We start with John’s award picks, hitting on some of our different philosophies plus why John has Gobert #2 on his MVP Ballot. Then we look ahead to the first round of the playoffs, looking at:

• Most interesting series
• Least interesting series
• Star player with the toughest matchup
• Star player with the easiest matchup
• Best coaching matchup
• Biggest coaching mismatch
• Series with the most variables
• Rotation players most likely to have their roles cut
• Best playoff defense
• Best playoff offense
• MVP of the first round

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