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NBA Cup pick, predictions, odds for Spurs vs. Knicks 2025 In-Season Tournament championship game
Mike Brown has been better than his predecessor Tom Thibodeau at balancing minutes, but he will lean heavily on Jalen Brunson, diminishing the importance of the McBride injury. Brunson has been spectacular in Cup games, averaging 35 points on 56 percent shooting from the field.
Barkley, who is estimated to have earned $40.6million throughout his 16-year NBA career, disagrees with the league’s decision to give out this much money for an in-season tournament. The 11-time All-Star made his thoughts on the NBA cup abundantly clear in a recent appearance on “The Tom Tolbert Show.”
Milwaukee bounced back from an ugly 2-8 start to the season to find its footing in NBA Cup games and went on a run behind Giannis Antetokounmpo. He lifted them to the Cup Finals against Oklahoma City, where Antetokounmpo had a 26-point triple-double, completely controlling the game on both ends of the court.
The Spurs will play the Knicks in the NBA Cup championship game, but who are the best players left in the in-season tournament?
Contenders like the Oklahoma City Thunder, Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks have advanced to the knockout round of the 2025 NBA Cup.
LaRavia signed a two-year, $12 million deal with the Lakers in free agency and that already looks to be a bargain as he’s served an important role off the bench for head coach JJ Redick. While LaRavia’s slowed down a bit in recent weeks, he’s shown he can hit an open jumper, keep the basketball moving and compete on the defensive end.