Jay King

Then Cleveland is just sort of a wild card to me.

They've had a year where they haven't really ever found their stride after last year, which was like everything went right for them until they lost to Indiana in the playoffs.

But I still think, like, with Donovan Mitchell, with James Harden, there's just an upside there.

And that they have firepower that not a lot of teams can match.

And then you add to that, you know, the frontcourt size and Evan Mobley's defensive versatility.

And then some shooting around him with Strews and Merrill.

I just think they haven't reached their potential yet, but if they do get there, then that's a really dangerous team in the East, too.

They're in the Clippers zone for me, which is like, fool me once,

Here's the thing.

If they can stay healthy, then there's a lot there.

Tyrese Maxey is...

Basically unstoppable at this point.

He's so hard to guard.

Paul George came back and probably could use the time off to get his body right and prepare for the playoffs.

Embiid, like you said, he looked like an absolute shell of himself early in the season.

For him to reach the point he is now is really promising for Philadelphia.

And then you had Edgecombe and his freakish athleticism.

Some of the role guys like Dominic Barlow, they've stood up.

And so, yeah, Philadelphia, I don't think they really make too many teams nervous just because of their track record.

But you could convince yourself on a good night that they could go on a deep playoff run, too.