Merry Christmas Eve! Adam Spinella (@Spinella14) from Celtics Blog drops by to predict which NBA rookies will lead in certain stat categories, win Rookie of the Year and have the better career (2:33). After that, Lazarus Jackson (@lazchance) from the Pistons vs. Everybody podcast rolls through for a deep dive into the Detroit Pistons' future (57:50). Full breakdown below: 👉NBA Rookie Predictions (2:33) ↪️Would you change anything about the first five picks? (7:50) ↪️Who has the bigger impact as a rookie: Anthony Edwards, James Wiseman or LaMelo Ball? (12:10) ↪️Biggest reach from the draft (16:08) ↪️Biggest steal of the draft (21:17) ↪️Which team had the best draft? (25:39) ↪️Most underrated pick (30:16) ↪️Which rookie leads in PPG? (33:46) ↪️Which rookie leads in APG? (35:20) ↪️Which rookie leads in RPG? (36:13) ↪️Which rookie leads in SPG? (39:10) ↪️Which rookie leads in BPG? (39:35) ↪️Which rookie leads in 3PM? (41:20) ↪️Which rookie will be the advanced-metrics darling? (42:12) ↪️Which rookie(s) will rank inside the top 100 players overall this season? (46:26) ↪️Which player from the draft will have the best career? (48:04) ↪️Who will be the Defensive Rookie of the Year? (50:38) ↪️Who will win Rookie of the Year? (52:29) ↪️Scattered 2021 draft thoughts (55:16) 👉Detroit Pistons Lookahead (57:11) ↪️Final impressions of the Pistons offseason ↪️Can Jerami Grant effectively expand his offensive game? ↪️Rookie-year expectations for Killian Hayes ↪️Rookie-year expectations for Saddiq Bey ↪️How big of a concern is shooting? ↪️Sekou Doumbouya's role ↪️Impressions of Josh Jackson ↪️How will the backcourt rotation shake out? ↪️The futures of Blake Griffin and Derrick Rose ↪️Could Blake Griffin play more 5? ↪️Scorching hot—read: medium cold—Isaiah Stewart takes ↪️Closing Lineups ↪️"Let's Get Weird" Lineups ↪️Win total and Eastern Conference standings predictions!
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