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Krysten Peek previews the NBA Draft 2 weeks from today, Legitimate injury concerns for Darryn Peterson (?), Favorite player in the draft ... · The Sean O'Connell Show

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  Speaker 1: Yo.
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  Speaker 2: You're tuned to the Sean o'connells Show from the Murdoch
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  Speaker 1: Seven hundred at ninety two one anf N.
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  Speaker 2: We are two weeks away from the twenty twenty six
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  Speaker 2: NBA Draft. Kristin Peak NBA dot Com NBA Insider Draft
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  Speaker 2: Insider joins us now to talk about what's coming in
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  Speaker 2: these next couple of weeks.
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  Speaker 1: Kristin, Welcome back to the show. How are you.
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  Speaker 3: I'm great. This is the most wonderful time of the
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  Speaker 3: year for me. I love. I love this time of year,
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  Speaker 3: especially with this class so uh.
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  Speaker 2: Utah Jazz obviously sitting at number two and the the
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  Speaker 2: obvious players are in the conversation there Aj debonsa Darren Peterson.
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  Speaker 2: I guess for some people, Cam Boozer gets to put
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  Speaker 2: his name in that conversation as well.
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  Speaker 1: In these next two weeks. We love the.
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  Speaker 2: Circus that is draft prognostication and the pre draft process
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  Speaker 2: where everyone's trying to convince one another, like we don't
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  Speaker 2: really like this guy. All this is he looks like
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  Speaker 2: he's a no brainer. You got to pick him. But
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  Speaker 2: did you know about the fasci itis that he had?
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  Speaker 2: Seventy five years ago. Is there gonna be a lot
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  Speaker 2: of that in this year's draft? Given what we know
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  Speaker 2: about the top two players, especially and the seemingly universal
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  Speaker 2: agreement that these guys are potential franchise changers.
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  Speaker 3: I don't think there's going to be any sort of
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  Speaker 3: surprise on Draft night for that first year we're talking
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  Speaker 3: about AJD Bonsa, Darren Peterson, Cameron Boozer, and Caleb Wilson.
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  Speaker 3: I don't think anybody's going to be able to like
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  Speaker 3: just crack that top four. But you know, would it
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  Speaker 3: surprise me if A Diego's number one and DP goes
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  Speaker 3: number two to the Jazz and then you know, the
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  Speaker 3: the Grizzlies decided to take Caleb Wilson over a Can Boozer,
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  Speaker 3: That would not surprise me. But the fact that there
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  Speaker 3: has been no solidified information, and mind you, this could
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  Speaker 3: come from last year's kind of chicken dance, or you
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  Speaker 3: know the fact that like the Washington wizzer is wanted
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  Speaker 3: a Bailey and they were the only team that he
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  Speaker 3: worked out for, and then Utah Jazz I thot and
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  Speaker 3: said no, no, no, we're going to take them regardless.
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  Speaker 3: Depending it doesn't it doesn't even matter that he didn't
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  Speaker 3: work out for us. I think there's that sort of uh,
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  Speaker 3: not animosity, but just sort of like we're we're Washington
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  Speaker 3: is going to hold their cards close to their chests.
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  Speaker 3: And I've talked to agents Camp several times and they
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  Speaker 3: have never once said, yes, we have a scheduled workout
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  Speaker 3: this date with the Wizards. We have a scheduled workout
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  Speaker 3: date with this with the Jazz. And I don't know
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  Speaker 3: if it's just the Jazz waiting until the last minute
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  Speaker 3: to bring AJ in. I think Darren Peterson is going
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  Speaker 3: in this week if he hasn't already been in to visit.
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  Speaker 3: But you know, it's just one of those things where
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  Speaker 3: it's like a year later, we're seeing the reversal effect
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  Speaker 3: of you know, what's going to happen at number one?
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  Speaker 3: Is it going to be a day or Darren Peterson?
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  Speaker 2: If you had to put a percentage on AJ going
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  Speaker 2: one to.
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  Speaker 1: The Wizards, what what what is that number?
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  Speaker 3: I think it's like eighty five to ninety percent. I mean,
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  Speaker 3: he looks at his upscale in terms of what he
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  Speaker 3: projects as a six nine six' ten two guard in THE.
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  Speaker 3: Nba everyone wants To Camma. WING i think he's going
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  Speaker 3: to end up being more of a two guard in the,
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  Speaker 3: league and his mid range game is, unmatched the way
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  Speaker 3: he can elevate over. DEFENDERS i think his three point
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  Speaker 3: jumper is going to be something that's going to come
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  Speaker 3: along as time. Progresses but this is a guy he
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  Speaker 3: works so hard at his. Game he, is you, know
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  Speaker 3: just a master in terms of shot, selection and you
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  Speaker 3: cannot you cannot go past that projecting what he, is
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  Speaker 3: seeing what he is at nineteen and projecting what he's
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  Speaker 3: going to be at twenty.
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  Speaker 2: Four how much of this pre draft time For Darren
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  Speaker 2: peterson in his camp is like calming concerns over what
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  Speaker 2: this last season was At kansas Because i'll be, honest
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  Speaker 2: like we watched a lot of it because obviously our
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  Speaker 2: local universities are in The big. Twelve AND i was, like,
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  Speaker 2: man what why is this guy not? Available and then
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  Speaker 2: the excuses or the explanation of, hey, yeah it's like
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  Speaker 2: it was a creatine thing and this cramping. THING i
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  Speaker 2: was like. Creating come, On creating has been on the
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  Speaker 2: market for one hundred. Years people have figured this stuff.
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  Speaker 2: OUT i MEAN i was a skeptic on all of.
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  Speaker 2: It but that's sort of my. Nature so how much
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  Speaker 2: of the process for him in his camp is just, saying,
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  Speaker 2: hey we've got it all figured. Out you don't have
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  Speaker 2: to worry about the inconsistency in THE nba that we
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  Speaker 2: saw At.
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  Speaker 3: KANSAS i think the fact that there's nothing been leaked
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  Speaker 3: in all thirty. Teams remember all thirty teams have medical
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  Speaker 3: reports from the combine that every player that, participated And
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  Speaker 3: Darren peterson participated in the, combine they had to go
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  Speaker 3: THROUGH nba medicals and all thirty teams got THESE nba.
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  Speaker 3: Medicals so the fact that nothing has, leaked even from
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  Speaker 3: other teams, saying, oh looks, bad it Looks Darren peterson like,
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  Speaker 3: that that medical looks. Bad the fact that nothing has
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  Speaker 3: leaked points To, aokay everything is, fine everything is checking.
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  Speaker 3: Out he's going to be just fine and. Healthy in THE,
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  Speaker 3: nba it was either a creatin with not being hydrated
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  Speaker 3: properly with a diet that forced these full body crams
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  Speaker 3: that then turned into a hamstring, issue which he would
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  Speaker 3: and then he was sick with the flu for two
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  Speaker 3: games and it was just a perfect FORM i think
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  Speaker 3: For Darren peters, then and WHAT i Know i've said
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  Speaker 3: this several. Times i'm a Big Darren peterson. Believer and
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  Speaker 3: WHAT i know Of Darren peterson and WHAT i know
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  Speaker 3: him in terms of a competitor as a, teammate as
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  Speaker 3: in terms of someone that loves the game of. Basketball
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  Speaker 3: if he is not the number one, pick And washington
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  Speaker 3: just surprises everyone there AND dp is his, guy he
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  Speaker 3: is the clear, CUT i think pick for The jazz
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  Speaker 3: at number. TWO i think he slides in Alongside Chante
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  Speaker 3: george very well in the. Backcourt both of them love
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  Speaker 3: to be in the. Gym they're ultra competitors and they're
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  Speaker 3: going to be able to build one build each other,
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  Speaker 3: up and feed off one.
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  Speaker 2: Another this is an unfair question Because i'm asking you
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  Speaker 2: to conduct a survey that you haven't had an opportunity to.
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  Speaker 2: Conduct Or i'm asking you to read, minds which is even.
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  Speaker 2: Worse but if we went and we talked to the you,
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  Speaker 2: know the top the lottery pick type players in this,
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  Speaker 2: draft and you, said, hey would you want to play
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  Speaker 2: for The Utah, jazz how many of those guys are,
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  Speaker 2: saying you, know truth, serum anonymous, pole they don't have
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  Speaker 2: to worry about. It how many of them are, saying,
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  Speaker 2: Yeah i'd like to go play for The Utah jazz
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  Speaker 2: given what you know where we, are the reputation of the,
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  Speaker 2: state but more, importantly what this franchise is doing right
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  Speaker 2: now and the trades that they've, made AND i know
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  Speaker 2: that these guys stay on board with that kind of.
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  Speaker 2: Stuff how many guys do you think of the top
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  Speaker 2: ten or fifteen want to play for The Utah jazz
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  Speaker 2: if they get that.
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  Speaker 3: Opportunity, Okay i'm not just saying this BECAUSE i lived
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  Speaker 3: In utah for three and a half, years But i'm
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  Speaker 3: saying this truly Because i've seen it Through Keyontay, george
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  Speaker 3: through other people that The jazz have. DRAFTED i Think Ryan,
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  Speaker 3: Smith Danny, Ainge Austin, age now everybody else in the
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  Speaker 3: front office has done an incredible job of tailoring to
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  Speaker 3: these players and changing a mindset of what people the
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  Speaker 3: outside the outside world, perceive you, know Uh Salat city
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  Speaker 3: and The Utah jazz and the culture to. BE i
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  Speaker 3: Think Ryan smith is a driving force to. THAT i
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  Speaker 3: think you know. This he went and he Said he's, like,
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  Speaker 3: listen we bring players, in And he's Brought they have
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  Speaker 3: brought a lot of players in AND i credit that
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  Speaker 3: too in the sense of, Like, okay, yeah they have
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  Speaker 3: the number two, picks they probably know who they're going to.
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  Speaker 3: Draft they're still bringing In. Mikel, Brown they're still bringing
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  Speaker 3: In DARIUS. A, Cup they're still bringing In, cambus or
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  Speaker 3: they're still bringing in you, know different, players BECAUSE i
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  Speaker 3: think they want to paint this photo in this picture
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  Speaker 3: Of Salt Lake city of, like, no in the, future
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  Speaker 3: we might not draft you with the number two, pick
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  Speaker 3: but in the, future this is a great place to,
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  Speaker 3: live and it IS i can attest to, that LIKE
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  Speaker 3: i lived there for three and a half, years AND
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  Speaker 3: i think that's the driving force of. It so if
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  Speaker 3: you were to get IF i were to, say you,
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  Speaker 3: know a percentage number, ONE i think a lot of
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  Speaker 3: it has to do with playing. Time so a lot
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  Speaker 3: of players would love to come to a rebuild situation
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  Speaker 3: and the fact that the fan unpack The Delta center
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  Speaker 3: every single. Game that's what you want to play. For
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  Speaker 3: SO i don't think it's as bad as people. THINK i,
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  Speaker 3: MEAN i WOULD i don't, know seventy eight percent of
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  Speaker 3: the lottery would love to be a part of The dads.
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  Speaker 3: Organization just knowing What austin And danny did In, boston
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  Speaker 3: and that they were the ones that Drafted Dalen brown
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  Speaker 3: And Jason, tatum and they want a championship like. That that,
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  Speaker 3: matters that pedigree. Matters and being in a small, Market,
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  Speaker 3: listen you're going to get a little bit more. Freedom
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  Speaker 3: you're not going to be under a microscope as much
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  Speaker 3: as you are either In New, York, Chicago. La you
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  Speaker 3: know the big that He's, miami AND i think players
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  Speaker 3: want to be in that sort of.
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  Speaker 2: Situation kristin peak for a few more minutes here on
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  Speaker 2: The sean O'Connell, show previewing the UPCOMING Nba draft two
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  Speaker 2: weeks from. Tonight how far do we get down this
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  Speaker 2: first out before teams start worrying about fit and positionality
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  Speaker 2: and things like. That is it the top four where
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  Speaker 2: it's just let's grab the best player. Available where is
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  Speaker 2: the threshold where teams start to nitpick on well does
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  Speaker 2: he fit with our?
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  Speaker 3: GUYS i think the drafts really start at five with The.
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  Speaker 3: Clippers will be very interesting to see what they. Do
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  Speaker 3: they are Bringing they are bringing in, everybody AND i mean,
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  Speaker 3: everybody especially this. Week they're bringing in all of the top.
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  Speaker 3: Guards they're bringing In darius A, Cup Kingston, Flemings Michael
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  Speaker 3: brown is meeting with, Them Keaton woggler and Also Bradon.
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  Speaker 3: Burrys so they are bringing in. Everyone AND i don't
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  Speaker 3: know if that's just Like Dangly carrott to other teams
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  Speaker 3: that really want a specific lead guard and they're, like,
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  Speaker 3: hey we're going to bring them. In we can sply
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  Speaker 3: them Along Theius. Garland we don't, care and it is
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  Speaker 3: kind of you, know blowing that, smoke or if they
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  Speaker 3: are actually in just sid in adding another piece to their.
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  Speaker 3: BACKCOURT i, mean we look at The San Antonio. Spurs
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  Speaker 3: everybody thought it was repetitive to Get Dylan harper last,
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  Speaker 3: year but he ends up working very well With Steph
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  Speaker 3: castle And Iaron. Fox SO i don't know if they're
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  Speaker 3: going to take a page From San antonio and just be, like,
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  Speaker 3: yeah we're going to draft the best guard available for.
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  Speaker 3: Us it's never too much to have a you, know
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  Speaker 3: a good thing in multiple you know entities in the back.
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  Speaker 3: Court so WE i THINK i, HONESTLY i think the
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  Speaker 3: draft starts at, five and it'll be very very interesting
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  Speaker 3: to see what The hawks do at, eight whether they
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  Speaker 3: take best player available or they go get someone like
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  Speaker 3: A daimara Or Marez johnson or you, know, Yes blenborg
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  Speaker 3: because they need that size in the front, court in
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  Speaker 3: the front court alongside An Echo. Kongu so those are
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  Speaker 3: the two spots That i'm looking at five and.
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  Speaker 2: Eight do you have a favorite player in this? Draft
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  Speaker 2: someone you think he's going to surprise?
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  Speaker 3: Everyone DO i have a favorite player in this? Draft, well,
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  Speaker 3: collectively this is my favorite draft in the last ten,
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  Speaker 3: Years SO i am a proud bonus antie off court
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  Speaker 3: to multiple multiple. Players DO i have a favorite? Player
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  Speaker 3: THAT'S i Think Christian anderson is going to surprise a
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  Speaker 3: lot of, people especially where he's. DRAFTED i Think cameron's
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  Speaker 3: car is going to surprise.
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  Speaker 1: A lot of.
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  Speaker 3: People he was by far the best player in the
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  Speaker 3: day one of scrimmages at THE Nba. Draft combine his
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  Speaker 3: draft ranges anywhere from late lottery to early. Twenties remember
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  Speaker 3: he was At baylor this year with Tune, yasusu who
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  Speaker 3: elected correctly to go back to. School so, YEAH i
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  Speaker 3: at twenty five of these players are my favorite. Players
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  Speaker 3: i'm a Like draft night is graduation for. Me i'm
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  Speaker 3: just Like i'm sitting there right behind a green, room
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  Speaker 3: And i'm just, like oh my, Gosh i'm so proud of.
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  Speaker 3: YOU i remember being in a in a back gym In,
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  Speaker 3: nebraska ac watching you play like That's that's the sort
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  Speaker 3: of emotion That i'm going to have dast. Night but
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  Speaker 3: everything from now until, Then i'm very much you, know
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  Speaker 3: my head is. Down i'm trying to get the best
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  Speaker 3: intel and best information out from these players and their.
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  Speaker 2: Agents i'd be remiss IF i didn't ask you about
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  Speaker 2: the finals WHILE i have, You and the pessimist in me,
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  Speaker 2: says it kind of doesn't matter who you draft if
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  Speaker 2: you're going to have to go up Against Victor Winbin
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  Speaker 2: yama for the next next ten. Years but these teams
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  Speaker 2: are going to do what they've got to do to
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  Speaker 2: try to compete right now Spurs nick's fascinating. SERIES a
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  Speaker 2: home team has yet to win three games. In what
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  Speaker 2: do you think happens the rest of the?
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  Speaker 1: WAY i.
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  Speaker 3: LISTEN i love. COMPETITION i was happy to see San
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  Speaker 3: antonio put it put together a full complete, game especially
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  Speaker 3: on the, road especially IN. Msg it's very very hard
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  Speaker 3: to win In Madison Square gardens to be able to
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  Speaker 3: put a complete game. Together victor When yama looks way more.
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  Speaker 3: Settled we saw better guard play and better you, KNOW
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  Speaker 3: p AND r action with the guards And victor and everybody.
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  Speaker 3: Else Julian shampani was hitting threes LIKE i love good,
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  Speaker 3: basketball AND i was happy to see the first put
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  Speaker 3: together a complete. Game DO i think they can pull
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  Speaker 3: it off against this just like The knicks looks so
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  Speaker 3: settled And Jalen, brunson this looks like he's on a
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  Speaker 3: mission and the shots that he can get off is,
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  Speaker 3: Incredible and when we look at his dress, SPECIFICALLY i
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  Speaker 3: Think Jalen brunson is doing a lot of favors for
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  Speaker 3: players Like Darius, acuff For Christian, anderson For Abuca, corey
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  Speaker 3: the smaller lead guards that everyone's like will can make
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  Speaker 3: it in THE, nba and everyone's, like, Well Jalen brunson
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  Speaker 3: is leading his team to THE Nba. Finals SO i,
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  Speaker 3: HONESTLY i think The knicks are going to win it
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  Speaker 3: at some. Juncture BUT i was happy to see The
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  Speaker 3: firs get a win and you, know make it make it,
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  Speaker 3: competitive no More nixon, Four let's make this a. Series and,
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  Speaker 3: yeah there's nothing more as a as a true basketball
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  Speaker 3: fans that we.
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  Speaker 2: Won would it be more fun these next two. Weeks
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  Speaker 2: if there was like some, oho is someone gonna trade?
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  Speaker 1: Up?
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  Speaker 2: Oh are The Utah jazz desperate to get aj To?
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  Speaker 2: Bonsa are you like you cool with the fact that
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  Speaker 2: we're probably getting chalk for the first three or.
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  Speaker 3: FOUR i think we're gonna get talked for the first.
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  Speaker 3: Four LIKE i, said the draft starts at. Five would
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  Speaker 3: it surprise me if anybody made a move with The
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  Speaker 3: clippers at?
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  Speaker 2: Five?
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  Speaker 3: No same With. BROOKLYN i Hear brooklyn is being very,
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  Speaker 3: aggressive either trying to get into that top four because
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  Speaker 3: they have so many, assets or you, know are they
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  Speaker 3: are they just going to take whoever The clippers do
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  Speaker 3: or do not take at. Six BUT i do, THINK
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  Speaker 3: i do think this is a, draft especially because this
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  Speaker 3: is a draft that a lot of teams have. Targeted
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  Speaker 3: we're going to see a lot of talk in the
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  Speaker 3: first top ten.
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  Speaker 2: Picks, well we'll still be watching closely and hoping for
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  Speaker 2: the best with the especially The Utah jazz. Outcome so
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  Speaker 2: we'll hold our breath for the next couple of weeks
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  Speaker 2: while you do all the hard.
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  Speaker 1: Work thanks for.
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  Speaker 3: Joining, Us, Christen thanks for having me.
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