Around the NBA - playoff bubble continued

[Clyde_Style]

Bojangles Alert!

I don't see how you can put Zion on any Top 10 list until he shows up for work in shape.

Otherwise, he's just another Porzingis whose career will be hampered by injury. Different package, same scenario

[thebuzzardman]

he is a monster offensively a Jokic defense is a liability as well. I think Jokic ability to be a playmaker is just so far an beyond any big that it makes up for his lack of defense. KAT is not a bad passer but he's also no Joker.

Jokic passing doesnt make up for his terrible defense. He's far worse than KAT defensively

im not sure about that. Jokic and KAT seem equally atrocious defensively.

Speaking of which, has this oddness been covered yet?

Read on Twitter

[Worst_to_First]

15 NBA talent evaluators including 4 GM’s, 6 executives and 5 scouts did a poll of the best young talent in the NBA

1. Luka Doncic
2. Jayson Tatum
3. Devin Booker
4. Ja Morant
5. Donovan Mitchell
5. Bam Adabayo
7. Jamal Murray
7. Zion Williamson
9. Ben Simmons
9. Brandon Ingram
11. Jaylen Brown
11. De'Aaron Fox
13. KAT

https://hoopshype.com/lists/nba-execs-poll-luka-doncic-top-young-talent-zion-williamson/

The Western Conference has like 70 percent of that list...crazy

If you also look at teams that got the Top 2 picks in the past 6 drafts the Western Conference got 10 of the 12 picks.

2015 - TWolves, Lakers
2016 - Sixers, Lakers
2017 - Celtics/Sixers, Lakers
2018 - Suns, Kings
2019- Pelicans, Grizzlies
2020 - TWolves, Warriors

[mpharris36]

Jokic passing doesnt make up for his terrible defense. He's far worse than KAT defensively

im not sure about that. Jokic and KAT seem equally atrocious defensively.

Speaking of which, has this oddness been covered yet?

Read on Twitter

seems bogus to me, where could he go? Wolves aren't trading him and he isn't a FA for 4 more years.

[Worst_to_First]

KAT’s contract runs until 2024 lol he is stuck there.

If he is truly disgruntled though Minny should try trading him to the Suns for Ayton, Oubre, the 10th pick and more sweeteners while the perceived gap between KAT and Ayton is still wide.

[Gravy]

15 NBA talent evaluators including 4 GM’s, 6 executives and 5 scouts did a poll of the best young talent in the NBA

1. Luka Doncic
2. Jayson Tatum
3. Devin Booker
4. Ja Morant
5. Donovan Mitchell
5. Bam Adabayo
7. Jamal Murray
7. Zion Williamson
9. Ben Simmons
9. Brandon Ingram
11. Jaylen Brown
11. De'Aaron Fox
13. KAT

https://hoopshype.com/lists/nba-execs-poll-luka-doncic-top-young-talent-zion-williamson/

The Western Conference has like 70 percent of that list...crazy

If you also look at teams that got the Top 2 picks in the past 6 drafts the Western Conference got 10 of the 12 picks.

2015 - TWolves, Lakers
2016 - Sixers, Lakers
2017 - Celtics/Sixers, Lakers
2018 - Suns, Kings
2019- Pelicans, Grizzlies
2020 - TWolves, Warriors

That Pelicans Grizzlies tagteam year was some bs

[Besart19]

pat the rat keeps winning and we keep losing....

If only the Knicks gave him the role he wanted to be both the head coach and president!

25 years since then and he is still relevant

those crazy lineups you come up with might have been true!

We do that for fun, but maybe MJ would have been a Knick in 1996 or 1997

[3toheadmelo]

KAT’s contract runs until 2024 lol he is stuck there.

If he is truly disgruntled though Minny should try trading him to the Suns for Ayton, Oubre, the 10th pick and more sweeteners while the perceived gap between KAT and Ayton is still wide.

Suns should resist from that. Booker and KAT wouldn’t be good defensively. Plus they are giving up too much when they already have a C who plays on both ends. As good as KAT is on offense, his defense is outweighing it. It’s not like he’s Jokic.

[Oscirus]

Yet he was still considered the leader of that duke team by your boy zion, was able to play multiple positions and could score at will, but sure isaiah keep chasing the dude who can shoot and not much else cuz he had (in your definition) a good playoff, see how far that gets you. Oh wait, there' plenty of proof where that gets you. Since thats pretty much what we've been doing in prior years

RJ scored at will at Duke? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHH is he your nephew? I think you mean he chucked at will. All while having a gravity well in Zion to make his life easier on offense (if he could shoot).

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/rj-barrett-1.html#players_per_game::none

He shot 30% from college 3. A blistering 66% from the line. While chucking his team out of the tourney he managed a 4/3 assist to turnover ratio on his way to going further and further left.

I guess he was the leader, what in the world *again* does that have to do with shooting the ball? Nobody here debates his great attitude and apparent willingness to work. He can't, and never has, been able to shoot at even an average level.

Bla bla bla. Sure thing there skip, RJ was the reason that they lost. Everything wrong with duke in that tourney was his and only his fault. If he wasnt on that team then they wouldve won the tourney. If all you got is that he's a bad free throw shooter then you got nothing. You gonna get super fat off of all the crow Im gonna be serving next season .

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[Worst_to_First]

KAT’s contract runs until 2024 lol he is stuck there.

If he is truly disgruntled though Minny should try trading him to the Suns for Ayton, Oubre, the 10th pick and more sweeteners while the perceived gap between KAT and Ayton is still wide.

Suns should resist from that. Booker and KAT wouldn’t be good defensively. Plus they are giving up too much when they already have a C who plays on both ends. As good as KAT is on offense, his defense is outweighing it. It’s not like he’s Jokic.

Yeah I was thinking things from the side of the TWolves.

[Clyde_Style]

Gut feeling: Heat brutalize Celtics tonight

[HarthorneWingo]

Jokic passing doesnt make up for his terrible defense. He's far worse than KAT defensively

im not sure about that. Jokic and KAT seem equally atrocious defensively.

Speaking of which, has this oddness been covered yet?

Read on Twitter

I'm feeling very verklempt over this.

[F N 11]

I want Celtics to lose just Bc it would upset Paul.

[HarthorneWingo]

Pregame entertainment

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[3toheadmelo]

I can’t stand Rachel Nichols

[Worst_to_First]

I want Celtics to lose just Bc it would upset Paul.

I just take comfort that it was us that ended the Paul Pierce era in Boston.

[Worst_to_First]

Not looking good for the Celtics.

[HarthorneWingo]

Time to bring Kanter in.

[Guano]

Like what i'm seeing so far

[F N 11]

I can’t stand Rachel Nichols

The worst of the worst.