WEBVTT - Hawks, Celtics, Nets, and Bucks Media Day Roundup

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<v Speaker 1>On this episode of The Heat Check. Media day has

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<v Speaker 1>come and gone, and let me tell you, a whole

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<v Speaker 1>lot of shit is poppin'. We'll get into the highlights

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<v Speaker 1>from Atlanta to Aya Warriors. We'll hear from everyone from

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<v Speaker 1>Jimmy Butler, this step Curge, Nick Nurse, and of course

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<v Speaker 1>Michael don't call me Mike Malone. We'll have a special

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<v Speaker 1>guest interview as well with Fox Sports reporter your own

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<v Speaker 1>Whitesman to spill the tea and get into the reporting

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<v Speaker 1>that he just did on Darryl Morian James Harden's relationship

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<v Speaker 1>and why it was always doomed to fail. Really good

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<v Speaker 1>ship from your own. He was awesome. Can't wait to

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<v Speaker 1>get into it. William so drop that Jamericas beat as

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<v Speaker 1>should be.

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<v Speaker 2>Rihonno was breaking down all the biggest NBA storylines.

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<v Speaker 3>Lord chilled in so the Heat Check.

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<v Speaker 2>The Heat Check was just crazy. It's the best podcast

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<v Speaker 2>covering all the drama around the association.

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<v Speaker 1>All right. So media has come and gone, and now

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<v Speaker 1>we're into the first days of camp. In other words,

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<v Speaker 1>a new season Folks is upon us. Where did the

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<v Speaker 1>summer go? Where did it go? I wish we had

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<v Speaker 1>time to dig into every team. I really do, But

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<v Speaker 1>unfortunately that would pretty much take the entire week. I

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<v Speaker 1>would be recording from sun up to sundown. There was

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<v Speaker 1>so much to go over, a lot of meat on

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<v Speaker 1>that bone. So they say, so, we're gonna highlight the

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<v Speaker 1>teams that caught my interest on media Day based on

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<v Speaker 1>either current storylines or just ridiculous things that they said,

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<v Speaker 1>and we will drop some sound and of course react

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<v Speaker 1>so many wild statements so little time. We will begin

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<v Speaker 1>with the Atlanta Hawks, because well they are alphabetically first,

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<v Speaker 1>and let's be honest, they're a fucking mess. So much

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<v Speaker 1>has happened in the East with the big teams. I

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<v Speaker 1>kind of forgot the Atlantaics existed. I mean, didn't you

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<v Speaker 1>that they made any moves that give you any confidence

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<v Speaker 1>that they're going to be able to compete on any

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<v Speaker 1>real level besides being the thirteenth team in the Eastern Conference. No,

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<v Speaker 1>there's not. Of course, though Trey Young continues to be

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<v Speaker 1>wildly confident in himself, wildly overstating his place in the NBA.

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<v Speaker 1>The first clip is none other than from Trey Young.

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<v Speaker 1>He was asked, Hey, Trey Young, what are your thoughts

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<v Speaker 1>about playing for the Feeble World Cup team or getting

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<v Speaker 1>actually left off, And this is what he had to say.

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<v Speaker 1>If you don't, if you don't think out disrespect to

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, is he is not he's not telling the truth.

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<v Speaker 2>But I mean it's okay for me.

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<v Speaker 1>I just want to go out there and keep keep

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<v Speaker 1>the main thing.

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<v Speaker 4>The main thing is winning, and I know when I win.

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<v Speaker 1>A championship, all that's gonna take care of itself. So

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<v Speaker 1>I don't really care about anything else.

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<v Speaker 5>I just focus on.

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<v Speaker 2>My team and I'm ready to win.

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<v Speaker 1>So pause, I know when I win a championship, that's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be all worth it ways. I know when I

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<v Speaker 1>went championship what it's gonna take care of itself. Do

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<v Speaker 1>we think actually Trey Young is the most disrespected player

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<v Speaker 1>in the entire NBA. I mean, I know a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of people don't like him, but I know that I

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<v Speaker 1>know that one player in particular didn't like him, who

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<v Speaker 1>was John Collins. Hadn't have been just an absolute putting

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<v Speaker 1>nails into your eyeballs kind of play style he has.

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<v Speaker 1>Salty Trey Young is straight salty about being overlooked. H

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<v Speaker 1>Will he get a look for the twenty twenty four Olympics.

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<v Speaker 1>The truth is no. Oh, undersized point guards can't play

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<v Speaker 1>in international games. Magic eight ball says, better look next time, Trey.

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<v Speaker 1>Second SoundBite comes from a guy with so much damn

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<v Speaker 1>talent of the Atlanta Hawks that has largely gone unrealized,

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<v Speaker 1>and his name is DeAndre Hunter, one of the most

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<v Speaker 1>I would say, versatile players that random NBA teams could

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<v Speaker 1>trade for. When asked what he worked on this summer,

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<v Speaker 1>here is what DeAndre Hunter had to say.

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<v Speaker 3>I didn't work on anything. It's ana.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, okay, Jesus Christ. You just didn't pick up a ball.

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<v Speaker 1>You didn't seek to improve. I spent a summer rehabbing

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<v Speaker 1>an entire house, and I don't feel like I worked

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<v Speaker 1>on anything either. Did I get abs? I did not.

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<v Speaker 1>Did I improve my VO two Max No? I did not.

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<v Speaker 1>Did I get on a nutritional regimen? I did not.

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<v Speaker 1>What did we learn from the Hawks media day? It's

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<v Speaker 1>still a mess. Yeah, it is still a mess. Click

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<v Speaker 1>Capella was busy watching soccer workouts. Patty Mills very excited

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<v Speaker 1>to introduce his Golden Doodle to Piedmont Park. Quinn Snyder,

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<v Speaker 1>head coach of the Atlanta Hawks, stated the obvious, Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>Trey Young can't be a turnstock wow quote. Defense has

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<v Speaker 1>to be a decision. At that point is when you

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<v Speaker 1>can start to get better. I don't know if this

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<v Speaker 1>team will make a decision to play defense, especially as

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<v Speaker 1>long as Trey Young runs this ship. Let's move on

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<v Speaker 1>to the Boston Celtics, shall we. They have had a

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<v Speaker 1>ton of interest in media Day. By the way, Lauren Holiday,

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<v Speaker 1>is that her name. Drew Holiday's wife blew the Milwaukee

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<v Speaker 1>Bucks up on social media. We will talk about that,

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<v Speaker 1>I am sure at some point soon in the future,

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<v Speaker 1>but it might have to do with Drew fucking Holiday,

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<v Speaker 1>who published the sweetest Goodbye You'll ever see to Bucks fans,

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<v Speaker 1>followed by his wife's very very very very very salty

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<v Speaker 1>Instagram post about the trade. Since Drew couldn't be there

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<v Speaker 1>for Media Day, most of the Boston Celtics spent their

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<v Speaker 1>time either saying goodbye it is so hoigh to say

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<v Speaker 1>goodbye to our heart and soul, Marcus Grant, Williams, Rob Williams,

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<v Speaker 1>Malcolm Brogden, and Welcoming Holiday. They lost eight ton of pieces,

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<v Speaker 1>didn't they? Mostly Welcoming Holiday. Let's be honest, they're like

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<v Speaker 1>fuck everybody else. We got the best pointed in fact

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<v Speaker 1>and pointed a tech defender in the week and we

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<v Speaker 1>don't have to give the ball to Jalen Brown and

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<v Speaker 1>crunch time, By the way, did you see Jalen Brown

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<v Speaker 1>trying to drouble with his left hand to day? Should

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<v Speaker 1>not have posted that Boston should not have posted it.

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<v Speaker 1>Brad Stevens summed up everyone's thoughts best when he said.

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<v Speaker 5>This, I mean, you know, there's a there's a list

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<v Speaker 5>of guys in the league that you always think you'll

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<v Speaker 5>never have a real chance to get, that you think

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<v Speaker 5>are like perfect fits and that you'd love to be

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<v Speaker 5>a Celtic. And Drew was, you know, one of those guys.

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<v Speaker 5>And the reasons are, I mean, everybody can see what

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<v Speaker 5>he does on the court, and he's a really good player,

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<v Speaker 5>multiple time All Star, the defense has been well documented,

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<v Speaker 5>et cetera. But I think it's the you know, just

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<v Speaker 5>the he's an elite teammate, elite competitive character, you know

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<v Speaker 5>all of those things. So you know, like you said,

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<v Speaker 5>it's not one that you predict will necessarily have a

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<v Speaker 5>chance to get. You knew the price was going to be,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, really high, and but he's a guy that

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<v Speaker 5>we think is a great fit for us, and you know,

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<v Speaker 5>does so many good things on and off the court

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<v Speaker 5>for us.

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<v Speaker 1>God Brad Steves, I'm glad he's not a coach anymore.

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<v Speaker 1>He is so fucking boring anyway. Blah blah blah. We

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<v Speaker 1>love Drew, we love Drew, We love Drew. Can't go

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<v Speaker 1>wrong bringing in Drew Holliday. He's that type of player,

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<v Speaker 1>he really is. He's this type of player that everybody

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<v Speaker 1>wants on their team, not just because of what he

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<v Speaker 1>brings on the court, but because of what he brings

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<v Speaker 1>off the court as well. Jason Tatum agreed, we brought

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<v Speaker 1>in good guys. Good guys, were great people, great teammates.

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<v Speaker 1>I think they've done a really good job of that.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm excited about the team we have. Another interesting SoundBite

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<v Speaker 1>came from Christaps Porzingis. I guess we don't have the

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<v Speaker 1>bite of that. I couldn't find that. But he was

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<v Speaker 1>asked about how comfortable he was that he's been moved

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<v Speaker 1>from the four to the five now that Toime Lord

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<v Speaker 1>has been traded, and he said, oh, I didn't know

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<v Speaker 1>I was going to be doing that, but I do

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<v Speaker 1>think it's a tough job for other fives to guard me.

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<v Speaker 1>The funniest moment was when Jalen Brown discussed going to

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<v Speaker 1>the Colorado football game with Derek White. They hit the

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<v Speaker 1>tailgate early and according to Jalen Brown, d White was

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<v Speaker 1>drunk at ten am. Campus legend, Buffalo legend. Safe to say, though,

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<v Speaker 1>that we got all kinds of stuff going on with

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<v Speaker 1>the Boston Celtics, where the vibes are as high as

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<v Speaker 1>they've been in forever despite losing four of their top

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<v Speaker 1>seven players. I wonder, though, does Peyton Pitcher still want

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<v Speaker 1>to be traded because because I feel like he's losing

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<v Speaker 1>even more spots down the rotation. We moved down to

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<v Speaker 1>the Brooklyn Nets. Very quiet offseason hillacious past few years,

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<v Speaker 1>the James Harden trade, the Kevin Durant trade, the Guyrie

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<v Speaker 1>Irving trade, lots of trades, Jared Allen trade, the Steve

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<v Speaker 1>Nash experiment. Things have been bleak, but they are looking

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<v Speaker 1>on the up and up. We begin with Nick Claxton,

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<v Speaker 1>who had some fascinating thoughts many many months later after

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<v Speaker 1>not winning Defensive Player of the Year.

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<v Speaker 2>So I went from being top three in the Defensive

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<v Speaker 2>Player of the Year voting to at the end of

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<v Speaker 2>the season nothing at all. When Katie and Curry when

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<v Speaker 2>they left. It's like my name just fell off the map.

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<v Speaker 1>It makes my blood boy sad again.

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<v Speaker 2>It makes my boy I was robbed of the defensive team.

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<v Speaker 2>My numbers, my numbers were amazing. I passed every ad sense.

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<v Speaker 1>He said, it's like my name fell off the map. No, sir,

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<v Speaker 1>it wasn't just your name, Nick, it was the entire

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<v Speaker 1>Brooklyn Nets name as a whole. He does have a point. Lalla,

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<v Speaker 1>eyeballs turned off when it wasn't Kevin Durant Kyrie Irving

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<v Speaker 1>in Nets uniforms. After the trade deadline, of course, Nick Claxton,

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<v Speaker 1>one of my favorite players in the league, continued to

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<v Speaker 1>ball out. But more interesting to me was the standard

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<v Speaker 1>yearly Ben Simmons's back. It's scary hours ready to play

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<v Speaker 1>his natural position, which is what it was a little

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<v Speaker 1>up and.

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<v Speaker 2>Down option from the dark. I mean, it's hard for

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<v Speaker 2>a coach to really trust him believe in you when

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<v Speaker 2>he's not seeing it right and I'm not if he's

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<v Speaker 2>been doing you can't see it, and you know the coach,

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<v Speaker 2>I'll do this anything. Well, I'm not going to play you,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, not even to compete and do the things

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I know you can do right, So I

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<v Speaker 2>think just this time, I've taken the time to get healthy.

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<v Speaker 2>Obviously he's come. He came down the mind of many

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<v Speaker 2>few times and saw me. I think that's what was

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<v Speaker 2>that was, That's what it was. You know, he's able

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<v Speaker 2>to see me get healthy, put the work into the

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<v Speaker 2>time and and focus on myself and and shown that

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<v Speaker 2>I want to, you know, play this level and be

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<v Speaker 2>be the point guard and do these things.

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<v Speaker 1>Wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait

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<v Speaker 1>wait wait wait wait wait, he said to I want

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<v Speaker 1>to be the point guard. I thought that experiment ended.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh my god, no, Ben, please, It's worked so well

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<v Speaker 1>before in Philly, didn't it. Jacques Vaughn had some skeptical

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<v Speaker 1>quotes about Ben Simmons, especially as a point guard, a

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<v Speaker 1>few weeks ago, so I am dubious of this. In

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<v Speaker 1>some other Nets news, Cam Johnson is hurt says he

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<v Speaker 1>expects to play sometime this year, which is that is

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<v Speaker 1>a big yikes. Michel Bridges thinks Ben is going to

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<v Speaker 1>have a huge year. Because Michel Bridges is your resident

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<v Speaker 1>optimist on the team, and Cam Thomas still has no

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<v Speaker 1>idea how the Nets are going to use him, but

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<v Speaker 1>he is ready to chuck whenever he gets the ball.

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<v Speaker 1>So not much has changed in the Cam Thomas universe

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<v Speaker 1>since the last time we saw him putting up forty

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<v Speaker 1>shots in a game. Brooklyn's not going to be good,

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<v Speaker 1>but they they've got some spunk about him, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>Like I kind of like their confidence, even though they're

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<v Speaker 1>going nowhere. Might take a few years for them to

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<v Speaker 1>get where they want to go. Nothing from Dorian Finney Smith,

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<v Speaker 1>that's weird. Maybe it's like he's on the trade block.

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<v Speaker 1>No one had as much to unveil during media day, though, though,

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<v Speaker 1>as the Milwaukee Bucks can barely even say their name,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm so mad that they have my guy, Dame Lillard.

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<v Speaker 1>After all, they of course pulled off the biggest trade

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<v Speaker 1>of the season. More off, moreover, they did it in silence,

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<v Speaker 1>like Lasagna real geez movings on. Everyone wants to know though,

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<v Speaker 1>how Yiannis is dealing with the trade, and of course

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<v Speaker 1>that was the first thing that Jannis talked about on

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<v Speaker 1>media day.

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<v Speaker 4>Having a guy like Dame on the team, it's it's unbelievable.

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<v Speaker 4>Knows how to play the game, plays the game in

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<v Speaker 4>the high level We've built from the same cloth wants

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<v Speaker 4>to win. It's extremely hungry, you know. But you know,

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<v Speaker 4>I've been here for ten years and we've been doing

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<v Speaker 4>things quietly. You know, we kind of be moving under

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<v Speaker 4>the day that now. You know, with this kind of move,

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<v Speaker 4>it brings a lot of you know, attention to the team,

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<v Speaker 4>and there's a lot of hype around the team. And

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<v Speaker 4>obviously I believe and I think people believe that we

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<v Speaker 4>are one of the best teams in the East. But

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<v Speaker 4>at the end of the day, it's not about what

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<v Speaker 4>we believe or what people believe. It's about what we

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<v Speaker 4>what we do, you know, and we'll see.

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<v Speaker 1>If they don't do what Johannest thinks that they should do,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe he won't sign that extension after all. Safe to

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<v Speaker 1>Sayiannis very happy to have a sharpshooter on the floor

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<v Speaker 1>for the first time since the twenty twenty one version

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<v Speaker 1>of Chris Middleton, who, by the way, may or may

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<v Speaker 1>not be healthy right now. Adrian Griffin. Adrian Griffin, you

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<v Speaker 1>gotta see what he had to say, which he absolutely

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<v Speaker 1>is gaslighting folks about where Chris Middleton is, what the

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<v Speaker 1>game plan is to get him back, because he's not

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<v Speaker 1>practicing right now. All he knows is that Chris Middleton

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<v Speaker 1>isn't on track to play at some point whenever that's

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<v Speaker 1>supposed to be. Does he know wheen that's supposed to be. No,

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<v Speaker 1>he doesn't love that guy. We do get to hear

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<v Speaker 1>from Dame himself. What did he have to say about

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<v Speaker 1>the new move?

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<v Speaker 3>I am who I'm gonna be. You know, it's just

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<v Speaker 3>a matter of how well I can take care of myself.

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<v Speaker 3>You know how sharp I can be, and you know,

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<v Speaker 3>just whatever that situation was, just being able to get

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<v Speaker 3>my feet on the ground and then start, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>locking into it and understand what our purpose is, what's

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<v Speaker 3>expected of me, what kind of basketball we play, what

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<v Speaker 3>kind of personnel are we gonna have? And I think

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<v Speaker 3>coming into this situation is very very easy. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>you look at somebody like Giannis, you look at Chris,

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<v Speaker 3>you look at Brooke, you look you know, when I

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<v Speaker 3>looked at the roster, it's very easy for me to

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<v Speaker 3>make sense of you know what my job is gonna be.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it's a perfect fit, Dame. We all know it's

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<v Speaker 1>hand in glove. I don't even know why you need

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<v Speaker 1>to rub it in about how easy it's going to be.

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<v Speaker 1>For you and Janni is to succeed, but maybe you

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<v Speaker 1>should be a little quieter about it, you know what

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<v Speaker 1>I mean. Kind Of lost in the hullabaloo though over

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<v Speaker 1>Dame was the fact that the Bucks made in another

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<v Speaker 1>impactful signing, which was campaign. He averaged ten four and

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<v Speaker 1>three for the Suns. He was a player who when

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<v Speaker 1>Chris Paul got hurt in the finals, was putting up buckets.

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<v Speaker 1>Shoots thirty eight percent from three. You get them on

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<v Speaker 1>a one year deal for three million dollars. That's a steal.

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<v Speaker 1>The funniest thing that everybody was talking about for the

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<v Speaker 1>Bucks actually took place in Miami, where Jimmy Butler was sulking,

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<v Speaker 1>and he looks at Media Day as his Halloween declares

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<v Speaker 1>that he has no ill will towards Dame or Yannis,

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<v Speaker 1>but he hates Adrian Griffin and wants to stomp him

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<v Speaker 1>out in the playoffs. Everyone knows I don't like Adrian

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<v Speaker 1>Griffin at all since my Chicago days. What the fuck

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<v Speaker 1>did anybody know that? Of course Jimmy Butler was trolling again.

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<v Speaker 1>Adrian was an assistant in Chicago Jimmy Butler was with

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<v Speaker 1>the Bulls often picked him up to drive him to practice,

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<v Speaker 1>so they're fun. Jimmy Butler, always being the clown. Dame

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<v Speaker 1>is settling in. It looks like things are going to

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<v Speaker 1>work out in Milwaukee. But there are only two big questions.

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<v Speaker 1>Can the Bucks stay healthy, because for two years they

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<v Speaker 1>have not been healthy. Especially what is giving me great

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<v Speaker 1>pause is that we don't know what's happening with Chris Middleton,

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<v Speaker 1>and it doesn't seem like anyone really wants to tell

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<v Speaker 1>us the truth. Kind of feels like water game over here,

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<v Speaker 1>with just the deletion of tapes, nobody knows. You got

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<v Speaker 1>to read the transcript about what Adrian Griffin said as

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<v Speaker 1>it relates to Chris Middleton, because it's insane. I can't

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<v Speaker 1>even read the whole thing. I'll just get mad. And two,

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<v Speaker 1>whether a rookie coach can handle the Big Three, especially

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<v Speaker 1>when he's obviously a gaslighter. We'll talk about the Bucks

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<v Speaker 1>a lot later this year, I promise you