1 00:00:02,440 --> 00:00:03,880 Speaker 1: Jason Lawren on No. 2 00:00:04,160 --> 00:00:08,479 Speaker 2: One hundred guys. We love seeing Victorians, especially doing great 3 00:00:08,520 --> 00:00:11,320 Speaker 2: things on the world stage. Oh yeah, all right. Now 4 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:16,239 Speaker 2: there is a bloke from Bendigo, Central Victoria up the 5 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:19,760 Speaker 2: call to Highway who is doing huge things in the NBA. 6 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:24,640 Speaker 2: I'm speaking of Dyson Daniels from the Atlanta Hawks. Dyson, 7 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:26,640 Speaker 2: good morning, welcome to morning. 8 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 3: Hello, Hello, yes, thanks for having me started to be 9 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:34,160 Speaker 3: on the show this morning, my afternoon this morning. 10 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:36,760 Speaker 1: Well that's right right side of the world. 11 00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 4: Right behind the snop block from the local bakery there 12 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 4: in Bendigo. You are right up there. It goes vanilla 13 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 4: slide and then Dyson is our second export. 14 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:47,720 Speaker 3: It can't go wrong with the vanilla. 15 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:49,599 Speaker 1: Are you pinching yourself? Dyson? 16 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:52,440 Speaker 5: You're a kid from Bendigo, You're twenty one years old, 17 00:00:52,479 --> 00:00:55,440 Speaker 5: good and you are living out your dreams and doing 18 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:56,320 Speaker 5: it very well. 19 00:00:56,360 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 1: Mind you in the NBA. 20 00:00:58,560 --> 00:01:02,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, I'm definitely put myself, you know, enjoying 21 00:01:02,440 --> 00:01:05,960 Speaker 3: being here in Atlanta, you know, my first season at Atlanta, 22 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:08,880 Speaker 3: third season NBA and mist to be out here, you know, 23 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 3: having an opportunity I have to go out and do 24 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:14,760 Speaker 3: what I love every day is that's a blessing. And 25 00:01:15,160 --> 00:01:16,919 Speaker 3: you know we had a good game last night. I oh, 26 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 3: you can keep you know, building underseaers. 27 00:01:18,959 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 2: Well, Jase watches a lot of basketball because he's his 28 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:26,479 Speaker 2: boys playing the local league here down in Melbourne's Bayside area. 29 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:28,679 Speaker 4: I retired as a coach in Thestagrand final. 30 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:32,039 Speaker 2: But you you collected the lazy twenty eight points against 31 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:34,959 Speaker 2: a team many think you're going to go all the way. 32 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:36,880 Speaker 2: You must be pretty rapped with your form as well. 33 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:39,400 Speaker 3: Brother, Yeah, no, it was a really good game, probably 34 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 3: in my first game of my career so fast. So 35 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:43,480 Speaker 3: you know, to go into Boston and you know, get 36 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:45,520 Speaker 3: a really big win. You know, we're down a lot 37 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 3: of guys right now, so the kind of next man 38 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:51,240 Speaker 3: up opportunity and you run in there, get out there 39 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:52,440 Speaker 3: and you know, go a big win. 40 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:54,520 Speaker 5: You're only twenty one, You're still a kid. This is 41 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 5: the beginning of your career. Doesn't but there will be 42 00:01:56,560 --> 00:02:00,120 Speaker 5: so many kids here in Melbourne driving to school, tod 43 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 5: driving a basketball practice, driving to play on the weekend. 44 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 5: Just how hard did you have to work to get 45 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:08,920 Speaker 5: into the NBA, which must have been your dream as 46 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:11,160 Speaker 5: a kid, And how did you find yourself in the NBA. 47 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:14,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean as a kid, you know, I worked 48 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:15,519 Speaker 3: super hard and you know I made a lot of 49 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:18,560 Speaker 3: sacrifices and I knew that, you know, this is what 50 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 3: I wanted to do. And you know, I didn't really 51 00:02:20,760 --> 00:02:22,960 Speaker 3: have a plan. B it was a basketball or nothing. 52 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:25,639 Speaker 3: So for me, you know, I sent my whole basically 53 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:28,120 Speaker 3: childhood to it. You know, I was up early, you know, 54 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:30,640 Speaker 3: getting the workouts, you know, stawn up late, making sure. 55 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 3: You know, I'm focusing on my dad at a young age, 56 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:35,120 Speaker 3: and a lot of people you know don't have to 57 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:35,360 Speaker 3: do that. 58 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:36,400 Speaker 4: You know. 59 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:38,440 Speaker 3: For me, you know, it's just it was what I 60 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:40,079 Speaker 3: wanted to do. I wanted to, you know, be a 61 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:42,080 Speaker 3: great player. I wanted to make the NBA. But you know, 62 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:43,400 Speaker 3: I think you know, for the young kids you know 63 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:46,160 Speaker 3: coming through nowadays and you know, having time with their friends. 64 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:48,480 Speaker 3: So it's all important. But if you if you really 65 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:50,640 Speaker 3: put sure you know your mind to anything and you 66 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:53,320 Speaker 3: have your goals and anything achievable if you do it 67 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:53,720 Speaker 3: the right way. 68 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:55,480 Speaker 4: I wish we had a shit together like this at 69 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:55,960 Speaker 4: twenty one. 70 00:02:56,120 --> 00:02:57,079 Speaker 1: Yeah too. 71 00:02:57,440 --> 00:03:00,880 Speaker 2: From the Bendigo Brides now to the NBA. What what 72 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:04,960 Speaker 2: perks do you get from being what it'll be basketball 73 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:07,080 Speaker 2: in the biggest league anywhere. 74 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:08,440 Speaker 4: In the world, because do you know what my underrates 75 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:10,680 Speaker 4: get Tyson, they get free slurpies if they're going to win. 76 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:13,400 Speaker 4: Do you guys get free slurpies? 77 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:16,920 Speaker 3: You get the Hawks or we used to get We 78 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 3: used to get like these little Dominoes vouchers. So you 79 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:20,320 Speaker 3: got a free teacher. 80 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:21,440 Speaker 2: That was. 81 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:30,399 Speaker 3: Okay, bend a Hawk. Now if you play good enough, 82 00:03:30,440 --> 00:03:32,240 Speaker 3: you know, maybe you get a little paycheck. 83 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:35,480 Speaker 4: That's that's a big Domino's voucher. 84 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:41,440 Speaker 5: Dyson, You're a kid from Bendigo playing in the NBA. 85 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 5: Who is the player that you are just pinching yourself 86 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:47,320 Speaker 5: that you're playing in the league, either against or alongside? 87 00:03:47,560 --> 00:03:49,240 Speaker 5: Is there someone that you were just dying to get 88 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:49,840 Speaker 5: on the court with. 89 00:03:50,200 --> 00:03:51,800 Speaker 3: I mean, I'd be wrong if I didn't say Lebron. 90 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 3: You know who is the good of our generation. You know, 91 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:57,520 Speaker 3: he's been playing in the league ever since I was born, 92 00:03:57,600 --> 00:03:59,680 Speaker 3: so you know, to go up against him, you know, 93 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:03,040 Speaker 3: probably paid him probably ten times now. My career is 94 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:06,000 Speaker 3: so especially, you know, to play in such a high 95 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:08,800 Speaker 3: caliber player like him. But every night is someone different. 96 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:11,080 Speaker 3: You know, there's just great players and every team and 97 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:13,640 Speaker 3: players you watch growing up, so it's kind of still. 98 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 3: So it's real when you're when you're out there on 99 00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 3: the field with them. 100 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:17,960 Speaker 1: Amazing. Yeah. 101 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:20,279 Speaker 4: Those uh yeah, those pinch yourself moments on the court 102 00:04:20,320 --> 00:04:22,080 Speaker 4: when you're sitting there and you look over and you see, like, 103 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:24,320 Speaker 4: you know, all these high profile people on court side 104 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:26,560 Speaker 4: seats and you just go like, you know, look at 105 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:28,480 Speaker 4: where I am now, bloody hell. 106 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:32,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, exactly. It's very cool and uh, you know, growing up, 107 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:35,200 Speaker 3: it's like your childhood people used to watch and listen 108 00:04:35,279 --> 00:04:37,919 Speaker 3: to and Atlanta's not music, so there's a lot of 109 00:04:37,960 --> 00:04:41,599 Speaker 3: like music a couple of games, but to Change is 110 00:04:41,640 --> 00:04:44,160 Speaker 3: like a huge name in the in the music industry's 111 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:46,560 Speaker 3: being basically all of that game. So that's cool. I mean, 112 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:49,359 Speaker 3: it's it's pretty cool, you know, seeing over there and 113 00:04:49,400 --> 00:04:52,280 Speaker 3: I've seeing him support you and hopefully I'll go over 114 00:04:52,320 --> 00:04:53,320 Speaker 3: and meet him one day. For sure. 115 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:55,720 Speaker 2: I'm sure the Melbourne United boys say the same thing 116 00:04:55,720 --> 00:05:01,159 Speaker 2: when they say you sitting court side normally take pay dice. 117 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 2: You've got some pretty cool threads at the moment as well. 118 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:07,360 Speaker 2: What the guys might not know is that you're also 119 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 2: a bit of a fashionist. You've got your own label, Vissetti. 120 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:14,320 Speaker 2: Am I saying that right? Vssetti? Tell us about it? 121 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:15,480 Speaker 3: That's right? 122 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:17,880 Speaker 1: And are we cool enough to wear it? 123 00:05:17,920 --> 00:05:18,560 Speaker 2: Well? I think so. 124 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:21,560 Speaker 3: I think so, I think much. I saw you guys 125 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:24,720 Speaker 3: that was some it's your box or something. But you know, 126 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:28,159 Speaker 3: I'm big into fashion and we lost our USETI like 127 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:31,040 Speaker 3: three months ago now, and it's done really well. And 128 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:33,400 Speaker 3: you know it's a streetwear brand. You know, it's for 129 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:36,640 Speaker 3: everyone unisex. So I'm really happy with how it's going 130 00:05:36,680 --> 00:05:40,880 Speaker 3: and you know, looking to keep going on. 131 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:42,600 Speaker 1: It Instagram page right now. It's very cool, guys. 132 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 4: Do you see me in it? Just said it's for everybody? 133 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:52,719 Speaker 3: Okay, if you want a nice you want, you want 134 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:54,240 Speaker 3: a nice track pants, whatever you want. 135 00:05:54,360 --> 00:05:54,880 Speaker 1: I love it. 136 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:55,120 Speaker 3: Well. 137 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:57,200 Speaker 5: When when we can get to America, will be in 138 00:05:57,279 --> 00:05:59,560 Speaker 5: UBI sitting in the road cheering for you. 139 00:05:59,640 --> 00:06:01,960 Speaker 4: Diyce, we are on the air with Dyson Daniels this 140 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 4: morning from Bendy go to playing for the Atlanta Hawks. 141 00:06:05,240 --> 00:06:06,920 Speaker 4: There'd be a lot of kids. I know my boys 142 00:06:06,960 --> 00:06:09,240 Speaker 4: would be listening. Is glued to the radio right now, 143 00:06:09,279 --> 00:06:11,560 Speaker 4: being huge basketball fans. What would you like to say 144 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:13,359 Speaker 4: to the kids in Melbourne who will be hitting the 145 00:06:13,360 --> 00:06:14,200 Speaker 4: courts this weekend. 146 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:17,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, like I said, you know, if you 147 00:06:17,640 --> 00:06:19,400 Speaker 3: dream of anything, you know you put your mind to, 148 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:21,479 Speaker 3: you can make it possible. You know, get up early, 149 00:06:21,839 --> 00:06:24,120 Speaker 3: you know, take care of your body. You know, I'm 150 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:25,960 Speaker 3: already finding that out of twenty one. You know, the 151 00:06:25,960 --> 00:06:28,200 Speaker 3: more the harder you work, the more your body's going 152 00:06:28,240 --> 00:06:30,520 Speaker 3: to feel it. And you got to take care of 153 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:33,160 Speaker 3: it with recovery and stuff. But the most important thing 154 00:06:33,240 --> 00:06:36,400 Speaker 3: is you know, get your school working on time. And yeah, 155 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:39,760 Speaker 3: opportunities will be endless that the famous Clay hard works. 156 00:06:39,760 --> 00:06:41,320 Speaker 3: It's time with talent for us to work hard. You know, 157 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:44,920 Speaker 3: I've always lived by that. A good role county people 158 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:47,000 Speaker 3: by there. But if you work harder than them, there's 159 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:48,320 Speaker 3: got to be an opportunity for. 160 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:51,000 Speaker 5: Gosh, Dice in your family must be so proud of you, 161 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:54,839 Speaker 5: as is the whole country because we are all Dice 162 00:06:54,920 --> 00:06:55,440 Speaker 5: and fans. 163 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:57,760 Speaker 4: Now, you are welcome on this show anytime. We're bloody 164 00:06:57,800 --> 00:07:00,200 Speaker 4: proud are you here in Melbourne and and good for 165 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:00,920 Speaker 4: the rest of the season. 166 00:07:01,440 --> 00:07:04,200 Speaker 3: I appreciate it. Thank you very much for having men. 167 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:09,560 Speaker 5: Jason Lauren Jason Lauren Wake up feeling good on No. 168 00:07:09,880 --> 00:07:13,800 Speaker 1: One hundred Jason Lauren on socials,