J. Kyle Mann

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Big question, number whatever.

This was a tricky one, but I'm interested in your take.

I said, the teams within spitting distance of the sixth seed in either direction, in both conferences, which is the team that falling into the play-in, that falling out of or not making the top six is the biggest disaster?

Rob Mahoney, your answer.

Yeah, I mean, they certainly have all the assets to do it.

You know, Bill and I have talked about how Adam's season-ending injury is a huge deal because it just – it pierces their core identity, which is we're just going to beat the hell out of you on the glass.

And they still do that.

They're still the best rebounding team in the NBA.

Yeah.

But there's a difference between the best by a little bit.

And so some nights, the rebounding battle's close to even and your whole sort of identity falls away and being the best by so much that you're guaranteed to win the rebounding battle in a significant way every night.

And that's Steven Adams.

Their other issue was like...

Van Vliet has a de facto no trade clause and he's injured.

Yep.

That's a $25 million salary that's tough to trade.

Finney Smith is on a three-year deal and has done nothing for them.

That's been tough.

That's a $12.5 million salary that's tough to trade.