The Zach Lowe Show

The Most Confusing Teams in the NBA!

Oct 12, 2026 · 1h 26m · take 14 of 38

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LoweThe wing depth without Shaden Sharp is a little iffy.

LoweTime Lord as a backup big is as good as it gets if he plays. I just think it's going to be a very strange brew for a little while of like, oh, John Morant's over in the corner.

LoweBut then like when they got rebounds in their first piece of the game against the Warriors, they would, John would run up the court, hit guys for trail threes. Denny shot catch and shoot threes at a reasonable rate last year. It was the pull -ups that really dragged his average down. I just am interested to see how they play.

LoweI don't know where you are on them, but you know, I think they're over -under is right around 500. I think that seems appropriate. I think they'll be in the play -in

Mahoneytournament.

MahoneyThey strike me as a team that's going to remind us a lot of maybe Timberwolves teams past as far as like offenses that will just completely lose their mind for eight minutes at a time. And I don't mean that in a good way, just like horrific turnovers, terrible spacing, zero flow.

MahoneyAnd then they'll come out with plays that are so mind boggling and so singular that they pull you back in and maybe even give the team and the game some momentum. Like the high, low swings of the Blazers are going to be really, really intense and maybe nauseating. I think for some people who are tuning in night after night to watch this team, but the talent is clearly there.

From the episode transcript around 00:35:53. Speaker names are recognized by voice.

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