WEBVTT - The BroadCast | Previewing the Draft With Vince Rozman

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<v Speaker 1>This podcast is part of the seventy Sixers podcast network

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<v Speaker 1>Search seventy Sixers podcast Wherever you get your Pods. Vince

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<v Speaker 1>Rosman has been with the seventy sixers for fifteen years,

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<v Speaker 1>but he's never experienced anything like the last few months. Honestly,

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<v Speaker 1>it's been a pretty unique opportunity because you get a

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<v Speaker 1>layer deeper on players that time never really permitted before.

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<v Speaker 1>It's been challenging, but in a lot of ways, it's

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<v Speaker 1>presigned new opportunities for us to get better. Through everything

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<v Speaker 1>that's happened since the pandemic hit, the shutdown, the restart,

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<v Speaker 1>and now an accelerated off season, Rosman is confidence that

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<v Speaker 1>the seventy six ers are ready. When you're told you

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<v Speaker 1>know you're adding a guy like Barrel to your staff,

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<v Speaker 1>you're pretty excited. Obviously, he's been incredibly successful throughout his

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<v Speaker 1>career in the NBA, and I think he's a guy

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<v Speaker 1>that if you want to learn from, you can learn

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<v Speaker 1>a ton from. I'm Lauren Rosen and I'm Brian Seltzer,

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<v Speaker 1>And on this episode of the broadcast, we preview the

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<v Speaker 1>draft with the seventy Sixers vice president of Scouting, Vince Rosman.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh baby, this week in the NBA, Sit back and

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<v Speaker 1>get ready for it. I mean, who knows where things

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<v Speaker 1>will be at at the time this podcast comes out.

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<v Speaker 1>Trade window began on Monday, NBA Draft on Wednesday, Free

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<v Speaker 1>agency negotiations start on Friday, and then signings can begin

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<v Speaker 1>on Sunday. Listen, the pandemic is awful, horrible. Seriously, be safe,

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<v Speaker 1>mask up, do your thing. But if you need a diversion,

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<v Speaker 1>perhaps the most dramatic tent pole moments of an NBA

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<v Speaker 1>offseason are all coming together and combining for a crazy

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<v Speaker 1>week long stretch. It's insanity, but for me personally, I

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<v Speaker 1>cannot wait to see how it unfolds. The seventy six Ers,

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<v Speaker 1>of course, find themselves in a very intriguing position. They

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<v Speaker 1>have a new president of Basketball Operations and Daryl Morey. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>they have two other key new editions the front office

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<v Speaker 1>and executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Peter Dinwiddie and

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<v Speaker 1>Vice President of Player Personnel Prosper Krangua. But a guy

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<v Speaker 1>who's been in the Sixers front office for fifteen years now,

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<v Speaker 1>who has seen so many different iterations, evolutions and eras

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<v Speaker 1>of the seventy Sixers is a guy by the name

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<v Speaker 1>of Vince Rosman, and if you've listened to the podcast

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<v Speaker 1>over the years, we've had Vince on a handful of times.

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<v Speaker 1>He is outstanding and there's a reason that he's been

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<v Speaker 1>around as long as he has. Vince is the vice

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<v Speaker 1>president of scouting for the Sixers, and with the draft

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<v Speaker 1>being on Wednesday, Lauren Rosen and I felt the timing

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<v Speaker 1>would be perfect to catch up with Vince and look

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<v Speaker 1>ahead to Draft Night twenty twenty. Well, Vince, it is

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<v Speaker 1>great to be speaking with you in the days before

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<v Speaker 1>this year's unprecedented draft. Can you get us caught up

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<v Speaker 1>to speed on just how the pace has been for

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<v Speaker 1>you guys leading up to the draft this year? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it's always a bit chaotic those previous a

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<v Speaker 1>few days. This season is is no different, if anything.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, it's compounded by you know, our front office

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<v Speaker 1>is all new and we're trying to you know, feel

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<v Speaker 1>each other out a little bit, and then you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to blink and the draft is over and

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<v Speaker 1>we're right in the free agency and then the free

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<v Speaker 1>agency period is over and we're right into the season.

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<v Speaker 1>So yeah, it's pretty nuts. It's pretty much. I think

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<v Speaker 1>we're ready, but it's it's been quite the process. So

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<v Speaker 1>can you give us like a little bit of perspective

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<v Speaker 1>on what it's been like to plan the draft, especially

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<v Speaker 1>given the exterior circumstances that you guys are dealing with

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<v Speaker 1>with the pandemic. Just sort of what it's looked like

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<v Speaker 1>from your department, maybe from the job and up until now,

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<v Speaker 1>for sure, I guess you know, if you if you

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<v Speaker 1>think back in in April, we were preparing to have

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<v Speaker 1>the draft in June still, and we were preparing to

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<v Speaker 1>do it, you know, not knowing what workouts may or

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<v Speaker 1>may not look like, or what reviews may or may

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<v Speaker 1>not look like, or or anything, honestly, um, and I

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<v Speaker 1>think we were prepared for that, and and then that past,

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<v Speaker 1>and then we were prepared to do the same thing

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<v Speaker 1>in August whenever the draft was supposed to be in August,

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<v Speaker 1>and that past, and then and now we you know,

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<v Speaker 1>each time we've gotten a regroup a little bit and

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<v Speaker 1>and like you know, identify, all right, if we have

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<v Speaker 1>a few more months, you know, whereas time best spent

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<v Speaker 1>um to to you know, make an incrementally better decision

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<v Speaker 1>based on whatever new information we can find. So it's

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<v Speaker 1>been Um, honestly, it's been a pretty unique opportunity because

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<v Speaker 1>you get to a layer deeper on players that time

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<v Speaker 1>never really permitted before, or you get to, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the next set of players that you would consider, um

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<v Speaker 1>in the G League, you know, with Matt Lilly and

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<v Speaker 1>and the Blue Coats, and talk through those guys a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit more than than would have been available in

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<v Speaker 1>the past. So it's it's been challenging, but in a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of ways, it's it's presented, you know, new opportunities

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<v Speaker 1>for us to get better. Vince, you brought up some

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<v Speaker 1>part of this equation that I think is probably the

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<v Speaker 1>most fascinating in that there have been these sliding mile

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<v Speaker 1>posts along the way for when you guys had to

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<v Speaker 1>be ready. So one thing that I've just kind of

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<v Speaker 1>wondered about is how much has changed, whether it's with

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<v Speaker 1>you or what you've gathered with teams around the league

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<v Speaker 1>on opinions and views on players in between these different

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<v Speaker 1>mile markers. Like you said, originally the draft is supposed

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<v Speaker 1>to be in June, then maybe it was gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>later than that, So how much could change about these

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<v Speaker 1>players as the scale moved along to later dates. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I guess it's not. You know, that happens every year.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you're you're in the week before the draft

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<v Speaker 1>and you know your staff starts to move on a player.

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<v Speaker 1>You just need to be cautious. I think we encourage,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, guys to change their minds as they learn

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<v Speaker 1>more about players. But I think for us, the key

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<v Speaker 1>is understanding like why, Like okay, if us collectively or

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<v Speaker 1>one of our scouts individually are are forming a new

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<v Speaker 1>opinion on a player, we want to know, like, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>what's changed? You know, what did you watch that that

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<v Speaker 1>made you think this? What is the specific reason that

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<v Speaker 1>you think he may be you know, more or less

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<v Speaker 1>likely to become a good NBA player at this point.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's the changes are going to happen, like it

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<v Speaker 1>just happens every year, and some some for the better,

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<v Speaker 1>some for the worst. I think that the key is understanding,

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<v Speaker 1>like the reasons why and the inputs behind all of those,

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<v Speaker 1>all of those opinions, to make sure you know their sound. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, there's a lot of information that floats around

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<v Speaker 1>and a lot of things that can kind of push

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<v Speaker 1>you off track, whether it's this rumor or you know,

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<v Speaker 1>reading such and such article from from such and such website,

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<v Speaker 1>You just have to stay guarded. It sounds like despite

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<v Speaker 1>all these sort of intangibles that you guys have dealt with,

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<v Speaker 1>whether it's the pandemic or a somewhat new staff that

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<v Speaker 1>you're pretty comfortable and confident with, with the week that

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<v Speaker 1>you're heading into, if you had to explain maybe why

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<v Speaker 1>you're feeling good about this draft, why would it be.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I guess, I guess it starts with I

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<v Speaker 1>think our staff is awesome, um and and do you know,

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<v Speaker 1>just do incredible work all year, So I think, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we put processes in place that I think, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the college season's over, if we need to make a

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<v Speaker 1>decision then, which we don't have to, but like I

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<v Speaker 1>think we're prepared for that. And then any any step

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<v Speaker 1>along the way that that gets added, it's just you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you get better and better information or you refine your

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<v Speaker 1>thoughts a little more. But I think, you know, whether

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's getting intel on players or evaluating them in

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<v Speaker 1>a really thoughtful way. Our our group is just good

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<v Speaker 1>and I was believe in them and I'm proud of them,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think like they help me and help me through,

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<v Speaker 1>Like you know, My goal is to have el In

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<v Speaker 1>and now Elton and Darryl as prepared as possible with

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<v Speaker 1>all the information they need. And I think we go

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<v Speaker 1>well beyond like what is like a really really good

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<v Speaker 1>set of both like depth of information and quality of information,

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<v Speaker 1>And I think we're Yeah, I think we're ready to go.

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like this is the age old question that

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<v Speaker 1>gets asked every year because it has to be, but

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<v Speaker 1>probably changes because every year is different. Is this is

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<v Speaker 1>a draft for need, draft for the seventy six ers,

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<v Speaker 1>draft for best player available? Or does that depend on

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<v Speaker 1>the circumstance and the draft where your guys slot comes up. No,

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's in fairness to Darryl, like kind of

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<v Speaker 1>a question for him and where his philosophies lie there.

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<v Speaker 1>Obviously the two works we've we've been together, I'm learning

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<v Speaker 1>kind of how he ticks and what he thinks. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know that I'm I'm perfectly there yet, but yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I think every every draft kind of has its own

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<v Speaker 1>own flow there, and you've got to, you know, make

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<v Speaker 1>the best decision for the team when you're on the clock.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if there's like a set answer to

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<v Speaker 1>that question so much it seems about getting ready for draft.

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<v Speaker 1>Vince is injecting out what a player could ultimately be.

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<v Speaker 1>And you've used the word information a handful of times already.

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<v Speaker 1>You've been at this for a while. What have you

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<v Speaker 1>learned over the years about how to inform your gut,

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<v Speaker 1>your hunch, the way you view a player and to

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<v Speaker 1>know when you feel like the information you're getting a

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<v Speaker 1>sound or what type of information to kind of let

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<v Speaker 1>pass through and maybe disregard. I think the key is

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<v Speaker 1>every year we go back and or not every year,

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<v Speaker 1>every couple of years you go back once the dust

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<v Speaker 1>settles a little bit from the draft and review what

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<v Speaker 1>you had and how accurate it was, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's more than just like, you know, we had

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<v Speaker 1>a guy in this range and he went in that

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<v Speaker 1>range and he was good, but it's like, did you

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<v Speaker 1>have him right for the right reasons? Is he is?

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<v Speaker 1>Like did you project the skills properly? Did you project

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<v Speaker 1>his role properly? Did did the intel we have like

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<v Speaker 1>does that seem like it's true? And if it's not,

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<v Speaker 1>or if we're wrong in one area or another, like

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<v Speaker 1>we review why And it's creating processes and guard rails

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<v Speaker 1>to like you know, you know, guard yourself from bad

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<v Speaker 1>information or prepare yourself at the right points in the

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<v Speaker 1>season to evaluate the right things or evaluate players in

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<v Speaker 1>the right settings or whatever, you know, wherever that might be.

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<v Speaker 1>But we I think there's a lot of like you know,

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<v Speaker 1>self analysis that our group goes through every year to

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<v Speaker 1>try to get better. So as much as you can

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<v Speaker 1>tell us without being too specific, when you're scouting primarily

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<v Speaker 1>over video as opposed to in person, how has that

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<v Speaker 1>changed things for you? And and maybe are there certain

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<v Speaker 1>advantages that you might not have seen before in like

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<v Speaker 1>the video scouting world. Just what's that been? Like? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I actually I think, you know, I don't know that

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<v Speaker 1>we're necessarily unique in this, but I think our group

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<v Speaker 1>collectively has always valued video scouting, for lack of better term,

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<v Speaker 1>a lot, and probably more so, you know than live scouting.

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<v Speaker 1>One you can you can just get deeper. You can

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<v Speaker 1>try to answer us to the question about a guy

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<v Speaker 1>or like rewind, which is you know something you can't

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<v Speaker 1>do if you're at a at a live game. I think,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, live scouting events has its benefits. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>you get to meet people and you get to kind

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<v Speaker 1>of see a player's body language a little bit see

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<v Speaker 1>his interactions with his teammates or his coaches, or get

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit better sense for his you know, his

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<v Speaker 1>physical like attributes. Um, but if you really want to

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<v Speaker 1>learn about a player, I think, you know, locking yourself

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<v Speaker 1>in a room and watching hours and hours and hours

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<v Speaker 1>of tape is the best way to get there. And

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we've had months, let alone hours to do so. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>a big part Vince, of draft prep in years past

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<v Speaker 1>is the interview with prospects. Typically that would happen at

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<v Speaker 1>the combine or at the training complex, if you brought

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<v Speaker 1>guys in for workouts. Have you guys been doing that

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<v Speaker 1>this unprecedented year? And when did you start doing that? Uh? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I think like way back in May, and we talked

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<v Speaker 1>about earlier, you know, COVID presenting challenges. It's no different

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<v Speaker 1>than like you know, you're ideally, I think we would

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<v Speaker 1>be in the same room having this conversation and that's

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<v Speaker 1>just not available. So we just adjusted and did you know,

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<v Speaker 1>zoom interviews from starting in May and going all the

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<v Speaker 1>way up to last week. Honestly, and I think in

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of ways it's not perfect. But also we've

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<v Speaker 1>been able to do more than we would have otherwise,

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<v Speaker 1>just you know, time permitting, and you don't always get

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<v Speaker 1>to have a guy come out to the city or

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<v Speaker 1>you're not assigned to them in the combine. And I think,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, agents this year maybe have been a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit more cooperative. It's easy to sit a guy on

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<v Speaker 1>a couch and put them in front of a laptop

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, let them talk to thirty teams or whatnot.

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<v Speaker 1>So if we look back at the last few drafts,

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<v Speaker 1>whether it's for con or Shake or Matise last year,

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<v Speaker 1>it seems like you guys have had a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>success with those picks being able to come in and

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<v Speaker 1>actually make an impact within whatever it was their first

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<v Speaker 1>couple months or first couple of years in Shake's case.

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<v Speaker 1>And then obviously mar was awesome in the G League

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<v Speaker 1>last year. So it does seem like you guys are

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<v Speaker 1>sort of on a role when it comes to your picks.

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<v Speaker 1>What do you attribute that too, and how can those

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<v Speaker 1>successes inform this year? And I think a lot of it,

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<v Speaker 1>honestly is luck. Um. I think a lot of it is,

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<v Speaker 1>whether it be with our NBA staff or or' connor

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<v Speaker 1>and his staff in the G league. We have a

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<v Speaker 1>really really thoughtful, awesome player development staff, and I think,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, from a from a player standpoint, I think

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<v Speaker 1>the one thing that we have focused on are our

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<v Speaker 1>guys that are are you know, grown ups, I guess,

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<v Speaker 1>the guys that can take all the challenges that are

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<v Speaker 1>thrown at them in the league. I think you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you mentioned Shake and fur con Um either those guys,

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<v Speaker 1>like you know, we're good right away. Shake had to

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<v Speaker 1>go through a year and even a lot of time

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<v Speaker 1>this year in the G League and through it. Um

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<v Speaker 1>so like to be able to overcome adversity. Fir con Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, his first few years probably weren't what he

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<v Speaker 1>was expecting to go through, and he continued to work

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<v Speaker 1>and work and work and is mentally tough and and

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<v Speaker 1>incredibly confident and and you just have to have guys

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<v Speaker 1>that can fight through those challenges because it's not always

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<v Speaker 1>so easy. Um. You know, Matisse found a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>success early and then had some bumps in the road

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<v Speaker 1>as well, and and you know was a guy that

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<v Speaker 1>we relied upon in the playoffs because he was you know,

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<v Speaker 1>he's a fighter. So I think there's all that, but yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, Luck is also pretty pretty huge, A modest

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<v Speaker 1>Vince Roseman joining us on the podcast. Uh, you know

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<v Speaker 1>this this year, it's a situation where I wouldn't be

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<v Speaker 1>surprised mins if some fans kind of woke up a

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<v Speaker 1>week or so ago. They might wake up the day

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<v Speaker 1>before the draft or on draft Day and they're like,

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<v Speaker 1>what is this year's draft class all about? How would

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<v Speaker 1>you summarize this year's draft? I think outside of the

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<v Speaker 1>top one or two picks, like every year, it's all

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<v Speaker 1>about the same, you know, Zia of the Beholder. If

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<v Speaker 1>you need a big, you can find a big you like.

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<v Speaker 1>If you need a guard, you can find a guard

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<v Speaker 1>you like. If you need like defense, you can find

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<v Speaker 1>a defender you like. So I think, you know, every

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<v Speaker 1>every draft kind of presents the same opportunities, and it's

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<v Speaker 1>just you know, how how teams view him. So I

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<v Speaker 1>know it's only been a couple of weeks with Darryl Morey,

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<v Speaker 1>but what are your early impressions of him, what difference

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<v Speaker 1>does he add to your group, and what's that partnership

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<v Speaker 1>looking like with the draft coming up? Um, yeah, that's

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<v Speaker 1>a great question. You know, obviously, when when you're told

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<v Speaker 1>you know you're adding a guy like Daryl to your staff.

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<v Speaker 1>You're pretty excited. Obviously, he's been incredibly successful throughout his

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<v Speaker 1>career in the NBA, and you know, if you I

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<v Speaker 1>think he's a guy that if you want to learn from,

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<v Speaker 1>you can learn a ton from. Um. I guess like

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<v Speaker 1>this has been a little bit of a firefight these

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<v Speaker 1>two weeks because he's getting acclimated and we're still you know,

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<v Speaker 1>getting Peter and prosperous feed on the ground. Uh. So

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's like it's a it's a question I'm

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<v Speaker 1>excited to answer. Like as time goes by, it's hard

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<v Speaker 1>hard to say. Now, I would say one thing that's

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if it's surprising, but it's it's been

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<v Speaker 1>pretty great. Is you know, we have a bunch of

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<v Speaker 1>new people in the room together, and I think it's

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<v Speaker 1>the rapport has has been Um, there's a connectivity right away.

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<v Speaker 1>Um we're having you know, arguments right away and nobody's

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<v Speaker 1>offended and you know that's how you get it's a

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<v Speaker 1>better answer. So I think from that part it's been

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<v Speaker 1>really enjoyable. And for the rest it's just I'm as

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<v Speaker 1>excited as anybody else to see where where all goes.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, the opportunity to work for him, obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm grateful for how much generally speaking, Vince, are these discussions,

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<v Speaker 1>these quote unquote arguments about guys based on what's been

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<v Speaker 1>seen and put on film, what they might be character stuff?

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<v Speaker 1>Is that all the above that goes into this pot

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<v Speaker 1>that you guys banter about. I mean, yeah, not even

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<v Speaker 1>necessarily just like players specific, but you know, conceptually, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>how do you build a roster or how do you

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<v Speaker 1>think about this or that. I think it's you know,

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<v Speaker 1>kind of all of the above. That's great. Yeah, it's

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<v Speaker 1>it's such a whirlwind process, it seems like for you

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<v Speaker 1>guys right now. And I'm not asking you to confirm

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<v Speaker 1>or deny this, but we have heard that the check

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<v Speaker 1>in checkout schedule at the seventy six or training complex

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<v Speaker 1>as of late has been somewhere in the range of

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<v Speaker 1>eight in the morning to ten at night. So these

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<v Speaker 1>are kind of be really really long days, how you

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<v Speaker 1>guys like stamina wise, just getting ready for something like this,

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<v Speaker 1>Like it's such a huge crucial time of the year.

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<v Speaker 1>And like you said at the beginning, it's not just

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<v Speaker 1>the draft this year. You've got free agency starting twenty

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<v Speaker 1>four bigger part forty eight hours after the draft ends. Essentially, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I guess you just don't really think about it, right,

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<v Speaker 1>It just is what it is, and you fight through it. So,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, all the conversations and all the work is stimulating.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we all we all do this because we

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<v Speaker 1>love it. So it's you know, this is the fun time,

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<v Speaker 1>less fun for I guess our families. But yeah, it's

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<v Speaker 1>just you know, it's it's the enjoyable part. So you

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<v Speaker 1>get through the draft events on Wednesday night, and then,

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<v Speaker 1>like we said, free agency is right on the cusp,

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<v Speaker 1>and after that, can you kind of map out for

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<v Speaker 1>fans what mode you guys shift into immediately or how

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<v Speaker 1>you're splitting this up? Like I'm almost wondering, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I hear the coaching staff sometimes it's like you have

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<v Speaker 1>the game that's right in front of you, and then

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<v Speaker 1>you have someone else advancing. How are you guys preparing

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<v Speaker 1>for the next step of the offseason right after the draft?

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<v Speaker 1>You know, that's a great question. And this year is obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, massively unique as a compared to previous years.

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<v Speaker 1>I think what we've learned through these past few months

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<v Speaker 1>in life, I guess as much as in work is like,

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<v Speaker 1>we're just gonna have to stay nimble. We don't know

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<v Speaker 1>exactly what the NBA season is going to look like,

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<v Speaker 1>or the college season, or the international season, or how

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<v Speaker 1>long any of them may or may not last. So like,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, if if it may, we can get back

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<v Speaker 1>out on the road again, like we If not, we'll

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<v Speaker 1>keep cranking through video like we've we've gotten quite used

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<v Speaker 1>to over the past few months. I think, Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know. I guess I'm as curious as you are,

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<v Speaker 1>But I think we're just ready for whatever challenge comes,

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<v Speaker 1>and we'll adjust to it. It is truly such a

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<v Speaker 1>fascinating and crazy compelling time for NBA front offices, and

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<v Speaker 1>not specifically the seventy sixers, but I would argue the

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers have a distinct case this year. They've got a

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<v Speaker 1>new head coach in Doc Rivers, who's gonna bring a

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<v Speaker 1>different style of play, and then, of course a new

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<v Speaker 1>president of basketball Operations and Daryl Moray, plus two great

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<v Speaker 1>additions to the personnel department in Peter Dinwiddie formerly with

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<v Speaker 1>the Indiana Pacers, and Prosker Karragua last with the Orlando Magic.

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<v Speaker 1>I for one cannot wait to see how this comes

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<v Speaker 1>together in the coming days. And my personal takeaway from

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<v Speaker 1>the interview with Vince was that the Sixers feel really

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<v Speaker 1>good about their preparations. They've been able to catch all

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<v Speaker 1>the new members of the front office of coaching staff

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<v Speaker 1>up to speed because the preparation they did, and that

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<v Speaker 1>there's a healthy alignment of vision going into the draft

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<v Speaker 1>and free agency. We'll have a draft recap edition of

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<v Speaker 1>the podcast coming away on either Thursday or Friday. I

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<v Speaker 1>think it's going to be Thursday, but just in case,

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<v Speaker 1>Friday at the very latest, so be on the lookout

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<v Speaker 1>for that. Enjoy Draft Night and the start of free agency.

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<v Speaker 1>Talked to you next time here on the broadcast. See

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<v Speaker 1>him