The Zach Lowe ShowThe Fatal Flaws of the Eastern Conference Contenders! Plus, Awards and TV Talk!
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 Kirk Goldsberry | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | 6.8 | 0 |
 Zach Lowe | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | 4.3 | 0 |
- The Celtics finish as a top-three seed in the East.
“They're going to get to that top three seed.”
- The Pacers finish third or fourth in the East.
“I have them slotted in at three or four this season”
- The Cavaliers finish top six in the East.
Lowe's first tier of East teams he trusts to finish top six in the regular season.
“I am not worried about them like having a downside of like, oh, they're seventh in the East.”
- The Knicks finish top six in the East.
Lowe's first tier of East teams he trusts to finish top six in the regular season.
“I would be New York Boston and Cleveland”
- The Cavaliers don't make the NBA Finals.
“I'm not picking them to make the finals.”
- The 76ers finish top six in the East.
“I'm pretty confident they'll finish in the top six.”
- The Heat don't reach the Eastern Conference Finals.
“that profile is not going to get you to the Eastern Conference Finals”
- The Hawks probably don't win three playoff series.
“I just three playoff series wins feels a little far -fetched to me.”
- The Hawks reach the second round of the playoffs, maybe the conference finals.
“good enough to compete for a second round, maybe a third round appearance in the Eastern conference playoffs”
- The Hawks might skip a win-now trade this season and wait until the next offseason or beyond.
“they might just prefer to wait it out till the next offseason or beyond.”
- The Magic go no further than the second round.
“second round of the playoffs is that ceiling for me.”
- The 76ers are the best pick to make the NBA Finals from the East if the Knicks are excluded.
Asked to pick an East team other than the Knicks to make the Finals.
“Philadelphia 76ers just have too many good basketball players to not be my pick in this conversation.”
- The 76ers make the NBA Finals, though it's a shaky pick.
Picking an East team other than the Knicks to make the Finals.
“And I'm going to pick Philadelphia against all of my better judgment.”
- Cameron Boozer wins Rookie of the Year.
“It's Cam Boozer and it's not close.”
- Cameron Boozer averages at least 18 points and 8 rebounds as a rookie.
“cam's going to do that”
- Cameron Boozer probably doesn't average 18 points and 8 rebounds as a rookie.
Pushing back on Goldsberry's projection of 18 points and 8 rebounds for Boozer.
“I don't think he's going to be one of these 18 and eight”
- Cameron Boozer wins Rookie of the Year.
“Cam Boozer is my pick.”
- Victor Wembanyama wins Defensive Player of the Year if he reaches 65 games.
“if he does, I think we all would agree he's going to win defensive player of the year.”
- Again at 01:01:56: “I think the best is yet to come with Victor's defense, which is insane.”
- Donovan Clingan is a long-shot dark horse for Defensive Player of the Year.
“Donovan Clingon, I think is the dark horse candidate.”
- The Blazers, Suns and Jazz are probably ahead of the Warriors in the West.
“I would, I would right now put Portland Phoenix and Utah above the Warriors”
- Rudy Gobert wins Defensive Player of the Year if Wembanyama doesn't qualify.
“ultimately my pick, if it's not Wemby is going to be Rudy Gobert, the other French guy.”
- Scottie Barnes wins Defensive Player of the Year if Wembanyama doesn't qualify.
“I am going to go out of the box and pick Scotty Barnes as my non -Wemby defensive player”
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