Good morning and welcome to the NBA Daily for May 6, 2026.

I'm Dave DeFlor here with Esperi.

Coming up, who, Cab's Pistons is physical.

We're going to talk about that.

And the Thunder handled the Lakers.

Andrew Schleck's going to check in with us from Oklahoma City.

Good morning, everybody. What is going on S?

Boniorno, everybody. How's it going? We're going to hit a different language.

Yeah, we'll figure it out. Yeah, we're searching. Iron sharpens iron, as they say. Like the Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavalier.

Yeah, actually, before we get to the game, I want to ask you, did you have a chance to read John Hollinger's piece over at the athletic where he made a case for the new tanking or anti-tanking rules that are going to be instituted through a

flatter lottery. Of course, that whole bottom three being ineligible for the number one pick.

And he made a strong case. I thought that this is a good thing and that maybe the downside

benefits of it exist,

but it could be a nice bridge to get us to the next better idea,

whatever the next thing is.

Yeah, look, I mean, John Hollinger has worked in a front office, right?

He knows very well how these GMs operate and work.

And I think that, for the most part,

provides him with a level of context that just I cannot, you know, but at the same time,

from a fan perspective and from watching the games and also kind of understanding just

the value of the draft, I think, I think it doesn't work still.

I still do not believe in the lottery.

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