Let's bring in the one and only Mike Wilbon Your sounded very, very sure of yourself in picking the Philadelphia 76 to come out of the East when the season started.

Mike wilbon Do you still feel that way now, sir?

Listen, Stephen A I said that before the trade sent James Harden the Brooklyn.

I'll stick with it.

I'm not gonna abandon my dear Chicago buddy Doc Rivers and the Sixers at this point.

But look, you can't watch the Brooklyn Nets without saying Hold on.

This is a different animal with James Harden.

They were just here in Phoenix last night.

I paid his close attention to that game is possible.

And you look at the Nets and you think, Okay, who has enough defense to deal with them in a seven game series?

I think Philly right now is the Onley team that has enough defense.

I know you disagree to deal with Brooklyn to slow them down a little bit to get some timely stops against them.

So I'm stand with Philly.

But I understand that James Harden and what he is doing specifically K D, is the best of those three players, but with James Harden has done as the facilitator as the point guard relieving Kyrie of that pressure.

But she doesn't seem to want to deal with James.

Harden has been brilliant, Stephen A.

Yes, I'm slowing my role.

I'm slowing my role just a little bit.

Mike Wilbon I want you to know your little brother right here does have videotape of you saying that about Philly after Harden arrived in Brooklyn.

But I won't get on you too much about it.

What is it gonna take in order for Philadelphia Toe beat Brooklyn come postseason time?

What would have toe happen?

Well, you don't have to happen.

I mean, Ben and then be they have to be great.

And there's none of this.

So this was when our early early veteran stage and we need a year.

No, no, no.

They need to be great this spring together consistently.

Okay, I got you.

I'm listening to you talk.

You're not going anywhere.

You stick around right there because I got more questions for you, Mike wilbon I got somebody else to get to.

A swell who was sticking out is just justus Muchas you were.

But before I do that, let me say this.

Tomorrow night we'll see the first meeting between the Nets and the Lakers this season.

Both teams are coming off wins last night without Kyrie and K D James Harden dropped 38 as the Nets came back from a 24 24 point deficit to beat the Phoenix Suns.

Meanwhile, without Anthony Davis, who had injuries to his calf, and Achilles LeBron James scored 30 in a win over Minnesota.

David Letterman asked LeBron about the Nets last night.

Is there a team that you can compare to in league history having that much offensive firepower all on the same group?

Um, have we forgot about Katie, Steph and Clay already?