WEBVTT - Celtics Extend Al Horford 

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<v Speaker 1>Herb Jones. We've talked about Herb Jones on the show before.

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<v Speaker 2>I love them. I love them every time I read

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<v Speaker 2>about him, every time I watch him, love him even

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<v Speaker 2>more so. A big article just dropped from Mark Spears

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<v Speaker 2>on what used to be called Oh I Forget, but

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<v Speaker 2>it's now called Andscape. It's full of great nuggets about

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<v Speaker 2>the Pelicans defensive stoppers. So this are the things that

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<v Speaker 2>we learned. Number one, he's very cheap in the best

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<v Speaker 2>possible way. So basically, Herb Jones isn't going to spend

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<v Speaker 2>a penny of his money as long as he can

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<v Speaker 2>help it. Like he has a hoodie, a WNBA hoodie,

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<v Speaker 2>and the only reason he has it and wears it

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<v Speaker 2>is because it was free. It was at a team

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<v Speaker 2>event that he got it. When he shows up to work,

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<v Speaker 2>shows up into the tunnel, he shows up and team issued.

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<v Speaker 1>Why cause it's free.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not gonna spend my money on clothes. I'm wear

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<v Speaker 2>my team Issuy gear and my slides and my socks.

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<v Speaker 2>He turned down a vacation even when Larry nance Junior

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<v Speaker 2>said that he was gonna pay for it.

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<v Speaker 1>Whyugh, Because I don't want.

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<v Speaker 2>To go anywhere.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't want to spend any money.

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<v Speaker 2>His dad insisted he needed a vacation, so he got

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<v Speaker 2>into his charger that he's driven since college. He has

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<v Speaker 2>not bought another car and drove four hours to Greensboro, Alabama,

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<v Speaker 2>for a short vacation. No money of any note was spent.

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<v Speaker 2>He slept one night one day, went fishing the next day,

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<v Speaker 2>which by the way, he caught zero fish, and then

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<v Speaker 2>he drove back to New Orleans, returned to the Pelicans

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<v Speaker 2>practice facility.

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<v Speaker 1>Then he got back to work.

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<v Speaker 2>So they asked him, like, why why don't you spend

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<v Speaker 2>any money, and he's like, I'm thinking long term for

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<v Speaker 2>my kids. I have to wear Pelicans gear or whatever

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<v Speaker 2>team gear for the team I have for the rest

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<v Speaker 2>of my career. That my kids or my kids's kids

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<v Speaker 2>go to school for free based on what I earned

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<v Speaker 2>in the NBA.

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<v Speaker 1>That I'm good. I'm cool.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like, oh, Herb, that's that's awesome. Like how many

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<v Speaker 2>kids do you have? You must have like a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of kids if you can't buy new socks, like you

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<v Speaker 2>have to just just just wear Pelicans team issued socks. None,

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<v Speaker 2>he has zero kids. None, He's he's being cheap for kids.

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<v Speaker 2>He does not even have yet.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know what.

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<v Speaker 2>Kind of schools he's about to send these kids to,

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<v Speaker 2>or how many kids he's planning on having. But I

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<v Speaker 2>tell you what, you can buy some new underwear HERB

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<v Speaker 2>Jones like you can. You can buy some jeans HERB

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<v Speaker 2>Jones like you can. This guy is gonna make probably

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<v Speaker 2>fifteen million dollars a year. He's in the second year

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<v Speaker 2>of a three year contract making one point seven million

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<v Speaker 2>dollars per year. Cause he was a second round pick.

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<v Speaker 1>I bet you.

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<v Speaker 2>He's still driving this Dodge Charger when his career is over.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what I guess. HERB Jones over under on how

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<v Speaker 2>many years he has twenty eighteen Dodge Charger, I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 2>say the total. I'm setting the line at six and

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<v Speaker 2>a half years, so by twenty twenty eight, let's.

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<v Speaker 1>Hope, all right.

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<v Speaker 2>Pat Beverly, oh my god, why why is he this?

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<v Speaker 2>By the way, he's got the worst I think he's

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<v Speaker 2>got the worst rating on the court of any NBA

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<v Speaker 2>player right now. While I was out in Portland at

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<v Speaker 2>the fill Knight Invitational, Pat Beverly got suspended for shoving

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<v Speaker 2>DeAndre Ayton. Just a classic Pat Beverly cheap shot, so

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<v Speaker 2>they asked him about it. He was asked whether he

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<v Speaker 2>would do it again, and he said, fuck that, fuck him,

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<v Speaker 2>We're not going for that shit. Ask people that's played

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<v Speaker 2>with me, Ask superstars that's played with me. That's the

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<v Speaker 2>reason why guys want me on their team. Very unfortunate situation.

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<v Speaker 2>If I could play it back again, I would do

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<v Speaker 2>the same thing. So what got so mad? That's the question.

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<v Speaker 2>Why why was he so mad at DeAndre Ayton? It

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<v Speaker 2>kicked off when we did the tip off. I shake

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<v Speaker 2>everybody's hand. I put my hand on DeAndre Ayton's hand

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<v Speaker 2>and he doesn't shake my hand. So something was brewing

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<v Speaker 2>there from the beginning. Yeah, I don't know, Pat Bev,

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<v Speaker 2>because the last time you guys played in the playoffs,

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<v Speaker 2>you shoved Chris Paul, made him fall to the ground. Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>I think the players of that team probably don't like

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<v Speaker 2>you very much. No one as salty as Pat Bev,

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<v Speaker 2>especially now that he's on a losing team. Finally, good

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<v Speaker 2>news out of Boston as Al Horford has signed a

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<v Speaker 2>two year, twenty million dollar extension. Remember when he was

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<v Speaker 2>in OKAC just like not playing at all, Like they

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<v Speaker 2>just let him go into the hot tub and the

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<v Speaker 2>cold tub and get acupucture.

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<v Speaker 1>That was it.

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<v Speaker 2>Like, we didn't even know if al horferd was gonna

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<v Speaker 2>play again.

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<v Speaker 1>He was coming off of playing.

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<v Speaker 2>For the Sixers and it was just not working, and

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<v Speaker 2>everyone thought that he was washed.

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<v Speaker 1>That's crazy.

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<v Speaker 2>Not because it's like cheap, because Brad Stevens pretty cheap

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<v Speaker 2>one third of the price of his former contract. But

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<v Speaker 2>Brad Stevens said, yeah, he's a high level player who

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<v Speaker 2>enhances everyone around him on both ends of the court.

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<v Speaker 2>His work ethic, commitment to his body, to his craft,

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<v Speaker 2>his unselfishness has set a daily example on how to

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<v Speaker 2>win big in the NBA. His leadership has had a

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<v Speaker 2>big impact on the coaches and players with whom he's

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<v Speaker 2>competed here in Boston, and we are excited that he

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<v Speaker 2>and his family are choosing to remain Celtics for years

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<v Speaker 2>to come. So yeah, I mean, the interesting part of

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<v Speaker 2>this deal is that it just fixes a massive historical mistake.

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<v Speaker 2>The last time that al horfer was a free agent,

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<v Speaker 2>he left, he bolted, and his career ground down to dust.

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<v Speaker 1>He was no one was he was almost out the league.

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<v Speaker 2>And now he's like, fuck, that I'm not hitting free

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<v Speaker 2>agency this time. Let's just settle this now. And he

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<v Speaker 2>says he regretted leaving. Last time he was open about it,

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<v Speaker 2>and this time he said, has come to be a

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<v Speaker 2>home to me, my family, my teammates. I continue to

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<v Speaker 2>strive towards winning banner number eighteen. Great combo. He was

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<v Speaker 2>always a Celtic. He should have stayed there. Everyone thinks

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<v Speaker 2>of him as that. So Al Horford the Hawk, Al

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<v Speaker 2>Horford the Sixer, Al Horford the Thunder. Those were not

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<v Speaker 2>real moments, only Al Horford in Green and White. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>happy he's locked down for what should be probably the

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<v Speaker 2>rest of his career. If it's not already the rest

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<v Speaker 2>of his career by the time he finishes that contract,

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<v Speaker 2>it will be. Uh.

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