On First Take, Kenny “The Jet” Smith joins Stephen A. Smith, Chris “Mad Dog” Russo and Jay Williams to discuss…
0:00 Watch the Cavs vs. Knicks & Spurs vs. Mavs on ESPN!
0:32 Kenny “The Jet” Smith joins
1:10 Thoughts on Golden State Warriors vs. Los Angeles Lakers
2:10 Thoughts on the Lakers’ defense
3:18 Is the OKC Thunder the favorite to win it all?
5:30 Thoughts on the Houston Rockets
7:00 If Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis are healthy, can they win the NBA Finals?
8:55 Thoughts on the New York Knicks
11:30 How should the Knicks feel about not getting Giannis?
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@claude_k
October 22, 2025 at 6:46 pm
Three years in, Stephen A. is still unable to say Wembanyama correctly! Can’t someone correct him on air? Or is he doing it on purpose at this point?
@flamethrower7273
October 22, 2025 at 6:58 pm
Teams literally havent played, we should be in straight evaluation mode but ya know… media in general in 2025
@califleadog5657
October 22, 2025 at 7:12 pm
They want to put unreal expectations on the Knicks after hiring a Black HC. Anything negative that happens with the Knicks will be blamed on the Black HC
@Bron2022
October 22, 2025 at 7:43 pm
Man stop with this nonsense. Itβs the Knicks they always have high expectations especially last year. Also this year they have a hell of a squad plus they got Jordan Clarkson a great addition to the bench. So gone with that victim mentality somewhere else.
@manmeetsohal6368
October 22, 2025 at 8:10 pm
@Bron2022agreed brother. East is very weak this time bcoz of injuries. Knicks have the squad to win the east. They have to beat cavs , pistons and magic.
@screwdriverman5-kf2ui
October 22, 2025 at 7:13 pm
The cavs are the best team in the East.
@Kjking22346
October 22, 2025 at 7:35 pm
Watch Cleveland get to the Finals
@ijayrizzy3116
October 22, 2025 at 7:47 pm
Kenny is so boring
@Top1Kapper
October 22, 2025 at 7:52 pm
Amen will become a DEMON at the point. Give my young Bull a lil time π€
@DJMCtag
October 22, 2025 at 7:57 pm
No they are not
@geraldstandfield6325
October 22, 2025 at 7:58 pm
Lakers defense is horrible and they don’t have any bench Depth
@Johnsgrasshangout
October 22, 2025 at 8:03 pm
You donβt have to go small thatβs stupid, when your bigs are just as fast as the small dudes .. rockets going to be strong .. Dallas going to take it all
@cbrown940
October 22, 2025 at 8:06 pm
Thibs thoβ¦ π€
@tony84.
October 22, 2025 at 8:45 pm
9:14, What can the Knicks do to win a title? Well…if LeBron, the GREATEST of all time, is going to leave the Lakers, he is the missing piece to get my Knicks to the NBA Finals and ultimately win the World Championship! Sorry Stephen A.! Most of us were not born the last time the Knicks won the title in 1973. Now in 2026! Let’s WIN IT!π―LeBron playing at MSG would be GOLD!!!!
@Randompersonfromnowhere
October 22, 2025 at 8:54 pm
Knicks fans setting themselves up for failure. Cleveland is 2nd favorite behind Cavs. Losing to the Cavs in the ECF wouldnβt be a bust.
@JohnDoe-yh9tc
October 22, 2025 at 8:54 pm
BRO!!! The Cavs are the front runners BIG TIME! then N.Y….. then pistons
@gianlucanomellini89
October 22, 2025 at 8:59 pm
@10:42 6β¦β¦.7!!!!! Lmao!
@kaylynalexander
October 22, 2025 at 9:05 pm
How many shinies you got ?
@Peebs
October 22, 2025 at 9:07 pm
Nico had nothing to do with getting Cooper Flag. It was blind luck. He gets no credit for that no matter what happens.
@JETpixelofficial
October 22, 2025 at 10:18 pm
Flagg and Davis is better than Flagg and Luka π he took a risk and it paid off for years to come
@keithwitcher5130
October 22, 2025 at 9:17 pm
Nice interview with NBA basketball player Kenny Smith in First Take television show. I disagree with Kenny Smith when Kenny said Los Angeles Lakers are gonna be championship contenders LOL. Los Angeles Lakers arent winning championships with trash basketball team they got LOL. Lebron James needs to retire because Lebron is old LOL. Lebron should have stayed with my hometown basketball team Cleveland Cavs until Lebron retired. Cleveland Cavs have a good chance at getting a championship with Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley, Jarrett Allen. Im gonna watch Cleveland and New York Knicks tonight on ESPN. I hope Cleveland wins. Cleveland wont get championships until they improve their bad defense and get some scoring from bench basketball players. Cleveland has lost early in the playoffs the last few years because of bad defense and not enough scoring from bench basketball players. I dont know why Cleveland Cavs got Thomas Bryant, Larry Nance Junior, Lonzo Ball because they are bums LOL. I hope NBA Finals next summer will be Cleveland Cavs and Oklahoma Thunder. I know Stephen Smith wants to be in Los Angeles in June for NBA Finals instead of Stephen being in boring Oklahoma LOL. Stephen Smith can forget about being in Los Angeles in June because Los Angeles Lakers will never get to the NBA Finals LOL. LA Clippers are never getting championships because Kawhi Leonard is never healthy in playoffs LOL. James Harden has never had NBA playoffs success with Houston, Philadelphia, LA Clippers LOL. Its good seeing NBA basketball player Jason Williams in First Take television show. I havent seen Jason Williams in long time. I miss Molly Qerim. First Take needs to stop having Chris Russo aka Mad Dog on Wednesday. I get tired of Chris Russo always yelling when he talks LOL. First Take needs to get Damien Woody to replace Chris.
@henryadjetey4805
October 22, 2025 at 10:19 pm
It’s wembanyama, Steve π
Not wembanyana
@OG-Rarities.UnseenUnreleased
October 22, 2025 at 10:22 pm
Kenny smiths beard is cooked, dont go on tv like that
@Thaofficialsensei
October 22, 2025 at 10:39 pm
Please ESPN let them guys on Inside the NBA Cook please dont screw this up
@CallinOutCap
October 22, 2025 at 10:49 pm
No talk about Bucks but only about Giannis leaving. It’s going to be so gratifying watching this season play out
@awilson1193
October 22, 2025 at 11:50 pm
j will expression when mad dog was rambling was hilarious
@ATL-i6x
October 23, 2025 at 12:04 am
3:45 jay will looking puzzled lol
@benone1259
October 23, 2025 at 1:56 am
Flagg couldn’t even guard Bronny, was getting posted up by Bronny, let me say it again , BRONNY !