NBA Podcast: Weird Celtics-Heat Series, Midseason Tournament + Which Teams Are Actually Trending Up?

Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha talk Conference Finals, what a midseason tournament might look like, draft lottery implications and much more.

May 24, 2022

NBA Podcast: Weird Celtics-Heat Series, Midseason Tournament + Which Teams Are Actually Trending Up?

By:

Alex Barutha

Nick Whalen

May 24, 2022

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Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha discuss both Conference Finals series, including a Heat-Celtics series that's been plagued by lopsided blowouts thus far. Then, the guys discuss what an NBA midseason tournament might look like before digging into the Draft Lottery implications. Finally, they end by breaking down which teams in the West will actually be meaningfully better next season.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Alex Barutha

Author @BaruthaAlex

Alex is RotoWire's Chief NBA Editor. He writes articles about daily fantasy, year-long fantasy and sports betting. You can hear him on the RotoWire NBA Podcast, Sirius XM, VSiN and other platforms. He firmly believes Robert Covington is the most underrated fantasy player of the past decade.

Nick Whalen

Author @wha1en

Now in his 10th year with the company, Nick is RotoWire's Senior Media Analyst, a position he took on after several years as the Head of Basketball Content. A multi-time FSGA and FSWA award winner, Nick co-hosts RotoWire's flagship show on Sirius XM Fantasy alongside Jeff Erickson, as well as The RotoWire NBA Show on Sirius XM NBA with Alex Barutha. He also co-hosts RotoWire's Football and Basketball podcasts. You can catch Nick's NBA and NFL analysis on VSiN and DraftKings, as well as RotoWire's various social and video channels. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram @wha1en.