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LaMelo Ball Introduced in Minnesota, Lamar Jackson’s Ranking Snub, and LeBron-to-Miami Buzz · The Daily Play With Joy Taylor

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  Speaker 1: Hey guys, it's Joy Taylor. Welcome to The Daily Play.
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  Speaker 1: Joy Taylor Lamello Ball is in Minnesota.
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  Speaker 2: He's rocking a Timberwolves polo in a big smile. The
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  Speaker 2: Wolves introduced their newest star on Tuesday, and he kept
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  Speaker 2: his answers short and sweet, including on Olivia Miles saying
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  Speaker 2: she's cold. But on joining the Wolves, he said, Sky's
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  Speaker 2: the limit. I don't see nothing bad in it, from
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  Speaker 2: the coaches to the staff. Everyone seems cool. It's just blessings.
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  Speaker 2: On what he likes about Ant's game, he said, mindset.
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  Speaker 2: He doesn't let anyone affect him.
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  Speaker 1: So as a reminder, the.
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  Speaker 2: Wolves acquired LaMelo from the Charlotte Hornets for nas Reed
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  Speaker 2: and a twenty thirty three unprotected first round pick and
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  Speaker 2: three future first round pick swaps and three second round picks.
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  Speaker 1: So quite a haul for LaMelo. And while I thought
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  Speaker 1: it was a little.
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  Speaker 2: Dirty how Charlotte did the youngest ball brother, I think
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  Speaker 2: it's all gonna end up working out for the best
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  Speaker 2: for Melow. I think he's going to settle into a
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  Speaker 2: great role with the Timberwolves. I think this takes a
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  Speaker 2: lot of pressure off of Ants and we saw how
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  Speaker 2: the season ended last year and the Spurs were just
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  Speaker 2: able to double team him and to stifle him.
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  Speaker 1: And now he'll have an option, a true point guard.
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  Speaker 2: And the Hornets made a run in the second half
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  Speaker 2: of the season nearly made the playoffs. He might still
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  Speaker 2: be there LaMelo if they had, but this is going
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  Speaker 2: to be an exciting pairing of Mellow and ant Man.
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  Speaker 1: It's going to be an incredible backcourt to watch.
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  Speaker 2: The West has become really really interesting, while the East
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  Speaker 2: has obviously had some really big names move around. This
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  Speaker 2: move for a team in the Timberwolves who have been
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  Speaker 2: consistently competing and we feel like right on the cusp
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  Speaker 2: of breaking through, this could be a move that really
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  Speaker 2: allows Ants to step into that role that we have
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  Speaker 2: kind of been wanting him to step into as a
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  Speaker 2: winner and also the face of the league.
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  Speaker 1: He plays with such an exciting style. I think that
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  Speaker 1: matches really well with LaMelo, and now that LaMelo.
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  Speaker 2: Has been introduced and they're going to start, you know,
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  Speaker 2: working on their game together and what this team is
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  Speaker 2: going to look like. I think they're going to be
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  Speaker 2: a serious contender once the season gets going. So very
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  Speaker 2: excited to see LaMelo in his new home. Switching from
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  Speaker 2: LaMelo to Lamar Jackson. Huh, it's lists season, so we're
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  Speaker 2: going to start having these conversations about who's been disrespected,
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  Speaker 2: and we can start with Lamar Jackson, who was listed
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  Speaker 2: as the sixty ninth best player in the league heading
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  Speaker 2: into the twenty six twenty seven season. Two time MVP
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  Speaker 2: reigns to be seen where he ranks amongst quarterbacks, as
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  Speaker 2: the list has only been partially revealed, but other quarterback
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  Speaker 2: rankings so far Rice Young at ninety eight, Rock Perty
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  Speaker 2: at eighty five, Baker Mayfield at seventy seven, Jordan Love
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  Speaker 2: at seventy two. The explanation from the list compilers at
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  Speaker 2: the end, and the players vote on this as to
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  Speaker 2: why Lamar fell. It was quote a trying season for
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  Speaker 2: the two time ap NFL Most Valuable Player. He missed
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  Speaker 2: three games early due to a hamstring injury and another
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  Speaker 2: contest slate with a back contusion in between.
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  Speaker 1: He didn't move much like himself.
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  Speaker 2: Jackson nonetheless finished the year in fourth in passer rating,
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  Speaker 2: one to three point eight, higher than seven Pro Bowl
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  Speaker 2: or Pro Bowl alternate quarterbacks. Now he hits the reset
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  Speaker 2: button under new head coach Jesse Minter with bouncing back
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  Speaker 2: in mind. Last time he fell as low the top
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  Speaker 2: one hundred, was number seventy two on the twenty twenty
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  Speaker 2: three list, and he went on to earn two straight
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  Speaker 2: number two spots.
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  Speaker 1: Lamar didn have his.
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  Speaker 2: Best season last season, dropping sixty seven spots from two
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  Speaker 2: to sixty nine.
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  Speaker 1: Is wild.
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  Speaker 2: I do recognize that this is a this is a
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  Speaker 2: new season for him. This is a new and by
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  Speaker 2: new season like truly a season like he has a
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  Speaker 2: new coaching staff, he has a new head coach. He is,
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  Speaker 2: you know, leaving behind the Harbaugh era which he had
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  Speaker 2: for his entire career, and he had a rough season
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  Speaker 2: last year.
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  Speaker 1: I think when it comes to evaluating.
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  Speaker 2: And talking about Lamar Jackson time after time after time again,
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  Speaker 2: he does get disrespected. I mean, this is somebody who
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  Speaker 2: has done more than just given us spectacular plays and moments.
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  Speaker 2: He is a two time league MVP. Most of the
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  Speaker 2: games he plays and he is the best player on
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  Speaker 2: the field. And I feel like we have this conversation
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  Speaker 2: every single off season about how, you know, is Lamar
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  Speaker 2: really the guy? Is he really you know, someone who
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  Speaker 2: can lead a franchise to a championship.
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  Speaker 1: There are plenty of guys.
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  Speaker 2: Around the league who are not as dynamic, who are
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  Speaker 2: not as talented as Lamar Jackson, who also haven't.
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  Speaker 1: Led their team to a championship.
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  Speaker 2: Who also have had severe postseason wove, who also have
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  Speaker 2: dealt with injury issues.
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  Speaker 1: So I just think that Lamar Jackson.
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  Speaker 2: Is very unfairly evaluated, and once again we're going to
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  Speaker 2: have this conversation about if he is the guy, and
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  Speaker 2: I think we also have to be patient, which we
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  Speaker 2: don't have any of that, but patients will need to
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  Speaker 2: be applied to this particular chapter of Lamar Jackson's career
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  Speaker 2: because the Ravens are entering a new era with a
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  Speaker 2: new head coach in Jesse Minter, and we have to
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  Speaker 2: see how that applies to Lamar's game. Back to basketball,
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  Speaker 2: the heat is on, The heat is on. Lebron coming
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  Speaker 2: back to Miami second time would be incredible for me.
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  Speaker 2: I know that there are a lot of conversations about
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  Speaker 2: where he may end up going, but given everything about
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  Speaker 2: his legacy up until this point for this twenty three
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  Speaker 2: year vet, the heats make a lot of sense. As
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  Speaker 2: a place where he has history, he has connection with
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  Speaker 2: the locals. He has I don't know, two championships for
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  Speaker 2: straight finals appearances.
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  Speaker 1: And he added a.
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  Speaker 2: Little fuel to the Heat rumors by reposting an adding
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  Speaker 2: twenty two crying laughing emojis to a video where someone
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  Speaker 2: from The Rich Eisen Show called Lebron a non factor
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  Speaker 2: regardless of the team and says that if he goes
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  Speaker 2: to Miami, enjoy the play in tournament. Now listen, I
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  Speaker 2: understand as a Heat fan, the Heat get a lot
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  Speaker 2: of pain right like the fans are late. It's not
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  Speaker 2: really a good environment. They Heat culture. They never actually
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  Speaker 2: win anything. The Heat have been in the finals more
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  Speaker 2: times than most of your favorite teams in the past
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  Speaker 2: few years. Yes, they have also made the play in tournament.
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  Speaker 2: They've gone from the Planes tournament to the finals. The
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  Speaker 2: Heats are a team that puts talent, that has overlooked
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  Speaker 2: developing talents in great situations.
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  Speaker 1: They have arguably the best coach.
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  Speaker 2: In the league in Eric Spolstra, who constantly gets overlooked
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  Speaker 2: in those conversations, and Lebron James makes everyone around him better.
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  Speaker 2: So he's familiar with the organization, He's familiar with the building,
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  Speaker 2: he's familiar with the coaching staff, he's familiar with the
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  Speaker 2: front office. This is a space that with the correct
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  Speaker 2: placement and the correct roster, which he'd have an incredible
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  Speaker 2: ability to do, they can put together a competitive team that,
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  Speaker 2: you know, while it's qt they're going to the play
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  Speaker 2: in tournament, could also very much go to the finals.
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  Speaker 1: They've done it before.
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  Speaker 2: Nobody picked that Jimmy Butler team to go to the finals,
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  Speaker 2: and yet there they were. No one picked them in
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  Speaker 2: any single and any single series on that run. So
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  Speaker 2: I think it's a great situation. I think it would
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  Speaker 2: be a great roster. Again, let's not forget Yannis is there,
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  Speaker 2: Bam is there, and then you add Lebron James. That
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  Speaker 2: is a team that is absolutely competing for the Eastern Conference.
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  Speaker 2: What happens in the finals is a different situation. There's
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  Speaker 2: a lot of basketball to play. But you're telling me
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  Speaker 2: a team with Yiannis, Bam and Lebron is.
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  Speaker 1: Not a team you're taking series in the East. You're
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  Speaker 1: not being serious anyway.
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  Speaker 2: That's my constant pitch for Lebron James to come back
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  Speaker 2: to Miami. Thanks much for joining me for more on
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