WEBVTT - Southeast Division Preview:  Magic, Hornets, and Wizards

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<v Speaker 1>Break was breaking down all the biggest NBA storylines, So

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<v Speaker 1>the Heat Check. The Heat Check was Trista Crak, the

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<v Speaker 1>best podcast covering all the drama around the association.

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<v Speaker 2>We now take our attention to the Orlando Magic. You

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<v Speaker 2>know it's bad, right, You know it's bad when the

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<v Speaker 2>one bright spot of your division is the Orlando Magic.

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<v Speaker 2>That's where we're at. The Orlando Magic are the best

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<v Speaker 2>team potentially in this dogshit division. Key additions Anthony Black,

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<v Speaker 2>Jet Howard, Joe Ingles Key Subtraction Bowl Bull. This is

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<v Speaker 2>the only team in modern memory with ten guards on

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<v Speaker 2>a twenty men roster that this is insane. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know what they're doing. Even guys that were rumored to

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<v Speaker 2>be traded, like Cole Anthony just sign a three year,

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<v Speaker 2>thirty nine million dollar extension in the draft. They went

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<v Speaker 2>out and go, I don't know, two more guards just

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<v Speaker 2>for safe measure. Anthony Black, he's not really in the rotation.

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<v Speaker 2>Jet Howard not really in the rotation. We're just gonna

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<v Speaker 2>let him sit there and marinate like good chicken. You

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<v Speaker 2>go with markl Foltz and Gary Harris and Jalen Suggs

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<v Speaker 2>and Caleb Houston and Kevon Harris and trevl and Queen.

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<v Speaker 2>You get the picture, folks. A lot of guards, a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of guards. But I think that kind of diminishes

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<v Speaker 2>how good this roster can be. Powlo ban Caro will

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<v Speaker 2>come off with the Rookie of the Year season that

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<v Speaker 2>he had and he's gonna even be better. I think

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<v Speaker 2>he could legitimately, once he finds his stride, he could

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<v Speaker 2>average twenty five points a season a game. Franz Wagner,

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<v Speaker 2>I think he could be most improved player this year.

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<v Speaker 2>He was incredible in World Cup play, leading Germany to

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<v Speaker 2>a gold medal, but also they were undefeated, and I

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<v Speaker 2>like markl Foltz. I like Cole Anthony to lead this

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<v Speaker 2>group of guards, which means I think the Magic are

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<v Speaker 2>probably gonna have a very very deep team, twelve work

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<v Speaker 2>team guys. In a game, they should be fresher than

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of teams. What is their upside, that's the question.

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<v Speaker 2>I think this is a playing team. I think this

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<v Speaker 2>is a team that could legitimately win the division. This

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<v Speaker 2>is a sneaky playoff team. The Magic in March from

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<v Speaker 2>March on were five hundred, so I think that's what

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<v Speaker 2>they're gonna be going forward. I really do. The nice

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<v Speaker 2>part though, of the magic is I think they have

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of pieces that they can make some moves

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<v Speaker 2>if they wanted to. At the deadline. They have enough assets.

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<v Speaker 2>You could probably package Anthony Black. There's a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>teams that would like a six to seven guard. You

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<v Speaker 2>have draft capital, you have young players. You can get

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<v Speaker 2>probably anything you want. You can probably get Pascal Saukham

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<v Speaker 2>if you want it. You got a starting five of

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<v Speaker 2>Wendell Carter, Franz Wagner, marcl Foltz, Paolo and Jalen Suggs

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<v Speaker 2>with Cole Anthony first man off the bench. What you need,

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<v Speaker 2>or what they need, is veteran leadership. Of course, that's

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<v Speaker 2>why Malcolm. I think Malcolm Brognen really makes a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of sense for them. Do a deal with Portland Orlando.

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<v Speaker 2>Do a deal. We could use some wings. You guys

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<v Speaker 2>got a lot get us win. Now. They also have

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<v Speaker 2>Jonathan Isaac there, who's supposed to be good when he's healthy.

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<v Speaker 2>You need somebody, probably with veteran mentorship, who can slow

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<v Speaker 2>these guards down. Do they need another guard? Probably not.

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<v Speaker 2>They could actually use a guy like Jeremy Grant. Do

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<v Speaker 2>a deal with Portland Orlando do a deal with Portland.

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<v Speaker 2>I like these Magic I think they have a very

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<v Speaker 2>bright future. I think they win forty to forty four games.

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<v Speaker 2>It's time to chop it up with the Charlotte Hornets.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh gross, just a team that has a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>issues culturally with that roster. You've had some turnover, You've

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<v Speaker 2>had a lack of turnover with players you probably should

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<v Speaker 2>have turned over, Key Losses, Kelly oubre Kai Jones, Thee Mahollick,

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<v Speaker 2>Dennis Smith Junior, Key additions Brendan Miller in the draft,

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<v Speaker 2>Nick Smith Junior who I like in the draft. Miles

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<v Speaker 2>Bridges signs his contract officially announced. That's the one where

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<v Speaker 2>you wonder, why is this man still on the roster?

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<v Speaker 2>LaMelo Ball agrees to a multi year extension. Frank Neilikina

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<v Speaker 2>signed an extension. PJ. Washington agreed to an extension. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't really know what to make of this team. Sometimes

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<v Speaker 2>things that they do in this franchise in general just

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<v Speaker 2>leave me speechless. Why why you ask just why? Why?

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<v Speaker 2>Why let me count the ways?

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<v Speaker 1>So?

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<v Speaker 2>Okay? So instead of cutting ties with Miles Bridges when

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<v Speaker 2>they had the chance at I don't know in like

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<v Speaker 2>the last ten months. You re sign him and then

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<v Speaker 2>guess what, you resign him and he breaks his probation

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<v Speaker 2>and is accused of domestic violence once again, throwing pool

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<v Speaker 2>balls at his girlfriend's car window while his babies are

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<v Speaker 2>in the car. Shot shocking stuff from Miles Bridges. I

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<v Speaker 2>tell you the Hornets, I don't know why they can't

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<v Speaker 2>just get out of their own way. Michael Jordan has

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<v Speaker 2>sold his majority share at the franchise. The team has

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<v Speaker 2>a chance to draft a once in a generation player,

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<v Speaker 2>which is Scoot Henderson, and yet you pass on him

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<v Speaker 2>for Brandon Miller, who by the way, also has his

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<v Speaker 2>own off the court issues. Has struggled that summer league.

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<v Speaker 2>Isn't some guy that you think can immediately respond as

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<v Speaker 2>a franchise altering player. He just gets named I think

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<v Speaker 2>a couple of weeks ago, maybe even less in a

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<v Speaker 2>wrongful death suit. Kaya Jones' former first round draft pick

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<v Speaker 2>ig lived himself out of the league. Half of Twitter

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<v Speaker 2>joked that this team was going to sign Kevin Porter Junior.

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<v Speaker 2>That's how bad things are in Charlotte is that people

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<v Speaker 2>think you're gonna make the disastrously wrong move when given

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<v Speaker 2>the chance. What do you have left. You got LaMelo

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<v Speaker 2>five years, two to sixty million dollar extension. I think

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<v Speaker 2>he's worth it. You've got a great point guard surrounded

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<v Speaker 2>by a c of toxic mididity. Yeah, toxic mididity. I

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<v Speaker 2>said it. A bunch of mid guys who are toxic.

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<v Speaker 2>Miles Bridges. I like PJ. Washington. He's just been at

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<v Speaker 2>the wrong place in the wrong time. I think he

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<v Speaker 2>was the last major free agent to sign and he

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<v Speaker 2>found almost no interest anywhere else for the price, which

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<v Speaker 2>I think is weird because he's a good piece. I

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<v Speaker 2>like him. A lot three for forty eight is very

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<v Speaker 2>good deal. I like Mark Williams. He's a nice little piece.

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<v Speaker 2>He had him last year, sophomore season. He's already snatched

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<v Speaker 2>blocking people. Gordon Hayward. Is he going to be healthy?

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<v Speaker 2>Terry Rozier, does he even want to be there? You

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<v Speaker 2>lost Kelly Ubre, which I mean, I don't think that

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<v Speaker 2>was such a huge loss. Dennis Smith Junior. No one

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<v Speaker 2>knows who can reliably hit a three pointer on this team. Besides,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know Terry Rozier. This is just not a

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<v Speaker 2>good roster, folks. This has got flashes of excitement, but

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<v Speaker 2>not a team that you want to watch on a

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<v Speaker 2>night to night basis. They'll sneak up though some games

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<v Speaker 2>when you're not watching right. They'll beat a team that

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<v Speaker 2>you have no idea how they beat. They'll beat the

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<v Speaker 2>box on a Wednesday. That's what they'll do. But short

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<v Speaker 2>of a rebuild, I can't see how this team gets

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<v Speaker 2>better anytime soon. We end our preview with the Washington Wizards,

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<v Speaker 2>who I think are my pick for the worst team

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<v Speaker 2>in the NBA. I watched them last night, the whole

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<v Speaker 2>game played the Indiana Pacers. The Indiana Pacers blew them

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<v Speaker 2>out by like over twenty. Key editions Jordan Pool in

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<v Speaker 2>the trade, Tias Jones, who I love, Balao Kulibali who

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<v Speaker 2>they got in the draft, and Landry Shamat who's in

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<v Speaker 2>street clothes in game one. So that tells you everything

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<v Speaker 2>you need to know. Key subtractions Bradley Beal, Poor Zingis,

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<v Speaker 2>and Monty Morris. The Wizards are gonna be bad, folks.

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<v Speaker 2>It's gonna be I don't know even what the plan

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<v Speaker 2>is because you've got guys like Pool and Tias Jones

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<v Speaker 2>who are grown, who are in the middle of them

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<v Speaker 2>of their career, and that's not changing right, This is

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<v Speaker 2>the team you want to be rebuilding around. You blew

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<v Speaker 2>up the bridge, you get rid of Porzingis and beale

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<v Speaker 2>your two max players for a boatload of picks and

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<v Speaker 2>some interesting players. So that's not bad. This team, though,

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<v Speaker 2>is gonna lose. They're the East Coast in terms of

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<v Speaker 2>the equivalent amount of games lost. I don't think a

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<v Speaker 2>team is gonna be as bad as them, except for

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<v Speaker 2>maybe the Portland Trailblazers. A lot of games losing. You

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<v Speaker 2>add Jordan Pool, which means you're gonna be chucking a lot.

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<v Speaker 2>Jordan Poole went zero for six from three last night.

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<v Speaker 2>My man Kyle Kusman put up twenty five, but he

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<v Speaker 2>was chucking. We already saw that. Denny Abdya is pissed

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<v Speaker 2>off at how little these guys want to pass him

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<v Speaker 2>the ball, just casually launching thirty footer after thirty footer

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<v Speaker 2>four seconds into the shot clock. That, of course, is

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<v Speaker 2>the Jordan Poole experience, so get used to that. What

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<v Speaker 2>is left on this roster. They got Patrick Baldwin Junior

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<v Speaker 2>from the Warriors, A nice little piece. I like Danilo Gallinari.

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<v Speaker 2>DANIELO Gallinari, if you're better he's gonna be putting up

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<v Speaker 2>ten fifteen points a game. I think he's gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>looking to get moved at the deadline. I think Landry

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<v Speaker 2>Sham is terrible. Tias Jones is a good piece. He is.

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<v Speaker 2>I like COO's Coos, I just don't know the team.

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<v Speaker 2>I like ballall Coolibali a lot, but he's a brand

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<v Speaker 2>new baby. He's a rookie. Over the next three years,

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<v Speaker 2>Washington has four first and five seconds. They can gain

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<v Speaker 2>even more draft capital by moving guys like Jones, Gallinari,

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<v Speaker 2>Daniel Gafford, deln Wright. Maybe they're good in twenty thirty.

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<v Speaker 2>Until then, enjoy Jordan Poole chucking eighteen shots a game.