WEBVTT - What Should The Cavs Do With Donovan Mitchell?

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to The Hottest, The Hottest. It be a

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<v Speaker 1>this episode of the Heat Check. It's cold outside, but

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<v Speaker 1>the league is heating up. We got the latest on

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<v Speaker 1>Donovan Mitchell Aunt Edwards has some baby mama drama. You

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<v Speaker 1>don't say, James Harden destroyed the Pacers, gets back at

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<v Speaker 1>all his haters and Philly once and for all. And

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<v Speaker 1>we get some other news around the league and a

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<v Speaker 1>special interview with spoke Teckskeith Smith. Let's get right into it.

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<v Speaker 1>William drop that motherfucking beat that should beat Rihanna. So

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<v Speaker 1>we mentioned on Monday that after a very mediocre start

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<v Speaker 1>to the season, the Calves have now been hit with

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<v Speaker 1>the injury bug in a huge way. Evan Mobley out

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<v Speaker 1>eight weeks, gonna have surgery, and Darius Garland broken face,

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<v Speaker 1>long stretch on the ir as well. That's what it was,

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<v Speaker 1>broken face, Just a rough quarter of the season for

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<v Speaker 1>a team that a lot of people thought could take

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<v Speaker 1>another step. It was an inflection point for the Cleveland

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<v Speaker 1>Cavaliers and they are going the wrong direction. Some people

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<v Speaker 1>penciled them in for a top four spot this year.

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<v Speaker 1>But that's not all, folks, that's not all that's unsettled

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<v Speaker 1>in Cleveland Cavalier land, and maybe those things are connected.

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<v Speaker 1>The backdrop to all of this is that their star player,

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<v Speaker 1>Donovan Mitchell. We want to know what his fate is

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be. It is strange considering that he's under contract

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<v Speaker 1>until July twenty twenty five, but that's the NBA today.

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<v Speaker 1>If you know this man's not extending, you can't wait.

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<v Speaker 1>You can't wait for next free agent season. You can't

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<v Speaker 1>wait for next summer. By that time he's gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>a free agent and he leaves. You can't wait till

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<v Speaker 1>next trade deadline either, because his value is gonna go down,

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<v Speaker 1>so he must if you're going to trade him, he

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<v Speaker 1>must be traded before this deadline. Brian Windhorst and Tim

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<v Speaker 1>Bontemps on the Hoot Collected both agree Donovan Mitchell not

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<v Speaker 1>staying with the Cleveland Cavaliers. He is not signing an extension.

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<v Speaker 1>He has already turned one down. And Matt screens oo oo,

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<v Speaker 1>oh my god. We just paid a boat load for

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<v Speaker 1>this man and it's not going well. And we knew

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<v Speaker 1>that was kind of the case. Right, we knew you go,

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<v Speaker 1>He's going to Cleveland. Okay, He's been wearing Mets hats

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<v Speaker 1>and Yankees hats all summer long. I think just Mets hats,

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<v Speaker 1>been wearing New York gears, showing up all around, going

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<v Speaker 1>to going to all kinds of events, going to concerts,

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<v Speaker 1>all in New York City. Trade me, trade me, Trade

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<v Speaker 1>me to New York please nix trade for me. And

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<v Speaker 1>then he ends up in Cleveland. Of course he's not

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<v Speaker 1>gonna stay. You kidding me. It's Cleveland. Remember what Jokeim

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<v Speaker 1>Noah said about Cleveland. I barely even go outside or

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<v Speaker 1>look out my window. It's Cleveland. The sooner though, that

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<v Speaker 1>Cleveland moves on from him, then the better. There could

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<v Speaker 1>be as many as five teams in the mix, Wendy said.

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<v Speaker 1>Actually two of them, the Nets and the Knicks, could

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<v Speaker 1>get into a bidding war over Mitchell in the near future.

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<v Speaker 1>But also the Heat. What are they gonna give. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gonna give Tyler Herro a top twenty unprotected pick in

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty nine, like we know what time it is

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<v Speaker 1>with the Miami Heat, don't we. Also two more teams

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<v Speaker 1>in the Southwest Division are in the mix which they

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<v Speaker 1>he won't say who Dallas, Memphis, Houston, New Orleans, and

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<v Speaker 1>San Antonio. Ooh, Memphis would be sick whoo. But you

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<v Speaker 1>could no, can't do that, God, Desmond Baine. But really,

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<v Speaker 1>I've got some thoughts what y'all talk about in a second,

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<v Speaker 1>in terms of who I like in the Southwest Division

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<v Speaker 1>for him to go to. I have a team in mind,

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<v Speaker 1>but here are my initial thoughts. So the Calves give

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<v Speaker 1>up a boat low for Donovan Mitchell one of those players.

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<v Speaker 1>Now there's new news surfacing that Danny Ainge will not

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<v Speaker 1>trade Lori Markinen for less than five first round picks,

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<v Speaker 1>which is just so Danny Ainge. It's like, man, I

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<v Speaker 1>know this man like the back of my hand. I

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<v Speaker 1>know Danny Ainge in his moves more than I know

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<v Speaker 1>my own mother's Laurie Markanen. Five first round picks, Okay, anyway,

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<v Speaker 1>that's just one piece that you traded for him. You

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<v Speaker 1>traded Oshay, ok Bogie, he's probably worth the first calling Sexton,

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<v Speaker 1>God knows how much he's worth. And you traded three

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<v Speaker 1>first round picks and pick swaps. That's at least nine

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<v Speaker 1>first rounders that they're in the hole four, just getting

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<v Speaker 1>Donovan Mitchell as a rental. And here is what I

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<v Speaker 1>find fascinating. Utah got all of that because Utah didn't

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<v Speaker 1>need to trade Donovan Mitchell. There was no urgency to

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<v Speaker 1>trade Donovan Mitchell. They wanted to make that move, and

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<v Speaker 1>they wanted to clean house, and they wanted picks and

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<v Speaker 1>young players right now. But now, folks, the Cleveland Lears

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<v Speaker 1>are on the clock. Every single team in the league

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<v Speaker 1>knows that they're on the clock, tick tick tick until

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<v Speaker 1>Donovan Mitchell decides to be a Nick Nick Nick. What

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<v Speaker 1>do they get back for Donovan Mitchell. You imagine that

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<v Speaker 1>the only places that can trade for him are places

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<v Speaker 1>that he will extend or re sign. That's that leads

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<v Speaker 1>us to the Nets and the Knicks New York. What

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<v Speaker 1>would that package look like For the Nets, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>you're probably looking at like Cam Johnson when he's available

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<v Speaker 1>to be traded in January. You got dfs. They need

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<v Speaker 1>wing depth at Spencer Dinwiddie. They need a backup guard

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<v Speaker 1>or a starting guard really to pair with Terius Garland.

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<v Speaker 1>For the Knicks, it's probably RJ. Barrett's probably somewhat similar

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<v Speaker 1>to the package that they would have put together for him,

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<v Speaker 1>initially only less because he's under team control for less time.

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<v Speaker 1>But a team that I actually think Donovan Mitchell will

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<v Speaker 1>be a great fit on, and a team that is

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<v Speaker 1>sneaky not been discussed at all, but I think fits

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<v Speaker 1>the caliber of player that he is. The culture fits

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<v Speaker 1>him are the Houston Rockets. My oh my, have things

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<v Speaker 1>change so fast? Ima Udoka has these boys playing like dogs,

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<v Speaker 1>straight dogs. I think he would be an excellent fit

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<v Speaker 1>next to Fred van Fleet and Dylan Brooks. He's tough,

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<v Speaker 1>he's physical, he plays bigger than he is. Him and

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<v Speaker 1>Fred are a nice undersized backcourt, and you get rid

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<v Speaker 1>of Jalen Green, who is just a chucklehead. What does

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<v Speaker 1>that package look like? Probably some of the depth that thought,

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe Jabbari. I don't want trade Jabari, but probably something

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<v Speaker 1>like Jabbari and picks. As for Donovan, he's tired of

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<v Speaker 1>this shit. He's like, I, you guys already know what

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<v Speaker 1>time it is, Like, I'm not gonna say a word

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<v Speaker 1>because i don't want to make the Cleveland fan base upset,

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<v Speaker 1>so I'm just not gonna say anything at all. He's

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<v Speaker 1>like single handedly carrying this Calves team until his players

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<v Speaker 1>come back and everybody's like, are you getting traded? Do

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<v Speaker 1>you want to be tree? Where do you want to

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<v Speaker 1>be traded? What would that package look like? Have you

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<v Speaker 1>picked out a new house yet? And he's like, yo, stop,

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<v Speaker 1>this is his quote. My job is to focus on this.

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<v Speaker 1>We have two guys that are out, so I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>answering anything, and no disrespect. I appreciate that you have

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<v Speaker 1>to ask the question, but I'm not going there. Quit

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<v Speaker 1>asking stop, stop stop. My focus is on these guys

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<v Speaker 1>being out and us trying to find a way to

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<v Speaker 1>get wins. Oh boy, did he get a win last

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<v Speaker 1>night or two nights ago? Thirty seven points? Willing his

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<v Speaker 1>way to win, And now that MBT seems happy again

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<v Speaker 1>in Philly, everything looks right in Philadelphia. Donovan is now

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<v Speaker 1>the big star that's going to be on the move.

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<v Speaker 1>He's the number one big game that everybody is hunting.

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<v Speaker 1>So if you want to change your fortunes overnight, it's

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<v Speaker 1>Donovan Mitchell and only Donovan Mitchell. So let's keep a

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<v Speaker 1>very close eye on this moving forward.