1 00:00:09,920 --> 00:00:15,960 Speaker 1: Hey y'all, and welcome to No Dunks Emergency Podcast. That's right, 2 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 1: we got all slves a trade. Nearly two months after 3 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:25,640 Speaker 1: Damian Lillard made his trade request from the Portland Trailblazers, 4 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:28,240 Speaker 1: it finally comes to fruition and as it turns out, 5 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:33,239 Speaker 1: the Milwaukee Bucks where the Eastern Conference mystery team all along. 6 00:00:33,479 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 1: I'm Trey your host for this quick emergency podcast. Just 7 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:38,720 Speaker 1: got to get some takes in on the big Damian 8 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:42,600 Speaker 1: Lillard trade reported by all of your favorite newsbreakers, including 9 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:46,160 Speaker 1: Shan Sharanya of the Athletic Woes over there at ESPN, 10 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:49,880 Speaker 1: Chris Haynes chiming in at Yahoo Sports as well. Got 11 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:51,600 Speaker 1: a trade board here we're gonna take a look at 12 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 1: to break down the big deal. The Milkwaukee Bucks, of course, 13 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:59,000 Speaker 1: get the big name in the deal, getting Damian Lillard 14 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 1: to pair with the honest Anta Takumpo heading into this 15 00:01:02,760 --> 00:01:06,840 Speaker 1: NBA season. The Portland Trail Blazers. They're getting Drew Holliday 16 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:10,280 Speaker 1: from the Bucks. They're getting DeAndre Ayton from the Phoenix Suns, 17 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:13,440 Speaker 1: which we talked a little bit about on today's podcast 18 00:01:13,520 --> 00:01:17,559 Speaker 1: this morning. They're getting to Moni Kamara, and they're also 19 00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:19,560 Speaker 1: getting a bunch of picks from the Bucks. They're getting 20 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 1: their twenty twenty nine first round pick, that one's going 21 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:24,039 Speaker 1: to be unprotected, and then they're also getting a couple 22 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:27,399 Speaker 1: of pick swaps from the Bucks twenty twenty eight and 23 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 1: twenty thirty, both of those unprotected as well. So pretty 24 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 1: juicy the Suns they hopped in this deal. They're getting 25 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:37,679 Speaker 1: use of Nurkic from the Portland Trailblazers, Grayson Allen from 26 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 1: the Bucks, and then Tossir Little and Keon Johnson also 27 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:41,480 Speaker 1: from the Blazer. 28 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:43,399 Speaker 2: So pretty big deal. 29 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:45,920 Speaker 1: We were just talking this morning about the Raptors being 30 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:47,760 Speaker 1: the front runner, maybe the Bulls trying to get in 31 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:50,640 Speaker 1: the mix. Michael Grange was saying that he had heard 32 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 1: that Damian Lillard was going to go to the Heat, 33 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 1: but as it turns out, the Bucks. So let's go 34 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 1: through this quickly from all three teams perspective. We got 35 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:01,520 Speaker 1: to start with Milwaukee. I think this is awesome for 36 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 1: the Bucks to be able to get Damian Lillard for 37 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:09,120 Speaker 1: Drew Holliday and some serious draft consideration in the future. 38 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 1: We've heard from Yannis a couple of times this summer 39 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 1: about how he wants everybody pointing in the same direction 40 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 1: trying to win a championship in Milwaukee. This definitely gets 41 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:21,680 Speaker 1: them closer. The team's going to look a little bit different, 42 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:26,640 Speaker 1: less defense focus, switching in Lillard for Drew Holliday, but 43 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 1: you can't argue with the fit. When it comes down 44 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:31,280 Speaker 1: to it, it's going to be Damian Lillard and Chris 45 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:35,680 Speaker 1: Middleton creating shots for the Bucks. Janis being Yannis throughout 46 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 1: the entirety of the game, and of course they're still 47 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:39,919 Speaker 1: going to have a really solid defense to maybe cover 48 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:45,400 Speaker 1: up for Lillard's the downgrade from Lillard defensively compared to 49 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:49,040 Speaker 1: Drew Holliday. There's been some tweets I've seen from Chris 50 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 1: Haynes talking about how over the summer Giannis was saying 51 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 1: that Damian Lillard is one of the few players in 52 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:58,120 Speaker 1: the NBA who he really wants to play with. So 53 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:01,400 Speaker 1: I think this probably checks box is from Milwaukee and 54 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:05,480 Speaker 1: the keeping Yannis front, And if you're Dame Lillard, yeah, 55 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 1: Milwaukee is not Miami. But he's going to a place 56 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:10,640 Speaker 1: where he is going to have a legitimate chance to 57 00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:13,760 Speaker 1: win a championship this year, and who knows how much 58 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:17,840 Speaker 1: longer his window stays open playing alongside a guy like Yannis. 59 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:22,040 Speaker 1: I think this may not have been Lillard's preferred destination. 60 00:03:24,160 --> 00:03:26,919 Speaker 1: You know, Milwaukee is a different kind of party city 61 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:29,000 Speaker 1: than Miami is. But I think once he gets there, 62 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:33,120 Speaker 1: once he gets into their culture, it starts playing alongside Yannis. 63 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:36,800 Speaker 1: Maybe you convince him and Yiannis to stay alongside each 64 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:39,880 Speaker 1: other and keep the Bucks championship window open. Had a 65 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:43,240 Speaker 1: lot of friends messaging. You've seen it a lot around 66 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:47,000 Speaker 1: the basketball internet. So far, the Bucks are the favorites 67 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:50,360 Speaker 1: in the Eastern Conference. I'd say I'd have to agree 68 00:03:50,600 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 1: on first take here just thinking about it. Their top 69 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:58,160 Speaker 1: level talent between Yannis and Dame Lillard, I think puts 70 00:03:58,200 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 1: them ahead of the Celtics. For me, we still don't 71 00:04:00,520 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 1: really know what's going to be happening with Philadelphia this 72 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:10,520 Speaker 1: coming season, and than Miami, I think they are probably 73 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:12,760 Speaker 1: shaking in their boots a little bit right now, assuming 74 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:16,279 Speaker 1: that they had Lillard in hand. Obviously that did not 75 00:04:16,320 --> 00:04:20,159 Speaker 1: come to fruition because, as it turns out, getting Drew 76 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:22,279 Speaker 1: Holliday in the deal and maybe being able to package 77 00:04:22,320 --> 00:04:24,560 Speaker 1: him for something else along with all the Bucks picks, 78 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:27,520 Speaker 1: that was more enticing for Portland certainly beat the Miami 79 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:30,120 Speaker 1: Heat offers. So I think once we get to doing 80 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:32,520 Speaker 1: winners and losers, you might see the Heat mentioned as 81 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:35,200 Speaker 1: a loser here, considering they had their sight set on 82 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:37,000 Speaker 1: Lillard and they didn't bring him in. 83 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:40,239 Speaker 2: But wow, crazy stuff the Bucks. 84 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:42,839 Speaker 1: You know, I think they answered a Gianni's question and 85 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:46,120 Speaker 1: maybe they answered some of their late game execution questions. 86 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:48,719 Speaker 1: Lillard is a clutch dude. We've seen it time and 87 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:52,479 Speaker 1: time again. He's ended two series with walkoff game winners. 88 00:04:52,760 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 1: Not a lot of NBA players can say that. And 89 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:58,080 Speaker 1: now they have him willing and able to take shots 90 00:04:58,120 --> 00:05:00,320 Speaker 1: late in the fourth quarter. Chris Middleton's a good clutch 91 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:03,799 Speaker 1: player as well. You know, Jannis will be the focus 92 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:05,680 Speaker 1: for the first forty six minutes of the game, then 93 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:08,000 Speaker 1: he will be an option probably the last two minutes 94 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:12,599 Speaker 1: of the game. And defensively, between Brook and Jannis, certainly 95 00:05:12,640 --> 00:05:14,720 Speaker 1: they can cover for Lillard. I think this is awesome 96 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:19,920 Speaker 1: for Milwaukee. Now let's talk about the Blazers. They were 97 00:05:19,920 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 1: not interested in Tyler Hero. We heard it a million 98 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:24,800 Speaker 1: times over the summer. They thought they could get a 99 00:05:24,839 --> 00:05:28,719 Speaker 1: better offer somewhere out there, and I think Joe Cronin 100 00:05:28,760 --> 00:05:31,240 Speaker 1: did a pretty solid job here bringing back Drew Holliday, 101 00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:35,200 Speaker 1: who reports have said is still going to be on 102 00:05:35,279 --> 00:05:37,160 Speaker 1: the trade block going forward. 103 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:38,279 Speaker 2: That makes sense to me. 104 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 1: Drew would look great on another contender, just like he 105 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:46,120 Speaker 1: looked great in Milwaukee. He's had some shortcomings in the playoffs. 106 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:50,280 Speaker 1: He hasn't always raised his game when the moments are 107 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:52,479 Speaker 1: the biggest, but he was great in the twenty twenty 108 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:56,160 Speaker 1: one finals. And he's an awesome regular season player, an 109 00:05:56,200 --> 00:05:59,400 Speaker 1: awesome defender, and I don't think it's out of the 110 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:02,400 Speaker 1: realm with possible ability that the Blazers could either move 111 00:06:02,480 --> 00:06:06,200 Speaker 1: him before the season starts or even a little bit 112 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:09,080 Speaker 1: into the season once a contender talks themselves into needing 113 00:06:09,080 --> 00:06:11,480 Speaker 1: a veteran presence who can play on both ends of 114 00:06:11,520 --> 00:06:14,080 Speaker 1: the floor. They also brought back a young player in 115 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:16,680 Speaker 1: DeAndre Ayton. The guy was the number one draft pick 116 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:19,280 Speaker 1: not too long ago, just signed a big deal, has 117 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:22,240 Speaker 1: played in big games. He has maybe not lived up 118 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:25,280 Speaker 1: to number one pick expectations, but he's still a young, 119 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:31,039 Speaker 1: solid player, a good starting center at a position of 120 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:33,440 Speaker 1: need for the Blazers. We've heard a lot of times 121 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 1: this summer that they've got a bunch of young guards 122 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:38,240 Speaker 1: that they're invested in. We know they signed Jeremy Grant 123 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:40,520 Speaker 1: to a big deal this summer. He's probably a guy 124 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:42,919 Speaker 1: who could be on the trade block as well. But 125 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:46,560 Speaker 1: with Usupnerkic going out, there's a hole there in the 126 00:06:46,560 --> 00:06:51,720 Speaker 1: starting lineup. Great to have somebody growing alongside Scoot Simon's 127 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:56,240 Speaker 1: and Sharp. I think we'll see how the Blazers manage 128 00:06:57,000 --> 00:07:01,080 Speaker 1: expectations for Aton and manage his role, what kind of 129 00:07:01,320 --> 00:07:04,360 Speaker 1: offensive looks he's going to be getting. But I think 130 00:07:04,360 --> 00:07:07,520 Speaker 1: it's fair to expect him to have an increased offensive 131 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:08,560 Speaker 1: role in Portland. 132 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:11,520 Speaker 2: I'm sure he's probably capable of it. So I think 133 00:07:11,560 --> 00:07:12,840 Speaker 2: a good job for. 134 00:07:12,840 --> 00:07:17,120 Speaker 1: The Blazers getting Drew Holliday and a potential asset going 135 00:07:17,120 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 1: forward eight and a player they can build the wrong around. 136 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:22,520 Speaker 1: I don't know anything about Toumani Kamara, but an incredible 137 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 1: NBA name. And then when you're looking at the draft 138 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:29,440 Speaker 1: assets that the Blazers got back an unprotected first round 139 00:07:29,440 --> 00:07:33,840 Speaker 1: pick from Milwaukee in twenty twenty nine, Like I said earlier, 140 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 1: I think bringing in Damian Lillard probably makes it more 141 00:07:37,360 --> 00:07:39,560 Speaker 1: likely that the Bucks are going to be able to 142 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:44,640 Speaker 1: retain Yiannis long term, especially considered Lillard is under contract 143 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:46,920 Speaker 1: as well, But you never know what's going to happen 144 00:07:47,480 --> 00:07:48,360 Speaker 1: five years. 145 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:48,680 Speaker 2: Down the line. 146 00:07:48,680 --> 00:07:53,480 Speaker 1: So I think a worthy gamble by the Blazers going 147 00:07:53,520 --> 00:07:56,960 Speaker 1: from Milwaukee's first round picks rather than Miami's first round picks. 148 00:07:56,960 --> 00:08:00,480 Speaker 1: They also get the pickswaps in twenty eight thirty, both 149 00:08:00,520 --> 00:08:03,760 Speaker 1: of those unprotected. All it takes is one bad season 150 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:07,000 Speaker 1: basically for Milwaukee anytime from twenty eight to thirty to 151 00:08:07,040 --> 00:08:11,080 Speaker 1: lose a potentially juicy first round draft pick. So, considering 152 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:15,480 Speaker 1: the players that Portland was looking at coming into today, 153 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:18,800 Speaker 1: you know, it could be Tyler Hero, it could have 154 00:08:18,920 --> 00:08:21,480 Speaker 1: been Ognnobi, and then three to. 155 00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:23,440 Speaker 2: Four picks and pick swaps. 156 00:08:23,960 --> 00:08:25,880 Speaker 1: I think Joe Cronin did a really good job of 157 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:29,120 Speaker 1: not just kind of bending to the pressure that Lillard 158 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:31,720 Speaker 1: and his agent were putting on the team. Good job 159 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:34,560 Speaker 1: by Joe Cronin here to take a chance on eight 160 00:08:34,600 --> 00:08:38,320 Speaker 1: and then get all those draft picks further down down 161 00:08:38,360 --> 00:08:41,000 Speaker 1: the line. Two winners so far, if you ask me. 162 00:08:41,040 --> 00:08:44,640 Speaker 1: As for the Phoenix Suns had it up. We talked 163 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:48,080 Speaker 1: today on the show this morning about the idea of 164 00:08:48,080 --> 00:08:52,520 Speaker 1: the Suns being interested in Nurkic as compared to DeAndre Ayton. 165 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:55,200 Speaker 1: Nurkis was a part of some pretty good Blazers teams 166 00:08:55,240 --> 00:08:59,160 Speaker 1: back before he broke his leg. He's certainly going to 167 00:08:59,240 --> 00:09:05,000 Speaker 1: require fewer possessions and attention on the offensive end as 168 00:09:05,040 --> 00:09:07,320 Speaker 1: compared to Ayton, and maybe bringing in a guy who 169 00:09:07,360 --> 00:09:10,040 Speaker 1: is going to be motivated to win rather than motivated 170 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:13,840 Speaker 1: to go out and prove himself, maybe that helps the 171 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:16,520 Speaker 1: chemistry with the Suns this year, because I think that 172 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:19,160 Speaker 1: was a little bit of a shortcoming for him last season, 173 00:09:19,240 --> 00:09:22,840 Speaker 1: so I can understand their reasoning there. I also understand 174 00:09:22,880 --> 00:09:27,160 Speaker 1: the reasoning that Phoenix has of taking DeAndre Ayton's big 175 00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:30,520 Speaker 1: contract and turning it into four smaller contracts. We've talked 176 00:09:30,559 --> 00:09:33,240 Speaker 1: a lot of times this summer about how they were 177 00:09:33,280 --> 00:09:36,640 Speaker 1: a very top heavy roster, with their top four players 178 00:09:36,960 --> 00:09:40,240 Speaker 1: in Booker, Beal, Durant and Ayton at the time taking 179 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:42,920 Speaker 1: up the majority of their cap, leaving everybody else on 180 00:09:42,960 --> 00:09:47,440 Speaker 1: basically minimum contracts. This splits that big deal up into 181 00:09:47,720 --> 00:09:51,120 Speaker 1: more deals, which theoretically could be moved or at the 182 00:09:51,200 --> 00:09:55,280 Speaker 1: very least give the Suns a somewhat deeper team. I'm 183 00:09:55,440 --> 00:09:58,440 Speaker 1: assuming Grayson Allen Thisssir Little will get a chance to 184 00:09:58,440 --> 00:10:01,240 Speaker 1: make a dent in the rotation. But so far, the 185 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:05,319 Speaker 1: Blazers or sorry, the Suns, have quite a few unproven 186 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:07,960 Speaker 1: guys who are on pretty small deals. They're just hoping 187 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:11,000 Speaker 1: a few of them hit and that the peaks of 188 00:10:11,040 --> 00:10:15,640 Speaker 1: those guys are better than the whole of DeAndre and 189 00:10:15,679 --> 00:10:18,079 Speaker 1: I think that's a fair enough bet. I assume Allen 190 00:10:18,240 --> 00:10:20,640 Speaker 1: probably has the best chance of sticking in the rotation 191 00:10:21,120 --> 00:10:23,600 Speaker 1: for the Suns maybe this year. Little as an energy guy, 192 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:28,520 Speaker 1: is a helpful defender in some matchups, but I don't know. 193 00:10:28,559 --> 00:10:32,160 Speaker 1: I think the top end talent of eight and is 194 00:10:32,200 --> 00:10:34,920 Speaker 1: better for me to Nurkic and Allen. But though perhaps 195 00:10:34,920 --> 00:10:36,120 Speaker 1: the relationship there. 196 00:10:36,080 --> 00:10:36,760 Speaker 2: Has just been so. 197 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:41,079 Speaker 1: Has been just torn apart, and they don't really trust 198 00:10:41,120 --> 00:10:42,400 Speaker 1: that they're going to get the best out of eight. 199 00:10:42,440 --> 00:10:44,480 Speaker 1: And I'm not really sure. It was surprising to me 200 00:10:44,559 --> 00:10:50,640 Speaker 1: that they would be wanting Nurkic alongside they're big three, 201 00:10:51,400 --> 00:10:55,880 Speaker 1: considering Nurkic is aging, Considering Nurkic has had some injury 202 00:10:55,920 --> 00:10:58,920 Speaker 1: problems in the past, hasn't been on the court a 203 00:10:58,920 --> 00:11:01,000 Speaker 1: ton for the Blazers, and past couple of seasons. 204 00:11:01,480 --> 00:11:01,920 Speaker 2: I don't know. 205 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:04,320 Speaker 1: I also don't necessarily think he's that much more of 206 00:11:04,360 --> 00:11:06,960 Speaker 1: a tough guy than DeAndre Ayton is, but he can 207 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:08,920 Speaker 1: at least fake the funk. 208 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:09,560 Speaker 2: At some times. 209 00:11:10,880 --> 00:11:13,400 Speaker 1: So yeah, the Sun's a little questionable what they did, 210 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:15,480 Speaker 1: but I do like them at least hopping in this 211 00:11:15,600 --> 00:11:18,560 Speaker 1: deal and doing what everybody said they should do, turning 212 00:11:18,559 --> 00:11:22,360 Speaker 1: DeAndre Aiden into multiple players. We'll see how those players 213 00:11:22,400 --> 00:11:26,360 Speaker 1: turn out compared to Ayton. But something to watch for 214 00:11:26,520 --> 00:11:28,240 Speaker 1: a team that is going to be competing, because now 215 00:11:28,280 --> 00:11:30,760 Speaker 1: they've got a lot of their defense resting on a 216 00:11:30,760 --> 00:11:35,400 Speaker 1: guy who has not quarterbacked a good defense in quite. 217 00:11:35,080 --> 00:11:38,880 Speaker 2: Some time and is just getting older and older. 218 00:11:38,920 --> 00:11:43,680 Speaker 1: But yeah, this is a trade that definitely changes the 219 00:11:43,720 --> 00:11:47,640 Speaker 1: look of the championship picture going forward for this season. 220 00:11:47,840 --> 00:11:49,920 Speaker 1: The Sons were going to be in the mix. They're 221 00:11:49,920 --> 00:11:51,880 Speaker 1: still in the mix. The Bucks were going to be 222 00:11:51,920 --> 00:11:54,600 Speaker 1: in the mix. Now they're even more so in the mix. 223 00:11:54,679 --> 00:11:56,680 Speaker 1: Like I said, likely going to be coming into the 224 00:11:56,679 --> 00:12:00,319 Speaker 1: season as the Eastern Conference favorites, because when you look 225 00:12:00,320 --> 00:12:02,319 Speaker 1: at the landscape out there, there are a lot of 226 00:12:02,400 --> 00:12:05,559 Speaker 1: question marks. Miami has made two finals in the past 227 00:12:05,559 --> 00:12:07,920 Speaker 1: four years, but they lost two of their top six 228 00:12:08,120 --> 00:12:11,240 Speaker 1: and have not replaced them basically this summer, and now 229 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:13,440 Speaker 1: they're not going to be able to bring in Damian Lillard. 230 00:12:13,440 --> 00:12:17,120 Speaker 1: The Celtics are going through their biggest changes that we've 231 00:12:17,160 --> 00:12:21,800 Speaker 1: seen since Jalen Brown and Jason Tatum have ascended. Bringing 232 00:12:21,800 --> 00:12:23,959 Speaker 1: in krispaps porzingis from Marcus Smart. They're going to have 233 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:26,680 Speaker 1: to figure out how their team looks going forward, playing 234 00:12:27,160 --> 00:12:32,080 Speaker 1: an unproven style of basketball. The Sixers, who knows, and yeah, 235 00:12:32,120 --> 00:12:34,000 Speaker 1: the Bucks, they have a ton of question marks. This 236 00:12:34,080 --> 00:12:35,840 Speaker 1: is going to be the best team Damian Lillard has 237 00:12:35,840 --> 00:12:37,959 Speaker 1: played on. Giannis is going to be the best player 238 00:12:37,960 --> 00:12:41,040 Speaker 1: that Damian Lillard has ever played alongside, But I think 239 00:12:41,040 --> 00:12:43,200 Speaker 1: that's true for Giannis as well, So it'll be interesting 240 00:12:43,480 --> 00:12:46,080 Speaker 1: to see the way those two work off each other, 241 00:12:46,160 --> 00:12:47,920 Speaker 1: to see who is. 242 00:12:49,679 --> 00:12:50,320 Speaker 2: Leading the way. 243 00:12:50,320 --> 00:12:52,760 Speaker 1: I mean, this is Jiannis's team one percent of the 244 00:12:52,800 --> 00:12:55,160 Speaker 1: time until it comes down to the last second when 245 00:12:55,160 --> 00:12:57,240 Speaker 1: you're wanting Damian Lillard to take those shots. Going to 246 00:12:57,280 --> 00:13:00,280 Speaker 1: be something interesting for Adrian Griffin to figure you're out. 247 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:03,760 Speaker 1: And that guy's a first year coach too, so lots 248 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:05,839 Speaker 1: of pressure on him in his first job. 249 00:13:06,160 --> 00:13:07,959 Speaker 2: All you gotta do is compete for a. 250 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:12,160 Speaker 1: Championship and make the new guy you traded for happy 251 00:13:12,200 --> 00:13:15,480 Speaker 1: and make the franchise icon that has been making noise 252 00:13:15,520 --> 00:13:17,800 Speaker 1: about leaving. You got to keep him happy as well. 253 00:13:17,880 --> 00:13:21,319 Speaker 1: So hopefully he's up for the managing of the egos. 254 00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:22,160 Speaker 2: I don't know. 255 00:13:22,520 --> 00:13:25,080 Speaker 1: He feels like we're going to have a very open 256 00:13:25,400 --> 00:13:27,880 Speaker 1: run to the championship this year. I'm seeing here in 257 00:13:27,920 --> 00:13:31,720 Speaker 1: the stream team mentions of Denver getting a little worse. Certainly, 258 00:13:31,760 --> 00:13:34,960 Speaker 1: their depth took a hit. The Suns are an unproven 259 00:13:35,040 --> 00:13:37,800 Speaker 1: team right now. The Lakers maybe have some of the 260 00:13:37,880 --> 00:13:41,360 Speaker 1: best continuity of any team coming into the season now 261 00:13:41,400 --> 00:13:45,680 Speaker 1: that they've been together for a whopping eight months. Many 262 00:13:45,760 --> 00:13:49,320 Speaker 1: questions to be answered, But let's hear what you think. 263 00:13:49,600 --> 00:13:52,280 Speaker 1: Let us know what you think. Who won this trade? 264 00:13:52,720 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 1: Do you like what the Suns did turning eight and 265 00:13:54,840 --> 00:13:58,280 Speaker 1: into a bunch of depth, And did the Blazers get 266 00:13:58,280 --> 00:14:02,679 Speaker 1: it right by holding out on the Litlard trade, not 267 00:14:02,679 --> 00:14:05,000 Speaker 1: not going for Miami's offer right when it was there. 268 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:06,439 Speaker 1: They knew it was going to be there the whole time, 269 00:14:06,480 --> 00:14:09,400 Speaker 1: and they found something they liked better. I think a 270 00:14:09,480 --> 00:14:12,319 Speaker 1: solid job by everybody. I really love it for the bucks. 271 00:14:12,360 --> 00:14:14,720 Speaker 1: I can't wait to see this team on the floor. 272 00:14:14,760 --> 00:14:18,160 Speaker 1: It's gonna be weird seeing Damian Lillard in a green jersey, 273 00:14:19,200 --> 00:14:21,840 Speaker 1: but it's gonna look good. And I think the Blazers 274 00:14:23,200 --> 00:14:25,880 Speaker 1: have turned the page on the Lillard era and they're 275 00:14:25,880 --> 00:14:29,040 Speaker 1: gonna be pointing forward towards something new and apparently that's 276 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:32,000 Speaker 1: going to be around Scoot Henderson, DeAndre Ayton and some 277 00:14:32,360 --> 00:14:37,280 Speaker 1: really athletic guards as well. We will be back tomorrow. 278 00:14:37,360 --> 00:14:39,800 Speaker 1: I think we'll probably be back about ten am Eastern. 279 00:14:39,880 --> 00:14:42,400 Speaker 1: We're still trying to hammer out our schedule. Have more 280 00:14:42,440 --> 00:14:46,400 Speaker 1: takes on this. We'll probably do winners and losers, trade grades, 281 00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:49,120 Speaker 1: something of that kind of classic little bit of content 282 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:52,480 Speaker 1: out there. Until then, Clipper Brows. 283 00:14:52,560 --> 00:14:55,160 Speaker 2: You heard it here first. Have a great time, turn up. 284 00:14:55,320 --> 00:14:58,840 Speaker 2: Love you guys awesome. Thanks for joining me, and remember 285 00:15:00,560 --> 00:15:03,360 Speaker 2: we'll see you tomorrow. Remember that we'll see you tomorrow.