The Fatal Flaws of the Eastern Conference Contenders! Plus, Awards and TV Talk!

GoldsberryI don't think there's a lot of young, energetic defenders on that side. And then on offense, I would just add the cliche. There's only one basketball thing. That's less of a concern for me. You're going to hear that a lot this preseason. But for me, both the Lakers and the Sixers, they have that same concern.

GoldsberryI was like, show me the defense because I don't think it's going to show up.

LoweI think the offense is going to be fun.

LoweObviously, there'll be some some things to work out. Like, I think Cleveland, frankly, with the Peyton Watson fit, I think that's going to be clunky for like 30 games as they figure that one out. I think Philly has a pretty first world problem with the one ball problem. And I also think like.

LoweI think people are underrating the, the, just the, and this is why I had them in this tier and I would pick them as a top six team.

LoweUh, I think the maxi edgecombe Jalen Brown, like their durability as a trio, that's a pretty stable floor.

LoweIf Embiid and LeBron miss maybe 10 % more games than you would expect. If those three play 75 games apiece at heavy minutes, that's a pretty stable floor to the Sixers. Like, I get what Wendy is saying, and I don't think it's a crazy take that they're not guaranteed a top six spot.