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And with that, we bring in Sports Illustrated senior writer, Chris Mannix, covering the league for now 20 years.

It's like his 20-year celebration.

He entered it about the time LeBron did.

You did actually. In 2003, you started covering it. That's about LeBron's timeline. Roughly, more or less. Yeah. So when you I'm not retiring, though, just to be clear. Plenty of years left. So we, you know, I think it's very hard in the NBA, even if you're a star coach, Kerr and Spoh. Got to walk on eggshells around stars.

It's a players league.

LeBron, Spow had their moments.

Kerr, KD.

Those guys struggled at times to get buy-in from stars.

Missoula's a kid.

He comes to a team that these guys have been compensated. They're good. They were in a final and he wasn't the first choice. It's hard. He didn't get buying. It's hard to bark like Malone when you don't have his career and his resume. So I read all Boston opinion over the last 48 hours is he's done. I would get it, but I think he's Brad

Stevens guy. Is there a chance? They just give him time to bake here a little bit.

I think there is a good chance. You make the point that he's Brad Stevens guy. He's probably

the closest thing that Brad Stevens has to a protege. Brad Stevens brought him in when he was a division three,

or head coach at Fairmont.

He put him on his staff.

He made sure IMEU doca retained him on his staff when Brad moved up to the front office.

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