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Speaker 1: Going into the weekend on a high note, everybody. Oh yeah,

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Speaker 1: Monday morning, bright and early, joined by I believe Greg

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Speaker 1: He gotta give him some props. This is the players League.

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Speaker 1: If you're unhappy, get the hell out now. I know

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Speaker 1: that sets up a bad precedent, Yes, I get it,

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Speaker 1: and nobody wants to play there. Will You know what,

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Speaker 1: build a good culture. I know it's easier said than done,

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Speaker 1: but build a good culture. Plan for the superstar, work tires,

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Speaker 1: best you can and put the team in the best

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Speaker 1: position to keep the star. I mean, look at John

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Speaker 1: Luca don Che Dallas five in the West, already two

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Speaker 1: playoff trips to Luca, get young stars, build around them,

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Speaker 1: get him to the playoffs that I mean, it's not

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Speaker 1: obviously in theory, it's not that hard. Making the moves

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Speaker 1: is a little more difficult, but sometimes you got overpay.

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Speaker 1: Look at I mean, Chicago went from I don't even

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Speaker 1: remember the last time the Chicago Bulls were in the playoffs.

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Speaker 1: Like they add a couple of vets. Could Caruso be

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Speaker 1: I mean, they make the move to get Lonzo, they

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Speaker 1: to get zach Lavine. And there they're they're trying. They're

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Speaker 1: throwing Hail Mary's. Yeah, Bowls. Last playoffs series win twenty fifteen,

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Speaker 1: lost to the Celtics. Nothing in eighteen ninety one. So yeah,

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Speaker 1: you're under the gun to deliver, and you're gonna get

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Speaker 1: him to the playoffs this year. There, I mean there,

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Speaker 1: I don't know if they could be the number one seed.

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Speaker 1: Maybe they lose in the first or second round, but

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Speaker 1: you're in the playoffs, and I just if if I'm

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Speaker 1: the Pelicans, honestly, what do you do. Do Do you fire

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Speaker 1: you griff, bringing a new guy who can try to

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Speaker 1: mend the fences? Yeah, you could try that, or do

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Speaker 1: you seriously just say, you know what, the Zion ship

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Speaker 1: of sale is just not working out here. You know,

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Speaker 1: we wish him luck elsewhere. Who are you giving us

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Speaker 1: for Zion Williamson? And that's where it gets interesting. You

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Speaker 1: start that bidding war. I know you don't want to

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Speaker 1: get They don't want to give up on him, and

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Speaker 1: that sounds crazy. But the longer you wait, the less

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Speaker 1: you get. Right, we we would all agree on that.

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Speaker 1: You sit around here for three or four years with Zion,

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Speaker 1: Alwick gonna get the greatest package ever. Let's get closer.

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Speaker 1: Let's drive up his value. Trust me, the bidding war

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Speaker 1: for Zion begins this offseason and you get, I mean,

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Speaker 1: whatever you want. And by the way, this draft is

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Speaker 1: not bad. I think there's some really really nice players

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Speaker 1: and that listen. Is there an Evan Mobley who looks

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Speaker 1: incredible and has the Cleveland Cavalier's top five seed in

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Speaker 1: the East. I don't know if there's Evan Mobley caliber,

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Speaker 1: but even Okongbu in Atlanta. By the way, have you

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Speaker 1: guys seen how good he's been. I know he had

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Speaker 1: the injuries last year. It didn't play great by all accounts.

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Speaker 1: John Collins is on his way out of Atlanta. They

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Speaker 1: had signed him to that lengthy deal and he's getting

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Speaker 1: hurt and he's just okongos like eventually gonna be ready

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Speaker 1: to take that role. And he's a better defensive player.

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Speaker 1: And I'm just some of these guys take a couple

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Speaker 1: of years. When you get to the league at nineteen

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Speaker 1: years old, you're gonna take a couple of years. Everybody

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Speaker 1: wants to write these guys off as bus Jalen Green

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Speaker 1: Kay cutting him, They're not that good to like, Relax,

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Speaker 1: They're gonna be fine. Not everybody comes in the league

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Speaker 1: like kN Zion and John Morant. So listen, if I'm

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Speaker 1: the Pells, I would I would start to pull the trigger.

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Speaker 1: I would look for anything could. I mean, it sounds insane,

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Speaker 1: but you know what can you can you get Jayalen

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Speaker 1: Brown out of Boston? I don't know what what can

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Speaker 1: you get? Like, you don't need a bazilion draft picks.

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Speaker 1: What you need is a couple of players. You need

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Speaker 1: some guys. Now, does Jalen Brown work with Brandon Ingram.

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Speaker 1: I don't know. I'm just saying, like your aim should be.

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Speaker 1: I want all stars, an All Star and a pick

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Speaker 1: in return, multiple all stars. I need guys. If I'm

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Speaker 1: giving up on Zion Williamson, who again, if he gets healthy,

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Speaker 1: can be I don't know about historically great player, but

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Speaker 1: he's got the chance for a massive, massive career. Or

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Speaker 1: he stays overweight, keeps getting hurt and trends store bus

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Speaker 1: territory and you win the trade. It's gonna get interesting

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Speaker 1: with Zion. But anyways, Uh, we're gonna wrap it up there. Everybody,

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Speaker 1: have a great weekend. I'll see you bright nearly undisputed?

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Speaker 1: Was it nine thirty eastern on the East coast and

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Speaker 1: six thirty am on the West coast. Um, have a

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Speaker 1: great weekend. Everybody, h