1 00:00:05,640 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: Oh, it's an emergency. 2 00:00:07,920 --> 00:00:12,280 Speaker 2: Lebron James assigned with the Philadelphia seventy six ers. Here 3 00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:14,440 Speaker 2: we are no dunks, live in the studio. We just 4 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:18,080 Speaker 2: recorded a podcast and Lebron just makes an announcement as 5 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:22,239 Speaker 2: we're wrapping up the other one. Here he goes to 6 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:25,720 Speaker 2: your contract for under eight million dollars one year plus 7 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:28,680 Speaker 2: an option that it stands out to me because it's 8 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:32,559 Speaker 2: Lebron James. Still, it's not a lot of money in 9 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:36,560 Speaker 2: terms of him. But oh, cheese steaks for everybody whatever 10 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:40,239 Speaker 2: they eat in Philadelphia, Trey, what's your first takeaway with 11 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:41,720 Speaker 2: Lebron going to Philly? 12 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:45,879 Speaker 3: Well, my first response is a lot like most of 13 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:48,440 Speaker 3: the text messages that I've seen in group chats. 14 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:50,800 Speaker 2: What yeah, Lebron. 15 00:00:50,440 --> 00:00:53,080 Speaker 3: Is going to the seventy six ers, seeing a lot 16 00:00:53,120 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 3: of what's with, a lot of a's, a lot of 17 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:57,720 Speaker 3: question marks at the end, a lot of wtfs, I'll 18 00:00:57,720 --> 00:00:58,279 Speaker 3: be honest to ask. 19 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:02,279 Speaker 1: I'm seeing a lot of ring chasers for Lebron, and 20 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:03,280 Speaker 1: I'm even seeing a few. 21 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:07,160 Speaker 3: Wow, Lebron and d Wade reunited, finally getting to play 22 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:12,480 Speaker 3: with Dan Wade. Lebron and d Wade, how exciting is that? 23 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:16,039 Speaker 3: But man, I'm surprised. I'm surprised that it was Philadelphia. 24 00:01:16,480 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 3: I'm surprised that he picked a new team, and that 25 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 3: the new team he picked wasn't the Golden State Warriors. 26 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:24,120 Speaker 3: It is going to be very weird to see this 27 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:27,480 Speaker 3: guy in a seventy six Ers jersey. Oh yeah, I 28 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:31,280 Speaker 3: think it's quite strange that the Sixers could be Lebron's 29 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:34,760 Speaker 3: last team of his career. I mean, Michael Jordan retired 30 00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:37,480 Speaker 3: playing on the Wizard, so stranger things have happened. But 31 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 3: this does feel perhaps like the location he could choose 32 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:43,520 Speaker 3: that is most likely. 33 00:01:43,319 --> 00:01:45,520 Speaker 1: To be booed at. But Lebron said, I don't care. 34 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:50,240 Speaker 3: I told everybody I was choosing my next destination based 35 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:54,400 Speaker 3: on basketball fit and trying to win, and it feels 36 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:56,240 Speaker 3: like he picked a basketball destination. 37 00:01:56,440 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, so he didn't lie about that. 38 00:01:59,240 --> 00:02:01,480 Speaker 2: I don't buy this ring chasing thing. He can. 39 00:02:02,600 --> 00:02:04,720 Speaker 1: It's all ring chasing, but he's forty one years old. 40 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:07,080 Speaker 1: Who cares. Of course, he's still trying to win something. 41 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 2: Yeah at the end, But I wonder if they do 42 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:13,720 Speaker 2: hold up Larry at the end of the year, is 43 00:02:13,760 --> 00:02:16,079 Speaker 2: he the guy that gets credited as the number one 44 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:20,560 Speaker 2: guy in Philadelphia. Obviously, Jaylen Brown and Tyres Maxie. I 45 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:22,799 Speaker 2: won't even include joelanbiating that because I don't think Joelan 46 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 2: Beiat's going to be the guy who lifts them to 47 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:26,399 Speaker 2: the title. But those are the two guys that are 48 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:29,760 Speaker 2: probably the premier players on that team. But it's almost 49 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 2: like Lebron in this situation, can be the guy who 50 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 2: gets them their first title in forty plus years. And 51 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:39,359 Speaker 2: I say forty plus years because it's it's about that. 52 00:02:39,440 --> 00:02:42,839 Speaker 2: It's a lot about that. It's not about trying to win, 53 00:02:43,160 --> 00:02:45,760 Speaker 2: like you go win with the Spurs or something or 54 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 2: the Thunder, or you could be part of Golden State 55 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:51,160 Speaker 2: and be with your buddy. But I don't think he 56 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:53,760 Speaker 2: likes that idea of a team that won sort of 57 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:58,480 Speaker 2: recently in comparison to something like this where they haven't 58 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 2: won in forty plus years. And that's why I I 59 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:03,760 Speaker 2: picked the Cavaliers. Of course, there's a whole story, but 60 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:05,679 Speaker 2: also he would sort of be the number one guy 61 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:08,680 Speaker 2: in Cleveland along with you know, Donovan Mitchell. He'd be 62 00:03:08,720 --> 00:03:11,040 Speaker 2: that guy. But here in Philly, I think if it 63 00:03:11,080 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 2: fits pretty well, as you said basketball wise, when you 64 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:17,280 Speaker 2: said d Wade I I kind of have flashbacks. I 65 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 2: have flashbacks of him and Lebron James with Miami where 66 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:25,120 Speaker 2: Lebron and him were running that thing. Sometimes Lebron's up 67 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:27,280 Speaker 2: top and you could see that happening again with Tyree's 68 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 2: Maxi coming behind him and just getting downhill those handoffs, 69 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:34,240 Speaker 2: those passes, and Maxie can do that. We'll see if 70 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:36,280 Speaker 2: Jaalen Brown can do that. That's those are the flashbacks 71 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:40,080 Speaker 2: I had. I wasn't having Dean Wade flashbacks. No Dean 72 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 2: Wade going to the bench. But you're starting lineup, oh 73 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:52,200 Speaker 2: man of Maxie, Jalen Brown, Lebron James, Maxie vj Jalen, 74 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:54,760 Speaker 2: Lebron embiid Yes, small to big. 75 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:56,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's a great starting lineup. 76 00:03:56,760 --> 00:04:01,119 Speaker 3: Yeah, if you're talking talent wise, I think on par 77 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:04,560 Speaker 3: with the Knicks and the thunder who to me probably 78 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:06,640 Speaker 3: have the two best starting lineups in the league. Those 79 00:04:06,720 --> 00:04:10,640 Speaker 3: teams have probably better fits, and they definitely have a 80 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:14,080 Speaker 3: lot more chemistry and continuity having played together multiple seasons. 81 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:15,600 Speaker 3: I think when you look at the Sixers team now, 82 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:18,880 Speaker 3: you'd think the things that they're lacking off ball shooting, 83 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:20,920 Speaker 3: Like Lebron, I think it was like a thirty two 84 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:24,520 Speaker 3: percent shooter from three last year. Jalen Brown's about thirty 85 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:26,279 Speaker 3: three now. Max is a good off ball player and 86 00:04:26,279 --> 00:04:29,600 Speaker 3: he's going to have the ball less now that Jalen 87 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:32,400 Speaker 3: and Lebron are both in town, I think they could 88 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:34,479 Speaker 3: also use a little bit of defense. But this helps 89 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:37,279 Speaker 3: them from a depth perspective, because, like you're saying, Dean 90 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:39,920 Speaker 3: Wade goes to the bench, really good bench player. I 91 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:42,719 Speaker 3: think you could steal some minutes with Lebron playing five 92 00:04:42,760 --> 00:04:44,720 Speaker 3: as a small ball five. We were talking about how 93 00:04:44,839 --> 00:04:48,880 Speaker 3: Porty and Bona being the backups to embide there at 94 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:51,720 Speaker 3: the very least. I like the starting five in Philadelphia 95 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:54,280 Speaker 3: with Lebron added. And I gotta agree with you. The 96 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:58,640 Speaker 3: curse breaking has to be part of Lebron's decision making 97 00:04:58,680 --> 00:05:01,560 Speaker 3: here because we heard rich p say he was going 98 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:04,920 Speaker 3: to the Knicks but then they won. Yeah, so he's like, Okay, 99 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:07,160 Speaker 3: who else is it? Who else wants a title from 100 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:10,159 Speaker 3: this guy? I did it once with the Cavs. It's Philadelphia. 101 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:12,480 Speaker 3: It'll be forty one years since their last title. Come 102 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:15,080 Speaker 3: finals time, maybe he could do it. 103 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:17,600 Speaker 2: Yeah. Same goes for Janie Kumbo in the Knicks. One 104 00:05:17,640 --> 00:05:19,560 Speaker 2: he ain't going to Miami, he ain't going to New York, 105 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:22,800 Speaker 2: and here we are with the team. As we talked 106 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:25,839 Speaker 2: about earlier today on our player under the most pressure. 107 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:29,720 Speaker 2: I threw Joel Embiid in there because his backups, Yeah, 108 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:32,880 Speaker 2: our Hawk Porty and Bona and Dominic Barlow. When you 109 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:36,919 Speaker 2: shift over now, the pressure is just be able to 110 00:05:37,120 --> 00:05:39,880 Speaker 2: get on the basketball floor for two months. That's the 111 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:42,159 Speaker 2: pressure for joelan Bid. The regular season pressure, as you 112 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:45,839 Speaker 2: brought up, is kind of lessened by Jalen Brown and 113 00:05:45,839 --> 00:05:48,240 Speaker 2: Tyres Maxt because they play a lot now with Lebron 114 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:52,520 Speaker 2: and Vjedge come there, mb doesn't have to be much 115 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:55,000 Speaker 2: of himself at all. I mean he kind of has 116 00:05:55,040 --> 00:05:57,360 Speaker 2: to be the fifth option in a weird way on 117 00:05:57,680 --> 00:06:00,880 Speaker 2: that team. I mean he just had to play. I 118 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:03,600 Speaker 2: think that's the biggest thing, and so they can slow 119 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 2: play it like they happened the last couple of seasons. 120 00:06:06,120 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 2: But really I said, this is the pressure is on 121 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 2: Joelnmbid because this is the year for them to win, 122 00:06:13,360 --> 00:06:14,640 Speaker 2: and now it's the year for them to win. 123 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:15,760 Speaker 1: Absolutely. Yeah. 124 00:06:15,839 --> 00:06:19,520 Speaker 3: I feel like since we recorded at ten am this morning, 125 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:22,960 Speaker 3: the barometer the pressure has been rising for Joel and 126 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:25,840 Speaker 3: b because you know, like, as of this morning, I'm like, 127 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:29,000 Speaker 3: Philadelphia should be a better team. I didn't really consider 128 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:33,800 Speaker 3: them a championship contender, but adding Lebron to the rest 129 00:06:33,800 --> 00:06:36,359 Speaker 3: of this starting lineup at the very east, at the 130 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:38,520 Speaker 3: very least, they got to be an Eastern Conference contender. 131 00:06:38,560 --> 00:06:41,040 Speaker 3: And as we've seen, the Knicks just won the championship 132 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:43,760 Speaker 3: the Thunder or the Pacers took the Thunder to seven games. 133 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 3: If you make the finals, you got a chance. And 134 00:06:47,560 --> 00:06:50,200 Speaker 3: at the very least, I now think the Sixers have 135 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:53,640 Speaker 3: a chance, which definitely means Embid, you gotta be healthy 136 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:54,840 Speaker 3: come playoff time. 137 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:56,120 Speaker 1: That is a huge question. 138 00:06:56,200 --> 00:06:58,640 Speaker 3: But another guy to take the load off Embiid during 139 00:06:58,640 --> 00:07:00,640 Speaker 3: the regular season and Lebron. They don't need a ton 140 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:02,680 Speaker 3: from Embiid, but they need him to be on the 141 00:07:02,680 --> 00:07:06,280 Speaker 3: court for the playoffs. They need him to be playing 142 00:07:07,720 --> 00:07:10,080 Speaker 3: team basketball as well. I think that's a big question 143 00:07:10,160 --> 00:07:13,800 Speaker 3: for Joelle Embiid last year, as Maxie is ascending, as 144 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:17,240 Speaker 3: they're figuring out what they've gotten VJ edgecom Embiid coming 145 00:07:17,240 --> 00:07:18,880 Speaker 3: in out of the lineup would throw the team just 146 00:07:18,920 --> 00:07:21,040 Speaker 3: completely off kilter because of the way he played. It's 147 00:07:21,080 --> 00:07:23,440 Speaker 3: a totally different style than they're two fast guys. Now, 148 00:07:23,520 --> 00:07:26,200 Speaker 3: Lebron is a great transition player but also can slow 149 00:07:26,240 --> 00:07:28,040 Speaker 3: it down and pound the ball. Maybe that's good for Himbiid, 150 00:07:28,040 --> 00:07:29,520 Speaker 3: but Emid's going to have to figure out a way 151 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:33,560 Speaker 3: to I think he's okay not being the number one 152 00:07:33,640 --> 00:07:35,720 Speaker 3: guy anymore, but sometimes he still plays like I'm the 153 00:07:35,800 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 3: number one guy when he's out there. They got to 154 00:07:37,240 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 3: run everything through him. Now this is five guys and 155 00:07:39,840 --> 00:07:41,280 Speaker 3: they're starting lineup who. 156 00:07:41,160 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 1: Can score, who can score with the. 157 00:07:43,200 --> 00:07:45,720 Speaker 3: Ball, and who are going to draw a ton of eyeballs. 158 00:07:45,720 --> 00:07:47,800 Speaker 3: They're going to be a very fun team to watch. 159 00:07:48,440 --> 00:07:50,880 Speaker 3: And I don't know what to expect from Nick Nurse. 160 00:07:51,040 --> 00:07:52,400 Speaker 3: A lot of the times with the Sixers in the 161 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:55,200 Speaker 3: past couple of years, he's like, go cook. Yeah, they 162 00:07:55,200 --> 00:07:56,720 Speaker 3: got a lot of guys who can cook right now, 163 00:07:57,080 --> 00:07:59,000 Speaker 3: So we'll see how what he puts together in the kitchen. 164 00:07:59,040 --> 00:08:05,400 Speaker 2: There a really good point Jaylen Brown, Tyrese MAXI are 165 00:08:05,600 --> 00:08:07,800 Speaker 2: Nick Nurse guys, and that they can play a ton 166 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:11,360 Speaker 2: and play him so many minutes. While Nick Nurse has 167 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:15,800 Speaker 2: to say I mean they, he basically has to say, Okay, 168 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:19,880 Speaker 2: Lebron and Joel embiid. You don't have to play it done, 169 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:23,080 Speaker 2: but get us there in the end. I do want 170 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:25,520 Speaker 2: to mention as far as their depth goes, Yeah, Dean 171 00:08:25,560 --> 00:08:27,120 Speaker 2: Wade to the bench. They do have an anth me 172 00:08:27,240 --> 00:08:31,960 Speaker 2: Simon's ready, ready to fire away. But the big depth 173 00:08:32,280 --> 00:08:34,319 Speaker 2: is something to worry about a little bit. I wonder 174 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:38,719 Speaker 2: if Lebron also saw Bob Myers hired by the Philadelphia 175 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:43,320 Speaker 2: seventy six Ers as their president of the Sixers ownership team, 176 00:08:43,760 --> 00:08:46,920 Speaker 2: who was recently on podcasts and listen. If I had 177 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:50,240 Speaker 2: to pitch Lebron, it would be Philly is the best 178 00:08:50,320 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 2: chance to win, and not just I'm not just saying 179 00:08:54,360 --> 00:08:56,920 Speaker 2: Bob Myers is a good option because of that, but 180 00:08:57,040 --> 00:09:00,280 Speaker 2: because of his pedigree with the Golden State Warriors and 181 00:09:00,280 --> 00:09:04,920 Speaker 2: building teams around. Now you could say the team is 182 00:09:04,960 --> 00:09:07,600 Speaker 2: what they are. But I think Bob Myers can tinker 183 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:11,439 Speaker 2: a little bit. And I think Lebron is not retiring 184 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:13,760 Speaker 2: after this year. I don't think there's any chance of that. 185 00:09:13,840 --> 00:09:16,240 Speaker 2: I think this guy goes and plays a few more years. 186 00:09:16,440 --> 00:09:19,880 Speaker 2: The guy just dyed his beard. It ain't gray anymore. 187 00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:22,679 Speaker 2: I mean, I think he wants to play, and you 188 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:26,079 Speaker 2: sign a one year plus a second option, a second 189 00:09:26,160 --> 00:09:28,160 Speaker 2: year option. I know it's just a player option, but 190 00:09:28,200 --> 00:09:30,880 Speaker 2: I don't think he's retiring and Philly's got a real 191 00:09:30,960 --> 00:09:35,439 Speaker 2: chance to win. I wonder if they are as you said, 192 00:09:35,520 --> 00:09:39,080 Speaker 2: the Knicks have a better starting lineup. Are they just 193 00:09:39,640 --> 00:09:41,600 Speaker 2: the second best team in the Eastern Conference? 194 00:09:41,880 --> 00:09:45,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's the question for me, is as of July 195 00:09:45,360 --> 00:09:48,600 Speaker 3: twenty fourth, where are the Sixers in the Eastern Conference? 196 00:09:49,360 --> 00:09:51,640 Speaker 3: At the top? For me is still the Knicks in 197 00:09:51,720 --> 00:09:54,880 Speaker 3: their own tier. They're the defending champions. They just ran 198 00:09:54,920 --> 00:09:59,080 Speaker 3: through the playoffs sixteen and three. They did lose Mitchell Robinson. 199 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:01,160 Speaker 3: That's a loss for the for sure, but they've got 200 00:10:01,160 --> 00:10:03,400 Speaker 3: a lot of talent, They've got a lot of continuity, 201 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:07,520 Speaker 3: and you know, assuming that there's nothing strange happens with 202 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:10,000 Speaker 3: Karl Anthony Twan's getting extended, they should be able to 203 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:12,600 Speaker 3: bring everybody back on the same page feeling great. I 204 00:10:12,600 --> 00:10:14,320 Speaker 3: think they're still the best team in the East. But 205 00:10:14,360 --> 00:10:16,800 Speaker 3: then I got the Sixers in that second tier, and 206 00:10:16,840 --> 00:10:20,920 Speaker 3: I think the second tier is probably the Pistons, the Celtics, 207 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:24,920 Speaker 3: the Caves, and the Sixers included. It's hard to say 208 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:26,960 Speaker 3: with those teams there's a lot of changeover. For like 209 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:29,680 Speaker 3: the Pistons probably about the same team. Celtics are going 210 00:10:29,760 --> 00:10:31,679 Speaker 3: to look different. The Calves are going to be scrambling now, 211 00:10:31,800 --> 00:10:34,440 Speaker 3: Mario Hazzonia come on down. I would have to think 212 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:37,800 Speaker 3: maybe Kaminga ends up there. But I got the Sixers 213 00:10:37,800 --> 00:10:40,520 Speaker 3: in the second tier and I think that they should 214 00:10:40,520 --> 00:10:44,360 Speaker 3: be Their goal should be top four in the East 215 00:10:44,360 --> 00:10:46,679 Speaker 3: and then obviously trying to make it to the conference finals, 216 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:48,040 Speaker 3: the finals, et cetera, et cetera. 217 00:10:49,040 --> 00:10:51,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, when you say top four, you're right in that. 218 00:10:51,440 --> 00:10:53,959 Speaker 2: The goal is, Hey, let's be healthy and we'll figure 219 00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:55,840 Speaker 2: it out. We can go on the road in New 220 00:10:55,920 --> 00:11:01,640 Speaker 2: York and win because of the championship pedigree. But I 221 00:11:01,679 --> 00:11:04,480 Speaker 2: do see them as a clear number two. And I 222 00:11:04,559 --> 00:11:09,760 Speaker 2: know when we had the debate of Jalen Brown going 223 00:11:09,800 --> 00:11:12,400 Speaker 2: to Philly, Giannis going to Miami, and Kawhi Leonard at 224 00:11:12,440 --> 00:11:14,720 Speaker 2: the time going to Toronto, you brought up the question 225 00:11:14,960 --> 00:11:18,000 Speaker 2: which is the best signing. Part of why Jalen Brown 226 00:11:18,160 --> 00:11:20,080 Speaker 2: is the best signing is because we know he's going 227 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:22,679 Speaker 2: to play. There isn't a question about that. In comparison 228 00:11:22,760 --> 00:11:26,000 Speaker 2: to Giannison and Kawhi, it's very different. Gan it's going 229 00:11:26,040 --> 00:11:28,280 Speaker 2: to be look great in the playoffs. Kawhi should look 230 00:11:28,320 --> 00:11:30,920 Speaker 2: in the playoffs two if he's part of the Toronto Raptors. 231 00:11:30,960 --> 00:11:34,839 Speaker 2: But right now, I think you can call this number 232 00:11:34,880 --> 00:11:36,559 Speaker 2: one with the Knicks in a one A very very 233 00:11:36,559 --> 00:11:39,280 Speaker 2: close with the Philadelphia seventy sixers, assuming a lot of 234 00:11:39,320 --> 00:11:42,400 Speaker 2: stuff there. But you know Brown and MAXI are going 235 00:11:42,480 --> 00:11:45,439 Speaker 2: to be there, and you know Lebron's going to be 236 00:11:45,480 --> 00:11:47,440 Speaker 2: there in the playoffs. The guy is going to play 237 00:11:47,520 --> 00:11:49,960 Speaker 2: Edge COM's going to play, so their top four. I'm 238 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:53,560 Speaker 2: sorry to put him beat in that fifth slot. That's 239 00:11:53,559 --> 00:11:55,400 Speaker 2: what he is to me. He's like the fifth guy. 240 00:11:55,480 --> 00:12:00,839 Speaker 2: I know, I know that he is. Like you said, 241 00:12:00,880 --> 00:12:02,320 Speaker 2: when he's out there, he wants to have the ball, 242 00:12:02,559 --> 00:12:05,080 Speaker 2: but he's got to be that number five guy in 243 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:08,840 Speaker 2: that he shouldn't have to do as much offensively. He's 244 00:12:08,920 --> 00:12:10,920 Speaker 2: kind of kind of have to be more of a 245 00:12:11,080 --> 00:12:13,400 Speaker 2: catch and shoot guy, whether it's at three or the 246 00:12:13,400 --> 00:12:15,400 Speaker 2: front the mid range, just so he can have the 247 00:12:15,520 --> 00:12:18,080 Speaker 2: energy and the needs to be able to play for 248 00:12:18,080 --> 00:12:21,320 Speaker 2: two months and to be able to play good defensively 249 00:12:21,360 --> 00:12:27,280 Speaker 2: against kat you know, most most emphatically, that's the one 250 00:12:27,280 --> 00:12:29,880 Speaker 2: that really stands out it's him playing defensively. 251 00:12:29,920 --> 00:12:31,559 Speaker 1: If he can do that, Oh yeah. 252 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:35,400 Speaker 3: Embiad is like key to the Sixers having any sort 253 00:12:35,440 --> 00:12:38,920 Speaker 3: of a championship level defense because edgecumb I think, gives 254 00:12:38,960 --> 00:12:41,880 Speaker 3: great effort defensively. He's a really good playmaker as well, 255 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:45,400 Speaker 3: deflection steals, even blocks for a shorter guy. 256 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:45,720 Speaker 1: Max. 257 00:12:45,760 --> 00:12:48,240 Speaker 3: He can get active in the passing lanes. But neither 258 00:12:48,280 --> 00:12:50,480 Speaker 3: of them are like lockdown defenders at this point in 259 00:12:50,480 --> 00:12:52,760 Speaker 3: their career. Jalen Brown is a good on ball guy, 260 00:12:52,840 --> 00:12:56,360 Speaker 3: kind of gets lost off ball, and Lebron he's not 261 00:12:56,600 --> 00:12:59,520 Speaker 3: quite a DH at this point in his career. He 262 00:12:59,559 --> 00:13:01,360 Speaker 3: can definitely ramp it up when he needs to, but 263 00:13:01,400 --> 00:13:05,560 Speaker 3: that's an area where he's conserving energy, shall we say. 264 00:13:05,960 --> 00:13:09,480 Speaker 3: I think the Knicks they're starting five probably fits together 265 00:13:09,520 --> 00:13:11,559 Speaker 3: a little bit better since they've had a couple of 266 00:13:11,640 --> 00:13:13,839 Speaker 3: years to bring in the right guys and figure out 267 00:13:13,840 --> 00:13:18,080 Speaker 3: their roles alongside each other. They've got better shooting, you know, 268 00:13:18,120 --> 00:13:20,720 Speaker 3: like they've got they can play five out. Basically, They've 269 00:13:20,720 --> 00:13:24,319 Speaker 3: got two big defensive wings in Bridges and in Og 270 00:13:24,520 --> 00:13:29,200 Speaker 3: So the way the Knicks are put together makes more 271 00:13:29,240 --> 00:13:33,920 Speaker 3: sense to me than Philadelphia. But Philadelphia coming into the 272 00:13:33,920 --> 00:13:37,120 Speaker 3: summer was kind of in a go nowhere mode until 273 00:13:37,240 --> 00:13:40,400 Speaker 3: it felt like George and Embiid were off the team. 274 00:13:40,760 --> 00:13:44,960 Speaker 3: Suddenly they still got Joel Embiid, and they've also added 275 00:13:45,080 --> 00:13:48,840 Speaker 3: two All NBA players in Jylen Brown and Lebron James. Like, 276 00:13:49,640 --> 00:13:51,520 Speaker 3: they can have two of those guys, two of those four. 277 00:13:52,240 --> 00:13:54,360 Speaker 3: I'll call Embiid number four. Who cares four and five, 278 00:13:54,440 --> 00:13:56,200 Speaker 3: I'm calling number four. They can put two all NBA 279 00:13:56,200 --> 00:13:58,480 Speaker 3: players on the court for forty eight straight minutes. There's 280 00:13:58,480 --> 00:13:59,560 Speaker 3: not a lot of teams that can do that. 281 00:14:00,800 --> 00:14:05,000 Speaker 2: It is a fun thing for fans to look at 282 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:11,679 Speaker 2: when you compare some of the current day roster formations 283 00:14:12,640 --> 00:14:15,200 Speaker 2: like the Boston Celtics, for instance, where they decide our 284 00:14:15,280 --> 00:14:17,600 Speaker 2: number one guy is our number one guy, but our 285 00:14:17,720 --> 00:14:20,160 Speaker 2: number two guys going to take less money. Well, you 286 00:14:20,200 --> 00:14:24,160 Speaker 2: look at the Philadelphia seventy six ers with Maxie and 287 00:14:24,200 --> 00:14:27,880 Speaker 2: Brown and Embiid. Your top three are getting paid a ton. 288 00:14:28,120 --> 00:14:32,240 Speaker 2: So you're right, those are amazing players. Simple as that. 289 00:14:33,480 --> 00:14:37,600 Speaker 2: It's fun to look at that as Okay, we're going 290 00:14:37,680 --> 00:14:41,960 Speaker 2: for type of team versus the Celtics and other situations. 291 00:14:42,680 --> 00:14:44,440 Speaker 2: I do think the chemistry is going to be pretty 292 00:14:44,440 --> 00:14:50,280 Speaker 2: good between Maxie in, Jalen Brown, and Lebron. Apparently Maxie 293 00:14:50,280 --> 00:14:52,720 Speaker 2: and Jaylen Brown, along with Joel Embiid have been calling 294 00:14:53,400 --> 00:14:57,200 Speaker 2: Lebron James trying to get him there the Bob Myers 295 00:14:57,240 --> 00:15:03,920 Speaker 2: pitch happened. I mean, uh, Mike Gansey, who's taken over 296 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:08,160 Speaker 2: their their front office, who used to play high school 297 00:15:08,280 --> 00:15:12,760 Speaker 2: basketball in Ohio but now he's uh or yeah, yeah, 298 00:15:12,800 --> 00:15:15,320 Speaker 2: he was Ohio. He was the mister Basketball runner up. 299 00:15:15,360 --> 00:15:18,160 Speaker 2: I think, I mean, there's chemistry there. There's just a 300 00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:21,880 Speaker 2: ton of chemistry there, and so that's that's super exciting. 301 00:15:21,880 --> 00:15:24,600 Speaker 2: Max He's a clutch sports guy. He's always referred to 302 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:26,880 Speaker 2: Bron and his as his big brother, and so I 303 00:15:26,960 --> 00:15:29,960 Speaker 2: think that's part of why I think, Okay, yeah, like 304 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:33,080 Speaker 2: you said, if they win a title, it's man, we 305 00:15:33,280 --> 00:15:36,160 Speaker 2: haven't won the title in over forty years. But also 306 00:15:36,480 --> 00:15:39,880 Speaker 2: with Maxie saying he's his big bro, you know, there's 307 00:15:39,920 --> 00:15:43,280 Speaker 2: there's a there's a different sort of pecking order than 308 00:15:43,320 --> 00:15:45,760 Speaker 2: if he went to Golden State or if he played 309 00:15:45,760 --> 00:15:50,960 Speaker 2: with Giannis in Miami. Now that's it all gets sort 310 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:53,960 Speaker 2: of wrapped together. But this is this is a good 311 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:55,960 Speaker 2: situation for him. 312 00:15:56,280 --> 00:15:59,840 Speaker 3: This is a really good situation for Lebron basketball wise, 313 00:16:00,080 --> 00:16:03,960 Speaker 3: Like maybe you could argue the Timberwolves were a slightly 314 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:09,440 Speaker 3: better situation, or I like the Spurs never really caught 315 00:16:09,560 --> 00:16:11,440 Speaker 3: traction or anything like that, but you could see how 316 00:16:11,480 --> 00:16:16,360 Speaker 3: he would fit there as well. But Lebron decided on Philadelphia. 317 00:16:16,360 --> 00:16:18,840 Speaker 3: There was a hole at the four, and I mean, 318 00:16:18,840 --> 00:16:21,680 Speaker 3: Bob Myers said on the Rich Paul podcast, his pitch 319 00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:22,800 Speaker 3: would have been, this is your best. 320 00:16:22,720 --> 00:16:23,280 Speaker 1: Chance to win? 321 00:16:24,480 --> 00:16:25,320 Speaker 2: Is it? 322 00:16:25,320 --> 00:16:27,600 Speaker 3: It's one of the best chances to win for Lebron 323 00:16:27,720 --> 00:16:30,280 Speaker 3: for the teams that were out there. And if he's 324 00:16:30,400 --> 00:16:33,040 Speaker 3: down with making less than four million dollars, that's awesome 325 00:16:33,040 --> 00:16:34,560 Speaker 3: for the Sixers to be able to get him. When 326 00:16:34,560 --> 00:16:38,560 Speaker 3: you're talking about winners and losers of the Lebron saga 327 00:16:38,840 --> 00:16:41,400 Speaker 3: that we just went through, Mike Gansey and Bob Myers 328 00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:44,720 Speaker 3: have to be massive winners here. How many times did 329 00:16:44,800 --> 00:16:46,960 Speaker 3: Darryl Mory go into an offseason with a cap space 330 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:50,280 Speaker 3: plan and nothing happened. Mike Gansey brought in two all 331 00:16:50,400 --> 00:16:52,600 Speaker 3: NBA guys, one of which is Lebron James. Then you 332 00:16:52,600 --> 00:16:55,240 Speaker 3: think about Bob Myers. He's going head to head with 333 00:16:55,360 --> 00:16:58,720 Speaker 3: the Golden State Warriors. For Lebron and guess who got him, Bob. 334 00:16:59,440 --> 00:17:02,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, time Darryl Morey had all that Cavs base, he 335 00:17:02,000 --> 00:17:04,800 Speaker 2: went and signed Paul George, who now has been turned 336 00:17:04,840 --> 00:17:09,200 Speaker 2: into Jalen Brown, which is which is nuts to think 337 00:17:09,240 --> 00:17:14,080 Speaker 2: of this team and how it looks. Yes, it's it 338 00:17:14,119 --> 00:17:18,600 Speaker 2: feels like just just zooming out of the landscape of 339 00:17:18,720 --> 00:17:22,720 Speaker 2: the entire NBA in the Eastern Conference. This was the 340 00:17:22,800 --> 00:17:25,480 Speaker 2: way to go. Number one, go to the Eastern Conference. 341 00:17:25,640 --> 00:17:28,320 Speaker 2: Number two. Uh, you know, stay towards a team that 342 00:17:28,359 --> 00:17:31,439 Speaker 2: hasn't won with the Knicks. It's it was Filly or 343 00:17:31,480 --> 00:17:35,520 Speaker 2: the Calves for me, and it just it feels Yeah, 344 00:17:35,520 --> 00:17:38,399 Speaker 2: it feels feels smart. It feels because you're not playing 345 00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:40,720 Speaker 2: against Okay, so you're San Antonio in those any of 346 00:17:40,760 --> 00:17:44,120 Speaker 2: those series. It feels like the better conference to play 347 00:17:44,160 --> 00:17:48,640 Speaker 2: and simple as that. But uh, this is weird. This 348 00:17:48,720 --> 00:17:49,280 Speaker 2: is weird. 349 00:17:49,520 --> 00:17:51,439 Speaker 3: It's gonna it's gonna be weird to see Lebron in 350 00:17:51,480 --> 00:17:53,960 Speaker 3: a Sixers jersey for sure, but maybe maybe that's why 351 00:17:53,960 --> 00:17:56,560 Speaker 3: he died his beard fully black wants to wear those 352 00:17:56,600 --> 00:17:58,160 Speaker 3: iverson era jerseys, which. 353 00:17:57,960 --> 00:18:03,120 Speaker 2: Do look great. Yeah, and uh, overall, just seeing Lebron 354 00:18:03,920 --> 00:18:06,439 Speaker 2: here at a team where he could possibly win, so 355 00:18:06,600 --> 00:18:08,720 Speaker 2: different from what Michael was able to do at the 356 00:18:08,800 --> 00:18:11,360 Speaker 2: end of his career. That part is different and part 357 00:18:11,359 --> 00:18:14,200 Speaker 2: of like why people were saying, how's it? What are 358 00:18:14,200 --> 00:18:16,639 Speaker 2: they doing here? Why is he taking until July twenty 359 00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:20,160 Speaker 2: fourth to make it happen? Was he filming Netflix, his 360 00:18:20,359 --> 00:18:22,920 Speaker 2: doc or that kind of thing. I mean, that's why 361 00:18:22,920 --> 00:18:26,199 Speaker 2: I felt like Cleveland at first, But it feels like 362 00:18:26,200 --> 00:18:28,080 Speaker 2: it's all part of it. He's filming something, you know, 363 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:31,800 Speaker 2: like he's ending it. Definitely is he's ending it in 364 00:18:31,840 --> 00:18:35,080 Speaker 2: a situation where he'll like, what would be the huge 365 00:18:35,119 --> 00:18:38,800 Speaker 2: disappointment for this team because it's a good team playoffs? 366 00:18:38,960 --> 00:18:41,840 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, well yeah of course. But I think there's 367 00:18:41,960 --> 00:18:44,800 Speaker 2: even a baseline is a first round exit would be 368 00:18:44,800 --> 00:18:47,320 Speaker 2: a huge disappointment. They're better than they're better, They're they're 369 00:18:47,320 --> 00:18:50,280 Speaker 2: too good to miss the playoffs with Jalen Brown and 370 00:18:50,320 --> 00:18:52,520 Speaker 2: Tyrese Maxey, who we know are going to play. Yeah, 371 00:18:52,560 --> 00:18:55,640 Speaker 2: so it's like a first round exit probably a second 372 00:18:55,720 --> 00:18:57,920 Speaker 2: round exits a disappointment. I'm just saying the baseline. The 373 00:18:58,000 --> 00:19:00,840 Speaker 2: floor level yeah, good, floor is good. 374 00:19:00,920 --> 00:19:03,040 Speaker 1: The floor I mean the floor. 375 00:19:02,960 --> 00:19:07,480 Speaker 2: Is compare the MJ level floor to the Lebron level 376 00:19:07,720 --> 00:19:10,000 Speaker 2: floor of his end of his career. 377 00:19:10,080 --> 00:19:12,040 Speaker 1: Lebron doesn't want though, well. 378 00:19:11,920 --> 00:19:13,680 Speaker 2: The Washington Yeah, I mean, you don't want to compare 379 00:19:13,720 --> 00:19:15,200 Speaker 2: it anybody. I get what you're saying. 380 00:19:15,920 --> 00:19:19,320 Speaker 3: I'm just saying I think this should be a playoff team. 381 00:19:19,560 --> 00:19:21,560 Speaker 3: They should win at least one playoff series and at 382 00:19:21,600 --> 00:19:23,640 Speaker 3: this point they should make the conference finals. 383 00:19:23,840 --> 00:19:26,000 Speaker 1: Yes, they had the best offseason of anybody. 384 00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:28,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, and that's why you try and emulate what the 385 00:19:28,920 --> 00:19:31,440 Speaker 2: Knicks just did and be able to steamroll the Eastern 386 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:34,480 Speaker 2: Conference and get into that NBA finals. That's the that's 387 00:19:34,520 --> 00:19:34,960 Speaker 2: the dream. 388 00:19:35,080 --> 00:19:36,679 Speaker 1: Knicks fans are loving this. This is crazy. 389 00:19:36,760 --> 00:19:39,920 Speaker 3: Lebron James signs with the Philadelphia seventy six ers, traditional 390 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:43,480 Speaker 3: Knicks rival who the Knicks actually beat in the playoffs. 391 00:19:44,280 --> 00:19:46,600 Speaker 3: This could You would think that maybe this would be 392 00:19:46,640 --> 00:19:48,280 Speaker 3: bad for Knicks fans to be like, oh man, they 393 00:19:48,280 --> 00:19:50,840 Speaker 3: got Lebron and instead Knicks fans are like, look at 394 00:19:50,840 --> 00:19:54,200 Speaker 3: every team in the Eastern Conference scrambling. 395 00:19:53,640 --> 00:19:54,600 Speaker 1: To keep up with us. 396 00:19:54,840 --> 00:19:57,359 Speaker 3: Yeah, so they're a winner for me, here's some other winners. 397 00:19:57,400 --> 00:20:00,919 Speaker 3: Sixers obviously a winner, a plus offseason. I'm silver he 398 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:03,960 Speaker 3: can finally make that schedule. Mario Hazonia, he can pick 399 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:06,920 Speaker 3: his team, exciting for both of them. Rich Paul's podcast 400 00:20:07,080 --> 00:20:08,919 Speaker 3: is a winner. If I'm not mistaken. There was a 401 00:20:08,920 --> 00:20:11,920 Speaker 3: little star by Tyrese MAXI. We should have read into 402 00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:14,959 Speaker 3: the star Mike Gancy and Bob Myers. I explained already. 403 00:20:14,960 --> 00:20:18,400 Speaker 3: The Eastern Conference is definitely winners right now. They kept Giannis, 404 00:20:18,480 --> 00:20:22,440 Speaker 3: added Lebron, added Kawhi. Every team seems to have gotten 405 00:20:22,600 --> 00:20:25,560 Speaker 3: better at the very least. I think podcasters have to 406 00:20:25,560 --> 00:20:28,080 Speaker 3: be a win here. You're putting Lebron and beating Jalen 407 00:20:28,119 --> 00:20:30,920 Speaker 3: Brown in the same locker room. Those are big personalities 408 00:20:30,960 --> 00:20:33,560 Speaker 3: and some big headlines that are coming out. Those are 409 00:20:33,600 --> 00:20:34,160 Speaker 3: my winners. 410 00:20:34,400 --> 00:20:39,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, throwing Andre Drummond getting to play from the Nick 411 00:20:39,280 --> 00:20:42,000 Speaker 2: side of things against his former team if they meet 412 00:20:42,040 --> 00:20:45,680 Speaker 2: in the playoffs in the Philadelphia seventy six ers. Mario Hiszonia, 413 00:20:45,760 --> 00:20:48,159 Speaker 2: As you said, it's gotta be a Los Angeles. Excuse me, 414 00:20:48,760 --> 00:20:50,960 Speaker 2: Hazzonia has got to be a New York Nick here 415 00:20:51,160 --> 00:20:54,720 Speaker 2: because the only highlight that I've seen recently is him 416 00:20:54,800 --> 00:21:00,000 Speaker 2: stopping Lebron James trying to end a game Nicks Lakers. 417 00:21:00,119 --> 00:21:03,000 Speaker 2: Was on the Knicks, but I don't think they have 418 00:21:03,040 --> 00:21:05,520 Speaker 2: the salary to make it happen because they have too 419 00:21:05,560 --> 00:21:06,840 Speaker 2: many guys signed, I assume. 420 00:21:07,119 --> 00:21:08,560 Speaker 1: But anyway, Yeah, they're maxed out. 421 00:21:08,600 --> 00:21:11,480 Speaker 3: I think that's the Zonia has been linked to the Calves, 422 00:21:11,520 --> 00:21:12,680 Speaker 3: and I think the Warriors as well. 423 00:21:12,720 --> 00:21:14,639 Speaker 1: Basically the teams that don't get Lebron. 424 00:21:14,880 --> 00:21:17,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, that's not it's not gonna happen. Mario Zone 425 00:21:17,480 --> 00:21:19,479 Speaker 2: is not going to relive that great moment in Madison 426 00:21:19,480 --> 00:21:21,719 Speaker 2: Square Garden where he shut down Lebron. But that's been 427 00:21:21,760 --> 00:21:24,240 Speaker 2: the best highlight I think of Mario's career. 428 00:21:24,359 --> 00:21:26,600 Speaker 3: He might get a better contract than Lebron. Lebron's like 429 00:21:26,640 --> 00:21:29,320 Speaker 3: the two hundred and ninety second highest paid player. 430 00:21:29,080 --> 00:21:32,760 Speaker 1: In the league next year. My goodness, that's unbelievable. 431 00:21:32,840 --> 00:21:33,520 Speaker 2: Yeah he is. 432 00:21:33,720 --> 00:21:35,719 Speaker 3: I did check. He is going to be making more 433 00:21:35,800 --> 00:21:39,040 Speaker 3: than bronni though, one point two million dollars more. So 434 00:21:39,200 --> 00:21:39,880 Speaker 3: that's good for him. 435 00:21:39,880 --> 00:21:40,280 Speaker 1: I guess. 436 00:21:40,480 --> 00:21:42,199 Speaker 2: Yeah, he proved us wrong. I know a lot of 437 00:21:42,200 --> 00:21:45,040 Speaker 2: people came into this season saying, Okay, he's staying with 438 00:21:45,280 --> 00:21:47,520 Speaker 2: LA because he always wants to get that max money. 439 00:21:47,560 --> 00:21:54,520 Speaker 2: But nope, that's that's not many skule dollars for Lebron. 440 00:21:54,640 --> 00:21:57,000 Speaker 2: James as far as a contract goes to be paid 441 00:21:57,119 --> 00:21:59,960 Speaker 2: under four but more than his son. 442 00:22:00,560 --> 00:22:01,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, it's crazy. 443 00:22:01,800 --> 00:22:05,239 Speaker 3: Lebron Is will be making less this next season than 444 00:22:05,280 --> 00:22:07,320 Speaker 3: he made his rookie season, which is in two thousand 445 00:22:07,320 --> 00:22:07,600 Speaker 3: and three. 446 00:22:08,760 --> 00:22:09,160 Speaker 2: Wild. 447 00:22:09,400 --> 00:22:13,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's this guy is taking a massive pay cut, 448 00:22:13,359 --> 00:22:14,600 Speaker 3: and he's because he wants to win. 449 00:22:14,640 --> 00:22:15,879 Speaker 1: Here my loser's tasks. 450 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:19,560 Speaker 3: Okay, Obviously, all the teams that didn't get Lebron, the Warriors, 451 00:22:19,600 --> 00:22:21,840 Speaker 3: the Cabs, the Heat, the Nuggets, the timber Wolves. 452 00:22:22,520 --> 00:22:24,560 Speaker 1: I listed them in order of who I think is 453 00:22:24,640 --> 00:22:25,560 Speaker 1: most disappointed. 454 00:22:25,600 --> 00:22:28,600 Speaker 3: And the Warriors have to be since they've done nothing 455 00:22:29,160 --> 00:22:33,679 Speaker 3: this offseason. Their whole thing was trying to go get Lebron. Apparently, 456 00:22:34,200 --> 00:22:36,400 Speaker 3: you know, there was rumors about the Anthony Davis trade 457 00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:38,679 Speaker 3: which could have led to Lebron. They decided nope on 458 00:22:38,760 --> 00:22:41,360 Speaker 3: that again, and the Warriors are just running back see 459 00:22:41,359 --> 00:22:43,720 Speaker 3: in the play in once again. That's a massive loser 460 00:22:43,720 --> 00:22:46,359 Speaker 3: to me, And unfortunately, I gotta say LeBaron Filon is a. 461 00:22:46,359 --> 00:22:47,600 Speaker 1: Little bit of a loser here. 462 00:22:48,040 --> 00:22:51,960 Speaker 3: His name is going to be mispronounced a lot. Lebron 463 00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:53,320 Speaker 3: and LeBaron on the same team. 464 00:22:53,680 --> 00:22:55,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, you're right, that'd be tough. Yeah, as I was 465 00:22:55,840 --> 00:22:59,840 Speaker 2: writing that down for today's other podcast, that's got to 466 00:22:59,880 --> 00:23:03,520 Speaker 2: be fun for writers out there to go Lebron, Lebarron, 467 00:23:04,440 --> 00:23:07,760 Speaker 2: pat Riley a loser as well, Okay, and simple simply 468 00:23:07,800 --> 00:23:11,760 Speaker 2: because sitting beside Yannistad of Compo, they announced Yannis's signing 469 00:23:11,840 --> 00:23:14,800 Speaker 2: and he said, there's one other plane. We got a 470 00:23:14,920 --> 00:23:18,840 Speaker 2: land here he did, and he thought he thought he's 471 00:23:18,920 --> 00:23:22,240 Speaker 2: trying to talk it into existence. But I understand why 472 00:23:23,400 --> 00:23:28,440 Speaker 2: Lebron picked a team that's simply better than the Miami Heat. 473 00:23:29,680 --> 00:23:31,000 Speaker 2: They've got too many good guys. 474 00:23:31,640 --> 00:23:35,760 Speaker 3: So two year contract, player option for the second year 475 00:23:36,280 --> 00:23:39,960 Speaker 3: for Lebron. Would you think that season twenty four is 476 00:23:40,040 --> 00:23:43,080 Speaker 3: Lebron's last season? This one coming up, or well he'd 477 00:23:43,119 --> 00:23:49,080 Speaker 3: get that last twenty fifth season from. 478 00:23:47,560 --> 00:23:50,800 Speaker 2: I don't think he is leaving Philadelphia after the season, 479 00:23:51,040 --> 00:23:54,680 Speaker 2: and I think it's going to be an additional year 480 00:23:55,720 --> 00:23:58,440 Speaker 2: or two. Maybe I don't think he's done. We've said 481 00:23:58,440 --> 00:24:01,720 Speaker 2: this five years ago. When's it happening? When's it happening? 482 00:24:01,800 --> 00:24:03,920 Speaker 2: And I don't know if it's modern medicine the way 483 00:24:03,920 --> 00:24:06,080 Speaker 2: he treats his body, but he's pulling to Tom Brady. 484 00:24:06,119 --> 00:24:08,760 Speaker 2: He's going to he's forty five ish. She's going to 485 00:24:08,800 --> 00:24:13,800 Speaker 2: be forty two later this year. So you know, if 486 00:24:13,840 --> 00:24:15,920 Speaker 2: he plays two more years of a little be forty four. Yeah, 487 00:24:16,040 --> 00:24:18,120 Speaker 2: I think he'll get to the Tom Brady forty five 488 00:24:18,160 --> 00:24:24,240 Speaker 2: if he wants. Especially with the backcourt of Maxi, Edgecumb 489 00:24:24,400 --> 00:24:26,520 Speaker 2: and Jlen Brown playing beside him. Those guys have to 490 00:24:26,520 --> 00:24:28,320 Speaker 2: play a long guys. 491 00:24:28,359 --> 00:24:30,280 Speaker 1: Luckily they do play all they play a lot. They 492 00:24:30,359 --> 00:24:31,280 Speaker 1: play so much. 493 00:24:31,440 --> 00:24:36,440 Speaker 2: And yeah, if anything, Nick Nurse has a luxury if 494 00:24:36,760 --> 00:24:41,560 Speaker 2: you can sit Maxi or Jalen Brown a little bit 495 00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:42,240 Speaker 2: more interesting. 496 00:24:42,280 --> 00:24:44,240 Speaker 1: He's like the coach in the league who likes to 497 00:24:44,240 --> 00:24:44,919 Speaker 1: sit his guys the. 498 00:24:44,960 --> 00:24:48,800 Speaker 2: Least I know. I know, but you should like the crazy. 499 00:24:48,480 --> 00:24:50,600 Speaker 3: Top heaviest team in the league with the coach who 500 00:24:50,600 --> 00:24:52,200 Speaker 3: plays all of his guys forty plus minutes. 501 00:24:52,280 --> 00:24:53,200 Speaker 1: How does that add up? 502 00:24:53,359 --> 00:24:57,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, but when you've got Anthony Simon's and Labaron Filon 503 00:24:57,160 --> 00:24:59,359 Speaker 2: as guys who can come off the bench and play 504 00:25:00,240 --> 00:25:02,960 Speaker 2: plenty of minutes as a back court, you should. Yeah, 505 00:25:03,160 --> 00:25:05,760 Speaker 2: Simons can come off and just fire away like he has. 506 00:25:05,920 --> 00:25:09,040 Speaker 2: That's a that's an under the radar signing that's gonna 507 00:25:09,040 --> 00:25:11,600 Speaker 2: help them because he can be an offense. 508 00:25:12,880 --> 00:25:13,240 Speaker 1: All right. 509 00:25:13,320 --> 00:25:16,639 Speaker 3: A couple of other things here. Lebron did tweet he 510 00:25:16,760 --> 00:25:19,359 Speaker 3: kind kind of came out, well, that's what I was 511 00:25:19,359 --> 00:25:22,440 Speaker 3: gonna say. I can't decide, you know. The Skeets dual 512 00:25:22,480 --> 00:25:25,919 Speaker 3: odds had a Sham's announcement as the number one, the 513 00:25:25,960 --> 00:25:27,760 Speaker 3: favorite in the odds for how it was going to 514 00:25:27,800 --> 00:25:30,240 Speaker 3: be announced, and at exactly eleven thirty am is when 515 00:25:30,240 --> 00:25:32,600 Speaker 3: we got the Shawms announcement that he was signing with 516 00:25:32,640 --> 00:25:35,160 Speaker 3: the seventy six ers. At exactly the same time eleven 517 00:25:35,240 --> 00:25:38,560 Speaker 3: thirty am Eastern Lebron James tweeted out four tweets in 518 00:25:38,560 --> 00:25:40,879 Speaker 3: a row. I'm not gonna read all of them, but 519 00:25:40,960 --> 00:25:42,639 Speaker 3: he does say to start it off, I thought I 520 00:25:42,720 --> 00:25:44,520 Speaker 3: was done when the season ended. I wasn't ready to 521 00:25:44,520 --> 00:25:46,080 Speaker 3: announce it, and I knew I needed some time to 522 00:25:46,119 --> 00:25:48,440 Speaker 3: really decide. I was pretty sure I played my last game. 523 00:25:49,040 --> 00:25:51,280 Speaker 3: Obviously that's not true. He's playing at least one more 524 00:25:51,320 --> 00:25:55,240 Speaker 3: season for Philadelphia here. My guess is that he will 525 00:25:55,560 --> 00:25:58,399 Speaker 3: take that second season as well and call it quits. 526 00:25:58,440 --> 00:26:02,320 Speaker 3: After a perfect twenty five seasons in the NBA, A 527 00:26:02,400 --> 00:26:05,000 Speaker 3: quarter of a century of Lebron. What a rain for 528 00:26:05,080 --> 00:26:05,440 Speaker 3: the King. 529 00:26:05,920 --> 00:26:09,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, I thought it would have been a perfect way 530 00:26:09,520 --> 00:26:12,760 Speaker 2: to go out with Broun, to make the final run 531 00:26:12,800 --> 00:26:18,520 Speaker 2: with the Lakers. Be that seven with the Calves, four 532 00:26:18,680 --> 00:26:22,400 Speaker 2: with the Heat, four with the Calves again, and then 533 00:26:22,600 --> 00:26:25,240 Speaker 2: seven with the Lakers. I thought, I thought that just perfect, 534 00:26:25,240 --> 00:26:27,520 Speaker 2: perfect numbers, just how they would work out. And then 535 00:26:27,520 --> 00:26:31,480 Speaker 2: he kept on playing. So I don't believe it. I 536 00:26:31,520 --> 00:26:33,440 Speaker 2: think he's just going to keep going. He's just gonna 537 00:26:33,480 --> 00:26:37,000 Speaker 2: keep going as long as he wants and as long 538 00:26:37,040 --> 00:26:42,200 Speaker 2: as he wants to tweet these reply you threads, I 539 00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:44,880 Speaker 2: should say, because he didn't just tweet. It was very 540 00:26:44,880 --> 00:26:48,960 Speaker 2: Shams esque. Well, I guess Shamps tweets differently, but anyways, 541 00:26:49,000 --> 00:26:51,000 Speaker 2: there's four tweets in there, so that's all. 542 00:26:51,560 --> 00:26:53,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, he's a volume shooter, he was, for sure, But 543 00:26:53,560 --> 00:26:55,840 Speaker 3: you gotta trust the odds makers. Like I said, Skeets 544 00:26:55,880 --> 00:26:59,200 Speaker 3: Duel predicted that the Shams tweet would be the announcement, 545 00:26:59,320 --> 00:27:02,040 Speaker 3: and I haven't seen a podcast clip come through yet. 546 00:27:02,040 --> 00:27:03,080 Speaker 1: Maybe they'll go in and record. 547 00:27:03,119 --> 00:27:05,880 Speaker 3: But Sham's beat lebron himself to the punch while also 548 00:27:05,880 --> 00:27:08,200 Speaker 3: tying him for the punch. And you said this morning 549 00:27:08,240 --> 00:27:09,760 Speaker 3: on the show that the odds were saying it was 550 00:27:09,760 --> 00:27:14,040 Speaker 3: most likely that Lebron was gonna make his announcement today 551 00:27:14,119 --> 00:27:14,600 Speaker 3: on Friday. 552 00:27:14,960 --> 00:27:18,679 Speaker 2: What happened, Yeah, some Vegas odds makers knew what was up. 553 00:27:18,760 --> 00:27:21,360 Speaker 2: They knew it was literally best odds were for Friday, 554 00:27:22,040 --> 00:27:25,760 Speaker 2: July twenty four, and it happened not from our friends 555 00:27:25,760 --> 00:27:29,840 Speaker 2: at FanDuel, but other sites that made it happen. It 556 00:27:29,960 --> 00:27:33,160 Speaker 2: was bang on other sites. Other sites. Won't name them, 557 00:27:33,480 --> 00:27:39,160 Speaker 2: they don't get them, serve but that's it. Very fun, yeah, 558 00:27:39,280 --> 00:27:40,000 Speaker 2: very very fun. 559 00:27:40,040 --> 00:27:40,480 Speaker 1: Exciting. 560 00:27:40,960 --> 00:27:44,560 Speaker 3: Now we only need the NBA to start in three months, 561 00:27:45,800 --> 00:27:47,359 Speaker 3: just be thinking about this for three months. 562 00:27:47,840 --> 00:27:48,560 Speaker 1: But no, it's cool. 563 00:27:48,960 --> 00:27:52,159 Speaker 3: I assume this means that we will have some additional 564 00:27:52,160 --> 00:27:55,760 Speaker 3: news on the show coming next week, because by all accounts, 565 00:27:56,000 --> 00:27:59,680 Speaker 3: Lebron's decision was holding up a lot of business around 566 00:27:59,680 --> 00:28:02,480 Speaker 3: the league, not just Hazonia, not just the obviously the 567 00:28:02,520 --> 00:28:06,040 Speaker 3: biggest name, Mario Hazzonia followed by the schedule. But we'll 568 00:28:06,040 --> 00:28:09,520 Speaker 3: probably start hearing more stuff about Jalen Durn I think 569 00:28:09,560 --> 00:28:13,000 Speaker 3: could actually last a little bit longer. It's the restricted 570 00:28:13,480 --> 00:28:17,000 Speaker 3: angle to everything. But like it wouldn't be surprising to 571 00:28:17,040 --> 00:28:19,920 Speaker 3: hear where Kaminga ends up or Benedict Mathern, some guys 572 00:28:19,960 --> 00:28:22,120 Speaker 3: that are a little lower, Peyton Watson, maybe he gets 573 00:28:22,160 --> 00:28:24,679 Speaker 3: signed as well. But you would have to think that 574 00:28:24,720 --> 00:28:26,840 Speaker 3: these guys who are waiting to figure out where the 575 00:28:26,880 --> 00:28:29,720 Speaker 3: wing spots were will now choose their teams. 576 00:28:29,960 --> 00:28:34,000 Speaker 2: Yes, yes, we'll see if the Lakers fill Lebron's hole 577 00:28:34,040 --> 00:28:36,120 Speaker 2: with Jonathan kaminga that could very well happen. We'll talk 578 00:28:36,119 --> 00:28:39,840 Speaker 2: about it on Monday's podcast, I Imagine, along with some 579 00:28:39,920 --> 00:28:44,800 Speaker 2: more followed here from Lebron, James and what happens in Philadelphia. 580 00:28:45,080 --> 00:28:49,800 Speaker 2: If you missed our show on Friday, was us discussing 581 00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:53,160 Speaker 2: which player is under the most pressure yep, and we 582 00:28:53,240 --> 00:28:57,480 Speaker 2: got into a bunch of guys from Jason Tatum, Joel 583 00:28:57,560 --> 00:29:00,680 Speaker 2: and Bid to Walker Kessler trade throw out. That's right, 584 00:29:00,920 --> 00:29:02,880 Speaker 2: But of course we talked about Lebron as well. So 585 00:29:02,960 --> 00:29:05,880 Speaker 2: go check that baby out wherever you get your pods, 586 00:29:05,880 --> 00:29:09,520 Speaker 2: make sure you subscribe, make sure you like this video, 587 00:29:10,240 --> 00:29:13,440 Speaker 2: otherwise we'll be back on Monday. For now. Clipper Bros, 588 00:29:13,680 --> 00:29:14,360 Speaker 2: you heard it here. 589 00:29:14,320 --> 00:29:18,080 Speaker 1: First, have a great time, turn up, love you guys awesome. 590 00:29:18,240 --> 00:29:23,600 Speaker 2: Thanks for joining us, and remember Lebron's not gonna eat 591 00:29:23,600 --> 00:29:24,200 Speaker 2: a cheese steiak. 592 00:29:25,240 --> 00:29:29,280 Speaker 1: I just there's you know, uh call it cheese steaks. 593 00:29:29,480 --> 00:29:30,960 Speaker 2: Yeah. He doesn't seem like. 594 00:29:31,480 --> 00:29:35,200 Speaker 3: Oh that's I'm eating my first Philly cheese steak in 595 00:29:35,200 --> 00:29:36,040 Speaker 3: the documentary. 596 00:29:37,200 --> 00:29:40,040 Speaker 2: Nope, nope, no more. This guy wants to last. 597 00:29:41,080 --> 00:29:43,920 Speaker 1: It's a great point. You can't actually picture Lebron eating 598 00:29:43,920 --> 00:29:44,520 Speaker 1: a cheese stick. 599 00:29:44,640 --> 00:29:46,120 Speaker 2: No, no, not anymore. 600 00:29:46,160 --> 00:29:47,240 Speaker 1: I want to see it though he's. 601 00:29:47,080 --> 00:29:54,200 Speaker 2: In his forties. We'll see you Monday. Everybody, embrace the day.