NBA Playoff Primer: Sleeper Teams, Conference Finals Picks + More

Get ready for the business end of the NBA season 🏀🔥

In this episode, James and Michael break down the latest NBA playoff picture, with a deep dive into both the Eastern and Western Conferences. They discuss potential sleeper teams that could make a late run, the sides still battling for crucial seeding, and give their predictions for this year’s Conference Finals.

The episode wraps up with James delivering this week’s “Gan Seans” underdog picks, along with his and Shane’s updated NBA and Premier League power rankings.

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(0:00) Intro

(2:44) Michael Joins the Show

(3:56) NBA Eastern Conference

(4:24) Our Sleepers in the East

(11:23) East Teams that NEED More Wins

(17:50) East Finals Predictions

(24:03) NBA Western Conference

(24:40) Our Sleepers in the West

(30:36) West Teams that NEED More Wins

(36:04) West Finals Predictions

(46:31) Gan Seans: Our Underdog Picks

(49:26) Premier League X NBA Power Rankings