The Clippers have a solid team but I don't think there's a guarantee that they're just going to magically jump up five or six spots. The Mavericks were in the conference finals 14 months ago and you can some people would dismiss that as a fluke. It could be one of those cases where a great off season does not net you out as much of a standings improvement as you would think.
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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