NBA playoffs, Stanley Cup playoffs get underway this weekend; NFL mock draft, latest rumors

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Happy Friday, everyone! When we talk again, the Playoffs of the NBA and the Playoffs of the Stanley Cup will be underway, and it will be a week of writing. Oh boy. Let’s go well.

🏀🏒 Good morning to all, but especially to …

NBA fans …

It is (almost) here! After Tonight two play-in tournaments To determine seeds number 8, the NBA playoffs start tomorrow. Here is all the programming.

We also broken down all the series with a game completed:

Everyone who has some level of intrigue but simply can’t wait for what Luka Doncic He has in the store in his debut at Lakers Playoff. Its 30.9 points per game in the playoffs are the second highest, only behind some kind called Michael Jordan. And of course there are Lebron james doing another playoff race.

On the other side, Anthony Edwards Enjoy being the underdog. I love Edwards’s competitiveness and I can’t wait to see what he has in the store. Remember -you Minnesota made the conference finals last year.

Yesterday Iymi, our experts filled his brackets.

There are more here:

… and also a good morning to NHL fans

In order not to leave -the Playoffs of the Stanley Cup also start tomorrow (schedule)). Here are the matches:

• East: Maple Leafs vs. Senators | Lightning vs. Panthers | Capitals vs. Canadiens | The hurricanes vs. devil
• West: Jets vs. Blues | Stars vs Avantanche | Golden Knights vs. Wild | Reis vs. Oilers

The Austin Nivison season’s power rankings looked back his preseason power rankings and the Maple leaves made him look smart.

1. Maple Leafs (preseason: 6) – “The leaves remained one of the best teams in the league for most of the season. The Four nucleus was excellent and Matthew Knies Broke out as a young star. Toronto also obtained a consistent goal of Anthony Stolarz and Joseph Woll. Now the leaves enter the playoffs with high expectations. What could go wrong? “”

The playoff Kings, Canadian and Capital were among the larger larger, while the Rangers, Bruins and Predators They were among the biggest disappointments.

😄 Honorable Mentions

🏈 And it’s not a good day for …

Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers

If you waited Aaron Rodgers It would reveal a lot about his condition for the 2025 season in his last interview … maybe next time. Don’t be wrong: Rodgers had A lot to saybut he remains not compromised to play.

• Rodgers is considered as the main option for the SteellersBut he said, “I’m 41
• He added that “retirement could still be a possibility.” And, according to some reports, this is the Most likely option.
• He said that Rodgers would be willing to play cheap price, $ 10 million. This would make it the cheapest quarterback in the NFL, not included in a newborn agreement.
• Rodgers was Is not particularly satisfied with how Aaron Glenn manipulated by saying to Rodgers the Aircraft They went ahead.

Rodgers met with several teams this low season, including Pittsburgh, and had High praise for Mike Tomlin. But he reiterated There is no time line for your decisionAnd it does not feel an obligation to establish a.

With the NFL draft less than a week away, the Steelers still have no idea how Rodgers can occur in their quarterback equation. We will kindly say that it is less than ideal.

😠 not so honorable mentions

🏀 SPECTS CBS SPORTS ALL-NBA Topic

After doing their Individual awards selectionsOur NBA experts have their own again All-nba, Teams All-Defense and All-rookie.

The best candidates to MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokic Take two points in the first team of All-NBA and Giannis antekounmpo and Jayson tatum The options for two more are clear. Fifth place? In a nearby vote, Edwards eliminated James, Donovan Mitchell and Stephen CurryWho made the whole second team.

Only two teams, the Cavaliers and the Knicks, had multiple All-NBA teams. You can see all the options of our experts here.

🏈 NFL draft: rumors, drives of simulations, unpopular opinions

Thursday cannot arrive here soon enough. The NFL project will finally be underway and the long wait will end.

But we are not yet there, and our last draft of mockery is a mess. Our podcast “with the first selection” made a Seven Rounds DrivingAnd Chris Trapasso ranked each first round choice.

While things could change, the first three seem to be –

• Hut is speaking as Will go to the Titans at number 1.
• It Brown Have the number 2 selection and GM Andrew Berry compared Travis Hunter into Shohei Ohtani.
• Abdul Carter seems to think Has been addressed to the Giants at number 3.

Here are the top 10 places of our live draft.

1. Titans: Cam Ward, Qb, Miami
2. Browns: Travis Hunter, CB/WR, Miami
3. Giants: Abdul Carter, Edge, Penn State
4. Patriots: Will Campbell, Ot, LSU
5. Jaguars: Mason Graham, DL, Michigan
6. Raiders: Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Arizona
7. Jets: Kelvin Banks Jr., Ot, Texas
8. Panthers: Jalon Walker, Edge, Georgia
9. Steelers (Via Mock Trade with Saints): Shedeur Sanders, Qb, Colorado
10. Bears: Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State

Given the aforementioned uncertainty of Rodgers, Pittsburgh Nabbing Sanders is not out of the matter, and in our Impopular draft takesEmory Hunt says Sanders is the the most prepared quarterback perspective to get ready since Andrew Luck.

• Hunting: “This is prepared in the sense of how the position exerts from his pocket, as the beatings have resisted, but also in the way of being tutored by ancient advantages (i.e. Tom Brady, Jeff Blake), As it has been in the spotlight from the first day … starting with Jackson stategoing to the worst FBS team Coloradoand succeed in both, all the time Deion Sanders“Son”.

Although the prospects of the first round of Sanders have been very discussed, there are murmurs Another quarterback could strain in the first round.

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📺 What are we seeing this weekend

Friday

⚾ Diamondbacks to cubes14:20 on the MLB network
🏀 Play-in Tournament: Heat at HawksAt 19 ha tnt/trutv
⚾ Dodgers in Rangers or Athletics in Brewers20:10 on the MLB network
🏀 Play-in Tournament: Mavericks in Grizzlies21:30 in Espn
⚾ Giants to the angels21:38 on the MLB network

Saturday

🏀 First round: Bucks to pacers13 has espn
⚾ Marlins in Phillies or Royals in Tigers13:05 on the MLB network
🏀 First round: Clippers in Nuggets15:30 in Espn
⚾ Cardinals to Mets or Dodgers in Rangers16:05 in Fox
🏀 First round: Pistons in KnicksAt 18 Ha espn
🏒 First round: Blues in JetsAt 18:00 to TNT/TRUTV
🤼 Wrestlemania 41At 19 ha Peacock
⚾ Padres to Astros19:10 in FS1
🏀 First round: Timberwolves in Lakers20:30 in ABC
🏒 First round: Avalanche to the stars20:30 to TNT/TRUTV

Sunday

🏀 First round: Mavericks/Grizzlies to ThunderAt 13 he has ABC
⚾ Reds to Orioles or Yankees to Rays13:35 on the MLB network
🏒 First round: Devils in HurricanesAt 15 Ha espn
🏀 First round: magic to the Celtics15:30 in ABC
⚾ Giants to the angels16:07 on the MLB network
🏀 First round: heat/hawks in CavaliersAt 19 ha tnt/trutv
🏒 First round: Senators to Maple LeafsAt 19 Ha espn2
⚾ Padres to AstrosAt 19 hours in Espn
🤼 Wrestlemania 41At 19 ha Peacock
🏀 First round: warriors in rockets21:30 to TNT/TRUTV
🏒 First round: wild to Golden KnightsAt 10pm in Espn