Doubt it ik it was preseason but the rockets were struggling with the spurs bench the other night until they got stupidly hot from 3. That doesn't bode well for them and I still don't think sengun and green fit and the team will probably need to move on from one especially cus both are asking for a max
It is a spicy one for real. It is extremely unlikely though, figuring they all made either the playoffs or playins last year and except for the Clippers, they basically are all the same or better.
If SGA has an MVP season but OKC only wins 51 games (did you mean to say 61?), which two of their other starters are you predicting will be abducted by space aliens?
Well it’s several things why I reduced the wins, a lot of our wins last year was because teams didn’t respect us, towards the end they learned how to make it a little harder. Next we have to integrate ihart, 5 out probably doesn’t work and his man will clog the lane reducing drives. (Dallas). Next, 3 bigs out WTH injuries, next I suspect the coach will be more traditional NBA coach with regular season games and focus more on being ready at playoff time. Counter point, we are more experienced, eventually 2 legitimate bigs, better defense, Chet rested late in season, but honestly I’m ok if we don’t have the best record, just be ready for the playoffs and beat Dallas every time. I’ll take 61 but not at the expense of being a little bit tired come playoffs.
@@awethinic8379 never seen anyone with this good of an explanation in a yt comment section but I like it. You also gotta remember ihart is only out for November, we WILL have a top 3 defense and jdub and Chet will make big 2nd and 3rd year leaps respectively. I’m hoping for 59-63 wins this year and a trip to the final
@@awethinic8379 Okay, but I think OKC still wants to have home court advantage, wants some cushion in case of injuries, and ideally so starters can rest a few games before the playoffs, so even given what you are saying I think they shoot for at least 55 wins.
I'm a Pistons fan. And the most hopeful fans has predicted that the team as currently constructed will make the play-in. Playoffs even. But never anyone predicting a finals appearance. That's wild.
the thing is people think the standings are gona be the same as last year forgetting theres a team that suprises us every year. Wolves and mavs were those teams last year. This year it will be the warriors
the orlando magic do not have the playmaking to be even considered for a top 4 seed in the east. i understand they are amazing defensively, but their offense and playmaking is what holds them back tremendously. They will finish between the 5-7th seed, i have them at 6
Most pro maxey takes, especially those that place him over embiid are 76ers fans, as one the hype around him is ridiculously high and we are utterly convinced he’s gonna be mvp candidate in 3 years.
maxey could have a bigger impact becuase joel doesnt play for half the year. also warriors being top 4 is possible. steph is still a top 7 player amd the warriors are really deep. kuminga was almost the MIP and he seems even better this year
I think Trae is so bad on defense that you have to think about how much net worth does his offense bring to a team. He is 100% an offensive monster but i think he is responsible for -by eye test- 10 more points against per game than any other star guard i know. In my book he needs to score around 40 per game to really make up for his defense to be compared to other top 10 stars‘ overall value. He is just a point of attack every possession and good teams take advantage
These are some wild takes. I think the warriors one was tied for the wildest with Zion staying healthy. Steph has never done it by himself. I don't see him doing it in his later years. Rockets will be a top 6 seed. That's my lukewarm take.
You're putting the Warriors at 11th place? That's kinda hot. At the very least they'll be a top 4-5 seed if everything goes well. They have a deeper bench than last season, they have actual shooters in Buddy Hield. Putting them at 12th initially pre-Kawhi news is a madness.
I actually do believe maxey averaging more points is highly possible. I got the warriors top 5 the west is not as competitive this year with the wolves and clippers falling off. keep in mind they were barely projected as a playoff team in 2022 and they went on to win it all. cant count spurs out as a play in but they definitely wont make it out of the first round lol you really think the lakers are better than the warriors? how? Pels got Theis at center i think the gary trent and prince pickups are highly underrated. If they can stay healthy the bucks are definitely contenders. You got a good point about Doc though lol he sucks
The wolves are not falling off that's just hopeful thinking, the warriors aren't that good they're relying entirely on 36 yo steph curry who in the last few seasons has been injured and prone to shooting slumps, now there's even less spacing around him without klay
@@Sqeaky6969 there's actually more spacing. pod shot 38%3pt last season melton shot 37 dray shot 38 and heild shot 39. Wolves ar the one with spacing issues. Randle shot 33 from the arc and gobert can shoot at all. they are definitely gona take a step back
@@fresnoniiji I was talking about the starters the only other shooter is pod. I'm not gonna take draymonds shooting seriously he played 55 games and shot 2 threes a game that doesn't help spacing at all and buddy is known to fall off later in the season and get much worse, Melton is very injury prone as well
The Cavs are the only remaining undefeated team right now, so they're sitting pretty. The Grizzlies have been solid, but health is still a big concern for them.
Those Magic and OKC takes are solid. I'm not sure they will happen, but it's totally reasonable. Out east the Knick and 76ers are totally overrated. Since when are big movements adding big names to your rapidly changing roster winning moves? They're almost never. And if Embiid doesn't suddenly play 70 games, the sixers are also not gonna be that good. Younger teams that stay together generally get better. The Magic and Pacers are the safer bets. The OKC already won 57 games last year, they got better in the off-season and did so by only get rid of 1 rotation player who was their least fitting guy on the roster. They should get better both in perimeter and paint defence, while improving their shooting (if they go small like last year). 67 is litterally a small step forward than they did the year before. It's possible.
I think the thunder could easily win 60+ and i would rather have shai on my team over luka but if chet jdub and shai are a big 3 then we are really scraping the barrel here
@@growtopiafan8974 shai didnt sit on the floor crying to the refs instead of getting back on defense in a playoff series, luka overrated mavs never winning till luka learns to not hover at halfcourt without ball
@@yousefqazi8027 since when as the 76ers plans worked out?...dude lost 25-30lb signed $197mil extension to play less games average less points play less minutes?
@@rohandunbar2072He won’t make the game requirement - the 76ers want to make sure Embiid and PG are close to 100% healthy come playoff time (since they are injury prone). So on back-to-backs, they will make Embiid play one and miss the other, and vice versa for PG (so either Maxey + Embiid or Maxey + PG). Plus, expect to see some load management for him so 15 back to backs + load management games which will 100% put him under the 65/82 game number needed to win any awards. I also don’t think his defense is on the tier of guys like Rudy, Bam, Giannis, AD, etc to win DPOTY.
@@Bruh-do4dn "not play back2backs for the rest of my career" that's a joke I'll believe it when I see it these players get max money when they make all NBA teams win MVP DPOY and other awards
@@rohandunbar2072 I get your point and I hope he’s healthy and actually joking - but it makes sense at this stage in his career. He’s 30 and injury pron- when was the last time he came into the playoffs healthy? PG is 34 and they gave him a BAG. Morey is open to trading all their future picks for upgrades. The point is they are in win-now mode and their championship window is now - they are obviously their best when Embiid is healthy so they don’t wanna risk anything, especially if he will be more injury prone naturally as time goes on. He even said he doesn’t care about individual awards at this stage in his career and he JUST signed a super max so he is fine in that category (so is PG).
They're definitely looking like it Josh Hart and Mikal Bridges can't throw a rock in the ocean, Kat has looked good with Brunson but he's gonna get killed throughout the season on defense and OG is very injury prone he's missed like 20 games every season since he was a rookie
There are some serious issues. They lack depth, which is an even bigger issue with Thibodeau as a coach, as he will overplay his starters. Mikal somehow seems to have changed his shooting motion and it doesn't just look bad, it also so far doesn't hit much. Josh Hart has always been a sketchy shooter, his value doesn't come from there. KAT ofcourse has always been somewhat of a liability. Just like he definitely learned some defense from practicing with Gobert, I hope some of the hard-nose defense and effort will rub off on him now from being around a team of very motivated professionals. Don't get me wrong, the Timberwolves play hard and they have the defense too, but they're an immature bunch. Remember Gobert getting cursed out by Kyle Anderson and then punching him? Remember MacDaniels hitting a wall and breaking his hand, so he couldn't play in the playoffs? The most grown up player on the team (besides Conley, who is ancient by NBA standards) is basically Anthony Edwards, who is barely 23.
Maybe it's a bit of a copout, but some of these hot takes aren't purely ridiculous, just a very hyperbolic way of stating something. There is some truth to Maxey being more impactful and valuable than Embiid, as he basically has the most important skill: Availability. If Embiid plays 80 games, or even 70, ofcourse he is going to be way more amazing and on an MVP track, but most likely the Sixers are lucky if he even makes it to 60. And then we he goes into the playoffs, there are issues too, where so far Maxey did perform a little closer to his potential. When Embiid plays at 100%, or even 90% of his ability, he is a massively good player, but he rarely does. I don't think the Warriors are poised to make a 4th seed, but they are going to be good. Their roster seems reasonable, they made some solid additions and they really looked solid in the preseason so far. Same for the Magic, they might not be a contender outright or anything close to it, but I do think they might surprise a lot of people and still win a lot of games and make the playoffs yet again. While I love the Cali team take, that they all will miss the playoffs, that is very unlikely. At least 2 of those teams are at least going to go into the playoffs, even if it means having to win the playins. The Pelicans take is fun, as I'm a Pelicans fan, it is certainly not impossible that they make the 4th seed or higher. They need to fix their roster though, as so far it seems a bit messy. Trading Ingram (which keeps coming up for some reason) is a big mistake, he looked great in his pre-season game and he still is the 2nd most impactful player on the team and has been at times more succesful than even Zion. Get rid of any of the other guys, but keep the core of Ingram, Zion, Herb and Trey alive and add Hawkins to that list, I don't mind trading anyone else. Those guys worked hard to get where they are now and they are the ones that should reap whatvever benefits that they might have this upcoming season. And they are all young enough to go further into the future and build upon it.
I think someone is gonna upset them very good chance they face a really good team in the 1st round last year they got lucky facing the pelicans who played like a team that didn't even belong in the playoffs. If they face a team like the Lakers they're weak in the front court and could get dominated by LeBron and AD. Chet and Hartenstein just aren't good enough to guard those guys and chet is just too light and is prone to get pushed around by guys like valanciunas he'll get absolutely throttled by AD in the post
@@Sqeaky6969 To be fair to OKC, they did a far better job against the Mavericks than the Timberwolves did. And I truly believe the Timberwolves would probably beat the Celtics, just being a way harder matchup for them than an injured and tired Mavericks squad.
@@pinobluevogel6458 yeah but again that's cus they matched up well. they're both guard led teams with mainly pnr bigs. That's also why the Celtics beat the mavs they had really good defensive guards to counter Luka and Kyrie. There's just so many teams that could be a bad matchup for okc and they got the teams they matched up well with last year, they also were the healthiest team in the league last year which not wishing for injury but most teams usually suffer at least 1 injury every year and if sga gets injured for an extended amount of time idk if they'll be able to stay afloat unless both chet and jdub take a jump which jdub had one last year and might just not take another jump
@@Sqeaky6969 I agree they rely on SGA for a major part. But he isn't much of a health risk traditionally, so that helps. The biggest issue is having solved their rebounding woes with Hartenstein and then having to miss him straight away at the start. OKC is a very good team, but they also act as a bit of a wildcard as they have a few flaws that can be exploited. The talent level is insane, but they cannot handle physical teams very well. For that reason I think they're more a regular season team and they need to grow in the postseason. This year could be an ideal start for that. They basically added two good vets and lost a player that was a bit of a liability at best.
4 weeks after the season started, seeing that thumbnail come true doesn’t sound so far off 😂
The last time I was this early, Joel Embiid was gonna play for France
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So never?
bro is rent free in
Bold Prediction: Houston Rockets *will be top 5 seed BARE minimum.*
I sure hope so, I got the Thompson dude from Houston
ong i jus drafted him an hour ago😂😂@@ryaneden-ko4zs
Doubt it ik it was preseason but the rockets were struggling with the spurs bench the other night until they got stupidly hot from 3. That doesn't bode well for them and I still don't think sengun and green fit and the team will probably need to move on from one especially cus both are asking for a max
Ur on crack dude rockets are gonna be a top 13th seed between 13-10
Let go Cone! Great Video.
Kuminga will become at least a 20ppg scorer and will win most improved and warriors will be a top 7 seed
Why is the thumbnail insane
The pause before you said "no" to the Bronny take just made it funnier. 😅
Ayyy one of mine made the video. All the Cali teams missing the playoffs
Thank you for the take!
Nah, at least 1 is going to make it, probably Sacramento
It is a spicy one for real. It is extremely unlikely though, figuring they all made either the playoffs or playins last year and except for the Clippers, they basically are all the same or better.
Hot take, but i believe in LeBron too much to think he misses out on the playoffs.
Sacramento is too good, at least one of them will make it
Thunder win 81 games, maybe 82 but really probably 83
yup they'll just put the whole team in the all star vs the west and the east. thats how they get that extra win lol
My take is SGA shoots double from last year on 3’s, he scores 50 that’s seals the MVP. Okc leads the league in steals and wins 51 games.
Love the whole take but 51 games? 💀
If SGA has an MVP season but OKC only wins 51 games (did you mean to say 61?), which two of their other starters are you predicting will be abducted by space aliens?
Well it’s several things why I reduced the wins, a lot of our wins last year was because teams didn’t respect us, towards the end they learned how to make it a little harder. Next we have to integrate ihart, 5 out probably doesn’t work and his man will clog the lane reducing drives. (Dallas). Next, 3 bigs out WTH injuries, next I suspect the coach will be more traditional NBA coach with regular season games and focus more on being ready at playoff time. Counter point, we are more experienced, eventually 2 legitimate bigs, better defense, Chet rested late in season, but honestly I’m ok if we don’t have the best record, just be ready for the playoffs and beat Dallas every time. I’ll take 61 but not at the expense of being a little bit tired come playoffs.
@@awethinic8379 never seen anyone with this good of an explanation in a yt comment section but I like it. You also gotta remember ihart is only out for November, we WILL have a top 3 defense and jdub and Chet will make big 2nd and 3rd year leaps respectively. I’m hoping for 59-63 wins this year and a trip to the final
@@awethinic8379 Okay, but I think OKC still wants to have home court advantage, wants some cushion in case of injuries, and ideally so starters can rest a few games before the playoffs, so even given what you are saying I think they shoot for at least 55 wins.
10:45 you and I had the exqct same response. Not only that, but i said it outloud exactly at the same time yousaid it. 😂
Can Thomas leads the league in scoring
DROP THE HORNETS VID CONE WE NEED IT !!!
I'm a Pistons fan. And the most hopeful fans has predicted that the team as currently constructed will make the play-in. Playoffs even. But never anyone predicting a finals appearance. That's wild.
This thumbnail was the opposite of clickbait. Almost didnt watch because of it lmao 😂
your hair looks nice
Warriors top 6 no doubt about it. And i'm not even a warriors fan lol
How sway?
the thing is people think the standings are gona be the same as last year forgetting theres a team that suprises us every year. Wolves and mavs were those teams last year. This year it will be the warriors
@@fresnoniiji That's crazy, in what way are they gonna be better than last year? They still don't have a center.
@@lucaslonchampt613draymond was suspended for big part of last year and they still hit 46 wins is the main reason
@@verward Trayce and Loony are centers last time i checked. they got way more depth this year with melton, heild, pod, wiggins, slomo, and moody.
the orlando magic do not have the playmaking to be even considered for a top 4 seed in the east. i understand they are amazing defensively, but their offense and playmaking is what holds them back tremendously. They will finish between the 5-7th seed, i have them at 6
All defense and no offense better than all offense and no defense
Hey Cone...........do a video on the Houston Rockets GM Raphael Stone signing Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun on VERY team friendly deals please ASAP!
I think either Chet or Sengun make All NBA 3rd team. That's my hot take.
Most pro maxey takes, especially those that place him over embiid are 76ers fans, as one the hype around him is ridiculously high and we are utterly convinced he’s gonna be mvp candidate in 3 years.
He gnna regret sleeping on gsw
Lol ok
He’s a thunder fan what do you expect lol
He’s not
maxey could have a bigger impact becuase joel doesnt play for half the year. also warriors being top 4 is possible. steph is still a top 7 player amd the warriors are really deep. kuminga was almost the MIP and he seems even better this year
bold prediction: Bronny will avg 2 pts a game
I think Trae is so bad on defense that you have to think about how much net worth does his offense bring to a team. He is 100% an offensive monster but i think he is responsible for -by eye test- 10 more points against per game than any other star guard i know. In my book he needs to score around 40 per game to really make up for his defense to be compared to other top 10 stars‘ overall value. He is just a point of attack every possession and good teams take advantage
These are some wild takes. I think the warriors one was tied for the wildest with Zion staying healthy.
Steph has never done it by himself. I don't see him doing it in his later years.
Rockets will be a top 6 seed. That's my lukewarm take.
The piston take is stupid cause we all know they’re winning the chip this year
You're putting the Warriors at 11th place? That's kinda hot.
At the very least they'll be a top 4-5 seed if everything goes well. They have a deeper bench than last season, they have actual shooters in Buddy Hield.
Putting them at 12th initially pre-Kawhi news is a madness.
So far so good
0:36 perfect picture 😂
Wemby leads the league in scoring, blocks, and rebounds, wins his first MVP, Spurs finish 6th in the West.
Bold take. Pacers are coming out of the East
Hot take bronney james will become and elite 3 and D role player and contribute to contenders all of his career in an alex caruso type mold
If he works on his game, he definitely could, but the early signs have been awful to see.
Spurs upsetting the Thunder is WILD lol
Scoot Henderson wins MIP. Think hes going to really improve this year.
I actually do believe maxey averaging more points is highly possible.
I got the warriors top 5 the west is not as competitive this year with the wolves and clippers falling off. keep in mind they were barely projected as a playoff team in 2022 and they went on to win it all.
cant count spurs out as a play in but they definitely wont make it out of the first round lol
you really think the lakers are better than the warriors? how?
Pels got Theis at center
i think the gary trent and prince pickups are highly underrated. If they can stay healthy the bucks are definitely contenders. You got a good point about Doc though lol he sucks
The wolves are not falling off that's just hopeful thinking, the warriors aren't that good they're relying entirely on 36 yo steph curry who in the last few seasons has been injured and prone to shooting slumps, now there's even less spacing around him without klay
@@Sqeaky6969 there's actually more spacing. pod shot 38%3pt last season melton shot 37 dray shot 38 and heild shot 39.
Wolves ar the one with spacing issues. Randle shot 33 from the arc and gobert can shoot at all. they are definitely gona take a step back
@@fresnoniiji I was talking about the starters the only other shooter is pod. I'm not gonna take draymonds shooting seriously he played 55 games and shot 2 threes a game that doesn't help spacing at all and buddy is known to fall off later in the season and get much worse, Melton is very injury prone as well
@@Sqeaky6969 u just arguing to argue lol
@@fresnoniiji I'm not arguing with u dude idk how u took what I said as that, just telling u what I think of the team
maxey and embiid is budget kobe and shaq
I feel like the Hornets ceiling is a 6th seed.
My prediction will happen, The Heat will be 10 games under 500 at the deadline. Jimmy Butler will be traded.
Steph with 85 while hitting 20 3's in a game.
James harden and zubac 2 man game being the clippers #1 option all season gonna solve world hunger
Luka ended the clippers
I’d rather starve to death than watch that train wreck of a team
@@growtopiafan8974 lol luka didnt do anything, clippers knees ended the clippers
@@cheap272 nah man luka defeated the clippers in 6
Bro look absolutely disgusted. That face is when someone shits in your food.
More info needed bro! We deserve to hear, how do you know what a face looks when someone has shat in his food? 😂
Another person I’m ready to expose at the end of the season lmao
Cavs and Grizzlies are both top 4 teams in their conference
The Cavs are the only remaining undefeated team right now, so they're sitting pretty. The Grizzlies have been solid, but health is still a big concern for them.
I need the Warriors to make the playoffs. Because I don’t want them in the lottery.
Those Magic and OKC takes are solid. I'm not sure they will happen, but it's totally reasonable. Out east the Knick and 76ers are totally overrated. Since when are big movements adding big names to your rapidly changing roster winning moves? They're almost never. And if Embiid doesn't suddenly play 70 games, the sixers are also not gonna be that good.
Younger teams that stay together generally get better. The Magic and Pacers are the safer bets.
The OKC already won 57 games last year, they got better in the off-season and did so by only get rid of 1 rotation player who was their least fitting guy on the roster. They should get better both in perimeter and paint defence, while improving their shooting (if they go small like last year). 67 is litterally a small step forward than they did the year before. It's possible.
Spurs into playoffs as a 5 seed
My "hot" take, this is the last year anyone will care about the in-season tournament.
Im suddenly hooing the Spurs neet the thunder in the playoffs
My hot take: The nuggets come back and win the west and eventually win the championship (unless they face the celtics).
Bold prediction: RJ Barrett makes all star
Naaah man, Pistons winning the Finals is too much clickbait 😂
tobias harris gona avg 35pts 15rebs 9ast....just you watch
I think the thunder could easily win 60+ and i would rather have shai on my team over luka but if chet jdub and shai are a big 3 then we are really scraping the barrel here
Shai overrated, mavs are better
@@growtopiafan8974 shai didnt sit on the floor crying to the refs instead of getting back on defense in a playoff series, luka overrated mavs never winning till luka learns to not hover at halfcourt without ball
OKC WILL BE POCKING COOPER FLAG FOR THE 2025 DRAFT! COME AT ME BRO!!
Nets under 10 Wins this season
I think the milwaukee BUCKS. are going to be A second to third seed and I think that could honor if you win the championship
My hot take is Joel Embiid is going to play 65 games wins MVP and DPOY
Are you sure he’s going to be limited this season and he won’t play any back to backs
@@yousefqazi8027 since when as the 76ers plans worked out?...dude lost 25-30lb signed $197mil extension to play less games average less points play less minutes?
@@rohandunbar2072He won’t make the game requirement - the 76ers want to make sure Embiid and PG are close to 100% healthy come playoff time (since they are injury prone). So on back-to-backs, they will make Embiid play one and miss the other, and vice versa for PG (so either Maxey + Embiid or Maxey + PG). Plus, expect to see some load management for him so 15 back to backs + load management games which will 100% put him under the 65/82 game number needed to win any awards. I also don’t think his defense is on the tier of guys like Rudy, Bam, Giannis, AD, etc to win DPOTY.
@@Bruh-do4dn "not play back2backs for the rest of my career" that's a joke I'll believe it when I see it these players get max money when they make all NBA teams win MVP DPOY and other awards
@@rohandunbar2072 I get your point and I hope he’s healthy and actually joking - but it makes sense at this stage in his career. He’s 30 and injury pron- when was the last time he came into the playoffs healthy? PG is 34 and they gave him a BAG. Morey is open to trading all their future picks for upgrades. The point is they are in win-now mode and their championship window is now - they are obviously their best when Embiid is healthy so they don’t wanna risk anything, especially if he will be more injury prone naturally as time goes on. He even said he doesn’t care about individual awards at this stage in his career and he JUST signed a super max so he is fine in that category (so is PG).
"Broony will be a good NBA player" I don't believe you really believe that. Just being politically nice.
I think the knicks are overrated. I think the changes and injuries to the roster have slightly changed their identity of hard nose defence and hustle.
They're definitely looking like it Josh Hart and Mikal Bridges can't throw a rock in the ocean, Kat has looked good with Brunson but he's gonna get killed throughout the season on defense and OG is very injury prone he's missed like 20 games every season since he was a rookie
There are some serious issues. They lack depth, which is an even bigger issue with Thibodeau as a coach, as he will overplay his starters. Mikal somehow seems to have changed his shooting motion and it doesn't just look bad, it also so far doesn't hit much. Josh Hart has always been a sketchy shooter, his value doesn't come from there.
KAT ofcourse has always been somewhat of a liability. Just like he definitely learned some defense from practicing with Gobert, I hope some of the hard-nose defense and effort will rub off on him now from being around a team of very motivated professionals.
Don't get me wrong, the Timberwolves play hard and they have the defense too, but they're an immature bunch. Remember Gobert getting cursed out by Kyle Anderson and then punching him? Remember MacDaniels hitting a wall and breaking his hand, so he couldn't play in the playoffs?
The most grown up player on the team (besides Conley, who is ancient by NBA standards) is basically Anthony Edwards, who is barely 23.
Thunder win 70+
Bucks fan delusion as usual
Im a Thunder fan but I actually think Warriors make the Playoffs
One does not exclude the other.
@@pinobluevogel6458 Yes they do it’s simple science
Maybe it's a bit of a copout, but some of these hot takes aren't purely ridiculous, just a very hyperbolic way of stating something.
There is some truth to Maxey being more impactful and valuable than Embiid, as he basically has the most important skill: Availability. If Embiid plays 80 games, or even 70, ofcourse he is going to be way more amazing and on an MVP track, but most likely the Sixers are lucky if he even makes it to 60.
And then we he goes into the playoffs, there are issues too, where so far Maxey did perform a little closer to his potential. When Embiid plays at 100%, or even 90% of his ability, he is a massively good player, but he rarely does.
I don't think the Warriors are poised to make a 4th seed, but they are going to be good. Their roster seems reasonable, they made some solid additions and they really looked solid in the preseason so far. Same for the Magic, they might not be a contender outright or anything close to it, but I do think they might surprise a lot of people and still win a lot of games and make the playoffs yet again.
While I love the Cali team take, that they all will miss the playoffs, that is very unlikely. At least 2 of those teams are at least going to go into the playoffs, even if it means having to win the playins.
The Pelicans take is fun, as I'm a Pelicans fan, it is certainly not impossible that they make the 4th seed or higher. They need to fix their roster though, as so far it seems a bit messy. Trading Ingram (which keeps coming up for some reason) is a big mistake, he looked great in his pre-season game and he still is the 2nd most impactful player on the team and has been at times more succesful than even Zion.
Get rid of any of the other guys, but keep the core of Ingram, Zion, Herb and Trey alive and add Hawkins to that list, I don't mind trading anyone else. Those guys worked hard to get where they are now and they are the ones that should reap whatvever benefits that they might have this upcoming season. And they are all young enough to go further into the future and build upon it.
My take: the wizards or nets will have the worst regular season record in nba history
That's not a bold take! It should be OKC will have the worst regular season record.
Almost all of these are dumb
Please someone tell me why the warriors are gonna be good this year (buddy hield does not make them a contender)
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I'm now convinced. Spurs are upsetting the Thunder.
I think someone is gonna upset them very good chance they face a really good team in the 1st round last year they got lucky facing the pelicans who played like a team that didn't even belong in the playoffs. If they face a team like the Lakers they're weak in the front court and could get dominated by LeBron and AD. Chet and Hartenstein just aren't good enough to guard those guys and chet is just too light and is prone to get pushed around by guys like valanciunas he'll get absolutely throttled by AD in the post
@@Sqeaky6969 To be fair to OKC, they did a far better job against the Mavericks than the Timberwolves did. And I truly believe the Timberwolves would probably beat the Celtics, just being a way harder matchup for them than an injured and tired Mavericks squad.
@@pinobluevogel6458 yeah but again that's cus they matched up well. they're both guard led teams with mainly pnr bigs. That's also why the Celtics beat the mavs they had really good defensive guards to counter Luka and Kyrie. There's just so many teams that could be a bad matchup for okc and they got the teams they matched up well with last year, they also were the healthiest team in the league last year which not wishing for injury but most teams usually suffer at least 1 injury every year and if sga gets injured for an extended amount of time idk if they'll be able to stay afloat unless both chet and jdub take a jump which jdub had one last year and might just not take another jump
@@Sqeaky6969 I agree they rely on SGA for a major part. But he isn't much of a health risk traditionally, so that helps. The biggest issue is having solved their rebounding woes with Hartenstein and then having to miss him straight away at the start.
OKC is a very good team, but they also act as a bit of a wildcard as they have a few flaws that can be exploited. The talent level is insane, but they cannot handle physical teams very well. For that reason I think they're more a regular season team and they need to grow in the postseason. This year could be an ideal start for that. They basically added two good vets and lost a player that was a bit of a liability at best.