1 00:00:01,280 --> 00:00:16,880 Speaker 1: The volume. All right, welcome to him tonight. You're at 2 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:19,080 Speaker 1: the volume heavy Wednesday, everybody. Hope all you guys are 3 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:21,279 Speaker 1: having a great week. I just finished a couple of 4 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:24,400 Speaker 1: amazing days out skiing and Breca Ridge. They finally got 5 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 1: a bunch of snow last weekend and had far and 6 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:28,640 Speaker 1: away the best couple of days of skiing I've had. 7 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:32,080 Speaker 1: It's been brutal on the conditions front out there, but 8 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 1: I finally got to let loose a little bit today. 9 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:34,280 Speaker 2: Had a great time. 10 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:37,199 Speaker 1: But on the way home, I realized that Janni's made 11 00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:40,080 Speaker 1: a trade request today, or at least the closest. 12 00:00:39,680 --> 00:00:41,040 Speaker 2: Thing we're going to get to a trade request. 13 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:45,080 Speaker 1: Obviously, there was some kind of semantics being played between 14 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:48,559 Speaker 1: Jannis and Cham's to avoid that specific terminology, but I 15 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:50,720 Speaker 1: think that kind of is more about optics and some 16 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:53,760 Speaker 1: of the comments that Yannis has made in interviews recently 17 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:55,840 Speaker 1: about how he's not going to make a trade request, 18 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 1: Well he more or less did so today. So all 19 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 1: I want to do is just briefly talk about out 20 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:02,160 Speaker 1: why I think this is the right decision for Yannis 21 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 1: in the bucks, and then I have nine different teams 22 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:06,479 Speaker 1: we're gonna hit on to various extents. We're just gonna 23 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 1: go quick. I just want to briefly kind of give 24 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:11,399 Speaker 1: my opinion on the landscape surrounding Yannis Trap. You guys 25 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 1: are the drip. Before we get started, subscribe to Loups 26 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:14,360 Speaker 1: in my YouTube channels. You don't miss any more of 27 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:16,399 Speaker 1: our videos. Make sure you like this video. That helps 28 00:01:16,440 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 1: us a lot. In the last but not least, if 29 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:19,960 Speaker 1: you want to get questions into our mail bags, drop 30 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 1: them in the YouTube comments underneath these videos and we'll 31 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 1: get to them throughout the remainder of the season. All right, 32 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 1: let's talk some basketball. So again, First of all, this 33 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:31,679 Speaker 1: is the right decision for Yannis in the Bucks. All 34 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:35,800 Speaker 1: good things must come to an end. Unfortunately, in order 35 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:39,039 Speaker 1: to maintain this kind of relationship, in order to have 36 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 1: a guy stay in one place for his entire career, 37 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:43,959 Speaker 1: you've got to have some things break right, right. You 38 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:46,480 Speaker 1: got to hit on some young players. You've got to 39 00:01:46,880 --> 00:01:50,640 Speaker 1: you know, in many cases, just something simple like what 40 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 1: happened with Steph and Clay and the injuries surrounding late 41 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen that allowed them to make a couple of 42 00:01:57,240 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 1: savvy moves to get at Andrew Wiggins or to bring 43 00:01:59,840 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 1: it Jordan Pool into the fold or Peyton Watson. I've 44 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 1: talked about this with the Nuggets, Like, you know, Peyton 45 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:08,359 Speaker 1: Watson doesn't blossom, if he's more of a bust. It's 46 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:10,800 Speaker 1: very possible that Jokic is getting traded in a couple 47 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:12,760 Speaker 1: of years, like two or three years from now. But 48 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 1: if Peyton Watson is gonna be a guy who's gonna 49 00:02:15,480 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 1: average twenty plus points per game and be a freaky 50 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:22,079 Speaker 1: impactful athlete, all of a sudden, that could extend Denver's 51 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:25,520 Speaker 1: window to keep Jokic for an additional three four years. 52 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:27,360 Speaker 1: Right Like, you need some things to break right, And 53 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:31,520 Speaker 1: unfortunately the exact opposite of that happened for Milwaukee, right Like, 54 00:02:31,960 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 1: they end up putting a lot of their chips in 55 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:36,680 Speaker 1: the Damien leathered basket and he tears his achilles and 56 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:39,760 Speaker 1: it's really unfortunate. But that was the exact opposite of 57 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:42,080 Speaker 1: that sort of dynamic. They don't have any sort of 58 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 1: young player that's you know, Ryan Rollins was maybe two 59 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:47,960 Speaker 1: years down the line. Maybe it's Ryan Rollins, but the 60 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:51,160 Speaker 1: way the timing worked out with everything, it just wasn't right. 61 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 1: And so unfortunately this story was always gonna end with 62 00:02:54,520 --> 00:03:00,960 Speaker 1: Milwaukee rebuilding and with Giannis contending elsewhere. Delaying that just 63 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 1: makes it harder for everyone involved. Like even you could 64 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:07,839 Speaker 1: argue even just not trading him last summer and doing 65 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:10,360 Speaker 1: the wave and stretch provision with respect to Dame and 66 00:03:11,240 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 1: signing Miles Turner to that massive contract, just that could 67 00:03:14,919 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 1: be the type of example, an example of that type 68 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:21,560 Speaker 1: of dynamic where you delaying the inevitable could potentially hurt 69 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:23,960 Speaker 1: Milwaukee's rebuild. Now we'll see if Milwaukee can go and 70 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 1: get something for Miles Turner, if they can trade him 71 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:29,200 Speaker 1: at this deadline and you know, get something of real 72 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:32,959 Speaker 1: value back, maybe it mitigates that specific dynamic. But the 73 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 1: longer you wait, every trade cycle you wait, whether it's 74 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:38,440 Speaker 1: to this summer or to next year's trade deadline or 75 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:41,960 Speaker 1: the following summer, every trade cycle you wait delays the 76 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:46,960 Speaker 1: inevitable and hurts Milwaukee's ability to rebuild. It hurts Giannis's 77 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 1: ability to contend elsewhere as he ages and continues to become, 78 00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:53,040 Speaker 1: you know, less than what he was when he was 79 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 1: at the peak of his powers in his prime. And 80 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:57,040 Speaker 1: so all good things must come to an end. I've 81 00:03:57,080 --> 00:03:59,400 Speaker 1: been pleading for this for most of the season. It's unfortunate, 82 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:02,040 Speaker 1: but it's just the real I'm glad that Giannis in 83 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:04,440 Speaker 1: the Bucks have finally reached that reality and they're moving 84 00:04:04,440 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 1: in that direction. So as we were driving back through 85 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:09,600 Speaker 1: the mountains, I saw Schams had gone on ESPN and 86 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:12,120 Speaker 1: did a hit where he reported four teams. Now, he 87 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 1: might have some additional teams that he knows about that 88 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:17,000 Speaker 1: he just didn't mention in the hit, but he mentioned 89 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:20,599 Speaker 1: New York, Minnesota, Miami, and Golden State. I want to 90 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:22,640 Speaker 1: briefly talk about those four teams and then hit on 91 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:25,599 Speaker 1: some alternatives. So New York and Minnesota, I just straight 92 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:28,440 Speaker 1: up don't understand. They don't have a New York in 93 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:31,480 Speaker 1: particular doesn't have anywhere near enough draft compensation, and I'm 94 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:35,200 Speaker 1: not sure why Milwaukee would want Karl Anthony Towns. And 95 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:37,280 Speaker 1: then Minnesota same sort of thing. They don't have a 96 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:38,919 Speaker 1: first round pick to trade. They don't really have a 97 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:41,120 Speaker 1: young player that Milwaukee would be dying to have. Like 98 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 1: I was really surprised, especially Minnesota, to see them mention. 99 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 1: I just don't really see universe where the two of 100 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:49,919 Speaker 1: them can win a bidding war of this magnitude. So 101 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:53,400 Speaker 1: I'm kind of setting them to the side Miami. They 102 00:04:53,440 --> 00:04:56,599 Speaker 1: at least have the ability to include multiple first round picks, 103 00:04:57,160 --> 00:04:58,680 Speaker 1: but they're not going to be able to hit the 104 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:00,800 Speaker 1: totals that some of the other team around the league 105 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:03,279 Speaker 1: can hit, and they don't have the ability to include 106 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:06,080 Speaker 1: any sort of young player that Milwaukee would be interested. So, 107 00:05:06,600 --> 00:05:09,840 Speaker 1: for instance, Golden State could easily beat a Miami Heat 108 00:05:09,880 --> 00:05:13,240 Speaker 1: offer just by adding more draft compensation to the table, right, So, like, 109 00:05:13,839 --> 00:05:17,320 Speaker 1: I'm gonna consider Miami, but I view them as an 110 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:20,599 Speaker 1: extreme long shot in this case as well. I'm not 111 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 1: sure why Giannis would be thrilled to run down to 112 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:28,119 Speaker 1: Miami and if that roster would be that much better 113 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:31,159 Speaker 1: than Milwaukee's, Like, especially let's say they have to send 114 00:05:31,200 --> 00:05:33,120 Speaker 1: out Andrew Wiggins in the deal. Like, obviously you have 115 00:05:33,120 --> 00:05:35,720 Speaker 1: the Bam Yannis dynamic, which we're gonna talk about, but 116 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:38,000 Speaker 1: after you get past Bam and Yannis, it's not like 117 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:40,080 Speaker 1: there's a ton of talent on that roster that's gonna 118 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:43,560 Speaker 1: be super appealing to Jannis. Now, I do like the 119 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:46,599 Speaker 1: basketball fit. Defensively, the two of them would be terrifying 120 00:05:46,720 --> 00:05:49,600 Speaker 1: in terms of the versatility in different coverages. They could 121 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:52,520 Speaker 1: deploy and just their length and activity around the basket, 122 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:56,359 Speaker 1: but they'd be clunky on offense, and to say the least, 123 00:05:56,360 --> 00:05:58,719 Speaker 1: in that driving kick system. Now, Bam has been shooting 124 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:00,960 Speaker 1: the ball better in his last fifteen games five to 125 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:03,400 Speaker 1: three point attempts per game, he's shooting forty one percent, 126 00:06:03,480 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 1: but who knows if he can sustain that, And he 127 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:08,720 Speaker 1: would literally have to to make a Yannis fit viable 128 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:11,640 Speaker 1: because in that driving kickfit, let's say Janis just comes 129 00:06:11,640 --> 00:06:13,680 Speaker 1: down the floor in the semi transition attacks or in 130 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:16,479 Speaker 1: early half court possessions and he's hitting gaps off the dribble. 131 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:19,599 Speaker 1: The defense is going to react by helping right, and 132 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:21,040 Speaker 1: the ball is going to be swung around. And then 133 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:23,880 Speaker 1: at that point, Giannis is effectively in a off ball roll. 134 00:06:24,320 --> 00:06:26,360 Speaker 1: And if Yiannis can't hit threes in an off ball roll, 135 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:28,200 Speaker 1: and if Bam can't hit threes in an off ball roll, 136 00:06:28,240 --> 00:06:31,720 Speaker 1: it just kind of gets tricky pretty quick. Now, obviously 137 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:35,799 Speaker 1: Miami would get substantially better. Obviously the East is wide open, 138 00:06:35,839 --> 00:06:38,000 Speaker 1: So I don't want to write that off as a 139 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:41,000 Speaker 1: as a potential landing spot or as a potentially viable 140 00:06:41,040 --> 00:06:43,560 Speaker 1: contender with those two guys pairing up down there. I 141 00:06:43,640 --> 00:06:45,160 Speaker 1: just don't love the fit on several levels. 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This has suddenly and 176 00:08:29,240 --> 00:08:32,480 Speaker 1: I can't believe it. I literally can't believe it because 177 00:08:32,480 --> 00:08:35,040 Speaker 1: I thought it was insane for Golden State to put 178 00:08:35,040 --> 00:08:38,280 Speaker 1: all their eggs in this basket. But because of the 179 00:08:38,440 --> 00:08:43,079 Speaker 1: injuries that Jannis has suffered this season, it's suddenly become 180 00:08:43,120 --> 00:08:47,839 Speaker 1: a very viable option Golden State getting Yanis. So, for instance, 181 00:08:47,880 --> 00:08:51,880 Speaker 1: Yiannis plays last year sixty seven games and he's available 182 00:08:51,880 --> 00:08:55,480 Speaker 1: for the playoffs. So we get this pallette cleanser of sorts, right, 183 00:08:55,480 --> 00:08:57,800 Speaker 1: because if you look at Yiannis's previous track record, he 184 00:08:57,840 --> 00:09:01,720 Speaker 1: had missed eight of Milwaukee's previous six playoff games. It 185 00:09:01,920 --> 00:09:06,080 Speaker 1: missed a lot of playoff basketball with injuries. So last 186 00:09:06,160 --> 00:09:09,240 Speaker 1: season him playing almost seventy games and being available for 187 00:09:09,280 --> 00:09:12,000 Speaker 1: the postseason and looking like Yannis in the postseason, it's 188 00:09:12,080 --> 00:09:14,599 Speaker 1: kind of that palate cleanser, right. Imagine like Giannis or 189 00:09:14,760 --> 00:09:17,920 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis in twenty twenty four. For example, twenty twenty four, 190 00:09:17,960 --> 00:09:21,280 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis plays majority of the season, looks fantastic in 191 00:09:21,320 --> 00:09:23,480 Speaker 1: that first round series against Denver, they just happened to 192 00:09:23,520 --> 00:09:26,320 Speaker 1: lose all of a sudden. Anthony Davis's value is at 193 00:09:26,360 --> 00:09:28,880 Speaker 1: a multi year high because all of a sudden, we're 194 00:09:28,880 --> 00:09:30,960 Speaker 1: looking at him as a bona fide top ten player 195 00:09:31,160 --> 00:09:33,880 Speaker 1: who might be back on track. But what happened Anthony 196 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:37,360 Speaker 1: Davis The following season dealt with injuries, and the following 197 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:39,600 Speaker 1: season after that dealt with injuries, right, And now all 198 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:41,840 Speaker 1: of a sudden, look at Anthony Davis's value, it's like 199 00:09:41,880 --> 00:09:44,679 Speaker 1: in the gutter compared to where it was. And so similarly, 200 00:09:44,720 --> 00:09:46,600 Speaker 1: you look at Giannis. He has this great season last 201 00:09:46,640 --> 00:09:49,560 Speaker 1: year that kind of resets the perspective around him in 202 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:52,680 Speaker 1: his injury history, but this year he's got these recurring 203 00:09:52,679 --> 00:09:53,360 Speaker 1: cast trains. 204 00:09:53,679 --> 00:09:56,280 Speaker 2: And that doesn't mean that it's not worth it to 205 00:09:56,320 --> 00:09:57,120 Speaker 2: trade for Yannis. 206 00:09:57,160 --> 00:10:00,000 Speaker 1: What it does is it shifts the risk reward dynas 207 00:10:00,800 --> 00:10:02,440 Speaker 1: in a way that makes it so that some of 208 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:06,280 Speaker 1: these younger up and coming teams that might have considered 209 00:10:06,360 --> 00:10:10,200 Speaker 1: jumping on Giannis as an opportunity to increase their short 210 00:10:10,320 --> 00:10:14,880 Speaker 1: term championship possibilities, they might back off of that because 211 00:10:15,080 --> 00:10:17,200 Speaker 1: the injury history now, all of a sudden makes it 212 00:10:17,280 --> 00:10:19,120 Speaker 1: super risky. And so all of a sudden, a team 213 00:10:19,160 --> 00:10:21,560 Speaker 1: like Golden State can slide in there and be like, 214 00:10:22,320 --> 00:10:27,000 Speaker 1: we're desperate. Golden State doesn't have any real pathway to 215 00:10:27,120 --> 00:10:30,760 Speaker 1: quickly rebuild other than to trade Steph Curry, and they're 216 00:10:30,760 --> 00:10:33,240 Speaker 1: not gonna do that, nor should they. Stephan wants to 217 00:10:33,240 --> 00:10:35,240 Speaker 1: finish his career that they should want him to finish 218 00:10:35,400 --> 00:10:38,600 Speaker 1: his career there. That is the correct direction for them 219 00:10:38,600 --> 00:10:40,640 Speaker 1: to go. So if they don't have a quick pathway 220 00:10:40,640 --> 00:10:43,120 Speaker 1: to rebuild because they don't have any you know, foundational 221 00:10:43,160 --> 00:10:46,160 Speaker 1: young players to build around, and if you look at 222 00:10:46,160 --> 00:10:48,000 Speaker 1: the landscape of the league, all of a sudden, it's 223 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:50,080 Speaker 1: like they can be like, we can afford to take 224 00:10:50,080 --> 00:10:52,199 Speaker 1: a risk on a Yiannis that's been dealing with some 225 00:10:52,280 --> 00:10:54,920 Speaker 1: injury issues as of late. But all these other teams, 226 00:10:54,960 --> 00:10:56,880 Speaker 1: like if Oklahoma City wanted to jump in, or if 227 00:10:56,880 --> 00:10:59,000 Speaker 1: Houston wanted to jump in, if Orlando wanted to jump in, 228 00:10:59,120 --> 00:11:01,920 Speaker 1: or San Antonio wanted to jump in, they're risking their 229 00:11:02,080 --> 00:11:06,200 Speaker 1: long term sustainability in order to go after that short 230 00:11:06,320 --> 00:11:10,480 Speaker 1: term increase in their chances. Right, So, like against all odds, 231 00:11:10,600 --> 00:11:13,959 Speaker 1: thanks to Giannis's recurring calf injuries this year, I think 232 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:18,280 Speaker 1: Golden State has a real shot in their package. So 233 00:11:18,720 --> 00:11:21,600 Speaker 1: let's say Golden State they can basically set the price, 234 00:11:21,800 --> 00:11:23,520 Speaker 1: so to speak. So let's say Golden State comes in 235 00:11:23,559 --> 00:11:26,400 Speaker 1: and they offer three unprotected first round picks and some 236 00:11:26,520 --> 00:11:31,280 Speaker 1: swaps plus Jimmy Butler, so a very draft compensation heavy package. Now, 237 00:11:31,559 --> 00:11:34,800 Speaker 1: any other team that comes in has to beat the 238 00:11:35,000 --> 00:11:38,920 Speaker 1: three first round picks plus swaps and add an exciting 239 00:11:38,960 --> 00:11:43,000 Speaker 1: young player or add a fifth or fourth or fifth pick. 240 00:11:43,040 --> 00:11:47,040 Speaker 1: And even then that's complicated because Golden State's picks might 241 00:11:47,080 --> 00:11:50,200 Speaker 1: be the best anyone can offer. Steph turns thirty eight 242 00:11:50,800 --> 00:11:54,559 Speaker 1: this year, so like they're probably going to be bad 243 00:11:54,640 --> 00:11:57,679 Speaker 1: in a few years. So those Golden State picks all 244 00:11:57,679 --> 00:12:00,440 Speaker 1: of a sudden carry quite a bit of value in 245 00:12:00,520 --> 00:12:06,360 Speaker 1: this particular discussion surrounding the bidding war for Jannis Right, 246 00:12:06,440 --> 00:12:08,880 Speaker 1: So like all these other teams, they might have to 247 00:12:08,920 --> 00:12:12,520 Speaker 1: include a fifth pick in order to beat Golden State's offer. 248 00:12:12,559 --> 00:12:14,560 Speaker 1: If Golden State has some draft picks on the table 249 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:17,440 Speaker 1: that are post Steph Curry that are potentially going to 250 00:12:17,440 --> 00:12:20,520 Speaker 1: be worth quite a bit, So Golden State can essentially 251 00:12:20,520 --> 00:12:23,920 Speaker 1: set the market and basically have a staring contest with 252 00:12:23,960 --> 00:12:26,840 Speaker 1: any of these younger teams in their gms, and whether 253 00:12:26,880 --> 00:12:31,479 Speaker 1: or not those gms feel comfortable sacrificing their sustainability, their 254 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:34,480 Speaker 1: ability to maintain, Like you want to know how you 255 00:12:34,600 --> 00:12:37,360 Speaker 1: keep a guy for fifteen twenty years, You have to 256 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:41,880 Speaker 1: have sustainable success, and if you're hoping to keep Wemby 257 00:12:41,920 --> 00:12:43,760 Speaker 1: and you throw a bunch of your chips on the 258 00:12:43,760 --> 00:12:46,400 Speaker 1: table for Yannis, that could be a problem. If you're 259 00:12:46,800 --> 00:12:48,880 Speaker 1: Orlando and you're hoping to keep Anthony Black and Franz 260 00:12:48,880 --> 00:12:50,560 Speaker 1: Wagner and you put all your chips in the table 261 00:12:50,600 --> 00:12:51,440 Speaker 1: for Yannis. 262 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:52,160 Speaker 2: That could be a problem. Right. 263 00:12:52,200 --> 00:12:55,400 Speaker 1: So, like that's where that dynamic is essentially shifted towards 264 00:12:55,440 --> 00:12:59,400 Speaker 1: Golden State because of Giannis's injury histories in the last 265 00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:02,720 Speaker 1: few years. If Jiannis had played all, you know, basically 266 00:13:02,760 --> 00:13:04,760 Speaker 1: all but three or four games this year, and if 267 00:13:04,760 --> 00:13:07,280 Speaker 1: you looked fantastic, you would be looking at him as 268 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:09,760 Speaker 1: a much as much less of a risk as a 269 00:13:09,800 --> 00:13:12,839 Speaker 1: thirty one year old, top tier superstar. Then it looks 270 00:13:12,840 --> 00:13:15,679 Speaker 1: like now when you're like eight of his last sixteen 271 00:13:15,720 --> 00:13:19,520 Speaker 1: playoff games he's missed, He's got these recurring calf injuries, 272 00:13:19,679 --> 00:13:22,760 Speaker 1: it just is a bigger risk that just tilts things 273 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:25,720 Speaker 1: in a way that suddenly opens up a window of 274 00:13:25,760 --> 00:13:30,559 Speaker 1: opportunity for Golden State. I do love the natural basketball 275 00:13:30,600 --> 00:13:32,480 Speaker 1: fit there. We talk about this all the time. With 276 00:13:32,520 --> 00:13:34,440 Speaker 1: two main game partnerships, right, you want them to be 277 00:13:34,480 --> 00:13:37,719 Speaker 1: guarded by different types of players, which removes switching as 278 00:13:37,720 --> 00:13:40,240 Speaker 1: an option. If switching is not an option, then a 279 00:13:40,360 --> 00:13:42,240 Speaker 1: screen is going to put a defender in a tough 280 00:13:42,280 --> 00:13:44,200 Speaker 1: position because he's got to fight through a screen. If 281 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:45,520 Speaker 1: he's got to fight through a screen, there's got to 282 00:13:45,520 --> 00:13:46,880 Speaker 1: be help on the other side. If there's help on 283 00:13:46,920 --> 00:13:48,680 Speaker 1: the other side, then a guy can slip out. And 284 00:13:48,720 --> 00:13:51,920 Speaker 1: that's what triggers all the four on threes that Steph 285 00:13:51,920 --> 00:13:54,720 Speaker 1: has been killing teams with for years and years and years. Right, So, 286 00:13:54,840 --> 00:13:57,720 Speaker 1: like any sort of ball screen action with Steph Curry 287 00:13:57,720 --> 00:14:00,520 Speaker 1: and Lebron James or excuse me, Steph Curry Jannison Kompo 288 00:14:00,760 --> 00:14:04,240 Speaker 1: is essentially guaranteed to generate a quality shot. So imagine 289 00:14:04,280 --> 00:14:07,120 Speaker 1: Jiannis inverted ball screen, Giannas dribbling at the top, Steph 290 00:14:07,160 --> 00:14:09,160 Speaker 1: goes and sets a screen. Giannis tries to turn the 291 00:14:09,160 --> 00:14:12,080 Speaker 1: corner and get downhill. If you help on Giannis, Steph 292 00:14:12,200 --> 00:14:12,920 Speaker 1: is gonna get open. 293 00:14:13,120 --> 00:14:13,320 Speaker 2: Right. 294 00:14:13,600 --> 00:14:15,800 Speaker 1: If you switch it, you're gonna let Steph work against 295 00:14:15,800 --> 00:14:17,840 Speaker 1: a bigg or you're gonna let Giannis work against the 296 00:14:17,840 --> 00:14:20,000 Speaker 1: small Golden State has already had a ton of success 297 00:14:20,040 --> 00:14:22,240 Speaker 1: with this over the last few years, with Andrew Wiggins 298 00:14:22,240 --> 00:14:24,440 Speaker 1: inverted ball screens with Steph screening for him, but Jonathan 299 00:14:24,480 --> 00:14:27,960 Speaker 1: kaminga inverted ball screens with step screening for him. Now, 300 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:31,080 Speaker 1: imagine Giannis in that dynamic, same sort of thing Steph 301 00:14:31,160 --> 00:14:32,960 Speaker 1: spread pick and roll. Right, This has been the offense 302 00:14:32,960 --> 00:14:34,880 Speaker 1: that Golden State has kind of defaulted back to when 303 00:14:34,920 --> 00:14:36,920 Speaker 1: things really get tough for them in big playoff spots 304 00:14:37,160 --> 00:14:39,840 Speaker 1: high pick and roll with Steph, you have Yannis setting 305 00:14:39,840 --> 00:14:41,360 Speaker 1: that screen exact same dynamic. 306 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:41,640 Speaker 2: Right. 307 00:14:41,840 --> 00:14:44,560 Speaker 1: If you run some sort of drop coverage, Steph's gonna 308 00:14:44,560 --> 00:14:46,240 Speaker 1: cook that hitting pull up jump shots. If you meet 309 00:14:46,280 --> 00:14:47,840 Speaker 1: them up at the level, you're gonna give up Yanis 310 00:14:47,920 --> 00:14:49,680 Speaker 1: on the roll. If you switch it, you create the 311 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:51,880 Speaker 1: mismatch dynamic on both sides of the coverage. 312 00:14:51,920 --> 00:14:52,040 Speaker 2: Right. 313 00:14:52,080 --> 00:14:55,880 Speaker 1: So it's just a really really natural basketball fit on offense. 314 00:14:56,200 --> 00:14:59,080 Speaker 1: On defense, the defensive pairing with Draymond could not be 315 00:14:59,160 --> 00:15:01,720 Speaker 1: more perfect. This is at as absolute best defensively as 316 00:15:01,760 --> 00:15:04,400 Speaker 1: a low man, meaning when you have the on ball 317 00:15:04,880 --> 00:15:07,640 Speaker 1: screener the screen defender, So the guy who's in the 318 00:15:07,640 --> 00:15:10,040 Speaker 1: ball screen defending the ball screen Brook Lopez in the 319 00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:13,040 Speaker 1: history of the Bucks, Right, Brook Lopez comes up to 320 00:15:13,040 --> 00:15:15,760 Speaker 1: the level Giannis fills in behind him, and his ability 321 00:15:15,800 --> 00:15:18,000 Speaker 1: to basically be in two spaces at once, Like Giannis 322 00:15:18,040 --> 00:15:20,520 Speaker 1: is athletic enough to protect the rim as a low man, 323 00:15:20,720 --> 00:15:22,800 Speaker 1: but also get out to the corner on closeouts. That 324 00:15:23,200 --> 00:15:26,440 Speaker 1: opens up a dynamic with Draymond that could be frightening. 325 00:15:26,720 --> 00:15:28,880 Speaker 1: Draymond coming up to the level and being super aggressive 326 00:15:28,880 --> 00:15:32,120 Speaker 1: on ball handlers and getting deflections and forcing looping passes. 327 00:15:32,120 --> 00:15:34,120 Speaker 2: And Giannis is the guy. 328 00:15:33,960 --> 00:15:36,360 Speaker 1: Hawk in the back line that could be really, really 329 00:15:36,400 --> 00:15:39,480 Speaker 1: difficult to deal with. And then lastly, like the strength 330 00:15:39,560 --> 00:15:41,640 Speaker 1: of the Warriors' rosters, they got a bunch of these 331 00:15:41,680 --> 00:15:44,440 Speaker 1: guards right, Like you want to find more opportunity for 332 00:15:44,520 --> 00:15:47,400 Speaker 1: d Anthony Melton, you want to find more opportunity for 333 00:15:47,440 --> 00:15:49,480 Speaker 1: Brandon Pajemski, who's been playing well as a flay. You 334 00:15:49,520 --> 00:15:52,360 Speaker 1: want to find more opportunity for these guys. Like three 335 00:15:52,360 --> 00:15:55,280 Speaker 1: guard lineups are very viable in a lineup where Janis 336 00:15:55,280 --> 00:15:58,320 Speaker 1: and Tennakubo and Draymond Green are in your back line. 337 00:15:58,360 --> 00:16:00,520 Speaker 1: And so I love the fit there. I do think 338 00:16:00,520 --> 00:16:02,360 Speaker 1: it makes the rest of the trade deadline kind of 339 00:16:02,360 --> 00:16:04,640 Speaker 1: interesting for Golden State, Like you start to look at 340 00:16:04,720 --> 00:16:07,720 Speaker 1: Jonathan Kaminga as a vehicle to bring in shooting. So 341 00:16:08,080 --> 00:16:10,520 Speaker 1: we talked about the deal this summer that Sacramento offered 342 00:16:10,560 --> 00:16:14,040 Speaker 1: Malik Monk in a first round pick. What the Warriors 343 00:16:14,080 --> 00:16:15,840 Speaker 1: wanted nothing to do with it earlier. What if you're 344 00:16:15,840 --> 00:16:18,320 Speaker 1: getting a shooter in a first round pick that you 345 00:16:18,320 --> 00:16:20,960 Speaker 1: could potentially re route to Milwaukee to help win a 346 00:16:20,960 --> 00:16:23,480 Speaker 1: bidding war. You just lock down a deal with Sacramento 347 00:16:23,520 --> 00:16:24,800 Speaker 1: and be like, hey, if we get Jianis, we're going 348 00:16:24,840 --> 00:16:26,920 Speaker 1: to be sending that pick over there. Can we at 349 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:28,640 Speaker 1: least know that this is on the table. You work 350 00:16:28,640 --> 00:16:31,480 Speaker 1: out some deal verbally with them, You go to Milwaukee, 351 00:16:31,520 --> 00:16:33,360 Speaker 1: and you go, I actually got a fourth first round pick. 352 00:16:33,400 --> 00:16:35,120 Speaker 1: Now it's the one that I'm getting from Sacramento. 353 00:16:35,160 --> 00:16:35,440 Speaker 2: Boom. 354 00:16:35,480 --> 00:16:38,360 Speaker 1: Maybe that wins that bidding war for you. There's a 355 00:16:38,520 --> 00:16:41,400 Speaker 1: Kuminga becomes a vehicle to help facilitate this trade, but 356 00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:44,040 Speaker 1: also potentially to bring back shooting, which would be immensely 357 00:16:44,120 --> 00:16:46,760 Speaker 1: valuable considering how often teams would have to guard Steph 358 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:49,400 Speaker 1: Gianni's action three on two. This is the outcome I'm 359 00:16:49,480 --> 00:16:52,760 Speaker 1: rooting for. I thought it was insane for a Golden 360 00:16:52,760 --> 00:16:54,720 Speaker 1: State to wait around for Giannis, like I mentioned earlier, 361 00:16:54,760 --> 00:16:56,240 Speaker 1: at the expense of the last couple of years and 362 00:16:56,280 --> 00:16:59,240 Speaker 1: there's been real sacrifice, like you're thirty six of Steph. 363 00:16:59,320 --> 00:17:02,760 Speaker 1: Your thirty seven of Steph. Real talent disadvantages that have 364 00:17:02,960 --> 00:17:04,840 Speaker 1: hurt the team and they weren't able to get it done. 365 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:05,640 Speaker 2: Steph pulled his. 366 00:17:05,600 --> 00:17:08,359 Speaker 1: Hamstring last year because he had to carry the team 367 00:17:08,720 --> 00:17:11,919 Speaker 1: through a phase in the spring when most good teams, 368 00:17:11,960 --> 00:17:15,160 Speaker 1: elite teams are chilling and preparing for the postseason. Steph 369 00:17:15,240 --> 00:17:17,720 Speaker 1: was playing playoff basketball every night and his body couldn't 370 00:17:17,760 --> 00:17:19,919 Speaker 1: handle it. So let's not pretend like this didn't come 371 00:17:19,960 --> 00:17:24,280 Speaker 1: with the cost, but by the straight miracle, with the 372 00:17:24,280 --> 00:17:26,440 Speaker 1: way that all this has broken out, I actually think 373 00:17:26,480 --> 00:17:28,960 Speaker 1: Golden State has a real shot here, and I think 374 00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:30,960 Speaker 1: it'd be fun for the league. I mean, as you 375 00:17:30,960 --> 00:17:36,760 Speaker 1: start to look around for the specific dynamics surrounding what 376 00:17:36,800 --> 00:17:39,359 Speaker 1: Giannis's future looks like, you don't want him to go 377 00:17:39,400 --> 00:17:42,120 Speaker 1: to Oklahoma City and win a title. That just kind 378 00:17:42,119 --> 00:17:45,240 Speaker 1: of feels hollow and empty because he's just kind of 379 00:17:45,320 --> 00:17:47,879 Speaker 1: jumping on to a team that's already great. If you 380 00:17:47,920 --> 00:17:50,440 Speaker 1: went to San Antonio, same sort of thing, like, it 381 00:17:50,440 --> 00:17:52,920 Speaker 1: would just kind of feel weird and clunky. I'd even 382 00:17:52,960 --> 00:17:54,600 Speaker 1: argue that a little bit with Houston we're going to 383 00:17:54,640 --> 00:17:56,480 Speaker 1: get into that. But like if you went to a 384 00:17:56,520 --> 00:17:59,600 Speaker 1: team where it's like they need him to be at 385 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:02,959 Speaker 1: his appe greatest in order for them to win the title, 386 00:18:03,520 --> 00:18:05,800 Speaker 1: that is the kind of thing that could resonate through 387 00:18:05,800 --> 00:18:07,520 Speaker 1: the ages of the NBA. That's kind of why I'm 388 00:18:07,600 --> 00:18:09,879 Speaker 1: rooting for him specifically to go to Golden State. So 389 00:18:10,200 --> 00:18:12,760 Speaker 1: what are some alternative pathways? If we look at Shams's 390 00:18:12,800 --> 00:18:14,959 Speaker 1: list and we think Minnesota and New York are kind 391 00:18:14,960 --> 00:18:17,960 Speaker 1: of completely unrealistic and Miami just won't be able to 392 00:18:17,960 --> 00:18:20,400 Speaker 1: compete with Golden State's offer, and we know Golden State 393 00:18:20,480 --> 00:18:23,680 Speaker 1: wants them, so that kind of limits that particular list 394 00:18:23,680 --> 00:18:25,280 Speaker 1: down to Golden State. As we go down the rest 395 00:18:25,280 --> 00:18:27,560 Speaker 1: of the list, Oklahoma City's just a no for me. 396 00:18:27,600 --> 00:18:30,040 Speaker 1: It's unnecessary risk. You are a I mean when we 397 00:18:30,040 --> 00:18:32,359 Speaker 1: did our power rankings on Monday, they were a plus 398 00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:34,200 Speaker 1: one to ten favorite to win the title on hard 399 00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:37,200 Speaker 1: rock Bets, So like that, why would you risk that 400 00:18:37,680 --> 00:18:40,200 Speaker 1: for a guy who's had injury history When you're trying 401 00:18:40,200 --> 00:18:42,440 Speaker 1: to build a sustainable contender in Oklahoma City and we've 402 00:18:42,440 --> 00:18:44,680 Speaker 1: talked about in Oklahoma City's draft picks, that's going to 403 00:18:44,720 --> 00:18:47,080 Speaker 1: be how they fill the roster when when they got 404 00:18:47,119 --> 00:18:50,159 Speaker 1: a bunch of dudes on max contracts, they're gonna need 405 00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:53,520 Speaker 1: dudes on rookie contracts to have talent around them without 406 00:18:53,960 --> 00:18:56,600 Speaker 1: bloating the cap, right, So like Oklahoma City kind of 407 00:18:56,600 --> 00:18:58,760 Speaker 1: needs those draft picks, at least a good amount of them. 408 00:18:58,800 --> 00:19:01,440 Speaker 1: So I just viewed as an unecessary risk for Oklahoma City. 409 00:19:01,480 --> 00:19:04,280 Speaker 1: Now Houston, let's say they come in and they offer, 410 00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:06,040 Speaker 1: you know, something along the lines of like Fred van 411 00:19:06,119 --> 00:19:08,720 Speaker 1: Vliet Steven Adams. By the way, we heard Steven Adams 412 00:19:08,760 --> 00:19:11,080 Speaker 1: ankle surgery today, out for the season, huge blow for them. 413 00:19:11,080 --> 00:19:14,840 Speaker 1: A team that literally relies on possession margin and Steven 414 00:19:14,920 --> 00:19:16,119 Speaker 1: is just such a huge part of that. So that 415 00:19:16,160 --> 00:19:19,280 Speaker 1: was a huge bummer. But Jorian Finney Smith Tarry Eason 416 00:19:19,560 --> 00:19:21,159 Speaker 1: that way, you get a young player on the on 417 00:19:21,280 --> 00:19:23,600 Speaker 1: the on the you know kind of in the equation, 418 00:19:23,720 --> 00:19:26,000 Speaker 1: there three first round picks that would at least have 419 00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:28,000 Speaker 1: a shot to beat Golden State's offer because it would 420 00:19:28,040 --> 00:19:30,520 Speaker 1: match the draft compensation and offer a young player that 421 00:19:30,560 --> 00:19:33,160 Speaker 1: Milwaukee might value depending on whether or not they view 422 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:35,440 Speaker 1: him as valuable at what his inevitable new deal will 423 00:19:35,480 --> 00:19:37,840 Speaker 1: because obviously he needs to be extended, but it's also 424 00:19:37,880 --> 00:19:39,640 Speaker 1: at a position that Milwaukee's kind of weak. They don't 425 00:19:39,640 --> 00:19:42,399 Speaker 1: really have those bigger, more athletic perimeter wings. They have 426 00:19:42,400 --> 00:19:44,320 Speaker 1: a lot of fours, they have a lot of twos, 427 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:46,439 Speaker 1: they don't really have a three. I think Tari can 428 00:19:46,520 --> 00:19:48,359 Speaker 1: kind of fit that role, so at least there's an 429 00:19:48,680 --> 00:19:51,120 Speaker 1: ability for them to get into the discussion. The basketball 430 00:19:51,119 --> 00:19:55,160 Speaker 1: fit is clunky, like their best lineup would be Kevin Durant, Giannis, Alpern, Shanguna, 431 00:19:55,240 --> 00:19:58,560 Speaker 1: Men Thompson, and either Red Shepherd Jabari Smith. That's three 432 00:19:58,640 --> 00:20:00,639 Speaker 1: dudes who will straight up not be guarded at the 433 00:20:00,680 --> 00:20:04,439 Speaker 1: three point line and Shangoon, Aman, Thompson and Yannis. So 434 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:06,840 Speaker 1: that could get a little tricky. And then many of 435 00:20:06,840 --> 00:20:09,520 Speaker 1: their actions that they run involving their stars Kevin Durant, Shangoun, 436 00:20:09,520 --> 00:20:11,840 Speaker 1: and Yanis are they're probably gonna be guarded by similar players, 437 00:20:11,840 --> 00:20:13,640 Speaker 1: which means you're gonna deal with a lot of switching 438 00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:16,919 Speaker 1: in those actions there. But the physical imposition of that 439 00:20:16,920 --> 00:20:19,720 Speaker 1: team would be off the charts. Imagine trying to match 440 00:20:19,840 --> 00:20:23,440 Speaker 1: up physically with that team. Your biggest strongest post defender 441 00:20:23,560 --> 00:20:26,040 Speaker 1: is gonna guard Shangoon in all likelihood. If you put 442 00:20:26,080 --> 00:20:29,879 Speaker 1: them on Yiannis, then your second biggest, strongest post defender 443 00:20:29,920 --> 00:20:32,240 Speaker 1: is gonna be guarding Shangun. Shangun's probably gonna cook that guy. 444 00:20:32,280 --> 00:20:35,280 Speaker 1: Shangun is a bully ball player, So one of those 445 00:20:35,280 --> 00:20:38,360 Speaker 1: two guys is gonna get the second best power defender 446 00:20:38,480 --> 00:20:41,720 Speaker 1: on the team, And then like who's guarding KD In 447 00:20:41,760 --> 00:20:44,200 Speaker 1: this case, you can run out of bodies pretty quick 448 00:20:44,560 --> 00:20:46,880 Speaker 1: in terms of actually trying to match up with them physically. 449 00:20:46,920 --> 00:20:49,520 Speaker 1: That would that part specifically would be interesting, as well 450 00:20:49,560 --> 00:20:52,240 Speaker 1: as the defensive dynamic with all of that size on 451 00:20:52,280 --> 00:20:55,240 Speaker 1: the front line. I also look at this as somewhat 452 00:20:55,240 --> 00:20:57,840 Speaker 1: of an unnecessary risk for Houston. As you guys know, 453 00:20:57,920 --> 00:20:59,440 Speaker 1: I'm pretty high on Houston. I have them as a 454 00:20:59,440 --> 00:21:02,240 Speaker 1: top tiern I think they have really strong metrics that 455 00:21:02,880 --> 00:21:05,760 Speaker 1: superseded any of their struggles that happened over the previous month. 456 00:21:06,600 --> 00:21:08,959 Speaker 1: You know, you have Fred van Vliet potentially returning at 457 00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:11,399 Speaker 1: some point this year. It's obviously a long shot, but 458 00:21:11,400 --> 00:21:14,600 Speaker 1: it's on the table, and they had some signature wins 459 00:21:14,680 --> 00:21:17,120 Speaker 1: that big win in Detroit. Like I just was already 460 00:21:17,200 --> 00:21:20,080 Speaker 1: kind of a big believer in Houston. So similarly, you 461 00:21:20,119 --> 00:21:23,040 Speaker 1: want to sustain success. If you dump everything into the 462 00:21:23,119 --> 00:21:25,320 Speaker 1: honest bucket and then Giannis gets hurt and Kevin Durant's 463 00:21:25,320 --> 00:21:27,639 Speaker 1: thirty eight, all of a sudden, you could find yourself 464 00:21:27,640 --> 00:21:29,399 Speaker 1: in a situation where you don't have the pieces and 465 00:21:29,400 --> 00:21:31,760 Speaker 1: suddenly you're looking to trade one of your young players 466 00:21:31,760 --> 00:21:34,119 Speaker 1: because things are going nowhere. So I look at it 467 00:21:34,160 --> 00:21:36,600 Speaker 1: as somewhat as an unnecessary risk for Houston as well. 468 00:21:37,240 --> 00:21:40,280 Speaker 1: San Antonio is also kind of in this group, So 469 00:21:40,880 --> 00:21:42,720 Speaker 1: let's say they make a deal. It's like Devin Vessel, 470 00:21:42,960 --> 00:21:45,399 Speaker 1: Dylan Harper, Kelly Olynox. So you have Dylan Harper as 471 00:21:45,440 --> 00:21:48,040 Speaker 1: like the foundational young player that Milwaukee would be thrilled 472 00:21:48,080 --> 00:21:50,080 Speaker 1: to have, especially as a ball handler for a team 473 00:21:50,119 --> 00:21:53,040 Speaker 1: that really wants ball handling. You have four available first 474 00:21:53,080 --> 00:21:55,680 Speaker 1: round picks to trade a ton of second round picks, 475 00:21:55,680 --> 00:21:59,760 Speaker 1: so they could san Antonio could easily step in, win 476 00:22:00,119 --> 00:22:04,240 Speaker 1: the debate, and they would instantly become a championship co favorite. 477 00:22:04,240 --> 00:22:08,000 Speaker 1: With Oklahoma City. You're already, though, looking at a team 478 00:22:08,040 --> 00:22:11,080 Speaker 1: that has rivaled Oklahoma City this year, that's beat them 479 00:22:11,119 --> 00:22:13,520 Speaker 1: three times. You already look like a team over the 480 00:22:13,520 --> 00:22:17,560 Speaker 1: coming years that can beat them. So you'd be risking 481 00:22:17,720 --> 00:22:20,280 Speaker 1: a lot of that long term sustainability for that short 482 00:22:20,359 --> 00:22:22,640 Speaker 1: term upside. But they're the perfect example of the type 483 00:22:22,640 --> 00:22:25,520 Speaker 1: of team that if they wanted to, they could step in, 484 00:22:25,800 --> 00:22:28,680 Speaker 1: they would win. Even Golden State's offer couldn't touch them, 485 00:22:28,880 --> 00:22:31,840 Speaker 1: they'd easily have the best package to offer, and they'd 486 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:35,960 Speaker 1: immediately be a championship co favorite alongside Oklahoma City. That 487 00:22:35,960 --> 00:22:39,439 Speaker 1: one makes a lot of sense as a risk. But 488 00:22:40,240 --> 00:22:41,800 Speaker 1: if I'm looking at that team and I'm like, we 489 00:22:41,880 --> 00:22:44,520 Speaker 1: already are moving in this direction where we're going to 490 00:22:44,600 --> 00:22:48,200 Speaker 1: rival Oklahoma City anyway, I have a hard time believing 491 00:22:48,240 --> 00:22:51,160 Speaker 1: San Antonio steps in because of that. But they kind 492 00:22:51,160 --> 00:22:54,600 Speaker 1: of represent the clear team that does have the best 493 00:22:54,600 --> 00:22:58,040 Speaker 1: package and the most realistic, like, yeah, we can kind 494 00:22:58,040 --> 00:23:00,280 Speaker 1: of put this together and compete for a title right away. 495 00:23:00,880 --> 00:23:05,240 Speaker 1: I just think they're gonna avoid sacrificing that long term sustainability. 496 00:23:05,280 --> 00:23:07,760 Speaker 1: After this we kind of get into the weeds. The 497 00:23:07,800 --> 00:23:09,600 Speaker 1: only two other options I was looking at was like 498 00:23:09,640 --> 00:23:12,000 Speaker 1: we talked about Orlando, Like what if you call him 499 00:23:12,040 --> 00:23:14,240 Speaker 1: up and you go wait till this summer and we'll 500 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:16,959 Speaker 1: give you Pala Bunco on his new deal plus picks, 501 00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:19,439 Speaker 1: Like you know something along those lines. But if I'm 502 00:23:19,520 --> 00:23:21,239 Speaker 1: Yanis at that point, I'm like, I'm not gonna wait 503 00:23:21,320 --> 00:23:23,760 Speaker 1: till this summer. Like I'm in my early thirties, I 504 00:23:23,760 --> 00:23:25,679 Speaker 1: don't know how much longer my body's gonna hold up. 505 00:23:25,840 --> 00:23:28,040 Speaker 1: I want to go this deadline. If I'm Yanis, I'm 506 00:23:28,080 --> 00:23:30,320 Speaker 1: putting pressure to get it done at this deadline. That 507 00:23:30,480 --> 00:23:32,399 Speaker 1: tilts things more in favor of like a team like 508 00:23:32,440 --> 00:23:36,040 Speaker 1: Golden State rather than a team like Orlando. You like Washington, 509 00:23:36,040 --> 00:23:38,960 Speaker 1: if they wanted to get crazy, they could throw, like, 510 00:23:39,480 --> 00:23:41,240 Speaker 1: you know, some salary and a bunch of first round 511 00:23:41,280 --> 00:23:43,199 Speaker 1: picks and try to pair Giannis and Tray. But like 512 00:23:43,240 --> 00:23:46,480 Speaker 1: I Washington's got some real upward mobility with some of 513 00:23:46,520 --> 00:23:48,119 Speaker 1: their young players. So I wouldn't do that if I 514 00:23:48,200 --> 00:23:50,800 Speaker 1: was them. So everything it's I cannot believe it, But 515 00:23:50,840 --> 00:23:53,080 Speaker 1: it's like tilting towards Golden State. It's the team that 516 00:23:53,080 --> 00:23:55,199 Speaker 1: I'm rooting for. Getting Yanis, I think thing would be 517 00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:57,959 Speaker 1: best for the league. I think in general, i'd love 518 00:23:58,000 --> 00:24:00,040 Speaker 1: to see Steph Curry play some high leverage basketball, and 519 00:24:00,119 --> 00:24:02,240 Speaker 1: I'd love to see Yannis play some high leverage basketball. Again, 520 00:24:02,280 --> 00:24:03,760 Speaker 1: I'd love to see it be done in a context 521 00:24:03,840 --> 00:24:07,600 Speaker 1: that would resonate with the rest of the basketball world, 522 00:24:07,640 --> 00:24:09,760 Speaker 1: so to speak, and so that's what I'll be rooting for. 523 00:24:09,840 --> 00:24:12,520 Speaker 1: But there's some other interesting options. Again, san Antonio, I 524 00:24:12,520 --> 00:24:13,800 Speaker 1: think is a team that could jump in there and 525 00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:15,240 Speaker 1: get this done if they wanted to. I just don't 526 00:24:15,240 --> 00:24:17,920 Speaker 1: think they will, and so I have a feeling that, 527 00:24:17,960 --> 00:24:19,800 Speaker 1: you know, this time next week, we could be talking 528 00:24:19,840 --> 00:24:23,640 Speaker 1: about Yannis as a Golden State Warrior, which is absolutely 529 00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:24,520 Speaker 1: insane to think about. 530 00:24:24,560 --> 00:24:25,320 Speaker 2: But we'll see. 531 00:24:25,520 --> 00:24:27,440 Speaker 1: Obviously, whenever the trade goes down, we'll react to it 532 00:24:27,480 --> 00:24:29,320 Speaker 1: at that point. That's all I have for today, guys, 533 00:24:29,359 --> 00:24:31,040 Speaker 1: is always, I sincerely appreciate you guys. 534 00:24:30,840 --> 00:24:32,600 Speaker 2: For supporting us and supporting the show. 535 00:24:33,119 --> 00:24:36,280 Speaker 1: I have nothing coming out tomorrow because I'm still on 536 00:24:36,359 --> 00:24:39,680 Speaker 1: vacation with my friends. But on Friday we have we'll 537 00:24:39,680 --> 00:24:41,960 Speaker 1: have some game reaction. I think Minnesota and Oklahoma City 538 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:43,920 Speaker 1: play on Thursday night. We'll get into some mailback questions 539 00:24:43,960 --> 00:24:45,879 Speaker 1: that day as well. Again, as always, I appreciate you guys, 540 00:24:46,320 --> 00:24:53,280 Speaker 1: and we'll see you on Friday.