The Double Double

The Boston Celtics became the 4th team in NBA history to force a game 7 after being down 3-0, but failed to close out the series and will be watching the Finals from home this year. There were probably going to be major changes coming to the organization if they had been swept by Miami, but after the game 7 loss, it seems like the team will be pretty comfortable running it back next year. Miami advances to the Finals for the second time in 4 years and should be seen as big-time underdogs going into this series. Denver has an offense that has been impossible to stop so far, and Miami's 3 point shooting streak will undoubtedly be put to the test in this series. We both predict the Nuggets winning this series, but we expect the games to be incredibly entertaining to watch. We will be back with more content as the Finals begin. Enjoy!

With the draft lottery being announced, we put together our First Draft for this year's NBA Draft. This includes every pick in the first round, with some opinion about why that player might belong at that spot and what he brings to the NBA. There are some teams that are likely to be moving their pick, like Portland, but in the odds that they do decide to draft a player, we give some thoughts about who they should take. We've agreed on our lottery picks for some time, but the end of the first is likely to change as the draft comes closer. Enjoy!

The Conference Finals have not gone the way almost anyone would have been able to expect. The Denver Nuggets have been a great team all season, but a 3-0 lead is definitely unexpected especially given AD's 29/14 averages through these first 3 games. The Nuggets have played incredibly as a team, and Jamal Murray is showing the league the ceiling he can hit in the playoffs. In the East, the Heat have surprised the world by taking a 3-0 lead over Boston, who look demoralized and without an answer for the Heat role players. Jimmy Butler had an excellent game 1, but the play of their undrafted players has been incredible, and they have beaten the Celtics handily as a team. The future of the Celtics seems a bit less certain, as the Jays will be set to be paid a combined $600 million in their next supermax contracts. The Heat and Nuggets will be a very entertaining NBA Finals despite the conversation that's been had about poor ratings. These teams are excellently run and the way they play the game is just fun to watch. We will be back with more playoff content as these series get wrapped up. Enjoy!

The draft order for this year's NBA Draft was announced last night, and the San Antonio Spurs were the lucky team this year to receive the #1 pick and the rights to draft Victor Wembanyama. The Pistons were the biggest loser of this draft process, sinking all the way to the 5th pick despite their record in the regular season. The Blazers are interested in moving their #3 pick in order to get older talent that can compete around Dame, so we will be watching to see which teams are most interested. The Western Conference kicked off last night with an excellent big man battle that ultimately ended with the Denver Nuggets winning 132 - 126. This series will be incredible to watch from start to finish, and it will be really interesting to see how the Nuggets respond to the adjustment made to get AD off of Jokic. Heat vs Celtics begins tonight, and we give our thoughts on what to expect from that series. We will be back with more conference finals content as these series progress. Enjoy!

The Celtics have pulled off the 3-2 series comeback with a dominant game 7 victory behind Jayson Tatum's 51/13/5 with 0 turnovers, setting an NBA record for points in a game 7. The Celtics have not always looked their best in these playoffs, but this game 7 showed everyone why Jayson Tatum is a superstar and what makes him truly different. The Sixers had some historic choke Jobs from MVP Joel Embiid, who went 5-18, and former MVP James Harden, who scored 0 pts in the 4th quarter and ended the game with 9 points. PJ Tucker scored more points in the first quarter than James Harden did all game... The Process does not look good in Philly, but the Celtics should now have an easy path to the finals. At the end of the episode, we brought on our friend Jordan Poirier to discuss the Celtics and how we feel about the team's odds moving forward. Enjoy!

This Conference Semifinals has not gone the way that many fans in Boston, including myself, thought it would go. James Harden has put on 3 masterclass performances over 5 games, and Embiid is slowly but surely getting closer to 100%. The Celtics were able to overcome a 3-2 lead in last year's playoffs but it seems far less likely this time around. The Nuggets take a 3-2 lead over the Suns, with Jokic so far averaging 35/14/10 over the series. Phoenix has a lot of guaranteed money on the books for next season, and it will be interesting to see how they are able to add depth in the offseason if they lose this series. The Lakers are up comfortably against the Warriors in what may be one of the last series from this Warriors core. We cover each series in this episode, stay tuned for our conference final predictions once they are over! Enjoy!

The NBA Draft Lottery is only a week away! The draft is one of our favorite things to follow in the NBA, so today we brought you our tier list for the upcoming draft class. We have our list split into 4 tiers: Franchise Changer, Team Changer, Impactful Players, and Role Players. For each player, we give a little breakdown of their skillset, as well as some potential best fits. We will be back with playoff talk very soon (Possibly Tomorrow) and we will continue to put out more draft content as we get closer to draft night. If you guys are interested in draft content, make sure to join our Tiktok Lives to discuss our Big Board. Enjoy!

Joel Embiid has officially become the 2023 NBA MVP, winning 76% of the first place votes and having an absolutely historic season. Jokic and Giannis has fantastic seasons as well, but their statistical production doesn't touch that of Embiid. Embiid hasn't shown the same fire in the playoffs, largely due to the sprained LCL ligament in his knee. The Celtics dropped game 1 to an incredible James Harden performance, but showed the dominance that people expected in Game 2. The Secound Round of playoffs is probably the most entertaining series I've seen since I started watching the NBA, and each series has so much to dissect. We will be back with more content as this round progresses, so stay tuned! Enjoy!

We are almost through with the first round of the NBA Playoffs, and they have been much more excited than a lot of us expected. The Milwaukee Bucks lost in 5 to the Miami Heat, in a series that absolutely nobody expected to go the way that it did. Jimmy Butler's playoff legacy continues to be written, and the Bucks are in a very interesting spot moving forward. Despite some Trae Young heroics, the Celtics managed to beat the Hawks in 6 last night, putting them up against Philly in the Conference Semis. Over in the west, Nuggets vs Suns and Warriors vs Lakers seem like the most entertaining second round matchups we could have possibly gotten. Whichever teams are able to move forward into the conference finals will boost the legacy of their stars in a major way. We will be bringing updates throughout the second round, so make sure to stay tuned for more content! Enjoy!