WEBVTT - Jerry West Shares His Sleeper Pick to breakout in 2022

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<v Speaker 1>Austin Reeves may be one of the best decisions that

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<v Speaker 1>the Los Angeles Lakers locked into undrafted guy, undrafted rookie

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<v Speaker 1>that surprised almost everyone last year except for Jerry West,

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<v Speaker 1>who had him on his radar pretty much the entire

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<v Speaker 1>time because of his relationship with Bob Huggins, who actually

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<v Speaker 1>told Jerry that Austin Reeves was the best player in

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<v Speaker 1>the conference. Jerry thinks Austin has a very high ceiling.

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<v Speaker 1>Why listening, Who do you think is the sleeper?

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<v Speaker 2>Like a player that maybe people aren't talking about now

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<v Speaker 2>that could really be not only make a splash next year,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean this year's Herb Jones or like a Jose Alvarado.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, I had to say, I haven't looked at it

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<v Speaker 3>like that.

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<v Speaker 4>There's so many games here and SECU there's two different venue.

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<v Speaker 3>I've been over there every day, and you to watch

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<v Speaker 3>the people you're gonna watch some mean, for some reason

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<v Speaker 3>don't play that. I'm answering two players even though they

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<v Speaker 3>were drafted higher.

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<v Speaker 5>I think know Easton and also a Dandels are few

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<v Speaker 5>players and I think you have a personally think.

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<v Speaker 4>Of a big upside. There's some kids that I like

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<v Speaker 4>in the second round. There, I think you're interesting. We're

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<v Speaker 4>watching kim uh I think he was drafting the second

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<v Speaker 4>round and maybe right close.

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<v Speaker 5>I think he's really interesting players of his ability to

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<v Speaker 5>guard and very athletic.

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<v Speaker 3>I think he's got a future and a player.

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<v Speaker 1>That we like.

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<v Speaker 3>Our guys like a lot.

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<v Speaker 4>But there will we players that stand out that we

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<v Speaker 4>had a year ago, the Lakers signing them drafted player. Yes,

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<v Speaker 4>I think he's gonna be a fret big player. I

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<v Speaker 4>think he's start in this league. He's gonna get better

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<v Speaker 4>and better.

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<v Speaker 5>And you know, watching him play in college Vun Huggins

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<v Speaker 5>who West Virginia coaching.

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<v Speaker 4>And out working in the films for a long time,

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<v Speaker 4>and he's going to be in the Hall of Fame.

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<v Speaker 3>And I'm going to be n any presentative.

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<v Speaker 5>He told me he thought he might be the best

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<v Speaker 5>player in the conference. Wow, and he goes undrafted. But

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<v Speaker 5>to me, they got a huge story.

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<v Speaker 3>How does that happen?

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<v Speaker 2>We've got hours of tape, We've got all these great

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<v Speaker 2>talent evaluators, We've got fans that make mixtapes, and everyone's

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<v Speaker 2>digging in. People are watching basketball at record rates in

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<v Speaker 2>college because of betting as well.

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<v Speaker 1>How do these guys slip through the crafts?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, it's hard to say.

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<v Speaker 4>And we look at him and I think he's been

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<v Speaker 4>much better after that.

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<v Speaker 3>He had really smart Okay, he can.

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<v Speaker 4>Defend, and he was one of those guys that probably

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<v Speaker 4>looked like a positionless player.

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<v Speaker 3>He's not. Or he's just a good player and they

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<v Speaker 3>got to steal in him.

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<v Speaker 4>And I think in his career, unless the word will happen,

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<v Speaker 4>we're going to have a really good people, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>and players are gonna love to play with them.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's just people, don't they just miss her, Not

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<v Speaker 2>just Austin, but plenty of players that no one seems

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<v Speaker 2>to really have stick out.

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<v Speaker 5>A lot of a lot of players strike out right,

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<v Speaker 5>they don't think anything about it.

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<v Speaker 3>But this is not an exact sentence. And that's gonna

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<v Speaker 3>be talking about earlier. Today.

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<v Speaker 4>People are looking for different things, uh and they every gonna.

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<v Speaker 5>Look players that that every things are pretty good, and uh,

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<v Speaker 5>my goodness, when I see him, I'll guarantee them's a

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<v Speaker 5>lot of people that will look back and say, oh

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<v Speaker 5>my god, I'm gonna be the making them.

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<v Speaker 3>And you'll see a lot of time teams in.

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<v Speaker 4>Math, European players and keep them in Europe for a

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<v Speaker 4>couple of years, and they'll come over here employ and

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<v Speaker 4>and uh and instead of drafting players here in this country.

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<v Speaker 4>And sometimes that's very wide