And now the Low Post.

Welcome to the Low Post podcast.

This, Tim McMahon, this is why we do this job.

All the trades, all the transactions, all the rumors, all the

smokescreens, that's all cool, that's fun, that gets clicks, that gets listens, but

this is about the Larry O'Brien Trophy. This is about the

NBA finals after almost two months, two teams left standing. One team was

run a gauntlet to get here, The other team has run something else to get here

from the always friendly Eastern Conference,

but they are here.

They have survived, they have advanced,

they have some of the best players in the world, and now we get to watch

the chess match at the absolute highest level between the Boston Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks.

This is the whole point of all of it. The NBA finals is here. One team expected to be here. One team was an eighth place at the trade deadline. When they remade their roster around Lucadonchich and

Kyrie Irving who they acquired at the last trade deadline before then

tanking and getting Derek Lively who has emerged as on some nights, maybe overall, the third best

Dallas Maverick, the fourth best Dallas Maverick, something in that ballpark.

Tim McMahon, you're not in Boston yet, you're gonna to be there soon, I'm going to be there soon,

are you ready?

Howdy, partner, I am ready to roll.

I would say Nico Harrison certainly earned the contract extension that was announced

this morning. You knew that was coming. They

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