Eastern Conference Contender Tier List (w/ Rachel Nichols)
Open Floor: SI's NBA Show
SI NBA
4.7 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 28 August 2025
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Chris Mannix and Rachel Nichols break down the eastern conference contenders tier list into who the ring chasers, middle of the pack, and Cancun bound teams are and wonder if this is the most important season for the Cavs since LeBron left, why we're bullish on the all in Hawks, and if the Celtics are really bad enough to miss the playoffs
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| 0:00.0 | Now playing. |
| 0:01.5 | Open Floor. |
| 0:03.1 | This is Open Floor. |
| 0:05.3 | Sports Illustrated's Chris Mannix back at it. |
| 0:07.7 | An NBA podcast with Sports Illustrated senior writer. |
| 0:11.5 | I think it's time that the world get to know. |
| 0:14.1 | My guy Chris Manix. |
| 0:15.4 | I think your opinion is shared by everyone. |
| 0:17.2 | And now it begins. |
| 0:18.3 | Now it begins. |
| 0:19.6 | Bang! |
| 0:24.9 | This is the Open open floor NBA podcast. |
| 0:28.7 | We talked about the league and all the big stories going on in it. |
| 0:35.5 | Joining me back in Los Angeles, reunited once again from Fox Sports One, all the smoke, |
| 0:37.0 | monumental sports network. |
| 0:37.5 | And of course, right here on the show, the great Rachel Nichols. Good to see you in person again, Rachel. I was going to say, welcome back from your East Coast Sojourn. I love the northeast in the summertime. I get worried when you spend this much time in Boston. I feel we're going to lose you. I love it. I love it. Not, no, I've gotten kind of used to L.A. Winters. |
| 0:54.6 | Yeah. |
| 0:54.9 | Well. |
| 0:56.1 | As you know, as a D.C. alum, that it's a lot different, but you can't beat New England in the summer. I agree. Actually, I'm on board with that. New England in the summer is fantastic. Yeah. All right, we're going to divide this episode into two parts. |
| 0:54.1 | So it'll be two separate pods. |
| 0:55.5 | Second half will come out the next day. |
| 0:57.6 | And we're going to talk about the tears in the... this episode into two parts. So it'll be two separate pods. Second half will come out the next day. |
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