Lakers, Mavs, Warriors scarier than their record & Celtics 'now or never' | NBA | FIRST THINGS FIRST
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 มี.ค. 2024
- Nick Wright alongside Chris Broussard and Kevin Wildes releases the latest edition of Nick’s NBA Tiers ranking the 30 teams in the NBA. Topping this week’s tiers is the Boston Celtics, followed by the Milwaukee Bucks and Denver Nuggets. Notable placements including the Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks and Golden State Warriors whom Nick dubbed ‘scarier than their record.’
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Just glad Nick resisted the temptation to put the Chiefs on top of Nick’s NBA Tiers
Wilde's never disappoints 😂😂😂
Cackling over Wildes’ intro
Citing the Heat’s 44 wins in 2020 is actually misleading. It wasn’t a full season, they were 44-29. 15 games over .500 is a good team
Facts!
Last year is actually more relevant they were the 7 seed for the regular season.
They were pacing for 49 wins and lost 4 out of their last 10 so it might've been worse than 49. Doesn't really change his point at all.
It’s classic Nick Wright
@@DariusClarkWallace
49-33>44-38
Difference between an actual playoff and a play-in team
Wildes' transformation from hated new guy to national treasure is nothing short of amazing and isn't talked about enough lol
He's ok. Dry and corny.
I remember when he first showed up. I and others thought he was strange 😂 now he is chill, funny and adds to the show. Respect to Wildes
@@mxrandolph4539ummmmm go away please.
100%. When they had him on as, basically an analyst/opinion guy, his goofiness didn’t work as well and his humor didn’t always hit. But as the host it’s perfect
All three are good on their own but when their powers are combined, they’re legendary
“Little play on words” 😂😂
12:15 I’ve never seen Nick so silent 😂
Nick was dead silent when Chris pulled LeBron's numbers in the 2 finals 🤣🤣🤣.
ay man, he was terrible. decent bounce back in the next decade plus, though
@@TCGSyphaxu mean like making super teams to run through a sorry east? and to lose more than u win in the finals. ig its a good bounce back
@@jaysonsmith7264 yea he got gatekept by a 73-9 team that added kevin durant, what can you do
@@jaysonsmith7264he bounced the Celtics then they created a super team.
@@jaysonsmith7264You really thought Love, Kyrie, and Lebron were a superteam? 🤔
Nick was dead silent when Chris pulled LeBron's numbers in the 2 finals 🤣🤣🤣
Chris caught him off guard there 😂. What can he do, those stats were facts, not the same misleading stats he gave yesterday saying Lebron and Steph got the same 3 point percentage.
I would be too dude went to 10 finals
@@onidtubescan ya give me the timestamps?
Lebumsexuals like Nick hates to see thr 2007 sweep and most especially the 2011 Finals on screen. That's the moment when Lebum got kicked out of the GOAT convo when Barea and Terry outplayed him from the bench LOL
@@onidtubes How was that misleading when it was factually correct? Curry fans always in their feelings.
I love Nicks football takes, when it comes to basketball he is gripping onto the past with these tiers
Nick Wright: SGA is really an American player.
Canada: EXCUSE ME??!!
Brou: That's how bad it's gotten, we gotta steal players 😂
Brou always hates on Canada lol I don’t get it
Well, Canada is a part of North America after all
@@AstroRocket Yes, it's part of the continent of North America, but it is its own country. Does it work both ways? Do we get to claim any American player as ours, too?
@@Jamthecoolerator Sure, why not? As a fellow North American you can claim any NA player as belonging to your continent. You can't claim they're Canadian, the same as I can't claim SGA is from the United States, but they're all American. lol
2:05 theres always one guy on these shows who says "we need to discuss NOLA and the Kings more!", JJ redick is the same on ESPN. But then they literally never do discuss them 😂 im sure Kings fans are feeling this as much as me and my fellow Pels fans lol
Best sports debates on this show always get a laugh
3:14 But what about the recent history of playoff Kawhi Leonard? One of the best playoff performers in the modern era and a 2-time champion?
Not enough to overcome being on the clippers it seems 😂
Hahab shut up
If the finals were to be Milwaukee vs Denver this year.. I think after either jokic or Gianni’s wins that finals MVP (especially if it’s Gianni’s).. they leapfrog KD all time wise. 10-13 all time would be:
10. Steph
11. Giannis(or jokic)
12. KD
I honestly already have them both over Kd. I personally don’t cling to longevity as much as others.
Giannis and Jokic have already passed KD.
@@user-uv9oy1qp5m yeah man I agree
@@GoldynChyld238 I can actually get behind this man
You have all of those players over Hakeem? Shaq?
No Nick Shai is NOT one of yours
If we’re grouping Europeans we can group North Americans (US canada)
Last I check Canada is in the North America which makes him American :D
@@lightningjuniorsuper When people say American they mean US citizens. You know that
@@dequaviontavious Ik tis a joke hence the :D at the end
Nick is onto something with the Wizards/Piston best of 7. Tanking would be scary
This is my favorite sports show right now. This 3 headed lineup is perfect. They have great chemistry and very entertaining sports show
Nick gone have to see us in Detroit 💪🏿💯 Disrespectfully 😂
NEVER let this trio split!!
Pels should be 📈📈
Nick is praying his Lakers won't be in the play ins especially the 9th and 10th seeds
Heat are cold as ice. You get that?😅😅
Nick’s laugh was so pure off that gamblers and diamond rings comment
It's segments like this that make this the best sports talk show on TV.
Nick's right, there are ALOT of hipster NBA fans and they tend to never read between the lines.
I'm so glad you guys remembered basketball exists
Guys get Greg for basketball season too. Love Greg and coach
Heat: win 3 of 4 games on the road (one lost was on a back to back) while extremely injured
Also Heat: Cold as ice 🧊
Best tiers so far, wow 10/10
rich tapestry
idk if the graphics team came up with now or never but 2k14 player’s understand why that was more than perfect
@3:10 Brous expression was what can i say?
i loved this take compared to title pie..
pelicans disrespect getting nuts
What is the music? It sounds so familiar but I thought it was a football sound
Duncan won young also but he was playing with another hall of famer in David Robinson
Crazy how media focus on record out of context. These teams like 2 or 3 wins from the fourth seed...
A Best of 7 for the #1 pick would be a must watch, and a great way for dudes on those bad teams to get a chance in the spotlight. Maybe 7 games arent necessary, but a best of 3 series would be good.
Man that take by Brou was 10/10 accurate
God I love Wildes
That’s a good idea nick like if it gets to a game seven in the finals they should hang the trophy a live the court in a clear box
WHOAH!! "Hes one of ours" nick is this the old days buddy. Lol
Bragging about being in the play in is a new kind of spin from the LA media.
There is a reason in the history of the league, poorly seeded teams perform poorly. Good hype never bothers with the history though.
I think the studio is in NY
@@lakersworld2125 Miami vs Lakers, the forever hype.
You know I'm right bro.
Wildes has to be writing these comments
I understand that Miami has been a bit of a road block for the Celtics in recent years, but I just don't see it happening this year. Miami will absolutely be competitive in a 7 game series, but the Celtics with the additions of Porzingis and Holiday are a much better team. Derrick White is playing on another level this season too. Brown has been great on both offense and defense. I feel like Tatum is kind of coasting at this point, but he has also been playing great on both sides of the ball. It's great that he doesn't want to be a selfish player, but he needs to know that as the best player on the team, he's allowed to take over a game. Not to mention the Celtics bench is much better than anyone though it would be coming into this season.
Finally a fan with the most sense compared to other fans who still lives in the past.
I think if you looked at just this season, there's no reason to think boston wouldn't sweep them. The problem is we have more historical context than that. Boston has been favored in all 3 matchups against Miami and yet they can't shake them, there's gotta be something to that.
As a heat fan I'd find it hard to bet on Miami against Boston. But I've seen too much to simply write them off. They have the best coach and arguably the best playoff performer of the 20s, they'll have a chance if they met.
@@Atfiswatching in those 3 matchups that youve mentioned, half of those players are not playing in boston anymore. For example, celtics replaced robert williams with a more offensive threat in KP. Holiday replaced smart who is more efficient in outside shooting. Zone defense wont work anymore against a shooting team like the celtics.
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Oh believe me I'm not saying you're wrong, everything you said makes sense (which my god getting rid of smart was the best thing yall could've done). The arguments for miami are purely out of recent history, and I don't believe it should be ignored.
@@Atfiswatching well i dont doubt miami's capabilities as well. Theyre too talented to be ignored but like i said, this is a totally different season with totally different teams. So we'll just wait and see.
MIN not skipping steps, they have a vet pg in Conley, a Superstar in Ant, a top pick in KAT, a multiple DPOY in Rudy plus other proven guys to fill out the roster.
OKC is skipping steps, youngest team, a Superstar in SGA, their 2nd & 3rd best players are in year 2 with one not playing in year 1. With money to spend in free agency, 2 potential lottery picks and a trade asset in Giddey. Presti about to turn up this offseason
Why is this show so good?
the lakers found something in that 4th quarter 😂
Texans need to trade up to #3. Do whatever it takes to get Marvin Harrison Jr. Nobody mentions that and I think that it's crazy imo. Yes Stroud has good targets around him. But can you imagine him with Marvin Harrison?
Actually not a bad tiers. The only one I had a problem with was the heat but nick’s title makes sense. Some teams you just can’t stop believing in.
We're happy to lease Shai to the US for NBA season purposes 🇨🇦
Canada sucks 🍁 go watch hockey 🏒 😂😂😂
PRODUCERS NOTE-The music makes this unwatchable
Google said Steph was 26
12:40 Brou, the average points per game of LBJ's years were 14 lower than Tatum's, just look at that FG%, that's the telling factor. What even was that graphic supposed to be? xD
Nick’s idea @1:00 is actually brilliant. It’ll never happen, but if the NBA wants to end tanking, that’s pretty much guaranteed to do it.
Feel like heats just play a float in regular season, good enough to make playoffs, den when they in playoffs they turn level of play up and everyone play hard, I respect they approach
Everything was so respectable then Nick had to let the hater leak out a bit in the last 20 seconds.
Nick you gotta talk to them they can’t give away the tiers in the name before we watch it , takes away the magic the committee puts into the tiers 😢
If Wilde’s ever gets let go we riot.
Nick tripping on the pistons they got some good young pieces
Tanking
Hating on the Jordan phone call🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Money stat by Brou
Bru is crazy comparing lbj and Tatum. Tatum's team is a complete team. He can play his position.
Lakers are stacked
Sixers are done with embiid returning
Celitcs want this so bad, burnout inevitable
i can see that, the bucks have a good record, and most of the team outside of dame were the chip team, but you can tell they have another gear or two to them. Same with the nuggets, team coasted until the as game. the Celtics(and I'm hoping it doesn't happen bc I want them to win, I've been a brown fan since his second year and I really like jp and kp) but they're gonna have an injury if they don't start to rest some of their guys more and let the rookies and bench cook for a few more minutes.)
@@austinmusselman9814the Celtics are better than the Bucks in ever way and can rest their guys more than any team can
this makes no sense, now if a team wants it too much they won’t win? 😂 you’re dumber than a sack of bricks my guy
Keep praying
@@austinmusselman9814 I mean they have rested players. Porzingas sits out at any sign of not being 100% they sat half the team for both their last 2 games. The only one playing heavy minutes is Tatum who is at 10th in total minutes this season none of the next in minutes is white and Brown and 43 and 44 plus everybody is going to drop in total minutes because they are likely to clinch the overall number one seed and have nothing to play for much quicker than any other team.
Ah, one of those rare instances when Broussard is completely wrong. It happens.
Talks about bears history not meaning anything but then it does for the clippers and sixers? Make it make sense
I wish you guys would talk more basketball
Brou will never understand how the tiers work 😂
LOL what a shock, a reporter led debate show that thinks "the Warriors and Lakers, they are important and the best and scary!"
We gotta stop crowning Tatum. How Many games does he have come up small in
Nick looks like the first guy to die in a biker movie. 😂
Tatum is a really good player... But the league has some all time greats in it right now, and he isnt even close ro one of those.
I wouldn't say that dude been to a finals and a handful of conference title games all before 26 hes gonna be fine plus he havent even hit his prime yet
Tatum is good but he's not on level of some of the players in the league.. he was drafted into a really good situation with coaches,gm and franchise all very good at their jobs...some other players if given similiar opportunity would have a chip by now.. Doesn't mean he is bad..But he isn't good enough . How do we know that? because Celtics had to go and get another two all star calibre players along side two all nba players..
Tatum and Celtics get too much hate they just def can win a chip
I'll keep saying it, you cannot trade jaylen brown, it is still too soon and alot of the all time greats got it done at 27,28 if you anit getting a better player back that maybe wants to leave his situation to try and win with JT do not do it. It's all good saying trade brown, but for who? Realistically.
Is Phoenix still considered scary? I can't buy into that. Their depth is thin and their cannons are made of glass.
No bench, not even a Stool 😂😂
12:35 Let's not start acting like 20 ppg in 2007 is the same as 20 ppg in 2020. League avg ppg is almost double. Not saying LBJ was great in his 1st 2 finals. Just saying 20 now and 20 then is waaaay different. 40 people in the league avg 20 ppg now. Back then it was closer to 5.
wade won FMVP on his rookie deal.
You just can't have Boston over Denver. Denver is 2-0 vs them
Shai is Canadian.
I hope haliburton sees this
Nick, Nick, Nick…nope.
NOW OR NEVER!!!!!!!
At 26 😐😂😂😂😂😂
Having the lakers and warriors on the “scarier than their record “ is a complete joke
What happened to Nick’s hand?!
Top 76 Players MJ Played Against
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ⭐️
Ray Allen
Charles Barkley ✅
Larry Bird ✅ ⭐️
Kobe Bryant ⭐️
Clyde Drexler ✅
Tim Duncan ⭐️
Julius Erving
Patrick Ewing ✅
Kevin Garnett
George Gervin
Allen Iverson
Magic Johnson ✅ ⭐️
Jason Kidd
Karl Malone ✅
Moses Malone
Bob McAdoo
Kevin McHale ✅
Reggie Miller ✅
Steve Nash
Dirk Nowitzki
Hakeem Olajuwon ✅
Shaquille O’Neal ✅ ⭐️
Robert Parish ✅
Gary Payton ✅
Paul Pierce
Scottie Pippen
David Robinson ✅
Dennis Rodman ✅
John Stockton ✅
Isiah Thomas ✅
Bill Walton
Dominique Wilkins ✅
James Worthy ✅
Total = 34
34/76 = 44.7%
✅ When both were in their prime: 17
⭐️ Faced Top 10 all-time players: 6
Top 76 Players Kobe Played Against
Ray Allen ✅
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Carmelo Anthony ✅
Charles Barkley
Stephen Curry ✅
Anthony Davis
Clyde Drexler
Tim Duncan ✅⭐️
Kevin Durant ✅
Patrick Ewing
Kevin Garnett ✅
James Harden
Allen Iverson ✅
LeBron James ✅⭐️
Michael Jordan ⭐️
Jason Kidd ✅
Kawhi Leonard
Damian Lillard
Karl Malone
Reggie Miller ✅
Steve Nash ✅
Dirk Nowitzki ✅
Hakeem Olajuwon
Shaquille O’Neal ⭐️
Robert Parish
Chris Paul ✅
Gary Payton
Paul Pierce ✅
Scottie Pippen
David Robinson
Dennis Rodman
John Stockton
Dwyane Wade ✅
Russell Westbrook ✅
Dominique Wilkins
Total: 35
35/76 = 46.1%
✅ When both were in their prime: 16
⭐️ Faced Top 10 all-time players: 4
(I don’t put Steph in my top 10. His weak ankles would’ve never survived the 90s.)
Top 76 Players LeBron Played Against
Ray Allen ✅
Giannis Antetokounmpo ✅
Carmelo Anthony ✅
Kobe Bryant ✅⭐️
Stephen Curry ✅
Anthony Davis ✅
Tim Duncan ✅⭐️
Kevin Garnett ✅
James Harden ✅
Jason Kidd
Kawhi Leonard ✅
Damian Lillard
Reggie Miller
Steve Nash ✅
Dirk Nowitzki
Shaquille O’Neal ⭐️
Chris Paul ✅
Gary Payton
Paul Pierce ✅
Dwyane Wade ✅
Russell Westbrook ✅
Total: 21
21/76 = 27.6%
✅ When both were in their prime: 15
⭐️ Faced Top 10 all-time players: 3
“BUt MIcHaEL JoRDan OnLy FaCeD PLuMbeRs!!!” 🤣🤣🤣
How many of those greats did Jordan deny rings?
Charles Barkley
Clyde Drexler
Patrick Ewing
Karl Malone
Reggie Miller
Gary Payton
John Stockton
Total: 7
Yes, Drexler did win a ring in 1995 and Payton did win a ring in 2006 but I’m talking about when they faced Jordan.
How many of those greats did Kobe deny rings?
Allen Iverson
Jason Kidd (did win in 2011)
Reggie Miller
Total: 3
How many of those greats did LeBron deny rings?
James Harden
Russell Westbrook (worst one on the list)
Total: 2
LeBron’s competition were a bunch of rats. Worse than plumbers. And he helped those rats win rings. LeBron’s teams have defeated the least amount of 50 to 60-win teams among the three. He did beat a 70-win team that MJ and Kobe didn’t.
Plumbers are superior to the social media losers and lame podcasters that LeBron has beaten in his entire career. Can’t wait when the LeSteroid scandal finally breaks the news after he retires. It will happen….
How come the kings and pelicans are in “deserve more respect” but you still aren’t giving them any respect
No Canadian wants to be called an American!
Canada 🍁 sucks go watch hockey 🏒 😂😂
@@Charles-3900 perfect example. I’m a dual citizen Charles get you a passport bucko
@@donh5856 if it's so great dnt come to the USA 🇺🇸 stay over there bucko 🤣🤣🤣
@@donh5856 exactly why NOBODY LIKES CANADA 🍁 you 🐀 🐀 🐀 🧀 on comments..🍁 soft like funeral music..run tell that chump
Lakers have 2 Top Ten players. Nick Wright is not slick
Wow and I thought it was just me. I think it will be extremly difficult to win a title with Tatum as your best player.
Nick only criticizes Tatumn
Does Nick have anything positive to say about anyone other than Mahomes?
“Hipster nba fans” 😂😂
4:05 not necessary . mavs may knock down pelicans it will make 3 out of those 4 teams in play offs
mavs are 1 win behind pelicans , knocking down clippers as well isnt impossible ether
timberwolves are probably out of reach though
Lebron said Kobe won his 1st with out shaq at 27
I thought Reddick said it
The magic over the pelicans is the dumbest thing ive ever seen
this might be the first time I agree with Nicks tiers😵💫 but i also doubt the celtics lol
They are so bad at basketball segments. You can't talk about NBA in same way as you talk about NFL.
😂😂😂😂 lol