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We have a very 35 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:56,280 Speaker 2: special guest for you guys today, Hi Mayhawk has Junior 36 00:01:56,760 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 2: Ford for the Miami Heat also on the USA Select Team, 37 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:02,840 Speaker 2: something I'm very excited to talk about today. But before 38 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 2: we get into that, we're taping here at the MBPA 39 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:08,880 Speaker 2: Brotherhood Deli presented by Chase Freedom. In front of an 40 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 2: incredible crowd of both Chase Freedom customers as well as fans, 41 00:02:13,760 --> 00:02:15,800 Speaker 2: some of whom you've had the opportunity to meet already. 42 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:18,760 Speaker 2: So before we even dive into the episode, can we 43 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:20,360 Speaker 2: take a moment to talk about how cool this is, 44 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 2: what does this mean to you, and what has this 45 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:24,679 Speaker 2: experience been like so far. 46 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:27,240 Speaker 1: It has been a great experience, a chance to connect 47 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 1: with fans. Everybody who loves basketball always knows that Summer 48 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:33,840 Speaker 1: League is the place to be Las Vegas. This is 49 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 1: I think a mini mecca of basketball when you think 50 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:39,040 Speaker 1: of you know how many people come and play not 51 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 1: just in the NBA but au tournaments around you know, 52 00:02:42,639 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 1: teams around the country always come to Vegas to play. 53 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:46,919 Speaker 1: So this is a mini mecca and it's great to 54 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:47,960 Speaker 1: be here. Yeah, it's cool. 55 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:49,560 Speaker 2: You're walking around the casinos and you see all the 56 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 2: kids run into their camp games and stuff like that. 57 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 2: It's literally just a basketball event where everybody comes around 58 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:57,120 Speaker 2: the country. So I want to start with you and 59 00:02:57,160 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 2: say Select Team. So I think this is a particular 60 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 2: literally a particularly amazing honor because it's getting selected to 61 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:08,400 Speaker 2: the USA Select Team is not just about your talent. 62 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:10,959 Speaker 2: What those guys are saying. The guys who are the 63 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:14,120 Speaker 2: decision makers for Team USA are saying, you can help 64 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:16,239 Speaker 2: make the main team better. 65 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 1: It is a. 66 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 2: Payment of respect to you being a winning basketball player. 67 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:23,520 Speaker 2: That's why I think it matters so much. Did you 68 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 2: expect to be invited? Was this like a goal of 69 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:28,639 Speaker 2: yours that you achieved or were you surprised when you. 70 00:03:28,639 --> 00:03:31,160 Speaker 1: Heard about it? I would say I was pretty shocked 71 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:33,240 Speaker 1: when I got the news. My agent had called me 72 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 1: and let me know that I had been selected to participate. 73 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:39,560 Speaker 1: I was blown away. I didn't think that was going 74 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:41,160 Speaker 1: to happen. It wasn't like a goal of mine or 75 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 1: something that I was thinking about. But you know, when 76 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 1: you get honor like that, you have to take advantage 77 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:47,840 Speaker 1: and jump into opportunity. 78 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:50,360 Speaker 2: So that's what I did, And like, honestly, like if 79 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:53,360 Speaker 2: someone asked me to explain Himehawk as his game in 80 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:56,119 Speaker 2: like ten seconds, it would just be a really good 81 00:03:56,160 --> 00:03:59,000 Speaker 2: basketball player, just well rounded, does everything well. That's the 82 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:02,040 Speaker 2: kind of guy that helps push people and make other 83 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:04,360 Speaker 2: people better. That's why they wanted you there. That's why 84 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 2: they wanted you to compete against the best players in 85 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:08,520 Speaker 2: the world. I thought it was such a cool, honor 86 00:04:09,160 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 2: tell us more about the process. Was there like a 87 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:14,440 Speaker 2: ton of scheme implementation at first, Like were they trying 88 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 2: to just inundate you with a ton of sets and 89 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:18,520 Speaker 2: defensive coverages or was it more just kind of they 90 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:20,839 Speaker 2: trusted you guys to go play basketball and you just 91 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:22,640 Speaker 2: competed against each other for a few days. 92 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:24,880 Speaker 1: I would say that, you know, the first couple of 93 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:28,360 Speaker 1: days was a lot about putting an offense and defense 94 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:31,080 Speaker 1: and a lot of what the Olympic team would see 95 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:34,719 Speaker 1: during their competition. So we you know, got a bunch 96 00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:37,520 Speaker 1: of plays put in and for the very first day 97 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:40,120 Speaker 1: so that we go execute the next day. A lot 98 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 1: of that and a lot of defensive principles. But at 99 00:04:42,520 --> 00:04:43,839 Speaker 1: the end of the day, they just told us to 100 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:46,400 Speaker 1: go out there and who play our game and you know, 101 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:49,600 Speaker 1: really push those guys and give them a challenge because 102 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 1: that's what they're going to face. 103 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:54,159 Speaker 2: Yeah, for sure. Was there a particular player on the 104 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:58,039 Speaker 2: select team that you matched up against and like competed 105 00:04:58,080 --> 00:05:02,080 Speaker 2: against and then you left the that experience like feeling 106 00:05:02,120 --> 00:05:04,320 Speaker 2: more respect for that player, like a player you were 107 00:05:04,360 --> 00:05:04,960 Speaker 2: impressed by. 108 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:07,440 Speaker 1: I mean, the guy that I was probably matched up 109 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:09,920 Speaker 1: the most with was probably Lebron. You know, I already 110 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:12,920 Speaker 1: have incredible respect for what he's been able to do, 111 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:16,240 Speaker 1: the longevity with he was able to play with. I 112 00:05:16,279 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 1: mean obviously still playing, but just how hard he goes. 113 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:21,919 Speaker 1: Even Coach Bo was telling me that this guy, you know, 114 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:24,080 Speaker 1: still wakes up at six am in the morning before 115 00:05:24,120 --> 00:05:26,760 Speaker 1: everybody else, that gets his lift in, and the way 116 00:05:26,800 --> 00:05:30,880 Speaker 1: he prepares for practices is like he's playing a game. 117 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:33,640 Speaker 1: So you get to see that, and you know, those 118 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:36,039 Speaker 1: are things that I want to take and implement into 119 00:05:36,080 --> 00:05:39,479 Speaker 1: my routines and my lifestyle, and you know, just being 120 00:05:39,480 --> 00:05:41,280 Speaker 1: able to see that was incredible. 121 00:05:41,480 --> 00:05:43,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, I saw a quote from Katie the other day 122 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 2: talking about how like how he just the amount of 123 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:49,320 Speaker 2: energy Lebron brings every day, how it's like contagious and 124 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:52,520 Speaker 2: a basketball season is a grind. It's hard to bring 125 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 2: it every day. So when you have a guy that 126 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:56,039 Speaker 2: brings that energy, it just kind of lifts everybody up 127 00:05:56,080 --> 00:05:57,240 Speaker 2: and then you get a little bit more out of 128 00:05:57,240 --> 00:06:01,520 Speaker 2: every practice and it just makes it better. Obviously, the 129 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:07,760 Speaker 2: selects team, that whole process includes the famous scrimmage against 130 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:11,080 Speaker 2: the actual national team, and it's like goes all the 131 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:13,160 Speaker 2: way back to nineteen ninety two when they actually beat 132 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:14,920 Speaker 2: the Dream Team, right, and so this is kind of 133 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:17,920 Speaker 2: a famous game for basketball players. Like where did that 134 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 2: stack up for you with your other core memories as 135 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:23,480 Speaker 2: a basketball player, Like you played in that famous game, 136 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:24,640 Speaker 2: Like what was that experience? Like? 137 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:28,120 Speaker 1: It was absolutely incredible. I use that word a lot, 138 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:30,280 Speaker 1: but that's really the only way to have to describe it. 139 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:35,679 Speaker 1: I would say, you know, you got guys Lebron, Steph, Katie, 140 00:06:36,279 --> 00:06:38,920 Speaker 1: you know Kawhi, you know some of the younger guys 141 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:42,680 Speaker 1: as well, like Tyree's an ant. You know, this collective 142 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:45,680 Speaker 1: together as a team. It's like the NBA is in 143 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:49,160 Speaker 1: a transitional period. You got guys like you know, Lebron, Steph, 144 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:52,039 Speaker 1: kd On there, you know, who knows how many years 145 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:54,120 Speaker 1: they got left, and you know they're on the floor 146 00:06:54,160 --> 00:06:56,599 Speaker 1: together at the same time, and you never know when 147 00:06:56,600 --> 00:06:58,560 Speaker 1: that's ever going to happen again. So just to be 148 00:06:58,600 --> 00:07:02,200 Speaker 1: able to be in that position experience that was amazing. 149 00:07:02,360 --> 00:07:05,039 Speaker 2: Yeah, especial shout out to Steph, Kde and Lebron for 150 00:07:05,160 --> 00:07:08,200 Speaker 2: like still being this good as the younger generation is 151 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:10,720 Speaker 2: coming up, because it kind of makes for this cool experience, 152 00:07:10,720 --> 00:07:12,920 Speaker 2: Like I was at the game on Wednesday and like 153 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:14,880 Speaker 2: seeing the bench unit come in and bring all of 154 00:07:14,920 --> 00:07:18,360 Speaker 2: their youthful energy, but then also watching the starters get 155 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:20,160 Speaker 2: off the way that they did. It's such a cool 156 00:07:20,200 --> 00:07:23,960 Speaker 2: basketball team because it's like two completely different generations playing together. 157 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 2: Let's get into your NBA career. So before we get 158 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:29,600 Speaker 2: into some of the specifics, did you actually have like 159 00:07:29,720 --> 00:07:31,640 Speaker 2: pretty good intel that you were going to end up 160 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:33,320 Speaker 2: in Miami or was that a surprise to you. 161 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:36,960 Speaker 1: I didn't have intel, but I had faith. Okay, I 162 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:39,920 Speaker 1: was going to land there. I didn't know for sure, 163 00:07:40,120 --> 00:07:44,280 Speaker 1: but I don't know. After one number eighteen was called 164 00:07:44,280 --> 00:07:46,640 Speaker 1: to pick, I just had a feeling that my name 165 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:47,320 Speaker 1: was going to be called. 166 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:51,800 Speaker 2: That's awesome. You obviously had a very successful first NBA season. 167 00:07:52,320 --> 00:07:55,640 Speaker 2: You played over two thousand minutes for a playoff team. 168 00:07:56,200 --> 00:07:58,760 Speaker 2: The heat were two point two points per one hundred 169 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:00,920 Speaker 2: possessions better with you all on the floor versus when 170 00:08:00,920 --> 00:08:03,240 Speaker 2: you were off. According to Cleaning the Glass, you had 171 00:08:03,320 --> 00:08:05,920 Speaker 2: nine to twenty point games. So to put it simply, 172 00:08:06,080 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 2: you were a good rotation player for a good team 173 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:12,680 Speaker 2: right away as a rookie, which is super rare in 174 00:08:12,720 --> 00:08:16,040 Speaker 2: the NBA. Was did you have any goals going into 175 00:08:16,080 --> 00:08:17,960 Speaker 2: that season that you lived up to or is there 176 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:20,640 Speaker 2: anything that like, did you have any other specific goals 177 00:08:20,640 --> 00:08:22,360 Speaker 2: for next season, like a next step you want to 178 00:08:22,400 --> 00:08:23,680 Speaker 2: get to in your second campaign. 179 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:26,920 Speaker 1: I was having this conversation actually the other day about 180 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:29,960 Speaker 1: goals and mindset and you know, expectations, and one of 181 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:31,600 Speaker 1: the things that I've learned is that, you know, I 182 00:08:31,640 --> 00:08:35,320 Speaker 1: go in to have no expectations and just be ready 183 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:39,160 Speaker 1: for my opportunity. So I went into my rookie season, 184 00:08:39,520 --> 00:08:41,760 Speaker 1: you know, not really knowing what was going to happen. 185 00:08:43,120 --> 00:08:45,480 Speaker 1: The the NBA season is so crazy, so many ups 186 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:48,160 Speaker 1: and downs. You know, guys get hurt, and then you know, 187 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:50,280 Speaker 1: it's an opportunity for me to step in and be 188 00:08:50,360 --> 00:08:53,120 Speaker 1: able to play my game. And then so that's kind 189 00:08:53,120 --> 00:08:54,960 Speaker 1: of what happened. And then you know, this next year, 190 00:08:55,080 --> 00:08:59,600 Speaker 1: obviously you know everyone's pretty much healthy. So you know, 191 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:02,200 Speaker 1: my job is just to be prepared as I can, 192 00:09:02,320 --> 00:09:05,760 Speaker 1: you know, for whatever opportunity calls, and just be ready 193 00:09:05,800 --> 00:09:07,679 Speaker 1: to play my game and go out there and help 194 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:08,240 Speaker 1: win games. 195 00:09:08,400 --> 00:09:11,559 Speaker 2: That's actually a really interesting point because every season has 196 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:14,360 Speaker 2: a different roster, a different health based on you know, 197 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:16,400 Speaker 2: how things go over the eighty two games, so your 198 00:09:16,520 --> 00:09:19,040 Speaker 2: role could shift from year to year, and so yeah, 199 00:09:19,120 --> 00:09:20,920 Speaker 2: like you can't let your personal goals get in the 200 00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:22,400 Speaker 2: way of that. You have to just be ready for 201 00:09:22,440 --> 00:09:24,240 Speaker 2: whatever's next. That's kind of what it is. You know, 202 00:09:24,280 --> 00:09:25,800 Speaker 2: You're just ready for whatever comes. 203 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:28,440 Speaker 1: You know, one day, you know you're asked to, you know, 204 00:09:28,520 --> 00:09:30,600 Speaker 1: handle the ball, to play play the point guard. The 205 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:33,560 Speaker 1: next day you're asked to, you know, guard the best player. 206 00:09:33,880 --> 00:09:35,760 Speaker 1: So I just try to be ready for anything at 207 00:09:35,760 --> 00:09:36,160 Speaker 1: all times. 208 00:09:36,200 --> 00:09:38,200 Speaker 2: I actually have a quick follow up on that. How 209 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:42,559 Speaker 2: much harder was defending at the NBA level compared to 210 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:44,600 Speaker 2: the Pack twelve level. Were you like blown away by 211 00:09:44,600 --> 00:09:46,320 Speaker 2: the speed? Like was it a tough transition? 212 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:50,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think well, when you talk about college basketball, 213 00:09:50,120 --> 00:09:54,200 Speaker 1: everything is so condensed and packed in the paint, whereas 214 00:09:54,240 --> 00:09:56,560 Speaker 1: you go in the NBA and you know there's three 215 00:09:56,640 --> 00:10:00,480 Speaker 1: second three seconds defensive and the key, so so you 216 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:02,440 Speaker 1: know there's not anyone there, and it's a little bit 217 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:04,760 Speaker 1: wider of a court. The spacing is just much bigger, 218 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:08,000 Speaker 1: so there's a lot more room. So defensively, it's definitely 219 00:10:08,040 --> 00:10:12,200 Speaker 1: makes it a lot more of a challenge because you know, 220 00:10:12,240 --> 00:10:14,640 Speaker 1: in college you got guys helping. You know, you get beat, 221 00:10:14,679 --> 00:10:16,640 Speaker 1: there's a guy helping on the baseline for you. And 222 00:10:16,880 --> 00:10:18,760 Speaker 1: you know that's not always the case in the NBA. 223 00:10:18,840 --> 00:10:20,680 Speaker 1: You know, you try to, but it's it's just a 224 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:21,240 Speaker 1: lot harder. 225 00:10:21,520 --> 00:10:24,839 Speaker 2: Yeah, you like containing in space. It feels like it's 226 00:10:24,840 --> 00:10:26,520 Speaker 2: one of the most important things you have to be 227 00:10:26,520 --> 00:10:28,640 Speaker 2: able to do now. And like we even saw with 228 00:10:28,640 --> 00:10:30,520 Speaker 2: the Celtics in the finals, it's like if when you 229 00:10:30,520 --> 00:10:32,320 Speaker 2: can drive and kick and get the defense in rotation, 230 00:10:32,360 --> 00:10:34,520 Speaker 2: it just makes everything so much easier, and so being 231 00:10:34,600 --> 00:10:38,200 Speaker 2: able to contain the ball is so important. So obviously 232 00:10:38,240 --> 00:10:40,880 Speaker 2: every good basketball player has like a healthy amount of 233 00:10:40,880 --> 00:10:43,760 Speaker 2: respect for the Miami. Their organization is famous for good reason, 234 00:10:43,760 --> 00:10:47,599 Speaker 2: their championship organization. Obviously, like you've been a fan. I 235 00:10:47,600 --> 00:10:50,200 Speaker 2: would assume of Spoe and of Jimmy and Vam from Afar, 236 00:10:50,720 --> 00:10:52,600 Speaker 2: But like you were in the trenches with those guys 237 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:53,720 Speaker 2: this year, So what was that. 238 00:10:53,679 --> 00:10:56,120 Speaker 1: Like, Man, it was a it was a great experience. 239 00:10:56,200 --> 00:10:57,960 Speaker 1: There was no other people I'd rather be in the 240 00:10:57,960 --> 00:11:00,800 Speaker 1: trenches with than those guys. You know, I suppose one 241 00:11:00,800 --> 00:11:02,840 Speaker 1: guy that you know talk about bringing every day, that 242 00:11:02,840 --> 00:11:05,440 Speaker 1: guy brings it every single day to practice, you know, 243 00:11:05,520 --> 00:11:08,400 Speaker 1: Jimmy and Bam the same way. You know, it was 244 00:11:08,480 --> 00:11:10,680 Speaker 1: just a it was just a perfect storm for me 245 00:11:10,760 --> 00:11:12,280 Speaker 1: to be able to go in and learn from those 246 00:11:12,280 --> 00:11:14,920 Speaker 1: guys right away. And I was just really blessed to 247 00:11:14,920 --> 00:11:15,800 Speaker 1: have that opportunity. 248 00:11:16,480 --> 00:11:18,320 Speaker 2: I actually think Eric Sposer is the best coach in 249 00:11:18,320 --> 00:11:21,360 Speaker 2: the NBA, I would agree, And he's kind of a 250 00:11:21,400 --> 00:11:25,520 Speaker 2: psycho competitor. How does that like personality meshin with the 251 00:11:25,520 --> 00:11:27,080 Speaker 2: locker room? Does it almost like feel like there's just 252 00:11:27,080 --> 00:11:29,280 Speaker 2: another player in there because he's just as amped up 253 00:11:29,280 --> 00:11:30,000 Speaker 2: as you guys are. 254 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:33,400 Speaker 1: Oh definitely. I mean that guy is always, uh all, 255 00:11:33,600 --> 00:11:37,120 Speaker 1: his mind is always racing thinking about basketball plays and 256 00:11:37,160 --> 00:11:39,760 Speaker 1: what he can do to, you know, help our team 257 00:11:39,840 --> 00:11:43,280 Speaker 1: get better. You know, I was telling they just asked 258 00:11:43,280 --> 00:11:45,080 Speaker 1: me a question. You know. One of the funniest moments 259 00:11:45,160 --> 00:11:49,599 Speaker 1: or craziest moments. I remember, Coach Spoe was lifting in 260 00:11:49,679 --> 00:11:52,080 Speaker 1: the weight room, well like he always does in the mornings, 261 00:11:52,120 --> 00:11:54,360 Speaker 1: and I walk in and he's listening to you know, 262 00:11:54,520 --> 00:11:57,160 Speaker 1: zig Ziggler. I was born to win. I don't know 263 00:11:57,160 --> 00:11:59,000 Speaker 1: if anybody knows what zig ziggler is. Do you know 264 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:01,240 Speaker 1: what that is? I don't I needed and I. But 265 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:03,640 Speaker 1: I walked in and I was like, what is going on? 266 00:12:03,760 --> 00:12:06,200 Speaker 1: I was warrant win and you know it was like 267 00:12:06,320 --> 00:12:08,560 Speaker 1: something that was like almost hypnotizing him. And you know, 268 00:12:08,600 --> 00:12:10,400 Speaker 1: I was listening to it while I was working out. 269 00:12:10,480 --> 00:12:14,280 Speaker 1: It was, it was, it was. It was an interesting 270 00:12:14,320 --> 00:12:17,760 Speaker 1: experience for sure. So zig Zigglar everybody. 271 00:12:17,440 --> 00:12:19,320 Speaker 2: And he was a He was a guard I want 272 00:12:19,360 --> 00:12:21,040 Speaker 2: to say at the mid major level, wasn't he? If 273 00:12:21,080 --> 00:12:23,560 Speaker 2: I remember correctly, Like he played in college, so like, 274 00:12:23,720 --> 00:12:26,080 Speaker 2: I'm sure he's just wired like most most people that 275 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:28,079 Speaker 2: come up through that mid mid major level too, where 276 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:29,720 Speaker 2: they just have a chip on their shoulder and they're 277 00:12:29,880 --> 00:12:32,320 Speaker 2: always super super competitive. He came up through the film room, 278 00:12:32,400 --> 00:12:34,760 Speaker 2: so like that dude is grinded for everything that he's had. 279 00:12:34,800 --> 00:12:37,000 Speaker 2: So it just fits so nicely with your guys' identity. 280 00:12:37,040 --> 00:12:39,080 Speaker 1: I would agree. I would completely agree. He brings it 281 00:12:39,120 --> 00:12:41,040 Speaker 1: every day. You know, he always has that chip on 282 00:12:41,080 --> 00:12:44,880 Speaker 1: his shoulder. That's kind of our our identity as the 283 00:12:44,920 --> 00:12:47,120 Speaker 1: Miami Heat and part of our culture. 284 00:12:47,880 --> 00:12:49,520 Speaker 2: So I want to dive into your game for a 285 00:12:49,600 --> 00:12:53,720 Speaker 2: little bit. You were an excellent post player right away. 286 00:12:53,760 --> 00:12:57,520 Speaker 2: This year, you averaged one point twenty six points per 287 00:12:57,559 --> 00:13:01,800 Speaker 2: possession including passes. According to Energy, out of sixty three 288 00:13:01,840 --> 00:13:04,080 Speaker 2: players in the NBA last year that ran at least 289 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:07,280 Speaker 2: seventy five post up you ranked post ups, you ranked third. Okay, 290 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:09,079 Speaker 2: so you were one of the very best post players. 291 00:13:09,840 --> 00:13:11,040 Speaker 2: You were one of the best post players in the 292 00:13:11,120 --> 00:13:14,000 Speaker 2: NBA last year. You personally, on your own shot attempts 293 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:18,840 Speaker 2: out of the post shot fifty percent. Like what, it 294 00:13:18,880 --> 00:13:20,560 Speaker 2: really looked like it clicked for you. When I went 295 00:13:20,600 --> 00:13:22,320 Speaker 2: back and watched your film, it looked like it clicked 296 00:13:22,320 --> 00:13:24,920 Speaker 2: for you. That junior year at UCLA was the year 297 00:13:24,920 --> 00:13:27,360 Speaker 2: where you really started to develop that post game. What 298 00:13:27,559 --> 00:13:30,040 Speaker 2: drove you to to develop your low post game. 299 00:13:30,800 --> 00:13:33,920 Speaker 1: I would say watching Kobe Bryant working from the elbows, 300 00:13:33,960 --> 00:13:36,920 Speaker 1: work from the post, you know, mid post, low posts, 301 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:39,240 Speaker 1: all of that. So he was one guy I really 302 00:13:39,240 --> 00:13:42,120 Speaker 1: looked up to. DeMar de Rosen is another guy. You know, 303 00:13:42,200 --> 00:13:45,360 Speaker 1: the face of game, the pivots, everything, the fakes. So 304 00:13:45,400 --> 00:13:47,920 Speaker 1: those are guys I really looked up to. And you 305 00:13:47,920 --> 00:13:50,240 Speaker 1: know when I was a well, when I was a kid, 306 00:13:50,240 --> 00:13:51,800 Speaker 1: I would go to the park all the time and 307 00:13:51,960 --> 00:13:55,320 Speaker 1: just you know, work on my game, just me versus nobody, 308 00:13:55,360 --> 00:13:57,800 Speaker 1: and just try to be as creative as I could be, 309 00:13:58,640 --> 00:14:00,960 Speaker 1: you know, thinking of moves and how it gets scored 310 00:14:01,000 --> 00:14:01,640 Speaker 1: to basketball. 311 00:14:02,160 --> 00:14:04,959 Speaker 2: Yeah, one of the specific things you do really well, 312 00:14:05,640 --> 00:14:08,079 Speaker 2: most most basketball players when they go into a drop 313 00:14:08,120 --> 00:14:10,840 Speaker 2: step have to pick up their dribble. Like so they'll 314 00:14:10,880 --> 00:14:13,040 Speaker 2: spin towards the baseline and they'll pick up their dribble, 315 00:14:13,080 --> 00:14:14,600 Speaker 2: and so if they don't get a decent look, they're 316 00:14:14,640 --> 00:14:16,679 Speaker 2: in trouble. They're like trapped down there. And one of 317 00:14:16,720 --> 00:14:18,559 Speaker 2: the things you do is you keep your dribble alive 318 00:14:18,679 --> 00:14:20,520 Speaker 2: as you go into that half spin, like as you 319 00:14:20,600 --> 00:14:22,600 Speaker 2: drop step back and forth, and so you kind of 320 00:14:22,640 --> 00:14:24,120 Speaker 2: do like almost like a post up from the three 321 00:14:24,160 --> 00:14:26,000 Speaker 2: point line sometimes where you're just kind of spinning and 322 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:28,240 Speaker 2: spinning until you get into the lane. That's like a 323 00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:32,520 Speaker 2: little piece of like footwork and and just you know, 324 00:14:32,640 --> 00:14:35,720 Speaker 2: coordination that I know you worked insanely hard on behind 325 00:14:35,720 --> 00:14:39,280 Speaker 2: the scenes. So like what is your skill training regimen, Like, 326 00:14:39,280 --> 00:14:42,360 Speaker 2: Like what in the off season do you have like 327 00:14:42,400 --> 00:14:45,200 Speaker 2: a super regimented day by day kind of approach do 328 00:14:45,240 --> 00:14:47,080 Speaker 2: you have like, oh, this day I work on post work? 329 00:14:47,160 --> 00:14:50,400 Speaker 2: Like what is what is the process of making yourself 330 00:14:50,440 --> 00:14:51,920 Speaker 2: the best possible basketball player? 331 00:14:51,920 --> 00:14:52,240 Speaker 1: You can be. 332 00:14:52,320 --> 00:14:54,360 Speaker 2: What does that look like, Well. 333 00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:56,800 Speaker 1: I would say, for you know, specifically post subs. I 334 00:14:56,840 --> 00:14:59,600 Speaker 1: think the only way you really get good or great 335 00:14:59,600 --> 00:15:02,280 Speaker 1: at that is by going against somebody and having someone 336 00:15:02,360 --> 00:15:05,000 Speaker 1: guard you in those areas. So that's something that I 337 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:08,080 Speaker 1: really like. I like going against live competition. But as 338 00:15:08,080 --> 00:15:10,120 Speaker 1: far as regimen, I mean, you know, one of the 339 00:15:10,120 --> 00:15:11,320 Speaker 1: things I like to I like to get up a 340 00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:13,800 Speaker 1: lot of shots. I like to get shots on the 341 00:15:13,840 --> 00:15:18,080 Speaker 1: move stan stills, you know, mid ranges, trying to everywhere floaters, 342 00:15:18,520 --> 00:15:20,760 Speaker 1: get up as many shots as I can. And then defensively, 343 00:15:20,800 --> 00:15:23,480 Speaker 1: you know, work on my defense, you know, guard guys. 344 00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:26,120 Speaker 1: Instead of me just playing you know, one on one 345 00:15:26,200 --> 00:15:28,880 Speaker 1: versus them, I'll go and guard and work on my 346 00:15:29,560 --> 00:15:33,120 Speaker 1: work on my defense, try to find angles and really 347 00:15:33,160 --> 00:15:35,320 Speaker 1: play around with stuff like that. So it's all to me, 348 00:15:35,760 --> 00:15:38,880 Speaker 1: you know, thinking creatively about how I can be the best, 349 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:41,960 Speaker 1: what works and what doesn't. And that's really the approach 350 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:42,480 Speaker 1: that I take. 351 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:47,200 Speaker 3: Preparing for your upcoming fantasy football draft, do you wish 352 00:15:47,280 --> 00:15:49,960 Speaker 3: that you could wave a magic wand and somehow know 353 00:15:50,080 --> 00:15:52,760 Speaker 3: who exactly your league mates are going to take? Well? 354 00:15:52,800 --> 00:15:55,520 Speaker 3: With draft intel from Fantasy pros you'll know exactly how 355 00:15:55,520 --> 00:15:58,520 Speaker 3: your league mats draft better than they do. 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But then there are also 369 00:16:49,720 --> 00:16:51,760 Speaker 2: players that do so much skill work and they're not 370 00:16:51,800 --> 00:16:54,000 Speaker 2: going against live bodies, and you have to go against 371 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:56,680 Speaker 2: live bodies. And I find that fascinating because specifically with 372 00:16:56,840 --> 00:17:01,520 Speaker 2: your post game, you are a master of leverage on 373 00:17:01,560 --> 00:17:04,080 Speaker 2: the ground. Because I actually wanted to ask you about this. 374 00:17:04,119 --> 00:17:06,919 Speaker 2: I saw a tweet going around or just one one 375 00:17:06,960 --> 00:17:10,200 Speaker 2: of the videos of that scrimmage against Team USA and 376 00:17:10,400 --> 00:17:12,359 Speaker 2: you were driveling up the floor against Lebron and you 377 00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:14,280 Speaker 2: attacked him in the post and you drew a foul 378 00:17:14,320 --> 00:17:17,160 Speaker 2: on him, and we all remember the famous shot from 379 00:17:17,280 --> 00:17:18,960 Speaker 2: the and I'm a Laker fan, so it was a 380 00:17:19,280 --> 00:17:21,720 Speaker 2: little devastating for me. But you hit like a left 381 00:17:21,720 --> 00:17:24,119 Speaker 2: shoulder fade along the right baseline over Lebron that was 382 00:17:24,160 --> 00:17:27,359 Speaker 2: going everywhere. But then I started digging through your film 383 00:17:27,400 --> 00:17:30,160 Speaker 2: and it's like, oh, here's he's taking a step back 384 00:17:30,160 --> 00:17:32,800 Speaker 2: in the post against Isaiah Stewart, Like oh, he's got 385 00:17:32,800 --> 00:17:35,719 Speaker 2: Herb Jones on him, and he just posted him up 386 00:17:35,720 --> 00:17:37,600 Speaker 2: and hit a hook shot over the top. You have 387 00:17:37,680 --> 00:17:41,760 Speaker 2: this like obsession with the attacking taller players in the post, 388 00:17:41,960 --> 00:17:45,400 Speaker 2: like are you just challenging yourself or do you see 389 00:17:45,440 --> 00:17:46,399 Speaker 2: an advantage there? 390 00:17:46,840 --> 00:17:50,240 Speaker 1: I mean, I would say, I don't know. I hear 391 00:17:50,240 --> 00:17:52,080 Speaker 1: what you're saying. I mean, Herb Jones, I think we're 392 00:17:52,080 --> 00:17:54,880 Speaker 1: about the same height. I the story is definitely tall. 393 00:17:55,960 --> 00:17:58,320 Speaker 1: But as far as attacking other players, I think you 394 00:17:58,359 --> 00:18:03,199 Speaker 1: know it's expected, you know, especially you know if you're smaller, 395 00:18:03,520 --> 00:18:05,960 Speaker 1: No big guys expecting a smaller guy to post them up. 396 00:18:06,320 --> 00:18:08,320 Speaker 1: And you know that's a place where I feel comfortable, 397 00:18:09,320 --> 00:18:11,679 Speaker 1: and a lot of the times you know they're you know, 398 00:18:11,720 --> 00:18:13,960 Speaker 1: they're expecting something else. So it kind of is a 399 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:16,760 Speaker 1: is a switch in their mind, something that they're not expecting. 400 00:18:17,680 --> 00:18:19,439 Speaker 1: And you know, when I see a big guy, I 401 00:18:19,480 --> 00:18:21,800 Speaker 1: try to, you know, face up, try to take them 402 00:18:21,800 --> 00:18:23,359 Speaker 1: off the dribble, and if I can't, then you know, 403 00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:25,679 Speaker 1: I just get back to what I know, try to 404 00:18:25,680 --> 00:18:27,919 Speaker 1: post up. And you know a lot of the times, 405 00:18:27,960 --> 00:18:29,880 Speaker 1: you know, you pump take a big guy there, most 406 00:18:29,880 --> 00:18:31,760 Speaker 1: of the time they're going to jump. So you know, 407 00:18:31,800 --> 00:18:33,240 Speaker 1: that's something that I always keep in the back of 408 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:33,560 Speaker 1: my head. 409 00:18:33,720 --> 00:18:35,600 Speaker 2: Well, and then again it goes back to that ground 410 00:18:35,640 --> 00:18:37,720 Speaker 2: battle piece, Like that's what I think of when I 411 00:18:37,760 --> 00:18:40,840 Speaker 2: watch you in those situations, Like you're seeing that you 412 00:18:40,880 --> 00:18:43,000 Speaker 2: can win the battle on the ground. I can pivot 413 00:18:43,040 --> 00:18:45,199 Speaker 2: around this guy, get to my spot, and then you 414 00:18:45,240 --> 00:18:47,480 Speaker 2: have the left shoulder fade, you have the right shoulder fade, 415 00:18:47,480 --> 00:18:49,520 Speaker 2: you have the left shoulder hook. So like those are 416 00:18:49,560 --> 00:18:51,800 Speaker 2: all over the top shots anyway, they're designed to be 417 00:18:51,880 --> 00:18:54,119 Speaker 2: hit over length. So like I think you see that 418 00:18:54,160 --> 00:18:56,000 Speaker 2: you just have an advantage there and that and that 419 00:18:56,040 --> 00:18:58,280 Speaker 2: you can go to work. Let's uh, what do you 420 00:18:58,320 --> 00:19:01,119 Speaker 2: think is your biggest area of improvement for a player 421 00:19:01,359 --> 00:19:02,119 Speaker 2: As a player. 422 00:19:01,920 --> 00:19:05,760 Speaker 1: Right now, I would just say for me, being consistent 423 00:19:05,880 --> 00:19:08,119 Speaker 1: knocked down three point shooters one of the things that 424 00:19:08,160 --> 00:19:12,120 Speaker 1: I'm looking to to really improve this offseason, as well as, 425 00:19:12,440 --> 00:19:14,680 Speaker 1: you know, just being a hound on defense, being able 426 00:19:14,720 --> 00:19:17,120 Speaker 1: to you know, guard the best player on the opposing 427 00:19:17,160 --> 00:19:18,840 Speaker 1: team and shut them down. 428 00:19:19,760 --> 00:19:22,920 Speaker 2: Yeah. You your junior year at UCLA, according to Synergy, 429 00:19:22,920 --> 00:19:25,320 Speaker 2: you got zero point seven to nine points per jump shot, 430 00:19:25,480 --> 00:19:27,680 Speaker 2: zero point eight seven. The next year zero point nine 431 00:19:27,720 --> 00:19:31,000 Speaker 2: to one with Miami. So you're steadily tearing up as 432 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:33,879 Speaker 2: a jump shooter every year. And it's funny because I 433 00:19:34,080 --> 00:19:37,320 Speaker 2: listen to people like either commenting underneath my videos or 434 00:19:37,359 --> 00:19:40,120 Speaker 2: just people talking about basketball on Twitter, and they're under 435 00:19:40,160 --> 00:19:42,159 Speaker 2: the impression that, like, you just go in for a 436 00:19:42,240 --> 00:19:44,159 Speaker 2: summer and you can come out a great jump shooter. 437 00:19:44,160 --> 00:19:45,800 Speaker 2: And it's like, no, it's a grind. You got to 438 00:19:45,840 --> 00:19:49,120 Speaker 2: shoot thousands and thousands of jump shots every single day 439 00:19:49,200 --> 00:19:51,440 Speaker 2: for months and months and months, and it's a slow grind. 440 00:19:51,520 --> 00:19:55,000 Speaker 2: And so there's obviously signs that you're making improvements on 441 00:19:55,040 --> 00:19:57,840 Speaker 2: that front, And honestly, I would imagine that's something that 442 00:19:57,880 --> 00:20:00,280 Speaker 2: they need within that Miami offense actually have a follow 443 00:20:00,400 --> 00:20:01,720 Speaker 2: for you on the. 444 00:20:01,680 --> 00:20:02,480 Speaker 1: Post up stuff. 445 00:20:03,680 --> 00:20:07,280 Speaker 2: Did Eric Spolstra approach you and say like, hey, I 446 00:20:07,320 --> 00:20:10,679 Speaker 2: watched her film at UCLA. I saw how successful you 447 00:20:10,720 --> 00:20:14,159 Speaker 2: are attacking matchups in the post Let's incorporate that or 448 00:20:14,200 --> 00:20:17,080 Speaker 2: did you demonstrate it? And then everyone was like, Oh, 449 00:20:17,119 --> 00:20:19,280 Speaker 2: he can do this, Let's let's try to build this 450 00:20:19,359 --> 00:20:19,800 Speaker 2: out more. 451 00:20:20,040 --> 00:20:22,919 Speaker 1: I would say he definitely watched his film because some 452 00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:25,760 Speaker 1: of the sets that we ran were like almost identical 453 00:20:25,800 --> 00:20:27,800 Speaker 1: to the ones I ran at UCLA. So I think, 454 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:30,080 Speaker 1: you know, that's just how great of a coach he is. 455 00:20:30,119 --> 00:20:32,359 Speaker 1: He knows what his player's strengths are and he tries 456 00:20:32,400 --> 00:20:34,679 Speaker 1: to you know, expose that on the court and then 457 00:20:34,720 --> 00:20:37,440 Speaker 1: give us an opportunity to play to our strengths. And 458 00:20:37,520 --> 00:20:40,159 Speaker 1: that's just what makes him such a great coach. And 459 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:42,880 Speaker 1: you know, going back to you know, the jump shooting thing, 460 00:20:43,680 --> 00:20:45,159 Speaker 1: that's one of the things that we talk about a 461 00:20:45,200 --> 00:20:48,080 Speaker 1: lot is you know, success is not linear. You know, 462 00:20:48,200 --> 00:20:51,080 Speaker 1: it's not a straight uphill. You're gonna go down, you're 463 00:20:51,080 --> 00:20:52,840 Speaker 1: gonna go up, and then you're gonna go down again, 464 00:20:52,880 --> 00:20:54,520 Speaker 1: and then you're gonna go up and then you know, 465 00:20:54,840 --> 00:20:57,639 Speaker 1: to see those jumps. It takes time and it's like 466 00:20:57,680 --> 00:20:58,560 Speaker 1: you said, it's a grind. 467 00:20:58,880 --> 00:21:01,200 Speaker 2: Well, especially with jump shoot because jump shooting is it's 468 00:21:01,240 --> 00:21:03,120 Speaker 2: such a head game too, because you can go cold 469 00:21:03,160 --> 00:21:04,560 Speaker 2: and miss four or five in a row even if 470 00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:06,760 Speaker 2: you're doing everything right, and it can just be frustrated. 471 00:21:06,800 --> 00:21:09,119 Speaker 1: So mental, it's it's such such a mental thing. You 472 00:21:09,119 --> 00:21:10,879 Speaker 1: shoot somebody shots, you're like, how do I miss? So 473 00:21:11,440 --> 00:21:12,240 Speaker 1: that's what I think. 474 00:21:14,040 --> 00:21:18,080 Speaker 2: So specifically with spolshra, was there a set? Is there 475 00:21:18,080 --> 00:21:20,200 Speaker 2: a specific set that they would draw up for you 476 00:21:20,280 --> 00:21:22,119 Speaker 2: to get a bucket that was your favorite that you 477 00:21:22,160 --> 00:21:23,479 Speaker 2: can think of, like in the huddle, it's like we're 478 00:21:23,520 --> 00:21:25,560 Speaker 2: running this for high may he's going to attack this matchup. 479 00:21:25,920 --> 00:21:28,960 Speaker 1: Is thereveryone that you have in mind? Yeah, there's there's 480 00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:31,359 Speaker 1: a few that I like. The cross green on the 481 00:21:31,359 --> 00:21:33,399 Speaker 1: baseline is one that sticks out to me. And then 482 00:21:33,400 --> 00:21:35,480 Speaker 1: we have a little nose where I catch it around. 483 00:21:35,840 --> 00:21:37,680 Speaker 1: Uh well they set it downscreen for me and I 484 00:21:37,800 --> 00:21:40,439 Speaker 1: and you know go up around to the elbow winging 485 00:21:40,480 --> 00:21:42,400 Speaker 1: area and then catch it and pick a roll. So 486 00:21:42,680 --> 00:21:44,000 Speaker 1: those are those are two much. 487 00:21:43,960 --> 00:21:45,520 Speaker 2: That get you to a good spot at the defender 488 00:21:45,560 --> 00:21:47,159 Speaker 2: and trail positions, you have a little bit of an 489 00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:48,960 Speaker 2: advantage for sure. Was it hard for you to pick 490 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:51,000 Speaker 2: up Miami's offense or was it pretty like it was 491 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:53,240 Speaker 2: a pretty standard read and react five out stuff. 492 00:21:54,040 --> 00:21:56,400 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, it's basketball. I think the difference 493 00:21:56,440 --> 00:22:00,360 Speaker 1: in the NBA versus colleges and the NBA a lot 494 00:22:00,359 --> 00:22:03,040 Speaker 1: of actions versus sets. You know, we got to get 495 00:22:03,040 --> 00:22:05,520 Speaker 1: to this action. Okay, let's get to another action. You know, 496 00:22:05,640 --> 00:22:07,719 Speaker 1: usually you got you got two ball swings and then 497 00:22:07,760 --> 00:22:09,639 Speaker 1: you need a shot because of the short you know, 498 00:22:09,720 --> 00:22:12,359 Speaker 1: twenty four seconds and versus college where you can swing 499 00:22:12,400 --> 00:22:15,800 Speaker 1: the ball maybe three times and get a shot. But 500 00:22:16,160 --> 00:22:19,040 Speaker 1: it's all actions. It's all you know, basketball stuff. So 501 00:22:19,920 --> 00:22:25,480 Speaker 1: it wasn't too complicated. So you played with Jimmy Butler. Obviously, 502 00:22:25,560 --> 00:22:27,080 Speaker 1: this is a guy that you probably were fan of 503 00:22:27,119 --> 00:22:29,359 Speaker 1: from Afar for a long time. What was it like 504 00:22:29,400 --> 00:22:31,960 Speaker 1: being his teammate? I mean it was great, man. You know, 505 00:22:32,080 --> 00:22:34,439 Speaker 1: that was my favorite player growing up, so you know, 506 00:22:34,600 --> 00:22:36,720 Speaker 1: now to be his teammate, it's it's a little weird, 507 00:22:37,280 --> 00:22:39,760 Speaker 1: you know, having you know, one of your idols now 508 00:22:39,840 --> 00:22:42,280 Speaker 1: become you know, one of your teammates slash friends. So 509 00:22:42,800 --> 00:22:45,440 Speaker 1: it's it was such a cool experience. 510 00:22:45,200 --> 00:22:47,280 Speaker 2: And then you're doing commercials together and stuff. 511 00:22:47,359 --> 00:22:48,000 Speaker 1: Yeah. Cool. 512 00:22:48,200 --> 00:22:50,000 Speaker 2: Have you guys had some battles in practice? 513 00:22:50,320 --> 00:22:52,359 Speaker 1: Yeah, we had some battles, you know, the one on one. 514 00:22:53,040 --> 00:22:55,040 Speaker 1: That's something that we do a lot after practice is 515 00:22:55,160 --> 00:22:57,440 Speaker 1: have one on ones and you know, from different spots, 516 00:22:57,440 --> 00:23:00,800 Speaker 1: whether it be the low post elbows, even on the wings, 517 00:23:00,840 --> 00:23:03,679 Speaker 1: and then shooting competitions as well, it gets it gets competitive. 518 00:23:03,960 --> 00:23:05,679 Speaker 2: Did you talk some trash to you at the beginning. 519 00:23:06,080 --> 00:23:08,639 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, we definitely try to test me for sure. 520 00:23:09,119 --> 00:23:11,040 Speaker 1: You know, I stepped my ground, which I think you know, 521 00:23:11,080 --> 00:23:11,720 Speaker 1: he respected. 522 00:23:11,800 --> 00:23:13,680 Speaker 2: So so what's the plan for the rest of the summer. 523 00:23:13,680 --> 00:23:15,400 Speaker 2: You're gonna take some time off after the Select team? 524 00:23:15,400 --> 00:23:16,760 Speaker 2: Are you going to get right back into it? 525 00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:19,439 Speaker 1: Oh? Well I got a game tomorrow, so oh okay, 526 00:23:19,560 --> 00:23:21,800 Speaker 1: yeah I'll be playing here. Oh you're playing with Summer League. Yeah, 527 00:23:21,800 --> 00:23:24,320 Speaker 1: that's already three three tomorrow. I got a game. So 528 00:23:24,560 --> 00:23:28,159 Speaker 1: you know, it's been working continuing. We have practice this 529 00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:31,400 Speaker 1: morning and then you know, got a game tomorrow. Excited 530 00:23:31,400 --> 00:23:31,679 Speaker 1: for it. 531 00:23:31,760 --> 00:23:34,199 Speaker 2: What's different about Summer League this year compared to last year? 532 00:23:34,240 --> 00:23:36,120 Speaker 2: Do you just feel like so much more confident? 533 00:23:37,119 --> 00:23:38,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean I was confident before. I think I 534 00:23:38,880 --> 00:23:40,520 Speaker 1: just got a year of the league under my belt, 535 00:23:40,600 --> 00:23:42,640 Speaker 1: and you know, now it's not the first time of league, 536 00:23:42,680 --> 00:23:45,440 Speaker 1: it's a second. So that's pretty The biggest difference. 537 00:23:45,440 --> 00:23:51,720 Speaker 2: Are the summer league practices. Is that do you feel 538 00:23:51,720 --> 00:23:52,840 Speaker 2: like you get a lot out of them? Do you 539 00:23:52,880 --> 00:23:55,400 Speaker 2: feel like this is a good offseason workout for you anyway? 540 00:23:55,720 --> 00:23:57,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, for sure. I mean any practice as you do, 541 00:23:57,560 --> 00:24:00,200 Speaker 1: I think is good practice. You know, you have to 542 00:24:00,240 --> 00:24:03,400 Speaker 1: also practice with intentions, so you know, it would be 543 00:24:03,440 --> 00:24:05,280 Speaker 1: able to get out here, you know, connect with some 544 00:24:05,320 --> 00:24:07,960 Speaker 1: of the guys, you know, Kalou Pele or two draft picks. 545 00:24:08,520 --> 00:24:11,080 Speaker 1: It's been great seeing how they work and operate and 546 00:24:11,119 --> 00:24:14,600 Speaker 1: getting to connect and you know, start you know, being 547 00:24:14,640 --> 00:24:17,080 Speaker 1: that guy that welcomes the new guys and like you know, 548 00:24:17,280 --> 00:24:19,400 Speaker 1: they did they did to me the last year. 549 00:24:19,880 --> 00:24:21,679 Speaker 2: All right, we'll one last question before we get out 550 00:24:21,680 --> 00:24:24,280 Speaker 2: of here, before we wrap up. I saw some awesome 551 00:24:24,280 --> 00:24:28,160 Speaker 2: merch here at the Chase Free at the Brotherhood Deli 552 00:24:28,200 --> 00:24:31,760 Speaker 2: presented by Chase Freedom and the MVPA designed by Scoot Henderson. 553 00:24:32,440 --> 00:24:35,439 Speaker 2: That's a pretty awesome collaboration. And there's also some limited 554 00:24:35,560 --> 00:24:39,080 Speaker 2: edition mini basketballs by Susai, are you walking out here 555 00:24:39,119 --> 00:24:39,680 Speaker 2: with one of those? 556 00:24:40,080 --> 00:24:42,359 Speaker 1: They'll give me one. I'll I got here with a 557 00:24:42,560 --> 00:24:45,280 Speaker 1: sue side basketball all right. 558 00:24:45,119 --> 00:24:46,919 Speaker 2: Guys, Hi Man, thank you so much for taking the 559 00:24:46,920 --> 00:24:48,679 Speaker 2: time to sit down. I sincerely appreciate it. 560 00:24:48,720 --> 00:24:48,920 Speaker 1: Man. 561 00:24:49,320 --> 00:24:50,920 Speaker 2: Good luck to you with the rest of the Summer League. 562 00:24:50,960 --> 00:24:53,240 Speaker 2: Good luck, but next season I'll be here to tomorrow watching. 563 00:24:53,280 --> 00:24:55,000 Speaker 2: I'll be covering you closely next year. You've been one 564 00:24:55,040 --> 00:24:56,480 Speaker 2: of my favorite players for a long time. It was 565 00:24:56,520 --> 00:24:59,200 Speaker 2: awesome to sit down and talk some hoops with you. Everybody. 566 00:24:59,200 --> 00:25:01,159 Speaker 2: Thank you so much for the support as always, and 567 00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:02,080 Speaker 2: we will see you next time. 568 00:25:02,160 --> 00:25:05,639 Speaker 1: Thank you the volume. 569 00:25:06,560 --> 00:25:09,000 Speaker 2: What's up guys? As always, I appreciate you for listening 570 00:25:09,000 --> 00:25:11,840 Speaker 2: to and supporting hoops tonight. It would actually be really 571 00:25:11,880 --> 00:25:13,760 Speaker 2: helpful for us if you guys would take a second 572 00:25:13,840 --> 00:25:16,520 Speaker 2: and leave a rating and a review. As always, I 573 00:25:16,520 --> 00:25:18,280 Speaker 2: appreciate you guys supporting us, but if you could take 574 00:25:18,280 --> 00:25:20,640 Speaker 2: a minute to do that, I'd really appreciate it.