J. Kyle Mann

Gives them a version of a player they already have, like he and Dante DiVincenzo share a lot in terms of their DNA and what they bring on the court.

But having another guy with that kind of energy, with that kind of shooting, with that kind of defense...

I think really makes them tough.

And Minnesota is in an interesting place because like from a macro perspective, a lot of their like big picture indicators, like their point differential and stuff are like pretty good, like pretty promising as far as where they stand relative to the rest of the league.

Their habits on the court aren't always great.

And so it's like the roster is good.

The habits are like come and go, which to me says mostly if the talent is there and you trust it and I trust it, other people may feel differently.

It's just like they are positioned well to be one of those teams that like if they lock in at the right time could give anybody a run for their money in a playoff series.

And so they're close enough.

They made the move.

And I think they end up taking themselves a couple percentage points up in our title pie whenever we want to do that next as a result of everything that's happened over the last week.

He's very, very right.

Well, let's talk about Houston for a minute because as far as teams that I think could look back and really regret not doing more at the deadline, they are the number one team for me.

I just don't see a reason why if you are Houston and the bloom has fallen off the rose in terms of their offense for so long now.

It's so clear that their half-court offense does not work if Steven Adams is not grabbing every offensive rebound and giving you second and third chances to fix it.

He's going to be out for the rest of the season.

They needed a guard in such a bad way.

Just somebody.

Somebody capable.

Somebody who can play playoff minutes.