I think they're a step below teams like Cleveland and New York who I think will be better than them during the regular season. They were sort of like Quinn Snyder's Utah team so where he was top three in the league and net rating but also had pretty easy flaws to pick apart in the playoffs. If you look at if you look at the top four or five teams in the east it's just hard for me to see Atlanta cracking that group realistically and that's before you account for Miami potentially getting game.
Zach and ESPN's Tim Bontemps discuss the Celtics offseason, the Mavericks acquisition of Grant Williams and the overall outlook in the Dallas, the Hawks extending Dejounte Murray, the early hierarchy in both conferences, and all the noise around Damian Lillard's trade request.
LaMelo Ball extension (1:43)
Grant Williams Trade (5:58)
Where this leaves the Celtics (6:57)
Celtics needed a stylistic jolt (13:46)
Celtics are now missing a personality (21:24)
Mavericks off-season getting a lot of kudos (27:13)
Will Mavs even make the playoffs? (31:22)
Dejounte Murray extension (41:03)
How Atlanta stacks up in the East (44:38)
Bet on Hawks (50:57)
The latest in the Dame discourse (53:20)
How Philly can get involved (1:06:07)
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