WEBVTT - Kevin Durant Sprains His MCL

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<v Speaker 1>Is there anything worse when a really awesome party just

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<v Speaker 1>comes to an end way faster than you want, where

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<v Speaker 1>they just cut the lights, they cut the music, and.

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<v Speaker 2>You're like shit.

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<v Speaker 1>I was starting to get into this. I was starting

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<v Speaker 1>to feel like maybe this party could be something. That's

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<v Speaker 1>how I'm feeling right now about the Brooklyn Nets. I

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<v Speaker 1>was just starting to believe. I was just being like,

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<v Speaker 1>oh yeah, Kd's MVP caliber right now, Kyrie is leading

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<v Speaker 1>for guards, scoring and clutch time. Nets are on fire.

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<v Speaker 1>They're the hottest streak in franchise history eighteen and two.

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<v Speaker 1>In their last twenty they had a little kick to

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<v Speaker 1>the teeth when Jimmy Butler got knocked into Kevin Durant's knee,

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<v Speaker 1>and now all of a sudden, something's bad. Katie went

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<v Speaker 1>to the ground, he gets up gingerly, he leaves the game.

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<v Speaker 1>He does not return Today. The Nets announced that Katie

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<v Speaker 1>is going to miss a minimum of one month, say

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<v Speaker 1>minimum two weeks, but later Adrian Wargzanowski came out with

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<v Speaker 1>another tweet said month isolated mcl sprain in his right knee.

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<v Speaker 1>This is what happened last year as well. If you

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<v Speaker 1>remember that kept Katie out six weeks. I mean, this

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<v Speaker 1>is gonna be tough on average, and MCL sprain takes

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<v Speaker 1>six weeks from diagnosis to full healing. Of course, this

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<v Speaker 1>is changing from case to case. Of course, if you've

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<v Speaker 1>sprained your MCL before, they're gonna be a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>more cautious, not fun.

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<v Speaker 2>Fun levels on all time.

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<v Speaker 1>Low, though, fun levels on low. More minutes for Nick Claxton,

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<v Speaker 1>more touches for my guy, Seth Curry. It's tough because

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<v Speaker 1>Katie was having this historic season in a year where

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<v Speaker 1>everybody's going off for fifty or more, Katie probably the

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<v Speaker 1>most consistent, dangerous offensive threat in the league. And I

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<v Speaker 1>know what you're saying, it's Luca. It's Lucas, Lucas Luca.

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<v Speaker 1>But listen, hear me out. In terms of how well

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<v Speaker 1>Katie was playing. According to Kurt Goldsbury, Durant is having

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<v Speaker 1>one of the best shooting seasons I've ever seen. He

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<v Speaker 1>leads the NBA in both jumpers attempted and made by

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<v Speaker 1>a wide margin. But that's just the beginning. Among the

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<v Speaker 1>NBA's fifty most active jump shooters this season, Durant has

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<v Speaker 1>the second lowest shot quality. Via Second Spectrum, they estimate

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<v Speaker 1>that an average shooter would produce an effective field goal

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<v Speaker 1>percentage of just forty percent, which is awful on those

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<v Speaker 1>durance jumpers. But Kevin Durant's actual efficient field goal percentage

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<v Speaker 1>is fifty eight point four, which is elite in some

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<v Speaker 1>Kevin Durant is taking extremely difficult shots but still producing

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<v Speaker 1>hyper efficient results, and his team is following suits. So

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<v Speaker 1>even when he's being offended nearly perfectly, being draped by

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<v Speaker 1>multiple guys, he's hitting tough, fade away mid range shots,

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<v Speaker 1>he's shooting nearly twenty percent above what is expected. That's crazy,

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<v Speaker 1>that's literally that doesn't make any sense. And that's one

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<v Speaker 1>of the reasons that the Nets are eight and two

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<v Speaker 1>under Jaqvaon is in part because one he's obviously a

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<v Speaker 1>better coach than Steve Nash, which we know, but also

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<v Speaker 1>because Kevin Durant is leading the best offensive team in

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<v Speaker 1>the league and they're following his lead. I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>how it's gonna work without him. Very fascinated to see

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<v Speaker 1>how the Nets respond. I need to know. Is Kyrie

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<v Speaker 1>gonna just put up fifty now? Are they going to?

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<v Speaker 1>Are other teams going to double and triple team Kyrie?

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<v Speaker 1>Who's gonna step up offensively? Are we gonna get bucket

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<v Speaker 1>bucket after bucket from TJ? Warren? The bubble God. This

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<v Speaker 1>is gonna absolutely test Shock Vaun's coaching chops. It's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>put a ton of pressure on Kyrie. The Warriors without

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<v Speaker 1>Steph for six and five pretty much, it's better than

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<v Speaker 1>I expected five hundred. I thought they would be like

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<v Speaker 1>three and seven. The Nets without KD. They have the Celtics,

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<v Speaker 1>the Thunder, the Spurs, the Suns, the Jazz and Golden

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<v Speaker 1>State the next two weeks. It's a bummer. It's a

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<v Speaker 1>bumber if you're a Nets fan. But now you're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>get to see what this team is really made of

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<v Speaker 1>without KD. Maybe some more Ben Simmons minutes. Other than

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<v Speaker 1>Miles Turner, is anyone more tired of being rumored to

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<v Speaker 1>be traded than John Collins? John Collins has been in

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<v Speaker 1>trade rumors since before I was born. Really like he's been,

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<v Speaker 1>he's been. It's just the thing. It's death taxes and

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<v Speaker 1>John Collins on the trade blog because John Collins had

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<v Speaker 1>to be asked about it again and he's just like

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<v Speaker 1>so sick of it. You can just tell I'm over this.

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<v Speaker 1>He goes off on this reporter when they're like, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>you're still on the trade. This team still wants to

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<v Speaker 1>get rid of you. What are your thoughts about being

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<v Speaker 1>traded again? There's just nobody in the NBA who doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>know that John Collins would rather be anywhere than on

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<v Speaker 1>the court watching Trey Young. Like we know that Trey

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<v Speaker 1>Hug's not a fun player. We all know that they

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<v Speaker 1>fucked up when they traded Luca for nothing. This is

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<v Speaker 1>a team that absolutely fumbled the bag worse than Dennis Shruder.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, we have Collins who doesn't like Trey.

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<v Speaker 1>He was the first to call out Trey back three

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<v Speaker 1>years ago. There was articles written about it, but damn,

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<v Speaker 1>here we go. So Collins finally has had enough. Right

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<v Speaker 1>they ask him about his status. Does he actually know

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<v Speaker 1>his dad? We'd no one knows his status. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>even think the Atlanta Hawks know his stady. So he

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<v Speaker 1>decided to just say, you know what, I'm taking off

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<v Speaker 1>the kid gloves. I'm gonna say what I really think,

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<v Speaker 1>he says. I could say, hey, I want to do this,

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<v Speaker 1>I want to do that, and they can just do

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<v Speaker 1>whatever they feel. It's fair. You saw it with Kevin

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<v Speaker 1>Durant last summer. Right, he's begging for a trade, and like, nah,

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<v Speaker 1>not saying that, I'm Kevin Durant. But that's just the

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<v Speaker 1>mentality of Yeah, you can say whatever you want to

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<v Speaker 1>go wherever, you can make a public see, you can

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<v Speaker 1>do whatever. It does not matter. That's pretty much the

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<v Speaker 1>crux of the issue. Right, you can desire a trade.

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<v Speaker 1>Teams can do whatever they want with you. They can

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<v Speaker 1>decide where you go, what it takes. They can hold

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<v Speaker 1>you hostage. That's the nature of being in a contract,

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<v Speaker 1>right And right up until he resigned, Travis Schlank was

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<v Speaker 1>bound in the termines to keep Collins in Atlanta. Who

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<v Speaker 1>knows why Collins does not want to be there. Schlank

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<v Speaker 1>does not want him there, and Collins opined, how hard

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<v Speaker 1>it's been playing for three different coaches with three different

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<v Speaker 1>systems in Atlanta. Obviously, so much of what happens with

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<v Speaker 1>his destination, what happens with the teams outside of his control.

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<v Speaker 1>But then the reporter, of course, probably the same one

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<v Speaker 1>that pressed trade young uh, pressed him about a possible

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<v Speaker 1>trade again, and he finally had enough. He was, oh God,

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<v Speaker 1>it's best I don't give a damn he says, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't give a damn. I honestly, you know what I mean.

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<v Speaker 1>I play basketball every day. You know what I mean.

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<v Speaker 1>I play basketball. Come in and I play basketball, and

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<v Speaker 1>whatever happens happens. Because I don't control that side. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't have any control over the decisions that get made.

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<v Speaker 1>Where I am, where I play, I don't have any

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<v Speaker 1>control over that. Is it safe to say John Collins

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<v Speaker 1>is sick of this bullshit? Is it safe to say

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<v Speaker 1>John Collins would like to be anywhere but to be

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<v Speaker 1>asked about, Hey, you're on the trade block again. One

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<v Speaker 1>thing is for certain, like the Hawks are not going

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<v Speaker 1>to allow Trey Young to go. And it is very

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<v Speaker 1>hard to see where John Collins and Trey Young fit

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<v Speaker 1>on a team that is centered on a guy who

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<v Speaker 1>really his first, second, and third option is to score.

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<v Speaker 1>His fourth option is to lob the ball up, really

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<v Speaker 1>to keep the defense honest for option one, two and three,

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<v Speaker 1>that's really it. You're only getting lobs to help Tray Young,

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<v Speaker 1>that's it. And you're not getting play calls for you

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<v Speaker 1>at all. So how bad our thing in Atlanta? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>according to Shams, Nate McMillan strongly considered resigning after the

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<v Speaker 1>whole Trey Young incident that we covered a couple weeks back. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>Nate insists that that was not true. He says, these

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<v Speaker 1>are allies, but come on, we know what Shams does.

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<v Speaker 1>Shams is getting multiple sources. He is not peddling in rumors.

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<v Speaker 1>There is fire behind the smoke, so do not hold

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<v Speaker 1>it against John Collins. Think about how toxic things are there.

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<v Speaker 1>I heard from somebody within NBA circles that reached out

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<v Speaker 1>to me. Hey, they said, players don't like playing with Trey,

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<v Speaker 1>Coaches don't like Trey. There's nothing they can do. He's

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<v Speaker 1>the franchise, that's it and a story. So yeah, retirement

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<v Speaker 1>looks a lot better than dealing with the freaking chucker

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<v Speaker 1>every day who's gotten attitude issue? And I like Trey

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<v Speaker 1>Young ish, But do you want to bet John Collins's

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<v Speaker 1>pro Nate on this little beef? I would bet. I

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<v Speaker 1>would bet so bottom line very safe to say, there's

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of teams that would like Choun Collins on

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<v Speaker 1>their rosterin down. But let's be honest, why why is

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<v Speaker 1>her point? He's why why is this points down?

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<v Speaker 2>Because Trey Young's first, second, third option is scoring for

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<v Speaker 2>himself and he's shooting twenty nine percent from three, but

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<v Speaker 2>he is averaging eight rebounds in a block and a

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<v Speaker 2>half and a steal per game.

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<v Speaker 1>So will John Collins be on the move? I don't know. Again,

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<v Speaker 1>this is well before my time that these rumors started.

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<v Speaker 1>But like Miles Turner, don't bring up the trade number

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<v Speaker 1>the word trade around them if you don't want it

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<v Speaker 1>to be a confrontational situation.