https://www.theringer.com/nba/2021/3/31/22359403/nba-contenders-weaknesses-trade-deadline. Red-Alert Numbers for the NBA’s Title Contenders All eight teams with a real shot at a ring have at least one glaring flaw. We run through each weakness, and what the league’s best did at the deadline and in the buyout market to try to fix them.
To save people a click: Teams in article: UTAH / PHX / LAC / MIL / DEN / BKN / LAL / PHI. UTAH: Get better at forcing TOs. PHX: Get better at FTs. LAC: Get more FGAs in the paint MIL: Get better at defending opponents' 3PAs. DEN: Get better at paint defense. BKN: Get better at every facet of defense. LAL: Get better at 3PAs. PHI: Get better at protecting the ball.
as long as Giannis can’t shoot and they have to go to the likes of Middleton to close playoff games because all Giannis can do is bowl everybody over on his way to the rim or get garbage buckets, then Milwaukee will always disappoint with Philly, I don’t see the offense that is required to keep up with BK...I mean, Tobias Harris is your 2nd option because Simmons can’t and won’t shoot...Simmons has played 22 playoff games averaging a whopping 15 points and 11 shots...it’s simply not enough
