1 00:00:01,720 --> 00:00:04,440 Speaker 1: When the cameras rolling. I like the danger in it. 2 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:30,159 Speaker 1: Hard pounds, it defies logic. It's thrilling to me. The 3 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:35,800 Speaker 1: James hardened watch has struck gold and this is what's burning. 4 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:42,199 Speaker 1: Blockbuster trade yesterday, Jack Uh James to Brooklyn and a 5 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:47,720 Speaker 1: lot of moving pieces. So Houston Rockets will receive Victor Oladipo, 6 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:52,960 Speaker 1: Dante Exum and eight picks. The Cleveland Cavaliers will take 7 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:58,760 Speaker 1: Jared Allen and Torry and Prince Indiana Pacers received Caras 8 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:04,479 Speaker 1: Lavert and second round pick in and the Brooklyn Nets 9 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:09,280 Speaker 1: obviously get James Harden. What are your thoughts on this 10 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 1: finally going down? We all knew it was coming. Yeah, 11 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:15,040 Speaker 1: I'm I'm glad it happened. So, you know, guys like 12 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:18,360 Speaker 1: Boogie and John walk and have a respectable season, have 13 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:21,400 Speaker 1: a respectable teammate. And also James can get some where 14 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:22,959 Speaker 1: he wanted he want to play, you know, I know 15 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 1: he will Everybody saying he needs a championship to fulfill 16 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:28,279 Speaker 1: his career, you know, And I think going to Brooklyn 17 00:01:28,319 --> 00:01:30,600 Speaker 1: gives him a great chance, and I like it. It's 18 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:33,399 Speaker 1: good for basketball. I'm happy for him, and I'm happy 19 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:35,160 Speaker 1: for Kadi and Kyrie because this is a good look 20 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 1: for him, especially in the East. There's never been an 21 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:40,320 Speaker 1: issue with James playing. I think obviously this year took 22 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 1: on a life of its own. H He had his 23 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:45,240 Speaker 1: mind made up in the summertime or maybe last year 24 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:47,480 Speaker 1: that he wasn't coming back, and I just kind of 25 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 1: think the way he handled it possibly could have been different. 26 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:52,840 Speaker 1: But at the end of the day, when James wants 27 00:01:52,840 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 1: to play and he's ready, he's one of the best 28 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 1: players we've ever seen, so I think he'll be happy. 29 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 1: Um in Brooklyn, Um, what does this do with the 30 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 1: Kyrie factor? Now? To me, I kind of thought it 31 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 1: was almost an insurance policy. Uh, kind of Kyrie still 32 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:11,280 Speaker 1: up in the air. We don't really know what's going 33 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 1: on with him. We saw what Stephen A. Smith said yesterday, 34 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:15,919 Speaker 1: thinking that, you know, if Kyrie wants to step away, 35 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:18,720 Speaker 1: he should retire and do what he needs to do. 36 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:21,640 Speaker 1: You and I talked yesterday a little bit, and I 37 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:24,120 Speaker 1: kind of brought up the Maya Moore situation. You know, 38 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:27,919 Speaker 1: you know you you you've spoken to Kyrie. Um. You know, 39 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 1: like I said, social justice is on his mind. There's 40 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:32,840 Speaker 1: a lot on his mind. And I completely understand that 41 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 1: similar to what my Moore did, My more is arguably 42 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 1: one of the best players in the w n B. 43 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 1: A stepped away handled her business in the social justice field, 44 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:44,320 Speaker 1: and I think she'll be returning to basketball soon. What 45 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:48,680 Speaker 1: are your thoughts with first the dynamic of Kyrie returning 46 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 1: and then if he does possibly return, how good could 47 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 1: this big three be? I definitely think he would return soon. 48 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:58,799 Speaker 1: You know, Um, A lot of people think that what's 49 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:00,959 Speaker 1: going on in the world today as more important than anything, 50 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:03,920 Speaker 1: especially a sport, so at some at some sport, at 51 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:06,440 Speaker 1: some uh some farm. I get it. But me as 52 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:09,079 Speaker 1: being a guy who was known as the ultimate teammate, 53 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 1: you never leave your teammates, you know, with with with 54 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:14,920 Speaker 1: where you are with him up in the air, And 55 00:03:14,960 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 1: I don't think that's the situation, you know. I I 56 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 1: know he communicates with this guys, but I think he'll 57 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:22,320 Speaker 1: be back in the dynamic I have and them three guys. 58 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 1: I mean, it has to scare everybody in the league 59 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:28,240 Speaker 1: because you know, if these guys come together, put the 60 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:29,720 Speaker 1: right guys on the bench to come in and do 61 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 1: the dirty work. Man, these guys can definitely come out 62 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 1: the East. But I know the NBA is looking is 63 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 1: looking like, oh man, it's another three headed monster we 64 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:39,400 Speaker 1: gotta deal with. Well, this is trouble, and this I 65 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 1: say this is respectfully as possible. I've never imagined Kyrie 66 00:03:43,320 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 1: is a third option. Can you imagine your third option 67 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:49,560 Speaker 1: being that fucking good? Like? It's incredible the talent, the 68 00:03:50,320 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 1: talent that team has. Now, do you think that Brooklyn 69 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:59,200 Speaker 1: gave up too much? Now, anytime you got a chance 70 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:01,440 Speaker 1: to put James Hard and Kevin Durant and Kyrie are 71 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:04,320 Speaker 1: being together, and and and all of them guys wanting 72 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:06,000 Speaker 1: to play together, you have to do it. I don't 73 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:08,000 Speaker 1: care who's on the bench. I don't care if you had, 74 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:10,640 Speaker 1: you know, some of some all stars from Hall of Famers, 75 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:12,760 Speaker 1: all those guys got to go to Patti's two together, 76 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:16,359 Speaker 1: got you Well, we were looking out for them. I 77 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:19,280 Speaker 1: still think their favorite in the East, obviously more than ever. 78 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:22,320 Speaker 1: Now we're all awaiting Kyrie's returned to see what this 79 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:26,440 Speaker 1: three headed monster look like. Um, next up, Houston Rockets. UM. 80 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 1: I completely understand the frustration coming from that locker room. Um. 81 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:35,799 Speaker 1: You know, obviously in the locker room, the goal should 82 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 1: be winning, and anything that distracts that is obviously a distraction. 83 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:42,840 Speaker 1: We heard John Wall speak, we heard DeMarcus being as 84 00:04:42,839 --> 00:04:45,960 Speaker 1: blunt as he possibly could. We heard Chris would speak, 85 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:50,279 Speaker 1: what do you feel like the attitude in Moody in 86 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:53,120 Speaker 1: that locker room is right now? Well, I mean, like 87 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:55,680 Speaker 1: I said, us being players, I see it from both sides. 88 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:58,039 Speaker 1: They have they have the right to be upset and 89 00:04:58,080 --> 00:04:59,600 Speaker 1: they have they have a right to say the things 90 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:01,680 Speaker 1: they said. You know, like Bookie said, there was the 91 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:05,000 Speaker 1: disrespect started way before that interview. You know what I mean, 92 00:05:05,040 --> 00:05:06,960 Speaker 1: not showing up, you know what I'm saying, looking like 93 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:09,440 Speaker 1: you not want to play. The disrespect had been started. 94 00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:12,200 Speaker 1: So you know, they was waiting for a day where 95 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:14,360 Speaker 1: they have fifteen guys in the locker room that all 96 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:16,520 Speaker 1: want to be there and all the same page. And 97 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:18,400 Speaker 1: I understand it with James too. I mean once he 98 00:05:18,440 --> 00:05:21,159 Speaker 1: said once he said on that contin news conference that 99 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:25,039 Speaker 1: it's a it's a relationship that can't be repaired. Then 100 00:05:25,160 --> 00:05:27,160 Speaker 1: you know what I'm saying, I respected for going some 101 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:28,760 Speaker 1: what way he want to win the championship, because that's 102 00:05:28,760 --> 00:05:30,560 Speaker 1: the only thing that's missing from his career. There's never 103 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:33,920 Speaker 1: been an issue with Harden going out there performing obviously 104 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:35,840 Speaker 1: his mind was made up and we and we didn't 105 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:37,840 Speaker 1: see the best James. We we saw a lot of 106 00:05:37,880 --> 00:05:42,480 Speaker 1: shenanigans going into training camp. He comes into camp um 107 00:05:42,560 --> 00:05:46,760 Speaker 1: the heavyweight champion of the world, looking like and just 108 00:05:46,800 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 1: not performing. You know, at seventeen points a game. I 109 00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:51,000 Speaker 1: think he was leading the league and assists at eleven though, 110 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 1: but you can tell we've been amazed by him the 111 00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 1: last half full of years and we know when he 112 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:57,279 Speaker 1: wants to play and he doesn't want to play, And 113 00:05:57,320 --> 00:06:00,320 Speaker 1: I think the energy was felt by his teammate. You know. 114 00:06:00,320 --> 00:06:02,480 Speaker 1: It's like I said, everyone was well within their right 115 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:04,799 Speaker 1: to speak their mind, because at the end of the day, 116 00:06:05,080 --> 00:06:07,240 Speaker 1: James is a superstar, but there's a whole other locker 117 00:06:07,320 --> 00:06:09,280 Speaker 1: room that makes him go and makes that team go. 118 00:06:09,480 --> 00:06:12,480 Speaker 1: So these guys retired of the bullshit, and I'm sure 119 00:06:12,480 --> 00:06:14,320 Speaker 1: they're happy he's gone. And then on the flip side, 120 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:18,640 Speaker 1: you're receiving Victor Oludipo, someone who's on an expiring contract, 121 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:21,640 Speaker 1: but someone who plays his ass off, doesn't do much talking, 122 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:23,560 Speaker 1: just goes out there and hoops. I think he's gonna 123 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:27,000 Speaker 1: fit in great with wall and and and and would 124 00:06:27,320 --> 00:06:30,200 Speaker 1: and DeMarcus coming back, p J Tucker, Eric Gordon. So 125 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:33,040 Speaker 1: now they kind of have, you know, what they're moving 126 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:35,000 Speaker 1: forward with. I wouldn't be surprised if they made some 127 00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:37,880 Speaker 1: trades at the deadline. But along with who they picked 128 00:06:37,960 --> 00:06:41,120 Speaker 1: up and they're a lot, they also got eight picks 129 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:42,760 Speaker 1: in the draft, you know what I mean. So I 130 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:45,240 Speaker 1: think Houston, Houston is gonna be sitting in good you know. 131 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:47,159 Speaker 1: I mean. It kind of reminds me of what the 132 00:06:47,200 --> 00:06:48,960 Speaker 1: Nets did a handful of year ago with KG and 133 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:52,520 Speaker 1: Paul Pierce. They went all in with all their picks. Uh. 134 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:55,800 Speaker 1: Nothing turned up that time, what will turn up this time? So, 135 00:06:55,960 --> 00:06:58,159 Speaker 1: like I said, I think the Nets are happy. Um, 136 00:06:58,200 --> 00:07:01,159 Speaker 1: I'm sure they're obviously waiting Kyrie's decision or situation to 137 00:07:01,200 --> 00:07:03,360 Speaker 1: get him back in the fold. I know Houston is 138 00:07:03,400 --> 00:07:06,599 Speaker 1: happy just to move forward and it's gonna be some 139 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:08,960 Speaker 1: fun basketball. But I also think what these moves did 140 00:07:09,080 --> 00:07:12,560 Speaker 1: is they put pressure on the Eastern Conference. They put 141 00:07:12,560 --> 00:07:15,160 Speaker 1: pressure on that Eastern Conference going into the trade deadline. 142 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:18,360 Speaker 1: That guy's gotta make moves. You know. If I'm Philly, 143 00:07:18,520 --> 00:07:23,840 Speaker 1: if I'm uh Milwaukee, if I'm Miami and from Toronto, 144 00:07:24,640 --> 00:07:27,920 Speaker 1: I'm trying to get Bradley Beale. I think Bradley Bill 145 00:07:28,040 --> 00:07:30,600 Speaker 1: is someone who's been playing as hard out hottest player 146 00:07:30,640 --> 00:07:34,000 Speaker 1: in the world and he's not doing nothing with Washington. 147 00:07:34,040 --> 00:07:35,840 Speaker 1: I kind of just think he's wasting all his best 148 00:07:35,880 --> 00:07:37,680 Speaker 1: years there. So Bradley Bill is a great two way 149 00:07:37,720 --> 00:07:40,280 Speaker 1: player that really by the move the Nets may kind 150 00:07:40,280 --> 00:07:42,440 Speaker 1: of push the Anti up in the Eastern Conference to 151 00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:45,040 Speaker 1: kind of make some other moves. So it'll be interesting 152 00:07:45,080 --> 00:07:48,280 Speaker 1: to see what happens with that. Let's not forget Carris 153 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:50,880 Speaker 1: Lavert moves to the Pacers, a blue collar team that 154 00:07:50,920 --> 00:07:52,520 Speaker 1: I think is right in the mix right now in 155 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 1: that fourth position in the East. Someone who just dropped 156 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:59,200 Speaker 1: forward the other day. A very solid, no nonsense type player. 157 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:02,000 Speaker 1: I think that's a nice pick up for Indiana. Jack Yeah, 158 00:08:02,120 --> 00:08:04,480 Speaker 1: real solid. You can drop party with Katie on the court. 159 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:07,120 Speaker 1: Now you got your own team. Indiana's a solid team. 160 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:09,360 Speaker 1: I don't I don't have them being in the in 161 00:08:09,440 --> 00:08:11,160 Speaker 1: the top five or six teams at the end of 162 00:08:11,160 --> 00:08:12,680 Speaker 1: the season. They're gonna squeeze and they might have a 163 00:08:12,720 --> 00:08:15,120 Speaker 1: chance squeezing in the playoffs. But having them going to 164 00:08:15,160 --> 00:08:17,320 Speaker 1: Indiana and just being able to rock and bell officers 165 00:08:17,320 --> 00:08:19,680 Speaker 1: school offensive player like he can be. It's gonna be 166 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 1: a good look for him. Absolutely gonna get plenty of 167 00:08:21,560 --> 00:08:24,240 Speaker 1: shots over there the Calves. So the Calves picked up 168 00:08:25,320 --> 00:08:30,840 Speaker 1: Jared Allen to add to their ever list of centers. 169 00:08:30,880 --> 00:08:34,079 Speaker 1: They got five people on as centers right now, JaVale McGee, 170 00:08:34,160 --> 00:08:37,360 Speaker 1: Kevin Love, Drummond Alan, and Larry Nance Jr. But I 171 00:08:37,400 --> 00:08:40,440 Speaker 1: think this move does is allows them to trade Kevin Love. Now. 172 00:08:40,480 --> 00:08:43,040 Speaker 1: I think Kevin Love will probably be gone before the deadline. 173 00:08:43,120 --> 00:08:47,120 Speaker 1: He's tired of being in a dead end team. His 174 00:08:47,280 --> 00:08:49,320 Speaker 1: career is, you know, he's on the back side of 175 00:08:49,320 --> 00:08:51,199 Speaker 1: his career. But I still think a healthy Kevin Love 176 00:08:51,240 --> 00:08:53,840 Speaker 1: can help any contender. So I think what that move 177 00:08:53,880 --> 00:08:57,720 Speaker 1: does is definitely frees up Kevin Love. But who really 178 00:08:57,760 --> 00:08:59,360 Speaker 1: knows what they're trying to do with all those centers 179 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:01,640 Speaker 1: over there right now? At the end of the day, Jack, 180 00:09:01,640 --> 00:09:05,920 Speaker 1: who do you feel won this trade? Man? Brooklyn won 181 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:08,000 Speaker 1: his trade by far. You're talking about Kevin lost, like 182 00:09:08,200 --> 00:09:10,720 Speaker 1: Kevin loved the Brooklyn for a little change. Hey, but 183 00:09:11,040 --> 00:09:14,800 Speaker 1: now Brooklyn definitely want this trade. Man. Anytime you can 184 00:09:14,840 --> 00:09:17,480 Speaker 1: get James Harden one of the best scores of all time, 185 00:09:17,960 --> 00:09:19,520 Speaker 1: I mean, you you win this trade. I don't get 186 00:09:19,559 --> 00:09:20,960 Speaker 1: I don't care what you have to give up. You 187 00:09:21,000 --> 00:09:24,520 Speaker 1: win hands down. Yeah. Absolutely. Like I said, I think 188 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:28,640 Speaker 1: the world is excited about the possibility of this new 189 00:09:28,679 --> 00:09:33,160 Speaker 1: Big three. Um. Arguably, we've never seen a scoring come 190 00:09:33,280 --> 00:09:36,000 Speaker 1: I mean, we saw it in Golden State, but this 191 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:38,560 Speaker 1: may be another level of that. You know, we've never 192 00:09:38,559 --> 00:09:42,320 Speaker 1: seen a scoring trio of this caliber. So I'm definitely 193 00:09:42,320 --> 00:09:45,600 Speaker 1: excited to see what Brooklyn does. And it just makes 194 00:09:45,640 --> 00:09:48,240 Speaker 1: you know our it strengthens our position. At the beginning 195 00:09:48,280 --> 00:09:50,600 Speaker 1: of season, we both had Brooklyn coming out of the East, 196 00:09:50,640 --> 00:09:52,160 Speaker 1: and it's definitely strengthened their position.