1 00:00:01,920 --> 00:00:05,760 Speaker 1: The All Star reserves in the East and West are out, 2 00:00:06,240 --> 00:00:10,080 Speaker 1: Who made it, who got snubbed, and reaction to the 3 00:00:10,160 --> 00:00:14,120 Speaker 1: foremost headline in this league as we speak, Joe l 4 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:18,360 Speaker 1: Embiid's sideline in Philadelphia by a meniscus injury in his 5 00:00:18,480 --> 00:00:21,840 Speaker 1: left knee. We get to all of that next here 6 00:00:21,880 --> 00:00:23,000 Speaker 1: on This League Uncut. 7 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:27,880 Speaker 2: Welcome to This League Uncut in rule of twenty four 8 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 2: hour NBA News. 9 00:00:29,080 --> 00:00:35,320 Speaker 3: This's you'll, Chris Hans, it's no time, Marks time, It's 10 00:00:35,360 --> 00:00:36,280 Speaker 3: so time. 11 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:45,200 Speaker 2: This League Uncut is underway and on fire. This should 12 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:45,920 Speaker 2: be a good one. 13 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:52,600 Speaker 1: Hey, everyone, welcome in to a Thursday night taping Friday 14 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:57,400 Speaker 1: morning drop for the This League Uncut podcast. 15 00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 2: Mark Stein here with Chris Hanyes. 16 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:05,160 Speaker 1: It was always going to be a crazy time because 17 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:09,640 Speaker 1: this Thursday, at three pm Eastern, on this Thursday, that 18 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:14,560 Speaker 1: officially marked one week to go until the trade deadline. 19 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:17,200 Speaker 1: So it was going to be busy anyway. But on 20 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:22,280 Speaker 1: this Thursday, seemingly in the space of an hour and change, 21 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:26,200 Speaker 1: we had a trade. The Houston Rockets made a trade 22 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 1: for next season, but still a significant trade. The Houston 23 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:33,399 Speaker 1: Rockets swung a deal with Memphis to acquire Steven Adams. 24 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:41,240 Speaker 1: That was right before TNT rolled out its scheduled announcement 25 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:45,920 Speaker 1: of the All Star reserves in both conferences, and in 26 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:52,600 Speaker 1: the middle of that revelation finding out the coaches seven 27 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 1: selections in both the East and the West, we get 28 00:01:56,480 --> 00:01:58,960 Speaker 1: an injury update from the seventy six. 29 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 2: Ers that the Sixers are not. 30 00:02:03,280 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 1: Outright declaring the severity of the injury yet. The Sixers 31 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:10,040 Speaker 1: say they're going to need the rest of the week 32 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:14,520 Speaker 1: to make that determination, But the Sixers do acknowledge that 33 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 1: an MRI has revealed a meniscous injury in Joe L. 34 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:23,880 Speaker 1: Embiid's left knee that is obviously going to sideline him 35 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:29,040 Speaker 1: for what, at this point is an undetermined amount of time, 36 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 1: but it's obviously not gonna be measured in days. And 37 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:37,360 Speaker 1: the level of what a blow that is to the 38 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:41,680 Speaker 1: Sixers given the way Embiid has played this season, after 39 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 1: all this discourse all week long about the sixty five 40 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:51,800 Speaker 1: game rule and how many games Embiid has already missed, 41 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:56,480 Speaker 1: I mean, all of that gets shoved to the side 42 00:02:56,520 --> 00:03:00,160 Speaker 1: right now, because this is just a massive hit the 43 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:04,800 Speaker 1: Sixers when Embiid, I mean, even after that Golden State game, 44 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 1: when Joel Embiid clearly did not look right even before 45 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:14,480 Speaker 1: the unfortunate loose ball scramble that caused this more severe 46 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:18,120 Speaker 1: knee injury this season, in the thirty four games he 47 00:03:18,280 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 1: has played, Joel Embiid has scored twelve hundred and one 48 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:27,040 Speaker 1: points in only eleven hundred and fifty seven minutes. Absolutely 49 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:35,520 Speaker 1: ridiculous Wilt esque production. And so the level of alarm 50 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:38,880 Speaker 1: in Philadelphia is obviously super high. As we speak, as 51 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:41,280 Speaker 1: we're recording this, the Sixers are trying to win a 52 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 1: game in Utah without Joel Embid. 53 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:45,200 Speaker 2: So look, we're gonna get to Embiid. 54 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:47,320 Speaker 1: We're gonna start with the All Star stuff, and then 55 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 1: we're gonna get to Embiid. Chris Haynes, I'm sure you 56 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:54,720 Speaker 1: were dialed in this evening when the All Star reserves 57 00:03:54,760 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 1: were announced. 58 00:03:56,160 --> 00:03:57,600 Speaker 2: I actually wrote. 59 00:03:57,360 --> 00:04:02,240 Speaker 1: A column on Tuesday trying to pick my fourteen reserves. 60 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:05,600 Speaker 1: Had I had a ballot or had I been advising 61 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:09,520 Speaker 1: a coach with a vote, I knew how I was 62 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:12,840 Speaker 1: gonna go and vote my fourteen. I got twelve out 63 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 1: of fourteen, right, I got them all right. In the 64 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:21,039 Speaker 1: Eastern Conference. Jalen Brown, Donovan Mitchell of course, Jalen Brunson, 65 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:23,839 Speaker 1: who was a Locke to make his first All Star 66 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:28,159 Speaker 1: team after he narrowly missed out on being named a starter, 67 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:32,920 Speaker 1: bam At a Bio, Julius Randall, Tyrese Maxi, And yes, 68 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:37,039 Speaker 1: I had Palo Bancaro getting a spot and he did so. 69 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:39,920 Speaker 1: I did well in the I did well in the East. 70 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:42,279 Speaker 1: You can tell me, Chris, if you think anybody in 71 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:47,360 Speaker 1: the East got snub at the West Man kawhi Ad, 72 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:53,680 Speaker 1: Devin Booker, Anthony Edward Stephen Curry. Those five all made it. 73 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:57,760 Speaker 1: But I would have gone with Rudy Gobert and Demontes 74 00:04:57,760 --> 00:05:00,800 Speaker 1: Sabonis for the other two spots. The coaches, what with 75 00:05:00,880 --> 00:05:04,719 Speaker 1: Karl Anthony Towns over Gobert. That one really surprised me. 76 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:08,919 Speaker 1: And then Paul George much less of a surprise because 77 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:11,360 Speaker 1: the Clippers have been fantastic and you can certainly make 78 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:14,120 Speaker 1: the argument that the Clippers should have two All Stars. 79 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:17,440 Speaker 1: But the Clippers have two, the Sacramento Kings have none. 80 00:05:17,520 --> 00:05:20,960 Speaker 1: The Kings didn't get Sabonis or Deer and Fox in 81 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:23,719 Speaker 1: and that genuinely did surprise me. 82 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:27,040 Speaker 3: Christianes, Yeah, I mean the East was pretty this this 83 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:29,960 Speaker 3: in recent memory. The East, that was pretty that was 84 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:34,080 Speaker 3: probably one of the most easiest seven guys to pick 85 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:38,400 Speaker 3: in the conference in recent memory. That's that's pretty much 86 00:05:38,520 --> 00:05:42,320 Speaker 3: the roster that everybody pretty much predicted. The West, Yeah, 87 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:44,520 Speaker 3: we knew that was going to be pretty much up 88 00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:51,040 Speaker 3: for grabs. You know, definitely some controversy there the Sacramento 89 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:56,320 Speaker 3: Kings not getting one. I think you can make a 90 00:05:56,360 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 3: case that they should have two. But then who are 91 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:04,440 Speaker 3: you taking off? Who are you taking off? Minnesota, number 92 00:06:04,480 --> 00:06:06,800 Speaker 3: one team in the Western Conference. You can say that 93 00:06:06,839 --> 00:06:12,479 Speaker 3: they deserve too if you look at typically when you 94 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:15,920 Speaker 3: have a team that is number one in the conference 95 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:19,360 Speaker 3: or even number one in the entire league, that comes 96 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 3: with multiple All Star bursts, and so you know, it's 97 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:29,480 Speaker 3: interesting you would have picked go Bear over Karl Anthony Towns, 98 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:32,360 Speaker 3: who's having a pretty good season. I mean, I think 99 00:06:32,440 --> 00:06:34,760 Speaker 3: Minnesota they would make the case that they deserve three 100 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:36,720 Speaker 3: with that being not. 101 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:37,599 Speaker 2: Getting three in the West. 102 00:06:37,640 --> 00:06:40,479 Speaker 1: The West, Man, the West is the West is so 103 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:43,279 Speaker 1: stacked you literally could come up with a list of 104 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:46,040 Speaker 1: fifteen worthy candidates for the seven spots. 105 00:06:46,400 --> 00:06:48,200 Speaker 2: I mean, guys like shne Goot. 106 00:06:48,279 --> 00:06:52,880 Speaker 1: Can't even get close to being considered. 107 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:56,280 Speaker 2: James James Harden is not even going to be considered. 108 00:06:57,279 --> 00:07:04,080 Speaker 1: And you know it's uh, it's just no Pelicans are 109 00:07:04,920 --> 00:07:07,119 Speaker 1: you know, on this Western Conference roster. 110 00:07:07,200 --> 00:07:12,800 Speaker 2: It's just super competitive. But no, I have to Minnesota's rise. 111 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:17,520 Speaker 1: Obviously, Anthony Edwards is a huge part of it, becoming 112 00:07:17,640 --> 00:07:21,360 Speaker 1: the guy there, becoming really the centerpiece of this team. 113 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:26,200 Speaker 1: But the other transformation in Minneapolis has been defense. This 114 00:07:26,240 --> 00:07:28,600 Speaker 1: has been the best defensive team in the league, a 115 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:33,560 Speaker 1: top three defensive team all season. That starts with Gobert. 116 00:07:33,840 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 1: I mean in a huge, huge way. So it's not 117 00:07:37,720 --> 00:07:42,240 Speaker 1: that I'm trying to slight cat, but to me, Gobert 118 00:07:42,280 --> 00:07:43,880 Speaker 1: should be the Wolf's second All Star. 119 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:46,400 Speaker 2: But I mean, if you disagree. 120 00:07:46,520 --> 00:07:50,040 Speaker 3: Will disagree. Let's let's talk about it, don't. I don't 121 00:07:50,080 --> 00:07:52,840 Speaker 3: know if I disagree or not, But I think they're 122 00:07:52,880 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 3: a compelling chase for others, for others. But you know, 123 00:07:57,000 --> 00:07:59,760 Speaker 3: we talked about this. Was it a month ago when 124 00:07:59,760 --> 00:08:02,640 Speaker 3: I was talking about the guards, how it was just 125 00:08:02,720 --> 00:08:07,600 Speaker 3: so many guards that were deserving of an All Star 126 00:08:07,680 --> 00:08:11,360 Speaker 3: birth in the Western Conference and I was, you know, 127 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:13,160 Speaker 3: I was talking about Steph. I was talking about the 128 00:08:13,160 --> 00:08:17,960 Speaker 3: season the Golden State is having I believe Steph is 129 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:22,080 Speaker 3: on on a team with the lowest record who made 130 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:29,480 Speaker 3: an All Star team. I believe Steph is the lowest. 131 00:08:29,720 --> 00:08:32,520 Speaker 3: So with that being said, I remember we were talking 132 00:08:32,559 --> 00:08:35,840 Speaker 3: about three weeks ago. I was talking about, is there 133 00:08:35,880 --> 00:08:38,520 Speaker 3: a scenario where Steph will be left off for the 134 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:46,120 Speaker 3: roster because Dearon Fox, Shae Gillis, Alexander, Devin Booker, Anthony Edwards, 135 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:50,080 Speaker 3: it's loaded, and you can make a case that they're 136 00:08:50,120 --> 00:08:55,160 Speaker 3: probably more deserving than Steph, and then Dearon, I mean, 137 00:08:55,240 --> 00:08:58,120 Speaker 3: it's it's tough, it's tough, but but stin this this 138 00:08:58,200 --> 00:09:03,000 Speaker 3: is funny though, because uh, I was just say ironic 139 00:09:03,679 --> 00:09:08,360 Speaker 3: because Steph makes it, and you know, there's Kings fans 140 00:09:08,360 --> 00:09:10,440 Speaker 3: and saying, hey, what's going on? The Kings are fifth 141 00:09:10,440 --> 00:09:13,559 Speaker 3: place in the West, the Aaron having a good year, sabonus. 142 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:19,320 Speaker 3: But look y'all, the NBA announced, what was it two 143 00:09:19,440 --> 00:09:24,240 Speaker 3: three days ago, that Steph is going to compete in 144 00:09:24,360 --> 00:09:29,640 Speaker 3: a three point contest with Sabrina. Did you actually think 145 00:09:30,640 --> 00:09:33,320 Speaker 3: that Steph, if he didn't make it, he was still 146 00:09:33,360 --> 00:09:35,680 Speaker 3: going to show up to Indianapolis during an All Star break? 147 00:09:35,720 --> 00:09:38,559 Speaker 3: Did you really think that you know that was your 148 00:09:38,559 --> 00:09:39,120 Speaker 3: hands up. 149 00:09:39,440 --> 00:09:41,320 Speaker 1: It's funny you bring that up, because I totally didn't 150 00:09:41,360 --> 00:09:43,959 Speaker 1: even think about that. But the reason I didn't even 151 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:46,600 Speaker 1: think about that is because I don't care what the 152 00:09:46,600 --> 00:09:50,560 Speaker 1: Warriors record is. The thought of Western Conference coaches not 153 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:58,960 Speaker 1: selecting Stephan Curry no freaking chance. Coaches love Stephan Curry 154 00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:01,880 Speaker 1: and what a leader or his leadership style the way 155 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:04,840 Speaker 1: I mean, there is no way the Western Conference coaches 156 00:10:04,880 --> 00:10:08,000 Speaker 1: were going to leave Stephan Curry off. And like I said, 157 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:10,040 Speaker 1: I didn't even do the math. But what you just 158 00:10:10,120 --> 00:10:14,280 Speaker 1: said about the league arranging a three point contest a 159 00:10:14,360 --> 00:10:17,800 Speaker 1: showdown between Stephan Curry and Sabrini and Escu for charity, 160 00:10:18,520 --> 00:10:20,480 Speaker 1: absolutely right, that's not gonna happen. 161 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:22,800 Speaker 2: They're not gonna have Steph fly in for that. And 162 00:10:23,040 --> 00:10:24,200 Speaker 2: sorry you didn't make the game. 163 00:10:25,600 --> 00:10:28,320 Speaker 1: But look, the King Kings fans should rightly be pissed. 164 00:10:28,520 --> 00:10:32,520 Speaker 1: I they deserve one All Star. Now again, I don't 165 00:10:32,920 --> 00:10:35,120 Speaker 1: I struggled with this huge when I wrote about it. 166 00:10:35,200 --> 00:10:38,680 Speaker 1: I think Sabonis has been the most consistent force for 167 00:10:38,800 --> 00:10:41,240 Speaker 1: this team this season. I mean, the guy shooting better 168 00:10:41,280 --> 00:10:44,320 Speaker 1: than sixty percent from the field. But we could have 169 00:10:44,440 --> 00:10:48,480 Speaker 1: a long argument about who should get one spot between 170 00:10:48,559 --> 00:10:50,439 Speaker 1: the two Kings, if that's all there could have been 171 00:10:50,520 --> 00:10:51,080 Speaker 1: room for. 172 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:54,360 Speaker 2: But we haven't even mentioned Jamal Murray. I think Jamal 173 00:10:54,440 --> 00:10:57,520 Speaker 2: Murray has All Star numbers. 174 00:10:57,679 --> 00:11:00,480 Speaker 1: And after you know, that was the big question after 175 00:11:00,480 --> 00:11:03,600 Speaker 1: the finals, after he played so well on the final stage. 176 00:11:04,120 --> 00:11:06,040 Speaker 1: Was this the year that Jamal Murray was going to 177 00:11:06,120 --> 00:11:07,839 Speaker 1: break through and make the All Star team? And it 178 00:11:07,960 --> 00:11:11,880 Speaker 1: still hasn't happened. Jamal Murray is still not an NBA 179 00:11:11,920 --> 00:11:14,880 Speaker 1: All Star. Lowry Markinen another guy we I mean he 180 00:11:15,640 --> 00:11:18,720 Speaker 1: with the way Utah has turned their season around, he 181 00:11:18,800 --> 00:11:22,480 Speaker 1: should be considered. Again, We're not even looking at Pelicans 182 00:11:22,520 --> 00:11:25,120 Speaker 1: like Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram. 183 00:11:25,480 --> 00:11:28,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, but star San you mentioned, you mentioned these guys. 184 00:11:28,640 --> 00:11:29,040 Speaker 3: Who are you? 185 00:11:29,800 --> 00:11:30,520 Speaker 2: There's no room? 186 00:11:30,640 --> 00:11:31,080 Speaker 3: Who are you? 187 00:11:31,160 --> 00:11:33,080 Speaker 2: There's no room the West, there's no room. 188 00:11:33,160 --> 00:11:37,360 Speaker 1: The West has fifteen guys for seven reserved spots. And look, 189 00:11:38,040 --> 00:11:41,240 Speaker 1: the San Antonio Spurs are miles under five hundred. 190 00:11:41,360 --> 00:11:42,640 Speaker 2: But and a rookie. 191 00:11:42,720 --> 00:11:45,280 Speaker 1: We have not seen a rookie make the All Star 192 00:11:45,360 --> 00:11:48,760 Speaker 1: Game since Blake Griffin in twenty ten. So Victor Wenmanyama 193 00:11:48,960 --> 00:11:51,720 Speaker 1: was never getting an All Star birth in his first season. 194 00:11:52,280 --> 00:11:55,640 Speaker 1: But is he a candidate. Did he deserve consideration, Yes, 195 00:11:55,720 --> 00:11:58,920 Speaker 1: I think he deserved consideration. So to me, the West 196 00:11:59,320 --> 00:12:03,080 Speaker 1: was an app salute nightmare. My list of snubs in 197 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:07,960 Speaker 1: the East is much shorter. Obviously, Trey Young as a soloist. 198 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:11,720 Speaker 1: If you just look at Trey Young's individual production, you know, 199 00:12:11,760 --> 00:12:14,560 Speaker 1: for the second straight year he has been left off 200 00:12:14,960 --> 00:12:17,560 Speaker 1: the East reserves. But you know the Hawks are well 201 00:12:17,640 --> 00:12:19,240 Speaker 1: under five hundred and that's the reason. 202 00:12:19,280 --> 00:12:19,520 Speaker 2: Why. 203 00:12:19,640 --> 00:12:22,600 Speaker 1: Is that all Trey Young's fault? Of course not, but 204 00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:26,400 Speaker 1: he's the one who's paying the price for Atlanta's very 205 00:12:26,400 --> 00:12:31,200 Speaker 1: disappointing season. People talked about Porzingis and Derek White in Boston. 206 00:12:31,480 --> 00:12:34,520 Speaker 1: Not for me, I would have had Jared Allen or 207 00:12:34,559 --> 00:12:38,520 Speaker 1: Scottie Barnes ahead of the two other Celtics. I don't 208 00:12:38,520 --> 00:12:41,920 Speaker 1: think the Celtics need four All Stars in the East. 209 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:45,400 Speaker 1: I think having Jason Tatum and Jalen Brown is plenty. 210 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:48,200 Speaker 1: I really felt like Orlando had to have someone in 211 00:12:48,240 --> 00:12:50,360 Speaker 1: the East. I'm really glad to see that the coach 212 00:12:50,440 --> 00:12:55,640 Speaker 1: is voted bn Carowin because I I do think that 213 00:12:56,160 --> 00:12:59,880 Speaker 1: they deserved one. Now it's gonna be interesting. Julius Rand 214 00:13:00,400 --> 00:13:03,440 Speaker 1: was selected as an Eastern Conference reserve. Obviously he's not 215 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:05,800 Speaker 1: gonna be able to play with the dislocated shoulder. 216 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:10,880 Speaker 3: He's just sustained, like Trey might. My Trey might get 217 00:13:10,920 --> 00:13:12,199 Speaker 3: that he was second. 218 00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:16,280 Speaker 1: Because I think something people need to remember in recent years, 219 00:13:16,960 --> 00:13:22,760 Speaker 1: the league doesn't choose those injury replacements typically based on position. 220 00:13:22,920 --> 00:13:26,400 Speaker 1: What they usually do is they go to whoever was 221 00:13:26,520 --> 00:13:31,400 Speaker 1: closest to earning one of the seven slots from the coaches. 222 00:13:31,559 --> 00:13:34,520 Speaker 1: So I don't we obviously don't know was that Trey Young, 223 00:13:35,120 --> 00:13:36,240 Speaker 1: Was that Scottie Barnes? 224 00:13:36,360 --> 00:13:39,320 Speaker 3: Was that from the coaches? Oh? I thought I thought 225 00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:42,040 Speaker 3: he did. I thought it was off the fan votes. 226 00:13:42,559 --> 00:13:45,439 Speaker 1: As far as now as I mean, I don't want 227 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:47,560 Speaker 1: to sit here and say that I'm one hundred percent sure, 228 00:13:47,840 --> 00:13:51,960 Speaker 1: But as I understood it, what they usually do on 229 00:13:52,080 --> 00:13:55,960 Speaker 1: reserves is go to who the coaches would have had next. 230 00:13:56,760 --> 00:14:00,560 Speaker 1: So they don't come out right and say that. But 231 00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:05,880 Speaker 1: I think when we hear the injury selection for Randall, 232 00:14:06,160 --> 00:14:10,040 Speaker 1: that that will that that is how it will play out. 233 00:14:10,080 --> 00:14:12,360 Speaker 1: But now you got me second guess myself. So first 234 00:14:12,400 --> 00:14:13,839 Speaker 1: thing in the morning, I will go back to the 235 00:14:13,920 --> 00:14:16,560 Speaker 1: league and see if I don't have my facts straight. 236 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:19,800 Speaker 1: But I I think in general that's how they've done 237 00:14:19,800 --> 00:14:24,880 Speaker 1: it in recent years that whoever was whoever, whoever finished 238 00:14:24,920 --> 00:14:29,000 Speaker 1: eighth in the coach balloting is the most likely person 239 00:14:29,040 --> 00:14:31,560 Speaker 1: to get that that replacements line. 240 00:14:31,640 --> 00:14:35,040 Speaker 3: So as a right now, as a right now, we 241 00:14:35,160 --> 00:14:38,880 Speaker 3: know Adam Silver has to replace one, but it could 242 00:14:38,880 --> 00:14:42,360 Speaker 3: potentially be too depending on Joel and bid situation. 243 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:44,920 Speaker 1: And you'd have to think Embiid's not going to be 244 00:14:44,920 --> 00:14:48,720 Speaker 1: able to play. So there will be two slots, likely 245 00:14:48,920 --> 00:14:52,320 Speaker 1: in the East. And that's that's why what I wrote 246 00:14:52,320 --> 00:14:55,520 Speaker 1: about this on Tuesday, just my instinct is one way 247 00:14:55,600 --> 00:14:58,760 Speaker 1: or the other, Trey Young will end up in Indy. 248 00:14:59,800 --> 00:15:03,040 Speaker 2: But but I guess we'll see. We'll have to wait 249 00:15:03,040 --> 00:15:03,480 Speaker 2: and see. 250 00:15:03,720 --> 00:15:08,640 Speaker 3: What do you think if if it goes by the coaches, 251 00:15:08,960 --> 00:15:10,960 Speaker 3: who they had next up on the list. I don't 252 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:13,680 Speaker 3: know that Trey is that high up. I would be concerned, 253 00:15:14,160 --> 00:15:17,120 Speaker 3: you know, think about so East. There's not, like I said, 254 00:15:17,160 --> 00:15:20,480 Speaker 3: I can't really think of any real snubs. Definitely Trey 255 00:15:20,520 --> 00:15:23,800 Speaker 3: has a case. Who else has a real legitimate case? 256 00:15:23,880 --> 00:15:26,640 Speaker 2: I think Jared. I think Jared Allen has a case. 257 00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:32,240 Speaker 2: I feel like he's been so good although he got 258 00:15:32,280 --> 00:15:34,520 Speaker 2: hurt tonight. We don't know how serious it is, but. 259 00:15:35,080 --> 00:15:38,320 Speaker 1: I think given all the injury problems that the Calves 260 00:15:38,320 --> 00:15:42,200 Speaker 1: have had, I mean, I think Alan I put him 261 00:15:42,200 --> 00:15:45,400 Speaker 1: ahead of Porzingis or Derek White or even Scotty Barnes. 262 00:15:45,560 --> 00:15:49,400 Speaker 1: Scotty Barnes has a very nice statistical line. He's taken 263 00:15:49,440 --> 00:15:52,480 Speaker 1: a step forward, no question. But the Raptors they're even 264 00:15:52,640 --> 00:15:56,840 Speaker 1: further adrift in the East than the Hawks. So if 265 00:15:56,880 --> 00:16:00,720 Speaker 1: the Raptors are seventeen and thirty, it's to help Scottie 266 00:16:00,720 --> 00:16:01,920 Speaker 1: Barnes's All Star case. 267 00:16:02,640 --> 00:16:05,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, well, let me just throw since we're naming names 268 00:16:05,640 --> 00:16:12,440 Speaker 3: and given shoutouts here about potential snubs, Miles Turner from Indiana, 269 00:16:12,760 --> 00:16:17,160 Speaker 3: Indiana believes that he has a case. Uh you said, 270 00:16:17,240 --> 00:16:23,400 Speaker 3: Jared Allen, nobody else on Phoenix Jimmy Butler as I mean. 271 00:16:23,480 --> 00:16:24,080 Speaker 2: You know, I am. 272 00:16:24,320 --> 00:16:26,600 Speaker 1: I am the biggest Jimmy fan there is. But I 273 00:16:26,640 --> 00:16:29,120 Speaker 1: think this season, given the time he's missed and given 274 00:16:29,160 --> 00:16:32,800 Speaker 1: Miami struggles, I don't know that the heat would be 275 00:16:32,920 --> 00:16:33,200 Speaker 1: in the. 276 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:35,360 Speaker 2: Market for two All Stars. They got bam At a 277 00:16:35,400 --> 00:16:35,880 Speaker 2: bio in. 278 00:16:35,960 --> 00:16:40,120 Speaker 1: I mean, look again, these are not my snubs per se, 279 00:16:40,200 --> 00:16:43,240 Speaker 1: but you just can't you know, people love to say 280 00:16:43,280 --> 00:16:55,480 Speaker 1: that that Derek White and Porzingis were candidates, but I I. 281 00:16:52,160 --> 00:16:53,520 Speaker 2: Really don't see it. In the East. 282 00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:58,440 Speaker 1: To me, the most significant snubs were Trey and Jared 283 00:16:58,480 --> 00:16:59,720 Speaker 1: Allen on my scorecard. 284 00:17:01,000 --> 00:17:03,920 Speaker 3: I cann't argue with that. I'll throw mckill bridges in 285 00:17:03,960 --> 00:17:04,520 Speaker 3: there as well. 286 00:17:11,960 --> 00:17:12,600 Speaker 2: The East is. 287 00:17:12,640 --> 00:17:16,160 Speaker 1: Likely looking at two injury replacements. And that's because again, 288 00:17:16,240 --> 00:17:19,399 Speaker 1: the biggest story of the night in the NBA the Sixers. 289 00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:23,480 Speaker 1: In the midst of all of those All Star unveilings 290 00:17:23,520 --> 00:17:27,920 Speaker 1: earlier tonight on TNT, the Sixers announced that an MRI 291 00:17:28,240 --> 00:17:32,280 Speaker 1: revealed that Embiid has sustained quote an injury to the 292 00:17:32,359 --> 00:17:36,879 Speaker 1: lateral meniscus in his left knee end quote. No formal 293 00:17:36,960 --> 00:17:41,720 Speaker 1: timetable has yet been established, but the Sixers say Embiid 294 00:17:41,880 --> 00:17:45,480 Speaker 1: at the minimum out through the weekend while a treatment 295 00:17:45,560 --> 00:17:53,000 Speaker 1: plan is finalized. You covered that game Tuesday night for TNT. 296 00:17:53,640 --> 00:17:55,879 Speaker 2: What did you see? I mean it sure didn't. 297 00:17:55,920 --> 00:18:01,240 Speaker 1: Even before the the scramble that left him hobbled and. 298 00:18:01,200 --> 00:18:03,240 Speaker 2: Forced to leave the game for good. He he did 299 00:18:03,280 --> 00:18:04,320 Speaker 2: not look good, did he. 300 00:18:06,280 --> 00:18:13,480 Speaker 3: I watched him workout pregame, so this would be It's 301 00:18:13,600 --> 00:18:16,640 Speaker 3: be about thirty five minutes before thirty five to forty 302 00:18:16,680 --> 00:18:20,439 Speaker 3: minutes before they took the court for the game. He 303 00:18:20,480 --> 00:18:24,320 Speaker 3: did not look good. I was he he warmed up 304 00:18:24,320 --> 00:18:29,080 Speaker 3: for about fifteen minutes. Based off of that, I was like, 305 00:18:29,119 --> 00:18:31,960 Speaker 3: he's not playing, He's not playing, and then I ended 306 00:18:32,040 --> 00:18:35,639 Speaker 3: up walking him to I need. I ended up walking 307 00:18:35,680 --> 00:18:38,880 Speaker 3: behind him back to the locker room after his pregame 308 00:18:38,920 --> 00:18:43,640 Speaker 3: warm up, and then I can see him telling people, Yeah, 309 00:18:44,080 --> 00:18:47,600 Speaker 3: I'm gonna try to give it a go. I was surprised. 310 00:18:48,440 --> 00:18:50,840 Speaker 3: He did not look good. He was not moving good. 311 00:18:51,400 --> 00:18:56,160 Speaker 3: So I know he's hearing about how he's ducking smoke 312 00:18:56,760 --> 00:19:00,360 Speaker 3: ducked the Denver game. And you know, the Philly they were, 313 00:19:01,080 --> 00:19:06,479 Speaker 3: they were fine recently for how they handled not you know, 314 00:19:06,720 --> 00:19:12,440 Speaker 3: not reporting in a timely fashion uh MB's injury which 315 00:19:12,480 --> 00:19:16,840 Speaker 3: caused him to not play that game. It was the 316 00:19:16,920 --> 00:19:22,840 Speaker 3: last weekend against the Denver Nuggets, late scratch. I know 317 00:19:22,920 --> 00:19:25,439 Speaker 3: he's hearing everything. I know he's hearing the criticism. I 318 00:19:25,520 --> 00:19:29,880 Speaker 3: felt like the way he looked, I felt like he 319 00:19:30,040 --> 00:19:34,000 Speaker 3: was really trying to like give it a go, to 320 00:19:34,160 --> 00:19:39,240 Speaker 3: show everybody that he can play through pain. I just 321 00:19:39,320 --> 00:19:42,879 Speaker 3: don't think that was the time to do it. But 322 00:19:42,920 --> 00:19:46,159 Speaker 3: what I will say is about you know, you know, 323 00:19:46,200 --> 00:19:48,920 Speaker 3: we talked about the sixty five game rule to become 324 00:19:49,080 --> 00:19:52,919 Speaker 3: MB excuse me, to be eligible for the MVP and 325 00:19:53,080 --> 00:19:56,439 Speaker 3: to be eligible for First Team All NBA. This is 326 00:19:56,640 --> 00:19:59,800 Speaker 3: sources close to MB told me this. They said he 327 00:19:59,840 --> 00:20:04,719 Speaker 3: had two goals going into this season. Number one was 328 00:20:04,720 --> 00:20:07,040 Speaker 3: to try to become the best player in the NBA. 329 00:20:07,600 --> 00:20:11,359 Speaker 3: He wanted to establish himself as the best player, and 330 00:20:11,440 --> 00:20:14,240 Speaker 3: I think he was in line of doing that. You 331 00:20:14,880 --> 00:20:21,199 Speaker 3: pointed out his points, His point stats aligned with his minutes. 332 00:20:22,920 --> 00:20:25,840 Speaker 3: You know, he's playing at a historical pace, so he 333 00:20:25,920 --> 00:20:31,239 Speaker 3: was on pace of doing that. And number two was 334 00:20:31,320 --> 00:20:35,280 Speaker 3: to go into the playoffs healthy and it was not. 335 00:20:36,680 --> 00:20:41,280 Speaker 3: There was no goal of winning any individual awards, and 336 00:20:41,359 --> 00:20:44,240 Speaker 3: so he was going to make sure this season, if 337 00:20:44,640 --> 00:20:48,720 Speaker 3: there was anything bothering him, he might be able to play. 338 00:20:49,080 --> 00:20:50,520 Speaker 3: You know, he might be able to play through it. 339 00:20:50,600 --> 00:20:54,359 Speaker 3: But he's taking a cautious approach because he felt like 340 00:20:55,200 --> 00:20:58,040 Speaker 3: he really hurt the team going into the playoffs, hurt 341 00:20:58,480 --> 00:21:02,560 Speaker 3: last year, and that's what he wants to accomplish. He 342 00:21:02,600 --> 00:21:06,320 Speaker 3: wants to win a championship, and so those are his goals. 343 00:21:06,320 --> 00:21:09,840 Speaker 3: So this whole sixty five. It's not happening. Even before 344 00:21:09,880 --> 00:21:13,320 Speaker 3: this injury, it wasn't happening. He wasn't going to reach 345 00:21:13,400 --> 00:21:16,560 Speaker 3: that goal. He was going to play it safe, play 346 00:21:16,680 --> 00:21:20,359 Speaker 3: when he feels pretty damn close to one hundred percent 347 00:21:20,760 --> 00:21:24,960 Speaker 3: and give us best. But if there's any concern, he 348 00:21:25,040 --> 00:21:27,639 Speaker 3: was going to err on the side of caution and 349 00:21:27,720 --> 00:21:30,200 Speaker 3: sit out because he wants to be healthy for his 350 00:21:30,280 --> 00:21:31,800 Speaker 3: team in the playoffs. 351 00:21:33,480 --> 00:21:37,840 Speaker 1: So it sounds though, like he violated his own agenda 352 00:21:38,480 --> 00:21:41,280 Speaker 1: by playing in the Golden State game. I mean, because 353 00:21:41,320 --> 00:21:44,040 Speaker 1: now I think he took so much cheat for not 354 00:21:44,080 --> 00:21:46,879 Speaker 1: playing in Denver. But like when you saw how he 355 00:21:46,960 --> 00:21:49,400 Speaker 1: looked first half against the Warriors. 356 00:21:49,480 --> 00:21:50,560 Speaker 2: He shouldn't have been playing. 357 00:21:50,600 --> 00:21:53,160 Speaker 1: I mean, he you know, he wasn't on the injury 358 00:21:53,160 --> 00:21:57,520 Speaker 1: report by all accounts, at his insistence. He told the Sixers, 359 00:21:57,960 --> 00:22:00,000 Speaker 1: by all accounts, don't put me on there. I'm gonna 360 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:02,280 Speaker 1: play in Denver. Shouldn't have played in that game. He 361 00:22:02,280 --> 00:22:04,159 Speaker 1: shouldn't have played in the Warriors game. And now the 362 00:22:04,280 --> 00:22:11,000 Speaker 1: question will be is this injury so serious that he 363 00:22:11,119 --> 00:22:14,919 Speaker 1: can't be healthy for the playoffs. That's obviously that is 364 00:22:14,960 --> 00:22:17,760 Speaker 1: the only thing that matters at this point. Doesn't matter 365 00:22:17,760 --> 00:22:19,320 Speaker 1: how much time he misses for the rest of the 366 00:22:19,320 --> 00:22:23,840 Speaker 1: regular season, with Maxie an All Star named an All 367 00:22:23,840 --> 00:22:26,520 Speaker 1: Star tonight for the first time with MAXI, you have 368 00:22:26,600 --> 00:22:31,320 Speaker 1: to believe that the Sixers will make the playoffs even 369 00:22:31,480 --> 00:22:35,280 Speaker 1: if they're missing Embiid for a mess of games, but 370 00:22:35,880 --> 00:22:39,840 Speaker 1: just having him healthy for the playoffs. I mean, we 371 00:22:39,880 --> 00:22:43,280 Speaker 1: obviously don't know much at this point. It's just hard 372 00:22:43,320 --> 00:22:44,560 Speaker 1: to see that right now. 373 00:22:47,240 --> 00:22:50,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, to your point, I do think Philly they will 374 00:22:50,240 --> 00:22:57,479 Speaker 3: be okay with missing mb with chunks of games of 375 00:22:57,480 --> 00:23:00,560 Speaker 3: being sidelined. I think they'll be fine because you know, 376 00:23:00,560 --> 00:23:03,159 Speaker 3: if they're they're tough, If they are a team that 377 00:23:03,200 --> 00:23:05,679 Speaker 3: finishes in the top five in the conference, I still 378 00:23:06,280 --> 00:23:09,920 Speaker 3: feel like they believe that they would still like their chances. 379 00:23:11,000 --> 00:23:13,920 Speaker 3: But that that's that's where his head is at. That's 380 00:23:14,160 --> 00:23:16,199 Speaker 3: that's what it was told. That's what was told to me. 381 00:23:16,840 --> 00:23:20,919 Speaker 3: His head is on, you know, trying to maximize and 382 00:23:20,960 --> 00:23:23,359 Speaker 3: take his game to the next level. But he's going 383 00:23:23,440 --> 00:23:25,520 Speaker 3: to err on the side of caution all throughout the 384 00:23:25,560 --> 00:23:28,040 Speaker 3: season to make sure that he is he's as healthy 385 00:23:28,080 --> 00:23:31,520 Speaker 3: as possible going into into the playoffs because he understands 386 00:23:31,560 --> 00:23:35,639 Speaker 3: that's where he's going to be That's where he's going 387 00:23:35,720 --> 00:23:38,320 Speaker 3: to be greater at. You know, that's what it is 388 00:23:38,480 --> 00:23:41,639 Speaker 3: really going to matter the postseason. And uh and like 389 00:23:41,680 --> 00:23:47,240 Speaker 3: to your point, Yeah, I mean, for whatever reason playing 390 00:23:47,240 --> 00:23:49,439 Speaker 3: in that Golden State game. I think the fact that 391 00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:52,560 Speaker 3: it was that Denver game that was a national televised game, 392 00:23:52,680 --> 00:23:53,879 Speaker 3: right Philly Denver. 393 00:23:54,040 --> 00:24:00,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, Saturday night, and so they were both national Yeah. 394 00:24:00,600 --> 00:24:04,719 Speaker 3: So yeah, so I can see the pressure there that 395 00:24:04,760 --> 00:24:08,639 Speaker 3: he might have felt. But remember Stein, even that game, 396 00:24:09,200 --> 00:24:12,080 Speaker 3: he was just shooting jumpers. You know, he did not 397 00:24:12,320 --> 00:24:14,800 Speaker 3: want to get physically. He had Draymond Green guard and him. 398 00:24:14,840 --> 00:24:16,920 Speaker 3: You know, Draymond is going to hack and fil and 399 00:24:17,119 --> 00:24:20,480 Speaker 3: do whatever to try to muck the game up, and 400 00:24:20,680 --> 00:24:24,520 Speaker 3: b you can tell he wasn't ready for that type 401 00:24:24,520 --> 00:24:27,639 Speaker 3: of a contact. And so he you know, here it 402 00:24:27,760 --> 00:24:32,880 Speaker 3: was steady diets of elbow jumpers top of the key 403 00:24:33,320 --> 00:24:36,239 Speaker 3: three pointers. You know, rarely did he mix it up 404 00:24:36,240 --> 00:24:38,719 Speaker 3: and try to get in there. And then like and 405 00:24:38,480 --> 00:24:41,719 Speaker 3: then to see that happen. It was just a fluke accident. 406 00:24:41,800 --> 00:24:45,840 Speaker 3: Johnathan kuminga landing right on that left knee, that very 407 00:24:45,960 --> 00:24:49,080 Speaker 3: left knee, just a fluke accident. Towards the end of 408 00:24:49,119 --> 00:24:52,600 Speaker 3: the game, and so it sucks to see that. And 409 00:24:52,720 --> 00:24:54,840 Speaker 3: you know, he was you know, I was right there. 410 00:24:54,920 --> 00:24:59,040 Speaker 3: He he was in serious pain. And they even like 411 00:24:59,119 --> 00:25:02,159 Speaker 3: when they when he walked off and then when he 412 00:25:02,240 --> 00:25:06,080 Speaker 3: got to the tunnel area that leads to going to 413 00:25:06,119 --> 00:25:08,960 Speaker 3: the locker room, there was a wheelchair waiting for him, 414 00:25:09,040 --> 00:25:12,240 Speaker 3: and he declined to get in the wheelchair. He walked 415 00:25:12,240 --> 00:25:14,639 Speaker 3: it off all the way to the locker room. So 416 00:25:15,400 --> 00:25:18,119 Speaker 3: you never want to see that. But I hope, you know, 417 00:25:18,160 --> 00:25:21,040 Speaker 3: I hope that he can get back as soon as possible. 418 00:25:21,080 --> 00:25:24,600 Speaker 3: He's having an outstanding year, and you know, it's just 419 00:25:24,640 --> 00:25:25,800 Speaker 3: tough to see something like that. 420 00:25:33,160 --> 00:25:35,760 Speaker 1: So, I mean, you were with the Sixers all day Tuesday, 421 00:25:35,840 --> 00:25:39,639 Speaker 1: pre game, during the game, post game. How funky was 422 00:25:39,680 --> 00:25:43,320 Speaker 1: the mood around the team given all this stuff going on? 423 00:25:43,840 --> 00:25:45,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean okay, he said, I think about that game. 424 00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:49,119 Speaker 3: It was Marcus Morrison was out that game, Tyrese Maxey 425 00:25:49,240 --> 00:25:51,600 Speaker 3: was out that game. Nicholas Petune was out that game. 426 00:25:51,640 --> 00:25:56,119 Speaker 3: Who am I missing? I'm I'm missing somebody there was 427 00:25:56,160 --> 00:25:59,720 Speaker 3: There was five six guys that would be in that 428 00:25:59,720 --> 00:26:07,200 Speaker 3: would in the rotation. You know, it's just a the move. 429 00:26:07,359 --> 00:26:09,240 Speaker 3: You know, I spoke with Nixon Patoon a little bit, 430 00:26:09,520 --> 00:26:11,440 Speaker 3: and you know, he told me, he was like, man, 431 00:26:12,359 --> 00:26:14,720 Speaker 3: as long as we're healthy at the right time, we're good. 432 00:26:14,760 --> 00:26:18,199 Speaker 3: They're not sweating it. But obviously it's you know, you 433 00:26:18,200 --> 00:26:22,200 Speaker 3: can tell it's they're in a little state of shock 434 00:26:22,880 --> 00:26:26,359 Speaker 3: just with everything that's going on. But as tonight, Tyrese Maxie, 435 00:26:26,600 --> 00:26:31,080 Speaker 3: he came, he came back and had a tremendous first half. 436 00:26:31,119 --> 00:26:33,199 Speaker 3: He's actually killing. He got twenty something points in the 437 00:26:33,240 --> 00:26:38,000 Speaker 3: first half of this game against Utah, exactly amount of 438 00:26:38,040 --> 00:26:40,639 Speaker 3: points he had. Well, excuse me, twenty something. Pardon me. 439 00:26:40,760 --> 00:26:44,399 Speaker 3: He has thirty two points a half and Philly is 440 00:26:44,480 --> 00:26:49,640 Speaker 3: up ten at halftime in Utah. So Maxi's okay, So 441 00:26:49,760 --> 00:26:53,359 Speaker 3: Maxie's okay. That little spray, that's that's what happens when 442 00:26:53,400 --> 00:26:57,240 Speaker 3: you're young. Stein Spraying's they last today when you get 443 00:26:57,280 --> 00:27:00,640 Speaker 3: my age, Stein at your age, spray might as well 444 00:27:00,680 --> 00:27:03,879 Speaker 3: be a broken foot. You're going to be sidelined for 445 00:27:03,880 --> 00:27:08,000 Speaker 3: a while. Hey, one another thing on Maxie Stein And 446 00:27:08,040 --> 00:27:10,360 Speaker 3: I hate what he does this, but you just have 447 00:27:10,440 --> 00:27:14,840 Speaker 3: to take it in. You know, he calls me sir 448 00:27:14,920 --> 00:27:18,920 Speaker 3: all the time, all the time, and I hate it. 449 00:27:19,080 --> 00:27:23,240 Speaker 3: Like kid, don't you respect talking about No, No, don't 450 00:27:23,240 --> 00:27:26,040 Speaker 3: be don't be respectful to them. I don't. I'm not 451 00:27:26,200 --> 00:27:30,560 Speaker 3: ready to be of an age where i'm sir. You 452 00:27:30,600 --> 00:27:32,679 Speaker 3: know what I mean? Say that respect for the you know, 453 00:27:32,880 --> 00:27:34,320 Speaker 3: go a decade older. 454 00:27:34,480 --> 00:27:37,080 Speaker 2: Realize he is. He is only a couple of years 455 00:27:37,080 --> 00:27:38,200 Speaker 2: older than your oldest. 456 00:27:40,320 --> 00:27:43,639 Speaker 3: Yeah, I know, I know. Yeah, he could be dating. 457 00:27:43,880 --> 00:27:45,800 Speaker 2: You know what. Here's the thing I don't. I don't. 458 00:27:46,320 --> 00:27:49,520 Speaker 1: My best tyres MAXI story is that when I write 459 00:27:49,520 --> 00:27:53,399 Speaker 1: about the Sixers on my BlackBerry, Maxie gets changed to 460 00:27:53,600 --> 00:28:01,280 Speaker 1: max I spelled my act. And I think it's accurate 461 00:28:01,280 --> 00:28:02,879 Speaker 1: because I think the Sixers are going to have to 462 00:28:02,920 --> 00:28:04,920 Speaker 1: maxim this summer, and I think. 463 00:28:06,320 --> 00:28:08,840 Speaker 2: So he's Tyrese Max on my BlackBerry. 464 00:28:09,920 --> 00:28:15,119 Speaker 1: All right, listen, this has been a chaotic week for 465 00:28:15,240 --> 00:28:19,320 Speaker 1: us as well. We had hoped to tape Monday Night 466 00:28:19,400 --> 00:28:25,920 Speaker 1: because Tuesday, this past Tuesday, January thirtieth, was the one 467 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:31,479 Speaker 1: year anniversary of this show. The very first episode of 468 00:28:31,520 --> 00:28:37,000 Speaker 1: This League, Uncut ran on January thirtieth, twenty twenty three. Unfortunately, 469 00:28:37,080 --> 00:28:41,640 Speaker 1: due to a wave of circumstances beyond our control, we 470 00:28:41,680 --> 00:28:45,440 Speaker 1: had to postpone Monday's get together, so we were not 471 00:28:45,680 --> 00:28:51,520 Speaker 1: able to tape the January thirtieth one year anniversary pod 472 00:28:51,560 --> 00:28:54,200 Speaker 1: that we were planning. However, the way we're going to 473 00:28:54,240 --> 00:28:57,440 Speaker 1: make up for that is we are going to stop 474 00:28:57,560 --> 00:29:00,840 Speaker 1: right here and we are going to record a second 475 00:29:00,920 --> 00:29:06,240 Speaker 1: episode that deals with the Bucks. Because after Chris covered 476 00:29:06,920 --> 00:29:09,880 Speaker 1: six ers at Warriors on Tuesday Night for TNT, he 477 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:15,560 Speaker 1: immediately proceeded to Portland for the Damian Lillard homecoming. We're 478 00:29:15,600 --> 00:29:19,800 Speaker 1: going to talk some Bucks, we'll see, maybe we talk 479 00:29:19,920 --> 00:29:22,840 Speaker 1: some Lakers, and we will eventually bring it all the 480 00:29:22,880 --> 00:29:26,360 Speaker 1: way back to the trade deadline, which again is now 481 00:29:26,480 --> 00:29:32,920 Speaker 1: less than one week away Thursday, February eighth, three pm 482 00:29:32,960 --> 00:29:36,080 Speaker 1: Eastern time. The trade buzzer sounds, so we're going to 483 00:29:36,120 --> 00:29:40,600 Speaker 1: get into all that into the second half the part 484 00:29:40,640 --> 00:29:45,800 Speaker 1: two of this edition of This League uncut As always, everyone, 485 00:29:46,080 --> 00:29:49,400 Speaker 1: if you haven't already, please follow the show, rate the show, 486 00:29:49,640 --> 00:29:54,680 Speaker 1: review the show, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, wherever you get your pods. 487 00:29:55,200 --> 00:29:59,640 Speaker 1: Hank tight, Chris and I back very soon with more 488 00:30:00,160 --> 00:30:03,000 Speaker 1: NBA talk for you, as only we do. 489 00:30:03,040 --> 00:30:11,080 Speaker 2: It this League and that'll do it for us. See 490 00:30:11,120 --> 00:30:15,440 Speaker 2: you next time. This League un Cutter is an iHeartRadio production. 491 00:30:20,440 --> 00:30:22,160 Speaker 2: Chris Hanes and mark Stein