I think Dame might very well lead them into the playoffs. All the teams they are competing with for that 8th seed, except for the Spurs, are young and haven't been in a playoff stretch before and then, the Lakers will probably sweep them
I'll say this: Memphis and Portland (if healthy) have the two best defensive frontcourts to match up against the Lakers in the entire conference.
Pels got it IMHO. They have a good schedule and they are rolling pretty well since Zion came back. Portland has to kill their starters with 35 plus minutes to beat bad teams.
Rolling? They’ve lost 3 straight and are 5 full games behind the Grizzlies. Their home record is awful. I think they’re done.
This thread was already started; http://www.sportstwo.com/threads/will-we-make-the-playoffs.354362/page-4
I would prefer the chance, however small it is, at the #1 pick, over getting blasted by LA in the first round.
If Dame gets swept again in the 1st round, which is highly likely, his legacy is gonna look pretty bad with all those sweeps
The chance of getting the #1 pick with the 14th best odds is lower than the chance we knock LA out in the first round.