The Ringer's Raheem Palmer joins Jon, Jeff & Shawn midway through today's show to help preview the NBA's elite eight.
On to Round Two! As the NBA's conference semifinals get set to tip off, the NBA Takedown crew is joined by the Ringer's Raheem Palmer. Jonathan Macri, Jeff Johnson and Shawn Hardie begin by power ranking the remaining eight teams by NBA championship equity and then discussing whether or not the Lakers have any shot to take down the Thunder. After Raheem joins the show (42:30), they touch on Pistons / Cavs and Spurs / Timberwolves before diving into the Knicks and the Sixers and the keys for each team in the series ahead.