Bill Simmons

Someone needs to cut the ribbon, you know, when Paris comes around.

I just, I like the idea of a Kyrie Irving, Anthony Davis version of this team for the last couple of weeks of the season potentially does not excite me very much.

And the idea, especially if that now becomes you're welcoming that team and being beholden to AD's next contract, I think the Mavericks have to run from that possibility basically as fast as they can.

Think of all they can do with that nine seed.

Jesus Christ.

What are we playing?

You're telling me it's all about Cooper Flagg and now you're like, let's chase the nine seed.

I know.

Cooper Flagg, I mean, he's really good already.

Max Christie's having a really nice season.

They got stuff going on there.

It's just all stuff that should be centered around.

I don't mind watching them.

Every decision they make should be what team are we going to be two to three years from now and not who are we going to be by April of this year.

to do his championship validation.

If you're the Thunder.

I think they have a lot of reason to talk themselves into standing pad, right?

They're still the best team in the Western Conference.

They still have everything at their disposal.

I think you could make a pretty strong argument that what they need most is the best, healthiest version of Jalen Williams they can get.