1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,960 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening to The Herd podcast. Be sure to 2 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:05,720 Speaker 1: catch us live every weekday on Fox Sports Radio and 3 00:00:05,880 --> 00:00:09,560 Speaker 1: noon to three Eastern nine am to noone Pacific. Find 4 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:12,119 Speaker 1: your local station for The Herd at Fox Sports Radio 5 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:14,880 Speaker 1: dot com, or stream us live every day on the 6 00:00:14,920 --> 00:00:18,440 Speaker 1: iHeartRadio app by searching Fox Sports Radio or FSR. 7 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:23,960 Speaker 2: You're listening to Fox Sports Radio. 8 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:30,600 Speaker 3: Jovon Booha, NBA reporter, Let's Got the podcast, bouhas block Yovan, 9 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:32,800 Speaker 3: Glad to have you in the studio, love you here. 10 00:00:33,080 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 3: Obviously you'll be at Crypto tonight for Lakers Clippers. Before 11 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:38,680 Speaker 3: we get to Lakers Clippers, I just want to start 12 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:41,760 Speaker 3: with the tanking thing. Do you think it's a major issue? 13 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:43,479 Speaker 3: You were around All Star weekend, did you get the 14 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:44,919 Speaker 3: vibe that it's a major problem. 15 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:45,840 Speaker 4: It's a major issue. 16 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:49,400 Speaker 5: That's the hot button topic right now with everybody that 17 00:00:49,400 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 5: that's all everyone's talking about. So yeah, I think it's 18 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:54,240 Speaker 5: a main it's a big issue. I don't know how 19 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:56,640 Speaker 5: they're going to solve it. Because you talk to five 20 00:00:56,680 --> 00:00:58,640 Speaker 5: different people, you're going to get five different answers in 21 00:00:58,720 --> 00:01:01,040 Speaker 5: terms of a potential. So here you also have to 22 00:01:01,080 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 5: remember that you're going to need at least half the 23 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:06,680 Speaker 5: owners to sign off on any change here. So I 24 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 5: think the small market teams like tanking and like the 25 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 5: draft and like the system of they feel like they're 26 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:15,560 Speaker 5: at a disadvantage and free agency and trades and acquiring 27 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:18,039 Speaker 5: these superstars. So I get it to a degree, but 28 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:20,760 Speaker 5: this clearly is a big issue when you have you 29 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:23,119 Speaker 5: have teams, you know, pulling guys out in the fourth 30 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 5: quarter when they're leading, and sometimes they still end up 31 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:28,480 Speaker 5: winning the game, like we saw with Utah against Miami. 32 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 4: But ye know, it's a tough spot right now, and. 33 00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:33,400 Speaker 3: You look at the schedule tonight across the league, there's 34 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:35,880 Speaker 3: a lot of teams trying to lose because this draft 35 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:39,039 Speaker 3: is so stacked. So I'm not asking you to instantly 36 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 3: solve it. But do you agree with some of these 37 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:44,119 Speaker 3: things that Silver mentioned to the gms around the league. 38 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 5: Yeah, I think it's probably like realistically, going to have 39 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 5: to be a bunch of small changes adding up to 40 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 5: a bigger change. I don't think they're going to abolish 41 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:56,480 Speaker 5: the draft like some people want, and like, I mean, 42 00:01:56,520 --> 00:01:58,560 Speaker 5: it's interesting in theory, right if you had some sort 43 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:00,800 Speaker 5: of system where maybe you do have of like a 44 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:04,240 Speaker 5: salary slot for an incoming rookie, and you do do 45 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 5: that by record, and let's just say the worst team 46 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:08,920 Speaker 5: could offer like fifteen million dollars and then you go 47 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:11,680 Speaker 5: to like the second worst team thirteen million and on. 48 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:14,760 Speaker 5: Then the player gets to pick which do you want 49 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:17,320 Speaker 5: to go to your reference to Utah. Do you want 50 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:18,760 Speaker 5: to go to Utah for fifteen million or do you 51 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:21,000 Speaker 5: want to go to LA for four million? Right, that's 52 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:23,080 Speaker 5: a pretty big gap there, But then you get to 53 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 5: kind of dictate your career. I think that's pretty drastic though, 54 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 5: and I don't see the owners signing off of the now. 55 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 3: You know, the Lakers, actually they didn't tank. Just in 56 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 3: the post Kobe years. They had a bunch of top 57 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:36,959 Speaker 3: five picks. It was Brandon Ingram D'Angelo Russell, it was 58 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:39,119 Speaker 3: another guy, Alonzo Ball, all of them. 59 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 6: They couldn't win anything. 60 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 3: So they decided, let's go veteran, let's bring in Lebron. 61 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:46,720 Speaker 3: Lebron brings Anthony Davis and they win the championship. So 62 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:49,520 Speaker 3: you know, even even some of the big market teams 63 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:52,360 Speaker 3: can struggle. My Nicks, man, they were down bad for 64 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:54,480 Speaker 3: like twenty years after going. 65 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 6: To the finals. Like it's I don't think it's just 66 00:02:56,760 --> 00:02:57,440 Speaker 6: a small. 67 00:02:57,200 --> 00:02:59,679 Speaker 3: Market issue, like sometimes the big market teams they can't 68 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:00,480 Speaker 3: get out their own way. 69 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:02,360 Speaker 5: Well, that's the issue here, is that you have teams 70 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:05,040 Speaker 5: who are continually in the top five, top ten, and 71 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:07,919 Speaker 5: if you can't draft, and then you can't retain the talent, 72 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 5: you can't develop the talent. Like I think there's a 73 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 5: reason why we see some of the same teams in 74 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:16,799 Speaker 5: the bottom five to ten year after years. It's one 75 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:18,200 Speaker 5: thing if it's like a few years, but when you 76 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:21,160 Speaker 5: have like ten fifteen year runs of the same teams. 77 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 4: It's like nothing's going to save them. 78 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:25,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, Washington, Sacramento, it's rough, all right, Let's get 79 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:28,799 Speaker 3: you a good team. The Lakers, the Big Three are good, 80 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:31,679 Speaker 3: good to go tonight, Austin Reeves, Luca Lebron. According to 81 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 3: Rachel only the eleventh time this season. That's insane, you know, 82 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:38,360 Speaker 3: Jiji Reddick, I think we agree it's done a damn 83 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:42,360 Speaker 3: good job with the Big Three. What's a reasonable expectation. 84 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:45,240 Speaker 3: Can they get to the third seed and avoid OKC 85 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:46,760 Speaker 3: in Round two? And I know I don't look to 86 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:48,920 Speaker 3: round two yet. They might lose to Minnesota, But can 87 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 3: they get to three. If everybody's healthy. 88 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:52,520 Speaker 4: Yeah, I believe. 89 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:54,920 Speaker 5: So this is only the third game this season that 90 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:58,280 Speaker 5: they've had their entire rotation just period, right, So eleven 91 00:03:58,320 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 5: games with the big three are going to be the 92 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:02,280 Speaker 5: third time you got to go back. I think it 93 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:04,320 Speaker 5: was sometime in December and then another time in November, 94 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:06,840 Speaker 5: so it's been a while since they've had everybody. And 95 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:10,000 Speaker 5: despite that, they've managed to be the five seed and 96 00:04:10,360 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 5: right there behind three and four. So they do have 97 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 5: the eighth toughest remaining schedule, so that is something to 98 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:18,599 Speaker 5: factor in. But you look at the other top West teams, 99 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:20,680 Speaker 5: they're all in that top ten, they're all playing each other, 100 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:23,760 Speaker 5: so it's gonna come down to can they stay healthy, right, 101 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:25,480 Speaker 5: because they've not been able to stay healthy. 102 00:04:26,080 --> 00:04:26,920 Speaker 4: I recently did a. 103 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:28,640 Speaker 5: Breakdown of looking at the top six teams in the 104 00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:31,240 Speaker 5: West how many games they've missed due to injury, and 105 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:34,720 Speaker 5: the Lakers are third behind Okac and Denver in terms 106 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:36,640 Speaker 5: of games miss due to injury with their top ten 107 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 5: rotation guys. So they've been one of the least healthy 108 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:41,640 Speaker 5: teams this season. They've been one of the least healthy 109 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:44,640 Speaker 5: teams going back several seasons now, so it would have 110 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 5: to buck that trend of them actually getting healthy and 111 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:49,720 Speaker 5: staying healthy, but entering, you know, coming out of the 112 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:50,919 Speaker 5: l Star break that they're healthy. 113 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:53,200 Speaker 6: Wow, I thought Dallas would be number one, Okay, So 114 00:04:53,320 --> 00:04:54,640 Speaker 6: I was just looking at the top six, just the 115 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:55,000 Speaker 6: top six. 116 00:04:55,320 --> 00:05:00,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, because Okac has missed a lot with SGA J. 117 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:03,880 Speaker 3: Dubb and they're back healthy. And I say third because 118 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:05,640 Speaker 3: in the ten games with the Big three, the Lakers 119 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:09,039 Speaker 3: are seven and three, So you extrapolate that and they 120 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:12,240 Speaker 3: I like the rotation. I think Luke Canard's been a plus. 121 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:15,960 Speaker 3: I just if you try out Luke Canard, Austin Reeves, 122 00:05:16,080 --> 00:05:22,400 Speaker 3: Luca Lebron Ruyd, well, yeah, who are they stopping? 123 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:23,280 Speaker 4: That's the thing. 124 00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:26,200 Speaker 5: And actually, so it's interesting that there's seven to three 125 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:28,520 Speaker 5: in the ten games that the Big three have played together, 126 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:31,159 Speaker 5: but they have a minus nine point eight net rating 127 00:05:31,440 --> 00:05:33,720 Speaker 5: with those three on the floor. So they've won in 128 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:36,599 Speaker 5: spite of the struggles with those guys. And I even 129 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:38,479 Speaker 5: went back to last season and just looked at the 130 00:05:38,520 --> 00:05:41,839 Speaker 5: full sample size regular season, playoffs and then regular season again. 131 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:44,120 Speaker 5: This season, they have a minus three point five net 132 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:45,719 Speaker 5: rating with the Big Three on the floor in about 133 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:48,719 Speaker 5: seven hundred minutes. JJ Reddick said earlier in the season. 134 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:50,560 Speaker 5: They like to look at things in like a two 135 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:52,720 Speaker 5: hundred and fifty minute sample size, or more so, we 136 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:55,000 Speaker 5: have seven hundred minutes here of minus three point five. 137 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:57,320 Speaker 5: They've been losing the minutes with the big three. They 138 00:05:57,360 --> 00:05:59,039 Speaker 5: got to figure that out. I think that's the big 139 00:05:59,120 --> 00:06:01,120 Speaker 5: question down the stretch the season is like, if those 140 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:04,040 Speaker 5: three can't play together, I think that limits the ceiling 141 00:06:04,040 --> 00:06:04,559 Speaker 5: for the Lakers. 142 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:09,160 Speaker 3: Obviously, dovetails perfectly, So if they can't play together, what 143 00:06:09,200 --> 00:06:10,440 Speaker 3: the heck happens in the offseason. 144 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:11,880 Speaker 6: What's your best guess? 145 00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:14,800 Speaker 3: I mean, again, we're February twentieth. Nobody's putting you on 146 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:16,760 Speaker 3: the spot. They're not going to call you out. What's 147 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:19,560 Speaker 3: your best guess is to the top four guys on 148 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:20,800 Speaker 3: the Lakers next year, the top. 149 00:06:20,640 --> 00:06:21,240 Speaker 6: Three or four guys. 150 00:06:21,279 --> 00:06:24,120 Speaker 5: So if you break it down, Luca and Austin Reeves 151 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:26,440 Speaker 5: have been the two man pairing that has actually worked 152 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:29,440 Speaker 5: over this sample size, depending on if you're looking at 153 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:32,040 Speaker 5: last season or this season, that they've been killing teams 154 00:06:32,080 --> 00:06:35,400 Speaker 5: that you know, plus double digit net rating. So I 155 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:37,640 Speaker 5: think that foundation is what the Lakers want to build 156 00:06:37,680 --> 00:06:40,240 Speaker 5: around moving forward, It's just a matter of is Lebron 157 00:06:40,320 --> 00:06:42,599 Speaker 5: there for one more year? Is he there for maybe 158 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:45,279 Speaker 5: two more years? I think that's a little like I'm 159 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:47,520 Speaker 5: doubtful that he plays a couple more seasons, but maybe 160 00:06:47,520 --> 00:06:49,640 Speaker 5: he plays one more year in LA on a discount 161 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:53,359 Speaker 5: and they run this back for a final season, he 162 00:06:53,400 --> 00:06:56,560 Speaker 5: gets his retirement tour. But I think Luca and Austin 163 00:06:56,600 --> 00:06:58,839 Speaker 5: are the two that I'm going to be monitoring over 164 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:01,400 Speaker 5: the stretch run here what's that pairing like? Because we 165 00:07:01,440 --> 00:07:05,000 Speaker 5: have seen Luca thrive Jalen Brunson several years ago before 166 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:07,880 Speaker 5: he popped in New York Kyrie irving en route to 167 00:07:07,880 --> 00:07:10,160 Speaker 5: the twenty twenty four finals. I think he likes having 168 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:15,520 Speaker 5: that high scoring, playmaking sidekick. Guard Austin has you could 169 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:17,760 Speaker 5: argue has been the best of those three just based 170 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 5: on how he's played this season. So I think that's 171 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:22,600 Speaker 5: the partnership long term. They want to keep Austin the 172 00:07:22,640 --> 00:07:25,640 Speaker 5: summer both with Lebron. I mean that there's so many unknowns, right, 173 00:07:25,800 --> 00:07:26,760 Speaker 5: does he even want to play? 174 00:07:26,760 --> 00:07:28,760 Speaker 4: Does he retire after the season? Then? 175 00:07:28,840 --> 00:07:31,280 Speaker 5: What type of contract is he looking for? What type 176 00:07:31,280 --> 00:07:34,200 Speaker 5: of contract are the Lakers willing to give him, so 177 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:35,960 Speaker 5: that that is the one I have less certain. 178 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:37,800 Speaker 3: He seems like the kind of guy who would stay 179 00:07:37,800 --> 00:07:39,120 Speaker 3: on a bit of a hometown discount. 180 00:07:39,160 --> 00:07:40,200 Speaker 6: He seems to love La. 181 00:07:40,760 --> 00:07:43,880 Speaker 3: But the big question is everybody wants to know, how 182 00:07:43,920 --> 00:07:47,640 Speaker 3: can we get Giannis without losing Austin Reeves. And you 183 00:07:47,720 --> 00:07:51,560 Speaker 3: have broken this down, it is possible. I don't want 184 00:07:51,560 --> 00:07:53,200 Speaker 3: to say there's hiccups or it's a bad look for 185 00:07:53,240 --> 00:07:56,120 Speaker 3: the Bucks. But let's take the Bucks angle first. The 186 00:07:56,120 --> 00:07:58,960 Speaker 3: Bucks are in salary cap hill, right, they are any 187 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:03,240 Speaker 3: picks right. The Miles Turner thing is not great. The 188 00:08:03,280 --> 00:08:06,240 Speaker 3: Damian Lillard wave and stretch like they're in cap hell 189 00:08:06,320 --> 00:08:07,880 Speaker 3: and no path to getting out of them. 190 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:11,680 Speaker 6: This is where the trade to the Lakers comes into play. 191 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 5: The Lakers offer them an exit plan where they don't 192 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:16,400 Speaker 5: have to take on any money. So right now, the 193 00:08:16,440 --> 00:08:19,880 Speaker 5: Lakers are projected to have around fifty one million dollars 194 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:23,239 Speaker 5: in cap space. If they rescind the rights to all 195 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:26,200 Speaker 5: of their free agents and then also trade that twenty 196 00:08:26,280 --> 00:08:29,200 Speaker 5: twenty six first round pick, and maybe they could get 197 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:31,800 Speaker 5: a little you know, create more space, get closer to 198 00:08:31,800 --> 00:08:34,160 Speaker 5: like sixty million, if they can maybe attach like a 199 00:08:34,200 --> 00:08:36,720 Speaker 5: small asset to get off of a contract. Maybe they 200 00:08:36,720 --> 00:08:39,240 Speaker 5: could trade like Adulting Connect or something like that, stretch 201 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:41,160 Speaker 5: it out to like fifty five to fifty six or 202 00:08:41,160 --> 00:08:43,880 Speaker 5: even closer to sixty. So if they can create that space, 203 00:08:44,200 --> 00:08:46,120 Speaker 5: and even in the offseason, we talked about it on 204 00:08:46,160 --> 00:08:49,240 Speaker 5: your show, like the rules in terms of taking on salary, 205 00:08:49,440 --> 00:08:50,920 Speaker 5: there's a little bit more flexibility. 206 00:08:51,120 --> 00:08:51,840 Speaker 4: You just have to get. 207 00:08:51,800 --> 00:08:55,160 Speaker 5: Under certain thresholds going into the season. So that's like 208 00:08:55,200 --> 00:08:58,480 Speaker 5: a later offseason thing. But they could acquire Giannis and 209 00:08:58,520 --> 00:09:00,720 Speaker 5: send out the three picks. It would be the twenty 210 00:09:00,760 --> 00:09:03,480 Speaker 5: thirty one and twenty thirty three plus twenty twenty six, 211 00:09:03,559 --> 00:09:06,319 Speaker 5: which they would have drafted on, behalf of the Bucks 212 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:10,319 Speaker 5: and send them the three picks, take back Giannis and 213 00:09:10,360 --> 00:09:14,319 Speaker 5: create a giant trade exception for the Bucks. They could 214 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:16,560 Speaker 5: also do a different version where it's a three team 215 00:09:16,559 --> 00:09:19,280 Speaker 5: trade and let's just say there's a team with a 216 00:09:19,320 --> 00:09:21,520 Speaker 5: big contract that wants to get off of it. They 217 00:09:21,520 --> 00:09:24,520 Speaker 5: could attach a pick to that send that to Milwaukee. 218 00:09:24,559 --> 00:09:25,800 Speaker 4: So it's a three team trade. 219 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:28,320 Speaker 5: They get like an extra couple of years of a 220 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:30,600 Speaker 5: bad contract, but they get maybe a pick or a 221 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 5: couple picks, plus the Lakers three picks. Now you're getting 222 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:36,520 Speaker 5: like four to five picks, You're already not going anywhere. 223 00:09:37,320 --> 00:09:40,440 Speaker 5: I think the one variable here is like does Giannis 224 00:09:40,440 --> 00:09:42,719 Speaker 5: force his way to LA? Does he say I want 225 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:44,360 Speaker 5: to go to the Lakers, or like the Lakers are 226 00:09:44,480 --> 00:09:46,360 Speaker 5: my top two or three teams I really want to 227 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:49,280 Speaker 5: go to. And then does one of these this Houston 228 00:09:49,320 --> 00:09:51,079 Speaker 5: flame out in round one and all of a sudden, 229 00:09:51,160 --> 00:09:53,360 Speaker 5: I'm and Thompson or Alpert and Shanguns on the table, 230 00:09:53,720 --> 00:09:56,720 Speaker 5: And that's like a better asset than anything the Lakers 231 00:09:56,760 --> 00:09:57,120 Speaker 5: can offer. 232 00:09:57,200 --> 00:10:00,000 Speaker 3: So that's the thing, like the idea of the Bucks 233 00:10:00,240 --> 00:10:02,920 Speaker 3: telling their fans we traded Giannis to the Lakers for 234 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:06,880 Speaker 3: three picks and fifty five million dollars in cap space, Like, 235 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:08,839 Speaker 3: that's a tough sell. What do we get back for 236 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:10,760 Speaker 3: one of the best players in franchise history. It's either 237 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:12,240 Speaker 3: him Rhjamor or Louel Cinder. 238 00:10:12,720 --> 00:10:13,480 Speaker 6: That's a tough sell. 239 00:10:13,640 --> 00:10:17,040 Speaker 5: Yeah, I don't think the Lakers are the favorites by 240 00:10:17,240 --> 00:10:19,240 Speaker 5: any means. I think it would have to almost be 241 00:10:19,360 --> 00:10:23,240 Speaker 5: like I'm going LA New York Miami, Like if I'm out. 242 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:25,360 Speaker 6: Of Miami, doesn't have anybody good, Tyler. 243 00:10:25,200 --> 00:10:27,480 Speaker 5: Think they have four picks, but that's also I think 244 00:10:27,520 --> 00:10:29,360 Speaker 5: that's what's in the Lakers favorite Like he would have 245 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:31,760 Speaker 5: to basically put the Lakers on the short list, and 246 00:10:31,800 --> 00:10:34,720 Speaker 5: then the Lakers would have to be the best package 247 00:10:34,760 --> 00:10:36,920 Speaker 5: compared to because if it's like New York, now do 248 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:39,040 Speaker 5: you want to take back cat and have like you're 249 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:41,360 Speaker 5: not going anywhere right, like you're already rebuilding. 250 00:10:41,640 --> 00:10:43,079 Speaker 4: And if it's Miami, it's like. 251 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:45,760 Speaker 5: Are you really that high on Tyler Hero and khalel 252 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:49,480 Speaker 5: Ware and Hami Hakez. So I think compared to like 253 00:10:49,520 --> 00:10:51,599 Speaker 5: maybe some of the bigger market teams, I think the 254 00:10:51,679 --> 00:10:54,200 Speaker 5: Lakers have a better shot than they're given credit to. 255 00:10:54,640 --> 00:10:57,160 Speaker 5: But again, if if San Antonio or Houston flames out 256 00:10:57,240 --> 00:10:58,440 Speaker 5: and all of a sudden they want to make a 257 00:10:58,440 --> 00:11:01,480 Speaker 5: bigger move, they have the blue talent that they could put, 258 00:11:01,480 --> 00:11:03,120 Speaker 5: the blue chip talent on the table and the. 259 00:11:03,120 --> 00:11:04,560 Speaker 4: Picks which the Lakers can't match. 260 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:06,560 Speaker 6: I guess Steph Cassell I don't want anticipate them putting 261 00:11:06,600 --> 00:11:07,120 Speaker 6: him on the market. 262 00:11:07,120 --> 00:11:07,880 Speaker 4: I don't either. 263 00:11:07,960 --> 00:11:10,120 Speaker 5: But interesting You're then, I think is the one that's 264 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:13,960 Speaker 5: potentially interesting because I think they're a candidate to be 265 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:14,719 Speaker 5: a disappointment. 266 00:11:14,760 --> 00:11:17,679 Speaker 6: Katie's Burner have anything to do with that alleged. 267 00:11:18,120 --> 00:11:19,400 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean he didn't deny it. 268 00:11:20,960 --> 00:11:23,120 Speaker 6: And Shngoon and Smith and like, you. 269 00:11:23,120 --> 00:11:24,480 Speaker 4: Know, yeah, something like that. 270 00:11:25,720 --> 00:11:27,720 Speaker 3: Interest that is good. But if you're the Bucks, do 271 00:11:27,800 --> 00:11:30,320 Speaker 3: you want those guys? Where are you going with them? 272 00:11:30,640 --> 00:11:30,840 Speaker 7: Yeah? 273 00:11:30,880 --> 00:11:33,520 Speaker 5: I mean ideally you want to have a shorter rebuild, right, Like, 274 00:11:33,559 --> 00:11:35,480 Speaker 5: no one wants to be in in purgatory forever. 275 00:11:35,559 --> 00:11:37,800 Speaker 4: But yeah, it would have to be something that they 276 00:11:37,800 --> 00:11:38,240 Speaker 4: think about. 277 00:11:38,440 --> 00:11:40,080 Speaker 3: Or can the Rockets be like, hey, hey we didn't 278 00:11:40,120 --> 00:11:42,439 Speaker 3: have Fred van Vliet and Steven Adams. We're gonna run 279 00:11:42,480 --> 00:11:45,560 Speaker 3: this back next year? They could KD at thirty eight. Yeah, 280 00:11:45,880 --> 00:11:49,200 Speaker 3: a full off season of Burner activity. I just I 281 00:11:49,240 --> 00:11:51,880 Speaker 3: don't know if any of that stuff makes sense. Let's 282 00:11:51,880 --> 00:11:55,439 Speaker 3: go back to the Lakers. Does Luca and Yiannis together work? 283 00:11:55,440 --> 00:11:57,400 Speaker 3: We've seen Luca work with Like you said, Brunson is 284 00:11:57,400 --> 00:12:01,679 Speaker 3: a wingman, Kyrie is a wingman, Derek Lively PJ Gafford 285 00:12:02,200 --> 00:12:04,760 Speaker 3: in the middle. Jannie is a bit of a different 286 00:12:04,880 --> 00:12:05,560 Speaker 3: different animal. 287 00:12:05,880 --> 00:12:07,680 Speaker 5: I think it would work, but I think both guys 288 00:12:07,679 --> 00:12:11,199 Speaker 5: would have to make sacrifices, and probably the biggest sacrifices 289 00:12:11,559 --> 00:12:14,560 Speaker 5: they've each made up to this point in their respective careers, 290 00:12:14,559 --> 00:12:16,720 Speaker 5: Like Jannis didn't love running a bunch of pick and 291 00:12:16,760 --> 00:12:19,000 Speaker 5: roll with Dame right like it started to kind of 292 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:22,520 Speaker 5: click right before Dame got injured and they had some flashes. 293 00:12:22,559 --> 00:12:25,680 Speaker 5: But this would be a heavy dose of Jannis Luca 294 00:12:25,760 --> 00:12:28,800 Speaker 5: pick and roll, Jannis having to be the screener, the roller, 295 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:31,520 Speaker 5: rim runner, lob threat, which he can do. You can 296 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:33,880 Speaker 5: just obviously do much more than that. Maybe see some 297 00:12:33,920 --> 00:12:37,240 Speaker 5: inverted pick and rolls where Luca's screening for you, honest, 298 00:12:37,280 --> 00:12:40,000 Speaker 5: But like, Luca's not been a big screener in his career, 299 00:12:40,600 --> 00:12:42,880 Speaker 5: so it would require I think both guys making some 300 00:12:42,920 --> 00:12:45,800 Speaker 5: sacrifices that they've been reluctant to make up to this point. 301 00:12:45,840 --> 00:12:47,880 Speaker 5: But I think they're both talented and skilled enough. You 302 00:12:47,920 --> 00:12:51,280 Speaker 5: don't overthink it. Two top five guys, like history suggests 303 00:12:51,320 --> 00:12:52,240 Speaker 5: that's a title. 304 00:12:52,280 --> 00:12:54,760 Speaker 3: Do we know if their friends and I know, oh 305 00:12:54,760 --> 00:12:56,679 Speaker 3: the European international guys are all friends. 306 00:12:56,720 --> 00:12:59,040 Speaker 6: Do we know if Jannis and Luc are friends? 307 00:12:59,280 --> 00:13:02,120 Speaker 4: I don't. I don't. No, I don't think they'red close, 308 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:04,000 Speaker 4: but I don't know. 309 00:13:04,559 --> 00:13:06,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, And I asked that because you know, Luca is 310 00:13:06,400 --> 00:13:10,120 Speaker 3: ball dominant extremely but Jannis has also had a bunch 311 00:13:10,160 --> 00:13:12,160 Speaker 3: of injuries Yovann in the last couple of years. 312 00:13:12,200 --> 00:13:13,800 Speaker 6: I think it's three three calf injuries. 313 00:13:13,880 --> 00:13:15,960 Speaker 4: Yeah, you could already hear. 314 00:13:15,960 --> 00:13:18,440 Speaker 5: The last relevant playoff moment was in twenty twenty two 315 00:13:18,480 --> 00:13:19,520 Speaker 5: against the Celtics. 316 00:13:20,240 --> 00:13:21,840 Speaker 6: Holy hell, what is that four years ago? 317 00:13:21,920 --> 00:13:23,880 Speaker 4: Yeah? Second Round, Game seven. 318 00:13:24,480 --> 00:13:27,200 Speaker 3: So at that stage, if you're the Houston Rockets or 319 00:13:27,240 --> 00:13:28,920 Speaker 3: the Spurs, I'm not giving up all that. 320 00:13:29,679 --> 00:13:32,120 Speaker 5: I mean, that's why they did not make those offers 321 00:13:32,120 --> 00:13:34,480 Speaker 5: at the deadline, right. But I think if you're Houston 322 00:13:34,520 --> 00:13:36,439 Speaker 5: and you're sort I mean, Houston's kind of on two 323 00:13:36,440 --> 00:13:38,720 Speaker 5: timelines here where you got kd And at the end 324 00:13:38,880 --> 00:13:41,400 Speaker 5: of his career and then you have Shnghoon entering his 325 00:13:41,520 --> 00:13:44,599 Speaker 5: prime I'm and Thompson ascending, they kind of have to 326 00:13:44,600 --> 00:13:46,280 Speaker 5: figure that out of or are we kind of in 327 00:13:46,280 --> 00:13:48,440 Speaker 5: win and out mode or are we taking the long 328 00:13:48,559 --> 00:13:48,960 Speaker 5: view here? 329 00:13:49,040 --> 00:13:50,000 Speaker 2: All right, we'll wrap up. 330 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:52,160 Speaker 6: So I had a list of our staff. 331 00:13:52,360 --> 00:13:55,240 Speaker 3: Kate Cunningham made some comments to GQ about I'm the 332 00:13:55,280 --> 00:13:57,920 Speaker 3: best American player. It's become a fun narrative. It's a 333 00:13:57,920 --> 00:14:00,440 Speaker 3: good TV radio topic. So we had the of the 334 00:14:00,800 --> 00:14:03,800 Speaker 3: ten best American players to build around. Rachel laughed. A 335 00:14:03,800 --> 00:14:06,760 Speaker 3: lot of people did. I had Cooper Flag as number one. 336 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:11,800 Speaker 3: You've seen Cooper Flag up close. I mean, I'm blown 337 00:14:11,840 --> 00:14:14,120 Speaker 3: away by the guy's talent. He's nineteen years old. Argue 338 00:14:14,160 --> 00:14:16,560 Speaker 3: with the best teenager at NBA history, But like, what 339 00:14:16,640 --> 00:14:18,160 Speaker 3: do you hate about this list? And you could be 340 00:14:18,200 --> 00:14:19,520 Speaker 3: blunt because I know you now. 341 00:14:19,360 --> 00:14:20,520 Speaker 6: For a year go off. 342 00:14:20,640 --> 00:14:23,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, No, I think it's a pretty good list. 343 00:14:23,160 --> 00:14:24,160 Speaker 6: Oh hey, I'll take it. 344 00:14:25,280 --> 00:14:28,880 Speaker 5: I would probably have Jalen Brown a little lower, and 345 00:14:28,920 --> 00:14:31,560 Speaker 5: I would also consider Jason Tatum though he is coming 346 00:14:31,560 --> 00:14:32,560 Speaker 5: off he's injured. 347 00:14:32,840 --> 00:14:33,440 Speaker 4: He's okay. 348 00:14:33,640 --> 00:14:36,000 Speaker 5: I love Dan Haliburt and all right, you know, some 349 00:14:36,040 --> 00:14:37,760 Speaker 5: of the injured guys, it's fair to to question how 350 00:14:37,800 --> 00:14:40,280 Speaker 5: they're going to return, But some of the staffers probably 351 00:14:40,280 --> 00:14:43,400 Speaker 5: have ant first that that would be my. 352 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:44,840 Speaker 6: Own established he's been to the conference finals. 353 00:14:45,160 --> 00:14:46,720 Speaker 5: I think he's in that top five mix. He's been 354 00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:47,880 Speaker 5: to a couple of conference finals. 355 00:14:48,120 --> 00:14:50,760 Speaker 3: Does Durant belong on your above Kawhi or in that 356 00:14:50,840 --> 00:14:52,920 Speaker 3: vicinity two thirty somethings together? 357 00:14:53,600 --> 00:14:57,040 Speaker 5: Maybe I think this is pretty sure like top ten, 358 00:14:57,320 --> 00:15:00,440 Speaker 5: especially if you're taking out Haliburt and Tatum. It's it's 359 00:15:00,440 --> 00:15:03,640 Speaker 5: a pretty strong list. Yeah, I mean Cooper Flag. I 360 00:15:03,640 --> 00:15:05,960 Speaker 5: think how's that that upside? You look at his rookie numbers, 361 00:15:05,960 --> 00:15:10,840 Speaker 5: He's right there with Lebron and Luca and several stats. 362 00:15:11,440 --> 00:15:14,400 Speaker 5: So yeah, I think that's like projecting out obviously. 363 00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:17,440 Speaker 3: Yeah he I mean, like Cooper Flag if he gets 364 00:15:17,560 --> 00:15:21,960 Speaker 3: a wingman in the draft. Debansa the point are Fleming's like, 365 00:15:21,960 --> 00:15:24,000 Speaker 3: there's a lot of guys. They're gonna be good quick 366 00:15:24,040 --> 00:15:25,760 Speaker 3: and I think they move off Kyrie by the way, 367 00:15:25,920 --> 00:15:29,240 Speaker 3: last note, So they're shutting down Kyrie Dallas. 368 00:15:29,680 --> 00:15:31,160 Speaker 6: Do you see him on the maps next year? Are 369 00:15:31,160 --> 00:15:33,280 Speaker 6: they gonna move him? 370 00:15:33,720 --> 00:15:35,480 Speaker 5: I think they eventually move him. I don't know if 371 00:15:35,520 --> 00:15:37,200 Speaker 5: they're gonna move him this office. 372 00:15:37,200 --> 00:15:38,600 Speaker 6: That's another guy called Lebron has A. 373 00:15:38,880 --> 00:15:40,240 Speaker 5: I mean they should be in tear down mode that 374 00:15:40,320 --> 00:15:42,240 Speaker 5: they should be in, Like now we're on the Cooper 375 00:15:42,280 --> 00:15:43,080 Speaker 5: Flag timeline. 376 00:15:43,120 --> 00:15:44,280 Speaker 4: What fits around Cooper Flag? 377 00:15:44,320 --> 00:15:47,880 Speaker 5: Kyrie obviously does not, but coming off of a major injury, 378 00:15:47,920 --> 00:15:49,920 Speaker 5: I don't know what his trade value is currently. 379 00:15:50,080 --> 00:15:50,400 Speaker 4: All right? 380 00:15:50,440 --> 00:15:53,560 Speaker 3: Jovan Booja check out his podcast, Bouha's Block. 381 00:15:53,600 --> 00:15:54,120 Speaker 6: Great stuff. 382 00:15:54,160 --> 00:15:57,000 Speaker 3: Thanks for coming in, man than coming up next tier. 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Le's go 405 00:17:00,240 --> 00:17:01,320 Speaker 6: to Rachel Nichols with the news. 406 00:17:01,680 --> 00:17:04,160 Speaker 4: No, no, turn on the news. 407 00:17:04,280 --> 00:17:06,880 Speaker 2: This is the Herd Linine News. 408 00:17:07,240 --> 00:17:10,520 Speaker 7: All right, Jason, yesterday you predicted a Nick Spurs finals. 409 00:17:10,600 --> 00:17:13,320 Speaker 9: Yes, some people on the internet. 410 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:15,000 Speaker 7: May have thought that was a hot take, but guess 411 00:17:15,040 --> 00:17:18,920 Speaker 7: who agrees with you. Victor webin Yama says that he 412 00:17:18,960 --> 00:17:22,440 Speaker 7: doesn't think that the Spurs are ahead of schedule. He 413 00:17:22,480 --> 00:17:25,240 Speaker 7: thinks they're exactly where they should be. He thinks they've 414 00:17:25,280 --> 00:17:28,000 Speaker 7: been putting in the work, they have the personnel, and 415 00:17:28,040 --> 00:17:30,080 Speaker 7: they deserve to be where they are as a contender. So, 416 00:17:30,200 --> 00:17:32,400 Speaker 7: you know, I'm super high on Wemby. I know you're 417 00:17:32,440 --> 00:17:34,879 Speaker 7: high in the Spurs, but I do want to add, Jason, 418 00:17:34,920 --> 00:17:38,280 Speaker 7: the last time San Antonio won a playoff series was 419 00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:42,520 Speaker 7: twenty seventeen. So you know the old NBA wisdom adage, right, 420 00:17:42,560 --> 00:17:44,359 Speaker 7: you got to get beat up in the playoffs a 421 00:17:44,400 --> 00:17:46,000 Speaker 7: little bit. You got to get that experience before you 422 00:17:46,040 --> 00:17:48,439 Speaker 7: can actually get to a final or win title. Do 423 00:17:48,480 --> 00:17:50,800 Speaker 7: you think that's true for this Wemby led Spurs team 424 00:17:50,880 --> 00:17:52,320 Speaker 7: or do you think they can just skip steps? 425 00:17:52,480 --> 00:17:56,159 Speaker 3: Well, my problem is I just said the Pistons have 426 00:17:56,320 --> 00:17:58,040 Speaker 3: a lot of playoff series in two thousand and eight. 427 00:17:58,200 --> 00:18:01,119 Speaker 3: I don't see them happening here. I am saying the 428 00:18:01,160 --> 00:18:04,560 Speaker 3: Spurs are going to the finals. A little twisted logic. Sorry, 429 00:18:04,560 --> 00:18:08,600 Speaker 3: it's Friday. But Rachel, I'm gonna be honest, Like, I 430 00:18:08,760 --> 00:18:13,439 Speaker 3: watched the Spurs kick the Thunders but four times this season. 431 00:18:14,680 --> 00:18:16,119 Speaker 3: Three of them were in I think the span of 432 00:18:16,119 --> 00:18:17,200 Speaker 3: two weeks or something like that. 433 00:18:17,440 --> 00:18:20,720 Speaker 9: I'm a huge k Cunningham fan. He's not wimby, he's 434 00:18:20,720 --> 00:18:21,360 Speaker 9: not well. 435 00:18:21,400 --> 00:18:23,880 Speaker 6: I'm sorry that mean they beat the Nicks. I think 436 00:18:23,920 --> 00:18:26,040 Speaker 6: a lot of that's revenge. I just I believe in 437 00:18:26,080 --> 00:18:26,600 Speaker 6: this Spurs team. 438 00:18:26,640 --> 00:18:28,680 Speaker 3: I so you go to a lot of Lakers games 439 00:18:29,040 --> 00:18:31,280 Speaker 3: and there was a Deer and Fox highlight there where 440 00:18:31,359 --> 00:18:33,000 Speaker 3: he goes reverse. I think you could see me in 441 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:35,240 Speaker 3: the background. We had good seats that night. Yeah, this 442 00:18:35,359 --> 00:18:37,640 Speaker 3: this highlight right here, I'm like right behind the hoop there. Yeah. 443 00:18:39,080 --> 00:18:41,840 Speaker 3: I watched Castle, oh, like closely. He is the most 444 00:18:41,840 --> 00:18:44,600 Speaker 3: confident player in the NBA. You just watch him walking around. 445 00:18:44,880 --> 00:18:47,879 Speaker 3: He's low key, no raw, raw energy, and then you 446 00:18:47,920 --> 00:18:50,480 Speaker 3: watch him on the court and he moves so smoothly. 447 00:18:50,520 --> 00:18:53,280 Speaker 3: I think he's one of the best defenders. Like, I'm 448 00:18:53,320 --> 00:18:55,480 Speaker 3: an NBA jersey guy. I'll wear jerseys to like the 449 00:18:55,480 --> 00:18:57,680 Speaker 3: grocery store because I'm a nerd. I kind of want 450 00:18:57,680 --> 00:19:00,280 Speaker 3: to Castle jersey. I think he's that good. You watch 451 00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:03,040 Speaker 3: him lock up SGA and I'm like, we got Wemby 452 00:19:03,080 --> 00:19:03,840 Speaker 3: on the back line. 453 00:19:04,200 --> 00:19:07,040 Speaker 7: Well, look, the Spurs are top seven in both offense 454 00:19:07,080 --> 00:19:07,720 Speaker 7: and defense. 455 00:19:07,880 --> 00:19:08,160 Speaker 3: Wow. 456 00:19:08,280 --> 00:19:10,879 Speaker 7: And usually the idea is if you're top ten in 457 00:19:10,920 --> 00:19:12,359 Speaker 7: both of those things, you have a chance to win 458 00:19:12,400 --> 00:19:12,760 Speaker 7: a title. 459 00:19:12,960 --> 00:19:14,480 Speaker 9: So that's kind of the wisdom I think. 460 00:19:14,480 --> 00:19:16,320 Speaker 6: I saw Nuggets are twenty fourth in defense. 461 00:19:16,400 --> 00:19:21,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, Lakers are twenty third maybe now Nuggets have had injuries, Yeah. 462 00:19:20,760 --> 00:19:23,560 Speaker 7: But are hard to gauge because of all the injury 463 00:19:23,640 --> 00:19:26,880 Speaker 7: issues they've had. But Spurs also seventeenth hardest strength of schedule, 464 00:19:27,119 --> 00:19:29,600 Speaker 7: which matters because that means they're seating is going to 465 00:19:29,600 --> 00:19:31,440 Speaker 7: be propped up a little bit even more and they'll 466 00:19:31,440 --> 00:19:33,080 Speaker 7: have more of that chance. You said they might get 467 00:19:33,119 --> 00:19:35,320 Speaker 7: a number one seed. They could, depending on. 468 00:19:36,080 --> 00:19:38,480 Speaker 6: They're two and a half out. Maybe right now. I 469 00:19:38,520 --> 00:19:39,159 Speaker 6: am just curious. 470 00:19:39,640 --> 00:19:42,080 Speaker 3: I can't think of a parallel of a young team 471 00:19:42,200 --> 00:19:45,159 Speaker 3: like this not making the playoffs to go to the finals. 472 00:19:46,119 --> 00:19:50,399 Speaker 3: I know you're an NBA historian, even those Orlando teams. 473 00:19:50,160 --> 00:19:50,399 Speaker 4: Which I. 474 00:19:52,040 --> 00:19:52,280 Speaker 9: Did. 475 00:19:52,359 --> 00:19:55,840 Speaker 7: What did that Oklahoma City team with Durant Hard and 476 00:19:56,080 --> 00:19:57,520 Speaker 7: Russ What did they do the year before? 477 00:19:57,520 --> 00:19:58,119 Speaker 6: I don't remember. 478 00:19:58,119 --> 00:20:00,280 Speaker 3: I want to say they smoked the Lakers. It was 479 00:20:00,320 --> 00:20:04,639 Speaker 3: like a four h I think the year before, I think, 480 00:20:05,040 --> 00:20:06,399 Speaker 3: I know they went to the finals against the Heat. 481 00:20:06,400 --> 00:20:08,680 Speaker 3: I'm not under percent of bloods together. Yeah, don't call 482 00:20:08,720 --> 00:20:09,360 Speaker 3: me out on that. 483 00:20:10,359 --> 00:20:11,639 Speaker 6: Go ahead, there you go. 484 00:20:11,640 --> 00:20:13,359 Speaker 9: But again, no one's had Wemby. 485 00:20:13,480 --> 00:20:17,280 Speaker 6: Nobody's having your favorite player in the league right now? 486 00:20:17,320 --> 00:20:19,439 Speaker 9: I mean favorite, No, But is he? 487 00:20:19,800 --> 00:20:21,639 Speaker 7: Is he the one I think with the brightest future 488 00:20:21,640 --> 00:20:23,680 Speaker 7: I've seen in a very very long time since Lebron 489 00:20:23,720 --> 00:20:26,199 Speaker 7: was drafted. Yes, absolutely, I think he is going to 490 00:20:26,200 --> 00:20:27,560 Speaker 7: be a top ten player of all time. 491 00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:29,560 Speaker 6: I have who's getting booted? 492 00:20:31,640 --> 00:20:33,520 Speaker 3: You kick it out, Larry Bird going to kick it 493 00:20:33,560 --> 00:20:36,200 Speaker 3: of the curve, I mean, you know, Kobe Cobeing. 494 00:20:37,240 --> 00:20:41,000 Speaker 7: Okay, anyway, it all right, let's talk a little football again. 495 00:20:41,080 --> 00:20:45,000 Speaker 7: New Falcons team president of football Matt Ryan asked about 496 00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:46,520 Speaker 7: his quarterback Michael Pennix. 497 00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:48,040 Speaker 9: Michael's future with the team. 498 00:20:48,080 --> 00:20:52,199 Speaker 10: Take a listen here, I have had the opportunity to 499 00:20:52,359 --> 00:20:55,720 Speaker 10: sit with with Michael, and you know, number one, how 500 00:20:55,760 --> 00:20:58,680 Speaker 10: do we bring him along? Hey, man, you get healthy first, 501 00:20:58,760 --> 00:21:01,159 Speaker 10: right and rich you know this, Bruce, you know this, 502 00:21:01,400 --> 00:21:03,880 Speaker 10: Like the first thing you got to do is get 503 00:21:03,880 --> 00:21:06,280 Speaker 10: yourself in a place where we can practice and do that. 504 00:21:06,320 --> 00:21:09,840 Speaker 10: So job number one for Michael is to keep doing 505 00:21:09,880 --> 00:21:13,439 Speaker 10: exactly what he's doing. He's been in our building, you know, 506 00:21:13,520 --> 00:21:16,240 Speaker 10: doing his rehab. He's in a good place right now. 507 00:21:18,680 --> 00:21:19,080 Speaker 9: All right. 508 00:21:19,160 --> 00:21:21,159 Speaker 7: So Pennock's third year of his rookie deal, and that 509 00:21:21,160 --> 00:21:23,960 Speaker 7: puts him in line with Caleb Williams, Jaden Daniels, Drake 510 00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:27,119 Speaker 7: May those guys have had success, right, So are we 511 00:21:27,200 --> 00:21:28,880 Speaker 7: at put up or shut up time for Penix? 512 00:21:28,880 --> 00:21:29,639 Speaker 9: At this point? 513 00:21:29,880 --> 00:21:31,640 Speaker 6: I liked him a lot coming out of Washington. 514 00:21:32,040 --> 00:21:36,159 Speaker 3: He had an injury history. Yeah, can you pencil him 515 00:21:36,160 --> 00:21:38,480 Speaker 3: in as a starter? Was it an acl that he suffered? 516 00:21:39,840 --> 00:21:41,159 Speaker 3: I don't even know if he's gonna be ready for 517 00:21:41,160 --> 00:21:41,840 Speaker 3: week one? 518 00:21:41,960 --> 00:21:43,320 Speaker 9: Well, okay, so that's the question. 519 00:21:43,359 --> 00:21:45,280 Speaker 7: By the way, you earlier in the show put up 520 00:21:45,280 --> 00:21:48,320 Speaker 7: this list of available quarterbacks. If he is the starter, 521 00:21:48,920 --> 00:21:51,439 Speaker 7: if he's ready to go, what do you then do 522 00:21:51,480 --> 00:21:53,720 Speaker 7: with Kirk Cousins, who says he only wants to be 523 00:21:53,760 --> 00:21:57,719 Speaker 7: a starter. And by the way, the whole Shanahan McVeigh 524 00:21:57,760 --> 00:22:03,320 Speaker 7: tree loves Kirk Cousins, so people will want him. 525 00:22:03,560 --> 00:22:05,600 Speaker 9: So there's a lot riding on Pennix's health here. 526 00:22:05,680 --> 00:22:07,960 Speaker 6: Right, it's not just those numbers they put on the screen. 527 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:09,479 Speaker 6: Not great. Now, it's only twelve games. 528 00:22:09,880 --> 00:22:12,719 Speaker 3: You can't really say he's like JJ McCarthy is literally 529 00:22:12,760 --> 00:22:15,000 Speaker 3: a young quarterback. I think he was the I don't 530 00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:16,320 Speaker 3: know if it was the youngest starter in the league 531 00:22:16,359 --> 00:22:18,960 Speaker 3: last year because so many guys filled in. Yeah, but he's, 532 00:22:19,160 --> 00:22:23,240 Speaker 3: you know, very young. Pennix, he's like mid twenties, aren't Yeah, 533 00:22:24,680 --> 00:22:25,240 Speaker 3: I don't know. Man. 534 00:22:25,320 --> 00:22:28,200 Speaker 7: Falcons have missed the playoffs eight Street seasons. They haven't 535 00:22:28,200 --> 00:22:31,679 Speaker 7: won the division in nine Street seasons. And Stefanski, by 536 00:22:31,720 --> 00:22:34,200 Speaker 7: the way, kind of walked out of Cleveland with everyone 537 00:22:34,320 --> 00:22:37,800 Speaker 7: saying it's them, it's not you. Right, But now he's 538 00:22:37,840 --> 00:22:41,000 Speaker 7: walking into a situation where again there's a question around 539 00:22:41,000 --> 00:22:43,280 Speaker 7: the quarterback, and this is a team that hasn't had 540 00:22:43,280 --> 00:22:44,040 Speaker 7: success in a while. 541 00:22:44,119 --> 00:22:45,879 Speaker 9: So I'm just got players kind of curious. 542 00:22:46,640 --> 00:22:49,080 Speaker 3: John's awesome. We'll see Kyle Pitts gets the tag. I 543 00:22:49,160 --> 00:22:49,680 Speaker 3: like that team. 544 00:22:49,880 --> 00:22:51,920 Speaker 9: Yeah, see, I don't know. All right, let's talk a 545 00:22:51,960 --> 00:22:55,000 Speaker 9: little college ball. Kurt Signetti. He has taken the college 546 00:22:55,040 --> 00:22:57,320 Speaker 9: football war world by storm. 547 00:22:57,080 --> 00:23:00,480 Speaker 7: Jason, including of course, winning the national championship against Miami. 548 00:23:01,040 --> 00:23:01,719 Speaker 9: This is crazy. 549 00:23:01,960 --> 00:23:04,639 Speaker 7: I knew this like in general, but the actual number 550 00:23:04,680 --> 00:23:08,080 Speaker 7: is twenty seven to two since taking the jobs, and 551 00:23:08,119 --> 00:23:10,159 Speaker 7: now he's going to be rewarded with a salary that 552 00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:13,240 Speaker 7: is jumping from eleven point six million to thirteen point 553 00:23:13,240 --> 00:23:16,639 Speaker 7: two million. And that is because his original contract. He 554 00:23:16,640 --> 00:23:19,360 Speaker 7: didn't have to renegotiate this. This was in the original contract. 555 00:23:19,359 --> 00:23:22,399 Speaker 7: It's called a good market faith review. So if he 556 00:23:22,440 --> 00:23:25,560 Speaker 7: made even the semis of the playoffs this year, he 557 00:23:25,600 --> 00:23:27,600 Speaker 7: would have gotten that bump. And he did more than 558 00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:28,360 Speaker 7: make the semis. 559 00:23:28,600 --> 00:23:29,080 Speaker 9: By the way. 560 00:23:29,280 --> 00:23:32,480 Speaker 7: The thirteen point two million ties him for the highest 561 00:23:32,520 --> 00:23:33,280 Speaker 7: paid coach. 562 00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:34,840 Speaker 9: In college football. And you can see the list that's 563 00:23:34,880 --> 00:23:37,120 Speaker 9: right there. So what do you think deserve? 564 00:23:37,600 --> 00:23:39,560 Speaker 6: Do you have that in your contract? A good market 565 00:23:39,560 --> 00:23:41,000 Speaker 6: faith review? Can I get one of those? 566 00:23:41,240 --> 00:23:41,359 Speaker 3: Yeh? 567 00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:42,200 Speaker 6: Talk to my agent. 568 00:23:42,920 --> 00:23:45,040 Speaker 3: Three years ago, nobody knew who Kurtzing that he was, 569 00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:47,200 Speaker 3: except for me because he coached GMU where I graduated. 570 00:23:47,320 --> 00:23:49,199 Speaker 6: Yeah, Holy Cal, that's amazing. 571 00:23:49,240 --> 00:23:50,679 Speaker 9: All right? So do you do you like that? 572 00:23:50,800 --> 00:23:53,639 Speaker 6: I mean to me, twenty seven to two, they won. 573 00:23:53,520 --> 00:23:57,040 Speaker 7: The first national title in school history, right, first outright 574 00:23:57,080 --> 00:23:59,920 Speaker 7: big ten titles since nineteen forty five. 575 00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:01,840 Speaker 9: You were worth a guy, I mean look at the 576 00:24:01,840 --> 00:24:02,800 Speaker 9: other people on that list. 577 00:24:02,800 --> 00:24:03,560 Speaker 6: You give him the money. 578 00:24:03,760 --> 00:24:06,119 Speaker 7: I like Kirby smart, but I mean, he said a 579 00:24:06,160 --> 00:24:07,920 Speaker 7: rough couple of years since it goes back to back 580 00:24:07,960 --> 00:24:09,639 Speaker 7: titles in twenty one twenty two seasons. 581 00:24:09,720 --> 00:24:12,600 Speaker 6: Yes, yeah, right, Mark Cuban's writing checks. They're fine. 582 00:24:12,720 --> 00:24:12,960 Speaker 9: Yeah. 583 00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:15,120 Speaker 6: Rachel Nichols with the news. 584 00:24:15,920 --> 00:24:18,840 Speaker 2: Well, that's the news, and thanks for stopping by The 585 00:24:18,920 --> 00:24:20,440 Speaker 2: Herd Line news. 586 00:24:20,600 --> 00:24:26,320 Speaker 3: Coming up next, It's Friday, Tomorrow's headlines today. Stick and 587 00:24:26,359 --> 00:24:32,240 Speaker 3: stay Jason and Rachel here on the Herd. 588 00:24:32,280 --> 00:24:34,879 Speaker 2: Be sure to catch live editions of The Herd weekdays 589 00:24:34,880 --> 00:24:38,439 Speaker 2: and Noone Easter nine am Pacific on Fox Sports Radio 590 00:24:38,760 --> 00:24:40,960 Speaker 2: FS one and the iHeartRadio app. 591 00:24:41,920 --> 00:24:45,639 Speaker 9: All right, it's Friday, baby, it is Friday. 592 00:24:45,680 --> 00:24:48,920 Speaker 3: It's a power hour. I mean, we're just we're getting 593 00:24:48,920 --> 00:24:51,840 Speaker 3: through it, folks. You guys know tomorrow's headlines today. 594 00:24:51,840 --> 00:24:52,520 Speaker 6: You know the drill. 595 00:24:54,040 --> 00:24:56,960 Speaker 3: Rachel is gonna tee me up and I'm gonna read these. 596 00:24:57,920 --> 00:24:58,840 Speaker 6: We're having fun here. 597 00:24:58,880 --> 00:25:01,280 Speaker 3: I'm not gonna lie Cowhard doing whatever he's doing on 598 00:25:01,359 --> 00:25:04,320 Speaker 3: a he's having boat drinks somewhere. He will it's parts unknown. 599 00:25:05,359 --> 00:25:08,040 Speaker 3: So let's go tomorrow's headlines today. 600 00:25:09,200 --> 00:25:13,280 Speaker 7: Here we go, all right, LA little weather forecast drama. 601 00:25:13,840 --> 00:25:16,879 Speaker 7: But we have you, Jason McIntyre, you to give us 602 00:25:16,880 --> 00:25:20,920 Speaker 7: the sports forecast. I feel like I'm in an Infomotionial Hill, NBA, NFL. 603 00:25:21,520 --> 00:25:23,320 Speaker 7: You might not know what's going on, but I have 604 00:25:23,440 --> 00:25:29,160 Speaker 7: the answer for you. It's Jason McIntyre with tomorrow's headlines today, 605 00:25:29,960 --> 00:25:31,200 Speaker 7: done done, done, done done. 606 00:25:31,480 --> 00:25:32,240 Speaker 9: How's that that was good? 607 00:25:32,320 --> 00:25:32,399 Speaker 4: Right? 608 00:25:32,600 --> 00:25:33,480 Speaker 6: I'm commercials now. 609 00:25:33,359 --> 00:25:37,159 Speaker 9: Because dices and slices, it predicts the headlines? All right? 610 00:25:37,280 --> 00:25:40,119 Speaker 9: What is the headline Jason for Tyreek Hill next season? 611 00:25:40,600 --> 00:25:42,159 Speaker 6: So I thought I had a great read on this. 612 00:25:42,320 --> 00:25:44,000 Speaker 3: Jen James Palmer comes on, It's like, I don't know, 613 00:25:44,040 --> 00:25:45,320 Speaker 3: you might just wait till mid season. 614 00:25:45,640 --> 00:25:46,359 Speaker 6: The headline for. 615 00:25:46,520 --> 00:25:51,679 Speaker 3: Tyreek Hill next season will be Vivo Velocity Cheetah bets. 616 00:25:51,440 --> 00:25:53,200 Speaker 6: It all on silver and black. 617 00:25:53,480 --> 00:25:56,760 Speaker 3: I think there's a good opportunity that he goes to Vegas, 618 00:25:56,960 --> 00:26:01,159 Speaker 3: partners up with Fernando Mendoza indoor fac in Vegas and 619 00:26:01,320 --> 00:26:02,360 Speaker 3: is able to cook on turf. 620 00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:05,000 Speaker 6: I mean they're gonna need receivers, Rachel I got nobody 621 00:26:05,080 --> 00:26:06,680 Speaker 6: is brock Bauers, Astro jent d. 622 00:26:06,760 --> 00:26:09,480 Speaker 3: They'll probably draft a receiver Tyreek to stretch the field. 623 00:26:09,520 --> 00:26:11,080 Speaker 3: I don't think it's the worst fit in the world, 624 00:26:11,560 --> 00:26:15,439 Speaker 3: and a bonus for Tyreek. He gets revenge on the Chiefs, right, 625 00:26:15,560 --> 00:26:18,159 Speaker 3: and he gets revenge on Mike McDaniel. I thought they 626 00:26:18,200 --> 00:26:20,240 Speaker 3: had a friendship, but apparently it was not good behind 627 00:26:20,240 --> 00:26:22,560 Speaker 3: the scenes if you talk to people. He gets revenge 628 00:26:22,600 --> 00:26:25,040 Speaker 3: on Mike McDaniel and the Chargers, and maybe the Raiders 629 00:26:25,080 --> 00:26:27,119 Speaker 3: play spoiler with Tyreek kill on the outside. 630 00:26:27,520 --> 00:26:30,520 Speaker 7: I've heard a little buffalo rumblings. Oh right, because obviously 631 00:26:30,600 --> 00:26:33,320 Speaker 7: they need wide receiver help. There is recently a story 632 00:26:33,400 --> 00:26:36,080 Speaker 7: that a sneaky destination might be the Rams. I'm not 633 00:26:36,160 --> 00:26:39,119 Speaker 7: sure if I see that, but that's out there with 634 00:26:39,200 --> 00:26:39,960 Speaker 7: some of the reporting. 635 00:26:40,600 --> 00:26:41,000 Speaker 6: I don't know. 636 00:26:41,240 --> 00:26:43,920 Speaker 7: So your headline, yes the Raiders. All right, let's keep 637 00:26:43,960 --> 00:26:50,359 Speaker 7: going with tomorrow's headlines. Today, Jason Boom, what will the 638 00:26:50,440 --> 00:26:52,600 Speaker 7: headline be for Derek Carr next season? 639 00:26:52,760 --> 00:26:54,440 Speaker 3: So I wanted to slander this guy because he's like, 640 00:26:54,480 --> 00:26:56,760 Speaker 3: I'm not coming back for the Jets, which is disrespectful. 641 00:26:56,920 --> 00:26:58,040 Speaker 6: We didn't want you for us. 642 00:26:58,520 --> 00:27:02,600 Speaker 3: The headline for Derek car next season will be used 643 00:27:02,760 --> 00:27:08,399 Speaker 3: car sale Vike's ditch Lemon for all reliable. I do 644 00:27:08,520 --> 00:27:10,360 Speaker 3: think there's a world where they go outside the box 645 00:27:10,400 --> 00:27:12,000 Speaker 3: and say, yeah, Car, you haven't played in a couple 646 00:27:12,000 --> 00:27:12,280 Speaker 3: of years. 647 00:27:12,480 --> 00:27:13,080 Speaker 6: Come on down. 648 00:27:13,560 --> 00:27:16,440 Speaker 3: We need you to push our guy, JJ McCarthy. And 649 00:27:16,560 --> 00:27:20,360 Speaker 3: by all all accounts, the GM was McCarthy's guy. He's 650 00:27:20,440 --> 00:27:23,440 Speaker 3: now been moved out. Kevin O'Connell. We'll see if he's 651 00:27:23,480 --> 00:27:26,840 Speaker 3: lukewarmon McCarthy. I think Derek Carr could go to Minnesota 652 00:27:26,880 --> 00:27:28,680 Speaker 3: and he might have a chance. And listen, that's a 653 00:27:28,680 --> 00:27:31,960 Speaker 3: big upgrade. You go there throwing a Justin Jefferson, that backfield, 654 00:27:31,960 --> 00:27:33,680 Speaker 3: that offensive line, and that play caller. 655 00:27:33,760 --> 00:27:34,520 Speaker 6: I think you could work. 656 00:27:34,720 --> 00:27:36,880 Speaker 9: You like Car better than Kyler Murray if he's available. 657 00:27:37,840 --> 00:27:39,520 Speaker 6: I'm really low on Kyler Murray. 658 00:27:39,560 --> 00:27:42,840 Speaker 7: Okay, yeah, all right, we'll see what else your tomorrow's 659 00:27:43,000 --> 00:27:45,600 Speaker 7: headlines today, bring us, come on, give me the give 660 00:27:45,640 --> 00:27:48,520 Speaker 7: me the yeir we go. My infomercial is looking good 661 00:27:48,640 --> 00:27:51,159 Speaker 7: right now. I want to know what the headline will be. 662 00:27:51,320 --> 00:27:53,399 Speaker 7: Let's go down to my at Emmy Tua. 663 00:27:54,160 --> 00:27:56,359 Speaker 6: You know, yeah, to hey, you had a good run 664 00:27:56,400 --> 00:27:57,880 Speaker 6: in Miami, but it feels like it's over. 665 00:27:58,200 --> 00:27:59,600 Speaker 9: The contract is just huge. 666 00:27:59,720 --> 00:28:02,840 Speaker 3: Yeah to Albatross, they're entering the Quinn youwers era or 667 00:28:03,280 --> 00:28:06,280 Speaker 3: you know some other guy. The headline for Tua dung 668 00:28:06,560 --> 00:28:10,720 Speaker 3: Boa will be to a fast too, A furious Finn 669 00:28:10,960 --> 00:28:14,720 Speaker 3: Diesel finds this new full Emily. 670 00:28:14,440 --> 00:28:15,040 Speaker 6: How about that? 671 00:28:15,480 --> 00:28:16,119 Speaker 2: Do you like that? 672 00:28:16,520 --> 00:28:18,760 Speaker 6: To the Colts? Can I interest you in? 673 00:28:19,040 --> 00:28:21,840 Speaker 3: Hey, Daniel Jones is coming off a major injury. He's 674 00:28:21,880 --> 00:28:25,040 Speaker 3: gonna miss half the season. We need somebody, Anthony Richardson. 675 00:28:25,040 --> 00:28:25,680 Speaker 3: Ain't that dude? 676 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:28,080 Speaker 6: We need somebody to come in and kind of steer 677 00:28:28,160 --> 00:28:28,480 Speaker 6: the ship. 678 00:28:28,680 --> 00:28:30,800 Speaker 9: We need somebody else who has a lot of injury issues. 679 00:28:32,560 --> 00:28:34,639 Speaker 3: Yes, that is certainly one way to look at it. 680 00:28:35,480 --> 00:28:37,640 Speaker 3: You know, I think I think the offense can work 681 00:28:38,040 --> 00:28:40,959 Speaker 3: with Tua. He's going They got guys Michael Pittman, they 682 00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:42,840 Speaker 3: got good tight ends, they got good wide receivers. 683 00:28:43,200 --> 00:28:44,000 Speaker 4: I like this team. 684 00:28:44,280 --> 00:28:45,800 Speaker 6: Colts should have made the playoffs last season. 685 00:28:45,880 --> 00:28:48,640 Speaker 9: Yeah, I mean obviously injuries dated in the way. All right, 686 00:28:49,000 --> 00:28:53,600 Speaker 9: now for the next tomorrow's headlines? Today done, dune done. 687 00:28:53,920 --> 00:28:56,040 Speaker 7: I'm gonna ask you the question you've been asking me 688 00:28:56,240 --> 00:28:58,360 Speaker 7: and Johan and everyone else around here. What do you 689 00:28:58,600 --> 00:29:00,360 Speaker 7: think the headline for Lebron is going to be that 690 00:29:00,560 --> 00:29:01,040 Speaker 7: next season? 691 00:29:01,240 --> 00:29:03,720 Speaker 3: Okay, you know he's my guy. This headline is not 692 00:29:03,960 --> 00:29:09,480 Speaker 3: exactly positive. But the headline for this out Lebron James 693 00:29:09,600 --> 00:29:13,880 Speaker 3: next season will be blue Light Special Crown comes at 694 00:29:14,080 --> 00:29:15,360 Speaker 3: royal discount. 695 00:29:15,800 --> 00:29:18,840 Speaker 6: Oh no, they did it to Lebron. But listen, Rachel, 696 00:29:18,880 --> 00:29:19,200 Speaker 6: we know this. 697 00:29:20,240 --> 00:29:22,080 Speaker 3: He ain't doing fifty million. No one's paying him that 698 00:29:22,560 --> 00:29:24,520 Speaker 3: get him on the cheap. I think there's value. He's 699 00:29:24,520 --> 00:29:28,160 Speaker 3: averaging twenty two seven and five ish. Those are great numbers. 700 00:29:28,560 --> 00:29:30,120 Speaker 3: Go back to the Lakers on the chief, try to 701 00:29:30,160 --> 00:29:30,760 Speaker 3: win a title. 702 00:29:31,440 --> 00:29:33,600 Speaker 9: This might have been your easiest prognostication. 703 00:29:33,720 --> 00:29:36,200 Speaker 6: I just don't like blue Light Special attributed to Lebron. 704 00:29:36,280 --> 00:29:37,920 Speaker 9: I mean you like the crown royal reference though I 705 00:29:37,960 --> 00:29:38,840 Speaker 9: do like for royal. 706 00:29:39,040 --> 00:29:41,480 Speaker 6: Yes, yes, there you go. Ways, all right, let's. 707 00:29:41,320 --> 00:29:44,760 Speaker 9: Check on on our last tomorrow's headlines. 708 00:29:44,960 --> 00:29:49,200 Speaker 7: Today done, Dundune, give me the slicer and dicer. 709 00:29:49,280 --> 00:29:51,240 Speaker 9: On where Yannis will be next season? 710 00:29:51,360 --> 00:29:53,520 Speaker 3: My friend, you know, I try to only sing in 711 00:29:53,640 --> 00:29:59,080 Speaker 3: the shower, but the headline for Yannis will be bear 712 00:29:59,440 --> 00:30:00,520 Speaker 3: Laker ladies. 713 00:30:01,000 --> 00:30:03,160 Speaker 6: It's been one Greek since you looked at me. 714 00:30:03,640 --> 00:30:06,560 Speaker 3: How about it, Rachel'll come on. I tried my best. 715 00:30:06,720 --> 00:30:09,120 Speaker 3: Yannis to the Lakers. I know you guys love the 716 00:30:09,120 --> 00:30:13,280 Speaker 3: bear Bear naked ladies. Obviously a great group, but I 717 00:30:13,400 --> 00:30:14,719 Speaker 3: think this is just too perfect. 718 00:30:15,000 --> 00:30:16,840 Speaker 9: This just became the most troubling part of my week 719 00:30:16,880 --> 00:30:18,240 Speaker 9: with you singing that, singing mine. 720 00:30:18,280 --> 00:30:20,160 Speaker 6: Yeah, exactly. Try not have to sing in public in 721 00:30:20,240 --> 00:30:21,520 Speaker 6: the car with the windows out. I'm fine. 722 00:30:21,520 --> 00:30:24,280 Speaker 7: But look, Giannis has wanted right because there Jovon just 723 00:30:24,320 --> 00:30:25,960 Speaker 7: said it, they're not going to have necessarily the best 724 00:30:26,000 --> 00:30:29,200 Speaker 7: trade package. But look, Yannis is a very very smart 725 00:30:29,280 --> 00:30:32,000 Speaker 7: and savvy agent, and he is aware that where you 726 00:30:32,080 --> 00:30:34,360 Speaker 7: are going to and what they have left is a 727 00:30:34,400 --> 00:30:34,880 Speaker 7: big deal. 728 00:30:34,960 --> 00:30:35,960 Speaker 9: And so therefore. 729 00:30:35,680 --> 00:30:38,400 Speaker 7: Yannis, if he doesn't accept an extension with the books, 730 00:30:38,440 --> 00:30:40,280 Speaker 7: he's going to have to put his foot down and 731 00:30:40,400 --> 00:30:42,000 Speaker 7: dictate where he wants to go. 732 00:30:42,480 --> 00:30:44,600 Speaker 9: And look, this guy has made three hundred and thirty 733 00:30:44,600 --> 00:30:45,760 Speaker 9: eight million dollars in his career. 734 00:30:45,800 --> 00:30:48,200 Speaker 7: He's made more than one hundred million off the court, 735 00:30:48,240 --> 00:30:49,680 Speaker 7: and by the way, I think that's a low number 736 00:30:49,680 --> 00:30:51,600 Speaker 7: because he's also got investment money where he's made some 737 00:30:51,680 --> 00:30:54,200 Speaker 7: really smart things. He has everything is it title, he 738 00:30:54,320 --> 00:30:55,000 Speaker 7: is MVPs. 739 00:30:55,560 --> 00:30:58,080 Speaker 9: He wants to go do this one thing. He wants 740 00:30:58,120 --> 00:30:58,320 Speaker 9: to go. 741 00:30:58,400 --> 00:31:01,920 Speaker 7: Play in a competitive situation, possibly win another title, and 742 00:31:02,080 --> 00:31:03,640 Speaker 7: he is going to be able to dict out now 743 00:31:03,680 --> 00:31:05,680 Speaker 7: that we're waiting until the summer the best place to 744 00:31:05,760 --> 00:31:08,120 Speaker 7: do that. So if he thinks that's the Lakers, then 745 00:31:08,320 --> 00:31:11,240 Speaker 7: look he can steer them into not only going there, 746 00:31:11,480 --> 00:31:13,320 Speaker 7: but not having to give up as much for him, 747 00:31:13,680 --> 00:31:15,239 Speaker 7: because if he says, look, that's the only place I'm 748 00:31:15,280 --> 00:31:17,280 Speaker 7: going to sign an extension, nobody's going to give the 749 00:31:17,320 --> 00:31:18,239 Speaker 7: Bucks very much for him. 750 00:31:18,400 --> 00:31:21,480 Speaker 6: So remember Carmelo Anthony was in Denver. I didn't remember, 751 00:31:21,680 --> 00:31:23,480 Speaker 6: I want to go to New York. 752 00:31:23,560 --> 00:31:25,480 Speaker 7: Yeah, if he had just waited until the off season, 753 00:31:25,880 --> 00:31:28,120 Speaker 7: New York would have had more resources and everything. 754 00:31:28,360 --> 00:31:30,520 Speaker 3: Yes, and they I don't I think they got to 755 00:31:30,720 --> 00:31:34,520 Speaker 3: one second round, maybe conference finals. It just never happened 756 00:31:34,520 --> 00:31:37,280 Speaker 3: because you didn't have the dudes. Hopefully Yannis learned the 757 00:31:37,360 --> 00:31:41,680 Speaker 3: lesson by watching Mellow. Do you think the Lakers would 758 00:31:41,680 --> 00:31:43,080 Speaker 3: be hated if they got Yannis and Luca? 759 00:31:43,440 --> 00:31:44,960 Speaker 7: I mean, I think people who hate the Lakers will 760 00:31:44,960 --> 00:31:45,800 Speaker 7: always hate the Lakers. 761 00:31:45,880 --> 00:31:47,280 Speaker 6: No, it's fair, Boston Fit. 762 00:31:47,320 --> 00:31:48,960 Speaker 3: I'm just talking like casuals who were like, this is 763 00:31:49,040 --> 00:31:50,480 Speaker 3: not fair they got Luca. 764 00:31:50,560 --> 00:31:52,600 Speaker 6: That was just a dumb trade by Nico Harrison. 765 00:31:52,880 --> 00:31:55,440 Speaker 7: I mean, look here, here's what's amazing is that I 766 00:31:55,440 --> 00:31:58,080 Speaker 7: think Dave mc barman reported that if they don't get Yannis, 767 00:31:58,520 --> 00:32:01,840 Speaker 7: their next target would Beyton Watson. So come on, Peyt 768 00:32:01,880 --> 00:32:04,560 Speaker 7: Wontson has had a great season. But I mean that's 769 00:32:04,640 --> 00:32:05,480 Speaker 7: quite a difference in me. 770 00:32:05,600 --> 00:32:08,040 Speaker 3: I thought you were gonna say, Walker Kessler, you need 771 00:32:08,080 --> 00:32:09,960 Speaker 3: a rim protect I said, we I know people hate 772 00:32:10,000 --> 00:32:12,320 Speaker 3: that because I don't know if DeAndre Aiden is that guy. 773 00:32:12,480 --> 00:32:16,240 Speaker 6: Yeah, Peyton Watson, I'm just a contract theories cooking from three. 774 00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:18,680 Speaker 6: I like the guy a lot. You know at U 775 00:32:18,760 --> 00:32:20,320 Speaker 6: C l A. And you just talk to the coach, 776 00:32:20,360 --> 00:32:23,120 Speaker 6: find out what he was like there. Not amazing. 777 00:32:23,960 --> 00:32:26,720 Speaker 9: He's playing good this year, Yeah, you honest would be better. 778 00:32:27,440 --> 00:32:32,440 Speaker 7: Yeah, I'm just saying that's my expert decades of NBA analysis. 779 00:32:31,920 --> 00:32:34,440 Speaker 6: For understatement of the year. All right, Uh that's it 780 00:32:34,560 --> 00:32:36,880 Speaker 6: for us. Cowherd back Monday. 781 00:32:37,160 --> 00:32:40,320 Speaker 3: Thanks to everyone who watched and enjoyed Rachel and I 782 00:32:40,640 --> 00:32:43,440 Speaker 3: having fun, enjoy the weekend.