00:00Let's head to the Central Division, where Cleveland is the favorite at minus 340,
00:04Detroit at plus 480, Milwaukee 12-1, 35-1 for Indiana, and 100-1 for Chicago.
00:12This could honestly be the best, most balanced division, if you will.
00:19Cleveland is the obvious favorite.
00:21Kenny Atkinson did a great job, minus 340.
00:24They have everyone back.
00:26Obviously, Okoro gets traded for Lonzo Ball.
00:29Lonzo, I think, is going to be very intriguing, folks, because if Lonzo can play well,
00:34if Lonzo can play well, folks, could you move on from Darius Garland?
00:39My problem with them is their perimeter defense, and before he got hurt,
00:45Lonzo was secretly one of the best defensive guards in the league.
00:48So look at the impact that Lonzo Ball will make.
00:52Detroit at plus 480 was absolutely fantastic the second half of the year.
00:56I know Stewart said, hey, if I played versus the Knicks, we win the series.
01:02I don't know about that, but I like this group.
01:05And remember, they had no Jay Nivy in the playoffs either.
01:08Cade Cunningham, to me, is one of the five best point guards in the NBA right now.
01:13You have a, you have obviously a temp Thompson as a Swiss Army Knife defender, sleeper for the DPO Y.
01:20Obviously, you have Jalen Doreen, who's a double-double machine.
01:24This team is going to make the playoffs in the top six.
01:27Make sure you're looking for that.
01:29Milwaukee, y'all know where I'm going.
01:31I'm fading.
01:32I can't, I can't look at Giannis and look at the help that he's got on the bench and on the floor
01:37and tell you that I think this team's going to make the playoffs.
01:41Maybe you look at them to make the play-in tournament, but I don't think they make the playoffs.
01:45They're plus 110 to make the play-in.
01:47That may be the best way to look at it because I don't think they're top six.
01:52I think people are underrating Indiana.
01:54I know people are looking at Halliburton being hurt and obviously the injury to Halliburton
01:59and then Miles Turner being gone.
02:01I believe in Rick Carlisle a lot.
02:06And I think you'll see guys like Benedict Matherin take a step up.
02:10Benedict Matherin was really good at spots in the playoffs.
02:13Chicago going to 100 to 1 is really about what they're going to do.
02:16What about Vucevic?
02:17What about Colby White?
02:19You know, are you going to build this team around Bezelis and try and see and try to start young?
02:27That has always been a problem I had with Chicago as I felt like they were middling all the time,
02:34just trying to stay relevant, trying to stay there, trying to just make the plan.
02:38With this draft and with these players, if there's time to blow it up, it's now.
02:44I would look for Vucevic and possibly Colby White to maybe be moved at the deadline.
02:51Deadline.
