WEBVTT - Trade Rumors Around The Association

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<v Speaker 1>So we've got a lot of trade rumors poppin'. They're

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<v Speaker 1>all the rage. It's happening next week when we're having

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<v Speaker 1>our super Bowl week, when I'm gonna be in Phoenix, Arizona,

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<v Speaker 1>the trade deadline will come and it will pass and

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<v Speaker 1>people will be moved. I thought I would fill people

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<v Speaker 1>in before we head on the road to discuss some

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<v Speaker 1>of these rumors. Number one on the trade rumor block

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<v Speaker 1>is Bones Highland. I did not see that one coming.

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<v Speaker 1>Bones Highland of the Denver Nuggets possibly might be on

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<v Speaker 1>the move, And I said to myself, why house Way,

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<v Speaker 1>Denver's a top the standings. Bones Highland is a really

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<v Speaker 1>nice young player. He's only in what his second year.

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<v Speaker 1>He puts up buckets. What is happening. He's a nice

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<v Speaker 1>young player that's playing really well. Right, well, if you

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<v Speaker 1>look at what he's been doing lately, not so much.

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<v Speaker 1>He's averaging just seven points a game in his last

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<v Speaker 1>eight games, from down from seventeen a game in the

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<v Speaker 1>previous eight games. So I don't know if this is

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<v Speaker 1>just a way for the Nuggets to scare him. That's

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<v Speaker 1>what I'm hearing is maybe they want to get him

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<v Speaker 1>back into shape. Maybe they don't think his decision making

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<v Speaker 1>is commensurate on the timeline of a team that's trying

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<v Speaker 1>to win a title now. But our favorite old man

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<v Speaker 1>yells at the Clouds former coach George Carlisle. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know why he decided he wanted to speak on this,

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<v Speaker 1>but he did. He tweeted Bones's shot selection could kill

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<v Speaker 1>a potential championship team. I am supportive of the Bones

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<v Speaker 1>trade by the Nuggets. I am not sure who asked

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<v Speaker 1>for this insight from George carl I do not give

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<v Speaker 1>a fuck honestly about your opinion on the Bones Highland

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<v Speaker 1>trade rumors. Do you have some sort of reason to

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<v Speaker 1>chime in on this? Do you have a dog in

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<v Speaker 1>this fight? You do not. Why are you speaking? And

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know, I don't know why you had to

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<v Speaker 1>do him like that? Why do you have to make

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<v Speaker 1>him seem like he's not a player who could help

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<v Speaker 1>a championship team he is anyway, Moving on the Bucks,

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<v Speaker 1>the Bucks are gonna be some busy beavers. It appears

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<v Speaker 1>they're going to move Jordan Nora, who, let's be honest,

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<v Speaker 1>isn't getting a lot of playing time for a good reason.

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<v Speaker 1>And the latest news is they got permission from the

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<v Speaker 1>Suns to speak to Jay Crowder. That's been the rage

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<v Speaker 1>for pretty much the entire season, even in the off season.

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<v Speaker 1>Would they get Jake Crowder? Where they get Jake Crowder?

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<v Speaker 1>Where they get Jake Crowder? That would be the PJ.

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<v Speaker 1>Tucker type player that they are missing. I think that

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<v Speaker 1>they are a team that's going to make some moves

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<v Speaker 1>Bulls and the Blazers. Blazers getting Jay Crowder would be

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<v Speaker 1>electric factory. I would love that. What trade is Josh

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<v Speaker 1>Heart and would trade in Yusuf Nurkic for Jake Crowder

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<v Speaker 1>and DeAndre Ayden. How's that? I think Jay Crowder is

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<v Speaker 1>gonna get a lot of suitors, so we'll have to

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<v Speaker 1>see where he goes. But it looks like the Bucks

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<v Speaker 1>are front runners. The Celtics even though they're front runners,

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<v Speaker 1>even though they have the best record, looks like they

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<v Speaker 1>are looking to upgrade their roster as well, moving possibly

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<v Speaker 1>Peyton Pritchard, who also just went on the Point Forward

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<v Speaker 1>podcast which is by Evan Turner and Andrea Guidala, and

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<v Speaker 1>they asked him what his future held and he said, well, obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>after I'm done here, after this year, I'd like to have,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know, be a part of a bigger role

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit. Note the after this year comment. When

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<v Speaker 1>a team knows that you are dipset after this year,

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<v Speaker 1>they're not going to try to lose you for nothing.

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<v Speaker 1>Peyton Pritchard, how about after the trade deadline, maybe you'll

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<v Speaker 1>have a bigger role moving forward because you're not going

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<v Speaker 1>to be on this Celtics team most likely now that

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<v Speaker 1>Malcolm Brogden is there, he is a six man year

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<v Speaker 1>candidate and that is squeezing you out. We all know.

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<v Speaker 1>Moving on that Trader Danny, he loves to trade. We

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<v Speaker 1>know he loves to make moves at the deadline. They

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<v Speaker 1>are currently the Utah Jazz looking to shop Malik Beasley

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<v Speaker 1>and Jared Vanderbilt. And get this, my man, Trader Danny

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<v Speaker 1>wants a first round pick for both of them, not

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<v Speaker 1>together for each what So okay, let's let me get

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<v Speaker 1>this straight. So the Rudy Gobert trade, if he ends

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<v Speaker 1>up Trader Danny trading Malik Beasley for a first round

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<v Speaker 1>pick and Jared Vanderbilt for a first round pick, that

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<v Speaker 1>would net does some quick math, seven first round picks

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<v Speaker 1>for Rudy Gobert. Do you think that's fair. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know if I think that's fair. I think that's a fleecing.

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<v Speaker 1>So you get four first round picks, and you get

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<v Speaker 1>Walker Kessler, who was a first round pick, and then

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<v Speaker 1>you get Leak Beasley and Jared Vanderbilt. They get to

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<v Speaker 1>be first round picks. I mean, that's not even considering

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<v Speaker 1>some of the other guys that you got in that

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<v Speaker 1>trade that you could move. And then you move and

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<v Speaker 1>add in all the picks that could be how many

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<v Speaker 1>first round picks do you think you can get for

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<v Speaker 1>Lori Markinen right now? Probably three? So here we're talking

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<v Speaker 1>about maybe four. Rudy Gobert, Donovan Mitchell may end up

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<v Speaker 1>netting if you were to just turn all the players

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<v Speaker 1>that you get and all the picks and combine them

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<v Speaker 1>maybe fifteen sixteen first round picks. That is a haul.

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<v Speaker 1>That is a haul. Bro Also, the Jazz, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know why, are interested in Dorian Phinney Smith. I bet

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<v Speaker 1>they get a first round pick to just get Dorian

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<v Speaker 1>Phinney Smith as well. I don't think you're paying anything

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<v Speaker 1>for Dorian Phinney Smith. Let's be honest. The Mavericks have apparently,

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<v Speaker 1>according to Sham's and an incredibly high price threshold for

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<v Speaker 1>teams reaching out about Phinney Smith. That seems like a

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<v Speaker 1>not true statement to me, But keep your on Utah.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think they're done making moves. Uh. The most

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<v Speaker 1>interesting figure next to Yaka Pearl on the market right

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<v Speaker 1>now in terms of white big men that you didn't

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<v Speaker 1>know that you needed, is Mason Plumley. Yes, Mason Plumley

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<v Speaker 1>actually somehow, some way ballin', averaging thirteen ten and four

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<v Speaker 1>from the field on sixty seven percent shooting. I looked

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<v Speaker 1>at Mason Plumley's game log the other day and I

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<v Speaker 1>was shocked. I was berefed. I could not even I

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<v Speaker 1>was a little overclemped. I had no idea, my man,

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<v Speaker 1>Mason Plumley was putting up twenty on a random night,

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<v Speaker 1>fifteen rebounds on a random night. Also, there's a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of people who want Mason Plumley, Kings, Lakers, lots of

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<v Speaker 1>probably the Blazers. Again. The Hornet's also currently shopping Kelly

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<v Speaker 1>or Ubre, which I think he's been out for like

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<v Speaker 1>six weeks with an injury, but someone will want a chucker.

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<v Speaker 1>And I am sure Kelly Oubray when he gets to

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<v Speaker 1>that team would love to be on a heat check Bulls.

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<v Speaker 1>Bulls currently vacillating between whether they're buyers or sellers, which

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<v Speaker 1>is pretty much a testament to who they are right now,

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<v Speaker 1>and not having any sort of team identity, not knowing

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<v Speaker 1>what direction they want to go, kind of in and

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<v Speaker 1>out with the wins. But one thing is clear. A

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<v Speaker 1>lot of teams want Alex Caruso, A lot of teams

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<v Speaker 1>are coveting him, but it doesn't seem like he's going

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<v Speaker 1>to go anywhere because the Bulls asking price is right

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<v Speaker 1>up there with delusion. Because some people think in the

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<v Speaker 1>Bulls organization that the goat is worth multiple first round picks,

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<v Speaker 1>which I am telling you for a guy who I

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<v Speaker 1>think went undrafted from Texas A and m also not true.

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<v Speaker 1>Looked into it, reached out to some of these insiders.

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<v Speaker 1>They told me it was poppycock. They said that first

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<v Speaker 1>two first round picks for Alex Crusoe absolute poppycock. He

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<v Speaker 1>is so, I guess to the Chicago Bulls on top

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<v Speaker 1>will give in the fact that he has such an

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<v Speaker 1>astronomical price, and apparently the Bulls believe he's a core

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<v Speaker 1>part of their culture. Probably the only guy let's be

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<v Speaker 1>honest that you need on this team to build around.

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<v Speaker 1>They should build around Alex Crusoe. Why not friend of

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<v Speaker 1>show uh Jake Fisher. I'm gonna see hopefully this weekend

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<v Speaker 1>reports that the Lakers' resurgence has made them be a

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<v Speaker 1>buyer more likely than a seller. And one player that

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<v Speaker 1>they're interested in, which is fascinating to me, is Gary

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<v Speaker 1>Trent Junior. That would be something. They do need shooters,

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<v Speaker 1>and he can shoot. He can't play a lot of defense.

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<v Speaker 1>His deflections are way down at just ask Nick Nurse,

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<v Speaker 1>who thinks he's basically someone who they don't even need

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<v Speaker 1>on the team, but he would be a nice addition.

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<v Speaker 1>Clippers also they need another guard. Kawhi in particular, has

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<v Speaker 1>gone from being load managed and not thought about or

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<v Speaker 1>talked about or heard from, to being very vocal, shockingly

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<v Speaker 1>about bringing in a point guard. They are interested in

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<v Speaker 1>Gary Trent, but more so former teammate of Kawhi, Fred

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<v Speaker 1>van Fleet, which if you can get a Fred van

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<v Speaker 1>Fleet and a Kawhi Leonard, both former champions onto this

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<v Speaker 1>Clippers roster and Norm Powell, by the way, that would

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<v Speaker 1>be something chaos. Like I said in Toronto, that would

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<v Speaker 1>mean a lot of players on the move Portland. Portland's

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<v Speaker 1>looking to sell as well. Thank god, get rid of them.

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<v Speaker 1>Get rid of them now you know what I'm talking about.

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<v Speaker 1>Get rid of Usif Nurkic, he's been god awful. Please

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<v Speaker 1>tell me he's on the trade block. Please tell me

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<v Speaker 1>he's on the trade block. Yes, Josh Hart, Yusef Nurkic

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<v Speaker 1>contract is an anchor. He's making so much money. He's

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<v Speaker 1>a clutch client. Please get rid of him. And remains

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<v Speaker 1>to be seen. Apparently, according to insiders, whether Yusuf Nurkic

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<v Speaker 1>is a negative asset. So that little deal you did,

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<v Speaker 1>that extension you did may not have been a good

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<v Speaker 1>thing except for just having that salary on your books.

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<v Speaker 1>A lot of people don't realize this as a quick aside.

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<v Speaker 1>Sometimes you make bad deals so that you can make

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<v Speaker 1>the salaries match, even if you have to attach a pick,

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<v Speaker 1>because if you were to not sign you said Nurkic,

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<v Speaker 1>that money would basically not be available to you anymore

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<v Speaker 1>due to the bird rights that you have for him.

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<v Speaker 1>So there's a lot of math involved, which is why

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<v Speaker 1>these bad contracts continue to get done. I've got your

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<v Speaker 1>bird rights, assign it a twenty five million dollar deal.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe I have to attach a second round or a

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<v Speaker 1>first round pick to get rid of you, But I

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<v Speaker 1>get somebody who's actually worth a twenty five million dollars

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<v Speaker 1>in return. So that's an interesting thing. His ability to

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<v Speaker 1>pass on a good team and shoot. He's been a

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<v Speaker 1>good three point shooter. Maybe a team wants to roll

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<v Speaker 1>the Dices. Wolves have resurrected their season with Karl Anthony

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<v Speaker 1>Towns on the bench, and it looks like they are

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<v Speaker 1>moving on from d LO as a result. I tell

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<v Speaker 1>you what if this team moves on from del and

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<v Speaker 1>Carl Anthony Towns is on the bench and they're winning games.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know that Carl Anthony Towns is far behind him.

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<v Speaker 1>D'Angelo Russell and the Wolves are apparently very far apart

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<v Speaker 1>in terms of the contract extension. He has unfollowed them

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<v Speaker 1>from Instagram and all the social media accounts that he

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<v Speaker 1>was supposed to be following he's taken. I think at

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<v Speaker 1>one point he took Minnesota Timberwolves out of his profile.

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<v Speaker 1>These things are lame, but these things are things you

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<v Speaker 1>have to think about when you're looking at the tea leaves.

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<v Speaker 1>Apparently Minnesota wants to move them, get some value back.

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<v Speaker 1>Lakers apparently are interested in having him back. We could

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<v Speaker 1>just reunite all Lakers. Let's buy them back. Let's get

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<v Speaker 1>Thomas Bryant back. Oh yeah, he's there. Let's get Kyle

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<v Speaker 1>Kuzman back. Let's get D'Angelo Russell back. All the guys

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<v Speaker 1>that you had, maybe even uh Julius Randall, bring him back,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe Brandon Ingram. All these players so loaded, maybe you

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<v Speaker 1>could just get them all and reunite them back now

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<v Speaker 1>that they've been developed without Lebron having to do the

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<v Speaker 1>dirty work. The Rockets, let's be honest, they're a hot mess.

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<v Speaker 1>There are players that seem to be on the move there,

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<v Speaker 1>Jay Shawn Tate, Eric Gordon. We've been saying this for years.

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<v Speaker 1>Eric Gordon's been on the move there. It's like Miles Turner,

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<v Speaker 1>John Collins, Eric Gordon. These are the three most talked

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<v Speaker 1>about players in terms of moving them. The problem is

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<v Speaker 1>that they are looking for a first round pick in

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<v Speaker 1>exchange for Eric Gordon, which is what they did last year,

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<v Speaker 1>and which is what they did the year before that

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<v Speaker 1>when PJ. Tucker was on the move. So I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know what's going on. Doesn't make any damn sense. Houston's

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<v Speaker 1>really bad. All the decisions that they make aren't great,

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<v Speaker 1>so it would not surprise me if Eric Gordon just

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<v Speaker 1>became I don't know a firm member of their bench

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<v Speaker 1>as well. I don't think Eric Gordon is going anywhere. Weirdly,

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<v Speaker 1>they are connected as well to John Collins rumors which

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<v Speaker 1>make no sense, which means probably outprin Shanegon wouldn't get

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<v Speaker 1>any all of these things that happen with the Rockets

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<v Speaker 1>Taken with a grain of salt, the one and nine

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<v Speaker 1>Pelicans looks like they are desperate for some help. They

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<v Speaker 1>have made Jackson Hayes available, Nausei Marshall available, Devonte Grahama

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<v Speaker 1>via trade. We don't know that they need wings. They

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<v Speaker 1>do not need any more guards. This is not a

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<v Speaker 1>place that a scorer that cannot play defense is going

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<v Speaker 1>to flourish. Who can they get? I have no idea,

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<v Speaker 1>but I know that they need to figure it out

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<v Speaker 1>because Zion is out and Brandan Ingram is not fully healthy,

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<v Speaker 1>and they're falling like a rock trade deadline right now

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<v Speaker 1>is next week. It is going to dominate pretty much

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<v Speaker 1>what we're going to talk about during that time period.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's try to get some people on. We'll cover all

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<v Speaker 1>of that, hopefully give you some more inside tee. Keep

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<v Speaker 1>you right there, and of course next week everything will

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<v Speaker 1>come to a close and we'll know who went there.

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<v Speaker 1>We had Keith Smith on the show, i think last week,

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<v Speaker 1>and he said he thinks it's going to be a

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<v Speaker 1>very very busy deadline, so keep it locked and we'll

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<v Speaker 1>have to see. That's all the time that we have

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<v Speaker 1>for the Heat Check. Come back on Thursday for an

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<v Speaker 1>all new episode. We will be breaking down more of

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<v Speaker 1>the trades. Of course, have some more tea from around

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<v Speaker 1>the league. Something bananas will probably happen. I'm going to

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