Who Should Win the 2024 NBA MVP + Mock Draft SZN is Here + Are We Sleeping on the Pelicans?

We talked about you know what. Enjoy my pain. Also we talked about all of the the other playoff series which was more fun. Get weekly bonus YKB episodes and more here: https://www.patreon.com/YouKnowBall Watch playoff games with us on Playback here: https://www.playback.tv/youknowball

On this episode we discussed why the Lakers should throw the first play in game to avoid playing the Nuggets round one and then we completely contradicted ourselves by calling the Cavs cowards for throwing their game today in order to avoid the Heat and Sixers in round one. We then talked about the Bucks finishing below .500 with Doc Rivers as head coach and their heated rivalry with the Pacers getting another chapter, this time in the first round of the playoffs. Finally we predicted the results of the Play-In Tournament Games: Sixers vs. Heat, Lakers vs. Pelicans, Warriors vs. Kings and Bulls vs Hawks. Enjoy. The Play-In Predictions start at 39:28 Special guest = Klutch and Lakers Shill Harrison Faigen (@hmfaigen) from SBNation NBA Sign up for weekly bonus episodes, live stream videos, discord access and more on the YKB Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/YouKnowBall Watch games with us this postseason on Playback here: https://www.playback.tv/youknowball

Get weekly bonus episodes, discord access and more here: https://www.patreon.com/YouKnowBall We had some internet connection issues but tried to edit it the best we could. Sorry for that. On this episode we discussed Giannis' latest injury and the Bucks vibes being off, why the Knicks could have an early playoff advantage, where the Sixers rank in the East power rankings and what teams we believe in and do not believe in both the east and the west. We also riffed on the upcoming "bad" draft randomly throughout the podcast. Enjoy. Follow our clips YouTube Here: https://www.youtube.com/@YouKnowBallClips

This year's NBA season long awards are kinda boring to talk about so we created our own You Know Ball awards based on NBA players, media personalities and more. Enjoy. For this episode fully unedited and weekly bonus YKB episodes please subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/YouKnowBall More YKB content here: https://linktr.ee/youknowball

Get weekly bonus episodes & more here: https://www.patreon.com/YouKnowBall We talked about a lot on this episode but mainly the Jontay Porter gambling scandal and then we tried to figure out who was having a real and fake run this Mickey Mouse March headlined by Jalen Green who has turned into prime Michael Jordan over the last few weeks. Enjoy. Subscribe to our new YKB Clips page on YouTube here that will feature short form clips from the podcast & more: https://www.youtube.com/@YouKnowBallClips

Get weekly bonus YKB episodes & more here: https://www.patreon.com/YouKnowBall Tyrese Maxey is the favorite for Most Improved Player but should he win the award? We talked about the history of the award and whether a breakout player like Coby White should win instead. Then we talked about who will benefit and suffer from the NBA's "New Rules" that allow more physicality. Finally we will talk about some NBA media observations including Jokic and the Nuggets stranglehold on this season's NBA narratives and more.

Get weekly bonus episodes and more here: https://www.patreon.com/YouKnowBallWith less than a quarter of the season remaining we talked about the MVP race which is coming down to Jokic, SGA, Giannis and one more candidate. We then talked about friend of the pod Kevin O'Connor and the Ringer dropping their first mock draft with a surprise player at number one so we riffed on that player and a few other college draft prospects. And then finally we did a segment on whether we are sleeping on the breakout New Orleans Pelicans. Also a bonus rant from Trill on the Sixers handling of Joel Embiid's injury. Enjoy. Follow the hater watch streams on Playback here: https://www.playback.tv/youknowball

With only 20 games left in the NBA Season, we ranked all 30 NBA teams based on the following tiers: Title Favorites, Contenders, Pretenders, Lottery Teams & More. Get weekly bonus episodes and more here: https://www.patreon.com/YouKnowBall All other YKB content can be found here: https://linktr.ee/youknowball

We drafted the 10 worst contracts in the NBA as of February 2024. And added in a bonus one for fun. Enjoy. Get weekly bonus episodes and more here: https://www.patreon.com/YouKnowBall All other YKB content can be found here: https://linktr.ee/youknowball

For weekly bonus episodes including last week's "worst rotation players" draft please visit here: https://www.patreon.com/YouKnowBall On this episode we re-drafted this rookie class after 40-50 games which is exactly when you should do a re-draft. Find out who rose up our boards, who fell down our boards and which rookies look like they could be future stars. Enjoy. Watch Kyle Lowry's Sixers debut with me here: https://www.playback.tv/youknowball Follow us everywhere here: https://linktr.ee/youknowball