2025 NBA Playoffs

[TOO]

Go Sonics.

[Split T]

I continue to believe Ant is one of the most overrated players in the game

[TOO]

I continue to believe Ant is one of the most overrated players in the game

Yep. People love bravado but this isn't the first time he didn't show up when he had to.

[Mori Chu]

As a Seattleite, I will be rooting for Indiana in the Finals. But I think OKC is the better team and will take the title. It was nice to see Ant and Minnesota get stomped in 5 games like that, not gonna lie.

Now bring on the Randle-for-KD trade and get it over with.

[JeremyG]

Now bring on the Randle-for-KD trade and get it over with.

That’s the only bad part of this. That could actually be reality.

I think they need a point guard, though. It’s probably time for Mike Conley to retire.

[Superbone]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have still never gone to the Finals in their entire franchise history.

Yup, he rubbed it in KD's and the Suns faces and they haven't done shit.

[ShelC]

Ant's good but still young. B2B WCFs so far on the resume, just gotta see what Minny does in the offseason and how/if they keep that team together. Already seeing KD for Randle stuff on social media.

[Carno]

I expected the KD/Randle trade talk, but I have zero interest in trading with Minnesota. I want them to want KD, though. More suitors, the more the KD will cost.

[Mori Chu]

I don't hate some of Minny's assets, but my understanding is that they'll be a 2nd apron team if Randle and Reid resign (which they likely will). This would make it hard for them to do a KD trade with us because they, like us, will not be allowed to bundle multiple players into trades. They would need to get under the 2nd apron in order to do a trade like (Randle + player + pick) for KD.

[Split T]

Depends on what they re-sign for, but yes they are in a tricky spot with the aprons…very close to the 2nd apron. Currently under, but that’s with player options for Randle/Reid and NAW as an UFA…they can probably stay under if they let one of NAW/Reid walk, but not sure their plans there.

[JeremyG]

I don't hate some of Minny's assets, but my understanding is that they'll be a 2nd apron team if Randle and Reid resign (which they likely will). This would make it hard for them to do a KD trade with us because they, like us, will not be allowed to bundle multiple players into trades. They would need to get under the 2nd apron in order to do a trade like (Randle + player + pick) for KD.

They could just make the trade before July 1.

[Split T]

Minny is actually a 2nd apron team this year, so they can’t make the trade until July 1st. When I said currently under, I meant their 25-26 current salary is under, not their 24-25 salary.

[Superbone]

Now THIS is funny!

[Mori Chu]

Finals Game 1 on. I think OKC is going to absolutely massacre Indy in this series. Sweep or maybe in 5.

[ShelC]

That seems to be the consensus. I like the Pacers but they feel like JV version of the Thunder.

[TOO]

Pacers in 6.

[Kryptonic]

Pacers in 6.

What happened to “go sonics”?

Thunder in 5.

[TOO]

Pacers in 6.

What happened to “go sonics”?

Thunder in 5.

I'm rooting for the return of the actual Sonics lol. Not these fake Sonics. I'm also going to watch zero minutes because reasons.

[Mori Chu]

I will watch, and I will root for the Pacers because OKC stole our Sonics, and because Indy has two former Wildcats playing, and because I really like watching Haliburton. But I just think OKC is the best team in the league by a decent margin. I think Indy will keep the games close but will lose most of them anyway.

[Mori Chu]

WOW. Indy steals Game 1 on a clutch shot from Tyrese Haliburton with 0.3 sec left. Crowd is in stunned silence. LOVE IT!