1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:03,600 Speaker 1: You are listening to the Dan Patrick Show on Fox 2 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:07,600 Speaker 1: Sports Radio. You can call it disappointing because players don't 3 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:10,160 Speaker 1: want to stay in one place throughout their careers. This 4 00:00:10,240 --> 00:00:12,360 Speaker 1: is what we were We had the luxury of this 5 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:14,720 Speaker 1: when we were growing up, that if you loved a player, 6 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:17,760 Speaker 1: loved a team, everybody you see stayed in the same place. 7 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:21,279 Speaker 1: But it's also exciting because every team is up for 8 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:25,759 Speaker 1: drastic changes every offseason. Let's face it, if the Bucks 9 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:29,800 Speaker 1: didn't win the title, if Kevin Durant's toe wasn't on 10 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:32,879 Speaker 1: the line in the Eastern Conference Semis, Milwaukee would have 11 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:36,400 Speaker 1: made or would be making some big decisions here. Free 12 00:00:36,400 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 1: agency starts tonight at six Eastern, and it's time for 13 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:43,800 Speaker 1: everyone to reevaluate, and not just because of the players 14 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:47,000 Speaker 1: that are available. Teams have to show their best players 15 00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 1: that they're actually serious about bringing in some talent, building 16 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:55,440 Speaker 1: a contender like Damian Lillard in Portland, the Wizards, Bradley Beale, 17 00:00:55,960 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 1: What about Zion Williamson, Pelican is going to surround him? 18 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:01,840 Speaker 1: What are they add there? What do they subtract there? 19 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:04,960 Speaker 1: Can the Warriors make another run? What do the Sixers 20 00:01:04,959 --> 00:01:07,800 Speaker 1: do with Ben Simmons? Can the Lakers make another move. 21 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:12,280 Speaker 1: Who knows if anything will actually happen. We love the speculation, 22 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:15,480 Speaker 1: the possibility, but it certainly seems like anything's on the 23 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:20,360 Speaker 1: line on the table with the NBA and Kawhi Leonard, 24 00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:23,280 Speaker 1: as expected, is going to opt out. And just so 25 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:26,360 Speaker 1: you understand the paperwork on this, he's eligible for a 26 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:29,240 Speaker 1: starting salary of thirty five percent of the salary cap, 27 00:01:29,280 --> 00:01:32,200 Speaker 1: so that would equate to thirty nine million dollars. So 28 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 1: it's an easy decision for him to opt out and 29 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:38,959 Speaker 1: get thirty nine million. You got to factor in a 30 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:43,200 Speaker 1: couple of things here. Kawhi does he want to stay? 31 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 1: Does it make more sense because you make more money 32 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:49,160 Speaker 1: to stay? Is he even going to play this year? 33 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 1: Do you want him to stay? Like, there's a lot 34 00:01:52,200 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 1: of things that are attached to this with Kawai wonderful player, 35 00:01:56,120 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 1: and if you're another team, do you want to invest 36 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:02,560 Speaker 1: in Kawhi Leonard? Because go back to what the Nets did. 37 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant left the Warriors. The Nets knew he was 38 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:09,639 Speaker 1: not going to play the first season, and they signed 39 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:11,679 Speaker 1: him to a four year, one hundred and sixty four 40 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:14,920 Speaker 1: million dollar deal. Kawhi is going to be in a 41 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:19,799 Speaker 1: similar situation, and LA runs the risk of losing him 42 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:25,320 Speaker 1: in free agency. Does Kauai want to stay home right now? 43 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:31,000 Speaker 1: If your focus is on Kauai, he's had major surgery 44 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 1: towards ACL, He's got a long, long rehab time and 45 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 1: knowing Kauhi, he is going to take his time. He's 46 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:42,080 Speaker 1: not going to push this. And I think that there 47 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:44,880 Speaker 1: was a thought that Kevin Durant was going to push 48 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:46,720 Speaker 1: this with the nets and that he'd want to come back, 49 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:49,679 Speaker 1: and you know he'd want to start sooner. Nobody talks 50 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:54,840 Speaker 1: about his Achilles injury anymore. Kauhi with an ACL, you know, 51 00:02:55,919 --> 00:02:59,919 Speaker 1: the Achilles is far more serious than an ACL. I mean, 52 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:02,760 Speaker 1: you know that you're out for a year. We don't 53 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 1: know what's going to happen with Kawai, but my guestimate 54 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:09,079 Speaker 1: being mister knee surgery here, I don't think he plays 55 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:13,800 Speaker 1: this year. At some point do you want him to play? 56 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:16,000 Speaker 1: Does he want to play? Does he want to go 57 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:19,280 Speaker 1: out there and be kind of a shell of his 58 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:22,919 Speaker 1: former self? The answers probably no. But you can't sit 59 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 1: here and go, well, why would you invest in him 60 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 1: if you're another team knowing that he's going to come 61 00:03:28,080 --> 00:03:30,560 Speaker 1: in and not be one hundred percent. Yeah, you roll 62 00:03:30,600 --> 00:03:32,640 Speaker 1: the dice with that, and the Nets did that with 63 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:36,880 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant, but it paid off for them. But free 64 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:40,600 Speaker 1: agency starts tonight at six eastern. There's a lot of 65 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:43,680 Speaker 1: possibilities here, but that's what happens with free agency. You know, 66 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:46,320 Speaker 1: Chris Paul is going to opt out and then probably 67 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 1: resigned with the Suns. It feels like that Kyle Lowry 68 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:54,360 Speaker 1: is in great demand right now. There could be possibilities 69 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:57,640 Speaker 1: of trades. But I think a lot of times with 70 00:03:57,760 --> 00:04:02,040 Speaker 1: free agency, we tend to look at it and go, okay, yeah, 71 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:04,960 Speaker 1: that could happen a lot of Like Lonzo Ball is 72 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:09,520 Speaker 1: an object of desire. I love Lonzo Ball's game, yes 73 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 1: I do. And I think that he seems more comfortable 74 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:19,680 Speaker 1: in his own skin. The shooting's getting better, like that, 75 00:04:19,920 --> 00:04:23,200 Speaker 1: he's not a liability, and I think that this is 76 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:27,160 Speaker 1: just confidence. And is he gonna go to Chicago? It's 77 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 1: a possibility. I mean a lot of speculation here and 78 00:04:31,360 --> 00:04:33,560 Speaker 1: a lot of times free agency comes and goes and 79 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:36,719 Speaker 1: we go, oh, that's it. But there is a little 80 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:39,520 Speaker 1: bit of drama attached to some of these players. Chris 81 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:44,200 Speaker 1: Paul Kawhi, Leonard, do you get any other point guards 82 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:46,880 Speaker 1: that are gonna, you know, change teams? And I think 83 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:49,920 Speaker 1: that's worth keeping an eye on. Right now, Can the 84 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:53,120 Speaker 1: Lakers make another move? I think they're gonna have a 85 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:56,800 Speaker 1: hard time signing everybody. Hey, we got three really good 86 00:04:56,839 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 1: players and exactly yeah, McLevin Mellow, Well, I love it 87 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:07,600 Speaker 1: for content, I mean, put him in there. I thought 88 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:09,600 Speaker 1: that they would have gone after When they didn't go 89 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:12,280 Speaker 1: after him when he went to Portland, I thought, Okay, Lebron, 90 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:17,000 Speaker 1: here's your boy. Bring him in wing. Come on, you 91 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:18,880 Speaker 1: know you don't have to pay him a ton, bring 92 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:21,600 Speaker 1: him in. You got an outside shooter. Not granted he's 93 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:24,320 Speaker 1: a mid range jump shooter, but I thought, all right. 94 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:28,040 Speaker 1: And then when they didn't, it's almost like Lebron went 95 00:05:28,200 --> 00:05:33,120 Speaker 1: radio silent on on Mellow, like, uh loo loo and 96 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:37,080 Speaker 1: um and uh Carmelo is going to Portland? Oh okay, 97 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:41,160 Speaker 1: you know then Lebron will send out something with emoji's there, Yeah, McLevin. 98 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:43,880 Speaker 1: If they don't sign Carmelo, is that on Lebron? Like 99 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:46,359 Speaker 1: if you're Carmelo, are you calling Lebron tomorrow? Say what 100 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:49,240 Speaker 1: the heck? Why aren't you guys signing me. It feels 101 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:51,719 Speaker 1: like that, But I don't know the inner workings here. 102 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:55,599 Speaker 1: How much money do they have? Who else do they want? 103 00:05:56,520 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 1: Do you want to that's tricky, man? Yeah, I mean 104 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 1: you got Russell Westbrook who loves the ball, mellow wants 105 00:06:05,279 --> 00:06:09,040 Speaker 1: his touches. Lebron's the star, don't forget about a d 106 00:06:09,200 --> 00:06:13,440 Speaker 1: who's your best player? And then who's the supporting cast here? 107 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:17,520 Speaker 1: And you just hope everybody stays healthy? Like it's that's 108 00:06:17,520 --> 00:06:21,640 Speaker 1: a tricky, tricky recipe if you're going to try to 109 00:06:21,680 --> 00:06:25,400 Speaker 1: win a championship. Yeah, I'm a club for the Clippers. 110 00:06:25,640 --> 00:06:28,240 Speaker 1: I know you you're saying Aboutkwhi Leonard, but if they 111 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:31,800 Speaker 1: don't resign him, like, where is the championship path for them? 112 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:34,880 Speaker 1: I feel like, I mean, won't they beat Paul George 113 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:37,680 Speaker 1: and the Georgets otherwise? But I think they're gonna be 114 00:06:37,720 --> 00:06:41,480 Speaker 1: that this year anyway, because you're not going to have Kawhi. Yeah, point, 115 00:06:41,560 --> 00:06:44,760 Speaker 1: then why pay for it? Why pay Kawhi Leonards to 116 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:48,040 Speaker 1: not play for you? The Wog's report says that Leonards 117 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:50,800 Speaker 1: options will be a one year deal with the Clippers, 118 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:52,920 Speaker 1: like the Clippers pay them like whatever. That max is 119 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:57,119 Speaker 1: forty million bucks for one year, but more likely four years, 120 00:06:57,200 --> 00:07:00,719 Speaker 1: one hundred and seventy six million dollars, knowing he's probably 121 00:07:00,760 --> 00:07:03,000 Speaker 1: not going to play this year. Which would you bet 122 00:07:03,040 --> 00:07:05,000 Speaker 1: in two years that Kawhi Leonard is a top ten 123 00:07:05,080 --> 00:07:08,880 Speaker 1: NBA player or Kawhi Leonard's chronically hurt. If you had 124 00:07:08,880 --> 00:07:10,560 Speaker 1: to bet a week's pay on one of those two 125 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:17,800 Speaker 1: top ten or chronically hurt, I would say chronically hurt. 126 00:07:17,960 --> 00:07:20,440 Speaker 1: And so that's one hundred and seventy six millions. Oh, 127 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:24,400 Speaker 1: I know, I know, I know, it's it's just it's 128 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:28,400 Speaker 1: the Clippers. Yeah, but you have to take that risk 129 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:31,320 Speaker 1: because otherwise you're never winning a title. Yeah, they might 130 00:07:31,320 --> 00:07:33,360 Speaker 1: have won the title this year if Kawhi was healthy 131 00:07:33,840 --> 00:07:38,600 Speaker 1: maybe yeah, yeah, all right, they would. Well, if you 132 00:07:38,640 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 1: were going to have a shot, it would have been 133 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 1: this year considering you know, the Nets lose in the 134 00:07:42,840 --> 00:07:45,720 Speaker 1: Lakers ball out early. But I think you've got to 135 00:07:45,760 --> 00:07:48,440 Speaker 1: look around in the Western Conference and go, how do 136 00:07:48,520 --> 00:07:51,000 Speaker 1: we stack up with everybody else? Are the Clippers better 137 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:54,520 Speaker 1: than the Lakers with Kawhi healthy? I don't think so. 138 00:07:55,400 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 1: Are they better than Denver Close? Utah Close is Portland's 139 00:08:02,520 --> 00:08:05,680 Speaker 1: going to do anything. If they do, how much can 140 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:08,000 Speaker 1: they do? And is it really going to matter? Is 141 00:08:08,120 --> 00:08:10,560 Speaker 1: Dallas going to get better? Like Dallas to me is 142 00:08:10,600 --> 00:08:13,400 Speaker 1: sort of the outlier that I think they can kind 143 00:08:13,440 --> 00:08:16,520 Speaker 1: of quietly build some pieces, put some pieces in there 144 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:21,760 Speaker 1: with Luca and maybe be a surprising team. But I 145 00:08:21,800 --> 00:08:23,920 Speaker 1: don't know what else is going to happen as far 146 00:08:23,960 --> 00:08:26,840 Speaker 1: as some of these other teams. There are some bad teams. 147 00:08:26,880 --> 00:08:29,640 Speaker 1: You know, do Sacramento ever get it right? Houston's not 148 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:33,360 Speaker 1: very good. So I think if you look around, you go, 149 00:08:33,400 --> 00:08:35,520 Speaker 1: all right, we know we don't compare with the Nets, 150 00:08:36,120 --> 00:08:39,040 Speaker 1: but then who does? Can we win the Western Conference? 151 00:08:39,320 --> 00:08:41,280 Speaker 1: And you're not going to win the Western Conference finals 152 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:44,360 Speaker 1: this year? Be sure to catch the live edition of 153 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:47,600 Speaker 1: The Dan Patrick Show weekdays at nine am Eastern six 154 00:08:47,640 --> 00:08:51,720 Speaker 1: am Pacific on Fox Sports Radio and the iHeart Radio app. 155 00:08:52,200 --> 00:08:55,319 Speaker 1: Mclovin Whole Question Today, Okay, I have a few NFL 156 00:08:55,400 --> 00:08:59,160 Speaker 1: questions to start. Is the Cowboys hype this summer just 157 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:03,560 Speaker 1: typical Cowboys hype? Or is it justified this year because 158 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:09,160 Speaker 1: the storylines are interesting? Wait? Is it? Is it justified 159 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:12,240 Speaker 1: because the storylines are interesting? Yeah? It is? This because 160 00:09:12,240 --> 00:09:15,480 Speaker 1: there's a ton of Cowboys hype there all that is right? 161 00:09:15,720 --> 00:09:17,840 Speaker 1: Is it justified this year or is it just going 162 00:09:17,920 --> 00:09:20,560 Speaker 1: to be another eight and eight Cowboys yere that would 163 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:26,520 Speaker 1: be eight and nine eight nine if all goes well. Yes, uh, okay, 164 00:09:26,559 --> 00:09:29,480 Speaker 1: you got a new defensive coordinator, Dan Quinn, and you 165 00:09:29,600 --> 00:09:33,720 Speaker 1: drafted Michael Parsons. Right, that's one of the worst defenses 166 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:36,640 Speaker 1: in recent memory. But you have all these all pros 167 00:09:36,679 --> 00:09:39,840 Speaker 1: on that defense because they play for the Cowboys. Therefore 168 00:09:39,840 --> 00:09:44,600 Speaker 1: their vieweds differently, Like you can't give up almost five 169 00:09:44,880 --> 00:09:48,320 Speaker 1: hundred points and all of a sudden say, you know 170 00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:52,920 Speaker 1: the reason why our defensive coordinator. Okay, that's part of it. 171 00:09:53,480 --> 00:09:56,679 Speaker 1: I like Michael Parsons, very athletic. It felt like they 172 00:09:56,760 --> 00:10:00,880 Speaker 1: had linebackers, felt like part of the problem. Are you 173 00:10:00,960 --> 00:10:03,240 Speaker 1: going to have decent secondary? Are you going to have 174 00:10:03,280 --> 00:10:07,120 Speaker 1: guys who can put some pressure on the quarterback? I 175 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:09,760 Speaker 1: think the fact that Dak coming back from an injury 176 00:10:09,880 --> 00:10:14,480 Speaker 1: getting paid it's the Cowboys. Zeke, of course, is going 177 00:10:14,559 --> 00:10:16,040 Speaker 1: to be in the best shape of his life. I'm 178 00:10:16,080 --> 00:10:19,280 Speaker 1: sure that'll be the report. You're right every years, he said, 179 00:10:19,320 --> 00:10:20,760 Speaker 1: the best shape I saw him the other day. He 180 00:10:20,800 --> 00:10:26,840 Speaker 1: took up half the screen. Huge. Well, I don't know. 181 00:10:27,080 --> 00:10:30,240 Speaker 1: You know, Jerry Jones doesn't think his team's a favorite 182 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:34,240 Speaker 1: because he had this comparison to his team versus the Buccaneers, 183 00:10:34,280 --> 00:10:37,360 Speaker 1: their Week one opponent. Jerry, how excited are you for 184 00:10:37,400 --> 00:10:41,559 Speaker 1: that opening night Thursday down in Tampa against the defending 185 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:44,520 Speaker 1: Super Bowl champions and Tom Brady? Just at a personal 186 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:48,760 Speaker 1: level for you, Well, we're going to have a lot 187 00:10:48,760 --> 00:10:51,559 Speaker 1: of prayer so that we can get the courage to 188 00:10:51,600 --> 00:10:58,880 Speaker 1: show up. Let me tell you this world champion, Tom Brady, Tampa, 189 00:10:59,600 --> 00:11:03,760 Speaker 1: great atmosphere, What a better opportunity to step up there 190 00:11:03,760 --> 00:11:11,800 Speaker 1: because and be David against Glath. Huh Cowboys? Cowboys aren't David? 191 00:11:12,640 --> 00:11:16,880 Speaker 1: I mean they may they may play or give that 192 00:11:16,920 --> 00:11:20,160 Speaker 1: impression that, oh what was me? And we haven't done anything. 193 00:11:20,559 --> 00:11:24,920 Speaker 1: David's the favorite, Like we know the end, we know 194 00:11:24,960 --> 00:11:27,840 Speaker 1: the result of this. Do you really think that he 195 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:32,040 Speaker 1: thinks that they're they're David, They're gonna slay the you know, 196 00:11:32,080 --> 00:11:36,839 Speaker 1: the giant here, I mean you're the Cowboys. Yeah, Like, 197 00:11:37,400 --> 00:11:40,199 Speaker 1: aren't the Bucks the all time David? Like they're the 198 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:43,720 Speaker 1: lowest franchise of the love traditionally, and the Cowboys are 199 00:11:43,800 --> 00:11:46,800 Speaker 1: the Goliath Cliath. Yeah, that's why I'm saying, I don't 200 00:11:46,800 --> 00:11:51,160 Speaker 1: know what's unbelieving. Yes, I don't think that that's the 201 00:11:51,200 --> 00:11:55,480 Speaker 1: analogy that he should use. That they're the big underdog 202 00:11:55,640 --> 00:11:58,280 Speaker 1: and they're taking on Goliath, and the Goliath is Tom 203 00:11:58,280 --> 00:12:04,880 Speaker 1: Brady and the Buccaneers. You're the cowboys and uh but look, 204 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:08,520 Speaker 1: you give Jerry. We haven't seen much of Jerry, you know, 205 00:12:08,559 --> 00:12:11,040 Speaker 1: in the last year. And you get him out there 206 00:12:11,080 --> 00:12:13,200 Speaker 1: in front of cameras, you ask him a question, and 207 00:12:13,600 --> 00:12:16,760 Speaker 1: who knows what you're gonna get. There's a pony somewhere. 208 00:12:17,240 --> 00:12:22,760 Speaker 1: All this manure. Everybody's a leader, and Dak's gonna be great. 209 00:12:23,559 --> 00:12:28,600 Speaker 1: Glad he got paid. Yeah. See, I'm still just wondering 210 00:12:28,600 --> 00:12:33,160 Speaker 1: who the manure is in that scenario. I don't know 211 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:35,760 Speaker 1: who's being called manure. That's what I would like to know. Yes, 212 00:12:36,320 --> 00:12:39,719 Speaker 1: have a manure defense. It's newer than last year. Manure. 213 00:12:40,840 --> 00:12:43,280 Speaker 1: David didn't have one hundred and sixty foot wide jumbo 214 00:12:43,320 --> 00:12:46,880 Speaker 1: tron at this stadium. Meliath has a hundred. But Goliath 215 00:12:46,960 --> 00:12:49,280 Speaker 1: needed that because he's a big guy. Needed a big screen. 216 00:12:49,320 --> 00:12:53,960 Speaker 1: TV big screen has called the Goliath. It is it's 217 00:12:53,960 --> 00:12:56,840 Speaker 1: gonna be a fun preseason there. You know, you got 218 00:12:56,920 --> 00:12:59,720 Speaker 1: hard knocks there and you got Jerry, and Jerry's gonna 219 00:12:59,720 --> 00:13:04,679 Speaker 1: be eating up the screen. And then Dak Prescott had 220 00:13:04,720 --> 00:13:09,600 Speaker 1: a shoulder twinge or something, and you know, I don't 221 00:13:09,640 --> 00:13:12,000 Speaker 1: know if Look, all I know is if it has 222 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:14,679 Speaker 1: to do with a muscle on your shoulder, you're okay. 223 00:13:15,040 --> 00:13:18,200 Speaker 1: It's when it's deep in your shoulder, when it gets 224 00:13:18,240 --> 00:13:21,720 Speaker 1: into the joints there the bone, then you got problems. 225 00:13:22,440 --> 00:13:24,960 Speaker 1: Then you would I would raise my hand and say 226 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:27,400 Speaker 1: I know this firsthand, but I can't raise my arm 227 00:13:27,480 --> 00:13:30,680 Speaker 1: up that high from the surgery that I had. If 228 00:13:30,720 --> 00:13:33,960 Speaker 1: it's in the joint, then you're in trouble. But Dak 229 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:36,880 Speaker 1: Prescott felt some tightness there. He said he didn't warm up. 230 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:38,960 Speaker 1: This is the kind of thing that stays with you 231 00:13:39,400 --> 00:13:43,120 Speaker 1: like it's just nagging. You can deal with pain. If 232 00:13:43,120 --> 00:13:46,560 Speaker 1: it's an injury, no matter what Carson Wentz is going through. 233 00:13:46,720 --> 00:13:49,960 Speaker 1: If it needs surgery, then it needs surgery. This doesn't 234 00:13:49,960 --> 00:13:53,080 Speaker 1: need surgery for Dak. It's probably just something that's going 235 00:13:53,120 --> 00:13:55,440 Speaker 1: to be there. Now. You can get a tired arm, 236 00:13:56,559 --> 00:13:58,840 Speaker 1: which I don't know how he could. We just started camp. 237 00:13:58,920 --> 00:14:02,400 Speaker 1: But it's the cow Boys and it's a big deal. Yeah, Paul, 238 00:14:02,559 --> 00:14:04,440 Speaker 1: I was reading more about that Carson Wentz stuff. There's 239 00:14:04,440 --> 00:14:06,319 Speaker 1: mixed reports that he may need surgery. It may be 240 00:14:06,400 --> 00:14:09,000 Speaker 1: a ligament in his foot that may need it, but 241 00:14:09,120 --> 00:14:11,400 Speaker 1: he might play through it wasn't the biggest problem with 242 00:14:11,480 --> 00:14:13,600 Speaker 1: Carson Wentz was that he was banged up and couldn't 243 00:14:14,200 --> 00:14:16,920 Speaker 1: complete his throws and do the Carson want stuff because 244 00:14:16,920 --> 00:14:20,040 Speaker 1: he was physically not ready to go. Yeah, don't you know, 245 00:14:20,120 --> 00:14:21,920 Speaker 1: miss a couple of games to get him ready to go. 246 00:14:22,280 --> 00:14:24,480 Speaker 1: I don't know if it's something as simple as hey, 247 00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:28,160 Speaker 1: let's just rest it, because that that's tricky where you 248 00:14:28,520 --> 00:14:31,440 Speaker 1: think you can do that. And then, like what's going 249 00:14:31,480 --> 00:14:35,440 Speaker 1: on with Michael Thomas with New Orleans. He waited. Sometimes 250 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:38,000 Speaker 1: you wait and you go, you know, maybe it'll get better. 251 00:14:38,240 --> 00:14:40,800 Speaker 1: If it needs surgery, it needs surgery. But this was 252 00:14:41,040 --> 00:14:43,800 Speaker 1: the report on Dak Prescott. He said he probably didn't 253 00:14:43,800 --> 00:14:47,480 Speaker 1: warm up properly before making long throws, and when he 254 00:14:47,560 --> 00:14:50,080 Speaker 1: started feeling it again, he decided to pull himself out 255 00:14:50,080 --> 00:14:53,080 Speaker 1: of practice. I didn't want to work through and make 256 00:14:53,160 --> 00:14:58,440 Speaker 1: something small, worse and bigger than it has to be. Okay, 257 00:14:59,440 --> 00:15:02,840 Speaker 1: it's the boys, that's whine. It's a big deal, yes, mclub. 258 00:15:02,920 --> 00:15:05,520 Speaker 1: But what a picture has, like even the slightest elbow 259 00:15:05,920 --> 00:15:08,720 Speaker 1: strain or slay, then you see them two years later, 260 00:15:08,880 --> 00:15:10,880 Speaker 1: is that that's not going to be this guy. Not 261 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:14,800 Speaker 1: many quarterbacks have Tommy John surgery. No, that's funny. They don't. 262 00:15:14,840 --> 00:15:18,000 Speaker 1: You're right now, they do not. They don't. That's why 263 00:15:18,800 --> 00:15:22,320 Speaker 1: would I be concerned? No, I would die the Colts, 264 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:27,160 Speaker 1: Carson Wentz, I'd be concerned, very concerned. It's rare when 265 00:15:27,160 --> 00:15:30,240 Speaker 1: you have a foot injury or when we talk about 266 00:15:30,280 --> 00:15:32,520 Speaker 1: a foot injury or a star player has a foot injury. 267 00:15:32,840 --> 00:15:35,680 Speaker 1: But those injuries, those are the kind of injuries that 268 00:15:35,800 --> 00:15:39,960 Speaker 1: don't go away. You know, they talk about turf toe. 269 00:15:40,000 --> 00:15:44,360 Speaker 1: Turf toe doesn't go away, and you could have these 270 00:15:44,400 --> 00:15:48,000 Speaker 1: broken bones that Liz Frank, you know, those kind of 271 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:52,040 Speaker 1: injuries don't go away even if you have surgery, and 272 00:15:52,440 --> 00:15:56,280 Speaker 1: that's tricky. We talk about knees or shoulders, but when 273 00:15:56,280 --> 00:15:59,560 Speaker 1: you have the foot injury, that's a little bit different. Here. 274 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:02,840 Speaker 1: If you're Carson Wentz, now, I know the Colts can 275 00:16:02,920 --> 00:16:05,760 Speaker 1: run the football and they played good defense. Is that enough? 276 00:16:06,280 --> 00:16:09,400 Speaker 1: But I looked at their schedule this morning. They got 277 00:16:09,400 --> 00:16:13,840 Speaker 1: a really difficult schedule first half of the season. Really, 278 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:18,680 Speaker 1: they have one layup that's the Texans. That's it. Everything else. 279 00:16:19,160 --> 00:16:21,040 Speaker 1: I don't know if they'll be favored in any of 280 00:16:21,040 --> 00:16:26,560 Speaker 1: those games. And now with Carson Wentz his season kind 281 00:16:26,560 --> 00:16:36,840 Speaker 1: of teetering, who they have Jacob Eason, let's go yeah, yeah, Okay, 282 00:16:36,880 --> 00:16:39,480 Speaker 1: here's a thought question. It's sort of process oriented. I 283 00:16:39,520 --> 00:16:42,160 Speaker 1: brought it up this morning. If you are the Cults 284 00:16:42,240 --> 00:16:44,240 Speaker 1: and you don't think Carson Wentz is gonna be good 285 00:16:44,280 --> 00:16:46,600 Speaker 1: to go, do you trade for a veteran like Nick Foles? 286 00:16:46,680 --> 00:16:49,280 Speaker 1: Or do you roll with Jacob Eason and Sam Ellinger 287 00:16:49,560 --> 00:16:52,720 Speaker 1: and just maybe be really bad and get a high 288 00:16:52,760 --> 00:16:55,040 Speaker 1: draft pick a quarterback. I just have to know more 289 00:16:55,040 --> 00:16:57,880 Speaker 1: information on this. Well, you know, Wentz is going to 290 00:16:57,920 --> 00:17:00,000 Speaker 1: be risky, so do you I mean, they're probably gonna 291 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:01,880 Speaker 1: bringing a veteran. I would assume they're going to try 292 00:17:01,920 --> 00:17:05,720 Speaker 1: and get get somebody in there just as insurance. Well, 293 00:17:05,720 --> 00:17:08,520 Speaker 1: who are you getting? Well Foles? I mean, I think 294 00:17:09,040 --> 00:17:11,520 Speaker 1: would you think the wheels are turning? Because even if 295 00:17:11,520 --> 00:17:15,120 Speaker 1: Wentz said, you know, they they could be really out 296 00:17:15,119 --> 00:17:17,159 Speaker 1: of luck by week three. If Wentz says, ah, you 297 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:20,320 Speaker 1: know this isn't really working. Well. If I could get 298 00:17:20,440 --> 00:17:24,119 Speaker 1: Nick Foles, and because you know, these younger players aren't 299 00:17:24,119 --> 00:17:25,680 Speaker 1: going to be ready, But if I could get Nick 300 00:17:25,720 --> 00:17:28,919 Speaker 1: Foles on that team and that's a playoff team and 301 00:17:30,480 --> 00:17:33,840 Speaker 1: you know, could be competitive enough to uh, you know, 302 00:17:33,880 --> 00:17:38,200 Speaker 1: for the AFC title with with everybody healthy, with Carson Wentz. 303 00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:43,240 Speaker 1: But yeah, I mean I would certainly kick the tires 304 00:17:43,240 --> 00:17:48,080 Speaker 1: on Nick Foles. Where is Nick Foles right now? Chicago? Oh? 305 00:17:48,200 --> 00:17:51,560 Speaker 1: So he's the third string quarterback in Chicago now because 306 00:17:51,600 --> 00:17:54,600 Speaker 1: you got I guess, Andy Dalton, you got Justin Fields 307 00:17:54,600 --> 00:17:57,000 Speaker 1: and then Nick Foles, I guess. So yeah, I'll double 308 00:17:57,040 --> 00:17:59,080 Speaker 1: check that. Yeah, yeah, Well this is a situation where 309 00:17:59,080 --> 00:18:01,720 Speaker 1: Teddy Bridgewater's name usually comes up. We should just throw 310 00:18:01,720 --> 00:18:03,960 Speaker 1: it out there, just say Teddy Bridgewater will be a 311 00:18:04,040 --> 00:18:08,560 Speaker 1: great fit to fill in something. The Bridge quarterback. Teddy Bridgewater, 312 00:18:09,040 --> 00:18:12,919 Speaker 1: he somehow created the Bridge quarterback and Teddy's in Denver. 313 00:18:13,280 --> 00:18:16,800 Speaker 1: Oh he's backing up Drew Locke, So it would be 314 00:18:16,840 --> 00:18:19,600 Speaker 1: the other way around until they get Aaron Rodgers and 315 00:18:19,640 --> 00:18:23,160 Speaker 1: then Teddy will be available next year. Yes, you mentioned 316 00:18:23,160 --> 00:18:25,560 Speaker 1: Tommy John surgery has a quarterback ever had it? One 317 00:18:25,640 --> 00:18:28,120 Speaker 1: quarterback that I could find in NFL history had actual 318 00:18:28,960 --> 00:18:31,240 Speaker 1: baseball style Tommy John Surgery. Do you want to play? 319 00:18:31,280 --> 00:18:36,040 Speaker 1: Guests that quarterback? He has retired. He was a He 320 00:18:36,160 --> 00:18:39,080 Speaker 1: might be in the Hall of Good, not very good, 321 00:18:39,560 --> 00:18:42,200 Speaker 1: Dave Craig, that's a good guess. That's a very good guest. 322 00:18:42,359 --> 00:18:45,560 Speaker 1: This guy played from ninety nine to twenty eleven. He 323 00:18:45,680 --> 00:18:48,240 Speaker 1: made a name for himself with one team down South, 324 00:18:48,320 --> 00:18:52,879 Speaker 1: played some pretty good football for about five years. Not 325 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:57,320 Speaker 1: a household name, but a hall of good, isn't it. 326 00:18:57,440 --> 00:19:00,680 Speaker 1: Chris Chandlers, somebody's always heard and had such arm. A 327 00:19:00,760 --> 00:19:03,520 Speaker 1: little younger than that, A little closer to now. Chandler 328 00:19:03,560 --> 00:19:06,040 Speaker 1: is a little older. Craig's a little older. This guy 329 00:19:06,080 --> 00:19:09,800 Speaker 1: retired in twenty eleven. Guess that quarterback with Tommy John Surgery, 330 00:19:10,880 --> 00:19:20,040 Speaker 1: down South, big hands, down South, um made one one 331 00:19:20,080 --> 00:19:24,320 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl. Okay, his last name is very hard to 332 00:19:24,320 --> 00:19:31,560 Speaker 1: spell and also hard to pronounce. Jake Delone, Oh del 333 00:19:31,720 --> 00:19:36,080 Speaker 1: Holy del homie. Got Tommy John Surgery, Carolina. So now, 334 00:19:36,080 --> 00:19:40,640 Speaker 1: if a quarterback hasn't you get the dolm right, he's 335 00:19:40,680 --> 00:19:42,320 Speaker 1: gotta have something. I guess you know you have to 336 00:19:42,400 --> 00:19:44,639 Speaker 1: name it after a football player. Yeah, he had this 337 00:19:44,720 --> 00:19:47,560 Speaker 1: surgery in seven and came back in was twelve and 338 00:19:47,560 --> 00:19:51,680 Speaker 1: four the next year. Jake Delone, who thought he would 339 00:19:51,680 --> 00:19:55,240 Speaker 1: be mentioned on Including Jake Delon, didn't think he'd be 340 00:19:55,280 --> 00:19:58,600 Speaker 1: mentioned today. Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk 341 00:19:58,680 --> 00:20:01,360 Speaker 1: lineup in the nation. Catch all of our shows at 342 00:20:01,400 --> 00:20:05,680 Speaker 1: foxsports Radio dot com and within the iHeartRadio app. Search 343 00:20:05,840 --> 00:20:10,840 Speaker 1: FSR to listen live. Hey, this is Jason McIntyre. Join 344 00:20:10,920 --> 00:20:14,439 Speaker 1: me every weekday morning on my podcast, Straight Fire with 345 00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:18,679 Speaker 1: Jason McIntyre. 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You did have some thoughts 354 00:20:47,880 --> 00:20:50,480 Speaker 1: on Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers and how this all 355 00:20:50,480 --> 00:20:55,360 Speaker 1: plays out. What would you do with this situation if 356 00:20:55,400 --> 00:20:58,440 Speaker 1: you were running the Clippers? Well, if I were running 357 00:20:58,480 --> 00:21:03,560 Speaker 1: the Clippers, I asked myself, why am I running the Clippers? Like? 358 00:21:03,600 --> 00:21:05,560 Speaker 1: Why is that my lot in life? But then once 359 00:21:05,600 --> 00:21:09,280 Speaker 1: I get over that, I'd recognize that Kawai has got 360 00:21:09,320 --> 00:21:12,680 Speaker 1: us in a rough spot in that he has three options. Right, 361 00:21:12,720 --> 00:21:15,720 Speaker 1: he could have opted in and then signed a four 362 00:21:15,800 --> 00:21:19,160 Speaker 1: year extension, that's the most guaranteed money available to him. 363 00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:21,680 Speaker 1: He didn't do that. He could opt out and then 364 00:21:21,800 --> 00:21:24,600 Speaker 1: sign a four year contract, but that would be illogical. 365 00:21:24,640 --> 00:21:26,879 Speaker 1: You would have just done the first option. So it 366 00:21:26,920 --> 00:21:29,640 Speaker 1: looks like he's gonna opt out. If he's going to stay, 367 00:21:29,720 --> 00:21:32,520 Speaker 1: he's going to sign a one plus one, So he'll 368 00:21:33,240 --> 00:21:36,600 Speaker 1: get paid forty million this year to probably not play 369 00:21:36,880 --> 00:21:40,280 Speaker 1: and then be a free agent again next year. And 370 00:21:41,480 --> 00:21:44,080 Speaker 1: I don't know. Dan people the argument that is, well, 371 00:21:44,119 --> 00:21:47,720 Speaker 1: then he can sign a five year after this coming year, 372 00:21:47,800 --> 00:21:50,520 Speaker 1: two hundred and thirty five million dollars deal. I don't 373 00:21:50,520 --> 00:21:53,199 Speaker 1: know that I'm interested in signing Kawhi Leonard for his 374 00:21:53,320 --> 00:21:58,840 Speaker 1: age thirty two through thirty six season when his body 375 00:21:58,920 --> 00:22:02,119 Speaker 1: is broken down or than it should have already. Also, 376 00:22:03,040 --> 00:22:05,600 Speaker 1: you know, I was one of the few people two 377 00:22:05,680 --> 00:22:07,720 Speaker 1: years ago told you the Clippers wouldn't make it, and 378 00:22:07,760 --> 00:22:09,600 Speaker 1: this year told you the Nets wouldn't make it. And 379 00:22:09,600 --> 00:22:10,760 Speaker 1: I don't know if the Nets are going to be 380 00:22:10,840 --> 00:22:14,200 Speaker 1: much better next year. Next year, all the Nets guys 381 00:22:14,200 --> 00:22:17,760 Speaker 1: are free agents. If let's say Kaway signs the one 382 00:22:17,800 --> 00:22:22,440 Speaker 1: plus one Dan and he's a free agent, and he's like, Okay, 383 00:22:22,480 --> 00:22:24,760 Speaker 1: now I'll take my four or five year max, and 384 00:22:24,960 --> 00:22:27,439 Speaker 1: James Harden is also a free agent, It's like, this 385 00:22:27,520 --> 00:22:29,280 Speaker 1: ain't as fun as I thought it would be. I'm 386 00:22:29,320 --> 00:22:33,680 Speaker 1: from LA I'd like to go back. If you're the Clippers. 387 00:22:33,680 --> 00:22:35,760 Speaker 1: Can you make an argument you'd rather have Paul George 388 00:22:35,760 --> 00:22:38,240 Speaker 1: with James Harden than Paul George with Kawhi. I think 389 00:22:38,280 --> 00:22:41,639 Speaker 1: you could. He's a free agent, Kyrie Katie. Your free agents, 390 00:22:41,720 --> 00:22:44,000 Speaker 1: Jimmy Butler's a free agent, Bradley Beal's a free agent. 391 00:22:44,320 --> 00:22:47,240 Speaker 1: Next year's free agency is very wide open. And find 392 00:22:47,280 --> 00:22:50,199 Speaker 1: the Clippers. I mean, I find out he's having surgery 393 00:22:50,200 --> 00:22:53,359 Speaker 1: because Skip Bayliss reports it. That's not great. That's not 394 00:22:53,440 --> 00:22:55,240 Speaker 1: how you want to find out the news. So I 395 00:22:55,240 --> 00:22:57,720 Speaker 1: don't know. The whole thing's frustrating, by the Clippers. Yeah, 396 00:22:57,800 --> 00:23:00,640 Speaker 1: I don't think given that injury, that he's going to play, 397 00:23:00,720 --> 00:23:04,000 Speaker 1: and given that Kawai's time frame for coming back from 398 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:06,680 Speaker 1: an injury, he's going to be far more cautious than 399 00:23:06,760 --> 00:23:09,600 Speaker 1: somebody else might be. But this might be a situation. 400 00:23:09,960 --> 00:23:13,040 Speaker 1: Do you sign him like the Nets signed Kevin Durant. 401 00:23:13,160 --> 00:23:15,920 Speaker 1: He's coming off the Achilles and they still signed him 402 00:23:15,920 --> 00:23:19,040 Speaker 1: knowing that he wasn't going to play that first year. Yeah, 403 00:23:19,040 --> 00:23:21,840 Speaker 1: but Katie didn't sign a one plus one. Yeah, Like 404 00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:24,879 Speaker 1: I don't. I think they would have signed him to 405 00:23:25,640 --> 00:23:27,880 Speaker 1: if he picked up the option, a four year extension, 406 00:23:28,600 --> 00:23:32,639 Speaker 1: but that's not what he opted for. I think if 407 00:23:32,920 --> 00:23:35,119 Speaker 1: I think they would sign him right now to a 408 00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:38,800 Speaker 1: four year deal, but that would be totally illogical from 409 00:23:38,800 --> 00:23:40,840 Speaker 1: his perspective. If he wanted that, he would have picked 410 00:23:40,920 --> 00:23:43,800 Speaker 1: up the option and then got four additional years, so 411 00:23:43,920 --> 00:23:47,560 Speaker 1: essentially a five year deal. So I don't think that 412 00:23:47,800 --> 00:23:50,720 Speaker 1: is available to them. I think he's gonna say I'm 413 00:23:50,720 --> 00:23:53,320 Speaker 1: going to sign a one plus one once again, be 414 00:23:53,320 --> 00:23:55,439 Speaker 1: able to hold your feet to the fire, and this 415 00:23:55,520 --> 00:23:58,040 Speaker 1: year I'm probably not going to play. Like would the 416 00:23:58,119 --> 00:24:02,160 Speaker 1: Nets have signed KD to a one plus one coming 417 00:24:02,160 --> 00:24:04,680 Speaker 1: off the Achilles, I don't think. So they signed it 418 00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:08,080 Speaker 1: saying he signed a three plus one, which is very different. 419 00:24:09,119 --> 00:24:11,840 Speaker 1: It just feels like the Clippers are going to regret 420 00:24:11,880 --> 00:24:14,080 Speaker 1: this one way or another one In two years. It's 421 00:24:14,080 --> 00:24:19,040 Speaker 1: either Kawhi is MVP like or Kawhi is injured again. 422 00:24:19,760 --> 00:24:22,040 Speaker 1: Let me ask you, let me start interrupt, but just 423 00:24:22,720 --> 00:24:26,119 Speaker 1: for the next two years if you could, and they 424 00:24:26,119 --> 00:24:29,600 Speaker 1: can't make this trade, but just you know, humor me here, 425 00:24:29,640 --> 00:24:31,679 Speaker 1: because both these guys opted out of their deal for 426 00:24:31,720 --> 00:24:34,080 Speaker 1: the next two years. Would you rather have Chris Paul 427 00:24:34,119 --> 00:24:36,840 Speaker 1: or Kawhi Leonard if you're the Clippers the same exact 428 00:24:36,920 --> 00:24:41,320 Speaker 1: roster Chris Paul, Yeah, me too, because A he's gonna 429 00:24:41,359 --> 00:24:44,520 Speaker 1: play this first year and B I actually think it fits. 430 00:24:44,840 --> 00:24:47,480 Speaker 1: It's like, oh, Paul George can be our primary scorer 431 00:24:47,600 --> 00:24:50,159 Speaker 1: do what he did in the bubble like. And that 432 00:24:50,320 --> 00:24:52,360 Speaker 1: is a wild thing to say, but I think that's 433 00:24:52,359 --> 00:24:55,840 Speaker 1: where we're at. What about with the Lakers? Are you 434 00:24:55,880 --> 00:25:00,719 Speaker 1: okay with Russell Westbrook? Okay? So I'm okay with it, 435 00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:03,840 Speaker 1: and listen, I guess what, I don't know if you 436 00:25:04,040 --> 00:25:06,720 Speaker 1: don't listen. I was out of town last week, so 437 00:25:06,800 --> 00:25:08,840 Speaker 1: I didn't you know, I wasn't on TV, but I 438 00:25:08,880 --> 00:25:11,240 Speaker 1: don't know if you've heard Russell Westbrook struggles from three 439 00:25:11,240 --> 00:25:15,920 Speaker 1: point range. It's an undercovered story. But I also think 440 00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:21,000 Speaker 1: that this trade was really covered poorly by the media. 441 00:25:21,119 --> 00:25:24,280 Speaker 1: So all right, Montres Harold was part of it, he 442 00:25:24,359 --> 00:25:28,040 Speaker 1: was leaving. Kyle Kuzma was part of it. I would 443 00:25:28,040 --> 00:25:31,320 Speaker 1: have packed Kuzma's bags for him. KCP was part of it. 444 00:25:31,440 --> 00:25:34,320 Speaker 1: KCP is a useful player, but not a great player. 445 00:25:34,760 --> 00:25:36,520 Speaker 1: Now the argument is, yeah, but you could have used 446 00:25:36,560 --> 00:25:39,359 Speaker 1: those pieces to get Buddy Healed. I love Buddy Healed 447 00:25:39,359 --> 00:25:41,680 Speaker 1: as much as anyone that's not from either the Bahamas 448 00:25:41,720 --> 00:25:45,879 Speaker 1: or the state Oklahoma. However, as we see time and 449 00:25:45,920 --> 00:25:49,040 Speaker 1: time again, Dan, there's a lot of guys, one of 450 00:25:49,040 --> 00:25:51,920 Speaker 1: which is hosting this show that can shoot forty some 451 00:25:52,119 --> 00:25:54,840 Speaker 1: percent from three with no pressure. But you ain't seen 452 00:25:54,880 --> 00:25:57,240 Speaker 1: him in the NBA playoffs, and come the NBA playoffs, 453 00:25:57,280 --> 00:25:59,480 Speaker 1: it might be a little different animal. So Buddy Healed 454 00:25:59,560 --> 00:26:02,000 Speaker 1: was not a sure thing like Joe Harris. Seems like 455 00:26:02,000 --> 00:26:04,320 Speaker 1: an amazing piece for the Lakers. Yeah, but he can't 456 00:26:04,320 --> 00:26:06,399 Speaker 1: shoot in the playoffs, right, So Buddy Yield has never 457 00:26:06,400 --> 00:26:08,639 Speaker 1: played in the big NBA game. So it's a little concerning. 458 00:26:09,359 --> 00:26:13,280 Speaker 1: And so I understand the fit question with Russ, and 459 00:26:13,359 --> 00:26:16,040 Speaker 1: I understand Russ has never won, but Kevin Love never won, 460 00:26:16,119 --> 00:26:18,840 Speaker 1: Chris Bosh never won anything, Davis number one, Kyrie Irving 461 00:26:18,880 --> 00:26:20,920 Speaker 1: never won, and then Lebron put his arms around him 462 00:26:20,960 --> 00:26:24,280 Speaker 1: and they won. Lakers will be great in transition. There 463 00:26:24,280 --> 00:26:27,119 Speaker 1: will be a far lighter workload on Lebron in the 464 00:26:27,200 --> 00:26:30,720 Speaker 1: regular season because Russ can win games for you, and 465 00:26:30,760 --> 00:26:36,320 Speaker 1: I think that the overall just tenacity of what Russ 466 00:26:36,320 --> 00:26:40,199 Speaker 1: springs is a net positive. But Dan, do you do 467 00:26:40,440 --> 00:26:42,520 Speaker 1: know what's going to happen here, because this is the 468 00:26:42,560 --> 00:26:45,159 Speaker 1: exact thing that happened when the Lakers traded par A D. 469 00:26:45,800 --> 00:26:48,760 Speaker 1: The Lakers traded par A D and here's the commentary 470 00:26:48,800 --> 00:26:51,440 Speaker 1: on every network. Oh my god, they gave up so much. 471 00:26:51,640 --> 00:26:55,520 Speaker 1: Who's gonna defend Lebron's in year seventeen a D? Is? 472 00:26:55,800 --> 00:26:57,840 Speaker 1: You know? Is he as good as we say is? 473 00:26:58,040 --> 00:27:00,480 Speaker 1: Then they win the title? And this is what I well, 474 00:27:00,800 --> 00:27:02,960 Speaker 1: super team. I mean that's a super team. Of course 475 00:27:02,960 --> 00:27:04,600 Speaker 1: they went, oh, what are you gonna do? A superteam? 476 00:27:04,840 --> 00:27:08,840 Speaker 1: So all week is that there's no spacing. It's Caveman basketball. 477 00:27:08,920 --> 00:27:11,040 Speaker 1: What are you thinking Russ is a chucker? Have you 478 00:27:11,080 --> 00:27:13,560 Speaker 1: seen the second spectrum numbers? And then if they win 479 00:27:13,600 --> 00:27:16,200 Speaker 1: the dialog, it's going to be, oh my god, Lebron James, 480 00:27:16,200 --> 00:27:18,280 Speaker 1: how much help does he need? Mean? And he had 481 00:27:18,320 --> 00:27:21,520 Speaker 1: Carmelo Anthony. How much help does the guy need to 482 00:27:21,560 --> 00:27:25,960 Speaker 1: go from the same people. You don't think that's what's 483 00:27:25,960 --> 00:27:30,120 Speaker 1: gonna happen. Well, it is Lebron, so you know, however, 484 00:27:30,160 --> 00:27:32,960 Speaker 1: somebody can twist it to their benefit. They certainly will. 485 00:27:33,240 --> 00:27:37,080 Speaker 1: I understand getting Russ and I love watching him. I 486 00:27:37,119 --> 00:27:41,800 Speaker 1: don't think he translates into wins. I think he translates 487 00:27:41,800 --> 00:27:45,080 Speaker 1: into entertainment. I think he has stats. I know they 488 00:27:45,119 --> 00:27:47,639 Speaker 1: got together and they decided that they were going to 489 00:27:47,760 --> 00:27:50,680 Speaker 1: sacrifice part of their game to make it all work together. 490 00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:54,960 Speaker 1: I mean it sounds nice, but Russ still can't shoot. 491 00:27:55,880 --> 00:28:00,159 Speaker 1: That's true now, so what's his role? They're just gonna 492 00:28:00,400 --> 00:28:03,679 Speaker 1: like teams did de Lonzo Ball, go ahead shoot, go 493 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:06,960 Speaker 1: ahead shoot, and they'll just you know, they're not gonna 494 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:09,720 Speaker 1: let him drive. So yeah, but didn't the Lakers win 495 00:28:09,800 --> 00:28:13,159 Speaker 1: the title with teams doing that to region Rondo? Like 496 00:28:13,280 --> 00:28:15,240 Speaker 1: that happened, right, It's not like people are like, oh 497 00:28:15,280 --> 00:28:17,800 Speaker 1: my god, like Rondo was gonna kill the spacing. People 498 00:28:17,800 --> 00:28:20,520 Speaker 1: aren't that worried about Caruso's three point shot. And by 499 00:28:20,560 --> 00:28:23,200 Speaker 1: the way, the Bucks, who over the last few years 500 00:28:23,200 --> 00:28:25,320 Speaker 1: has been a good three point shooting team. I felt 501 00:28:25,359 --> 00:28:28,359 Speaker 1: like every playoff game it's like, Wow, that's the fewest 502 00:28:28,359 --> 00:28:31,239 Speaker 1: three pointers they've shot, they've made in four years and 503 00:28:31,280 --> 00:28:33,560 Speaker 1: they just won the title. And by the way, I 504 00:28:33,680 --> 00:28:36,000 Speaker 1: think this is everyone says the Lakers are, you know, 505 00:28:36,080 --> 00:28:39,400 Speaker 1: trying to match what the Nets do. They're the Lakers. 506 00:28:39,720 --> 00:28:42,040 Speaker 1: The whole league needs to be worried about keeping up 507 00:28:42,080 --> 00:28:46,080 Speaker 1: with Milwaukee. And I do think that Russ is just 508 00:28:46,240 --> 00:28:49,160 Speaker 1: such a pain in the ass that pardon me that. 509 00:28:49,280 --> 00:28:51,640 Speaker 1: I do think if you are playing either Milwaukee or 510 00:28:51,680 --> 00:28:55,080 Speaker 1: Brooklyn in the finals, Drew or Kyrie or is gonna 511 00:28:55,120 --> 00:28:57,720 Speaker 1: have to work like the other team's point guard is 512 00:28:57,760 --> 00:29:00,680 Speaker 1: going to have to work. I do yes, spacing will 513 00:29:00,680 --> 00:29:03,200 Speaker 1: be a problem. I think Mellow will help that. I 514 00:29:03,200 --> 00:29:05,200 Speaker 1: think they're gonna get Mellow and he shot forty percent 515 00:29:05,280 --> 00:29:07,280 Speaker 1: from three the last couple of years, and he made 516 00:29:07,280 --> 00:29:09,440 Speaker 1: big shots, and they'll get some you know, maybe they 517 00:29:09,520 --> 00:29:12,720 Speaker 1: get Wayne Ellington, they'll find some shooting. I think I 518 00:29:12,800 --> 00:29:16,360 Speaker 1: hope he's Nick right. First thing's first co host Fox 519 00:29:16,400 --> 00:29:20,120 Speaker 1: Sports one. We keep looking at these scenarios in free agency, 520 00:29:20,600 --> 00:29:23,320 Speaker 1: and you know, Kyle Lowry is an object of desire 521 00:29:23,360 --> 00:29:26,680 Speaker 1: and Malcolm Brogden, Mike Conley is going to resign with UTA, Like, 522 00:29:26,840 --> 00:29:29,920 Speaker 1: is there a player that you go boy if that 523 00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:33,400 Speaker 1: happens or he leaves, is there a domino effect where 524 00:29:33,440 --> 00:29:36,920 Speaker 1: you can boy that that changes the hierarchy of power, 525 00:29:37,560 --> 00:29:40,200 Speaker 1: well aside from Kawhi, right, yeah, and I guess Kawhi 526 00:29:40,240 --> 00:29:43,200 Speaker 1: it's you know, it's more of a delayed I think 527 00:29:43,280 --> 00:29:48,280 Speaker 1: Lowry could have. But I think Miami with Lowry, they're 528 00:29:48,320 --> 00:29:51,880 Speaker 1: still like they're hardcapped, not literally hardcapped, but they just 529 00:29:51,920 --> 00:29:54,680 Speaker 1: have a ceiling on what they can be. I don't 530 00:29:54,960 --> 00:29:58,480 Speaker 1: I don't think they're a true championship contender. I think 531 00:29:58,520 --> 00:30:04,320 Speaker 1: I'm really interested in what Dallas does. I think that Luca, 532 00:30:04,840 --> 00:30:07,360 Speaker 1: he was my pick to win MVP before this year started. 533 00:30:07,400 --> 00:30:09,440 Speaker 1: He came into you know, camp out of shape and 534 00:30:09,640 --> 00:30:12,240 Speaker 1: never didn't get going early and then came on late. 535 00:30:12,960 --> 00:30:16,440 Speaker 1: I think Lucas about to win a gold medal and 536 00:30:16,960 --> 00:30:20,480 Speaker 1: light the Olympics on fire and go into next year. 537 00:30:20,960 --> 00:30:24,479 Speaker 1: As you know, there's a pretty clear top four players 538 00:30:24,480 --> 00:30:28,160 Speaker 1: in basketball to me, Jannis, Lebron, Katie and Luca. But 539 00:30:28,400 --> 00:30:31,720 Speaker 1: Dallas are like their big move is it gonna be 540 00:30:31,920 --> 00:30:35,040 Speaker 1: keep Tim Hardaway Junior? Like, so, I think the biggest 541 00:30:35,080 --> 00:30:38,520 Speaker 1: moves aren't so much a free agency. It's more trades, 542 00:30:38,880 --> 00:30:41,760 Speaker 1: meaning it's Ben Simmons going to be traded and is 543 00:30:41,840 --> 00:30:45,840 Speaker 1: Christaps Porzinga's going to be traded? And what does that 544 00:30:45,920 --> 00:30:49,360 Speaker 1: look like? Because I think the MAVs need more, but 545 00:30:49,400 --> 00:30:51,960 Speaker 1: if they get the right pieces, they could win the title. 546 00:30:52,040 --> 00:30:55,360 Speaker 1: Lucas that good. Yeah, I said that in the first hour. 547 00:30:55,680 --> 00:30:58,280 Speaker 1: I viewed Dallas as sort of that sneaky team that 548 00:30:58,760 --> 00:31:01,560 Speaker 1: you know, we keep looking at the shiny objects over here, 549 00:31:01,600 --> 00:31:05,240 Speaker 1: and you know that piecing some things together. I'm not 550 00:31:05,280 --> 00:31:09,520 Speaker 1: sold on Porzingis with them. Could you could you trade 551 00:31:09,520 --> 00:31:14,360 Speaker 1: Porzingis for Ben Simmons. So that's a really interesting one. 552 00:31:14,520 --> 00:31:17,840 Speaker 1: I don't think Philly does it. I think Philly wants more. 553 00:31:18,200 --> 00:31:20,480 Speaker 1: I think that would be debt for Dallas. It helps 554 00:31:20,480 --> 00:31:26,120 Speaker 1: your defense immediately. Ben Simmons, you know, the can basically 555 00:31:26,160 --> 00:31:28,280 Speaker 1: play the position he needs to play, which is like 556 00:31:28,320 --> 00:31:31,520 Speaker 1: the five on offense, and I think it makes a 557 00:31:31,520 --> 00:31:33,680 Speaker 1: lot of sense for Dallas. I don't think it makes 558 00:31:33,840 --> 00:31:37,640 Speaker 1: enough sense for Philly. I think Philly, listen, there's a 559 00:31:37,720 --> 00:31:42,080 Speaker 1: reason that all these reported trades Daryl was asking for, 560 00:31:42,360 --> 00:31:47,800 Speaker 1: like four first round picks and swaps. Daryl wants Damian Lillard, 561 00:31:48,040 --> 00:31:50,440 Speaker 1: and if the Blazers won't trade him Damian Lillard for 562 00:31:50,480 --> 00:31:53,680 Speaker 1: Ben Simmons, then he wants to acquire the piece is 563 00:31:53,760 --> 00:31:56,720 Speaker 1: necessary to then trade for Damian Lillard, Like you don't 564 00:31:56,720 --> 00:31:58,920 Speaker 1: want my player, Okay, what if you want the pieces 565 00:31:58,960 --> 00:32:01,720 Speaker 1: I get for my player with Bradley Beale as like 566 00:32:01,800 --> 00:32:04,840 Speaker 1: a consolation. I do not think Ben Simmons is getting 567 00:32:04,840 --> 00:32:08,080 Speaker 1: traded by Darryl for seventy cents on the dollar. I 568 00:32:08,080 --> 00:32:10,120 Speaker 1: think he's gonna go. I think he's comfortable going into 569 00:32:10,120 --> 00:32:13,760 Speaker 1: the season with him and waiting and singing. Good to 570 00:32:13,800 --> 00:32:15,760 Speaker 1: talk to you, good to have you back, and thanks 571 00:32:15,760 --> 00:32:18,680 Speaker 1: for joining us. Nick. Absolutely, it's always great to see 572 00:32:18,680 --> 00:32:19,560 Speaker 1: you guys. Talk to you soon.