“The five best teams in this league now, in no particular order: Cleveland, Golden State, OKC, San Antonio and Indianapolis.”
That’s what Colin Cowherd said. He said it on his show, The Herd, after Al Jefferson had signed with the Indiana Pacers and before Kevin Durant had signed with the Golden State Warriors. Here’s the whole video:
.@ColinCowherd: After signing Al Jefferson, the Pacers are a TOP 5 NBA team.https://t.co/TqGgUDIy5d
— Herd w/Colin Cowherd (@TheHerd) July 1, 2016
Think what you want about Colin Cowherd, but he wasn’t the only one who thought the Pacers would be contenders.