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‘The Corner 3’: Playoff Round 2 Check-in, Plus an Early Look at the Centers in the NBA Draft

The crew also explores whether Nikola Jokic has finally made the choice to be a dominant scorer for the rest of the playoffs

By Kevin O'Connor, Jonathan Tjarks, and Danny Chau
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We check in with each of the four playoff series, including what the Celtics need from Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward, whether Brett Brown’s adjustments in the Sixers-Raptors series are here to stay, and whether Nikola Jokic has finally made the choice to be a dominant scorer for the rest of the playoffs (1:30). Then we give a quick preview of the big men in the upcoming NBA draft, theorizing about what roles they might fill and whether it’s worth using a high draft pick on any of them (43:23).

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