WEBVTT - Who won the OG Anunoby Trade?

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<v Speaker 1>On this episode of The Heat Check Trade, We've got

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<v Speaker 1>a trade o g N, Andob goes to New York

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<v Speaker 1>for r J. Barrett Emmanuel quickly a couple of other pieces,

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<v Speaker 1>but ones that not even ESPN is putting on their

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<v Speaker 1>lower third. So I will not even mention AKA Malachi Flynn.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sorry, Malackie Flynn. Shout out to you. Also, we

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<v Speaker 1>are off to a hot trade season. What the fuck

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<v Speaker 1>are the Brooklyn Nets doing? We'll talk about that the

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<v Speaker 1>hit me of the week, and we'll also get into

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<v Speaker 1>some news around the league, including an incredible James Johnson's

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<v Speaker 1>story courtesy of you, Donnis Haslam and bam Ade Bio

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<v Speaker 1>watch of shit popping right now. I wondered whether I

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<v Speaker 1>could cuss. I don't know where I am right now.

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<v Speaker 1>I am on my own podcast. Yes I can cuss,

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<v Speaker 1>So William Jake, Actually, Jake dropped that motherfucking beat that

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<v Speaker 1>should be Rihanna. You're listening to the hottest, the hottest

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<v Speaker 1>podcast out here. I said what I said, it's the

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<v Speaker 1>Heat Check. Who's Jake, they say, Jacob who is editing

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<v Speaker 1>the podcast today? Happy twenty twenty four New changes are afoot.

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<v Speaker 1>Hence the reason that Jake is going to be editing

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<v Speaker 1>today's podcast. My producer William has to step away for bigger,

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<v Speaker 1>better opportunities. Please forgive us if things are choppy where

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<v Speaker 1>echoe as we onboard a new producer who will be

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<v Speaker 1>with us shortly, should be pretty seamless. I hopefully hope, hope, hope,

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<v Speaker 1>but I got to be transparent whenever possible. Lots though

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<v Speaker 1>has happened over the Christmas break. The first thing that

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<v Speaker 1>we have to talk about is the trade. It finally happened,

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<v Speaker 1>the big news we've been waiting. It's like John Collins, right,

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<v Speaker 1>it's John Collins, the Grim Reaper and og Anobi. When

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<v Speaker 1>will the news come down? When will the knock not

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<v Speaker 1>your mailman? And it will be the og Ananobi trade.

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<v Speaker 1>We finally got it. Toronto Raptors finally pulled the trigger.

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<v Speaker 1>They send him pressures that Chu you Malechi Flynn to

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<v Speaker 1>the New York Knicks for RJ. Barrett, Toronto's own Emmanuel

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<v Speaker 1>Quickly six Man of the Year candidate and a second

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<v Speaker 1>round pick. There's a lot of people mad about this trade.

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<v Speaker 1>A lot of New York Knicks fans that are mad.

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<v Speaker 1>Emmanuel quickly was beloved. I get that, but he was

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<v Speaker 1>about to try to make thirty million dollars a year,

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<v Speaker 1>and he's coming up to the end of his contract,

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<v Speaker 1>and I promise you do not want to pay Emmanuel

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<v Speaker 1>quickly thirty million dollars when there is a finite amount

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<v Speaker 1>of resources to pay players. My initial thought is love it.

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<v Speaker 1>Love it for both sides. Love it most specifically for

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<v Speaker 1>the New York Knicks. You get a three and D

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<v Speaker 1>guy who can shoot forty percent from the corner. You

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<v Speaker 1>saw this in the Miami Heat Series when both teams

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<v Speaker 1>went ice cold from deep. Everyone starts to pack the paint.

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<v Speaker 1>The passing lanes are more difficult. The driving lanes are

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<v Speaker 1>more difficult. Why because everyone starts to collapse because they

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<v Speaker 1>don't respect the shooters. Now you're gonna be able to

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<v Speaker 1>give the ball to ogn Andobi driving kick out to him,

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<v Speaker 1>and he's gonna get that respect that he needs. Also,

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<v Speaker 1>his defense, even though he's not playing as good a

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<v Speaker 1>defense as he has in prior years, well at least

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<v Speaker 1>the numbers say that he hasn't. I think that's mostly

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<v Speaker 1>due to the system that he's playing under with Darko,

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<v Speaker 1>So there's not more like there's not that many guys

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<v Speaker 1>that are three and D that could also guard one

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<v Speaker 1>through five. Like they're just not. Like, there's not very

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<v Speaker 1>many lockdown guys that are better than Ognanoby seventh to two, wingspan,

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<v Speaker 1>six seven, big body, very thick, can play multiple positions

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<v Speaker 1>offensively and defensively, and like I said, lockdown defender. For example,

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<v Speaker 1>they just played the Minnesota Timberwolves in his first game,

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<v Speaker 1>hadn't even really read the playbook, had not gone to

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<v Speaker 1>any practices, barely spoke to Tom Thibodau. What's however, And in

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<v Speaker 1>sixty eight possessions spanning thirteen minutes defending aunt Edwards, he

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<v Speaker 1>held aunt Edwards to four for fourteen with three turnovers

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<v Speaker 1>and zero assists. And that is a guy aunt Edwards

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<v Speaker 1>that is virtually unstoppable. Fred Katz, he covers the Knicks,

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<v Speaker 1>he said after Ognnoby's first game. By the way, only

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<v Speaker 1>twenty minutes for ognnob three threes, seventeen points, one steal. Anyway,

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<v Speaker 1>he covers the Knicks. And he said this, you would

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<v Speaker 1>never guess that Annobe hasn't practiced with the team. He

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<v Speaker 1>finished with the Knicks debut with seventeen points on three

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<v Speaker 1>for six shooting from three. The principal reason the Knicks

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<v Speaker 1>brought him in was his defensive presence. But on Monday,

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<v Speaker 1>this Knicks offense changed two. When Ognnobi was asked about

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<v Speaker 1>a trade, he said, when I found out it was

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<v Speaker 1>the Knicks, I was definitely excited. I've always liked the team.

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<v Speaker 1>I grew up a fan of basketball, and I've always

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<v Speaker 1>watched the Knicks. So ognnob now is going to re

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<v Speaker 1>sign with the Knicks. I promised you that he wants

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<v Speaker 1>to be in the area. He loves playing for them.

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<v Speaker 1>He's wanted to go to New York. He may even

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<v Speaker 1>take less money to be in New York. Jake Fisher

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<v Speaker 1>reported that ognob is looking for forty million dollars AAV

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<v Speaker 1>but might take less for the Knicks, which is very

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<v Speaker 1>interesting and something that is setting up Domino's potentially to

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<v Speaker 1>fall down the road. The Domino that I keep hearing

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<v Speaker 1>about is a long shot. But Joel Embi for the Raptors,

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<v Speaker 1>they needed this. They needed to shake some shit up

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<v Speaker 1>because they had no shot creator, and now they do

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<v Speaker 1>in Emmanuel quickly. Emmanuel quickly now goes from the sixth

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<v Speaker 1>man to the starting point guard for the team. You

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<v Speaker 1>now move a disgruntle player who's wanted a bigger role

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<v Speaker 1>for a long time, and you replace him with a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of players who I think can really light it up. RJ. Barrett,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not a huge fan of I'm a huge fan

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<v Speaker 1>of his game, but maybe he works better on this team,

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<v Speaker 1>even though they don't have any shooters either. He's averaging

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<v Speaker 1>eighteen four and two and that shot creation is badly

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<v Speaker 1>needed for the Raptors. Emmanuel Quickly right now off the

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<v Speaker 1>bench is giving you fifteen to three and three and

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<v Speaker 1>twenty four minutes per game. Both are considered to be

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<v Speaker 1>very high locker room guys. I think the team is

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<v Speaker 1>going to fall in love with and the fan base

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<v Speaker 1>is going to fall in love with IQ immediately. They're

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<v Speaker 1>both very young, young enough to rebuild the team around them.

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<v Speaker 1>And Scottie Barnes and now Barrett comes home to Toronto.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's a natural fit to me for a team

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<v Speaker 1>that's Long Sense, like Long Sense lost its identity. Barrett

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<v Speaker 1>was sad to leave the team that drafted him, but

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<v Speaker 1>he said he was happy to come home. He said,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm really excited to be here. I'm thankful, I'm blessed.

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<v Speaker 1>I grew up a Raptors fan all my life, so

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<v Speaker 1>to come here and put the jersey on, it's going

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<v Speaker 1>to be great. I do think though, as in aside,

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<v Speaker 1>Zach Lowe made a good point when he said the RJ.

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<v Speaker 1>Barrett maybe has a toxic asset, maybe he has a

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<v Speaker 1>toxic contract, and I think that's probably a fair description

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<v Speaker 1>for him. He's not a bad play, but he makes

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of money. And the only reason he got

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<v Speaker 1>that amount of money is because New York knew that

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<v Speaker 1>he was a trade piece. He was supposed to be

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<v Speaker 1>the trade piece to Utah for Donovan Mitchell and they

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<v Speaker 1>ended up getting og Anobi instead, which I think is

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<v Speaker 1>a much better fit. By the way, I don't think

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<v Speaker 1>you have Jalen Brunson and Donovan Mitchell as your back

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<v Speaker 1>court and you move RJ. Bear I don't think that works.

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<v Speaker 1>You needed a wing. Also. The problem though, is that

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<v Speaker 1>og Anobi is on an expiring so he's going to

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<v Speaker 1>be looking for forty million dollars a year, and I

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<v Speaker 1>honestly think OG's going to take less to stay with

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<v Speaker 1>the team. Tom Crean thinks that this is going to

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<v Speaker 1>change the entire outlook of the East. I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>about that, I somewhat agree. I think og Anobi will

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<v Speaker 1>absolutely change the complexion of the offense and the defense,

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<v Speaker 1>but change the entire outlook of the East that's a

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<v Speaker 1>long shot. I do think he'll flourish in Tibbs's system.

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<v Speaker 1>I think pressures that you helps them. They need some

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<v Speaker 1>sort of backup big with Mitchell Robinson out for the

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<v Speaker 1>year and then Toronto, IQ and Barrett are gonna immediately

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<v Speaker 1>become starters on a team that struggles to score. And

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<v Speaker 1>the Raps, by the way, would have loved I'm sure

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<v Speaker 1>to hold on to og and Andobi, but he was

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<v Speaker 1>gonna walk for nothing. So it's a good thing that

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<v Speaker 1>Messia has learned from his mistakes, because you don't want

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<v Speaker 1>to end up in another situation where you lose a

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<v Speaker 1>player for nothing, like you did with Fred van Fleet

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<v Speaker 1>or possibly Pascal Siakam. More on that we gotta keep

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<v Speaker 1>an eye on as well.