Who Will Win The 2024 NBA Championship?

Will the Nuggets repeat? What if Dame lands in Miami? Can the Lakers make a run? This list of pros and cons for picking each contending team in the NBA to win it all this upcoming season is one of the videos of all time. #basketball #commentary #nba

[@rustybuckets]

don't forget the second channel: www.youtube.com/@alsorustybuckets

[@IamnotfromUSA]

Us person who got right last2 champions Nuggets if they are not injuredare going to win the championship Kings might go 55-60 wins this season

[@apcp7623]

Rusty if you somehow by some miracle see this just wanted that I love your vids and you have kept me in the know for the NBA when I don’t see a game. Much appreciated and love the channel 👍

[@alexnguyen1284]

its gonna be either boston or miami in 2024.

[@Rabbicheese]

I remember when you picked the Clippers, I think you did it twice. Honestly don’t blame you, the NBA season and playoffs is about attrition more than pure talent and team structure.

[@rustybuckets]

you'll never guess who isn't mentioned in this video. -rudy

[@stebogameboy]

@@rustybucketsKawhi is gonna show you ALL

[@Extra_Muscle1572]

@@stebogameboywdym “show”💀 He’s not even gonna be there

[@140acresretired7]

Guess you missed the Nuggets run. All about team structure.

[@tiktokexposed898]

Even when the clippers are healthy theyre not amazing

[@user-jw5qj8kv2y]

If the Bucks don't win a championship in 2024, Giannis is concerned that he will move on to another team.

[@amanmehta3026]

Giannis is a crybaby anyway

[@leomarlonestrada5954]

@@amanmehta3026 With a Swollen Head.

[@Hateandhatred]

what the fuck are you both talking about

[@pv2639]

Sick and tired of watching run jump dunk no iq man. FR he hurts the eyes in the playoffs 😢

[@Hateandhatred]

@@pv2639 Tell me you don't watch Basketball without telling me. Giannis is a very intelligent player, yes he is a eurostep god and takes his gather step in the middle of the court on his way to a free dunk, but it's not like he doesn't have a middle range game. He's also an absolute monster on defense and frankly only rivaled by Kawhi Leonard on that end. Calling him no IQ run and dunk is just parroting what Harden said about him, which isn't true at all and just a bunch of salt. The only flaws in Giannis' game are that he's not an elite 3 points shooter nor a particularly good passer, but who gives a fuck about that. His coach gave him a role to fill and he knows how to fill it.

[@rustybuckets]

don't watch football this weekend just watch this video instead

[@Championshiporbust]

Now that I just saw this comment I will not watch ur vid

[@jacobdonikowski2452]

don’t spend time with your family or society just watch rusty

[@DivineN]

multitask🫡

[@thekidfromcleveland3944]

Dual screen: "Allow me to introduce myself"

[@imjustgooder8898]

Ill watch this vid a couple hundred times then

[@UncleSunrize]

Living in a constant state of fear that Jokic will suddenly retire to go pursue horse things. Being a nuggets fan is rough :/

[@andreitaker3527]

The nuggets would probably add a horse stable to keep jokic from retiring.

[@somregularguy]

This joke has started to be taken more seriously than it should’ve ever been

[@lukacostanza5793]

Yea rough you guys won last year but i get what you mean

[@arturobugarin3125]

As a Denver native and Nuggets fan, this doesn’t concern me at all! It’s all part of Joker’s unassuming nature to deflect attention from away him.

[@jamesbenedict7516]

I wouldn't worry about it. Denver really has a lot of land for huge ranches. They'll just build a horse ranch to keep Jokic around for a while.

[@fortynights1513]

Hopefully your prediction wins a playoff series this time.

[@rome8180]

Miami's obvious weakness would be depth. They already lost two key rotation players in Vincent and Strus. With this trade, they'd be losing at least Robinson and Herro to make the money work. Jovic could even be included. So now you're down to four players, essentially -- Lowry, Lillard, Butler, and Adebayo. That's an awesome top 4, if Lowry can give you anything. But where is the rest of your rotation? Maybe you can fill out the roster with minimums, but the majority of those guys are already signed.

[@faxed3423]

lowrys definitely gone, package is probably gonna look something like lowry herro duncan and 1 of jovic or jaquez (though the heat are trying to keep herro). herro jovic and jaquez werent part of our run this year so were not losing any depth with them and if we keep one of them im expecting them to have some impact in the playoffs. We got jrich whos around strus level despite being outside of miamis system and gabe was a starter so obviously dames an upgrade. we replaced zeller with bryant which is also an upgrade. so the only players who havent been replaced are lowry and duncan, miamis already trying to replace duncan with swider and im sure we can find a minimum who can give similar production to lowry.

[@allmight9238]

Depth is definitely NOT the concern for Miami, they always find players that can contribute to their team. just watch Haywoof Highsmith this season.

[@Thebestoutthere]

It’s not depth. Miami can definitely reach the finals with just having jimmy and bam. I always trust them to go far in the playoffs (which they do). But the 2 years they went to the finals with jimmy, i never thought of them winning it because the nuggets and lakers were way better teams than them. Having dame makes them look like they have a shot and not look inferior to their opponents in the finals. But it still depends. I think they have a chance to win last season if the nuggets didn’t reach the finals.

[@migelangelcarrillo1710]

@@faxed3423imagine saying WE when you have nothing to do with the franchise 🤡🤡

[@Hellsbest1986]

True but Miami is really good at spotting unwanted players to fill their rotation out. Their bench might look awful but actually kinda work out in the context of their franchise and culture.

[@ChibiMalzahar]

I think a grizzlies main con is they probably have the weakest number 1 option out of any real contender. I personally wouldn't count cleveland or or new york as contenders. I feel like if both teams are playing well, Id take basically every other contender head to head which is how I felt about them losing to LA this season.

[@mango5509]

Well it’s pretty close, and I’d argue that they make up for it with their depth

[@taetrrtot6205]

I wouldn't count grizzlies as contenders either. They aren't far off at all but still fall short imo

[@toptiercrip]

Grizzlies need another star to be contenders

[@taetrrtot6205]

@@toptiercrip or better depth

[@bigmacaroni5595]

Bro its literally so funny I was watching your Mavs build with Luka and John Wall back in like 2021 and I lost your channel and I even tried to remember but i couldnt now 2 years later you just pops up on my KZbin. so glad man ❤

[@140acresretired7]

Nuggets have some really good young player coming up that will feel the bench player rule nicely. A lot easier to bring a young player up when they are not ask to be a star right out the gate.

[@CalebKing3]

The Suns hate is unfortunate. Book and Kd gave Denver the best battle and homie picked the clippers as a contender 😢

[@johnmeraz7348]

Bro picking the clippers over the suns clown take. Bro don’t know ball. Clippers can’t even stay healthy and when they did they blew a 3-1 lead. The hate is real

[@theonlygoodonehere2259]

@@johnmeraz7348 they weren't that healthy in 2020, and they did struggle to fight off a team with kawhi and russ in it, bust still, phoenix has a better chance, and bruce brown clearly stated a simple reason as to why suns took 2 off of them

[@dashingtrh]

Fax dude lost me w that take no 🧢

[@dashingtrh]

Fax dude lost me w that take no 🧢

[@felipecouto1102]

Believing more in the Clippers and Grizzlies then in the Suns is madness lol. None of them won't ever get to the WCF anymore with their current roster

[@nbarealtalker]

I swear Jeff Green is the best one year rental player in the league. I’d take him over James Harden 24/7/365 fight me.

[@OH_MY_DOGGG]

I even traded him away after one season in 2k Franchise mode...... Basically for Reggie Jackson.

[@kailencitron6839]

He wasn’t even a 1 year rental and also imo he’s rly overrated. His best skill is that he’s an vet and that comes w a certain bball IQ where he knows what to do when. Don’t get me wrong it’s a good skill to have, but outside of that he is a lackluster role player who in all honesty only made the playoff rotation over zeke Nnaji and vlatko cancar bc of injuries that those two players had

[@LLawliet-tv9ig]

​@@kailencitron6839 I swear people who don't watch Nuggets views him like a legit rotational player in the playoffs when that's not the case. I appreciate the 2 years Jeff Green played as a Nuggets, but he is replaceable now. Peyton Watson and Zeke Nnaji can fill the bench role he left behind. And 2023 - 2024 might just be a "Hunting" season. Let them sleep

[@dwade9598]

Great list

[@bobbitsc7539]

unless an injury hits the nuggets, i dont think there's any reason that they wont be the frontrunners for the title. Depth is obviously the main issue but if cb and pwat can be good enough and then hope that one of their other guys or a rookie can step up and be a rotation player, they can just pull the 8 man rotation again. One thing people fail to consider is that jamal and mpj both have a very solid chance of having noticeable improvement (especially mpj), the team basically just needs to stay healthy, maybe try to make a move at the trade deadline for a good depth piece, and they're set

[@angahbg9089]

people ignored that MPJ was in a shooting slump during that playoff.. and Denver still dominate every team.

[@baggella7964]

I honestly think that the heat with lillard have the same odds as the nuggets. Fun fact the best gamescore performance was The 55 dame put on the nuggets in the playoffs, it was insanity

[@Beau838]

Bruce Brown loss is being understated …

[@marcrego196]

Front runner for sure, but there's a reason no team has repeated since the superteam Warriors: the league is very competitive. Attempting to replace Bruce Brown (and to a lesser extent Jeff Green) with veterans who were on the team but not the playoff rotation alongside putting hope in rookies / sophomores is a big risk, and not improving their roster while several of their prominent western conference rivals did evens the playing field quite a bit. As for Jamal Murray and MPJ potentially seeing improvement, almost every competitive team has important players they are hoping perform better.

[@angahbg9089]

@@marcrego196 but none of them has a core that has been playing as long as Denver except for Warriors...

[@michaelkeitof4666]

This phenomenon of everyone thinking the reigning champions are unbeatable is rather interesting because I can see multiple ways the nuggets could lose

[@ChibiMalzahar]

Yeah they could. Although they did win the championship without many problems. There arent any questions about their consistency or ceiling. Its possible the defense gets figured out more with more deep playoff runs, or the bench is exploited a lot, there isnt really a reason they can't just beat everyone again

[@michaelkeitof4666]

@@ChibiMalzahar I hate being that guy but on their way to the championship they beat a trash Minnesota and 2 teams that were constructed halfway thru the season and barely played together. And I’m the finals the heat were just horribly mismatched against them and their was nothing they could really do.

[@samb123078]

@@michaelkeitof4666don’t be that guy. Miami beat the teams in front of them. They were just the better team, don’t cheapen the Nuggets championship by belittling the teams they played against because that’s just dishonest. Nuggets we’re going to play lower seeded teams because…. They were the number one seed. When you’re at the top everyone will be below you. That’s why you want the 1st seed. That’s how the tournament has been set up since forever.

[@YungLanxx]

@@samb123078I get where you’re coming from but everything that guy said was facts, can’t just take it as belittling when extremely truthful lol

[@samb123078]

@@YungLanxx then you can say that for any top seeded champion that played a team that did a trade. Which is like all of them.

[@Ellivation]

There was a stage when I didn’t like Rusty. I’m glad I got over that, buddy has improved vastly to be my go to nba KZbinr. Salute!

[@chiefwidemarsh]

Khris Middleton is 32 lol. That's not super young but idk if that's super old either. Although to be fair the injury history might place him closer to 40 in spiritual and physical age

[@g_superson1c255]

11:10 that genuinely made me laugh out loud

[@Eggmancan]

Not a single mention of Sac smh. Mavs should prob be on here, too

[@allank8497]

The one thing you missed about the Celtics weaknesses is the way they match up with the Bucks. In that ECSF series in 2022, they had 3 players who were quite successful guarding Giannis: Grant Williams, Marcus Smart, and Al Horford. If anyone else got the matchup Giannis scored absolutely at will. While the Smart for Porzingis trade might be a slight improvement against the league in general, against the Bucks it is not. Losing Smart and Grant Williams and Al Horford being almost 40, they're MUUUUCH less equipped to guard Giannis.

[@justc1re617]

Personally I think the Lakers, Nuggs, and Bucks (of course if all healthy) are my top 3 teams that i would pick to win the ring. However the Lakers is dependent on Ad stepping up consistently in the playoffs, keyword there consistently, he has great pplayoff games but has very little consistency from series to series. The Bucks will have to rely on Giannis having another all time Postseason probably even better than he played in 2021. And the Nuggs just need to have all their pieces and theyll be almost impossible to beat in a 7 game series

[@jaceygaither2581]

I don't really believe in the Lakers. I feel like they got worse losing Schroder. Who else is gonna play defense on guys like Steph, Murray, Fox, etc? I believe in the Suns way more than the Lakers. They actually won two games against Denver and got better in the off-season

[@justc1re617]

@@jaceygaither2581 I understand liking the suns but they objectively didn't actually improve that much if at all. I'd also argue the only real reason that the Suns took two games off the nuggs was because the nuggets weren't playing their best basketball in that series and it was still very obvious who was the better team. The Nuggs were just locked in all series vs LA because they knew they couldn't let them get in the series

[@theonlygoodonehere2259]

@@jaceygaither2581 if you think suns winning 2 games against nuggets is such a big deal, go watch bruce browns take on that series and comeback, you will change your mind quickly

[@toptiercrip]

​@@jaceygaither2581lakers have vando and rui for defense

[@toptiercrip]

​@@justc1re617the suns added 10 new players to the roster fym they didnt improve 😂

[@amiribuchanan1481]

The redness on his face from 11:18-11:21😂😂

[@a2k.prod.]

I really hope we repeat but the Lakers and Suns are gonna be scary and we all know from this playoffs that Steph is a monster

[@CiabanItReal]

The Kings are being ignored at everyone's parrel.

[@Amari_14]

​@@CiabanItRealkings ain't doing anything

[@somregularguy]

Yea Steph ain’t gonna do nothing, got pushed around by a young kinda team and got eliminated by a team most people said wouldn’t even make the playoffs

[@a2k.prod.]

@@somregularguy buddy you have absolutely no ball knowledge quit talking

[@Jovon-_-]

@@a2k.prod. 🤣

[@askefn]

Excited for the MyGM series! Its the wizards right?

[@akivacoleman223]

Spurs

[@RR-in7do]

Peyton Watson is gonna be a star for the Nuggets

[@Thebestoutthere]

Nuggets look like they have a weaker team but Jokic is a generational player. So it’s safe to say that they can repeat.

[@kostastube2010]

They don't have a "weaker" team at all. Playoff Murray is elite, if he played like that in the season he would be at least 2nd All NBA, Gordon and MPJ are great fits and the role players and bench are pretty good and give the team a lot of depth. Ofcourse it all starts and ends with Jokic, but Nuggets have built a very good and fitting team around him. (Not a superteam like Lebronze/LeGM did)

[@bilindabutcher8913]

​@@kostastube2010finding a way to bring up LeBron is crazy

[@kostastube2010]

@@bilindabutcher8913 Look at Lebronze teams: 2015 Cavs can be considered a superteam, but the fit has attrocious, so they won 1/3 rings. Bubble Lakers are not considered a superteam, but the fit was great, so they won the ring without breaking a sweat.

[@peamut547]

⁠​⁠@@kostastube2010They lost in 2015 due to bad injury luck and lost in 2017 BECAUSE they embarrassed the 73-9 Warriors team in 2016 to capture their only title. I don’t really have anything to say about Bubbles Lakers, they just did well and took advantage of teams underperforming.

[@LLawliet-tv9ig]

Nuggets only look like a "weaker" team because of their loss of Bruce Brown. Yes, like Rusty said Brown Bruce was as close to a S tier 6th man on a contending team as they get but everyone is so fixated on the loss of Brown that they haven't looked down the rest of the Nuggets depth chart. Christian Braun would be the player who benefits most from the departure of Brown. A high IQ, athletic guard who can do a bit of everything. Then, they have Peyton Watson and Zeke Nnaji who are both incredible defenders but just didn't crack the rotation because of the veterans guys like Jeff Green and DJ. With the loss of Green and Vlatko due to season ending injury, Zeke Nnaji has the runway to be an impactful bench PF/C. Jeff Green was a great veteran presence on the team, but people make such a big deal that he's gone. He is replaceable. If you watch the Nuggets all season, you would know there are other forward options Malone can go to. There are also the 3 older rookies Nuggets drafted this year who all have a legit shot at cracking the rotation if there are injuries or the bench just doesn't cut it. Yes, Denver needs to figure out their bench rotation and experiment what lineup combination best works together. But the same goes for the 29 other NBA teams. Nuggets kept their starting 5 intact. With Christian Braun, that's 6 out of 8 players they have full confidence in playing in the post season. So really, they just need to figure out 1 -2 players who they can trust to give minutes in playoffs. What people don't realize is that Nuggets had one of the worst bench last season and that's with Bruce Brown and Jeff Green still in the rotation. Let that sink in. They did not have a bench identity at all. However, Jamal Murray and MPJ are now as healthy as ever since their injuries. Nuggets have more leeway to find what works for the bench without working in Murray and MPJ back from rehab.

[@sssamui286]

power rankings if dame trade doesnt happen: 1. nuggets 2. suns 3. everyone else if the dame trade happens the heat goes up to 2

[@kofiboakye6173]

Have you seen the new Lakers roster.

[@mauricedavis1740]

@@kofiboakye6173 still not taking them over the other teams mentioned..

[@kofiboakye6173]

@@mauricedavis1740 definitely taking them over the suns.

[@vulcanraven9701]

​@@kofiboakye6173 the lakers are trying to buy a championship. Tbh i think it will work

[@pjmccoy9682]

@@vulcanraven9701everyone buys a chip that’s why it’s a thing called free agency

[@TheDHoj]

the heat added thomas bryant lol

[@aujinchoi8121]

i like the pink floyd shirt

[@missionarygabe5101]

Bro, the Pat Riley hair looks good on you

[@ChrisbeFoSerious]

1. Lakers 2. Nuggets 3. Celtics 4. Warriors 5. Heat 6. Bucks 7. Pelicans 8. Knicks

[@cesarlaflame]

I’m glad you at least brought up why you didn’t consider the cavs as contenders

[@jayherbogaming]

Watch Dame not get traded

[@ryanshearer5653]

I don’t think Brook Lopez’s physicals could get much worse and he played like 78-80 games this year and was hella good at what he was asked to do- almost 16 ppg, 37% from 3 on almost 5 attempts per game, 3 blocks per game, typically boxes out well, is obviously not a locker room issue. I think he’ll be alright and is currently under-appreciated for all that he does

[@adacunto7262]

Every time I shower Rusty Buckets posts. Conclusion: you do not shower

[@nikkosimic1367]

first and it'll be the nuggets

[@rustybuckets]

wow you're actually first congrats.

[@christopherludwig5755]

The Nuggets are the clear favorite, but if you gave me them vs the field I would be tempted to take the field

[@Retaliater253]

My picks are Heat Celtics Bucks Mavericks Nuggets

[@itzAsianFool]

I'm putting my mavs at atleast suns/grizzlies tier. Highest scoring duo in the league drafting defence minded young guys with a full year could have key playoff minutes like Cristian braun did for the nuggets but no true starting center does concern me.

[@OH_MY_DOGGG]

This is an even numbers championship season. I feel like legacy team will win. One that already has 2+ in their history. And odd numbered years feature more novel title teams.

[@vulcanraven9701]

True. I think it will just be LA for the 18th time lol

[@hamdeali53]

@@vulcanraven9701lebrons 5th and final ring great way to end hes career

[@vulcanraven9701]

@@hamdeali53 idk the guy will never retire it seems

[@xavierb9061]

Suns easy favorites

[@eshom9103]

No😂

[@yandhijpeg]

What depth does the heat have after a dame trade tho?

[@bobbysfunchannel....]

how dose basket ball work btw im a footy fan

[@maxpennacchini3261]

Suns 2024 champs. Book finals mvp. Fight me

[@martongere5992]

The Denver Nuggets. No brainer. This Denver Nuggets has the perfect roster, the best player in the world, they are just entering into their prime. The Nuggets starter 5 has the best net rating, and after a lazy regular season the starting five can play easily 40 minutes.

[@DaintyBroom2233]

The Mavs are better than the Grizzlies, Grizzlies in theory and on paper seem really really good, but in practice it never seems to workout and for all there chirping all they've ever beaten is Karl Anthony Towns and a year two Anthony Edwards, which is like... okay? Luka at least dragged an okay team to the conferance finals and the talent from that team and the team he has now isn't that glaring, so i'd put them as a contender before the Grizzlies

[@saadatkazi1536]

@rustybuckets be sleeping on us fr

[@shawtyeatemup1352]

​@@saadatkazi1536they gonna miss the playoffs big dawg 🤓🤓

[@c.k-da-kxnghere]

Welp Rusty said it. He fucking said it Ja is definitely flexing ak 47s on Instagram this season

[@FlorianK23]

LETTSSSGOOOO Spurs MyGM Series!!!

[@kingof21kings9]

What’s your favorite Pink Floyd album?

[@bluntsensei]

Lebron's 5th ring is coming

[@diegochavez6203]

They been trying so hard to stack him for his pathetic legacy

[@mauricedavis1740]

lmao no it’s not…

[@vulcanraven9701]

NBA is rigged for big market LA. No surprise there

[@Jovon-_-]

Maybe but even if he did win Jordan fans still wouldn’t call him the GOAT be his “longevity”

[@fuckyoualphabet]

"I can't wait for it to be the Portland Trailblazers or some shit, idk" 😂😂😂

[@michaelnoonan6915]

The Suns had the most competitive series with the Nuggets in the playoffs this year but totally, Mempis is definitely a better bet than them... right

[@supershadowan]

🔥HEAT🔥

[@eduardobranco8349]

Germany has some great chances of winning this next world champion as well

[@robertthabassheadjacobson4968]

If I had it my way, full healthy, the Celtics vs Heat, with dame, meet in conf finals and lakers vs clippers in conf finals. Fully healthy, these matchups are Viral in the making!

[@Xlaeflicks]

Yea but we all know that full healthy doesn’t really ever happen… especially with the clippers.

[@thedarkmagician1103]

If Heat get Dame Heat 2024 champions

[@whydayagoat2575]

Inshallah 🙏

[@devontekuykendall3565]

Jrue and khrias are both younger than Jimmy buttler btw

[@michaelbietsch2864]

I think people over react to the nuggets losses. Sure, bruce was huge. But Jeff green was kind of ass 95% of the playoffs. (great guy/vet presence though.) The reason those things don't matter as much is because Jamal and MPJ are now a full year removed from their major injuries. MPJ especially, is having his first full offseason where he doesn't have to spend it rehabing. Expect a leap from him. As for our bench, Braun will improve, but more importantly, and somehow unknown outside of nuggets fans, Peyton Watson will be getting minutes. That kid is going to shock people with how crazy his defense is

[@marcrego196]

Jeff Green was an advantage the way lots of older veterans are an advantage: you can play them without worrying about them making silly mistakes. Rookies and sophomores often look way better than a player like Jeff Green when you watch them shoot or make a great defensive stop. But, young players will make the wrong pass, not relocate correctly, forget team defense principles, and other things that don't necessarily show up on box scores but are very impactful in close and intense games. Plus, he gave them a different look for a few minutes a game as a small ball center. I hope for the Nuggets sake that Braun and Watson can replace Brown and Green, but I think the inexperience will still show in high stress circumstances

[@nighthiker]

@@marcrego196 "Jeff Green was an advantage the way lots of older veterans are an advantage: you can play them without worrying about them making silly mistakes." Haha... Someone really has not watched many Nuggets games. Green made plenty of mistakes while playing. He only got the last spot because seniority is still a thing in the NBA, not because he was the best option. "Plus, he gave them a different look for a few minutes a game as a small ball center." Yeah, as in a center that could'nt grab a rebound to save his life. There was a stretch during the playoffs where he went without a rebound for almot two whole games. Anyways, Gordon was the de facto small ball center during the playoffs, not Green. His only real, positive contribution was as a veteran presence in the locker room. By the way, the only stretch during the regular season where the Nuggets bench was not incredibly bad was when Green got injured and Cancar replaced him. Losing Cancar for the season due to the ACL injury is the actual big loss - not "losing" Green. Hopefully Nnaji can stay healthy and, together with Watson (and maybe even Hunter), they'll be much more effective pieces than Greeen was. In any case, there's very little chance whatever combination they go with for the bench will be worse than last year. Cheers!

[@totalwine161]

couldn't take the time to do laundry before the record huh

[@atlien1988]

Having LeBron on your team is a double-edged sword. He's one of the greatest players ever, but limited offensively & needs to be on ball to be most effective. So teams have to go all in & focus on being "top-heavy" or spread out the roster make the team more heliocentric. Rob really did a great job of getting guys who can create for themselves while also drastically improving our defense though. It really showed throughout the end of last season & playoffs.

[@forkobe7544]

the all time leading scorer is not limited offensively

[@lawrencemcdonald9212]

​@@forkobe7544mostly on layups and dunks congrats

[@shaboogen]

This may be the most absurd comment I've read in forever.

[@nintendogamer4703]

Dallas WCF this upcoming post-season

[@stansmith8158]

I really want to see suns win for multiple reasons . One they never have won even one and the biggest reason is KD my favorite player really want to see him get another ring or two

[@jordansingh2388]

Warriors fan here but KD is my favorite player so I also want the suns to win if the warriors don’t

[@rollingwins]

Hot Take : Dallas Mavericks to NBA Finals

[@ayt________7614]

Luke warm take

[@gerdanbombales]

​@@ayt________7614*Luka warm take

[@4FrogsStacked]

let's go hornets 🐝

[@blackshaunn]

4:22 Reaves is going into year 3 not 2

[@justinlu251]

Can't wait for Portland to win a chip!

[@tarunganesg9700]

2025 mark my words !

[@eshom9103]

I can’t wait for 2042!

[@sadtwolvesfan]

Cant wait for the Twolves to flip flop between the best team in the league and the worst team in the league all season before choking in the playoffs😅

[@GorgeousRock]

Frank Vogel will help the suns defensive and there is a bunch of depth, at least more depth then what the suns had. If Suns healthy then they have a very good chance at winning.

[@braydon1361]

Let’s be real. The blazers are a lock for the title.

[@gorcsauce696]

Nugguets lakers Celtics are my top 3 My maybe to win warriors or pheonix or bucks Gave up on clippers dudes always injured

[@stephshards]

Whenever the pelicans win the chip this year, you all see

[@Cbrunning849]

I think it's going to be the warriors. Not a warriors fan at all but they are good at squeezing out chips when nobody thinks they're going to get one (their first and last chip) and wouldn't be surprised if they got themselves another one

[@marcrego196]

I can see it but only if Chris Paul accepts a bench role and Kuminga takes a leap.

[@Cbrunning849]

@@marcrego196 Hard to accept a role you're not given though. It already came out he's gonna be a starter

[@marcrego196]

@@Cbrunning849 Yeah and I bet they keep it for all of 5 games 😂

[@Cbrunning849]

@@marcrego196 No man they have a whole plan where they're going to keep him in at 5 minute intervals. He's going to be starting and probably closing and in and out in between

[@chriswilkins9316]

It's too early to tell; the season is long and a lot can happen. You really need to shake off the rust Rusty.

[@garrettjones8163]

Warriors going all the way,

[@nighthiker]

Got here a bit late, but gotta sayt I find people saying "losing" Green was a bad thing for the Nuggets is pretty funny. Their bench with Green was pretty bad for most of the regular season (including Brown, who was not that great during the regular season but really stepped up in the playoffs). The stretch when they actually put it together and became a pretty scrappy defensive unit was when Green got hurt and was replaced by Cancar, for a 4 men unit of Brown, Braun, Cancar and Nnaji. Green didn't play in the playoffs because he was the best option - he played because of seniority. Yeah, they won with him but he was by far the worst player and a huge negative - having Gordon in with the bench was the real difference maker. Losing Brown is a negative, of course, but it's pretty likely Braun will be even better on his sophomore season and able to fill in his spot, plus there's Watson, who many already wanted in to replace Greeen even by last year's playoffs. Worse than losing Green was effectively losing Cancar for the season (I guess they don't make ACLs like before anymore...), but hopefully Nnaji can finaly be consistenly healthy for a whole season. In any case, it will be very hard for the bench to be worse than it already was last season. I imagine a unit featuring Braun, Watson, and two or three of Nnaji, Jackson, Holiday, Pickett, Hunter, Strawther or Huff (depending on who pans out or not) will easily surpass what they had last year. Cheers!

[@connor_phillipz5689]

Nuggets are the most likely to win in my opinion followed by the Bucks with the Lakers at #3. The Thunder and Mavs are my dark horse contenders.

[@TimCarter1]

Yeah exactly what I'm thinking My dark horses are thunder, Celtics

[@vulcanraven9701]

The Bucks lack a second superstar to pair with Giannis. I dont see them winning anything

[@Litty2Shoes]

Boston flames out and chokes every single year and yet they are always top 3 in terms of title odds. I get they’re talented but they have so many weaknesses that are hard to over come. Specifically J&J’s turnover issues and late game execution issues

[@alexalmonte8499]

Miami heat

[@thegoat2874]

The suns should see what they could get out of brad Beal tbh

[@ThatChristianKid1]

W haircut

[@Memento_Mori_504]

you forgot the pelicans

[@tammydj9941]

Nuggets gets a 2nd chip in 2024. Mabuhay!

[@20_foot_burmese_pyth0n]

This is the year of the Hornets. Mark my words.

[@benlazzopina-wy9om]

hornets/rockets finals bouta go crazy

[@tdjkhazard4522]

*pistons

[@benlazzopina-wy9om]

@@tdjkhazard4522 pistons/hornets conference finals 🔥🔥🔥

[@Jovon-_-]

It pistons win I’ll be so happy because I’m from Michigan

[@michaelmiodunski4565]

Bro thinks he’s Pat Riley with slick back

[@JoseVazQueZ-xp3ul]

Knicks vs Grizzles in the Finals. Knicks in 7. Yes I’m crazy! I think they make a great trade in February!

[@lordsosa9383]

knicks aint going nowhere punk

[@WindowLicker_-9]

My picks: Champs - Nuggets MVP - Luka DPOY - Giannis ROTY - Chet MIP - Giddey

[@Jonekkk933]

FMVP - Joker

[@michaelkeitof4666]

MIP could low-key be Ben Simmons if he’s Eligble

[@michaelhernandez1841]

I can see the Suns performing the way KD and the nets did when they lost to the bucks. Get out the 1st round and end up losing to the eventual winner of it all

[@MrYeet-kv3wj]

I think the heat with or without dame will win the chip

[@apcp7623]

As a Heat fan I sure hope so

[@Thebestoutthere]

I’m a heat fan but if a team like the nuggets or maybe the lakers make the finals again, miami would definitely lose (without dame).

[@kennylynch8575]

if healthy Suns

[@TimelessHoopss]

I don’t see Memphis as a contender I agree with you on the suns I don’t think the suns are contenders either the warriors I’m not sure if I can consider them contenders either I do think if Zion is healthy the Pels can be

[@yahirzavala-nm9ur]

I don’t know a healthy line up of Jaren Jackson, Steven Adams, ja morant, Desmond bane and smart hood asf and for playoffs a rotation of Clark, Luke kannard (43% 3pt shooter),Tillman and aldama/rose could compete wit anyone (this would be for playoffs so Clark and Adam will be healthy)

[@yahirzavala-nm9ur]

And pels wit a healthy Zion assuming he averages 25-28ppg wit 58-62% from the field, Ingram,valanciunas, mccullam is also solid I would just look into getting a better point guard you can’t underestimate just how unstoppable Zion has been when he’s healthy

[@TimelessHoopss]

@@yahirzavala-nm9ur Steven adams usually gets benched come post season time and from what we’ve seen the last couple of 2-3 seasons hasn’t really convinced me that there more than a second round exit ik they got smart now but I don’t think that’s enough to make them contenders luke kennard also typically starts to get cut out of rotation come postseason cuz yes he’s a great shooter but his defense is lack luster I do agree that there starting lineup is decent but I don’t thinks it’s good enough to compete for a title but I’ve been wrong before

[@TimelessHoopss]

@@yahirzavala-nm9ur I agree with Zion why I think when healthy the Pels may be contend

[@yahirzavala-nm9ur]

@@TimelessHoopss the thing is every post season with this team somethings been wrong missing players or Dillon brooks just shooting 10 3pt and bricking them out of a win and if post season they bench Adam then they’ll start Clark because they’re teams the best when they have 2 bigs and play Jackson at the 4 , dames gonna be taking a leap this season and morant because of all the controversy is being underrated but he’s a top 20 guy and Luke was huge for they’re team during the lakers series he doesn’t get played to the bench his spacing is crucial infact once he got injured shit went downhill for the grizz and smart is just a massive upgrade from Dillon not a court distraction a better defender (ex dpoy) and a more efficient scorer this core ended 2nd place two years in a row a healthy team can compete wit anybody

[@HasbullaMohamet]

Can lillard and giannis go for the championship this year?

[@migelangelcarrillo1710]

Your assumption on the heat is based on the opinion that the heat maintain depth for dame or maybe they give up Bam. I don’t think the Trail Blazers do a trade that will give them a bag of chips. Herro won’t be traded simply because the blazers have like 3 young guards

[@Teazel_McGillicuddy]

I'm saying The Brooklyn Nets. You don't need to point out how impossible this is, I just woke up feeling dangerous😅

[@JakeHarry-lu8le]

The nets are fucking trash

[@squormy_gormbus]

for the grizzlies: things went horribly wrong

[@LilShiro05]

Lakers in 4😎

[@DunningKrugerJnr]

Can you really say a team shouldn’t be overly reliant on an old player earning $47m? Duncan and Dirk took less money to ensure their teams were never in the position of being ‘overly reliant’ on them…so it’s on Lebron, not the Lakers

[@jacksonbaker7602]

Maybe the clippers can win a chip if the become the SuperSonics to appease the basketball gods 🤔

[@gawad002]

7:00 hellll nah. JJJ ain’t the best defender in the nba. It’s not just fiba that showed that. A healthy engaged AD is best defender in nba.

[@emmanuelc316]

Who told rusty slicked back hair was a good idea