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Speaker 1: Welcome to this League Uncut in the rule of twenty

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Speaker 1: four hour NBA news. This's you'll, Chris Hanes.

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Speaker 2: It's go time, work's.

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Speaker 1: Time, it's so time. This League Uncut is underway and

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Speaker 1: on fire. This should be a good one. Friends, Welcome

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Speaker 1: in to the eve of the NBA season, the NBA

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Speaker 1: seventy eighth season. It starts tomorrow night. Chris Haynes and

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Speaker 1: I are recording this edition of This League Uncut late

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Speaker 1: Monday night, a very newsy Monday in the NBA. Some

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Speaker 1: of the news we expected. It was extension deadline day

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Speaker 1: for the Class of twenty twenty first round picks. I

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Speaker 1: think we ended up with fourteen contract extensions, a new record.

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Speaker 1: But all of that was upended and overshadowed sometime after

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Speaker 1: the six PM buzzer for the Class of twenty twenty,

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Speaker 1: when Yanis on Tetokumpo himself announced to the world that

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Speaker 1: he has extended his contract with the Milwaukee Bucks. And

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Speaker 1: as luck would have it, my good friend Chris Haynes

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Speaker 1: was traveling to Milwaukee today. He is now safely in Milwaukee.

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Speaker 1: He'll be covering Thursday nights Bucks season opener against the Drama.

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Speaker 1: Leaden Philadelphia seventy six ers. Mister Haynes, how's Milwaukee treating

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Speaker 1: you so far? Not as well as it's treating Yannis.

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Speaker 1: But you are there in the heart of the NBA

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Speaker 1: news cauldron.

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Speaker 2: Milwaukee. It looks it is fall falls in the air,

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Speaker 2: beautiful scenery.

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Speaker 1: St You've always got to take it back to weather.

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Speaker 1: Whenever I bring up Milwaukee, the first thing, the first

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Speaker 2: I mean Stein. That is important, that is very important.

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Speaker 2: But it is beautiful. The weather is beautiful Stein. You know,

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Speaker 2: I went walking walking downtown. It's afternoon, a little bit

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Speaker 2: of rain, a little bit of rain, but not too cold.

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Speaker 2: I did not bring a jacket. That was a mistake

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Speaker 1: Do you have a shirt for Do you have a

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Speaker 2: I do have a you know what. So part of

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Speaker 2: interview that I have scheduled tomorrow Stein. So, but the

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Speaker 2: weather is okay, it's not it's not horrible like they

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Speaker 2: said it might be. It's doable, and so for that

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Speaker 2: I am grateful.

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Speaker 1: So this is actually a two suit trip for you

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Speaker 1: because you have an assignment before the game. Assignment that

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Speaker 2: Do you know what my assignment is? Tomorrow?

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Speaker 1: I have a guest, but I don't know if you're

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Speaker 1: Are you allowed to discuss it or is it top secret?

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Speaker 1: Or I don't want to get you in. I don't

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Speaker 2: Oh you don't? Uh? Okay, Well, am I gonna get

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Speaker 2: my own self in trouble? Well? I mean it's probably

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Speaker 2: going to get out tomorrow anyway. So tomorrow, which will

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Speaker 2: be Tuesday, October twenty fourth, I have a TNT sit

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Speaker 2: on TNT on Game Night Thursday. Uh, in advance of

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Speaker 1: And you got plenty to talk about because Gianna Santetokumpo

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Speaker 1: doing whatever it takes to compete for championships. The Bucks

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Speaker 1: responded to those interviews by trading for Damian Lillard and

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Speaker 1: now Gianni Santetokumpo, after telling us that he was going

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Speaker 1: Monday night deadline. He was facing three years a shade

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Speaker 1: Milwaukee Bucks trading for Damian Lillard and then getting Yanis

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Speaker 1: do something to keep Giannus happy. Absolutely stunning turnaround. Yes,

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Speaker 2: Yeah, I think it'll be intriguing to hear from Gianni's

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Speaker 2: But before that he said money is not important. A

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Speaker 2: lot of fucking money is important. Now those are his

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Speaker 2: exact words right there, and so I think, what is

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Speaker 1: But when he said that, he was basically implying that

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Speaker 1: They don't even guarantee that they get out of the East.

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Speaker 1: Because of what Boston's done, I personally feel like the

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Speaker 1: And even though the Celtics have sacrificed depth by swapping

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Speaker 1: I personally, yes, there's no question the Bucks have sacrificed

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Speaker 1: they still be dominant defensively. But my belief is that

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Speaker 1: that's been the issue for the Bucks in the playoffs

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Speaker 1: when things haven't gone that well. But look, to me,

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Speaker 1: It's the closest thing to winning a championship that the

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Speaker 1: similar contractual tracks. These guys are going to be together now,

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Speaker 1: I mean the Bucks can't really ask for more.

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Speaker 2: Who has the like who's more? I guess essentially you're

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Speaker 2: I have my I have my concerns with both teams.

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Speaker 2: When it comes to Boston, it's the depth, it's the size.

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Speaker 2: When it comes to when it comes to Milwaukee. How

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Speaker 2: to mix with this group. You know, Adrian Griffin new

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Speaker 2: So I got concerns on both sides, But definitely, you know,

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Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean one of my big questions going in

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Speaker 1: really frustrated? So a lot of questions about the Sixers too,

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Speaker 1: But I think, yes, the Bucks and the Celtics. Despite

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Speaker 1: those two teams have clearly separated themselves from the rest

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Speaker 1: thought we were going to be focusing on. Terry Stotts's

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Speaker 1: Let's shift to Philly and Harden the other team you

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Speaker 1: He's not going to rush into a trade. You know,

429
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Speaker 1: the Sixers went a very respectable fifteen to nine last

430
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Speaker 1: season when they didn't have James Harden, and a lot

431
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Speaker 1: of it is because of the guy you just mentioned,

432
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Speaker 1: Tyrese MAXI. You know he is you know, is this

433
00:26:46,640 --> 00:26:49,080
Speaker 1: the year? You know, he's a most improved Player contender.

434
00:26:49,520 --> 00:26:53,960
Speaker 1: He's an All Star contender, and so I think the Sixers,

435
00:26:54,040 --> 00:26:57,920
Speaker 1: I think Darryl Moury is prepared to wait as long

436
00:26:57,960 --> 00:27:01,600
Speaker 1: as it takes for a better trade offer to come along.

437
00:27:01,720 --> 00:27:04,840
Speaker 1: I think Nick Nurse you will hear Nick Nurse. I

438
00:27:04,960 --> 00:27:07,160
Speaker 1: promise you will hear this. Since you're at this game.

439
00:27:07,600 --> 00:27:12,119
Speaker 1: Nick Nurse will reference his past coaching in England and

440
00:27:12,320 --> 00:27:15,679
Speaker 1: in the minor leagues and all the crazy curveballs that

441
00:27:15,760 --> 00:27:20,280
Speaker 1: he was always fielding at those levels, and you know

442
00:27:20,960 --> 00:27:24,280
Speaker 1: that prepared him to kind of deal with whatever happens

443
00:27:24,280 --> 00:27:27,479
Speaker 1: now and he'll coach whoever's there. I'm sure that's what

444
00:27:27,600 --> 00:27:31,160
Speaker 1: Nick will say publicly. I mean, based on my latest information,

445
00:27:32,359 --> 00:27:36,240
Speaker 1: the Clippers, you know, they will give up Norman Powell,

446
00:27:36,600 --> 00:27:40,760
Speaker 1: Marcus Morris, maybe Brandon Boston, and then you know they've

447
00:27:40,800 --> 00:27:43,480
Speaker 1: got to sort out the pick compensation. But that's to

448
00:27:43,640 --> 00:27:47,520
Speaker 1: my knowledge. As far as the offer goes from the Clippers,

449
00:27:47,560 --> 00:27:50,040
Speaker 1: they continue to say they are not going to trade

450
00:27:50,480 --> 00:27:54,280
Speaker 1: Terrence Man. Philly wants Terrence Man because the Sixers believe

451
00:27:54,640 --> 00:27:59,679
Speaker 1: that they can flip Terrence Man into compensation that helps

452
00:27:59,680 --> 00:28:02,840
Speaker 1: their down the road picture. And you know, it's just

453
00:28:02,880 --> 00:28:07,320
Speaker 1: a matter of who is going to blink first? You know,

454
00:28:08,840 --> 00:28:12,920
Speaker 1: does a slow start in Clipperland change the Clippers' stance?

455
00:28:12,960 --> 00:28:17,560
Speaker 1: I mean, really the variable, you know, the variable that

456
00:28:17,640 --> 00:28:23,359
Speaker 1: really could change things here, it's Joel emb At this point,

457
00:28:23,800 --> 00:28:25,960
Speaker 1: the feeling is that Joel Embiid is going to go

458
00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:28,560
Speaker 1: into this season with an open mind and a belief

459
00:28:28,600 --> 00:28:33,760
Speaker 1: that the Sixers can continue to be competitive even without

460
00:28:34,240 --> 00:28:39,760
Speaker 1: James Harden. But how long that lasts? Joel Embiid has

461
00:28:39,800 --> 00:28:43,560
Speaker 1: dealt with tons of turmoil, He's got he's got his

462
00:28:43,680 --> 00:28:45,960
Speaker 1: MVP Award, but the pressure is on him now to

463
00:28:46,000 --> 00:28:49,400
Speaker 1: win a championship? Is he Is he the one who's

464
00:28:49,440 --> 00:28:52,840
Speaker 1: going to run out of patients? And if he does,

465
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Speaker 1: how will that impact Philly's management stance? Can Darryl Morey

466
00:28:59,320 --> 00:29:03,440
Speaker 1: convince Joe well Embiid, big fella, hang tight, stick with us.

467
00:29:03,480 --> 00:29:06,640
Speaker 1: We are going to get a resolution here that benefits

468
00:29:06,760 --> 00:29:10,440
Speaker 1: you and the franchise above all. How long can Darryl

469
00:29:10,520 --> 00:29:12,240
Speaker 1: Moorey keep selling that position?

470
00:29:12,360 --> 00:29:15,640
Speaker 2: That is really the question, that's the that's the million

471
00:29:15,640 --> 00:29:17,400
Speaker 2: dollar questions. Now you hit the nail on the head

472
00:29:17,480 --> 00:29:22,400
Speaker 2: right there is the whereas Joelnbie's patient level with this

473
00:29:22,400 --> 00:29:28,000
Speaker 2: This is something he's dealt with for many years, many years,

474
00:29:28,600 --> 00:29:34,760
Speaker 2: same story, different characters. You know, pressure, you talk about pray. Yeah,

475
00:29:34,800 --> 00:29:36,680
Speaker 2: definitely does pressure because he wants to win it. He

476
00:29:36,720 --> 00:29:39,720
Speaker 2: wants to win a championship. He's an MVP player, He's

477
00:29:39,760 --> 00:29:44,080
Speaker 2: that caliber of a talent. But I kind of think

478
00:29:44,120 --> 00:29:46,320
Speaker 2: he has an out. I think he has an out

479
00:29:46,360 --> 00:29:50,160
Speaker 2: because he's dealt with so much that's beyond his control

480
00:29:51,840 --> 00:29:58,320
Speaker 2: with management, with personnel. I don't know that the pressure

481
00:29:58,400 --> 00:30:01,080
Speaker 2: is on him like the like pressure is maybe on

482
00:30:01,560 --> 00:30:05,520
Speaker 2: somebody like Kevin Durant in Phoenix, you know, but definitely

483
00:30:05,560 --> 00:30:09,480
Speaker 2: pressure because he's one of those top guys. But I

484
00:30:09,520 --> 00:30:12,720
Speaker 2: just think that he's dealt with so much with that organization.

485
00:30:13,240 --> 00:30:16,800
Speaker 2: You know, guys just there's just been too many distractions

486
00:30:16,840 --> 00:30:21,120
Speaker 2: that I beat Ryan. Dangn I listen, I messed up,

487
00:30:21,280 --> 00:30:23,480
Speaker 2: So Stein, I have a joke. I had have messed

488
00:30:23,560 --> 00:30:26,760
Speaker 2: up and did something. So, you know, I just sometimes

489
00:30:26,800 --> 00:30:29,080
Speaker 2: I'm just competitive with the wrong thing. So you know,

490
00:30:29,280 --> 00:30:33,720
Speaker 2: our great super producer Ryan, he'll always every five minutes

491
00:30:33,760 --> 00:30:37,000
Speaker 2: he'll text us an update. And so the last couple

492
00:30:37,080 --> 00:30:41,560
Speaker 2: of episodes, Stein I try to beat him in texting,

493
00:30:41,680 --> 00:30:43,920
Speaker 2: like every five minutes. So I'm looking at the time

494
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Speaker 2: as we're talking, and I try to beat him to

495
00:30:46,680 --> 00:30:49,920
Speaker 2: a text to us every five minutes. So the last

496
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Speaker 2: text he told us was it was we were twenty

497
00:30:52,520 --> 00:30:55,800
Speaker 2: five minutes in, and so I'm monitoring this. I'm like,

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Speaker 2: I got this text ready, I'm about to put thirty

499
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Speaker 2: minutes after five minutes his so five minutes come, I

500
00:31:03,120 --> 00:31:06,240
Speaker 2: heard up and text it. But I text forty minutes

501
00:31:06,280 --> 00:31:09,240
Speaker 2: instead of thirty minutes, and so it technically I was wrong,

502
00:31:10,040 --> 00:31:13,640
Speaker 2: And uh, I guess I shouldn't be doing it. I

503
00:31:13,640 --> 00:31:15,880
Speaker 2: shouldn't be doing two things at once. But I'm just

504
00:31:15,960 --> 00:31:18,320
Speaker 2: competitive like that. Stile. I'm sorry, my apologies.

505
00:31:18,360 --> 00:31:21,680
Speaker 1: Man, I think you need some new hobbies.

506
00:31:23,520 --> 00:31:26,280
Speaker 2: You know. It's like it's like breakless scoop, like break

507
00:31:26,320 --> 00:31:27,040
Speaker 2: the story.

508
00:31:26,800 --> 00:31:30,200
Speaker 1: You know, let produce a Ryan music produce, let him,

509
00:31:30,680 --> 00:31:35,320
Speaker 1: let him have his domain. I mean, here's the thing

510
00:31:35,400 --> 00:31:38,040
Speaker 1: I am. I'm glad that you actually got to town

511
00:31:38,200 --> 00:31:42,200
Speaker 1: so early because you can spend all your Tuesday with

512
00:31:42,280 --> 00:31:46,000
Speaker 1: Giannis and Dame and ask them all these questions. Why

513
00:31:46,640 --> 00:31:49,440
Speaker 1: did he sign the contract? Now? Why did Janis and

514
00:31:49,480 --> 00:31:53,280
Speaker 1: Todokoumpo sign his max deal? Now? When we initially got

515
00:31:53,320 --> 00:31:55,240
Speaker 1: to signaled it from him that he was going to

516
00:31:55,280 --> 00:31:58,360
Speaker 1: wait until after the season. Why did he do the extension?

517
00:31:58,440 --> 00:32:02,360
Speaker 1: Now get to ask Amian Lillard what is the impact

518
00:32:02,400 --> 00:32:05,479
Speaker 1: of Terry Stotts leaving and what kind of offense are

519
00:32:05,480 --> 00:32:07,960
Speaker 1: the Buck's gonna run without Terry Stotts. You get to

520
00:32:07,960 --> 00:32:12,560
Speaker 1: deal with all these questions on Tuesday, and that means

521
00:32:12,600 --> 00:32:15,960
Speaker 1: that Thursday you can put your full focus on getting

522
00:32:16,120 --> 00:32:21,240
Speaker 1: getting with the Sixers because I want I wish I was.

523
00:32:21,360 --> 00:32:23,520
Speaker 1: I mean, look, I'm going. I am on my way

524
00:32:23,800 --> 00:32:27,600
Speaker 1: to San Antonio for the Victor Webman Yama Davis. I

525
00:32:27,640 --> 00:32:29,840
Speaker 1: am super excited about that, but I'm not gonna lie

526
00:32:29,880 --> 00:32:33,320
Speaker 1: to you Thursday, and I would love to walk into

527
00:32:33,360 --> 00:32:37,880
Speaker 1: Sixers shoot around in Milwaukee and see what that scene

528
00:32:37,920 --> 00:32:40,000
Speaker 1: is like in one of my favorite cities on the

529
00:32:40,080 --> 00:32:43,000
Speaker 1: NBA map, and you you will get to go and

530
00:32:43,040 --> 00:32:44,360
Speaker 1: do that for all of us.

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Speaker 2: I'm looking forward to it. It's a definitely, definitely going

532
00:32:48,720 --> 00:32:51,360
Speaker 2: to It's gonna be a lot of work because you know,

533
00:32:51,440 --> 00:32:54,360
Speaker 2: Stan I was supposed to I was assigned to be

534
00:32:54,520 --> 00:32:56,840
Speaker 2: on the U for both games. I was assigned to

535
00:32:57,000 --> 00:33:01,640
Speaker 2: be to do Tuesdays war your Son's game, and then

536
00:33:01,680 --> 00:33:05,080
Speaker 2: I was gonna come out here for the Bucks six

537
00:33:05,160 --> 00:33:10,400
Speaker 2: Ers Thursday, but this interview timing kind of took me

538
00:33:10,480 --> 00:33:13,960
Speaker 2: out of that took me off of that assignment in

539
00:33:14,040 --> 00:33:16,840
Speaker 2: Golden State. So but I'm happy. I'm happy to be here, man,

540
00:33:16,880 --> 00:33:20,480
Speaker 2: I'm happy to get the NBA season to get it started.

541
00:33:21,360 --> 00:33:24,240
Speaker 2: You know, I'm ready, like I'm a player starn I'm ready, man.

542
00:33:24,400 --> 00:33:27,360
Speaker 1: I gotta be honest, you know, Warriors Sons, I mean,

543
00:33:27,400 --> 00:33:31,200
Speaker 1: that's gonna be a great night cap to the Tuesday

544
00:33:31,320 --> 00:33:36,200
Speaker 1: night doubleheader which starts starts with the Denver Nuggets playing

545
00:33:36,240 --> 00:33:40,160
Speaker 1: host of the Lakers and Ring Knight, and the Nuggets

546
00:33:40,200 --> 00:33:42,240
Speaker 1: and Lakers have been trading all this trash talk for

547
00:33:42,360 --> 00:33:47,000
Speaker 1: months now, so great opening night doubleheader and then Warrior Sons.

548
00:33:47,640 --> 00:33:50,880
Speaker 1: Obviously Chris Paul against his old team, Kevin Durant against

549
00:33:50,920 --> 00:33:54,840
Speaker 1: his old team, our first look at the new Sun

550
00:33:55,000 --> 00:33:59,280
Speaker 1: super team trio of Durant, Devin Booker, Bradley Beal. So

551
00:33:59,320 --> 00:34:01,160
Speaker 1: I mean, that was have been that would have been

552
00:34:01,160 --> 00:34:02,840
Speaker 1: a great gig. But I gotta be honest with you.

553
00:34:02,880 --> 00:34:06,160
Speaker 1: There is so much news and so much going on

554
00:34:06,360 --> 00:34:11,040
Speaker 1: with the Milwaukee Bucks and the visiting sixers that it is.

555
00:34:11,160 --> 00:34:13,000
Speaker 1: It ain't the worst thing for you to get in

556
00:34:13,040 --> 00:34:16,839
Speaker 1: Milwaukee early, get to get to brew Town early, get

557
00:34:16,840 --> 00:34:20,239
Speaker 1: your bearings, because there's there's gonna be a lot to

558
00:34:20,239 --> 00:34:22,200
Speaker 1: put in by the time we do this we do

559
00:34:22,560 --> 00:34:24,840
Speaker 1: by the time we meet up again for a podcast,

560
00:34:25,520 --> 00:34:28,640
Speaker 1: your notebook should be bursting with material.

561
00:34:29,320 --> 00:34:32,280
Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm looking forward to it, Stein, but I'm also

562
00:34:32,360 --> 00:34:34,880
Speaker 2: looking forward to where you're going to be.

563
00:34:37,200 --> 00:34:40,440
Speaker 1: I can't wait. You know, I said this. I did

564
00:34:40,480 --> 00:34:43,200
Speaker 1: a did a whole bunch on my radio show Saturday

565
00:34:43,239 --> 00:34:46,160
Speaker 1: in Dallas because I have not seen Victor women Yam

566
00:34:46,160 --> 00:34:51,080
Speaker 1: in person, and the highlights, the clips that have been

567
00:34:51,120 --> 00:34:55,600
Speaker 1: circulating throughout the postseason have been dazzling. And so to

568
00:34:55,680 --> 00:34:59,560
Speaker 1: be able to go to San Antonio, a place I've

569
00:34:59,640 --> 00:35:01,960
Speaker 1: visited the bazillion times over the years. But you know,

570
00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:04,920
Speaker 1: I mean, that's obviously I've I've been in I've been

571
00:35:04,960 --> 00:35:07,440
Speaker 1: based in Dallas for pretty much the last quarter century.

572
00:35:07,480 --> 00:35:09,680
Speaker 1: But one of the you know, when I when I

573
00:35:09,680 --> 00:35:12,840
Speaker 1: first got to Dallas, the Mavericks were a laughing stock.

574
00:35:12,960 --> 00:35:16,880
Speaker 1: They were the worst franchise in the NBA, and they

575
00:35:17,800 --> 00:35:20,000
Speaker 1: you know, they were they were just they were only

576
00:35:20,040 --> 00:35:23,440
Speaker 1: a few years removed from back to back eleven and

577
00:35:23,560 --> 00:35:27,000
Speaker 1: thirteen win seasons. The Mavericks were still digging out of

578
00:35:27,040 --> 00:35:30,000
Speaker 1: that mess when I got to town. But the Dallas

579
00:35:30,000 --> 00:35:34,520
Speaker 1: Morning News was really a state newspaper at the time,

580
00:35:34,600 --> 00:35:36,520
Speaker 1: and if the Rockets were in the playoffs or the

581
00:35:36,560 --> 00:35:39,319
Speaker 1: Spurs were in the playoffs and the Mavericks weren't, if

582
00:35:39,320 --> 00:35:41,360
Speaker 1: you were the if you were part of the Dallas

583
00:35:41,360 --> 00:35:43,600
Speaker 1: Morning News NBA team, you got to go. So I

584
00:35:43,680 --> 00:35:47,600
Speaker 1: spent tons of time with you know, all of the

585
00:35:47,600 --> 00:35:50,160
Speaker 1: Spurs playoff runs, I've covered them. So I've gone to

586
00:35:50,200 --> 00:35:53,839
Speaker 1: San Antonio a bazillion times over the years. It is

587
00:35:53,960 --> 00:35:57,399
Speaker 1: one of my favorite cities. And you know, the very

588
00:35:57,440 --> 00:36:02,560
Speaker 1: first NBA Summer League I covered was David Robinson just

589
00:36:02,640 --> 00:36:05,960
Speaker 1: before he joined the Spurs. Was there for the whole

590
00:36:06,160 --> 00:36:08,920
Speaker 1: Tim duncan era. And now the chance to go there

591
00:36:08,960 --> 00:36:12,800
Speaker 1: Wednesday night and see the official start of the Victor

592
00:36:12,840 --> 00:36:16,000
Speaker 1: Woman Yama era, I'm glad I'm still here for all

593
00:36:16,000 --> 00:36:19,440
Speaker 1: this man us Old guys, it's nice to, it's nice to,

594
00:36:19,840 --> 00:36:20,960
Speaker 1: it's nice to stick around.

595
00:36:21,560 --> 00:36:23,799
Speaker 2: Well, yeah, I mean, you're a Hall of Famer, You're

596
00:36:23,840 --> 00:36:28,000
Speaker 2: a top notch talent, So I'm not surprised to see

597
00:36:28,000 --> 00:36:30,680
Speaker 2: that you've talied this this many years in the game, man,

598
00:36:30,719 --> 00:36:34,320
Speaker 2: and you have many more ahead. But you know that this,

599
00:36:34,320 --> 00:36:40,160
Speaker 2: this Wimby, this is you know, I thought he was

600
00:36:40,200 --> 00:36:42,320
Speaker 2: gonna be good, but like if you would have told me,

601
00:36:42,360 --> 00:36:44,400
Speaker 2: I think you know, we talked about this bleed last

602
00:36:44,400 --> 00:36:49,719
Speaker 2: part as well. You know, maybe a month ago, maybe

603
00:36:49,719 --> 00:36:51,839
Speaker 2: even three weeks ago, you asked me who's my rookie

604
00:36:51,880 --> 00:36:54,280
Speaker 2: of the year favorite, I'm probably telling you Scoot Henderson.

605
00:36:55,000 --> 00:36:57,600
Speaker 2: Now I'm thinking Wimby's probably going to be the best

606
00:36:57,600 --> 00:36:59,359
Speaker 2: in this class, but I'm thinking it's going to take

607
00:36:59,400 --> 00:37:04,720
Speaker 2: him a year or so to have like a real impact. Nah, Nah,

608
00:37:05,800 --> 00:37:11,040
Speaker 2: he's nah. This kid is ready. He's ready. Man, He's

609
00:37:11,040 --> 00:37:17,400
Speaker 2: gonna like god Lee. I mean that we never see anything,

610
00:37:17,560 --> 00:37:20,799
Speaker 2: you know, It's that true. You know they we throw

611
00:37:20,840 --> 00:37:25,719
Speaker 2: a unicorn around like it's nothing nowadays, Like you call

612
00:37:25,840 --> 00:37:28,239
Speaker 2: every you know, you call anybody a unicorn who's a

613
00:37:28,280 --> 00:37:35,839
Speaker 2: five star recruit. This kid, Wemby, is that that is

614
00:37:36,160 --> 00:37:39,359
Speaker 2: what unicorn looks like. This kid can do it all.

615
00:37:40,000 --> 00:37:41,319
Speaker 2: We've never seen anything like that.

616
00:37:41,440 --> 00:37:43,080
Speaker 1: You just gave me, You just gave me a good idea.

617
00:37:43,080 --> 00:37:44,319
Speaker 1: We need to get I need to get with some

618
00:37:44,360 --> 00:37:47,040
Speaker 1: of our French speaking friends and get, you know, get

619
00:37:47,040 --> 00:37:49,960
Speaker 1: the equivalent word of of what you know. And maybe

620
00:37:50,000 --> 00:37:52,880
Speaker 1: maybe it is just unicorn in French, but maybe there

621
00:37:52,920 --> 00:37:56,000
Speaker 1: is a French word to describe that has the similar

622
00:37:56,040 --> 00:37:59,879
Speaker 1: effect of unicorn in English. I don't know. Maybe throw

623
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Speaker 1: a text at Batoum for me see what he says.

624
00:38:02,600 --> 00:38:06,800
Speaker 1: But I gotta check with some of my French speaking sources,

625
00:38:06,840 --> 00:38:09,560
Speaker 1: because yeah, I agree with you. I mean, this guy

626
00:38:09,960 --> 00:38:14,160
Speaker 1: is doing things already in the preseason. We have never

627
00:38:14,239 --> 00:38:17,920
Speaker 1: seen a player of his size do the way he moves,

628
00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:21,520
Speaker 1: the way he handles the shot blocking at the three

629
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Speaker 1: point line, the court coverage defensively, and I actually I'm

630
00:38:27,280 --> 00:38:29,839
Speaker 1: glad we got on this track to kind of end

631
00:38:29,840 --> 00:38:33,000
Speaker 1: things because I need to make a very very important

632
00:38:33,480 --> 00:38:37,480
Speaker 1: clarification on Victor Winmbinyama, because I have been making a mistake.

633
00:38:37,960 --> 00:38:42,800
Speaker 1: I've seen several of our colleagues making the same mistake. Yes,

634
00:38:43,080 --> 00:38:46,120
Speaker 1: in the NBA, there is a sixty five game rule

635
00:38:46,480 --> 00:38:50,239
Speaker 1: this season on major awards, but it is not applicable

636
00:38:50,880 --> 00:38:54,839
Speaker 1: to all individual awards, and Rookie of the Year is

637
00:38:55,040 --> 00:38:59,160
Speaker 1: not one of the awards that you have to play

638
00:38:59,200 --> 00:39:02,319
Speaker 1: sixty five games games to qualify. And you know that

639
00:39:02,480 --> 00:39:05,920
Speaker 1: was again a mistake that I've made. I was saying,

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Speaker 1: how you know a week ago I was saying, the

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Speaker 1: only reason you wouldn't you wouldn't say Wemby is the

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Speaker 1: Rookie of the Year favorite is if you don't think

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Speaker 1: he's going to play sixty five games. But I have

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Speaker 1: been corrected. He does not have to play sixty five games.

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Speaker 1: In the new CBA. There are only five awards that

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Speaker 1: you have to play the sixty five to be eligible,

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Speaker 1: and that's MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, All Defensive Team,

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Speaker 1: Most Improved Player, and All NBA Rookie of the Year

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Speaker 1: and the All Rookie Team. Those are not subject to

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Speaker 1: the sixty five game minimum. So that makes it even

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Speaker 1: more likely that Victor weh Minyama is going to be

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Speaker 1: the Rookie of the Year because he does not have

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Speaker 1: to play sixty five games. And I do think the

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Speaker 1: Spurs are going to be very judicious with him. I

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Speaker 1: don't think they're making an all out charge to try

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Speaker 1: to make the playoffs in year one with Wemby, but

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Speaker 1: uh yeah, some something crazy would have to happen for

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Speaker 1: him not to win Rookie of the Year.

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Speaker 2: Do you drive to San Antonio or you fly?

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Speaker 1: Come on, now, you know me, Okay, what's your what's

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Speaker 1: your prediction? Do I drive or do I fly?

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Speaker 2: You fly? Yeah?

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Speaker 1: I can't. I cannot. I'm too much of a dive.

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Speaker 1: I cannot. I cannot stay off my phone for that

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Speaker 1: four hours on the road. It's better to just ride

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Speaker 1: to the airport be able to work on them. It's

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Speaker 1: a short you know, it's a it's a very short flight.

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Speaker 1: But yeah, I just I don't like long I don't

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Speaker 1: like four or five hour drives.

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Speaker 2: Just yeah, I'm happy for Santori. I'm happy for the

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Speaker 2: Spurs san Antonio. I'll actually that was actually one of

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Speaker 2: my I will say top I'll go top ten top

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Speaker 2: ten stops on the Beat when I was on the beat,

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Speaker 2: san Antonio very very underrated, very underrated. You know. I

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Speaker 2: know Chuck has its problem with san Antonio, but not me.

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Speaker 2: I actually am quite fond of San Antonio, so enjoy I.

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Speaker 1: Will do not worry. San Antonio is one of the

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Speaker 1: stops on my very first NBA trip as a traveling

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Speaker 1: beat writer in the spring of ninety four, and I

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Speaker 1: fell in love with it instantly. I've always been treated

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Speaker 1: wonderfully there. I mean, people don't believe this. But the

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Speaker 1: best pizza that I found in the United States, I'm

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Speaker 1: gonna go that far. It's in San Antonio, in the

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Speaker 1: same place. Again, you would never think this in San Antonio,

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Speaker 1: the same restaurant, the Lovely Trade Tratoria in the San

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Speaker 1: Antonio Museum of Art, serves absolutely scrumptious trout. You would

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Speaker 1: never think this is not you know, San Antonio is

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Speaker 1: known for tex mex You would not think, Hey, I'm

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Speaker 1: gonna go to San Antonio and get amazing gourmet pizza

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Speaker 1: and trout. But there you go. Well, someday, someday, if

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Speaker 1: we're in the same city, if we're there together, I

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Speaker 1: will take you.

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Speaker 2: And I'm gonna tell you right now, since you touched

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Speaker 2: on pizza, the best pizza that I've had in the

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Speaker 2: United States Flying Pie Pizza in Portland. Flying Pie for

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Speaker 2: the y'all people in Portland, y'all know what I'm talking about.

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Speaker 2: I love those people at Flying Pie. They always they

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Speaker 2: always greet me with, you know, so much admiration when

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Speaker 2: I come in man, Flying Pie Pizza Stein. So when

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Speaker 2: we go there to Portland, I don't know when that's

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Speaker 2: going to be, when we're going to be there together,

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Speaker 2: but we got to. We gotta get a stop over

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Speaker 2: there for sure. Okay, we're going to end it right there.

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Speaker 2: And usually Stein is the one that closes our podcast.

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Speaker 2: You know, I'd never like to take people's roles. I

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Speaker 2: like to allow them to do their job and I

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Speaker 2: want them to flourish and I want them to feel

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Speaker 2: supported whenever they do it. But I have to do

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Speaker 2: it this time because as we were going off about

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Speaker 2: our food ventures and our favorite pizza, and Stein was

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Speaker 2: talking about trout in San Antonio and pizza and San Antonio,

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Speaker 2: his audio just went out. So I can see Stein

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Speaker 2: on my end, and I see his lips moving, but

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Speaker 2: nothing's coming out, so he has no audio. So that's

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Speaker 2: why I'm stepping in and closing this bad boy out.

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Speaker 2: So I appreciate you guys listening to this League Uncut

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Speaker 2: with Stein and myself. I'm going to be here again.

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Speaker 2: I'm here in Milwaukee. I got Thursday night's game between

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Speaker 2: the Bucks and Sixers, and I would have sat down

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Speaker 2: with Beiannis and Dame for T and T. Stein is

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Speaker 2: off to San Antonio to see win Biyama to see

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Speaker 2: what the frenzy is about. And we'll be back with

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Speaker 2: you guys later this week. So appreciate you guys, have

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Speaker 2: a great week, and I'm saying it for Stein. Thank

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Speaker 2: you for listening. Appreciate you guys, subscribe all that stuff.

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Speaker 2: Thank you, bye bye.

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Speaker 1: And that'll do it for us. See you next time.

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Speaker 1: This league and Cuttage, an iHeartRadio production.

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Speaker 2: Put a locker

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Speaker 1: Chris Hanes and Mark Stein