One of my favourite days of the year - NBA draft time. Utah killed it, Matas Buzelis' personality stock continues to climb in my mind, the French guys are taking over, Spurs got a winner, emotions are pouring out - another elite few days are done so let's talk about it.

Fine, I'll bite and do a big board a day before the 2024 NBA Draft is on. Here are my top 20 prospects from the draft and how I talk myself into each one of them. Let the draft day chaos begin.

The Celtics and in particular Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown got that monkey off their backs. They work together, they got that ring, they told everyone to be quiet. Boston are champions.

The coverage Caitlin Clark has helped bring to the WNBA this season is awesome, it really is, but can it be done a better way? Is there too much individual attention on Clark and not other deserving storylines? It's an interesting discussion to have, so let's have it.

Satou Sabally spoke so well about this on Paul George's podcast 'Podcast P':

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1RfNIYCqZSrNH5EIxCR7RR?si=902911097d9b482d

#CaitlinClark #WNBA

The NBA Finals are here and Boston smacked Dallas in the mouth in Game 1. The original 'Unicorn' in Kristaps Porzingis had one of the best first quarters in NBA Finals history, Kyrie Irving couldn't get it going but has been here before, and can Jaylen Brown mess around and take home Finals MVP from here?

#NBA #NBAFinals #KristapsPorzingis #JaylenBrown #BostonCeltics

Sometimes you have to be an a-hole to succeed at the highest level. You saw it with Michael Jordan, you saw it with Kobe Bryant, now we're seeing it with Luka Doncic. Their mindsets are different but it's about the drive, the killer instinct they all possess, and it's a great thing.

After sitting out 2+ years with injury Lonzo Ball is finally back, and healthy, but what does that actually look like? Is there any of that UCLA-Lonzo buzz left?

Forget superstars am I right? The value of great role players is once again on display in these Playoffs and it’s almost the recipe to success. Andrew Nembhard game 3 showcase, Jaylon Tyson grabbing my attention (thanks Numbers On The Board) and the Luka/Kyrie duo is doing wonderful things.

They have to be... right? The Timberwolves are the absolute flavour of the Playoffs right now and after knocking of the defending champions in the Denver Nuggets, they have to be legit title contenders.

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