Takes

The drama surrounding Brandon Miller will actually help his NBA draft stock

My other spin zone is I actually think this helps his draft stock. Think about all the attention he's getting. Everyone knows who he is and then after, you know, all eyes are on him, he drops 40.

The NBA should award All-Star game winners a year off their contract to hit free agency early

What you should do is you should award the winning team. Every player on the winning team should get one year off their contract to become a free agent. So they hit free agency one year sooner. Yeah. And then that, that would incentivize them.

NBA Finals Prediction: Celtics over Suns

Celtics Suns. [PFT]: I'm gonna say Sons win. [Big Cat]: All right. Celtics sons.

NBA Finals Prediction: Suns over Bucks

I'm gonna go Bucks Suns... I'm switching back. I I'm going suns bucks again. Because that would be funny if like the suns clinched before the Celtics Bucks series ends.

NBA Finals Prediction: Nuggets over Bucks

If it's not the suns, I'm gonna say, I'm gonna stick with my nuggets. My nuggets over Hank's Celtics... Nuggets over the bucks.

NBA Finals Prediction: Warriors over 76ers

I will go with Warriors over Sixers and the City of Philadelphia completes the superfecta of second place.

Kyrie Irving would not have fixed the Lakers because they aren't just one piece away

Was [Kyrie] gonna fucking fix us? I don't think we're one piece away here. So no it wasn't super devastating.

The NBA rigged the 2006 Dunk Contest for Nate Robinson over Andre Iguodala

Nate Robinson was bullshit. He should have lost to Andre Iguodala... well he missed like 32 dunks in a row and then, and then still won. Prince Nate Robinson. That was the biggest NBA rig thing of all time.

The Chicago Bulls should tank the rest of the 2023 season

Pat Bev coming home to Chicago. It's gonna be—I don't know what the Bulls are doing. They should tank... they suck. They should tank. But I agree, make the Bulls fun with Pat Bev.

18-year-old LeBron James could have led Akron to a Final Four

If there's one player, it's him... I think they definitely would've been good enough to make a Final Four. He's that good... the goat 18 year old was definitely LeBron.

Mac McClung is a legend and saved the dunk contest

Mac McClung has saved it. Philly finally has a championship shout out title town... Mack McClung, like it was legitimately, I watched it... The lead up to the dunk contest, he was guaranteeing that he was gonna put on a show and then he put it on and everyone's like, who the fuck is this guy? It's Mack McClung. He's a legend.

LeBron James will not play all 23 remaining games of the regular season

I like that [LeBron] said the 23 most important games as if he's gonna play all 23. I'm gonna just say right now I don't think he's gonna play all 23.

The Sixers will lose to the Celtics in the playoffs this year

We're gonna lose to the Celtics in the playoffs this year and it's going to be like the most devastating thing of all time.

The Phoenix Suns will win the 2023 NBA Championship

I think we'd be remiss though if we didn't start out the show by congratulating Chris Paul and the Phoenix Suns for winning the 2023 NBA Championship. Congratulations. Yes. Yes. It's his year... I feel like this has gotta be his year... There's no way that they lose.

LeBron James is the greatest stat compiler of all time

Great job, LeBron. I'm happy for you. You know LeBron, he's had quite a week... kind of a ball hog. But that's fine. You, you are a stat compiler. You're the greatest stat compiler of all time.

LeBron James will wait to break the scoring record against the Bucks

The only thing he could say is if LeBron is a true historian of the game, he would wait to break it against the Bucks. The only other team that Kareem [Abdul-Jabbar] played for. So Lakers-Bucks playing on Thursday night. Maybe he does that.

Victor Wembanyama will be better than LeBron James was at his peak

We actually, we should get credit in the media because like we were so right about LeBron James we called it. And guess what I'm calling it right now? Wembanyama is gonna be great. Yeah. He's gonna be, he's gonna even be better than LeBron at his peaks.

Kyrie Irving to the Mavericks is a good move because there's only half a season for his 'team cancer' to spread

I think it's a good move for the Mavericks because he only has half a season for his team cancer to spread. So this is like a good window for Kyrie... it's hard to destroy a brand new team in like four months.

The Kyrie Irving trade raises the Mavericks' ceiling but makes their floor 'lava'

This trade to the Mavericks raises their ceiling but makes the floor lava. And that's perfect... In a world where this all works out, you now added like... a walking bucket.

I might bet on the Mavericks to win the NBA championship this year following the Kyrie trade

I might put some money down on the Mavs winning the championship this year. Cause what if? Yeah, that'd be, can you imagine that... the Dallas Mavericks are world champions.

Madison Square Garden, Philly, and Capital One Arena are the three best shooters' gyms in the NBA

Personally I think it's the Garden. I think it's Philly. And then as a Wizard, I think it's the Great Capital One Arena. Great spot to watch a game.

The 76ers 'Process' worked; they just drafted the wrong players

I don't know. It kind of worked. They got the guys, they just picked the wrong guys. Picked Markelle Fultz and Ben Simmons and Nerlens Noel. The actual [Process]—and Embiid. Of course. But I'm saying the process, I always am a fan of the process because I always thought the brutal honesty of a team being like, we are trying to suck so that one day we can get good. I actually am a big fan.

The NBA referee apology for the LeBron no-call was written by Rich Paul

They should've had like just posted a picture of them at the time while they were tweeting it cuz it's definitely Rich Paul with a gun to their head. Yeah. As they're sitting there, LeBron James definitely hit up NBA officiating was like, I need a public apology. I need people to know that, that you guys screwed that up.

The NBA gave LeBron James a 'stimulus package' in the 2016 Finals by suspending Draymond Green

Game four, LeBron and them is about to lose the game. LeBron gets frustrated, he takes Draymond Green, throws him to the floor... Somehow some way revisionist history comes in and the NBA decides to give LeBron James and Cleveland a stimulus package. They suspend Draymond for game five... That is the one final that I will never accept being wrong about because the NBA suspended Draymond Green.

LeBron James is a hypocrite for supporting Shannon Sharpe's courtside behavior

LeBron has talked about fans getting into it with players and how unacceptable it is... if we're being consistent here, which I think LeBron is nothing but consistent. It should be fine next time a fan says anything, he should be okay with it, right?

The Memphis Grizzlies are the hottest team in the NBA right now

I probably like Memphis even more than Denver... Memphis just has, has some shit to it where I'm like, man, I like these guys... Memphis is the hottest right now.

The Pelicans are the deepest team in basketball

New Orleans has the deepest team in basketball and if Zion's there and ready to go in the playoffs, he's still that hard of a matchup.

The Boston Celtics are the best 'health bet' to win the NBA title

I think Boston's so much. Cause I feel like they're the best health bet. You feel like all of their guys are going to play. And the one person that's the biggest question mark is, is Rob Williams who, you know, they can still probably be really good without him.

LeBron James has never understood how to be a true partner with an organization

I love LeBron as a player... However, he has had it in his head that like he can't be a partner with a team. It's very weird... The way it was explained to me was that LeBron always wants ownership to know that there is pressure that they can never take a day off... it's not necessarily like having a great partner.

Victor Wembanyama is the best draft prospect I've ever seen, but he's not a better prospect than LeBron was

When people say [Victor Wembanyama] is the best prospect they've ever seen, it's not bullshit, it's not hyperbole, but if somebody says he's a better prospect coming into LeBron, it's they're, they're full of shit, right? Because LeBron had the perfect body type immediately.

The Denver Nuggets will win the NBA title

I'm gonna go nuggets. This is my third year in a row picking the nuggets. I'm staying on 'em nuggets.

The NBA Finals will be Boston over Memphis

Boston over Memphis. There it is. Okay. That'd be a fun series.

The NBA Western Conference is trash while the Eastern Conference is stacked

I watched the Nuggets, absolutely smoked the Clippers... damn, the Nuggets are good. The Western conference isn't that great this year. ... The Western conference is trash. The Eastern conference is stacked. Stacked.

The Celtics are a good bet at plus 3.5 in Game 6 of the NBA Finals

I do think the Celtics plus three and a half is a good bet on Monday night. Me too. I like you too. Numbers never lie.

The James Harden to Houston rumors are true

Harden says quote, 'I don't know where you found that report.' ... He was being so wishy-washy, but it was like, 'I don't know where you found that report.' And then it's like, yep, that's it. [The rumors are true].

Hammer the over in the Toledo vs. UAB game

Hammer the over in the first game. Toledo plays up and down UAB Jelly Walker, we talked about it.

The Brooklyn Nets are not fixable

I don't think you get to worry about the Nets. And I know that what a sucks that Ime's gone because he is a very good coach. But the Nets are not, I actually do not think they're fixable. I really don't.

Russell Westbrook's shot selection is only getting worse because of the criticism

You know, that old drill tweet like keeps screaming at me. It only makes my opinions worse. Yeah. That's what's happening with Russell Westbrooks jump shot. Yeah. Everyone's telling you, everyone's booing you and trying to get you to stop shooting... it's actually just making Westbrook shoot the ball more often.

The Sixers and Lakers are tanking for Victor Wembanyama

Tanking in the nba... there is a clear, clear, clear number. One Victor Wembanyama from France... so teams are tanking. The Sixers oh three trying to get 'em. Lakers oh three trying to get 'em.

Being LeBron James' teammate is the most difficult job in the world

Being LeBron's teammate has to be like the most difficult job in the world. Not on the court because LeBron is obviously one of the best all time on the court... But it's, every time you lose, it's someone else's fault. Every time you win, it's, LeBron did it.

Alternate jerseys are for franchises with no history

Alternate jerseys are for franchises with no history. That's, I'm gonna say that that's a take.

The Denver Nuggets will win the NBA Championship if they stay healthy

You've been saying for like, it feels like five years now that once the nuggets get healthy, [watch out]. Jamal Murray's back and I know he's looking really good right now. Michael Porter's Jr. back... It's gonna be the Nuggets year.

Draymond Green glorified assaulting his teammate in his TNT mini-doc

He managed to turn him almost killing one of his teammates in a disgusting move... and then has a show on TNT where he like made it, he like glorified it. Basically he glorified himself assaulting his teammate and looking so like immature, childish and just bad.

The Denver Nuggets will beat the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals

Finals predictions... Nuggets and the Celtics. [Nuggets win]

The Mavericks will face the Bucks in the NBA Finals

I'm gonna go storyline Mavs Bucks. And everyone's just gonna be like the European invasion is is fully, fully here. Luca versus Giannis.

The Sixers will play the Grizzlies in the NBA Finals

Sixers, Grizzlies. Because that will just be easy for the Sixers.

The Suns will win the West because it's Chris Paul's year

I wanna change mine to the Suns because I really think that this is the... I think this is Chris Paul's year. This is the season for Chris Paul.

Kenyon Martin's comeback from a broken leg is one of the greatest feats in sports history

It blows my mind that a guy could like him, could break his leg and come back and play 11 years in the NBA... I'll bet you nobody's ever done that in the history of sports. With a broken leg and come back and... that's a lot of running, that's a lot of jumping and pounding.

Ben Simmons should stop shooting because every miss becomes a viral mockery

I now am starting to understand why Ben Simmons just doesn't shoot because he, he can't shoot. And every time he does shoot it becomes a viral moment... why would I shoot when I know that it's not gonna go in and people are gonna roast [me]?

The Warriors will struggle to recover from the Draymond Green punch video

I don't know though. I think this is something that it's gonna be hard for them to get over as a team. I don't know if they're gonna be able to come together. This is probably it for them.