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On this episode of the Heat Check, it is the final division previews, babe.

For this year in the NBA, I break down the Atlantic, the Central, and the Pacific divisions with my favorites,

my dark courses, and those who have zero chance, like absolutely none. Looking at you,

Lakers, I recorded this on a recent episode of Mid-MGM Tonight and the odds might have changed

since then, and I am happy to share it all with you. All right, Nick, let's do me a favor and drop that beat.

All right, Trista, it is NBA futures time.

Let's talk about the Atlantic.

So first, let's just get it out of the way.

Are the Knicks winning this division?

Do they have any chance?

No.

Is there any reason to take any kind of flyer on the Knicks? I think that the only way you would say that that was possible if they did get Shea this year, and I don't think that's happening. Okay. They're not winning the division now. I would agree. All right.

So cross the Knicks out of there.

Then it gets real interesting.

I mean, you can't take the Celtics at minus 300.

Not at minus 300.

You can't do that. So if you're not taking the Celtics, right now, what do you think is the best play on the board? The Sixers at plus 650. The Raptors at plus 750 or the Nets at plus 850. That's such a great point and they all have their own problems, right?

The 76ers, yes, like they found their defense.

What are they?

They're the fifth best defensive team in all of basketball, 109.4 defensive rating.

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