Zach Lowe

In pretty heartbreaking fashion for them.

Like, you gotta take some joy out of that if you're Philly.

No question.

I will also pick the Knicks.

I would lean Knicks in seven right now.

I'm going to do more work on it tomorrow.

But I think Cleveland and Detroit should feel exactly the same way.

They should have the same attitude of like, oh, this is open for us.

I know that they haven't, you know, an eighth seed took Detroit to distance.

An undermanned Raptors team took Cleveland to distance.

But every matchup is different.

Every matchup is going to feel different.

And whoever wins that series should not be afraid of the Sixers.

Like, can they stay healthy this whole time?

The Knicks.

I mean, Detroit played the Knicks to the hilt last year in the first round.

I think both those teams should feel that way, too.

Yeah, the first thing I got to do is see what happens in the lottery and who I can get and where I'm picking.

My inclination is almost regardless of that,

Given the state of the East in general, like, I mean, we'll see what the Pacers are just sort of sitting over here as the forgotten man in the East that's going to come back, you know, hopefully full health.