LeBron Injury Update and Giannis Fit! Big Questions

Nashgoing through it in reverse order i would say and just to start a conversation, I would say we're talking LA and then Houston and then somewhere between Denver and Minnesota, depending on how these things unfold. And so for me, I think if Aaron Gordon's healthy, I think Denver is my call.

NashBut I also am very intrigued. I think Minnesota's floor could be lower than last year and their ceiling higher. So they're the wild card for me. But if I had to pick you know on the spot i would say denver with a healthy erin gordon

Lowei pick houston and i feel even better about my houston pick the longer the preseason goes first of all the real pick is no one like if those two teams are healthy i'm just not sure there's anyone but i i think people are sleeping on the rockets with van vliet back i think they're gonna try to be more judicious with steven adams uh and just to try to get him through the 82 obviously there's pressure on email I mean,

LoweI mean, with a guy and his staff after the offense looked for most of last season, your whole offense can't just be rebounding your own misses. You have to have a little more than that. But I think Van Vliet is a sea change for them. And I just think all the young guys will get better.

LoweI like that team. Look, as long as Jokic is upright and if they're healthy, they're probably the best answer. I just don't. It's hard for me to have faith that Aaron Gordon is going to be healthy.

NashI completely understand. I just think Aaron Gordon is such an incredible player and such an incredible fit with Nicole Jokic. We just all want to see it. We want to see these tough, tight conference semifinals with them flying.

NashBut I think the Houston pick is a great one for the reason I touched on a little bit earlier is you have three young players there that can develop a lot and they may take a leap. When you talk about Alperin Sangoon, you talk about Ahmed Thompson, you talk about Reed Shepard. Yes, Fred Van Fleet will have a huge impact on their team.