Kyrie Irving has become the elder statesman and leader in the Mavericks' locker room
Kyrie so settled in even more than last year, he's such a leader in the locker room. . . the fact that Kyrie has willingly stepped in to do all of that, the guys in that locker room love him. It's really unbelievable.
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View episodeThe Celtics-Pacers series is over and it might even be a sweep
I do think that they're gonna beat the Pacers. . . I'm saying like in game. Don't get crazy in game three. I think it, it might even be a sweep because Tyrese Haliburton's probably not gonna play.
Luka Doncic is currently the best player left in the NBA playoffs
I said he is the best player left in the playoffs with four teams left. . . Luka Doncic, what he did on Wednesday night is why he's the best player left in the playoffs.
Anthony Edwards has not been good enough over his last six games
Anthony Edwards has not scored 20 points in four of his last six games. That's not good enough.
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I actually voted for Shai. And it was a very, very, very hard vote... The Thunder had 18 more wins than the Nuggets. Right. At some point I don't always vote for the guy who's the highest in the standings, but at some point that matters. Right.
LeBron James should take significantly less money to win another championship ring
If it were me, I would say I will take significantly less, as less as it helps basically to make sure that we get other people in here who can help us win. Because here's the thing, you can't buy a championship ring after you retire all that money... He's not gonna feel any difference in his life.
The Celtics will win the NBA Championship
Before the season I picked the Boston Celtics. With the Boston Celtics down two to one in this series, I still pick the Boston Celtics... they're the best complete team and they just won last year.