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NBA Playoffs Open Thread – Wednesday, May 7th

Much intrigue.
By | 17 Comments | May 7, 2025

May 5, 2025; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) is defended by Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren (7) during the first quarter during game one of the second round for the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Paycom Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images

Here’s the NBA Playoffs slate for tonight:

New York Knicks @ Boston Celtics – 4:00 PM PT / 7:00 PM ET

  • Knicks lead the series 1-0

Denver Nuggets @ Oklahoma City Thunder – 6:30 PM PT / 9:30 PM ET

  • Nuggets lead the series 1-0
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deez
May 7, 2025 4:26 pm

James Ham confirming Mike Woodson as assistant coach.

Mike Woodson has agreed to join the Sacramento Kings coaching staff as Doug Christie’s associate head coach. ESPN first with the news.

James Ham (@jameshamnba.bsky.social) 2025-05-07T22:46:57.113Z

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May 7, 2025 5:02 pm
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Associate Head Coach? What does that mean? Usually it’s Assistant Head Coach, or Lead Assistant. Associate seems like a weird title.

deez
May 7, 2025 5:08 pm
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According to the folks on Bluesky, the top 1-2 assistant coaches are “Associate Head Coach”

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May 7, 2025 5:12 pm
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Triano carried the Associate Head Coach title this past season.

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May 7, 2025 5:14 pm
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Really? Hmm. Learn something new everyday

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May 7, 2025 5:09 pm
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BREAKING: Kings to let go of Slamson and have re-hired The Gorilla. The team has also announced a partnership with LA Gear Regulator shoes and they will be worn as a part of next season’s City Edition line.

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May 7, 2025 5:12 pm
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Huh?

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May 7, 2025 6:31 pm
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LOL, I was riding the way back machine since the Kings are bringing in a bunch of dudes who were last relevant over 20 years ago.

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May 7, 2025 6:20 pm
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Long shorts are back!!!

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May 7, 2025 7:29 pm
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In other unsurprising news, Kings are guaranteed to suck next year.

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May 7, 2025 6:25 pm

How bout them Boston Choketics

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May 7, 2025 10:20 pm

New York ’Nova crew is wild. Two come from behind against the reigning Champs. Amazing.
OKC – The Thunder has Boomed!

Steph out for one week. Let’s see if Minny can take advantage.That’s the worst I’ve seen the TWolves play in quite a while.

Cleveland with Mobley, Garland and Hunter out are not enough with Spider Mitchell and Jarret Allen – that’s just not enough.

Man, the playoffs have been wonderfully watchable.

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May 8, 2025 12:04 am

They allow defense.

As much as I like it, the change in the way play-off games are refereed vs regular season games is incredibly sharp. Hard to explain.

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May 8, 2025 7:19 am
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A question for any or all. If possible would you trade Zach LaVine for either Trae Young or Ja Morant? If so which one and why?

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May 8, 2025 8:22 am
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I don’t want any of them.

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May 8, 2025 9:35 am
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Why/ You get rid of LaVine which is the hardest to do and you get a proven point guard one being 25 and the other 26. Both are top notch. IMO both are team players and can get others involved.

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May 8, 2025 9:22 am
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Trae meets the definition more of a “true PG”. He can be viewed as a chucker and is not a good defender. But as far as getting others involved, he is pretty top notch. He also doesn’t seem to have the baggage that Ja has.

If they traded Zach for either player, I think the Kings would be in a better position to succeed on the court. So long as grenades aren’t being thrown after hitting a big shot.

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