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NBA Media Day Reaction: Warriors new look, Lakers SKY-HIGH vibes, Nuggets & Russ fit | Hoops Tonight

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Jason Timpf reacts to the best quotes to come out of NBA Media Day. Can Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors count on Draymond Green to be ready to go after a tumultuous 2023-2024 season? Is it time to buy into LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and the Los Angeles Lakers as reports circulate that JJ Redick has the team more organized and upbeat than ever? Will Russell Westbrook change his game to help Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets return to championship form or continue to have high highs but lower lows in the later stages of his career? Jason also touches on the biggest media day stories from the 76ers, Celtics, Bucks, Clippers, and Spurs before continuing his NBA power rankings with Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Timeline:
00:00 – Introduction
02:38 – Warriors: Is Draymond ready to go?
09:46 – 76ers: Embiid’s health
14:24 – Lakers: Sky-high vibes in LA
18:45 – Celtics: Is there a better version of Jayson Tatum?
21:18 – Nuggets: Russell Westbrook brings energy
31:12 – Bucks: Is Milwaukee overlooked?
32:52 – Clippers: James Harden back to form?
35:50 – Spurs: How high are expectations?
38:00 – NBA Power Rankings #7: Minnesota Timberwolves

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@BillWithers-hu3zz

Tatum is finished. He’s coming off a humiliating year, not to mention being benched for the Olympics. It’s over

@CashmereBlackLion

Very good breakdown! Sat through the whole video and it had me thinking critically about matchups, fits, potential, and much more! Thank you.

@jimmyordaya

Lakers got vibes cause they don’t care about a championship this year. Burden lifted. Lebron gets to play with his son so you should be happy.

@BigKobe8

Mailbag: Hypothetical here, if dlo and reaves are redundant. Why were the lakers so hell bent on keeping reaves. He is not a substantially better player then dlo. It’s a tiny difference at most. The lakers could have traded reaves for Caruso and that would have made the lakers a much better team with a much better chance at the title. Also Caruso would guard Murray a million times better and they have a much better chance at beating the nuggets. I then see them in the finals with the Celtics and who knows from there

@bouldersarehard

As others have pointed out in the chat, Westbrook is a Reggie Jackson replacement, not KCP. He probably won't even play the backup 2 guard much. That will be Strawther if things go as planned in Denver. 

Mailbag question:

Im curious if you agree that Westbrook is an upgrade from Reggie Jackson or even Bruce Brown? Perhaps the thing that makes me most excited about Westbrook on the nuggets is the potential to bring out the best in Murray and challenge him everyday. He said on media day,"My job is to make Jamel the best he can be". I take your warning about Russ seriously as a Denver fan but this is not the same as LA. He is on a minimum contract playing on a bench that has not been good the last couple years. Do you think it's possible Russ somehow makes the bench worse then it was with Reggie? This to me seems to be very low risk high reward if it goes well for Denver. So yes he will have to be a different player and as of now he seems to be embracing it and I look forward to seeing how it plays out on the court.

@kevinmclain4080

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@smgyro1476

The Bucks weren't bad against above .500 teams tho. It was the bad teams that beat them. It was when their was lineup inconsistency and bad stagger lineups(poor bench players) that lead to losses. Not their starters. Their starters dominated teams more than any other team in the NBA including the Celtics who also played in the "weak East".