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Let's go through, though, the next tier of teams that are one level below, quote, obvious Vegas contender.

Teams that are like Stella trying to get their groove back.

Teams that have gone to the finals recently and are trying to find their way back there.

Phoenix.

Miami.

Denver went to the Western Conference Finals.

Philly went to the Eastern Conference semis.

And Dallas, who made their way to the Western Conference Finals last year.

Let's talk about them.

Miami, Miami, it's an. Let's talk about them. Miami,

Miami, it's an ugly, ugly path for them. It is always gross. It never looks like they are going to

be able to do it. And then they do. Somehow, some way. Jimmy Butler makes life hard. Even when he's

making your 42 points per game, it's like, man, it looked hard for you. They've been in the mix, though, two out of the last three years, right? They've always adding guys, they're always adding guys you've never heard of. They get them undrafted. They come out of nowhere. They fill roles that you did not expect. So, for example, they get rid of PJ Tucker, right?

So who's going to replace PJ Tucker?

They get this kid Darius Days at LSU.

Darius Day's, who is his player cop?

Well, I'll just ask him.

He says it's PJ Tucker.

So it's not a shocker that they replace PJ Tucker with a younger up-and-coming PJ Tucker.

Jerry West, one of his favorite young players who didn't get drafted.

If Kyle Lowry is backed to being available, he missed a lot of time for personal issues,

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