Crazy how we went from “nothing can stop the nets, it’s inevitable” to “everything that could possibly go wrong went wrong”

I really used to hate Draymond, but the older I get the more I really truly appreciate what he did as a glue-guy & leader on that Warriors team. Being the guy in the locker room holding the egos in check, being a teacher, a mediator, taking a smaller contract, locking in an extension etc.

Draymond rightfully said on Redick's podcast that this team (2016-17 warriors) was an anomaly, because Steph signed a lower contract after his many injuries on his ankle, Dray himself signed low because of his role and so did Klay, but also because they knew they could have a real god shot the next summer in signing KD by lowering their contracts.

Im so tired of gm’s making teams like it’s 2k. Stars have teams where systems are built around them speciafically. What do you think is gonna happen when they all play at the same time? Lakers sign like 5 guys that need the ball on their hands to be effective, but they ask these guys to still play their game but without considering the whole team, just mindless.

Jxmy, Love ALL your content and research man. Question, is there a correlation with today's "Game speed" with more points and NBA All Stars injuries?

The real question is trading vs drafting. It used to be that your draftees won you your rings (trades mattered sometimes, but their importance has just gone sup and up in the last 30 years).

I’m actually really happy for both teams. I think every nba fan got something to look forward to

"If they could have put their egos aside, they could have won multiple championships." Yeah, that was true when Durant was in Golden State. I'm sensing a theme.

Thank you Jimmy for highlighting Joel I feel like people don’t realize how he’s been the real one leading that team

I really hope the sixers let Embiid go somewhere else, either by choice or by accident. That management failed him so hard, it's outrageous. The dude deserves so much better.

I'm still stunned that the Nets were willing to take Ben Simmons into their team. Imagine paying around 40 million dollars per year to a guy who literally can't make a jumpshot even if his life depended on it.

I feel like if they never got Harden & kept Levert & Allen they would have been a force. That Nets team overachieved before KD & Kyrie

Kinda crazy we’ve had every combination of Westbrook-Durant-Harden and not ONE of those teams won a championship

I much prefer when teams kinda build their own "big 3" or whatever by drafting and developing their own players, like Spurs with Duncan, Parker and Ginóbili or GSW with Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green.

when the trade happened, for the first time in a decade, i was actually intensely excited to see 2 teams have a playoff series BEFORE the finals (nets vs 76ers) itss true that the product of the nba gets better without superteams. to say it another way, it is better when teams are all around the same level, then it comes down to intangibles, like hunger, leadership, clutch factor and mental toughness. These are the people we literally love seeing succeed. anything else is a waste of time

Ben Simmons still has amazing potential. As a basketball fan I hope he realizes that and really starts to grind. It’d be awesome to see

Given the trades that were being thrown around in the past for Ben, getting harden is the best case scenario for sixers fans. At this point I thought they would get very little for him. Very fortunate.

Great video Jimmy wow you really like the best at this type of content and explaining it so anyone could understand the entirety of these things that happen in the nba.

I really hope superteams are done for. These last few playoffs have been super competitive and fun to watch, since I don’t have to expect the Warriors or Heat or Cavs to get a guaranteed spot in the playoffs

Well I mean you got KD, the Warriors are contending now after he left. You have Kyrie, Boston is clearly contending without him, so I mean the impact both of these players have on a winning team hasn't come into question when it should have.