@lakerscook
the crazier thing is AD in NOP had nearly the same amount of playoff success as Embiid total and he did it with Rondo & Jrue Holiday while Embiid had Jimmy, Ben, Tobias, Harden, Maxey & Redick
@Crumbletakes
@statmuse
it’s called early entry my guy. most borderline undrafted guys do it every year then pull their name out later bc they maintain college eligibility. it’s actually the smartest thing he could ever do
@LakersLead
@TheDunkCentral
no this is literally the reason Denver is unbeatable. Continuity is the greatest thing in sports. these guys have had the same roster for 5-9 years
@HoYouFatWrld
@TheHoopCentral
@NBA
it’s honestly true. he has Derrick Jones Jr. & Dante Exum as starters, missing Kyrie most the year to this point and still has them at nearly the same record as Denver. with better stats than Jokic as well. I don’t get it honestly
@nuggetsgenes
russ took that 2017 OKC team to the playoffs. also putting “out of the league” next to Will Barton’s name down plays how good of a player he was
@DivvyBet
@TheDunkCentral
@FirstTake
how? watch that game last night. the fact that he is 7 foot and literally heavy asf pulling up from 3 with defenders in his face and making them is ridiculous. offensively if fully healthy every year and a title he could be considered potentially the greatest big ever
@AyoYvn
@LegionHoops
you need to learn something about how the nba works. when teams are injured and have less pressure they are better in 1 game stints. Lakers could still beat the Grizzlies and this play in game has nothing to do with that
@MichaelVPina
still doesn’t make him the MVP this year my guy. there’s like 3 guys having wayyy better seasons. i bet you were pushing this narrative when he scored 13 against the Hornets right?
@enrique_s21
@ThrowbackHoops
mf with Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum, Lamar Odom & Ron Artest. this is like asking Tatum without Jaylen Brown just him & Robert Williams to beat a heat team of Dame, Jimmy & Bam then saying “why couldn’t he if Jokic could”
@vybolol
@MavsTake
@LegionHoops
@ZachLowe_NBA
why wouldn’t they. the bulls will literally be stuck in poverty and those two lakers picks are legitimately the best picks in the entire NBA outside of like
#1
this year. if they don’t do it they will miss the playoffs this year then lose DeMar and Vuc for nothing
@Bullshotting
@LegionHoops
@JakeLFischer
if we being honest it’s probably KAT. he would rather probably have the guy who can let him play a little lighter on the defensive end and give him all the offensive possessions and number 1 marketing value of the wolves
@rockets_enjoyer
you are the biased one bro. Keldon Johnson averaging 21ppg in the NBA and you saying a rookie who ain’t even locked into starting is already better than him
@TheNBACentral
honestly if you had Reggie Bullock or KCP on this team they are probably really decent. instead you have Matt Ryan being the Lakers go to 3pt shooter
@StretfordPost
@WrestlingNewsCo
stone cold could barely wrestle in the attitude era and you acting like him chugging beer and flipping people off makes him better bc it’s cool. why is the world so focused on this idea that every fucking sport was better in the 90’s. it wasn’t.
@BronWorld
@WorldWideWob
just not true at all. the cavs are horrible and it will be a sweep. Orlando had a legit chance with size and defense mixed with Paolo Banchero to make it a 5-6 game series. Derrick White & Jrue are gonna kill Mitchell & Garland and no one else can score
@NateDuncanNBA
so nate, you are telling me the nets didn’t trade anyone at the deadline to try and keep this pick as low as possible, ended up being horrible & said pick jumped to 3? sounds like a horribly ran organization?
@Ant1SZN
@LongLostTJ_
no Jamal Murray has been a 24+ ppg scorer in every playoffs he’s ever been in. this isn’t an overreaction. the guy is legitimately a top 25-30 player in basketball. not 16 but he is top 30 pretty easily even before this playoff run
@Junebugdior
@lakerscook
you are just wrong then. AD averages more points in the playoffs every fucking year while being the best defender in the nba in the playoffs