The Zach Lowe Show Is SGA the Best Player in the League? Plus, Tatum’s Return and All-Defensive Team Picks.
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Mar 10, 2026 
John Hollinger, NBA analyst known for metrics and awards takes on the SGA vs Jokic MVP debate and All-Defensive team picks. Nick Friedell, veteran Warriors reporter dissects Golden State’s season, lineup choices, Kuminga split, and roster futures. They also weigh Tatum’s return and strategic league-wide adjustments in short, lively conversations.
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All-Defense Voting Should Consider Positional Value
- Defensive All-NBA lists are crowded and positionless voting rewards relative value by position, which skews toward perimeter defenders.
- Hollinger emphasizes comparing defenders to peers at their position rather than picking five biggest impact players regardless of role.
Spurs Show How To Gameplan Around Wembanyama
- Spurs used a tactic of putting their center on Wembanyama and surrounding him with shooters to neutralize the mismatch.
- Houston replicated it by putting Sengun on Wembanyama and letting wings handle shots, and the Spurs exploited open threes and pin-downs to punish that approach.
Bam And Ware Combo Transformed Miami
- Miami's pairing of Caleb Martin (Ware) and Bam Adebayo has yielded +117 points in 120 minutes since Feb 1, dramatically turning their season.
- The Bam-Ware lineup improved chemistry and two-way impact with Herro and Wiggins complementing them.