WEBVTT - Three Low Key Names To Watch As Free Agency Begins

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<v Speaker 1>If you're tuned into Heat Check with Trista.

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<v Speaker 2>Crick On, this bonus episode of the heat Check Free

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<v Speaker 2>Agency is here on Friday. So I'm here to talk

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<v Speaker 2>about three under the radar moves in free agency that

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<v Speaker 2>you need to keep your eye on. I'm joined on

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<v Speaker 2>this episode by my co host Nick ash You as

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<v Speaker 2>it was recorded on my betting show called BETMGM. Tonight, Nick,

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<v Speaker 2>do me a favor and drop that generic ass beat

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<v Speaker 2>that should be Rihanna.

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<v Speaker 1>I know something you were talking about before the show.

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<v Speaker 1>You had three sort of more low key free agents

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<v Speaker 1>out there. We've talked about the bigger names like a

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<v Speaker 1>Fred van Vliet maybe this offseason or obviously on the

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<v Speaker 1>TRADEMARKT Damian Lillard, but you said there are three guys

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<v Speaker 1>that you saw that were gonna be maybe low key names,

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<v Speaker 1>but could make a huge difference and change sort of

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<v Speaker 1>the dynamic and the dominoes of where this offseason can go.

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<v Speaker 2>Who are absolutely so Tonight we talk about the three

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<v Speaker 2>most interesting low key free agents in the NBA. The

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<v Speaker 2>wind kind of got taken out of the sales a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit in an NBA free agency because.

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<v Speaker 3>Listen, trades are now all the rage.

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<v Speaker 2>The salary dumps are becoming something that's very standard. We

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<v Speaker 2>get porzingis from Marcus Smart today or yesterday. Excuse me,

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<v Speaker 2>the Hawks traded John Collins to the Utah Jazz, like

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<v Speaker 2>we just talked about for like a bag of potato

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<v Speaker 2>chips and Rudy Gay you got two of potato chip

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<v Speaker 2>two bags they got to excuse me too, Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>One with sour cream.

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<v Speaker 3>So that was pretty good.

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<v Speaker 2>You've got free agents like Kyrie Middleton Hard and a

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<v Speaker 2>bunch of guys that are gonna probably opt back in.

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<v Speaker 2>So who are these low key dominoes that I think

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<v Speaker 2>could impact the actual NBA landscape? Number one is already

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<v Speaker 2>the dominoes already dropped. Baby, The domino has begun, and

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<v Speaker 2>now what comes next? We had Kurt Healing on from

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<v Speaker 2>NBC Sports. He referenced it a little bit, and the

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<v Speaker 2>low key move was nos Reed. Nas Reed went back

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<v Speaker 2>to the Timberwolves assue three years, forty two million dollars.

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<v Speaker 2>I will forgive casual fans if they don't know who

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<v Speaker 2>Nasried is. But there were about fifteen teams that were

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<v Speaker 2>out there being like, yeah, you know, nos Reed would

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<v Speaker 2>be a really good center for us. Sacramento was thinking

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<v Speaker 2>that Portland was thinking that there were a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>teams that needed Dallas was thinking that rim protecting need

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<v Speaker 2>seeing teams. So but they already have a couple of

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<v Speaker 2>rim protectors, don't they ask you.

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<v Speaker 3>You've got Rudy Gobert.

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<v Speaker 2>And you've got Karl Anthony Towns, and now you've got

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<v Speaker 2>NOAs Reed sticking around. So, uh, why would they do that?

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<v Speaker 3>That's the question. Let's do a little maskol for you.

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<v Speaker 2>The Wolves have ninety one million dollars tied up in

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<v Speaker 2>the center position, the same position that most teams don't

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<v Speaker 2>even have one traditional center.

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<v Speaker 3>The Wolves have three. So I believe given all of that,

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<v Speaker 3>that means the car Anthony Towns is for sure getting traded.

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<v Speaker 3>They're not trading Rudy Gobert.

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<v Speaker 2>They've already traded a boatload of assets and young players

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<v Speaker 2>to get him.

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<v Speaker 3>They're not going to move off of that rock anytime soon.

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<v Speaker 2>The Timberwolves, we know that they're not winning like in

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<v Speaker 2>any real level with Karl Anthony Towns, Rudy Gobert, and Nasriy.

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<v Speaker 2>We know that the Timberwolves have appeared in exactly three

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<v Speaker 2>playoff series in his entire eight year career. He has

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<v Speaker 2>been largely neutralized.

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<v Speaker 3>In those series.

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<v Speaker 2>I know he was pretty good in the Memphis series,

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<v Speaker 2>but outside of that, he's largely in foul trouble, can't

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<v Speaker 2>keep his emotions in check, and more importantly, in today's

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<v Speaker 2>CBA and in today's NBA, his Super Max extension carries

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<v Speaker 2>through with the Wolves till twenty twenty seven to twenty

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<v Speaker 2>twenty eight. He has two All NBA Third Team nods

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<v Speaker 2>in eight season, and he's owed two hundred and fifty

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<v Speaker 2>six million dollars over the next five.

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<v Speaker 3>Years, a whole lot. Wooooo.

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<v Speaker 2>It looks like Silver Surfer, the Herald of Galactus, and

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<v Speaker 2>the MCU change is a coming, and I think that

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<v Speaker 2>ends up with Carl Anthony Towns in some place like

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<v Speaker 2>New York or Goldenwall State or maybe Dallas.

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<v Speaker 3>Up next.

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<v Speaker 2>The second low key free agent move Dylan Brooks Baby

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<v Speaker 2>after being jettison from the Memphis Grizzlies. The Memphis Grizzlies

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<v Speaker 2>that we know put out an official statement two seconds

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<v Speaker 2>after they got eliminated that said, we are not bringing

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<v Speaker 2>back Dylan Brooks under any circumstances. And now you've got

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<v Speaker 2>Marcus mart coming in to replace one part Dylan Brooks

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<v Speaker 2>replace one part tyas Jones, and now we know for

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<v Speaker 2>sure he's going on the move.

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<v Speaker 3>John Hollings, you're at the.

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<v Speaker 2>Athletics, said that Brooks is one of the more interesting

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<v Speaker 2>free agents for any team with cap space and defensive issues.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know a team like Houston could use them.

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<v Speaker 2>Dallas was at one time plus three hundred to sign

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<v Speaker 2>Dylan Brooks. There are a lot of reasons to look

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<v Speaker 2>at him because he's a second team All defensive player.

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<v Speaker 3>That's just what it is. He's just really good at that.

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<v Speaker 2>Bee Ball Index has Dylan Brooks in the ninety fourth

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<v Speaker 2>percentile in defensive position versatility, so he can sw one

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<v Speaker 2>through five. He's not a great shooter, but he's a

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<v Speaker 2>defender who you could really use. A lot of people

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<v Speaker 2>thought he was gonna get the mid level exception at

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<v Speaker 2>around twelve million dollars. Now it looks like he might

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<v Speaker 2>get twenty million dollars. Jake Fisher, friend of Show, reported

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<v Speaker 2>that Brooks might sign a four year, sixty million dollars deal.

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<v Speaker 2>So what like fifteen fifty fifteen seventy million, So Brooks

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<v Speaker 2>as a rocket, I think that would mean no way

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<v Speaker 2>that Harden returns. I think that is great for Ema Udoka.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that helps him. I think that helps him

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<v Speaker 2>from a locker room perspective and from a defensive standpoint,

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<v Speaker 2>And we know that if he can stop chucking threes

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<v Speaker 2>and he can take better shots, he could be a

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<v Speaker 2>very valuable t piece on a team that's looking to rebuild.

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<v Speaker 2>And then number three, the third most low key free

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<v Speaker 2>agent that nobody's quite talking about, because it's will he won't? He?

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<v Speaker 2>Will he request? Will he not request? Dame Lillard and

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<v Speaker 2>Jeremy Grant are about as peas and carrots in terms

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<v Speaker 2>of free agency as it gets. So Jeremy Grant all

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<v Speaker 2>set to re sign with Portland and then the Dame

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<v Speaker 2>drama comes in and rolls in like the Kraken, and.

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<v Speaker 3>Now we don't know. Now we don't know. It has

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<v Speaker 3>everything to do.

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<v Speaker 2>Whether Grant is going to stick around on a team

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<v Speaker 2>with Dame or maybe not. As I said, the signing

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<v Speaker 2>is very interesting because Detroit is rumored to want him back.

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<v Speaker 2>He has a really good relationship with GM Troy Weaver.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a fresh new system. There's a lot more talent

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<v Speaker 2>on this team than there was the last time he

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<v Speaker 2>was there in Detroit. He was kind of the man there,

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<v Speaker 2>but there was no other infrastructure around him, so he

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<v Speaker 2>ends up trying to play with Dame. The Pacers could

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<v Speaker 2>be another really interesting fit. They need defensive versatility as well.

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<v Speaker 2>You pair him with Jeris Walker, you pair him with

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<v Speaker 2>Myles Turner, and now you are cooking with gas with

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<v Speaker 2>Tyrese Halliburton and Chucker Buddy Heeled and Chris Dwarte. Oh

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<v Speaker 2>my god, Jeremy Grant plays three to four until Jeris

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<v Speaker 2>Walker is a starter, and all of a sudden, Rick

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<v Speaker 2>Carlisle has his man. Rick Carlile loved Harrison Barnes, so

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<v Speaker 2>it's either Jeremy Grant or Harrison Barnes in terms of

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<v Speaker 2>who's going to take that spot in the lineup. The money,

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<v Speaker 2>of course, is going to be tricky because Portland can

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<v Speaker 2>offer him five years, two hundred and thirty three million dollars.

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<v Speaker 2>That is absurd. That's forty six million dollars a year.

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<v Speaker 2>No chance that's happening. He'll probably get like four years,

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<v Speaker 2>one hundred and thirty one hundred and twenty million. But

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<v Speaker 2>I think that there are a lot of teams that

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<v Speaker 2>are gonna want them. Sacramento is another one as well.

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<v Speaker 2>That he gets slot right in and take them to

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<v Speaker 2>a whole new level. So that's the big Three. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>I guess it's like the low key three today. With

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<v Speaker 2>free agency just a few days away, we have a

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<v Speaker 2>lot to cover between now and then, but that is

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<v Speaker 2>that's going to be a very interesting thing to watch

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