KD & Booker training in Bahamas, bigger threat to Denver: Suns or Lakers? | NBA | FIRST THINGS FIRST

Kevin Durant and Devin Booker have been seen together over the offseason training in the Bahamas. Nick Wright, Chris Broussard, and Kevin Wildes react to the sighting and debate if anything less than a title would be a disappointment for the Phoenix Suns next season.
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[@Ballaballa1436]

Who wins in fight wildes Nick or Broussard I got Broussard or Nick wildes too nice

[@nathandodson3220]

@@Ballaballa1436 Kinda sick of hearing adds for Blippin Bats with Ben Berlander

[@ogkadahfi5782]

I really hope that wen u guy start to get to the undisputed level ratings that u don’t change the core of the show plzzz don’t go Hollywood…Forst things Forst has came a loooonnggg way since Chris Carter and Jenna

[@spyker1211]

Wwsc

[@erictavares678]

“You can’t play semantics with us, I was an English major!” 😂 love these guys

[@43SLB_Terrell]

Facts

[@danielthompson3928]

I WENT TO COLLEGE!

[@kefkapalazzo1]

@@danielthompson3928 lmao

[@williesims3452]

Which is funny because it’s actually lexicography not semantics.

[@RobertMichael]

The close sweep comes back to haunt Nick 😂😂😂😂

[@columbusoking81]

When bru used it in that nets series vs Boston when they lost game one on a last second play Nick wasn't hearing it now he's on board and Lakers sweep want close lol

[@adriantufts945]

He stay on KD definitely don't want him passing Bron

[@juyahmad]

@@adriantufts945kd is not passing Lebron like stop it

[@kleatise52]

@@adriantufts945too bad that could never happen

[@lightningjuniorsuper]

@@columbusoking81 he still isnt hearing it tho

[@johnnyv1034]

How they argue even while the camera is fading away as they go to commercial is pure gold. This show never disappoints!!!!!

[@aquaviii]

Best sports show

[@stevenhill5144]

It’s really not that good

[@eat_a_dick7219]

​@stevenhill5144 its not, at all. Chris needs to leave the 🤡

[@TheGoatLocker]

My wife always asks me how I can stand Nick and his whiney voice 😂

[@travisdale8434]

Hater alert 👆😂

[@holidayarmadillo8653]

Appreciate Wildes refusing to let Nick get away with that take about the Lakers 😂

[@JonReynoldsESQ]

Was brilliance.

[@goodsolonius7305]

He shouldn't have let nick get away with those 12 straight correct game predictions the first two rounds the lakers played, either

[@StefveoX]

Nick’s avoidance of calling a close sweep but clearly believing it’s a close sweep is hilarious

[@samuelgaona7196]

Not even true, in the context of the conversation the Lakers played closer games in their losses than the Suns, you can look up the point differential or just rewatch the video, the Suns did manage to get two games, but that was with Booker and KD having all time scoring nights as duos, the Lakers by point differential played the Nuggets closer in every game, but he's not saying it was a close series, that's a significant difference

[@BC21beats]

​@samuelgaona7196 facts thank you ppl are just so caught up mine trying to prove nick wrong

[@elilandrum2017]

@@samuelgaona7196 sorry buddy but a team that gets swept was definitely not closer than a team that got 2 games off the eventual NBA champions while losing their starting point guard, and center and no bench. The fact that KD and booker had the capability to have all time scoring nights and get 2 games and the lakers having a more complete roster and still not being able to get a single game just means that they were not close at all.

[@Dmon3k]

@@BC21beatsyeah Nick was using the theory that if a close sweep is a thing then a 6 game blowout should be a thing too but they didn’t want to recognize that part of it. He was right that in watching that series I never really felt like Denver wasn’t in control. They just felt like they had a gotcha moment and ignored the real point of his argument.

[@samuelgaona7196]

@@elilandrum2017 well next time read and think about what my comment stated buddy

[@MentLeee]

Wildes : “That was a wild take, I wanna go to commercial” Lol That’s how we all felt Wildes

[@cashayporter]

😂😂😂that’s why I love wildes

[@spomusmo2349]

What I love is Brou doesn't let Nick interrupt him 😂. He continues his point no matter what.

[@simpsoy]

Like the days when Cris Carter kept Nick Wrong in check…

[@TC-gx3qn]

Wildes giving Nick the Smokey from Friday sideways look as he tried to deny calling LBJ, AD, and Reeves a big three. 😆

[@goodiegoodiegumdrops]

They're not tho

[@tmoney360]

"I didn't call them a big three. I just said they have the 4th best trio in the league if Dame goes to Miami. Which I guess means right now I think they're the 3rd best trio in the league but being the third best Trio doesn't mean I think they're a big three."

[@TC-gx3qn]

@@tmoney360 😄

[@dre32pitt]

@@tmoney360 Dude should've been a lawyer... He argues like a crazy girlfriend/wife...

[@kimtoncoleman8934]

​@@tmoney360that Lakers trio is not better that the Celtics trio

[@Irie_k]

Kevin wildes is the funniest guy on sports television. He holds the belt and no one is taking it from him.

[@Cancelthis1541]

Brou is right there, he comes up good ones. Just like the end here when he ribs Nick: "Well if you just say close sweep, we'll call it good!"

[@MentLeee]

They play off of each other well

[@benoitmessi2602]

Second funniest after Sir Charles

[@jmdirstein]

the chemistry of these guys is amazing. they having so much fun with zero hostility.

[@JonReynoldsESQ]

Agreed. This is a great segment.

[@dannycov0602]

Nick's laker close sweep better then winning 2 games similar to kAT saying there first round exit was better then nuggets winning championship 😂😂

[@curtismoney9784]

Yea and am with nick..We lost close ..Lakers 💪

[@mallabiss6772]

😂😂

[@ghcanestro5859]

And by your logic losing in 6 in wcsf it's better than a team reached the wcf? And you think if the suns kayed against the warriors they could've won? And then meet the young Denver in wcf so you think the suns would've won a game against the nuggets in wcf? With more games and maybe even kd injured based on how many mpg he was playing?

[@samuelgaona7196]

I mean you're describing it by the negative to make it sound stupid, the reality is would you rather win more overall games by having made it to the conference finals even if you get swept, or would you rather have lost more games than you won and go home in the second round? I think any sane person would choose the first choice, but then making it far and losing has turned into a way to discredit Lebron so Bron haters think losing earlier is better

[@maxillebastille9079]

​@@samuelgaona7196that logic doesn't work when they played the same team and one played worst

[@Christopher._M]

Chris is actually right about the defense being one of the best for like 2 months. I think they were #1 and #2.

[@Jordison888888]

I love how stubborn Nick is even when he is caught red handed 😂

[@huthutify]

why? He's only pandering to one fanbase

[@jonathandiggs7819]

@@huthutifythank you. As much as I love this show I hate nick Wright with a passion. Dude is legit delusional lol

[@pasquale9259]

​@@jonathandiggs7819 nah fr but that's how I would protect a team I go for 🤣

[@user-ix6ki1ng7j]

I like how the media isn't picking the Suns but also saying if they don't win it all it's a failure 😂

[@user-rr3fo6hy9q]

With the Suns big 3 combined experience and skill set the expectation is they win a chip. Doesn't mean they are favorites. Like Chris said, KD and Booker aren't playing to make the WCF or Finals they are playing to win it all. Which is true. But that doesn't mean they are the favorites, which is also true. Mind bending I know.

[@bradhicks5558]

I love every minute of Jokic and the Nuggets finally shutting Nick's slanderous pie-hole about them.

[@charles4830]

Nick still thinks the Lakers beat the Nuggets last year.

[@michaelpetrovich5353]

​@@charles4830i believe that Nick is on the Lakers payroll.

[@cfl4286]

@@michaelpetrovich5353he’s a Klutch client so he’s on Lebrons payroll

[@malloy321]

Got my boy backed into a corner 😂

[@ballmusic1998]

He knew he was basically saying close sweep 😂

[@jehushaphat]

Not only is Ayton not part of a Big anything, he's the biggest reason why Jokic and the Nuggets will have a field day over the Suns. And Beal is more like a half. So really, the Suns have a BIG TWO and a half.

[@MentLeee]

Booker plays trash in elimination games.

[@goodymob9638]

Booker is starting to become injury prone like KD.

[@YungTino0]

@@goodymob9638Book has played 60+ games 6 out of 8 years in league.

[@DNGR369]

The Suns are stronger and your actual take is "They'll have a field day"? LOL sure bro

[@chadingram6390]

Suns had no time to build chemistry and didn't have their staying point guard and still took 2 games, with these recent free agent signings the Nuggets are in trouble

[@jamesdomenico2953]

I am so lost in how Vegas thinks Boston is better than Denver as currently constructed? Boston had poor ball handlers before the Smart trade, and now they have even fewer ball handlers.

[@iluvcakes19]

IDU how Boston continues to be on the top of everyone's list. They disappear too often in big moments.

[@richborn6700]

Boston fans are in the top 3 gambling teams in the entire league. The Lakers and Warriors round it out. They all have good odds because so many bandwagon fans will put money on them compared to a fanbase like Orlando

[@TheMenacingMidget]

Best sports show on TV hands down, the close sweep stuff always kills me!!

[@RamessesIll]

I love when Nick talks about the Lakers his affiliation to Klutch Sports shows up in full effect 😂

[@cfl4286]

This should be talked about more

[@RobertMichael]

This is one of the funnier segments in recent memory 😂😂😂

[@digontozahid]

Nick acting like the sweep didnt happen just a month ago is hilarious😂😂😂

[@MmaMadman85]

Nick is wild for trying to put the lakers in front of the suns.

[@drexlspivey3047]

It's wild to make predictions before free agency starts about next year's teams

[@MmaMadman85]

@@drexlspivey3047 the predictions are talking about how the teams are currently constructed. Phoenix got better and can continue to fill out by trading Ayton for more support. Sure the Lakers could make a move in free agency but it's most likely going to be signing Draymond green and possibly Harden if he'll accept a deal

[@noleyestoad4477]

@@drexlspivey3047 the suns was the only team that beat the nuggets twice! ROLE PLAYERS* Lakers got swept wth are you smoking Lebron and AD couldnt match up lakers role players stepped up

[@johnthecoolguy1284]

Haven’t seen a second yet and I know Brou gonna be capping

[@toumal2615]

What does capping mean

[@mikemoney8344]

​@@toumal2615 Lying

[@juicelord4792]

Real life hating 😂🤣😂

[@davidmejia8500]

All he does cap nowadays, it’s crazy.

[@oparisleclerc]

Nick got clowned and shut down so well by Wildes for putting up his Lakers /Denver ridiculous close sweep argument. 😂 13:00

[@aradan3913]

Everyone is acting like Booker is going to keep shooting 237% from the field for the rest of his life. And Beal is somehow going to come up with 20 shots that they didnt have before adding a negative defender.

[@jamesdomenico2953]

"Everyone is acting like Booker is going to keep shooting 237% from the field for the rest of his life." I was thinking the same thing. The Suns didn't have very good defense last year, and its worst this year.

[@supergold9390]

​@@jamesdomenico2953we have no idea what the Suns defense will be like next year. They have a different coach.

[@Cancelthis1541]

Booker is in his prime right now

[@speakingfacts3931]

Is jokic, AG, and KCP not going to miss from 3 again? Bradley beal getting 20 shots would just mean he gets Chris Pauls and some of the of the shots from guys like Damian lee, Okogie, cameron Payne. Flawed logic of you

[@TheFloridian5]

Some teams do such an exceptional job getting great groups together while others just fail. Interesting to see. Suns have a great chance.

[@ColeSpeaks103]

Based on what is KD a bigger injury concern. All of KD’s injuries post Achilles have been caused by other players in freak injuries like Nick always like to say Dort did a trapeze act into Brons ankle.

[@noleyestoad4477]

its agendas against Kev its obvious at this point!

[@seanrent9852]

It's so obviously Phoenix. The Lakers had a great supporting cast around their two stars with Reaves and Rui playing extremely well but they couldn't even win a game because their stars just can't match up with Denver. Phoenix had a comically bad supporting cast and won two games because their stars were that good. What's more likely to change, Lakers old stars getting drastically better or Phoenix getting much better role players, which they've already started to do with Beal? Get real

[@jaredmichaud6754]

Suns will have less of a supporting cast nest year. Beal is not a playoff guy and his defense is some of the worst in the league.

[@lavanceneely6214]

Bam!!!!

[@roshonjackson1080]

@@jaredmichaud6754 , because he hasn't made the playoffs? You sure your not talking about Harden? Lol

[@victorfilipponi8373]

Denver played 1 bad game and the other both stars scored 40, and 3 of the games the Suns lost was by 15 pts or more, while the Lakers 3 of 4 was by 6 or less, so stop , and btw did u see Booker's pts in elimination games? that's hilarious this guy can't make even 20 pts when it matters.

[@OMAR-vk9pi]

Cp3 is gone

[@hunter4229]

There's something special about this group of guys that even when they argue it doesn't feel like there's any negative energy. Like in 99% of sports shows, there are arguments that seem to have some animosity or frustration involved, but with these guys it just feels positive all around.

[@Teachingcasuals]

Wildes " beal was in the second round once" 😂

[@spoogtastic]

So nick thinks a team that beat the nuggets twice is worse than a team that was swept by nuggets because and everyone say it with me "because it was a close sweep".

[@RobertSmith-gn2he]

If you are wondering why Nick Wright picks LeBron and the Lakers, just know he is represented by Klutch sports

[@lifeofanoreo9864]

If they Keep Ayton their a 2nd round at best. You gotta round out that roster.

[@rugratgee3104]

The people laughing in the back 🤣

[@tblackmusic7460]

I have to say phoenix, since they got two games in, in comparison to la getting swept, meanwhile phoenix adding Beal… But I don’t know if either team’s postseason performance will be indicative of what they’ll be next season.

[@rodriguezsp8059]

Suns may have won 2 but the lakers even though they got swept only loss by a combined 24 pts . That’s the lowest total in NBA history for a team being swept .

[@dr.boolin8296]

Every loss that the Suns had was a beat down. The Lakers was in it for every game despite being gassed by that point with AD and LeBron being on one leg.

[@patrickmccaskill6238]

U lakers fans are straight up delusional

[@yonamzigu291]

​@@dr.boolin8296sweep is not better than taking two games, esp when suns did not have CP3. if the suns get it together they are a threat

[@dr.boolin8296]

@@yonamzigu291 nope lmao didn’t you learn anything from the Nets??

[@jeanmiess2625]

I wanna go to the commercials 😂

[@technicaltradergabe1390]

LMFAOO NAH THESE GUYS ARE HILARIOUS TOGETHER

[@kvothelackless3303]

They needed to ask him if the sweep was a closer series than the 6 game blowout

[@joelvaldez5577]

Man I really hope the Nuggets repeat next season!

[@heyjoey009]

I think they can . But its going to be a close league next season again. Anyone can win.

[@liveb24gaming86]

Nick be on point I’m not gonna lie 👌🏼

[@cundeethecreator1708]

Wildes’ facial expressions will forever give me such joy

[@joshloach9016]

Something is really wrong with Nick 😂😂😂

[@karimgreen8732]

Chris has absolutely backed Nick into a corner on this “close sweep” thing. Comparing a sweep to a team that actually won 2 games is a crazy take! Kevin was right to say “let’s go to commercial” 😂

[@iPartyRocki]

You're wrong, he was talking about point differentials. The Lakers were closer than the Suns and not only that, the Timberwolves were closer than them as well (who lost in round 1) without two of their best players. The Nuggets hardest opponents during the playoffs was the Bulls who had Jimmy Butler choking so hard. Nick did a bad job of explaining what he was trying to iterate.

[@rolandomacias9472]

​@iPartyRocki doesn't really matter if u lose by a 100 or lose by 1 its a series 4-0 was not a close series lmao.. compared to a 4-2 series 😅

[@iPartyRocki]

@@rolandomacias9472 The Wolves didn’t get swept.

[@skolar702]

I have to admit I enjoyed this one..😂😂 2 min soliloquy on a close sweep😂 That is what it sounded like.

[@rubend3695]

Stop adding the Lakers to everything.

[@vernonharrison2488]

Last time I checked, Indiana tried to get Ayton and the sun's matched the offer, nick tripping

[@dreamone8702]

This time it's Vegas disrespecting Nuggets. Mike Malone gonna fuel nuggets with this 😂😂

[@Danedog614]

You guys play well off each other and I like the show. I value Nick's opinion on football more while I value Broussard's opinion more on basketball. But it's fun to listen to the back and forth tho whatever the subject happens to be. Wilds ties everything up nicely. ~ Signed, Brian and Ryan~

[@vembix]

The last segment is basically a battle of “Context vs Results”.

[@crush1221]

Nick is right about which series is closer, or which is more reversible. Is it more likely Book/KD could go for 80 four times or the Lakers make about 3 more shots and the Nuggets don't shoot way above their expected FG%.

[@ElysiumEntropy]

Thank you

[@davidfuller2011]

So the Knicks are closer to the finals than Milwaukee are? Problem with your statement is the if factor, they're using actual facts, that's like saying Brooklyn was closer to Boston than Milwaukee were last year. Suns actually won 2 games, so did Milwaukee vs Boston last year. There's no way Lakers are closer especially when you've added a player for someone that didn't play in those two victories. Chris Paul didn't play after the 2nd game and you've essentially added an all-star to the team without losing any other piece. Suns have gotten better, Lakers have the same team. We can argue that if Suns had Beal this season then we would've seen a 7 game series I still think Denver would've won but the series would go down to the wire. Plus it's not impossible for Book and KD to go for 80 and now with Beal they don't have to.

[@Yoleezy7]

Nick is delusional😂

[@brennanloder]

Nick “I don’t argue I’m right I argue EVERYONE else is wrong” all I hear 😂😂

[@upcdowncleftcrightc9429]

The close sweep stuff is hilarious

[@samuelgaona7196]

Suns in their losses got blown put by double digits in every game and the Lakers only had one double digit loss, Lakers didn't play a closer series but quite literally played the Nuggets closer than the Suns in every loss

[@manz7860]

I'm missing the part where the lakers won any games

[@samuelgaona7196]

@@manz7860 I literally said the Lakers didn't play a closer series, seeing as the literally got swept, but in each individual game point differential was way closer than the Suns, so they literally played each game closer, but couldn't push the series like the Suns

[@legacy8171]

​@samuelgaona7196 So everything you said doesn't matter. They got swept, doesn't matter how close they were.

[@trey6388]

@@manz7860none of this matters because the lakers didn’t win one game..

[@manz7860]

@@legacy8171 dude typed all that out just to agree with the sentiment that it wasn't close 😂

[@imdbtruth]

Suns are the bigger threat. Denver should definitely be the favorite to repeat, but I still think there's several teams that could come out of the West next season.

[@leonardomoore1868]

Just like the KD led Nets were a threat.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@SDesWriter]

No one is guaranteed to win, but barring injury you're going to have Porter and KCP playing better (because they were below their averages), Brown being even a little better (because he's definitely on the upswing) and Braun being A LOT better (now with this experience). Joker and Murray are going to be themselves and Gordon is rock solid. Nobody is beating them unless someone important gets hurt or they just have an epic collapse where multiple players shoot far below their averages and a team can play well enough against Murray to keep him to normal numbers.

[@imdbtruth]

@SDesWriter They might lose Bruce Brown though.

[@SDesWriter]

@@imdbtruth It's a fair point. You never know when it comes to money, but he was really basking in the fan adoration. If I was them I'd rather have him than Porter (I know they play different positions but they could have a small lineup). You give him 25-35 minutes a game and he's going to put up real numbers. The only teams that have money to spend are the crappier ones. I hope he doesn't settle for playing for some 30-50 team just because they had spending money.

[@iluvcakes19]

​@@SDesWriter MPJ is one of those players I'd be extremely reluctant to trade for years to come simply because his upside is so high.

[@fastlifejesse]

'You put Austin Reeves in the big three!" lmfao hahahahahaha

[@r-legemusic8034]

Effort, Will 😂 Wildes is hilarious love these guys

[@kevind4606]

Coming from a Nuggets fan, it is the Lakers (if they keep Reeves). We swept the Lake show but all four games were close. They can play defense and made getting buckets harder for the Nuggets. Nuggets may have to score 120+ against the Suns, but that line up is not stopping anyone much less an offense like Denver's. It will be even easier for Jok and the Nuggets to score if the Suns get rid of Ayton.

[@boondocksso8898]

Ur dumb suns took 2 games without a supporting cast if they gel it’s them but I think the best la can be rn without major trades would be to lose in 6-7 to the nuggets.

[@23lacross]

Agreed. Nick said average points in losses for the Suns was 17 and the Lakers was 6.

[@patrickmccaskill6238]

Suns won 2 games lakers won none shouldnt even be a discussion

[@yonamzigu291]

Suns took 2 games from you guys ( the only team to do that in Nuggets whole playoff run) and in 5 games it was KD , Book and bunch of farmers, definately they did better than getting swept. they are challengers closer than you think.

[@boondocksso8898]

@@patrickmccaskill6238 didn’t the nets get clowned for saying it was a close sweep 😂

[@dreamone8702]

If Beal had gone to lakers, they would have been legit threat to nuggets.

[@ojoj5194]

if? suns need to bring d12 and cousin they will be good, aint say champ but they can be good

[@Abhi_B]

​@@ojoj5194KD defs needs more help bro. Can't win without a team of at least 4 other HOFs

[@ojoj5194]

@@Abhi_B about lebron only won with super team. dude u play to win!! i would do the same straight why listen to haters, messi only won with super team about that? if u knows sport even zidane won with super team, we in europe we dont care about that crying over super team haha u good or not!!

[@kevinsmith138]

@@ojoj5194nigga they weren’t even in the league last year😂😂 now they’re supposed to be difference makers for a championship contender??

[@JohnnytNatural]

No Beal ain't that good, he's slightly better than DLo in the playoffs

[@217ShowOffBoii]

you can hear the staff in the back lol this is their favorite show

[@ethanabraham6830]

14:02 Wildes is praying to go to commercial 😂

[@Dryltd]

Nick don't defend the Lakers with a close sweep. Do anything else.

[@andrerandall7873]

Suns easier the bigger threat

[@johnnybaxter1953]

Zero defence, Jokic and Murray will eat them alive

[@shaqwanjackson5681]

Just like they did the lakers huh 😂

[@BoondockGore]

Swept the Lakers didn't sweep phoenix

[@djwhite7126]

😭😭😭😭suns didn’t have chemistry with each other? I could’ve sworn the lakers made trades about a month before playoffs😭😭😭

[@speakingfacts3931]

Adding Dlo, vando is a lil different than losing mikal bridges and cam Johnson for Kevin Durant. No?

[@AoDroppedTheTunes]

Darvin Ham: “we feel good, imma put Rui on Joker” 😂😂😂😂

[@HeroicCid]

The best part of this show is Wildes’ expression when Brou and/or Wright go off the rails with a stupid take.

[@goldenstatewarriors9418]

Suns were way more competitive than the Lakers because they actually won two games. You would have a point if Phoenix didn’t win games but they did. So it doesn’t really matter how much they lost by then if they won a few games. Plus they were leading in Game 2 when CP3 got hurt, which I’ve heard as an excuse for the last 5 years.

[@rubend3695]

The Lakers are no threat, they literally just got Swept.

[@BoondockGore]

I doubt they'll make the playoffs honestly

[@CrushingDreams]

but it was a close sweep

[@voncooper195]

​@@BoondockGore they gone make the playoffs they just need a true point Guard

[@TheRealPaulyD]

You sound crazy buddy, every game was close except Game 2 when they lost by like 10 points because Jamal Murray went ballistic and scored 23 points in the 4th quarter.

[@timothyhergert4199]

Made it to the western conference finals though and every game was super close. If lakers can get a little better on the off season as well as build more chemistry they could get better

[@fhsball22]

Nick is literally describing a close sweep without saying it lmaaooo

[@caydenantrim2156]

I find it ridiculous that people think the Suns are a threat. Good job adding a 20 point scorer and another guy that plays no defense. Having a defensive coach isn’t going to flip the team that played bad defense last season and instantly make them good all of a sudden and we constantly see players who play no defense being unplayable when they start struggling to shoot. Booker, Durant and Beal are good but they are gonna have to play good every game and play lots of minutes every game because they still have no bench.

[@cryptidian3530]

Hard agree. Who is gonna play defense? xD It's like Brooklyn all over again.

[@JohnnytNatural]

Booker needs to convert to PG and maybe they have a shot, avg 16ppg 10assit 8rpg

[@caydenantrim2156]

@@JohnnytNatural what needs to happen is someone needs to smack Ayton and tell him to stop playing like an 80 year old man.

[@emilelerate6454]

I mean nobody in the west currently constructed is a threat. but that doesn't make the Lakers closer than the suns. LeBron's production has been falling off every year, and AD is a constant question mark on what he's gonna give you every night. The nuggets have no threats in the west, as currently constructed.

[@dr.boolin8296]

@@emilelerate6454The Nuggets aren’t world beaters dude

[@kevinsmith138]

Simplify the lakers vs nuggets series in saying the lakers got swept is a horrible take imo. To say the suns are a bigger threat because of that makes it 100 times worse. The lakers legit blew 2 of those games and game one they had a chance to tie/win down the stretch of that game. If DLO doesn’t shot 13% and Darvin doesn’t start the series with a 3 guard line up against the nuggets the lakers would have won at least 2 if not 3 of those games.

[@jamesdomenico2953]

How do you figure the Lakers Legit blew two of the games? Nuggets put the clamps on the Lakers every game in the 4th and won the game. The Lakers didn't loose games, the Nuggets won games with great defense and offense. "lakers would have won at least 2 if not 3 of those games." Lmao, yea right.

[@kevinsmith138]

@@jamesdomenico2953 the lakers had what 15 point leads in 2 of those games. Losing that lead means you blew it. Gotta hold the same energy because when the clippers blew the 20 point leads I said they blew it. Also the nuggets didn’t lock down the lakers in the 4th of those games. Their offense just keep chugging while the lakers were in come from behind mode.

[@zachmcmahan8481]

kevinsmith138 🧹

[@CanIBe4real6]

12:54 lost again is hilarious 😂

[@jessesanchez9485]

Wildes roasting nick 😂

[@todoroki4418]

Neither are a threat only the playoff Goat Kawhi is.

[@Shadowwe1]

Facts Healthy Kawhi is easily the best player in the NBA and its not close.

[@johnnybaxter1953]

@@Shadowwe1 Young Lebron would be the best player in the league. See ? We can both say hypotheticals

[@dumemnduka7930]

@@johnnybaxter1953Lmaooo

[@dumemnduka7930]

@@johnnybaxter1953Lmaooo

[@krisxchirbas9503]

@@Shadowwe1 kawhi lost to the current finals mvp, jokic in the playoffs and never beaten him in the playoffs. Jokic is better

[@trillsrt8]

Ayton NEED to be in the gym with them!

[@SimplyChaotic98]

I could listen to these 2 talk basketball for 10 hrs straight

[@52mrbryant]

THEY GOT YOU ON THIS ONE NICK!!!!!

[@tstaches10]

THIS is the best show! I love how they argue their takes! I dayum near agree with all of them but you cant! LOL

[@AirMulah]

love these guys chemistry!

[@juice28rsx]

“And his mavs” 😂😂😂😂 these guys are becoming my fav sports show to watch

[@klaythompson663]

The Lakers were more competitive. They were actually in every game. Which means Denver does not have a massive advantage over them.

[@jaydaaries]

This man said Ayton is better than Reaves🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@skeletor7708]

WIldes is actually hilarious

[@cleanmf1]

For once Nick Wright has the best suit and tie drip ✅

[@theopentoybox6084]

Yo this show is great 😂

[@PrinceCortezJones]

Broussard basically saying lebron's 30 in the first half meant nothing is kinda disingenuous. Nuggets were hitting all sorts of 3pt shots, d lo was low AF, and nobody else really came alive that game. That's like jokic going for 35+ in a game and losing when Murray didn't perform well and saying he didn't impact the game.

[@antwanwimberly1729]

“You sound like Darvin Ham…I’m gonna put Rui on Joker …” “What the h3ll?” 💀

[@johnalegre4556]

brou is really taking handily d best shot of mr consistency nick!🤣😂.. n with wildes wid dem making it d best show!..👏

[@Teachingcasuals]

Did ayton really ask kd to see stephs finals mvp trophies

[@edgybravo4287]

Wilde's you're the goat keep that heat on Nick 😂

[@adam_thelc]

As a suns fan, I hope people sleep on the suns. I think KD can really improve, he had some good games, but there were some times I was wondering if we wouldnt have done better with bridges. If KD can play better than booker, like he probably should, we are going to be hard to beat.

[@ah6169]

With Beal in the mix KD should get coverage relief and good passing options available in the first and 2nd unit

[@samueljenson8473]

The close sweep thing is dumb but real. The Laker played the Nuggets better than the Suns this past year. The Suns won the two games where Devin Booker had two of his best games of his career (perhaps the two best) and got blown out every other game. The Lakers biggest loss was the one they led in the 4th quarter and all the others came down to the final minute. Suns have the higher ceiling, but the far lower floor from game to game right now. They need some depth or I’m out on the Nets 2.0.

[@chrisw4405]

But the suns took 2 games , the lakers got SWEEP .. you are not making any sense

[@londonsred2380]

@@chrisw4405not to mention they were up in game 2 before cp got hurt

[@de1738]

Good chit chat guys, it gives me something to listen to🤔😎

[@bullit4170]

This new format is SO MUCH BETTER. When did they change it

[@LegendSpencer]

blazers can trade nurkic and sharpe for ayton, sign christian wood and trade draft picks for kelly oubre to play the 3 and reeplace jerami grant. They could trade simmons for kelvin johnson too and have depth at 1,2 and 3 two sollid bigs and get any center on the market or trade for plumlee.

[@kilahlipstick9687]

11 total min of basketball in 5 yrs after round 2 is a crazy Durant stat wow

[@70707043]

I like Wildes sense of humour .

[@eduardoarancibia169]

I just love this show