Michael Wilbon

Other people know when it's the players who fail to coach the other way around in that league.

Wagner missed 45 games with injuries.

And then when they're out there, these two guys are major talent.

They're people that you would say, I'll take him in free agency and get rid of who I got.

So they are big time.

These guys are 6'9", 6'10", wings.

who can do it all, who can defend.

There's no reason that they should be playing second fiddle to Cade Cunningham, even though he was an MVP candidate and the first player on my all-second team.

That spot should be contended for by Bankaro and Wagner.

And they failed all year.

They sabotaged their coach.

And so whatever criticism they get, they've earned.

But

They knocked Charlotte's head off in the winner-take-all game, like you mentioned.

Yeah, I just figured, you know, if we haven't seen Orlando break through after 82 games, why now?

But they kept it going.

Look, yesterday, that's what we expected.

You know, I didn't have Orlando coming out of the East, but I had them a top four.

I had Orlando like in fourth place this regular season, and they were just dogs.

And so they haven't been lately.