WEBVTT - De'Aaron Fox trade rumors; Better finals chances: Boston or OKC?

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<v Speaker 1>On this episode of the Heat Check. Oh boy, lots

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<v Speaker 1>of drama coming out of Sacramento, and I'm here to

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<v Speaker 1>help you understand it. I explore who I think has

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<v Speaker 1>a better chance of making the finals, the Celtics or

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<v Speaker 1>the OKC thunder Both are leading the clubhouse right now

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<v Speaker 1>in terms of favorites to win the NBA title, which

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<v Speaker 1>I think is fascinating. And then we dropped some news

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<v Speaker 1>from around the league. All right, Anthony, drop that motherfucking

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<v Speaker 1>beat that should be Rihanna. This is the bomb. This

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<v Speaker 1>is the Sham's bomb. This is the sound of the

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<v Speaker 1>Sham's bomb, Shawn's bomb. Damn it. Anyway, you know what

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<v Speaker 1>I'm trying to say. Big news. We've got the trade

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<v Speaker 1>deadline coming. People thought maybe this was gonna be kind

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<v Speaker 1>of a weak trade deadline. We had rumors earlier on

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<v Speaker 1>The deeron Fox maybe just maybe wasn't ever gonna sign

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<v Speaker 1>his extension in Sacramento, And so there was some bubbling

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<v Speaker 1>intention about a month ago before they fired their head

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<v Speaker 1>coach Mike Brown, and now dearon Fox, probably the best

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<v Speaker 1>guard since Chris Weber, Mike Bibby Jason Williams to play

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<v Speaker 1>for the Sacramento Kings, it appears will be could be

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<v Speaker 1>traded by the February sixth trade deadline. That is a

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<v Speaker 1>fucking headline. Damian Barling, friend of show, said Sacramento Kings

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<v Speaker 1>are considering trading their star point guard ahead of the deadline.

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<v Speaker 1>Sean says the Kings are expected to open up talks

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<v Speaker 1>to potentially deal him by the deadline, and friend of show,

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<v Speaker 1>Evon Townsend, who covers the San Antonio says that there

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<v Speaker 1>were whispers about Fox at San Antonio as early as November.

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<v Speaker 1>Then and then yesterday Jake Fisher, friend of show, came

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<v Speaker 1>out with this reporting that the Sacramento Kings were actually

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<v Speaker 1>the first who approach Dearon Fox's representatives about potentially putting

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<v Speaker 1>him on the trade. But block, excuse me, it's the Kings,

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<v Speaker 1>according the league sources, who first approached Dearon Fox's Clutch

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<v Speaker 1>Sports representation about putting him on the market with immediate effect.

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<v Speaker 1>Sacramento set word to some interested in teams as early

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<v Speaker 1>as last week that it was open to such overtures.

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<v Speaker 1>That's when the switch flipped in Sacked Town. And now

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<v Speaker 1>it appears the Vivek, the owner of the Sacramento Kinks

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<v Speaker 1>is in ok See at this very second trying to

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<v Speaker 1>patch things up with Dearon Fox to get him to stay.

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<v Speaker 1>More So, Demart Rosen, multiple time All Star bucket Getter,

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<v Speaker 1>was on Running Back Today yesterday with Chandler Parsons and

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<v Speaker 1>said that if Dearon Fox gets moved, there's a possibility

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<v Speaker 1>that he will want out as well. Whoa first of all,

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<v Speaker 1>Dearon Fox is represented by agent Rich Paul of Clutch Sports,

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<v Speaker 1>who has indicated and we knew that there was going

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<v Speaker 1>to be a sticking point as soon as Dearon Fox

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<v Speaker 1>was represented by Clutch, as soon as he signed with

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<v Speaker 1>Clutch that he will not sign a long term extension

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<v Speaker 1>with the Kings as of now. So the Kings as

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<v Speaker 1>an organization have tried to find help for Dearon Fox.

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<v Speaker 1>Multiple players that they tried to trade for Mike Brown

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<v Speaker 1>shut down why he called them unethical hoopers, brandon ingram

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<v Speaker 1>John Collins said they are low IQ dudes I do

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<v Speaker 1>not want on my roster. He is now fired. Since then,

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<v Speaker 1>they have not been able to secure any player that

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<v Speaker 1>will help Dearon Fox to his assuagement. So now the

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<v Speaker 1>Kings have to figure out what they're gonna do. They

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<v Speaker 1>have to find a way to trade him before his

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<v Speaker 1>value goes down and down and down with the year

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<v Speaker 1>remaining on his contract, and Fox has let it be known, Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>if you're gonna trade me, I want to go to

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<v Speaker 1>one place, San Antonio play with Victor Remeniama. That happens

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<v Speaker 1>to also be Dearon Fox's wife's hometown and Dearon Fox's

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<v Speaker 1>home state from Houston. And while Dearon Fox is not

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<v Speaker 1>publicly requested to trade, Clutch's stance has made it clear

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<v Speaker 1>that San Antonio is his preferred landing spot. Now. The

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<v Speaker 1>current odds are minus one fifty for Fox to join

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<v Speaker 1>forces with Victor Emenianna. Are there other landing spots? Sure?

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<v Speaker 1>Vince Goodwill from Yahoo Sports says that it's essentially Houston,

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<v Speaker 1>Miami and San Antonio and that's it. Some other NBA

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<v Speaker 1>media grifters are putting in to the ether the LA

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<v Speaker 1>Lakers as they always do because of the Clutch Sports

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<v Speaker 1>connection and the Brooklyn Nets. Those two destinations don't make

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<v Speaker 1>any damn sense. That's where we stand factually with our situation.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's my take. I put out a clip earlier this

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<v Speaker 1>week about this, but I feel number one. The riding

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<v Speaker 1>was on the wall when Clutch got into the mix.

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<v Speaker 1>If you think about the situation that the Sacramento Kings

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<v Speaker 1>were in years ago and they had two guards that

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<v Speaker 1>were not functioning well together. Darren Fox Tyrese Haliburton, both

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<v Speaker 1>marquee players, both thought they were franchised. Both wanted apparently

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<v Speaker 1>to be the guy instead Sacramento and make that team

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<v Speaker 1>a playoff team. They had aspirations of bringing Sacramento the

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<v Speaker 1>promised land, a marriage of sorts with the franchise Sacramento

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<v Speaker 1>pitched Indiana. I think the reporting is originally dearon Fox Indiana.

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<v Speaker 1>The reporting is now very speculative. At one point said yes,

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<v Speaker 1>that's the recent reporting two years ago when this all

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<v Speaker 1>went down, said no, we would prefer a better contract

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<v Speaker 1>with Tyrese Halliburton. We want him instead. The trade goes down.

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<v Speaker 1>Tyrese Haliburton is just sick, devastated. Thought he was going

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<v Speaker 1>to be the one that brought Sacramento back to relevancy

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<v Speaker 1>and excitement and was going to be the one that

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<v Speaker 1>we everyone built the franchise around, and he was wrong.

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<v Speaker 1>Now he's in Indiana, he's franchised there, he's a partner

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<v Speaker 1>with the league. He's a partner with the Pacers, probably

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<v Speaker 1>for life. And instead the Sacramento Kings chose Deer in

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<v Speaker 1>Fox that was the one that was the girl in

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<v Speaker 1>the analogy. You've got two girls, you gotta choose one

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<v Speaker 1>who you wiping up, and you chose the girl the

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<v Speaker 1>wrong one, and then she ends up getting out one friend.

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<v Speaker 1>You know the friend, don't you with the friend that's

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<v Speaker 1>always whispering. Oh he's fine. Oh you see that rolex

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<v Speaker 1>on him. Ooh, look like he's driving. He's got a Bentley.

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<v Speaker 1>Your man drives a Honda. Ooh you see that that's

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<v Speaker 1>a Gucci bag. Ooh, he could take me shopping. Ooh,

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<v Speaker 1>this is what you could get from him. Oh do

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<v Speaker 1>you see his house? Oh, your man ain't shit. You

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<v Speaker 1>should go here, you should do this. And then all

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<v Speaker 1>of a sudden, your girl's out there on these streets.

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<v Speaker 1>And now all of a sudden, your girl's not trying

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<v Speaker 1>to be your wifey. She's outside. And that's what's going

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<v Speaker 1>on with deeron Fox right now in the Sacramento Kings,

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<v Speaker 1>he is looking at Victor woman Yama and the San

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<v Speaker 1>Antonio Spurs as the guy with the Gucci belt and

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<v Speaker 1>the nice ass car and the Louisviton sweater and the

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<v Speaker 1>nice Rolex with the you know whatever pearl whatever the faces.

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<v Speaker 1>You know what I'm saying. Anyway, she's he's opportunistically trying

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<v Speaker 1>to get to a better place, as he should if

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<v Speaker 1>he feels like he's not getting what he needs from Sacramento.

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<v Speaker 1>But the truth is he should be what the team

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<v Speaker 1>is building around. He should be the piece the teams

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<v Speaker 1>feel like attract stars too, but they can't get deals

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<v Speaker 1>done a la Damian Willard and the Portland Trailblazers who

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<v Speaker 1>ended up needing to go as well. Is Fox the

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<v Speaker 1>villain in the situation? I don't know? Are the Sacramento

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<v Speaker 1>Kings the villain in this situation? I don't know. Is

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<v Speaker 1>this the best move for Sacramento long term in order

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<v Speaker 1>to finally get some pieces and draft picks to start

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<v Speaker 1>building up their coffers. I also don't know why, because

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<v Speaker 1>this is not a rebuilding team right now. They have

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<v Speaker 1>de Margaret, he's in the twilight of his career. They've

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<v Speaker 1>got demonis the bonus prime of his career Max player.

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<v Speaker 1>That is not a team that wants to start stockpiling

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<v Speaker 1>a bunch of first round picks and become the Brooklyn Nets.

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<v Speaker 1>So they better figure it out fucking fast. They better

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<v Speaker 1>get Steph Cassel, Devin Vassel, multiple first round picks. Those

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<v Speaker 1>first round picks better turn into a current player that

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<v Speaker 1>can be some sort of veteran, multiple veterans on this

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<v Speaker 1>team in order for them to be cohesive and back

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<v Speaker 1>to relevancy. Otherwise, I don't know how the fans are

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be able to stomach this for the long term.

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<v Speaker 1>Boy oh boy, is the next week gonna be very

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<v Speaker 1>very interesting one week until the trade deadline. I'm on

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<v Speaker 1>the edge of my seat. Moving on. I was on

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<v Speaker 1>a show on a network called beck QOL, which is

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<v Speaker 1>the network I used to be on with my friend PJ. Glasser,

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<v Speaker 1>talking about who's the real contender right now? Vegas has

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<v Speaker 1>the odds equal Oka see Thunder defending champs Boston Celtics.

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<v Speaker 1>The question came up, who, at this point in time

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<v Speaker 1>do you trust more Boston? Okay, see, I want to

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<v Speaker 1>break this down a little bit further because I think

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<v Speaker 1>it's worth exploring. Number One, You take a look at

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<v Speaker 1>Okace right Chet Holmgren is slated to return rhet on

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<v Speaker 1>the All Star break and the thought of Chet, Isaiah Hartenstein,

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<v Speaker 1>Jalen Williams, Shay Gildis, Alexander Alex Caruso on the same

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<v Speaker 1>floor at the same time is to me, if I'm

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<v Speaker 1>another team terrifying. So much defense, so much length, so

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<v Speaker 1>much physicality, the ability to get buckets on all three

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<v Speaker 1>levels of the court, and I feel like maybe the

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<v Speaker 1>return of Chet Hoolmgren is the biggest move at the

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<v Speaker 1>trade deadline for any team, and he's the only thing

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<v Speaker 1>that they've been missing to stretch the We need three

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<v Speaker 1>point shooting on this team. He provides that. So there's

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<v Speaker 1>a reason that OKAC is in first place. But this

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<v Speaker 1>is a team that's just three and three in their

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<v Speaker 1>last six games. They are gettable. They've got a loss

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<v Speaker 1>to the Lucasas Dallas Mavericks. They've got a loss to

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<v Speaker 1>the toothless Golden State Warriors for some reason. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know why, but Dallas has their number, and they better

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<v Speaker 1>hope they don't see them in the playoffs because I

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<v Speaker 1>think the same result happens if Luca is still healthy.

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<v Speaker 1>There's another team, though, that the OKC thunder I think

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<v Speaker 1>should be afraid of, and they are the Houston Rockets

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<v Speaker 1>a team that wants to punch you in the mouth.

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<v Speaker 1>They are all in the best possible way, prison hoopers.

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<v Speaker 1>They've got shives, baby, they've got elbows, they've got fists.

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<v Speaker 1>They're putting their body into you. They're getting their sweat

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<v Speaker 1>into your face. And guess what they like it because

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<v Speaker 1>emy Udoka has built them this way. They're no pretty

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<v Speaker 1>boys except for Jalen Green on this team, and they

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<v Speaker 1>are nasty and the best possible way. Ima Udoka called

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<v Speaker 1>this team soft twelve months ago, and they are not

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<v Speaker 1>soft now. Aman Thompson, what is he? He's an alien.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know what he is. He is so hard

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<v Speaker 1>to defend. He has found his shot. He is one

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<v Speaker 1>of the most efficient shooters at the rim right now

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<v Speaker 1>in all of the league. He is a front runner

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<v Speaker 1>or at least a player in consideration for six Man

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<v Speaker 1>of the Year. If he keeps coming off the bench,

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<v Speaker 1>I think you probably have more of a legit case

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<v Speaker 1>for most improved Player. If Cad Cuttingham wasn't going crazy

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<v Speaker 1>and you saw him the other night put up thirty

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<v Speaker 1>three points, getting clutch time minutes, hitting game winners over

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<v Speaker 1>the defending champs. He's attacking the rim. He is fun

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<v Speaker 1>and a huge spark for this team. You got Jalen

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<v Speaker 1>Green bombing away. We talked about him a few shows back.

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<v Speaker 1>He's become a sniper overnight. He's averaging twenty six to

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<v Speaker 1>four and three over his last thirteen games, forty three

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<v Speaker 1>percent from three. Dylan Brooks, did you see him hit

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<v Speaker 1>ten threes the other night against the Boston Celtics alprin Shangoon.

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<v Speaker 1>He's on the verge of becoming a star. I love

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<v Speaker 1>the way he plays, super physical in the paint, incredible vision,

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<v Speaker 1>can score as well, defends almost as well this team

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<v Speaker 1>as Okay see, so if they had a score at

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<v Speaker 1>the deadline, I don't know the Aaron Fox will say

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<v Speaker 1>they could be a threat in the West. And I

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<v Speaker 1>know a lot of people say, oh, well, Daron Fox,

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<v Speaker 1>they need shooting and Dearon Fox can't shoot. I'm sorry

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<v Speaker 1>those people haven't been watching stats and percentages recently. That

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<v Speaker 1>used to be true. Shoot forty percent from three now.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay sees two and one against Houston this year, all

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<v Speaker 1>three games won by the home team. Now back to Boston.

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<v Speaker 1>In terms of the comparison, they're just twelve and ten

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<v Speaker 1>in their last twenty two games, just six and five

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<v Speaker 1>at home. The amount of home games that Boston lost

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<v Speaker 1>last year come all together throughout the season. We're almost

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<v Speaker 1>ready to hit that right now. But the truth is,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't really care what Boston does in the regular season.

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<v Speaker 1>This is not a scenario where you're saying, Hey, Trista,

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<v Speaker 1>do you think the Boston Celtics are close to what

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<v Speaker 1>the Denver Nuggets were last season? Huge regression where no

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<v Speaker 1>one wanted to write them off because they were defending

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<v Speaker 1>champs and they had one of the best players in

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<v Speaker 1>the world. No, why did I not think that? Because

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<v Speaker 1>they didn't lose any of their pieces. Denver, what do

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<v Speaker 1>they lose? They lost Bruce Brown, lost Jeff Green and

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of their depth in general. KCP had to

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<v Speaker 1>play a lot of minutes. You had Jamal Murray with regression,

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<v Speaker 1>with injuries, you had Michael Porter Junior really starting to

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<v Speaker 1>have a decline in his three point shooting, and so

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<v Speaker 1>Denver as a whole had to rely on just Jokic.

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<v Speaker 1>Boston doesn't have that problem. Chris as Porzingis was injured

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<v Speaker 1>to start the season. He is back now. Everybody is

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<v Speaker 1>clicking on all cylinders when they are. They are very

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<v Speaker 1>dangerous now. Dereck White has had some regression. Players in

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<v Speaker 1>terms of the just the role players as a whole

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<v Speaker 1>have had some regression, And like I'm talking about with

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<v Speaker 1>Derek White, he's come down to earth. Drew Holliday, his

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<v Speaker 1>three point shooting is down staggering ten percent down from

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<v Speaker 1>last year. The question is do you believe this is

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<v Speaker 1>gonna continue in the playoffs. I don't think so. The

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<v Speaker 1>issue right now for Joe Mazola probably is keeping those

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<v Speaker 1>guys hungry consistency. They'll bounce from blowing out a team

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<v Speaker 1>by thirty, which they can do on anyone, to losing

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<v Speaker 1>a late lead against a team like Toronto. This is

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<v Speaker 1>the reason that no one thought Boston would win a

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<v Speaker 1>title to begin with, because they had so many damn

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<v Speaker 1>ten or more point leads that they allowed to slip away.

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<v Speaker 1>This is what Boston does. You have to just allow

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<v Speaker 1>yourself to know it's not gonna be pretty with Boston.

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<v Speaker 1>But they're probably going to go through most of the

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<v Speaker 1>East except for maybe Cleveland, like just run through them.

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<v Speaker 1>But they can turn into a superpower anytime they want.

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<v Speaker 1>They've got Christaps Porzingis who's finding his feet they've got

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<v Speaker 1>Jaylen Brown, Jason Tatum, you got Peyton Pritchard as the

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<v Speaker 1>leader in the clubhouse for six Man of the Year.

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<v Speaker 1>I like their chances to come out of the East

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<v Speaker 1>better than I like. Okay, see coming out of the West.

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<v Speaker 1>And if those two teams meet, boy and it's a

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<v Speaker 1>three point shooting contest, send Boston to the parade once again.

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<v Speaker 1>Move it on. It's the NBA news. We've got a

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<v Speaker 1>gambling scandal again rearing its ugly head. What you don't

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<v Speaker 1>say it was a one off? Remember the John T.

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<v Speaker 1>Porter catastrophe last year where the brother of Michael Porter

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<v Speaker 1>Junior purposely through games to hit parlays that he had

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<v Speaker 1>placed by a gambling consortium betting on his own unders.

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<v Speaker 1>He's currently in jail for like a bajillion years too,

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<v Speaker 1>thinking about fuck, why didn't I just ask my brother

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<v Speaker 1>for a loan? Why did I just ask my brother? Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>can you pay my rent? I'm in jail now now. Unfortunately,

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<v Speaker 1>scary Terry. It's getting scary for Terry Rosier. He is

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<v Speaker 1>in the news for an alleged incident from back in

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<v Speaker 1>his days as a Charlotte Hornet, which, let's be honest,

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<v Speaker 1>if you were going to scam as an NBA player.

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<v Speaker 1>Charlotte's the place to do it, not a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>people watching your games with great scrutiny. The FEDS were alerted.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's the story in brief. FEDS were alerted to unusual

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<v Speaker 1>betting pattern surrounding Rosier's performance in a March twenty third,

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty three game between the Hornets and the Pelicans. Again,

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<v Speaker 1>that's the one to do it, Okay. No one is

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<v Speaker 1>paying attention to a random March game post All Star

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<v Speaker 1>break when teams are starting to shut it down between

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<v Speaker 1>the New Orleans Pelicans and the Hornets. Rosier, who remember,

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<v Speaker 1>now he's at the Miami Heat. He was hooping that year.

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<v Speaker 1>By the way, he has not been accused of any

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<v Speaker 1>wrongdoing the probe. It's part of the same case that

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<v Speaker 1>led to the lifetime ban of John tay Porter. The

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<v Speaker 1>NBA said that they looked into it. They found no

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<v Speaker 1>rule violations, but is now cooperating with the US Attorney's

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<v Speaker 1>Office for the Eastern District of New York OOH Chuck

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<v Speaker 1>Rhodes is coming as they further examined the situation. During

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<v Speaker 1>the game in question, Rosier played just under ten minutes

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<v Speaker 1>before exiting with the foot issue, ultimately sitting out the

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<v Speaker 1>last eight games of the season. Betters became very suss

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<v Speaker 1>when sportsbooks removed prop bets on Rosier hours before tip off,

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<v Speaker 1>and some expressed frustration after his early exit, believing something

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<v Speaker 1>was amiss. Twitter was full of broken parlor, with Rosier

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<v Speaker 1>being the killing leg. Not sure if there's any fire here,

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<v Speaker 1>but there is enough smoke to cause the US attorneys

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<v Speaker 1>to kick tires because they believe something was suspect. The

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<v Speaker 1>weird part was that Terry Rozier had a really good

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<v Speaker 1>first quarter. He had five, four and two for a

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<v Speaker 1>guy whose PRAA was around thirty the entire season, and

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<v Speaker 1>then pack it up, folks, take himself out of the game,

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<v Speaker 1>and then the underhits on all of his bets. And

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<v Speaker 1>like I said, he was hooping that year. He had

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<v Speaker 1>been a pretty reliable over before that, having hit thirty number,

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<v Speaker 1>that thirty number in eight of his previous ten games.

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<v Speaker 1>So I don't really know what to do with that information,

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<v Speaker 1>but I find it nearly impossible to believe that someone's

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<v Speaker 1>who making twenty two million dollars a year is like, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>let me join a betting consortium and bet against myself.

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<v Speaker 1>I will say this, I do know that some of

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<v Speaker 1>Terry Rosier's friends are not the most upstanding citizens in

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<v Speaker 1>terms of the professions that they take company they keep.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm just gonna throw that out there. No allegations,

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<v Speaker 1>no slander. I'm just saying anything's possible. I don't think

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<v Speaker 1>it's true, though, I really don't. However, here's what I

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<v Speaker 1>learned working in the sports betting space. If the books

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<v Speaker 1>think there is something suspicious going on, there is something

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<v Speaker 1>suspicious going on. Who was involved remains to be seen.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe he had a foot issue and we in the

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<v Speaker 1>team knew about it, and somebody told somebody, and then

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<v Speaker 1>somebody told it better, and then they told all their friends,

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<v Speaker 1>and now the sports books pack it up. Moving on,

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<v Speaker 1>We'll have a full trade deadline episode on Monday. But

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<v Speaker 1>here's a list of some of the players who may

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<v Speaker 1>be on the move not named Aaron Fox and Jimmy Butler,

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<v Speaker 1>Caleb Martin, Clint Capella, DeAndre Hunter. We're just trading all

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<v Speaker 1>the Atlanta Hawks, bog Don, Bogdanovich, Keldon Johnson, gershawn Yabisele Nikola, Lusovich,

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<v Speaker 1>Miles Turner, which is just a joke, absolute bananas. John

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<v Speaker 1>Collins which is another one. Remember it used to be

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<v Speaker 1>just John Collins and Miles Turner all the time, over

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<v Speaker 1>and over and over again. Colin Sexton again another one,

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<v Speaker 1>always in the news. Mitchell Robinson which why would anyone

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<v Speaker 1>want his broken body right now? Use of Nurkic? Why

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<v Speaker 1>would anyone want his broken basketball game right now? And

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<v Speaker 1>Yaka pertl Gonna be a busy week, folks. And finally,

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<v Speaker 1>your weekly roundup of NBA injuries. Two major stars are out. First,

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<v Speaker 1>emerging Hawks superstar Jalen Johnson is out for the season

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<v Speaker 1>with a torn labram in his left shoulder. Huge law

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<v Speaker 1>for the Hawks this He's become an insane companion for

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<v Speaker 1>Chrey Young this season. He's averaged nineteen ten and five.

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<v Speaker 1>His injury, of course, throws a massive wet blanket on

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<v Speaker 1>the Hawk season. But also they probably like it given

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<v Speaker 1>the fact that they owe their first round pick that's

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<v Speaker 1>protected I believe top ten to San Antonio. Pack it up, baby,

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<v Speaker 1>We're gonna keep our pick. In a loaded draft. It's

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<v Speaker 1>a lot more likely that they move guys out of

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<v Speaker 1>the deadline than bring them back. Sad for Jalen He'll

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<v Speaker 1>be back next year and hopefully maybe remember Atlanta somehow

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<v Speaker 1>locked into the number one fucking pick of the draft

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<v Speaker 1>this last year when they did not deserve it. Another

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<v Speaker 1>injury of note, LaMelo Ball stepped on a foot while

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<v Speaker 1>backpedaling admiring his long three, which is so LaMelo Ball.

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<v Speaker 1>Ball's ankles have caused him so many damn problems over

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<v Speaker 1>the years that a lot of executives in the NBA

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<v Speaker 1>now view him as a risk, both in the trademarket

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<v Speaker 1>and the free agent market. He's gonna be reevaluated next week.

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<v Speaker 1>He's probably gonna missfight to seven games. This coming on

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<v Speaker 1>the back of the news that he will not make

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<v Speaker 1>the All Star Game. Sad times for LaMelo Ball. Speaking

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<v Speaker 1>of the All Star Game, the reserves were announced, it's

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<v Speaker 1>more interesting talking about who did not make the team

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<v Speaker 1>than who did. Here are your snubs for this year,

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<v Speaker 1>East Trey Young, Lamello Ball, Tyrese Maxey, Franz Wagner. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think Franz is really a snub because he was injured.

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<v Speaker 1>Tyrese Halliburton, which really probably isn't a snub E there

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<v Speaker 1>because he's been playing hurt in the Westmonasabonis biggest snub

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<v Speaker 1>every year. I don't understand dearon Fox Kyrie Irving, Norm Powell,

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<v Speaker 1>Devin Booker. To me, there are two names that stand

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<v Speaker 1>out in the East. Tyree Maxey, who's averaging twenty five

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<v Speaker 1>and six. I know he's having a bit of a

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<v Speaker 1>down year in the Sixer Stink, but he's kind of

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<v Speaker 1>single handily propping up the entire franchise, the entire hope

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<v Speaker 1>of this team. Demonasabonis, I think you got royally host.

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<v Speaker 1>If you don't know by now that he is an

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<v Speaker 1>All Star, insane, shame on you. Twenty one, fifteen and seven,

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<v Speaker 1>just an egregious oversight. We will talk more about the

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<v Speaker 1>All Star game soon. That's all the time that we

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<v Speaker 1>have for this episode of The Heat Check. Come back

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