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We're gonna get all over the place 37 00:01:56,320 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 2: into a bunch of interesting stuff. We have some Lakers 38 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 2: stuff off the top. We're gonna be hitting some draft stuff. 39 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:02,960 Speaker 2: We're going to talk a little bit about a couple 40 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 2: of the picks that we didn't get to hit in 41 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:07,880 Speaker 2: our draft reactions. I've got some big picture NBA stuff 42 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:11,640 Speaker 2: for ranking recent NBA champions We're going to talk about 43 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:15,240 Speaker 2: some Grizzlies and hornets to a couple of teams that 44 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:17,720 Speaker 2: are in a little bit of a holding pattern around 45 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:20,639 Speaker 2: a star player who has struggled to be available. We 46 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:24,359 Speaker 2: have a question regarding who would be the best fitting 47 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 2: five to send to go face the aliens in a 48 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:31,119 Speaker 2: single game. We're going to get into that one, talk 49 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:34,520 Speaker 2: a little bit about rim finishing and different dynamics that 50 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 2: can affect a player's efficiency. There are lots of interesting 51 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 2: stuff to get to in our mail bag today. You 52 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:40,959 Speaker 2: guys are the job. Before we get started, subscribe to 53 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:42,760 Speaker 2: the Hoops Tonight YouTube channels. You don't miss any more 54 00:02:42,760 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 2: of our videos. Follow me on Twitter at underscore jcnlt 55 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:47,519 Speaker 2: so you guys don't miss you announcements. 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First question, Hey, Jason, 71 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:28,200 Speaker 2: if you were Rob Polinka and the Lakers executives, who 72 00:03:28,200 --> 00:03:30,520 Speaker 2: are your top three options to target and free agency? 73 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:32,440 Speaker 2: What do you consider to be the best assets in 74 00:03:32,480 --> 00:03:35,040 Speaker 2: the trade market. So it's so funny. I was texting 75 00:03:35,240 --> 00:03:37,920 Speaker 2: with my buddy Pzeis, who runs Laker film room, the 76 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 2: other day. I've just been in completely out of the 77 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 2: Laker frame of mind ever since they got eliminated in 78 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:45,880 Speaker 2: the first round. 79 00:03:46,040 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 1: It's crazy. 80 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 2: Every year I just kind of like unplug that part 81 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 2: of my brain when we get when the Lakers get eliminated, 82 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:53,800 Speaker 2: and then I just focus on the rest of the league. 83 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 2: And I'm just starting to kind of dip my toe 84 00:03:56,960 --> 00:03:59,680 Speaker 2: back into those waters and bounce ideas off of people 85 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:03,480 Speaker 2: and and kind of figure out where I'm at in 86 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:05,840 Speaker 2: terms of this Lakers offseason, and the main thing that 87 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 2: I've seen that's really caught my attention is this potential 88 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:11,080 Speaker 2: trade that has been kind of floating around in the ether, 89 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:14,920 Speaker 2: and it involves potentially the Lakers sending Gabe Vincent and 90 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 2: ruy Hachi Mura to the Miami Heat for Andrew Wiggins. 91 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:22,360 Speaker 2: And this trade makes a lot of sense for both 92 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:25,159 Speaker 2: sides on a bunch of different levels. For a Miami 93 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:28,040 Speaker 2: Heat team, you get a guard in Gay Vincent that 94 00:04:28,160 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 2: has been proven to be a success in their system, 95 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:32,720 Speaker 2: just kind of like a really natural fit in their 96 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:36,560 Speaker 2: five out attack. And then ruy Hachimura fits a need 97 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 2: in the sense that they are thin at power forward specifically, 98 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:44,160 Speaker 2: and obviously ruy Hatcha Mura is a starting caliber a 99 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:45,880 Speaker 2: power forward in this league. He's a guy that can 100 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:49,880 Speaker 2: bring some real value there. And then Andrew Wiggins. In 101 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:53,080 Speaker 2: a team like the Los Angeles Lakers, where they are 102 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:56,880 Speaker 2: devoid of perimeter athleticism, they don't have a great option 103 00:04:57,360 --> 00:05:00,040 Speaker 2: a starting caliber player that can guard the other the 104 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:03,360 Speaker 2: team's best player. This is a guy and Andrew Wiggins, 105 00:05:03,360 --> 00:05:07,760 Speaker 2: who would immediately address two massive needs for the Lakers 106 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:11,320 Speaker 2: in terms of just overall perimeter athleticism and a guy 107 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:13,839 Speaker 2: in the starting lineup that like every single night is 108 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 2: like he can guard the best dude on the other team, 109 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:18,279 Speaker 2: whether that's you know, we've seen him in the past 110 00:05:18,279 --> 00:05:21,800 Speaker 2: do an incredible job on a Luka Doncic in late 111 00:05:21,839 --> 00:05:24,400 Speaker 2: playoff rounds. We've seen him guard quicker guards. He has 112 00:05:24,440 --> 00:05:28,720 Speaker 2: some switchability. Andrew Wiggins is a very very versatile perimeter defender. 113 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:31,680 Speaker 2: And there's a lot of focus on the center position 114 00:05:31,720 --> 00:05:34,560 Speaker 2: for the Lakers this year, and I get that, and like, ultimately, 115 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:37,799 Speaker 2: if you can't find any other better options to upgrade 116 00:05:37,800 --> 00:05:39,680 Speaker 2: at the two and the three, and you decide to 117 00:05:39,760 --> 00:05:42,599 Speaker 2: go with a more aggressive move for a guy like 118 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:45,680 Speaker 2: a Nick Claxton, there's upside there. Nick Claxton is a 119 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:48,839 Speaker 2: better player than some of the free agent centers that 120 00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:51,840 Speaker 2: are available, like a Brook Lopez or a Clint Capella. 121 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:56,039 Speaker 2: But for me, I would rather have Andrew Wiggins and 122 00:05:56,080 --> 00:05:59,479 Speaker 2: then a guy like Clint Appella, then not have Andrew Wiggins, 123 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:02,120 Speaker 2: or bring back Gave Vincent and Ruey Hachimura and run 124 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:04,400 Speaker 2: it with a guy like Nick Claxton. I think that 125 00:06:04,440 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 2: the Lakers have had a roster balance issue for a 126 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:09,240 Speaker 2: little while. Now in terms of like, now they've got 127 00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:11,800 Speaker 2: these two on ball skill guards and Austin Reeves and 128 00:06:11,880 --> 00:06:14,960 Speaker 2: Luka Doncic, and you've got these two starter like power 129 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:18,360 Speaker 2: forwards that both start in Ruy Hachimura and Lebron James. 130 00:06:18,360 --> 00:06:20,560 Speaker 2: And so what ends up happening, Like we always talk about, 131 00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:23,680 Speaker 2: there's boxes that get checked, right, and Ruy and Lebron 132 00:06:23,760 --> 00:06:27,120 Speaker 2: check a lot of similar boxes defensively, right, and Austin 133 00:06:27,160 --> 00:06:30,680 Speaker 2: and Luca check a lot of boxes that are similar defensively. 134 00:06:30,720 --> 00:06:33,320 Speaker 2: And while that group has been very good offensively, especially 135 00:06:33,360 --> 00:06:35,080 Speaker 2: when Dorian Finney Smith is out there, and they can 136 00:06:35,120 --> 00:06:38,680 Speaker 2: really create all that space, they just can't hang physically 137 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:40,440 Speaker 2: with a lot of these teams. And So to me, 138 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:44,120 Speaker 2: a move like that, flipping a bench guard and a 139 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:48,640 Speaker 2: starting power forward into a starting small forward for a 140 00:06:48,680 --> 00:06:52,279 Speaker 2: team that does not have a starting small forward, I 141 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:55,560 Speaker 2: view that as a roster balancing move. And among all 142 00:06:55,600 --> 00:06:59,240 Speaker 2: position groups, these guys that kind of fit into the 143 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:01,760 Speaker 2: taxpayer mid level exception, you know, in that like five 144 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:04,839 Speaker 2: six million dollars a year, I think that type of 145 00:07:04,920 --> 00:07:08,440 Speaker 2: guy relative to a thirty to twenty five million dollar 146 00:07:08,480 --> 00:07:12,320 Speaker 2: player at the center position, that gap is smaller than 147 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:14,960 Speaker 2: it is at other position groups, at other position groups. 148 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:16,720 Speaker 2: I think once you get up into the twenty five 149 00:07:17,080 --> 00:07:19,480 Speaker 2: thirty million dollar range, you actually really start to run 150 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 2: into some talent. Like Andrew Wiggins when he's healthy and engaged, 151 00:07:23,440 --> 00:07:25,200 Speaker 2: is one of the better three and D guys in 152 00:07:25,240 --> 00:07:28,880 Speaker 2: the NBA because of his defensive versatility, right, Like Nick 153 00:07:28,920 --> 00:07:33,119 Speaker 2: Claxton at twenty five million, is a firmly a league 154 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:34,760 Speaker 2: average starting center. 155 00:07:34,840 --> 00:07:35,040 Speaker 1: Right. 156 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:38,200 Speaker 2: So like there's a certain amount of value that you 157 00:07:38,320 --> 00:07:41,560 Speaker 2: get a relative to the money at the wing position, 158 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:44,600 Speaker 2: relative to the center position. So for me, a deal 159 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:48,040 Speaker 2: like that would make it more tenable to bring in 160 00:07:48,080 --> 00:07:50,680 Speaker 2: a flawed center, a guy that has some weaknesses at 161 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:53,920 Speaker 2: the center spot because you have such an increase in 162 00:07:53,960 --> 00:07:56,640 Speaker 2: athleticism and a specific need guarding on the ball. 163 00:07:57,000 --> 00:07:57,680 Speaker 1: The only other. 164 00:07:57,880 --> 00:07:59,600 Speaker 2: Laker take I have right now, and again, we're gonna 165 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:01,840 Speaker 2: be talking plenty of Lakers over the summer as moves 166 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:04,960 Speaker 2: come through. And I mean we Jackson and I were 167 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:09,080 Speaker 2: just talking like Monday is free agencies as this as 168 00:08:09,120 --> 00:08:12,000 Speaker 2: this train just literally never stops running, right, So like 169 00:08:12,160 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 2: we're gonna be talking about lots of Lakers over time 170 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:16,920 Speaker 2: as I continue to dive into this. But the other 171 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:19,640 Speaker 2: guy that I think is really important for the Lakers 172 00:08:19,640 --> 00:08:22,760 Speaker 2: this summer is Dorian Finney Smith. He's got a player 173 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:25,320 Speaker 2: option coming up, I think right around like fifteen million, 174 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:28,040 Speaker 2: and so obviously him and his representation are going to 175 00:08:28,080 --> 00:08:31,000 Speaker 2: be thinking, like, hey, if we to pick up this 176 00:08:31,120 --> 00:08:33,600 Speaker 2: player option and we just run through this season, there's 177 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:37,880 Speaker 2: a chance that we become veteran minimum candidates if it's 178 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:41,200 Speaker 2: a mediocre season off the bench for the Lakers, right 179 00:08:41,280 --> 00:08:43,640 Speaker 2: so like, especially if they do make a move for 180 00:08:43,679 --> 00:08:46,560 Speaker 2: a guy like Andrew Wiggins and Dorian loses his starting spot, 181 00:08:46,640 --> 00:08:50,679 Speaker 2: right so Like, with that being the case, I think 182 00:08:50,720 --> 00:08:54,760 Speaker 2: it's at least like worthwhile for Dorian to consider the 183 00:08:54,840 --> 00:08:57,200 Speaker 2: idea of opting out and trying to sign a long 184 00:08:57,320 --> 00:08:59,800 Speaker 2: term deal elsewhere, right, or a long term deal with 185 00:08:59,840 --> 00:09:02,800 Speaker 2: the Lakers. And I just think it's very important for 186 00:09:02,840 --> 00:09:05,920 Speaker 2: the Lakers to make sure that they secure Dorian Phinney Smith. 187 00:09:06,559 --> 00:09:09,880 Speaker 2: They don't have a starting caliber three. Dorian Finney Smith 188 00:09:09,920 --> 00:09:12,600 Speaker 2: is the closest thing they have to it. But if 189 00:09:12,600 --> 00:09:14,680 Speaker 2: you get rid of him, you lose a lot of 190 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:17,520 Speaker 2: depth at that specific position group. And there are versions 191 00:09:17,559 --> 00:09:20,800 Speaker 2: of this where you could see lineups where they put 192 00:09:20,920 --> 00:09:24,160 Speaker 2: Luca out there with Lebron and Dorian Finney Smith is 193 00:09:24,160 --> 00:09:26,720 Speaker 2: out there with and Andrew Wiggins. Right if they were 194 00:09:26,760 --> 00:09:28,040 Speaker 2: to make that sort of move, and if it's not 195 00:09:28,080 --> 00:09:31,040 Speaker 2: an Andrew Wiggins, then another type of athlete that they 196 00:09:31,080 --> 00:09:33,559 Speaker 2: bring at that position. I viewed Dorian Finney Smith as 197 00:09:33,679 --> 00:09:36,240 Speaker 2: part of the ultimate construct of the Lakers, and so 198 00:09:36,280 --> 00:09:38,040 Speaker 2: I don't want them to let him slip through the 199 00:09:38,080 --> 00:09:41,760 Speaker 2: cracks this summer. All Right, A couple of draft related questions, 200 00:09:43,400 --> 00:09:45,600 Speaker 2: who will be the best pro out of this draft 201 00:09:45,600 --> 00:09:50,480 Speaker 2: class if not Cooper Flag, Dylan Harper, vj Edgecomb or 202 00:09:50,480 --> 00:09:52,760 Speaker 2: Ace Bailey. So we're gonna spend a lot more time 203 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:55,120 Speaker 2: talking about Trey Johnson later. But Trey Johnson is a 204 00:09:55,120 --> 00:09:56,960 Speaker 2: guy that I have my eye on. He's just your 205 00:09:57,040 --> 00:10:01,000 Speaker 2: prototypical scoring wing in the mind an MBA because of 206 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:03,600 Speaker 2: his ability to score out of screening actions, which again, 207 00:10:03,640 --> 00:10:07,240 Speaker 2: most NBA offenses now are built out of either three 208 00:10:07,280 --> 00:10:10,480 Speaker 2: man pick and roll concepts or five out kind of 209 00:10:10,559 --> 00:10:13,480 Speaker 2: like ball in player movement concepts, and one of the 210 00:10:13,520 --> 00:10:15,920 Speaker 2: most important elements to that is the ability to come 211 00:10:15,920 --> 00:10:18,240 Speaker 2: off of a screen with the ability to score if 212 00:10:18,280 --> 00:10:20,640 Speaker 2: you can score coming off of a screen. You can 213 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:22,600 Speaker 2: force the big to show at the level and the 214 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:24,360 Speaker 2: guard to chase over the top. As soon as you 215 00:10:24,400 --> 00:10:28,320 Speaker 2: do that, you're inverting your spacing by bringing the big 216 00:10:28,360 --> 00:10:32,040 Speaker 2: man out away from the basket to the perimeter, vacating 217 00:10:32,040 --> 00:10:34,720 Speaker 2: the paint and starting a four on three in the 218 00:10:34,840 --> 00:10:36,560 Speaker 2: in the action behind it. It's one of the most 219 00:10:36,640 --> 00:10:39,840 Speaker 2: valuable traits that an offensive player can have. And so 220 00:10:40,040 --> 00:10:41,480 Speaker 2: I do think Cooper Flag is going to be the 221 00:10:41,520 --> 00:10:44,800 Speaker 2: best pro in the NBA. I think that's a safe bet. 222 00:10:44,840 --> 00:10:49,080 Speaker 2: I think Cooper has more resilience than Dylan Harper in 223 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:51,800 Speaker 2: terms of just the different ways that he can impact winning. Like, 224 00:10:52,040 --> 00:10:54,160 Speaker 2: there's a version of Dylan Harper. Excuse me, there's a 225 00:10:54,240 --> 00:10:58,720 Speaker 2: version of Cooper Flag's career where he is, you know, 226 00:10:58,840 --> 00:11:02,840 Speaker 2: underwhelming on offense, but he still is a very very 227 00:11:02,960 --> 00:11:05,600 Speaker 2: very very good NBA player for a long time because 228 00:11:05,600 --> 00:11:09,240 Speaker 2: he's just a deeply versatile defensive player. Right, Like, there's 229 00:11:09,240 --> 00:11:11,560 Speaker 2: a version of Cooper Flag's career where he becomes what 230 00:11:11,600 --> 00:11:14,240 Speaker 2: we saw from Jason Tatum this year as like a 231 00:11:14,360 --> 00:11:17,560 Speaker 2: high twenties, low thirties point per game guy who can 232 00:11:18,120 --> 00:11:20,720 Speaker 2: you know, get up to six seven assists per game 233 00:11:20,880 --> 00:11:23,200 Speaker 2: and grab a bunch of rebounds and be a hyper 234 00:11:23,280 --> 00:11:25,920 Speaker 2: versatile defender. There's just a lot of different ranges of 235 00:11:25,960 --> 00:11:29,240 Speaker 2: outcomes for Cooper, but they're all positive, and so to me, 236 00:11:29,480 --> 00:11:31,360 Speaker 2: I think it's most likely that he's the best pro. 237 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:34,440 Speaker 2: But outside of that group, I would lean towards Trey Johnson. 238 00:11:36,360 --> 00:11:38,440 Speaker 2: You said before you think this Thunder team was the 239 00:11:38,480 --> 00:11:41,400 Speaker 2: second best champion since the twenty tens. Do you still 240 00:11:41,400 --> 00:11:44,120 Speaker 2: believe this. I don't think the Heatles, Spurs, Warriors, et 241 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:46,760 Speaker 2: cetera would have gone to seven with the Pacers. If 242 00:11:46,800 --> 00:11:49,679 Speaker 2: you still do If you do still believe this or not, 243 00:11:50,240 --> 00:11:55,000 Speaker 2: why couple things. The two teams that took the Thunder 244 00:11:55,080 --> 00:11:58,600 Speaker 2: to seven were the Denver Nuggets, who were a specific 245 00:11:58,720 --> 00:12:01,560 Speaker 2: mismatch in terms of some of their physical size advantages. 246 00:12:02,120 --> 00:12:04,320 Speaker 2: And Nikole Jokic, guys, is still the best player in 247 00:12:04,320 --> 00:12:06,320 Speaker 2: the world. I know we all want to pretend it's, 248 00:12:06,760 --> 00:12:10,760 Speaker 2: you know, a very straightforward one on one basketball game 249 00:12:10,800 --> 00:12:12,640 Speaker 2: where the best player always wins, but that's not how 250 00:12:12,679 --> 00:12:15,360 Speaker 2: it works either. Are tons of examples in recent NBA 251 00:12:15,480 --> 00:12:17,120 Speaker 2: history where the best player in the world ended up 252 00:12:17,160 --> 00:12:20,000 Speaker 2: losing in the playoffs. At some point along the way, 253 00:12:20,280 --> 00:12:22,840 Speaker 2: that's a very damn good team that dragged the Thunder 254 00:12:22,880 --> 00:12:25,520 Speaker 2: to the limit. And then I am done with the 255 00:12:25,880 --> 00:12:28,720 Speaker 2: underestimating of the Indiana Pacers at this point, Like if 256 00:12:28,760 --> 00:12:31,720 Speaker 2: you think it's fluky that they took the Thunder to seven, 257 00:12:31,800 --> 00:12:34,199 Speaker 2: like any of us, any of us who want to 258 00:12:34,240 --> 00:12:37,000 Speaker 2: sit there and pretend like that's fluky anymore, we can't. 259 00:12:37,120 --> 00:12:40,760 Speaker 2: The success was undeniable. What they did to Cleveland, what 260 00:12:40,840 --> 00:12:44,200 Speaker 2: they did to the Knicks, what they did to the Thunder, 261 00:12:44,280 --> 00:12:46,600 Speaker 2: pushing them to the brink. I just have too much 262 00:12:46,640 --> 00:12:48,960 Speaker 2: respect for them to view that as some sort of 263 00:12:48,960 --> 00:12:50,960 Speaker 2: shortcoming for the Oklahoma City Thunder. They were not a 264 00:12:51,040 --> 00:12:55,160 Speaker 2: perfect team, but they won sixty eight games in the 265 00:12:55,200 --> 00:12:59,200 Speaker 2: Western Conference of the NBA, where there were legitimately like 266 00:12:59,320 --> 00:13:04,080 Speaker 2: twelve team tams trying to win seven really really good teams. 267 00:13:04,520 --> 00:13:07,480 Speaker 2: You play fifty two of your eighty two games in 268 00:13:07,520 --> 00:13:11,280 Speaker 2: your schedule against your own conference, I can't deny what 269 00:13:11,360 --> 00:13:14,520 Speaker 2: Oklahoma City accomplished this year. So as I look at 270 00:13:14,520 --> 00:13:17,280 Speaker 2: the champions since twenty twenty, obviously we have the Lakers, 271 00:13:17,280 --> 00:13:20,760 Speaker 2: the Bucks, the Warriors, the Nuggets, the Celtics, and the Thunder. 272 00:13:21,240 --> 00:13:22,839 Speaker 2: I've thought a lot about this over the course the 273 00:13:22,960 --> 00:13:25,960 Speaker 2: last few weeks, and to me, the top four are 274 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:28,400 Speaker 2: all pretty close, and you can make a case for 275 00:13:28,480 --> 00:13:31,440 Speaker 2: any of them being number one. Right, So like Boston, 276 00:13:31,480 --> 00:13:34,320 Speaker 2: for instance, they won what sixty four games last year, 277 00:13:34,440 --> 00:13:37,840 Speaker 2: dominated through the playoffs, some of the most beautiful offense 278 00:13:38,240 --> 00:13:40,120 Speaker 2: that we've ever seen, moving the ball around for wide 279 00:13:40,120 --> 00:13:44,040 Speaker 2: open threes. They kind of just kicked asiden were never threatened. 280 00:13:44,120 --> 00:13:46,440 Speaker 2: That's you know, it's boring that a team never gets 281 00:13:46,480 --> 00:13:49,840 Speaker 2: threatened and there's no adversity, But that's a sign of greatness, right. 282 00:13:50,679 --> 00:13:53,280 Speaker 2: Oklahoma City sixty eight games in the Western Conference, probably 283 00:13:53,280 --> 00:13:55,840 Speaker 2: the best defense of this era. They beat really good 284 00:13:55,840 --> 00:13:58,360 Speaker 2: teams along the way. Denver's really good, Minnesota's really good, 285 00:13:58,400 --> 00:14:02,160 Speaker 2: Indiana's really good. That's a rock solid candidate for number one. Now, 286 00:14:02,160 --> 00:14:05,319 Speaker 2: Los Angeles Lakers team started the season twenty four and three. 287 00:14:06,280 --> 00:14:09,000 Speaker 2: They were on a sixty win pace before the season 288 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:11,559 Speaker 2: got shut down, and then they got into the postseason 289 00:14:11,640 --> 00:14:14,480 Speaker 2: and kicked everyone's ass. So, like, I think the Lakers 290 00:14:14,480 --> 00:14:16,920 Speaker 2: have a legitimate case. And then the Denver Nuggets same 291 00:14:16,960 --> 00:14:19,160 Speaker 2: sort of thing. They weren't as good in the regular season, 292 00:14:19,200 --> 00:14:20,880 Speaker 2: and that's probably what's going to put them down on 293 00:14:20,920 --> 00:14:24,040 Speaker 2: this list, but best player in the world played. You know, 294 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:26,840 Speaker 2: they literally ripped through in the postseason. Anthony Edwards in 295 00:14:26,880 --> 00:14:29,040 Speaker 2: the first round, Kevin Durant, Devin Booker in the second round, 296 00:14:29,120 --> 00:14:31,720 Speaker 2: Lebron James and Anthony Davis in the third round, bam 297 00:14:31,720 --> 00:14:34,640 Speaker 2: Adebayo and Jimmy Butler in the finals. It's like, I know, 298 00:14:34,720 --> 00:14:37,360 Speaker 2: the win totals weren't as super high there. Everyone gets 299 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:40,520 Speaker 2: focused on win totals. Win totals to me are a really, 300 00:14:40,960 --> 00:14:44,320 Speaker 2: uh like kind of bizarre way to look at, you know, 301 00:14:44,360 --> 00:14:47,440 Speaker 2: what a team's competition was, because especially in the Western Conference, 302 00:14:47,480 --> 00:14:49,600 Speaker 2: when there's so many good teams, you're not going to 303 00:14:49,640 --> 00:14:51,760 Speaker 2: see a bunch of sixty win teams. 304 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:52,800 Speaker 1: That's not how it works. 305 00:14:52,840 --> 00:14:55,840 Speaker 2: Like, if everyone's good, no one's going to rack up 306 00:14:55,880 --> 00:14:57,640 Speaker 2: a shit ton of wins, which, by the way, is 307 00:14:57,680 --> 00:15:01,440 Speaker 2: exactly why this Oklahoma City season was so impressive. It's 308 00:15:01,560 --> 00:15:05,000 Speaker 2: ridiculous that they won sixty eight games with how tough 309 00:15:05,040 --> 00:15:07,120 Speaker 2: that Western Conference was, so like, I think all four 310 00:15:07,120 --> 00:15:09,600 Speaker 2: of those teams have a legitimate case. After that, I 311 00:15:09,600 --> 00:15:12,480 Speaker 2: think there's a pretty substantial drop off. The Golden State 312 00:15:12,560 --> 00:15:15,000 Speaker 2: Warriors legitimate champion, but you're not looking at that team 313 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:17,320 Speaker 2: as like a juggernaut roster. It was Steph Curry and 314 00:15:17,360 --> 00:15:19,200 Speaker 2: a bunch of role players and a couple of guys 315 00:15:19,240 --> 00:15:21,760 Speaker 2: who peaked at the right time in Jordan Poole and 316 00:15:21,760 --> 00:15:25,880 Speaker 2: Andrew Wiggins, and you know, catching a younger Celtics team 317 00:15:25,920 --> 00:15:29,200 Speaker 2: that wasn't quite ready, and they a younger MAS team 318 00:15:29,240 --> 00:15:31,280 Speaker 2: that wasn't quite ready, and they were able to squeak 319 00:15:31,320 --> 00:15:33,320 Speaker 2: through a legitimate champion, but not a team that we're 320 00:15:33,360 --> 00:15:35,160 Speaker 2: looking at as like one of the all time greats 321 00:15:35,160 --> 00:15:38,480 Speaker 2: in NBA history. And similarly, the Milwaukee Bucks a team 322 00:15:38,520 --> 00:15:40,360 Speaker 2: that kind of slipped through the cracks in the year 323 00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:42,600 Speaker 2: after COVID when all of the good teams in the 324 00:15:42,680 --> 00:15:45,760 Speaker 2: NBA were injured. So if I had to rank them, 325 00:15:45,920 --> 00:15:48,680 Speaker 2: I would put I think it's a real tight debate 326 00:15:48,760 --> 00:15:52,760 Speaker 2: between Boston and OKC one two, and it gets really 327 00:15:52,800 --> 00:15:54,880 Speaker 2: really nitty gritty when you start to look at them 328 00:15:54,920 --> 00:15:58,320 Speaker 2: playing against each other. I'm only in OKC though, because 329 00:15:58,360 --> 00:16:00,560 Speaker 2: I think they had a more impressive regular I thought 330 00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:03,280 Speaker 2: they played tougher competition in the postseason. They weren't as 331 00:16:03,280 --> 00:16:05,640 Speaker 2: smooth through that competition, But I think it was a 332 00:16:05,720 --> 00:16:08,200 Speaker 2: higher degree of difficulty. I think Oklahoma City has a 333 00:16:08,200 --> 00:16:10,760 Speaker 2: good claim for that number one spot. I'd go Boston 334 00:16:10,840 --> 00:16:14,480 Speaker 2: number two, I'd go Lakers number three, I'd go Denver 335 00:16:14,600 --> 00:16:17,360 Speaker 2: number four, I'd go Golden State five, and then I'd 336 00:16:17,360 --> 00:16:23,560 Speaker 2: go with the Milwaukee Bucks at six. Next question, why 337 00:16:23,640 --> 00:16:25,200 Speaker 2: is it so hard for the Warriors to build a 338 00:16:25,240 --> 00:16:27,920 Speaker 2: competitive squad? By competitive, I'm meaning a team that takes it, 339 00:16:28,080 --> 00:16:30,320 Speaker 2: that makes it to the Conference SEMIS at the very least, 340 00:16:30,360 --> 00:16:32,640 Speaker 2: for three years they've absolutely failed. So I think the 341 00:16:32,640 --> 00:16:35,120 Speaker 2: issue here was just kind of like the classic example 342 00:16:35,160 --> 00:16:38,120 Speaker 2: of splitting the difference between two timelines, and you know, 343 00:16:38,240 --> 00:16:40,160 Speaker 2: all of a sudden, Jonathan Kminga is a very different 344 00:16:40,160 --> 00:16:42,000 Speaker 2: type of asset now that he's doing a new deal, 345 00:16:42,200 --> 00:16:44,680 Speaker 2: right So, like that's the tricky part with this sort 346 00:16:44,720 --> 00:16:47,080 Speaker 2: of situation that the Warriors to put themselves in. Had 347 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:49,840 Speaker 2: they made that sort of trade back in twenty twenty 348 00:16:49,840 --> 00:16:53,960 Speaker 2: two and Jonathan Minga had some theoretical upside that people 349 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:56,600 Speaker 2: weren't sure if it existed or not, that's a positive 350 00:16:56,640 --> 00:16:59,520 Speaker 2: asset right now, different type of asset, right Like, there's 351 00:16:59,520 --> 00:17:04,560 Speaker 2: a lot of there's a lot of lost opportunity cost there, right, 352 00:17:04,680 --> 00:17:08,560 Speaker 2: in terms of the time that they waited to pivot 353 00:17:08,560 --> 00:17:11,119 Speaker 2: off of some of their young players, like even Jordan Poole, 354 00:17:11,240 --> 00:17:15,600 Speaker 2: like really successful in that twenty twenty two playoff run, 355 00:17:15,680 --> 00:17:17,920 Speaker 2: but then he has like a pretty brutal twenty twenty 356 00:17:17,920 --> 00:17:20,520 Speaker 2: three playoffs. It kind of hurts his value a little 357 00:17:20,560 --> 00:17:22,080 Speaker 2: bit on the way out the door, right, And so 358 00:17:22,480 --> 00:17:25,320 Speaker 2: they waited, and they knew the exact thing they needed. 359 00:17:25,320 --> 00:17:27,680 Speaker 2: It was abundantly clear what they needed ever since Kevin 360 00:17:27,720 --> 00:17:30,840 Speaker 2: Durant left, which was a legitimate number two option, because 361 00:17:30,840 --> 00:17:33,439 Speaker 2: we had seen that Klay Thompson after his injuries, was 362 00:17:33,480 --> 00:17:36,520 Speaker 2: not capable of becoming that guy anymore. And they waited 363 00:17:36,640 --> 00:17:39,480 Speaker 2: till now to do it. And you know that comes 364 00:17:39,480 --> 00:17:42,120 Speaker 2: with downsides in terms of age and Steph breaking down 365 00:17:42,119 --> 00:17:45,240 Speaker 2: with injury. But I do think that they have a legitimate, 366 00:17:45,440 --> 00:17:49,600 Speaker 2: you know, competitive squad this year coming into this postseason 367 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:52,720 Speaker 2: or excuse me, this offseason. A couple tweaks here and there, 368 00:17:53,080 --> 00:17:56,320 Speaker 2: a full camp to incorporate Jimmy Butler. Jimmy and Steph 369 00:17:56,440 --> 00:17:59,600 Speaker 2: both approaching things with a real belief that they have 370 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:01,360 Speaker 2: a chance to win the title, which I don't think 371 00:18:01,400 --> 00:18:04,960 Speaker 2: either of them had in the offseason last year. This 372 00:18:05,160 --> 00:18:08,600 Speaker 2: is a classic example of an older veteran team that 373 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:10,600 Speaker 2: legitimately has a chance to win the title, but they 374 00:18:10,600 --> 00:18:13,280 Speaker 2: have a very thin little pathway that they have to thread, 375 00:18:13,720 --> 00:18:16,360 Speaker 2: and that pathway is thin because they waited so long 376 00:18:16,440 --> 00:18:17,840 Speaker 2: to make this type of move. But it is what 377 00:18:17,880 --> 00:18:21,040 Speaker 2: it is ultimately, that's what took that that's what delayed 378 00:18:21,040 --> 00:18:24,159 Speaker 2: this process, That's what delayed the competitiveness. We all knew 379 00:18:24,680 --> 00:18:27,560 Speaker 2: Steph needed a second option, they never got him one. 380 00:18:28,000 --> 00:18:31,040 Speaker 2: Then now they have, but it came at the first 381 00:18:31,040 --> 00:18:33,359 Speaker 2: time in Steph's career where his body like straight up 382 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:36,520 Speaker 2: like failed to take the floor in the NBA playoffs 383 00:18:37,080 --> 00:18:38,240 Speaker 2: in a in a big spot. 384 00:18:38,359 --> 00:18:40,040 Speaker 1: So it is what it is at this point. 385 00:18:40,960 --> 00:18:44,720 Speaker 2: Next, one interesting question teams like the Hawks, Grizzlies, and Hornets, 386 00:18:44,720 --> 00:18:46,720 Speaker 2: et cetera, who have their star player but seem to 387 00:18:46,720 --> 00:18:49,360 Speaker 2: have a ceiling. What moves can they make to turn 388 00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:51,280 Speaker 2: their teams into contenders? Should some of them have a 389 00:18:51,320 --> 00:18:54,119 Speaker 2: major overhauler? Are they closer than I think? It's a 390 00:18:54,160 --> 00:18:57,399 Speaker 2: mix of internal improvement for me as well as continuing 391 00:18:57,400 --> 00:19:00,280 Speaker 2: to manage your young assets. Well, what I mean by 392 00:19:00,280 --> 00:19:04,000 Speaker 2: internal improvement is this, specifically, for Ja Morant and LaMelo 393 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:07,119 Speaker 2: Ball figure out a way to be on the floor. 394 00:19:08,160 --> 00:19:12,320 Speaker 2: Invest in a more rigorous strength training regimen, diet treatment, 395 00:19:12,359 --> 00:19:14,679 Speaker 2: flexibility training. I don't care what it is. Find a 396 00:19:14,680 --> 00:19:17,240 Speaker 2: way to be on the floor. If you can't stay 397 00:19:17,240 --> 00:19:19,360 Speaker 2: on the floor for most of the season, your team 398 00:19:19,400 --> 00:19:22,320 Speaker 2: will never catch a rhythm. And if your team never 399 00:19:22,359 --> 00:19:25,480 Speaker 2: catches a rhythm, we'll never get a chance to actually 400 00:19:25,600 --> 00:19:28,000 Speaker 2: learn what your team is really good at, what they 401 00:19:28,040 --> 00:19:31,000 Speaker 2: suck at, and then have the information we need to 402 00:19:31,040 --> 00:19:35,840 Speaker 2: adjust accordingly as a front office. Also skill development. Ja 403 00:19:35,960 --> 00:19:38,800 Speaker 2: Morant's jump shooting is flatlined since he came into the NBA. 404 00:19:38,920 --> 00:19:41,640 Speaker 2: He's hurting his chances to become the best version of himself. 405 00:19:42,080 --> 00:19:45,440 Speaker 2: LaMelo Ball is rim finishing overall decision making a shot selection. 406 00:19:45,960 --> 00:19:49,040 Speaker 2: Last year, LaMelo was below fifty percent at the rim, 407 00:19:49,119 --> 00:19:52,760 Speaker 2: even including dunks thirty two percent on pull up jumpers. 408 00:19:52,960 --> 00:19:55,800 Speaker 2: He shot below forty percent as a shooter. In pick 409 00:19:55,840 --> 00:19:59,080 Speaker 2: and roll, you guys can go ahead and shelve any 410 00:19:59,160 --> 00:20:02,520 Speaker 2: ideas of the the Hornets or the Grizzlies becoming contenders 411 00:20:02,920 --> 00:20:06,600 Speaker 2: until those two guys actually become good enough at basketball 412 00:20:06,840 --> 00:20:10,600 Speaker 2: to lead a contender. It's not about roster construction until 413 00:20:10,680 --> 00:20:13,960 Speaker 2: those two dudes actually become that type of player. Both 414 00:20:13,960 --> 00:20:16,360 Speaker 2: of them have come into the NBA and flashed all 415 00:20:16,400 --> 00:20:19,560 Speaker 2: sorts of upside, become immensely popular with the younger generation, 416 00:20:19,840 --> 00:20:22,760 Speaker 2: and have flatlined as basketball players. And as long as 417 00:20:22,760 --> 00:20:26,320 Speaker 2: that is the case, there's gonna be no progress internally 418 00:20:26,359 --> 00:20:30,320 Speaker 2: for those teams. As for supporting talent, Ja Moran and 419 00:20:30,359 --> 00:20:32,520 Speaker 2: Jaron Jackson, we have a pretty good idea of because 420 00:20:32,520 --> 00:20:34,600 Speaker 2: we've seen them play in enough high leverage moments. We've 421 00:20:34,600 --> 00:20:37,480 Speaker 2: seen them play in four playoff series. Right for Jock, 422 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:41,399 Speaker 2: Memphis has consistently surrounded him with poor spot up talent 423 00:20:41,440 --> 00:20:43,600 Speaker 2: to create space. That has consistently been an issue. They've 424 00:20:43,600 --> 00:20:45,520 Speaker 2: been towards the bottom of the league in spot up 425 00:20:45,520 --> 00:20:48,200 Speaker 2: efficiency year in and year out in the Jamrant era. 426 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:51,800 Speaker 2: Some of that is the situation with their bigs, which 427 00:20:51,800 --> 00:20:53,960 Speaker 2: we'll get into in a minute, right But what they 428 00:20:54,080 --> 00:20:57,119 Speaker 2: need is big, physical wings, guys that can do what 429 00:20:57,240 --> 00:21:00,439 Speaker 2: Dylan Brooks did for them, Big physical wings who can shoot. 430 00:21:00,880 --> 00:21:02,960 Speaker 2: And I think they took a good step in that 431 00:21:03,040 --> 00:21:08,040 Speaker 2: direction yesterday with Cedric Coward. He has a pretty extensive 432 00:21:08,119 --> 00:21:11,000 Speaker 2: track record of being a good spot up shooter. He's 433 00:21:11,040 --> 00:21:14,000 Speaker 2: a big, physical wing with super long arms in a 434 00:21:14,040 --> 00:21:18,159 Speaker 2: world of defensive utility. He's also a bit a bit older, 435 00:21:18,760 --> 00:21:21,120 Speaker 2: and he has a game that's actually built to win 436 00:21:21,200 --> 00:21:24,280 Speaker 2: in a winning context right away, that's a good step 437 00:21:24,320 --> 00:21:28,359 Speaker 2: in that direction. But big physical perimeter defenders that can 438 00:21:28,400 --> 00:21:32,240 Speaker 2: shoot the basketball, that have some switchability, that can attack 439 00:21:32,320 --> 00:21:34,239 Speaker 2: close outs, those are the kinds of things that they 440 00:21:34,240 --> 00:21:35,960 Speaker 2: need to surround Job with. And as far as Jaron 441 00:21:36,040 --> 00:21:39,240 Speaker 2: Jackson goes, he's a batterybounder who fouls too much and 442 00:21:39,320 --> 00:21:41,520 Speaker 2: doesn't do a particularly good job of holding down the 443 00:21:41,520 --> 00:21:44,840 Speaker 2: paint because he goes after every shot at temp hunting block. 444 00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:48,520 Speaker 2: So we know that Jaren needs to be anchored by 445 00:21:48,560 --> 00:21:52,240 Speaker 2: a supporting bit that can be more disciplined around the rim, 446 00:21:52,240 --> 00:21:54,360 Speaker 2: and that of course comes with foot speed and spacing 447 00:21:54,440 --> 00:21:58,280 Speaker 2: issues right which we saw immediately come to fruition in 448 00:21:58,359 --> 00:22:01,560 Speaker 2: the Thunder series. And so Jaren's generally just kind of 449 00:22:01,560 --> 00:22:04,600 Speaker 2: tough to build around because he has some big weaknesses. 450 00:22:04,720 --> 00:22:07,080 Speaker 2: But that's what I mean by internal improvement, Like, if 451 00:22:07,160 --> 00:22:09,320 Speaker 2: Jaren's gonna have to play the four constantly, he's gonna 452 00:22:09,320 --> 00:22:12,159 Speaker 2: have to become a damn good perimeter defender. Excuse me, 453 00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:14,960 Speaker 2: a damn good perimeter offensive player. And so there's a 454 00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:19,680 Speaker 2: lot of internal improvement barriers that stand between Memphis and 455 00:22:19,680 --> 00:22:21,600 Speaker 2: where they want to go. As for Charlotte, they were 456 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:24,720 Speaker 2: the seventh worst defense in the NBA last year. They 457 00:22:24,720 --> 00:22:27,399 Speaker 2: were built around two slender perimeter shot creators and LaMelo 458 00:22:27,440 --> 00:22:31,000 Speaker 2: Ball and Brandon Miller, and obviously another athletic forward in 459 00:22:31,080 --> 00:22:34,080 Speaker 2: Miles Bridges, who isn't a good defender, And they went 460 00:22:34,119 --> 00:22:37,440 Speaker 2: and drafted two on athletic shooters per round in Conkinent 461 00:22:37,480 --> 00:22:41,720 Speaker 2: Bull and Leam McNeely. So they feel super far away 462 00:22:41,800 --> 00:22:44,840 Speaker 2: from us having any real idea of what their pathway 463 00:22:44,840 --> 00:22:48,199 Speaker 2: forward is to contention. So I like Charlotte, it's just 464 00:22:48,320 --> 00:22:50,960 Speaker 2: it's at this point. I guess we'll find out now 465 00:22:50,960 --> 00:22:53,600 Speaker 2: that they've surrounded him with more shooting what kind of 466 00:22:53,600 --> 00:22:57,040 Speaker 2: offensive upside they have. But they just don't feel anywhere 467 00:22:57,040 --> 00:22:59,840 Speaker 2: near like let's even discuss what they need to do 468 00:22:59,840 --> 00:23:04,080 Speaker 2: to content, if that makes sense. Welcome to course correction, 469 00:23:04,119 --> 00:23:06,399 Speaker 2: brought to you by Microsoft. Just like star players and 470 00:23:06,440 --> 00:23:09,560 Speaker 2: teams navigating performance hurdles, business decision makers today are under 471 00:23:09,560 --> 00:23:11,960 Speaker 2: immense pressure to get things right. They must rise to 472 00:23:11,960 --> 00:23:16,400 Speaker 2: the occasion, turning challenges into opportunities. Microsoft empowers these visionaries 473 00:23:16,400 --> 00:23:20,080 Speaker 2: with AI solutions, simplified cloud and data management, and trustworthy 474 00:23:20,119 --> 00:23:22,679 Speaker 2: responsible AI. When you're in the NBA, you have your 475 00:23:22,680 --> 00:23:25,440 Speaker 2: own hurdles to face. In this segment, we will highlight 476 00:23:25,440 --> 00:23:27,600 Speaker 2: the player every week that has risen to the occasion 477 00:23:27,600 --> 00:23:30,720 Speaker 2: when his team needed in whatever challenge you're facing, Microsoft 478 00:23:30,720 --> 00:23:33,920 Speaker 2: empowers you with the expertise to say bring it on. Today, 479 00:23:33,960 --> 00:23:37,320 Speaker 2: we're covering my favorite draft pick from yesterday, Trey Johnson 480 00:23:37,359 --> 00:23:41,840 Speaker 2: of the Texas Longhorns and now the Washington Wizards of 481 00:23:41,880 --> 00:23:44,439 Speaker 2: the NBA. Trey was my favorite player that I watched 482 00:23:44,720 --> 00:23:46,480 Speaker 2: when I was prepping for this draft class. To me, 483 00:23:46,560 --> 00:23:51,080 Speaker 2: he represents the modern NBA score, an extremely gifted movement 484 00:23:51,119 --> 00:23:53,360 Speaker 2: shooter that can shoot both off the dribble and off 485 00:23:53,359 --> 00:23:56,400 Speaker 2: of action sprinting off of off ball screens by going 486 00:23:56,440 --> 00:24:02,000 Speaker 2: both left and right at full speed with every dribble combination, 487 00:24:02,480 --> 00:24:05,480 Speaker 2: every piece of footwork in the book. An awesome work 488 00:24:05,480 --> 00:24:08,200 Speaker 2: ethic and attitude, and yet still a lot of room 489 00:24:08,240 --> 00:24:11,040 Speaker 2: for improvement. Some real upside there. He made one hundred 490 00:24:11,040 --> 00:24:13,719 Speaker 2: and twenty six jump shots this year, high volume in 491 00:24:13,720 --> 00:24:16,680 Speaker 2: the college game, with how dedicated the defensive game planning 492 00:24:16,800 --> 00:24:18,920 Speaker 2: is and how hard people play on every single possession. 493 00:24:19,080 --> 00:24:22,760 Speaker 2: It's extremely difficult to do. To make one hundred and 494 00:24:22,760 --> 00:24:26,040 Speaker 2: twenty six jump shots out of almost four thousand players 495 00:24:26,040 --> 00:24:30,200 Speaker 2: in college hoops last year, that ranked thirtieth. Really impressive 496 00:24:30,200 --> 00:24:32,679 Speaker 2: stuff in terms of high volume shot creation. He shot 497 00:24:32,960 --> 00:24:36,600 Speaker 2: fifty two percent as the shooter coming off of off 498 00:24:36,640 --> 00:24:39,359 Speaker 2: ball screens. By the way, that's field goals not weighted 499 00:24:39,400 --> 00:24:40,960 Speaker 2: for three, so he made more than half of his 500 00:24:41,080 --> 00:24:44,200 Speaker 2: shots in off ball action. He shot forty two percent 501 00:24:44,240 --> 00:24:48,200 Speaker 2: on guarded catch and shoots routinely was hitting tough, contested 502 00:24:48,240 --> 00:24:49,720 Speaker 2: shots on the move coming out of action. 503 00:24:50,240 --> 00:24:51,360 Speaker 1: I think he is going to. 504 00:24:51,400 --> 00:24:55,679 Speaker 2: Have an awesome situation going into in Washington in the 505 00:24:55,720 --> 00:24:57,919 Speaker 2: sense that they kind of have this weird team that 506 00:24:58,200 --> 00:25:01,640 Speaker 2: has all these interesting young defensive players, but they also 507 00:25:01,680 --> 00:25:04,800 Speaker 2: have these older veteran wings. And I can't think of 508 00:25:04,880 --> 00:25:07,399 Speaker 2: better guys for him to work with directly in terms 509 00:25:07,440 --> 00:25:10,200 Speaker 2: of slowing the game down and learning how to use 510 00:25:10,240 --> 00:25:12,800 Speaker 2: physicality and change of pace and to set his man 511 00:25:12,920 --> 00:25:16,600 Speaker 2: up for screens and to actually get more open then CJ. 512 00:25:16,680 --> 00:25:19,719 Speaker 2: McCollum and Chris Middleton, those are excellent examples of guys 513 00:25:19,720 --> 00:25:24,280 Speaker 2: that weren't, you know, top tier athletes that learned how 514 00:25:24,320 --> 00:25:28,480 Speaker 2: to use savvy body movements and physical leverage and timing 515 00:25:28,560 --> 00:25:31,600 Speaker 2: and change of pace to get open off of screening action. 516 00:25:32,600 --> 00:25:35,880 Speaker 2: So I think they're just awesome guys to put with 517 00:25:36,000 --> 00:25:38,040 Speaker 2: Trey for him to learn how to do a better 518 00:25:38,119 --> 00:25:39,800 Speaker 2: job of that, because, like, if we look at his 519 00:25:39,880 --> 00:25:42,119 Speaker 2: areas of opportunity, there's playmaking, which we'll talk about in 520 00:25:42,119 --> 00:25:44,399 Speaker 2: a minute. He obviously needs to improve as a defensive player, 521 00:25:44,600 --> 00:25:46,080 Speaker 2: but a big one for me that I noticed on 522 00:25:46,119 --> 00:25:48,800 Speaker 2: tape is like he's still pretty raw in terms of 523 00:25:48,840 --> 00:25:51,199 Speaker 2: like actually learning how to get himself open, which is 524 00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:55,280 Speaker 2: insane considering how many jump shots he made last year 525 00:25:55,320 --> 00:25:57,480 Speaker 2: in the college game. I still think he has a 526 00:25:57,480 --> 00:26:00,119 Speaker 2: sizable room for improvement there. And we did see in 527 00:26:00,160 --> 00:26:03,479 Speaker 2: the Xavier game in particular, Sean Miller basically denied him 528 00:26:03,480 --> 00:26:05,680 Speaker 2: the basketball most of the game by locking and trailing 529 00:26:05,760 --> 00:26:08,320 Speaker 2: him and denying him whenever he could and kept a 530 00:26:08,359 --> 00:26:12,000 Speaker 2: shot attempts down and really influenced him. And so those 531 00:26:12,000 --> 00:26:13,399 Speaker 2: are the kinds of things you're gonna run into in 532 00:26:13,440 --> 00:26:15,280 Speaker 2: the NBA. Is a really good lock and trail defender 533 00:26:15,320 --> 00:26:17,920 Speaker 2: so how do you do a better job of finding 534 00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:21,040 Speaker 2: openings within the offense when you're being guarded that way? 535 00:26:21,119 --> 00:26:24,280 Speaker 1: Well? Good, like you know, you don't think. CJ. 536 00:26:24,359 --> 00:26:27,920 Speaker 2: McCollum and Chris Middleton can talk to Trey about how 537 00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:31,640 Speaker 2: screening is a great way to get himself open. Like, hey, 538 00:26:31,720 --> 00:26:34,600 Speaker 2: in these sets, if you set really good screens, your 539 00:26:34,640 --> 00:26:37,320 Speaker 2: man has no choice but to help. That will give 540 00:26:37,359 --> 00:26:40,639 Speaker 2: you an opening to get more separation coming off of 541 00:26:40,640 --> 00:26:44,520 Speaker 2: off ball screen. Little physical details, like little like fundamental 542 00:26:44,520 --> 00:26:47,560 Speaker 2: details like walking your man down before running into an 543 00:26:47,600 --> 00:26:50,840 Speaker 2: off ball screen. All of these like little tiny details 544 00:26:50,920 --> 00:26:54,080 Speaker 2: that will help him get open more frequently. In the 545 00:26:54,200 --> 00:26:57,320 Speaker 2: NBA and then the playmaking piece of it, this is 546 00:26:57,359 --> 00:27:00,640 Speaker 2: where being more of like a traditional I shouldn't even traditional. 547 00:27:00,920 --> 00:27:05,280 Speaker 2: The modern NBA score actually presents really basic reads as 548 00:27:05,280 --> 00:27:07,600 Speaker 2: you're coming off of action, right like, oh, he shows 549 00:27:07,600 --> 00:27:10,240 Speaker 2: at the level, I'm gonna throw the pocket pass. I 550 00:27:10,280 --> 00:27:12,440 Speaker 2: come off and they help at the nail, I'm gonna 551 00:27:12,440 --> 00:27:15,439 Speaker 2: throw the swing pass like they help at the level 552 00:27:15,520 --> 00:27:17,600 Speaker 2: and they're packing the paint. It's the skip pass to 553 00:27:17,640 --> 00:27:20,280 Speaker 2: the opposite corner. Like there's all these like basic reads 554 00:27:20,280 --> 00:27:22,879 Speaker 2: that you have in these situations. And I think CJ 555 00:27:22,960 --> 00:27:24,720 Speaker 2: and Chris will be able to help a lot with 556 00:27:24,800 --> 00:27:27,959 Speaker 2: that as well. I'm super excited to watch Trey this 557 00:27:28,040 --> 00:27:30,480 Speaker 2: year in his first NBA campaign. That's it for this 558 00:27:30,520 --> 00:27:34,159 Speaker 2: week's course correction. Remember Microsoft's AI solutions empower you to 559 00:27:34,240 --> 00:27:37,479 Speaker 2: take bold steps and make informed decisions, sparking new ideas 560 00:27:37,480 --> 00:27:40,159 Speaker 2: to help drive your business forward. With Microsoft as your 561 00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:43,000 Speaker 2: trusted partner, you can navigate your journey with confidence, finding 562 00:27:43,040 --> 00:27:47,320 Speaker 2: innovative solutions, and reaching new possibilities. Visit Microsoft dot com 563 00:27:47,359 --> 00:27:54,280 Speaker 2: Slash challengers to learn more. All right, few more? Should 564 00:27:54,320 --> 00:27:56,639 Speaker 2: Philly look to move embeid or give that group one 565 00:27:56,720 --> 00:27:58,480 Speaker 2: last run to see what they can do next season? 566 00:27:58,520 --> 00:28:00,800 Speaker 2: Given Boston and the Pace are out of the picture 567 00:28:00,800 --> 00:28:02,760 Speaker 2: next year, it seems like the perfect year for EMBID 568 00:28:02,760 --> 00:28:05,240 Speaker 2: in Philly to make at least an Eastern Conference final 569 00:28:05,359 --> 00:28:07,200 Speaker 2: or a final. You kind of have to We talked 570 00:28:07,200 --> 00:28:09,040 Speaker 2: about this last year, like you kind of or this 571 00:28:09,119 --> 00:28:12,159 Speaker 2: last season with all the investment that's been made in 572 00:28:12,240 --> 00:28:15,320 Speaker 2: EMBIID in Paul George, like even just in time with 573 00:28:15,400 --> 00:28:18,080 Speaker 2: Tyres Maxy, like you kind of have to give it 574 00:28:18,119 --> 00:28:20,480 Speaker 2: one more shot. And I agree, like the wide open 575 00:28:20,520 --> 00:28:22,600 Speaker 2: Eastern Conference it's gonna be tougher than it looks Cleveland 576 00:28:22,640 --> 00:28:25,680 Speaker 2: is gonna You don't think Cleveland is now strongly considering 577 00:28:25,760 --> 00:28:29,119 Speaker 2: standing pat after watching two of their biggest pieces of 578 00:28:29,160 --> 00:28:31,240 Speaker 2: three of their biggest pieces of competition in the Eastern 579 00:28:31,240 --> 00:28:34,640 Speaker 2: Conference in Milwaukee, Indiana and Boston all get chopped off 580 00:28:34,640 --> 00:28:38,320 Speaker 2: at the knees, like Cleveland's gonna be there, Orlando's gonna 581 00:28:38,320 --> 00:28:41,400 Speaker 2: be there, Like it's it's not going to be easy 582 00:28:41,520 --> 00:28:45,320 Speaker 2: out in the Eastern Conference, but it's less deep, and 583 00:28:45,360 --> 00:28:48,200 Speaker 2: that just means more margin for error. And so I 584 00:28:48,240 --> 00:28:50,040 Speaker 2: do think you run it back, and you do hope 585 00:28:50,080 --> 00:28:52,360 Speaker 2: that Paul George just had the injury season from hell 586 00:28:52,400 --> 00:28:54,080 Speaker 2: and that he's able to get back up to being 587 00:28:54,120 --> 00:28:56,160 Speaker 2: more of a volume score. And you do hope that 588 00:28:56,240 --> 00:28:58,920 Speaker 2: Joel Embiid's knee recovers and that he comes into camp 589 00:28:58,920 --> 00:29:00,479 Speaker 2: in good shape, and that they're able to make some 590 00:29:00,520 --> 00:29:02,800 Speaker 2: sort of legitimate run next year. You kind of have to. 591 00:29:03,480 --> 00:29:05,160 Speaker 2: But at the same time, they have some young pieces 592 00:29:05,160 --> 00:29:08,880 Speaker 2: to get excited about, Jared McCain, bj Edgecomb that could 593 00:29:08,920 --> 00:29:12,480 Speaker 2: be literally your backcourt of the future, and they're cheap 594 00:29:12,480 --> 00:29:14,560 Speaker 2: because they're on rookie deals. So like if you have to. 595 00:29:14,880 --> 00:29:16,760 Speaker 2: Let's say it's at the deadline this year or it's 596 00:29:16,840 --> 00:29:19,120 Speaker 2: next offseason. If you finally go, that's it. We're done 597 00:29:19,120 --> 00:29:21,160 Speaker 2: with the Joel and B Paul George experience. We're blowing 598 00:29:21,200 --> 00:29:23,560 Speaker 2: this damn thing up, and you know, we're gonna have 599 00:29:23,560 --> 00:29:25,880 Speaker 2: to take back some iffy contracts in the process. They're 600 00:29:25,920 --> 00:29:27,840 Speaker 2: not as bad as the MB Paul George contracts, but 601 00:29:27,880 --> 00:29:30,800 Speaker 2: they're still iffy contracts. You can bring bad guys in 602 00:29:31,760 --> 00:29:36,760 Speaker 2: pay inflated salaries while you're paying young players on rookie contracts, 603 00:29:36,800 --> 00:29:38,920 Speaker 2: and so that opening is still there, but I think 604 00:29:38,960 --> 00:29:40,440 Speaker 2: you got to try to at least give it a 605 00:29:40,480 --> 00:29:43,360 Speaker 2: go to start this season. What are your thoughts on 606 00:29:43,400 --> 00:29:45,840 Speaker 2: Atlanta what they're starting lineup now with Christops Porzingis and 607 00:29:45,880 --> 00:29:49,120 Speaker 2: a healthy Jalen Johnson given an injury riddled East, how 608 00:29:49,160 --> 00:29:51,560 Speaker 2: do you think they'll stack up competitively? Love the content, 609 00:29:51,600 --> 00:29:53,080 Speaker 2: one of the best ro basketball coverage. I thanks so 610 00:29:53,160 --> 00:29:55,640 Speaker 2: much for the kind words. As mentioned earlier, things are 611 00:29:55,680 --> 00:29:57,400 Speaker 2: wide open in the East. That is what kind of 612 00:29:57,400 --> 00:30:00,920 Speaker 2: makes this exciting for Atlanta now. One of the things 613 00:30:00,920 --> 00:30:03,520 Speaker 2: that you guys that we haven't got to see a 614 00:30:03,560 --> 00:30:07,400 Speaker 2: ton of pray Young is an underrated driver of the basketball. 615 00:30:07,400 --> 00:30:09,400 Speaker 2: He gets into the paint a lot more than most 616 00:30:09,400 --> 00:30:11,840 Speaker 2: of his guard here is this is something that I 617 00:30:11,880 --> 00:30:13,840 Speaker 2: was staring down the face of when I was digging 618 00:30:13,840 --> 00:30:16,080 Speaker 2: into the numbers regarding in for any Simons like Trey 619 00:30:16,120 --> 00:30:18,640 Speaker 2: Young gets into the paint a ton, and this is 620 00:30:18,640 --> 00:30:21,280 Speaker 2: really his first chance to play with a true spacing 621 00:30:21,360 --> 00:30:26,280 Speaker 2: five now all like the Hawks have had issues with 622 00:30:26,360 --> 00:30:29,160 Speaker 2: spacing over the years, playing with traditional rim running bigs 623 00:30:29,320 --> 00:30:31,720 Speaker 2: and forwards that don't shoot the ball super super well. 624 00:30:32,760 --> 00:30:34,720 Speaker 2: Porzingis can help with that. He's one of the better 625 00:30:34,760 --> 00:30:36,760 Speaker 2: above the break shooting bigs in the league, a guy 626 00:30:36,760 --> 00:30:39,400 Speaker 2: that you actually have to account for there. I also 627 00:30:39,520 --> 00:30:42,080 Speaker 2: like that Atlanta can keep them super athletic between those 628 00:30:42,120 --> 00:30:45,280 Speaker 2: two guys like chrisps, Porzingis has legitimate issues getting up 629 00:30:45,280 --> 00:30:47,720 Speaker 2: and down the floor in transition, I'm not sure I've 630 00:30:47,800 --> 00:30:50,360 Speaker 2: ever seen a player run the floor as Zachary risache 631 00:30:50,720 --> 00:30:53,720 Speaker 2: Like legitimately gets up and down the floor as well 632 00:30:53,760 --> 00:30:56,520 Speaker 2: as any forward I've ever seen. Jalen Johnson is obviously 633 00:30:56,560 --> 00:30:59,440 Speaker 2: a great option there too, so they can keep elite 634 00:31:00,120 --> 00:31:02,840 Speaker 2: athletes in the middle at Dyson Daniels as well at 635 00:31:02,880 --> 00:31:05,520 Speaker 2: all times to anchor those guys. It's a super fun, 636 00:31:06,040 --> 00:31:10,040 Speaker 2: high risk, high reward type of move for the Hawks. 637 00:31:10,920 --> 00:31:14,600 Speaker 2: They also drafted Asa Newell, a super athletic, undersized big 638 00:31:14,640 --> 00:31:16,680 Speaker 2: out of Georgia yesterday, so they got a big to 639 00:31:16,760 --> 00:31:20,760 Speaker 2: replace in case Clincapella leaves in free agency, which is 640 00:31:20,760 --> 00:31:22,920 Speaker 2: almost certainly going to If you were going to give it, 641 00:31:22,960 --> 00:31:25,960 Speaker 2: at least one go with Trey. This is a fun 642 00:31:26,000 --> 00:31:28,960 Speaker 2: way to do it. They'll be interesting. Are they gonna 643 00:31:28,960 --> 00:31:31,600 Speaker 2: win the title? Probably not, But in that Eastern Conference, 644 00:31:31,640 --> 00:31:33,680 Speaker 2: really any of these teams could talk themselves into a 645 00:31:33,680 --> 00:31:36,680 Speaker 2: conference finals appearance, even if it doesn't amount to anything, 646 00:31:36,680 --> 00:31:40,360 Speaker 2: and that's an exciting opportunity for Atlanta. Hey, Jason love 647 00:31:40,400 --> 00:31:42,720 Speaker 2: to Work, What player of players do you think need 648 00:31:42,800 --> 00:31:45,880 Speaker 2: a new team slash environment heading into next season? Really 649 00:31:45,880 --> 00:31:50,240 Speaker 2: good question. I picked three guys Devin Booker. At a 650 00:31:50,240 --> 00:31:52,240 Speaker 2: certain point, if Phoenix comes out the gates and they're 651 00:31:52,280 --> 00:31:54,360 Speaker 2: not good, like, at what point does Devin go I've 652 00:31:54,360 --> 00:31:56,040 Speaker 2: been on a bad team the majority of my career 653 00:31:56,080 --> 00:31:57,560 Speaker 2: and I want to go play somewhere where I can 654 00:31:57,560 --> 00:31:58,200 Speaker 2: be competitive. 655 00:31:58,680 --> 00:31:59,640 Speaker 1: A couple examples. 656 00:32:00,120 --> 00:32:03,720 Speaker 2: Troit is an interesting fit for Devin Booker alongside k Cunningham. 657 00:32:04,640 --> 00:32:06,600 Speaker 2: I thought a little bit about the Indiana Pacers as 658 00:32:06,680 --> 00:32:09,120 Speaker 2: kind of like a talent play. In the short term, 659 00:32:09,120 --> 00:32:11,840 Speaker 2: it could help you float while Tyre's Halliburton is injured. 660 00:32:11,840 --> 00:32:13,400 Speaker 2: In the long term, that's a team that kind of 661 00:32:13,400 --> 00:32:16,520 Speaker 2: struggled in slow down situations when they needed a bucket. 662 00:32:16,560 --> 00:32:19,400 Speaker 2: That's something that Devin Booker could help with. San Antonio 663 00:32:19,480 --> 00:32:22,840 Speaker 2: for the Spurs is another situation that I thought made 664 00:32:22,840 --> 00:32:26,800 Speaker 2: some sense for Devin Booker, as surgical scoring will be 665 00:32:26,880 --> 00:32:30,200 Speaker 2: something that they struggle with a bit in their current construct. 666 00:32:30,920 --> 00:32:34,520 Speaker 2: Zion Williamson is a guy that obviously could use a change. 667 00:32:34,760 --> 00:32:37,520 Speaker 2: It's so difficult to find a destination for him. I'm 668 00:32:37,520 --> 00:32:40,520 Speaker 2: not even sure that Zion Williamson is a positive asset 669 00:32:40,600 --> 00:32:42,960 Speaker 2: right now. Like I'm not even sure that they could 670 00:32:43,000 --> 00:32:45,360 Speaker 2: get compensation for him if they look to move him. 671 00:32:45,600 --> 00:32:48,840 Speaker 2: It's really difficult to find a fit as well. And 672 00:32:48,960 --> 00:32:51,400 Speaker 2: the two fits that I found that made some sense 673 00:32:51,680 --> 00:32:54,240 Speaker 2: are like a Cleveland because it would have to be 674 00:32:54,600 --> 00:32:57,560 Speaker 2: alongside a big who could both protect the rim and 675 00:32:57,640 --> 00:33:01,200 Speaker 2: also shoot the ball from the perimeter. Cleveland and alongside 676 00:33:01,280 --> 00:33:03,920 Speaker 2: Evan Mobley is an interesting option, but that comes with 677 00:33:03,960 --> 00:33:06,960 Speaker 2: a bunch of clunkiness in a bunch of ways Miami 678 00:33:07,160 --> 00:33:10,360 Speaker 2: alongside Kell all where and that is actually my third 679 00:33:10,480 --> 00:33:12,360 Speaker 2: player that I would consider as a guy that could 680 00:33:12,440 --> 00:33:14,720 Speaker 2: use a change of scenery is bam At a Bio, 681 00:33:14,880 --> 00:33:17,240 Speaker 2: a player that seems to have hit a ceiling in 682 00:33:17,280 --> 00:33:19,640 Speaker 2: Miami and a Miami team that doesn't really have what 683 00:33:19,680 --> 00:33:22,160 Speaker 2: they need to contend and a guy that I think 684 00:33:22,200 --> 00:33:23,920 Speaker 2: could help a lot of teams get to the next 685 00:33:24,000 --> 00:33:26,760 Speaker 2: level as like a five out passing folk rom at 686 00:33:26,800 --> 00:33:29,480 Speaker 2: the top key and as a defensive anchor. And so 687 00:33:30,400 --> 00:33:33,240 Speaker 2: if Zion were to go to Miami, I could see 688 00:33:33,280 --> 00:33:35,600 Speaker 2: bam getting moved elsewhere. But those are three guys that 689 00:33:35,600 --> 00:33:37,480 Speaker 2: I think could see a change of scenery in the 690 00:33:37,520 --> 00:33:39,720 Speaker 2: next couple of years, Devin Bookers, Ion Williamson and bam 691 00:33:39,720 --> 00:33:46,200 Speaker 2: At a Bio. All right, next question, can you speak 692 00:33:46,240 --> 00:33:49,280 Speaker 2: broadly on the Celtics' immediate and mid term need to 693 00:33:49,320 --> 00:33:51,920 Speaker 2: acquire a versatile big man to replace Chris tops Porzingis 694 00:33:51,920 --> 00:33:54,760 Speaker 2: who's available, who would fit, et cetera. Lots of teams 695 00:33:54,800 --> 00:33:57,520 Speaker 2: are looking for this, and there's a reality to Boston's 696 00:33:57,520 --> 00:34:00,000 Speaker 2: payroll situation. If you're going to keep Jalen Brown, Jason Tatum, 697 00:34:00,080 --> 00:34:02,920 Speaker 2: Derek White. When Tatum comes back the year after next, 698 00:34:03,000 --> 00:34:05,000 Speaker 2: that's one hundred and forty five million dollars on the 699 00:34:05,000 --> 00:34:08,359 Speaker 2: books just on those three guys. So you are kind 700 00:34:08,360 --> 00:34:10,520 Speaker 2: of looking at the fringe market in a lot of ways. 701 00:34:10,520 --> 00:34:13,000 Speaker 2: That's gonna be older guys that struggle to move or 702 00:34:13,160 --> 00:34:16,719 Speaker 2: younger guys that have skill limitations or size limitations. The 703 00:34:16,760 --> 00:34:19,120 Speaker 2: good news is that you've demonstrated that you can find 704 00:34:19,160 --> 00:34:21,920 Speaker 2: those types of guys. Luke Cornette, who's basically going to 705 00:34:22,000 --> 00:34:24,040 Speaker 2: be your center for the next couple of years, he 706 00:34:24,080 --> 00:34:27,680 Speaker 2: was an undrafted journeyman that you found value in right. 707 00:34:27,920 --> 00:34:31,200 Speaker 2: Nimi Kueita was a second round pick. Now he wasn't perfect, 708 00:34:31,200 --> 00:34:33,319 Speaker 2: but he had his moments. But you basically have to 709 00:34:33,360 --> 00:34:36,680 Speaker 2: cycle through those guys on the margins until you find value. 710 00:34:36,920 --> 00:34:39,640 Speaker 2: And when it comes to Biggs, I personally think it's 711 00:34:39,719 --> 00:34:41,839 Speaker 2: easiest to work with a guy who has really good 712 00:34:41,920 --> 00:34:46,560 Speaker 2: natural motor meaning you play super hard, good athleticism and 713 00:34:46,680 --> 00:34:50,239 Speaker 2: intelligence meaning I would be willing to give ground in 714 00:34:50,360 --> 00:34:53,279 Speaker 2: terms of size and length and some of like the 715 00:34:54,239 --> 00:34:57,640 Speaker 2: like for refined offensive skill like jump shooting and stuff 716 00:34:57,640 --> 00:35:00,400 Speaker 2: like that, I'd be willing to give ground on those areas. 717 00:35:00,640 --> 00:35:04,040 Speaker 2: If he's a good athlete who runs super hard and 718 00:35:04,200 --> 00:35:06,600 Speaker 2: is a smart player like that, to me, I can 719 00:35:06,640 --> 00:35:08,680 Speaker 2: make good use of in terms of putting him in 720 00:35:08,719 --> 00:35:11,600 Speaker 2: spots in a scheme, right, But like if he's super tall, 721 00:35:11,600 --> 00:35:13,279 Speaker 2: but he can't run the floor and he's not very 722 00:35:13,280 --> 00:35:16,000 Speaker 2: physically competitive and he's a little bit soft and he 723 00:35:16,040 --> 00:35:18,600 Speaker 2: can shoot threes like that, that doesn't really do a 724 00:35:18,640 --> 00:35:22,520 Speaker 2: ton for me, especially in the context of Boston Celtics 725 00:35:22,560 --> 00:35:24,800 Speaker 2: basketball in the way they like to play. A smart 726 00:35:24,800 --> 00:35:26,560 Speaker 2: guy who knows how to relocate in and out of 727 00:35:26,560 --> 00:35:29,080 Speaker 2: the dunker spots, screen, to slip out of screens, that 728 00:35:29,160 --> 00:35:32,000 Speaker 2: can flow side to side an action, and that runs 729 00:35:32,000 --> 00:35:33,720 Speaker 2: the floor hard. It can do his job on defense, 730 00:35:33,760 --> 00:35:36,440 Speaker 2: I think is all you need in order to fill 731 00:35:36,480 --> 00:35:40,839 Speaker 2: that specific role. What percentage, what field goal percentage at 732 00:35:40,840 --> 00:35:44,040 Speaker 2: the rim or layups is considered bad? And is it 733 00:35:44,080 --> 00:35:46,040 Speaker 2: an easy thing for a player to fix or is 734 00:35:46,040 --> 00:35:49,239 Speaker 2: it something more complicated. I heard Jeremiah Fears was a 735 00:35:49,280 --> 00:35:53,400 Speaker 2: poor finisher, but I don't know if that's true. So 736 00:35:53,960 --> 00:35:58,439 Speaker 2: Jeremih Fears shot fifty one percent on layups last year, 737 00:35:58,880 --> 00:36:01,160 Speaker 2: most of his misses when I went through them this 738 00:36:01,280 --> 00:36:04,240 Speaker 2: morning were related to poor decision making, and this falls 739 00:36:04,239 --> 00:36:06,719 Speaker 2: in line with one of my biggest kind of basketball 740 00:36:06,760 --> 00:36:10,720 Speaker 2: world views. For the most part, layup percentage is about 741 00:36:10,880 --> 00:36:13,960 Speaker 2: decision making. Most guys are going to make a layup 742 00:36:13,960 --> 00:36:16,120 Speaker 2: when it's open. Now, there is value in the ability 743 00:36:16,160 --> 00:36:18,640 Speaker 2: to make contact layups, sort of make layups in traffic. 744 00:36:18,640 --> 00:36:21,279 Speaker 2: We've all seen guys like Kyrie Irving do it, Steph 745 00:36:21,360 --> 00:36:24,520 Speaker 2: Curry do it. Really high level guards with soft touch 746 00:36:24,840 --> 00:36:28,440 Speaker 2: and being able to shift angles and finish in traffic. 747 00:36:28,480 --> 00:36:30,719 Speaker 2: There is value there. But ultimately, if you beat your 748 00:36:30,719 --> 00:36:32,480 Speaker 2: man off the dribble and you encounter a big at 749 00:36:32,480 --> 00:36:36,120 Speaker 2: the basket, there's another advantage there. There's another advantage in 750 00:36:36,120 --> 00:36:38,560 Speaker 2: the form of you compromising the defense, and so a 751 00:36:38,600 --> 00:36:40,480 Speaker 2: lot of times, like I would argue, one of the 752 00:36:40,520 --> 00:36:43,680 Speaker 2: worst shots in basketball is a heavily contested layup. It 753 00:36:43,719 --> 00:36:46,839 Speaker 2: can sometimes cause problems for your transition defense, especially when 754 00:36:46,880 --> 00:36:49,480 Speaker 2: you're careening down the lane from the top of the key. 755 00:36:49,680 --> 00:36:52,759 Speaker 2: There are versions of that that can be successful. Miss 756 00:36:52,800 --> 00:36:55,160 Speaker 2: layups where you occupy the rim protector and then your 757 00:36:55,160 --> 00:36:57,520 Speaker 2: big comes in and gets an offensive rebound. But there's 758 00:36:57,560 --> 00:37:00,520 Speaker 2: a downside if you miss layups they often lead to 759 00:37:00,680 --> 00:37:04,240 Speaker 2: transition opportunities going the other way, and so rim decision 760 00:37:04,280 --> 00:37:07,560 Speaker 2: making is ultimately where you can improve your field goal 761 00:37:07,560 --> 00:37:09,800 Speaker 2: percentage on layups. There were a lot of Jeremiah Fear's 762 00:37:09,840 --> 00:37:12,440 Speaker 2: layups that he missed where he didn't beat his defender 763 00:37:12,640 --> 00:37:14,440 Speaker 2: and so then he tried to get into his body 764 00:37:14,440 --> 00:37:17,239 Speaker 2: and go way out wide and flip something crazy or 765 00:37:17,360 --> 00:37:19,920 Speaker 2: like I saw some of them where he was shooting 766 00:37:19,960 --> 00:37:22,799 Speaker 2: through two people, like didn't beat his defender and was 767 00:37:22,840 --> 00:37:24,480 Speaker 2: trying to shoot through a rim protector, and those are 768 00:37:24,520 --> 00:37:28,080 Speaker 2: going to be low percentage layups for anybody. That is 769 00:37:28,200 --> 00:37:31,400 Speaker 2: a decision making piece for me. Now, it's worth mentioning 770 00:37:31,800 --> 00:37:35,200 Speaker 2: that Fears's volume was super high. His one hundred and 771 00:37:35,280 --> 00:37:37,879 Speaker 2: ninety two rim attempts ranked one hundred and thirty eighth 772 00:37:37,920 --> 00:37:40,359 Speaker 2: in all of college basketball, again out of almost four 773 00:37:40,440 --> 00:37:44,000 Speaker 2: thousand players. So that's going to be an upside in 774 00:37:44,080 --> 00:37:46,440 Speaker 2: terms of his ability to get into the paint. He 775 00:37:46,600 --> 00:37:48,799 Speaker 2: just has to improve his decision making when he gets there. 776 00:37:49,239 --> 00:37:52,000 Speaker 2: The thing that Fears will have to work on in 777 00:37:52,080 --> 00:37:55,480 Speaker 2: terms of translating his game to the NBA level will 778 00:37:55,520 --> 00:37:59,120 Speaker 2: be I noticed a ton of like straight line speed, 779 00:37:59,560 --> 00:38:03,600 Speaker 2: but the the actual first step is not like nuclear 780 00:38:03,880 --> 00:38:05,960 Speaker 2: if that makes sense. So, like I am a little 781 00:38:06,000 --> 00:38:08,200 Speaker 2: bit curious to see, you know, like you'll see when 782 00:38:08,440 --> 00:38:09,920 Speaker 2: if there's a loose ball, or if he can get 783 00:38:09,960 --> 00:38:11,719 Speaker 2: an extended ball screen where the ball screen is a 784 00:38:11,719 --> 00:38:13,120 Speaker 2: little bit further out, or if you can start his 785 00:38:13,160 --> 00:38:15,960 Speaker 2: attack from further out, or in transition when he's going, 786 00:38:16,040 --> 00:38:19,440 Speaker 2: he's blazing, but in like straight up like set defender 787 00:38:19,520 --> 00:38:22,560 Speaker 2: right in front of him. You know, he's not the 788 00:38:22,760 --> 00:38:25,520 Speaker 2: fastest player that I've ever seen off that first step, 789 00:38:25,520 --> 00:38:27,600 Speaker 2: And so whether or not his first step works to 790 00:38:27,760 --> 00:38:31,000 Speaker 2: NBA talent will be an interesting swing. And then obviously 791 00:38:31,040 --> 00:38:33,360 Speaker 2: the jumper for him as well, it's kind of a 792 00:38:33,400 --> 00:38:35,640 Speaker 2: little bit of a clunky fit in New Orleans as well. 793 00:38:35,640 --> 00:38:37,440 Speaker 2: They can surround him with some shooting, but then obviously 794 00:38:37,480 --> 00:38:38,759 Speaker 2: there's a Zion Williamson piece. 795 00:38:38,760 --> 00:38:41,560 Speaker 1: There's a bunch of funky stuff there in New Orleans. 796 00:38:42,400 --> 00:38:44,080 Speaker 2: All right, fun one for you guys now that the 797 00:38:44,120 --> 00:38:47,080 Speaker 2: season is over, Maybe a fun what if aliens are 798 00:38:47,120 --> 00:38:48,759 Speaker 2: invading the Earth and the only way to save the 799 00:38:48,800 --> 00:38:52,000 Speaker 2: planet is to play an exhibition game against him? Five starters, 800 00:38:52,520 --> 00:38:56,040 Speaker 2: one sub and everyone is healthy available. Whow I missed 801 00:38:56,040 --> 00:38:57,759 Speaker 2: the one subpart, so maybe we can work through that 802 00:38:57,800 --> 00:39:01,520 Speaker 2: together to see if you go fit or just straight 803 00:39:01,560 --> 00:39:03,319 Speaker 2: up top players. I'm always gonna go with fit, so 804 00:39:03,360 --> 00:39:05,000 Speaker 2: let's start there, and I'm gonna have my top five, 805 00:39:05,040 --> 00:39:06,640 Speaker 2: and then I forgot about that subpart, so maybe we 806 00:39:06,680 --> 00:39:08,280 Speaker 2: can all work through that together. Here in a minute, 807 00:39:09,560 --> 00:39:11,279 Speaker 2: I want the best player in the world on my team, 808 00:39:11,719 --> 00:39:14,480 Speaker 2: so I'm going with Nikola Jokic. From there, I want 809 00:39:14,480 --> 00:39:18,080 Speaker 2: to surround Nikola Jokic with a group of talent that 810 00:39:18,160 --> 00:39:20,480 Speaker 2: kind of fits his particular game, right, Like that's what 811 00:39:20,520 --> 00:39:22,799 Speaker 2: we're doing when we're talking about fit. So I want 812 00:39:22,840 --> 00:39:25,359 Speaker 2: athletic size that is super smart, knows how to move 813 00:39:25,400 --> 00:39:27,560 Speaker 2: the ball, and can make open shots. This is one 814 00:39:27,920 --> 00:39:31,799 Speaker 2: exhibition game, so I'm not worried about health. Right at 815 00:39:31,840 --> 00:39:36,200 Speaker 2: the four, I'm looking at Lebron or Yannis. Both are 816 00:39:36,239 --> 00:39:39,120 Speaker 2: excellent backline defenders and defensive rebounders. I think Giannis is 817 00:39:39,120 --> 00:39:42,040 Speaker 2: a bit better at both. Lebron is a better shooter 818 00:39:42,400 --> 00:39:45,000 Speaker 2: and a smarter off ball mover and off ball screener. 819 00:39:45,360 --> 00:39:48,520 Speaker 2: But Jokic kind of unlocks this vertical spacing window because 820 00:39:48,520 --> 00:39:51,279 Speaker 2: he doesn't occupy space underneath the rim. So I'm gonna 821 00:39:51,320 --> 00:39:54,080 Speaker 2: actually go with Yanis here. I do think that means 822 00:39:54,080 --> 00:39:56,480 Speaker 2: we're gonna need a ton of shooting elsewhere on the floor, 823 00:39:56,760 --> 00:39:59,799 Speaker 2: But I think Yannis makes Jokic more tenable defensively as 824 00:39:59,840 --> 00:40:02,120 Speaker 2: you comes up to the level in ball screens. Giannis 825 00:40:02,200 --> 00:40:03,960 Speaker 2: is one of the best low man defenders in the 826 00:40:04,000 --> 00:40:06,360 Speaker 2: history of basketball. I think it's a perfect spot for 827 00:40:06,440 --> 00:40:07,839 Speaker 2: him to fit in there and be able to cover 828 00:40:07,960 --> 00:40:12,160 Speaker 2: both the roleman and that weak side corner piece. But 829 00:40:12,200 --> 00:40:14,520 Speaker 2: then Yannis is also a very natural fit as a 830 00:40:14,600 --> 00:40:17,880 Speaker 2: vertical spacer working along the baseline off of Nikola Jokic. 831 00:40:18,560 --> 00:40:21,720 Speaker 2: Our three man needs to be a lights out shooter 832 00:40:22,160 --> 00:40:24,640 Speaker 2: and a weak side scorer. I think Kevin Durant just 833 00:40:24,680 --> 00:40:26,880 Speaker 2: makes all the sense in the world here. Tatum, if 834 00:40:26,880 --> 00:40:29,000 Speaker 2: he's healthy, is an option, But then I think if 835 00:40:29,040 --> 00:40:30,800 Speaker 2: we bring in Tatum, I think we're playing a dangerous 836 00:40:30,840 --> 00:40:33,440 Speaker 2: game with jump shooting because he's just so finicky as 837 00:40:33,480 --> 00:40:35,360 Speaker 2: a jump shooter. So I think I'd pass on Tatum. 838 00:40:35,360 --> 00:40:38,000 Speaker 2: If we went Tatum, Janis Jokic, and Jokic can be 839 00:40:38,040 --> 00:40:40,200 Speaker 2: finicky as a jump shooter as well. I don't think 840 00:40:40,200 --> 00:40:42,080 Speaker 2: that makes a ton of sense. We don't really have 841 00:40:42,120 --> 00:40:44,440 Speaker 2: a ton of other great options in terms of elite 842 00:40:44,480 --> 00:40:47,160 Speaker 2: athletes that are great shooters and have great positional size 843 00:40:47,200 --> 00:40:49,840 Speaker 2: and athleticism at the three spot, So I think KD 844 00:40:50,120 --> 00:40:54,279 Speaker 2: is our best option there. Our two guard would absolutely 845 00:40:54,280 --> 00:40:56,600 Speaker 2: need to be an apex perimeter defender that can shoot 846 00:40:56,640 --> 00:40:59,319 Speaker 2: the ball, but you also don't want to forego talent 847 00:40:59,360 --> 00:41:01,479 Speaker 2: here for no reason, so I wanted to think through 848 00:41:01,560 --> 00:41:04,600 Speaker 2: the star guards at least, right I want a freaky 849 00:41:04,600 --> 00:41:06,600 Speaker 2: athlete as a good defender at the guard position, but 850 00:41:06,600 --> 00:41:10,479 Speaker 2: that also brings star level talent. Ideally, Anthony Edwards would 851 00:41:10,560 --> 00:41:13,360 Speaker 2: be this guy if he was further along in his career, 852 00:41:13,400 --> 00:41:15,880 Speaker 2: but I just don't think he's put things together enough defensively. 853 00:41:15,960 --> 00:41:18,319 Speaker 2: Yet he's too inattentive off the ball, and he doesn't 854 00:41:18,360 --> 00:41:19,560 Speaker 2: navigate screens well enough. 855 00:41:19,600 --> 00:41:19,839 Speaker 1: Yet. 856 00:41:20,320 --> 00:41:22,400 Speaker 2: I don't think Shay is up to the task defensively. 857 00:41:22,400 --> 00:41:24,920 Speaker 2: I don't think Donovan Mitchell is up to the task defensively. 858 00:41:25,520 --> 00:41:27,480 Speaker 2: Jalen Brown's an interesting option. A is a guy who 859 00:41:27,480 --> 00:41:30,800 Speaker 2: I think do it defensively, but I don't want another 860 00:41:30,960 --> 00:41:34,960 Speaker 2: non shooter here with Giannis on the floor, especially with 861 00:41:35,040 --> 00:41:38,440 Speaker 2: Jokic occasionally going cold. I like Jalen to me, is 862 00:41:38,560 --> 00:41:40,840 Speaker 2: just a little too far down in terms of consistent 863 00:41:40,920 --> 00:41:45,360 Speaker 2: jump shooting. Devin Booker did an admirable job in the Olympics, 864 00:41:45,400 --> 00:41:47,719 Speaker 2: but I think at that point, especially with who I'm 865 00:41:47,719 --> 00:41:49,600 Speaker 2: about to pick for point guard, I think we wouldn't 866 00:41:49,600 --> 00:41:52,040 Speaker 2: be athletic enough if he was there. So I think 867 00:41:52,080 --> 00:41:55,319 Speaker 2: our best bet here might be just like the guy 868 00:41:55,360 --> 00:41:57,720 Speaker 2: that we all say whenever we need a two guard 869 00:41:57,719 --> 00:42:00,200 Speaker 2: to be a role player, and that's Dreue Holliday. He's 870 00:42:00,200 --> 00:42:02,120 Speaker 2: still one of the top tier point of attack guys 871 00:42:02,120 --> 00:42:04,680 Speaker 2: in the league. He can guard multiple different types of players. 872 00:42:04,719 --> 00:42:08,719 Speaker 2: He's got great size for the position. His shooting is inconsistent, 873 00:42:08,920 --> 00:42:11,279 Speaker 2: but I think he's a more reliable, just like catch 874 00:42:11,280 --> 00:42:14,360 Speaker 2: and shoot guy than Jaylen Brown. And he's a super 875 00:42:14,400 --> 00:42:17,279 Speaker 2: smart off ball cutter and screener. He's very good at 876 00:42:17,280 --> 00:42:19,720 Speaker 2: finishing around the rim if he ends up in dunker 877 00:42:19,760 --> 00:42:23,000 Speaker 2: spot situations. He has a shit ton of big game experience. 878 00:42:23,040 --> 00:42:25,920 Speaker 2: He's won multiple championships. He doesn't need the ball in 879 00:42:25,960 --> 00:42:28,080 Speaker 2: his hands at all in terms of the flow of 880 00:42:28,080 --> 00:42:30,400 Speaker 2: the offense, I think Drew Holliday makes a ton of 881 00:42:30,440 --> 00:42:33,279 Speaker 2: sense as that two guard, and then for the point 882 00:42:33,280 --> 00:42:36,319 Speaker 2: guard spot. I want the best possible option in the 883 00:42:36,360 --> 00:42:39,440 Speaker 2: world for a two man game partner with Nikola Jokic, 884 00:42:40,000 --> 00:42:43,840 Speaker 2: and I can't think of anybody better than Stephan Curry 885 00:42:44,200 --> 00:42:47,919 Speaker 2: for that spot. The relentless movement, the ability to set 886 00:42:47,920 --> 00:42:52,799 Speaker 2: his man up for screens, Jokic's unbelievable screening ability. You 887 00:42:52,800 --> 00:42:55,400 Speaker 2: would never be able to switch that action. Anybody who's 888 00:42:55,400 --> 00:42:57,720 Speaker 2: big enough to guard Jokic is hopeless to be fast 889 00:42:57,840 --> 00:43:00,479 Speaker 2: enough to guard Steph, and anyone who's fasten to guard 890 00:43:00,480 --> 00:43:02,279 Speaker 2: Steph is going to be hopeless to be big enough 891 00:43:02,320 --> 00:43:05,080 Speaker 2: to guard Nikola Jokich. I think that that would be 892 00:43:05,160 --> 00:43:07,920 Speaker 2: the indomitable two man action that you could run in 893 00:43:07,960 --> 00:43:10,200 Speaker 2: the half court that just kind of gives us a 894 00:43:10,320 --> 00:43:13,840 Speaker 2: level of resilience when the game really slows down, and 895 00:43:13,880 --> 00:43:16,560 Speaker 2: then from there as far as the sixth man goes, 896 00:43:16,600 --> 00:43:19,480 Speaker 2: this is a really good question. I think I would 897 00:43:19,560 --> 00:43:22,359 Speaker 2: I think I would strongly consider Shay Gil just Alexander 898 00:43:22,400 --> 00:43:24,680 Speaker 2: for this spot as a guy that is just a 899 00:43:24,760 --> 00:43:28,680 Speaker 2: supremely gifted isolation scorer who could come in and provide 900 00:43:28,680 --> 00:43:32,160 Speaker 2: a different form of offense in minutes when Steph Curry 901 00:43:32,160 --> 00:43:34,160 Speaker 2: comes off the floor. I think Shay would be a 902 00:43:34,200 --> 00:43:37,160 Speaker 2: really good option for that sixth man, just as a 903 00:43:37,719 --> 00:43:39,399 Speaker 2: get Let's put him in the game and just let 904 00:43:39,440 --> 00:43:41,720 Speaker 2: him shoot the ball and attack one on one whenever 905 00:43:41,760 --> 00:43:45,040 Speaker 2: he can. So as far as the starting five goes, 906 00:43:45,160 --> 00:43:47,480 Speaker 2: I'd have the two best offensive players in the history 907 00:43:47,480 --> 00:43:50,640 Speaker 2: of the sport running a perfectly complimentary two man game. 908 00:43:51,040 --> 00:43:53,520 Speaker 2: I'd have the best week side score in the history 909 00:43:53,520 --> 00:43:57,240 Speaker 2: of the sport. On the week side, an absolute beast 910 00:43:57,320 --> 00:44:00,560 Speaker 2: working the baseline, Giannison Tanna Kumpo, one of the best 911 00:44:00,640 --> 00:44:02,759 Speaker 2: role players in the history of the league, filling out 912 00:44:02,800 --> 00:44:05,400 Speaker 2: all the gaps at that two guard spot spot, including 913 00:44:05,440 --> 00:44:08,360 Speaker 2: guarding the other team's best player. Still plenty of defensive 914 00:44:08,400 --> 00:44:11,120 Speaker 2: talent on the floor with Drew KD and Giannis, lots 915 00:44:11,160 --> 00:44:14,439 Speaker 2: of rangy athleticism to cover ground, especially with Giannis and Kd. 916 00:44:15,200 --> 00:44:18,600 Speaker 2: Stefan Jokic aren't great defenders, but they're smart and they 917 00:44:18,680 --> 00:44:21,400 Speaker 2: compete and they do their job. And then obviously a 918 00:44:21,440 --> 00:44:24,960 Speaker 2: sixth man in Shake Gildas Alexander, who was the best high, 919 00:44:25,160 --> 00:44:28,560 Speaker 2: high high volume isolation player in the league last year, 920 00:44:28,560 --> 00:44:30,239 Speaker 2: to fill that spot. That's the group that I would 921 00:44:30,239 --> 00:44:33,040 Speaker 2: send to fight the Aliens, all right, guys, that's all 922 00:44:33,040 --> 00:44:35,040 Speaker 2: I have for today. As always, a sincerely appreciate you 923 00:44:35,080 --> 00:44:37,279 Speaker 2: guys for supporting me and suporting the show. We're taking 924 00:44:37,320 --> 00:44:39,279 Speaker 2: the rest of the weekend off. We'll be back on 925 00:44:39,360 --> 00:44:42,520 Speaker 2: Monday to cover NBA Free Agency. I will also have 926 00:44:43,080 --> 00:44:45,920 Speaker 2: my equipment with me for any sort of trade or 927 00:44:46,000 --> 00:44:48,920 Speaker 2: big major NBA news that comes down this weekend. But 928 00:44:49,360 --> 00:44:51,880 Speaker 2: maybe we'll get to have this weekend off as we 929 00:44:51,920 --> 00:44:54,360 Speaker 2: get a little break after this crazy last couple of months. 930 00:44:54,680 --> 00:44:56,280 Speaker 2: I will see you guys on Monday. 931 00:44:56,480 --> 00:44:57,000 Speaker 1: What's up guys. 932 00:44:57,040 --> 00:44:59,759 Speaker 2: As always, I appreciate you for listening to and supporting 933 00:44:59,760 --> 00:45:02,480 Speaker 2: who tonight. It would actually be really helpful for us 934 00:45:02,480 --> 00:45:04,359 Speaker 2: if you guys would take a second and leave a 935 00:45:04,480 --> 00:45:07,040 Speaker 2: rating and a review. As always, I appreciate you guys 936 00:45:07,040 --> 00:45:08,680 Speaker 2: supporting us, but if you could take a minute to 937 00:45:08,680 --> 00:45:12,440 Speaker 2: do that, I'd really appreciate it. 938 00:45:12,560 --> 00:45:13,240 Speaker 1: The volume