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Jalen Rose on Luka Doncic to the Lakers: 'Rob Pelinka Might Get a Statue' | NBA GameTime · Bleacher Report

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  Speaker 1: This one right here. The three team blockbuster trade finalized
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  Speaker 1: late Saturday night. You've got Luka Doncic go into La
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  Speaker 1: playing alongside Lebron and Anthony Davis now in Dallas with
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  Speaker 1: Kyrie playing with the Maps. Jale Rose. Your initial thoughts
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  Speaker 1: on this one?
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  Speaker 2: My initial thoughts is I haven't been this shock since
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  Speaker 2: the Raptors traded Vince Carter when I was on the
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  Speaker 2: team and I was like, we got JS Kidd and
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  Speaker 2: who else in return? I can't believe this. I love
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  Speaker 2: Anthony Davis, He's a champion, He's a future Hall of Famer.
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  Speaker 2: The MAVs are a ninth right now in the West.
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  Speaker 2: I think they're like third or fourth in the pecking
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  Speaker 2: order even with ad terrific player. But if you're the
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  Speaker 2: Los Angeles Lakers, like Rob Pelinka might get a statue
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  Speaker 2: now like Jerry We's got a statue as a and
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  Speaker 2: as an exec. And I'm not being speaking hyperbole to
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  Speaker 2: add Luka Doncis to your team. He's been All NBA
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  Speaker 2: First Team five times. He led the MAVs to the
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  Speaker 2: finals last year BC like his numbers are on steroids.
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  Speaker 2: I can't believe they gave up a twenty five year
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  Speaker 2: old player, and ultimately, because you didn't want to pay him.
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  Speaker 2: And I know because I've been traded one hundred and
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  Speaker 2: fifty times. What happens is they're gonna now put out
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  Speaker 2: stuff about you, Oh his way, oh his lifestyle, Oh
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  Speaker 2: this is why we did it. But ultimately, Luca gonna
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  Speaker 2: get chips in LA and he's gonna be an iconic figure.
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  Speaker 2: Vince Carter because I can't believe they traded him at
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  Speaker 2: this point of his career.
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  Speaker 3: I just think, well, first of all, I was shocked
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  Speaker 3: and then wowing, and my only thing is, Okay, are
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  Speaker 3: the Lakers done? Which I don't think they're done because
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  Speaker 3: you have this dynamic duo, but I think you need
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  Speaker 3: a big now. Gotta go out and get a big
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  Speaker 3: to make the game easier for him. And I just
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  Speaker 3: feel like Luca's at his best when he because he's
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  Speaker 3: a threat all aspects. You put him in pick and roll,
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  Speaker 3: he's a live threat. He's gonna find guys and obviously
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  Speaker 3: you know he can get buckets on his own. He
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  Speaker 3: doesn't even need a screen. But I think he was
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  Speaker 3: at his best when he had guys rolling to the basket.
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  Speaker 3: Now he's harder to guard because trying to guard Luca
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  Speaker 3: one on one is tough enough. But now I could
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  Speaker 3: you know, if you know he's gonna utilize his bigs
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  Speaker 3: like she does, then now it's like, how do we
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  Speaker 3: gart him? Do we stay home? Right now? I'm double
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  Speaker 3: them every time in the pick right, But and I
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  Speaker 3: understand the big picture what you said, go ahead.
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  Speaker 2: Right, But this the MAVs are the team that's trying
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  Speaker 2: to win this year or next year. They're looking at
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  Speaker 2: Okac like they got Sga where we got Kyrie, like
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  Speaker 2: they feel like they can probably win it this year
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  Speaker 2: next year. For the Lakers, they need superstar power and
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  Speaker 2: uniform and Luca bring you that already at an early age.
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  Speaker 2: Look at the history of the Lakers. That's who they are.
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  Speaker 2: They acquire Wilt Chamberlain as whether a trade or a
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  Speaker 2: free agent in his prime, Kareem abdul Shaq, Lebron and
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  Speaker 2: a D. Now Luca, they're gonna now build around him,
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  Speaker 2: and he's gonna be that guy that ultimately tries to
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  Speaker 2: catapult himself into all time great Purple and Gold status.
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  Speaker 2: So I'm really happy for him. I'm happy for the league,
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  Speaker 2: and I know he's gonna do work. Now watching him
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  Speaker 2: with Lebron this year is gonna be great.
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  Speaker 1: Watch got two egos a little bit, Yeah.
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  Speaker 2: They gotta they gotta figure out like who's gonna be
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  Speaker 2: the primary ball handler, and they're gonna make each other
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  Speaker 2: look good. And now, I mean Lebron James forty years
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  Speaker 2: old is still balling right, And so ultimately they are
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  Speaker 2: two of the most intelligent players that ever played the game,
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  Speaker 2: two of the most ersatile players that play ever play
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  Speaker 2: the game. They're gonna make each other better. But for
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  Speaker 2: the Lakers not about winning a championship this year, But
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  Speaker 2: the Lakers is about being relevant. I don't think they
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  Speaker 2: win another championship with Lebron, so probably for me. So
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  Speaker 2: now that you have both of them that you've got
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  Speaker 2: some box office and then Luca is going to be
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  Speaker 2: a future And.
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  Speaker 3: I will say this, I think it's if you would,
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  Speaker 3: it's perfect timing I think for this to happen, because
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  Speaker 3: what we've said over the past couple of years is
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  Speaker 3: will Lebron allow Ad to be Ad the alpha dog one,
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  Speaker 3: the go to guy. So he's in a place where
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  Speaker 3: he is now allowed that. And look at Anthony Davis. Well,
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  Speaker 3: here's another guy who's very capable, and I think Lebron
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  Speaker 3: has a lot of respect for him, and Luca can
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  Speaker 3: actually make Lebron better because of his ability. Right Lebron
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  Speaker 3: getting the ball with a live dribble like that's insane
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  Speaker 3: or vice versa, because you can you can play okay,
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  Speaker 3: your turn, my time, trying to lead the team. And
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  Speaker 3: I think this is this is now next level allowing
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  Speaker 3: Lebron to be himself, but he doesn't have to be
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  Speaker 3: that go to guy now.
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  Speaker 2: But ultimately with like people who like watch the game
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  Speaker 2: and you in the Hall of Fame, Luca is a
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  Speaker 2: perimeter version of Larry Bird in modern day basketball. He's
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  Speaker 2: not the fastest, he doesn't jump the highest, but his
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  Speaker 2: IQ is crazy and his shot making is crazy, and
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  Speaker 2: his ability to also make people around him better and
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  Speaker 2: he's already proven that and he's not even what he's
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  Speaker 2: twenty five already. So the idea for me to give
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  Speaker 2: up on that guy is really because you don't want
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  Speaker 2: to pay him. And now he's going to cost himself
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  Speaker 2: one hundred million dollars because they traded him, So now
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  Speaker 2: he gonna really come out and do work. So it's
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  Speaker 2: really good for the league.