WEBVTT - Episode Highlight: Brandon Jennings Was A PROBLEM In High School

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<v Speaker 1>But we yea, no, no going back. But I want

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<v Speaker 1>to go back. I want to go back to growing

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<v Speaker 1>up in Compton because I'm from Liberty City. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a hood in Miami. He's from a hood in

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<v Speaker 1>South Dakota.

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<v Speaker 2>You can't even keep.

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<v Speaker 1>From a hood in South Dakota. We'll talk about growing

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<v Speaker 1>up in Compton, man, and and you know, obviously, you

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<v Speaker 1>know we we have our ours is kind of like

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<v Speaker 1>represented by neighborhoods. You're from Liberty City, from over Town,

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<v Speaker 1>You're from Coconut Grove. You know what I'm saying. So

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<v Speaker 1>it depends on what neighborhood you're from. But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a little different in Compton. I mean, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know how different it is, but tell me how different

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<v Speaker 1>it is because you don't know what you see on

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<v Speaker 1>TV and colors and different things like that.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, our streets are controlled by gangs. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>you're either on the blue side or the red side,

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<v Speaker 3>or then you have the Mexicans they have their gangs

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<v Speaker 3>and things like that.

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<v Speaker 4>But I grew up in Compton.

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<v Speaker 3>When I was younger, I went to Double Rock Baptist Church,

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<v Speaker 3>so you know, really into my spiritual life. And yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>we grew up there and then you know, my dad

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<v Speaker 3>passed when I was eight, so uh, you know, you

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<v Speaker 3>committed suicide. So uh, you know at eight years old,

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<v Speaker 3>I was really confused. Earlier in my life, so my

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<v Speaker 3>mom we moved around a lot. So I wasn't living

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<v Speaker 3>in Carson. I was living in you know, Loan Beas,

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<v Speaker 3>we were living in Orange County anything. My mom was

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<v Speaker 3>trying to find ways to make our situation better. So

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<v Speaker 3>you know, growing up, it was just a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>moving around.

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<v Speaker 4>Like you know, I understand that. Yeah, so nothing was

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<v Speaker 4>really comfortable.

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<v Speaker 1>And the weird basketball coming to player is that that

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<v Speaker 1>that was your That was your your balance.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah yeah, yeah, yeah, that's what was going on. That

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<v Speaker 3>was your getaway from everything. Yeah, that's why I was

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<v Speaker 3>my escape from life. Just I had no time to

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<v Speaker 3>really think or like you know, cry about it or

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<v Speaker 3>anything because I had to take care of my family.

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<v Speaker 4>You know.

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<v Speaker 3>At eleven twelve years old, I was getting paid to

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<v Speaker 3>play basketball.

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<v Speaker 5>So that's what's I had one of the most epic

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<v Speaker 5>mixtapes ever. Yeah, mixtape was fucking Banana, thank you, thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>How did I miss this? I don't know that she

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<v Speaker 1>was everywhere the mixday this, we put up some clips

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<v Speaker 1>to that.

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<v Speaker 2>What were you like when those mixtapes we're coming out though?

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<v Speaker 3>For real, man, I was so getting Like the first

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<v Speaker 3>time I saw you know, MySpace days, you know you

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<v Speaker 3>see these Yeah, these guys they were falling around us

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<v Speaker 3>with cameras and I was just like, dang, it's kind

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<v Speaker 3>of like, you know, weird at first. But when they

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<v Speaker 3>dropped that first mixtape on Ball's Life and who mixtape, Man,

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<v Speaker 3>that ship, that ship took over.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>I was like every week I was like, yo, you

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<v Speaker 3>see that, like my have my mixtape ready.

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<v Speaker 4>So but that was the way to get us.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm watching that ship when I leave. I gotta see

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<v Speaker 1>it now. I gotta see it now. I gotta see it.

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<v Speaker 2>I want.

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<v Speaker 5>I want to say though, because with all that you said,

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<v Speaker 5>you couldn't get the grades to get the Arizona.

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<v Speaker 2>They couldn't get you the monfucker Arizona for real.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, well, well a lot of a lot of the reason.

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<v Speaker 3>What was you know, Luke Olsen he retired at the time,

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<v Speaker 3>so that was really changing my mom on mine. Joe

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<v Speaker 3>Betis was telling me he wasn't going to come back,

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<v Speaker 3>and then I didn't really know, Kevin O'Neill like that.

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<v Speaker 4>So I was already on the fence of it a

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<v Speaker 4>little bit and.

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<v Speaker 3>Then you yeah, I was just like all right, whatever,

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<v Speaker 3>like we'll figure something else out.

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<v Speaker 5>Went tend to more hockey. Yeah, So how long did

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<v Speaker 5>you stay in roll? How many games you play over there?

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<v Speaker 5>I played the whole season season, I played the whole

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<v Speaker 5>I played.

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<v Speaker 4>I got it.

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<v Speaker 3>The good thing about it, like having Sonny behind me.

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<v Speaker 3>I was in the euro League, so a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>those games were set.

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<v Speaker 4>Up for me to be able to showcase.

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<v Speaker 3>So I played against Travis Best, I played against Aerl Boykins.

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<v Speaker 3>I also played against Ricky Rubio out there too, which

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<v Speaker 3>was a highlighted game. So I got those games in

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<v Speaker 3>that I needed.

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<v Speaker 1>So you don't understand because you never had to go

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<v Speaker 1>this route. So let me explain to you how it goes. No, Listen,

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<v Speaker 1>you have you have a team, you play for your city,

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<v Speaker 1>but euro League is when you play against other teams

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<v Speaker 1>from other countries and o, and then they all have

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<v Speaker 1>a winner. You're the winner of euro League. So that's

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<v Speaker 1>not necessarily in your city. That's kind of euro euro League.

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<v Speaker 1>So I just you didn't have to You didn't have

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<v Speaker 1>to go that route. Killer was just explained it to

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<v Speaker 1>the people at home and the people that never had

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<v Speaker 1>to deal with that.

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<v Speaker 4>Yo, Yo, why do you think more kids don't take

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<v Speaker 4>that route?

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<v Speaker 1>That's a great question, honestly, Honestly, to be honest, like

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<v Speaker 1>you was different, bro, should I told you I struggled

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<v Speaker 1>making that decision as a grown man. You know what

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<v Speaker 1>I'm saying, as a twenty one, twenty two old man,

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<v Speaker 1>I struggled to say, yes, I'm gonna go to Europe

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<v Speaker 1>for a year and come back and chase my dreams.

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<v Speaker 1>So for you to be able to do that as

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<v Speaker 1>a teenager, regardless of kiss on the cheek from Sunny,

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<v Speaker 1>that shit still was like you got to get yourself

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<v Speaker 1>some credit for that because that you was making grown

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<v Speaker 1>man decisions at a young age.

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<v Speaker 5>I'll tell you what though, I think I think it

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<v Speaker 5>was heading that direction. Mellow went right, Yeah, it started,

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<v Speaker 5>it started heading that direction. But then but then, like

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<v Speaker 5>everything else in life, everyone combats it. Right, Okay, that's happening. Okay,

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<v Speaker 5>we're gonna start, We're gonna start precking G League, you know,

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<v Speaker 5>G League, Knight, and then college is like wait a second,

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<v Speaker 5>hold the fuck up, that's you're gonna start taking Okay,

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<v Speaker 5>now we're gonna start paying them. So everything had a

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<v Speaker 5>domino fact. What you did was a domino effect. It

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<v Speaker 5>was like it was starting to go that direction again.

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<v Speaker 5>People were like, oh shit, he did it, he went ten,

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<v Speaker 5>it worked out great for him, he got a shoot

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<v Speaker 5>deal early, he got the ship done, blah blah. All

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<v Speaker 5>that stuff started going to a transition. But just like aga,

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<v Speaker 5>there's there's cause and effect. Right, Oh shit, we ain't

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<v Speaker 5>gonna let that happen. So we're gonna start g league knight,

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<v Speaker 5>We're gonna start paying motherfuckers in college n il.

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<v Speaker 2>It's just you started the chain of reactions.

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<v Speaker 1>Shouldn't let you answer that question? Just spoken like a

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<v Speaker 1>true agent. I should have let you answer that question.

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<v Speaker 1>Your answer was way better than mine. Yeah, this is

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<v Speaker 1>an agent question, that's what was.

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<v Speaker 5>You started it like, and I'm telling you, man, I

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<v Speaker 5>touched on before, but it was a real gangster move

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<v Speaker 5>because that's an unknown for us, Like now people do it.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, cool, but you did that.

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<v Speaker 1>It was like, i't like, they don't understand this. This

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<v Speaker 1>generation is I don't know if they understand the history

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<v Speaker 1>of basketball. So you might not never get your flowers,

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<v Speaker 1>but we can give your flowers. You started something, you

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<v Speaker 1>feel started something, and that took. That took a lot

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<v Speaker 1>as a young man, so I'm happy it worked out.

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<v Speaker 1>Show congratulations.

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<v Speaker 2>So tenth pick talk about draft night, Man.

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<v Speaker 3>Draft night was crazy because you know, I was talking

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of ship, you know, like during the job,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, just off the fact that you know, I

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<v Speaker 3>was a little mad because I wasn't playing.

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<v Speaker 4>I was watching a lot of my peers, you know, you.

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<v Speaker 3>Know have high lights of college, so a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of overseas too. I was thinking, like, man,

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<v Speaker 3>did I make the wrong decision?

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<v Speaker 4>Like damn? Like did I really? Like?

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<v Speaker 3>But when I got to them workouts and I was

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<v Speaker 3>kicking everybody ass and stuff, and saw how advanced I was.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, that's why I ended up tenth.

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<v Speaker 3>I would have went a little earlier if I didnt

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<v Speaker 3>say what I said about Rubio, But you know.

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<v Speaker 4>I just couldn't help it.

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<v Speaker 1>I was what you saying, Oh no, I was just

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<v Speaker 1>saying I was.

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<v Speaker 3>I basically said like I was mad because he wasn't

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<v Speaker 3>working out, and I was like, well, why doesn't he

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<v Speaker 3>have to work out and we have to all compete

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<v Speaker 3>and stuff? Like so I was just like, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>and I was like, well, if he's that good, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>I was just saying stuff like no, I mean you know,

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<v Speaker 3>but it.

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<v Speaker 1>Was it was I feel you though, Yeah, especially when

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<v Speaker 1>you were a young kid and you're looking for an

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<v Speaker 1>opportunity to prove yourself, like relationship up.

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<v Speaker 3>I think the video, I think we was working out

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<v Speaker 3>with the Kings and me. You can see Johnny Flynn,

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<v Speaker 3>Johnny Flynn just looking at me like bro, like he

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<v Speaker 3>like bro.

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<v Speaker 4>He put his head down.

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<v Speaker 2>So that was that draft.

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<v Speaker 5>That was Rubio because like like a gang of guards

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<v Speaker 5>went top ten then like a gang of guards, right, yeah,

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<v Speaker 5>we had Minnesota.

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<v Speaker 2>I take I got traded that year sold because I

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<v Speaker 2>got traded.

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<v Speaker 4>That was end up being in Minnesota too. Yeah, Johnny

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<v Speaker 4>Flinn and Rubio.

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<v Speaker 1>End up being in Minnesota. I remember that. That was crazy.

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<v Speaker 4>Tyreek Evans some guards.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah yeah his spot, Yeah, you get his spot.

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<v Speaker 5>Like when you get to the NBA, then everyone talks

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<v Speaker 5>about the transition. So to me and you can answer

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<v Speaker 5>this because you went through it, I feel like you'd

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<v Speaker 5>have been even more prepared for the NBA transition into

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<v Speaker 5>college kid.

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<v Speaker 2>Was that is that true?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah? Yeah, Yeah, for sure. Europe. Europe definitely helped out

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<v Speaker 4>a lot.

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<v Speaker 3>And also being at ok Kill though, like you know,

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<v Speaker 3>people don't like I was away for like I left

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<v Speaker 3>Amingus in the tenth grade and I went to Okill

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<v Speaker 3>for my junior and senior year, so I was away

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<v Speaker 3>from home already, so being so actually actually being doing

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<v Speaker 3>the like going to Europe was actually easier for me

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<v Speaker 3>because it's like we'll already been away from home, so

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<v Speaker 3>it's nothing, you know, I could just keep going.

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<v Speaker 5>That's crazy you say that because I coached in college

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<v Speaker 5>basketball for two seasons, and anytime I picked a kid

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<v Speaker 5>who recruited a kid or a kid came that was

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<v Speaker 5>at like Mount verd IMG one of the pre prep schools.

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<v Speaker 5>They were six months or a year further along than

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<v Speaker 5>any high school kid because the normal ship you.

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<v Speaker 2>Do day to day, they'd already had it.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, they don't go to class. We don't go to class,

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<v Speaker 1>play basketball and go to sleep. What woman, I'm telling

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<v Speaker 1>the truth?

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<v Speaker 2>Killer?

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<v Speaker 4>God damn which your woman to lie?

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<v Speaker 2>It's okay, Okill, Okill. How was that? Because I was

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<v Speaker 2>middle nowhere?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, Okaill was great for me. I'm a sixteen year

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<v Speaker 3>old kid, at the time I'm getting whatever I want,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, all the hype and everything, but that was

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<v Speaker 3>the time for me where I need to be alone,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, learn how to wash my own clothes, learn

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<v Speaker 3>how to you know, you know, dressing in uniform, getting

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<v Speaker 3>up on your own, like getting to the gym. I

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<v Speaker 3>used to go to the gym every morning at five am,

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<v Speaker 3>just because of access it again, so yeah, I used

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<v Speaker 3>to go to the gym. I used to go to

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<v Speaker 3>the gym every morning at five at need to hear

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<v Speaker 3>this five to six every morning because I was hungry,

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<v Speaker 3>and you know, I knew this was my opportunity. This

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<v Speaker 3>is the only way I was gonna make it out,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, like that's the only way I was able

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<v Speaker 3>to feed my family. So yeah, man, those two years

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<v Speaker 3>of okill.

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<v Speaker 1>I say this all the time life. I say this

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<v Speaker 1>all the time. Bro, if you want something bad enough

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<v Speaker 1>in life, you'll figure out and do what you have

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<v Speaker 1>to do to get it, whether it be going to

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<v Speaker 1>Oak Hill, whether it be going to Europe, whether it

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<v Speaker 1>be getting up five are. If you want something bad

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<v Speaker 1>enough in life, you'll do what you had to do

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<v Speaker 1>to get it.

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<v Speaker 4>Bro.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, you have to leave people behind too. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>when you're getting it. I think that's the you know that.

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<v Speaker 3>That was one of the key things to my life.

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<v Speaker 3>A lot of off off the court things I was

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<v Speaker 3>bott on with.

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<v Speaker 4>I think we can relate. We can relate.

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<v Speaker 1>Growing up in Miami and playing professional sports in the

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<v Speaker 1>city of Miami. Dog was probably the hardest thing that

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<v Speaker 1>I ever had to do, but it was the most

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<v Speaker 1>rewarding and beneficial thing. The evolution the person you see

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<v Speaker 1>right here sitting in front of you. I would say

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<v Speaker 1>three sixty, but that I mean I turned around to

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<v Speaker 1>be the same motherfucker. So it's a one eighty dog

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<v Speaker 1>like you know what I'm saying, Like being able to

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<v Speaker 1>say no, being able to separate yourself from certain people

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<v Speaker 1>in certain things. I got so many homeboys that passed away,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what I'm saying. While I was playing professional basketball,

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<v Speaker 1>and there was a time where I used to be

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<v Speaker 1>out the streets hanging out. You know what I'm saying.

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<v Speaker 1>I ain't doing nothing crazy. I'm a basketball player, but

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<v Speaker 1>I'm in the same situation. You know how they go,

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<v Speaker 1>you with somebody and something pop up. You just with them,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what I'm saying. So obviously for me, I

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<v Speaker 1>had to get to the point where I was able

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<v Speaker 1>to separate myself from people lead, some people behind, and

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<v Speaker 1>some of you brain wish you you know what I'm saying.

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<v Speaker 1>Some of you brain wishes something good for your mental health.

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<v Speaker 1>Some people really got dreams and goes. And if you

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<v Speaker 1>can help people out with your platform, then you do it.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>I think the biggest key for me when I when

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<v Speaker 3>I tore my achilles after that was getting closer back

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<v Speaker 3>with God spiritually. And I think, uh, you know, like

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<v Speaker 3>outside of like outside of the hoop world, people don't

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<v Speaker 3>really know how much we go through man life like mentally.

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<v Speaker 1>Them dark knights. Nobody will talk about them dark knights, dark.

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<v Speaker 3>Them, them crazy dark knights to where your mind is

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<v Speaker 3>just wondering and you know you're trying to figure it out.

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<v Speaker 3>And uh, the best thing for me was me getting

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<v Speaker 3>back with my Lord and behavior.

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<v Speaker 4>Ain't nothing better than that.

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<v Speaker 3>That's that's why I was able to get this tough

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<v Speaker 3>crowd thing going.

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