Brian Scalabrine

Scal, you mentioned the Hornets and the chaos of the second part of the Eastern Conference playoff picture.

It's just like madness right now.

The Hawks are suddenly fifth at 41 and 32.

The Raptors are 40 and 32.

They've dropped to six.

They're six and nine in their last 15 games and just look like kind of a mess.

The Sixers are now seventh at 40 and 33.

Embiid came back last night.

Paul George came back last night.

And then the Hornets, the Heat, and the Magic all have 34 losses.

This is like a wild race for fifth and sixth and home court advantage in the play-in and all of it, which you can pick any of these teams.

Who's most interesting?

I mean, like Charlotte...

We're all, I think, rooting for Charlotte because they're the most interesting and I think the most dangerous of all of these teams in the first round.

Their schedule is absolutely brutal to finish the season, which is why the projection systems give them like a 10% chance of getting into the top six.

I would give them a better chance at that just because they've been so goddamn good.

But even their last three games are Detroit, Boston, Knicks, and two of them are on the road.

But I think...

Like all four of those teams in the East should beat Charlotte and any of these teams in a playoff series.

But Charlotte is, I think the most, the best of them and Philly, if they can ever stay healthy for more than a hot second is obviously kind of scary, but who do you want to start with here?