1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:11,800 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What is up? 2 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:18,240 Speaker 2: Straight Fire, Pam, It's me Jason McIntyre, Straight Fire or Monday, 3 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:23,640 Speaker 2: June the sixteenth, So everybody had a great Father's Day weekend. 4 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:26,880 Speaker 2: Mine was spectacular, so good in fact, that we're recording 5 00:00:26,920 --> 00:00:30,680 Speaker 2: this midday Sunday afternoon, so Rob G and I can 6 00:00:31,080 --> 00:00:34,720 Speaker 2: really bask in our Father's Day glory Sunday night with 7 00:00:34,720 --> 00:00:37,519 Speaker 2: our families. But guess what we got an NBA trade, 8 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:40,879 Speaker 2: A seismic one. I think it's the beginning of a 9 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:42,519 Speaker 2: lot of moves in the NBA. It's going to be 10 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:45,639 Speaker 2: a furious what three weeks here going to be crazy 11 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:48,400 Speaker 2: in the NBA? Coming up? We had the Caitlin Clark 12 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 2: return on Saturday. Holy hell, she was spectacular. And I 13 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:56,440 Speaker 2: don't know that I have it in me, boys and 14 00:00:56,440 --> 00:00:58,880 Speaker 2: girls to talk about Game four the NBA Finals on 15 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 2: Friday night is a massive gut punch and I was smarting. 16 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 2: I like stayed off the internet Saturday. I was just 17 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:09,920 Speaker 2: so pissed off that the Pacers blew it, not only 18 00:01:09,959 --> 00:01:14,680 Speaker 2: the win but the cover with some just knuckle headery 19 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:17,480 Speaker 2: if that's even a word. Friday. But hey, listen, overall, 20 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:21,160 Speaker 2: it was a good, good weekend. And let's start with 21 00:01:21,280 --> 00:01:25,240 Speaker 2: the big move in the NBA on Sunday kind of 22 00:01:25,240 --> 00:01:27,960 Speaker 2: came out of nowhere. And this, my friends, is why 23 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 2: I like to say all this Kevin Durant nonsense we 24 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 2: keep hearing about. Anytime you hear a bunch of crap, 25 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:36,959 Speaker 2: there's really nothing there. It's this stuff that comes out 26 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 2: of absolutely nowhere. Nobody was talking about Desmond Banging of 27 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:43,479 Speaker 2: the Memphis Grizzlies, who, by the way, is a hell 28 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 2: of a player, one of the best three and D 29 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:49,600 Speaker 2: guards in the league. I don't know, you know, if 30 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 2: he's like a perennial All Star. He's never made an 31 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 2: All Star team, he's never made an All NBA team, 32 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:57,600 Speaker 2: but he's paid handsomely. And his stats in the league, 33 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:01,480 Speaker 2: I mean, folks, last year at Memphis or last season, 34 00:02:01,480 --> 00:02:04,320 Speaker 2: I should say, forty eight percent from the field, thirty 35 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 2: nine percent from three nineteen points a game. The year 36 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:10,120 Speaker 2: before that, forty six percent from the field, thirty eight 37 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 2: percent from three twenty three points a game. His numbers 38 00:02:12,919 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 2: sagged because obviously John Morant came back, and you know 39 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:17,920 Speaker 2: what that you know what that means. But Desmond Baine 40 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:19,480 Speaker 2: is a final His best year in the league was 41 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:21,280 Speaker 2: year two when he shot forty three percent from deep. 42 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 2: I mean he has made the leap coming from TCU. 43 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 2: He was the let's see the oh, the thirtieth pick 44 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:30,239 Speaker 2: overall in the COVID draft. That was the wacky draft 45 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:35,240 Speaker 2: for James Miies. Wiseman went too. You had Isaac Occorro, 46 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:39,280 Speaker 2: Patrick Williams in the top seven, Achillean Hayes. I mean 47 00:02:39,320 --> 00:02:42,560 Speaker 2: Desmond Bain has been matt vastly superior to all those guys. 48 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:47,120 Speaker 2: It's the draft that had like Jayden McDaniels, Tyrese MAXI, 49 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:49,760 Speaker 2: A bunch of guys slipped through the cracks. Haliburton went twelfth. 50 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 2: But I believe Desmond Baine is a really good piece. 51 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:56,920 Speaker 2: He goes from Memphis to Orlando and now this what 52 00:02:57,040 --> 00:02:59,239 Speaker 2: he got in return is gonna surprise you guys. I 53 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:02,480 Speaker 2: I didn't really take the temperature online, but I saw 54 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:05,400 Speaker 2: I got some text saying whoa whoa, Wait a minute, 55 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:10,120 Speaker 2: Desmond Bain fetched two rotational guys KCP and Cole Anthony 56 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:15,840 Speaker 2: and four unprotected first plus a pick swap. Wait a minute, 57 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 2: what is Yannis gonna come in? Ten picks? Fifteen like 58 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:20,760 Speaker 2: it is. It sounds like a lot, but you have 59 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:24,480 Speaker 2: to again take a deep breath and step back. Okay, 60 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:28,200 Speaker 2: so one of the first round picks is number sixteen 61 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:32,639 Speaker 2: in this draft. Okay, that's not great. By all accounts. 62 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:37,120 Speaker 2: Only one of the picks could emerged as a top 63 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:40,080 Speaker 2: ten pick. So it's like they got three first but 64 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:42,680 Speaker 2: none of them are going to be great. People are 65 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:44,680 Speaker 2: comparing it to the McHale Bridges deal with the Knicks. 66 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:47,320 Speaker 2: But this is what I like and what I don't like. 67 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 2: What I love about the deal is I'm telling you 68 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 2: right now, the Orlando Magic next year could emerge as 69 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 2: the new Indiana Pacers. They have young dudes, They are 70 00:03:56,160 --> 00:04:00,800 Speaker 2: relentlessly fast, and they hustle. You got the young kid 71 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:03,040 Speaker 2: Anthony Black seems like he's got some promise. You've got 72 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:06,480 Speaker 2: the Wagner brothers. Franz Wagner is a big time player. 73 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:09,640 Speaker 2: You obviously have Paalo Banko, a great centerpiece, but if 74 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 2: you remember, anytime they get to the playoffs, he's got 75 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 2: to do everything. Jonathan Isaac, if he's ever healthy, is 76 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:18,880 Speaker 2: a great rotational guy. Tristan de Silva showed some things. 77 00:04:18,920 --> 00:04:22,080 Speaker 2: The young kid out of Colorado. They're high on Jet Howard, 78 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:25,800 Speaker 2: the young guy from Michigan. So they've got like eight 79 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:28,600 Speaker 2: or nine. Jalen Suggs is going to be the key 80 00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:31,080 Speaker 2: to this team. He's returning from injury. Oh I forgot 81 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:33,320 Speaker 2: Wendell Carter in the front court. But they are kind 82 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 2: of built like Indiana. They have a lot of good players, 83 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:41,760 Speaker 2: no clear superstar. Now Palo Bancaro has shown some superstar traits. 84 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:44,360 Speaker 2: Let's see how he plays when he's got good teammates. 85 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:48,119 Speaker 2: But they have a quasi big three of ben Caro, 86 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:53,640 Speaker 2: Franz Wagner and now Desmond Baine. Now Suggs hits great. 87 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:56,200 Speaker 2: So that's what I like about the deal for Orlando. 88 00:04:56,440 --> 00:05:01,320 Speaker 2: What I don't like is a larger issue. And folks, 89 00:05:01,320 --> 00:05:04,880 Speaker 2: we're seeing the end of the three star era in 90 00:05:04,920 --> 00:05:08,839 Speaker 2: the NBA. These super teams that the NBA wants out, 91 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:12,320 Speaker 2: they're getting their way. The second apron is gonna be 92 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:14,880 Speaker 2: kicking in and owners are panicking. Wait, I got to 93 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:20,400 Speaker 2: write a check for fifty sixty mili what because of 94 00:05:20,440 --> 00:05:21,920 Speaker 2: the second aprin Oh, well, we'll get out of the 95 00:05:21,960 --> 00:05:25,160 Speaker 2: second April, and you're gonna see owners panic And if 96 00:05:25,160 --> 00:05:31,280 Speaker 2: you're in Philly, New York, obviously Phoenix. We're seeing Memphis 97 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:33,760 Speaker 2: being torn down. But you look around the league and 98 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:37,960 Speaker 2: if your team currently has three stars making thirty ish 99 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:40,600 Speaker 2: million and are on track to make more than that here, 100 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:44,920 Speaker 2: soon expect somebody to get shipped. I mean the Cleveland Cavaliers. 101 00:05:44,960 --> 00:05:46,800 Speaker 2: I think we got to keep an eye on them 102 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:50,640 Speaker 2: around the league. The issue is we can no longer 103 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:52,960 Speaker 2: pay three. The new model is gonna have to be 104 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:57,760 Speaker 2: young guys and one or two stars. Indiana has Siakam 105 00:05:57,760 --> 00:06:01,320 Speaker 2: and Halliburton and a bunch of nice players. Right Oklahoma 106 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:03,800 Speaker 2: City has a bunch of young guys led of course 107 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:07,239 Speaker 2: by SGA and there Chet and JADB have not been paid, 108 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:09,680 Speaker 2: and you surround them with the Alex Carusos of the world. 109 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 2: That is going to be the new model. I'm on 110 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:15,440 Speaker 2: record saying I don't love that. I'm a super team guy. 111 00:06:15,880 --> 00:06:19,560 Speaker 2: I want players movement. I want guys joining forces. I 112 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:22,080 Speaker 2: want people angry and fired up about Kevin Durant going 113 00:06:22,120 --> 00:06:25,159 Speaker 2: to the Warriors and Lebron got love to the Cavs. 114 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:28,400 Speaker 2: I want that. I want k D Kyrie and Harden 115 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:31,000 Speaker 2: in Brooklyn, and I want that imploding. I want Dame 116 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:33,960 Speaker 2: going to Milwaukee to join Middleton and the Honest and 117 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:37,359 Speaker 2: then it falling apart. Yeah, I want K D. Booker 118 00:06:37,400 --> 00:06:41,120 Speaker 2: and Bale. I want that. I'm sorry. I like my 119 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:43,800 Speaker 2: super teams. My joke is, give me super teams or 120 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:48,080 Speaker 2: give me death. So Memphis clearly said, well, we're paying job. 121 00:06:49,760 --> 00:06:51,680 Speaker 2: Jared Jackson is one of the best defensive players the league. 122 00:06:51,680 --> 00:06:54,400 Speaker 2: We got to pay him. And like Desmond Bain's making 123 00:06:54,440 --> 00:06:57,920 Speaker 2: a lot and we're getting swept in the first round. 124 00:06:58,240 --> 00:07:00,440 Speaker 2: What do we do? And I don't. I don't know 125 00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:03,599 Speaker 2: that you can trade jaw because of his off court issues, 126 00:07:03,640 --> 00:07:07,160 Speaker 2: but also he's like the reason people go to Memphis games. 127 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:10,240 Speaker 2: He moves sneakers, he moves merch, he puts butts in 128 00:07:10,280 --> 00:07:12,920 Speaker 2: the seats. Desmond Bine doesn't do that, even though I'll 129 00:07:12,920 --> 00:07:14,960 Speaker 2: tell you right now, i'd rather have Desmond Bane the job. 130 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 1: Moran. 131 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:17,160 Speaker 2: I don't know if Robert agree with that, but I 132 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 2: think this is a great move for Orlando, not as 133 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:23,680 Speaker 2: great for Memphis. They're gonna become more Joss centric they 134 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:27,600 Speaker 2: get you know, kcp's a rotational guy. Cole Anthony, Okay, 135 00:07:27,640 --> 00:07:30,280 Speaker 2: he'll soak up some minutes at backup point guard, but 136 00:07:30,800 --> 00:07:33,800 Speaker 2: Memphis not really a threat. I do think Orlando could 137 00:07:33,840 --> 00:07:36,160 Speaker 2: easily find themselves in the Eastern Conference semis or the 138 00:07:36,160 --> 00:07:38,840 Speaker 2: Eastern Conference finals next year because of what they have. 139 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:42,239 Speaker 2: But I mean, if you're instant, for instance, the Denver Nuggets, 140 00:07:42,280 --> 00:07:45,520 Speaker 2: and you see this and you're like, oh, well, wait 141 00:07:45,520 --> 00:07:49,960 Speaker 2: a minute. We got Jokic and he's making fifty one. 142 00:07:50,560 --> 00:07:52,680 Speaker 2: Next year he's making fifty five. We got Murray. Next 143 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:55,840 Speaker 2: year he's making fifty and next year Michael Porter's at 144 00:07:55,840 --> 00:07:59,520 Speaker 2: thirty eight and Aaron Gordon's at twenty. Oh, this is unsustainable. 145 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:02,080 Speaker 2: We had no bench to begin with. And that's where 146 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:04,760 Speaker 2: I think, I don't know what you can get for 147 00:08:04,800 --> 00:08:06,960 Speaker 2: him because of the shoulder injury that he had, and 148 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:09,280 Speaker 2: he's really one dimensional. Like what do you do with 149 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:13,880 Speaker 2: Michael Porter? Can you ship him somewhere? When there's no 150 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:16,920 Speaker 2: chatter about a player, maybe he's getting moved Desmond Bay 151 00:08:16,960 --> 00:08:19,400 Speaker 2: There was nothing. I mean, maybe Rob saw it somewhere 152 00:08:19,440 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 2: or heard it, but I saw zero about Desmond Bine 153 00:08:22,480 --> 00:08:25,680 Speaker 2: being in the mix. Now, obviously everybody knew Orlando could 154 00:08:25,720 --> 00:08:27,680 Speaker 2: have gone for a Kevin Durant, could have made him 155 00:08:27,720 --> 00:08:29,840 Speaker 2: play for Giannis. I mean, Rob For all we know, 156 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:33,080 Speaker 2: Orlando get kicked the tires on Yiannis. The asking price 157 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:35,520 Speaker 2: was too much, and so they said, well, let's move on. 158 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:38,680 Speaker 2: Let's not waste time. I like strike fast, strike hard, 159 00:08:38,720 --> 00:08:41,280 Speaker 2: no mercy, sir, and I like this move by Orlando. 160 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:44,600 Speaker 2: They're set right Rob, They've got their guys. You look 161 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:46,800 Speaker 2: at their depth chart for next year, and I think 162 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:49,320 Speaker 2: this is a really good look in Orlando. Magic team, 163 00:08:49,720 --> 00:08:53,280 Speaker 2: frankly that can compete in an East where there's no 164 00:08:53,360 --> 00:08:56,280 Speaker 2: Celtic Juggernaut. We don't know what the Cavs are going 165 00:08:56,320 --> 00:08:59,280 Speaker 2: to look like. The Knicks still don't have a coach. 166 00:09:00,400 --> 00:09:04,080 Speaker 2: I really like this. You're looking at Rob, Jalen Sogs 167 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:07,920 Speaker 2: and Desmond Bin, Franz Wagner, Palo Benko, and then Wendell 168 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:10,920 Speaker 2: Carter coming off the bench. You've got Jonathan Isaac assuming 169 00:09:10,920 --> 00:09:13,440 Speaker 2: he's healthy, Anthony blackched Howard, you got a bunch of 170 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:16,600 Speaker 2: young guys d Silva. They could be nine deep next year. 171 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:19,280 Speaker 2: Oh and don't forget Mac McClung putting butts in the 172 00:09:19,320 --> 00:09:20,920 Speaker 2: seats in Orlando and the dunk Chin. 173 00:09:21,720 --> 00:09:24,599 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 174 00:09:24,640 --> 00:09:28,000 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Foxsports Radio 175 00:09:28,160 --> 00:09:32,240 Speaker 1: dot com and within the iHeartRadio app search FSR to 176 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:33,040 Speaker 1: listen live. 177 00:09:33,640 --> 00:09:37,120 Speaker 3: I love it for Orlando now, full disclosure, I would 178 00:09:37,160 --> 00:09:38,880 Speaker 3: not be given a four first round pick for Desmond Bang. 179 00:09:38,920 --> 00:09:40,720 Speaker 3: But that's a different conversation. As far as on the 180 00:09:40,760 --> 00:09:46,120 Speaker 3: court fit, they needed shooting more than anybody in the league. 181 00:09:45,880 --> 00:09:46,839 Speaker 4: Like combined. Right. 182 00:09:46,880 --> 00:09:51,160 Speaker 3: Okay, So last season the Magic ranked dead last and 183 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:54,040 Speaker 3: three point field goal shooting thirty one point eight percent, 184 00:09:54,600 --> 00:09:58,720 Speaker 3: dead last in catch and shoot threes. In fact, the 185 00:09:58,840 --> 00:10:02,480 Speaker 3: Dallas Magic, the doubt. The Orlando Magic had the worst 186 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:05,040 Speaker 3: three point field goal percentage of the season since the 187 00:10:05,160 --> 00:10:10,040 Speaker 3: twenty fifteen twenty sixteen Lakers. Okay, and if you recall that, 188 00:10:10,040 --> 00:10:12,440 Speaker 3: I believe that was the pre Lebron Lakers and we 189 00:10:12,440 --> 00:10:16,440 Speaker 3: were just wading through the wilderness, right so brand day, maybe, yeah, 190 00:10:16,440 --> 00:10:19,080 Speaker 3: they needed shooting in the worst way. So I don't 191 00:10:19,120 --> 00:10:21,840 Speaker 3: hate that at all. I still think they're gonna need 192 00:10:21,880 --> 00:10:24,240 Speaker 3: a legitimate point guard somehow. I don't know how they 193 00:10:24,280 --> 00:10:24,560 Speaker 3: get it. 194 00:10:24,800 --> 00:10:25,800 Speaker 4: I don't know what they're. 195 00:10:25,840 --> 00:10:27,680 Speaker 2: Wait, Hugs is a point guard. 196 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:31,079 Speaker 3: I think Suggs is a great Derek White, Drew Holiday 197 00:10:31,120 --> 00:10:34,120 Speaker 3: type where if you're saying Paolo is our point guard, 198 00:10:34,120 --> 00:10:36,000 Speaker 3: de facto point guard, and he's running the show, where 199 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:38,920 Speaker 3: Franz is our devector point guard and he's running the show. Sure, 200 00:10:38,960 --> 00:10:40,800 Speaker 3: because he can defend all the smaller guys at a 201 00:10:40,840 --> 00:10:43,000 Speaker 3: high level. He's a really good catch and shoot player 202 00:10:43,040 --> 00:10:45,560 Speaker 3: when he's healthy, you know, I think that's his role. 203 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:46,200 Speaker 4: As far as. 204 00:10:46,160 --> 00:10:48,880 Speaker 3: Being a point guard who can orchestrate, or a point 205 00:10:48,880 --> 00:10:50,200 Speaker 3: guard who could just come off the bench and get 206 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:52,720 Speaker 3: you buckets. I don't know if that's really what his 207 00:10:52,720 --> 00:10:55,960 Speaker 3: his you know, interesting is what he does well, So 208 00:10:56,400 --> 00:10:59,000 Speaker 3: maybe there is they can bargain basement shop for somebody 209 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:01,280 Speaker 3: just throwing out a name. I don't think he's the guy, 210 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:04,000 Speaker 3: But like a D'Angelo Russell type, say, come off the 211 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:06,280 Speaker 3: bench fifteen to twenty minutes a game, you have the 212 00:11:06,320 --> 00:11:09,760 Speaker 3: green light to score because they can defend as well 213 00:11:09,800 --> 00:11:12,720 Speaker 3: as anybody in the NBA. You saw that last year 214 00:11:12,760 --> 00:11:16,319 Speaker 3: in the postseason, even though they got taken out pretty ceremoniously. 215 00:11:17,360 --> 00:11:20,360 Speaker 3: It wasn't because they couldn't compete. It because they couldn't score, 216 00:11:20,800 --> 00:11:22,440 Speaker 3: and that was the problem. You mentioned that it was 217 00:11:22,720 --> 00:11:24,640 Speaker 3: Palo to the left, Palo to the right, pallow up 218 00:11:24,640 --> 00:11:27,840 Speaker 3: the middle, because really you know, Franz couldn't shoot last postseason, 219 00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:30,880 Speaker 3: and nobody else on their team could hit an open 220 00:11:30,920 --> 00:11:34,040 Speaker 3: jump shot. So Desmond Bane theoretically is going to answer 221 00:11:34,040 --> 00:11:38,360 Speaker 3: a lot of those questions. As far as Memphis goes, 222 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:40,400 Speaker 3: I had heard because I listened to a lot of 223 00:11:40,480 --> 00:11:42,559 Speaker 3: NBA podcasts and I talked to people around the league, 224 00:11:43,040 --> 00:11:47,400 Speaker 3: and the consensus was, you can't trade jaw. 225 00:11:47,559 --> 00:11:49,000 Speaker 4: The off the court stuff is too heavy. 226 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:51,040 Speaker 3: You're not gonna be get You be selling really low. 227 00:11:51,280 --> 00:11:55,280 Speaker 3: You be getting thirty forty cents of the dollar. The 228 00:11:55,360 --> 00:11:57,520 Speaker 3: consensus was, if they're gonna make a trade is for 229 00:11:57,559 --> 00:12:01,920 Speaker 3: Triple J because he's got a new presumably somewhere on 230 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:05,200 Speaker 3: a MAX contract coming in starting next season or after 231 00:12:05,240 --> 00:12:08,760 Speaker 3: extend after this next season, because I believe his contract 232 00:12:08,800 --> 00:12:11,120 Speaker 3: is like twenty three to twenty four for next year, 233 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:15,520 Speaker 3: so he's criminally underpaid relative to what other players in 234 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:17,439 Speaker 3: position are making, and they have his kind of caliber, 235 00:12:18,040 --> 00:12:22,120 Speaker 3: And so the thought was, you're gonna have to trade 236 00:12:22,160 --> 00:12:25,400 Speaker 3: him now because, as you alluded to, you cannot have 237 00:12:25,520 --> 00:12:29,040 Speaker 3: three four highly paid guys on your team anymore. It's impossible. 238 00:12:29,080 --> 00:12:31,960 Speaker 3: The second apron is punishing you for having too many 239 00:12:31,960 --> 00:12:35,160 Speaker 3: good players on your roster. So for them to in 240 00:12:35,240 --> 00:12:37,839 Speaker 3: the I don't know if overnight hours, Saturday, in the 241 00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:40,120 Speaker 3: Sunday whenever they executed this trade before it got leaked 242 00:12:40,120 --> 00:12:43,280 Speaker 3: to shams that they decided they were gonna trade Desmond 243 00:12:43,320 --> 00:12:45,960 Speaker 3: Bane was something I did not see coming at all 244 00:12:46,960 --> 00:12:47,480 Speaker 3: at all. 245 00:12:47,360 --> 00:12:48,000 Speaker 4: Even a little bit. 246 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:49,640 Speaker 3: Even the people I know who are really plugged in, 247 00:12:49,679 --> 00:12:51,800 Speaker 3: they're like, yeah, we didn't have this one on a 248 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:55,040 Speaker 3: Bengo card and it may go ahead. 249 00:12:55,280 --> 00:12:57,280 Speaker 2: Well, I was gonna say, like, you look around the 250 00:12:57,360 --> 00:13:00,240 Speaker 2: league and it's the teams where you're hearing nothing thing 251 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:03,080 Speaker 2: like Rob could Rudy Gobert get shipped? 252 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:04,400 Speaker 4: Sure? 253 00:13:04,880 --> 00:13:06,560 Speaker 2: I mean why, I don't see why not Anthony Edwards 254 00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:08,640 Speaker 2: making a ton You don't know what you're doing with Randall. 255 00:13:08,800 --> 00:13:11,640 Speaker 2: You probably would prefer nas Reid, Jaden mcdanner's like again, 256 00:13:11,679 --> 00:13:14,560 Speaker 2: Minnesota's got a lot of guys. I just you know, 257 00:13:14,840 --> 00:13:17,679 Speaker 2: to your point guard question on Indiana, you're right, Suggs 258 00:13:17,679 --> 00:13:20,200 Speaker 2: is not a pure point guard. Do you would you 259 00:13:20,200 --> 00:13:23,160 Speaker 2: say Haliburton was a pure point guard coming out or 260 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:24,000 Speaker 2: did he become one. 261 00:13:24,679 --> 00:13:26,800 Speaker 3: Oh, he's always been a pure point guard. He's not 262 00:13:26,840 --> 00:13:28,640 Speaker 3: a high usage point guard. But he's always been a 263 00:13:28,640 --> 00:13:31,160 Speaker 3: point guard, so like, like, even if you're Orlando I 264 00:13:31,200 --> 00:13:35,000 Speaker 3: mean Tias Jones type. You know, if Chris Paul wants 265 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:36,560 Speaker 3: to be fifteen minutes a game off the bench, whatever, 266 00:13:36,600 --> 00:13:39,520 Speaker 3: it's like something like that would be just fine for them. 267 00:13:39,640 --> 00:13:41,640 Speaker 3: What they need is offense. And I'm not saying you 268 00:13:41,640 --> 00:13:42,880 Speaker 3: have to be the guy who can score or as 269 00:13:42,880 --> 00:13:44,480 Speaker 3: your point guard position, but a guy who's going to 270 00:13:44,520 --> 00:13:45,680 Speaker 3: put you in a position to score. 271 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:48,959 Speaker 2: Yeah, Suggs Oh, he was third on its team in 272 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:52,200 Speaker 2: assist the season, after Paolo and Wagner. I mean, you know, 273 00:13:52,240 --> 00:13:54,200 Speaker 2: there's more than one way to skin a cat. His 274 00:13:54,280 --> 00:13:58,080 Speaker 2: defense in Bane that is a wrecking crew at guard 275 00:13:58,120 --> 00:14:00,160 Speaker 2: that is going to be extremely tough to deal with with. 276 00:14:00,480 --> 00:14:03,400 Speaker 2: If you can fashion Suggs now, let me see what 277 00:14:03,440 --> 00:14:09,040 Speaker 2: he shot from three thirty percent not great, not great 278 00:14:09,800 --> 00:14:11,640 Speaker 2: in the back court. If you can fashion him in 279 00:14:11,679 --> 00:14:15,760 Speaker 2: the Casson Wallace role or maybe lou Dort skinny version, 280 00:14:16,640 --> 00:14:18,800 Speaker 2: and then get us some open buckets, play hard defense 281 00:14:18,840 --> 00:14:22,560 Speaker 2: and don't screw up, then maybe is Baying your SGA 282 00:14:22,800 --> 00:14:24,840 Speaker 2: or maybe Powlow's your SGA. I don't know. 283 00:14:25,200 --> 00:14:29,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean I would assume again, we'll see this 284 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:31,080 Speaker 3: offseason because everybody you talk to says this is going 285 00:14:31,160 --> 00:14:34,000 Speaker 3: to be fireworks because, as you mentioned, the second apron 286 00:14:34,600 --> 00:14:37,400 Speaker 3: is like a death now for these teams. Right, We've 287 00:14:37,440 --> 00:14:40,000 Speaker 3: been talking for the beast what a couple of weeks 288 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:42,000 Speaker 3: now maybe a couple of months about Kevin Durant and 289 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:43,480 Speaker 3: where he's gonna get traded in YadA YadA. 290 00:14:45,080 --> 00:14:46,120 Speaker 4: A good team is like. 291 00:14:46,040 --> 00:14:49,320 Speaker 3: I'm not trading Kevin Durant. Kevin Durant's, even at thirty seven, 292 00:14:49,400 --> 00:14:51,040 Speaker 3: is one of the best players in the league. But 293 00:14:51,160 --> 00:14:53,880 Speaker 3: the problem is Bradley Beal has a no trade class, 294 00:14:53,880 --> 00:14:57,160 Speaker 3: so you can't trade him, and you cannot just buy 295 00:14:57,200 --> 00:14:58,560 Speaker 3: your way out of this like you would have been 296 00:14:58,600 --> 00:15:00,720 Speaker 3: able to do in the past, like if you were, 297 00:15:01,440 --> 00:15:03,920 Speaker 3: for example, the Lakers, the Lakers, if you're the Lakers 298 00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:06,440 Speaker 3: five years ago and you're like, hey, you know, we're 299 00:15:06,760 --> 00:15:08,920 Speaker 3: up against it. We got a Lebron and ad we 300 00:15:08,960 --> 00:15:11,000 Speaker 3: can't pay cups, we can't pay case like whatever. 301 00:15:11,160 --> 00:15:13,440 Speaker 4: It's like, well, just pay the tax, just you know, 302 00:15:13,600 --> 00:15:13,960 Speaker 4: just do it. 303 00:15:14,080 --> 00:15:16,280 Speaker 3: We'll figure the rest out later, kind of like what 304 00:15:16,360 --> 00:15:17,560 Speaker 3: Boston did a couple of years back. 305 00:15:17,840 --> 00:15:19,920 Speaker 4: But now it's like, well, if you're in the second apron. 306 00:15:20,080 --> 00:15:22,760 Speaker 3: You can't aggregate salaries, you might lose a first round pick, 307 00:15:22,960 --> 00:15:24,480 Speaker 3: you can't actually do anything. 308 00:15:24,520 --> 00:15:25,960 Speaker 4: You're kind of locked into your roster. 309 00:15:26,560 --> 00:15:30,280 Speaker 3: So these teams are going to have to get real 310 00:15:30,360 --> 00:15:33,640 Speaker 3: creative and make some trades with some guys who you 311 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:37,239 Speaker 3: ordinarily would not want to part with. Like if you're Cleveland, 312 00:15:37,680 --> 00:15:40,120 Speaker 3: I don't think Cleveland wants to trade Darius Garland. I 313 00:15:40,120 --> 00:15:43,640 Speaker 3: don't think they want to trade Jared Well just for example, 314 00:15:43,840 --> 00:15:46,560 Speaker 3: Like I don't think if you say, going into their team, like, hey, no, 315 00:15:46,600 --> 00:15:48,840 Speaker 3: we want to add a fifth guy around those four, 316 00:15:49,400 --> 00:15:52,720 Speaker 3: Well no, realistically you can't. Realistically you have to flip 317 00:15:52,760 --> 00:15:56,120 Speaker 3: one of those highly paid guys and then figure out 318 00:15:56,160 --> 00:15:59,040 Speaker 3: the rest later, right, And it's just it sucks. 319 00:15:59,120 --> 00:16:00,840 Speaker 4: I hate it. I think CJ. 320 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:03,120 Speaker 3: McCollum is gonna pay for his war crimes against humanity 321 00:16:03,160 --> 00:16:06,840 Speaker 3: for what he did and agreeing to this second apron because, 322 00:16:07,760 --> 00:16:10,680 Speaker 3: like you, I'd like to see the best players get that. OKC, 323 00:16:10,960 --> 00:16:14,000 Speaker 3: who many of your people are saying is having the 324 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:17,480 Speaker 3: widest runway of a championship contender maybe ever because of 325 00:16:17,520 --> 00:16:19,240 Speaker 3: all the draft picks and how young their team is 326 00:16:20,360 --> 00:16:24,160 Speaker 3: in two years give or take SGA is gonna be 327 00:16:24,200 --> 00:16:28,560 Speaker 3: making about sixty sixty five. J. Dubb and Chet their 328 00:16:28,600 --> 00:16:31,040 Speaker 3: max contracts will have kicked in by that point. They'll 329 00:16:31,080 --> 00:16:34,600 Speaker 3: be combining somewhere around one hundred. So with three guys, 330 00:16:34,680 --> 00:16:36,960 Speaker 3: you're gonna be at one hundred and seventy million dollars 331 00:16:37,160 --> 00:16:41,320 Speaker 3: more or less. How on earth do you add a 332 00:16:41,920 --> 00:16:44,480 Speaker 3: Hartenstein type who was valuable to them in the regular season. 333 00:16:44,600 --> 00:16:46,480 Speaker 3: How do you add in Alice Caruso, who has been 334 00:16:46,480 --> 00:16:48,240 Speaker 3: invaluable to them during this post? 335 00:16:48,480 --> 00:16:48,960 Speaker 4: You can't. 336 00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:51,640 Speaker 3: You're gonna have those three guys and a bunch of 337 00:16:51,680 --> 00:16:56,240 Speaker 3: either unproven or vastly underpaid players, and you're gonna be 338 00:16:56,920 --> 00:16:59,600 Speaker 3: You're gonna be penalized for drafting well, You're gonna be 339 00:16:59,600 --> 00:17:03,160 Speaker 3: penalized for developing well. And I just you're gonna be 340 00:17:03,160 --> 00:17:05,480 Speaker 3: penalized for being a smart franchise because you're gonna have 341 00:17:05,480 --> 00:17:06,840 Speaker 3: to get rid of good players no matter what. 342 00:17:07,160 --> 00:17:09,960 Speaker 2: Well they do have the other J. Doub now he's 343 00:17:09,960 --> 00:17:13,359 Speaker 2: barely played in this series. Uh Jalen Williams. They got 344 00:17:13,960 --> 00:17:16,399 Speaker 2: Kenrick Williams. If you can just have those guys, soak 345 00:17:16,480 --> 00:17:19,800 Speaker 2: up five, ten, fifteen minutes. Isaiah Joe You're probably gonna 346 00:17:19,880 --> 00:17:23,679 Speaker 2: end up losing Cathon, Wallace and Wiggins, but you just 347 00:17:23,720 --> 00:17:27,520 Speaker 2: got to have draft picks to, you know, refortify that supply. 348 00:17:27,640 --> 00:17:31,440 Speaker 2: And okaysee kind of does. But even Boston rob they're 349 00:17:31,480 --> 00:17:35,080 Speaker 2: gonna fall victim to this whole three star thing. I 350 00:17:35,119 --> 00:17:38,000 Speaker 2: don't know who's taking Porzingis off their hands. He has 351 00:17:38,040 --> 00:17:42,679 Speaker 2: a mystery illness that he just couldn't stay healthy. Tatum, 352 00:17:42,680 --> 00:17:46,840 Speaker 2: obviously you can't. Jalen Brown just had a surgery, you know, 353 00:17:47,080 --> 00:17:49,640 Speaker 2: I don't. I think Drew Holliday's probably the guy you move, 354 00:17:49,680 --> 00:17:51,320 Speaker 2: but I don't know what you're getting in return. This 355 00:17:51,400 --> 00:17:54,560 Speaker 2: is it's just a weird NBA, and it feels like 356 00:17:54,600 --> 00:17:57,399 Speaker 2: this could be one of these tilted summers where just 357 00:17:57,560 --> 00:18:01,879 Speaker 2: crazy stuff's happening all around the lad. I guess you 358 00:18:01,880 --> 00:18:02,679 Speaker 2: could quickly go. 359 00:18:02,760 --> 00:18:05,240 Speaker 3: I'll just say quickly with you know, we're Laker fans, right, 360 00:18:05,720 --> 00:18:07,520 Speaker 3: and you and I are both high in Oscar. You 361 00:18:07,600 --> 00:18:10,080 Speaker 3: probably are the biggest Austin Reefs fan in America this 362 00:18:10,160 --> 00:18:14,080 Speaker 3: side of his parents, right, And so let's say hype. 363 00:18:14,080 --> 00:18:16,120 Speaker 3: I don't think it's gonna happen, but hypothetically, let's say 364 00:18:16,200 --> 00:18:19,240 Speaker 3: Lebron's like, you know what, I really want to play 365 00:18:19,520 --> 00:18:23,399 Speaker 3: with Bryce, So I'm gonna re up for two more years, right, 366 00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:27,040 Speaker 3: I'm I'm gonna play one hundred and two years, one fifteen, whatever, 367 00:18:27,400 --> 00:18:31,359 Speaker 3: whatever the number is. So the Lakers with Luca, assuming 368 00:18:31,400 --> 00:18:33,359 Speaker 3: they keep him, you're gonna be at one hundred and 369 00:18:33,400 --> 00:18:37,080 Speaker 3: twenty million dollars with two guys. Austin Reeves when his 370 00:18:37,480 --> 00:18:40,359 Speaker 3: extent when he's eligible for his big contract after next season, 371 00:18:41,160 --> 00:18:44,520 Speaker 3: is gonna get somewhere in the neighborhood between thirty and 372 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:45,880 Speaker 3: forty five million dollars. 373 00:18:46,280 --> 00:18:48,240 Speaker 4: Like that's just the market, right. 374 00:18:48,800 --> 00:18:50,920 Speaker 3: You don't think the Lakers are gonna be like, hey, 375 00:18:51,080 --> 00:18:52,680 Speaker 3: if Lebron wants this state, you can't. 376 00:18:52,760 --> 00:18:55,600 Speaker 4: I can't really say no to Lebron. Do you almost have. 377 00:18:55,520 --> 00:18:59,480 Speaker 3: To consider trading Austin Reeves then, because you'd really, because 378 00:18:59,520 --> 00:19:01,400 Speaker 3: really trade him now to get ahead of it. That's 379 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:04,400 Speaker 3: what I'm saying, is like, you know, you cannot have 380 00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:08,160 Speaker 3: three guys making fifty million. 381 00:19:07,880 --> 00:19:10,880 Speaker 4: Each or whatever average it is. It's just impossible. 382 00:19:10,960 --> 00:19:15,280 Speaker 2: So Austin Reeves just turned twenty seven. You would say 383 00:19:15,320 --> 00:19:19,040 Speaker 2: he's definitely got another year of prime and then you know, 384 00:19:19,160 --> 00:19:22,440 Speaker 2: probably at twenty nine. But how's Austin Reeves gonna age? 385 00:19:22,600 --> 00:19:25,320 Speaker 2: I don't know. I don't want to be paying him 386 00:19:25,600 --> 00:19:27,960 Speaker 2: at thirty one forty five million dollars a year. So 387 00:19:28,080 --> 00:19:30,280 Speaker 2: if you can flip Austin Reeves for two or three 388 00:19:30,400 --> 00:19:33,959 Speaker 2: rotational guys in an Indiana Pacers model, I guess you've 389 00:19:33,960 --> 00:19:35,359 Speaker 2: got to do it. I don't want to do it now. 390 00:19:35,840 --> 00:19:37,480 Speaker 2: I mean, the Lakers were third in the West rub 391 00:19:37,960 --> 00:19:40,000 Speaker 2: and a herckey jerky year where they traded ad mint 392 00:19:40,080 --> 00:19:42,879 Speaker 2: season and didn't have a healthy Luca like and they 393 00:19:42,920 --> 00:19:46,919 Speaker 2: had no room protector slash room runner. So I'm like 394 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:49,800 Speaker 2: the only guy who's like, oh, I see still Superstar 395 00:19:49,840 --> 00:19:51,560 Speaker 2: in ists with the Lakers third in the West, and 396 00:19:51,560 --> 00:19:55,040 Speaker 2: everybody's like, oh, they're crap, They're up Shit's Creek. I 397 00:19:55,160 --> 00:19:57,679 Speaker 2: just I don't know. You seem to be somewhere in 398 00:19:57,720 --> 00:19:58,360 Speaker 2: between those two. 399 00:19:58,440 --> 00:19:59,800 Speaker 4: Huh. No, I think they can be really good. 400 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:04,920 Speaker 3: I'm just saying is that the Lakers found Austin Reeves undrafted, right, 401 00:20:05,440 --> 00:20:08,240 Speaker 3: They've molded him, they made him are rotational player. They 402 00:20:08,280 --> 00:20:11,200 Speaker 3: were able to re sign him at a below market 403 00:20:11,280 --> 00:20:14,560 Speaker 3: value contract because he was undrafted, So instead of him 404 00:20:14,560 --> 00:20:17,000 Speaker 3: getting twenty twenty five and he would have got in 405 00:20:17,040 --> 00:20:19,120 Speaker 3: the open market. They got him for like thirteen fourteen, 406 00:20:19,840 --> 00:20:24,280 Speaker 3: and now because they were smart, because they were proactive, 407 00:20:24,720 --> 00:20:27,879 Speaker 3: because they did a good job of identifying and developing talent, 408 00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:31,960 Speaker 3: they are going to be punished where either if Lebron retires, 409 00:20:32,200 --> 00:20:34,520 Speaker 3: then you're kind of stuck with Luca, Austin and a 410 00:20:34,520 --> 00:20:38,320 Speaker 3: bunch of role players, or the worst case scenario, Lebron 411 00:20:38,400 --> 00:20:42,080 Speaker 3: doesn't retire, you have Lebron and Luca and you almost 412 00:20:42,119 --> 00:20:44,520 Speaker 3: have to trade Austin Reeves because you can't build out 413 00:20:44,520 --> 00:20:46,679 Speaker 3: the rest of your roster with three guys making one 414 00:20:46,720 --> 00:20:47,879 Speaker 3: hundred and fifty million dollars. 415 00:20:48,080 --> 00:20:50,440 Speaker 2: If I didn't know you, I would say you sound 416 00:20:50,520 --> 00:20:53,400 Speaker 2: like a guy who's ready to move off of Lebron. 417 00:20:54,040 --> 00:20:59,800 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, like how soon as soon as I guess, 418 00:20:59,800 --> 00:21:02,760 Speaker 3: as soon as possible. Wow, it's not that he's not 419 00:21:02,800 --> 00:21:04,920 Speaker 3: a great player, it's just like that's the reality of it. 420 00:21:05,359 --> 00:21:09,240 Speaker 2: So this is it's funny. I haven't I don't recall 421 00:21:09,280 --> 00:21:12,600 Speaker 2: a superstar just retiring and then coming off the books. 422 00:21:12,720 --> 00:21:16,040 Speaker 2: So are you of the thought that, hey, height Lebron's 423 00:21:16,040 --> 00:21:20,320 Speaker 2: gone fifty mil opened up? I want one star or 424 00:21:20,359 --> 00:21:23,160 Speaker 2: I want like two guys, or I would just reshape 425 00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:25,359 Speaker 2: the roster around Luca. I mean the Lakers are gonna 426 00:21:25,359 --> 00:21:25,960 Speaker 2: have options. 427 00:21:26,280 --> 00:21:28,439 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean that that's ultimately what it comes down to. Like, 428 00:21:28,480 --> 00:21:30,480 Speaker 3: every decision you make now has to be with the 429 00:21:30,520 --> 00:21:33,080 Speaker 3: idea of optimizing Luka Dancic. So if you think that 430 00:21:33,160 --> 00:21:36,000 Speaker 3: Luca orscuse me, that Austin is the ideal number two 431 00:21:36,080 --> 00:21:37,360 Speaker 3: or he's a good guy to be here on him, 432 00:21:37,480 --> 00:21:40,160 Speaker 3: then do whatever it takes to keep Austin happy. If 433 00:21:40,160 --> 00:21:42,160 Speaker 3: you don't and you don't think you can have those 434 00:21:42,200 --> 00:21:46,720 Speaker 3: two guys defensively, then you almost you have to consider 435 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:49,800 Speaker 3: trading away this guy. You have to consider, Hey, lebron 436 00:21:50,440 --> 00:21:52,520 Speaker 3: you know, we'll stay with you with his last season, 437 00:21:52,520 --> 00:21:54,760 Speaker 3: but we're not interested in another two years after that. 438 00:21:55,240 --> 00:21:58,040 Speaker 2: By the way, when Bronny is playing like TJ McConnell 439 00:21:58,080 --> 00:22:00,880 Speaker 2: next year, like are gonna be a great ship. 440 00:22:01,200 --> 00:22:04,080 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 441 00:22:04,119 --> 00:22:07,480 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Foxsports Radio 442 00:22:07,640 --> 00:22:11,720 Speaker 1: dot com and within the iHeartRadio app. Search FSR to 443 00:22:11,840 --> 00:22:12,480 Speaker 1: listen live. 444 00:22:13,080 --> 00:22:14,800 Speaker 2: Did you watch any of the Kaitlin Clark Saturday? 445 00:22:14,840 --> 00:22:14,959 Speaker 1: Oh? 446 00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:15,880 Speaker 4: I watched the whole game. 447 00:22:16,280 --> 00:22:19,600 Speaker 2: Okay, so the two weeks prior how much how many 448 00:22:19,640 --> 00:22:21,880 Speaker 2: minutes of television viewing of WNBA did you watch? 449 00:22:22,240 --> 00:22:22,720 Speaker 4: Like six? 450 00:22:23,400 --> 00:22:27,439 Speaker 2: Okay, I was at zero. Of course I turned the 451 00:22:27,440 --> 00:22:28,919 Speaker 2: game on, you know, and I was a little bit 452 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:31,200 Speaker 2: late and Clark was sitting and I was like, oh damn, 453 00:22:31,240 --> 00:22:34,080 Speaker 2: we missed a couple of minutes, and it just happened 454 00:22:34,119 --> 00:22:37,040 Speaker 2: to turn watch the rest where she was flamethrowing for 455 00:22:37,080 --> 00:22:38,879 Speaker 2: the first half. She had like twenty five in the 456 00:22:38,880 --> 00:22:42,560 Speaker 2: first half. It was just unbelievable and the crowds roaring. 457 00:22:42,760 --> 00:22:44,560 Speaker 2: I'm sucked into the TV. We were gonna go out 458 00:22:44,560 --> 00:22:46,320 Speaker 2: to lunch, and I'm like, ah, let's just wait till 459 00:22:46,359 --> 00:22:51,280 Speaker 2: half time, you know, And Rob, I, I don't know 460 00:22:51,440 --> 00:22:55,000 Speaker 2: if like there was baseball happening. I'm told there was golf. 461 00:22:55,080 --> 00:22:57,719 Speaker 2: I don't know if that NHL. It didn't matter. Kitlin 462 00:22:57,760 --> 00:23:01,400 Speaker 2: Clark was the show. She had thirty two, eight and seven, 463 00:23:01,720 --> 00:23:05,440 Speaker 2: the Fever beat the undefeated New York Liberty. And you're 464 00:23:05,480 --> 00:23:08,159 Speaker 2: watching and you're like, Okay, well, but WNBA needs Kitlin 465 00:23:08,200 --> 00:23:11,240 Speaker 2: Clark making a postseason run, needs her healthy at all costs. 466 00:23:11,920 --> 00:23:13,840 Speaker 2: And I don't I'm sure the rating is gonna be 467 00:23:13,840 --> 00:23:16,400 Speaker 2: pretty good. Although Saturday was a big day for protests 468 00:23:16,400 --> 00:23:21,040 Speaker 2: around this country, so I'm guessing maybe the rating won't 469 00:23:21,080 --> 00:23:25,000 Speaker 2: be as huge as normal. But Rob, this just reminds everybody, 470 00:23:25,160 --> 00:23:28,320 Speaker 2: Oh my gosh, Kitlin Clark is unbelievable. 471 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:31,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, well, look, uh maybe a week and 472 00:23:31,119 --> 00:23:34,960 Speaker 3: a half ago, ABC did almost two million viewers for 473 00:23:35,040 --> 00:23:37,560 Speaker 3: a Fever Sky game without Caitlin Clark. 474 00:23:37,840 --> 00:23:38,280 Speaker 4: Wow. 475 00:23:38,600 --> 00:23:40,560 Speaker 3: Now some people are like, see, that just proves that 476 00:23:40,720 --> 00:23:44,640 Speaker 3: WNBA is here and here to stay the pessimist, which 477 00:23:44,640 --> 00:23:46,200 Speaker 3: is kind of where Idley on this one is. People 478 00:23:46,240 --> 00:23:48,439 Speaker 3: thought that Kaitlyn Clark was playing because they didn't. They 479 00:23:48,440 --> 00:23:51,320 Speaker 3: don't follow the day to day of WNBA the way 480 00:23:51,359 --> 00:23:53,680 Speaker 3: they probably do other sports. So like, oh, the Fever 481 00:23:53,760 --> 00:23:55,520 Speaker 3: are playing, I know Caitlin Clark's on that team. I'm 482 00:23:55,520 --> 00:23:57,160 Speaker 3: just gonna put it on. And then you realize about 483 00:23:57,160 --> 00:24:00,800 Speaker 3: halfway through, oh, maybe Caitlyn Clark's not playing, so we're 484 00:24:00,840 --> 00:24:01,880 Speaker 3: just gonna turn it off. 485 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:05,720 Speaker 4: Kind of a thing. But she is box office. 486 00:24:05,720 --> 00:24:08,920 Speaker 3: Like that there is I don't know how you can 487 00:24:08,960 --> 00:24:12,040 Speaker 3: be a sports fan, or even a casual sports fan 488 00:24:12,160 --> 00:24:15,000 Speaker 3: and not love watching Kaitlin Clark because they even said 489 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:16,760 Speaker 3: on the broadcast, I think it was RecA Lobo that 490 00:24:16,880 --> 00:24:20,280 Speaker 3: after she had made those three deep triples from like 491 00:24:20,320 --> 00:24:23,520 Speaker 3: thirty plus feet out that you know, as great as 492 00:24:23,520 --> 00:24:26,600 Speaker 3: she is as a shooter, she's probably an even better passer. 493 00:24:28,160 --> 00:24:30,520 Speaker 3: And if you watch the game, like again, I watched 494 00:24:30,520 --> 00:24:34,080 Speaker 3: the whole thing, she cooled off concerned, which you know, God, 495 00:24:34,480 --> 00:24:36,639 Speaker 3: no one's gonna shoot five of seven on thirty eight 496 00:24:36,640 --> 00:24:39,600 Speaker 3: foot jumpers all game. But as the game went on, 497 00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:43,359 Speaker 3: she was dropping dimes, you know, like she worked at 498 00:24:43,359 --> 00:24:43,720 Speaker 3: a bank. 499 00:24:44,160 --> 00:24:45,000 Speaker 4: It was incredible. 500 00:24:45,359 --> 00:24:49,080 Speaker 2: But don't forget her teammates. I mean, they must have missed. 501 00:24:49,240 --> 00:24:51,960 Speaker 2: I counted four. I'm sure the number was larger than that. 502 00:24:52,119 --> 00:24:54,880 Speaker 2: But like fast break, she's threading the needle and they're 503 00:24:54,880 --> 00:24:58,760 Speaker 2: blowing layups up. Yeah, at what point, Kaitlin, someone blew 504 00:24:58,800 --> 00:25:00,640 Speaker 2: the layup atent? And then the I've called it out 505 00:25:00,680 --> 00:25:03,640 Speaker 2: Kittler Kirk was so angry that she yelled at the ref. 506 00:25:03,640 --> 00:25:05,639 Speaker 2: I gotta tech, did you see that moment? And that 507 00:25:05,760 --> 00:25:07,520 Speaker 2: wasn't I don't think it was because of the foul, 508 00:25:07,520 --> 00:25:09,000 Speaker 2: because she was so far she couldn't have seen it. 509 00:25:09,480 --> 00:25:11,359 Speaker 2: I think she would just piss her teammates for screwing up, 510 00:25:11,359 --> 00:25:13,000 Speaker 2: and she was you know, taking it out on the 511 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:15,400 Speaker 2: ref that would that's the fire and energy. 512 00:25:15,440 --> 00:25:17,480 Speaker 3: I like, yeah, I said, does that make her even 513 00:25:17,520 --> 00:25:20,600 Speaker 3: more likable as a sports fan because the way that 514 00:25:20,640 --> 00:25:24,119 Speaker 3: she plays Number One, she's a showman, right. So that 515 00:25:24,240 --> 00:25:26,000 Speaker 3: that last three that she had in a little flurry 516 00:25:26,480 --> 00:25:29,000 Speaker 3: she chased after her teammate from behind to get the 517 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:30,240 Speaker 3: ball from her, I thought, I mean that was kind 518 00:25:30,240 --> 00:25:32,520 Speaker 3: of funny. She almost caused a turnover trying to get 519 00:25:32,520 --> 00:25:37,640 Speaker 3: the ball. But between the deep jump shooting, the passing, 520 00:25:38,560 --> 00:25:42,840 Speaker 3: the firiness, it's like it's everything that you want in 521 00:25:42,880 --> 00:25:45,600 Speaker 3: an athlete. You want someone who wants to be at 522 00:25:45,600 --> 00:25:47,720 Speaker 3: the center of attention, who wants to be the man 523 00:25:47,760 --> 00:25:50,359 Speaker 3: in the arena, as Lebron calls it, where Hey, you 524 00:25:50,520 --> 00:25:53,200 Speaker 3: know all eyes are on you and you're here. You're 525 00:25:53,200 --> 00:25:55,000 Speaker 3: here to compete, You're here to do whatever you can. 526 00:25:55,800 --> 00:25:58,080 Speaker 3: So she has all of that, but she also has 527 00:25:58,520 --> 00:26:03,480 Speaker 3: that Kobe Ryan, Michael Jordan, Tom Brady is like, I'm 528 00:26:03,560 --> 00:26:06,760 Speaker 3: pissed off to play to play sports like I want. 529 00:26:06,960 --> 00:26:07,400 Speaker 4: I'm so. 530 00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:13,080 Speaker 3: Angry about losing that I will yell at my teammates, 531 00:26:13,080 --> 00:26:14,760 Speaker 3: I will yell at my coach, I will yell at 532 00:26:14,760 --> 00:26:16,399 Speaker 3: the referee because it means that much to me. 533 00:26:18,560 --> 00:26:21,560 Speaker 2: I like Clark a lot, and I'm thankful for her 534 00:26:21,600 --> 00:26:24,200 Speaker 2: because to me, Rob, it feels like the NBA Finals 535 00:26:24,280 --> 00:26:26,840 Speaker 2: is over. Indiana had their shot up for three minutes 536 00:26:26,920 --> 00:26:29,600 Speaker 2: left ASGA takes over. Indiana can't do anything. I know 537 00:26:29,640 --> 00:26:32,560 Speaker 2: it says too two and Game five is tonight, but 538 00:26:32,600 --> 00:26:35,400 Speaker 2: it feels over to me. I would give Indiana one 539 00:26:35,400 --> 00:26:38,440 Speaker 2: percent chance to win two out of three here, maybe 540 00:26:38,520 --> 00:26:41,400 Speaker 2: less than that that that I'm not betting, okay, See, 541 00:26:41,400 --> 00:26:43,119 Speaker 2: I know what you're saying, Well, Jay, come on, bet 542 00:26:43,160 --> 00:26:45,600 Speaker 2: don't Okay, No, I'm not doing that. I I just 543 00:26:46,200 --> 00:26:49,120 Speaker 2: because I'm rooting Indiana and I don't want to root, 544 00:26:49,359 --> 00:26:52,040 Speaker 2: okay see, just to win again, I'm not. I'm not. 545 00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:53,879 Speaker 2: If I were a ten thousand dollars better, that's a 546 00:26:53,880 --> 00:26:56,840 Speaker 2: different story. I'm not doing that on NBA Finals games, guys. 547 00:26:57,160 --> 00:26:59,840 Speaker 2: So I need We're gonna need Caitlin Clark to get 548 00:26:59,880 --> 00:27:02,360 Speaker 2: us through here the next few weeks because I don't 549 00:27:02,400 --> 00:27:04,600 Speaker 2: know about you, Rob, but the country's going through some 550 00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:08,919 Speaker 2: tough stuff right now politically and without sports. It's just 551 00:27:08,960 --> 00:27:11,439 Speaker 2: a torrent of Oh, look there's a war in Europe, 552 00:27:11,480 --> 00:27:12,879 Speaker 2: and then there's a war in the Middle East and 553 00:27:12,920 --> 00:27:15,399 Speaker 2: look at a civil war breaker. It's just not good. 554 00:27:16,040 --> 00:27:18,800 Speaker 2: And we need sports for that. And I know Jason 555 00:27:18,840 --> 00:27:20,600 Speaker 2: who cares about sports, I get it. But it's a 556 00:27:20,640 --> 00:27:24,320 Speaker 2: good diversion from what's happening. And I guess Caitlin Kark's 557 00:27:24,320 --> 00:27:25,280 Speaker 2: gonna have to be that for us. 558 00:27:25,359 --> 00:27:28,040 Speaker 3: Rob If it's not her, then to bring it back 559 00:27:28,040 --> 00:27:30,040 Speaker 3: full circles how we started the podcast, we are gonna 560 00:27:30,080 --> 00:27:33,520 Speaker 3: need to have, as they say, the craziest offseason, and 561 00:27:33,840 --> 00:27:36,520 Speaker 3: that's right. Yeah, like we are gonna need rumor mill 562 00:27:36,560 --> 00:27:39,960 Speaker 3: after rumor mill. You know, oh, the the MAVs MA 563 00:27:40,080 --> 00:27:42,679 Speaker 3: trade Anthony Davis. You know, we're gonna need you know, 564 00:27:43,080 --> 00:27:45,920 Speaker 3: Houston Rocketer and they're trying to get Yanni's and Kate. 565 00:27:46,240 --> 00:27:48,840 Speaker 3: We're gonna need something like that to get us through. 566 00:27:49,880 --> 00:27:50,280 Speaker 4: Period. 567 00:27:51,160 --> 00:27:54,920 Speaker 2: Yeah. I was trying to start looking at the NBA 568 00:27:55,040 --> 00:27:57,560 Speaker 2: standings to see if there's a team that could sneak 569 00:27:57,640 --> 00:28:03,040 Speaker 2: in the way Orlando just snuck in. Is there a 570 00:28:03,080 --> 00:28:06,840 Speaker 2: world with a Miami Heat just trade Bam, trade Hero 571 00:28:07,119 --> 00:28:10,159 Speaker 2: and somehow bring in Yannis and another star. Okay, I 572 00:28:10,160 --> 00:28:14,200 Speaker 2: mean somebody's got to get creative. And I think it's 573 00:28:14,200 --> 00:28:17,639 Speaker 2: got to be somebody in the East. I don't know 574 00:28:17,680 --> 00:28:20,960 Speaker 2: who's taking Joel Embiid's contract. The Bulls are in it 575 00:28:21,320 --> 00:28:24,400 Speaker 2: just a brutal situation. Maybe the Raptors throw a Hail 576 00:28:24,440 --> 00:28:28,600 Speaker 2: Mary pass. But any of these teams, these bad teams, 577 00:28:28,600 --> 00:28:31,439 Speaker 2: they're gonna need to make two deals. You can't just 578 00:28:31,440 --> 00:28:33,320 Speaker 2: get you honest, because that's not doing much for you. 579 00:28:33,320 --> 00:28:38,120 Speaker 2: You need Yiannis and someone else. Is there a world 580 00:28:38,120 --> 00:28:40,680 Speaker 2: where the Detroit Pistons say, hey, we've got Caid on 581 00:28:40,720 --> 00:28:44,080 Speaker 2: his rookie deal. Every other player on our roster's available. 582 00:28:44,120 --> 00:28:47,920 Speaker 2: We want Yannis Cade and I don't know whoever. Or 583 00:28:47,960 --> 00:28:51,040 Speaker 2: does Detroit go for KD, say hey, what we've got 584 00:28:51,040 --> 00:28:55,040 Speaker 2: someone to build on. Let's throw KD into the bix. 585 00:28:55,240 --> 00:28:57,040 Speaker 2: I don't know who it is, but I'm looking in that. 586 00:28:57,480 --> 00:29:01,800 Speaker 2: You know, six to ten. I guess you could extend 587 00:29:01,800 --> 00:29:04,160 Speaker 2: it to eleven for the Raptors. But like the Sixers, 588 00:29:04,200 --> 00:29:05,680 Speaker 2: do they want to keep that pick or can they 589 00:29:05,680 --> 00:29:08,840 Speaker 2: package it to get something to help Maxie McCain and 590 00:29:08,840 --> 00:29:11,120 Speaker 2: Paul George Or do they think Embid could come back 591 00:29:11,120 --> 00:29:13,640 Speaker 2: and be a factor. I don't know, just watching Indiana 592 00:29:13,640 --> 00:29:15,440 Speaker 2: and Okay, see I don't see how embeat is a 593 00:29:15,480 --> 00:29:17,200 Speaker 2: factor with these teams, you know. 594 00:29:17,440 --> 00:29:19,080 Speaker 3: Right, you know, I'll tell you what I think you're 595 00:29:19,120 --> 00:29:22,400 Speaker 3: right on. I actually, on the flip side, I'm more 596 00:29:22,520 --> 00:29:25,560 Speaker 3: interested in because I agree with you. I think somebody 597 00:29:25,640 --> 00:29:28,080 Speaker 3: is gonna make that kind of jump because these should 598 00:29:28,080 --> 00:29:31,160 Speaker 3: be so wide open next season. I'm interested to see 599 00:29:31,240 --> 00:29:34,880 Speaker 3: which of the Western Conference teams has decided we are 600 00:29:34,920 --> 00:29:38,320 Speaker 3: not ready to compete with a thirteen deep conference. 601 00:29:38,520 --> 00:29:42,800 Speaker 4: Right, Okay, I'm just guessing, right like, you know. 602 00:29:42,720 --> 00:29:44,520 Speaker 3: Because I don't. I don't think San Antonio is trying 603 00:29:44,560 --> 00:29:46,240 Speaker 3: to lose next year. I don't think No Orleans trying 604 00:29:46,240 --> 00:29:49,080 Speaker 3: to lose next year. We'll see, you know, Phoenix maybe 605 00:29:49,160 --> 00:29:51,200 Speaker 3: is I don't know if Portland ty. Like I think 606 00:29:51,360 --> 00:29:53,400 Speaker 3: all of these teams in the West versus the East, 607 00:29:53,400 --> 00:29:56,520 Speaker 3: the West people are trying to win, like you're not 608 00:29:56,560 --> 00:29:59,400 Speaker 3: gonna have an easy even Utah I think is gonna try. 609 00:29:59,440 --> 00:30:01,560 Speaker 3: They're gonna They've given up on tanking because hasn't worked 610 00:30:01,600 --> 00:30:03,480 Speaker 3: for them the last few years in the lottery. So 611 00:30:04,480 --> 00:30:06,800 Speaker 3: which of the Western Conferences? Maybe it is the Grizzlies 612 00:30:06,800 --> 00:30:10,200 Speaker 3: where they say, hey, we're really not that close, like 613 00:30:10,200 --> 00:30:13,760 Speaker 3: like this window of us being competitive for a championship 614 00:30:13,800 --> 00:30:16,760 Speaker 3: coming out of the West is not there. So maybe 615 00:30:16,840 --> 00:30:20,400 Speaker 3: we take an l for a season, two seasons and 616 00:30:20,640 --> 00:30:23,760 Speaker 3: let everybody fall back. We load up on draft capital, 617 00:30:23,800 --> 00:30:28,040 Speaker 3: we load up on young talent, and we ship our best, second, best, third, 618 00:30:28,080 --> 00:30:30,320 Speaker 3: best player out East because they're trying to have an 619 00:30:30,400 --> 00:30:33,160 Speaker 3: arms race because it's so wide open in the Eastern Conference. 620 00:30:33,200 --> 00:30:34,000 Speaker 4: That's what I want to see. 621 00:30:34,080 --> 00:30:36,520 Speaker 2: Interesting. I'll throw a name out there. I was talking 622 00:30:36,520 --> 00:30:40,280 Speaker 2: to a buddy who you know, so the Caruso move 623 00:30:40,360 --> 00:30:43,080 Speaker 2: was huge getting in from Chicago, a guy I would 624 00:30:43,080 --> 00:30:46,200 Speaker 2: look at and I had to comb through the roster here. 625 00:30:46,200 --> 00:30:48,920 Speaker 2: But on the Portland Trailblazers, they have one guy who 626 00:30:48,920 --> 00:30:50,760 Speaker 2: they've been you know, it's been in trade talks for 627 00:30:50,760 --> 00:30:53,800 Speaker 2: a couple years and nothing's ever happened. Well, Anthony Simon's 628 00:30:54,080 --> 00:30:57,280 Speaker 2: is an expiring deal next year or he only makes 629 00:30:57,320 --> 00:31:00,400 Speaker 2: twenty seven. He hasn't done jack squat in Portland. I 630 00:31:00,440 --> 00:31:03,680 Speaker 2: think he won a dunk contest, but he's been putting 631 00:31:03,720 --> 00:31:05,960 Speaker 2: up hollow points twenty twenty one, nineteen a game. 632 00:31:06,000 --> 00:31:06,280 Speaker 4: Whatever. 633 00:31:07,000 --> 00:31:10,400 Speaker 2: So Rob, if you take Anthony Simons from being the 634 00:31:10,480 --> 00:31:14,160 Speaker 2: I don't know their second, third, fourth, best player on 635 00:31:14,200 --> 00:31:17,120 Speaker 2: Portland and you make him like your sixth man at 636 00:31:17,160 --> 00:31:20,520 Speaker 2: twenty seven mil. Can you make a case we're going 637 00:31:20,520 --> 00:31:22,320 Speaker 2: all in, Hey, Anthorty Simons, we want you to just 638 00:31:22,360 --> 00:31:24,680 Speaker 2: come off the bench and get buckets. Is there a 639 00:31:24,800 --> 00:31:27,240 Speaker 2: team where he could make sense? Because again, this guy 640 00:31:27,240 --> 00:31:30,560 Speaker 2: shoots like eighty to eighty nine or ninety percent from 641 00:31:30,600 --> 00:31:33,600 Speaker 2: the line. He as a high option in Portland. Is 642 00:31:33,640 --> 00:31:36,440 Speaker 2: in the third mid to high upper thirties from three, 643 00:31:36,680 --> 00:31:40,400 Speaker 2: he's a bucket. But imagine him doing it where he 644 00:31:40,440 --> 00:31:42,240 Speaker 2: was like the fourth best player on the floor for you. 645 00:31:42,720 --> 00:31:45,560 Speaker 2: Is there a whorld where he becomes very attractive. 646 00:31:45,160 --> 00:31:47,720 Speaker 3: Route, Oh, of course, there's a lot of guys like that. 647 00:31:47,760 --> 00:31:50,360 Speaker 3: If we're gonna be honest, like you know, I think 648 00:31:50,400 --> 00:31:52,120 Speaker 3: this is a gap year for Boston. But you can't 649 00:31:52,120 --> 00:31:53,480 Speaker 3: tell me that he wouldn't be a guy that you 650 00:31:53,560 --> 00:31:55,200 Speaker 3: love to have in Boston to take over the scoring 651 00:31:55,200 --> 00:31:58,600 Speaker 3: low where Jason Tatum's out right like you you can't 652 00:31:58,600 --> 00:32:01,520 Speaker 3: tell me that if you are you know, Cleveland and 653 00:32:01,600 --> 00:32:05,080 Speaker 3: you say we're gonna flip Darius Garland because he's too expensive. 654 00:32:05,080 --> 00:32:06,920 Speaker 3: We're gonna get a bunch of role players, but we're 655 00:32:06,920 --> 00:32:10,760 Speaker 3: gonna replace his scoring with an Afroney Simon's type, like, 656 00:32:10,880 --> 00:32:12,720 Speaker 3: there are a bunch of teams that he would be 657 00:32:12,800 --> 00:32:15,080 Speaker 3: useful for. Ye, and I think that you could go 658 00:32:15,080 --> 00:32:18,400 Speaker 3: down the list for a lot of teams where New Orleans. 659 00:32:18,640 --> 00:32:21,120 Speaker 3: I know that they have been an underachieving team now 660 00:32:21,160 --> 00:32:24,120 Speaker 3: for basically since Zion got there. If you just look 661 00:32:24,120 --> 00:32:27,520 Speaker 3: at their roster, there are like seven dudes that other 662 00:32:27,560 --> 00:32:30,400 Speaker 3: teams would love to have on their team by Herb Jones, 663 00:32:30,440 --> 00:32:34,680 Speaker 3: Herb Jones, Trey Murphy, even CJ. McCollum in a sixth man, 664 00:32:34,800 --> 00:32:37,240 Speaker 3: like there are so many guys on there for wherever 665 00:32:37,280 --> 00:32:39,800 Speaker 3: he doesn't work for them. But if you say, hey, 666 00:32:39,880 --> 00:32:41,520 Speaker 3: if I can make Herb Jones and just say you 667 00:32:41,520 --> 00:32:44,680 Speaker 3: are only a three D three ind guy here you are. 668 00:32:44,720 --> 00:32:49,560 Speaker 3: You are playing alongside of whatever James Harden, Kawhi Leonard 669 00:32:49,600 --> 00:32:51,120 Speaker 3: and Zubash and all you got to do is to 670 00:32:51,120 --> 00:32:55,000 Speaker 3: fend and open jump shots like that could happen that 671 00:32:55,040 --> 00:32:57,560 Speaker 3: there's gonna be an Aaron Gordon type. You know in 672 00:32:57,680 --> 00:33:00,400 Speaker 3: Orlando he was miscasts the number one, number two. Take 673 00:33:00,440 --> 00:33:03,200 Speaker 3: him to Denver and he's a vital piece of a championship. 674 00:33:03,280 --> 00:33:06,160 Speaker 3: So yeah, and then because of this second aprin again, 675 00:33:06,200 --> 00:33:08,200 Speaker 3: you're gonna see something like that happen for sure. 676 00:33:08,360 --> 00:33:10,640 Speaker 2: We'll probably have to workshop some of that this week, 677 00:33:11,040 --> 00:33:14,560 Speaker 2: all right. Hope everybody had a wonderful weekend. Big week 678 00:33:14,600 --> 00:33:17,840 Speaker 2: ahead in the NBA Finals and off the court. We'll 679 00:33:17,840 --> 00:33:20,880 Speaker 2: see where KD goes. Does Giannis get shipped back tomorrow