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Tanking is officially dead in the NBA

The NBA draft lottery... Tanking is over. Turns out Nate Silver is full of shit. Pelicans had the ninth best odds, they get the number one pick. Grizzlies had the eighth best odds, they get the two pick. The Knicks had the first best odds, they get the three pick. And the Lakers had the 11th best odds, they get the four pick. Tanking is over.

The NBA's lottery reform has largely achieved the goal of discouraging blatant tanking by reducing the reward for the worst records.

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Nobody wants to find out what New York sports fans are like when the Knicks are actually good

I don't know what New Yorkers are like when the Knicks are really, really good. And I don't think that anybody wants to find out.

This is an inherently subjective opinion about fan behavior.
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Kevin Durant is 100% going to the New York Knicks

PFT, they are going to find out because Kevin Durant, according to sources, is 100% going to the New York Knicks. My source is someone who DMed Colin Cowherd.

Kevin Durant signed with the Brooklyn Nets in July 2019.
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The Memphis Grizzlies should move to Seattle and bring back the Sonics

No offense to Memphis. I'm sure we have millions of Memphis listeners, but that is like basketball hell. Like, where is that? There's grit. They need to move it to Seattle, and then I'd be excited for [Ja] Morant in Seattle. That would be great. Bring back our Sonics.

The Grizzlies remain in Memphis as of 2024.

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Victor Wembanyama is already better than LeBron James

I'm gonna enjoy him because he's, he's like, I I said on Wednesday's show, he is, he's already better than LeBron. So I, that's how I'm gonna enjoy him.

Comparing players across eras or at different career stages is inherently subjective.
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People only hate on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's flopping because his play style is fundamentally boring

I actually think the problem with SGA more than anything is he's just boring. That's really what people are upset about. The flopping like sucks. But... more than anything he's just, he's boring because he is a lethal mid-range guy. He doesn't have flashy dunks. He's not doing... He's just methodically an exceptional basketball player.

Subjective analysis of fan sentiment regarding a player's style.
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The Cavaliers-Knicks series is over after Game 1

Series over, you can't lose that game if you're the Cavs. When it went into overtime, we said the Cavs have to win this. This is must win. You can't give this up. All time choke.

The series has just begun as of the episode date.