Howard Beck, senior NBA writer for Sports Illustrated and co-host of The Crossover NBA Show, weighs in on the Raptors’ unique team-building philosophy, the need to have a superstar-calibre player in order to compete for a championship, and how the 76ers match up against the Heat in their second round playoff series. Later, JD, Blake and Ailish discuss Sheldon Keefe’s decision to rest Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner and Jack Campbell for tonight’s regular season finale and whether Tampa or Boston poses a bigger threat to the Leafs in a potential first round matchup (25:42). 

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