How did teams with the 12th, 13th, and 24th highest payrolls make the conference finals?

On today's show Henry Abbott and Jarod Hector discuss:

• Mavericks Game 1 win over the Timberwolves. What's up with Luka Doncic? How brilliant is Kyrie? Are the stars being delivered to crunch time of these playoff games in their best possible versions?
• The Celtics defeat the Pacers in OT in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Should the Celtics be worried about the "blur ball" Pacers? What can the Pacers teach the other 26 teams not in the playoffs about team building?
• Henry's article on the average payroll of the Conference Finalists being 13th, and what it means going forward for teams that want to be good.
• Caitlin Clark and fandom

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