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Speaker 1: Welcome to Hoops Tonight, presented by FanDuel here at the volume.

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Speaker 1: Happy Thursday, everybody. I hope all of you guys are

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Speaker 1: having a great week so far. We are almost to

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Speaker 1: the weekend. And after Tuesday, when Kevin Durant recommitted to

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Speaker 1: the Brooklyn Nets, I had a feeling that pretty quickly

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Speaker 1: the Lakers would begin to execute their backup plan. We

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Speaker 1: have some precedent here. This is pretty similar to what

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Speaker 1: happened with the Lakers in two thousand nineteen with Kawhi Leonard.

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Speaker 1: Kauai made them wait a little while they had time

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Speaker 1: backup plan when they didn't get Kauai. Pretty similar to

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Speaker 1: what happened with Kyrie this summer, albeit with trades as

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Speaker 1: opposed to traditional free agent signings. Well, that first deal

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Speaker 1: upon last night. It was consummated this morning. But Stanley

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Speaker 1: Angeles Lakers. At first, I didn't really like the trade

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Speaker 1: very high on Stanley Johnson, not just as who he

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Speaker 1: I viewed him as very valuable. So initially I wasn't

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Speaker 1: The way I want to do this is I want

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Speaker 1: all right, let's start with Patrick Beverley. He's not my

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Speaker 1: well when they're comfortable. Patrick Beverley actively attacks your comfort

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Speaker 1: They're not going to abandon Patrick Beverley and leave him open.

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Speaker 1: Because he has proven himself as a willing and capable

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Speaker 1: Beverley absolutely fits that mold. The one huge red flag

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Speaker 1: Patrick Beverley has averaged forty seven games played in the

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Speaker 1: things go right. He's only twenty one years old, but

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Speaker 1: he has a really low center of gravity. He's super strong,

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Speaker 1: give up drives because they're gonna have a ridiculous back line. Defensively,

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Speaker 1: Miles Turner is one of the best shot blockers in

431
00:23:32,760 --> 00:23:37,320
Speaker 1: the league. So is Anthony Davis. Lebron James when engaged,

432
00:23:37,440 --> 00:23:40,400
Speaker 1: is a dynamic help defender on the back line. The

433
00:23:40,480 --> 00:23:43,119
Speaker 1: three of them cleaning up messes on the back line

434
00:23:43,440 --> 00:23:47,200
Speaker 1: will allow Patrick Beverley to be more aggressive on the perimeter.

435
00:23:47,880 --> 00:23:51,439
Speaker 1: It will allow Buddy Healed, a limited defensive player, to

436
00:23:51,600 --> 00:23:55,920
Speaker 1: focus on ball pressure, to focus on disruption, knowing if

437
00:23:55,920 --> 00:23:58,119
Speaker 1: he gives up a drive, it's not the end of

438
00:23:58,119 --> 00:24:00,520
Speaker 1: the world because there's a ton of help behind him

439
00:24:00,560 --> 00:24:02,880
Speaker 1: and he just needs to rotate out to the next

440
00:24:02,960 --> 00:24:05,920
Speaker 1: guy and then on the offensive end of the floor.

441
00:24:06,400 --> 00:24:10,600
Speaker 1: Spacing is gonna not be great, but at least Miles

442
00:24:10,600 --> 00:24:13,760
Speaker 1: Turner as a shooting five, can go to the corner

443
00:24:14,280 --> 00:24:16,720
Speaker 1: or go on the opposite wing, and you'll be able

444
00:24:16,720 --> 00:24:18,640
Speaker 1: to run high pick and roll with Anthony Davis. It's

445
00:24:18,680 --> 00:24:21,240
Speaker 1: not gonna be a five out driving kick attack. It's

446
00:24:21,240 --> 00:24:23,520
Speaker 1: gonna be a traditional high pick and roll and mismatch

447
00:24:23,520 --> 00:24:27,720
Speaker 1: attacking type of system. But Miles Turner's ability to come.

448
00:24:27,920 --> 00:24:30,600
Speaker 1: He's not a great shooter, but he's a competent shooter.

449
00:24:30,760 --> 00:24:32,960
Speaker 1: His ability to be a competent shooter will at least

450
00:24:32,960 --> 00:24:35,800
Speaker 1: provide them better spacing than they had in the season

451
00:24:36,119 --> 00:24:38,640
Speaker 1: when that big man was Dwight Howard and Javaiale McGee,

452
00:24:39,080 --> 00:24:41,480
Speaker 1: and the Lakers half court offense suffered that year because

453
00:24:41,520 --> 00:24:43,560
Speaker 1: of spacing. I think it'll be a little bit better

454
00:24:43,640 --> 00:24:46,160
Speaker 1: this year if they can get Miles Turner into that role.

455
00:24:47,119 --> 00:24:50,320
Speaker 1: So as far as grading this trade goes, it's an incomplete.

456
00:24:51,640 --> 00:24:54,840
Speaker 1: If they get Buddy Healed and Miles Turner, I'll give

457
00:24:54,840 --> 00:24:58,840
Speaker 1: it a beat because it fits the identity of the team.

458
00:24:58,880 --> 00:25:01,439
Speaker 1: But I don't like losing and Ley Johnson. But we

459
00:25:01,520 --> 00:25:04,919
Speaker 1: can't technically give them that trade until the following trade,

460
00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:07,320
Speaker 1: whatever it is, ends up actually taking place, So I'd

461
00:25:07,320 --> 00:25:13,359
Speaker 1: give it an incomplete as of right now. But once again,

462
00:25:13,960 --> 00:25:18,160
Speaker 1: just like every other season of this Lakers era, everything

463
00:25:18,240 --> 00:25:22,200
Speaker 1: comes down to health. Miles Turner has had health issues.

464
00:25:22,240 --> 00:25:24,400
Speaker 1: He's played less than fifty games two years in a row.

465
00:25:26,040 --> 00:25:28,639
Speaker 1: Patrick Beverley is averaging less than fifty games in the

466
00:25:28,680 --> 00:25:31,720
Speaker 1: last five years. Lebron James and Anthony Davis had have

467
00:25:31,840 --> 00:25:35,600
Speaker 1: had health issues. If they all get hurt again this year,

468
00:25:35,640 --> 00:25:38,520
Speaker 1: this is another team that will miss the playoffs. But

469
00:25:38,760 --> 00:25:41,480
Speaker 1: if they all stay healthy, they can be damn good.

470
00:25:43,960 --> 00:25:47,080
Speaker 1: The other angle of this trade is the future. Getting

471
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Speaker 1: off of Taylor Horton. Tucker's deal gives the Lakers more

472
00:25:49,320 --> 00:25:53,160
Speaker 1: cap space next summer. There are other factors there, obviously,

473
00:25:53,240 --> 00:25:56,120
Speaker 1: like if they trade and obtained Buddy Healed. Buddy Healed

474
00:25:56,160 --> 00:25:59,280
Speaker 1: has one more year on its contract, but Russell Westbrooks

475
00:25:59,320 --> 00:26:02,840
Speaker 1: salaries bigger than Healed and Turner, so chances are that

476
00:26:03,160 --> 00:26:06,360
Speaker 1: they make up some of that ground there. But then again,

477
00:26:06,440 --> 00:26:08,080
Speaker 1: he'd be in expiring so they might be able to

478
00:26:08,080 --> 00:26:10,720
Speaker 1: move him. There's a there's a bunch of different pieces

479
00:26:11,240 --> 00:26:13,960
Speaker 1: in play, but they could have as much as thirty

480
00:26:13,960 --> 00:26:17,159
Speaker 1: five million dollars in cap space next summer. That's the max.

481
00:26:17,240 --> 00:26:20,040
Speaker 1: That's if they somehow managed to shed all the salary

482
00:26:20,160 --> 00:26:24,080
Speaker 1: after the season, Because Lebron James and Anthony Davis alone

483
00:26:24,680 --> 00:26:27,199
Speaker 1: leave the Lakers with only thirty five million dollars in

484
00:26:27,240 --> 00:26:30,440
Speaker 1: max in cap space, that's not enough to offer a max,

485
00:26:30,840 --> 00:26:33,440
Speaker 1: but it is enough to attract high level players who

486
00:26:33,440 --> 00:26:35,800
Speaker 1: would be willing to play with the Lakers. Alongside Lebron

487
00:26:35,880 --> 00:26:38,280
Speaker 1: James and Anthony Davis. There were three names that I

488
00:26:38,359 --> 00:26:40,160
Speaker 1: looked at when I was looking at next year's free

489
00:26:40,160 --> 00:26:42,760
Speaker 1: agents that I thought were interesting. Obviously, Kyrie Irving. We

490
00:26:42,760 --> 00:26:44,359
Speaker 1: don't have to get into his fit. I've done that

491
00:26:44,400 --> 00:26:46,679
Speaker 1: several times on the show, but he has said that

492
00:26:46,720 --> 00:26:48,960
Speaker 1: he wants to go to l A. Obviously, if things

493
00:26:49,000 --> 00:26:51,520
Speaker 1: go south in Brooklyn this year, I would imagine that

494
00:26:51,560 --> 00:26:55,399
Speaker 1: he'd be the top target for the Lakers. James Harden

495
00:26:55,560 --> 00:26:57,680
Speaker 1: is also potentially a free agent next year if he

496
00:26:57,720 --> 00:27:00,320
Speaker 1: opts out of his player option, which his player option

497
00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:02,480
Speaker 1: would be right around what the Lakers have in cap

498
00:27:02,480 --> 00:27:06,520
Speaker 1: space next year. I don't think that's a realistic option

499
00:27:06,640 --> 00:27:09,679
Speaker 1: because I expect things to go well this year in Philly.

500
00:27:10,040 --> 00:27:12,280
Speaker 1: I think James Harden has recommitted to taking care of

501
00:27:12,320 --> 00:27:14,359
Speaker 1: his body. I expect him to have one of the

502
00:27:14,359 --> 00:27:16,959
Speaker 1: best seasons of his career this year, and I expect

503
00:27:16,960 --> 00:27:18,760
Speaker 1: the Sixers to be very good, and I expect him

504
00:27:18,800 --> 00:27:22,160
Speaker 1: to stay in Philly. But if something else goes south

505
00:27:22,200 --> 00:27:25,199
Speaker 1: in Philly, for instance, if Joel Embiide gets hurt, or

506
00:27:25,240 --> 00:27:28,560
Speaker 1: if James Harden for whatever reason doesn't have a great season,

507
00:27:28,880 --> 00:27:31,399
Speaker 1: he could end up opting out of that deal and

508
00:27:31,480 --> 00:27:34,720
Speaker 1: becoming an unrestricted free agent next year and looking outside

509
00:27:34,720 --> 00:27:37,480
Speaker 1: of Philly, at which point the Lakers become a possible

510
00:27:37,480 --> 00:27:40,119
Speaker 1: destination for him. There. The last guy I wanted to

511
00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:43,680
Speaker 1: mention here is Andrew Wiggins. He's an unrestricted free agent

512
00:27:43,720 --> 00:27:46,399
Speaker 1: next summer. The Warriors will have his bird rights and

513
00:27:46,440 --> 00:27:49,439
Speaker 1: have the ability to sign him again, but they're in

514
00:27:49,440 --> 00:27:53,840
Speaker 1: a huge situation with luxury tax and and their payroll.

515
00:27:54,080 --> 00:27:56,680
Speaker 1: So there's a decent chance that Joe Lake of ends

516
00:27:56,720 --> 00:27:59,960
Speaker 1: up letting Andrew Wiggins go. Andrew Wiggins is not an

517
00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:02,920
Speaker 1: All Star, but he's a very interesting fit. Well technically

518
00:28:02,920 --> 00:28:04,560
Speaker 1: he was an All Star last year, but he's not

519
00:28:04,600 --> 00:28:07,119
Speaker 1: an All Star type of player, but he's a very

520
00:28:07,200 --> 00:28:10,600
Speaker 1: interesting fit alongside Lebron James and Anthony Davis. To actually

521
00:28:10,640 --> 00:28:14,080
Speaker 1: allow them to go small, you need a Legit three

522
00:28:14,119 --> 00:28:17,480
Speaker 1: and D wing andy Legit three and D four power

523
00:28:17,520 --> 00:28:20,399
Speaker 1: forward in order to put an Anthony Davis at center.

524
00:28:20,640 --> 00:28:22,640
Speaker 1: Lebron James can do that at the four, but they've

525
00:28:22,680 --> 00:28:24,760
Speaker 1: never had someone to fill in that spot at the three.

526
00:28:25,080 --> 00:28:29,040
Speaker 1: It wasn't Trevor Ariza. They like Kyle Kuzmago. Maybe Andrew

527
00:28:29,040 --> 00:28:31,639
Speaker 1: Wiggins could be that guy for them. Point is the

528
00:28:31,680 --> 00:28:33,960
Speaker 1: getting off of Taylor Horton. Tucker's deal gives the Lakers

529
00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:36,640
Speaker 1: more cap space next summer, and they will be an

530
00:28:36,640 --> 00:28:40,560
Speaker 1: interesting player in the free agent market, albeit a limited

531
00:28:40,560 --> 00:28:43,400
Speaker 1: free agent class, but a couple of interesting names in there.

532
00:28:44,640 --> 00:28:46,200
Speaker 1: So like, just to put a bow on it, I

533
00:28:46,240 --> 00:28:48,680
Speaker 1: do like the trade, and I like the buddy healed

534
00:28:48,680 --> 00:28:52,880
Speaker 1: Miles Turner deal again, You guys gotta there's flaws here.

535
00:28:54,520 --> 00:28:58,560
Speaker 1: Miles Turner has issues, Buddy Healed has issues. But you

536
00:28:58,600 --> 00:29:02,880
Speaker 1: are flipping Russell west Brook. You're taking a roster that

537
00:29:02,960 --> 00:29:07,000
Speaker 1: had nothing and potentially retro fitting it into a team

538
00:29:07,040 --> 00:29:11,000
Speaker 1: that has real upside. So if you're gonna get that result,

539
00:29:11,000 --> 00:29:14,000
Speaker 1: there's obviously going to be some risk. And the risk

540
00:29:14,080 --> 00:29:17,560
Speaker 1: here is health. They need everybody to stay healthy. But

541
00:29:17,680 --> 00:29:20,479
Speaker 1: if they do stay healthy, this will be a damn

542
00:29:20,560 --> 00:29:24,200
Speaker 1: good team and they will be a team that absolutely

543
00:29:24,200 --> 00:29:26,280
Speaker 1: has a chance to hoist the trophy at the end

544
00:29:26,320 --> 00:29:28,840
Speaker 1: of the year if they stay healthy. The last thing

545
00:29:28,880 --> 00:29:30,680
Speaker 1: gole I wanted to look at this trade from was

546
00:29:30,800 --> 00:29:34,360
Speaker 1: the Lakers and the totality of their predicament that they

547
00:29:34,400 --> 00:29:36,440
Speaker 1: created over the course of the last couple of years.

548
00:29:37,320 --> 00:29:39,360
Speaker 1: The truth of the matter is is it's extremely difficult

549
00:29:39,400 --> 00:29:42,880
Speaker 1: to win an NBA championship. A lot of things have

550
00:29:43,040 --> 00:29:46,640
Speaker 1: to go your way, not just off the court, but

551
00:29:46,720 --> 00:29:50,160
Speaker 1: on the court, Guys staying healthy, guys making shots. But

552
00:29:50,240 --> 00:29:52,440
Speaker 1: there's obviously the stuff that's off the court that's under

553
00:29:52,480 --> 00:29:56,080
Speaker 1: your control, the way you construct the roster, and it's

554
00:29:55,680 --> 00:30:01,600
Speaker 1: it's it's already difficult enough without you sabotage dging yourself.

555
00:30:01,600 --> 00:30:05,239
Speaker 1: This Lakers trade is an attempt to clean up a

556
00:30:05,320 --> 00:30:10,880
Speaker 1: mess that they created. They decided that they valued Taylon

557
00:30:10,960 --> 00:30:16,320
Speaker 1: Horton Tucker, a young prospect, over Alex Caruso, a proven

558
00:30:16,440 --> 00:30:21,840
Speaker 1: winning player who started an NBA Finals game. Then they

559
00:30:21,840 --> 00:30:27,320
Speaker 1: had to trade Taylor with Stanley Johnson to get back

560
00:30:27,360 --> 00:30:31,040
Speaker 1: a player and Patrick Beverley, who is a lesser version

561
00:30:31,080 --> 00:30:34,560
Speaker 1: of Alex Cruso. Alex Crusoe is the same type of

562
00:30:34,560 --> 00:30:39,640
Speaker 1: disruptive defender, the same type of impact effort player that

563
00:30:39,760 --> 00:30:43,600
Speaker 1: also has the size to guard up several positions. He's

564
00:30:43,640 --> 00:30:47,560
Speaker 1: a better player, and the Lakers are undoing damage that

565
00:30:47,600 --> 00:30:51,440
Speaker 1: they did to themselves as a result, and it's really unfortunate.

566
00:30:52,440 --> 00:30:54,040
Speaker 1: The other angle I wanted to look at here is

567
00:30:55,120 --> 00:30:58,600
Speaker 1: the Lakers have such an interesting direction that they're going

568
00:30:58,680 --> 00:31:01,800
Speaker 1: in different than the other team around the league. All

569
00:31:01,840 --> 00:31:04,520
Speaker 1: of the smart teams are going in on wings, players

570
00:31:04,560 --> 00:31:07,800
Speaker 1: between six six and six ten that can guard multiple

571
00:31:07,800 --> 00:31:10,520
Speaker 1: positions and dribble the basketball and shoot and do all

572
00:31:10,560 --> 00:31:15,280
Speaker 1: the things that perimeter players do while also containing on

573
00:31:15,280 --> 00:31:19,400
Speaker 1: the perimeter as defensive players. And the Lakers continue to

574
00:31:19,800 --> 00:31:25,840
Speaker 1: prioritize the exact opposite small guards and bigs. Arguably, their

575
00:31:25,880 --> 00:31:28,880
Speaker 1: best free agent signing the summer was Thomas Bryant, a center.

576
00:31:29,560 --> 00:31:32,960
Speaker 1: Their first trade targeted a small guard. They have shipped

577
00:31:32,960 --> 00:31:37,360
Speaker 1: off Stanley Johnson, their biggest and most athletic wing. Their

578
00:31:37,440 --> 00:31:40,440
Speaker 1: mid level exception signing was on an undersized guard that's

579
00:31:40,440 --> 00:31:44,120
Speaker 1: not a great defensive player. The while all of the

580
00:31:44,240 --> 00:31:47,320
Speaker 1: smart basketball minds in the league are going one way,

581
00:31:47,600 --> 00:31:50,240
Speaker 1: the Lakers are going the opposite way. It's one of

582
00:31:50,280 --> 00:31:52,320
Speaker 1: the biggest reasons why I don't have a ton of

583
00:31:52,360 --> 00:31:56,320
Speaker 1: confidence in the direction that Rob Bolinka has taken this team. Now,

584
00:31:56,400 --> 00:31:58,640
Speaker 1: Lebron James and Anthony Davis are so damn good that

585
00:31:58,680 --> 00:32:01,080
Speaker 1: they might be able to win anyway. They actually did

586
00:32:01,120 --> 00:32:04,240
Speaker 1: at one point in time, But at a certain point,

587
00:32:04,520 --> 00:32:06,880
Speaker 1: if the Lakers are going to have consistent success in

588
00:32:06,920 --> 00:32:09,640
Speaker 1: this league, they're going to need to have a front

589
00:32:09,680 --> 00:32:12,680
Speaker 1: office that pays attention to what works in the modern

590
00:32:12,800 --> 00:32:16,440
Speaker 1: NBA so that they can target those players so that

591
00:32:16,520 --> 00:32:20,480
Speaker 1: they don't make mistakes that put themselves in a situation

592
00:32:20,520 --> 00:32:25,680
Speaker 1: where they have to fix their own problems. Going after

593
00:32:25,760 --> 00:32:30,360
Speaker 1: Russell Westbrook, sacrificing the wing defenders that they lost. Alex

594
00:32:30,400 --> 00:32:35,440
Speaker 1: Crusoe Contavious called a pope Kyle Kuzma. Any smart president

595
00:32:35,480 --> 00:32:39,640
Speaker 1: of basketball operations that is aware of the direction the

596
00:32:39,720 --> 00:32:42,880
Speaker 1: league is going is going to know that's a bad idea,

597
00:32:43,640 --> 00:32:46,520
Speaker 1: and the Lakers did not, and so they walked headlong

598
00:32:46,520 --> 00:32:50,440
Speaker 1: into the trap. And now they have to clean up

599
00:32:50,480 --> 00:32:53,000
Speaker 1: the mess, and as a result, they have to make

600
00:32:53,080 --> 00:32:56,400
Speaker 1: high risk moves like obtaining guys like Patrick Beverley and

601
00:32:56,440 --> 00:32:59,640
Speaker 1: Miles Turner that haven't been healthy often and that have

602
00:32:59,680 --> 00:33:02,920
Speaker 1: flaw us. So it's just it's just an interesting it's

603
00:33:02,960 --> 00:33:07,160
Speaker 1: it's an interesting dynamic because the Lakers have enough you know,

604
00:33:07,320 --> 00:33:11,040
Speaker 1: cashet around the league to pull big names, but their

605
00:33:11,080 --> 00:33:14,280
Speaker 1: front office is definitely a step behind the rest of

606
00:33:14,320 --> 00:33:17,160
Speaker 1: the league and it will permanently as long as Rob

607
00:33:17,200 --> 00:33:19,520
Speaker 1: Polink is in control. As long as Genie Buss allows

608
00:33:19,560 --> 00:33:22,120
Speaker 1: the decision making process to work the way it does,

609
00:33:22,600 --> 00:33:24,800
Speaker 1: the Lakers will be operating at a disadvantage and will

610
00:33:24,840 --> 00:33:27,440
Speaker 1: make it harder for them to win. All right, Before

611
00:33:27,440 --> 00:33:28,800
Speaker 1: we get out of here today, I wanted to quickly

612
00:33:28,800 --> 00:33:32,600
Speaker 1: touch on this Chet homegrown injury. So, first of all,

613
00:33:32,600 --> 00:33:35,000
Speaker 1: as far as it pertains to Chet and his health.

614
00:33:35,680 --> 00:33:38,240
Speaker 1: Hopefully this was just bad luck on the play where

615
00:33:38,320 --> 00:33:41,720
Speaker 1: Lebron is barreling into him and not the classic issue

616
00:33:41,760 --> 00:33:44,480
Speaker 1: that seems to happen to so many super tall players

617
00:33:44,720 --> 00:33:48,680
Speaker 1: in basketball history, which is they have bad feet. Hopefully

618
00:33:48,720 --> 00:33:50,520
Speaker 1: that's not what happens here to chat and hopefully he

619
00:33:50,560 --> 00:33:53,800
Speaker 1: makes a full recovery. The question that that was flying

620
00:33:53,800 --> 00:33:57,600
Speaker 1: around this morning was should players play in pro ams?

621
00:33:58,360 --> 00:34:01,440
Speaker 1: Should players play in the summer? And I find this

622
00:34:01,520 --> 00:34:05,320
Speaker 1: to be such a stupid conversation that's frustrating for me

623
00:34:05,360 --> 00:34:09,480
Speaker 1: to listen to. Now, if it was wet floor, Like,

624
00:34:09,520 --> 00:34:12,400
Speaker 1: if it was about the wet floor, I get that, Like, yeah,

625
00:34:12,600 --> 00:34:15,279
Speaker 1: no player, regardless of whether or not you're a pro,

626
00:34:16,000 --> 00:34:18,719
Speaker 1: should be playing basketball in a dangerous floor. It's just

627
00:34:18,760 --> 00:34:21,400
Speaker 1: not worth the risk. So let's set that aside for

628
00:34:21,440 --> 00:34:24,480
Speaker 1: a minute. As far as the discussion of pro players

629
00:34:24,560 --> 00:34:27,160
Speaker 1: playing in pro ams or pickup games and things like that,

630
00:34:27,920 --> 00:34:33,680
Speaker 1: basketball players have to play basketball individuals. I'm a big believer,

631
00:34:33,800 --> 00:34:36,080
Speaker 1: Like I do individual training for my high school team,

632
00:34:36,120 --> 00:34:39,960
Speaker 1: I'm a big believer in balance, for every one hour

633
00:34:40,120 --> 00:34:42,480
Speaker 1: that you spend on individual work, you should spend an

634
00:34:42,480 --> 00:34:45,960
Speaker 1: hour doing it against a live defense. Because there is

635
00:34:46,000 --> 00:34:48,239
Speaker 1: a huge difference, and you need to be able to

636
00:34:48,280 --> 00:34:52,080
Speaker 1: bridge that gap, connect your individual work with something that

637
00:34:52,160 --> 00:34:55,160
Speaker 1: you can comfortably do in a game. And the only

638
00:34:55,200 --> 00:34:58,640
Speaker 1: way you can do that is playing basketball. And when

639
00:34:58,719 --> 00:35:01,799
Speaker 1: you play basketball, there's a risk for injury. I don't

640
00:35:01,800 --> 00:35:04,000
Speaker 1: care if you're playing against other pros, or you're playing

641
00:35:04,040 --> 00:35:07,560
Speaker 1: against other overseas pros, or you're playing against other college players,

642
00:35:07,600 --> 00:35:11,600
Speaker 1: there's risk. Now do I think Lebron James and Anthony

643
00:35:11,680 --> 00:35:13,680
Speaker 1: Davis should go play in l a fitness against a

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Speaker 1: bunch of like meatheadlifters that don't know how to play

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Speaker 1: and could get them hurt. No, of course not. But

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Speaker 1: when it comes to live basketball against other competent basketball players,

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Speaker 1: they should play in the offseason, and fear of injury

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Speaker 1: is irrational. You could avoid playing pick up all summer

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Speaker 1: and then get hit hurt on the first day of

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Speaker 1: training camp because you land on someone's foot. Injuries are

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Speaker 1: part of the game. Basketball players have to play basketball. Therefore,

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Speaker 1: some basketball players will get injured. It's part of the deal.

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Speaker 1: I feel horrible for Chat and I hope that he

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Speaker 1: makes a full recovery and I look forward to watching

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Speaker 1: him next year. But there. There doesn't need to be

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Speaker 1: some sort of you know, uh rehashing of whether or

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Speaker 1: not basketball players should play basketball. That to me is

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Speaker 1: so nonsensical. All right, guys, that is all I have

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Speaker 1: for today. As always, sincerely appreciate your support. We should

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Speaker 1: be back on Sunday night. I will see you guys.

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Speaker 1: Then the volume