My Hot Takes for the 2024-25 NBA Season 🔥

[@jacobrichards967]

You already had a hot take. Scottie Barnes as the 47th ranked player.

[@ro.hito.]

fs bro Scottie > Bridges

[@serbow]

I love seeing these type of comments, make sure he remembers what he did.

[@Majlo21]

OG playing required number of games is a hot take itself 😅

[@NoahBiniam-li4br]

I think he could play 60-65 games this year if he takes care of his body

[@gideonamankwah6491]

Here are my top 15 hot takes 1. SGA will win MVP and the Thunder will win 65 games 2. Wemby will have a 10 block game 3. Jalen Brunson will win Clutch player of the Year 4. Either Joker, CP3, Hali, or Russ will have a triple double with 20 assists 5. Either Greek Freak, JB, JT, or Chef Curry will have a 70 point game 6. Steph Curry will have a game in which he drills 15 threes and breaks the NBA record for most made threes in a game 7. Pistons will make the play in 8. Either Bron, Klay, JB, Paolo, Klaw, or JT will have a game winner buzzer beater 9. J Kidd wins COTY 10. SGA, JT, and Aaron Nesmith will make their first all defense team 11. Dame will have a playoff game in which he scores under double figures 12. There will be 3 games on ESPN or ABC Mike Breen will say a BANG call against the Knicks. One of them will be in MSG. There will be 1 game New York will not get a BANG call while the Knick opponent will get a BANG call. 13. Kings will be a top 6 seed and will win 50 games 14. Pacers will be a top 4 seed and will win 50 games 15. 76ers will beat the Mavs in the NBA Finals and capture their 4th championship in franchise history What do you think of my predictions?

[@DanCampbellGlazer]

Pistons making the play in is for sure your hottest take I don't see it happening but as a Pistons fan I'd be so happy

[@bryce503]

I can't see the Blazers giving up draft capital for Ingram. At 27, he does not fit the timeline of the rebuild. But, could see the Blazers trading for Ayton or Williams.

[@kneelpdx1]

BI would only stay in Portland 1 year, so the Pels would have to add a pick or 2 to get Portland to take him off their hands.

[@paultizzard2864]

Thinking the hornets and pistons will be better than the raptors is 2k brainwashing lmao 😂

[@DillonBrooksGoat]

If the hornets can stay 100% healthy they can be better but that never happens. Pistons are straight awful though.

[@DanCampbellGlazer]

​@@DillonBrooksGoatlook at the Pistons roster it's not that bad they have some solid players and solid depth and look at their head coach he's a pretty good defensive head coach I think they're gonna be a middle of the pack team this year if they play good defense like I think they will

[@Will-wm7st]

Lamelo Ball and Brandon Miller become a top 10 duo in the league

[@ayush3303]

Hell yea 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@shanepoitras1716]

i like this a lot… barring health this could happen

[@alex77195]

yea and bryce young gonna win a superbowl lmao

[@ckq]

Terrible take lol. Brandon Miller isn't even the Hornets 2nd best player that's like Mark Williams. Lamelo one of the worst #1s (barely top 60) and whoever their number is one the worst number 2s (Brandon Miller is barely top 150, rookies like Amen, Jaime, and Podz all better in addition to the obvious top 3 of Wemby, Chet, Lively). There's already like 15 elite duos, so no shot they top 10. Maybe top 20 if everything goes right and I seriously doubt that

[@thehighvibe5528]

agree bm gonna avg 22-23

[@Anthony-u3h3g]

I like the Knecht take a lot. He’s gonna be money this year

[@nickjcirillo]

Lakers gonna play him once then trade him next year for a 36 year old sg

[@HJ17GAMING]

Hot take but Evan Mobley will be best player on the Cavs this season. Mitchell will average more ppg but Mobleys offensive leap will have him averaging 22 ppg 10 rb and 5 assists with his already top 5 defense in the league

[@johnnycee9325]

I wanna revisit this video in March. 😂😂😂

[@bkelly625]

Mikal ain’t making All-Defense… I know he was great in the past and should return to form a bit but I doubt he gets back to All-Defense level there are too many guys better now

[@mingloff]

Nuggets got the easiest strength of schedule in the whole league, so I still think they’re gonna be a top 4 regular season team

[@spidamitchell8311]

They don’t have a lot of talent aside from jokic and that’s been the case even when they won it all

[@bookaufman9643]

@@spidamitchell8311 I think they have a lot of talent. A ton of teams would like to have Jamal murray, Michael Porter Jr and Aaron Gordon. Also they've got really decent young talent. I don't agree with your take at all.

[@erickristt6107]

I still see talent on the nuggets. I just don’t know that they have the bench depth to be top 4 over 82 games. They also have the same central core for a long time now I think they are more likely to turn it up once the playoffs start. Whereas the thunder, mavs and timberwolves are still trying to prove themselves. Don’t forget Memphis is going to try to prove doubters wrong too. That’s without even mentioning the suns turning it up this year potentially

[@mrd1wan321]

@@erickristt6107 Their bench now is way better than last season on paper. Last season they were tied for the best record in the West. That logic doesn't really make sense.

[@andrewkraft2586]

How do you know? That’s based on last seasons records. We don’t know true strength of schedule until like halfway through the season.

[@noam9493]

Cool thing is Nets might do an extremely fast rebuild since they only have their own picks for the next two seasons

[@fortniteluvr4]

Cody Williams will be winning roty

[@alex77195]

timberwolves, grizzlies, nuggets will all under perform this season

[@style.exe.]

the raptors fans wont like to hear that lmao, ldk if they'd even be mad at that tho since better odds for flagg, tho i know tanking some people dont want to tank regardless but adding flagg to them makes them even more interesting

[@TheMontyR6]

My Hot Take: Zach Edey will be ROTY. Edey should be the perfect fit for the Grizzlies and he’s going to be a problem for most of the league due to the smaller bigs with the exception of Joel Embiid, Wemby, Chet. Even Jokic is 6’10 or 6’11 while Edey is 7’4 and 300 lbs. That will give problems in the post for most centers.

[@TheMontyR6]

I wish Memphis would invest in the Brandon Ingram deal. Morant, Bane, Ingram, Jaren, Edey Would be a solid 5 lineup, but they would probably sacrifice their bench for a star caliber player.

[@ynk-ike]

@@TheMontyR6 they already have a good 3s in gg Jackson and Vince Williams jr.

[@TheMontyR6]

@@ynk-ike you’re right, I’ve just always liked Brandon Ingrams game, and I’m from Tennessee so I’m biased.

[@serbow]

Would be a very fun lineup! But as you mentioned, they would sacrifice too much of their bench, which is very good atm. I don’t think the reward is worth the risk. I do get your point tho, would be a sick starting 5.

[@TheMontyR6]

@@serbow I do think when healthy the grizzlies are already a top 3 seed, might drop to a top 5 due to more teams getting better, but former teams falling off, but if they’re not where they want to be, I do think Ingram would compliment their style very well. They have an attack heavy guard, a nice shooting threat with Bane, Jackson can do a little of everything, then Edey is a straight masher. Add a guy like Ingram who can create a bucket like a Middleton style way and it’s a recipe for success similar to the Bucks, but slightly different.

[@InkIsPink]

bros really hating on the raptors after that top 100 rating came out and the comments were mad 😂

[@gdbssa]

As much as I want the Blazers to get Flagg. It would actually be nice to see Brooklyn attwmpt to build something through the draft. We all know how every other route has gone for this franchise.

[@thetwiggamingchannel9578]

Spurs fan here. The main reasons why the Spurs had a terrible team defense really came down to 3 things: 1. Devin Vassell is a great defender, but he had some lapses last year as a result of a bigger offensive role, having to chuck tough middies like Kobe. 2: Malaki Branham is a historically bad defender and played big minutes last year, getting blown by and bullied on that end of the floor constantly. 3. The Spurs had the 4th most turnovers per game in 15.1 due to the lack of a true, reliable point guard on the floor at all times, and those turnovers lead to easy offense. All in all though, Chris Paul will help with the turnover issue and will slightly lighten Vassell's offensive load, as he will be able to take more assisted catch and shoot 3s than last year. Paul also helps with the turnover issues, and the addition of Stephon Castle means that Branham may not even crack the rotation next year, meaning many of the Spurs' weaknesses defensively will be fixed.

[@nezzyJr]

Forgot to mention that we still had Doug McDermott for half of the year as well. Doug and Malaki were both bottom 10 in the ENTIRE LEAGUE at defense last year. Our defense got much better post All Star break. Here's hoping we're more consistent on that end this year 🤞

[@Sunking210]

Yeah, it was so gut wrenching seeing Wemby getting subbed out very early only for guys like Branham, Collins, Osman, and Mcdermott get scored on so easily. Those guys were literally among the worst defenders in the league last season so the less we see them on the floor, the better.

[@Hanharrftw]

If San Antonio didn't do the Sochan experiment, they definitely would have won 10-15 more games. Once they changed that, Spurs were beating big name teams like Dallas, Wolves and Nuggets.

[@thetwiggamingchannel9578]

@@nezzyJr Forgot about him lmao but you aren't wrong, he made Cedi look like a good defender 💀

[@oktome3648]

@@HanharrftwAnd OKC and the pacers

[@Kaithegtaganimator]

Timberwolves winning a chip 🙏🏼

[@UnoDinero95001]

Sure pal

[@Zrj19]

Okc > Timberwolves

[@NotBueller28]

​@@Zrj19 all day

[@amazonfinds9157]

@@Zrj19maybe that it would not be easy be sure about that

[@that_Gecko_over_there]

hot take #1 the nba finals will between the knicks and either thunder or wolves. hot take #2 the houston rockets will make the playoffs in a higher seeding over the suns lakers and warriors hot take #3 the sixers will be a top 3 seed this upcoming season #1 knicks #2 celtics #3 sixers hot take #4 the pistons will win 21 games ( I hope .... I'm a pistons fan)

[@bookaufman9643]

Mitchell Robinson is already out?! Is that carry over from last season or is that a new injury? Dude is hurt a lot.

[@bookaufman9643]

There's too many good defenders in the league for the Knicks to get two spots. Definitely not two spots on first Team all defense.

[@joandavis9055]

Haha, definitely a bit of a biased take, but hey, why not start setting the agenda early?

[@thejewishpeople1970]

Celtics got two, and could’ve had 3 last year if we’re being honest (Jaylen), but I think it’s pretty unlikely, as well

[@amazonfinds9157]

The Timberwolves would have 3

[@bookaufman9643]

@@amazonfinds9157 the Timberwolves would have two. McDaniel's and Gobert. Who do you have as the third? Edwards. I don't think he's made an all defensive team. Also he only guards the other team's best player in crunch time and let someone else do all of the work until then.

[@amazonfinds9157]

@@bookaufman9643 Josh minott go check him out

[@Ruleyy]

Hot takes Ben Simmons Comeback Warriors Go on a run and Curry is a mvp candidate. Wiggins comeback Grizzlies top 3 seed in the west Knicks top 3 seed in the east. Kings top 1-4 seed Ja top 6 player in the nba Celtics win again Timberwolves are way worse

[@AlexAlmonte-dm3rf]

Agree with you Celtics will not repeat and will not go back to the finals

[@darianbustamante7587]

I think Denver’s bench runs way smoother so I think they easily get a top 4 seed

[@Jules-wy2lr]

Me too top 1 hopefully

[@Bkhouma]

Blazers are not giving a 1st for Ingram we are trash they gotta give us a first

[@GalexyStories]

No AD on DPOY is crazy take

[@yrgminion5773]

Unfortunately it’s wemby time now and my dawg ad is most likely gonna retire as one of the best defensive players of all time with no dpoy

[@charlesbullard4604]

Reed Shepard leads the league in assists and 3 points made

[@thehighvibe5528]

i love reed but this is a hoooot take

[@charlesbullard4604]

@@thehighvibe5528 lol Ik it’s a long shot and unlikely but that’s my hot take

[@DrPondsPizza]

That is mighty hot. Love it!

[@jasonsmith1288]

I would like to see the Knicks pull off a blockbuster trade

[@emilfrederiksen.1622]

Spurs making the playin depends on them staying healthy being lucky and seeing a big jump from Wemby and guys like Vasell and Sochan.

[@borisabilana6836]

Lol

[@Sqeaky6969]

I don't really think they need big jumps, they lost a ton of close games last year and left like 15 wins purely cus they're really young and have barely played together. Second half of the season they played closer to a 41 win team, you also gotta keep in mind they had a top 5 strength of schedule and most pf their first 20-30 games were almost all playoff teams and quite a few national tv games which opposing teams took way more seriously than the spurs who were just trying to figure out their best lineups and who worked best with who

[@ravengod8808]

As a Blazers fan I'd love BI that would be amazing

[@freshnaproductions2105]

As a Celtics fan, my bias is screaming at the “Celtics ain’t making the finals” part 😅

[@MookyYakka]

They have Ben Simmons.. have u seen his workouts?

[@eashanzaidi2071]

Bro hates my raptors

[@samanderson5052]

Tatum getting mvp with kp out, and they are easily making the finals if kp is healthy, I think even without him they could make the finals

[@paulwebber8931]

Center is easy to figure out for the pels. Sign Isaiah Thomas and put him on someone's shoulders. Like two kids in a trench coat

[@daryn300]

As a raptors fan i do see how they could be worse than the hornets and pistons this season, but i also think they have a higher ceiling this season. I can see them being anywhere from 8-13th seed

[@BackItUpTerry901]

The Grizzlies will be the 2nd seed...

[@UnoDinero95001]

😂

[@BackItUpTerry901]

@@UnoDinero95001 It’s a hot my guy :)

[@fortnitediesdas941]

wenby will be the next player who gets a Quatruple double

[@theironbros6101]

This might be one as well, but I don’t believe LA Clippers will make the playoffs. I believe they could shimmy into the nine or 10 seats, but not the playoff.

[@kai9601]

Shaedon Sharpe becomes a top 20 player in the league

[@jong323]

Portland has no use for Ingram

[@julianlee7313]

Why would the blazers want BI

[@bejtulahsadiku6093]

who here after randle trade?😂

[@stretchpunchbeef8982]

I think Mikal Bridges might be the most overrated defender in the league, Nets fans were calling him Mikone last year

[@Kurry007]

Yeah well when you play on a garbage team on the nets you’re kinda forced to take a lot of shots and can’t thrive in your role as a 3rd scoring option and a main defender that’s gonna happen

[@stretchpunchbeef8982]

@@Kurry007 More like he didn't try because he didn't want to be there

[@shaneblacker6246]

deni avdija to win mip, gonna have a season like lauri markkanens first season in utah

[@camcramer22]

The fact that the Celtics NOT making the finals is a hot take just shows how good they are

[@theguywhoasked2957]

Also because their finals run is relatively easy compared to the west

[@liamhenderson4152]

Lakers might flirt with play-in but the Warriors will probably be worse than the Lakers and as a Curry believer I hate that I’m saying it

[@zakstokes754]

Ben,cam,finney,cam,clax is not the worst team in the nba.

[@sambeaumont395]

If the Spurs suck and win Cooper Flagg to pair with Victor?!!! 🎉

[@robbybinogamer]

Hot takes 🔥 Knicks vs Lakers in finals Hot takes 🔥 Knicks sweep lebron Hot takes 🔥 JJ Reddick fired Hot takes 🔥 Lebron gets hire as Lakers coach Hot takes 🔥 Lakers become joke of the league!!!

[@alfredogonzalez7250]

Spurs will be tanking for Cooper Flagg

[@theguywhoasked2957]

Wemby DPOY is guaranteed for the next 5 years atleast

[@nickreis9701]

Magic will finish with 50+ wins and finish top 3 in the east

[@spicyjuniormint]

Lakers missing the playoffs is way too popular of a take, it’s not gonna happen

[@tjones8778]

It’s not a popular take

[@spicyjuniormint]

@@tjones8778 ESPN polled a panel of analysist and the half of them predicted the Lakers would fall off and miss the playoffs. I've also seen this "hot take" all over social media. It's probably the single most popular prediction for the upcoming season outside of Boston going back to back.

[@M3333C]

Celtics take is wild. The east is theirs

[@neverfoldvlogs]

No way he picked lakers rookie over Spurs, wolves and jazz rookies Castle, Terrence Shannon Jr. and Isiah collier 😂 wait Boston won’t make it to the finals I’m not even a Boston fan and I know Boston Stands out this year again

[@thehighvibe5528]

knicks losing hartenstein and robinson is bad imo and will be 5th seed

[@antonioflores4240]

Lakers missed the playoffs in 2022 too

[@UnoDinero95001]

Nuggets finna finish with a top 3 seed again & reach the finals again🥳

[@Jules-wy2lr]

Nuggets 1 seed regular season and yes they are top 4

[@kyanh7720]

Lakers is the playin goat no way they get eliminated there

[@franciscofarinha3013]

That spurs take was a bad one fr.

[@BlueiayYT]

pistons make playin as 9th seed

[@jacobway468]

0 chance

[@DrPondsPizza]

Hot take kyle flioposki wins ROTY.

[@juicejuice5013]

Jonathan Isaac will Win DPOY over Wemby 😅

[@bkelly625]

You absolutely hate the Raptors lol… The Pistons being better than them would be shocking to me

[@Sros1]

that's what makes it a hot take!

[@bkelly625]

@@Sros1 ik but it’s still a bit disrespectful after the Barnes at 47 lol the Pistons were one of the worst teams in recent memory last year and didn’t upgrade that much… it’s fine to be a hater of a team I hate on the Heat and Lakers all the time 😂

[@thehighvibe5528]

Hornets will be the 6th seed and trade for a nice pf

[@ckq]

3:30 is kinda crazy picking 100s of guys vs 1

[@Anthony-u3h3g]

best YT channel out there. Thanks Matt

[@thehighvibe5528]

reed winning ROY imo

[@mistercouscous2962]

The rockets will be a top6 team in the west

[@CurtP-vw3fn]

Biggest Scottie Barnes and Toronto Raptors hater on KZbin.

[@Theowenchow]

How can you have a hot take of dalton knecht winning roty and the lakers not making the playoffs tho!

[@Sros1]

I think they make the play in like last year

[@Sk8Scooty_HBN]

Charlotte Hornets make a top 6 seed!

[@captaineri.223]

Lonnie went where😢?

[@captaineri.223]

Ayton OP

[@ThunderTalk]

Hot takes aren’t supposed to happen that do happen

[@miguelcarreiro9823]

Nuggets lost a good role player and everybody on the NBA media are all talking about how the nuggets will crumble to the ground and the franchise is over, its shitty lost when kcp left but people are overeacting

[@emilfrederiksen.1622]

They will be good they just have no bench and the West got a lot better.

[@franck1407]

The cavs will be first seed

[@treyhatt]

TDS rookie of the year

[@babylonsouljah]

the lakers will be contenders again

[@theguywhoasked2957]

They ain't beating Denver tho

[@babylonsouljah]

@@theguywhoasked2957 with westbrook? 😂😂😂😂

[@theguywhoasked2957]

@@babylonsouljah you know they still got Joker right

[@babylonsouljah]

@@theguywhoasked2957 well his powers from satan is gonna run out

[@magistermilitum1206]

I want sarr to be roty

[@TheIronAviator]

i GUARANTEE the celtics go back to back

[@rob.parsnips]

Put all your money on it

[@jackpagnotta-nd6gn]

Herb jones dpoy

[@ckq]

Lakers missed the 2022 playoffs

[@mxtthewcx8]

Matt really doesn't like the Raptors....

[@omegasenpaiz]

He’s a Knicks fan

[@Govols912]

Live laugh love Dalton knecht

[@totousbc8]

The Lakers didn't make je the playoffs in 2022 with Russ

[@djlyon]

❤

[@xP3ngu1nz]

nick richards win 6 man of the year

[@fabianwilliams1475]

18seconds no views you slacking SROS 😂

[@Omoshiroi-b9x]

Boston Celtic will be eliminated in the second round In fact, this is not considered a Hot Take, the 2021 Bucks were eliminated in the second round of 2022, the 2022 Warriors were eliminated in the second round of 2023, and the 2023 Nuggets were eliminated in the second round in 2024

[@Fuceril]

Celtics have been in the conference finals in how many years in a row? If they're healthy they are bare minimum in the finals, likely repeating

[@omegasenpaiz]

My hot take: Toronto Raptors will be a playoff team this year

[@Anthony-u3h3g]

Ayton is a bad long term contact? He just has 2 years left…

[@IngramToenail]

Yeah exactly, Ayton’s contract is not bad at all, and everybody forgets how good he was in the second half of last season. Pels would have to throw in a draft pick if they wanted him for BI.

[@gabejohnson1646]

Joel taking home the hardware🕺

[@jalenahtx]

lmao you know yourself mikal defense is trash bro was showing pheonix highlights from a few years ago

[@Jules-wy2lr]

I disagree with your nuggets take

[@thehighvibe5528]

my hot hot hot take!!!!!!!! lebron gets caught up in the diddy tapes and retires 😮