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NBA Trade Deadline Fantasy Fallout (2026) | Winners, Losers, Usage Shifts & League-Winning Moves · Hustle Sports Fantasy Podcast

• 0:32
  Speaker 1: Well, what's going on. Welcome to the hustles out there.
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  Speaker 2: It's the trade Deadline Special of the trade deadlines yesterday, Thursday,
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  Speaker 2: February fifth, at three.
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  Speaker 1: You know what I mean. Today we just jumping in.
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  Speaker 2: We ain't talking about who won the headlines, but we're
• 0:47
  Speaker 2: talking about who won minutes, usage categories.
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  Speaker 1: You know what I mean.
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  Speaker 2: The NBA trade died trade deadline. It ain't creating new stars.
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  Speaker 2: It did reassign some responsibility. So we're walking through the
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  Speaker 2: official NBA dot Com Trade tracker. You know what I'm saying, deals,
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  Speaker 2: translating them into fantasy consequences and stuff. You can actually
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  Speaker 2: use that to help you win your matchups in these
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  Speaker 2: fantasy leagues. We're in this playoff push right now, so
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  Speaker 2: we're trying to get after, as you know, fantasy value.
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  Speaker 2: Don't move with the jerseys and move with touches. If
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  Speaker 2: a trade answers these questions or create questions for you.
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  Speaker 2: Who knows who gained the ball, who gained minutes, and
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  Speaker 2: which fantasy categories changed.
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  Speaker 1: Let's go trade by trade, you know what I'm saying.
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  Speaker 2: The first trade we got up is the Celtics and
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  Speaker 2: the Bulls and Nicola Vusevich was traded to Boston.
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  Speaker 1: You know what I'm saying.
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  Speaker 2: Boston got Voots in the twenty twenty seven second round pick,
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  Speaker 2: and then the Bulls got Anthony Simons twenty twenty six
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  Speaker 2: second round pick. Boston games are reliable rebound and interior scorer,
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  Speaker 2: you know what I mean. Chicago opens up the front court,
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  Speaker 2: so they bigs, they young bigs may get some boosts
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  Speaker 2: up here in fantasy in these in the late stretch,
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  Speaker 2: you know what I mean. Post touches, field goals, and
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  Speaker 2: boys matter more than just points, you know what I mean.
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  Speaker 2: But bussa bitch, stay roster bull. It's a great situation
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  Speaker 2: for him. I actually like this a lot for Boston.
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  Speaker 2: I think it's a great move on. I think Jalen
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  Speaker 2: Smith and the Bulls biers, like I say, they benefit
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  Speaker 2: the most from this move. And then I think Anthony
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  Speaker 2: Simon's gonna go crazy in Chicago, you know what I mean.
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  Speaker 1: I think he's gonna be a great ada.
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  Speaker 2: I know he been available a lot in my league
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  Speaker 2: and the Hustle Sports Basketball League, but yeah, check him out.
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  Speaker 2: I think it's a great move for both of them.
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  Speaker 2: So the next move is the Grizz is in the
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  Speaker 2: Jazz you know, Jaron Jackson. It's a mega deal though
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  Speaker 2: a lot of people was moved in this one. Jaron Jackson,
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  Speaker 2: Jack Landale, John Concord, Kuhn Coor Vince Williams Jr. That's
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  Speaker 2: who went to Utah. The Grizzes received with Walter Clayton Junior,
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  Speaker 2: Kyle Anderson. I did see what they bought out Kyle Anderson,
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  Speaker 2: Taylor Hendrix, George's Kneeane and three future first round picks.
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  Speaker 2: So for fantasy purposes, Utah get elite blocks, you know
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  Speaker 2: what I mean, stretch scoring. With the Jaron Jackson move,
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  Speaker 2: Memphis reset state front court.
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  Speaker 1: They look like then for rebuild.
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  Speaker 2: You know, they didn't move Ja yet, like it might
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  Speaker 2: be coming in this offseason. This trade reshapes the defensive
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  Speaker 2: category of scarcity. Scarcity league wide, you know what I mean.
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  Speaker 2: Utah looked like they're gonna be crazy going in the
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  Speaker 2: next year. I ain't gonna lie. They look like they're
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  Speaker 2: gonna be right there. They're gonna be They're gonna be
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  Speaker 2: a fun team to watch. They loading up, They loading
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  Speaker 2: up right. Yeah, So uh yeah, jack Landale didn't stay
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  Speaker 2: with Utah. He was traded immediately to Atlanta, you know,
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  Speaker 2: which leads to his next trade. Alonzo Ball went to
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  Speaker 2: Utah two future second round picks. Jacques Landal, as I said,
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  Speaker 2: went to Atlanta. Crazy, crazy debut for Atlanta last night,
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  Speaker 2: had twenty six eleven four blocks, you know what I mean.
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  Speaker 2: He was going crazy and the Cavaliers got cash considerations
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  Speaker 2: in that move. That's a great move for Jacques Landale.
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  Speaker 2: I streamed him last week. Uh, he a great heat.
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  Speaker 2: You know, he a nice player that had you know
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  Speaker 2: what I'm saying, do it on both sides of the
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  Speaker 2: floor and doing his thing. You know, I did see
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  Speaker 2: what Lozo Ball was gonna get bought out. So future
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  Speaker 2: opportunity coming for him. I mean the Wings benefit from
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  Speaker 2: you know well yeah, Utah Wings gonna benefit from, you know,
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  Speaker 2: more opportunities, more looks.
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  Speaker 1: You know, Cleveland gonna remain neutral after that deal. But
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  Speaker 1: this next deal, it's it.
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  Speaker 2: It shook up, It shook up the NBA. James Harden
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  Speaker 2: was moved to Cleveland for Darius Garland and a second
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  Speaker 2: round pick, A future second round pick. I think this
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  Speaker 2: is a great move for both sides, you know what
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  Speaker 2: I mean. Cleveland consolidate the offense into James.
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  Speaker 1: Harden being more perimeter base.
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  Speaker 2: I know they still got Mobley and Jared Allen who
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  Speaker 2: could do big things. But Hard you got a better
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  Speaker 2: passing Hard, and you got a better score at Harden.
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  Speaker 2: You know, the this move for Cleveland was more about
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  Speaker 2: the playoffs, you know what I mean. But I think
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  Speaker 2: Mitchell and Harden can play well off each other, you
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  Speaker 2: know what I mean. Mitchell can play the one or
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  Speaker 2: the two. He can score really great. Harden can score
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  Speaker 2: really great. He's a great passer. So yeah, that's a
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  Speaker 2: great move on the Cleveland side of it, you know
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  Speaker 2: what I mean. Uh, for the Clippers though, it's a
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  Speaker 2: great opportunity for Garland to.
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  Speaker 1: See who he really is, you know what I mean.
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  Speaker 2: We've seen who he was in the playoffs for Cleveland
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  Speaker 2: the last couple of years. Uh, you know, like Cleveland
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  Speaker 2: kind of lost trust to him towards the end for
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  Speaker 2: its fantasy purposes. I think this's gonna be a great
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  Speaker 2: move for Darris Garland managers him Kawhi, you know what
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  Speaker 2: I mean. It ain't really got no other scoring that
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  Speaker 2: got zoobox. Still, they got nice roll pieces, but Garland
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  Speaker 2: has a big, big opportunity to do his thing out here.
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  Speaker 1: So we're gonna see what that's looked like. You know
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  Speaker 1: what I mean.
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  Speaker 2: So, but for fantasy purposes, you got hardened, you got Garland.
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  Speaker 2: I definitely think you both, you managers just both got
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  Speaker 2: a huge boost with that move. Next up is that
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  Speaker 2: Jared McCain move got Philly traded him to the Thunder. Uh,
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  Speaker 2: they got a twenty twenty six first you know, three
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  Speaker 2: future second round picks.
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  Speaker 1: You know, the fantasy impact we're gonna see. Okay, see
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  Speaker 1: as more guard depth.
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  Speaker 2: Uh, they've been needing that they've been They got a
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  Speaker 2: lot of it, but they've been needing and still here recently.
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  Speaker 2: You know what I'm saying, Philly. Uh, Philly just cleared
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  Speaker 2: some way for some of the role players. I think
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  Speaker 2: this is a good move. If you got anybody on
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  Speaker 2: peel It like Quinn Grimes, you know, people similar and
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  Speaker 2: that's similar to those players, you're gonna have some us
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  Speaker 2: probably a little little uptick in the fantasy production. Now
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  Speaker 2: it's a deep league watch for Jared McCain though. Uh,
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  Speaker 2: but it did clear the waye for Philly, and it
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  Speaker 2: may have marked the situation for Okay, see we'll see
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  Speaker 2: Uh yeah, Utah, excuse me, Thunder did trade Osmain Jane
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  Speaker 2: for Mason Plumbley. The Thunder to receive Mason Plumbley. Uh
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  Speaker 2: that that trade. Actually, the Hornets ended up moving Jane
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  Speaker 2: in that move for Kobe White. We'll get into that
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  Speaker 2: here a little bit later. But the Hornets and the
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  Speaker 2: Magic made the move Tias Jones. I like this move
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  Speaker 2: for the Hornets. I really like what the Hornet is doing.
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  Speaker 2: They trying to compete, you know what I mean, They
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  Speaker 2: guard player, they stacking up on it.
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  Speaker 1: They look like they balling.
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  Speaker 2: They the Hornets did get Tires Jones two future second
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  Speaker 2: round picks, and then the Magic's got the Magic got
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  Speaker 2: cash consideration. So I think Charlotte gonna stabilize the assist
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  Speaker 2: the playmaking abilities, you know what I mean, especially for
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  Speaker 2: that second group, that bench unit, you know what I mean.
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  Speaker 2: Then you know, we could see them definitely playing. We
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  Speaker 2: could see Jones playing with with Lonzo and Brandon Miller
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  Speaker 2: and Kobe White at some points to help them get
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  Speaker 2: clean the looks. Excuse me, Jones is a rot up
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  Speaker 2: or category stabilizer, not necessarily a volume monster, but I
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  Speaker 2: do think he has some good opportunities with Charlotte We'll
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  Speaker 2: see how the minute shake out here after this this,
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  Speaker 2: you know, since the trade deadline just ended.
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  Speaker 1: Next up, the Pistons made a good move. You know.
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  Speaker 1: They was a three team deal.
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  Speaker 2: The Pistons got Kevin Hurd, Dariel Saraz twenty twenty six
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  Speaker 2: protect the swap pick they gave up Mike.
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  Speaker 1: The Bulls got Mike Conley.
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  Speaker 2: J n Ivey in that deal, and then the Timberwolves
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  Speaker 2: received cash considerations Detroit. They're gonna boost the spacing bench
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  Speaker 2: scoring three point production, you know, and with that roster,
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  Speaker 2: that's a great move for her to. I think he
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  Speaker 2: can have even better games. I spoke about him on
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  Speaker 2: an episode earlier in the season about he was a
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  Speaker 2: great streamer. I think going into a better situation contending
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  Speaker 2: right now, it's gonna help uptick his production.
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  Speaker 1: For sure. He's gonna get cleaner looks with that Detroit lineup.
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  Speaker 2: So you know, that's a great roto watch and category
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  Speaker 2: league watch for my category players and the rotro players
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  Speaker 2: that's out there now.
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  Speaker 1: Mike Conley I mentioned him in this.
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  Speaker 2: Trade with Detroit. Chicago back and made the trade with
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  Speaker 2: the Hornets. They sent Kobe White to Charlotte. Him and
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  Speaker 2: Mike Conley Jr. The Hornets did buy Mike Conley. I
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  Speaker 2: saw that this morning.
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  Speaker 1: Uh.
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  Speaker 2: He's also gonna return back to the Timberwolves. So uh,
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  Speaker 2: you know, the timber Wolves probably gonna look the same
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  Speaker 2: as what they did before the trade deadline. The Bulls
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  Speaker 2: also got Collin Sexton and Ozmane Jing as I mentioned earlier,
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  Speaker 2: and they got three second round picks in that deal.
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  Speaker 2: I think it's a good opportunity for for Sexton as well.
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  Speaker 1: Uh, you know, going to Chicago.
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  Speaker 2: I think he's a bucket getter, you know what I'm saying,
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  Speaker 2: the young bull he could definitely run with the best
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  Speaker 2: of them are down, He'll score. Uh, great look, great opportunity.
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  Speaker 2: Jane also uh a developmental piece. So I think Chicago
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  Speaker 2: with them moving Booch, he has good opportunity to you know,
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  Speaker 2: improve his game and to get some minutes out there
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  Speaker 2: in Chicago. As I mentioned, Charlotte bought out Mike Mike
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  Speaker 2: Conley Jr.
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  Speaker 1: He will return to Minnesota, you know what I mean.
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  Speaker 1: But Covid White, I like this move for Charlotte.
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  Speaker 2: You know, by high volume score, stabilizing points, threes, free
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  Speaker 2: throw percentage, clear offensive role at least I think hes
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  Speaker 2: gonna come off the bench a clear offensive role, and
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  Speaker 2: I think that's a great look for Charlotte.
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  Speaker 1: His value gonna rise.
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  Speaker 2: I know he's rostered in my league, but yeah, if
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  Speaker 2: you have him in your league, I think this is
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  Speaker 2: a good opportunity for Covid White and the same as
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  Speaker 2: I said for Colin Sexton, you know, a good opportunity
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  Speaker 2: for him, good opportunity for Jane.
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  Speaker 1: You know.
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  Speaker 2: So I think that kind of cleared the way for
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  Speaker 2: some of those guys. You know, that was some streamer
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  Speaker 2: guys I had mentioned before, but it kind of cleared
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  Speaker 2: away that trade was a good trade for them individually.
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  Speaker 2: As we know, Trey Young was traded to the Wizards
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  Speaker 2: in January. The Hawks got c J. McCullum, Corey Kispy.
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  Speaker 2: McCullum has been playing good, you know with the Hawks.
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  Speaker 2: You know they got off Young Washington, Washington making some
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  Speaker 2: big players.
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  Speaker 1: Though Washington, we gotta wash them.
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  Speaker 2: You know, this year may be a wash, but next
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  Speaker 2: year they looking like they're gonna be solid.
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  Speaker 1: You know, they.
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  Speaker 2: Absorbed some high uses guard play, you know, assist, point scoring,
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  Speaker 2: you know, deep three range, you know what I mean. Offensive,
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  Speaker 2: The offensive identity for the Wizards change. And then even
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  Speaker 2: with this deal right here with a mask, my MAVs
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  Speaker 2: we got out on the Anthony Davis sweepstakes. I ain't
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  Speaker 2: gonna lie with that first game. When he dropped the
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  Speaker 2: twenty four, thirteen and six, I was bought in. I
• 11:30
  Speaker 2: thought it was gonna be something crazy. He just couldn't
• 11:33
  Speaker 2: stay healthy. Uh, you know, it happens that way sometimes.
• 11:37
  Speaker 2: But he did get moved ad the Wash. The mav
• 11:41
  Speaker 2: saga with Ad is over. He was moved to Washington
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  Speaker 2: for D'Angelo Russell, Jayden Hardy, I mean, not for them.
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  Speaker 2: With them, Jayden Hardy, Dante ExM My Mass, we got
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  Speaker 2: Chris Middleton, AJ Johnson, Malackey, Brannon, Marvin Bagley the third
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  Speaker 2: and then we got drafted iteration, you know what I mean.
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  Speaker 2: I think this is a move for next season. You
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  Speaker 2: know the Wizards, they got elite point production, rebounds, blocks
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  Speaker 2: with the Anthony Davis scoop guard ustage with d lo
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  Speaker 2: Jadon Harvey Hardy. I think he's a great piece. I
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  Speaker 2: like what he could do, you know what I mean.
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  Speaker 2: The pace probably gonna slow next year, but I think
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  Speaker 2: for this year, those guys I was mentioning Trey Johnson,
• 12:24
  Speaker 2: Baala Kulabali, you know, Alex Sar. You know, those guys
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  Speaker 2: are gonna benefit from this trade because just looking like
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  Speaker 2: it's gonna be a next season move. As you know,
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  Speaker 2: by the time Ad comeback, the Wizards may be all
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  Speaker 2: of playoff contention. I know Trey Young was projected to
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  Speaker 2: come back at the end of this month, like like
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  Speaker 2: February twentieth. We'll see if that's updated as the season
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  Speaker 2: go on. But for the MAVs, you know, the interior
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  Speaker 2: us just got removed with a D.
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  Speaker 1: I mean, it wasn't never really.
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  Speaker 2: For most of the anyway, Like I said, he was
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  Speaker 2: just hurt a lot. I saw where Rondo and if
• 13:01
  Speaker 2: you know what happened with the Rondo saga in Dallas.
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  Speaker 2: Rondo has played more games with the MAVs than they did,
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  Speaker 2: so that was crazy.
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  Speaker 1: But I'm interested to see what Middleton's gonna do.
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  Speaker 2: I know he's been on my my on the way
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  Speaker 2: of wiring my league for most of the season, so
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  Speaker 2: I'm interested to see how he's gonna fit in, you know,
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  Speaker 2: see what the young pieces do badly, See if he improved,
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  Speaker 2: see if he can you know, make something happen. But yeah,
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  Speaker 2: these teams. They pretty much swapped teams. So as we
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  Speaker 2: see what the direction with the MAVs going. They building
• 13:34
  Speaker 2: the Brown Cooper flag, which I wish I would have saw,
• 13:38
  Speaker 2: you know, flag Ad and Kyrie together, but it happens
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  Speaker 2: that way. But you know, after that was the moves
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  Speaker 2: I wanted to cover after these, you know these This
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  Speaker 2: deadline was yesterday. After these moves, check the first seven
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  Speaker 2: to ten days. You know what I'm saying, This is
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  Speaker 2: gonna decide the leaves. This is gonna decide who doing
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  Speaker 2: what and what the what the confirmation is from these moves,
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  Speaker 2: what the fallout is from these moves. Don't just box scores,
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  Speaker 2: you know what I'm saying, Let's see how they're being used.
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  Speaker 1: Don't wait for validation.
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  Speaker 2: And sometimes, like we say all the time, you sleep
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  Speaker 2: your beat, so sometimes you can be too late on it.
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  Speaker 1: The deadline didn't end the chaos, it did define it.
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  Speaker 2: It did clear the way for some of these individuals
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  Speaker 2: saying about who moved, It's about who now has the
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  Speaker 2: opportunity to do their thing, and that's always some tea
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  Speaker 2: where And as you know, if you sleep your beat,
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  Speaker 2: I'll high let child