WEBVTT - Washington Wizards are Actually Winning?

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<v Speaker 1>Come Home.

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<v Speaker 2>On this episode of the Heat Check.

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<v Speaker 1>It is a special deep dive into I would say

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<v Speaker 1>the most surprising team in the East, in the NBA, in.

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<v Speaker 2>The in a good way.

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<v Speaker 1>There's been plenty of surprising clunkers, but holy shit, the Washington.

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<v Speaker 2>Wizards are relevant.

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<v Speaker 1>We are going to do a breakdown in week two

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<v Speaker 1>of the NBA seasons about the Washington Wizards. We're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>break down why they're playing so well, why Bradley Beal,

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<v Speaker 1>and more importantly, really why Bradley Beal will never ever

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<v Speaker 1>leave Washington DC. So do me a favor, Bra and

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<v Speaker 1>drop that motherfucking beam. Come Remember last year when it

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<v Speaker 1>was clear that the Wizards didn't deserve success. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>they certainly weren't gonna get success, but they didn't deserve

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<v Speaker 1>success either because they were getting rid of their stars.

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<v Speaker 1>They were making strange moves. They offloaded one overpaid star

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<v Speaker 1>for another overpaid star, and then you had Brad Beil

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<v Speaker 1>throwing chairs, which is a very mild mannered guy. Like

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<v Speaker 1>for Brad Beale to be throwing chairs and losing his

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<v Speaker 1>shit on the sidelines in front of nationally televised camera's

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<v Speaker 1>right there, people, right there, and he's like I don't

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<v Speaker 1>care bubble no bubble whatever, COVID no COVID whatever, like

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<v Speaker 1>this is terrible. And then they ask him at that point,

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<v Speaker 1>like what's up, Brad, and he's like, listen, we can't

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<v Speaker 1>even guard a park car right now. They were the

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<v Speaker 1>most COVID affected team in the NBA, probably because of

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<v Speaker 1>a close contact between Brad bill Ad Jason Tatum. As

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<v Speaker 1>we found out later, like NBA fans were starting hashtag so,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, really me, hashtag free Bradley Beale. There was

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<v Speaker 1>a move It was a movement started by me. Brad

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<v Speaker 1>had no help and Brad is fucking good. He was

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<v Speaker 1>dropping forty. There was like a Laughingstock meme where it

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<v Speaker 1>was like every time Bradley Beal dropped forty, they lost.

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<v Speaker 1>It was a bum legged Washington Wizards, Westbrook and Scott

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<v Speaker 1>Brooks who everyone wanted fired and basically no one else,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean even Davis Bertans went from being a sharpshooter

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<v Speaker 1>to just.

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<v Speaker 2>Like a guy that everybody wanted to trade. So at that.

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<v Speaker 1>Point everyone and I mean everyone he liked for stake

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<v Speaker 1>and speeded and blah blah, everybody wanted to see Brad

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<v Speaker 1>Beeal traded Brad Beal was adamant that he wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>win in DC.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, yeah, sure, Brad, like okay, wink wink. Like.

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<v Speaker 1>It kind of felt at that moment that Brad was

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<v Speaker 1>just being the nice guy that was publicly saying one

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<v Speaker 1>thing and like, Dame, I want to be a staple

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<v Speaker 1>in the community and blah blah blah, but wouldn't admit

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<v Speaker 1>the truth publicly, which is what we all know is

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<v Speaker 1>you can't really win in DC like at all.

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<v Speaker 2>If Brad wants.

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<v Speaker 1>To win and wanted to win, the only way that

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<v Speaker 1>he could win was to join a plethora of other

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<v Speaker 1>stars in Boston or LA or Philly, or even join

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<v Speaker 1>up with Stephen Clay in Golden State, etc. That was

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<v Speaker 1>the only way that Brad Beale could ever win because

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<v Speaker 1>it was never happening here. I mean it's early right now.

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<v Speaker 1>But it turns out that that really wasn't true. What

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<v Speaker 1>Brad actually needs are competent role players like and some

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<v Speaker 1>depth like the most complicated complex train that sent out

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<v Speaker 1>Ross after sending out John Wall turns out to have

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<v Speaker 1>been the only way.

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<v Speaker 2>Having an overpriced star.

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<v Speaker 1>And trading him turns out to be the only way

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<v Speaker 1>to stalk your kitchen like that, like you turned an

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<v Speaker 1>empty cupboard with like a couple of good items into

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<v Speaker 1>a fucking pantry a plethora of pieces. Now the depleted

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<v Speaker 1>cupboards are full. The Wizards are five and one right now,

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<v Speaker 1>and not like a fraudulent five in one like the

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<v Speaker 1>Chicago Bulls, like a real five and one, you know

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<v Speaker 1>what I mean. They have gritty wins over Boston twice, like.

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<v Speaker 2>They should have lost last year.

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<v Speaker 1>They would have lost to Boston, like they won in

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<v Speaker 1>overtime without Bradley Bealt against Indianapolis.

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<v Speaker 2>They have a signature blowout win over.

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<v Speaker 1>Atlanta and at that point, and Atlanta went to the

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<v Speaker 1>Eastern Conference last year is Eastern Conference Finals last year,

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<v Speaker 1>and they did that.

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<v Speaker 2>Without forty percent of their lineup. I mean, excuse me.

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<v Speaker 1>Not only did they beat Atlanta, they beat the shit

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<v Speaker 1>out of Atlanta without your starting point guard, without your

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<v Speaker 1>starting center.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it's pretty stunning. It's not like this is

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<v Speaker 2>the Washington.

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<v Speaker 1>Wizards beating putting Tray Young in prison, like a team

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<v Speaker 1>that Bradveil said couldn't guard a park car stopped Tray

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<v Speaker 1>Young and like the guy that did it, I don't well,

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<v Speaker 1>even we'll get there in a second.

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<v Speaker 2>But it was a discardible piece, Aaron Holiday.

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<v Speaker 1>And that was when I thought, hmm, maybe need to

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<v Speaker 1>adjust my Eastern Conference rankings a little bit.

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<v Speaker 2>So let's talk about that roster.

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<v Speaker 1>Like I said, Aaron Holiday, Pacers already had a holiday,

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<v Speaker 1>so you can't have to I guess.

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<v Speaker 2>So they got rid of Aaron. Aaron is putting guys

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<v Speaker 2>in prison.

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<v Speaker 1>People on the Wizards are saying, Aaron Holiday is the

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<v Speaker 1>best defender on this team.

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<v Speaker 2>He was a discardible piece. He was discarded.

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<v Speaker 1>Spencer Dinwitty was just added in to the trade fold

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<v Speaker 1>it in if you will, like h like in a gumbo,

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<v Speaker 1>all of a sudden, you're like, oh, there's and Dewey

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<v Speaker 1>in here as well, Like didn't know I had rice,

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<v Speaker 1>I had beans, I had this, I had this meat

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<v Speaker 1>that meet Oh my god, I also get in Dewey sausage.

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<v Speaker 2>That was Spencer.

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<v Speaker 1>Spencer Dinwitty's low key probably the best signing, underrated signing

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<v Speaker 1>in the NBA in this offseason, and he was just

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<v Speaker 1>thrown into the deal. They figured out a way to

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<v Speaker 1>get the Lakers to make that deal, and a million

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<v Speaker 1>other teams too to make that deal work. Right, He

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<v Speaker 1>is a bucket. He is a playmaker. He hit the

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<v Speaker 1>final shot against the Pacers for the dagger, like he

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<v Speaker 1>can put a team on his back if he needs to.

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<v Speaker 2>He takes the.

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<v Speaker 1>Pressure off of Bradley Beal, where Bradley Beal now can

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<v Speaker 1>work on his defense, which no one says he can

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<v Speaker 1>defend either, like he was a part of that, Like

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<v Speaker 1>I can't guard apart, like I can't park guard to

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<v Speaker 1>park car And Montres Harrell, who was getting dnps in Lakerland,

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<v Speaker 1>is now averaging almost twenty points a game off the bench,

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<v Speaker 1>probably gonna run away with six Man of the Year

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<v Speaker 1>Kyle Kuzma the Chucker, he is top ten and rebounds

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<v Speaker 1>right now KCP.

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<v Speaker 2>KCP is maybe.

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<v Speaker 1>An automatic lock in prop bets for over one and

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<v Speaker 1>a half threes.

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<v Speaker 2>I think he hits it every single time.

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<v Speaker 1>He's hitting corner threes like no other and lockdown defender

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<v Speaker 1>on the perimeter. Never mind the fact that Ruy Hachimura

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<v Speaker 1>they're starting for has been completely mia for this year.

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<v Speaker 2>He's nowhere to be found. No one has seen him

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<v Speaker 2>in the facility.

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<v Speaker 1>He will be back at some point, so they don't

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<v Speaker 1>even have their full squad yet. And Daniel gafferd is

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<v Speaker 1>just now getting back healthy. So this is what Bradley

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<v Speaker 1>Beal said after their second win over the Celtics. The

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<v Speaker 1>first win was like, Okay, it's an aberration. They blew

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<v Speaker 1>him out. Celtics are a roller coaster ride. Second win

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<v Speaker 1>in overt double overtime. Okay, this is what he said.

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<v Speaker 1>Just imagine when everything starts clicking, when everybody's jelling, when

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<v Speaker 1>everybody's healthy, it's gonna be scary. Excuse me, are you

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<v Speaker 1>not jelling right now? Is this not a jeled team?

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<v Speaker 1>They put up one hundred and thirty points against the

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<v Speaker 1>Placers and they're not even clicking yet.

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<v Speaker 2>People are who's not healthy? People aren't healthy. Brad's not healthy,

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<v Speaker 2>Gaffer's not healthy.

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<v Speaker 1>They are five and one in the seventh toughest schedule

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<v Speaker 1>in the NBA. So yeah, I agree. I agree, Wizards

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<v Speaker 1>could be scary good. The Wizards to me, are the

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<v Speaker 1>most surprising, delightfully surprising team in the East six games

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<v Speaker 1>in the season.

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<v Speaker 2>I know the sample size is small.

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<v Speaker 1>But everything I need to know I now know about

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<v Speaker 1>Bradley Beal's future. Forget that we are now seeing Jason Tatum.

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<v Speaker 1>It meant openly, yes, I am recruiting Bradley Beal to

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<v Speaker 1>be a Celtic.

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<v Speaker 2>I am.

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<v Speaker 1>I know you guys have been saying it and I've

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<v Speaker 1>been denying it, but it's true.

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<v Speaker 2>I am.

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<v Speaker 1>I am recruiting him. We've talked about it. But let

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<v Speaker 1>me just make this very very clear. Like Bradley Beal.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, I know Bradley Beial is never coming to Boston.

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<v Speaker 1>In fact, these first six games show me Brad is

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<v Speaker 1>never leaving DC to go and play with another star.

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<v Speaker 2>Brad is and wants to be the star. He is

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<v Speaker 2>the guy.

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<v Speaker 1>Brad is not the second fiddle to some new John

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<v Speaker 1>Wall the latest installment of John Wall two point zero, Like,

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<v Speaker 1>he's not the player that you pair next to, the

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<v Speaker 1>player that you build your franchise around.

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<v Speaker 2>He is the player that you build your franchise around.

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<v Speaker 1>He is that model, that prototypical guy on and off

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<v Speaker 1>the court. Brad is Batman. Now, we a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>times think that Batman's have to win the day or

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<v Speaker 1>save the world without any help. Like that's how we

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<v Speaker 1>as a society think about Batman. But the truth is

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<v Speaker 1>Batman had some help. He Batman had a Robin. Batman

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<v Speaker 1>had an Alfred, he had some tech tech and cars

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<v Speaker 1>and shit.

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<v Speaker 2>So what Brad needs is a Robin and an Alfred

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<v Speaker 2>or two.

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<v Speaker 1>Not because he needs it all the time, but when

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<v Speaker 1>the going gets tough and Batman's and some shit, you

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<v Speaker 1>can call on Alfred for backup. That's now that we

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<v Speaker 1>see the Kuzma and KCP and Tres and Aaron Holliday

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<v Speaker 1>and Spence. That's with this squad, a little baby diet

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<v Speaker 1>cola version of the Avengers.

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<v Speaker 2>Like, that's what they are.

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<v Speaker 1>No stars other than well maybe Spence would be considered

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<v Speaker 1>a quote unquote star, but.

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<v Speaker 2>No real stars.

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<v Speaker 1>Is just Brad and the rest of the Wish version

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<v Speaker 1>of the Avengers, and that's what he needs.

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<v Speaker 2>How far can the Wizards go?

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<v Speaker 1>I think, truthfully, in a quiet moment, they could be

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<v Speaker 1>this year's version of the Atlanta Hawks, the team that

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<v Speaker 1>nobody saw coming and goes to the Eastern Conference Finals.

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<v Speaker 2>Will they? I don't know, but could they? For sure?

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<v Speaker 2>The team that nobody but me? Right here?

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<v Speaker 3>It's Monday, November first, The Washington Wizards could go to

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<v Speaker 3>the Eastern Conference Finals right now, market That's all.

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