, hawks and their biggest problem during
the playoffs slash year and a team can just pick
On Karl Anthony, towns pick On Jalen. Bruntson It's Trey
young getting downhill doing whatever he wants against The, knicks
and like, bitch because of his injury, history he's worn
down from playoff, time like a bad injury To mitch.
Happens And Trey, young WHO i wanted to just on
the record is eleven and twenty five in his career
against The, knicks now actually gets to claim that he.
Speaker 1: Dominates The knicks for his, Career LIKE i want to be,
clear like eleven and twenty, one eleven and twenty, five
whatever it.
Speaker 10: IS i know he gets seven regular season wins against
The knicks in his, career but there's this one playoff
series Where Julius randall and The house Of cards that That
knicks team was like, collapsed and now he gets to
claim like he Owns Madison Square garden because of one
playoff series and a in season tournament game that like
nobody cared. About now he actually has something to claim
over The, knicks and it's that the year that they
won sixty games and this was supposed to be their,
year he eliminated them in the second.
Speaker 1: Round and that is my biggest.
Speaker 10: Worry that it's a team like that that can take
advantage of the next biggest weekend weakness on, defense will
exploit it for however many games in a playoff, series
and then it's around earlier then they got eliminated last,
year which will bring the so why'd you get rid
Of tibbs conversation all the way? Back, yeah so's it's
it's my, nightmare to be completely. Honest it's the Thing
i've thought a lot about this offseason that if there's
a way this season goes catastrophically, wrong it's not even
like they win forty five games and it's not that.
Speaker 1: Good it's they're too good.
Speaker 10: In the regular season to create any, doubt and then
come playoff, times we don't even get the matchup against The.
Speaker 1: Cavs under for this coming season from each of you
will begin with the first, TIMER Jd what do you
have for?
Speaker 9: Me oh, Wow i'm gonna. Go Chet holmgren is An All.
STAR i THINK i like. THAT i have to wear
my it'd be weird if you didn't.
Speaker 1: Tailor, yeah you're just like you're, gonna like you Predict
jada making ALL nba AND i was, Like, GOD i hope.
Not what about what about The wallet? Podcast?
Speaker 27: YEAH i like.
Speaker 22: THAT i don't really like, that SO.
Speaker 3: I Love.
Speaker 9: Chat i'm gonna continue to believe in.
Speaker 16: Him that's.
Speaker 1: Good well is There if you don't believe In. Chet
i'm just talking in, general it'd be weird to just
Say i'm out On, Chet LIKE i, like what would
be the basis for? THAT i guess? Injuries but that's
not your?
Speaker 9: Injury yeah, no, no, no what.
Speaker 1: About, You? Taylor what's your?
Speaker 22: Prediction so, now At Ja dubbs emerge into. STARDOM i
can't say super stardom. Yet is stardom on his? WAY
i have to pick a new underdog and we already
have talked about him a couple times on the podcast so.
Far if you guys have listened to us over the
past season and or, so we're all really high on this.
Player But Cason wallace is my. GUY i think there's
so much on tap. POTENTIAL i Think Cason wallace is
closing games in the playoffs come a year from.
Speaker 9: Now, hell, yes that's. Fun.
Speaker 1: WOW i love THAT.
Speaker 22: I couldn't say that earlier BECAUSE i do think LIKE
i do stand by my question. Earlier we specifically asked
that Question dan that it is going to. Change BUT
i think when push comes to, SHOVE i think at
that point of season another year development For Cason. WALLACE
i think he's going to be too important defensively and
what he brings offensively as well to leave off the.
Speaker 9: Court, god this team just might be so.
Speaker 1: Insane. Yeah, finally Mister philip Rossman reich Of Orlando Magic
daily and The Lockdown Magic, podcast CAN i get one
More magic prediction from you for this? Season it can
be whatever you.
Speaker 23: WANT i, mean the the easy one is that the
streak's gonna. End that The magic will get out of
the bottom ten and offensive rating for the first time
since twenty. Twelve that THAT i said that last, Year
i'm gonna say it again this.
Speaker 7: Year it's gona. Happen it's gonna. Happen one more prediction from?
ME i think. THAT i think The magic will have
Two All. STARS i Think.
Speaker 23: PAL i don't think that's maybe going out too far al,
him BUT i Think palo And franz will both Be
All stars this.
Speaker 7: YEAR i Think palo will Make.
Speaker 23: ALL nba and and get The super get all the
supermacs that comes with.
Speaker 7: IT i Think Desmond bean is gonna be pretty. CLOSE
i don't know if he's gonna get, in but it wouldn't.
Speaker 1: Shock he's in The east NOW i was.
Speaker 23: In he's in The east Without TATUM mb it's probably
not gonna get, it get An All.
Speaker 1: Stars It's emban was eliminated From awards voting the moment
the schedule came. Out the six or so sixteen back to,
backs he's.
Speaker 7: Done, yeah that doesn't mean anything For All Star game.
Speaker 1: Though oh, yeah that's. Right, okay, yeah, YEAH i like that.
One i'll do another.
Speaker 23: One i'll do another. One then The magic are gonna
be going To vegas for THE Nba Cup.
Speaker 1: Final all, right THE, nba you're gonna love here and
you bring in THE Nba. Cup.
Speaker 7: Good they've been a GOOD Nba cup.
Speaker 23: Team they they when they finished their game in the
first the first year they finished their Their cup their
group games Against, boston they had like a twenty point.
Lead boston Beat chicago by thirty, something With Joe miszula
Telling Billy donovan, LIKE i gotta win this game by
thirty to. Advance last, year they had a thirty two
point lead heading Into New. York New york went up
by thirty five just to prove a, point and Then
orlando went To milwaukee and lost to the to the
EVENTUAL Nba Cup. Champions don't don't ever Say Damian lillard
didn't win anything In milwaukee lost the EVENTUAL Nba Cup
champions in The. BUCKS i think The magic are going
To vegas at the very, least AND i think.
Speaker 7: They'll be in THE Nba Cup.
Speaker 1: Final Ryan, deporak CAN i get one Additional sixers prediction
from you for this coming? Season it could be whatever
you would like.
Speaker 11: Is my prediction is that they flirt with trading the
twenty twenty Eight flippers pick absolutely up the. Wall if
there is no way you could pry that pick for
my called dead hands until THE nba has ruled on
aspirational one way or the.
Speaker 1: Other what would there's no? Like what would be a real?
Like what is the bar for returning asset or player
that would make you think about doing it right, Now let's,
say but we're before you could, say we know the
investigation is going to last through The All star, bricks
so past the trade deb, On so what is the
type of plan you're not trading it?
Speaker 11: For Like, Atarsan, no no, Way, YEAH i Love, sorry
don't get me, WRONG i would love him on the,
sixers but especially now that he's set to get paid next.
SUMMER i mean they're, like that's The clippers have a
completely blank slate in twenty twenty seven and as of
now other than The dubach and a couple guys on
their rookie scale, deals and that pick is in twenty twenty,
Eight and, YEAH i MEAN i would JUST i would
have to see, it you, know if they like Put
kawi's capit on the books through twenty twenty seven and
they could like recoup some of the money that he
got From, Aspiration like there's just no. WAY i think
that the disaster potential for The clippers is so high
that it would have to be a, true a true difference,
maker like.
Speaker 2: If it Was Paul george and the twenty twenty eight
pick for a younger star who's on a cheaper contract, maybe, like.
Speaker 11: BUT i don't Know lowry market and, yeah we're in
younger that was the name that you don't know THAT
i would. DO i don't think That lowry's the. BAR
i think it would have to be higher than. That
Like i'd rather just eat The george contract and he is.
THAT i, mean, look it might not work, out you,
know it might end up being a mid to late
first round, pick but it is fully, unprotected like it
has some jackpot up.
Speaker 1: Side so that's Not i'm trying To, YEAH i don't
even see like a good beam that would be, uh
a metal ball doesn't make any sense for? You, There,
YEAH i got it is a crown. Jewel i'm just
trying to take a good player that would try to,
like could it make you think about moving it right?
Now that's not too outside The roman. Possibility and then
also a lot of the ones that are springing to
mind for me are just big, men and that's not
what you're gonna be looking.
Speaker 11: For, yeah Here Jimmy, Butler Paul george and the pick
For Jimmy Butler. Pete really it's MAID i wouldn't do
it Like i'd rather again just eat eat the extra.
Speaker 1: Year, NO i think for an aging star that makes total.
SENSE i wouldn't do. THAT i wouldn't do that. Either
what about it's still Big Anthony.
Speaker 2: Davis Pair Anthony davis With Joel. Embiid oh, yeah well
just what they need another injury from Big?
Speaker 16: Man that sounds.
Speaker 1: Great what ABOUT i don't know why they were Tripped
memphis tears it Down Jared Jackson? Junior is that can't you? Thinking?
Speaker 11: NO i mean you want another wing if? Anything and
that LIKE i just Tray murphy In New. Orleans, okay
now we're. Talking, Okay, NOW i don't think they're going
to trade. HIM i think he's might not like the
single most important player in the building where.
Speaker 1: You should one would.
Speaker 2: Hope but, yeah, yeah.
Speaker 1: Okay what what if The knicks decide to posit IS O?
G DOES O g still do it for? You or
you Want Michel bridges, back you guys to kind of
complete THE ci holes like so finally suit up.
Speaker 2: The return the return To Michale.
Speaker 11: BRIDGES i, honestly, WELL i would love Mcal bridges, back but,
NO i would, not not.
Speaker 27: Not until we add.
Speaker 11: Clarity once we have clarity that pick might be up for,
grabs but not until we know the scope of What
Adam silver is about to do to that.
Speaker 1: Team, So mike And, sam CAN i get one Additional
son's prediction from you for this coming, season cause you
could take it wherever you, want AND i will Let mike.
Speaker 37: Start, oh one additional prediction for The. SUNS i will,
SAY i don't think they're gonna have any stories about
the team being unhappy with the coach this year for
the first time in four.
Speaker 1: Years so that's that's my.
Speaker 37: PREDICTION i think there's a chance that this coach survives
and it's not just another guy who's fired by the
end of the. SEASON i. MIX i think there's a
chance that that people are talking About jordan not in
a really positive way at some point of this. Season
so that's gonna be my.
Speaker 1: Predictions jordan not.
Speaker 32: Related So i'll go ahead and, YEAH i, mean they're
very much just a team in. Flux we all know,
That So i'll go ahead and say. That you, know
they made a lot of moves at this, point but
they're not. DONE i think there's gonna be some movement
here at the, deadline probably in a boring, way though
not in like an exciting for you, know this would
suck for, me but for other people they hear that and, say,
Oh Devin booker's on the trade. Block Like Devin booker's
on the trade. Block but there might be A royce O'Neil,
deal there might be A Grayson allen. Deal there might
be something, interesting mildly interesting that happens In.
Speaker 1: February for, sure they, are as we record, this like
two hundred and seventy three thousand dollars into the tax
and they are absolutely not staying. There SO i would
echo that there's going to be some type of, trade
even if it's super super.
Speaker 37: Tiny it's as simple as Just butler Or Jordan goodwin
being waived. Too so one of those two guys is
probably not going to be on the roster at some
point this.
Speaker 2: Season they HAVE i thought they.
Speaker 1: Only had fourteen, players or Maybe i'm miscounted.
Speaker 37: THEY i think they're going to go into the season
with fourteen. Players that's my anticipation because that's the easiest
way unless they make a move just as they're, saying,
damp but the easiest way for them to get into
the TAX i believe is if they just don't roster all,
fifteen which.
Speaker 3: They did last.
Speaker 1: Year uh they rostered what the year fourteen? Players? Yeah,
Yeah i'll start with you for this, One. Tara COULD
i get one additional prediction about this team for this?
Season you could take it wherever you.
Speaker 23: Want i'll just reiterate What i've been saying this whole
time IS i Think scoot is going to show.
Speaker 1: Growth he's gonna respond to the pressure, well and he's
going to show. Growth how about, You, Ros do you
have any other predictions for this?
Speaker 2: TEAM i Think timani stays hot from.
Speaker 1: THREE a lot of people have wondered.
Speaker 38: Whether that's that that's, real you, know because it was
such a huge.
Speaker 9: LEAP i think he stays hot from.
Speaker 38: THREE i think he's somebody WHEN i see him put
his nose, down he's somebody who wants it, bad like
he's he's working, hard and SO i think that he
stays hot from. Three and he also adds something else
really surprising to his game this year that we don't
even know what it is.
Speaker 1: Yet you know what's funny IS i had more questions, about, like,
oh is he just gonna shoot five threes or? More
game all, That LIKE i had more questions about, him
like doubling up on the volume relative to the. Efficiency it's,
LIKE i don't even know how big of a question
that is still for. Me BUT i don't want to
SAY i think he's a capslock. Shooter BUT i just
didn't look at The what was he at thirty seven
thirty seventy? Five, YEAH i didn't look at that and was, like,
oh that's it was The for some, reason it was
the volume that stood out to, me AND i was just, like, huh,
So i'm gonna be curious to see if he even
has room to, like can we get him over five
attempts per? Game because, again if he's making them even
at a league average, clip that helps open up the
floor for all their other. Guys my final question to
you would, be CAN i get one Additional king's prediction from?
You you could take it wherever you would. Like one
Additional king's. PREDICTION i will predict that they almost make
a big trade at the. Deadline you, know we'll hear
all about or a. Seller oh if we'll hear, yeah,
well we'll hear all about the trade that they're working,
on and then it Won't it won't, happen so they'll pivot. Prediction,
well it be a buyer or a seller that we'll hear.
About oh, DEFINITELY i mean.
Speaker 5: Both they'll be trying to get off those their contracts
they don't like for someone they can't get without giving
up anything.
Speaker 1: Else so sounds about. Right So, noah, finally COULD i
get one Other spurs prediction from you for this coming?
Season it could be whatever you want it to.
Speaker 10: Be.
Speaker 24: Yeah, WELL I i look at the roster and there
just seem to be like a lot of expendable contracts
and maybe they're saving up for a big free agency.
Move San antonio has never been a free agency, destination
perhaps all changes.
Speaker 1: Agency destination, anymore because free agency doesn't even find Doesn't,
yeah it feels like yeah.
Speaker 24: Yeah LIKE i and AND i kind of feel like
maybe this is and this is this can be my bold.
Speaker 27: PREDICTION i don't even know that this is going to.
Speaker 24: Happen but With Jake fisher kind of reporting that they
were inquiring About Trey, murphy the third, LIKE i feel
like they have THE ammo to go get a.
Speaker 27: Player who is that?
Speaker 24: PLAYER i don't, know but if someone is up on
the market and someone who they think can legitimately push
their their playoff hopes and their playoff may even title aspirations.
Speaker 27: WHATEVER a little bit, FURTHER i would not be surprised.
Speaker 24: If The spurs just kind of like unloaded the chamber
and or like, here here are some, assets because they
can't hold onto all their picks. Forever and, look this
is kind of treading old, territory old ground with The.
Spurs but like so many players with The spurs have
come through here and they're, like, oh they might get.
Traded they might get, traded like they don't have a
future In San, antonio and then it's like, nope they
just waste away until they're no longer useful and now
they have no trade value and all, right see you.
Later SO i think The spurs would be wise to
capitalize on trade values of. Guys and again there's a
lot of overlaps skill, wise positional, Wise LIKE i think
it would make sense for them to go trade for.
Someone and THAT'S i, mean every fan feels that. Way
every you, know it's like they gotta go trade for a.
Superstar BUT i think The spurs are particularly suited to
go make a trade if something like that was to
fall in their.
Speaker 1: Laps i'd agree with. You look at the same thing
you're saying about players apply applies to. Picks like Those
Atlanta hawks selections eighteen months ago or twelve months ago
looked Like crown. Jewels, yeah now what they did this?
Offseason they don't look as, hot is there? Us so
if you're looking from The, SPURS i Think Trey murphy
would be a great. Fit but is there an archetype
player or even a position That, okay you have your
one in your five lockdown In fox And, Wemby like
where are you if you want them or not want?
Them if they're making a big, trade what type of
player is the priority to. Acquire, yeah that's a tough.
Speaker 24: One that is a tough. QUESTION i, REALLY i, MEAN
i really Like Trey. MURPHY i think he's kind of
the archetype that you should be looking. For a guy
who's a bigger, wing not necessarily like the best self,
creator but like can take advantage of. Mismatches is an
elite spot up, shooter is an elite movement shooter plus,
defender and a guy who is not just a, Shooter
LIKE i think we think of him mostly as a,
shooter but he's a great athlete, too like he's he,
Can he's, yeah he, can he can.
Speaker 27: Get off the.
Speaker 24: Floor good cutter as, well like a guy who doesn't
necessarily need the ball in his. Hands like one of
the guys WHO i really liked for The spurs before
the you know the trade happened with The, nuggets Was Cam.
Speaker 27: JOHNSON i really Like Cam.
Speaker 24: JOHNSON i think a guy like, that like On Mychael
Porter junior even like those kind of guys like those
are the kind of guys THAT i would be looking,
for not someone who needs the ball in their, hands
not someone who you're asking to go get a, shot
because The spurs have quite a few of those guys
right now at that.
Speaker 27: Guard position at. Least i'm looking for a bigger wing like.
Speaker 1: That what, if, WELL i have to ask, him what
if one Of yannis Or Anthony davis becomes? Available the
players that intrigue you as a, Spursman.
Speaker 27: YEAH i Mean yannis would definitely intrigue.
Speaker 24: Me Anthony davis not as, much just given the injury,
history given the, age AND i Know jannis is no
longer like super young, anymore LIKE i think he's thirty,
now But jannis is still you, know for the most,
part you can count on him to be healthy pretty
much all. Season he doesn't miss a ton of, Games
and even though it might be you'd have to figure
out how to make it work with spacing, wise for,
SURE i don't know that you could pass up on
a generational talent who is still very much in the
in the center of his.
Speaker 27: Prime so would be very much interested In.
Speaker 1: YANNIS i figured you would. BE i was just curious
because we harped on this. Spasing BUT i think that's
the one of the values Of wemby where you might
get if some people want him to take few or.
Threes the fact that he can play offense the way
that he has so, far you can slot literally anybody
next to him in the front, court and that's just hugely.
Speaker 24: Valuable, also could you imagine like A Wemby yannis pick
and roll or A Yannis wimby pick and, Roll like
that would be, Insane like that would be like just bat,
shit that would be, crazy and that'd be Something i'd
be there.
Speaker 1: For, YEAH i, mean aside For bucks fans who. Wouldn't, Right,
so COULD i get one Additional raptors prediction from you
for this? Season could be whatever you want it to.
Speaker 39: Be m OH i made this one on Our awards,
Draft Brandon Ingram Clutch player of The. YEAR i think
it's actually not that bad because they need all the
possessions at the end of games to go to one.
Place AND i think they're a grimy team that's going
to play in a lot of close. GAMES i Think
Brandon ingram is going to have plenty of volume to
try and win this, award and, uh that's those are
the guys who win, it are the guys who get the.
Speaker 15: Volume so that would be a fun.
Speaker 1: One and he is just the time BECAUSE i think
some people when you look at name recognition or importance
to the team's, future it's, well why Isn't? Scottie but
it's Just Brendon ingram's. Game is that's the type of
guy you go to exactly the close.
Speaker 16: Ones, yeah that would be a fun.
Speaker 1: One that's a. MAN A Clutch player of The year,
prediction like within where the regular season even. STARTS i respect.
That CAN i get one additional prediction from you about
The jazz for this coming? Season you could take it
wherever you want to.
Speaker 8: Go, YEAH i MEAN I i've got a lot of
worries about This Walker kessler, Thing AND i, MEAN i,
guess like there's no way that anyone can really like
predict how that's going to end, up, Right but LIKE
i guess my prediction would just, be like THE i
don't think that he's going to be on The, jazz
whether that's going to be like through a trade or
after LIKE rfa. OPENS i just think that it's just
not going to end the way that The jazz wanted.
Speaker 1: To that's that's a good. Prediction you just so rarely
see guys who are worth a damn on their rookie
scales get moved like, that like, it especially when they're
like two or three years deep into their tenure with the.
Team it's not like a pre like they were drafted
and got immediately traded for a star or. Something but
he's been in like trade rumors since basically it feels
like almost day one at this point to where it's, like, oh,
well The lakers give up two first round picks For
Walker kessler's like the right everybody goes back to.
Speaker 8: Well LIKE i think that like once we actually start
to get To, february, right like The jazz are going
to have like the the decision that The jazz are
going to have to make is, Like, okay are we
willing what offers are we willing to match up? To
like they're going to have to decide on like what
the level is that they're willing to go to just
in case someone offers more than they think is actually
going to come, in or do we want to like
move now and take whatever assets we can get out
of this, situation like because there is risk here for The,
jazz and so it feels like in order to like
mitigate some of the risks that they might just have
to like take a leap.
Speaker 1: Early, man IF i were, THEM i would keep. HIM
i just. Don't, yeah absolute such a. Dud, yeah that
who's Come and you have some other centers that might
be available that teams will go, after but they're they
all seem. Scared the last offer, SHEET i don't know
if you remember this to actually go out In strictfferree
agency was when The jazz did it to The philadelphia
seventy six Y, Yeah, Paul, Yeah and So i'd probably
let it. Ride but to your, point like that there is,
risk like if someone comes in with an offer or
if they try to you, know, like look at what
happened this year with those four, guys how those negotiations?
Unfolded do The jazz have the good will built up
With Walker kessler at this point to navigate that when
you look at the quote that he had on.
Speaker 8: Media deack AND i don't think they. DO i don't
think that there's like good will there. Where LIKE i
think THAT i think That Walker kessler Loves. WILL i
think That Walker kestler loves his, teammates AND i think
that there's a lot of love lost Between Walker, kestler
his camp and The jazz front, office and so like
where is the goodwill? There like do The jazz actually
have any goodwill leverage that they can lean on at this?
Point And i'm not really. Sure and THEN i, mean
this is a question Like i've been asking everyone WHEN
i talk to him about like the jazz roster, is
how much would you Pay Walker kesler per?
Speaker 1: YEAR i probably wouldn't, flinch like up until like twenty
seven twenty eight, Million i'm not, flinching.
Speaker 8: Okay and, like so if you're The jazz and someone
comes in and offers like thirty two thirty, four are
you willing to match?
Speaker 1: That Why. Yeah the problem is that if you let
you can't let him walk for. Nothing so, yeah you
would if like you let him get THE, rfa you do,
that and.
Speaker 8: Then at that, point it's, like why didn't you sign something?
Speaker 1: Now? Right, Like i'd be curious what he'd be willing
to sign for, now BECAUSE i have to think they
least it wasn't LIKE i know as cap hold as
what like fourteen and a half million or whatever it.
IS i think if you were gonna accept like, twenty
it would probably be a done deal by. Now it,
was so he's probably looking for like what you like
close to.
Speaker 8: Thirty, Yeah and so THEN i, wonder, like is there
a team out there that's gonna be willing to go
upwards that because their needs are so?
Speaker 1: GREAT i, mean The hornets like just don't even have
a center right. Now but but there's also Like Mitchell,
Robinson Christops. Porzingis Jalen duran's also a free. Agent Mark
williams doesn't really, play so we probably shouldn't Count Robert
williams doesn't really. PLAY i like The jazz's best bet
might be If Jalen duran comes to an agreement With
detroit and it's like a very modest, number and then
like that might Give walker kest to like a window
into like what he can expect when you get to the,
market BECAUSE i don't know these big who AREN'T i
don't want to, say the focal point of your, offense
but aren't supposed to be like your best or second
best player on the. TEAM i don't know which teams
are gonna come in like noticeably above the mid level.
Exception it's not.
Speaker 8: Even like not even like best or second best, player
like most paid aid or second most.
Speaker 1: Paid, right is it like there's certain teams in the
situation to Where, yeah it's that's what makes his case so.
Tough but he. Doesn't like WHEN i saw the quote
from either your story or your skeeed on, IT i
was just, like DID i didn't see him say? It
did it like sound as bad as it? Looked?
Speaker 8: Odd it sounded worse than it looked on the. Screen,
yeah he, was, like he was, like, LISTEN i don't
want to talk about this past. TODAY i don't want
it to be a distraction for the. TEAM i don't
want to distract. Me but like that being, SAID i am,
frustrated and like he kind of stumbled around some words
after that and was, like you, know if it gets done,
Whatever i'm.
Speaker 1: Frustrated. Wow, Yeah so it was like.
Speaker 8: THAT i think that they, there AND i think it
was said with. PURPOSE i don't think that like he
was in the moment reacting to that. QUESTION i think
that prior to Media, day he knew the question was
going to be, asked and he purposefully wanted everyone to
know that he was not.
Speaker 1: HAPPY i also, think despite his, request that it's probably
gonna come up. Again that's my that's my hot. TACHES
i think it might come up.
Speaker 8: Again, YEAH i think. YEAH i can't imagine that all
of us reporters are going to be, like you know,
what that's a good. Point, no, thanks don't need to
don't need to know how you're feeling about this right.
Speaker 1: Now, Yeah so CAN i get one additional wizard's prediction from?
You matt. Mcderno it could be anything that you want
to take this wherever you want to. Go kind of
already said.
Speaker 40: It i'm really expecting A Keishaan George bump that that
to me feels like a guy that's gonna have enough
opportunity and the skill set is there of somebody that
like they, will they will give him chances as a
guy who can, pass, rebleshoot and and will put an
effort defensively and get a bunch of steals and some
runouts that will kind of maybe sneak his way up
into more points per game than people. Think and if
Cool balie can stay healthy and do WHAT i THINK
i can, do like if if he were in like
could he make second Team All defense at the end
of the year conversations at least that wouldn't shock me.
Speaker 1: EITHER i do wonder might be overthinking it when you
Mentioned Keishaw, george how we feel About alex are Cool?
Bali there's like a chance that they're kind of like
the Way portland last, year like the flip the script
flipped for them defensively and they were all like one
of the best defense in the league for a really long.
Period does that team have this potential or is it
just they at least Had clinging And kamara as a friggin,
Beast BUT i Mean KAMAR i got all defense consideration
of Cool bali gets. IT i wonder if this team
has That portland does have a lot more size when
you're looking at like what they were running with their
Big matt rotation. THOUGH i Think Jeffy grant can't rebound,
though and he played a lot of, minutes so there's.
Speaker 40: That, yeah he Had denny out there and things like that,
Too and like there's just a few more GUYS i
think that are ahead of where those guys are on The.
WIZARDS i could see that two seasons from now when
they put a few more pieces on their roster to
like not even try to take that. Jump they're just
ready to do. It so this, YEAR i just don't
think this front office will let. THEM i think they,
know like the twenty twenty six draft is just like
objectively going to be better than the twenty twenty seven,
draft and they don't want to be bad again in
twenty twenty, seven so, like just fully commit to being
bad this year no matter. What get your top three
or four, guy and then like we're talking about the
beginning kind of then go all, in you, know from
seasons after, that