The Zach Lowe ShowLeBron Injury Update and Giannis Fit! Big Questions
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How each person’s takes from this episode have turned out. Click a column to sort.
 Sean Fennessey | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.6 | +12 |
 Zach Lowe | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | 6.0 | +12 |
 Steve Nash | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 7.6 | 0 |
- The Heat are a good team this season.
“I think they're good, but we'll see how great they can be.”
- Karl-Anthony Towns and the Knicks eventually agree on a deal of around $50–55 million a year.
Towns has a $61M player option, and Lowe has suggested about $50–55M a year as the compromise.
“I still think that is like a happy outcome for all sides that will get done.”
- Jalen Brunson probably gets the 35% max on his next contract.
“I think he'll probably get the 35 % max the next time his deal has come.”
- The Sixers are a moonshot to make the Finals out of the East if it isn't the Knicks.
Restating his non-Knicks East Finals pick from an earlier episode.
“I'm going to pick the Sixers as my non -Knicks team.”
- The Spurs, Thunder, Lakers, Rockets, Timberwolves and Nuggets probably are again the West's six non-play-in teams.
“I think the odds are they are the same six non -play -in, real playoff teams this year.”
- Victor Wembanyama wins MVP if he plays enough games.
His preseason MVP pick. The name was likely "Wemby", and Lowe replies "me too".
“given he plays enough games i'm gonna say me”
- Voter fatigue and the foul-grifting narrative hurt Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's MVP chances.
“i think voter fatigue slash foul grifting narrative will uh will work against shay”
- The Knicks come out of the East.
He declined to pick a West team or a champion.
“still give it to the Knicks.”
- The Knicks come out of the East.
“I am also sticking Knicks coming out of the East.”
- The Padres lose their playoff series to the Brewers.
After Mason Miller blew a game for the Padres against the Brewers.
“They're not going to win three games in a row.”
Brewers won the NLDS 3-1, clinching with a 3-1 Game 4 win at Petco Park on Oct 7, 2026. The Padres won only Game 3 (4-3) after the Mason Miller blown save in Game 2.
- Source: MLB.com ↗ Padres left wondering what could have been after NLDS exit: 'It stings'
- Francisco Lindor's offense might regress.
“Lindor, I think we should be mindful of offensive regression.”
- The Padres lose their series to the Brewers.
“I think it'd be nice if the Padres won that series, but it seems very unlikely at this point.”
Milwaukee won the best-of-five NLDS 3-1, clinching with a 3-1 Game 4 win at Petco Park on Oct 7, 2026. San Diego won only Game 3 (4-3).
- Source: ESPN ↗ Brewers 3-1 Padres (Oct 7, 2026) Game Recap · Oct 7, 2026
- The Jets keep Aaron Glenn as head coach through most of the season.
The Jets are 1–3 in Aaron Glenn's second season.
“And they're probably going to let him manage or coach the team through most of the season.”
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