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Frankne 0:01:17.840 --> 0:01:30.399 stand ball ladies and gentlemen, your p F. With that, 0:01:30.440 --> 0:01:33.679 we will get you inside of Studio thirty four. This 0:01:34.120 --> 0:01:36.880 is the b F S. Here's Frank Stample. I am 0:01:36.920 --> 0:01:43.040 Greg Sauceman. Welcome to the Trade Deadline edition. Who let's 0:01:43.040 --> 0:01:46.360 call Gregg a happy Thursday to your happy NBA trade deadline. 0:01:46.400 --> 0:01:49.160 We have, of course a lot to discuss, not just 0:01:49.320 --> 0:01:51.840 with our New York Knickerbockers, but there are a lot 0:01:51.960 --> 0:01:54.440 of trades being done in the NBA right now leading 0:01:54.480 --> 0:01:56.280 up to the trade deadline. How you doing, buddy, I'm 0:01:56.320 --> 0:01:59.200 doing great, Frank, is not just the trade deadline edition, Frankie, 0:02:00.040 --> 0:02:07.840 Well that is not a four. What's go? It's actually 0:02:08.040 --> 0:02:09.840 the graphics wrong because because I told him to make 0:02:09.840 --> 0:02:14.600 it wrong. Um, this is our second anniversary of the show. 0:02:14.639 --> 0:02:18.520 This is we're beginning year three today. Let's go three 0:02:18.919 --> 0:02:22.280 years ago today. I can it's two years ago today, 0:02:23.200 --> 0:02:27.960 two years ago today. We began together, frank this journey 0:02:28.000 --> 0:02:31.840 of the fantasy pffs. And here we are two years later, 0:02:32.360 --> 0:02:35.919 still kicking. Shout out to everybody who is stood with 0:02:36.040 --> 0:02:39.400 us through thick and thin. Everyone who criticized my singing, 0:02:39.440 --> 0:02:42.639 We appreciate you, the three of you. Everyone who hated us, 0:02:43.080 --> 0:02:45.480 we appreciate you two. Not many of you love us, 0:02:45.520 --> 0:02:48.600 but we're still here. Appreciate the lovers the very few. 0:02:48.720 --> 0:02:52.840 Appreciate the haters the very many. You make it all possible. 0:02:53.000 --> 0:02:55.560 You do. This is fantastic, Bank, This is gonna be 0:02:55.600 --> 0:02:58.239 a great show. We got so much to cover, so 0:02:58.320 --> 0:03:02.680 much to celebrate, and over the next hour, yeah, NBA 0:03:02.840 --> 0:03:05.760 trade deadline stuff to talk about. Before we get to 0:03:06.040 --> 0:03:09.560 any of that, our buddy Shawn Blossomkia down in the 0:03:09.600 --> 0:03:11.920 pit is gonna tell you all the ladies of what 0:03:12.160 --> 0:03:14.720 is going on around the NBA. The trade deadline is 0:03:14.760 --> 0:03:24.640 here and make it all down. You're sewn sports grade 0:03:25.200 --> 0:03:32.040 news update. I'm John Glossomakia with your vff T update 0:03:32.120 --> 0:03:37.240 a Furrier walkbuster trades. As the NBA trade deadline has 0:03:37.280 --> 0:03:41.000 just passed three pm Eastern time, that does not mean 0:03:41.360 --> 0:03:44.200 trades will not be announced after three pm Eastern time. 0:03:44.200 --> 0:03:46.040 They just need to be into the league office and 0:03:46.080 --> 0:03:49.400 approved before the deadline. All right, let's get to the 0:03:49.440 --> 0:03:51.960 trades and some of the news. The Golden State Warriors 0:03:51.960 --> 0:03:54.840 have agreed to trade the' Angelo Russell to the Minnesota 0:03:54.880 --> 0:03:59.040 Timberwolves in a deal that includes Andrew Wiggins. The Warriors 0:03:59.120 --> 0:04:03.240 also will get a twenty twenty one protected first round 0:04:03.360 --> 0:04:07.240 draft pick and a twenty second round pick, and we'll 0:04:07.280 --> 0:04:10.880 send Jacob Evans and a Maori Spellman to the tim Wolves. 0:04:10.880 --> 0:04:16.520 Now the pick is top three protective. Also Andre Drummond. 0:04:16.960 --> 0:04:20.279 He's going from the Detroit Pistons to the Cleveland Calves. 0:04:20.320 --> 0:04:24.120 Sources say they will also get John Henton Brandon Knight 0:04:24.200 --> 0:04:27.320 in return. The Pistons and a second round draft pick. 0:04:27.440 --> 0:04:30.120 Now the pick is the lesser of Golden State or 0:04:30.160 --> 0:04:34.120 Cleveland's twenty three draft pick. How about the New York Nicks. 0:04:34.160 --> 0:04:37.120 They send their best player, Marcus Morris to the Los 0:04:37.200 --> 0:04:40.280 Angeles Clippers for a first round pick. Coming back end 0:04:40.720 --> 0:04:44.839 more artless. Nicks also made new news today They planned 0:04:44.880 --> 0:04:49.080 to make c a agent, Leon Rose, the franchise's next 0:04:49.360 --> 0:04:53.640 president of operation. That is according to S and Y source. Also, 0:04:54.160 --> 0:04:58.240 William Wesley that's he's known as Worldwide West is understrong 0:04:58.320 --> 0:05:01.000 consideration to be part of the organized as with the 0:05:01.080 --> 0:05:05.800 Knicks under Rows. So, guys, just a number of NBA 0:05:06.400 --> 0:05:09.120 picked trades that we just announced. Um and if you want, 0:05:09.400 --> 0:05:11.920 we could also talk about MLB news. The New York 0:05:11.960 --> 0:05:16.120 Mets uh their sell from the Wilpons to um this 0:05:16.360 --> 0:05:20.159 hedge fund owner Stephen Cohen. Well, that's all according to 0:05:20.480 --> 0:05:24.880 MLB Commissioner Rob Manfredso the New York Mets will be 0:05:24.920 --> 0:05:28.080 looking for new partners if they do indeed want to 0:05:28.160 --> 0:05:33.560 sell the team. Alright, guys, that's your BFFs news update. 0:05:33.640 --> 0:05:36.400 Now let's go back to Greg Susman and Frank Standfold. Guys. 0:05:36.560 --> 0:05:38.919 Here you go back that right there from Sean Glass, 0:05:38.960 --> 0:05:41.799 the market and all the update the NBA. It's moving 0:05:41.880 --> 0:05:44.480 so fast there Sean, it's something as to all of the 0:05:44.440 --> 0:05:47.520 the man you're you're right, stuff is still gonna creep out, 0:05:47.680 --> 0:05:50.040 and I'm just waiting for this the other shooting job 0:05:50.080 --> 0:05:56.080 to do with Andre Drummond. No opinion on this. No, 0:05:56.160 --> 0:05:58.480 he doesn't like Andre dum He's out on Andre Drummond. 0:05:58.839 --> 0:06:03.360 Let's see what happens. Yeah, this is baffling Under Drummond 0:06:03.400 --> 0:06:05.760 over to the Cleveland Cavaliers, obviously a team that's in 0:06:05.760 --> 0:06:09.560 no position to compete uh this season. And you know 0:06:09.560 --> 0:06:11.640 when it comes to under Drummond, look after everything he's 0:06:11.640 --> 0:06:13.320 done for Detroit for them to just kind of like 0:06:13.480 --> 0:06:16.760 throw him out there, Greg the you know, Greg Susan 0:06:17.760 --> 0:06:20.000 walks out of his apartment, he takes a little trash can, 0:06:20.000 --> 0:06:23.320 he throws it down the shoot in his penthouse apartment 0:06:26.360 --> 0:06:29.520 in Manhattan. In Manhattan, That's basically what the Pistons just 0:06:29.560 --> 0:06:31.800 did with Andre Drummond. They just like took him and 0:06:31.839 --> 0:06:35.520 threw him out for nothing. There you go. You couldn't 0:06:35.520 --> 0:06:39.080 see it. Greg just smack the balloon down to the ground. 0:06:40.680 --> 0:06:43.120 Is gave away for nothing. So we'll see what happens 0:06:43.120 --> 0:06:46.800 on the Andre Drummond front. See if there's a third 0:06:46.800 --> 0:06:50.240 team involved, or if he's sticking with the Cleveland Cavalier's 0:06:50.279 --> 0:06:52.720 gonna be interesting one to uh to follow here, Greg, 0:06:52.720 --> 0:06:54.560 I don't really I don't really know what the Detroit 0:06:54.560 --> 0:06:58.080 Pistons are doing right now. I will tell you this. Nobody, no, 0:06:58.480 --> 0:07:00.560 neither the top two teams in the Eastern Conference made 0:07:00.560 --> 0:07:03.360 a deal in Milwaukee Bucks and the Toronto Raptors stay put, 0:07:03.480 --> 0:07:07.000 according to Zach Low of ESPN, So they're staying put. 0:07:07.360 --> 0:07:10.360 The Knicks, we'll start that, Frank, we're Knicks fans, right, 0:07:10.600 --> 0:07:14.120 So you said for a while you expected the first 0:07:14.160 --> 0:07:16.000 round pick to come to the New York Knicks in 0:07:16.160 --> 0:07:18.440 exchanged for Marcus Morris. And they do get that first 0:07:18.480 --> 0:07:22.360 round pick alongside Mo Heartless, but it is arguably one 0:07:22.360 --> 0:07:24.520 of the worst first round picks you can get. It's 0:07:24.560 --> 0:07:29.280 either going to probably be there thirty or number twenty eight. Yeah, 0:07:29.280 --> 0:07:32.120 and we still have more information trickling in involving this 0:07:32.200 --> 0:07:35.240 trade between the New York Knicks and the Los Angeles Clippers. 0:07:35.400 --> 0:07:37.240 We thought all along that they were going to move 0:07:37.320 --> 0:07:40.360 Marcus Morris because he is on a one year deal, 0:07:40.960 --> 0:07:43.520 so essentially a rental for the Los Angeles Clippers. Here, 0:07:43.560 --> 0:07:45.720 anybody I want anybody else. Well, the other guys don't 0:07:45.720 --> 0:07:48.160 one year deals too. Yeah, come on, you didn't want 0:07:48.160 --> 0:07:55.120 Bobby Portis, want over Peyton? Come on? Come on? Anyway, 0:07:55.320 --> 0:07:58.240 Marcus Morris lanes with the Los Angeles Clippers, and it's 0:07:58.240 --> 0:07:59.680 a great get for them. You know, a team that 0:07:59.720 --> 0:08:03.320 would is already competing for the top seed in the 0:08:03.360 --> 0:08:06.600 Western Conference this year. Uh. And now I would have 0:08:06.640 --> 0:08:10.400 to imagine that he kind of uh fits right in 0:08:10.600 --> 0:08:12.040 either in the starting line up, they could have him 0:08:12.080 --> 0:08:14.240 come off the bench, he could be the sixth man role. Obviously, 0:08:14.280 --> 0:08:16.960 from a fantasy perspective, Marcus Morris's production is going to 0:08:17.000 --> 0:08:19.679 come down. He's not gonna have nearly the same usage 0:08:19.760 --> 0:08:21.640 rate that he did on the Knicks, the freedom to 0:08:21.720 --> 0:08:23.720 shoot as much as he did with the New York Knicks. 0:08:23.720 --> 0:08:26.480 So the fantasy value for Marcus Morris comes down here. 0:08:26.520 --> 0:08:29.560 Greg moving over to the Los Angeles Clippers, looking at 0:08:29.600 --> 0:08:32.760 their current depth chart. Uh, there are people uh seeming 0:08:32.800 --> 0:08:35.000 that seeming to think that he's going to play. He's 0:08:35.040 --> 0:08:37.480 gonna start at the four, and then they slide Kauaide 0:08:37.520 --> 0:08:39.560 down to the three. They put Paul George at the two, 0:08:39.880 --> 0:08:43.360 and then you have obviously a trio of assets off 0:08:43.400 --> 0:08:46.520 the bench there with Lou Williams, Montres Harold and Landry Schmidt, 0:08:46.720 --> 0:08:48.360 whom they did not want to give up to the 0:08:48.400 --> 0:08:50.280 New York Knicks in that deal. No, they did not 0:08:50.520 --> 0:08:53.600 very good defensive team in l A because you mentioned 0:08:53.600 --> 0:08:56.360 Marcus Morris, while Leonard Patrick Beverley's just started point guard 0:08:56.520 --> 0:08:58.920 and Paul George. I mean, these guys are really really 0:08:58.960 --> 0:09:01.720 good defenders. Obviously, they certainly hold their own on the 0:09:01.760 --> 0:09:04.040 offensive side of the ball as well. The Clippers is 0:09:04.040 --> 0:09:06.559 gonna be a very, very tough team in the playoffs 0:09:06.600 --> 0:09:09.080 and obviously a tough out in the playoffs as well. 0:09:09.200 --> 0:09:11.920 The Lakers and the Clippers were both fighting for Marcus Morris, 0:09:12.080 --> 0:09:14.880 but the Lakers would not give up Kyle Kuzma. Obviously, 0:09:14.920 --> 0:09:17.280 the Clippers gave up enough in Mo Harkless and that 0:09:17.280 --> 0:09:19.280 first round pick to get it done. Isaiah Thomas also 0:09:19.360 --> 0:09:20.760 gonna come off the bench of the Clippers as he 0:09:20.800 --> 0:09:22.839 was acquired in this deal, which technically with a three 0:09:22.840 --> 0:09:25.679 team deal as well. Three team deal, So what was 0:09:25.720 --> 0:09:28.240 the third team was the Washington Wizards, and they sent 0:09:28.320 --> 0:09:32.000 over Jerome Robinson, the former lottery pick who really hasn't 0:09:32.080 --> 0:09:34.520 had any opportunity to play in the NBA, so he 0:09:34.559 --> 0:09:37.240 goes over to Washington. Washington takes a stab at him 0:09:37.280 --> 0:09:39.679 and see, look to see what you got in the kid? Right, 0:09:39.720 --> 0:09:43.400 he was a former lottery pick, someone who is viewed 0:09:43.400 --> 0:09:47.199 as a scorer. But him back to back to back 0:09:47.280 --> 0:09:50.080 yes for the Los Angeles Clippers, and now neither remains 0:09:50.120 --> 0:09:53.839 on the Clippers. Year later, Isaiah Thomas coming over to 0:09:54.040 --> 0:09:57.200 Los Angeles. There interesting. He already has some experience playing 0:09:57.200 --> 0:09:59.480 in Staples, former Los Angeles Laker. He was there for 0:09:59.520 --> 0:10:03.120 a brief in but former fortifying their bench even more 0:10:03.160 --> 0:10:05.560 again one of the best benches already in the league. 0:10:05.720 --> 0:10:09.679 Lou Williams and Isaiah Thomas played next to each other. Yeah, 0:10:09.720 --> 0:10:14.040 I mean it's not great. Defensively, there's yeah. I don't 0:10:14.080 --> 0:10:15.920 think they want to start Isaiah Thomas either, because they 0:10:15.920 --> 0:10:19.800 want pat Patrick Beverley in that starting lineup. Uh, the ferociousness, 0:10:19.800 --> 0:10:21.960 the defense that he brings for the Los Angeles Clippers 0:10:22.000 --> 0:10:24.400 as well. So you ask me, I think we're looking 0:10:24.400 --> 0:10:27.599 at Beverly, Paul, George Kawhi, Leonard, Marcus Morris, uh and 0:10:27.760 --> 0:10:31.439 Ivica Zubats as the starting five for the Clippers, and 0:10:31.440 --> 0:10:35.199 then obviously you have four legitimate players rounding out a 0:10:35.280 --> 0:10:39.599 nine man rotation for the Clippers there out in Los Angeles. Yeah. Absolutely, 0:10:39.679 --> 0:10:42.800 the good rotations, the deep rotation for the Clippers. They 0:10:42.800 --> 0:10:45.240 did well. I think you're very satisfied if your Clippers fan, 0:10:45.360 --> 0:10:46.960 what you give up? What you got Marcus Morris one 0:10:47.000 --> 0:10:48.400 of the guys that are on the market that could 0:10:48.440 --> 0:10:50.400 really help you right now. Nicks they do get a 0:10:50.400 --> 0:10:53.520 first round pick. I think they finally the smart thing. Um. 0:10:53.720 --> 0:10:55.520 But before we hit the break, Frank, speaking of smart 0:10:55.520 --> 0:10:58.120 things and nixs, did they hired a new president basketball operations? 0:10:58.200 --> 0:11:00.199 Won't be an Aouked for a while, but Leon Rose 0:11:00.240 --> 0:11:02.600 give be the next president of basketball operations with world 0:11:02.679 --> 0:11:04.880 Wide West. You heard from Shawn a second ago with 0:11:04.920 --> 0:11:08.880 Worldwide West coming in as well. We're thinking this decision. 0:11:10.040 --> 0:11:12.680 It seems a little rust if we're being honest. You know, 0:11:12.760 --> 0:11:15.400 they just let go of Steve Mills forty eight hours ago, 0:11:15.960 --> 0:11:18.040 and all the talks about trying to bring in someone 0:11:18.080 --> 0:11:21.840 who has experienced in the Massayu Jerry maybe as Sam Presty. Uh, 0:11:21.920 --> 0:11:24.800 you know, those were those were the pipe dreams, right, 0:11:24.840 --> 0:11:27.200 trying to make that happen. Obviously, you would have to 0:11:27.200 --> 0:11:30.720 give up some compensation to get those UH front office 0:11:30.760 --> 0:11:32.840 executives to the New York Knicks. But this is a 0:11:32.840 --> 0:11:34.959 trend that we've seen in the league now with Rob 0:11:35.000 --> 0:11:37.320 Polinka taking over as the GM of the Lakers and 0:11:37.360 --> 0:11:39.640 Bob Meyers as the GM of the Warriors. And look 0:11:39.679 --> 0:11:41.559 what those guys have been able to do. Yes, if 0:11:41.559 --> 0:11:44.000 they've been able to bring in a lot of stars, 0:11:44.040 --> 0:11:47.000 but they're also competing for championships. So let's see how 0:11:47.000 --> 0:11:48.760 it works out for the Knicks. Let's talk about Andre 0:11:48.960 --> 0:11:53.880 Drummond and Andrew Wiggins on the other side. This are 0:11:53.920 --> 0:11:57.440 you ready for the nation's first and only free network 0:11:57.480 --> 0:12:01.439 dedicated to you, the betting and fantasy sports enthusiast. 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That 0:12:51.240 --> 0:12:53.240 was a famous lyric from a pop song that you 0:12:53.360 --> 0:12:56.599 definitely love. There's no place I'd rather be using the 0:12:56.679 --> 0:13:01.559 song not me, as you can tell. That's right, believe 0:13:05.800 --> 0:13:14.760 which is not? Then nobody's arrived. No trade deadline? Friend, 0:13:14.760 --> 0:13:16.480 someone explained to me, I don't care if it's you. 0:13:16.520 --> 0:13:18.520 I don't get if anybody in the pain, anybody watching 0:13:18.640 --> 0:13:23.360 us right now in sportscrid did right tradeing away Andre Drmond, 0:13:23.400 --> 0:13:26.079 Which makes sense, right, They're not gonnaing him back next year, 0:13:26.480 --> 0:13:29.560 opted up his contract and get paid a lot of money, 0:13:29.559 --> 0:13:32.800 paid a lot of money, you think, But they traded 0:13:32.880 --> 0:13:39.800 him for nothing? Why not? Ah? How did serious? How 0:13:39.840 --> 0:13:42.920 did the New York Nicks get more for Marcus Morris 0:13:43.000 --> 0:13:47.000 than the Detroit Pistons got for Andre Drummond? And even 0:13:47.120 --> 0:13:50.160 further than that, let's take it one step further. Why 0:13:50.240 --> 0:13:54.480 are the Cleveland Calves the team to go out and 0:13:54.520 --> 0:13:57.680 trade for Andre Drummond. They're clearly not competing this year, 0:13:58.280 --> 0:14:01.760 and then they didn't even ship out Trisan Thompson either, Greg. So, 0:14:01.800 --> 0:14:06.040 now if you own either one or let's say both 0:14:06.080 --> 0:14:10.360 of them, which I do in multiple fantasy maskets, upset, 0:14:11.679 --> 0:14:14.440 how did the minutes breakdown? Obviously, Andre Drummond's gonna start. 0:14:14.480 --> 0:14:17.240 He's a far superior player than Tristan Thompson. You'd have 0:14:17.280 --> 0:14:20.000 to imagine Drummond plays his thirty to thirty two minutes 0:14:20.000 --> 0:14:22.200 to night, and what does that leave for Tristan Thompson 0:14:23.120 --> 0:14:26.400 sixteen to twenty minutes per game? Look at this season, 0:14:27.800 --> 0:14:31.200 it's I mean the rebounds seventeen point eight points, fifteen 0:14:31.280 --> 0:14:33.520 point eight rebounds. And you know what people always sleep on. 0:14:33.560 --> 0:14:36.360 The defensive numbers that Drummond puts up, Greg, just absolutely 0:14:36.440 --> 0:14:39.480 ridiculous from a center two steals per game, one point 0:14:39.520 --> 0:14:42.080 seven blocks per game as well. So regardless of you 0:14:42.160 --> 0:14:45.120 play in a categories league or in a points format, 0:14:45.320 --> 0:14:47.360 we know that the defensive numbers are worth a lot 0:14:47.400 --> 0:14:49.800 in the points format as well. Andre Drummond is just 0:14:49.960 --> 0:14:53.920 a stud from a fantasy perspective, but perhaps his minutes 0:14:53.960 --> 0:14:56.160 come back a little bit here. He's got to share 0:14:56.160 --> 0:14:58.080 the ball a little bit more with now, with guys 0:14:58.120 --> 0:15:01.040 like Kevin Love, with Collins Exton, guys that have high 0:15:01.120 --> 0:15:03.240 usage rates, who are not shy, They're going to get 0:15:03.280 --> 0:15:06.120 their shots up. So I think drummonds fantasy value takes 0:15:06.120 --> 0:15:08.000 a little bit of a step back. Here, Greg Christian 0:15:08.040 --> 0:15:11.640 Thompson's fantasy value takes a huge step back. And amongst 0:15:11.680 --> 0:15:14.520 all of this, we're left trying to figure out why, 0:15:15.040 --> 0:15:17.760 just why did this happen? Why? Why are the Cavs 0:15:17.800 --> 0:15:20.040 a team that's trading for Drummond. Why isn't a contending 0:15:20.080 --> 0:15:22.200 team trading You're telling me the Celtics couldn't have put 0:15:22.200 --> 0:15:25.600 together a better trade package than John Henson, Brandon Knight 0:15:25.640 --> 0:15:27.640 and the second round pick. I don't get it. The 0:15:27.680 --> 0:15:30.440 Celtics couldn't pull that off. Not, of course they could have, 0:15:30.600 --> 0:15:33.120 I don't. I know they like Daniel Tyson and his cancer, 0:15:33.280 --> 0:15:36.120 but not more than Andrew Drummonds obviously not. I don't. 0:15:36.200 --> 0:15:38.920 It's crazy. I don't know, so weird, I don't know. 0:15:39.040 --> 0:15:41.120 I mean, it's clear that the Pistons wanted to clear 0:15:41.200 --> 0:15:44.400 up space and clear up room. I don't get it. 0:15:44.440 --> 0:15:46.160 Other than that, I really don't. And now there are 0:15:46.240 --> 0:15:50.600 rumors of the Pistons potentially buying out Reggie Jackson's contractors. 0:15:50.960 --> 0:15:54.120 De Row still on this, why is there exactly like, 0:15:54.240 --> 0:15:57.040 this is what we'd be saying about the Knicks if 0:15:57.040 --> 0:15:59.720 they didn't trade away Marcus Morris, right, Like, why are 0:15:59.760 --> 0:16:02.560 the since keeping Derrick Rose, unless, of course they think 0:16:02.560 --> 0:16:05.280 he's their point guard the future. But I believe he's 0:16:05.320 --> 0:16:07.200 on a short term contract as well, if not a 0:16:07.200 --> 0:16:09.240 one year contract for Derek Rose, I'm sure it is. 0:16:09.400 --> 0:16:11.880 So even if he's not, I'm sure you could have 0:16:11.880 --> 0:16:14.720 found a suitor out there, a contending team that wanted 0:16:14.720 --> 0:16:17.640 Derrick Rose off the bench because he's been phenomenal. It's 0:16:17.680 --> 0:16:20.560 a career renaissance for Derrick Rose. You know, he's averaging 0:16:20.560 --> 0:16:25.760 around seventeen eighteen points. Well, I never really understood the 0:16:25.840 --> 0:16:29.240 Lakers because you have to surround Lebron with shooters. Derrick 0:16:29.320 --> 0:16:31.520 Rose is not a good shooter. So that's why I 0:16:31.520 --> 0:16:33.880 never really understood that from the get go. But the 0:16:33.880 --> 0:16:36.800 Pistons just making a lot of really weird moves or 0:16:36.920 --> 0:16:38.760 or lack of moves too. While we're at it, speaking 0:16:38.760 --> 0:16:42.120 a big time centers, Cella was traded a day or 0:16:42.160 --> 0:16:44.040 so ago. It feels like a week ago now, but 0:16:44.080 --> 0:16:46.920 he was traded days ago to Atlanta. It was like 0:16:46.960 --> 0:16:49.560 a four team deal, the most players traded since Patrick 0:16:49.600 --> 0:16:53.800 Ewing was traded twenty years ago. And essentially what you 0:16:53.840 --> 0:16:56.840 need to know is Capella heads over to Atlanta, Robert 0:16:56.840 --> 0:17:00.600 Covington heads over to Houston, and I guess it's really 0:17:00.600 --> 0:17:02.480 all you need to know, to be honest with you. Yeah, 0:17:02.480 --> 0:17:07.320 Malik Beasley in Minnesota. Now, Frank, they're gonna start PJ 0:17:07.440 --> 0:17:11.080 Tucker at center. Paul is PJ Tucker. He can't be 0:17:11.080 --> 0:17:15.320 bigger than six seven at max six seven, six eight seven, 0:17:15.720 --> 0:17:17.960 he can't. He can't be bigger than that, So he's six. 0:17:18.440 --> 0:17:20.000 This is do their story and center. I get the 0:17:20.040 --> 0:17:22.760 Andre I get the Audrey Igudala death line. I will 0:17:22.760 --> 0:17:25.000 get to him in a moment, but you're talking about 0:17:25.640 --> 0:17:29.360 he is listed according to Wikipedia at six five. He's 0:17:29.359 --> 0:17:31.679 a great rebounder, though gritty ball player. He's a great rebounder, 0:17:31.760 --> 0:17:34.240 is a good defender. But like, I don't understand that. 0:17:34.240 --> 0:17:36.280 We're gonna get a vision of it tonight in the 0:17:36.359 --> 0:17:39.920 Lakers Rockets game. How this guy is expecting to stop 0:17:40.000 --> 0:17:47.199 Nicola Yoki Ry Gobert, Anthony Davis, Montrese, Harrold Exactly. I 0:17:47.240 --> 0:17:50.240 have no idea. Yeah, I mean, rebounding is gonna be 0:17:50.240 --> 0:17:52.639 a huge issue for the Houston Rockets, and they already 0:17:52.640 --> 0:17:55.919 had trouble defending specifically in the interior as well. Right, 0:17:55.920 --> 0:17:57.480 So now you use Clint Capella, who's one of the 0:17:57.560 --> 0:18:00.600 better rim protectors in the NBA. You see here's averaging 0:18:00.760 --> 0:18:03.800 one point eight blocks per game, much like Andre Drummond, 0:18:03.800 --> 0:18:05.640 one of the better rebounders in the league. Two up 0:18:05.640 --> 0:18:09.080 over thirteen rebounds per game, almost fourteen rebounds per game 0:18:09.119 --> 0:18:11.440 here for Clint Cappela. So and he was great in 0:18:11.480 --> 0:18:13.800 the pick and roll with James Harden and Russell Westbrooks. 0:18:13.800 --> 0:18:18.160 So he afforded them, uh something like a different look. 0:18:18.200 --> 0:18:20.680 He afforded them something different there. But here's what I 0:18:20.720 --> 0:18:23.600 will say, Greg. According to stat mus, I saw this 0:18:23.680 --> 0:18:25.439 last night and I thought it was really interesting. The 0:18:25.520 --> 0:18:28.240 Rockets are ten and one without Clint Cappella in the 0:18:28.280 --> 0:18:31.439 lineup this season. There are five and oh in games 0:18:31.480 --> 0:18:35.520 where no Rockets players taller than six six play more 0:18:35.560 --> 0:18:38.880 than ten minutes. So they are dominating in games where 0:18:38.920 --> 0:18:41.680 they are playing small ball. So if they're looking at 0:18:41.680 --> 0:18:46.440 this analytically, albeit a very small sample size. Again, this 0:18:46.480 --> 0:18:48.560 is just you know, five and oh and ten and one, 0:18:48.560 --> 0:18:50.480 so we're looking at a five game sample size and 0:18:50.480 --> 0:18:54.040 an eleven game sample size. Uh. They have played well 0:18:54.680 --> 0:18:58.320 with these small ball lineups, So yes, your your question 0:18:58.400 --> 0:19:00.679 is valid. How are they going to stop centers in 0:19:00.680 --> 0:19:02.600 the west and how are they going to rebound? But 0:19:02.960 --> 0:19:04.720 on the other side of that, you also have to 0:19:04.760 --> 0:19:08.119 ask the question, um, how are opposing teams going to 0:19:08.200 --> 0:19:10.320 keep up running up and down the court With the 0:19:10.320 --> 0:19:13.000 Houston Rockets playing the small ball lineup which will likely 0:19:13.080 --> 0:19:18.120 feature Tucker Russell, Westbrook, Robert Covington, James Harden, and then 0:19:18.119 --> 0:19:21.000 a mixing match of Eric Gordon, Austin Rivers, Daniel House, 0:19:21.000 --> 0:19:22.720 whoever you want in there, who can come in and 0:19:22.720 --> 0:19:25.679 shoot threes. Those are a lot of guys that can 0:19:25.840 --> 0:19:27.600 pull from deep and they get up and down the 0:19:27.640 --> 0:19:30.240 court quickly. So to me, that's the biggest Those are 0:19:30.280 --> 0:19:32.480 guys are the biggest benefactor over these deal because you're 0:19:32.480 --> 0:19:35.359 gonna see a whole lot more than McLamore, Eric Gordon, 0:19:35.520 --> 0:19:38.600 Daniel House, those are the all Austin Rivers, those are 0:19:38.600 --> 0:19:40.400 the guys are gonna be out there all the time 0:19:40.640 --> 0:19:43.119 as they basically go with the Villanova style offense, right 0:19:43.160 --> 0:19:45.919 four guards at all times on the court. Yeah, and 0:19:45.960 --> 0:19:48.639 you're talking about you mentioned the death lineup right with 0:19:48.720 --> 0:19:50.720 the with the Golden State Warriors when they had Andre 0:19:50.800 --> 0:19:54.119 Iguodala and and Andre uh not Andre Drummond, Raymond Greene, 0:19:54.320 --> 0:19:57.680 and they're playing small a smaller lineup where Draymond is 0:19:57.720 --> 0:19:59.280 at the five, and you don't really have anyone on 0:19:59.320 --> 0:20:01.400 the floor that's big or than you know, six ft eight, 0:20:01.440 --> 0:20:04.480 six ft nine, when they had Durant as well. Obviously, look, 0:20:04.560 --> 0:20:08.480 they had superstar caliber athletes and players, but you still 0:20:08.520 --> 0:20:11.159 have Russell Westbrook and James Harden on this team. And 0:20:11.200 --> 0:20:13.560 then Covington, who is a good defender and he can 0:20:13.640 --> 0:20:16.000 knock down three, so he fits the mold there with 0:20:16.040 --> 0:20:18.480 D'Antoni very well where he can, you know, just come 0:20:18.520 --> 0:20:20.679 in and help them shoot from the outside. That's all 0:20:20.760 --> 0:20:23.600 the Houston Rockets seemingly want to do. And then p J. Tucker, 0:20:23.640 --> 0:20:26.200 albeit a smaller player, is a very good rebounder and 0:20:26.240 --> 0:20:27.960 a good defender as well. And then you have that 0:20:28.080 --> 0:20:32.000 rotation of House mc lemore, Eric Gordon, and Austin Rivers. 0:20:32.000 --> 0:20:35.399 So they're playing their own brand of basketball. It's not 0:20:35.440 --> 0:20:38.199 really something that we've seen before, but it's gonna be 0:20:38.320 --> 0:20:40.840 It's gonna be interesting tonight, specifically going up against a 0:20:40.840 --> 0:20:45.919 team that the craziest part differs them entire So this 0:20:45.960 --> 0:20:48.200 is this is a team that basically features the Twin 0:20:48.280 --> 0:20:51.000 Towers right at all times, Like you have a JaVale 0:20:51.040 --> 0:20:53.480 McGee or Dwight Howard along with Andre Drummond on the 0:20:53.520 --> 0:20:55.840 court at all times. So we don't have to wait 0:20:56.440 --> 0:20:59.120 Andre Drummond. My name's are all over the place, Greg, 0:20:59.840 --> 0:21:03.280 But we're gonna find out right away tonight the differing styles, 0:21:03.359 --> 0:21:05.720 who has the advantage there? And if we're just looking 0:21:05.720 --> 0:21:08.359 at the spread, it's been climbing big time in favor 0:21:08.400 --> 0:21:10.600 of the Los Angeles Lakers. I'm sure that has something 0:21:10.640 --> 0:21:13.199 to do with Russell westros status questionable. I mean, you 0:21:13.200 --> 0:21:15.280 just look at the Western Conference right and that's what 0:21:15.320 --> 0:21:17.119 I did, and trying to examine this trade currently the 0:21:17.160 --> 0:21:19.040 Rocks of the four seeds, it seems in front of 0:21:19.080 --> 0:21:22.880 them Lakers. You just described polar opposites, Los Angeles Clippers 0:21:23.119 --> 0:21:27.479 polar opposites. Not necessarily's only plays about twenty minutes per game. 0:21:27.640 --> 0:21:29.720 Just Harrold plays a lot high. Yeah, but Harold is 0:21:29.760 --> 0:21:33.000 not a big guy. He's like six nine. No, he's 0:21:33.000 --> 0:21:34.840 not a big guy. He's a good rebounder for sure. 0:21:35.160 --> 0:21:37.600 You think of him, he's he's more of that. He's 0:21:37.640 --> 0:21:41.320 a bigger guy. He's he's a more post presence type 0:21:41.359 --> 0:21:43.320 player where he makes his living in the paint. But 0:21:43.359 --> 0:21:44.960 he is not a big guy by any means. Greg, 0:21:45.080 --> 0:21:47.160 all right, that's interesting. I wouldn't. I would have taken 0:21:47.200 --> 0:21:51.000 the over there the Nuggets with nikoliok. Yep, he's a 0:21:51.080 --> 0:21:55.000 large man. Rudy Gobert on the Jazz, he's a large man. Um. 0:21:55.040 --> 0:21:58.080 The thunder are interesting obviously if Steven Adams in the middle, 0:21:59.480 --> 0:22:01.159