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<v Speaker 1>Moving forward on the fourth tier of teams that are

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<v Speaker 1>all big name teams with big name question marks Lakers, Hawks, Bulls, Knicks,

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<v Speaker 1>and Blazers. Well, you know how I feel about the Lakers.

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<v Speaker 1>We don't even need to go into it. All I

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<v Speaker 1>know is the top question is did they really just

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<v Speaker 1>run it back with Dennis Shrewder, Like? Did this happen?

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<v Speaker 1>Did he really just get back into the country. His

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<v Speaker 1>visa issue was a big hurdle for him to be

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<v Speaker 1>able to play basketball games. Did he really just turn

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<v Speaker 1>down that much money and then go back to the

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<v Speaker 1>team that he turned down for the veteran minimum? Did

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<v Speaker 1>that really happen? That is sad. They're probably looking at

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<v Speaker 1>him visa departments like, hey, you turned down four years

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<v Speaker 1>for eighty seven million dollars. You're an idiot. You can't

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<v Speaker 1>come in here. You gotta stay in Germany, sir. I'm sorry.

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<v Speaker 1>You know what's up with the Lakers. They don't have

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<v Speaker 1>enough shooters. They're old bunch of point guard issues point

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<v Speaker 1>guard in Russell Westbrook who probably doesn't really mesh with

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<v Speaker 1>the system, and they're actively looking to trade him, even

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<v Speaker 1>though they're telling the world that they're not looking to

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<v Speaker 1>trade him because Darvinham loves him. But we're not really

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<v Speaker 1>sure what the truth is. And we're not really sure

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<v Speaker 1>whether Russell Westbrook can adapt because he never has. He's

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<v Speaker 1>never had two am I high on them. Absolutely not.

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<v Speaker 1>You add in Anthony data Davis into the mix, who's

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<v Speaker 1>now gonna be taking on the number one role as scorer,

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<v Speaker 1>and Lebron James actively looking to get his ass into

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<v Speaker 1>ownership mode. This team, this team is a play in team.

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<v Speaker 1>At the best case scenario, they might not even make that.

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<v Speaker 1>They might not even make that Atlanta big question with them,

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<v Speaker 1>John Collins de Jontay Murray. Murray comes over in the

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<v Speaker 1>trade with the Spurs. How do he and Trey Young

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<v Speaker 1>work together? Is Trey Young coming off a ball? Is

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<v Speaker 1>he gonna move around like Steph Curry? Because that could

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<v Speaker 1>be interesting. Trey Young loves to have a ball in

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<v Speaker 1>his hand. What's gonna happen with de Jontay Murray if

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<v Speaker 1>Trey Young does? What's up with John Collins? Does he

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<v Speaker 1>want to be there? This is like giving me big

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<v Speaker 1>big DeAndre eight and slash Myles Turner vibes. Like John

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<v Speaker 1>Collins has been shopped for three years now. People have

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<v Speaker 1>been saying I was in my first year at Barstool

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<v Speaker 1>Sports the first time I ever heard of John Collins

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<v Speaker 1>trade rumor. That's insane, Like I am many years out

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<v Speaker 1>of that John Collins. Does he want to be there?

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know which version of him will we see.

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<v Speaker 1>Are we gonna see the version of him in twenty nineteen,

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty when he averaged like twenty two points a

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<v Speaker 1>game or last year when he was like David Blaine.

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<v Speaker 1>Are they gonna be balanced offensively and defensively? Because defensively

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<v Speaker 1>last year they were in nightmare. I really like my

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<v Speaker 1>guy DeAndre Hunter, but he doesn't seem to stay healthy.

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<v Speaker 1>He's the only defensive wing player that they really have.

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<v Speaker 1>What's gonna happen with Kaevon Herdery being gone? Now, who's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be that like last minute bucket getter, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>sort of tweet or two to three guy outside of

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<v Speaker 1>Dejonte and Trey. Trey Young took a big step last year.

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<v Speaker 1>He was on a milk carton in the playoffs. He

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<v Speaker 1>literally was an under machine in terms of his player pop.

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<v Speaker 1>If he could be used like Steph Curry, I think

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<v Speaker 1>that makes things interesting. But this is a team that

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<v Speaker 1>again gives me play in vibes. We move on to

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<v Speaker 1>my team, Tisk tisk, the Portland Trailblazers. Gotta be careful

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<v Speaker 1>what I say here because uh, a lot of people

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<v Speaker 1>from Portland still listen to this pod and they get

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<v Speaker 1>mad if I say anything too slanderous because I'm a fan,

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<v Speaker 1>and they say I'm too much of a fan. The

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<v Speaker 1>question is defense. This has been a historically bad defensive

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<v Speaker 1>team for the last four years now. I think that

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<v Speaker 1>one good year in and three historically bad years. They

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<v Speaker 1>were thirtieth in the league out of thirtieth in a

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<v Speaker 1>year that had the worst defensive rating in history, So

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<v Speaker 1>they were historically the worst defensive team in the league. Ever, So,

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<v Speaker 1>how does Jeremy Grant and a serial little help that

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know? Can Josh Hart help the defense? And

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<v Speaker 1>his grittiness and his intensity? These are all very legit questions.

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<v Speaker 1>I just just saw last night they got their doors

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<v Speaker 1>blown off by Sacramento. Sacramento, and I know that it's

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<v Speaker 1>the preseason, but that offense it looks discombobulated. It looks

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<v Speaker 1>like it looks like Scott Brooks is running it. Oh wait,

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<v Speaker 1>check's notes, he is running it. He is maybe one

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<v Speaker 1>of the worst offensive minds, and we kind of give

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<v Speaker 1>him credit. And I hate to say it, because he's

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<v Speaker 1>a very nice man. We kind of give him too

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<v Speaker 1>much credit because he had he had Russell Westbrook in

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<v Speaker 1>his prime, Kevin Durant, James Harden, Like, who couldn't make

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<v Speaker 1>that work? Besides Steve Nash, that's the only one who couldn't.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, it is just like gonna be bad. It

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<v Speaker 1>feels like Portland has a lot of work to do.

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<v Speaker 1>This team is a ways away from me. I'm very intrigued,

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<v Speaker 1>of course, by Shaden Sharp. Shaden Sharp is a bucket.

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<v Speaker 1>Shaden Sharp can get any shot he wants. Shaden Sharp

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<v Speaker 1>is six six with a seven feet wingspan, can block,

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<v Speaker 1>he can shoot, he can get to the rim, he

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<v Speaker 1>can steal the ball. He is buttersmooth like. He could

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<v Speaker 1>be the guy. He could be the franchise guy. There

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<v Speaker 1>are people texting me right now saying we are ready.

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<v Speaker 1>This is not even the full season yet. Hey, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you guys might need to move on from Dame. What sir,

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<v Speaker 1>it's the preseason. But there's hope. Hopefully Dame will be healthy,

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<v Speaker 1>Hopefully Anthony Simons will still be good. I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>who's gonna be when he's with Dame and Jeremy Grant

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<v Speaker 1>is here and Nurkic is getting paid and Clutch got

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<v Speaker 1>him a nice new contract, so he should be feeling good.

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<v Speaker 1>He needs to stop being a European bitch. Said it.

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<v Speaker 1>Sometimes sometimes he can be a little too soft. I

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<v Speaker 1>know it's so bad. People are already saying Chauncey Billets

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<v Speaker 1>might need to step down. That's kind of where we're at.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not there. I don't believe that. I still hope,

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<v Speaker 1>hold out hope because this team couldn't even lose games

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<v Speaker 1>on purpose at points. Last year, those young guys were

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<v Speaker 1>so fun. But this team is not making the play

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<v Speaker 1>in tournament. To me, they're a thirty win team. Unfortunately.

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<v Speaker 1>I hope to be wrong. Big question in Chicago is

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<v Speaker 1>can this team play any defense? They have and have

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<v Speaker 1>been one of the worst defensive teams for much of

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<v Speaker 1>the season outside of Portland. They have to stay healthy.

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<v Speaker 1>The season's already looking like a dumpster fire. Lonzo Ball

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<v Speaker 1>nowhere near playing basketball, Kobe White, who knows what he is.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a huge loss for a team that lacks depth.

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<v Speaker 1>Can not see that this season being better than the

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<v Speaker 1>last season when they made the sixth seed in the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 1>They will have Pat Williams for the entire year, so

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<v Speaker 1>that's good. On the other hand, uh, he's currently being

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<v Speaker 1>benched for Javonte Green, So everything that you thought that

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<v Speaker 1>he was with the fourth overall pick, we're not actually sure.

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<v Speaker 1>Keep in mind, this guy actually volunteered for Leonard Hamilton

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<v Speaker 1>to come off the bench when he was in college.

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<v Speaker 1>They did win a bunch of games, but that's not

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<v Speaker 1>exactly the kind of like dog mentality that you think

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<v Speaker 1>of from an alpha like number two, number three score.

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<v Speaker 1>He's a nice guy, maybe a little too nice. Damar

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<v Speaker 1>is still gonna get buckets, but he's not gonna shock anyone.

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<v Speaker 1>Alex Crusoe has to be healthy. He missed a ton

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<v Speaker 1>of time last year. Are they gonna be better than

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<v Speaker 1>sixth place? No, I don't think so. They had a

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<v Speaker 1>bunch of time with Lonzo Ball last year and he

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<v Speaker 1>bawled out. So no, no, I think that this is

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<v Speaker 1>another team that could take a huge step back. Sorry

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<v Speaker 1>to say, wow, no one looking better in preseason than

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<v Speaker 1>the New York Knicks. What hardly surprising, though, because this

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<v Speaker 1>is like This is like Tibbs is Super Bowl. It's

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<v Speaker 1>like when everyone else is not trying, I am going

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<v Speaker 1>to try and we're gonna look amazing. Like he has

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<v Speaker 1>him running wind sprints from August, hopefully for his sake

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<v Speaker 1>to in his mind to June. But by December, January, February,

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<v Speaker 1>like the windsprint energy is starting to wane and questions remain.

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<v Speaker 1>What will Julius Randall look like this season? Is he

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<v Speaker 1>the most improved type player that we saw two years

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<v Speaker 1>ago or is it the same version that we saw

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<v Speaker 1>of him last year where he was just clearly wanting

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<v Speaker 1>to play point guard but just so inept at that

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<v Speaker 1>just dribble, dribble, dribble, step back brick at the end

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<v Speaker 1>of a shot clock. They had no one to get

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<v Speaker 1>a bucket, and now they do. Now they got Jalen Brunson,

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<v Speaker 1>and Jalen Brunson is gonna be initiator now, So how

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<v Speaker 1>does Julius Randall fit in with that? Is he a

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<v Speaker 1>guy that you just gonna be able to dump the

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<v Speaker 1>ball down low to and he's just gonna play bully ball.

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<v Speaker 1>He likes to play on the perimeter. Now, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know how that's gonna work. I don't know. And he's

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<v Speaker 1>always been the best with the ball in his hands.

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<v Speaker 1>Is he gonna be a spot up shooter on the wing?

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<v Speaker 1>I'm very curious about this. Obi Toppen though, looks amazing.

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<v Speaker 1>Obi Toppin might just take Julius Randold's job now. He

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<v Speaker 1>was electric, He played off the bench, had twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 1>something points, had steals, had blocks, had four threes, had

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<v Speaker 1>a Tomahawk looking dunk that made every highlight reel on

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<v Speaker 1>Twitter and on Instagram and on TikTok. So that should

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<v Speaker 1>be something that you should be excited about. Emmanuel quickly

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<v Speaker 1>looked good. All the young kids look good. Will Tibbs

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<v Speaker 1>play them? That's the main question. Will he played them?

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<v Speaker 1>And the biggest question also too is what role will

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<v Speaker 1>Evan for play. They paid a lot of money to him.

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<v Speaker 1>What is his best role on the bench or on

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<v Speaker 1>another team? I think so we're starting to get to

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<v Speaker 1>the bottom of the glass. Teams hoping to make the

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<v Speaker 1>play in Sacramento, Washington, Charlotte, Detroit, Indiana, a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>gross teams. Obviously, I like Sacramento. I said this last podcast,

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<v Speaker 1>I think they're gonna break through. They smacked the shit

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<v Speaker 1>out of the Blazers with Damian Lillard, they played a

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<v Speaker 1>bunch of team defense. They moved the ball like crazy.

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<v Speaker 1>Someone called it basketball porn, and that was against US

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<v Speaker 1>Keegan Murray looking like a Rookie of the Year. Mike

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<v Speaker 1>Brown has got them at least somewhat interested in defense

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<v Speaker 1>right now. I like that. I like the Sabonis deeron

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<v Speaker 1>Fox Keegan Murray connection. This team's gonna be able to

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<v Speaker 1>score a lot of points. I think they put up

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred and thirty or something on Portland, and then

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<v Speaker 1>you've got Davon and you've got Kavon Herder and you've

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<v Speaker 1>got Malik Monk. They have some very very fun guys

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<v Speaker 1>that may come off the bench. For them to succeed,

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<v Speaker 1>they just need to play defense. Really, they need to

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<v Speaker 1>play good team defense, and they need to do it

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<v Speaker 1>night in night out and be consistent. This is a

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<v Speaker 1>team that can go on runs. We've seen that pretty

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<v Speaker 1>much year after year where they are sitting there right

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<v Speaker 1>around the eight seed and then all of a sudden

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<v Speaker 1>they go on a ten game losing streak. That can't happen.

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<v Speaker 1>Can they take a step forward like the Pelicans? They

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<v Speaker 1>sure can will they We're gonna see Charlotte Hornets. They

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<v Speaker 1>are a dumpster fire of a team. I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>Do I like Steve Clifford, I don't know. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think so. I don't think so. People say nice things

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<v Speaker 1>about them, I know that. Are they founded in evidence

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<v Speaker 1>or facts? You know how it is. It's a nepotitic business.

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<v Speaker 1>People say nice things about just human beings that might

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<v Speaker 1>be nice, but not be very good at their job.

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<v Speaker 1>The Hornets need to be able to protect the rim.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know how they're going to be able to

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<v Speaker 1>do that. They have Mark Williams now, but he's a rookie.

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<v Speaker 1>Now you've got, you know, Miles Plumbly as the backup.

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<v Speaker 1>He's not doing much Miles Bridges whereas he maybe heading

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<v Speaker 1>for jail. I don't know. How do you replace his

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<v Speaker 1>twenty points per game? Probably going to be hard. Lamello

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<v Speaker 1>and Jello together, very fun story. He made Jello finally

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<v Speaker 1>made LaVar Ball's prophecy come true. All three of his

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<v Speaker 1>kids in the NBA, none at the same time because

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<v Speaker 1>Lonzo is still not playing. But you know, can't have

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<v Speaker 1>it all. Can't have it all. Who are they replacing

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<v Speaker 1>as top ten in the East, probably none, probably no one. Honestly,

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<v Speaker 1>getting Hayward off the books is going to be very important.

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<v Speaker 1>Bringing someone in with some defensive intensity is going to

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<v Speaker 1>be very important as well, to make sure that they

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<v Speaker 1>don't lose like one for four games, because that's what

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<v Speaker 1>it was last year, a ton one thirty eight, one

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<v Speaker 1>thirty seven, Charlotte loses in overtime. But you still have

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<v Speaker 1>LaMelo Ball, you still have PJ. Washington. So you're a

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<v Speaker 1>fun young team. Probably not going anywhere anytime soon. Sorry

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<v Speaker 1>to say. When you hear the words Washington Wizards, don't

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<v Speaker 1>you just immediately repulse, Like, don't you immediately just go?

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<v Speaker 1>I live here and I don't like this team. There's

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<v Speaker 1>nothing fun about this team whatsoever. Bradley Beal, he's a

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<v Speaker 1>bucket getter, but it's just him out on an island

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<v Speaker 1>all by himself. There is no one there. He tried

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<v Speaker 1>to pedal to us that him and Porzingis are gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be some sort of like magical duo. Never played with

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<v Speaker 1>Porzingis before, We've never shared the floor together. Who knows

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<v Speaker 1>what that could be? Me and Monte Morris, what the

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<v Speaker 1>fuck are you talking about? This team sucks? Not only

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<v Speaker 1>do they suck, they don't even suck like the Pacers suck.

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<v Speaker 1>Where it's fun. Like there's nobody on this team. I

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<v Speaker 1>am excited about. Who else do they get Will the

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<v Speaker 1>Thrill Barton like Portland got rid of him, and Portland

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't get rid of anyone good because they can't get

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<v Speaker 1>anyone good. So is Delon Wright, Monte Morris, Will Barton,

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<v Speaker 1>Ruey Hachi Mura, poor zingis ugh good luck? Bradley beill

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<v Speaker 1>enjoy all that money? Oh yeah, Johnny Davis ough Maker maker, No, sir,

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<v Speaker 1>no sir. I hate to be so negative, but it's

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<v Speaker 1>the truth. Detroit Pistons, Man, they're fun. They are still

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<v Speaker 1>getting better, but they are ways away, ways away. Jade

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<v Speaker 1>and Ivy. In order for them to compete, he needs

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<v Speaker 1>to get better at decision making. He needs to get

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<v Speaker 1>better at a lot of things. Caid Cunningham with Jade

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<v Speaker 1>and Ivy. If Ivy was to develop the way that

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<v Speaker 1>Caid did late in the season, they could be fun together.

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<v Speaker 1>They could be really scary together. Jalen Duran he needs

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<v Speaker 1>to be a dynamic player like he was in the

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<v Speaker 1>NCAA tournament for Memphis. It feels like this team's like

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<v Speaker 1>a year or two away. I really like Sadik Bay

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<v Speaker 1>as well. I don't think that they're a playing team.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think they're a playoff team. I do feel

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<v Speaker 1>like they will be one of those league past teams

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<v Speaker 1>that you go out and watch and they always cover

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<v Speaker 1>the spread because it spread's always nine and a half,

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<v Speaker 1>and like they just always lose by seven. And I

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<v Speaker 1>think for Jade and Ivy, he needs to mature, and

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<v Speaker 1>that's really it. He's a young kid. He's so explosive,

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<v Speaker 1>he's an elite finisher. His decision making as a whole

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<v Speaker 1>just needs to improve. His mid range shooting needs to improve.

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<v Speaker 1>He needs to add this level of poise that you

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<v Speaker 1>have seen from you real floor generals like say Jalen

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<v Speaker 1>Brunson or Tias Jones. He needs to figure out when

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<v Speaker 1>to go full speed and when to slow down. Even

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<v Speaker 1>John Moran needs to learn that. And he's a kid

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<v Speaker 1>who could win an MVP, So like, being out of

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<v Speaker 1>control is his biggest downfall and he needs to be

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<v Speaker 1>able to fix that in order for them to be

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<v Speaker 1>able to win games. Indiana Pacers, they know, they know

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<v Speaker 1>what time it is. They're not winning and they're not

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<v Speaker 1>winning anything this year. They're not winning like many games.

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<v Speaker 1>They're not going to the playoffs, but they are fun.

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<v Speaker 1>Ben Mathern, what a great pickup. He's gonna be a star.

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<v Speaker 1>He is so good. He can do everything. He's big,

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<v Speaker 1>He's the kind of guy everyone wants. Six five six

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<v Speaker 1>six long wingspin can get his hands and arms into

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<v Speaker 1>the passing lanes, can shoot, can dribble, can just be intense.

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<v Speaker 1>Has that dog in him to be able to hit

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<v Speaker 1>crucial shots down the stretch when he's down. When he

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<v Speaker 1>was at Arizona and they I remember watching them versus Illinois,

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<v Speaker 1>and man, every time they went down he pulled them

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<v Speaker 1>out the out of the bottom and got him back up.

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<v Speaker 1>Miles Turner is probably gonna get moved. Let's be honest.

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<v Speaker 1>He's been on the chopping block for a while now,

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<v Speaker 1>and let's be real, the team doesn't like him very much.

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<v Speaker 1>How is he gonna look with him and Tyrese Haliburton.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe it looks good, maybe he turns into a better player,

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<v Speaker 1>But it feels like they're gonna move him. They really do.

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<v Speaker 1>I does really feel like they're gonna move him. I

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<v Speaker 1>think for them to compete, they need to get DeAndre Ayton.

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<v Speaker 1>DeAndre Ayton is available in January. He wanted to go there.

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<v Speaker 1>He was open to go to Indiana. Just go and

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<v Speaker 1>get him Hill a good in yellow trade Myles Turner

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<v Speaker 1>there to Phoenix and let them deal with him on

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<v Speaker 1>their own. The final teams of groups who are in

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<v Speaker 1>the greatest game in thirty years, which is tanking for

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<v Speaker 1>Victor Wuanbiyama, brickin for Vican San Antonio, Orlando. OK, see

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<v Speaker 1>Utah in Houston. Yeah, we talked about tanking working. It works.

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<v Speaker 1>The lottery system has made it tougher, but it works.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, Shack was number one, but let's face it,

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<v Speaker 1>the team that got Alonzo morning, they were pretty happy too.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's what's gonna happen with Scoot in Victor Wanbiyama

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<v Speaker 1>as well. As long as Victor's on the board, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think there's any path out of there. And I

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<v Speaker 1>think Utah and Santa and Antonio are fully fully invested

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<v Speaker 1>in tank mode. Let's talk about just these teams. Orlando

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<v Speaker 1>is gonna be very fun to watch from I would

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<v Speaker 1>say game one through Game twenty five until they are

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<v Speaker 1>no longer in any way relevant. Palo's gonna be a

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<v Speaker 1>highlight machine, but Suggs is already banged up. Franz Wagner's

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<v Speaker 1>very fun to watch, but that's pretty much it. Other

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<v Speaker 1>than hoping Mark el Foltz can be healthy. I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>sure that there's much to watch, Like maybe Mobamba just

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<v Speaker 1>to see if we can play that song again, but

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<v Speaker 1>not a team that is going anywhere or going to compete.

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<v Speaker 1>They're a team to fade. Rocket's always a good team

0:18:37.760 --> 0:18:40.960
<v Speaker 1>to keep things close always. Jalen Green's gonna try. He's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna put up like thirty five points a night, mostly

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<v Speaker 1>on threes. You're gonna have KPJ who's a bucket, gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be a highlight machine as well. Alprin Shengon's gonna continue

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<v Speaker 1>to improve. You've got the emergence of Jabari Smith, the

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<v Speaker 1>rookie there. He's gonna be a nice addition and a

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<v Speaker 1>replacement for Chrish Would and Tari Easton. I think is

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<v Speaker 1>a sleeper. He's a very like young player who should

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<v Speaker 1>be able to make an impact right away. Josh Christopher

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<v Speaker 1>also very good, very bouncy, but they are also a

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<v Speaker 1>tanking team. This team is winning twenty games, twenty five games.

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<v Speaker 1>Max San Antonio fifteen win team purposefully. They play very

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<v Speaker 1>fast though they are gonna be a very unusual team

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<v Speaker 1>for Greg Popovich to manage, but it seems to be working.

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<v Speaker 1>You're gonna have Josh Primo there, He's a fun young

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<v Speaker 1>player from Alabama that is kind of snuck up on everyone.

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<v Speaker 1>You have my guy, Malachi Branham and Jeremy Sohan, You've

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<v Speaker 1>got Blake Wesley. All those guys are very brand new,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, rookies or second year players. And then you

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<v Speaker 1>throw that on top of Keldon Johnson who played in

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<v Speaker 1>the Olympics, you know, Devin Vassel. You know, are really fun.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't win many games, but they are gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>fun to watch, especially just for the individual player play,

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<v Speaker 1>not for the team player play. And they even have

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<v Speaker 1>Josh Richardson for some unknown reason, not sure why. Only

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<v Speaker 1>Okay See has in this group has any real hope

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<v Speaker 1>of getting out, and that really depends on if they

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<v Speaker 1>want to, if they want to be a team to compete,

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<v Speaker 1>or whether they are committed to tanking. Still, Josh, Giddy

0:20:13.880 --> 0:20:16.639
<v Speaker 1>and Shay and Dort they are improving in terms of

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<v Speaker 1>their jump shots, all three of them. They've hired the

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<v Speaker 1>shot doctor that we've talked about, and you know Presty,

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<v Speaker 1>We'll see how committed he is to continuing to try

0:20:26.080 --> 0:20:29.160
<v Speaker 1>to continue to I don't know, accumulate first round pick

0:20:29.160 --> 0:20:34.480
<v Speaker 1>after first round pick. The last question that folks Unlocked

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<v Speaker 1>on asked me was who was the one player that

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<v Speaker 1>I wanted to watch and this year my answer was

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<v Speaker 1>the birthday boy himself, Josh Giddy. He dazzled last year.

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<v Speaker 1>He got hurt due to tanking. But I think he's

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<v Speaker 1>a star. He's going to be very fun. Let's throw

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<v Speaker 1>some other names in there that we didn't talk about

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<v Speaker 1>last week. I like Paolo Benkaro. I think he's going

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<v Speaker 1>to be surprising a lot of people in just in

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<v Speaker 1>terms of how big, how dominant, how good of a

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<v Speaker 1>passer he is. He's gonna be really fun. Tarry Eason

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<v Speaker 1>will be fun. I can't wait to watch him. We've

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<v Speaker 1>got a whole list. We'll coming out next week with

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<v Speaker 1>the top ten players to watch list, but those are

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<v Speaker 1>my first off, top off the top of my mind,

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<v Speaker 1>players that you're gonna want to see night in, night out.

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<v Speaker 1>That's all the time though that we have for the

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