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The Philadelphia 76ers have life after evening up their series against the Boston Celtics, and Max is finally allowing himself to feel a glimmer of hope. It was the V.J. Edgecombe game through and through, as the 19-year-old phenom became the youngest player in NBA history to go for 30 and 10 in a playoff game. While Max is still bracing for the inevitable heartbreak of a Philly sports exit, he’s starting to see a light at the end of the tunnel.
MaxI'm officially excited for the future of the 76ers core featuring V.J. Edgecombe and Tyrese Maxey
I'm excited for the future of the 76ers after watching V.J. Edgecombe and Tyrese Maxey in that game. V.J. Edgecombe is insane—youngest player in NBA history to go for 30 points and 10 rebounds in a playoff game. He's a beast and he's 19 years old.
Hank, on the other hand, is completely unbothered by the Celtics' loss, chalking it up to a typical "live by the three, die by the three" night. While the guys debated whether Paul George is back on the "juice," PFT suggested it might be time to just let the veterans have whatever they want to keep the product high-quality.
PFT CommenterNBA players should be allowed to use substances on the banned list once they hit a certain age
I also think once you hit a certain age, you should be able to take stuff on the banned list. Big time agree. Enhanced games. Peter Thiel's enhanced games this summer.
Time Traveling and Yakuza Ice
Because the show was recorded across a few different nights, Big Cat and PFT did some time traveling to recap the Knicks losing home-court advantage to the Hawks. Memes is currently in a heated Twitter beef with Hank, who seems to be enjoying the Knicks' struggles more than his own teams' success. Big Cat is starting to wonder if the Jalen Brunson era has a ceiling, especially after watching him get hunted on the defensive end by CJ McCollum.
Big CatI don't think you can win a championship with Jalen Brunson as your number one star
This was a bad Jalen Brunson game. If you don't think a team with Jalen Brunson as the number one star can win a championship, this is why—the ball just stopped in his hand for what felt like forever in the last eight minutes of the fourth. And he was getting torched on defense. He could not stay in front of CJ McCollum whatsoever.
The hockey talk took a turn for the conspiratorial when PFT brought up the wild history of the Tampa Bay Lightning. Apparently, the team’s origin story involves a Japanese owner who may or may not have existed and some very suspicious financial ties.
PFT CommenterThe Tampa Bay Lightning was allegedly founded as a money laundering operation for the Yakuza
Allegedly, the first owner of The Lightning may not have existed. And if he did exist, may have been in the Yakuza. No reporters have ever heard of the guy. All of a sudden his face shows up in the official team program. Never goes to a game, never sets foot in the United States. And his investments overseas in Japan are tied to some properties that are heavily involved with allegedly organized crime in Japan.
Daniel Jeremiah’s Draft Board
NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah joined the show to break down everything we need to know heading into draft weekend. DJ discussed the "cliffs" of this year's class, specifically pointing out that the talent level at running back drops off significantly after the first few guys. It's a rough year for teams looking for a franchise bell cow.
Daniel JeremiahThe 2026 running back class is the worst in ten years
One of the teams I talked to, this is the worst running back draft in 10 years. In the last five years, on average there have been 21 running backs get drafted. The highest number I got for draftable players from a team was eight, one of them was six. There's no backs.
One of the biggest rumors swirling around the league is the potential for a massive veteran trade. DJ confirmed that the smoke surrounding an All-Pro wide receiver heading to Foxborough is very real, which would give the Patriots a massive weapon for whoever they take under center.
Daniel JeremiahAJ Brown will be a New England Patriot next year
The AJ Brown to New England is just—I mean, everybody in the league's thought this is, you know, whether or not it's done or not. But the expectation from everybody that I talked to is that he'll be a Patriot next year.
Adam Silver on the State of the NBA
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver made his recurring appearance to talk about the league's growth and the future of the game. He addressed the "tanking" epidemic head-on, admitting that the current lottery system hasn't done enough to stop teams from racing to the bottom. In fact, he’s ready to scrap the whole thing and start fresh.
Adam SilverThis will be the last year of the NBA draft lottery under its current system
This will be the last year of the draft lottery under this current system. We obviously have a board meeting of our owners for late May. There's a few different proposals that are still floating around on exactly how to change it.
Silver also touched on the highly anticipated topic of expansion. While he wouldn't give a definitive timeline, he acknowledged that the league is formally looking at the feasibility of adding two of the most popular sports markets in North America back into the fold.
Adam SilverNBA expansion into Las Vegas and Seattle is in the early stages of a formal analysis
We announced about a month ago that we were looking at expansion. In particular, those two markets, Seattle and Las Vegas... Enormous interest in both those markets. Sonics were a great market... Las Vegas just seemingly has an insatiable appetite for entertainment and sports.
Before letting the Commissioner go, Big Cat made sure to get a commitment on the aesthetics of the NBA Finals. After the league experimented with virtual branding, Silver confirmed that they are going back to the classic look that fans know and love.
Adam SilverThe NBA will paint the Larry O'Brien trophy on the court for the Finals instead of using slippery decals
No more decal. We're painting it on. The decals were slippery. The guys didn't like those. We then started putting them on virtually through all this technology. But now we're back to old school painting those logos on the floor.
Between the draft talk and the playoff drama, it’s officially the best time of the sports calendar, unless you’re a Mets fan watching a 12-game losing streak.
Hank still hasn't told us if he can name a single player on the Bruins' fourth line.
