"I don't really get why everyone hates this idea so much or people seem to hate it," he says. "The only harm is one, two teams have to play an 83rd game." The Stanley Cup adds 10% more fun to the NBA regular season, which takes forever and has a million games. That's the key appeal of the Stanley Cup.
Zach and ESPN's Kevin Pelton discuss Victor Wembanyama's summer league play, the new in-season tournament, the latest on Damian Lillard and James Harden, Pascal Siakam rumors, the Cavs and Bucks off-seasons and futures, much more.
Wembanyama's summer league performance (1:36)
Wemby will thrive as a helpside defender just like Robert Williams (6:08)
Have not seen anything to counter the hype (8:29)
Spurs outlook for the season (11:33)
Details of NBA's new in-season tournament (17:49)
Will be a lot easier to follow than previously thought (24:46)
The Zach Lowe Cup (27:43)
Weighing in on the Cavs' off-season (33:15)
State of the Bucks (40:56)
Latest on Dame (48:54)
Noise around Pascal Siakam (1:01:17)
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