The Zach Lowe Show

The Most Confusing Teams in the NBA!

Oct 12, 2026 · 1h 26m · take 26 of 38

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Mahoneynow you have to do it with Lou Dort in your jersey and I think that like I want to see the Hawks leverage that part of their depth you're right that when you get into ninth tenth eleventh men things get a little shaky for them and I say that as somebody who fully likes and respects Mo Gay but like that's just the reality of what they've got cooking but they really do have the capacity in terms of the six

Mahoneyseven eight deep to be really versatile on defense really flexible really relentless and And the more they can lean into that without totally taking away their offensive identity, I think the better off they're going to be.

LoweThey won 46 games last year, tied with the Raptors, six seed, probably played the last half of the season at like a 55 -win pace. Yeah.

LoweI guess that's what's confusing to me because I don't look at this team as is right now and see in the new world of the Eastern Conference anything like that. I have them probably closer to like Charlotte in Orlando in that lower tier of like, you could be eighth, ninth, tenth. I mean, Orlando, we'll see.

LoweThey may be on your list.

LoweBut that's my source of confusion. All right. Do you have any other teams you want to hit real quick? I

Mahoneydo.

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