The Zach Lowe Show

The Most Confusing Teams in the NBA!

Oct 12, 2026 · 1h 26m · take 31 of 38

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LoweAnd when I talk to people around the league about like, what am I missing? Cause I'm just higher on this team that is reasonable. And I just may be over indexing on like the, the, the place they found as a team, the magic, the rhythm they found where the ball's just popping everywhere.

LoweEverybody, they have the mind meld where like you cut here, I cut there, everything's we're running all that and the the answers i hear back are well you remember halliburton's coming out for the killings tear we'll see how the first 30 games are

Lowezoo spacing hiccups i had ty on my pod last week he kind of downplays like that's the kind of thing guys talk about we'll be fine we know how to play basketball um bench like tj mcconnell wasn't quite the same guy last year is jairus walker ready is kelly uber gonna fit do they have a backup five or is it just topping i get all that i just think i i what i when i say the first 20 games

Lowei really mean like how how does ty look like if he if he's like how like almost 100 um i think they're just going to be really really good and they they just they're a team they know how to play as a team they amplify each other the lift but but i'm just that was my source of confusion what about the other three.

LoweCan we talk about the Pistons?

LoweYeah, because I'm surprised that I had them on my list. But I do. I do think they merit a spot here. So you

Mahoneygo ahead. I also was considering them. And I think some of it is just the idea of the Pistons as a 60 win team already feels like a relic of a moment that kind of went by. And I think part of that is just like their roster is changing shape a little bit.

From the episode transcript around 01:11:35. Speaker names are recognized by voice.

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