WEBVTT - De'Aaron Fox Snubbed From The All-Star Game

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<v Speaker 1>You're tuned into Heat Check with Trista Crick.

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<v Speaker 2>On this episode of The Heat Check, I joined Damien

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<v Speaker 2>Barling on The Dlo and Casey Show on ESPN thirteen

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<v Speaker 2>twenty in Sacktown, always one of my favorite times of

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<v Speaker 2>the week talking to the boys, and let's face it,

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<v Speaker 2>the vibes were immaculate, and I thought I would share

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<v Speaker 2>it with my folks on the Heat Check podcast. Let's

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<v Speaker 2>not waste any time, Nick, go ahead and drop that beat.

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<v Speaker 3>What is happening?

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<v Speaker 2>What is this?

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<v Speaker 3>The Blair trist the Blair Crick Project, Like, whoa, what

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<v Speaker 3>is going on?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I'm in New York right now, and so I'm

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<v Speaker 2>in this hotel that I'm in the little library area

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<v Speaker 2>where there was food, and my hotel that I'm actually

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<v Speaker 2>staying at is a couple of blocks down the street.

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<v Speaker 2>But I had just finished eating, and so there's like

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<v Speaker 2>this little back area that I can charge my phone

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<v Speaker 2>and it's not going to interrupt anyone. But I realize

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<v Speaker 2>I'm like right up against the lamp, and I was like,

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<v Speaker 2>and I was like, this looks really. I mean, you

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<v Speaker 2>guys make fun of me from my living room and

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<v Speaker 2>how dark the background is?

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<v Speaker 4>I mean it's a whole new level. It's a whole

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<v Speaker 4>new level.

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<v Speaker 1>It's slinky.

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<v Speaker 3>It's literally just your face. That's now we can see

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<v Speaker 3>your hands with the like no, it's.

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<v Speaker 4>It's also I've got a black sweater on, so.

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<v Speaker 3>It's just it's all it's just all darkness. That's that's

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<v Speaker 3>we know, it's perfect. I mean, this just adds to

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<v Speaker 3>the it's it's just adds to the fun of talking

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<v Speaker 3>to you.

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like we're at one of Trista's speed dating

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<v Speaker 1>tables that she's had to stop at as on sort

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<v Speaker 1>of you know, going around the room like we've got

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<v Speaker 1>like two minutes and then she's got to move to

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<v Speaker 1>the next table.

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<v Speaker 2>If only, if only I was not lucky to be

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<v Speaker 2>on speed days.

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<v Speaker 4>My day is Bizara. I'm looking for some wall trousers after.

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<v Speaker 3>It's excellent that so I assume, uh w f A N.

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<v Speaker 3>That's that's why you're no.

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<v Speaker 4>Dnist appointments today, the old New York YEP. So I

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<v Speaker 4>had to get some new visilne put in.

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<v Speaker 2>And then I don't know if you guys can tell,

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<v Speaker 2>but I got some new little new littelashes, uh all right,

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<v Speaker 2>and so then yeah, they my dnnist appointments only on

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<v Speaker 2>Friday morning, so I had to come up Thursday and

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<v Speaker 2>then leave Saturday. So I'm gonna go and see some friends.

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<v Speaker 2>I actually I'm getting dinner with Jake Fisher tonight.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, I'm gonna try to get some get some tea

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<v Speaker 4>on this Kyrie Irving news.

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<v Speaker 3>No, well we'll we'll We'll get to Kyrie here, uh

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<v Speaker 3>in just a heartbeat, and I'm sure you'll share the

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<v Speaker 3>tea with us, uh when you get the opportunity. But

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<v Speaker 3>you fired up as all of us were last night,

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<v Speaker 3>Uh to see Daron Fox miss out on on the

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<v Speaker 3>All Star Game. And you're connected around the league, so

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<v Speaker 3>it's up to you.

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<v Speaker 4>T K Like I was a little.

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<v Speaker 2>Worried that I might be complicit or an accessory to

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<v Speaker 2>crime if a ride actually took place, because I said

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<v Speaker 2>we riot at dawn, and then I think King's player

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<v Speaker 2>also said let's.

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<v Speaker 4>Riot, yeah, and I was like, let's not really.

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<v Speaker 2>Riot because if my tweets the first one, then it's

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<v Speaker 2>a January sixth situation I'm not trying.

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<v Speaker 4>To get into all.

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<v Speaker 1>Clearly, you're in New York, so you can ride at

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<v Speaker 1>the at the NBA offices. We understand what's happening here.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going myself like that girl at the Minnesota Timberwolves

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<v Speaker 2>playing game.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just gonna stick it to the window.

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<v Speaker 3>Has glued herself to Adam Silver's door in a deer

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<v Speaker 3>in Fox Jersey.

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<v Speaker 1>In Fox Jersey, there it is.

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<v Speaker 3>I speculated that that coaches were trying to make some

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<v Speaker 3>grand point by selecting a bunch of defais guys like

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<v Speaker 3>Paul George and Jaren Jackson and Drew Holliday at the

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<v Speaker 3>expense of a guy like Taron Fox.

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<v Speaker 2>Are you guys the type of people who think about

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<v Speaker 2>the All Star Game as an accolade and an accomplishment,

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<v Speaker 2>or are you guys of the mind that the All

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<v Speaker 2>Star Game is primarily an event for fans and to

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<v Speaker 2>entertain fans.

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<v Speaker 3>Both.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's the first because I think players, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>their contracts are based off of All Stars, like whether

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<v Speaker 1>they make the Hall of Fame, you have to accumulate

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<v Speaker 1>some of these accolades. And to me, like the players,

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<v Speaker 1>they do think a lot of it. Like I've talked

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<v Speaker 1>to Sabonis about the potential for Fox to be there

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<v Speaker 1>and what it would mean, and he was just like

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<v Speaker 1>he wanted him to be there to get the experience

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<v Speaker 1>of it, like how amazing it is. And Fox had

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<v Speaker 1>been there for like rookie rookie sophomore game stuff, But

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<v Speaker 1>to be part of the big game is just different

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<v Speaker 1>and it has a different feel and vibe and you're

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<v Speaker 1>thought of differently as a player when you have that

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<v Speaker 1>All Star It's not like Major League Baseball All Star

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<v Speaker 1>where every team gets an All Star and then you know,

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<v Speaker 1>or the NFL, where didn't the Ravens quarterback. It's through

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<v Speaker 1>four touchdowns make the Pro Bowl?

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<v Speaker 4>Snowpuntley? Yep, it Snoopuntley.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah he made the Pro Bowl, and so did Derek Carr,

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<v Speaker 1>you know who had that great line yesterday. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I kind of look at it that way, like in

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<v Speaker 1>the NBA, it's a huge accomplishment that if you don't

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<v Speaker 1>stack those accomplishments, you don't have an opportunity to be

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<v Speaker 1>a Hall of Famer.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>I think I'm of that mindset too.

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<v Speaker 2>But when I think about it like a fan event

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<v Speaker 2>as well, I say to myself and I tweeted this,

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<v Speaker 2>does anyone really want to watch whatever Jaron Jackson's jump

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<v Speaker 2>shot is out there?

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<v Speaker 4>Like?

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<v Speaker 2>Do we want to see his defense do we want

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<v Speaker 2>when you talk about like getting defensive guys, why do

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<v Speaker 2>we want defensive guys in the All Star Game?

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<v Speaker 4>Like we really don't.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to see the box use his impressive dribbling

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<v Speaker 2>skills to successfully fake out his opponent.

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<v Speaker 4>Like that's what I want to see, you know what

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<v Speaker 4>I mean? I want to see him in the mid range.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to see his floater. I want to see

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<v Speaker 2>his speed and athleticism. I could really care less about

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<v Speaker 2>Jerry Jackson Junior and I am a fan of the

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<v Speaker 2>Memphis Grizzlies.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, oh, we're going to revisit that. But I think

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<v Speaker 3>it goes to the first thing you said though, like

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<v Speaker 3>is it is it is an at? Is it an

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<v Speaker 3>accolade or is it a a showcase for the fans?

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<v Speaker 3>I think coaches may have looked at it as an accolade,

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<v Speaker 3>And of course there's components of both, as James mentioned,

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<v Speaker 3>because there's incentives and contracts, so that's important. But the

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<v Speaker 3>accolade part of it that that's that's It's like, all right,

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<v Speaker 3>we've got shooters and Kyrie doesn't play a lick at

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<v Speaker 3>defense and he's starting, so we're gonna put Drew Holliday

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<v Speaker 3>in and we're damn it, we're gonna take control of

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<v Speaker 3>our league again, and we're gonna bank all stars at

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<v Speaker 3>a defensive players. So we'll put this guy who's played

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<v Speaker 3>thirty something games into it and averages fifteen points per

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<v Speaker 3>game rather than Daron Fox or I mean, hell, even games.

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<v Speaker 4>Do you think that the solution is also to put

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<v Speaker 4>you have to play a.

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<v Speaker 2>Minimum a certain minimum amount of games in order to

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<v Speaker 2>be eligible.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, that's that's the case with postseason awards or not,

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<v Speaker 3>maybe not postseason awards like MVP points, like you have

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<v Speaker 3>to play a certain amount of games. And I think

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<v Speaker 3>James has said earlier Jaron Jackson leads the league in blocks,

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<v Speaker 3>but he's not actually eligible to lead the league in blocks.

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<v Speaker 1>No, yeah, he's not. He hasn't played enough games. I

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<v Speaker 1>was even telling Damian too Trisa that I was talking

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<v Speaker 1>about this with my son and my son said, well,

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<v Speaker 1>do you know about the whole block thing with Jaron Jackson?

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm like, no, what do you mean he is? Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>look at his block numbers at home versus on the road,

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<v Speaker 1>seventy seven blocks in eighteen games at home and thirty

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<v Speaker 1>seven blocks and seventeen games at home, I mean on

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<v Speaker 1>the road. So they're like around the league, it's known

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<v Speaker 1>that their their scorekeepers are giving him blocks for things

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<v Speaker 1>that aren't blocks, and they're patting his stats, and it

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<v Speaker 1>comes down to, like, what exactly are we doing here?

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<v Speaker 1>Like it should be the best of the best, And

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<v Speaker 1>if you're gonna reward Jaron Jackson for being on the

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<v Speaker 1>Western Conference number two overall team, then forget that Aaron

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<v Speaker 1>Gordon's a better player. He should have made it on

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<v Speaker 1>a better team as the Denver Nuggets. So I get

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<v Speaker 1>you don't want two representatives from the same team rewarding,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, getting rewarded, But if you're gonna do it

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<v Speaker 1>with one, then like again, Jaren Jackson just didn't make

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<v Speaker 1>any not on anyone's board as far as what was

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<v Speaker 1>he number twelve in Ford's in the Western Conference when

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<v Speaker 1>it came to aggregate score. That just didn't make any sense.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, And I think the thing that also is frustrating

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<v Speaker 2>is just how they formulate the teams, because you you know,

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<v Speaker 2>somebody said this in my mentions, and I think this

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<v Speaker 2>is true in terms of like Jaron Jackson obviously playing

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<v Speaker 2>a different position than Fox, and so you've already got

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<v Speaker 2>your guard slots already set, and so there's an additional

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<v Speaker 2>slot that Jaron Jackson for a forward, you know, position

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<v Speaker 2>that he could get in. So they said, oh, well,

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<v Speaker 2>would you if you had to choose, then would you

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<v Speaker 2>take out Jaw or Sga or Dame if you were

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<v Speaker 2>going to put in Fox? And I'm like, wellhy challenge

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<v Speaker 2>this premise completely because maybe there's just more. Maybe there's

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<v Speaker 2>just more guards that are All Stars this year that

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<v Speaker 2>are playing in an all star calibern.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I would add this too, like, it's very possible

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<v Speaker 1>that they loaded up on forwards because they know that

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<v Speaker 1>Zion isn't going to play, and so when they replace

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<v Speaker 1>Zion with somebody else, it doesn't have to be a forward,

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<v Speaker 1>right because they've already loaded up on so many forwards,

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<v Speaker 1>and it would leave the possibility to add a player

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<v Speaker 1>like Fox in the next round.

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<v Speaker 4>They better use him as the replacement.

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<v Speaker 2>Otherwise, like we we are writing, we will, you're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>take it.

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<v Speaker 3>Twisted someone, which is just a massive curve ball from Tristan.

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<v Speaker 3>You look like the death Row magazine Vibe cover and

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<v Speaker 3>I can't unsee it.

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<v Speaker 2>Now. That's a tremendous compliment.

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<v Speaker 3>I just can't unsee it.

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<v Speaker 4>I have that on my wall in my my house

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<v Speaker 4>that I grew up in.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh that that's iconic. It is just as it?

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<v Speaker 4>Uh, someone can someone make this on Photoshop?

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<v Speaker 2>Can they add me it? And like, can you put

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<v Speaker 2>it on Twitter? We just see what it would look like.

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<v Speaker 1>Say they put Lebron's head on Willem Dafoe the other

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<v Speaker 1>day for me from the platoon poster. So yes, they

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<v Speaker 1>can trist to.

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<v Speaker 3>I guarantee they're already working on it. It'll it'll, it'll

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<v Speaker 3>be in your mentions by the time the calls over.

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<v Speaker 3>So you're in New York. How about the if that

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<v Speaker 3>keeps on giving? You mentioned it earlier? Kyrie wants out

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<v Speaker 3>of Brooklyn, And from what we read from Adrian Wajhanowski

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<v Speaker 3>a few minutes ago, is that teams are calling asking

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<v Speaker 3>about Kevin Durant, like, Hey, how far are you going

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<v Speaker 3>to take this thing over the course of the next week.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, And if I'm Brooklyn, what is your what is

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<v Speaker 2>your real incentive to do what he wants?

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<v Speaker 4>What is it? Like?

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think you have any you know, you know

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<v Speaker 2>he wants to stay there, you know he wants to

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<v Speaker 2>be there.

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<v Speaker 4>The entire reason for the.

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<v Speaker 2>Trade request is salary and him getting a contract extension

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<v Speaker 2>that he is not being offered, and them wanting to

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<v Speaker 2>see what they have in the postseason with him before

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<v Speaker 2>they do any of that, right, because he's a gigantic

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<v Speaker 2>headache when he's not one of the best players on

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<v Speaker 2>the court, which he's been awesome this year. He's been

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<v Speaker 2>really really good when he's not suspended.

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<v Speaker 4>And so that's one component. And so if you say, well.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sorry, we're just not going to trade you by

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<v Speaker 2>the deadline, like you're just I have to figure it out.

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<v Speaker 2>And if if you need to get paid whatever is

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<v Speaker 2>your max through the bird rights, then you're going to

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<v Speaker 2>have to work with us with the sign trade. And

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<v Speaker 2>that's just what it is. You need us, we need you,

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<v Speaker 2>et cetera. So why why feel rushed to do that

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<v Speaker 2>when teams are only going to take advantage of you

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<v Speaker 2>given the desperation in him being on an expiring.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, is this I mean, this is one of the

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<v Speaker 1>few players that I can remember where he's going to

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<v Speaker 1>be worth a certain amount as a player and he's

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<v Speaker 1>worth a totally different amount as a human being. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>does that make sense? Like I don't think that he's

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<v Speaker 1>like he's making thirty six million this year, which again

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<v Speaker 1>he should be a forty something million dollar player, but

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<v Speaker 1>he's not. And I have this feeling that, like he's

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<v Speaker 1>not going to get that big contract that you would

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<v Speaker 1>expect unless it's from brook Brooklyn, who you know has

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<v Speaker 1>a ton of money and a huge market. But I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>even like if you go to the Lakers, you're not

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<v Speaker 1>getting the money. Well, I guess you could if they're

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<v Speaker 1>able to complete a trade, because then they would have

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<v Speaker 1>as Larry Bird rights, but just as like an asset

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<v Speaker 1>going around, you're not going to be able to get

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<v Speaker 1>like dollar per dollar for what he should be like

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<v Speaker 1>worth as as as a player.

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<v Speaker 2>And on top of that, you've got Ruby Haschi Mura

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<v Speaker 2>there who's also going to want a deal in the

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<v Speaker 2>off season, which is going to take up quite a

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<v Speaker 2>bit of your cap space.

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<v Speaker 4>And so at this point the math mathon.

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<v Speaker 2>Unless you're sending Russell Westbrook to the Brooklyn Nets, which

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<v Speaker 2>which you're doing, yeah, or you're doing a three team

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<v Speaker 2>trade and sending Russ to like Chicago or something and

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<v Speaker 2>trying to figure I don't know that Kevin Durant, if

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<v Speaker 2>Kevin Duran ends up playing with Russell Westbrook again, which

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think he wants. I mean, what do you

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<v Speaker 2>what do you? What are we doing here?

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<v Speaker 4>Really?

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know. I never know what we're Kyrie irving,

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<v Speaker 3>to be honest with you, I just I Lebron's out

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<v Speaker 3>here tweeting I emojis and crowns like, don't I don't

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<v Speaker 3>know what's happening with with with your king. We looked

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<v Speaker 3>at Phoenix having a really intriguing potential offer. I feel

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<v Speaker 3>like we mentioned another team, James Oh, Miami Miami potentially

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<v Speaker 3>having something, but it felt like Phoenix worked the best.

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<v Speaker 3>But there's that, and you noted this a minute ago.

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<v Speaker 3>There's that weird. Why would Phoenix do this unless they

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<v Speaker 3>knew that Kyrie was staying long term, because you'd you'd

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<v Speaker 3>probably have to move with Calbridge, you'd have to move

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<v Speaker 3>someone you value to get Kyrie back. And that's what

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<v Speaker 3>the weird thing hanging over all of this is is

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<v Speaker 3>you talk about the incentive to do what he wants.

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<v Speaker 3>No team is going to make a deal, no team

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<v Speaker 3>like Phoenix, I should say, I feel like the Lakers

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<v Speaker 3>will do whatever just because they're the Lakers. I don't

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<v Speaker 3>think Phoenix or Miami makes any sort of deal unless

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<v Speaker 3>they have assurances that they can have him on their

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<v Speaker 3>team for at least another couple.

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<v Speaker 2>Of years, which means, then, okay, Kyrie, we're going to

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<v Speaker 2>offer you a two year deal, and if we do

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<v Speaker 2>this trade, you're going to accept the two year deal.

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<v Speaker 2>Means you're gonna have to sign this now, like secretly,

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<v Speaker 2>and then we're gonna submit it when it's the time

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<v Speaker 2>for us to submit it, Like it's gonna have to

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<v Speaker 2>all be locked up where there's no funny business. Because

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<v Speaker 2>if I was worried about funny business with any player

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<v Speaker 2>in the NBA, them changing their minds, them going back

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<v Speaker 2>on their words, them deciding they need to step away

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<v Speaker 2>for whatever reason, that would be Kyrie Irving. Right.

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<v Speaker 4>So, if you're a.

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<v Speaker 2>Team and you're in the risk management business, unlessen Phoenix

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<v Speaker 2>has had their own fair share of controversies as well, right,

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<v Speaker 2>you don't want to be having another issue or a

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<v Speaker 2>potential blowback controversy that you really did not need to have,

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<v Speaker 2>Like it would be an unmitigated disaster.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it's so avoidable. Wait you just yeah, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>could it work out and he makes your team great, sure,

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<v Speaker 1>but it could also not work out and you could

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<v Speaker 1>be like stuck in a gigantic nightmare of a situation

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<v Speaker 1>with him both financially and the pr stuff which you

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<v Speaker 1>talked about. There are certain teams that can do it,

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<v Speaker 1>and then there I think Phoenix is one team that

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<v Speaker 1>you might look at and go like, you can't because

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<v Speaker 1>they're the team that's actually going to have to give

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<v Speaker 1>up true value. Like if you look at the Lakers,

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<v Speaker 1>like regardless of what my friend Damien here thanks of

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<v Speaker 1>Russell Westbrook, Like in NBA standards, it's not value, like

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<v Speaker 1>you're not getting value for him. And where you know

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<v Speaker 1>mckail Bridges. If you're gonna get Bridges or you're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>get Cam Johnson, you're gonna get a stack of players.

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<v Speaker 1>Those are valuable pieces, long term contracts, young players that

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<v Speaker 1>can help you today and you know, kind of further

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<v Speaker 1>what you're trying to do, maybe both teams get get

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<v Speaker 1>help in this situation where again like Dallas doesn't have

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<v Speaker 1>something to offer like that, and and even the Lakers

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<v Speaker 1>they don't have something to offer like that.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're Dallas and you're Brooklyn, do you accept like

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<v Speaker 2>Dorian Finney Smith and Tim Hardaway and like Jaden Hardy

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<v Speaker 2>or something for Kyrie, and like, do you do that? Deal?

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<v Speaker 4>Does those.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know how the math checks out, but that's

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<v Speaker 3>probably not like, it's probably not a horrible option for

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<v Speaker 3>Brooklyn in the sense of the like, Kyrie's obviously very good,

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<v Speaker 3>but the reason you're a championship contender or potential championship

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<v Speaker 3>is because of Kevin Durant. Kevin Durant is one of

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<v Speaker 3>the best basketball players on Earth, and if you can

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<v Speaker 3>surround him like that, it simply boils down to what

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<v Speaker 3>compliments KD and if they can determine that those guys do,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm all for it. I personally would love to see

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<v Speaker 3>Kyrie and Luka Dancic let me see that. I want

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<v Speaker 3>to watch that implode. I will watch every Dallas Mavericks

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<v Speaker 3>game on League Pass to make sure I am tuned

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<v Speaker 3>in live when that inevitably goes bad.

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<v Speaker 2>Someone tried to get King the Kings in the mix,

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<v Speaker 2>said would the Kings be interested in Kyrie Irving?

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<v Speaker 3>And I was like, what, I don't believe that that happened.

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<v Speaker 4>No, what are you serious? Is there a team that

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<v Speaker 4>makes less sense than them?

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<v Speaker 3>I believe our friends at the Kings. Harold wrote an

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<v Speaker 3>article and the article said, well no, and that was

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<v Speaker 3>the end of the article.

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<v Speaker 4>What are we doing? Like, what are we doing? Guys?

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<v Speaker 4>What is this?

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<v Speaker 3>We will step in as a fan base and just

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<v Speaker 3>say hard pass fan, we're good.

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<v Speaker 2>Also, what has not been mentioned in all of this,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think, and I hadn't thought about it until

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<v Speaker 2>just today, is we're in the period of time right now.

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<v Speaker 4>Where normally in normal years.

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<v Speaker 2>Past, like two three years ago, pre pandemic, at this point,

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<v Speaker 2>all attention and focus is on the Super Bowl, right

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<v Speaker 2>and then what you've had is a change obviously with

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<v Speaker 2>the eighteen weeks season, but also the trade deadline moving backwards.

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<v Speaker 2>Usually the trade deadline happens around All Star Game. I

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<v Speaker 2>remember when Boogie Cousins was traded in New Orleans right

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<v Speaker 2>after the All Star Game.

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<v Speaker 4>So I love the.

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<v Speaker 1>City he was traded during.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh yeah it was during. Yeah, it was difcent.

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<v Speaker 1>I had to confirmed during the actual Star.

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<v Speaker 4>Game like he's going, okay, that's insane.

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<v Speaker 2>So now the war between the NFL and the NBA

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<v Speaker 2>is just fully on, right, NBA and croaching on the

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<v Speaker 2>All Star Game, and or NFL and coroaching on the

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<v Speaker 2>NBA All Star Game, NFL and croaching on the NBA

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<v Speaker 2>playoffs with the draft, and then the NBA clapping back

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<v Speaker 2>and saying, that's fine, we'll just have Kyrie Irving requested

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<v Speaker 2>trade and Pro Bowl.

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<v Speaker 4>How about that.

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<v Speaker 1>We're going to ruin your Pro Bowl, your crappy Pro

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<v Speaker 1>Bowl all next week, all.

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<v Speaker 4>Next week, the week where all of the excitement is

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<v Speaker 4>supposed to.

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<v Speaker 2>Be on Jalen Herds and this big Patrick Mahomes matchup,

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<v Speaker 2>and everybody's just talking about NFL, NFL, NFL, and it's like, no,

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<v Speaker 2>it's trade deadline weeks. Trade deadline week. Is Cape Kevin

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<v Speaker 2>Durant going to be traded? Because that's what I care

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<v Speaker 2>about