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As we get deeper and deeper into the playoffs that means we get closer and closer to the offseason, let’s make some fake trades for said offseason. Celtics acquire Giannis Antetokounmpo, Hawks acquire Jaylen Brown in three team trade. Celtics get Antetokounmpo (from Bucks), Hawks get Brown (from Celtics), Gary Harris and Taurean Prince (from Bucks) and Bucks get Dyson Daniels, Corey Kispert, Zaccharie Risacher, 8th pick, 2027 lesser of Bucks and Pelicans pick, 2030 Hawks unpr

San Antonio Spurs vs Oklahoma City Thunder These two teams have been the best two teams in the NBA all season and now they meet with a trip to the NBA Finals on the line. There are so many layers to this series. Let’s start with the MVP candidates, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Victor Wembanyama. Shai has been the best player in the league this season and won the MVP because of it. His team is off to a dominant start in these playoffs, starting off 8-0 and winning those games b

The Philadelphia 76ers finally slayed the dragon that is the Boston Celtics and beat Boston in a playoff series for the first time since 1982. Then, the New York Knicks took the floor in Round 2 and swept the 76ers, bringing Philly and their fans back to reality. That led to the 76ers firing Daryl Morey after 6 seasons as President of Basketball Operations. Philadelphia has a lot of questions entering the offseason, how different will this roster look? I think the Sixers wi

Do you know who the only team to win a playoff series in the last 4 seasons is? The New York Knicks. Not the Thunder, the Celtics or the Nuggets, the three teams who have won titles in that time span, but the Knicks. Yet, there is still this belief that New York doesn’t have enough to win the championship. Is that really the case? Last week, I wrote that the Spurs and Thunder had separated themselves from the rest of the league and I do think that remains true. Even in spite