WEBVTT - Boston Wants Durant

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<v Speaker 3>Come on, let's move on to the news though, as

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<v Speaker 3>we start, just like any other.

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<v Speaker 2>Podcast in the last two years, we have to start

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<v Speaker 2>in Brooklyn, don't we. The news around the league the

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<v Speaker 2>past week is that Kevin.

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<v Speaker 3>Durant is headed to Boston or that there are rumors

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<v Speaker 3>that the Boston Celtics have offered This part is crucial.

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<v Speaker 3>They have offered Jalen Brown to the Nets in exchange

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<v Speaker 3>for others as well, and also Jalen Brown plus others

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<v Speaker 3>plus picks. Jalen Brown is the centerpiece of this proposed

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<v Speaker 3>proposed from Boston side trade Jalen Brown, Derek White multiple picks.

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<v Speaker 2>The Nets have apparently.

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<v Speaker 3>Rejected this pick, this offer because it's the moon and

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<v Speaker 3>the stars and the earth and the wind is only

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<v Speaker 3>required for our man Sean Marks GM of the Nets.

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<v Speaker 3>And we can thank Rudy Gobert again for bad things

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<v Speaker 3>happening in our world of NBA, because if it wasn't

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<v Speaker 3>for Rudy, this deal probably would have been done. The Internet,

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<v Speaker 3>of course freaks out over this, but to me, the

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<v Speaker 3>move makes sense for both teams right. The Nets, of course,

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<v Speaker 3>are adamant about getting an all star back in return

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<v Speaker 3>for their package for Durant and for the Celtics coming

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<v Speaker 3>off of the finals run, facing a very a certain

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<v Speaker 3>Eastern conference where you could have gone to the finals

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<v Speaker 3>and may never be back. Like the Toronto Raptors, your

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<v Speaker 3>window might be open and then it might be shut.

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<v Speaker 3>Because the Bucks are here. They got Joe Ingles to

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<v Speaker 3>help them in their title run. Of course, that's a

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<v Speaker 3>piece on top of Chris Middleton, on top of Drew Holliday,

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<v Speaker 3>on top of oh, I don't know his name's Jannis

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<v Speaker 3>Onto Takoumpo.

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<v Speaker 2>They also very huge transaction. I forgot to mention.

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<v Speaker 3>The Bucks recently this week have signed the fourth Onto Takoumpo,

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<v Speaker 3>so the dynasty is complete. All five stone, all four

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<v Speaker 3>stones to the Thanos Glove are intact. All the Onto

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<v Speaker 3>Tokumpo's will be sharing one hotel room together on the road.

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<v Speaker 2>It's gonna be tremendous.

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<v Speaker 3>So you can expect more Onto Takumpo's putting their slapping

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<v Speaker 3>their hands on the court, being amazing role players as

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<v Speaker 3>Jannis continues his dominance.

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<v Speaker 2>So that's happening.

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<v Speaker 3>The Raptors are getting better with Scottie Barnes leading them

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<v Speaker 3>the way. We've got the Cleveland Cavaliers, by the way,

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<v Speaker 3>they were the one seed for most of the year

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<v Speaker 3>until Ricky Rubio got injured. They have a million seven

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<v Speaker 3>footers on that team and they have a plethora of guards.

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<v Speaker 2>They're not going away. I think they're getting better.

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<v Speaker 3>If the Chicago Bulls get healthy and they take another

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<v Speaker 3>step with Dale and Terry as their point guard in

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<v Speaker 3>the future, maybe they move on from Kobe White, maybe

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<v Speaker 3>they figure out a way to get Colin Sexton. They

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<v Speaker 3>are taking another step we've got Obviously Miami isn't going anywhere.

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<v Speaker 3>Philadelphia makes a move with PJ. Tucker and Daniel House

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<v Speaker 3>running it back like the Houston Rockets of twenty sixteen,

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<v Speaker 3>which I think is tremendous for a lot of reasons.

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<v Speaker 3>They didn't go out and get Eric Gordon as well.

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<v Speaker 3>So if you are the Celtics, you make this move right.

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<v Speaker 3>You have to, because if you can get Kevin Durant

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<v Speaker 3>and make sure this window is as wide open as

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<v Speaker 3>you can stretch your little arms or your long arms.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're Robert Williams, as long as you can stretch

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<v Speaker 2>your wings span out, that's what you do. You must do.

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<v Speaker 2>The Celtics.

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<v Speaker 3>Throwing the dice on Kevin Durant is a win now move,

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<v Speaker 3>especially considering the fact that Jalen Brown is needing to

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<v Speaker 3>be extended in two years. You've already floated his name

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<v Speaker 3>out there in trade talks. How does he feel about that?

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<v Speaker 3>If that deal doesn't get done, maybe that's a poisonous

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<v Speaker 3>little pill that you made for your own self and

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<v Speaker 3>your own little cup and drink. It tells you I

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<v Speaker 3>don't have it today. I like, I know I would

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<v Speaker 3>possibly be salty if my name was thrown out in

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<v Speaker 3>a trade rumor and it didn't end up getting done,

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<v Speaker 3>and it's like, well, you didn't think you didn't think

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<v Speaker 3>I was enough. I only outperformed Jason Tatum pretty much

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<v Speaker 3>every single game of the finals. Why not throw Tatum's

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<v Speaker 3>name out there?

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<v Speaker 2>Why not him?

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<v Speaker 3>He was the one who wasn't any good in the finals?

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<v Speaker 3>Come see it comes off right. Jalen walks to the

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<v Speaker 3>beat of his own drum, so I'm not sure if

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<v Speaker 3>he actually feels that way. Still very bold move from

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<v Speaker 3>the Celtics. I love it the thought to me of

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<v Speaker 3>Tatum and Kevin Durant together, can anyone stop those wings?

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<v Speaker 3>You've then got Marcus Smart. Still, you still got my man,

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<v Speaker 3>Malcolm Brogden went healthy.

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<v Speaker 2>If healthy, You've got Rob.

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<v Speaker 3>Williams, who's an absolute baller. He's only gonna get better.

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<v Speaker 3>You still have role players on this squad. I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>we've seen super teams before, but I don't know if

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<v Speaker 3>two front court scorers like this can be stopped. No

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<v Speaker 3>double teaming either, especially with the lobre threat there in

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<v Speaker 3>Rob Williams, could be an absolute bloodbath.

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<v Speaker 2>They immediately become the top team in the East.

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<v Speaker 3>If it's Kevin Durant, Jason Tatum, Malcolm Brogden, Marcus Smart,

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<v Speaker 3>Rob Williams, al Horford Grant Williams like Peyton Pritchard.

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<v Speaker 2>What come on?

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<v Speaker 3>So oh and by the way, the Hawks got better

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<v Speaker 3>with de jon tat Murray. The East is stacked, listen stacked.

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<v Speaker 3>Keep in that mind, though, that this news broke after

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<v Speaker 3>Shams and Woad's reported that it was getting more and

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<v Speaker 3>more solid that Kevin Durant was going to stay in Brooklyn.

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<v Speaker 2>So the Celtics were like, let's.

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<v Speaker 3>Just try to put our pieces there, because we know

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<v Speaker 3>they don't want that. That's not an ideal scenario. You

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<v Speaker 3>don't want to have a player on your team who's disgrunted,

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<v Speaker 3>who's asked for a trade and you did not give

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<v Speaker 3>him said trade.

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<v Speaker 2>And of course Katie.

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<v Speaker 3>Is busy tweeting about hypothetical matches between different eras because

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<v Speaker 3>why not still not backing away from that trade request,

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<v Speaker 3>still continuing to stand firm in that, And the Nets

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<v Speaker 3>cannot settle for less because Rudy Gobert and Danny Ainge

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<v Speaker 3>and the Jazz move makes anything less look really bad.

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<v Speaker 3>Even though that was a fleecing, everyone around the league

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<v Speaker 3>knows it's a fleecing. Does it make Minnesota a lot better?

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<v Speaker 3>Of course it does, But still it's a shitload of picks.

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<v Speaker 3>If I'm the Cadi, if I'm the Celtics, on thousand percent,

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<v Speaker 3>I do this trade thousand percent. I don't care that

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<v Speaker 3>Kavin Durant is older. I don't care that Jalen Brown

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<v Speaker 3>is a young star.

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<v Speaker 2>If you can keep one.

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<v Speaker 3>Ball handler alongside Tatum and Katie, you are the team

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<v Speaker 3>to beat. On top of the fact, you don't have

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<v Speaker 3>to have Marcus Smart as your primary ball handler anymore.

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<v Speaker 3>Because we know that Kevin Durant does this. He does

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<v Speaker 3>this every day, all day in crunch time. We've seen

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<v Speaker 3>him do that for the last decade with Oklahoma City.

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<v Speaker 3>Even was the ball handler, primary ball handler at times

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<v Speaker 3>with Golden State, was the primary ball handl aler at

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<v Speaker 3>times with the Brooklyn Nets, even last playoffs when they

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<v Speaker 3>got swept to the Boston Celtics, he was the primary

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<v Speaker 3>ball handler. That was the old point that he was

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<v Speaker 3>getting double team because he always had the ball in

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<v Speaker 3>his hand. He had to go off ball and that

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<v Speaker 3>created all kinds of issues. That's been his role. And

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<v Speaker 3>then immediately, like I said, makes the Celtics the team

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<v Speaker 3>to beat. Plus all those picks don't matter. You're talking

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<v Speaker 3>about it. If you get four first round picks for

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<v Speaker 3>Kevin Durant. Who cares like this is you've got young studs.

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<v Speaker 3>Tatum is in his twenties. As long as Tatum's there,

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<v Speaker 3>those first round picks are gonna be in the late twenties.

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<v Speaker 3>You're not gonna have any lottery picks. What are you

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<v Speaker 3>talking about? So do it make it so, basketball gods, make.

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<v Speaker 1>It back

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<v Speaker 2>Money Day.