WEBVTT - We Are Believers In Jonathan Kuminga

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<v Speaker 1>People don't think I like Jonathan Kaminga. I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>how they would get that impression. I have no idea.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know that it's actually true. I just think

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<v Speaker 1>it's all about expectations and the situation and what you

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<v Speaker 1>could have done with those assets. And we know that's

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<v Speaker 1>seven and fourteen. We're up for grabs, and when you

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<v Speaker 1>want to win and you pick those guys, then the

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<v Speaker 1>expectation is that you should be able to contribute right away.

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<v Speaker 1>And I don't think he can contribute right away. That's

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<v Speaker 1>pretty much simple, very logical point by me. I just

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<v Speaker 1>think that he's not going to be ready for primetime

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<v Speaker 1>in like the next three to five years, when Steph

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<v Speaker 1>is in his late thirties and the Warriors needing to

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<v Speaker 1>win now makes these guys a fucking teams that are

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<v Speaker 1>overpaid and probably end up missing the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 2>Again.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll probably make the playoffs, but you know what I'm saying. So,

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<v Speaker 1>but I like his game. I think he's going to

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<v Speaker 1>be a bucket. And one of the reasons that I

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<v Speaker 1>like him is he comes from about as tough of

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<v Speaker 1>a background as you can imagine. Do you know much

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<v Speaker 1>about Jonathan Kaminga?

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<v Speaker 2>I know he struggled growing up, but that's about the

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<v Speaker 2>extent of it.

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<v Speaker 1>So he comes from the Congo formerly his iEAR, the

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<v Speaker 1>home of one of the bloodiest conflicts since World War Two.

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<v Speaker 1>The San Francisco Chronicle reported that Kamingo witnessed atrocities that

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<v Speaker 1>he'll never discuss. He goes, well, why dwell on the past.

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<v Speaker 1>It's like you probably saw somebody get macheted up, and

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<v Speaker 1>it's like you, that's what therapy is for. I guess yea.

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<v Speaker 1>So then five years ago, at thirteen, he left his

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<v Speaker 1>home in Goma, Congo to come to America to chase

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<v Speaker 1>his dreams. Five years later, he set to sign a

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<v Speaker 1>twenty five million dollar contract. And this is what he said.

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<v Speaker 1>People ask me how I dealt with being away from

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<v Speaker 1>my parents for so long. It was something I was

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<v Speaker 1>prepared for. I really don't worry. I knew that i'd

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<v Speaker 1>get to see them eventually, as long as they were alive.

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<v Speaker 1>As long as they were.

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<v Speaker 2>Alive, damn, damn. What like it'd be like if.

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<v Speaker 1>You're like, yeah, you know, I'm going back to Louisiana

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<v Speaker 1>hopefully going to see my parents as long as they're alive,

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<v Speaker 1>and you're like, what do you mean, what's happening?

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<v Speaker 2>What's going on with that?

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<v Speaker 1>Like why wouldn't they be alive? I don't know because

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<v Speaker 1>they're in the congo right now where I don't even

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<v Speaker 1>know what's going on, and Jonathan Kminga won't say what's

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<v Speaker 1>going on, So who knows? Very different to me than

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<v Speaker 1>being like an AAU kid, Like that's how I see

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<v Speaker 1>a very different lifestyle than like being the son of

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<v Speaker 1>a player or an AAU kid that's been going from

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<v Speaker 1>traveling team to traveling team. And so that's that's something

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<v Speaker 1>that I could see making Kaminga very good in the

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<v Speaker 1>future because that gritty, tough rise above all adversity, shrug

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<v Speaker 1>off the fact that your parents could be killed at

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<v Speaker 1>any moment as a trivial thing.

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<v Speaker 2>It's just like, you know, like I surrendered to the.

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<v Speaker 1>Universe, like who knows, Like we'll see the future is bright.

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<v Speaker 1>Is something that gives guys an extra edge. So the

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<v Speaker 1>world thinks I hate Jonathan Kaminga, I don't. I think

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<v Speaker 1>he's actually prime to do huge things. This is what

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<v Speaker 1>he said more about that aau shit. It's hard to

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<v Speaker 1>relate to someone when someone's complaining to you about their parents.

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<v Speaker 1>Not buying them the type of car that they wanted.

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<v Speaker 1>I actually know what real struggle looks like, not having money,

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<v Speaker 1>not having food. Here, it's a totally different world. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>all you kids in the NBA talking about how you

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<v Speaker 1>didn't get your S class or your C class or whatever, like,

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<v Speaker 1>Jonathan Kaminga has a message for you, and it's called

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<v Speaker 1>shut the fuck up. Uh. So, I think he's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be a baller because he's not scared of going hard

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<v Speaker 1>in the paint. But I really love his background, I

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<v Speaker 1>really like his character. I think he's gonna fit in well,

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<v Speaker 1>but probably after Steph retires.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's just I think it's straight up a

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<v Speaker 2>mental thing for him. Like we see when he's like

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<v Speaker 2>focused and playing well, it looks really really good. And

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<v Speaker 2>I mean Yiannis was I mean and then not to

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<v Speaker 2>like throw it out there. I think he's gonna be honest.

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<v Speaker 2>But Yiannis was not a good basketball player when he

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<v Speaker 2>came to the league, and in a similar way, Kaminga

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<v Speaker 2>probably isn't a great basketball player right now. I have

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<v Speaker 2>I have very optimistic hopes for cominga.

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<v Speaker 1>So do I And I think when you talk to

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<v Speaker 1>people in the space in the medical space, like soft

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<v Speaker 1>tissue training, like they see athletes on a day to

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<v Speaker 1>day basis. They love Cominga's bounce, they love his athleticism,

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<v Speaker 1>they like the dog in them, all those intangibles, all

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<v Speaker 1>those athletic traits. He just has to get a better

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<v Speaker 1>feel for the game. Yeah, and when he does, the

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<v Speaker 1>sky's the limit. I think the pick was great. Just

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<v Speaker 1>the fact that the pick was from the Warriors is

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<v Speaker 1>the only thing that I really want to say, because

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<v Speaker 1>Warrior fans are so easily triggered, so hey,