Top 10 NBA Contenders: Nikola Jokic & Nuggets favorites over Jayson Tatum & Celtics? | Nerd Sesh
The nerds rank their Top 10 NBA contenders as the playoffs approach. They break down why LeBron James & the Los Angeles Lakers are still dangerous, how the Milwaukee Bucks have fallen off a cliff, and whether Nikola Jokic & the Denver Nuggets are even more formidable than Jayson Tatum’s Boston Celtics.
Timeline:
0:00 Honorable Mentions
4:22 Los Angeles Clippers
14:56 Miami Heat
24:22 OKC Thunder
36:40 Philadelphia 76ers
47:04 Minnesota Timberwolves
56:52 Milwaukee Bucks
1:05:30 Los Angeles Lakers
1:17:12 Dallas Mavericks
1:27:35 Boston Celtics
1:43:30 Denver Nuggets
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There is like no chance OKC gets the Lakers in the playoffs. OKC will almost definitely finish as the 3 seed and LA probably won’t make the playoffs, but will definitely not be a 6 seed. Shouldn’t even be an argument here.
Amazing how much opinions can vary on who are actually contenders. The Dunkers Spot guys said the Knicks could still be the second best team in the east. I love the parity of the league right now.
i watch just Mavs and i'm not that certain as you.
Bucks r tanking for 3 cuz they don’t want Miami or Philly first round!
logan unfortunately does not know ball based off his thunder opinion
Pre video I think I would go 1. Denver 2. Boston 3. Lakers 4. Mavs 5. Suns 6. Bucks 7. Clippers 8. Sixers 9. Okc 10. T wolves Ik this probably seems disrespectful to okc and the t wolves bc of how good there regular seasons have been but I just don’t see them beating the lakers and the suns in a 7 game series this year ( oh I forgot the heat probably put them over the 6ers and bump the rest down one spot)
Buy ur 76ers stock now! ECF coming
Prisoners of the moment imo with the Mavs. Very little basis imo just to declare them as a better team than the Clips.
Edit: Lakers at 4? Never mind. Straight nonsense imo, taking the excuse of a 8-2 run against mostly garbo teams to try and shoehorn them back into the discussion. May as well head to Reddit for this sort of thing
yeah this sport is dead. every conversation is list, goat list, ranking, or ceiling.
Totally agree on four higher spots. Mavs and Lakers fill those two spots below Cs and Denver
I would be surprised if Jamal didn't show up in the playoffs. Local media like to refer to him as a good game merchant! As for depth, Malone generally runs an eight-man rotation in the playoffs, but I do see Justin Holiday getting some minutes too. Malone trusts him. As for Reggie? That man is exhausted by filling in for Murray. I think he's playing a lot more minutes than he's used to, and I hope playing less and getting some rest will make him more consistent. Denver has beat Boston both times they met this year, and though I don't think it will be easy, I think Denver is going to come out on top. JMO.
I know the Thunder don't have real Playoff experience but last yr OKC Won a Do or Die Play in game vs the Pels & lost one vs TWolves. It doesn't get any more stressful than a Do or Die play-in game. Dort proved to be a clutch player both games last yr & vs Hou in 21'
Please just wait for Jason list these guys are idiots
The 2024 Celtics will make all non-believers pay!
PJ Washington is the Mavs best defender and it’s not close. People are going to change their opinions on him these playoffs
Nice to see Logan finally standing up to Carson’s bullying. I love these two. Favorite sports pod. You two are hilarious…great work.
I am not as down as you guys about LAC, I still think as long as Kawhi comes back, they have a good chance to beat DAL
As a Celtics fan, I can’t hate on the Denver at 1. Gotta beat the best before you can be the best. We’re healthy, we have all the tools, but until we prove we can do it, no reason for anyone to doubt the power of Jokic
It's kinda weird how much shot variance plays a role in the nba now, like last year with miami a team can just hit an insane amount of 3s and depending on what team that is it'll change the playoffs drastically. I think if its a worse team we may see boston or especially denver with the crazy west fall off early, but if its denver or boston we're about to see one of the most dominant playoff runs of all time. Cant wait
There was a stretch this year where it seemed that Peyton Watson might be the cog that replaced elite/clutch 6th man Bruce Brown for Denver.
He is not. People forget how incredibly important Brown was for the Nugs last playoffs. His absence this year will be the difference. Sad but true.
Clips at 10 get tf out bruh thats unreal, unserious
CELTICS BEING BEATEN BY MIAMI???? WTF ???? HAHHAHAHAHAHA…RU 5 YEARS OLD???
I don't understand why the were his drop off team when we've been saying all along that Harden will be Harden. Why are people surprised?