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Everybody, hope all of 34 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 2: you guys are having a great weekend. 35 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 1: Well. 36 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 2: I am in Breckinridge on vacation, and Luca Dots has 37 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 2: just got traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, and all 38 00:01:57,160 --> 00:01:59,560 Speaker 2: hell is breaking loose, and I wanted to make sure 39 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:01,480 Speaker 2: that I got you. You guys are a reaction to 40 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 2: this deal from the perspective of both teams. You guys 41 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:05,600 Speaker 2: know the drill before we get started. To subscribe to 42 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 2: the Hoops Tonight YouTube channels. You don't miss any more 43 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:09,680 Speaker 2: of our videos. 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Make sure you guys 50 00:02:21,320 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 2: follow us there and the last but not at least 51 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:24,760 Speaker 2: keep ropping mail back questions in the YouTube comments so 52 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 2: we can get to them on Fridays throughout the rest. 53 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 1: Of the year. 54 00:02:27,919 --> 00:02:31,399 Speaker 2: So I had a kind of a late flight into Breckenridge. 55 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:34,320 Speaker 2: Wasn't supposed to be southwest to later our flight four 56 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 2: hours a couple of months ago for like no reason, 57 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 2: and so we ended up getting in pretty late, and 58 00:02:38,320 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 2: we finally settle down for some dinner. And you know 59 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 2: how it is when you're traveling on a ski trip. 60 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 2: You're bringing bags, you're bringing skis, you're running cars, you're 61 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 2: shuttling everywhere it's just a logistically very complicated process. And 62 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:52,119 Speaker 2: so we finally sit down for some dinner at Ali's 63 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:55,680 Speaker 2: here and Breck it's a pub, and the trade comes 64 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:58,079 Speaker 2: down right when we're finally about to relax, and I'm 65 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:00,639 Speaker 2: just like, you've got to be kidding me, And Paul 66 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 2: sent me the text Messageaul's our lead producer here, and 67 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:06,320 Speaker 2: I just assumed it was a hack, right, and then 68 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 2: Sham's the second tweet is like, yes, this is real, 69 00:03:08,919 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 2: which is like exactly what you would say if you 70 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 2: hacked Sham's account, right, So I'm like, Okay, this is 71 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:16,200 Speaker 2: definitely fake. And then all of a sudden, I start 72 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:18,079 Speaker 2: getting a couple more text messages. I see a couple 73 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 2: other reports, and it's like, oh my god, this is 74 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 2: actually happening, And I couldn't think straight the rest of 75 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 2: the night. It was funny. I was watching I'm in 76 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:28,080 Speaker 2: this like kind of chaotic bar, and I'm seeing Brian 77 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:30,639 Speaker 2: Winhorse's face. I can't hear his voice, but I see 78 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:32,480 Speaker 2: him up there working and I'm like, what do you 79 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 2: even say right now? Like I needed time to process this. 80 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:39,200 Speaker 2: It's so funny. Even if I wasn't completely exhausted and 81 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:42,120 Speaker 2: out of position to work last night. I still probably 82 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 2: would have waited for this morning because I just needed 83 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:48,920 Speaker 2: time to process this, get more information before I could 84 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:52,720 Speaker 2: really give any sort of strong opinion about what happened. 85 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:56,920 Speaker 2: And it still is quite possibly the craziest thing that 86 00:03:56,960 --> 00:03:59,640 Speaker 2: I've ever seen in my time as a sports fan. 87 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:04,000 Speaker 2: For the Dallas Mavericks, less than eight months away from 88 00:04:04,040 --> 00:04:06,800 Speaker 2: them being in the NBA Finals, three wins away from 89 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:11,080 Speaker 2: hoisting the trophy, Trading a consensus top three NBA player 90 00:04:11,480 --> 00:04:15,960 Speaker 2: to the Los Angeles Lakers, I just I can't believe it. 91 00:04:16,760 --> 00:04:19,919 Speaker 2: I still am barely wrapping my brain around this, but 92 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:21,560 Speaker 2: I have some thoughts about both teams. I want to 93 00:04:21,640 --> 00:04:23,160 Speaker 2: kind of get into it from a bunch of different angles. 94 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:26,400 Speaker 2: I want to start with the idea of MAVs bailing 95 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:30,320 Speaker 2: on Luca. According to all the reporting I've seen, the 96 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:34,520 Speaker 2: company line here is that the MAVs were concerned about 97 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 2: Luca's inability to stay in shape and they did not 98 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 2: want to commit super max money to him. Now, upfront, 99 00:04:41,440 --> 00:04:44,239 Speaker 2: I have shared many of the same concerns on this show. 100 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 2: I thought his defensive performance in the NBA Finals last 101 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:50,600 Speaker 2: year was the most embarrassing defensive performance I've ever seen 102 00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:53,720 Speaker 2: from a star in a playoff series. I talked all 103 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:56,400 Speaker 2: summer about how Luca is trending in the wrong direction 104 00:04:56,480 --> 00:04:58,920 Speaker 2: in terms of taking care of his body. He needs 105 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:01,200 Speaker 2: to get that right. I do stand by all of 106 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:04,880 Speaker 2: those things, but it still makes absolutely no sense for 107 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:09,039 Speaker 2: the MAVs, regardless of those factors. And here's why. So 108 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:11,760 Speaker 2: your alternative to building around this guy that you don't 109 00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 2: think has the ability to stay in shape and keep 110 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:17,640 Speaker 2: his body in position to give you his best every night, 111 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:21,159 Speaker 2: so you build your future around Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis, 112 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:25,320 Speaker 2: two guys that aren't exactly the hallmark of availability. Now, 113 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 2: Anthony Davis is a lot more available than his reputation 114 00:05:28,520 --> 00:05:30,920 Speaker 2: would lead you to believe, but he does miss time 115 00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:34,080 Speaker 2: and he's kind of an inconsistent motor player, which is 116 00:05:34,080 --> 00:05:35,720 Speaker 2: something we'll get into in a little bit. And then 117 00:05:35,760 --> 00:05:38,240 Speaker 2: Kyrie Irving hasn't played in more than sixty games in 118 00:05:38,279 --> 00:05:42,520 Speaker 2: a season since twenty nineteen, so I don't see if 119 00:05:42,520 --> 00:05:45,240 Speaker 2: that was the thing. I need a more reliable, more 120 00:05:45,279 --> 00:05:49,400 Speaker 2: dependable franchise cornerstone. This direction doesn't make any sense. And 121 00:05:49,480 --> 00:05:54,160 Speaker 2: as for Luca, regardless of his issues with conditioning, regardless 122 00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:57,200 Speaker 2: of his physical health. He is twenty five years old. 123 00:05:58,320 --> 00:06:00,599 Speaker 2: He's twenty five years old, and he just led his 124 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:03,320 Speaker 2: team to within three wins of an NBA championship eight 125 00:06:03,360 --> 00:06:08,280 Speaker 2: months ago. So like, regardless of your concerns, it's just 126 00:06:08,480 --> 00:06:11,320 Speaker 2: way too soon to give up on him. I don't 127 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:14,080 Speaker 2: know about you, guys, but I wasn't exactly a super 128 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:17,320 Speaker 2: mature and disciplined person when I was twenty five years old. 129 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 2: None of us are. It's totally normal for people to 130 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:23,240 Speaker 2: take a little bit of time before they learn how 131 00:06:23,240 --> 00:06:25,279 Speaker 2: to better take care of themselves, how to better reach 132 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:28,400 Speaker 2: their potential. Is this somewhat of an extreme case, sure, 133 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:31,640 Speaker 2: but it's not as bad as some other cases. There 134 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:35,160 Speaker 2: are worst cases like Zion Williamson, like joe El Embiid, 135 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:39,520 Speaker 2: and those teams are still hanging on to hope. And 136 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:43,240 Speaker 2: aside from that, even a fat, out of shape Luca 137 00:06:43,880 --> 00:06:46,279 Speaker 2: is a bona fide top five player in the NBA 138 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:49,039 Speaker 2: and you just gave him to the Lakers. I do 139 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:53,039 Speaker 2: not get it. All this really accomplishes for Dallas is 140 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 2: it creates a really interesting, imposing defense that is a 141 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:02,400 Speaker 2: threat to upset some teams in the West. But does 142 00:07:02,440 --> 00:07:04,560 Speaker 2: not have the offensive ceiling to win the title, to 143 00:07:04,600 --> 00:07:08,120 Speaker 2: win four playoff rounds, and you just shortened your window 144 00:07:08,279 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 2: because instead of being built around a twenty five year old, 145 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 2: top tier superstar, you're built around older, more fragile maybe 146 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:18,280 Speaker 2: not more fragile than Luca, but more fragile compared to 147 00:07:18,320 --> 00:07:22,040 Speaker 2: other franchise cornerstones, guys that have a much shorter window 148 00:07:22,080 --> 00:07:25,960 Speaker 2: here for you to capitalize them. Anthony Davis turns thirty 149 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:29,560 Speaker 2: two in March, and he's an old thirty two. He 150 00:07:29,600 --> 00:07:31,400 Speaker 2: doesn't move nearly as well as he did when he 151 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:34,840 Speaker 2: joined the Lakers. Just go watch highlights of Anthony Davis 152 00:07:34,840 --> 00:07:37,280 Speaker 2: in the bubble when they won the title. I'm a 153 00:07:37,360 --> 00:07:39,960 Speaker 2: huge believer in Anthony Davis's talent, and we'll get further 154 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:43,600 Speaker 2: into that here in a minute, but I don't view 155 00:07:43,680 --> 00:07:46,440 Speaker 2: him as a long term solution as a foundational superstar. 156 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:48,440 Speaker 2: As a matter of fact, I've talked on my show 157 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:52,239 Speaker 2: about how if the like I thought, the Lakers after 158 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:56,840 Speaker 2: Lebron retired, should trade Anthony Davis because he's not the 159 00:07:56,920 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 2: kind of guy you should build around at that point 160 00:07:58,920 --> 00:08:01,800 Speaker 2: in his career, in his mid thirty so you get 161 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:05,440 Speaker 2: rid of your championship upside and you shorten your window 162 00:08:05,480 --> 00:08:09,440 Speaker 2: to content. I just don't understand it, and frankly, I 163 00:08:09,440 --> 00:08:12,200 Speaker 2: think there's no case for it, and I think MAVs 164 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:14,560 Speaker 2: fans have every right to be very upset about this. 165 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:18,200 Speaker 2: I legit feel terrible for MAVs fans. I am sorry, guys, 166 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:20,640 Speaker 2: this is absolutely crazy. I can't even imagine what you 167 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:23,520 Speaker 2: guys are thinking. On that note, I want to take 168 00:08:23,560 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 2: some time to go through what this means for both teams. 169 00:08:26,120 --> 00:08:28,680 Speaker 2: Let's start with the Lakers. So they did pay a 170 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:32,760 Speaker 2: pretty penny in this deal, not enough really for Luca Donschitz, 171 00:08:32,920 --> 00:08:34,920 Speaker 2: but they did give up a lot. They lost one 172 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:36,880 Speaker 2: of their two first round picks that they have tradable 173 00:08:36,920 --> 00:08:39,760 Speaker 2: this year. And they lost Max Christie, who just played 174 00:08:39,800 --> 00:08:42,000 Speaker 2: a great game last night against the Knicks, and MAVs 175 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:45,040 Speaker 2: fans like he is a I think he projects to 176 00:08:45,040 --> 00:08:47,800 Speaker 2: be a high level two way starter in the long run. 177 00:08:47,840 --> 00:08:49,600 Speaker 2: I think he's a few years away from being super 178 00:08:49,679 --> 00:08:51,920 Speaker 2: rock solid as a playoff player, but I think he's 179 00:08:51,920 --> 00:08:54,160 Speaker 2: a high level two way role player. You guys are 180 00:08:54,160 --> 00:08:57,200 Speaker 2: going to like Max Christy. Lakers give up Max Christy. 181 00:08:57,679 --> 00:08:59,760 Speaker 2: He just had a great game against the Knicks last night. 182 00:08:59,760 --> 00:09:01,440 Speaker 2: That the funniest thing about all of this. I was 183 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:05,440 Speaker 2: watching the Knicks game as we were driving from Denver 184 00:09:05,520 --> 00:09:09,720 Speaker 2: into the Breckenridgeeria last night, and I was literally thinking 185 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:12,319 Speaker 2: to myself, like, this team is becoming fun for me 186 00:09:12,440 --> 00:09:15,080 Speaker 2: to watch again. It had become a miserable team for 187 00:09:15,120 --> 00:09:17,320 Speaker 2: me to watch earlier in the year. And here, right 188 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:19,640 Speaker 2: when they're starting to play some of their best basketball, 189 00:09:19,880 --> 00:09:23,200 Speaker 2: right when I'm really starting to enjoy watching them, they 190 00:09:23,240 --> 00:09:26,200 Speaker 2: blow it all up. It's just super bizarre. But like, 191 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:28,720 Speaker 2: let's be clear, they did give up a lot, giving 192 00:09:28,800 --> 00:09:31,439 Speaker 2: up Anthony Davis, giving up Max Christy, giving up a 193 00:09:31,440 --> 00:09:33,360 Speaker 2: first round pick, even if we all agree that that 194 00:09:33,400 --> 00:09:36,880 Speaker 2: shouldn't be enough for Luka Dunggich. My first thought last 195 00:09:36,920 --> 00:09:40,959 Speaker 2: night was, if you follow a path of rational thought 196 00:09:41,040 --> 00:09:45,680 Speaker 2: through to conclusion, you should trade Lebron now. Right he's 197 00:09:45,760 --> 00:09:49,120 Speaker 2: forty years old. You need to keep Luca happy in 198 00:09:49,280 --> 00:09:52,880 Speaker 2: LA by surrounding him with talent, and Lebron might be 199 00:09:52,920 --> 00:09:55,360 Speaker 2: the best short term solution, but he's not the best 200 00:09:55,360 --> 00:09:57,480 Speaker 2: long term solution because of his age, and when he 201 00:09:57,520 --> 00:10:00,160 Speaker 2: retires or when he ages to the point of decline, 202 00:10:00,280 --> 00:10:02,720 Speaker 2: he has no trade value at that point. But there 203 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:05,880 Speaker 2: were two things that made me think a Lebron trade 204 00:10:05,920 --> 00:10:09,640 Speaker 2: would never happen. One, Rob and Jeanie are just much 205 00:10:09,679 --> 00:10:13,040 Speaker 2: more Hollywood than they are competent. And I'm sure they're 206 00:10:13,080 --> 00:10:15,920 Speaker 2: just giddy about the idea of partnering Lebron James with 207 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:18,840 Speaker 2: Luka Doncic. I'm sure they'd love to just tell everybody 208 00:10:18,840 --> 00:10:21,240 Speaker 2: about that, So, like, I have a feeling they'll keep him. 209 00:10:21,280 --> 00:10:24,160 Speaker 2: And then two, Lebron is forty. He probably doesn't want 210 00:10:24,200 --> 00:10:28,040 Speaker 2: to move across the country. He does have retirement leverage. 211 00:10:28,520 --> 00:10:31,040 Speaker 2: If Lebron decided he wanted to stay with the Lakers, 212 00:10:31,400 --> 00:10:33,959 Speaker 2: him and Rich could just call the other twenty nine 213 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:36,000 Speaker 2: teams and be like, hey, if you trade for Lebron, 214 00:10:36,080 --> 00:10:38,440 Speaker 2: he's going to retire. I think Lebron has enough leverage 215 00:10:38,440 --> 00:10:42,160 Speaker 2: to stop that from happening. So I just had a 216 00:10:42,160 --> 00:10:44,400 Speaker 2: hard time believing that was the direction that they go next. 217 00:10:44,559 --> 00:10:46,280 Speaker 2: And then we ended up getting a report from Chris 218 00:10:46,320 --> 00:10:49,120 Speaker 2: Haynes today that Lebron wants to stay with the Lakers. So, 219 00:10:49,120 --> 00:10:52,040 Speaker 2: as far as I'm concerned, Lebron's staying with the Lakers 220 00:10:52,520 --> 00:10:56,160 Speaker 2: unless some sort of magical trade materializes. That Lebron would 221 00:10:56,160 --> 00:10:58,880 Speaker 2: actually want and would benefit the Lakers, but I view 222 00:10:58,920 --> 00:11:01,800 Speaker 2: that as very very unloe. So we can move forward 223 00:11:01,840 --> 00:11:05,600 Speaker 2: with Lebron staying. That leaves the roster as Luka, Doncic, 224 00:11:05,760 --> 00:11:09,600 Speaker 2: Lebron James, Austin Reeves, Ruey, Hachi Mura, Dorian Finney Smith, 225 00:11:10,200 --> 00:11:13,199 Speaker 2: Gabe Vincent, Jared Vanderbilt, Maxi Kleiba who came back in 226 00:11:13,240 --> 00:11:16,960 Speaker 2: the deal, Dalton Connect, Cam Retis, Jackson, Hayesen, some end 227 00:11:16,960 --> 00:11:20,839 Speaker 2: of the bench guys. A bunch of things fundamentally change 228 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:24,560 Speaker 2: about the team. One, you suddenly go from a very 229 00:11:24,679 --> 00:11:28,319 Speaker 2: weak shot creation team relative to the top teams to 230 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:32,280 Speaker 2: possibly the best shot creation team in the league. You're 231 00:11:32,320 --> 00:11:37,319 Speaker 2: not doing better in half court initiation than Luka, Doncic, Lebron, James, 232 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:40,520 Speaker 2: and Austin Reeves anywhere in this league. But there are 233 00:11:40,559 --> 00:11:44,440 Speaker 2: other problems, right, I would say another upside is that 234 00:11:44,520 --> 00:11:45,880 Speaker 2: you're super deep at forward. 235 00:11:45,920 --> 00:11:46,079 Speaker 1: Right. 236 00:11:46,080 --> 00:11:49,360 Speaker 2: You have Lebron, Luca technically is a forward on defense, 237 00:11:49,600 --> 00:11:52,520 Speaker 2: Ruey's a forward, Dorian Phinney Smith is a forward, Bando 238 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:54,960 Speaker 2: is a forward, Maxi Kleeba is a forward. That's a 239 00:11:55,160 --> 00:11:58,360 Speaker 2: logjam there. You have six forwards, right, But this opens 240 00:11:58,440 --> 00:12:01,360 Speaker 2: up holes elsewhere. You're now sooper thin. In terms of 241 00:12:01,520 --> 00:12:05,160 Speaker 2: guards who can defend on the perimeter, Austin and Gabe 242 00:12:05,160 --> 00:12:08,280 Speaker 2: are basically the only two you have. Both of them compete, 243 00:12:09,160 --> 00:12:11,520 Speaker 2: both of them do their jobs. They're good game plan 244 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:13,960 Speaker 2: discipline guys, but both of them both of them have 245 00:12:13,960 --> 00:12:17,480 Speaker 2: physical limitations. Austin's a little skinny and not overly athletic, 246 00:12:17,760 --> 00:12:20,360 Speaker 2: and Gabe is short right. Not to be clear, Jared 247 00:12:20,440 --> 00:12:24,320 Speaker 2: Vanderbilt can be deployed as a perimeter defensive guard. Cam 248 00:12:24,400 --> 00:12:27,120 Speaker 2: Reddish can, but he shouldn't really be in an NBA rotation. 249 00:12:27,160 --> 00:12:28,719 Speaker 2: I view him as like a break glass in case 250 00:12:28,760 --> 00:12:30,640 Speaker 2: of emergency guy, like an end of the bench guy. 251 00:12:31,080 --> 00:12:33,600 Speaker 2: So they could definitely use a piece in terms of 252 00:12:33,640 --> 00:12:36,079 Speaker 2: a guard who can defend on the perimeter. And now 253 00:12:36,120 --> 00:12:39,600 Speaker 2: you're god awful at center. Jackson Hayes, in my opinion, 254 00:12:39,640 --> 00:12:41,520 Speaker 2: isn't even good enough to be a backup center on 255 00:12:41,559 --> 00:12:44,400 Speaker 2: a serious team. Christian Wood is more of a power 256 00:12:44,440 --> 00:12:47,199 Speaker 2: forward to me, and he's always hurt. I think Maxi 257 00:12:47,280 --> 00:12:50,559 Speaker 2: Kleba is fine as a backup center or small ball center, 258 00:12:50,600 --> 00:12:52,880 Speaker 2: but he can't be your starting center, so that has 259 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:56,200 Speaker 2: to be addressed. And I'm just a tiny bit worried 260 00:12:56,200 --> 00:13:00,480 Speaker 2: about off ball play finishing because assuming they use Ruey 261 00:13:00,800 --> 00:13:04,000 Speaker 2: in a trade for a center, they don't have much 262 00:13:04,040 --> 00:13:06,320 Speaker 2: in the way of spot up shooting. Beyond the stars. 263 00:13:06,520 --> 00:13:10,000 Speaker 2: You have Dorian Finney Smith, you have Gabe Vincent, who's streaky, 264 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:12,640 Speaker 2: and you have Dalton who probably can't be in a 265 00:13:12,679 --> 00:13:15,960 Speaker 2: playoff rotation because of his defensive shortcomings right now. So 266 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:18,000 Speaker 2: you have a dire need at the center spot. You 267 00:13:18,120 --> 00:13:20,400 Speaker 2: really need a guard that can defend on the perimeter 268 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:23,880 Speaker 2: and just guys that can in those two spots finish 269 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:26,800 Speaker 2: plays on the offensive end as Lebron, as Luca as 270 00:13:26,840 --> 00:13:31,240 Speaker 2: Austin create advantages. So I would be looking around at 271 00:13:31,240 --> 00:13:34,839 Speaker 2: guys like Robert Williams. I would be seriously considering trying 272 00:13:34,840 --> 00:13:37,360 Speaker 2: to facilitate that Miles Turner deal from the Pacers that's 273 00:13:37,360 --> 00:13:39,679 Speaker 2: been kind of floating around in the ether, and like, 274 00:13:40,760 --> 00:13:43,480 Speaker 2: it's one of those things where it's difficult to find 275 00:13:43,480 --> 00:13:47,600 Speaker 2: something that addresses all of the flaws. So more likely 276 00:13:47,679 --> 00:13:50,199 Speaker 2: than not, it's gonna be one of those things where 277 00:13:50,280 --> 00:13:52,880 Speaker 2: Rob does the best he can, but we still are 278 00:13:52,920 --> 00:13:55,600 Speaker 2: looking at some flaws on this Lakers roster. When it's 279 00:13:55,600 --> 00:13:59,680 Speaker 2: all done. I tried to find a deal that makes 280 00:13:59,720 --> 00:14:03,319 Speaker 2: some and here's just one example that I came up with. 281 00:14:04,559 --> 00:14:07,960 Speaker 2: What if you call the Pacers and the Bulls, and 282 00:14:08,520 --> 00:14:10,600 Speaker 2: the Pacers we know are looking for a center that 283 00:14:10,640 --> 00:14:13,439 Speaker 2: doesn't want a long term deal like Miles Turner, right, 284 00:14:13,800 --> 00:14:16,680 Speaker 2: they want just like a different center option that's cheaper. 285 00:14:17,840 --> 00:14:20,160 Speaker 2: I like the idea of you calling up the Pacers 286 00:14:20,160 --> 00:14:24,160 Speaker 2: and Bulls and you offer Austin Reeves and Dalton connect 287 00:14:24,560 --> 00:14:27,800 Speaker 2: to the Pacers. In return, you get Miles Turner and 288 00:14:27,880 --> 00:14:31,080 Speaker 2: Aaron Nesmith from the Pacers. So you get a starting 289 00:14:31,120 --> 00:14:33,520 Speaker 2: center who is an excellent play finisher, a guy who 290 00:14:33,520 --> 00:14:35,040 Speaker 2: can run, pick and pop, a guy who can finish 291 00:14:35,040 --> 00:14:37,120 Speaker 2: on the roll, a guy that will help them on 292 00:14:37,160 --> 00:14:40,240 Speaker 2: the offensive end finishing those advantages. And Aaron Nismith, by 293 00:14:40,280 --> 00:14:41,760 Speaker 2: the way, is a guy who can really defend on 294 00:14:41,800 --> 00:14:44,480 Speaker 2: the perimetery, can knock down, catch and shoot shots. That 295 00:14:44,560 --> 00:14:47,440 Speaker 2: kind of solves those two roles, and both guys can 296 00:14:47,520 --> 00:14:50,720 Speaker 2: be play finishers. You give up Boston Reeves, so now 297 00:14:50,720 --> 00:14:52,320 Speaker 2: all of a sudden you need a ball handler. But 298 00:14:52,360 --> 00:14:54,200 Speaker 2: that's where you could look at the buy out market, 299 00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:56,840 Speaker 2: Like let's say San Antonio does pull off a deer 300 00:14:56,840 --> 00:15:00,160 Speaker 2: in fox trade. That's where a Chris Paul trade or 301 00:15:00,160 --> 00:15:02,480 Speaker 2: excuse me, Chris Paul could get bought out, and then 302 00:15:02,480 --> 00:15:04,680 Speaker 2: you could be looking at Chris Paul as your backup 303 00:15:04,720 --> 00:15:07,640 Speaker 2: point guard that you sign at the veteran minimum pro 304 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:10,320 Speaker 2: rated for the end of the season as your backup 305 00:15:10,320 --> 00:15:12,360 Speaker 2: point guard right now. In order to make all this 306 00:15:12,440 --> 00:15:16,480 Speaker 2: deal work, you'd have to send a center to Indiana, 307 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:20,000 Speaker 2: so you'd call up the Bulls and you'd have the 308 00:15:20,040 --> 00:15:24,000 Speaker 2: Bulls send Nikola Vusovich to the Pacers. Nikola Vusovich has 309 00:15:24,080 --> 00:15:27,000 Speaker 2: two years left on his deal right around twenty million dollars. 310 00:15:27,400 --> 00:15:29,840 Speaker 2: He is older, so he's much more likely to take 311 00:15:29,840 --> 00:15:33,200 Speaker 2: a discount after this deal, and he's a legitimate pick 312 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:36,720 Speaker 2: and pop big that will maintain the integrity of Indiana's 313 00:15:36,800 --> 00:15:41,000 Speaker 2: offense as they move forward with their goals. The Bulls, 314 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:43,360 Speaker 2: in order for this to work, would get Ruy Hachimura 315 00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:47,200 Speaker 2: from the Lakers, and they get Ben Matherin from the Pacers, 316 00:15:47,640 --> 00:15:49,480 Speaker 2: so every team kind of gets to shuffle the deck 317 00:15:49,520 --> 00:15:52,960 Speaker 2: a little bit. The Bulls would get Ruy Hachimura and 318 00:15:53,080 --> 00:15:55,920 Speaker 2: a guy in Ben Matherin who's twenty two years old, 319 00:15:55,960 --> 00:15:57,880 Speaker 2: and who keeps getting better. He's at fifty eight percent 320 00:15:57,920 --> 00:16:01,240 Speaker 2: for shooting this year. Ben's on the You get a 321 00:16:01,320 --> 00:16:05,320 Speaker 2: talented young player if you're Chicago. If you're Indiana, you 322 00:16:05,400 --> 00:16:09,840 Speaker 2: get Austin Reeves. That's a really good player to bring 323 00:16:09,880 --> 00:16:11,880 Speaker 2: in at a discounted contract. Now, in order to make 324 00:16:11,880 --> 00:16:15,640 Speaker 2: the deal work, you'd either have to include a minimum 325 00:16:15,640 --> 00:16:19,080 Speaker 2: contract with a draft pick, probably that first round pick, 326 00:16:19,640 --> 00:16:21,880 Speaker 2: or you'd have to include Dalton Connect in the deal 327 00:16:21,880 --> 00:16:23,280 Speaker 2: and you just leave that up to Indiana. Would you 328 00:16:23,360 --> 00:16:24,800 Speaker 2: rather have the first round pick? Would you rather have 329 00:16:24,880 --> 00:16:27,440 Speaker 2: Dalton Connect? You can figure that out. If you didn't 330 00:16:27,440 --> 00:16:29,920 Speaker 2: send Dalton, you'd send someone like a Christian Wood to 331 00:16:29,960 --> 00:16:33,560 Speaker 2: facilitate that deal. Right, So the Bulls would get Ruytcha 332 00:16:33,600 --> 00:16:36,120 Speaker 2: Mura and Ben Mathn, the Pacers would get Austin Reeves, 333 00:16:36,400 --> 00:16:39,440 Speaker 2: either Christian Wood or Dalton Connect, and they get Nikola 334 00:16:39,480 --> 00:16:42,000 Speaker 2: Vusovich from the Bulls, and then the Lakers would get 335 00:16:42,640 --> 00:16:46,160 Speaker 2: a guy like Miles Turner and an aaron Ne Smith. 336 00:16:46,240 --> 00:16:49,000 Speaker 2: That's just an example of a trade. To be clear, 337 00:16:49,080 --> 00:16:52,400 Speaker 2: it's extremely unlikely. It's a long shot. I think it's 338 00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:54,440 Speaker 2: more likely that the Lakers end up having to patch 339 00:16:54,520 --> 00:16:57,880 Speaker 2: one of those holes. If you have to patch one, 340 00:16:58,880 --> 00:17:02,400 Speaker 2: you patch the center hole. If you have any opportunity 341 00:17:02,440 --> 00:17:05,399 Speaker 2: to get a guy like Robert Williams, if you can't 342 00:17:05,400 --> 00:17:08,000 Speaker 2: make some sort of larger deal, you've got to take 343 00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:10,760 Speaker 2: that Robert Williams opportunity because then it's like you can 344 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:14,000 Speaker 2: at least patch things up with what you've got in house. Okay, 345 00:17:14,040 --> 00:17:16,399 Speaker 2: we might have to use Jared Vanderbilt as a perimeter 346 00:17:16,480 --> 00:17:20,200 Speaker 2: defender more often. Right, we're gonna have to stagger things 347 00:17:20,200 --> 00:17:22,239 Speaker 2: so that we keep shooting on the floor as much 348 00:17:22,320 --> 00:17:25,159 Speaker 2: as possible. Right, there's a bunch of different things that 349 00:17:25,280 --> 00:17:29,200 Speaker 2: get complicated in that process. But if you're gonna patch 350 00:17:29,280 --> 00:17:32,520 Speaker 2: a hole, you gotta patch that center hole as best 351 00:17:32,560 --> 00:17:35,239 Speaker 2: as you can. And then if you can get a 352 00:17:35,320 --> 00:17:38,199 Speaker 2: guard that can shoot and defend on the perimeter, that 353 00:17:38,359 --> 00:17:40,600 Speaker 2: is the best way to go about trying to maximize 354 00:17:40,600 --> 00:17:43,920 Speaker 2: this roster in the short term, regardless of what happens. 355 00:17:44,600 --> 00:17:47,680 Speaker 2: The Lakers had to do this again. It's hilarious because 356 00:17:47,680 --> 00:17:49,960 Speaker 2: they were starting to play well. But if the Dallas 357 00:17:49,960 --> 00:17:52,199 Speaker 2: Mavericks call you up and they offer to give you 358 00:17:52,280 --> 00:17:55,919 Speaker 2: Luka Doncic, you have to take that offer and just 359 00:17:55,960 --> 00:17:58,520 Speaker 2: figure out the rest later, even if you end up 360 00:17:58,560 --> 00:18:01,280 Speaker 2: losing this season in the process, and the last thing 361 00:18:01,320 --> 00:18:04,160 Speaker 2: I'll say about it on the Lakers front as a fan, 362 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:08,280 Speaker 2: I'm really curious to see what it's like rooting for Luca. 363 00:18:08,840 --> 00:18:11,760 Speaker 2: I have had the same concerns with Luca that Nico 364 00:18:11,800 --> 00:18:15,080 Speaker 2: Harrison has had. I've been very critical of Luca. I'm 365 00:18:15,080 --> 00:18:17,439 Speaker 2: interested to see what it's like rooting for him and 366 00:18:17,480 --> 00:18:20,080 Speaker 2: getting to know his game on an even more intimate level. 367 00:18:20,080 --> 00:18:24,200 Speaker 2: In that way, I'm hoping that he takes this embarrassment 368 00:18:24,760 --> 00:18:28,760 Speaker 2: from the franchise that drafted him dumping him. I'm hoping 369 00:18:28,800 --> 00:18:31,120 Speaker 2: he takes that as a wake up call and goes 370 00:18:31,160 --> 00:18:33,200 Speaker 2: out for revenge this year. That would be the most 371 00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:34,920 Speaker 2: fun outcome. That's what I'm hoping to see from. 372 00:18:34,840 --> 00:18:50,880 Speaker 1: Him onto Dallas. 373 00:18:51,640 --> 00:18:53,040 Speaker 2: I want to start by just giving you guys my 374 00:18:53,119 --> 00:18:55,720 Speaker 2: personal impression from rooting for Anthony Davis over. 375 00:18:55,640 --> 00:18:56,720 Speaker 1: The last half decade. 376 00:18:56,920 --> 00:18:59,639 Speaker 2: Eighty ceiling is still every bit as high as the 377 00:18:59,640 --> 00:19:02,199 Speaker 2: best play in the world. He is still even though 378 00:19:02,240 --> 00:19:05,320 Speaker 2: he's not as fast a devastating defensive player, I think 379 00:19:05,359 --> 00:19:06,960 Speaker 2: he's the best defender in the world when he wants 380 00:19:07,040 --> 00:19:09,680 Speaker 2: to be. He's got excellent ability to switch, and he's 381 00:19:09,680 --> 00:19:11,520 Speaker 2: got excellent ability to come up to the level of 382 00:19:11,520 --> 00:19:12,879 Speaker 2: the screen. He can run a deep drop coverage, you 383 00:19:12,920 --> 00:19:16,360 Speaker 2: can protect the ram. He's an awesome defensive rebounder. Eighty's 384 00:19:16,400 --> 00:19:19,120 Speaker 2: just a monster. Don't let anybody tell you differently. He's 385 00:19:19,160 --> 00:19:20,840 Speaker 2: the best defender in the world when he wants to be, 386 00:19:20,880 --> 00:19:23,840 Speaker 2: in my opinion. And he's a very useful offensive player. 387 00:19:23,920 --> 00:19:26,120 Speaker 2: There are certain types of guys that he can absolutely 388 00:19:26,160 --> 00:19:29,119 Speaker 2: fry in one on one situations. Look at that forty 389 00:19:29,119 --> 00:19:31,200 Speaker 2: point game he had the other night. And then if 390 00:19:31,320 --> 00:19:34,680 Speaker 2: in ball screens, if teams leave him open in the pocket, 391 00:19:34,720 --> 00:19:37,680 Speaker 2: he can destroy teams just as like a vertical spacer. 392 00:19:37,720 --> 00:19:39,880 Speaker 2: He's got a great floater in the lane. Like He's 393 00:19:39,880 --> 00:19:41,800 Speaker 2: just a really useful offensive player there. He's great at 394 00:19:41,880 --> 00:19:44,359 Speaker 2: drawing fouls there. He's got a lot of upside there 395 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:46,399 Speaker 2: on the offensive end. But there are two things that 396 00:19:46,480 --> 00:19:50,119 Speaker 2: lead to his inconsistency. The reputation Anthony Davis has of 397 00:19:50,160 --> 00:19:54,480 Speaker 2: being inconsistent comes from these two things. On offense, he's 398 00:19:54,520 --> 00:19:58,200 Speaker 2: a bit matchup dependent. There are certain types of front 399 00:19:58,240 --> 00:20:00,439 Speaker 2: court players who are both big enough to not be 400 00:20:00,520 --> 00:20:04,239 Speaker 2: overpowered by ad but quick enough to prevent him from 401 00:20:04,240 --> 00:20:08,439 Speaker 2: getting around him. In those situations, ad has to shoot 402 00:20:08,440 --> 00:20:12,840 Speaker 2: shots over the top, like hooks, step back jump shots, 403 00:20:12,880 --> 00:20:16,400 Speaker 2: things along those lines, and he's inconsistent as an over 404 00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:19,320 Speaker 2: the top score. Some nights you'll catch him and he 405 00:20:19,359 --> 00:20:22,360 Speaker 2: looks like Kevin Durant. Other nights he can't make anything. 406 00:20:22,680 --> 00:20:24,680 Speaker 2: The other thing on offense is he does struggle to 407 00:20:24,720 --> 00:20:27,199 Speaker 2: handle double teams in the post. That's something that just 408 00:20:27,200 --> 00:20:29,840 Speaker 2: never really came together for him as an offensive player. 409 00:20:30,480 --> 00:20:33,880 Speaker 2: And then on defense, he's always just been a very 410 00:20:34,040 --> 00:20:39,480 Speaker 2: weird motor player. Like when he's going, he's just absolutely devastating, 411 00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:41,639 Speaker 2: even on the Knights when he doesn't have it on 412 00:20:41,680 --> 00:20:44,080 Speaker 2: offense and he only has seventeen like I've seen games 413 00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:46,879 Speaker 2: with Anthony Davis where he has seventeen points, fifteen rebounds 414 00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:49,959 Speaker 2: and he completely dominates the game. The offense is just like, 415 00:20:50,200 --> 00:20:51,760 Speaker 2: when it's there, he looks like the best player in 416 00:20:51,800 --> 00:20:53,679 Speaker 2: the world. When it's not, it's matchup dependent. It is 417 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:57,879 Speaker 2: what it is. But when he's going on defense he's devastating. 418 00:20:57,920 --> 00:21:01,240 Speaker 2: But he will have many nights where it just kind 419 00:21:01,280 --> 00:21:04,119 Speaker 2: of looks like he's going through the motions. All Laker 420 00:21:04,200 --> 00:21:06,800 Speaker 2: fans will tell you this, which is why it's hilarious. 421 00:21:06,920 --> 00:21:09,280 Speaker 2: Of all the guys that Nico Harrison wanted to bail 422 00:21:09,320 --> 00:21:11,600 Speaker 2: on Luca for that, this is the guy they that 423 00:21:11,640 --> 00:21:15,760 Speaker 2: they chose. But to be perfectly clear, I think Anthony 424 00:21:15,840 --> 00:21:18,040 Speaker 2: Davis at his best is a clear top ten guy 425 00:21:18,160 --> 00:21:20,880 Speaker 2: in the league, and he makes for a very interesting 426 00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:23,280 Speaker 2: MAVs roster, even though I don't think they have the 427 00:21:23,320 --> 00:21:25,919 Speaker 2: same Even though though I don't think they have the 428 00:21:25,960 --> 00:21:28,680 Speaker 2: same offensive ceiling they had with Luca, it's a very 429 00:21:28,720 --> 00:21:31,680 Speaker 2: interesting team with a really interesting defensive set of personnel. 430 00:21:32,480 --> 00:21:34,680 Speaker 2: They have the potential to be pretty frightening on defense. 431 00:21:35,720 --> 00:21:37,639 Speaker 2: I've talked a lot about the too big dynamic with 432 00:21:37,680 --> 00:21:40,440 Speaker 2: the Lakers. One of the things that's happened in recent 433 00:21:40,520 --> 00:21:43,200 Speaker 2: NBA history is teams have gotten really good at bringing 434 00:21:43,240 --> 00:21:45,080 Speaker 2: their ball screen defender up to the level of the 435 00:21:45,119 --> 00:21:47,680 Speaker 2: screen to do a better job of containing ball handlers 436 00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:50,440 Speaker 2: and putting the onus on the playmaker to be able 437 00:21:50,440 --> 00:21:52,320 Speaker 2: to make that skip pass to the corner or to 438 00:21:52,520 --> 00:21:54,480 Speaker 2: thread the needle to the role man in the middle 439 00:21:54,480 --> 00:21:57,800 Speaker 2: of the lane. But teams are bringing the lowman over 440 00:21:58,119 --> 00:22:01,080 Speaker 2: and they're tagging that guy. It's just a really difficult 441 00:22:01,160 --> 00:22:03,560 Speaker 2: job to come over into the lane and tagger roller, 442 00:22:03,600 --> 00:22:06,000 Speaker 2: but also have the athleticism and ground coverage to get 443 00:22:06,040 --> 00:22:08,520 Speaker 2: back out to the corner. The two big look what 444 00:22:08,600 --> 00:22:11,679 Speaker 2: makes it appealing is you put Anthony Davis instead of 445 00:22:11,720 --> 00:22:13,800 Speaker 2: as the ball screen defender. You put him at the 446 00:22:13,880 --> 00:22:16,720 Speaker 2: four on the back line. So now you can imagine 447 00:22:16,720 --> 00:22:19,640 Speaker 2: a scenario with Derek Lively coming up to the level 448 00:22:19,680 --> 00:22:22,440 Speaker 2: of the screen, but Anthony Davis is the guy that's 449 00:22:22,480 --> 00:22:25,880 Speaker 2: running that bracket, splitting the difference between the role man 450 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:29,080 Speaker 2: going downhill and that skip pass to the corner. I 451 00:22:29,119 --> 00:22:33,280 Speaker 2: couldn't even imagine a better option for Ady to work 452 00:22:33,320 --> 00:22:35,719 Speaker 2: with in that sort of context as a role player 453 00:22:36,040 --> 00:22:38,800 Speaker 2: than a guy like Derek Lively. Both guys can switch 454 00:22:38,840 --> 00:22:42,600 Speaker 2: when they need to. They should have a devastating defensive 455 00:22:42,600 --> 00:22:45,359 Speaker 2: connection between those two guys, and they won't be a 456 00:22:45,400 --> 00:22:49,040 Speaker 2: slouch offensively because of the work that Nico did this 457 00:22:49,160 --> 00:22:51,400 Speaker 2: summer to bring in extra ball handling, something I've talked 458 00:22:51,400 --> 00:22:55,000 Speaker 2: about a Ton bringing in Spencer Dinwoodie, bringing in Naji Marshall. 459 00:22:55,520 --> 00:22:57,600 Speaker 2: Even they're off ball guys, guys like Quinton Grimes, guys 460 00:22:57,640 --> 00:22:59,960 Speaker 2: like Klay Thompson that could run action coming off of screens. 461 00:23:00,280 --> 00:23:02,719 Speaker 2: They are a lot deeper in their ball handling than 462 00:23:02,720 --> 00:23:04,879 Speaker 2: they were in years past. And as we know, Kyrie 463 00:23:04,880 --> 00:23:09,000 Speaker 2: Irving is a damn good basketball player who specifically thrives 464 00:23:09,080 --> 00:23:12,679 Speaker 2: in tight spaces. That's the kind of upside that I 465 00:23:12,720 --> 00:23:16,440 Speaker 2: see in terms of the ad Kyrie fit. In order 466 00:23:16,480 --> 00:23:18,679 Speaker 2: to thrive in these tight space situations, you have to 467 00:23:18,680 --> 00:23:21,320 Speaker 2: be an excellent pull up jump shooter, and Kyrie is 468 00:23:22,560 --> 00:23:25,320 Speaker 2: the front court Spacing won't be pretty. It will be 469 00:23:25,359 --> 00:23:28,320 Speaker 2: hard to get to the rim with this group, which 470 00:23:28,359 --> 00:23:30,760 Speaker 2: is why a guy like Kyrie becomes more valuable and 471 00:23:30,800 --> 00:23:32,960 Speaker 2: is over the top shooting, and they will have a 472 00:23:32,960 --> 00:23:36,520 Speaker 2: ton of stops with their defense that buys them margin 473 00:23:36,600 --> 00:23:39,119 Speaker 2: for error on offense. I think they need to be 474 00:23:39,200 --> 00:23:42,240 Speaker 2: hunting ball handling before this Thursday. The trade that I 475 00:23:42,280 --> 00:23:44,320 Speaker 2: found that I really liked this morning was from the 476 00:23:44,400 --> 00:23:47,960 Speaker 2: Utah Jets. I'd call them up and I'd offer Daniel 477 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:51,959 Speaker 2: Gafford and Nauji Marshall for Colin Sexton. I believe they 478 00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:54,359 Speaker 2: have too tradeable first after this deal. If I'm reading 479 00:23:54,400 --> 00:23:56,520 Speaker 2: the tea leaves properly, and they could probably get this 480 00:23:56,640 --> 00:24:00,239 Speaker 2: done for a lightly protected first. Colin's playing really well. 481 00:24:00,280 --> 00:24:02,520 Speaker 2: He's everaging twenty two points and six assists per game 482 00:24:02,520 --> 00:24:05,600 Speaker 2: on forty eight percent from the field, forty one percent 483 00:24:05,640 --> 00:24:08,000 Speaker 2: from three to eighty nine percent from the foul line. 484 00:24:08,040 --> 00:24:10,040 Speaker 2: In this recent chunk of games, it's like fifteen games 485 00:24:10,119 --> 00:24:12,040 Speaker 2: or so that he's been playing at this level. So 486 00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:14,240 Speaker 2: I think he would be a little bit expensive, But 487 00:24:14,320 --> 00:24:17,200 Speaker 2: I think he's gettable, and he addresses a very specific 488 00:24:17,280 --> 00:24:19,119 Speaker 2: need in terms of shot creation on this team that 489 00:24:19,119 --> 00:24:22,080 Speaker 2: can really guard. I think that type of team has 490 00:24:22,200 --> 00:24:26,160 Speaker 2: real upset potential in the Western Conference. Their defense will 491 00:24:26,200 --> 00:24:30,119 Speaker 2: overwhelm certain teams. They would give major problems to a 492 00:24:30,119 --> 00:24:32,800 Speaker 2: team like Minnesota, for instance, when they can pack the paint, 493 00:24:33,040 --> 00:24:35,440 Speaker 2: they'd be dangerous versus like an Oklahoma City, a team 494 00:24:35,480 --> 00:24:37,280 Speaker 2: that has struggled against teams that have packed the paint 495 00:24:37,280 --> 00:24:41,280 Speaker 2: before when their shooters go cold. But I don't think 496 00:24:41,320 --> 00:24:44,960 Speaker 2: that Dallas offense is capable of reaching the level necessary 497 00:24:45,000 --> 00:24:48,399 Speaker 2: to win four playoff rounds, and that ultimately is what 498 00:24:48,520 --> 00:24:52,520 Speaker 2: makes this trade so absurd. It doesn't feel like there's 499 00:24:52,560 --> 00:24:55,879 Speaker 2: a championship ceiling anymore with that team. I've talked a 500 00:24:55,880 --> 00:24:58,680 Speaker 2: lot about this MAVs roster this year. I was really 501 00:24:58,720 --> 00:25:01,760 Speaker 2: excited about what this team would look like post deadline. 502 00:25:02,320 --> 00:25:04,840 Speaker 2: Luca comes back, they make a run at it because 503 00:25:04,840 --> 00:25:09,400 Speaker 2: they have so many useful, talented role players anchoring two 504 00:25:09,440 --> 00:25:11,440 Speaker 2: of the best advantage creators in the league, and Luca 505 00:25:11,480 --> 00:25:14,840 Speaker 2: and Kyrie. I wanted to see it, and that's why 506 00:25:15,040 --> 00:25:17,240 Speaker 2: I mean, it's gonna be fun. I'm excited to watch 507 00:25:17,280 --> 00:25:20,080 Speaker 2: the new look MAVs. I would encourage you guys to 508 00:25:20,119 --> 00:25:23,160 Speaker 2: give Anthony Davis a fair shake on the nights when 509 00:25:23,160 --> 00:25:25,960 Speaker 2: he's got it. You will love that guy. But I 510 00:25:26,280 --> 00:25:29,520 Speaker 2: just don't understand why they did it. I totally get 511 00:25:29,560 --> 00:25:32,919 Speaker 2: why MAVs fans are super upset. I would be two. 512 00:25:33,040 --> 00:25:35,480 Speaker 2: I feel bad for you guys. I'm genuinely sorry that 513 00:25:35,520 --> 00:25:38,879 Speaker 2: this is happening. We're gonna cover it every step of 514 00:25:38,920 --> 00:25:40,919 Speaker 2: the way. I'm gonna try to take a take a 515 00:25:40,960 --> 00:25:44,160 Speaker 2: break now and decompress a little bit before I get 516 00:25:44,160 --> 00:25:47,080 Speaker 2: back in town on Wednesday. If something else goes down, 517 00:25:47,160 --> 00:25:48,880 Speaker 2: I got my stuff. I'll make sure that I'm here 518 00:25:49,000 --> 00:25:51,760 Speaker 2: and we will cover these things in detail on Wednesday 519 00:25:51,760 --> 00:25:54,960 Speaker 2: and Thursday surrounding the trade deadline again. I sincerely appreciate 520 00:25:54,960 --> 00:25:57,560 Speaker 2: you guys for rocking rocking with me and supporting the show. 521 00:25:58,920 --> 00:26:00,760 Speaker 2: If anything else happens, let you guys know, just keep 522 00:26:00,760 --> 00:26:02,560 Speaker 2: an eye on my Twitter feed and then if not, 523 00:26:02,640 --> 00:26:04,199 Speaker 2: I will see you guys for an episode either on 524 00:26:04,240 --> 00:26:05,920 Speaker 2: Wednesday or Thursday. I'll see you guys then. 525 00:26:08,160 --> 00:26:10,080 Speaker 1: The volume. What's up guys. 526 00:26:10,119 --> 00:26:12,919 Speaker 2: As always, I appreciate you for listening to and supporting 527 00:26:12,960 --> 00:26:15,560 Speaker 2: Hoops tonight. It would actually be really helpful for us 528 00:26:15,560 --> 00:26:17,439 Speaker 2: if you guys would take a second and leave a 529 00:26:17,600 --> 00:26:20,120 Speaker 2: rating and a review. As always, I appreciate you guys 530 00:26:20,160 --> 00:26:21,760 Speaker 2: supporting us, but if you could take a minute to 531 00:26:21,800 --> 00:26:23,640 Speaker 2: do that, I'd really appreciate it.