1 00:00:01,280 --> 00:00:16,960 Speaker 1: The volume. All right, welcome to Hoops to Night here 2 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:19,640 Speaker 1: at the volume. Happy Tuesday again, everybody. I hope all 3 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:21,440 Speaker 1: you guys are having a great day. We had an 4 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:25,000 Speaker 1: insane afternoon with a bunch of crazy trades going down. 5 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:28,640 Speaker 1: The Grizzlies and the Jazz swap a ton of players, 6 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:32,120 Speaker 1: The Pistons move on from Jade and Ivy, the Timberwolves 7 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:36,000 Speaker 1: clear some space potentially for Giannis, and the Celtics git 8 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:38,440 Speaker 1: a center. For the next couple of years, we're gonna 9 00:00:38,440 --> 00:00:40,239 Speaker 1: be breaking it all down from every angle. You guys 10 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:42,040 Speaker 1: know the joke before we get started. 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I already gave my 20 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 1: initial take on that trade in this morning's show, we'll 21 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 1: do a deeper dive if it goes through dives into 22 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:12,039 Speaker 1: some more than numbers and some of the specifics. But 23 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:14,160 Speaker 1: if you want just kind of my initial takeaway, it's 24 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:17,400 Speaker 1: in this morning's show the Grizzlies Jazz trade. So the 25 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:20,240 Speaker 1: Jazz kind of go all in on Laurie Markinen and 26 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:24,720 Speaker 1: Keyante George. The Jazz get Jaron Jackson Junior, John Conchard, 27 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:28,000 Speaker 1: jack Landale and Vince Williams Junior. The Grizzlies get Walter 28 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:31,200 Speaker 1: Clayton Junior, Kyle Anderson, Taylor, Hendrix, George is Nie, three 29 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 1: future first round picks, and apparently the largest trade exception 30 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:38,600 Speaker 1: ever generated in the history of the NBA. The Bulls, 31 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:41,440 Speaker 1: the Pistons, and the Timberwolves trade. The Bulls get Jaden 32 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:44,600 Speaker 1: Ivy and Mike Conley Jr. The Pistons get Kevin Herder 33 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 1: and Dario Sariz as well as a twenty twenty six 34 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:53,240 Speaker 1: pickswap from Minnesota, and the Timberwolves get nothing, just a 35 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:56,720 Speaker 1: straight salary dump as they prepare to make a potential 36 00:01:56,760 --> 00:02:00,840 Speaker 1: move for Giannis in the coming days. And then lastly, 37 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:04,280 Speaker 1: Boston ends up making a very simple swap no picks, 38 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:07,559 Speaker 1: just Athony Simons for Nikola Vusovitch, a trade we've actually 39 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:10,400 Speaker 1: talked about at several points throughout this season. Let's take 40 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 1: into them one at a time. We're gonna start with 41 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:16,080 Speaker 1: the Grizzlies Jazz trade obviously signals a full rebuild for Memphis. 42 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:18,480 Speaker 1: We'll get into all of the things that that means 43 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 1: in a minute. I want to start with Utah though. 44 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:24,720 Speaker 1: I'm very intrigued with this trade because I'm buying this 45 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 1: stretch from Keyante George. I think it's real. I think 46 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 1: he's going to continue to get better. I think he's 47 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:32,400 Speaker 1: got some clear areas to improve that. I think he will, 48 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:36,680 Speaker 1: and he's already as a young guard at just twenty 49 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:40,399 Speaker 1: two years old, averaging twenty four points per game, four rebounds, 50 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 1: and seven assists on sixty one and a half percent 51 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 1: t shooting. There's also some really strong indicators underneath those numbers. 52 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:50,000 Speaker 1: He's had some really explosive games. He's had four games 53 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 1: this season with at least thirty seven points, and he's 54 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 1: had five games this season with at least thirty points 55 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:59,240 Speaker 1: and eight assists. He's sixty one percent at the rim 56 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:01,280 Speaker 1: on five attempts per game. I think those are both 57 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:05,360 Speaker 1: super strong indicators. A lot of scoring guards, especially the 58 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:08,160 Speaker 1: smaller and more slender ones, they can struggle to get 59 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:12,520 Speaker 1: over sixty percent at the rim. Keyante's over that, and 60 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:15,080 Speaker 1: he's got decent volume. He actually gets to the rim 61 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:18,800 Speaker 1: more than James Harden. As a counter example, the offense 62 00:03:18,880 --> 00:03:21,440 Speaker 1: also falls off of a damn cliff every time he's 63 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:24,639 Speaker 1: off the floor. The Jazz score eleven fewer points per 64 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:27,720 Speaker 1: one hundred possessions with Keyante off than they do with 65 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:30,320 Speaker 1: him on. So I'm buying it. I'm just I'm in 66 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:33,440 Speaker 1: on Keyante George. I think he's a completely legit, high 67 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 1: volume shot creating guard. He could shoot, he could beat 68 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:38,240 Speaker 1: people off the dribble and finish at the rim. He 69 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:40,200 Speaker 1: can score in the short to mid range, you can 70 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:42,560 Speaker 1: make all the reads that come out of action. And 71 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:44,920 Speaker 1: he's just twenty two years old with plenty of room 72 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:48,000 Speaker 1: to improve. So you combine that with Lori markin In, 73 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 1: a player who you know had a couple of rough 74 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:53,560 Speaker 1: years there but has recaptured that dominant version of himself 75 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:55,760 Speaker 1: that he was in his first year with the Utah Jazz, 76 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 1: and suddenly you have a super interesting young core. In fact, 77 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:02,120 Speaker 1: the Jazz as this season, with both Keyante and Lori 78 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 1: on the floor, have a one twenty offensive rating that 79 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:10,160 Speaker 1: to me is the hallmark of elite modern NBA offense. 80 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 1: I want to credit Will Hardy a little bit with 81 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 1: this as well, I should say a lot of bit. 82 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:17,160 Speaker 1: He's just added a ton of movement and a lot 83 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:20,720 Speaker 1: of like simple sequences in screening actions that take advantage 84 00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:23,800 Speaker 1: of the issues that shooting can cause. You Just a 85 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:26,039 Speaker 1: lot of guys like getting in and out of off 86 00:04:26,080 --> 00:04:28,560 Speaker 1: ball action and slipping in and out of screens. While 87 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:31,600 Speaker 1: having some good passing folcrums at the center position. They 88 00:04:31,640 --> 00:04:34,640 Speaker 1: generate a ton of easy shots without having to lean 89 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:36,920 Speaker 1: on the greatness of their young players. It's just a 90 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:40,679 Speaker 1: really nice modern NBA offense with two great young players 91 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:43,880 Speaker 1: who are already scoring a shit ton of points. But 92 00:04:44,279 --> 00:04:48,560 Speaker 1: that group, and basically all Jazz groups, suck at defense. 93 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 1: They've been the only NBA team this year that's had 94 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:54,520 Speaker 1: a defensive rating over one twenty. They're at one twenty 95 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:57,320 Speaker 1: two point one, so they're far and away the worst 96 00:04:57,320 --> 00:05:00,120 Speaker 1: defense in the NBA. Now there's some context there in 97 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:02,840 Speaker 1: the form of Walker Kessler's shoulder injury that's knocked him 98 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:05,880 Speaker 1: out for this season, but making a move for Jaren 99 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:11,320 Speaker 1: Jackson is a fascinating defensive talent play. One of the 100 00:05:11,400 --> 00:05:13,600 Speaker 1: rubs on Jaron Jackson was that he couldn't play the five. 101 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 1: He has a bad habit of chasing shot blocking opportunities, 102 00:05:16,760 --> 00:05:19,799 Speaker 1: and he is a truly horrendous rebounder for his size. 103 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:23,400 Speaker 1: But I do still think he has some valuability as 104 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:25,760 Speaker 1: a small ball center if you can surround him with 105 00:05:25,800 --> 00:05:28,359 Speaker 1: the right types of players. And so I like the 106 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:32,239 Speaker 1: look with both him next to Walker but also next 107 00:05:32,240 --> 00:05:35,800 Speaker 1: to Laurie in small ball groups because of how good 108 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:39,039 Speaker 1: of a rebounder Laurie Markinen is. Talking about Walker Kessler, 109 00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:41,640 Speaker 1: he gives you a very strong base look. So if 110 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:43,600 Speaker 1: we look at Jaron Jackson at the five as more 111 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:47,160 Speaker 1: of an alternative look, their primary look with him next 112 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 1: to Walker could be insane defensively. That's two very talented 113 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 1: shot blockers. Jaron Jackson has led the league in blocks 114 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:58,320 Speaker 1: per game twice and Walker has a career average of 115 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:01,880 Speaker 1: three point four blocks per thirty six minutes. They can 116 00:06:01,920 --> 00:06:04,600 Speaker 1: cover for each other and wave, so like secondary rim 117 00:06:04,680 --> 00:06:07,960 Speaker 1: protection sequences, Walker goes for his block and leaves his 118 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:11,120 Speaker 1: feet there's Jared Jackson behind him. Jared Jackson, you know, 119 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:13,159 Speaker 1: damn well is going to go for a lot of blocks. 120 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:17,040 Speaker 1: There's Walker Kesler behind him, lowman sequences. When one of 121 00:06:17,080 --> 00:06:18,360 Speaker 1: them has to come up to the level of a 122 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:22,200 Speaker 1: ball screen, you have another secondary rim protector rim protector 123 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:25,279 Speaker 1: behind them. So I like that kind of like traditional 124 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:27,520 Speaker 1: look that they can go with. There's a bit of 125 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:30,640 Speaker 1: a roster bit in balance. Now they have six dudes 126 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:34,960 Speaker 1: now who can credibly play the five spot between Kessler, Nurkic, Philipowski, 127 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:38,560 Speaker 1: Kevin Love, Jared Jackson, and Jock Landiel who also came 128 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:40,479 Speaker 1: back in the deal. So I'm sure in the coming 129 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:42,680 Speaker 1: trade cycles we'll see more moves from the Jazz as 130 00:06:42,680 --> 00:06:44,960 Speaker 1: they continue to build out this roster. But in the 131 00:06:44,960 --> 00:06:47,159 Speaker 1: short term, I want to see all these guys. I 132 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 1: want to see Lori at the three, next to Jaron 133 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:52,279 Speaker 1: Jackson at the four, next to Walker Kesler at five, 134 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:54,159 Speaker 1: just to see what it looks like. That's an insane 135 00:06:54,200 --> 00:06:57,919 Speaker 1: amount of size. We talked about rim protection, dynamics and Mandaman. 136 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:01,200 Speaker 1: I think they could have a pretty devastating two three zone. Look. 137 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:04,839 Speaker 1: You put three basically dudes in that six ten to 138 00:07:04,839 --> 00:07:07,080 Speaker 1: seven foot range that can all move really well and 139 00:07:07,160 --> 00:07:09,359 Speaker 1: can all block a lot of shots. That could be 140 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:12,960 Speaker 1: a really interesting zone look that teams would struggle to 141 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:15,320 Speaker 1: deal with. I also generally like the idea of having 142 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:17,240 Speaker 1: tons of size at the rim. When you have a 143 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:21,160 Speaker 1: backcourt like Keyontay George and Sphema Kailou, obviously a huge 144 00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:23,760 Speaker 1: part of why they're so bad defensively, having a bunch 145 00:07:23,760 --> 00:07:26,240 Speaker 1: of size behind them is a method with which to 146 00:07:26,320 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 1: turn that into an elite at least a functional defense. Again, 147 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:32,040 Speaker 1: if we look at this team and we go, all right, 148 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:35,280 Speaker 1: we have young Keante George on the rise, Lori markinin 149 00:07:35,920 --> 00:07:38,640 Speaker 1: you know we're in. You're infusing Jaren Jackson in his 150 00:07:38,680 --> 00:07:41,239 Speaker 1: ability to post up and attack mismatches and also shoot 151 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:43,560 Speaker 1: the ball from three. You're looking at this team as 152 00:07:43,600 --> 00:07:46,000 Speaker 1: a potential elite offense, and if you're gonna be an 153 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 1: elite offense of one twenty plus offensive rating type of group, 154 00:07:49,360 --> 00:07:52,880 Speaker 1: you're looking for a mediocre defense, something in that ten 155 00:07:52,920 --> 00:07:56,240 Speaker 1: to fifteen range. It's more doable with a bad defensive 156 00:07:56,280 --> 00:07:58,920 Speaker 1: backcourt if you've got a ton of size at the rim. 157 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:01,040 Speaker 1: Now there will be some offense of question marks like 158 00:08:01,080 --> 00:08:02,960 Speaker 1: there's a lot of pressure on those big dudes to 159 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:06,120 Speaker 1: make shots. Jared Jackson has been a high thirties guy 160 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:08,160 Speaker 1: from three for a few years now, and he's really 161 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:10,320 Speaker 1: good when he's wide open. He's forty two percent on 162 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:13,520 Speaker 1: unguarded catch and shoot threes this year. And Walker Kessler 163 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 1: has flashed some shooting at least before his injury this season. 164 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:19,240 Speaker 1: He was six for eight from three. Obviously, way too 165 00:08:19,320 --> 00:08:21,840 Speaker 1: small of a sample to tell, but between those two 166 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:24,160 Speaker 1: guys are going to get left open a lot at 167 00:08:24,160 --> 00:08:26,000 Speaker 1: the three point line, so there would certainly be quite 168 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:28,440 Speaker 1: a bit of pressure on those guys to make shots, 169 00:08:28,440 --> 00:08:31,040 Speaker 1: but they'll also have the ability to play Jaron Jackson 170 00:08:31,080 --> 00:08:35,120 Speaker 1: at the five to address those spacing concerns. Again, it 171 00:08:35,200 --> 00:08:36,920 Speaker 1: just puts a lot of pressure on other guys to 172 00:08:36,920 --> 00:08:42,360 Speaker 1: help Jackson rebound. The Jackson at center looks without another 173 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:44,360 Speaker 1: center on the floor for Memphis this year have gotten 174 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:47,360 Speaker 1: like demolished on the glass. So this is a perfect 175 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:50,160 Speaker 1: transition to the other guys because what's interesting is not 176 00:08:50,320 --> 00:08:52,880 Speaker 1: Jaron Jackson next to some of these grizzly dudes that 177 00:08:52,960 --> 00:08:55,200 Speaker 1: are scrappers, because they did, like we're gonna talk about 178 00:08:55,200 --> 00:08:59,280 Speaker 1: a contrat and Vince Williams. They're scrappers as rebounders, but 179 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:03,679 Speaker 1: it's specifically that combined with Jackson, combined with Lori, who 180 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:07,360 Speaker 1: is a very good rebounder as a swing forward, and 181 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:10,280 Speaker 1: so like putting all those pieces together, if you can 182 00:09:10,600 --> 00:09:13,840 Speaker 1: rebound well enough, there's quite a bit of potential offensively 183 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:16,520 Speaker 1: with small ball groups. With Jaron Jackson at the five, 184 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:18,600 Speaker 1: this is where, okay, when it comes to these smaller 185 00:09:18,640 --> 00:09:21,080 Speaker 1: players in these trades, I just have so much I 186 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:22,640 Speaker 1: need to hit in this video that I'm gonna go 187 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:26,240 Speaker 1: really quick on these smaller names. So Vince Williams Junior, 188 00:09:26,520 --> 00:09:29,480 Speaker 1: this dude's a scrapper, a career seventy rebound excuse me, 189 00:09:29,520 --> 00:09:32,079 Speaker 1: career seven rebounds per thirty six minutes at just six'. 190 00:09:32,240 --> 00:09:35,600 Speaker 1: Four he's shooting thirty seven percent on spot up threes this, 191 00:09:35,679 --> 00:09:37,840 Speaker 1: year and he can put the ball on the floor in, 192 00:09:37,880 --> 00:09:40,080 Speaker 1: play make a little. Bit he's the kind of guy 193 00:09:40,160 --> 00:09:42,120 Speaker 1: you want on the, perimeter and A Jaron jackson at 194 00:09:42,120 --> 00:09:45,520 Speaker 1: the five kind of look next To, Lori, marknen you 195 00:09:45,600 --> 00:09:48,000 Speaker 1: have a shot to scrap. There Jacques landel's a stretch. 196 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:49,760 Speaker 1: Five he's hitting thirty eight percent of his threes this, 197 00:09:49,840 --> 00:09:52,160 Speaker 1: year he's giving you seventeen and ten per thirty. Six 198 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:54,880 Speaker 1: not sure how much he's gonna, play and he's, inexpiring 199 00:09:54,960 --> 00:09:56,880 Speaker 1: SO i would imagine he'll be a free agent after the. 200 00:09:56,880 --> 00:10:01,000 Speaker 1: Season john Conchar and actulutely like another scrappy bench wing 201 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:02,600 Speaker 1: THAT i actually kind of. Like he doesn't shoot the ball, 202 00:10:02,679 --> 00:10:04,480 Speaker 1: much and what he does it's almost always a catch 203 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:07,720 Speaker 1: and shoot. Three but he's pretty big and he's extremely, 204 00:10:07,760 --> 00:10:11,000 Speaker 1: scrappy just an outstanding rebounder for his. Size he's also 205 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:12,920 Speaker 1: a high steals. Guy another guy THAT i think will 206 00:10:12,920 --> 00:10:17,080 Speaker 1: help you rebound Alongside Jaron jackson in marketing. Lineups it's 207 00:10:17,080 --> 00:10:19,320 Speaker 1: just a fun talent play For. UTAH i like the 208 00:10:19,360 --> 00:10:21,880 Speaker 1: idea Of Danny ames going in On Keyante george And Laurie. 209 00:10:21,920 --> 00:10:25,000 Speaker 1: Markinen they have real offensive upside with those two, guys 210 00:10:25,040 --> 00:10:26,920 Speaker 1: and they're really fun to. Watch they've won a lot 211 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:29,720 Speaker 1: of big games this, here in many cases against good 212 00:10:29,800 --> 00:10:33,000 Speaker 1: teams because of what those two are capable. Of i'm 213 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:35,040 Speaker 1: sure there will be plenty more changes to the roster 214 00:10:35,120 --> 00:10:37,360 Speaker 1: in the coming, years but The jazz to me look 215 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:39,920 Speaker 1: like a clear middle tier playoff team in That Western 216 00:10:39,960 --> 00:10:44,400 Speaker 1: conference right. Now built alongside built around those three players 217 00:10:45,040 --> 00:10:50,400 Speaker 1: In Jaron jackson And Louri marketen And Keyante. George moving 218 00:10:50,440 --> 00:10:53,959 Speaker 1: on To memphis going into the full rebuild was the right. 219 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:56,920 Speaker 1: Move this team was going. Nowhere now you're tied for 220 00:10:56,960 --> 00:10:58,920 Speaker 1: the most first round picks in the entire. League that's 221 00:10:58,920 --> 00:11:00,920 Speaker 1: a good place to, start as you can try to 222 00:11:00,960 --> 00:11:03,480 Speaker 1: target specific players at specific points in the draft that 223 00:11:03,520 --> 00:11:05,600 Speaker 1: you like and then use picks to make trades when 224 00:11:05,640 --> 00:11:08,679 Speaker 1: you see opportunities that pop up down the. Line Right 225 00:11:09,679 --> 00:11:11,680 Speaker 1: it just was a Good it was just a good 226 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:15,480 Speaker 1: example of self awareness From. Memphis quick recap of the 227 00:11:15,480 --> 00:11:18,360 Speaker 1: players they have coming. Back Walter, Clayton. Junior this Was 228 00:11:18,480 --> 00:11:21,760 Speaker 1: utah's first round pick from the. Season nearly impossible to 229 00:11:21,800 --> 00:11:23,240 Speaker 1: tell what he is at this. POINT i, mean he's 230 00:11:23,240 --> 00:11:25,800 Speaker 1: a shot creating, guard but he's got about two hord 231 00:11:25,800 --> 00:11:27,840 Speaker 1: and twenty pick and rolls in his entire career so, 232 00:11:27,920 --> 00:11:30,720 Speaker 1: far he's been, okay thirty one percent on pull up 233 00:11:30,760 --> 00:11:32,959 Speaker 1: threes out of ball, screens forty six percent on. Two's 234 00:11:32,960 --> 00:11:36,360 Speaker 1: he's shown a little bit of polished with a floater 235 00:11:36,440 --> 00:11:39,280 Speaker 1: in the mid, range but he's dreadfully inefficient right, now 236 00:11:39,320 --> 00:11:41,640 Speaker 1: and as with all little scoring guards and jazz. Fans 237 00:11:41,679 --> 00:11:44,280 Speaker 1: remember this With Keyante. 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Around it's just got so 286 00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:10,720 Speaker 1: many different angles with it that are, interesting starting With 287 00:14:10,760 --> 00:14:14,800 Speaker 1: minnesota Dumping conley and basically just a straight up salary. 288 00:14:14,880 --> 00:14:19,000 Speaker 1: Dump sham's came out and reported that it was to 289 00:14:19,120 --> 00:14:22,000 Speaker 1: help them in a Potential yannis. Deal ALL i could 290 00:14:22,040 --> 00:14:24,720 Speaker 1: think WHEN i saw this Was giannas has to be 291 00:14:24,720 --> 00:14:28,760 Speaker 1: getting traded this. Week if teams are really lining up 292 00:14:28,840 --> 00:14:32,000 Speaker 1: these types of serious, offers and, Two minnesota has to 293 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:35,480 Speaker 1: feel pretty good about their. Chances Mike conley is just 294 00:14:35,520 --> 00:14:38,520 Speaker 1: such an important veteran presence in that locker, room and 295 00:14:38,600 --> 00:14:40,880 Speaker 1: IF i understand their salary situation, correctly they were a 296 00:14:40,880 --> 00:14:43,000 Speaker 1: First apron, team not a Second apron. Team so it's 297 00:14:43,040 --> 00:14:45,440 Speaker 1: not like they had to Dump conley to be able 298 00:14:45,440 --> 00:14:47,640 Speaker 1: to aggregate salaries and do the kinds of things they 299 00:14:47,720 --> 00:14:50,480 Speaker 1: needed to do to Get. Yannis so, LIKE i just 300 00:14:50,520 --> 00:14:53,480 Speaker 1: don't imagine they would dump his salary unless they felt 301 00:14:53,520 --> 00:14:55,560 Speaker 1: pretty sure they were going to get a big deal. 302 00:14:55,600 --> 00:14:59,000 Speaker 1: Done we'll react to The janna's trade when it. Happens 303 00:14:59,560 --> 00:15:02,440 Speaker 1: here's all All i'm gonna. SAY i don't love this From. 304 00:15:02,440 --> 00:15:06,160 Speaker 1: MINNESOTA i Thought jaden mcdaniels's consistent improvement on offense was 305 00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:09,000 Speaker 1: a key to them having sustainable success in the coming, 306 00:15:09,080 --> 00:15:11,920 Speaker 1: years the ability to keep ant for years and, years 307 00:15:12,240 --> 00:15:15,360 Speaker 1: not a shorter. WINDOW i also still really believe in 308 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:17,480 Speaker 1: their current. CORE i had them as a top tier. 309 00:15:17,520 --> 00:15:22,000 Speaker 1: Contender going For yannis feels like turning that into a 310 00:15:22,120 --> 00:15:26,280 Speaker 1: two to three year super urgent. Window why Because giannis 311 00:15:26,360 --> 00:15:29,440 Speaker 1: is super dependent on his athleticism to, succeed And i'm 312 00:15:29,440 --> 00:15:32,200 Speaker 1: not sure he's gonna age super well like some of 313 00:15:32,240 --> 00:15:34,760 Speaker 1: his more skilled peers that have gotten into their late. 314 00:15:34,760 --> 00:15:38,880 Speaker 1: Thirties guys Like Lebron Stephan. Kd lebron obviously the enormous 315 00:15:39,080 --> 00:15:42,920 Speaker 1: amount of BASKETBALL iq as well as his improvement as 316 00:15:42,920 --> 00:15:44,440 Speaker 1: a jump shooter in the late phase of his, career 317 00:15:44,520 --> 00:15:47,400 Speaker 1: And Stephan kd are just both insanely good jump. Shooters 318 00:15:47,600 --> 00:15:50,680 Speaker 1: i'm a little worried About giannis when his body starts 319 00:15:50,680 --> 00:15:53,200 Speaker 1: to break. Down he never built that reliable left shoulder. 320 00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:55,880 Speaker 1: Hook he never built that reliable jump. Shot he's made 321 00:15:55,880 --> 00:15:58,680 Speaker 1: improvements as a, playmaker but those kind of depend on 322 00:15:58,720 --> 00:16:01,320 Speaker 1: his ability to warp. Defense says as a basket, attacker 323 00:16:01,400 --> 00:16:04,280 Speaker 1: so like so much hangs on his body holding up 324 00:16:04,320 --> 00:16:07,160 Speaker 1: and so this just feels like a two or three 325 00:16:07,240 --> 00:16:09,880 Speaker 1: year window, now whereas if you would have stood, PET 326 00:16:10,240 --> 00:16:13,800 Speaker 1: i think you just have more chances to sustain into you, 327 00:16:13,800 --> 00:16:15,680 Speaker 1: know a more of like a five to seven year. 328 00:16:15,760 --> 00:16:19,120 Speaker 1: Window but let me be very, clear just BECAUSE i 329 00:16:19,200 --> 00:16:24,320 Speaker 1: don't love the idea for, sustainability Because i'd prefer The 330 00:16:24,360 --> 00:16:27,400 Speaker 1: wolves to stay in pat does not MEAN i don't 331 00:16:27,480 --> 00:16:31,760 Speaker 1: see the obvious upside. Here don't overthink. This Pairing giannis 332 00:16:31,760 --> 00:16:35,000 Speaker 1: An ant that's two of the top five to seven 333 00:16:35,080 --> 00:16:38,040 Speaker 1: players in the ENTIRE. NBA i THINK i Had aunt 334 00:16:38,080 --> 00:16:40,400 Speaker 1: at number five before this, Season so it's two of 335 00:16:40,400 --> 00:16:43,960 Speaker 1: my top five coming into the, season And yannis should 336 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:46,320 Speaker 1: in theory be able to at least stay at this 337 00:16:46,480 --> 00:16:48,960 Speaker 1: level for the next couple of. Years so for this 338 00:16:49,080 --> 00:16:51,360 Speaker 1: two or three year, window they're going to be a 339 00:16:51,480 --> 00:16:54,560 Speaker 1: very difficult duo to deal with in The. West if 340 00:16:54,600 --> 00:16:57,400 Speaker 1: they can pull the deal off, again we'll dig into 341 00:16:57,480 --> 00:17:00,120 Speaker 1: it when the dust. Settles but That conly, move to, 342 00:17:00,160 --> 00:17:03,000 Speaker 1: me felt like a pretty strong signal that The wolves 343 00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:05,560 Speaker 1: at least feel pretty good about their chances to pull 344 00:17:05,560 --> 00:17:08,040 Speaker 1: off a deal. Again we'll react when it goes down 345 00:17:08,359 --> 00:17:11,920 Speaker 1: The detroit. Side i'm really struggling WITH i just didn't 346 00:17:11,920 --> 00:17:13,679 Speaker 1: think they give up On jade And ivy with this 347 00:17:13,760 --> 00:17:16,640 Speaker 1: little bit of a. Fight he's twenty three years, Old 348 00:17:16,680 --> 00:17:19,120 Speaker 1: he's got lots of athletic. Upside this is a guy 349 00:17:19,160 --> 00:17:22,960 Speaker 1: for his career that is averaging nineteen points per thirty 350 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:27,919 Speaker 1: six minutes despite some pretty janky and inconsistent, usage like for, 351 00:17:27,960 --> 00:17:30,600 Speaker 1: example this, season he's attempted over ten shots in a 352 00:17:30,640 --> 00:17:34,479 Speaker 1: game just six times this entire. Season he's been at 353 00:17:34,520 --> 00:17:37,360 Speaker 1: fifty seven percent through. Shooting over the last two, years 354 00:17:37,400 --> 00:17:40,120 Speaker 1: he started to shoot the ball, later shoot the ball 355 00:17:40,119 --> 00:17:43,480 Speaker 1: better as we've moved into this. Season my only feel 356 00:17:43,520 --> 00:17:46,000 Speaker 1: for this is that they must have had conversations With 357 00:17:46,080 --> 00:17:49,720 Speaker 1: jaden's representation and felt like they were probably gonna lose 358 00:17:49,760 --> 00:17:53,359 Speaker 1: him in restricted free. AGENCY i guess they get a 359 00:17:53,400 --> 00:17:56,720 Speaker 1: pickswap for. It the thing That i'm struggling with is, 360 00:17:56,800 --> 00:17:59,840 Speaker 1: LIKE i don't know why you wouldn't try to Retain 361 00:18:00,119 --> 00:18:04,320 Speaker 1: ivy unless you knew who your future secondary ball handler 362 00:18:04,400 --> 00:18:06,680 Speaker 1: was gonna. Be, LIKE i know they gotta Pay Jalen 363 00:18:06,720 --> 00:18:09,000 Speaker 1: durn And Jalen duran's gonna be very. Expensive i'm just, 364 00:18:09,160 --> 00:18:11,640 Speaker 1: surprised like BECAUSE i didn't think there was some other 365 00:18:12,119 --> 00:18:15,119 Speaker 1: substantial hurdle, There like they had to have had some 366 00:18:15,240 --> 00:18:17,920 Speaker 1: intel That chicago was just gonna offer them and out 367 00:18:18,080 --> 00:18:21,199 Speaker 1: offer him an outrageous offer sheet and one that they 368 00:18:21,200 --> 00:18:23,320 Speaker 1: were never gonna, match and so then they must have just, 369 00:18:23,320 --> 00:18:26,199 Speaker 1: figured if we're gonna lose him To chicago AND rfa, 370 00:18:26,320 --> 00:18:28,760 Speaker 1: anyways why don't we try to get a pick swap for? 371 00:18:28,840 --> 00:18:31,000 Speaker 1: Him and that's what they ended up. Getting So i'm guessing, 372 00:18:31,040 --> 00:18:34,320 Speaker 1: That but Like I've i've ACTUALLY i Know ivy's had 373 00:18:34,359 --> 00:18:36,440 Speaker 1: a little bit of a strange start to his. Career 374 00:18:36,440 --> 00:18:39,280 Speaker 1: but injuries have played a. Role he's playing alongside as 375 00:18:39,359 --> 00:18:42,840 Speaker 1: super helio centric. Ballhandler it's just kind of a clunky. 376 00:18:42,920 --> 00:18:46,080 Speaker 1: FIT i get, that but Like i'm also LIKE i 377 00:18:46,200 --> 00:18:48,320 Speaker 1: was a big believer In ivy's upside coming into the, 378 00:18:48,359 --> 00:18:50,240 Speaker 1: draft and he's still only twenty three years, old so 379 00:18:50,359 --> 00:18:53,040 Speaker 1: like it just it just kind of felt like they 380 00:18:53,080 --> 00:18:54,600 Speaker 1: gave up on him a little bit. Easy BUT i 381 00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:56,520 Speaker 1: don't know what the intel was that they had behind the. 382 00:18:56,520 --> 00:18:59,480 Speaker 1: Scenes but you bring Back Kevin herder And dario Sarag 383 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:02,880 Speaker 1: herder's had a brutal shooting year thirty one percent from, 384 00:19:02,880 --> 00:19:04,400 Speaker 1: three but he's been very good in the left, corner 385 00:19:04,440 --> 00:19:05,679 Speaker 1: as we've talked about on the. Show he had a 386 00:19:05,680 --> 00:19:07,840 Speaker 1: game winner there earlier this year as a late, sub 387 00:19:08,119 --> 00:19:10,720 Speaker 1: specifically because of his ability to hit left corner. Threes 388 00:19:11,119 --> 00:19:14,000 Speaker 1: he also has some ability to make simple reads coming 389 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:16,520 Speaker 1: off of dribble handoffs and ball screens and things when 390 00:19:16,600 --> 00:19:19,200 Speaker 1: they When biggs react to his shooting ability at the, 391 00:19:19,280 --> 00:19:22,480 Speaker 1: level that's an, upside but it also depends on his 392 00:19:22,560 --> 00:19:25,919 Speaker 1: ability to actually make enough shots to dictate those types of. 393 00:19:25,960 --> 00:19:28,959 Speaker 1: Coverages and then you, guys, Know Darius archi's just kind 394 00:19:28,960 --> 00:19:33,399 Speaker 1: of your textbook like small, ball big, slash weak side 395 00:19:33,480 --> 00:19:36,200 Speaker 1: scoring power forward guy that can shoot a little, bit 396 00:19:36,240 --> 00:19:37,760 Speaker 1: attack out of the post a little, bit just a 397 00:19:37,760 --> 00:19:40,080 Speaker 1: little bit of that ball. Skill my guess is That 398 00:19:40,119 --> 00:19:43,280 Speaker 1: detroit is trying to kind of recreate Through herder And 399 00:19:43,359 --> 00:19:45,920 Speaker 1: Duncan robinson some of that dynamic they had last year 400 00:19:45,960 --> 00:19:48,600 Speaker 1: With Malik beasley And Tim Hardaway. Junior, again it's just 401 00:19:48,640 --> 00:19:52,239 Speaker 1: a weird deal because the only justification for giving up 402 00:19:52,240 --> 00:19:54,040 Speaker 1: On jaden And ivy that easy is they had to 403 00:19:54,119 --> 00:19:56,920 Speaker 1: have just known that he was going to get an insane. 404 00:19:56,960 --> 00:19:58,840 Speaker 1: Offer FOR i JUST i want to see what the 405 00:19:58,880 --> 00:20:01,000 Speaker 1: offer From chicago is BECAUSE i want to see how 406 00:20:01,040 --> 00:20:04,760 Speaker 1: big this number. Was That detroit was, like screw, it 407 00:20:04,880 --> 00:20:07,040 Speaker 1: you guys can have. Him like it just it just 408 00:20:07,119 --> 00:20:12,160 Speaker 1: was kind of. Strange and, again herders a decent, upgrade 409 00:20:12,320 --> 00:20:14,320 Speaker 1: BUT i was just Hoping detroit would go for something 410 00:20:14,359 --> 00:20:16,879 Speaker 1: a little more, aggressive just because of how good they. 411 00:20:16,920 --> 00:20:19,240 Speaker 1: ARE i just THINK i Think detroit's really. GOOD i 412 00:20:19,280 --> 00:20:21,720 Speaker 1: think they're closer than people, think And i'm just surprised 413 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:23,760 Speaker 1: that they didn't try to do something more. Aggressive but, 414 00:20:23,800 --> 00:20:25,720 Speaker 1: again we don't know what's. Available it's always hard to 415 00:20:25,720 --> 00:20:28,080 Speaker 1: tell with the deadline with all the noise that comes 416 00:20:28,080 --> 00:20:32,200 Speaker 1: from reporting on The chicago front after The vusovich, deal 417 00:20:32,200 --> 00:20:35,040 Speaker 1: they have loaded up on scoring. Guards now After Josh, 418 00:20:35,119 --> 00:20:38,160 Speaker 1: kitty you Have Kobe, White Iota Soon, Move Anthony simon's 419 00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:41,800 Speaker 1: And Jaden. Ivy SO i do really Like Jalen smith 420 00:20:41,840 --> 00:20:44,119 Speaker 1: first of. All so you're clearing a lot of opportunity 421 00:20:44,119 --> 00:20:45,640 Speaker 1: for him to play. Now they had used him even 422 00:20:45,640 --> 00:20:48,520 Speaker 1: as a power forward Alongside vusovich for large chunks of the, 423 00:20:48,560 --> 00:20:51,840 Speaker 1: season but he's like a legit stretch, five AND i 424 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:54,840 Speaker 1: JUST i think it'll be just fun watching him with 425 00:20:54,880 --> 00:20:58,200 Speaker 1: all of that guard talent that they have in larger 426 00:20:58,240 --> 00:21:00,280 Speaker 1: opportunity now That vusovich is out of the. Pick, sure 427 00:21:01,080 --> 00:21:02,879 Speaker 1: BUT i would Assume chicago is about to start trading 428 00:21:02,880 --> 00:21:05,959 Speaker 1: guards here in the next few. Days my guess is 429 00:21:05,960 --> 00:21:09,120 Speaker 1: that they Keep ivy in Dis Soon. MoU but IF 430 00:21:09,160 --> 00:21:11,320 Speaker 1: i was a rival team looking for a, GUARD i 431 00:21:11,320 --> 00:21:13,600 Speaker 1: would call On Desson. MoU i think Des Soon move's really. 432 00:21:13,600 --> 00:21:15,800 Speaker 1: Good he's really starting to figure things out as a ball. 433 00:21:15,840 --> 00:21:20,359 Speaker 1: Handler he's been an extremely efficient pick and role player this. 434 00:21:20,440 --> 00:21:24,640 Speaker 1: Year he's shown like ridiculous upside as a shooter both 435 00:21:24,640 --> 00:21:26,600 Speaker 1: off the dribble and off the. Catch, LIKE i just 436 00:21:26,640 --> 00:21:28,240 Speaker 1: think he's the kind of player that would be an 437 00:21:28,280 --> 00:21:31,359 Speaker 1: upside pick for someone to go. After but there's also 438 00:21:31,400 --> 00:21:33,800 Speaker 1: Some Kobe white To houston. Buzz we'll see what happens. 439 00:21:33,800 --> 00:21:36,840 Speaker 1: There but, like, yeah Like i'm just really curious to 440 00:21:36,880 --> 00:21:39,560 Speaker 1: see where these guards end, up because you can't imagine 441 00:21:39,600 --> 00:21:42,239 Speaker 1: That chicago's going to keep all four of. Them they 442 00:21:42,520 --> 00:21:45,480 Speaker 1: you think they're going to move at least, two maybe 443 00:21:45,520 --> 00:21:47,960 Speaker 1: even three of. Them So i'm just curious to see 444 00:21:48,160 --> 00:21:50,760 Speaker 1: What chicago does as sellers with guards here over the 445 00:21:50,800 --> 00:21:53,119 Speaker 1: course of this, deadline as well as the next couple 446 00:21:53,119 --> 00:21:58,000 Speaker 1: of trade. Cycles, Lastly vusovich to The. CELTICS i pitched 447 00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:00,320 Speaker 1: this trade at several points throughout this. Year he's in 448 00:22:00,359 --> 00:22:03,240 Speaker 1: on several different. SHOWS i had Some celtics fans really 449 00:22:03,280 --> 00:22:06,919 Speaker 1: pushed back because they don't particularly Like, Vusovich BUT i 450 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:09,320 Speaker 1: was trying to pitch it as a value, play, like for, 451 00:22:09,359 --> 00:22:11,879 Speaker 1: instance like no one's gonna sit here and disagree that 452 00:22:11,960 --> 00:22:14,000 Speaker 1: a guy Like zubots is going to be the type 453 00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:16,600 Speaker 1: of player that can come in and bring an enormous 454 00:22:16,640 --> 00:22:19,400 Speaker 1: amount of upside at the center. Position but like, one 455 00:22:19,480 --> 00:22:22,399 Speaker 1: we don't know If zubots was ever truly, available and 456 00:22:22,480 --> 00:22:26,240 Speaker 1: Two zubots is younger and more. Expensive vusovich is a 457 00:22:26,280 --> 00:22:29,520 Speaker 1: guy because of his age that you have some ability 458 00:22:29,600 --> 00:22:33,200 Speaker 1: to retain for a few years here at a pretty low. 459 00:22:33,320 --> 00:22:35,600 Speaker 1: Cost my guess is that he ends up staying In 460 00:22:35,600 --> 00:22:38,840 Speaker 1: boston at a pretty heavily discounted. Deal and so when 461 00:22:38,840 --> 00:22:42,600 Speaker 1: you look at him as a discount option that costs 462 00:22:42,640 --> 00:22:46,439 Speaker 1: you literally, nothing no, picks you're just Sending Anthony simons 463 00:22:46,480 --> 00:22:48,840 Speaker 1: out a guy That and, AGAIN i Know anthony had 464 00:22:48,840 --> 00:22:51,639 Speaker 1: started to play really really well here over the last 465 00:22:51,640 --> 00:22:55,680 Speaker 1: half of this this stretch of, games and he's had 466 00:22:55,680 --> 00:22:58,879 Speaker 1: some extremely high upsiding games where he just gets super super. 467 00:22:58,920 --> 00:23:02,440 Speaker 1: Hot but in Theory tatum comes, back you're probably moving 468 00:23:02,480 --> 00:23:04,840 Speaker 1: one of your guards to the. Bench if you move 469 00:23:04,880 --> 00:23:07,040 Speaker 1: one of your guards to the, bench now you're looking 470 00:23:07,080 --> 00:23:11,560 Speaker 1: at that cutting Into Anthony simons's, opportunities his value suddenly 471 00:23:11,600 --> 00:23:15,080 Speaker 1: goes down. There it just as well As anthrony had. 472 00:23:15,080 --> 00:23:17,400 Speaker 1: Played they needed a center more than they Needed anthony 473 00:23:17,480 --> 00:23:19,840 Speaker 1: in The Jason tatum context of the. Team so like 474 00:23:20,320 --> 00:23:23,720 Speaker 1: you spend literally, nothing you have a player that you're 475 00:23:23,720 --> 00:23:25,680 Speaker 1: going to be able to retain at a discounted deal 476 00:23:25,720 --> 00:23:27,879 Speaker 1: in the coming, years and he just brings a lot 477 00:23:27,920 --> 00:23:32,200 Speaker 1: of specific traits that will help This celtics. Team he's 478 00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:34,800 Speaker 1: not the most amazing rebounder in the, world but he's very. 479 00:23:34,840 --> 00:23:37,560 Speaker 1: Good he's a, big physical, rebounder which is something they 480 00:23:37,560 --> 00:23:40,080 Speaker 1: do not have at the center position right. Now he's 481 00:23:40,119 --> 00:23:42,640 Speaker 1: a legit post. Threat he's done a lot of work 482 00:23:42,680 --> 00:23:45,119 Speaker 1: as a passing folkrum For chicago out of the post this. 483 00:23:45,240 --> 00:23:48,120 Speaker 1: Year he's a guy that has some ability to beat 484 00:23:48,200 --> 00:23:52,280 Speaker 1: mismatches on the opposite side of, switches essentially a similar 485 00:23:52,320 --> 00:23:55,080 Speaker 1: dynamic to What christops porzingis brought to the. Table Right 486 00:23:55,520 --> 00:23:58,520 Speaker 1: he's a legit spacing. Threat he started the year ice 487 00:23:58,560 --> 00:24:00,960 Speaker 1: cold on picking pop, threes but he's been nails on 488 00:24:01,040 --> 00:24:04,240 Speaker 1: picking pop threes ever. Since he's at thirty six percent 489 00:24:04,320 --> 00:24:07,399 Speaker 1: on seventy three attempts this. Year and he's deadly as 490 00:24:07,400 --> 00:24:09,560 Speaker 1: a transition, trailer which is SOMETHING i think is going 491 00:24:09,600 --> 00:24:11,879 Speaker 1: to be really fun with The celtics offense as you 492 00:24:11,960 --> 00:24:14,400 Speaker 1: get those kick ahead passes and you Get Jalen brown 493 00:24:14,520 --> 00:24:18,000 Speaker 1: kind of probing in semi. Transition vootch trails to play 494 00:24:18,359 --> 00:24:20,560 Speaker 1: stops on the opposite wing or top of the. Key 495 00:24:20,800 --> 00:24:25,200 Speaker 1: he's forty percent this year on transition, threes forty two 496 00:24:25,240 --> 00:24:29,640 Speaker 1: percent overall on unguarded catch and shoot. Threes so when 497 00:24:29,680 --> 00:24:31,240 Speaker 1: you look at it in the context of what The 498 00:24:31,280 --> 00:24:33,800 Speaker 1: celtics are building, here which is a team that's gonna 499 00:24:33,840 --> 00:24:36,120 Speaker 1: be expensive because of what you got to Pay Derek, 500 00:24:36,160 --> 00:24:38,560 Speaker 1: white what you got to, pay what you are Paying, 501 00:24:38,600 --> 00:24:41,119 Speaker 1: pritchard what you got to Pay Jalen, brown which you 502 00:24:41,160 --> 00:24:44,000 Speaker 1: got to Pay Jason. Tatum when you've got to pay 503 00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:47,000 Speaker 1: all those, guys you kind of need to go. Discounted 504 00:24:47,080 --> 00:24:50,320 Speaker 1: at the center, position you've got these two unique. Looks 505 00:24:50,320 --> 00:24:53,200 Speaker 1: now you've got The cato look that's more of a vertical, 506 00:24:53,280 --> 00:24:56,840 Speaker 1: spacing rim protecting, look and then you've got The vucevich, 507 00:24:56,920 --> 00:24:59,480 Speaker 1: look which is more of like A horford look on. Offense, 508 00:24:59,560 --> 00:25:01,679 Speaker 1: yes it's going to be more difficult on defense to 509 00:25:01,720 --> 00:25:04,880 Speaker 1: cover For, vusvich but, again If vusovich was a great defensive, 510 00:25:04,880 --> 00:25:07,360 Speaker 1: player you'd be paying him thirty five million a, year, 511 00:25:07,440 --> 00:25:10,679 Speaker 1: Right that's not How, Like that's why he's. Discounted so 512 00:25:11,040 --> 00:25:15,280 Speaker 1: you have the ability to take these different. LOOKS i 513 00:25:15,320 --> 00:25:16,879 Speaker 1: think it's going to be kind of Like gafford And 514 00:25:16,960 --> 00:25:18,639 Speaker 1: lively In dallas in the sense WHERE i wouldn't be 515 00:25:18,680 --> 00:25:21,080 Speaker 1: surprised if each guy was playing right around twenty twenty 516 00:25:21,119 --> 00:25:24,159 Speaker 1: four minutes a. Game you're just playing these two different. 517 00:25:24,160 --> 00:25:27,000 Speaker 1: Looks you find lineups that work around those two particular. 518 00:25:27,040 --> 00:25:30,919 Speaker 1: Guys it's, discounted and he addresses some specific. Needs this 519 00:25:30,960 --> 00:25:33,960 Speaker 1: is a team that sucks at defensive. Rebounding busovich helps. 520 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:36,600 Speaker 1: That this is a guy that brings switch beating on 521 00:25:36,640 --> 00:25:38,480 Speaker 1: the opposite end of the. Screen that's something you're not 522 00:25:38,480 --> 00:25:41,560 Speaker 1: getting anywhere at the center position right. Now and he's a, 523 00:25:41,640 --> 00:25:44,399 Speaker 1: legit like a real legit spacing. Threat he's said a 524 00:25:44,440 --> 00:25:46,880 Speaker 1: lot of big threes this year in big clutch. SPOTS 525 00:25:47,480 --> 00:25:49,879 Speaker 1: i liked this move for the celt simply because of 526 00:25:49,880 --> 00:25:52,600 Speaker 1: the fact that it's a lot of value for not 527 00:25:52,680 --> 00:25:54,879 Speaker 1: a lot of expense for a team that kind of 528 00:25:54,920 --> 00:25:56,640 Speaker 1: needs to take care of their money in the coming. 529 00:25:56,760 --> 00:25:59,119 Speaker 1: Years SO i know it's not the flashiest. THING i 530 00:25:59,119 --> 00:26:00,800 Speaker 1: know it's kind of. BORING i know it's not as 531 00:26:00,800 --> 00:26:03,000 Speaker 1: big as some of the other names that were out 532 00:26:03,000 --> 00:26:04,679 Speaker 1: there on the, market BUT i thought it was a 533 00:26:04,760 --> 00:26:08,560 Speaker 1: savvy move From Brad stevens and That celtics front. Office All, right. 534 00:26:08,600 --> 00:26:10,159 Speaker 1: Guys that's ALL i have for today is always as 535 00:26:10,200 --> 00:26:12,480 Speaker 1: sincerely appreciate you guys for supporting us and supporting the. 536 00:26:12,480 --> 00:26:14,560 Speaker 1: Show we'll be back tomorrow with some game. Reaction i'm 537 00:26:14,560 --> 00:26:17,960 Speaker 1: super excited to sit down and Watch denver At Detroit right, 538 00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:20,280 Speaker 1: now we'll be getting into that game and some other 539 00:26:20,320 --> 00:26:22,160 Speaker 1: stuff tomorrow. Morning i'll see you guys then