The speaker reflects on a trade that surpassed expectations and acknowledges their initial misjudgment. They analyze the logic behind the trade and assess the performance of the involved players. The chapter also delves into the pressure on the team to succeed, given their previous playoff disappointments.
Zach and The Ringer's Bill Simmons discuss the Pacers trading for Pascal Siakam, the Raptors' return on trading two stars, and then go back and forth naming players and teams under the most pressure to win the championship this season.
Siakam traded to the Pacers (1:10)
Bruce Brown has value on the trade market (8:48)
Did Toronto get enough for Siakam? (14:59)
Championship Pressure Index (26:40)
Celtics (27:39)
Dame and the Bucks (37:45)
Clippers (43:50)
Durant and the Suns (50:28)
Embiid and the Sixers (1:00:16)
Bam Adebayo and the Heat (1:09:49)
Nuggets (1:16:14)
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