WEBVTT - Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy

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<v Speaker 1>On this episode of the Heat Check. There is so

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<v Speaker 1>much popping around the league, not a lot of news.

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<v Speaker 1>We are so close to the trade deadline, though we're

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<v Speaker 1>chugging along, chew chew all aboard the Jimmy Butler Trade Express.

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<v Speaker 1>I will cover Victor women Yama's week in Paris. I

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<v Speaker 1>go over the mystery of Trey Young in Atlanta. Also

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<v Speaker 1>that kid who posted that he should be MVP as Ridonculous.

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<v Speaker 1>I take four teams to task for not sucking anywhere

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<v Speaker 1>nearly bad enough at a time where Cooper Flag is balling.

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<v Speaker 1>What's a little news from around the league? Anthony, do

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<v Speaker 1>me a little favor. Drop that motherfucker beat and that

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<v Speaker 1>should be Rihanna, but obnestly's too cheap to pay for anything. Okay.

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<v Speaker 1>Big news this week was the NBA's annual a for

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<v Speaker 1>wah uh A Bonjo. But voyage was it? Voyage into

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<v Speaker 1>Europe where the Indiana Pacers played, not surprisingly the San

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<v Speaker 1>Antonio Spurs because of Victor Webbin Yama question if the

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<v Speaker 1>ping pong balls would have changed one number, literally just one,

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<v Speaker 1>and Victor would have been a Portland Trailblazer and not Scoot, which,

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<v Speaker 1>of course I love Scoot, but you know, I'm so

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<v Speaker 1>happy with Scoot. But would Portland be going to France

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<v Speaker 1>instead of San Antonio? Would? Is it just wherever Victor goes,

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<v Speaker 1>whatever team he's on, that's just what team goes to France?

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. Anyway, he played twice. The games in

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<v Speaker 1>Paris were prefaced by a lot of Victor photo ops,

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<v Speaker 1>and to be perfectly honest, I was intrigued by all

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<v Speaker 1>of it. The French obviously are fascinated and in love

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<v Speaker 1>with Victor. How could you not be. He's awesome, he's

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<v Speaker 1>so fun, he's so likable, he's so tall, just so tall.

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<v Speaker 1>And this is the people not really known for being

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<v Speaker 1>that friendly to even their own countrymen, and they love them.

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<v Speaker 1>But France, France loves himself some wemby and he was

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<v Speaker 1>so happy to show his teammates his home country. The

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<v Speaker 1>team landed in Patti on Monday, and it was like

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<v Speaker 1>it literally looked on Instagram, not just the San Antonio Spurs,

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<v Speaker 1>but it was almost like Victor wembin Yama was the

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<v Speaker 1>school teacher chaperone and all of the NBA were his students.

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<v Speaker 1>It was like a high school trip or a middle

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<v Speaker 1>school trip. To Washington, DC. He took him on a

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<v Speaker 1>never ending series of sightseeing photo op trips. A small

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<v Speaker 1>list of what Victor did. Monday team dinner and then

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<v Speaker 1>a group shopping trip at the legendary Hosmon Opera Saint

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<v Speaker 1>Lazarre Quarter. I think I butchered that. Definitely butchered that

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<v Speaker 1>Tuesday trip back to his hometown. I'm definitely gonna butcher

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<v Speaker 1>this La les Chesney, where he dedicated not one, but

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<v Speaker 1>two basketball courts in his name, before heading back to

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<v Speaker 1>past Paris for Why Fashion Week, good shit, Adam Sover,

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<v Speaker 1>great Collabo, no wonder he has custom sweatsuits that I

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<v Speaker 1>have no idea how they fit him. He probably has

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<v Speaker 1>a tailor for sweatsuits. Wednesday, Paris Saint Germain's soccer game

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<v Speaker 1>against Man City PSG one four two. Thursday first game

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<v Speaker 1>versus Pacers. Friday tour of the Eiffel Tower, which I

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<v Speaker 1>thought only tours from Toledo went to. But I guess

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<v Speaker 1>when Keldon Johnson gotta take them to the Eiffel Tower

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<v Speaker 1>as well. Saturday second game against the Pacers. Sunday coss

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<v Speaker 1>sauce with the Crodies, bagets with the boys, then get

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<v Speaker 1>on the jet plane and fly back to San Antonio.

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<v Speaker 1>What a fucking week, people, And also Opie Topping and

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<v Speaker 1>his chick looking fucking bad, looking so good, all of

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<v Speaker 1>the photo ops from the Pacers and the Spurs chef's kiss.

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<v Speaker 1>I am jealous. I love how much this trip happened.

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<v Speaker 1>I want a team, an NBA team, to be in Paris.

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<v Speaker 1>I love how much Wemby embraces his celebrity both in

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<v Speaker 1>Europe and the United States. Just a super nice kid.

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<v Speaker 1>I love this trip. I also thought it was interesting

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<v Speaker 1>that they played twice because I was tripping when the

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<v Speaker 1>NBA was putting out highlights, I was like, it's just me.

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<v Speaker 1>I swear to God, this game already occurred. Are we

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<v Speaker 1>getting highlights from three days ago or three minutes ago? Anyway,

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<v Speaker 1>this is what he said. This week was amazing, just

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<v Speaker 1>seeing my family. I'm not trying to get emotional, but

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<v Speaker 1>everyone did their job making this week incredible. And guess what.

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<v Speaker 1>On the court, Wemby was tremendous in the first game,

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<v Speaker 1>thirty point blowout win, which is insane. Victor put up

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<v Speaker 1>thirty eleven and six five blocks five five blocks plus

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<v Speaker 1>all eighteen net rating. Rick Carlile made it a point

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<v Speaker 1>to stop him in the second game, and indeed the

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<v Speaker 1>Pacers split the two game series with a thirty eight

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<v Speaker 1>point win. I think jet lag had something to do

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<v Speaker 1>with it. They held Wemby to twenty twelve and two,

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<v Speaker 1>but after the game, Carlile said he was shocked when

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<v Speaker 1>he looked at the box score. You don't stop that guy,

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<v Speaker 1>he said, he still had twenty to twelve, and it

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<v Speaker 1>was our sole mission to eliminate him from the game.

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<v Speaker 1>The entire week had not gone better, and as the

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<v Speaker 1>Spurs point guard said, Victor responded despite the enormous pressure

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<v Speaker 1>on him. He said, I can't imagine what it was

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<v Speaker 1>like for Victor come back home and play. He was

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<v Speaker 1>so excited. But it's a lot of responsibility that comes

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<v Speaker 1>with that. Every media outlet, every event, trying to see

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<v Speaker 1>your family that you don't get to see to that often.

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<v Speaker 1>And Vic is one of those guys who tries to

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<v Speaker 1>sign every autograph. I just love it for him. I

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<v Speaker 1>love him so much. I hope this becomes an annual tradition,

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<v Speaker 1>the San Antonio Spurs bag Get annual bag Get Classic,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what I mean. I hope they. I would

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<v Speaker 1>love him to play four times a year. Fuck it,

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<v Speaker 1>let them go multiple times. This NBA Cup, let's have

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<v Speaker 1>that shit in Paris. Victor's already a star. He's on

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<v Speaker 1>the cusp of becoming a top ten player in the league,

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<v Speaker 1>if he's not already there, And it was just cool

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<v Speaker 1>to have basketball on at two pm here in America.

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<v Speaker 1>I was getting mad. It was like it was the

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<v Speaker 1>pandemic all over again. Baby. I was like, Wow, two

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<v Speaker 1>pm on the West Coast getting a game. With the

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<v Speaker 1>announcement that the NBA is looking to open a league

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<v Speaker 1>affiliated EuroLeague, events like this take on in even greater importance,

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<v Speaker 1>and Victor's announcement at the end of the week that

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<v Speaker 1>he's gonna be playing for Team France and EuroBasket twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty five seem like the final thank you from one

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<v Speaker 1>of the more grateful dudes in the world of basketball

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<v Speaker 1>to his country. Well done, Adam Silver. That was one

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<v Speaker 1>of the best well planned situations that you could ever

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<v Speaker 1>have expected. Do that more, all right, Moving on, Moving on,

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<v Speaker 1>Trey Young. Gotta talk about him. As you guys know,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not a huge Tray fan. You know, as far

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<v Speaker 1>as ethical basketball goes, Trey Young's not at the top

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<v Speaker 1>of that list. He's been the subject of a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of discourse as of late, in large part because of

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<v Speaker 1>the weird nature of the Atlanta Hawks, who really cannot

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<v Speaker 1>decide what they are. Are they good? Are they dog shit?

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<v Speaker 1>Are they maybeocre? We don't know. They're twenty two and

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<v Speaker 1>twenty three, largely because they've been four and six in

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<v Speaker 1>the last ten games. They're sitting in ninth four games

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<v Speaker 1>at a fourth place as the East decks up like

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<v Speaker 1>Cordwood after the top three in the East. And also

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<v Speaker 1>they've beaten every good team in the East. They've lost

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<v Speaker 1>to all the bad ones. So we don't know. And

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<v Speaker 1>since Trey Young is at the center of this team,

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<v Speaker 1>you can consider them the lighting rod. And whether Trey

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<v Speaker 1>being at the center of the Hawks is a good

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<v Speaker 1>thing or a bad thing is kind of what this

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<v Speaker 1>is about. Jared Weiss from The Athletic tried to think

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<v Speaker 1>peace how Tray Young has taken a step back so

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<v Speaker 1>the Hawks can take a step forward kind of remind

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<v Speaker 1>me of a Paul Abdul song, actually, and it resummarized

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<v Speaker 1>the way Trey has been talked about as of late. Tilly.

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<v Speaker 1>What the article is about is how Hawks coach Quinn

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<v Speaker 1>Snyder is trying to get everyone on the Hawks to

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<v Speaker 1>embrace this defensive first basketball and that includes Trey Young,

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<v Speaker 1>who has, let's face it, ben Akne for most of

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<v Speaker 1>his career to date, despite the fact that he's one

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<v Speaker 1>of the best stealers in the league west thiefs in

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<v Speaker 1>the league. In addition, I actually love Quinn Snyder, by

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<v Speaker 1>the way. In addition, Snyder envisioned in offense with Trey

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<v Speaker 1>having the ball a lot less often in his hands.

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<v Speaker 1>As Trey noted, Snyder put it out in front of

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<v Speaker 1>me and showed me how we can do it. And

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<v Speaker 1>I can still get the same amount of touches because

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<v Speaker 1>it helps our offense. But maybe it's getting off the

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<v Speaker 1>ball early and getting a pick and roll later into

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<v Speaker 1>the shot clock that can help too. The ball's in

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<v Speaker 1>my hands, but I'm getting it in different ways. Allah,

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<v Speaker 1>Steph Curry, That's what we've been trying to say for

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<v Speaker 1>many years now. But Steph, but Steph coming into the

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<v Speaker 1>Trey Young experience hasn't really worked with the Jonte Murray experience.

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<v Speaker 1>That's why he had to get a bat of there.

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<v Speaker 1>The shift happened in the offseason with that trade for

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<v Speaker 1>de Jontay Murray for Dyson Daniels in the offseason, because

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<v Speaker 1>Dyson Daniels has been a revelation on track to set

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<v Speaker 1>an NBA record for steals. This guy was sitting at

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<v Speaker 1>the end of the bench for the New Orleans Pelicans

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<v Speaker 1>last year, I might remind you, and that has been

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<v Speaker 1>setting the tone for a team that is now five

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<v Speaker 1>points better in defensive ratings than they were last year.

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<v Speaker 1>And Trey has responded. He is averaging twenty three game

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<v Speaker 1>which is almost seven points worse than his career high,

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<v Speaker 1>but he's also getting eleven and a half assists per game,

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<v Speaker 1>which leads the league and is a career high for him.

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<v Speaker 1>His twenty one potential assists per game is four and

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<v Speaker 1>a half higher than Nikola Jokic. That is nuts. That

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<v Speaker 1>is nuts. The change in numbers come with some pain.

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<v Speaker 1>Young is averaging a career low forty percent from the field.

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<v Speaker 1>Part of that is because his percentage of isolation is

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<v Speaker 1>nearly half of what it is last year, and his

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<v Speaker 1>pick and roll plays have soared astronomically to twenty six

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<v Speaker 1>per game. And let's be honest, like Trey Young made

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<v Speaker 1>his bones at Oklahoma and even Atlanta as an IO

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<v Speaker 1>player as an IO god. That's what he does. By

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<v Speaker 1>the way, pick and Roll plays five more than Damian Lillard,

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<v Speaker 1>who is the only other player in the twenties also

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<v Speaker 1>ISO god. That is also worth noting. The new look

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<v Speaker 1>Atlanta Hawks have a ton going for them. Jalen Johnson's

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<v Speaker 1>on the cusp of being a superstar. DeAndre Hunter has

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<v Speaker 1>found his groove as a six man. Tyson Daniels, like

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<v Speaker 1>I said, has been a revelation defensively. But the team

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<v Speaker 1>is still struggling because they don't have any shooters. As

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<v Speaker 1>Lebron James has said many times many years, we don't

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<v Speaker 1>have no snipers. They're currently twenty seventh in the league.

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<v Speaker 1>From Deep Paiging Buddy Healed, Paijing Buddy Healed. The Hawks

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<v Speaker 1>are on the cusp good enough to beat some top

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<v Speaker 1>teams in the league. They won over Boston twice, New

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<v Speaker 1>York twice, Cleveland twice, the Lakers Milwaukee, and then they're

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<v Speaker 1>bad enough to lose to the Drags, losses to the

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<v Speaker 1>Wizards twice, Chicago twice, Toronto twice, Portland wolf So you

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<v Speaker 1>never really know what they're gonna get. What are they

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<v Speaker 1>gonna do with the deadline Are they gonna sell, are

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<v Speaker 1>they gonna buy? Trade for another shooter? Ditch some contracts

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<v Speaker 1>put themselves in a better position. When are they gonna

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<v Speaker 1>get rid of clink Appella? Who knows? But no matter

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<v Speaker 1>what happens, Trey Young will be at the center of

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<v Speaker 1>the Hawks moving forward. And I think for all of

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<v Speaker 1>us who have been praying for more ethical basketball, we

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<v Speaker 1>can at least give Trey Young a golf clap for

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<v Speaker 1>more of what he's been doing than he's been doing

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<v Speaker 1>this season. All right, Moving on, It's around this time

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<v Speaker 1>of year. Did NBA teams loser? Goddamn mindes? We're talking

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<v Speaker 1>about tanking or in this case, capturing the flags watery

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<v Speaker 1>and there are teams that don't feel like they really

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<v Speaker 1>am getting the picture so far? Have they not been

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<v Speaker 1>watching Cooper Flag? Have they not been seeing the clips?

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<v Speaker 1>Are you guys not on X or fucking threads or

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<v Speaker 1>on what's the one red note, blue sky whatever? Yellow bird?

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<v Speaker 1>Who knows? Okay? Cooper Flag setting records, Dylan Harper, Ace

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<v Speaker 1>Bailey putting up monster games at records. VJ edgecomb killing it, Portland,

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<v Speaker 1>New Orleans, Toronto, Charlotte not getting the memo, all four

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<v Speaker 1>teams in the bottom flour of their respective conferences, all

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<v Speaker 1>of a sudden have decided hoopin, hoopin' hoopin. Here's what

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<v Speaker 1>they've done. Blazers four and one in their last five,

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<v Speaker 1>Pelicans five and three in their last eight, Raptors five

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<v Speaker 1>and one in their last six, Hornets four and two

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<v Speaker 1>in their last four. Of the eight worst teams in

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<v Speaker 1>the NBA are all of a sudden, four of the

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<v Speaker 1>hottest teams in the league. What are you doing? Portland? Portland, Portland.

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<v Speaker 1>You've got Aton, You've got Rob Williams. You've got Jeremy

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<v Speaker 1>Grant that you must trade. You need to trade them.

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<v Speaker 1>New Orleans, Why why are you even trying to win

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<v Speaker 1>when you could maybe, just maybe pair Cooper Flagg Wizion

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<v Speaker 1>Williamson in the greatest duke connection of all time. Charlotte,

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<v Speaker 1>your season is over. Brandon nort it's a rap for him.

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<v Speaker 1>You should be shedding salary. And worst of all, Toronto

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<v Speaker 1>in the six you got no business winning five of six,

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<v Speaker 1>no business. You stink you're gross, But a top pick

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<v Speaker 1>in this draft could set you up for years. Baby,

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<v Speaker 1>what are you doing? Who? You guys need to be

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<v Speaker 1>taking notes from who you guys should just pull up

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<v Speaker 1>some YouTube clips. On the fourth quarter, Will Hardy of

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<v Speaker 1>Utah Jazz aka the Master Commander of Tanking Utah Jazz,

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<v Speaker 1>chugging along baby, doing what he's supposed to do, supposed

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<v Speaker 1>to do. Two and eight in their last ten, Brooklyn Nets,

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<v Speaker 1>who turned a five hundred team into a deep sea submersible.

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<v Speaker 1>One and nine down the stretch. Oh yeah, baby, and

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<v Speaker 1>they called it. And they you know, when you make

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<v Speaker 1>a bank shot, you gotta go. That's a bank. That's

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<v Speaker 1>what they said. We're losing. We're not gonna lose, you

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<v Speaker 1>know what I'm saying. We're not fielding the winning team

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<v Speaker 1>no more. Shoot. Kyle Kuzma.

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<v Speaker 2>Washington Wizards with Kyle Kuzma Oh in ten in their

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<v Speaker 2>last ten, Kyle Kuzman says, I'm now trying to win

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<v Speaker 2>cause I don't wanna fit into what we're trying to

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<v Speaker 2>do here.

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<v Speaker 1>Demand the ball never change kus. He said, I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>gonna let these guys develop. He said, I don't wanna

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<v Speaker 1>let them develop. I want to shoot. I don't want

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<v Speaker 1>to fit in to what the Wizards do. I'm tired

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<v Speaker 1>of that. I am gonna be me cous cous Maybe

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<v Speaker 1>he will ruin their chances as a punishment for not

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<v Speaker 1>trading him two years ago. I don't understand all that

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<v Speaker 1>to say this is one of the top drafts in

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<v Speaker 1>recent memory. Okay, tanking is crucial. Take it from me.

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<v Speaker 1>Pallo ban Cao, Chet Holmgren, Victor Wembin Yama, Brandon Miller,

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<v Speaker 1>any of those players could have been my team's players.

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<v Speaker 1>But guess what. We had to roll the ball out

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<v Speaker 1>on a random February night and say we're gonna beat

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<v Speaker 1>New Orleans tonight. Do you think we give up anybody?

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<v Speaker 1>Anybody gives a fuck about that game three years ago? Now, No,

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<v Speaker 1>we don't. We don't care at all. Do you think

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<v Speaker 1>Paolo ban Caro would have been a nice consolation prize

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<v Speaker 1>to a dismal season? Absolutely? Ask Orlando when your future

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<v Speaker 1>is on the line. A draft like this comes once

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<v Speaker 1>every I don't know, decade or so. Do not fuck

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<v Speaker 1>this up Portland. Those wins in February and January, those

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<v Speaker 1>will mess up your lottery odds, and guess what, they

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<v Speaker 1>will come back and haunt you. Okay, little news from

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<v Speaker 1>around the league. ESPN's Mark Jones has reported it around

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<v Speaker 1>three weeks ago. Anthony Edwards reached out to Michael Jordan

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<v Speaker 1>about how to deal with double teams. Oh shit, oh shit.

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<v Speaker 1>I was told by someone in his circle that three

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<v Speaker 1>weeks ago. Aunt reached out to Michael Jordan on advice

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<v Speaker 1>on how to handle some of the double teams and

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<v Speaker 1>traps that he's seeing. He's been extremely frustrated up until late.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know, if you see in the clips. He

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<v Speaker 1>fucking hates it. He says, I can't stay in the game.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know what to do. They said, Aunt, do

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<v Speaker 1>you get rattled? Do you feel like you can stay focused?

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<v Speaker 1>He's like, I don't enjoy this. I don't enjoy just

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<v Speaker 1>passing the ball to my teammates at all. I do

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<v Speaker 1>not want that. I want to score. Aunt. Let's talk

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<v Speaker 1>about this season up and down. Since getting that advice

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<v Speaker 1>from Michael Jordan, he's averaging thirty two, six and six

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<v Speaker 1>forty seven percent from deep in his last twelve games.

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<v Speaker 1>That is up from twenty one to six and five

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<v Speaker 1>and thirty eight percent from deep in the last twelve

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<v Speaker 1>games before. That would have been nice to know, probably

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<v Speaker 1>would have been him. Not sure what Jordan told Aunt,

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<v Speaker 1>but it seems to have worked. I know what. They

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<v Speaker 1>probably told him. Shoot from the lolo, motherfucker, shoot just

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<v Speaker 1>further back. I know there are a lot of jokes

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<v Speaker 1>about Michael Jordan being Anthony Edwards's dad, But let me

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<v Speaker 1>tell you, if Aunt Edwards keeps playing like this, those comparisons,

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<v Speaker 1>those DNA tests, the asks are gonna keep coming out

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<v Speaker 1>in Phoenix. Moving on, we apparently have some beef between

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<v Speaker 1>Yusuf Nurkic, the fourth string center, and Mike budenholds her

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<v Speaker 1>what huh? Nirk told the Arizona Republic that the two

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<v Speaker 1>haven't spoken a couple of days, right, we can couple

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<v Speaker 1>of leaks three weeks two months. NRK said this, We

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<v Speaker 1>don't have a relationship, so it's fine. Don't let you're

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<v Speaker 1>on that back. We don't have a relationship, so it's

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<v Speaker 1>fine for me. Just be a pro, do the best

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<v Speaker 1>I can work and stay ready for whatever it might be.

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<v Speaker 1>But there is no chaos or bringing that to this team.

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<v Speaker 1>They already have plenty of it. Oh my god, Nirk

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<v Speaker 1>with grenades. Oh boy. Bud was stoic about Nirk's comments,

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<v Speaker 1>considering he basically has demoted him to dnp's AKA do

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<v Speaker 1>not Play, saying it's never easy in the league. He

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<v Speaker 1>hasn't played. Why I did a video about this, he

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<v Speaker 1>hasn't played. I'm sure he's frustrated. I respect that this

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<v Speaker 1>story's tremendous, the story the Suns. They really want to

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<v Speaker 1>get the last year of the nrks contract off their books.

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<v Speaker 1>I tried to tell folks, the best part of the

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<v Speaker 1>Dame trade was getting rid of NRK. The best part

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<v Speaker 1>of the Dame trade was getting rid of Nirk. This

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<v Speaker 1>guy is not good. Four years seventy million dollars to

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<v Speaker 1>NRK nineteen point four million on the books. You want

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<v Speaker 1>to talk about fanasasu tokupos of the world, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>just there because the superstar wants them there. That was

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<v Speaker 1>Nurk and Damian Lillard. Send that motherfucker to Milwaukee. Phoenix

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<v Speaker 1>is a mess. Things like this will not make them

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<v Speaker 1>any more attractive for free agents who might be tempted

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<v Speaker 1>to head out to the desert. Oh boy, what a

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<v Speaker 1>tremendous story. And I'm sure it's only gonna get more

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<v Speaker 1>calm as the free as the trade deadline approaches. Finally,

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<v Speaker 1>out in Indiana, where the Pacers have been scorching hot

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<v Speaker 1>nine of eleven, there are whispers yes they are. These

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<v Speaker 1>are the good ones. There are whispers of the most

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<v Speaker 1>familiar kind. Miles Turner is on the trade block again.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh man, I've been talking about Miles Turner on the

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<v Speaker 1>trade block for the Indiana Pacers since twenty twenty. Since

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty, death taxes and Miles Turner on the trade block.

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<v Speaker 1>Say it ain't so. Literally, one of the trade machine

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<v Speaker 1>Hall of famers just cannot be quit. This time from

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<v Speaker 1>friend to show Yovan Bouja, who reports I've heard a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit of chatter about that, about some uncertainty and

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<v Speaker 1>not Lakers specific, but just kind of league chatter in

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<v Speaker 1>terms of Turner. If he's available, it would be more

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<v Speaker 1>so because Indiana and the contract situation, and not as

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<v Speaker 1>much about them because Indiana is not really a team

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<v Speaker 1>that tanks or looks to sell off players. But that

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<v Speaker 1>could be an exception just based off of his contract situation.

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<v Speaker 1>If Miles Turner is available, I think if you're the Lakers,

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<v Speaker 1>you have to go get him because he just fits

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<v Speaker 1>perfectly next to ad on both sides of the floor.

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<v Speaker 1>He spaces the floor, and he's a rim protector. That

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<v Speaker 1>would be the ideal. Even over Walker Kessler. This is

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<v Speaker 1>what we call no shade to Yovon Bouja. Really, no shade.

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<v Speaker 1>Just throwing shit against the wall, that's what that I mean. Really,

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<v Speaker 1>that's not reporting. That's just like, hey, you see that

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<v Speaker 1>girl over there, I would fuck that girl, you know

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<v Speaker 1>what I mean? Like, that's just the Lakers being like,

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<v Speaker 1>if he was available, man, we would trade for him. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>Like there's no side of interest from Indiana's perspective that

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<v Speaker 1>they are willing to trade Miles Turner. And I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think he's that back of a contract either. Can we

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<v Speaker 1>just stop these Miles turn trade rumors? The dude has

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<v Speaker 1>been through enough. He's been so good in Indiana. The

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<v Speaker 1>Pacers are red hot. They are now in fifth, They're

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<v Speaker 1>a game out of the fourth for slot, I sincerely

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<v Speaker 1>doubt that they make a move like trading him for

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<v Speaker 1>contract reasons. That is, throw shit against the wall for

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<v Speaker 1>Miles's sake, For for Miles's sake, Can we just him live?

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<v Speaker 1>Can we just have one year without a Miles Turner

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<v Speaker 1>trade rumor? Please? Please Yo Yo Vaughn, make it stop.

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<v Speaker 1>That's all the time that we have for this episode

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<v Speaker 1>I enjoy watching the Buffalo Bills and the Washington Commanders,

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<v Speaker 1>I am heartbroken. Fuck the Bills, I mean, fuck the

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