On this episode we talked about the most insane NBA night since the Luka trade. Leading off with Tatum's injury and the sad state of star injuries in the NBA nowadays. Then we dove Mavericks winning the Cooper Flagg Sweepstakes and the legitimacy of the NBA Draft Lottery, are we sure Dylan Harper goes with the second pick in the draft? The five most realistic options for the Sixers at pick 3 then we discussed some great fits for teams and prospects for the top 10 in this draft. Finally we discussed where the Celtics can go from here now that Tatum will miss all of next season. 

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Get weekly bonus episodes and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBallWe talked about the second round playoff upsets before the other two on Wednesday night but we will talk about those on the Patreon episode later this week. Then we talked about where the Rockets, Clippers and Lakers go after their playoff eliminations. Enjoy.Watch playoff games and the NBA draft lottery stream with us here: https://www.playback.tv/youknowball

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We talked Dame's injury, Giannis trade options, wondered if any lottery team would trade the Cooper Flagg pick for Giannis and then we did the obituaries for the Heat and Magic and discussed where they can go from here. Video coming soon. Enjoy.Watch NBA Playoff games with us on Playback: https://www.playback.tv/youknowball

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Get bonus episodes, early episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBallNoah Kulwin from the Blowback podcast joined us to talk about the Knicks issues this season as they take on the feisty young Pistons in round one. We talked every playoff series that has completed at least two games so far and a bunch of other random stuff including Kawhi's masterclass in Nuggets vs. Clippers, the Lakers fighting back in game two, Giannis wanting to stay with the bucks, the Pelicans hiring Troy Weaver and much more. Enjoy.

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Get bonus episodes, discord access and more here on the YKB Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBallWe eulogized the forever mid Kings and Bulls, discussed what they should do this offseason and then we made our predictions for the first round in the Eastern Conference Playoffs. Enjoy.Watch NBA Playoff games with us here on the YKB Playback: https://www.playback.tv/youknowball

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Uno, Kawhi and the Clippers knock off the Warriors on the last game of the regular season sending them into the Play In Tournament where they will face the stumbling Memphis Grizzlies. We previewed that matchup and the other three play in games and then gave our predictions on who will come out of the 7 and 8 seed in the East and West. Then we talked about some NBA news including Morey and Nurse staying with the Sixers beyond this season and Chauncey Billups getting extended by the Blazers. Enjoy.

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We discussed another absolutely insane news day in the NBA and then we handed out the 2025 YKB Awards. Talk soon.Get weekly bonus episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBallWatch NBA playoff games with us live here: https://www.playback.tv/youknowball

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Watch this episode unedited, get weekly bonus episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/YouKnowBallTHE GOAT IS BACK. We discussed Zach Lowe's return on the Bill Simmons podcast and what to expect from him at the Ringer. After this we talked about the Hawks, Bulls, Heat and Kings who are currently in Play In Purgatory and discussed how they can get out of it. Enjoy.Watch the NBA postseason with us on Playback: https://www.playback.tv/youknowball

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