Welcome to our 2023 END-OF-SEASON Mailbag where we deep dive into all things NBA Draft, offseason and beyond. Before we dig in, we want to extend a sincere thank you to our fans who watch and listen to the show. We literally wouldn’t do this without you. Ok, with that out of the way, let’s go
Topics:
00:00 – Start of show
00:20 – Victor Wembanyama, The San Antonio Spurs and The Draft
15:28 – Which teams will exceed expectations most?
19:00 – What to expect from The Houston Rockets
20:19 – Why The Boston Celtics should NOT be broken up and why JJ has high hopes for them next year
23:33 – JJ on The Dallas Mavericks future with Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving and how they’ll handle free agency.
29:23 – Who has impressed JJ Redick the most as a playmaker this year and why The Indiana Pacers have a bright future with Tyrese Haliburon
30:26 – APPRECIATE JAMAL MURRAY
35:14 – What should The Golden State Warriors do in the offseason with Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Jordan Poole
37:20 – JJ Rant on the Chris Mannix take on The Denver Nuggets and Nikola Jokic
39:27 – What do the Milwaukee Bucks do to maximize this prime with Giannis Antetokounmpo
42:40 – What impact did Doc Rivers have on Joel Embiid, James Harden and the Philadelphia 76ers and how Nick Nurse helps their roster win.
46:36 – Who are the most underrated younger players in the NBA?
48:19 – JJ thinks Anthony Edwards is UNDERRATED
49:42 – Why JJ LOVES announcing NBA games with Ryan Ruocco and Richard Jefferson
54:36 – The best young cores in The NBA including The Orlando Magic and The Oklahoma City Thunder
1:00:05 – Will Denver not be a free agency destination and what impact the new CBA will have on player empowerment and superteams.
1:06:07 – A heartfelt THANK YOU from JJ to the OM3 community
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30 Comments
Sengun is my pick for under rated young guys.
In the future, when people look at two eighths, a seventh and a fourth as your competition, they're not going to look at all the ifs and buts – they're going to say that Jokic did it against the weakest competition seed-wise.
bro nobody asked
Need a Zion video, JJ
9 out of 10 "NBA ready" rookies are not NBA ready.
you can hear the emotion in voice
Rockets bringing back Harden is the worst idea ever-ESPECIALLY on a young team-multiple yrs away from winning big. And I dont really care-Im Denver fan. But how could Houston be so dumb?
Emoni Bates is the best shooter in the draft.
26:29 basically jj is saying embiid would be luka perfect teammate
Your vet call in free agency is spot on. I think San Antonio will give draymond a big 2 year deal to mentor wemby
Talk about Zion!
JJ loves Tyrese so much.
Optionality
Three team deal: Dallas, Phoenix, and LA. Phoenix receives Huichimura, Beasley, and shroeder. Dallas recieves Ayton, shamet, and 2nd round picks. LA receives Kyrie. Good trade?
Don't you have any long advertisements you can read? I believe if you really put your mind to it you could take even more time away from having to be an analyst. But you would have to work at it. Total focus as you've set the bar pretty high to begin with. I'm trying to channel your energy to write this concise comment for your excellent podcast. ✌️
Why are both microphones bouncing around as you two talk? Something needs to be tightened up. Very distracting.
You guys talked about teams making a jump next season, I think the Blazers will do that. I mean last year they went tank mode for the last 10-15 or whatever so it's not saying a lot but they have the 3rd pick, Dame, Jerami Grant, Shaedon Sharpe, Anfernee Simons. We have to see what the FO does so maybe it's a question mark team but I still think they will greatly improve from last season
OKC should trade Jaylin Williams, Kenrich Williams and some picks for Sengün. Him, Chet and Giddey sheesh.
celts didnt get silas he went to detroit
As a Mavs fan i think resigning Kyrie is a huge mistake. Not a good fit availability is inconsistent. Plus they could get two good players for what they pay Kyrie
It's just so unfair that teams are held to salary cap restrictions on players they drafted. The whole idea on salary cap restrictions was to prevent teams from buying a team because they have more money than other teams. If our have the knowledge and forethought to draft good players you shouldn't be penalized for it. 🙄
Thanks for another season of great commentary. You and KOT4Q keep me in it!
Isaiah Joe is definitely not on his rookie deal
I think the "we don't want to loose x-player for "nothing" mindset is a misnomer. Cap space is still a viable asset and it isn't like NBA players aren't motivated by money.
Comparing him with Lukas pre-NBA experience is crazy! Spanish ligue is already better then French…but Luka dominated EuroLigue!!! He won and was MVP! And then lets not talk about winning Euro with Slovenia(2mil people country)…this kid didnt even play in EuroLigue.
Dont get me wrong, the kid is looking great…but comparing him to Lukas pre-NBA cariere and success, just because hes from Europe…its just a classic American Media ignorance.
JJ turned into an “uh” machine to close out 😂😂😂
damn all these ads man
Great that you pointed out that ridiculous comment from Chris Mannix take. That take was really stupid. How can Bucks and Celtics be best team to beat when they literally lost to the Heats who got gentlemen swept by the Nuggets. This season that whole seeding did not matter as when 7-seed Lakers beat 2-seed Grizzles and 8-seed Heats beat 1-Seed Bucks. If those seeds were so great, why couldn't they beat the lower seeds themselves? These analysts are probably so mad that they could not get the Lakers vs Celtics series that they have been chanting all season long. Look at Perk who continued to discredit Jokic all season.
Thought Silas went to Detroit?
Please stop accepting sponsorships from betting and gambling agencies.
You’ve got the money man
You need to be better