Avid listeners of NBA podcasts are accustomed to hearing a few standard preseason predictions, such as which 16 teams will make the playoffs, how many regular season games each club will win, and which players are frontrunners to capture awards like MVP and Rookie of the Year. However, hoops aficionados who subscribe to Zach Lowe’s popular pod were recently treated to Lowe making a friendly wager with ESPN.com writer Andrew Lopez on a less common topic: Who exactly will start in the New Orleans backcourt?
Lowe chose offseason pickup Devonte’ Graham, while Lopez selected third-year returnee Nickeil Alexander-Walker, briefly debating the merits of each choice.