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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