WEBVTT - The New "Big Three" In Boston

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<v Speaker 1>We've talked about this last episode, but the Kristaps Porzingis

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<v Speaker 1>to Boston trade is now completed.

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<v Speaker 2>It is a three team trade. Here is how it

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<v Speaker 2>shook out.

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<v Speaker 1>Boston receives Kristaps Porzingis via Wizards, the number twenty five

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<v Speaker 1>pick in the twenty twenty three draft via Grizzlies, the

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty four first round pick top four protected. Grizzlies

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<v Speaker 1>receive Macus Smartt via Celtics. Wizards receive Tyas Jones via Grizzlies,

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<v Speaker 1>Danilo Gallinarian and expiring with the PopEd acl via Celtics,

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<v Speaker 1>Mike Mouscala via Celtics, number thirty five pick in the

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty three draft via Celtics, which is the second rounder.

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<v Speaker 1>The big news, of course, is that Porzingis joins Tatum

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<v Speaker 1>and Brown to make some sort of janky ass Big three,

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<v Speaker 1>and Boston turns out.

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<v Speaker 2>That Boston really really, really really really wants KP long term.

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<v Speaker 1>They are now rumored to be extending him as soon

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<v Speaker 1>as he becomes eligible on July sixth, to another two year,

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<v Speaker 1>seventy seven million dollar contract, which is which is a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of money. I don't mean to jink KP but boy,

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<v Speaker 1>this is either going to be a great trade and

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<v Speaker 1>he plays sixty five games again, which is about his max,

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<v Speaker 1>or it is a disaster if he can't stay healthy.

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<v Speaker 1>The Grizzlies get their replacement for Dylan Brooks, former Defensive

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<v Speaker 1>Player of the Year. Probably shouldn't have gotten it, probably

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<v Speaker 1>should have given it to somebody else, but hey, it's

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<v Speaker 1>not my decision, and a very tough nose locker room presidence,

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<v Speaker 1>who is a leader on a team that clearly needs

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<v Speaker 1>some leadership. However, they do get smaller in the back court.

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<v Speaker 1>That's probably going to be an issue going up against

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<v Speaker 1>a team like the Denver Nuggets.

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<v Speaker 2>But hey, I am no GM.

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<v Speaker 1>So we'll just leave it to them. The Wizards are

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<v Speaker 1>obviously cleaning house. I love that this has been needing

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<v Speaker 1>to have for many years now. It's like a house

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<v Speaker 1>that has black mold and you just keep trying to

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<v Speaker 1>pour bleach on the walls, and you keep trying to

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<v Speaker 1>rub the bleach and rub the bleach in. For a

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<v Speaker 1>little while, it works, but the black mold is in

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<v Speaker 1>the foundation, it is in the asbestos, it is in

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<v Speaker 1>the insulation. So what you need to do is tear

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<v Speaker 1>the thing down to the studs and build the house again.

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<v Speaker 1>They are making big time moves. They have gotten out

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<v Speaker 1>from under the boat anchor of Bradley Beal's contract. They

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<v Speaker 1>have facilitated a move to get kp Out, who would

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<v Speaker 1>have walked away for probably nothing, would have gotten some

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<v Speaker 1>value back in Tias Jones, now in Danilo Gallinari, who

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<v Speaker 1>they probably will move again. The other major trade involves boom,

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<v Speaker 1>drum roll, please, holy shit. John Collins. John Collins finally

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<v Speaker 1>gets traded. After three consecutive years of being on the

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<v Speaker 1>trade blok, of being rumored to be moved and never moved,

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<v Speaker 1>Finally John Collins is a Utah jazz. The trade machine

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<v Speaker 1>just retired Collins Jersey. That is a historic moment. If

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<v Speaker 1>you recall, Collins was the first, but certainly not the last,

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<v Speaker 1>to say I don't really like playing with this tray

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<v Speaker 1>Young guy.

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<v Speaker 2>Ever since, he made it clear.

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<v Speaker 1>That he didn't love an offense where Trey Young dribbles

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<v Speaker 1>for twenty out of the twenty four seconds and then

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<v Speaker 1>hands you a grenade and then does that or take

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<v Speaker 1>some forty foot jumper, Collins has been pretty much on

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<v Speaker 1>the outs.

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<v Speaker 2>He survived two coaches.

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<v Speaker 1>Could not outlast Quinn Snyder, who has now made the

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<v Speaker 1>move mostly because of the salary cap issues. Collins got

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<v Speaker 1>traded to the Utah Jazz for Well. At one point,

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<v Speaker 1>the Atlanta Hawks were only going to take two first

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<v Speaker 1>rounders for John Collins and know how things change. Now

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<v Speaker 1>they get back Gay, who is thirty seven years old

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<v Speaker 1>I think.

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<v Speaker 2>And a future second round pick. Yikes.

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<v Speaker 1>Do these boat anchor contracts come home to Ruth fast?

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<v Speaker 1>Do they not stop paying guys too much money? As

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<v Speaker 1>for Atlanta, Rudy Gay is not a piece that will

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<v Speaker 1>do a damn thing for the Hawks. It's a salary dump.

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<v Speaker 1>Rudy's making six and a half million dollars. Good for

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<v Speaker 1>him for being an unproductive player on an expiring He

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<v Speaker 1>could offer some we'll call it emotional support on the bench,

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<v Speaker 1>but look for the Hawks to make some other moves

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<v Speaker 1>after getting cap flexibility. The third move was the Timberwolves

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<v Speaker 1>signing nas Read. Oh yeah, baby, the Wolves just signed

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<v Speaker 1>a three year, forty two million dollars deal for nas

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<v Speaker 1>Reed and I'll.

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<v Speaker 2>Forgive you if you haven't heard of him.

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<v Speaker 1>Considering the fact that Minnesota already has two other that

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<v Speaker 1>you probably do know their name, Karl Anthony Towns and

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<v Speaker 1>Rudy Goldbert. Let me do a little math for you. Currently,

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<v Speaker 1>the Wolves have a ninety one million dollars tied up

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<v Speaker 1>in just the center position alone. You know, the same

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<v Speaker 1>position that teams are just completely going away from. They

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<v Speaker 1>don't even start. Some teams don't even start a center. Instead,

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<v Speaker 1>they run out guys like Nick Batoom. Sometimes they run

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<v Speaker 1>out guys like I don't know, Draymond Green or Cavon

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<v Speaker 1>Looney as stretch fives. But now the Wolves and all

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<v Speaker 1>of their wisdom, have multiple traditional centers on the books

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<v Speaker 1>for almost one hundred million dollars.

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<v Speaker 2>Kat could probably play the four, but he's really a five.

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<v Speaker 1>There is no scenario that Rudy Gobert is anything but

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<v Speaker 1>a large ball center. I love nas Reed. He is

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<v Speaker 1>a great story. He's an undrafted kid out of LSU.

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<v Speaker 1>He has worked himself into a role that many teams

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to use him in. The question is, as Brian

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<v Speaker 1>Windhorse would say, why would the Timberwolves do that?

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<v Speaker 2>Why would they do that? The reason is quite simple.

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<v Speaker 1>In my opinion, I believe that free agent signing means

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<v Speaker 1>that Karl Anthony Towns aka.

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<v Speaker 2>Kitty Cat is gonna be on the move. We am

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<v Speaker 2>Minnesota now, not anymore, bitch.

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<v Speaker 1>The Timberwolves have appeared in exactly three playoff series in

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<v Speaker 1>his eight year career. He has been largely neutralized in

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<v Speaker 1>both of those series. He was better than people remember

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<v Speaker 1>in twenty twenty two, but listen, he has been a problem.

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<v Speaker 1>He agreed to a supermax extension last summer that carries

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<v Speaker 1>through twenty twenty seven.

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<v Speaker 2>Twenty twenty eight. God damn, we'll be over forty by then.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a long ass time. He has two all NBA

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<v Speaker 1>thirteen nods in eight years. He is on the books

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<v Speaker 1>for two hundred and five fifty six million dollars over

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<v Speaker 1>the next five years. So why would Minnesota sign nas Reed?

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<v Speaker 1>Because you, sir, are getting shipped the fuck out. I

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<v Speaker 1>think that nas Reed is like the Silver Surfer, the

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<v Speaker 1>Herald of the Galactus in the MCU. Change is a

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<v Speaker 1>coming in Minnesota, and I think it ends up with

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<v Speaker 1>Karl Anthony Towns in a place like Golden State.

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<v Speaker 2>Where New York or Brooklyn. A lot of trades and

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<v Speaker 2>signings about to happen.

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<v Speaker 1>So stay tuned on the heat Check, as we'll keep

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<v Speaker 1>you updated on all the big moves during this trade deadline,