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1 Major Question For EVERY NBA Team · Kenny For Real

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Speaker 1: The latest report puts together an article, one major question
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Speaker 1: for every NBA team after the 2026 NBA offseason. And traditionally,
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Speaker 1: we see an article like this. If it's fire, we
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Speaker 1: react to it, yada, yada, yada. I'm not just reacting
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Speaker 1: to this article. I'm going to answer the major question
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Speaker 1: that the BR writers, Greg Schwartz, put together, and I'll
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Speaker 1: see how many of them I get right in a
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Speaker 1: I would assume that their question for the 76ers is
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Speaker 1: there too many mouths to feed? Because that is the
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Speaker 1: major question. All right, starting off with the Atlanta Hawks.
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Speaker 1: Can Jalen Johnson be the best player on the championship team?
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Speaker 1: I'm going to force myself to go yes or no
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Speaker 1: on everyone. Nassim, maybe. Oh, I think so. I'm going
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Speaker 1: to try to give a definite answer. And my answer
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Speaker 1: to this is no. He can't. Not today, at least.
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Speaker 1: He basically just got his first real stint of what
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Speaker 1: it's like to be the best player on a playoff team.
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Speaker 1: You know, I know he had been to the playoffs before,
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Speaker 1: but that's when he was a role player and whatever, whatever.
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Speaker 1: And we saw that, like, you know, there is parts
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Speaker 1: of his game that he needs to continue to develop
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Speaker 1: in order to be the best player on a championship team.
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Speaker 1: Think about all of the best players on championship teams,
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Speaker 1: from Jalen Brunson to Shea Gildress Alexander, from Steph Curry
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Speaker 1: to Jason Tatum slash Jalen Brown, depending on how you
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Speaker 1: look at that. These guys have a truly, truly diverse
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Speaker 1: half-court bag in a lot of cases. And I think
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Speaker 1: Jalen Johnson is still working through that. And to think
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Speaker 1: that he was already an all-star with his half-court game,
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Speaker 1: maybe not being the prettiest, makes me feel like maybe
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Speaker 1: one day he could be the best player on the
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Speaker 1: championship team. But if you're asking me for the 2026-2027 season,
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Speaker 1: I'd probably... Nope, not probably. I will say no. Again,
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Speaker 1: no probablys today. No maybes. We just... We flowing, baby.
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Speaker 1: Then we get the Boston Celtics. Is the title window
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Speaker 1: already closed? Um... I'm going to say no. The title
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Speaker 1: window is not closed. Would I pick them to win
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Speaker 1: the championship in the 2026-2027 season? Absolutely not. I don't
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Speaker 1: see them as a contender this season. But when you
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Speaker 1: think about a window being closed, the way I interpret it,
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Speaker 1: that is as long as Jason Tatum is here, they cannot.
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Speaker 1: I think there is a world where based on what
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Speaker 1: they got back for Jalen Brown, some of them picks
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Speaker 1: being maybe interesting and them trying to not reset the deck,
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Speaker 1: but reshuffle the deck. that maybe in a year or
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Speaker 1: two they could be back into that contention pool. So
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Speaker 1: I won't say the window is closed, but it's not
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Speaker 1: as open as it was last season or the year
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Speaker 1: before that. Is that a good answer? Moving on to
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Speaker 1: the Brooklyn Nets. Is it time to be buyers? The
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Speaker 1: answer is yeah, I believe so. And they knew that too.
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Speaker 1: That's why they go out there and they get Julius Randle.
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Speaker 1: I read this morning that they may not be too
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Speaker 1: interested in extending Michael Porter Jr. at his evaluation. But
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Speaker 1: I do think, you know, Joe Sy has said before
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Speaker 1: last season that this is going to be their last
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Speaker 1: year tanking. I mean, he didn't use the word tanking.
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Speaker 1: I'm going to use the word tanking. because they don't
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Speaker 1: have their own pick in 2027, right? And they did
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Speaker 1: end up getting a nice pick in Mike L. Brown.
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Speaker 1: But I think, yeah, I think it's time to continue
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Speaker 1: to put some pieces around some of these younger dudes.
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Speaker 1: And I think the beauty of it is they don't
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Speaker 1: have to be super biased right now. I think Julius
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Speaker 1: Randle is such a good pickup for what they're trying
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Speaker 1: to do. Y'all know him as a floor raising type
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Speaker 1: of talent. And he's not, I know a lot of
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Speaker 1: people are body doctor, body language doctors when it comes
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Speaker 1: to Julius Randle. He's not, he's more positive than detrimental
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Speaker 1: to your team, I would say. And the best thing
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Speaker 1: about it is that they don't have to buy today.
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Speaker 1: They could buy in February. They can buy in this offseason.
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Speaker 1: Because I think they still have to figure out their
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Speaker 1: pecking order when it comes to those super young guys.
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Speaker 1: The five picks they brought in last year versus the
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Speaker 1: picks they got in this year. Which of these guys
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Speaker 1: are part of our long-term future? Which of them are not?
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Speaker 1: And then when you figure that out, then you buy
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Speaker 1: a little bit. Next, we got these Charlotte Hornets. Was
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Speaker 1: it the best time to trade LaMelo Ball? And again,
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Speaker 1: I'm going to give my definite answer and say no.
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Speaker 1: That's me just being a fan of what Charlotte was
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Speaker 1: last season and being sad that he doesn't play there anymore.
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Speaker 1: But he looks really good in his jersey. I can't
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Speaker 1: wait to see him play. But I can understand the
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Speaker 1: counter argument to the people that said it is the
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Speaker 1: perfect time to trade LaMelo. It was his most healthy
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Speaker 1: season out of four years. He was on the court
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Speaker 1: and they were good. And you think about his contract
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Speaker 1: and you say, hey, if we, in this hypothetical, we
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Speaker 1: keep LaMelo and he struggles to stay healthy, we may
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Speaker 1: never be able to get back a Nas read and
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Speaker 1: pick swaps or whatever it may be for LaMelo. We
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Speaker 1: may have to just eat the contract. I am a
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Speaker 1: firm believer that LaMelo is just a positive player. I
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Speaker 1: know that may not be breaking news, but there are
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Speaker 1: people that have been anti-LaMelo throughout his career saying that
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Speaker 1: he wouldn't be a guy that can translate to wins.
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Speaker 1: And while the Hornets have only made play-in runs twice
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Speaker 1: in his era with the Hornets, I still think that
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Speaker 1: when he is on the floor and when he is healthy,
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Speaker 1: he is a net positive. So I'm going to say
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Speaker 1: it wasn't the perfect time. Time will tell about this
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Speaker 1: sooner rather than later. Some of these other stuff like,
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Speaker 1: you know, the Celtics window closed. It may take a
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Speaker 1: few years before we say, oh yeah, it was closed
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Speaker 1: in 2026. We're going to find this out pretty quick.
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Speaker 1: If the Hornets don't look good two months into the season,
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Speaker 1: three months into the season, you're like, oof. It says Ball,
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Speaker 1: Brandon Miller, Concanepo, Miles Bridges, and Moussa Diabate registered net
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Speaker 1: rating of a plus 27.4. Yeah, it was that crazy.
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Speaker 1: The Chicago Bulls, is the franchise finally on track? Yes!
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Speaker 1: It is on the right track. Absolutely. You know, this
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Speaker 1: guy right here, Mr. Number 8, I'm still waiting on
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Speaker 1: the jurors, by the way. He's going to be one
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Speaker 1: of the, because I don't want to put too much
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Speaker 1: on a 19-year-old, I think he may have just turned 20,
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Speaker 1: a 20-year-old shoulders to say he's going to be the
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Speaker 1: savior of the city when it comes to basketball. But
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Speaker 1: he is the first stepping stone in turning things around
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Speaker 1: in Chicago. Hey, y'all, it's been a very long time
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Speaker 1: since I've been really happy watching my favorite team play.
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Speaker 1: I think we're on the right track. I think we've
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Speaker 1: got the right people making decisions. And though Daylon Swain
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Speaker 1: did not look good in summer league, I am a believer.
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Speaker 1: He was one of my sleepers in the draft. I
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Speaker 1: didn't think he was going to go as high as
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Speaker 1: he did, but I still believe that he is a
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Speaker 1: really good or will be a really good NBA player.
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Speaker 1: So boom, I believe that the franchise is right back
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Speaker 1: on track. Who starts at small four? I bet the
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Speaker 1: Cavs are hoping that it is Jalen Tyson. Because that
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Speaker 1: would mean that Jalen Tyson spent a lot of this
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Speaker 1: offseason and was like, oh, I'm going to do the
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Speaker 1: things that, you know, that may have prevented me from
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Speaker 1: being a super, super high minutes guy when it comes
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Speaker 1: to the postseason. I know Max Strews stretches that floor
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Speaker 1: and that's really important and they missed him a ton
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Speaker 1: last season. But if I were to guess right now
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Speaker 1: who's going to start, I would say Max Strews would start,
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Speaker 1: but they're hoping that Jalen Tyson is the guy to
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Speaker 1: be in the starting position. Shout out to Sam Merrill, too,
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Speaker 1: who's in that conversation. Is keeping Kyrie... Irving a mistake?
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Speaker 1: I would say no, man. It just feels like whether
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Speaker 1: it be the Dallas Mavericks or some of the other
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Speaker 1: teams that may have called for Kyrie, that Kyrie is
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Speaker 1: still looked at as a valuable player and also a
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Speaker 1: valuable locker room guy. I know that might be a
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Speaker 1: little different than what it was six or seven years ago.
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Speaker 1: But no, I don't see it as such. I mean,
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Speaker 1: they traded for Zachary Chassé, who's a project in himself.
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Speaker 1: They got Santi Aldama. I think the Dallas Mavericks are
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Speaker 1: going to be a competitive team. And for having Kyrie
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Speaker 1: Irving hoping that he's going to be healthy and good
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Speaker 1: as he was last time he was healthy, I don't
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Speaker 1: think it's bad to keep him around. Because, again, it's
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Speaker 1: not like a decision that is in stone today. If
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Speaker 1: we're two months into the season and if you're like, oh,
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Speaker 1: we should capitalize on Kyrie's value, they could still do it.
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Speaker 1: But as of today, I would say no, it is
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Speaker 1: not a mistake to keep Kyrie Irving. Denver Nuggets, were
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Speaker 1: financial problems doomed the franchise? Yes, I believe that's going
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Speaker 1: to be the case. It's unfortunate because I think that
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Speaker 1: the Denver Nuggets did 90% of things correct in this
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Speaker 1: Jokic era when it comes to team building and stuff.
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Speaker 1: The other 10% that I would say maybe not the
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Speaker 1: greatest is that, you know, some of the contracts they've
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Speaker 1: given out have been huge. Like Michael Porter Jr. 's
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Speaker 1: contract was so ridiculous that even though he was really
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Speaker 1: important to the team, they had to trade him away
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Speaker 1: because you just can't have four people making $ 35 to
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Speaker 1: $ 60 million a year. So some of the contracts they've
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Speaker 1: given out has gotten them to the point where they
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Speaker 1: are looked at to be, I think, the only second
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Speaker 1: apron team this season, if I'm not mistaken. And that's
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Speaker 1: like Peyton Watson still don't have a deal. Peyton Watson
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Speaker 1: may have to be signed and traded because of the
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Speaker 1: financial things. Not because they don't like P. Watt, not
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Speaker 1: because they don't want him a part of the future,
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Speaker 1: but it is one of the easier solutions to their
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Speaker 1: financial problems. And you look at even further down the line,
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Speaker 1: we might get to the point where the blue arrow, Mr.
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Speaker 1: 2-7 might have to get moved just because of the
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Speaker 1: financial things. So Unfortunately, I will say financial problems has
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Speaker 1: doomed the Denver Nuggets, but the silver line is they
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Speaker 1: still have one of the two best players in the
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Speaker 1: world on their team, and he could still lead a
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Speaker 1: team to a championship, even if they have to cut
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Speaker 1: costs other places. Next, we got Detroit Pistons. Who was
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Speaker 1: the secondary creator next to Kane? Oof. Listen, I actually
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Speaker 1: don't have an answer to that one. I mean, again,
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Speaker 1: I'm trying to give a definite answer for everything, but
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Speaker 1: damn it, I don't know. I don't know, though. It's Kane, man,
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Speaker 1: and it's You know, I think about all of these
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Speaker 1: superstars across basketball, and I say, like, hey, Shea's got
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Speaker 1: J-Dub who can create, or Yoka's got Jamal, or Wimby's got,
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Speaker 1: even though he sucked in the finals, De'Arn Fox and
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Speaker 1: Dylan Harper. And I just think about some of these
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Speaker 1: other superstar players across the league. Donovan Mitchell, they went
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Speaker 1: to go get James Harden for you. And I just
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Speaker 1: look at Cade like, damn, he's got the most on
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Speaker 1: his plate than, like, All of those guys, just because
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Speaker 1: his secondary ops, like his off ball breathing moments are
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Speaker 1: like this in comparison to some of these other guys.
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Speaker 1: So who's that guy? I don't know. I'm sorry. I was,
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Speaker 1: I wanted to give y'all the right answer or a
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Speaker 1: definite answer for everyone. I can't, I can't give it
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Speaker 1: for this because I don't know who they suggested. Uh,
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Speaker 1: Losing Tobias Harris, Isaiah Stewart. Yeah, they don't even have
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Speaker 1: a goddamn answer. The Golden State Warriors, can you afford
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Speaker 1: to wait for Jimmy Butler? The answer is no. I
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Speaker 1: don't believe you can't afford to wait for Jimmy Butler.
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Speaker 1: I think that both of these conferences are so ridiculous
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Speaker 1: that you could get left in the dust if you're
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Speaker 1: the Golden State Warriors waiting for Jimmy to come back
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Speaker 1: and let's say They say he got injured in February,
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Speaker 1: so let's give it a full 12 months. I don't
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Speaker 1: know if it needs 12 months. Let's give him a
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Speaker 1: full 12 months. He comes back right at the All-Star break.
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Speaker 1: The Western Conference is so crazy that they might be
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Speaker 1: not out of the race, but they might be so
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Speaker 1: far down, it's like it's too late for Jimmy Butler.
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Speaker 1: And that's why I was so adamant about the Warriors being, oh,
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Speaker 1: they said that they were, Mike Dunleavy said they were aggressive.
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Speaker 1: And I'm just like, bro, I've heard that before from
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Speaker 1: my front office over the last five years before we
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Speaker 1: got new guys in there. Saying that you're aggressive to
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Speaker 1: your fan base when you did nothing does nothing for
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Speaker 1: the fan base. You don't get a pat on the
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Speaker 1: back if you're Mike Dunleavy by saying we were aggressive,
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Speaker 1: but we didn't do anything other than bring back everybody.
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Speaker 1: Because I think there's a level of aggression that if
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Speaker 1: you wanted to make some shit shake, you could make
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Speaker 1: some shit shake. So I don't think they can't afford
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Speaker 1: to wait for Jimmy Butler. Steph Curry is that good
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Speaker 1: that they will still be competitive every single night because Wardell,
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Speaker 1: even at age 37, 8, I don't remember, he is
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Speaker 1: still one of the best players in the world. As
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Speaker 1: long as he's got this guy next to him, Draymond Green,
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Speaker 1: who's on the back end of his career as well,
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Speaker 1: they can be competitive for sure. But as far as
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Speaker 1: that title window and trying to maximize whatever's left of
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Speaker 1: Steph Curry, they can't wait for Jimmy. Next we got
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Speaker 1: the Houston Rockets. Is a point guard upgrade needed? Another
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Speaker 1: one of the ones where I would say, I'm going
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Speaker 1: to say no as of today. The best part about
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Speaker 1: it is they got all the things in the world
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Speaker 1: to make that happen eventually. Between Freddie's contract, I know
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Speaker 1: they already traded Doe, but between Freddie's contract, and they
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Speaker 1: don't want to trade Steven Adams, but he's going to
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Speaker 1: be dealing with that injury coming back. They got the
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Speaker 1: money to maybe be like, X point guard is available.
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Speaker 1: We can throw young assets, draft picks, and contracts to
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Speaker 1: make it happen. But I am excited to see Freddie
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Speaker 1: come back. Shout out to Fred. And I do think
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Speaker 1: they were missing a guy that is as steady as Mr.
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Speaker 1: Van Vliet in that lineup. So I would hold off
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Speaker 1: on that as of today. Next, we got the Indiana
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Speaker 1: Pacers with Tyrese Halliburton returned to his former self. Yes.
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Speaker 1: And I'm only saying that, I mean, I don't know,
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Speaker 1: but I'm going to say that because I am rooting
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Speaker 1: for him to do that. That's my guy. Actually, we
12:18
Speaker 1: just did a podcast together today that'll come out Saturday
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Speaker 1: and he looks and he sounds as confident as anything.
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Speaker 1: I even asked him this exact question, like, does he
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Speaker 1: believe he'll get back to his final, his form of self?
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Speaker 1: And he said something along the lines of yes, but
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Speaker 1: he needs to get his, he needs to get beat
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Speaker 1: up right now, like during these off-season workouts. And he
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Speaker 1: said that's happening, but he feels a hundred percent comfortable
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Speaker 1: And confident that he's going to get back and the
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Speaker 1: Pacers are going to be back. So I'm excited for that.
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Speaker 1: So I would say yes, absolutely. I think it's better
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Speaker 1: for basketball if Hallie is doing his thing. Next, we
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Speaker 1: got the Clippers. What's the plan exactly? Well, I think
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Speaker 1: the plan is to wait out this investigation and see
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Speaker 1: if there's going to be consequences from it. But outside
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Speaker 1: of that, I don't know. I mean, they were, I
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Speaker 1: don't usually wear gifted because Zubat is a really good ballplayer.
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Speaker 1: But they were given the fifth overall pick. They took
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Speaker 1: a guy that they believe can be one of their
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Speaker 1: franchise cornerstones. And, again, it's not 2024 anymore. Winning 16
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Speaker 1: games is not beneficial to anybody with this new 3-2-1
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Speaker 1: method and all. I don't even think the Clippers have
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Speaker 1: their own draft capital in most of these cases. But
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Speaker 1: having a young player like Keanu Wagler, who you're helping
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Speaker 1: to build around while simultaneously having real NBA players like
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Speaker 1: Darius Garland or Rui Hachimura, It's not a negative part.
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Speaker 1: So do I agree completely with all of the moves
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Speaker 1: they've made? Maybe not exactly, but I don't think they're
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Speaker 1: doing anything wrong either, right? They got a guy, they
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Speaker 1: believe in him, and now we got pieces around them
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Speaker 1: and we watch him mold into the player that he's
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Speaker 1: going to be. Are the Lakers locked into an average roster?
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Speaker 1: You know what? I think an average roster with a
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Speaker 1: generational player is an above average roster. You know what
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Speaker 1: I mean? You take Luke off the team, you say, oh,
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Speaker 1: my goodness, this is the team. But you add Luke
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Speaker 1: to the team, you say, oh, my goodness. You know,
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Speaker 1: it's all about the tone and inflection in the words
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Speaker 1: you're saying. It's, oh, my goodness. It's, oh, my goodness.
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Speaker 1: You know, like, so they're truly asking, like, they paid
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Speaker 1: a lot for Walker Kessler, got him a lot of money,
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Speaker 1: and then they spent the remaining budget on some of
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Speaker 1: the other players that are solid players, but none of
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Speaker 1: them is going, like, are we looking at the Lakers
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Speaker 1: as a contender? Will you have contenders like OKC or
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Speaker 1: San Antonio or, The New York Knicks that just won.
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Speaker 1: And do you look at the Lakers and say, oh,
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Speaker 1: they're in the same tier? No. So the question is,
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Speaker 1: are they locked into this without having draft capital or
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Speaker 1: much draft capital? The answer is, yeah, they are locked
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Speaker 1: into it. But because you have Luka, that's not the
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Speaker 1: most awful thing in the world. That's how good Luka
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Speaker 1: Doncic is. That's how good he is. And the Lakers
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Speaker 1: always find a way to do a stupid trade where
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Speaker 1: they win. You know what I mean? I mean, Luka
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Speaker 1: Doncic was given to them at a random one o'clock
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Speaker 1: at night. The Grizzlies, is this a sneaky plan, team?
14:52
Speaker 1: I'm going to say no. But I'm not mad at it.
14:54
Speaker 1: I've been preaching all offseason that the Grizzlies are one
14:56
Speaker 1: of my favorite teams. I'm anticipating if they were a
14:58
Speaker 1: sneaky playing team, my God. But I don't think so.
15:03
Speaker 1: I think they're going to be super fun to watch.
15:04
Speaker 1: I think they're going to be competitive on most nights.
15:06
Speaker 1: But playing, ooh, now I got to think about the teams.
15:09
Speaker 1: So who would have to drop out? I don't know.
15:11
Speaker 1: I'm just going to say no. But boy, would I
15:14
Speaker 1: be excited if they were. Next week at the Miami Heat,
15:16
Speaker 1: is there enough shooting? I would say no. Straight up no.
15:19
Speaker 1: I think They did the plan. The plan was to
15:21
Speaker 1: go acquire Yannis Antetokounmpo. Now the rest, that's actually the
15:24
Speaker 1: tougher part between acquiring the superstar talent and putting the
15:27
Speaker 1: right players around the superstar player. I mean, I would
15:30
Speaker 1: assume based on, I guess, nothing, that Yannis would be
15:34
Speaker 1: resigning an extension sooner rather than later. So while I
15:37
Speaker 1: don't think they have the necessary shooting today, they have
15:41
Speaker 1: some time to maybe put that together. But no, I
15:43
Speaker 1: don't think they have the necessary shooting. It kind of
15:45
Speaker 1: is Tim Hardaway Jr. as a plus three point shooter.
15:47
Speaker 1: Davion Mitchell gives you flashes to make you feel like
15:49
Speaker 1: he can. Wiggins sometimes is a really good shooter. Sometimes
15:51
Speaker 1: he's inside the backboards. But I'm just going to say overall,
15:54
Speaker 1: not enough for opposing teams to care. I think that's
15:57
Speaker 1: the best way to describe it. If I'm playing the
15:59
Speaker 1: Miami Heat, I'm still loading up on Giannis. Tim Iruju
16:01
Speaker 1: is a great shooter. Don't give a damn about him today.
16:03
Speaker 1: Giannis is down there. Davion Mitchell might hit three in
16:07
Speaker 1: a game. I'm still be like, ah, Giannis over here.
16:09
Speaker 1: You know, so no. The Milwaukee Bucks. Try to win
16:13
Speaker 1: now or develop talent. Um... I don't think they really
16:17
Speaker 1: have much of a choice but to develop talent. It's
16:19
Speaker 1: not like there's a ton of really good ballplayers on
16:20
Speaker 1: this team. And the guys that are good, like Tyler
16:23
Speaker 1: Herro's not an old ballplayer. He's been around the block.
16:24
Speaker 1: You know, he's been around the league for a long time,
16:26
Speaker 1: it feels. But he ain't 28. Is he? I have
16:29
Speaker 1: to guess Tyler Herro's 26. I mean, 26 and 28
16:32
Speaker 1: ain't that crazy. But he's 26, yeah. So it's not
16:34
Speaker 1: like they got a bunch. And then the veterans or
16:36
Speaker 1: the older guys they have, like a Kuzma or a
16:37
Speaker 1: Miles Turner, those guys are just not good enough to
16:40
Speaker 1: help you win now. So I say you go develop talent,
16:42
Speaker 1: which means, like, I think that the first couple months
16:44
Speaker 1: of the season– Kahlil Ware probably is coming off the
16:46
Speaker 1: bench for Myles Turner, but it's like a showcase thing.
16:49
Speaker 1: Myles Turner is going to start and hopefully entice one
16:51
Speaker 1: of the other 29 teams to trade for him. And then, boom,
16:53
Speaker 1: Kahlil Ware, you are started for the rest of the season.
16:56
Speaker 1: And Tyler Hero, you're going to start because you're only 26. But, like,
16:59
Speaker 1: Braden Burris is probably not ready to start at this time.
17:01
Speaker 1: So it's okay if he's playing a bench role the
17:03
Speaker 1: first couple months of his career. So develop that talent, y'all.
17:06
Speaker 1: Minnesota Timberwolves, who starts at the four? Yeah, this is
17:08
Speaker 1: a question I've had, too. Because I think it's easy
17:10
Speaker 1: to just point out to say LaMelo, Ant, Io, Jaden,
17:14
Speaker 1: and Rudy Gobert. It's a really good five-man unit. But
17:17
Speaker 1: it's not just about who's starting. It's about who's guarding what.
17:20
Speaker 1: We're like Jaden McDaniels does a great job of guarding
17:23
Speaker 1: wings and guards. He sizes down when he sizes up.
17:27
Speaker 1: So when you go against a team, what's the team
17:29
Speaker 1: after that? The Pelicans. When you go against the Pelicans,
17:32
Speaker 1: maybe not the greatest example, who in that lineup is
17:34
Speaker 1: going to be guarding Zion Williamson? When you're going against
17:36
Speaker 1: the Brooklyn Nets twice a year, who's guarding Julius Randle
17:39
Speaker 1: like those bigger bodies guys? While Jada can show you
17:42
Speaker 1: flashes of that, I feel like his best version of
17:44
Speaker 1: himself is when he is guarding one of the ball handlers.
17:47
Speaker 1: So now are you asking Anthony Edwards to guard fours?
17:50
Speaker 1: Are you asking Ayuda Sumu to guard fours? Are you
17:51
Speaker 1: asking LaMelo, who's tall but still thin frame, is he
17:54
Speaker 1: guarding fours? I don't know. Let me get to the
17:56
Speaker 1: end of the question. Jaden McDaniel starts at the four.
17:59
Speaker 1: Who guards fours? I have no idea. Pelicans, do they
18:02
Speaker 1: know the offseason started? They know the offseason started, right? Yes,
18:05
Speaker 1: they do know. Next. The New York Knicks, will they
18:07
Speaker 1: regret not going to the second apron? Will they regret
18:11
Speaker 1: not going into the second apron? I don't think so.
18:14
Speaker 1: Mitchell Robson obviously played a huge part in all of
18:16
Speaker 1: these years when they were really bad to not win
18:18
Speaker 1: in the championship and so on. But the second apron,
18:22
Speaker 1: it's feared for a reason. There's only one team in
18:24
Speaker 1: there for a reason, right? And that team, Denver, they
18:26
Speaker 1: don't want to be there. And while I don't think
18:28
Speaker 1: that Drummond can feel the shoes of Mitchell Robson as
18:32
Speaker 1: an energy guy, as an offensive rebounder and like a
18:35
Speaker 1: tone setter, like what series was that? Not this last
18:37
Speaker 1: postseason run, but when they, you know, last year's postseason
18:40
Speaker 1: where he came into the game and he just sparked everything.
18:42
Speaker 1: I don't think Drummond has that same effect, but I
18:45
Speaker 1: think he can do 60% of what Mitchell Rodgers, ooh,
18:49
Speaker 1: that don't sound like a good number. I don't think
18:52
Speaker 1: they'll regret it, though. Okay, see, can J-Dub bounce back? Yes!
18:55
Speaker 1: And not only can he, he will. He will. Next,
18:59
Speaker 1: we move on to their little magic. Is a major
19:01
Speaker 1: shakeup needed? I do believe this is going to be
19:04
Speaker 1: the last October, November, December, January, February. The last five
19:07
Speaker 1: months of these guys being together, if it's not looking
19:09
Speaker 1: as good as we think it could. I was a
19:11
Speaker 1: huge buyer of them after the Dez and Bang trade. Obviously,
19:13
Speaker 1: they looked that great. They ended the season pretty solidly. Unfortunately,
19:16
Speaker 1: they blew that 3-1 lead to the Detroit Pistons. but
19:18
Speaker 1: I do think there is a world where one of
19:20
Speaker 1: their two forwards is moved or sucks, is moved in
19:24
Speaker 1: favor of maybe Anthony Black or maybe Anthony Black is moved.
19:27
Speaker 1: It did say the starting lineup here was pretty good.
19:29
Speaker 1: Plus 11 net rating. That's good. They just didn't play
19:31
Speaker 1: a ton of time together due to injury. So is
19:33
Speaker 1: a major shakeup needed? No, not yet. Philly, are there
19:38
Speaker 1: too many mouths to feed? Exact question I expected to
19:40
Speaker 1: see here. The answer is no. I think that You know,
19:43
Speaker 1: and I feel better about this after we interviewed Tyrese Maxey.
19:45
Speaker 1: Go check that out. Numbers on the board. YouTube channel.
19:47
Speaker 1: We're like, I do believe they'll find a way to
19:49
Speaker 1: make it work. Maxey being so selfless. Braun showing you
19:53
Speaker 1: over last season that he can be a third option
19:55
Speaker 1: when necessary. You know, Joel Embiid looking good in the gym.
19:58
Speaker 1: Jalen Brown playing with a chip on his shoulder. Another
20:00
Speaker 1: chip on his shoulder. I think they'll be fine. Now,
20:03
Speaker 1: do I still think they're going to, am I a
20:05
Speaker 1: person that thinks they're going to win a championship? No,
20:08
Speaker 1: but I think that's okay. Portland Trail Blazers. How will
20:12
Speaker 1: the guard playing time be divided? I have no idea.
20:14
Speaker 1: They got Ja and Dane. Both guys are projected to
20:19
Speaker 1: be completely healthy going into next season. They got Drew.
20:22
Speaker 1: They got Shaden. They got Scoot. Am I forgetting about somebody?
20:26
Speaker 1: That's five guards. And some of those guards are more
20:28
Speaker 1: on-ball than off-ball. I actually don't have an answer to this.
20:33
Speaker 1: I can't tell you how they're staggering. I can't because, like,
20:36
Speaker 1: Juhaly hasn't been a bench player in how long? If ever,
20:40
Speaker 1: Shane Sharp has been a star to almost the entirety
20:42
Speaker 1: of his NBA career. I know he got benched eventually
20:45
Speaker 1: from Chauncey. And then School Henderson's the guy you just
20:49
Speaker 1: use the third overall pick on a few years back.
20:54
Speaker 1: So I actually throw my hands up and say I
20:56
Speaker 1: ain't got the answer to this one. I got Mike Inouye, man.
20:59
Speaker 1: He got his hands full. He got his hands full.
21:01
Speaker 1: The Phoenix Suns, what's a realistic ceiling? I don't know.
21:04
Speaker 1: I mean, I mentioned this on a video a few
21:06
Speaker 1: days ago that based on everything we've heard or everything
21:09
Speaker 1: we've seen in history, the year after the surprise jump
21:12
Speaker 1: is always harder than the actual jump. I still think
21:14
Speaker 1: this is a good and talented team. I still think
21:16
Speaker 1: they're going to go into the next season well coached
21:18
Speaker 1: and all, but they won't be surprising teams anymore. And
21:21
Speaker 1: I think it's a different monster when people recognize what
21:23
Speaker 1: your identity is because this Suns team played harder than
21:25
Speaker 1: most teams in basketball last season. That's where they hung
21:27
Speaker 1: their hat. But now you say, hmm, We know what
21:30
Speaker 1: the Suns are going to do. We know they're going
21:31
Speaker 1: to play hard. We're going to match their energy. How
21:32
Speaker 1: many wins can they get? The big three of Devin Booker. Oh,
21:34
Speaker 1: my God, big three. Devin Booker, Dylan Brooks, and Jalen
21:37
Speaker 1: Green only had a net rating of a plus 1.1
21:40
Speaker 1: together last season. That's way lower than I thought. I
21:42
Speaker 1: didn't think they was, you know, Charlotte Hornets good, but
21:45
Speaker 1: I didn't think it was going to be almost neutral.
21:49
Speaker 1: What is a realistic ceiling? Ceiling. Remember, that's realistic ceiling,
21:53
Speaker 1: not what I think they're going to do. A realistic ceiling,
21:57
Speaker 1: I would say, Matter of fact, what did they win
21:58
Speaker 1: last year? Hold on, hold on. They won 45 last season.
22:01
Speaker 1: I would say a realistic ceiling is like 48. Yeah. Oh,
22:06
Speaker 1: my God. What a picture. Whoa. I love that picture.
22:10
Speaker 1: Is this the worst defense in the NBA ever? Oh,
22:14
Speaker 1: my God. I didn't even realize they finished third worst
22:16
Speaker 1: defensive rating in the history of basketball last season. Let's
22:18
Speaker 1: go with it. Yeah. Let's see some history. Every year
22:22
Speaker 1: we see teams break. Oh, you remember OKC was the
22:24
Speaker 1: greatest offense of all time. Oh, they also was the
22:25
Speaker 1: greatest defense of all time. No, let's see the worst.
22:29
Speaker 1: Worst offense of all time. Somebody got to get it,
22:30
Speaker 1: damn it. Worst defense of all time. Let it be
22:32
Speaker 1: the Kings. Yeah, they're going to be the worst defense
22:34
Speaker 1: of all time. Spurs, when will Dylan Harper start over
22:37
Speaker 1: De'Aaron Fox? Yeah, these are conversations that have been happening
22:40
Speaker 1: since the playoffs. Yeah, we know that. When will it
22:43
Speaker 1: happen is the question. I'm going to say it happens
22:47
Speaker 1: February 17th, 2027. Why that day? Just the number that
22:51
Speaker 1: came to mind. Toronto Raptors. Can Kawhi Leonard still be
22:54
Speaker 1: a number one national on the title team? I would
22:57
Speaker 1: say yes. I understand why you would question it, the
23:00
Speaker 1: durability part of it, and obviously age. It's no surprise.
23:04
Speaker 1: Everybody's getting older every single day. And as you get
23:06
Speaker 1: older in the league, your window to be the best player,
23:09
Speaker 1: the window to do this, continues to get smaller and smaller.
23:12
Speaker 1: But I do believe that even at 35 years old,
23:14
Speaker 1: Kawhi Leonard could be the best player on the team.
23:17
Speaker 1: Will that happen? No. No. Utah Jazz, is Ace Bailey
23:21
Speaker 1: headed towards a bench role? So they're probably projected, yeah,
23:23
Speaker 1: it says right here, they're projected Larry Markin and Jaron
23:25
Speaker 1: Jackson and Yusuf Nurkic to be in the frontcourt while
23:27
Speaker 1: Darren Peterson and Keontae George are the backcourt. I tried
23:31
Speaker 1: to ask Jaron this also, he was on an episode,
23:33
Speaker 1: like what he expect that lineup to look like. He said,
23:35
Speaker 1: I don't know, coach gonna figure it out. Because I
23:37
Speaker 1: am also intrigued as well. Ace Bailey had many, many
23:40
Speaker 1: moments in last season where you remember that he was
23:43
Speaker 1: highly touted. He's not gonna start over these two guys.
23:47
Speaker 1: So it's like, Jaron, I can't see him being a
23:50
Speaker 1: full-time five anytime soon. So I guess, yeah, Ace Bailey
23:53
Speaker 1: has to be a bench role. Lastly, the Washington Wizards,
23:55
Speaker 1: does Anthony Davis get an extension? I think he does.
23:58
Speaker 1: I don't know how much money. I don't know how
24:01
Speaker 1: many years. But I would bet money that he does
24:04
Speaker 1: get some level of an extension coming up soon. I
24:06
Speaker 1: know they said they want to wait until the season,
24:07
Speaker 1: which I think is smart from the Washington Wizards' perspective.
24:09
Speaker 1: But I think they will end up extending him. I
24:11
Speaker 1: answered all 30 questions. You let me know what you think.
24:13
Speaker 1: Do you agree or disagree with my answers? I don't know.
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Speaker 1: It was fun.