11月3日，据24直播网报道，76人队成员波普在参加The Dawg Talk Podcast访谈时预测，若在季后赛中让去年的冠军队伍掘金队与上季的尼克斯队对决，掘金队有望以4胜2负的战绩击败对手。
波普明确表示：“我们的队伍实力明显占优，我有十足信心。我们必将以4比2的比分赢得这一系列赛的胜利。”
In the year 2023, Pop, while donning the Nuggets' colors, contributed to the team's triumph in the NBA Finals, securing the championship with a 4-1 series win over the Heat. Last term, the Knicks claimed the championship by overcoming the Spurs in the NBA Finals, triumphing 4-1.