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Final hour on this Tuesday, the popular Nick Wright, Fox Sports First Things First,

will join us and probably take a flamethrower to the Nets,

Kyrie Irving, and Kevin Durant.

To win an NBA title, I think a lot of people

believe that you need veteran talent. And to a certain extent, I guess that's true. It's hard to

trust a young player to lead you to a title when they get to the postseason. But that hasn't slowed

down some of the younger players in round one. Anthony Edwards, Jordan Poole, Brandon Ingram, Tyrese Maxie.

They've made an impact in the first round.

And historically, it's tough for young players to accomplish something when they get into the postseason.

But athletes are beginning to get elite level coaching at a much earlier age.

Look at Nasser Cunningham. He is the number one overall

recruit for the 2024 recruiting class. He's decided to commit to the overtime elite

developmental program. So that gives him access to top tier coaching at a very young age.

I don't know what his development's going to be like,

but he's going to go in and be a semi-pro or be a pro.

And he's part of the 2024 recruiting class.

And maybe this year's NBA playoffs are a sneak peek at the potential impact

to these young players, what they can

have as they move forward. We tend to skew to the veteran players. You know, when you get deeper

into the postseason, the younger players are going to act like younger players. But, you know,

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