Simmons Could this be the year that the Thunder take the Philly pick add like 8 picks to it and just say Give us Cooper Flagg Lets say Charlotte gets the first pick and just get a war chest of the all-time most picks ever in a trade from OKC just to move back 6 spots

Bill Simmons Pod Max Kellerman talks about Kyrie Irving and Cooper Flagg potentially winning 2 championships in Dallas

Bill Simmons Pod Charlotte might go 120 in the Eastern Conference Playoffs They are just rolling through the league This is 2017 Warriors territory

Stan Van Gundy We have to remove any incentive to losing I'd get rid of the draft If you want to go give Cooper Flagg 45Myear coming out of college do it he's a free agent The other thing let's take out the individual max You'd take those top 30 players and spread them around the league

Bill Simmons Pod Have the Thunder officially become villains

Kevin O'Connor Potential changes to the NBA Draft that have generated interest at the ownership level include limiting protections after the top 4 amp freezing the lottery standings on an early date mid-year Nothing is set in stone but changes to limit tanking is a key discussion point

Austin Ainge in June 2025 on manipulating draft lottery odds You won't see that this year