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The Miami Heat are the best and most complete team in the Eastern Conference

I think the Miami Heat to me are the best team in the East... To me the most complete team to me, and again, this is health dependent... I think the Heat is the team to me, health aside where I'm like that team has the least amount of question marks.

The Heat earned the 1-seed but lost to the Celtics in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Redick was close but ultimately incorrect as they didn't win the East.

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Take Slip·Mar 9, 2022
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Russell Wilson's trade to the Broncos is a bigger story than Aaron Rodgers staying in Green Bay

I think Russell Wilson is the bigger story. Russell Wilson is definitely the bigger story because [Aaron] Rogers staying in at the Packers was kind of expected. Ish. Russell Wilson go to the Broncos is like, whoa.

Subjective comparison of story weight, but Wilson's trade was indeed a more significant roster shift than Rodgers' status quo.
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Take Slip·Mar 9, 2022
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The Broncos won the Russell Wilson trade because they finally got a franchise quarterback

I think that the Broncos won this trade because they've got a quarterback... I do like it for the Broncos though, honestly, if I, I do think that Russell Wilson is one of the quarterbacks that can take any team and turn them into like an instant contender.

The Broncos finished 5-12 in Wilson's first year and he was eventually cut after two disappointing seasons, while the Seahawks made the playoffs with Geno Smith.
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Take Slip·Mar 9, 2022
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The AFC West is the best division in football with the addition of Russell Wilson

I've seen more of people saying like, look how stack this division is. I agree. And Derek Carr is like, Def actually is probably the biggest God division and football right now.

While the Chiefs remained dominant, the other three teams struggled with consistency or internal dysfunction (Broncos/Raiders).

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The Minnesota Timberwolves match up better against the Denver Nuggets than anyone else in the NBA.

I think this Minnesota team probably matches up as well as anyone in the NBA versus the Denver Nuggets. I'm really fascinated by this series.

The Timberwolves went on to beat the Nuggets in a 7-game series, proving they were indeed an excellent matchup.
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JJ RedickJJ Redick

The current NBA landscape marks the beginning of the death of the 'Super Team'.

I said at the beginning of the year... this year could be the beginning of the death of the super team. Part of that is the new second apron in the CBA... you have to build through the draft. And then be positioned... to then make an impactful trade.

The 2024 playoffs saw the Suns, Lakers, and Warriors (teams with high concentrations of veteran star salary) exit early, while homegrown teams like the Celtics, Nuggets, and Thunder thrived, supporting this take.
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JJ RedickJJ Redick

Nikola Jokic is already a top 15 player of all time.

Nikola Jokic to me is already a top 15 player of all time. And I know that that's maybe a hot take. I don't really care.

This is inherently subjective, but Jokic's three MVPs and a Finals MVP put him in a rare tier of historical greatness.