The Western Conference playoffs series are going to be a bloodbath. Here are the stars of the teams most likely to make it in (in no particular order, but including the play-in):
- Luka + LeBron
- Kyrie + AD
- SGA et al.
- Jokic + Murray
- Wemby + Fox(!)
- Ant
- Amen + Şengün
- Steph + Jimmy
- Ja + JJJ
- Harden + Kawhi
- KD + Book
- Sabonis + LaVine
Had the Wolves kept Towns, then every single Western team in the top twelve would have (a) a “big two” and (b) an alpha star who, on any given night, could be the best offensive player on the court (with, okay, the exception of the Rockets). Unreal. The Celts, Knicks, Cavs, and Bucks couldn’t be happier about all this. And the trade deadline still has an hour to go!