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Are these NBA teams and players actually good? Maybe

In this week’s episode, we play everyone’s favorite game: Is this team good or trash? BONUS ROUND: Is this player good or trash?

NBA: Boston Celtics at Indiana Pacers
NBA: Boston Celtics at Indiana Pacers
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We know there are some great teams in the NBA, but so much of the league is piled up together that we need to do some soul searching to figure out who might separate themselves from the pack.

To help us, SB Nation’s Seth Rosenthal joins the show to figure out if the following teams are actually good (and why or why not):

  • Rockets: OK, we all know they’re actually good. We just wanted an excuse to talk about them because they’re such a great story.
  • Celtics: They’re good but it doesn’t feel like it.
  • Bucks: Obviously Mike likes them. Everyone else is shrugging.
  • Hawks: Nah.
  • Pacers: Nah
  • Knicks and Bulls: Definitely nah, and we can’t believe this is even a question. This leads us down some dark roads.
  • Grizzlies: Yes, but Mike is the lone holdout.
  • Thunder: Sure.

We also talked about a bunch of players that may or may not be good, including:

  • Victor Oladipo: Yes, he’s good.
  • Andrew Wiggins: Disappointing, possibly still good, but we’re getting concerned.
  • Andre Drummond: Ibid.
  • Harrison Barnes: He’s fine.
  • Dwight Howard: He’s fine.

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