NBA hot takes that shouldn’t be:
IN SUM, Lebron has had average help over his career (CLE 1st stint balances out his OP LA+MIA teams)
1st overall pick is the most overrated asset in the NBA
Russ+KD were a better fit than most think
Nuggets winning 60+ next year
Since slimming down in 2020, Jokić has more dunks than:
Donavan Mitchell
KD
PG
Dearon Fox
Westbrook
Demar Derozan
Myles Turner
Horford
Nurkic
D Booker
But he’s not athletic, right?
Warriors fans forget that the KD Warriors are the only team in NBA history to be favored vs the field in the preseason title odds
And so now when they’re just regular contenders
They try to sell themselves as an underdog.
A pitiful bunch.
Only 3 active NBA players have scored 22+ points on 43% FG in 11 straight playoff games:
1. Lebron James
2. Kevin Durant
3. Nikola Jokić
Jokić can break the tie next year
Do I lose some sleep at night knowing Embiid wasted a year of playoff Jimmy and Jokić never got to play with him? Yea. I do.
A shame becaude they would work so well.
The best team Embiid has beat in his playoff career was this year’s Raptors, who went 48-34
Jokić in 2019 in his 1st playoff series ever beat the Spurs, who went…48-34
Jokić in 2021 beat the Blazers single-handedly, who had a 48 win pace
Don’t ever compare them again.