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Speaker 1: you need to know here On Wednesday, February seventeen. The

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Speaker 1: All the draft talk has been about LaMelo Ball with

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Speaker 1: going crazy here, but eleven games as a starter, seventeen

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Speaker 1: impressive to me. He's showing that he doesn't deserve any

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Speaker 1: but og is like an episode of big Mouth. You know,

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Speaker 1: he always leaves you wanting more. You have thirteen points

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Speaker 1: vliet had thirty three points for The raptors and they

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Speaker 1: needed all of them Because Kyle lowry left this game

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Speaker 1: with an ankle. Injury the best player and Best caboos

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