WEBVTT - BONUS: NBA Draft Prep (Feat. Keith Smith)

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<v Speaker 1>You're tuned into Heat Check with Trista Quick.

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<v Speaker 2>On this bonus episode of the Heat Check, We've got

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<v Speaker 2>spoke Track's resident NBA insider Keith Smith on the show

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<v Speaker 2>to give his incredible insight into all the news that's

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<v Speaker 2>happening around the NBA Draft. And as always, Keith was amazing,

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<v Speaker 2>always insightful, always plugged in. So let's not waste any time.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's get right into it, Nick, Let's get it rolling

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<v Speaker 2>and drop that motherfucking beat that should be Rihanna. We

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<v Speaker 2>started out by asking Keith the big question that's on

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<v Speaker 2>everybody's mind, who is going number two in the NBA Draft?

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<v Speaker 1>Well, see, I mean, you know, I think Charlotte. It's

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<v Speaker 1>very cliche to say the draft starts with that team,

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<v Speaker 1>but in this case, it really is true. We all

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<v Speaker 1>know Victor one Binanas going first, so that really means

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<v Speaker 1>the draft is gonna start with Charlotte at too. And

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<v Speaker 1>I think what Charlotte's trying to do to at least

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<v Speaker 1>some extent, it's tell the New Orleans Pelicans, who are

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<v Speaker 1>known to want Scoot Henderson that hey, if you want him,

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<v Speaker 1>you get a trade up to two if you want

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<v Speaker 1>to get him. You know, otherwise you're not getting them.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we'll we'll we'll take them and we'll move

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<v Speaker 1>move along. And maybe that's the bluff. You know, we'll

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<v Speaker 1>see all the mock drafts. The guys who do this

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<v Speaker 1>for a living are still saying, for the most part,

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<v Speaker 1>Brandon Miller goes number two. But but I think Scoot

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<v Speaker 1>Henderson's in play, and I think you know, these late

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<v Speaker 1>draft week workouts which both those guys are reported, we're

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<v Speaker 1>going to go back into Charlotte to work out those

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<v Speaker 1>can often swing things.

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<v Speaker 2>Keith, I don't think Portland wants Brandon Miller me personally.

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<v Speaker 2>They worked out Cam Whitmore before him. I think they

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<v Speaker 2>would really like to not have to make that decision.

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<v Speaker 2>Is there any possibility, given the fact that we're betting

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<v Speaker 2>this NBA draft, is there any possibility that if Scoop

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<v Speaker 2>goes to that Portland would go in a different direction

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<v Speaker 2>than Brandon Miller.

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<v Speaker 1>That'd be tough to see. I mean, there's guys, so

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<v Speaker 1>my personal kind of board in my tears is Victor

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<v Speaker 1>one Binyama so far ahead everybody, you can't even see him.

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<v Speaker 2>Now.

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<v Speaker 1>Thats Scoot Henderson all by himself in the next group.

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<v Speaker 1>I think he's gonna be great. I think he'd be

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<v Speaker 1>the number one pick in most drafts that you know,

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<v Speaker 1>don't include a generational superstar. And then I've got Brandon Miller.

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<v Speaker 1>I've cut you know, Cam Whitmore on level with him.

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<v Speaker 1>I really like him quite a bit, you know. I

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<v Speaker 1>like Jerras Walker out of Houston. I think he's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be really good. To the Thompson Twins, you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't have I have Miller at the top of that group,

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<v Speaker 1>but I don't separated. So I think Portland. If Scoot

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<v Speaker 1>Henderson's not there, I think you probably see far more

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<v Speaker 1>likely that they're on the phone saying, hey, wants to

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<v Speaker 1>trade up. Who wants to get you know, Brandon Miller,

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<v Speaker 1>who wants to go in a different direction here, and

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<v Speaker 1>they try to get out of it. If Scoot's not

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<v Speaker 1>sitting there at three, and if Scoot is sitting there

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<v Speaker 1>at three, they may still be working the phone saying,

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<v Speaker 1>all right, New Orleans, you want to come up. You

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<v Speaker 1>know what it's gonna cost you to get up up

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<v Speaker 1>here to number three.

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<v Speaker 2>A lot of speculation on what potential draftees will move

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<v Speaker 2>up the board. Keith gives us some great insight, and

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<v Speaker 2>then we dive in and into what the Washington Wizards

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<v Speaker 2>might be doing in this draft.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Kobe Bufkins drawn a lot of love this week.

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<v Speaker 1>He's kind of that late riser right now. He was

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<v Speaker 1>a kid who was you know, I would say a

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<v Speaker 1>month or two ago, maybe pre combined, he was sitting

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<v Speaker 1>in the late law late in the twenties. And now

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we're starting to talk about you know, maybe

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<v Speaker 1>he breaks in, you know, to the back half of

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<v Speaker 1>the lottery, so probably not gonna get all the way

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<v Speaker 1>into the top ten, you know. And then I think,

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<v Speaker 1>if I remember right too, he's one of the kids

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<v Speaker 1>who quit workouts with that generally means that there's a

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<v Speaker 1>promise out there from somebody. So so we'll see what

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<v Speaker 1>that looks like. But he's definitely a guy that some

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<v Speaker 1>people have talked about coming up. You know, the board's

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<v Speaker 1>pretty high.

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<v Speaker 2>Obviously Wizards are rebuilding, They've blown it up. The ship

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<v Speaker 2>is on fire. I'm really curious though, what direction they

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<v Speaker 2>go with the point guard position. It seems like that's

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<v Speaker 2>what they're going to do in terms of the draft.

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<v Speaker 2>Like if you were to guess, maybe a playmaking point guard,

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<v Speaker 2>like an Anthony Black if he's there, or maybe be

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<v Speaker 2>a combo guard like an ASR. Thompson, or do you

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<v Speaker 2>think that they take somebody who's more of a score

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<v Speaker 2>first point guard, or like a defender like a Cason Wallace,

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<v Speaker 2>or maybe even like greach for a Nick Smith.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I think it's probably Anthony Black. I think he's

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<v Speaker 1>kind of got the makings of everything you want in

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<v Speaker 1>the modern point guard. He's got good size, he can score,

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<v Speaker 1>he can really play make. I think he's a kid

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<v Speaker 1>that they would see or we can really build around

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<v Speaker 1>him moving forward. The other guys. That's not that Anthony

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<v Speaker 1>Black is a perfect prospect by any means, but those

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<v Speaker 1>other guys all have a ton of questions around them.

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<v Speaker 1>I think maybe if I'm in Thompson somehow dropped to

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<v Speaker 1>the Wizard, they'd probably be all over that. But but

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's probably gonna be Anthony Black at that

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<v Speaker 1>spot that's you know, reading most of the most of

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<v Speaker 1>the mocks, and again, the people who are hyper focused

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<v Speaker 1>on this stuff that that seems to be where most

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<v Speaker 1>people are locking into. But maybe maybe there's a swerve

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<v Speaker 1>that comes, but but that seems to be the direction

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<v Speaker 1>that they're going and then we'll find out you did

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<v Speaker 1>a part part or pair him with Monty Morris for

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<v Speaker 1>for a year, or do they move Monty Morris in

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<v Speaker 1>a separate deals they kind of kick off that full

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<v Speaker 1>scale rebuild there in Washington.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, quick follow up on that. Do you think that

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<v Speaker 2>there's a possibility because I'm seeing in the news that

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<v Speaker 2>the Spurs might try to move up to try to

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<v Speaker 2>get Anthony Black as well, and I know that the

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<v Speaker 2>Wizards probably want as many picks and young players as possible.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you see that being a possibility some sort of

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<v Speaker 2>trade on Draft Night with the Spurs and the Wizards.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, it could happen. I kind of you know

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of times when you hear Spurs rumors, I

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<v Speaker 1>kind of disregard them out of hands because nothing gets

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<v Speaker 1>out of san Antonio, right. I think that's often coming

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<v Speaker 1>from another team, you know, trying to you know, either

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<v Speaker 1>use the Spurs as you know, kind of that cap

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<v Speaker 1>space Bogey monster if it's an agent, or they're using

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<v Speaker 1>them as you know, the the the uh you know

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<v Speaker 1>idea of you know, all right, you know, hey, we're

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<v Speaker 1>we're you know, we're we're in talks with san Antonio

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<v Speaker 1>and they're trying to trade up, So if you want

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<v Speaker 1>to get up here, you better better make that move.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's more likely, you know, you could see,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, maybe a team team like Orlando try to

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<v Speaker 1>move up a little bit, or or you know, Indiana

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<v Speaker 1>could do that. They've got a bunch of Utah has

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<v Speaker 1>a bunch of picks that they could go forward. I think,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, some of these teams are looking at and saying, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>having a whole bunch of picks is really nice. But

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<v Speaker 1>what gets a struggle with Oklahoma City they're another team

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<v Speaker 1>that's try to trade up. Is our finding out is

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<v Speaker 1>it sounds good until you have to roster all these

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<v Speaker 1>guys and you run out of roster spots pretty quick.

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<v Speaker 2>Keith then digs into the Orlando Magic and what they

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<v Speaker 2>might be up to in this draft, and then gives

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<v Speaker 2>us a little insight into one of the most polarizing

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<v Speaker 2>figures in the draft and Grady Dick very insightful stuff here.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I think they'd love to move up if they could.

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<v Speaker 1>The problem is you're talking putting six and eleven together

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<v Speaker 1>and you're probably the heighst you're going to get it

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<v Speaker 1>two picks, So unless you love whoever's there at four.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think that's going to be the direction it goes.

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<v Speaker 1>I think they're probably more likely to just stampatt use

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<v Speaker 1>both of their picks and and keep things moving, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>shooting wise. Yeah, it's you know, with Orlando, what I

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<v Speaker 1>always looked for is, you know, guys who are generally

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<v Speaker 1>two way players, guys who can play both offense and defense,

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<v Speaker 1>and guys who have you know, good athleticism and good size.

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<v Speaker 1>That tends to be what they've prioritized. You'll keep an

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<v Speaker 1>eye on Taylor Hendrix. Jeff Weltman Magic, you know, front

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<v Speaker 1>office leader said today, you know he was raving about Hendrix.

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<v Speaker 1>Now there's a local connection because he went to UCF

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<v Speaker 1>here in Orlando, but you know that he was talking about,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, what a great kid he was and a

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<v Speaker 1>good workout that he had, and that's the kind of

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<v Speaker 1>kid I think they could see, Hey, we plug him

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<v Speaker 1>into a front court that features you know, Polo Bancaire

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<v Speaker 1>and Franz Wagner. Yeah, we feel pretty good about that

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<v Speaker 1>moving forward.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, and they obviously need a point guard too, and

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<v Speaker 2>I've seen Keith that they're getting mocked at. To get

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<v Speaker 2>Grady Dick at eleven and that doesn't If they get

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<v Speaker 2>Taylor Hendrix, that doesn't really solve their point guard issue.

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<v Speaker 2>What do you think they do in terms of solving

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<v Speaker 2>that need.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I think they would push back, you know, relatively

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<v Speaker 1>hard on that. They love Markel folks, Wow, Yeah, they

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<v Speaker 1>think he is you know, he's figure stuff out, he's

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<v Speaker 1>stayed generally healthy over the last year or so, and

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<v Speaker 1>he's played really really well for them. They also really

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<v Speaker 1>like Cole Anthony quite a bit too. So you know,

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<v Speaker 1>there's not a prospect that I think screens that guy

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<v Speaker 1>is gonna come in and be our starting point guards

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<v Speaker 1>for the next you know, half decade or more. So,

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<v Speaker 1>I think they're more likely to take you the best

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<v Speaker 1>player available. You know, if that happens to be one

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<v Speaker 1>of the guards, great. You know, if you know, if

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<v Speaker 1>one of those really good guards that's in there at

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<v Speaker 1>eleven and they feel like that's the guy for them,

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<v Speaker 1>then they'll do that. I think they also know, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>we've got twenty million dollars plus in cap space, and

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<v Speaker 1>we've got a whole bunch of tradeable guys, whether it's

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<v Speaker 1>through trade or through direct signing. We can always add

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<v Speaker 1>another guard. If we need to that way. But they

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<v Speaker 1>like their guard men there because they have not given

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<v Speaker 1>up on Jalen saus either, who they they still feel like,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, hey, if we can keep them on the floor.

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<v Speaker 1>Every time he starts playing well, he picks up another

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<v Speaker 1>injury and then it's back to square one. But if

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<v Speaker 1>we could keep them on the floor, he's pretty good.

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<v Speaker 1>They really like Garry Harris too, so I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>that they're pushing. It's hard to add a guard to

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<v Speaker 1>that group. There's a lot of outside people think.

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<v Speaker 2>Just really quickly follow up on that. Do you think

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<v Speaker 2>those Grady Dick rumors then are true? Because he's not

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<v Speaker 2>a two way guy, he's probably slightly a defensive liability.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, we'll see. I think, Hey, the challenge that I'm

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<v Speaker 1>having a little bit with Grady Dick, I think his

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<v Speaker 1>people look at it and they say, oh, white kid

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<v Speaker 1>from Kansas, he must be just like Christian Brown, And

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<v Speaker 1>they couldn't be more different as players. You know, Brown

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<v Speaker 1>super athletic, he gets after and he hustles place defense

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<v Speaker 1>really hard. I think Grady Dick's the kind of guy

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<v Speaker 1>we'll find out in the NBA if you can kind

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<v Speaker 1>of work with his defensive limitations front Bagner was a

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<v Speaker 1>guy a lot of people are like, this guy's never

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<v Speaker 1>going to hold up defensively, and he's been just fine,

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<v Speaker 1>So you know, they feel like, hey, what he hads

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<v Speaker 1>is shooting that we really do need on this roster,

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<v Speaker 1>and we feel like we can make it work around

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<v Speaker 1>our other guys who play defense. They'll go that direction.

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<v Speaker 1>Pick to worry about it too much.

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<v Speaker 2>Can't get Keith out of here without giving his opinion

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<v Speaker 2>on the Bradley Beal to Phoenix trade. As a resident

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<v Speaker 2>capologist at Spoke Trek, he of course had incredible insight

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<v Speaker 2>into this wild best trade listen and learn.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't I'm not as down on it as some

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<v Speaker 1>folks were for either side. You know, I saw a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of people, you know, saying Washington got nothing and

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<v Speaker 1>they're killing them, and and I've seen a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>people saying, you know what in the world at Phoenix doing,

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<v Speaker 1>how are they going to build a roster? But I

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<v Speaker 1>look at it, and Phoenix said, hey, was now or

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<v Speaker 1>never to cash in on Chris Paul's contract. We next year,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, when all the new salary cap rules come

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<v Speaker 1>in play for the most expensive teams, they wouldn't have

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<v Speaker 1>been able to do the trade like this. So they're

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<v Speaker 1>looking at it and saying, all right, let's get it done.

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<v Speaker 1>And if they feel like, you know what will blow

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<v Speaker 1>past that, we'll fill out with resigning our own guys.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll fill out with minimums. We feel like we can

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<v Speaker 1>build a completely competitive team, you know, around that, maybe

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<v Speaker 1>they trade DeAndre eight and then break him up into

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<v Speaker 1>you know, two or three players they if they feel

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<v Speaker 1>like that's the way we'll go. But I will be

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<v Speaker 1>over under on games played where they all play in

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<v Speaker 1>the same game. For Durant, Hooker and deal probably at

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<v Speaker 1>like fifty I you know, those guys are all a

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<v Speaker 1>good bet to miss sometime. It's gonna be a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit bumpy at first. It always is with these super teams.

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<v Speaker 1>I think people forget that that Heat team started out.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it was ten and ten before they really

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<v Speaker 1>figured stuff out. So you know, it takes a little

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<v Speaker 1>while for that to come together. But I think it

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<v Speaker 1>can work and be pretty good because the one thing

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<v Speaker 1>with this group that is nice is all three of

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<v Speaker 1>those guys have played with other star players before. All

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<v Speaker 1>three of those guys can shoot, so they can play

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<v Speaker 1>off the ball so that makes it a lot easier

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<v Speaker 1>than some of these other constructions where it's been Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I've always been the guy, so I need the ball,

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<v Speaker 1>and I need to be the one who runs the

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<v Speaker 1>show and does all those things, and or you know,

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<v Speaker 1>one of the three guys can't really play away from

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<v Speaker 1>the ball very effectively. So that changes the math on

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<v Speaker 1>it quite a bit. In this case, the Suns don't

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<v Speaker 1>have those problems. So I don't mind it at all

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<v Speaker 1>for them, provided they can build, you know, some functional

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<v Speaker 1>depth in there, because they're going to need it because

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<v Speaker 1>you know, everybody's saying, who's going to soop these guys

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<v Speaker 1>in the playoffs? Well the first eighty two pounds two

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<v Speaker 1>and you got to get you know, you don't want

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<v Speaker 1>to be going into the playoffs as you know, fourth

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<v Speaker 1>or fifty, you know, and they're making your path a

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<v Speaker 1>lot harder than it needs to be.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, no doubt Keith. Obviously, Chris Paul still doesn't have

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<v Speaker 2>a home. He's in Washington, won't play a game here.

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<v Speaker 2>Warriors have been rumored to be trying to maybe make

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<v Speaker 2>a move. Maybe Chris Paul has been rumored. What what

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<v Speaker 2>do you think the Warriors do? Do you think they

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<v Speaker 2>try to move up in this draft. Do you think

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<v Speaker 2>they try to maybe trade trade for Chris Paul, move

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<v Speaker 2>Jordan Poole and try to get another first round pick

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<v Speaker 2>out of that? Like, what do you see happening with

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<v Speaker 2>the Dubs?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that Chris Paul stuff is weird to me. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I get it. I'm sure they'd love to have him,

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<v Speaker 1>but you'd have to give up another guy who's, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>a key rotation player for them, and you know, most

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<v Speaker 1>likely that probably starts with Jordan Poole. And if I'm

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<v Speaker 1>the wizard, I'm not sure, you know, after I just

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<v Speaker 1>wiped out, you know, two hundred million for Bradley deal

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<v Speaker 1>and I want to take on you know, one hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and thirty million for Jordan Poole, I'm not sure that

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<v Speaker 1>the direction they really want to go. So so I

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<v Speaker 1>think you're in a spot there where that that just

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<v Speaker 1>goesn't make a ton of sense to me. You'll where

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<v Speaker 1>that that why that would come together? I think, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>Chris Paul's probably he's probably gonna ultimately be headed to

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<v Speaker 1>one of the two lakes, the Lakers after waiver, or

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<v Speaker 1>you know, maybe he had to the Clippers if they

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<v Speaker 1>you know, can put together a couple of expiring salaries

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<v Speaker 1>and a draft pick or something for him to go

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<v Speaker 1>back to the Warriors, though it sounds like they're you know,

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<v Speaker 1>at least open to talking about trading Jonathan Kaminga with

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<v Speaker 1>the idea of, you know, maybe Kaminga nineteen to move

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<v Speaker 1>up for a player that they really liked in the draft.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, well, we'll see that that's been kind of

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<v Speaker 1>thrown out there. Kaminga through you know, some gas on

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<v Speaker 1>that fire by saying, you know, hey, I'm gonna go

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<v Speaker 1>on and workout tour this summer and show everybody what

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<v Speaker 1>I can do, and you know, try to try to

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<v Speaker 1>prove some people I can really play. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>that's generally not the kind of thing that has flown

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<v Speaker 1>real well with the Warriors over these pastial decade or

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<v Speaker 1>so since they've come to prominence. So yeah, I think

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<v Speaker 1>they're going to be active trying to fill out their rotation,

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<v Speaker 1>but for the most part, it's probably gonna be lifted.

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<v Speaker 1>Draymond Green resigned, Let's try to sink his contract up

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<v Speaker 1>with Stephan Curry. They'll probably spend Klay Thompson for a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of years and then they'll just keep keep that

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<v Speaker 1>thing moving as best they can over the next three seasons.

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<v Speaker 2>Finally, I asked Keith, who will be the team to

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<v Speaker 2>make the next big move? Great stuff as always.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I think Miami may phil be. I think they're

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<v Speaker 1>they're hoping and praying that something goes sideways with Damian

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<v Speaker 1>Lillard in Portland and he wants out. That's, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>very very clear, that's the direction they would love to go.

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<v Speaker 1>But I think Portland's going to be aggressive. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think they're going to trade Damian Loward. I think they're

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<v Speaker 1>probably gonna move three and other stuff and try to

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<v Speaker 1>put a winner around game. Again, I feel very confident

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<v Speaker 1>we won't see Damian Lillard in the number three pick

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<v Speaker 1>on the same roster, at least not for very long.

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<v Speaker 1>I think Toronto is going to do something. It feels

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<v Speaker 1>like they've got to pick the direction. You can't just

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<v Speaker 1>kind of keep floating around with what they've got. So

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<v Speaker 1>that's where you know, those are the kind of teams

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<v Speaker 1>that I'm looking at, and really think everybody else is

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<v Speaker 1>looking at. One other. Thing that'll throw very quickly is

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of people looking at and saying, hey, the

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<v Speaker 1>sun's went all in and they're gonna blow right past

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<v Speaker 1>the super tax line. Let's go.

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