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We're getting a couple of big 35 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:01,880 Speaker 1: storyline from around the NBA. I want to start with 36 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 1: the Golden State Warriors. We haven't actually talked about them 37 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:09,079 Speaker 1: yet this offseason because they've had a very uneventful offseason 38 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:11,040 Speaker 1: to this point, but there are a couple of things 39 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:14,440 Speaker 1: that are hanging over them. A potential center signing that 40 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 1: we will discuss, as well as the Jonathan Minga situation. 41 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 1: Just how we got here, some of my frustrations just 42 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:24,080 Speaker 1: from afar watching this whole situation and what could potentially 43 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 1: come good from that situation. So some Warriors talk off 44 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:30,560 Speaker 1: the top after that. We've had extensive reporting from around 45 00:02:30,639 --> 00:02:33,640 Speaker 1: the league that Bradley Beal might reach a buy out 46 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:35,839 Speaker 1: with the Phoenix Suns today, So I want to talk 47 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:39,360 Speaker 1: about what Bradley Beal's season looked like, two seasons looked 48 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 1: like in Phoenix, some of the realities about his game, 49 00:02:42,760 --> 00:02:45,600 Speaker 1: how it didn't work there, and what types of teams 50 00:02:45,639 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 1: make sense for him to go to moving forward, including 51 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:50,919 Speaker 1: a trade that took place this morning that I think 52 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 1: opens the door for an obvious Bradley Beal destination. So 53 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 1: lots of stuff to get into today. 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We're doing our mail bags out of 64 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 1: the YouTube comments now that we're out of our live shows. 65 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:24,120 Speaker 1: So all you gotta do is in the YouTube comments, 66 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:27,800 Speaker 1: put mail bag with a colon, write your question, and 67 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:30,680 Speaker 1: once a week throughout the offseason, we'll be hitting your 68 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 1: guys's mail bag questions from those comments. All right, let's 69 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 1: talk some basketball. So this is the extent of the 70 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:42,320 Speaker 1: Golden State Warriors offseason so far. They got into Kevin 71 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:44,400 Speaker 1: Durant trade as one of the seven teams and acquired 72 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:47,160 Speaker 1: the draft rights to a couple of late second round guys. 73 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:51,000 Speaker 1: They lost Kevin Looney, who signed a deal with the 74 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:54,200 Speaker 1: New Orleans Pelicans, and they're letting Gary Payton a second go, 75 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 1: although he hasn't signed elsewhere yet. But that's it. So 76 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:01,480 Speaker 1: not an ideal summer yet for a Warriors team that 77 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:04,440 Speaker 1: just loaded up with Jimmy Butler, it could really use 78 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 1: an upgrade in the form of a perimeter scoring threat. 79 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:10,800 Speaker 1: I've been fixated it on this for a while, those 80 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 1: of you guys who have been listening to the show. 81 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:15,040 Speaker 1: This is something I've been specifically shining a light on 82 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:17,600 Speaker 1: over the course of the last few seasons, because even 83 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:20,320 Speaker 1: though the Jimmy Butler trade addressed a myriad of issues, 84 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:25,360 Speaker 1: and I still think it's a resounding success the Jimmy 85 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:29,040 Speaker 1: Butler trade, and it definitely vaulted Golden State into that 86 00:04:29,279 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 1: second tier of contention. But what Jimmy did not do 87 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 1: is demonstrate reliable scoring. He was basically just as likely 88 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:42,159 Speaker 1: to fail to score fifteen points as he was to 89 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:45,239 Speaker 1: score twenty five points as a member of the Warriors 90 00:04:45,279 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 1: to end last season. Again, I still view the trade 91 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:49,880 Speaker 1: as a massive success because of all of the other 92 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:53,240 Speaker 1: things that Jimmy Butler brings, including his playmaking on both 93 00:04:53,279 --> 00:04:55,719 Speaker 1: ends of the four as a defensive playmaker alongside Draymond 94 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 1: and is a guy that created advantages on the offensive end, 95 00:04:58,440 --> 00:05:00,919 Speaker 1: his connective passing playing on off of Steph. There are 96 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 1: a million things that Jimmy has done well that have 97 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:08,080 Speaker 1: made the Warriors better, but there's still a hole on 98 00:05:08,120 --> 00:05:11,480 Speaker 1: this team in the form of that reliable perimeter scoring. 99 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:15,919 Speaker 1: Another stat to drive this home. When they got reliable 100 00:05:15,920 --> 00:05:20,280 Speaker 1: perimeter scoring last year off of Steph, they won. When 101 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:24,240 Speaker 1: Buddy Heelds scored over twenty points last year, they were undefeated. 102 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:29,400 Speaker 1: When he scored at least eighteen points, they were sixteen 103 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:32,640 Speaker 1: and two. And all those numbers include playoff games. By 104 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:34,839 Speaker 1: the way, this is why I spent so much of 105 00:05:34,839 --> 00:05:37,440 Speaker 1: the year last year talking about a guy like Cam Johnson, 106 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:39,640 Speaker 1: who obviously is a Denver nugget now, but there's a 107 00:05:39,680 --> 00:05:41,840 Speaker 1: reason why I was fixated on that type of player. 108 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:44,920 Speaker 1: We saw that for years with Klay Thompson playing off 109 00:05:44,960 --> 00:05:47,720 Speaker 1: of Steph, and we've seen it at Spurts when different 110 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:50,800 Speaker 1: guys like Buddy heeld or Bandon Pajemski year, whoever it 111 00:05:50,880 --> 00:05:52,960 Speaker 1: was who was playing off of Steph at that second 112 00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 1: perimeter guard. When that guy went off, they were very 113 00:05:55,920 --> 00:06:00,000 Speaker 1: difficult to beat. That isn't to say that they can't 114 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:03,280 Speaker 1: contend is currently constructed with Jimmy Butler. They certainly can, 115 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:07,359 Speaker 1: but it's what separates them from that first tier to 116 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:10,279 Speaker 1: take that leap from being a team that can win 117 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:14,800 Speaker 1: the title. If everything's if everything goes right versus we 118 00:06:14,839 --> 00:06:18,880 Speaker 1: are one of the apex predators in the NBA and 119 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 1: they just haven't been able to address that yet. But 120 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:23,320 Speaker 1: there are a couple of things that are hanging around 121 00:06:23,320 --> 00:06:26,839 Speaker 1: out there that could potentially turn things around for them. 122 00:06:27,080 --> 00:06:30,520 Speaker 1: First of all, this mark Stein report. Mark Stein reports 123 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:34,479 Speaker 1: that he believes Horford will sign with the Golden State Warriors. 124 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:36,960 Speaker 1: I continue to hear. This is the exact quote from 125 00:06:36,960 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 1: his substack. And by the way, if you're an NBA fan, 126 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:42,960 Speaker 1: I highly recommend mark Stein's substack. He just does such 127 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:46,000 Speaker 1: great work with like quick concise reads on the goings 128 00:06:46,040 --> 00:06:48,280 Speaker 1: on around the NBA. It's a great way to stay 129 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:50,760 Speaker 1: in the loop on that front. But the specific quote 130 00:06:50,760 --> 00:06:53,640 Speaker 1: for mark Stein's substack was quote, I continue to hear 131 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:57,479 Speaker 1: that Horford is destined to land in the Bay Area. 132 00:06:57,640 --> 00:07:01,679 Speaker 1: That's pretty strong wording there from respectable reporter and mark Stein. 133 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:04,479 Speaker 1: So I think Orford would be a great get for 134 00:07:04,520 --> 00:07:08,240 Speaker 1: Golden State. Golden State has been wanting a stretch five 135 00:07:08,279 --> 00:07:11,480 Speaker 1: that can defend for a while a couple reasons. They 136 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:13,360 Speaker 1: want to play Draymond at the four more in the 137 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:15,840 Speaker 1: regular season to save wear and tear on his body, 138 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:18,440 Speaker 1: and they want to have a too big look for 139 00:07:18,560 --> 00:07:22,320 Speaker 1: certain playoff matchups. And the problem that they've had with 140 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:25,120 Speaker 1: centers that they've tried over the years is either they 141 00:07:25,160 --> 00:07:28,720 Speaker 1: can't shoot, which causes problems for them in the form 142 00:07:28,760 --> 00:07:31,160 Speaker 1: of the top block and funnel scheme that everyone's been 143 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:34,120 Speaker 1: running against them. Basically, if you have Draymond out there 144 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 1: with another non shooting big, the opponent's just going to 145 00:07:36,800 --> 00:07:40,360 Speaker 1: put their two best like vertical vertical rim protecting threats 146 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:42,920 Speaker 1: in the paint. They're going to try to top lock 147 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 1: all the perimeterive players. That forces them to back cut 148 00:07:45,400 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 1: into all that size and it can cause issues for 149 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:51,440 Speaker 1: them in the half court offensively. So when they've had 150 00:07:51,440 --> 00:07:54,680 Speaker 1: centers that can't shoot, that has caused it, whether it's 151 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:57,080 Speaker 1: you know, Trace Jackson Davis or it's Kevon Looney, whoever 152 00:07:57,160 --> 00:07:59,520 Speaker 1: it's been over the years that has resulted in their 153 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:03,680 Speaker 1: offense stalling out in the half court. Or they can 154 00:08:03,760 --> 00:08:06,480 Speaker 1: shoot guys like Quinton Post, but that don't bring the 155 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:10,640 Speaker 1: level of defensive versatility and upside that they need from 156 00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 1: that position group. Horford is a natural on those two fronts. 157 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:19,120 Speaker 1: Even in old age, she's still a pretty useful switch defender. 158 00:08:20,320 --> 00:08:22,640 Speaker 1: He's good at just like kind of changing his pickup 159 00:08:22,640 --> 00:08:24,880 Speaker 1: point based on where he trusts his length to contest 160 00:08:24,880 --> 00:08:26,480 Speaker 1: a pull up shot or how much he views the 161 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:28,520 Speaker 1: pull up shot as a threat. He's very good at 162 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:31,440 Speaker 1: anticipating which direction a guy's gonna go and taking a 163 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:33,640 Speaker 1: good angle to cut him off and beat him to 164 00:08:33,679 --> 00:08:38,160 Speaker 1: his spot. He's a particularly very high IQ defender, which 165 00:08:38,200 --> 00:08:40,600 Speaker 1: is something I'm very excited about because I would argue 166 00:08:40,640 --> 00:08:42,720 Speaker 1: that's half of the genius when it comes to Draymond 167 00:08:42,720 --> 00:08:45,960 Speaker 1: and Jimmy in the work they do defensively is just 168 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:47,959 Speaker 1: the way they communicate, the way that they can kind 169 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:51,960 Speaker 1: of like anticipate what's going to happen in terms of 170 00:08:51,960 --> 00:08:54,559 Speaker 1: what the offense is running and the types of looks 171 00:08:54,559 --> 00:08:56,560 Speaker 1: they're trying to get out of that action. They're just 172 00:08:56,640 --> 00:08:59,880 Speaker 1: kind of like a step ahead because of their defensive IQ, 173 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:03,640 Speaker 1: and they can blow plays up that way. I'm legitimately 174 00:09:03,679 --> 00:09:06,200 Speaker 1: excited to watch Al Horford if Al Horford ends up 175 00:09:06,200 --> 00:09:09,480 Speaker 1: signing with Golden State, to watch some units with Jimmy, 176 00:09:09,679 --> 00:09:15,600 Speaker 1: Draymond and Al out there together just being this big, switchable, 177 00:09:15,960 --> 00:09:21,240 Speaker 1: super smart defensive front line and then Horford also brings 178 00:09:21,280 --> 00:09:24,240 Speaker 1: the ability to reliably shoot the ball from above the break, 179 00:09:24,559 --> 00:09:28,920 Speaker 1: and that unlocks all sorts of spacing upsides. Again, there's 180 00:09:28,960 --> 00:09:32,199 Speaker 1: a huge difference between above the break spacing and corner 181 00:09:32,240 --> 00:09:36,319 Speaker 1: spacing when it comes to biggs. The corner is the 182 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:39,480 Speaker 1: shorter close out and it leaves the big man in 183 00:09:39,520 --> 00:09:42,520 Speaker 1: a more traditional help side position right underneath the basket. 184 00:09:42,559 --> 00:09:44,360 Speaker 1: So if you beat your man off the dribble, you're 185 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:47,520 Speaker 1: running into a center. But if you have a center 186 00:09:47,520 --> 00:09:50,960 Speaker 1: that can space the floor out above the break and 187 00:09:51,040 --> 00:09:53,880 Speaker 1: you can put smaller players in the dunker spot smaller 188 00:09:53,880 --> 00:09:57,640 Speaker 1: players cutting smaller players in the corner, that puts those 189 00:09:57,720 --> 00:10:04,000 Speaker 1: smaller defenders at the rim. It inverts defensive spacing and 190 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:07,080 Speaker 1: puts rim protectors out on the perimeter to deal with Horford. 191 00:10:07,360 --> 00:10:10,040 Speaker 1: Whatever bigger player you're putting there, you can stash them 192 00:10:10,080 --> 00:10:12,880 Speaker 1: further away from the basket. That is the upside of 193 00:10:12,920 --> 00:10:16,680 Speaker 1: having a shooting five in that lineup. It allows for 194 00:10:16,760 --> 00:10:19,760 Speaker 1: some more conducive spacing to score the ball. So to 195 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:23,240 Speaker 1: put it simply, Horford would give the Warriors the look 196 00:10:23,280 --> 00:10:27,440 Speaker 1: they haven't had, a two big look, a reliable too 197 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:29,800 Speaker 1: big look for a postseason setting, and it would make 198 00:10:29,840 --> 00:10:33,840 Speaker 1: them a deeper, better, more versatile basketball team throughout the 199 00:10:33,840 --> 00:10:38,040 Speaker 1: regular season. Now that perimeter scoring role would be harder 200 00:10:38,080 --> 00:10:42,440 Speaker 1: to come by, they basically look they have to look 201 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:45,440 Speaker 1: to facilitate that type of move via a Jonathan Kaminga 202 00:10:45,520 --> 00:10:48,240 Speaker 1: sign in trade. If you look at their payroll right now, 203 00:10:48,320 --> 00:10:50,600 Speaker 1: you've got these big contracts at the top and Draymond, 204 00:10:50,640 --> 00:10:52,640 Speaker 1: Jimmy and Steph none of which you're willing to trade, 205 00:10:52,679 --> 00:10:55,800 Speaker 1: and then there's this Moses Moody contract in there that's 206 00:10:55,840 --> 00:10:59,360 Speaker 1: a kind of middling salary that at this point Moses 207 00:10:59,440 --> 00:11:01,800 Speaker 1: Moody is is a very important player for you. Is 208 00:11:01,840 --> 00:11:04,240 Speaker 1: your starting point of attack defender at this point in time, 209 00:11:04,280 --> 00:11:06,520 Speaker 1: and so you don't want to send him out unless 210 00:11:06,559 --> 00:11:09,079 Speaker 1: you're getting somebody back who can start in his position group. 211 00:11:09,360 --> 00:11:11,840 Speaker 1: And frankly, his salary is not big enough to be 212 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:13,920 Speaker 1: able to pull back that type of player right now. 213 00:11:14,600 --> 00:11:17,400 Speaker 1: But Jonathan Kaminga could potentially be that vehicle. It could 214 00:11:17,400 --> 00:11:19,240 Speaker 1: be the vehicle through a sign and trade that gets 215 00:11:19,240 --> 00:11:22,040 Speaker 1: you back some of the salaries that you need to 216 00:11:22,120 --> 00:11:25,760 Speaker 1: potentially move for that type of perimeter score. And the 217 00:11:25,800 --> 00:11:28,680 Speaker 1: Warriors are actually sitting pretty in terms of their draft 218 00:11:28,720 --> 00:11:31,240 Speaker 1: compensation that they have available to them. If I'm not mistaken, 219 00:11:31,320 --> 00:11:33,240 Speaker 1: I believe they have all of their first round picks 220 00:11:33,240 --> 00:11:36,960 Speaker 1: available except for the twenty thirty first round pick, so 221 00:11:37,200 --> 00:11:40,000 Speaker 1: they can get some tradable salaries. They're positioned well for 222 00:11:40,360 --> 00:11:43,400 Speaker 1: something that could be there down the line. But before 223 00:11:43,400 --> 00:11:46,600 Speaker 1: we get to that, I do want to take a 224 00:11:46,640 --> 00:11:49,280 Speaker 1: minute to just look at the absurdity of this particular 225 00:11:49,320 --> 00:11:54,520 Speaker 1: situation with Jonathan Kaminga. It's hard to find options for 226 00:11:54,679 --> 00:11:59,040 Speaker 1: Jonathan Kaminga side and trade. Kaminga has not shown the 227 00:11:59,080 --> 00:12:03,280 Speaker 1: ability to do anything reliably well at the NBA level. 228 00:12:04,679 --> 00:12:07,600 Speaker 1: He can score the ball, but he's an iffy decision 229 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:12,800 Speaker 1: maker and he's super inconsistent as a shot maker. Off 230 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:14,760 Speaker 1: the ball, He's a poor three point shooter and a 231 00:12:14,760 --> 00:12:19,160 Speaker 1: poor closeout attacker. That puts him at slightly below average 232 00:12:19,160 --> 00:12:22,800 Speaker 1: as a spot up player this year. He's an OK rebounder, 233 00:12:24,040 --> 00:12:28,079 Speaker 1: but not exceptionally so considering his tools on defense, he 234 00:12:28,120 --> 00:12:30,240 Speaker 1: has some utility on the ball, but he's not an 235 00:12:30,280 --> 00:12:32,440 Speaker 1: elite on ball defender, and he's pretty bad off the 236 00:12:32,440 --> 00:12:36,040 Speaker 1: ball in terms of his attentiveness. The tools are there, 237 00:12:36,520 --> 00:12:38,400 Speaker 1: but none of it has come to fruition in a 238 00:12:38,520 --> 00:12:42,280 Speaker 1: real and consistent way. This has been the great miscalculation 239 00:12:43,280 --> 00:12:46,040 Speaker 1: of Golden State's management of the end of Steph's career. 240 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:51,080 Speaker 1: The Warriors should have traded john Andan Kaminga in the 241 00:12:51,080 --> 00:12:53,600 Speaker 1: summer right after the twenty twenty three season when they 242 00:12:53,600 --> 00:12:58,360 Speaker 1: were eliminated by the Lakers. At that point, we had 243 00:12:58,400 --> 00:13:03,240 Speaker 1: two years of evidence. Jonathan Minga absolutely had some potential, 244 00:13:04,720 --> 00:13:11,800 Speaker 1: but was not a franchise altering, foundational future, top tier 245 00:13:11,920 --> 00:13:18,240 Speaker 1: superstar type of talent. He clearly had fringe All Star 246 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:22,160 Speaker 1: potential and I still believe he does. Like if you 247 00:13:22,200 --> 00:13:24,480 Speaker 1: told me Jonathan Minga made one or two All Star 248 00:13:24,520 --> 00:13:27,960 Speaker 1: teams in his career, I would not be surprised. But 249 00:13:28,040 --> 00:13:31,280 Speaker 1: it seemed like fringe All Star was a ceiling and 250 00:13:31,320 --> 00:13:35,080 Speaker 1: it seemed to be at least five years away where 251 00:13:35,080 --> 00:13:38,600 Speaker 1: he would need to go refine his skills over years 252 00:13:38,600 --> 00:13:43,000 Speaker 1: and years and again, he was very clearly not the 253 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:48,400 Speaker 1: untouchable franchise foundation that would guide the Golden State Warriors 254 00:13:48,400 --> 00:13:54,320 Speaker 1: into a new era. And most importantly and most damagingly, 255 00:13:55,559 --> 00:14:00,400 Speaker 1: his attitude and his skill set did not match with 256 00:14:00,440 --> 00:14:02,960 Speaker 1: what the Warriors were trying to do in the short term. 257 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:08,360 Speaker 1: At that point in twenty twenty three, Jonathan Kaminga had 258 00:14:08,400 --> 00:14:11,360 Speaker 1: two years left on his rookie deal. He was a 259 00:14:11,520 --> 00:14:15,760 Speaker 1: very positive asset. You didn't have to do much to 260 00:14:15,800 --> 00:14:19,560 Speaker 1: match his salary. You could make a move for him 261 00:14:19,640 --> 00:14:24,200 Speaker 1: and evaluate him in your system for two years before 262 00:14:24,360 --> 00:14:28,800 Speaker 1: signing him to a rookie extension. The Warriors could have 263 00:14:28,880 --> 00:14:32,560 Speaker 1: legitimately moved him for a guy like a Pascal Siakam 264 00:14:32,920 --> 00:14:37,040 Speaker 1: or an og Ananobe, guys were that immediately vaulted their 265 00:14:37,080 --> 00:14:41,160 Speaker 1: respective new teams into deep playoff runs. But they did it. 266 00:14:42,920 --> 00:14:46,760 Speaker 1: Joe Lacab was unwilling to admit that Kaminga was not 267 00:14:47,480 --> 00:14:51,240 Speaker 1: that franchise altering star, so he clung to him in 268 00:14:51,280 --> 00:14:54,240 Speaker 1: hopes of his development painting out. And now here we are. 269 00:14:55,440 --> 00:14:59,560 Speaker 1: Jonathan Kminga is a very different asset. Now he's doing 270 00:14:59,640 --> 00:15:03,360 Speaker 1: new d He wants a lot of money, and so 271 00:15:03,440 --> 00:15:05,120 Speaker 1: now a team has to be willing to pay him 272 00:15:05,160 --> 00:15:08,640 Speaker 1: a large salary without actually knowing what he would look 273 00:15:08,720 --> 00:15:14,160 Speaker 1: like in their system. That makes him very high risk 274 00:15:15,040 --> 00:15:16,840 Speaker 1: relative to twenty twenty three. If you make a move 275 00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:20,920 Speaker 1: for him in twenty twenty three as a team, you 276 00:15:20,960 --> 00:15:23,320 Speaker 1: get to see what he looks like for two years 277 00:15:23,320 --> 00:15:25,160 Speaker 1: and then make that sort of decision at that point 278 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:27,120 Speaker 1: in time. Any team that makes a sign and trade 279 00:15:27,120 --> 00:15:29,280 Speaker 1: for Kamina now is going to take on a good 280 00:15:29,320 --> 00:15:32,440 Speaker 1: amount of risk in the form of a large salary 281 00:15:32,480 --> 00:15:37,800 Speaker 1: and a theoretical basketball player. So now he's suddenly a 282 00:15:37,880 --> 00:15:42,560 Speaker 1: substantially lower value asset and the Warriors need to turn 283 00:15:42,640 --> 00:15:45,520 Speaker 1: him into something valuable, and that's going to be difficult 284 00:15:45,560 --> 00:15:48,640 Speaker 1: to do. And to make matters worse, it's just a 285 00:15:48,640 --> 00:15:53,240 Speaker 1: brutal offseason market for restricted free agents. I would argue 286 00:15:53,320 --> 00:15:56,800 Speaker 1: Quinton Grimes has more utility in the short term for 287 00:15:56,840 --> 00:15:59,720 Speaker 1: an NBA team than Jonathan Kaminga because he's such a 288 00:15:59,760 --> 00:16:03,120 Speaker 1: good shooter and he's actually a pretty good point of 289 00:16:03,160 --> 00:16:06,240 Speaker 1: attack defender in that role. Camino will be a better 290 00:16:06,240 --> 00:16:08,720 Speaker 1: player than Quentin Grimes in the long run, but in 291 00:16:08,760 --> 00:16:12,840 Speaker 1: the short term, Quentin's better, more useful, and he hasn't 292 00:16:12,880 --> 00:16:16,360 Speaker 1: been able to find a deal yet, and so now 293 00:16:16,400 --> 00:16:18,840 Speaker 1: the Warriors are in a holding pattern, just waiting for 294 00:16:18,920 --> 00:16:21,680 Speaker 1: something to materialize, and it feels like their best bet 295 00:16:21,760 --> 00:16:25,440 Speaker 1: now is just to get some middle range salaries back 296 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:29,240 Speaker 1: that they might be able to package with some draft 297 00:16:29,280 --> 00:16:32,880 Speaker 1: compensation for that wing score archetype that we talked about 298 00:16:32,920 --> 00:16:37,160 Speaker 1: earlier on that front. Let's pretend that the Warriors pull 299 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:41,720 Speaker 1: that off, they end up getting some middling salaries back. Obviously, 300 00:16:41,720 --> 00:16:45,240 Speaker 1: there are some pipe dream targets out there, Jannis and Tenakumpo, 301 00:16:45,320 --> 00:16:49,640 Speaker 1: for example, Lebron James potentially Devin Booker is another guy 302 00:16:49,680 --> 00:16:52,280 Speaker 1: that could potentially come onto the market within the next 303 00:16:52,360 --> 00:16:54,720 Speaker 1: year or two. But those guys are pipe dreams, and 304 00:16:54,840 --> 00:16:57,600 Speaker 1: it just it just I think it's a waste of 305 00:16:57,640 --> 00:17:00,400 Speaker 1: time to plan your future around that sort thing. You 306 00:17:00,400 --> 00:17:03,840 Speaker 1: want to be positioned for it, but it's not something 307 00:17:03,880 --> 00:17:06,880 Speaker 1: you can be planning your entire future around, especially when 308 00:17:06,920 --> 00:17:09,120 Speaker 1: you look at the realities of Steph and how old 309 00:17:09,119 --> 00:17:12,439 Speaker 1: he is and the very very short window you have 310 00:17:12,560 --> 00:17:16,280 Speaker 1: to operate there. So, what are some other guys, some 311 00:17:16,320 --> 00:17:20,119 Speaker 1: other guys around the league that could potentially come available 312 00:17:20,119 --> 00:17:23,480 Speaker 1: over the course of the year that can score the 313 00:17:23,520 --> 00:17:28,720 Speaker 1: basketball effectively and efficiently and consistently in Golden State system. 314 00:17:29,320 --> 00:17:32,440 Speaker 1: And so I put together just a short list out 315 00:17:32,440 --> 00:17:35,080 Speaker 1: of Boston guys like Derek White or Anthony Simons. Those 316 00:17:35,080 --> 00:17:37,240 Speaker 1: are guys that potentially come available over the course of 317 00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:38,879 Speaker 1: the year that I think both of them would be 318 00:17:38,880 --> 00:17:43,199 Speaker 1: fantastic in Golden State's system. Offensively, Tyler Harrow if the 319 00:17:43,200 --> 00:17:46,160 Speaker 1: Miami Heat fall apart, Tyler Harrow, if he's your lead 320 00:17:46,200 --> 00:17:49,240 Speaker 1: perimeter shot creator, gonna be a problem. If he's playing 321 00:17:49,280 --> 00:17:52,560 Speaker 1: off of Steph. I bet you he's very, very impactful 322 00:17:53,520 --> 00:17:56,440 Speaker 1: if things go south with the Miami Heat. Norman Powell 323 00:17:56,560 --> 00:17:58,160 Speaker 1: is a guy that you could potentially look at. There's 324 00:17:58,200 --> 00:18:00,760 Speaker 1: also some potential there for a sign and trade, considering 325 00:18:00,800 --> 00:18:02,919 Speaker 1: Miami could be interested in a guy like Jonathan kaminga, 326 00:18:03,359 --> 00:18:06,840 Speaker 1: Trey Murphy out of New Orleans, CJ. McCollum, or Chris 327 00:18:06,880 --> 00:18:09,600 Speaker 1: Middleton out of Washington. Those are obviously discounted options. Those 328 00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:12,600 Speaker 1: are veteran older options, But I think both Chris Middleton 329 00:18:12,760 --> 00:18:16,600 Speaker 1: or CJ. McCollum would be good basketball players in Golden 330 00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:19,119 Speaker 1: State system. A Manual Quickly out of Toronto as a 331 00:18:19,160 --> 00:18:21,040 Speaker 1: guy to keep an eye on. These are all guys 332 00:18:21,080 --> 00:18:25,119 Speaker 1: that I think would kick ass alongside Steph in Golden 333 00:18:25,160 --> 00:18:27,840 Speaker 1: State system. But in order to pull that off, you've 334 00:18:27,880 --> 00:18:31,639 Speaker 1: got to get some easily tradable salaries back from that 335 00:18:32,080 --> 00:18:34,160 Speaker 1: comming assigned and trade to pull something like that off. 336 00:18:35,400 --> 00:18:38,000 Speaker 1: All right, let's move on to the Bradley Beal saga. 337 00:18:39,320 --> 00:18:41,560 Speaker 1: So all the reporting is that Bradley bial is potentially 338 00:18:41,600 --> 00:18:43,520 Speaker 1: going to reach a buyout with the Phoenix Suns as 339 00:18:43,520 --> 00:18:45,480 Speaker 1: soon as today, so obviously we'll keep an eye on 340 00:18:45,520 --> 00:18:47,439 Speaker 1: that over the next couple of days. It's been reported 341 00:18:47,440 --> 00:18:50,600 Speaker 1: that he's canvassing the league looking for potential options. So 342 00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:54,600 Speaker 1: what kind of team makes sense for Bradley Beal to join. 343 00:18:56,240 --> 00:18:58,720 Speaker 1: I thought most of the issue for Bradley and Phoenix 344 00:18:58,760 --> 00:19:02,399 Speaker 1: had to do with redundancy. His strengths lined up with 345 00:19:02,440 --> 00:19:05,520 Speaker 1: the things the Suns were already great at, and his 346 00:19:05,600 --> 00:19:09,640 Speaker 1: weaknesses lined up with the things Phoenix actually needed him 347 00:19:09,680 --> 00:19:11,720 Speaker 1: to be good at. If you take a look at 348 00:19:11,720 --> 00:19:15,439 Speaker 1: the numbers, they weren't bad. Availability was an issue. He 349 00:19:15,480 --> 00:19:17,520 Speaker 1: only played fifty three games in each season, but his 350 00:19:17,560 --> 00:19:20,240 Speaker 1: production was there. Eighteen points per game is a third option. 351 00:19:20,840 --> 00:19:24,000 Speaker 1: That's fine. Fifty one percent from the field, forty one 352 00:19:24,080 --> 00:19:26,440 Speaker 1: percent from three to eighty one percent from the line 353 00:19:26,520 --> 00:19:29,040 Speaker 1: over the two years. That's sixty percent true shooting. He 354 00:19:29,119 --> 00:19:32,520 Speaker 1: was very efficient. He shot forty three percent on unguarded 355 00:19:32,560 --> 00:19:34,600 Speaker 1: catch and shoot jumpers. He was a knockdown catch and 356 00:19:34,600 --> 00:19:37,439 Speaker 1: shoot guy. He shot forty three percent on pull up 357 00:19:37,520 --> 00:19:39,520 Speaker 1: jump shots, so he had the ability to hit shots 358 00:19:39,520 --> 00:19:42,159 Speaker 1: off the bounce. He was efficient at the rim sixty 359 00:19:42,200 --> 00:19:45,879 Speaker 1: six percent overall according to Synergy, sixty four percent on layups. 360 00:19:46,080 --> 00:19:48,040 Speaker 1: The volume wasn't there, but a lot of that had 361 00:19:48,040 --> 00:19:50,560 Speaker 1: to do with usage as well, but it was still fine, 362 00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:52,600 Speaker 1: and he was efficient when he got there. His shot 363 00:19:52,640 --> 00:19:55,400 Speaker 1: creation was fine. He was a sixty second percentile pick 364 00:19:55,440 --> 00:20:00,000 Speaker 1: and roll creator according to Synergy. A seventy second percentile isocreate. 365 00:20:00,240 --> 00:20:02,520 Speaker 1: According to Synergy, he was up over a point per 366 00:20:02,520 --> 00:20:05,639 Speaker 1: possession one point zero one points per possession in ISO, 367 00:20:05,720 --> 00:20:09,280 Speaker 1: including passes. That's a really solid number. And yet in 368 00:20:09,400 --> 00:20:12,400 Speaker 1: both years the Sons were actually a better team when 369 00:20:12,400 --> 00:20:14,320 Speaker 1: he was off the floor versus when he was on. 370 00:20:14,920 --> 00:20:17,320 Speaker 1: They were one point four points better per one hundred 371 00:20:17,320 --> 00:20:20,560 Speaker 1: possessions when he was off the first year, seven point 372 00:20:20,640 --> 00:20:24,600 Speaker 1: one points per one hundred possessions better without him last year. 373 00:20:25,200 --> 00:20:29,960 Speaker 1: Why is that? Because Bradley Beal over the years in 374 00:20:30,119 --> 00:20:33,159 Speaker 1: Washington had built out the habits that many lead guards 375 00:20:33,200 --> 00:20:36,480 Speaker 1: in NBA history have built out. He was a capable defender. 376 00:20:37,160 --> 00:20:40,560 Speaker 1: You make some plays, but he wasn't used to the 377 00:20:40,720 --> 00:20:45,400 Speaker 1: incredible possession possession attention to detail that you need from 378 00:20:45,400 --> 00:20:48,439 Speaker 1: a role player guard whose job it is to do 379 00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:52,200 Speaker 1: those things. When I would watch Phoenix tape, Bradley Beal 380 00:20:52,280 --> 00:20:55,280 Speaker 1: was often the culprit in their defensive issues. He'd ball 381 00:20:55,359 --> 00:20:57,720 Speaker 1: watch and get back cut, or he'd lose a shooter 382 00:20:57,800 --> 00:20:59,679 Speaker 1: off the ball, or he'd give up an offensive rebound, 383 00:20:59,760 --> 00:21:03,280 Speaker 1: or he'd a rotation. He'd have good reps on the 384 00:21:03,280 --> 00:21:05,639 Speaker 1: ball because he's such a good athlete, but it wasn't 385 00:21:05,920 --> 00:21:09,199 Speaker 1: consistent their possession of possession, and on a team that 386 00:21:09,280 --> 00:21:13,119 Speaker 1: couldn't rebound and couldn't protect the rim, that was a problem. 387 00:21:13,760 --> 00:21:18,040 Speaker 1: There wasn't the requisite athleticism behind him to clean up 388 00:21:18,040 --> 00:21:23,159 Speaker 1: those mistakes. Now, it's typical for a basketball team to 389 00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:26,399 Speaker 1: have on the team on the floor some guys that 390 00:21:26,440 --> 00:21:31,359 Speaker 1: aren't necessarily great with dirty work. That's somewhat normal, But 391 00:21:31,520 --> 00:21:34,880 Speaker 1: usually the other three guys or four guys or two 392 00:21:34,880 --> 00:21:37,120 Speaker 1: guys wherever many it is on the floor, usually those 393 00:21:37,160 --> 00:21:42,720 Speaker 1: guys are professional dirty work players. And Bradley Beal just 394 00:21:42,760 --> 00:21:46,240 Speaker 1: added another guy who could handle a lot of offensive responsibility, 395 00:21:46,480 --> 00:21:48,679 Speaker 1: except he wasn't getting the ball all that much, and 396 00:21:48,760 --> 00:21:51,000 Speaker 1: it just meant one less guy on the floor. Who 397 00:21:51,040 --> 00:21:55,120 Speaker 1: specializes in dirty work, and then Phoenix exacerbated the issue 398 00:21:55,200 --> 00:21:59,840 Speaker 1: by bringing Tias Jones into the mix, and it was 399 00:21:59,880 --> 00:22:01,960 Speaker 1: just too much for those guys to overcome Tias Jones, 400 00:22:01,960 --> 00:22:05,560 Speaker 1: Bradley Veal, Kevin Duran, and Devin Booker. That foursome literally 401 00:22:05,600 --> 00:22:09,080 Speaker 1: had a negative net rating last year for the Phoenix Suns. 402 00:22:10,440 --> 00:22:12,680 Speaker 1: For Phoenix, this is actually a big part of why 403 00:22:12,720 --> 00:22:16,600 Speaker 1: I could see them being a more feisty, tougher regular 404 00:22:16,720 --> 00:22:20,120 Speaker 1: season team to play against. They'll now feel a team 405 00:22:20,119 --> 00:22:22,639 Speaker 1: with some professional dirty work guys like Dylan Brooks, like 406 00:22:22,720 --> 00:22:27,480 Speaker 1: Ryan Dunn, with a substantially better center rotation. Now, Devin 407 00:22:27,480 --> 00:22:29,840 Speaker 1: Booker and Jalen Green don't represent the best core of 408 00:22:29,840 --> 00:22:32,439 Speaker 1: shot creators in the world, but that team should be 409 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:33,919 Speaker 1: more balanced. That doesn't mean they're going to go win 410 00:22:33,960 --> 00:22:36,400 Speaker 1: a playoff series or anything, but on the nights when 411 00:22:36,480 --> 00:22:39,000 Speaker 1: Jalen Green plays well, the Sons are going to be 412 00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:42,080 Speaker 1: a pain in the ass to be because of that 413 00:22:42,200 --> 00:22:47,600 Speaker 1: balance finally being restored. So, with Bradley Beal soon to 414 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:50,840 Speaker 1: be a free agent, what kind of team makes sense 415 00:22:50,840 --> 00:22:55,320 Speaker 1: for him? So this would be a team that doesn't 416 00:22:55,359 --> 00:22:57,440 Speaker 1: need him to be a primary point of attack. Defender 417 00:22:58,359 --> 00:23:01,199 Speaker 1: that has the rim protection and rebounding to make up 418 00:23:01,240 --> 00:23:03,840 Speaker 1: for some of his off ball lapses, and that could 419 00:23:03,960 --> 00:23:08,840 Speaker 1: actually make use of his high volume ball handling. There 420 00:23:08,840 --> 00:23:10,879 Speaker 1: are actually a few teams that make sense here, but 421 00:23:10,920 --> 00:23:13,080 Speaker 1: we got to start with the obvious one. We git 422 00:23:13,160 --> 00:23:15,879 Speaker 1: a trade this morning. The Jazz, the Clippers, and the 423 00:23:15,920 --> 00:23:19,000 Speaker 1: Heat engaged in a three team deal sends Norman Powell 424 00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:21,320 Speaker 1: to Miami. They've been in desperate need of some reliable 425 00:23:21,359 --> 00:23:24,480 Speaker 1: scoring punch off of Tyler Harrow. Norman is a really 426 00:23:24,560 --> 00:23:27,359 Speaker 1: nice option for them there, Kevin Love and Kyle Anderson 427 00:23:27,359 --> 00:23:30,080 Speaker 1: in a second round pick to the Utah Jazz, and 428 00:23:30,119 --> 00:23:34,040 Speaker 1: then John Collins to the Clippers. And suddenly, with Norman 429 00:23:34,080 --> 00:23:38,399 Speaker 1: Powell's exit, a gaping hole in that scoring guard spot 430 00:23:39,440 --> 00:23:42,520 Speaker 1: next to James Harden. So now the Clippers suddenly make 431 00:23:42,560 --> 00:23:45,919 Speaker 1: a ton of sense as a Bradley Beal team. They 432 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:49,920 Speaker 1: have plenty of interior size and rebounding and rim protection 433 00:23:50,160 --> 00:23:52,520 Speaker 1: that can cover for some of Bradley Beal's off ball mistakes. 434 00:23:52,560 --> 00:23:55,280 Speaker 1: They're suddenly like very deep. They have an excellent power 435 00:23:55,280 --> 00:23:59,080 Speaker 1: forward center rotation. Now, even in bench groups that Bradley 436 00:23:59,119 --> 00:24:01,560 Speaker 1: Beal's playing with bench gros Brook. Lopez can help in 437 00:24:01,600 --> 00:24:06,440 Speaker 1: that specific way, and now they're really light on ball handling. 438 00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:10,280 Speaker 1: You have Kawhi Leonard, who played thirty seven games last year. 439 00:24:10,520 --> 00:24:14,080 Speaker 1: In James Harden. Bradley Beal is almost the perfect type 440 00:24:14,119 --> 00:24:17,480 Speaker 1: of player for this situation because when Kawhi is out 441 00:24:17,520 --> 00:24:20,280 Speaker 1: of the lineup, which is obviously going to be at 442 00:24:20,359 --> 00:24:23,320 Speaker 1: minimum for twenty probably thirty or thirty five games this year, 443 00:24:24,240 --> 00:24:27,720 Speaker 1: Beal can scale up his usage and basically play as 444 00:24:27,760 --> 00:24:32,000 Speaker 1: the secondary ball handler off of James Harden, and then 445 00:24:32,040 --> 00:24:35,359 Speaker 1: when Kawhi is healthy, the Clippers can benefit from all 446 00:24:35,440 --> 00:24:38,080 Speaker 1: of the offensive stuff we talked about earlier. Again, offense 447 00:24:38,320 --> 00:24:41,399 Speaker 1: wasn't the issue with brad in Phoenix. I read you 448 00:24:41,400 --> 00:24:44,120 Speaker 1: guys the number. He was a fifty to forty eighty guy. 449 00:24:44,440 --> 00:24:48,200 Speaker 1: He was efficient driving closeouts and spot up situations. When 450 00:24:48,200 --> 00:24:49,880 Speaker 1: he put the ball on the floor to run action, 451 00:24:49,960 --> 00:24:53,639 Speaker 1: he was fine. Offense wasn't the issue in Phoenix. He 452 00:24:53,720 --> 00:24:55,879 Speaker 1: will be able to help the Clippers in that way, 453 00:24:56,119 --> 00:24:58,520 Speaker 1: but at the same time they have the size and 454 00:24:58,560 --> 00:25:01,120 Speaker 1: the rebounding and the rim protect to cover for him. 455 00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:03,480 Speaker 1: And when Kawhi Leonard steps out of the lineup, he 456 00:25:03,480 --> 00:25:06,879 Speaker 1: can step into that featured role on the ball and 457 00:25:07,040 --> 00:25:11,200 Speaker 1: do an admirable job of that. In other words, they 458 00:25:11,200 --> 00:25:14,520 Speaker 1: could benefit from Bradley Beal's strengths and they can withstand 459 00:25:14,640 --> 00:25:18,119 Speaker 1: his weaknesses, So I think the Clippers make a ton 460 00:25:18,240 --> 00:25:21,639 Speaker 1: of sense. They don't need him to guard the other 461 00:25:21,680 --> 00:25:24,080 Speaker 1: team's best player. Chris Dunn and Derek Jones Junior can 462 00:25:24,200 --> 00:25:29,879 Speaker 1: do that, and frankly, given Kawhi's injury history, it doesn't 463 00:25:29,920 --> 00:25:33,080 Speaker 1: make any sense for the Clippers to move Norman Powell 464 00:25:33,600 --> 00:25:36,879 Speaker 1: unless they know Bradley Beal is coming. So I'm guessing 465 00:25:36,920 --> 00:25:39,760 Speaker 1: this ends up happening sooner than later, but again it's 466 00:25:39,760 --> 00:25:42,119 Speaker 1: not confirmed yet. Other teams that have been brought up 467 00:25:42,160 --> 00:25:44,520 Speaker 1: that I've heard talk about Miami, but obviously that doesn't 468 00:25:44,520 --> 00:25:46,240 Speaker 1: make a ton of sense now that they have Norman Powell. 469 00:25:47,640 --> 00:25:51,360 Speaker 1: We're looking at big, physical teams that need ball handling. 470 00:25:51,880 --> 00:25:56,200 Speaker 1: Orlando makes some sense, Houston makes some sense, like Bradley 471 00:25:56,240 --> 00:25:58,680 Speaker 1: Beal next to Katie and Houston makes some sense in 472 00:25:58,720 --> 00:26:02,679 Speaker 1: a way that didn't back in Phoenix. Boston could use 473 00:26:02,720 --> 00:26:05,960 Speaker 1: some shot creation. They don't have the means with which 474 00:26:06,040 --> 00:26:08,080 Speaker 1: to make up for Bradley Beal's weaknesses, but they don't 475 00:26:08,080 --> 00:26:10,480 Speaker 1: really have championship goals at this point of more would 476 00:26:10,520 --> 00:26:13,159 Speaker 1: just be bringing him into the system and seeing how 477 00:26:13,200 --> 00:26:16,600 Speaker 1: the fit works. Milwaukee. This is another one that I've 478 00:26:16,640 --> 00:26:18,760 Speaker 1: been thinking about a lot this morning. If you a 479 00:26:18,800 --> 00:26:20,840 Speaker 1: tough sell for Beal, I don't think they can offer 480 00:26:20,920 --> 00:26:24,399 Speaker 1: him as much money, but this is a team in 481 00:26:24,480 --> 00:26:28,240 Speaker 1: Milwaukee that desperately needs his ball handling. Like he could 482 00:26:28,280 --> 00:26:31,480 Speaker 1: literally step in the front door and be in the 483 00:26:31,560 --> 00:26:35,040 Speaker 1: Damian Lillard role. He could walk right in as the 484 00:26:35,119 --> 00:26:38,439 Speaker 1: lead shot creator off of Giannis and Brad's in a 485 00:26:38,480 --> 00:26:41,200 Speaker 1: similar situation to what we talked about with DeAndre Ayton, 486 00:26:41,800 --> 00:26:44,119 Speaker 1: where you know, he's a guy puts up big numbers 487 00:26:44,119 --> 00:26:47,160 Speaker 1: and has kind of some some splash surrounding his name, 488 00:26:47,280 --> 00:26:51,480 Speaker 1: but there's obvious impact metrics that kind of undercut his 489 00:26:51,640 --> 00:26:53,679 Speaker 1: value over the last couple of years, which again I 490 00:26:53,720 --> 00:26:55,680 Speaker 1: think a good amount of that has to do with fit, 491 00:26:56,320 --> 00:26:59,760 Speaker 1: But the reality is those numbers exist and so be 492 00:27:01,000 --> 00:27:04,800 Speaker 1: kind of a distressed asset at this point going into 493 00:27:04,920 --> 00:27:08,600 Speaker 1: a place in Milwaukee where you'd have a very good 494 00:27:08,680 --> 00:27:11,880 Speaker 1: chance to make a conference finals run at minimum, if 495 00:27:11,880 --> 00:27:14,600 Speaker 1: not a finals run, to play alongside one of the 496 00:27:14,640 --> 00:27:18,080 Speaker 1: best players in the league in a featured Day one. 497 00:27:19,080 --> 00:27:21,760 Speaker 1: I'm leading this team from the perimeter type of role 498 00:27:21,960 --> 00:27:24,720 Speaker 1: like that makes a lot of sense to me. In Milwaukee. 499 00:27:24,720 --> 00:27:27,800 Speaker 1: I haven't heard buzz there, but that I would argue 500 00:27:27,920 --> 00:27:30,800 Speaker 1: if I was Bradley Beal, I'd rather go play in 501 00:27:30,840 --> 00:27:35,200 Speaker 1: Milwaukee than play in Los Angeles with the Clippers substantially 502 00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:39,320 Speaker 1: tougher conference. Like Bradley Beal goes to the Clippers, there's 503 00:27:39,359 --> 00:27:42,399 Speaker 1: still a just as likely chance as not that they 504 00:27:42,440 --> 00:27:45,560 Speaker 1: get eliminated in the first round. Again, you look at 505 00:27:45,600 --> 00:27:47,879 Speaker 1: the top of the West, if it ends up being 506 00:27:47,920 --> 00:27:52,320 Speaker 1: a Oklahoma city, in a Houston, in a Denver, if 507 00:27:52,359 --> 00:27:55,680 Speaker 1: you fall to six, seven or eight, you're gonna be 508 00:27:55,680 --> 00:28:00,680 Speaker 1: an underdog in the first round. So, like I look at, Milwaukee, 509 00:28:00,840 --> 00:28:04,679 Speaker 1: is a really, really seamless option for brad I don't 510 00:28:04,680 --> 00:28:07,320 Speaker 1: know if he'll seriously consider it. Again, I just don't 511 00:28:07,320 --> 00:28:10,040 Speaker 1: think you'll make the Norman Powell deal if you're the 512 00:28:10,040 --> 00:28:14,040 Speaker 1: Clippers unless you feel like Bradley's coming. So I would 513 00:28:14,080 --> 00:28:15,920 Speaker 1: be shocked if he doesn't end up with the Clippers 514 00:28:15,920 --> 00:28:17,960 Speaker 1: at this point. But Milwaukee makes a lot of sense 515 00:28:18,000 --> 00:28:20,159 Speaker 1: for me as well. All Right, guys, that's all we 516 00:28:20,240 --> 00:28:22,240 Speaker 1: have for today is always been. Sincerely appreciate you guys 517 00:28:22,280 --> 00:28:24,959 Speaker 1: for supporting us and supporting the show. We'll be back tomorrow. 518 00:28:25,040 --> 00:28:28,040 Speaker 1: We're gonna do a mail bag as well as a 519 00:28:28,560 --> 00:28:31,920 Speaker 1: We're gonna cover my top five biggest takeaways from last 520 00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:34,200 Speaker 1: year's season, which we do every year. So we'll see 521 00:28:34,240 --> 00:28:35,960 Speaker 1: you guys tomorrow, and then obviously we have a fun 522 00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:38,520 Speaker 1: weekend playing for Summer League. We'll see you guys then. 523 00:28:38,600 --> 00:28:41,000 Speaker 1: What so, guys, As always, I appreciate you for listening 524 00:28:41,040 --> 00:28:43,840 Speaker 1: to and supporting Oops tonight. They would actually be really 525 00:28:43,920 --> 00:28:45,760 Speaker 1: helpful for us if you guys would take a second 526 00:28:45,880 --> 00:28:48,560 Speaker 1: and leave a rating and a review. 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