Zion is 18 years old and will likely still grow a bit.

Fun theory, but Kyrie did play against the Clippers before going out in the first half. That would be when they built their 28 point lead, which they blew most of in the third.

Zion is an inch shorter than LeBron, but 35 lbs heavier and every bit as athletic.

LA offered the Pels basically an entire starting 5.

I mean, they essentially traded Porzingis, the best player the franchise has had in decades (and is only 23), away for cap space.

Sure. I’m sure it has helped to some degree. I just don’t agree that the AFC east has been that bad. What exactly do you expect those teams to do against a team that averages 12.5 wins per season over nearly 2 decades? 12-13 wins is good enough most years for a bye week

I’m not saying they aren’t good, but the east playoffs are going to be a slugfest this year and I don’t think the Bucks are any better than the Raptors, Celtics or Sixers. Honestly, I have trouble ordering those four teams.

Wait.. a manufactured team making the Finals in its first year is a good thing?

They still need to pay Simmons after next year though. Maybe they are willing to go way over the cap, but four max or near max contracts sounds like way too much

Yet, its still the same team that lost to a no-Kyrie Boston in the first round last year

Sure, but would you give up even a bad first rounder for him at this point? I probably wouldn’t

No, I heard you the first time. You are saying the Patriots have an easier time to the Superbowl due to their easy division while also claiming that isn’t what you are saying for some reason

I would say the AFC south has generally been trash other than recent history. Worse than the AFC East.

Meh. The Lakers are offering a bunch of players who can’t shoot threes, which is sort of an issue in the modern NBA. Kuzma is almost 24 and can’t play defense and Ball would need to improve at the FT line to reach Shaq’s lofty numbers. Ingram is the most interesting player in the group, but even his 3 point percentage…

Boston likely won’t have a really high draft pick to package in their offer (given the King’s success this year), and they may not be willing to trade Tatum if they are uncertain about AD sticking around.

Not entirely true. Patriots missed the playoffs in 2008 and lost in the playoffs to the Jets after a 14-2 season. Brady is 7-10 in Miami as well

The Patriots record against their division over the last 2 decades is just shy of .700. Their record against the rest of the NFL during that time is just shy of .700.

But they did try screens. They ones they tried got blown up in the backfield.

So then why are the Knicks perennial trash?

Why does that matter? They clearly chose to stay in OKC when they could have left.