The Bill Simmons Podcast

The Knicks (and a Crowded East)

Sep 22, 2026 · 2h 37m · take 9 of 42

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Billi guess it would be lamella

Lowebased and you know i lamella they got a lot of youth they got a lot of depth i think they're gonna be a good team like don't get me wrong i just put them number one we ranked the of the seven playoff seven teams have not won a playoff series in the 2020s i ranked them number one is like the team i most like to be the gm of But I think in this field, I'm a little lower on

LoweAtlanta, I think, than the over -unders and the lines are. I just think they have a lot of questions to answer about was their defense that was a top -five defense for the last 40 games of the season, was that a real thing or was that a product of a little bit of luck and a lot of scheduling?

LoweIs that real? and if it wasn't real, do they have to play a bunch of their shaky to non -shooters more together because they're their best defensive players? What does that do to their offense? They have very little size. I'm a little worried about Atlanta, so I'll take Atlanta, Charlotte.

BillThey took the lottery pick who we have no idea if he's going to help them out at all this year. Which is fine. They're playing the long game.

LoweAtlanta's sitting there just watching. I don't think they care if they're good this year. I completely agree. They're playing the long game. They're like, we had a ton of assets.

LoweWell, maybe some of these other teams will make panic trades to try to get into the playoffs. They never got involved in Giannis, right? And we'll be the last man standing whenever the next big thing that actually fits us comes through. They had some

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