1 00:00:04,320 --> 00:00:07,800 Speaker 1: New acquisition Aaron Gordon has a solid debut for the Nuggets. 2 00:00:07,920 --> 00:00:11,200 Speaker 1: The rich get richer, seven time All Star LaMarcus Aldridge 3 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:14,360 Speaker 1: goes to the Nets. Two time All Star Andre Drummond 4 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:18,080 Speaker 1: goes to the Lakers. But will they play? I'll answer 5 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 1: that and a whole lot more here on what you 6 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:29,720 Speaker 1: need to know for Monday, March twenty nine. Good morning 7 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 1: to you. Yes, the rich get richer, Lebron James and 8 00:00:33,440 --> 00:00:38,839 Speaker 1: the Lakers sign Andre Drummond. Lebron James is rich. Trust me. 9 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:43,440 Speaker 1: Andre Drummonds an interesting case here because he was traded 10 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:46,400 Speaker 1: for a second round pick only last year and now 11 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:49,920 Speaker 1: he was bought out by the Cleveland Cavaliers. And it's strange. 12 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:52,280 Speaker 1: He's a two time All Star, one time All NBA. 13 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 1: He's twenty seven years of age. He should be in 14 00:00:55,640 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 1: his prime, So what's going on? Will he be able 15 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 1: to help out on a Lakers team? And I think 16 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:05,039 Speaker 1: he will be because he'll be in a sort of 17 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:09,039 Speaker 1: a specialized role, something that the Lakers don't have since 18 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:12,039 Speaker 1: last year when they won the championship. Problem is with 19 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:15,039 Speaker 1: Andre Drummond, he's just a bit of a relic. He 20 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:18,800 Speaker 1: would be better ten fifteen years ago because he's a 21 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:22,200 Speaker 1: big man who isn't necessarily the most mobile big man, 22 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:26,000 Speaker 1: but you need some of those in the Western Conference. 23 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:28,440 Speaker 1: Dwight Howard, who is the backup center for the Lakers 24 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 1: last year, was starting against nicoley Okic and the Denver 25 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:35,640 Speaker 1: Nuggets in the playoffs last year. They never really replaced him. 26 00:01:36,040 --> 00:01:38,680 Speaker 1: They would love to have a guy like that coming 27 00:01:38,720 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 1: off their bench, and now they do have that in 28 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 1: Andre Drummond. They didn't want Montrez Harald to be that guy. 29 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:46,840 Speaker 1: They've got Marcosohl as their starting center. He's kind of 30 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:49,480 Speaker 1: like their JaVale McGee from last year, and now Andre 31 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:53,400 Speaker 1: Drummond in that backup role to play some bigs. Plus 32 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 1: you've got the Lebron factor here. Hopefully he'll be motivated 33 00:01:57,760 --> 00:02:01,760 Speaker 1: to play with Lebron James. Hopefully he'll a little bit harder, dunk, 34 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 1: a little bit harder, catch those alley ups, a little 35 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:07,120 Speaker 1: bit harder, because if there's anybody who will motivate players 36 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:11,680 Speaker 1: to play harder, it's Lebron James. Also a motivator. Andre 37 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 1: Drummond is now playing for a contract. All they have 38 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:17,880 Speaker 1: to do as a starting center in Marcus sol and 39 00:02:17,919 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 1: a backup center Andre Drummond is get it to the 40 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:23,720 Speaker 1: fourth quarter where Anthony Davis should take over as the 41 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 1: starting or as the main guy at the five. That's 42 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:30,920 Speaker 1: how the Lakers work. Speaking of Anthony Davis, an update 43 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 1: on his status. He's not playing right now, but officially 44 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:37,320 Speaker 1: a ramp up in his en court workouts. Ramp up. 45 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:40,360 Speaker 1: I guess that means he's working out harder. No official 46 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:43,240 Speaker 1: timeline for when he'll be back, but they'll never give 47 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:45,079 Speaker 1: us a heads up when he's ready to play. It'll 48 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:47,840 Speaker 1: be that same day. Yep, he's playing, so good sign 49 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:50,240 Speaker 1: for the Lakers. They won both games this weekend without 50 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis and Lebron James, who should be back in 51 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:56,080 Speaker 1: a few weeks. No worries that they're going to drop 52 00:02:56,120 --> 00:02:59,240 Speaker 1: out of the playoffs. Nah, there was some talk about 53 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 1: that anyways. But they're fourth in the Western Conference and 54 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 1: they're treading water until Anthony Davis comes back. Speaking of 55 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:09,120 Speaker 1: the rich getting richer, let's get to the other coast. 56 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:12,919 Speaker 1: The Brooklyn Nets. Kevin Durant is also reeling in stars. 57 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:15,720 Speaker 1: He got Blake Griffin to join, now he's got LaMarcus 58 00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 1: Aldridge to join. He was recently bought out by the Spurs. 59 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:22,000 Speaker 1: Seven time All Star, five time All nbare different boat here. 60 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:26,240 Speaker 1: He's thirty five years old. I think Kevin Durant just 61 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:31,120 Speaker 1: doesn't want young guys to be making big plays when 62 00:03:31,160 --> 00:03:33,360 Speaker 1: it comes to the postseason. He doesn't want a Reggie 63 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 1: Jackson scenario like when he was with the OKC Thunder 64 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:39,360 Speaker 1: coming down the stretch. He'd rather have a Derek Fisher 65 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:41,920 Speaker 1: in the twenty twelve finals, and that's what he wants 66 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:47,000 Speaker 1: here because I'm not sure how much LaMarcus Alters necessarily plays, 67 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:49,120 Speaker 1: but I think he'll take the minutes of backup center 68 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:54,320 Speaker 1: Nick Claxton, second year player playing really well for the Nets. 69 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 1: But you look at the rotation amongst the Bigs, it's 70 00:03:57,360 --> 00:04:00,920 Speaker 1: DeAndre Jordan who starts. Nick Claxton gets backup minutes. Jeff 71 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 1: Green plays their key key guy, Kevin Durant's old teammate 72 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:09,400 Speaker 1: from the Seattle Days, and Blake Griffin. Now Aldridge has 73 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:13,880 Speaker 1: a relationship with Kevin Durant. He apparently helped recruit Kevin 74 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:17,640 Speaker 1: Durant to the University of Texas Hookham Horns way back 75 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:20,719 Speaker 1: when they're all Buds. DeAndre Jordan's buzz with Kevin Durant 76 00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:24,159 Speaker 1: Jeff Green, as I said, but there's just not a 77 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:26,440 Speaker 1: ton of minutes to go around there at the four 78 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:28,560 Speaker 1: or fives. But I think Blake still plays more of 79 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:31,080 Speaker 1: the four as he has been. Nick Klaxon probably out 80 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:34,600 Speaker 1: of the rotation for Aldridge's offense, although the defense might 81 00:04:34,640 --> 00:04:36,680 Speaker 1: suffer a little bit, and Steve Nation now officially has 82 00:04:36,680 --> 00:04:38,679 Speaker 1: too many good players on that team. I'm not sure 83 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:42,000 Speaker 1: how much Aldridge plays in comparison to Drummond. Drummond actually 84 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:46,720 Speaker 1: has a role, Aldridge not so much, and so I 85 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:50,200 Speaker 1: wonder if he has promised anything. But this is another 86 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:53,920 Speaker 1: tall task for Steve Nash. Another buyo, Gorgony Jang, has 87 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:56,520 Speaker 1: signed with the San Antonio Spurs, bought up by the Grizzlies. 88 00:04:56,520 --> 00:04:59,720 Speaker 1: He'll help them as a backup big Other guys who 89 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:02,159 Speaker 1: could be he bought out soon Canadian Kelly Olinik with 90 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:04,040 Speaker 1: the Rockets if they decided to go that route, and 91 00:05:04,080 --> 00:05:07,719 Speaker 1: Mike Muscala with the Thunder. Speaking of the Thunder, okay 92 00:05:07,839 --> 00:05:11,200 Speaker 1: See announced they made this announcement that big man Al 93 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:13,360 Speaker 1: Horford sit in the rest of the season in order 94 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:15,840 Speaker 1: to play their young guys. They couldn't find a trade 95 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:19,280 Speaker 1: partner for big Al in his big contract at the deadline, 96 00:05:19,920 --> 00:05:22,480 Speaker 1: And so I wonder how the league looks at that. 97 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:25,520 Speaker 1: Do they say, hey, you can't just sit guys, but 98 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:29,840 Speaker 1: it's not high profile enough for them to get on 99 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:32,680 Speaker 1: the OKAC Thunder. I don't think they'll necessarily care. I 100 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:35,120 Speaker 1: think they look at the situation they say, hey, that's 101 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:37,120 Speaker 1: a good plan. You should be playing your young guys, 102 00:05:37,120 --> 00:05:39,400 Speaker 1: because it's not like Anthony Davis when he was with 103 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:41,839 Speaker 1: the Pelicans where he demanded a trade. He was fine, 104 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:45,479 Speaker 1: and then the league told him, hey, this isn't a 105 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:48,480 Speaker 1: good look for the NBA, the image of the league. 106 00:05:48,920 --> 00:05:51,320 Speaker 1: We will find you one hundred thousand dollars if you 107 00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:54,680 Speaker 1: sit him. And so he came out and played sort 108 00:05:54,720 --> 00:05:59,640 Speaker 1: of lackadaisically much of the rest of the season with 109 00:05:59,640 --> 00:06:02,360 Speaker 1: the Plates. And they didn't find him, and they won't 110 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:05,440 Speaker 1: find Al Horford and the OKC Thunder. All right, get 111 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:08,040 Speaker 1: into a little bit of basketball here. Aaron Gordon, the 112 00:06:08,120 --> 00:06:10,800 Speaker 1: big acquisition at the deadline for the Denver Nuggets, made 113 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:15,000 Speaker 1: his debut Sunday versus the Hawks. A solid debut. You 114 00:06:15,080 --> 00:06:17,400 Speaker 1: might look at the line and say thirteen points on 115 00:06:17,480 --> 00:06:22,640 Speaker 1: six of nine shooting. That is exactly what the Nuggets want. 116 00:06:23,640 --> 00:06:26,919 Speaker 1: He played really well off Nikola Jokic had a beautiful 117 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:30,560 Speaker 1: dunk on the baseline. This is what they want him 118 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:33,200 Speaker 1: to be. They want him to be a cutter playing 119 00:06:33,200 --> 00:06:35,839 Speaker 1: with better players for the first time in his career. 120 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:38,240 Speaker 1: I mean, he's played with better players and Vucevich, but 121 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:41,760 Speaker 1: not a player of Nikola Jokicic's standards. I just wondered 122 00:06:41,760 --> 00:06:44,320 Speaker 1: when Aaron Gordon went over to the Nuggets, would he 123 00:06:44,360 --> 00:06:47,920 Speaker 1: be able to cut that dribbling out. He played more 124 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:51,279 Speaker 1: like a superstar, more ball in his hands. I'm gonna 125 00:06:51,320 --> 00:06:54,520 Speaker 1: do this thing on my own. Can he be a 126 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:58,120 Speaker 1: support player? He used Nikola Jokic's gravity pretty well in 127 00:06:58,160 --> 00:07:01,960 Speaker 1: this game. They'll pick and roll action going nine shots. 128 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:05,480 Speaker 1: The only misses were from three point land. The more 129 00:07:05,520 --> 00:07:07,280 Speaker 1: two is the better with Aaron Gordon. But he if 130 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:09,360 Speaker 1: he can fill that Jeremy Grant role that they lost 131 00:07:09,440 --> 00:07:13,080 Speaker 1: last year in the playoffs, just be that guy who's 132 00:07:13,120 --> 00:07:16,920 Speaker 1: a third option and hit shots. I mean, that is 133 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:19,320 Speaker 1: absolutely perfect. I just wonder if he can be that 134 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:21,240 Speaker 1: guy because I thought he kind of wanted to be 135 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:24,800 Speaker 1: a superstar. Maybe I'm reading into the personality. Speaking of 136 00:07:24,840 --> 00:07:26,400 Speaker 1: the personality and why I thought he wanted to be 137 00:07:26,440 --> 00:07:30,160 Speaker 1: a superstar. He is wearing number fifty with the Denver Nuggets. 138 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:33,400 Speaker 1: He chose fifty because of his dunk contest scores and 139 00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:36,240 Speaker 1: the fact that he didn't win those dunk contests. He 140 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:40,200 Speaker 1: has a documentary called Mister fifty Katie Wingy Nuggets broadcaster. 141 00:07:40,320 --> 00:07:43,600 Speaker 1: With that little report there, he came out with a 142 00:07:43,720 --> 00:07:48,040 Speaker 1: song you know, discredit Dwayne Wade, calling out Dwayne Wade 143 00:07:48,040 --> 00:07:51,240 Speaker 1: for being a judge in the dunk contest, saying, well, 144 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:53,320 Speaker 1: come on, man, why didn't you give me a fifty? 145 00:07:53,360 --> 00:07:55,800 Speaker 1: You know, there's there's a little rap music, there's a 146 00:07:55,840 --> 00:07:58,120 Speaker 1: little you know. He he wants to be a star, 147 00:07:58,200 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 1: But if he's can be that off the floor and 148 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:05,600 Speaker 1: just be a support player for the Nuggets, huge huge win. 149 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:10,160 Speaker 1: Speaking of another guy playing for a new team, Norm Powell, 150 00:08:10,320 --> 00:08:12,720 Speaker 1: now of the Portland Trail Blazers, played his old team, 151 00:08:12,720 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 1: the Toronto Raptors, and he went to the wrong side 152 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 1: of the floor because he's playing his old team to 153 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:20,760 Speaker 1: start the game. Ha ha, very funny stuff. He keyed 154 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:23,520 Speaker 1: a fourteen to ohero run to end the game to 155 00:08:23,640 --> 00:08:26,840 Speaker 1: beat his old team. Great stuff for Norm. He missed 156 00:08:26,840 --> 00:08:29,000 Speaker 1: a couple free throws at the end. Tortis Jersey a 157 00:08:29,040 --> 00:08:31,320 Speaker 1: little bit, but in the end it worked out, especially 158 00:08:31,320 --> 00:08:34,480 Speaker 1: because the Blazers have CJ McCollum on their roster. C 159 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:37,160 Speaker 1: J McCollum back healthy. He had seven points in the 160 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:41,280 Speaker 1: last two minutes. Great bucket as he showed all the 161 00:08:41,400 --> 00:08:44,480 Speaker 1: handles to Chris Bouche. Damian Lillar could just sit back 162 00:08:44,520 --> 00:08:48,040 Speaker 1: and watch him do a little shimmy on the Raptors 163 00:08:48,760 --> 00:08:51,920 Speaker 1: career year for CJ McCollum. I wanted to mention him 164 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:54,000 Speaker 1: because the Blazers are going to be a tough out 165 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:57,080 Speaker 1: and the Western Conference is going to be a battlecom 166 00:08:57,160 --> 00:09:00,000 Speaker 1: playoff time. Just talked about the Denver Nuggets and house 167 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:02,559 Speaker 1: strong they are becoming with Aaron Gordon. Of course, you 168 00:09:02,600 --> 00:09:05,720 Speaker 1: got the Lakers. The Clippers got stronger at the deadline 169 00:09:05,720 --> 00:09:08,360 Speaker 1: with Rajon Rondo. The Utah Jazz with the number one seed, 170 00:09:08,360 --> 00:09:12,319 Speaker 1: the Phoenix Suns ain't no joke. That's six tough teams 171 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:16,000 Speaker 1: in the West and now only six teams make the playoffs, 172 00:09:16,080 --> 00:09:18,880 Speaker 1: although four other teams make the play in tournament blah blah. 173 00:09:18,960 --> 00:09:23,160 Speaker 1: The top six looks strong and one day Zion Williamson 174 00:09:23,280 --> 00:09:25,000 Speaker 1: will be part of that top six with the New 175 00:09:25,120 --> 00:09:28,000 Speaker 1: Orleans Pelicans. Just one note to go out with you here, 176 00:09:28,040 --> 00:09:33,040 Speaker 1: we're watching Zion Williamson become a closer. Here in year two, 177 00:09:33,040 --> 00:09:35,319 Speaker 1: he's taken over from Brandon Ingram as the closer in 178 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:37,240 Speaker 1: clutch time. And it's not just the eye test, but 179 00:09:37,320 --> 00:09:39,880 Speaker 1: also the numbers say the same thing. As Mason Ginsberg 180 00:09:39,920 --> 00:09:44,040 Speaker 1: points out, he has become the closer since March first. 181 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:47,880 Speaker 1: In clutch time, the ball is in his hands as 182 00:09:47,920 --> 00:09:52,240 Speaker 1: a big with point guard abilities. It's crazy to watch. 183 00:09:52,360 --> 00:09:54,760 Speaker 1: He has scored seventy five points in his last two 184 00:09:54,760 --> 00:09:59,120 Speaker 1: games over the weekend, shooting seventy four percent. Just give 185 00:09:59,200 --> 00:10:01,760 Speaker 1: him the ball, set him a pick and watch him 186 00:10:01,760 --> 00:10:05,400 Speaker 1: go in and hammer bodies twenty six points per game 187 00:10:05,559 --> 00:10:07,640 Speaker 1: sixty two percent from the floor on the season, the 188 00:10:07,679 --> 00:10:10,040 Speaker 1: only active player to be averaging twenty five points per 189 00:10:10,040 --> 00:10:14,240 Speaker 1: game while shooting above sixty percent. Those are shack like numbers. 190 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:18,680 Speaker 1: Sl N not SNL. Haven't watched that in a while, 191 00:10:18,720 --> 00:10:21,920 Speaker 1: but SLN. Those are shack like numbers. And he plays 192 00:10:21,920 --> 00:10:24,640 Speaker 1: that way, but with a handle. It is cool to watch. 193 00:10:24,840 --> 00:10:27,520 Speaker 1: Stan Van Gundy has decided Brandon Ingram was an All 194 00:10:27,559 --> 00:10:29,599 Speaker 1: Star last year. He can create his own shop, and 195 00:10:29,679 --> 00:10:33,400 Speaker 1: Zion Willmson is a different beast, give it to him. 196 00:10:33,480 --> 00:10:36,680 Speaker 1: Him and Brandon Ingram have worked well. Good weekend for 197 00:10:36,840 --> 00:10:39,240 Speaker 1: Zion Williamson. We'll get into that even a little bit 198 00:10:39,240 --> 00:10:42,040 Speaker 1: more on the full Nodunks episode here on Monday. Make 199 00:10:42,040 --> 00:10:44,199 Speaker 1: sure you check that out. I'll be back to give 200 00:10:44,240 --> 00:10:46,720 Speaker 1: you what you need to know on Tuesday as fast 201 00:10:46,760 --> 00:10:48,600 Speaker 1: as I possibly can. I'll talk to you then. Thanks 202 00:10:48,600 --> 00:11:07,760 Speaker 1: for joining me in school Experienced School Experiences and school