WEBVTT - Fixing The NBA’s Biggest Issues

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<v Speaker 1>So I've been on record saying Adam Silver, let's be honest,

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<v Speaker 1>has lost his way.

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<v Speaker 2>I think he's.

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<v Speaker 1>Doing too much and doing too little, all at the

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<v Speaker 1>same time. As it relates to evolving the NBA. He's obsession.

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<v Speaker 1>We've talked about this before. He has this obsession with

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<v Speaker 1>the EPL. I don't know why he wants to turn

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<v Speaker 1>the NBA into the EPL, but he does. He's got

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<v Speaker 1>these tone deaf responses to many crises, including load management

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<v Speaker 1>or poor refereeing at the end of games, all the

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<v Speaker 1>things that have happened with human rights abuses, and as

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<v Speaker 1>Canter coming out and now feeling like he's blackball. There's

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<v Speaker 1>just a lot going on right now. And we've talked

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<v Speaker 1>about this over the past three seasons of the show.

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<v Speaker 1>But somebody said, well, what would you do, Commissioner Crick.

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<v Speaker 1>You're so you got such good ideas, you got yourself

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<v Speaker 1>fast to criticize. You can't complain without offering a solution.

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<v Speaker 2>You're just screaming into the void.

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<v Speaker 1>So you know what, in an attempt to fix that,

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Commissioner Cricks NBA, where I will be fixing

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<v Speaker 1>the league, this league for the foreseeable future. My comprehensive

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<v Speaker 1>basketball plan.

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<v Speaker 2>We didn't get into media relations, but we could.

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<v Speaker 1>My comprehensive basketball plan will not only position the league

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<v Speaker 1>at the forefront of the growth and professional sports, It's

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<v Speaker 1>also going to make the league way more fun. You're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna watch great basketball while leveling the playing field for

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<v Speaker 1>the haves and have nots. It begins. It begins with

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<v Speaker 1>expansion Executive Order. Two Western Conference teams are going to

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<v Speaker 1>be added to the mix, the Seattle SuperSonics tomorrow and

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<v Speaker 1>the Las Vegas Jacks. Those are the teams right now.

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<v Speaker 1>Now we've got thirty two. It's from thirty to thirty two.

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<v Speaker 1>That is going to be a very important mass school

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<v Speaker 1>to have because I am blowing up the current structure

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<v Speaker 1>of the league. We are going to reorganize the league

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<v Speaker 1>based on geographic lines. No more. Hey, what's the furthest

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<v Speaker 1>East Western Conference team? Why is Minnesota in the West?

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<v Speaker 1>Why is OKC in the West? Fuck? If I know,

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<v Speaker 1>who knows? No idea?

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<v Speaker 2>So we're gonna figure that out.

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<v Speaker 1>The NBA, I think, has been dicking around with expansion

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<v Speaker 1>for way too long. The time is now two cities.

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<v Speaker 1>We know those two cities deserve the teams so why

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<v Speaker 1>make them wait? There's zero sense. So now that we

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<v Speaker 1>have thirty two teams, we expand the season, not contract

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<v Speaker 1>the season like a lot of people want. We're expanding

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<v Speaker 1>the season to eighty four games. You'll find out why

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<v Speaker 1>eighty four in a minute. The reason why these radical

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<v Speaker 1>changes are so important, I think for geographic relocation or

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<v Speaker 1>in terms of geographic restructuring, it will keep travel.

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<v Speaker 2>Down to a bare minimum.

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<v Speaker 1>You're not going to get teams going on these road

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<v Speaker 1>trips where they're flying from Toronto to Seattle, Toronto to

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<v Speaker 1>San Francisco. That doesn't exist anymore. You'll be playing teams

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<v Speaker 1>in your own division more than you do.

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<v Speaker 2>Now.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll keep the conferences, the two of them, Eastern and Western.

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<v Speaker 1>Right under the two conferences, we'll have four divisions. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>divide the Western Conference into eight teams. So you've got

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<v Speaker 1>the West, You've got the Midwest, You've got the South,

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<v Speaker 1>and you've got the East. So the Midwest and the

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<v Speaker 1>West are in the Western Conference, the South and the

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<v Speaker 1>East are in the East.

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<v Speaker 2>Little confusing, I know.

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<v Speaker 1>So for the Western Division or the Coastal Division, we'll

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<v Speaker 1>call it Portland, Golden State, Sacramento, La Lakers, Phoenix Suns,

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<v Speaker 1>Las Vegas Jacks, and the Seattle SuperSonics. For the Midwest Division,

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<v Speaker 1>you're gonna have the Denver Nuggets, Utah Jazz, Minnesota Timberwolves,

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<v Speaker 1>Milwaukee Bucks, Yes, Chicago, Indiana, Detroit, and Cleveland. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know teams are actually in the Midwest. In the East,

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<v Speaker 1>divided into two divisions, We've got the South. We've got

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<v Speaker 1>the OKC thunder, the Dallas Mavericks, the San Antonio Spurs,

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<v Speaker 1>the Memphis Grizzlies, the New Orleans Pelicans, the Atlanta Hawks,

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<v Speaker 1>the Orlando Magic, and the Houston Rockets. This one is

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<v Speaker 1>a little muddle because we've got some teams in Florida,

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<v Speaker 1>and we've got multiple teams in Florida.

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<v Speaker 2>There won't be in the same division.

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<v Speaker 1>In the East, I think it's much more clear Miami, Toronto, Charlotte,

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<v Speaker 1>which could have gone either way. That's New York Knicks, Washington, Wizards, Philly,

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<v Speaker 1>and Boston. Every team now plays everyone in its division

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<v Speaker 1>four times, so you play a home and home two

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<v Speaker 1>games with every other team in your division. That, Folks,

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<v Speaker 1>is eighty four games, twenty eight division games, fifty six

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<v Speaker 1>out of division games. Now there are no more random things.

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<v Speaker 1>Only four divisions, So how do the playoffs work? Simple,

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<v Speaker 1>It's kind of like the Sweet sixteen. Top four teams

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<v Speaker 1>in each division make the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 2>Period.

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<v Speaker 1>That means sixteen total teams are in, sixteen total teams are.

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<v Speaker 2>Out, no more play in tournament.

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<v Speaker 1>I know you love it, but I've got a solution

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<v Speaker 1>for that as well moving forward, which I'll talk about

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<v Speaker 1>in a second. Think about this. It's like the Sweet

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<v Speaker 1>Sixteen of March Madness, with the West and the Midwest

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<v Speaker 1>on one side of the bracket and the East and

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<v Speaker 1>the South on another side of the bracket. Overthink this,

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<v Speaker 1>except for a single elimination game, it will be the

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<v Speaker 1>regular series that we get in the playoffs. So the

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<v Speaker 1>winners of the West and the Midwest divisions play in

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<v Speaker 1>the Western Conference Finals. The winner of the Southern and

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<v Speaker 1>Eastern play the Eastern Conference Finals. Winner of those finals

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<v Speaker 1>play for the title. Not reinventing the wheel. But here's

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<v Speaker 1>the twist.

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<v Speaker 2>What about the teams that don't make the playoffs? What

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<v Speaker 2>happens with them?

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<v Speaker 1>So this is where Adam Silver or Commissioner Cricks Coveted

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<v Speaker 1>Tournament takes place. This is a single elimination tourney where

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<v Speaker 1>the winner of this tournament gets the number one pick.

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<v Speaker 2>In the draft.

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<v Speaker 1>The draft then after the number one pick goes specifically

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<v Speaker 1>on record. So to get the number one you've got

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<v Speaker 1>to win the single elimination tournament like we get in

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<v Speaker 1>March Madness, and then you're not gonna be able to say, Okay, well,

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<v Speaker 1>the second worst team gets nothing because they've flamed out.

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<v Speaker 1>The second worst team in the draft. After the winner

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<v Speaker 1>gets the number two pick, the next gets the number

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<v Speaker 1>three pick, et cetera. The tournament will take place directly

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<v Speaker 1>after the season, the regular season, the single elimination tournament,

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<v Speaker 1>and then that gives the actual playoff teams a one

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<v Speaker 1>week break in order to get healthy. Watch the games

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<v Speaker 1>get excited. So now they get rested, we get some

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<v Speaker 1>postseason basketball, and I actually think there might be more

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<v Speaker 1>intrigue and excitement around who gets the number one overall pick,

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<v Speaker 1>just like on the heels of March Madness, because it

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<v Speaker 1>will be probably two weeks after Final four to figure

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<v Speaker 1>out who's going to get Victor Wambiniama. I honestly think

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<v Speaker 1>this is better than March Madness. You're gonna get crazy basketball.

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<v Speaker 1>It would dominate ratings. We would get such good rating

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<v Speaker 1>spikes from this everyone. I think tunes in to watch.

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<v Speaker 1>Teams wouldn't have an incentive to tank. They would pull

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<v Speaker 1>out all the stops to win. You want that EPL

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<v Speaker 1>style tournament, Adam Silver, Here it is there, you go.

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<v Speaker 1>Other changes for Commissioner Kriek. All Star Game will be

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<v Speaker 1>Team USA versus the World. I think that's already in

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<v Speaker 1>motion anyway. I think actually I put that in the motion.

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<v Speaker 1>Can you imagine Nikola, Jokic and Luca deciding that they're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna mail it in because they're playing against Team USA

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<v Speaker 1>and they don't want to look like idiots.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think that happens.

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<v Speaker 1>I think Team USA has to play hard because they

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<v Speaker 1>don't want to get punked by the international team. We'll

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<v Speaker 1>also move the All Star Break backwards. We're moving it

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<v Speaker 1>to halfway through the season, no more twenty games left.

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<v Speaker 1>When they say the back half the season after the

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<v Speaker 1>All Star Break, it actually will be the back half

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<v Speaker 1>of the All Star break. Having an All Star Game

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<v Speaker 1>with twenty four games left in the season makes.

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<v Speaker 2>No sen sense to me.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's another change. My League office does not investigate tampering claims.

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<v Speaker 1>You want to snitch, maybe I investigate you. How about that,

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<v Speaker 1>Because there's no way to stop it. There's no way

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<v Speaker 1>to prove it. Players are talking, coaches are talking at

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<v Speaker 1>all times. Executives are talking. I'm going to create a situation.

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<v Speaker 1>They can talk as much.

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<v Speaker 2>As they want.

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<v Speaker 1>If you are a buyout candidate, here's another one, another

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<v Speaker 1>rule change. If you're a buyout candidate like Russell Westbrook,

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<v Speaker 1>you can't go to a team currently in a playoff spot.

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<v Speaker 1>You can only sign with teams that are fifth in

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<v Speaker 1>their division, are lower, so that avoids a Kevin Love

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<v Speaker 1>or a Blake Griffin situation. And maybe the most small

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<v Speaker 1>but important change, no city edition jerseys, where where the

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<v Speaker 1>color of your jersey is different. If you're the MAVs,

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<v Speaker 1>no green for you. Doesn't happen if you're the Milwaukee Bucks.

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<v Speaker 1>No brown for you, no cream s cale for you,

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<v Speaker 1>no light blue for the Lakers.

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<v Speaker 2>No.

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<v Speaker 1>There's nothing more than I hate and turning on League

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<v Speaker 1>Past to watch the Timberwolves play in MAVs colors or

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<v Speaker 1>the MAVs play in the Celtics colors. Sometimes they play

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<v Speaker 1>against each other. I can't even figure out who's playing who,

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<v Speaker 1>what's going on, even when they show you in the

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<v Speaker 1>graphics packages, Who's in what color?

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<v Speaker 2>Still can't figure it out? There it is.

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<v Speaker 1>I have fixed the NBA to a very large degree,

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<v Speaker 1>all in one segment.

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<v Speaker 2>I think this is bulletproof change.

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<v Speaker 1>Send it up to Mike Bass, send it up to

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<v Speaker 1>Adam Silver, and thank me when you get there. So

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<v Speaker 1>when we get the number one pick in the draft tournament,

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<v Speaker 1>remember where you heard it first.