CP3 can take Wemby’s lob numbers ALL THE WAY UP 📈 But can the Spurs make the playoffs? 🤨 | NBA Today

CP3 can take Wemby’s lob numbers ALL THE WAY UP 📈 But can the Spurs make the playoffs? 🤨 | NBA Today

the off season it is in full swing so let’s go Coast to Coast on some of the biggest moves thus far in free agency we’re actually going to start with the Champs Jason Tatum agreed to a 5year $314 million supermax contract extension that keeps him with the Celtics through the 2029 2030 season it’s the largest contract in NBA history surpassing his teammate finals MVP Jaylen Brown they now have their core locked in for the foreseeable future perk so how many championships can they win in the next five years oh they better at least win two I mean they’re starting five they paying them at least what close to a billion dollars 800 800 million they got to get at least two of them they’re paying them what they’re deserving I’m not I didn’t say that you didn’t all right let’s go from this year’s champ to last year’s champ the Denver Nuggets lost kavus Codwell Pope to free agency the two time champ signed a threeyear $66 million deal with the magic so Brian how much of a loss is this for the Nuggets yeah this is obviously a championship delivering player classic 3 and D type guy that you need on a title team when you combine the loss with Bruce Brown from last year um it’s a it’s a significant downgrade they are relying on young players to step up and fill those roles and maybe they will but they’re unproven and the West is only getting better but shout out to the magic being in a position to land a key free agent that’s more you can say for the last 10 years they are coming all right sticking in the west here last season’s top seed just added another key piece Senator Isaiah hartenstein the big man has agreed on a three-year 87 million doll deal with the thunder so Zach is this young Thunder core ready for the lightning and a title well I don’t know if they’re ready for the lightning I don’t but oh the lightning yes they are thunder lightning the thunder lightning right now on paper Caruso hartenstein this team has the inside track to the number one seed in the west again next year and if you’re number one you can make the fun we talked about them getting interior pres and now they have need one more all right last how about this how about Chris Paul signing with the San Antonio SPS one year 11 million plus deal he joins 20-year-old Rookie of the Year Victor weany the 12 12 time All-Star average nine points seven assists in his one season with the Golden State Warriors so the Spurs they will be CP 3’s seventh team look at this his first six all improved in his first season with the team San Antonio won just 22 games last season so the Spurs are a fair bet to improve as well we all know the value CP adds but CH I mean I’m already envisioning those lobs sis hello everybody if there was if there was one player that was literally made by the basketball gods of Spalding and Wilson for lobs for Aly oops it is Victor webing Yama and as a rookie playing without a real point guard Richard said that all year long wemi completed 44 alleyoop dunks last season fifth most in the NBA so I’ll show you exactly why Chris Paul is going to boost that number all the way up no point guard no problem he’s going to handle the ball look at it from the three-point line he is calling for a lob that is wild and look at the tough finish I mean that is extraterrestrial clearly because he’s the alien again watch this move it’s just cutting back door from the three-point line again these are easy buckets help defense was just a step too late it doesn’t matter he makes some pain again in transition against my squad he gets behind the defense and this is just easy basketball look at that finish turn around 360 it is wild but now there is a new sheriff in town you know I making a little bit of Texas right Chris Paul the point God and the originator of Lob City over his career has assisted on 700 15 alley oops the most of any active player so Malika yeah those lob numbers for Victor web mama going all the way up I wonder how much he’s going to have to pay to wear number three in San Antonio though thanks sis look at this wemi was 30 to1 long shot odds to win MVP before the Spurs agreed to terms with Chris Paul he has moved all the way up to 15 to1 odds now that’s tied for the seventh shortest in the NBA with Jason Tatum so Zach I’m curious we’re getting two of the greatest basketball mins here and Chris Paul and Coach Greg papovich do you think that wemi and the Spurs are ready to make the leap into the playoffs this upcoming season I think they have a chance he’s Whispering it I I’m not I’m not ruling out they won 22 games last year some of that was a little tankery late in the season this dude is going to be a top 10 player real soon they probably have one more move in them because they still have some cap flexibility I think they’re going to be sniffing around 40 wins in the playin race I think they’re going to be that good because Victor is that good and they’re going to get continue growth from their young players and CP look he’s 39 we’ll see if he gets through the season his teams play well when he’s on the floor I think they’re going to hang in the playoff race I I think they’re going to hang in the playoff race also look when when Greg papovich and we had that meeting uh we did wi’s first game he said he was having to navigate the locker room he had Avery Johnson he had Sean Elliott he had David Robinson when he came in then he had Tim Duncan he had culture Builders and now he has this fresh crew and crop of young highle players obviously led by Victor web andama but he doesn’t have the the energy to run the locker room to make sure that’s there that’s why you bring in CP that’s why you’ve always brought in CP he has helped every single team improve we saw the numbers we saw the graphics I don’t think the Spurs are ready to take that jump but I think bringing in Chris Paul helping to show these guys what it’s to be what it like to be a true professional this is the first veteran that they’ve had in the last few years and it’s a perfect one I have a rule and this is my new rule and I’m not breaking it I will not rules are meant to be broken Brian I will not put a ceiling on Victor wama okay that’s a good rule that’s go no a good you’re asking me because he make the playoffs No Ceilings absolutely why not yeah I get you what I mean it’s a team sport no can the sen can the Spurs hell no and Zach you and Richard bumped y’ head play in tournament knocking at the door hell yeah maybe with the Rockets were this year but we’re talking no play in not playoffs I said play in well I guess what you in a playin game and all of a sudden you’re in the playoffs at a tough Western Conference there is no one better to read the tea leaves tell us which moves are most impactful than one Mr Brian windhorse what is the one move that you said oh well why would they do that well it’s actually kind of two things going on here we have the I 95 Corridor where we’re going to see competition like we’ve never seen between these these teams obviously the Celtics are on top the Knicks are powering up Philadelphia is powering up that’s going to be every time any of those three teams play each other next year it’s going to be a big deal that’s going to be a power base in the NBA and then let’s come out here to the I5 Corridor and take a look what’s going on with the teams on the west coast Clippers in the middle of kind of retrofitting their team trying to figure out where they’re going Lakers do they does do you go with the LeBron side who wants to take a pay cut to add a veteran to their roster or you to go with JJ reick and what Rob pinka want to do which is develop young players they’re kind of spinning their wheels you go up the coast all the way up the coast to the Bay I5 right there right Bay Area girl yep the Warriors are announcing that they’re retiring a jersey because they kind of feel bad because the way this off seon is going so those are three teams that were used to being at the top that are managing their situation almost you could say managing their decline with the with the you know the teams in the East doing the exact opposite that in your column days that should be a column that was poetic and I feel like every offseason Zach we have this conversation is the Eastern Conference now the power conference oh my goodness look at the top of the East the the Milwaukee Bucks and the Boston Celtics are going to be duking it out that’s not exactly what happened in this past year do you see this as a power shift in the balance of conferences top of the East is incredible the West is still the best conference top to bottom I think I mean we’ll see how this all shakes out but the top of the East and then you go to Cleveland Orlando down there like the East is getting stronger top to Middle top to Middle Cleveland Orlando Indiana I mean it’s getting real over there on Donovan Mitchell Cleveland got some things they got to address he said something important before Orlando before Orlando I’m sorry is the outlook here for Donovan Mitchell Kenny ainson was introduced today Kobe Al the GM said everything looks good but he hasn’t signed it yet so we’ll see we’ll see does that mean that other teams could be sniffing around I think Donovan’s going to extend we’ll see for how long he extends that’ll be the story [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] is

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