Dave DeFour
Podcast host and basketball analyst at The Athletic; hosts the Athletic NBA Daily show and provides NBA commentary with emphasis on coaching and analytics.
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Jul 2, 2026
Dave DeFourGUEST
But i- the, the bigger thing to me is he makes so much money, and he's got an extension that's coming up, right? No one wants to pay that.
Dave DeFourGUEST
And especially I think when you look at the new Celtics ownership and the private equity, uh, influence there, I, I think that that plays a hand in that.
Dave DeFourGUEST
People don't wanna, they don't wanna be in the tax, and definitely not in the repeater tax.
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Dave DeFourGUEST
A- and I think, like, one of the reasons why they would get behind against the Thunder is 'cause the Thunder would adjust immediately to the whistle.
Dave DeFourGUEST
A- again, this is where experience really does matter, is understanding the flow of the game and how they're gonna be called.
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Dave DeFourGUEST
So, um, it, that, losing the series, okay, yes, it's, that stinks, but to do it in such a desperate way in game five.
Dave DeFourGUEST
I understand that Neemias Queta could not guard Joel Embiid at all, but you just went away from...
Dave DeFourGUEST
You, you know what I mean? Like, you gotta kinda stick a little bit to your principles.
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Tim CatoHOST
... you know, can allow Denver to be a potential team that upsets the reigning champions.
Dave DeFourGUEST
They, they lose one of their, one of their key players, uh, to an Achilles injury in game seven of the finals.
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