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<v Speaker 1>Break was breaking down all the biggest NBA storylines. So

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<v Speaker 1>the heat Check The heat Chack was just a crak

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<v Speaker 1>the best podcast covering all the drama around the association.

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<v Speaker 2>Real quick, quick hitters from around the league. Speaking of

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<v Speaker 2>Nick Nurse, so he gave a big interview on the

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<v Speaker 2>eve of training camp. Well we got training camp froming

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<v Speaker 2>soon Media days in two weeks, and the big takeaway

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<v Speaker 2>is Joe Ellenbi needs to play more minutes. Yep, that

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<v Speaker 2>is what Nick told Sixers Wire. I think that we're

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<v Speaker 2>looking at it maybe a little different than people think

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<v Speaker 2>we might be. We're not trying to get him to

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<v Speaker 2>play more games. Our goal is that it's going up

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<v Speaker 2>for him, not the other direction. Some people would say, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>that's playoffs is he going to be We're just trying

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<v Speaker 2>to get it the other direction. I think that's just

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<v Speaker 2>what our people believe here, that he can play. And again,

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<v Speaker 2>knock on wood, cross our fingers, all that stuff. What

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<v Speaker 2>a quote, I am confused, kind of fascinating. Reminds me

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<v Speaker 2>of what stam May and Gunny said about Zion that

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<v Speaker 2>he didn't need to play less to stay healthy, he

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<v Speaker 2>needed to play more. So Nick giving him be more minutes.

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<v Speaker 2>He's probably very in tune with his coaching philosophy, which

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<v Speaker 2>is to keep his starters to play as many minutes

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<v Speaker 2>as possible and hopefully that keeps him healthier in the process.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll see about that one. Gonna be a fun little

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<v Speaker 2>piece of tention to watch those two duke it out.

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<v Speaker 2>Quick update on Dame. Willard Dame is now out here

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<v Speaker 2>spinning how the whole trade situation has gone down. Not

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<v Speaker 2>really interested in what he has to say about that,

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<v Speaker 2>other than for the first time in a long time,

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<v Speaker 2>he said he'll he'd wish and would be happy to

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<v Speaker 2>finish out his entire career in Portland. Do not want

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<v Speaker 2>to talk about is a deleted IG story where he

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<v Speaker 2>said future Heat legend.

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<v Speaker 1>No.

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<v Speaker 2>What fascinates me is that there is a secret team

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<v Speaker 2>that appears to be making a move to swoop in

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<v Speaker 2>and steal Dame from the Miami Heat. What team could

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<v Speaker 2>that secret team be? Sam Presty and the Oklahoma City

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<v Speaker 2>Thunder oh Man, Do I love this for both teams?

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<v Speaker 2>Sports Illustrated Chris Mannix reports if Dame is still on

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<v Speaker 2>that block Blazer's roster in January, and if Okase is overachieving,

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<v Speaker 2>if they're playing really well. Do not be surprised if

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<v Speaker 2>they go out and make a run at Lillard. Hell yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>the Thunder. I have to cut good players anyway to

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<v Speaker 2>get under the number this year. They have so much

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<v Speaker 2>talent on the team. They have a million draft picks.

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<v Speaker 2>They're steering down the barrel at three first round picks

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<v Speaker 2>next year, meaning even more cuts because all of those

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<v Speaker 2>contracts are guaranteed. And you know what that means, trading

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<v Speaker 2>first round picks and young talented players like Alexi Pokoshewsky,

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<v Speaker 2>Lou Dort, maybe Josh Giddy to the Blazers four game.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's right. Here is everything that I wanted as

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<v Speaker 2>a Blazers fan. Players that I can feel good about,

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<v Speaker 2>draft picks that I can feel good about. Dame gets

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<v Speaker 2>a chance to win it all. He gets a chance

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<v Speaker 2>to play with Shay Gojess, Alexander and Chet and a

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<v Speaker 2>bunch of other young talented players. Scoot and Shaden get

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<v Speaker 2>paired with young awesome talent too. Oka See is building

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<v Speaker 2>a brand new stadium for nine hundred million dollars that

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<v Speaker 2>keeps them there until Aliens come down and steal our earth.

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<v Speaker 2>I can think of no better way for building excitement

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<v Speaker 2>than Shay and Dame. And as an aside, Scoot Henderson

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<v Speaker 2>loves Portland. He said this, I think living here is

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<v Speaker 2>pretty dope. All the people show love and support the

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<v Speaker 2>best fans. I see why they say that. So if

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<v Speaker 2>Dame has to go, I say, fuck the heat and

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<v Speaker 2>their bullshit. Will we won't we throw in Nikola Yovich?

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<v Speaker 2>Will we won't we throw in Caleb Martin. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>give a fuck. I don't give a fuck. We want okay, see,

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<v Speaker 2>because they have a Brinks truck and you know what,

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<v Speaker 2>Miami is a miser and they are cash poor. Finally

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<v Speaker 2>some breaking news. We move on out of Milwaukee. There's

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<v Speaker 2>a whole lot of fear in Deerland, Deerville, whatever the

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<v Speaker 2>fuck they call it about Giannis already seating his exit

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<v Speaker 2>for Milwaukee. But there is one guy out there doing

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<v Speaker 2>his best to set the record straight. Talking about Chris Middleton.

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<v Speaker 2>He put to bed one of the biggest controversies in

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<v Speaker 2>NBA circles. Who's the real number one option in Milwaukee? Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>all right? Chris said this, There's never been a struggle

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<v Speaker 2>about who's the number one and number two between us.

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<v Speaker 2>As we got older, the respect that was formed and

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<v Speaker 2>bonded between those intense practices. Then as time goes on,

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<v Speaker 2>we realize none of this matters. Oh sounds like the

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<v Speaker 2>quote of a loser. We had our battles in practice.

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<v Speaker 2>Now our job is to go out and win. So

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<v Speaker 2>whoever is one, two, three, four, five, that doesn't matter.

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<v Speaker 2>As long as we win, everything takes care of itself.

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<v Speaker 2>Everybody gets paid, everybody is happy, and everybody gets to

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<v Speaker 2>go wherever they want to go. Everybody gets to go

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<v Speaker 2>wherever they want to go. That's just the way we learn.

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<v Speaker 2>Hold up, he just snuck in. Everybody gets to go

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<v Speaker 2>where they want to go. I hope he means winning

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<v Speaker 2>the championship. It's never really been a struggle between Batman

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<v Speaker 2>and Robin. Batman knows he's Batman and Robin knows he's

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<v Speaker 2>Robin U. And these two did have tension before Giannis

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<v Speaker 2>gained one hundred and fifty pounds of pure muscle, and

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<v Speaker 2>Chris Middleton we realized was an absolute bucket. But Chris

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<v Speaker 2>Middleton really really, it feels like Chris Middleton Middleton still

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<v Speaker 2>kind of believes there's a debate between who's the number

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<v Speaker 2>one option and who's the number two option. It's like

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<v Speaker 2>Jeremy Renner being like, you know, there's never really been

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<v Speaker 2>a shit struggle about who's the number one and number

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<v Speaker 2>two between me and Tom Cruise on the set of

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<v Speaker 2>Mission Impossible. A lot of other people think that I

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<v Speaker 2>do stunts better than him, but when we're all doing stunts,

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<v Speaker 2>we can all win and make good movies. It's like, uh, okay, Middleton,

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<v Speaker 2>you're a great player, but Giannis is without question, one

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<v Speaker 2>of the three best players in the league, and you're

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<v Speaker 2>not even close to a top ten player. No question

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<v Speaker 2>between who's number one and number two. What an absurd quote.

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<v Speaker 2>Chris Middleton is like Spain saying there's no struggle with

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<v Speaker 2>the US in terms of who controls NATO. He is

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<v Speaker 2>the potato telling the steak that they're both equally important.

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<v Speaker 2>On the dinner play, he is Molly Karen being like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>there would be no first take without me. And by

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<v Speaker 2>the way, Chris Middleton, without Drew Holliday, Jannie is out

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<v Speaker 2>do see you later. You need to be begging at

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<v Speaker 2>Drew Holliday's feet, kissing his toes, hoping he doesn't retire

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<v Speaker 2>in twelve months. O wise, Yanni is gonna be playing

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<v Speaker 2>for Golden State. That's why Yanna said he would even

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<v Speaker 2>consider coming back, and the only reason was that Drew

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<v Speaker 2>has to stay. And we know that Drew says he

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<v Speaker 2>wants to retire. So Chris Middleton from the Batman Robin

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<v Speaker 2>scenario is more like Alfred. I like Middleton a lot.

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<v Speaker 2>That is just an objectively funny quote, more of the

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<v Speaker 2>kind of thing you would see from Kelly Oubre than

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<v Speaker 2>Chris Middleton.