Gilbert Arenas named Orlando Magic and Detroit Pistons as his sleeper teams for the upcoming play-offs.
NBA play-offs are looming nearby, and it's time to evaluate the teams we will potentially see in them.
Gilbert Arenas
Gilbert Arenas
Position: PG, SG
Age: 43
Height: 193 cm
Weight: 98 kg
Birth place: Los Angeles, United States of America
Gilbert Arenas spoke on his Gil's Arena Podcast, noting the sleeper teams he feels can contribute more than it is expected.
Arenas likes what can be offered from the Orlando Magic and Detroit Pistons:
"Orlando Magic, the team itself still has confidence going against the Cleveland Cavaliers, assuming they are the eight seed and Cavaliers the first. If you have confidence against somebody you're not playing tense."
"Magic can take them to six or seven games, and that's not something you want in the first round. Cavs aren't playing a proper eight seed, it's sad how this play-offs can pan out for them."
"Magic reminds me of a young Boston Celtics team with young Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. If it wasn't for injuries, they'd be top 5, not eight," Arenas said.
Arenas also talked about the Pistons:
"It's been a five year drought from play-offs, but it looks like that will change. If regular season was over now it would be a three seed vs. six seed battle against the New York Knicks."
"Tom Thibodeau doesn't really sub his starters out, fatigue that the Knicks have, series could go to seven games and then it's all up for grabs," Arenas concluded.
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