1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:15,200 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What is up, 2 00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:19,960 Speaker 1: straight Fire, fam, It's me Jason McIntyre, Straight Fire for Tuesday, 3 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:24,400 Speaker 1: July five. I hope everybody had a tremendous Fourth of 4 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 1: July holiday. It was a beautiful seventy one degrees out 5 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:32,240 Speaker 1: here in Los Angeles. Now we're in a beach town, 6 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:34,000 Speaker 1: so it's kind of nice. Went to the beach during 7 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:37,159 Speaker 1: the day. I played well in cornhole. I don't know 8 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:38,720 Speaker 1: if you guys have played a lot of cornhole. It 9 00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:41,640 Speaker 1: was not really around when I was growing up, but 10 00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:43,720 Speaker 1: I know it's kind of a big deal out here 11 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:47,879 Speaker 1: in California. Also in you know, the Northeast. I know 12 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:50,040 Speaker 1: when I go back, which is rare, a lot of 13 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:53,560 Speaker 1: people play cornhole now. Listen. It's a fun game, easy 14 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:55,920 Speaker 1: to dominate when you have the skill set that I do. Know. 15 00:00:56,040 --> 00:00:58,680 Speaker 1: I'm just kidding, Uh, went to the beach, saw some fireworks. 16 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 1: It was fun. But I'm not gonna lie to you guys. 17 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:06,240 Speaker 1: Talking to a bunch of people out here, everybody. First question, Jake, 18 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:08,679 Speaker 1: where do you think Katie's going? Are the Lakers getting 19 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:11,280 Speaker 1: Kyrie Irving? That's all I got asked about all day, 20 00:01:11,319 --> 00:01:13,680 Speaker 1: anytime I ran into a dad I was, you know, 21 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:15,920 Speaker 1: went to the bathroom up the beach, you know there's 22 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:17,480 Speaker 1: a bathroom, and then you walk back and I see 23 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 1: a dad that I know. He's like, what's up? You know, 24 00:01:19,480 --> 00:01:23,240 Speaker 1: instantly start talking like the second question, you're we getting Kyrie? 25 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:25,680 Speaker 1: Or what I'm sitting here? Like do you does it? 26 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:28,480 Speaker 1: Why does anyone want about here? In l A I 27 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:31,880 Speaker 1: swear people keep thinking that Kyrie Irving that the Lakers 28 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:36,760 Speaker 1: may get are expected to get, a rumor to get 29 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:39,640 Speaker 1: the one Lebron wants to get. That's the Kyrie Irving. 30 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:42,560 Speaker 1: They remember hitting a shot six years ago to beat 31 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:46,200 Speaker 1: the Warriors. That's the Kyrie people think they're getting. The 32 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 1: reality of Kyrie Irving is that's not the guy you're getting. 33 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:53,880 Speaker 1: He has been a different dude since then. He shipwrecked 34 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:56,680 Speaker 1: that CALVS team after hitting the shot. The next season, 35 00:01:56,760 --> 00:01:59,440 Speaker 1: remember quit said I'm out, I'm done. We have no 36 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:05,000 Speaker 1: chance trade me. Then he goes to Boston and can't 37 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:08,560 Speaker 1: mess with their young group at all, decides to leave 38 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:11,680 Speaker 1: for Brooklyn. Brooklyn doesn't want to mix with James Harden 39 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:16,040 Speaker 1: and what do you know, they get swept in the 40 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:20,639 Speaker 1: first round. Like just think Kyrie Irving today is not 41 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:23,200 Speaker 1: the Kyrie Irving from six years ago. Lakers fantasy to 42 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:25,959 Speaker 1: get that through their thick damn skulls, because I'm getting 43 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 1: increasingly angry, not just the prospect of Kyrie coming to 44 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:33,080 Speaker 1: the Lakers, because it sounds like Lebron wants it. There's 45 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:36,480 Speaker 1: no market for Kyrie outside the Lakers, and the bigger 46 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:39,359 Speaker 1: problem with Westbrook get to in a second, but all 47 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:41,120 Speaker 1: these guys are like I said, Oh Kyrie in that 48 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:43,239 Speaker 1: lay up package. Dude, he's so dynamic, he so good. 49 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:46,720 Speaker 1: If he was good, why hasn't he done anything since 50 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:50,080 Speaker 1: hitting that game winning shot? Why has he done anything? 51 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:54,639 Speaker 1: What has he done one All NBA team since then? 52 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:58,480 Speaker 1: I'm pretty sure that's it. Like he's hurt all the time. 53 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 1: His attitude is. It reminds me of Days to Confused. 54 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:08,720 Speaker 1: One of my favorite movies, Daisy Confused. The football coach 55 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 1: is yelling at the quarterback who's hanging out, you know, 56 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:14,520 Speaker 1: with the pod heads and partying and drinking and all 57 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:16,520 Speaker 1: this stuff, and he goes, you are in the need 58 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:20,480 Speaker 1: of a serious attitude adjustment, and you know, the football 59 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 1: players kind of laugh at the coach and it's like 60 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:24,799 Speaker 1: that's what Kyrie needs, but nobody can tell him that 61 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:28,600 Speaker 1: because he don't listen to nobody. I will remind you 62 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:33,480 Speaker 1: NBA Finals. Well maybe it wasn't the finals. It was 63 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:37,360 Speaker 1: like late at a practice, Tyler is trying to tell 64 00:03:37,440 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 1: him what to do, and he's like, he throws the 65 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:40,320 Speaker 1: ball back at Tyler and says, I'm out of here. 66 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:43,000 Speaker 1: This is lebron S team. You tell him what to do? Like, 67 00:03:43,320 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 1: that's the attitude that he has. He really thinks he's 68 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 1: the man. And then I asked somebody this. I said, Okay, 69 00:03:48,200 --> 00:03:52,120 Speaker 1: let's just stay hypothetically the Lakers get Kyrie. Is he 70 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 1: the one, the two, or the three? Okay, we know 71 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:56,840 Speaker 1: he was not the one in Brooklyn. He ain't the 72 00:03:56,880 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 1: one with the Lakers. So then it's Kyrie your secon condoption. 73 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 1: I would venture no, I think it's your third. How 74 00:04:04,640 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 1: is that gonna sit for a guy who just built 75 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:10,640 Speaker 1: a team in Brooklyn? How is he gonna handle getting 76 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:14,720 Speaker 1: far fewer shots? You guys know this. When Anthony Davis 77 00:04:14,760 --> 00:04:17,800 Speaker 1: is healthy, the Lakers are very damn good. When a 78 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:21,160 Speaker 1: d and Lebron are healthy, the Lakers are title contenders. 79 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 1: And I know what you're saying. I can hear you 80 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:26,960 Speaker 1: as I pause there, I can hear you guys saying, 81 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:30,159 Speaker 1: but they're never healthy. Neither is Kyrie Irving. Do you 82 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 1: not see this? It's plainly obvious this will be a 83 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:37,719 Speaker 1: spectacular disaster. Lakers fans are so geeked about it. Oh, 84 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:41,560 Speaker 1: we're getting Kyrie, we're dumping Westbrook. Well, gotta get word 85 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:44,120 Speaker 1: to rest book. I I understand that, I get that. 86 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 1: I'm fine. Get word of Westbrook. And this is where 87 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:54,200 Speaker 1: it becomes problematic, because for whatever reason, you can't hear anybody, 88 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 1: anybody floating logical potential. Russell Westbrook trades from the Lakers. 89 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:01,200 Speaker 1: Why out why is that? And I know what you're 90 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 1: gonna say. Nobody wants for us Brook. Nobody wants Kyrie. 91 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:08,039 Speaker 1: Oh Jason, Yeah, that makes sense. Why don't we trade 92 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:10,520 Speaker 1: the two guys nobody wants for each other? That always 93 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:13,400 Speaker 1: works out right, that always that's just a great solution. 94 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:16,719 Speaker 1: Nobody wants these to Let's switch him. Come on, guys, 95 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:20,760 Speaker 1: if the Lakers had a clue, they would find any 96 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:25,080 Speaker 1: team willing to ship a shooter out of town, anyone. 97 00:05:27,040 --> 00:05:30,400 Speaker 1: I don't even care if it's a mediocre shooter. Get 98 00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:36,080 Speaker 1: something for Westbrook. That's not Kyrie Irving. And listen, even 99 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:39,159 Speaker 1: if let's say Anthony Davis issur Lebron and Kyrie, they're 100 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:40,520 Speaker 1: not even top three in the East if A D 101 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:43,760 Speaker 1: goes down, they're not They're not Denver, they're not the Clippers, 102 00:05:44,160 --> 00:05:46,760 Speaker 1: and they're certainly not the Warriors. Hell, I don't even 103 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:50,039 Speaker 1: think that the Mavericks, but that's another story. So so 104 00:05:50,080 --> 00:05:52,520 Speaker 1: you're basically looking at thirty eight year old Lebron who's 105 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:55,919 Speaker 1: turns thirty nine in December, always injured, a D A 106 00:05:56,040 --> 00:05:59,440 Speaker 1: k A, always down, and Kyrie Irving, who's hurt every 107 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:02,320 Speaker 1: every single playoffs that he's been and I believe every 108 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:05,560 Speaker 1: single playoffs he has been and he's been hurt and oh, 109 00:06:05,560 --> 00:06:07,719 Speaker 1: by the way, he was not good in that Boston series. 110 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:12,600 Speaker 1: So I the clamoring for Kyrie is is troubling. The 111 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:15,040 Speaker 1: only thing that makes sense as well, at least we're 112 00:06:15,080 --> 00:06:17,600 Speaker 1: dumping Westbrook, and I get it, Westbrook was terrible last year. 113 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:21,800 Speaker 1: But as I told you guys last week, the devil 114 00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:24,920 Speaker 1: you know is better than the devil you don't. I know, 115 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:29,000 Speaker 1: Westbrook was getting dumped on by everybody. West Brick his 116 00:06:29,120 --> 00:06:30,960 Speaker 1: kids are having a tough time in school because his 117 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:33,720 Speaker 1: dad is playing awful like. It was a tough go 118 00:06:33,880 --> 00:06:37,359 Speaker 1: for Russell Westbrook. I know this is gonna be a 119 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:41,920 Speaker 1: tough sell. But don't you think logically Westbrook is gonna say, 120 00:06:41,960 --> 00:06:44,039 Speaker 1: well that that that just did not work. I'm gonna 121 00:06:44,120 --> 00:06:47,640 Speaker 1: have to adjust. You can't ask Lebron, the goat, our 122 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:50,360 Speaker 1: best player, to adjust. I don't know that there can 123 00:06:50,400 --> 00:06:53,719 Speaker 1: be adjustments for Anthony Davis, given he's a big guy. 124 00:06:53,920 --> 00:06:57,200 Speaker 1: So the only guy who needs to adjust is Russell Westbrook. 125 00:06:58,040 --> 00:07:01,960 Speaker 1: And then the question becomes, well, canny, is Russell Westbrook 126 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:08,400 Speaker 1: capable of adjusting? And if the answer is yes, then 127 00:07:09,240 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 1: what do you need Kyrie Irving for? I just I 128 00:07:13,560 --> 00:07:17,640 Speaker 1: don't see the lure of Kyrie Irving, even though and 129 00:07:17,640 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 1: there will be moments when Kyrie, Lebron and a d 130 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:21,800 Speaker 1: are healthy and it goes great, and then you know 131 00:07:21,840 --> 00:07:23,480 Speaker 1: the peel off nine wins in a row. I told 132 00:07:23,520 --> 00:07:26,360 Speaker 1: you it was gonna work. It's working. Forget about what 133 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:30,240 Speaker 1: happens in December and January. By the way, he probably 134 00:07:30,240 --> 00:07:32,400 Speaker 1: will go a wall in January. Out here in l A. 135 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:36,360 Speaker 1: It just nothing makes sense. Now. The reports are Kyrie 136 00:07:36,480 --> 00:07:39,880 Speaker 1: was out here during the July fourth weekend. I don't 137 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:43,440 Speaker 1: know if he's putting pressure on Lebron, but the one 138 00:07:43,480 --> 00:07:47,600 Speaker 1: analogy I told a buddy was, Kyrie Irving is the 139 00:07:47,880 --> 00:07:52,000 Speaker 1: you know, the super hot girl in your high school. 140 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 1: Everybody knows she's crazy, but she's super duper hot. So 141 00:07:56,440 --> 00:07:57,720 Speaker 1: a lot of people are like, oh, I want to 142 00:07:57,720 --> 00:07:58,960 Speaker 1: make that my girlfriend. I want to go to the 143 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:01,000 Speaker 1: problem with her, and to all your friends tell you 144 00:08:01,040 --> 00:08:04,120 Speaker 1: do dude to him, come on, she's crazy, it's not 145 00:08:04,160 --> 00:08:07,120 Speaker 1: gonna go well, you've got to look beyond the obvious. 146 00:08:07,560 --> 00:08:11,280 Speaker 1: Don't do it. And if you're friends an idiot, he'll 147 00:08:11,320 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 1: do it anyway. If your friend's smart, he'll listen to you. 148 00:08:15,320 --> 00:08:19,760 Speaker 1: And I'm just I can't see any scenario where Kyrie 149 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:22,400 Speaker 1: Irving works out for the Lakers and they win a championship. 150 00:08:22,440 --> 00:08:24,160 Speaker 1: I can see them losing in the second round. There 151 00:08:24,200 --> 00:08:27,120 Speaker 1: will be squabbling because you know, Kyrie was on one 152 00:08:27,160 --> 00:08:30,080 Speaker 1: of those Lebron teams. He knows how it goes. The 153 00:08:30,200 --> 00:08:33,560 Speaker 1: third man a ka Chris Bosh a k A Kevin 154 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:36,360 Speaker 1: Love is the guy who gets all the blame. Do 155 00:08:36,440 --> 00:08:39,320 Speaker 1: you think Kyrie Irving is gonna take blame? He's not 156 00:08:39,360 --> 00:08:42,160 Speaker 1: built that way, he refuses to accept blame for anything 157 00:08:42,600 --> 00:08:46,640 Speaker 1: goes a wall in the nets, doesn't apologize, had the 158 00:08:46,679 --> 00:08:49,960 Speaker 1: audacity after the season, after the stunts that he pulled, 159 00:08:50,360 --> 00:08:53,000 Speaker 1: had the audacity to say when they got swept, yeah, 160 00:08:53,040 --> 00:08:55,080 Speaker 1: I'll sit down with Kevin and the owner and the 161 00:08:55,120 --> 00:09:01,920 Speaker 1: GM and we'll figure this out. I just I don't 162 00:09:02,080 --> 00:09:05,040 Speaker 1: understand the world Kyrie, IrIV. We'll come back to Kyrie 163 00:09:05,080 --> 00:09:07,120 Speaker 1: in a moment. I just want to quickly on Kevin 164 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:09,760 Speaker 1: Durant and I it's weird that the Kyrie thing is 165 00:09:09,840 --> 00:09:12,240 Speaker 1: kind of bigger to me because obviously he could go 166 00:09:12,280 --> 00:09:15,840 Speaker 1: to the Lakers and form joined forces with Lebron. But 167 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:18,839 Speaker 1: this Kevin Durant Warriors stuff is a little bit silly. Guys, 168 00:09:19,040 --> 00:09:22,120 Speaker 1: let's be realistic. The big news over the weekend was 169 00:09:23,160 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 1: the Warriors would accept Kevin Durant. Yeah, no, ship, Sherlock. 170 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:29,920 Speaker 1: The Warriors, who were dominant with Kevin Durant are gonna 171 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:32,120 Speaker 1: take him back if they can get him. Well, of course, 172 00:09:32,160 --> 00:09:36,760 Speaker 1: so of course they would. But the smart person says, 173 00:09:36,760 --> 00:09:38,320 Speaker 1: we'll wait a minute, Wait a minute, wait a minute, 174 00:09:38,360 --> 00:09:40,439 Speaker 1: how are the Warriors getting Kevin Durant? Oh yeah, no 175 00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:43,560 Speaker 1: big deal to just give up Wiggins, Kominga, pool Wisean, 176 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:46,920 Speaker 1: you know two or three of those four guys. Really really, 177 00:09:47,280 --> 00:09:53,280 Speaker 1: I'm doing that for Kevin Durant, No way, Absolutely not 178 00:09:53,360 --> 00:09:56,160 Speaker 1: for what one more title. What Kevin Durant was to 179 00:09:56,200 --> 00:09:59,360 Speaker 1: come back to Golden State and help Curry win another ring. 180 00:10:01,559 --> 00:10:03,640 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant's got his own problems. He's not going back 181 00:10:03,640 --> 00:10:05,680 Speaker 1: to Golden State. I mean, I know we'll say Warriors 182 00:10:05,720 --> 00:10:09,319 Speaker 1: would accept it. That is just unequivocally not happening. That's 183 00:10:09,320 --> 00:10:11,960 Speaker 1: a non starter. I think it's silly to bring it up. 184 00:10:12,720 --> 00:10:15,839 Speaker 1: He's not going back to Golden State. The teams that 185 00:10:15,920 --> 00:10:19,720 Speaker 1: make the most sense obviously Phoenix. I don't think Miami's 186 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:22,240 Speaker 1: up there anymore. New Orleans over the weekend signs Zion 187 00:10:22,360 --> 00:10:26,280 Speaker 1: to his rookie extension, So I think that removes Zion 188 00:10:26,760 --> 00:10:29,680 Speaker 1: from the equation. So I think the Pelicans are out. 189 00:10:29,920 --> 00:10:34,200 Speaker 1: I saw a lot of chatter about the Raptors. Maybe 190 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:39,440 Speaker 1: it's not that attractive to me, like Kevin Durant and 191 00:10:40,080 --> 00:10:43,640 Speaker 1: O g nn Obi and Pascal Siakam and Fred van Vleet, like, 192 00:10:45,480 --> 00:10:47,440 Speaker 1: I don't think that's I don't think that's better than 193 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:49,320 Speaker 1: the Celtics. I don't think that's better than the Bucks. 194 00:10:50,040 --> 00:10:51,920 Speaker 1: That's a really really good team in the East. It 195 00:10:52,120 --> 00:10:55,679 Speaker 1: probably make them third. Um, I mean, he's it better 196 00:10:55,720 --> 00:10:58,839 Speaker 1: than Miami Heat. It's better than the Hawks on paper. 197 00:10:58,840 --> 00:11:01,640 Speaker 1: But all this is on paper, right, I mean two 198 00:11:01,679 --> 00:11:03,680 Speaker 1: years ago, the Hawks weren't better than anybody on paper, 199 00:11:03,720 --> 00:11:07,320 Speaker 1: they went to the conference finals. Last year Dallas wasn't 200 00:11:07,360 --> 00:11:10,120 Speaker 1: better than anybody on paper, and they got to the 201 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:14,000 Speaker 1: conference finals. Like things happen, injuries happen. You just gotta 202 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:17,520 Speaker 1: put yourself in position to succeed, which is why I 203 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:19,440 Speaker 1: and I gushed about her on yesterday's pot. For those 204 00:11:19,440 --> 00:11:21,760 Speaker 1: of you who missed it, I I did talk about 205 00:11:21,800 --> 00:11:25,280 Speaker 1: things besides the NERF gun battle at Sophi Stadium, just 206 00:11:25,320 --> 00:11:29,760 Speaker 1: so you know. Um, I think it's pretty clear Minnesota 207 00:11:29,800 --> 00:11:31,719 Speaker 1: made a move so that they're in the mix and 208 00:11:31,760 --> 00:11:35,559 Speaker 1: ready to be there should somebody get injured, Like Minnesota 209 00:11:35,600 --> 00:11:39,480 Speaker 1: on paper is not, you know, the best or second 210 00:11:39,480 --> 00:11:41,839 Speaker 1: best or third best team in the West. But things 211 00:11:41,880 --> 00:11:44,120 Speaker 1: break their way. Sure, why not? How many times do 212 00:11:44,120 --> 00:11:46,200 Speaker 1: we need to go over this? Guys get hurt all 213 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:50,959 Speaker 1: the time. This happens. It's the NBA. Like, did anybody 214 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:53,040 Speaker 1: think Memphis would be the number two seed in the 215 00:11:53,080 --> 00:11:57,520 Speaker 1: West before like this time last year. Absolutely not. So 216 00:11:57,720 --> 00:11:59,560 Speaker 1: I think you guys just need to understand things happen. 217 00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:02,600 Speaker 1: And I know that somebody's gonna try to throw that 218 00:12:02,600 --> 00:12:04,480 Speaker 1: in my face. Well, Jason, if all these things happen 219 00:12:04,880 --> 00:12:08,880 Speaker 1: that are out that nobody's expecting, why can't Kyrie Irving work? Well, 220 00:12:08,920 --> 00:12:11,120 Speaker 1: you know a little bit different. You know, you're trying 221 00:12:11,160 --> 00:12:13,560 Speaker 1: to move the goalposts on me or on moving them 222 00:12:13,600 --> 00:12:17,160 Speaker 1: all myself technically. But we've seen this Kyrie Irving show 223 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:20,480 Speaker 1: for the last five years. It's been a disaster. Memphis 224 00:12:20,520 --> 00:12:22,560 Speaker 1: was on the come up, Dallas on the come up, 225 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:25,800 Speaker 1: Atlanta on the come up. These teams are making moves upward. 226 00:12:26,160 --> 00:12:28,960 Speaker 1: Kyrie Irving is going the opposite way. He's getting older, 227 00:12:29,360 --> 00:12:34,240 Speaker 1: more combative, arguing, more uncertain about what he wants. Like, 228 00:12:34,480 --> 00:12:36,920 Speaker 1: that's not anything that I want to get in bed with, 229 00:12:36,960 --> 00:12:38,640 Speaker 1: but it sounds like the Lakers are now. I know. 230 00:12:38,720 --> 00:12:42,000 Speaker 1: The real question is what happens if Rob g and 231 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:43,600 Speaker 1: and I were to go to a game. Are we 232 00:12:43,679 --> 00:12:48,000 Speaker 1: booing Kyrie Irving? Do I have brass enough big ones 233 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:51,160 Speaker 1: to boo Kyrie Irving during the introductions and that's a 234 00:12:51,240 --> 00:12:55,280 Speaker 1: legitimate question. Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk 235 00:12:55,360 --> 00:12:58,079 Speaker 1: lineup in the nation. Catch all of our shows at 236 00:12:58,080 --> 00:13:01,440 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio dot com and within the I Heart 237 00:13:01,520 --> 00:13:05,240 Speaker 1: Radio app search f s R to listen live. Well 238 00:13:05,400 --> 00:13:08,200 Speaker 1: as cool as it sounds, Jason, the idea of you 239 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:11,840 Speaker 1: heckling Kyrie Irving from the lower Bowl, you know, because 240 00:13:11,880 --> 00:13:14,680 Speaker 1: only rich people such as yourself can afford tickets down there, 241 00:13:15,160 --> 00:13:20,520 Speaker 1: I'm willing to bet that you don't actually have the 242 00:13:21,360 --> 00:13:25,760 Speaker 1: stones to ridicule Kyrie Irving, considering you are number one, 243 00:13:25,840 --> 00:13:29,599 Speaker 1: a public figure. So the thought of Jason McIntyre on 244 00:13:29,760 --> 00:13:33,480 Speaker 1: FS one and the Straight Fire Podcast booing Kyrie Irving 245 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:37,199 Speaker 1: when he's sitting around calling Cowherd and Denzel Washington probably 246 00:13:37,240 --> 00:13:39,520 Speaker 1: won't go over well number one, but number two, I 247 00:13:39,600 --> 00:13:40,880 Speaker 1: just don't think that you're the kind of guy to 248 00:13:40,920 --> 00:13:44,240 Speaker 1: do that. I don't see you booing Kyrie Irving. You're 249 00:13:44,280 --> 00:13:47,240 Speaker 1: not that guy. No, you're not that guy. You're not 250 00:13:47,320 --> 00:13:51,000 Speaker 1: that guy. So um to an extent, you are correct. Now, 251 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:54,880 Speaker 1: how's this if he goes a wall from the Lakers 252 00:13:55,840 --> 00:13:58,040 Speaker 1: for I don't know, let's say five games, doesn't say 253 00:13:58,040 --> 00:13:59,480 Speaker 1: where he is, and then comes back the kind of 254 00:13:59,520 --> 00:14:06,240 Speaker 1: stunt pulled last time in Brooklyn. What about them? Different story? Um, 255 00:14:06,280 --> 00:14:11,760 Speaker 1: I think he's more likely to deal with issues from 256 00:14:11,760 --> 00:14:15,320 Speaker 1: the front office and internally from Lebron James especially than 257 00:14:15,360 --> 00:14:18,360 Speaker 1: he is not to worry about Jason McIntyre brewing him 258 00:14:18,400 --> 00:14:20,760 Speaker 1: from the fourth throw you. I mean, what do you mean, Lebron? 259 00:14:20,800 --> 00:14:24,440 Speaker 1: He didn't care about Kevin Durant or James Harden. That's fine, 260 00:14:24,480 --> 00:14:27,000 Speaker 1: But here here's I mean. I listened to your your 261 00:14:27,040 --> 00:14:28,720 Speaker 1: your spiel, which there was a lot of really good points. 262 00:14:28,760 --> 00:14:30,880 Speaker 1: Even if I disagree with you, I can admit you 263 00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:35,760 Speaker 1: had some really salient points in there. However, it's been 264 00:14:35,800 --> 00:14:40,760 Speaker 1: well documented now that the only success that Kyrie Irving 265 00:14:40,800 --> 00:14:44,400 Speaker 1: has had as an NBA player relative you know success, 266 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:48,680 Speaker 1: has been when Lebron James was front and center as 267 00:14:48,720 --> 00:14:51,480 Speaker 1: the leader of the team. It's been proven now to 268 00:14:51,560 --> 00:14:54,560 Speaker 1: your point, over the last five six years that when 269 00:14:54,640 --> 00:14:57,760 Speaker 1: Kyrie Irving is the man running the show and he's 270 00:14:57,840 --> 00:15:01,240 Speaker 1: running around unchecked, that it's when he gets into trouble, 271 00:15:01,720 --> 00:15:04,280 Speaker 1: that's when he decides that he's bigger than the team, 272 00:15:04,360 --> 00:15:07,840 Speaker 1: that he knows better than everybody else, that you know, 273 00:15:08,200 --> 00:15:10,120 Speaker 1: the rest of us are just kind of pawns on 274 00:15:10,160 --> 00:15:12,440 Speaker 1: a chessboard for him. So so it sounds like you 275 00:15:12,480 --> 00:15:15,480 Speaker 1: think Kyrie had some aha moment and all of a 276 00:15:15,520 --> 00:15:17,720 Speaker 1: sudden it did him. You know what, I'm not that guy, 277 00:15:18,120 --> 00:15:20,760 Speaker 1: I'm not the alpha. I can't handle it. I need 278 00:15:20,800 --> 00:15:23,400 Speaker 1: to go back to Lebron where he can be the 279 00:15:23,440 --> 00:15:26,160 Speaker 1: big dog and I can believe the robin. You really 280 00:15:26,200 --> 00:15:31,440 Speaker 1: think that went through Kyrie Irving said, not that exact 281 00:15:31,480 --> 00:15:33,960 Speaker 1: way about being the Robin. What. I think that he 282 00:15:34,120 --> 00:15:37,760 Speaker 1: has come to the realization as Number one, the Lakers 283 00:15:37,760 --> 00:15:40,920 Speaker 1: give me a better chance to win. I think Lebron 284 00:15:41,560 --> 00:15:45,520 Speaker 1: a d Kyrie, that trio alone is better than whatever 285 00:15:45,560 --> 00:15:47,680 Speaker 1: they can put together in Brooklyn. If even if they 286 00:15:47,720 --> 00:15:51,760 Speaker 1: all stayed together Kyrie, Katie and and Ben Simmons whatever, 287 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:55,440 Speaker 1: just because the pieces would be such a seamless fit. 288 00:15:56,160 --> 00:16:00,760 Speaker 1: But number two, I think more importantly Kyrie Irv, especially 289 00:16:00,800 --> 00:16:03,680 Speaker 1: after the year that he just had, where he's always 290 00:16:03,680 --> 00:16:07,040 Speaker 1: in the media, he's always in the public sphere, everyone's 291 00:16:07,080 --> 00:16:11,600 Speaker 1: talking about him, everybody's putting their two cents about him 292 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:15,080 Speaker 1: out into the into the ether. I think he'd rather 293 00:16:15,200 --> 00:16:22,880 Speaker 1: just play basketball occasionally and worry about his, you know, 294 00:16:23,120 --> 00:16:27,760 Speaker 1: own mental health. Or whatever it is he does, and 295 00:16:27,840 --> 00:16:31,400 Speaker 1: have it not become the focal point of every conversation 296 00:16:31,840 --> 00:16:34,560 Speaker 1: that the one thing that that good or bad about 297 00:16:34,640 --> 00:16:38,120 Speaker 1: Lebron James is he sucks so much air out of 298 00:16:38,160 --> 00:16:42,760 Speaker 1: the room wherever he goes that everybody else in there, 299 00:16:42,880 --> 00:16:46,240 Speaker 1: who who's around him kind of falls by the wayside. 300 00:16:47,520 --> 00:16:50,200 Speaker 1: Lebron James is going to be the first, second, and 301 00:16:50,280 --> 00:16:55,040 Speaker 1: third story on a night tonight basis every night. And 302 00:16:55,160 --> 00:16:58,040 Speaker 1: Kyrie Irving can play ball and he's very good at 303 00:16:58,040 --> 00:17:01,240 Speaker 1: that and put out his funk tweets and his weird 304 00:17:01,280 --> 00:17:06,000 Speaker 1: Instagram live videos. I'm assuming if the Lakers do get him, 305 00:17:06,040 --> 00:17:07,880 Speaker 1: there's gonna be some kind of agreement that he's gonna 306 00:17:07,880 --> 00:17:10,040 Speaker 1: be able to load manage his way through the season. 307 00:17:12,240 --> 00:17:15,480 Speaker 1: To load, I think. I think it barely played the 308 00:17:15,560 --> 00:17:18,880 Speaker 1: last two years. He's always hurt. Rob. I think you're 309 00:17:18,920 --> 00:17:24,240 Speaker 1: missing one key component, and that's money. The only reason 310 00:17:24,320 --> 00:17:26,520 Speaker 1: Kyrie will act like he's ready to be a good 311 00:17:26,560 --> 00:17:29,360 Speaker 1: soldier is so he can hoodwink the Lakers for a year, 312 00:17:29,800 --> 00:17:32,199 Speaker 1: get them to pony up the Benjamin's to give him 313 00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:35,320 Speaker 1: a MAX offer after this season. That's the only reason. 314 00:17:35,359 --> 00:17:37,960 Speaker 1: And then of course that would end in total catastrophe, 315 00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:41,320 Speaker 1: because you know that Kyrie Irving is not long for anyone. 316 00:17:41,720 --> 00:17:44,880 Speaker 1: I mean, this guy would not fall in line around 317 00:17:45,200 --> 00:17:47,800 Speaker 1: the Boston Celtics team where he was the alpha. He 318 00:17:47,800 --> 00:17:50,480 Speaker 1: wouldn't do it in Brooklyn, the team he built. And 319 00:17:50,520 --> 00:17:52,600 Speaker 1: now all of a sudden, he just he has the 320 00:17:52,640 --> 00:17:55,680 Speaker 1: self awareness. All of a sudden something hit him, probably 321 00:17:55,720 --> 00:17:57,679 Speaker 1: like a money money hit him in the head, like 322 00:17:57,720 --> 00:17:59,600 Speaker 1: a stack of Benjamin just hit him and be like, 323 00:17:59,640 --> 00:18:01,800 Speaker 1: oh wait, do you want that money? You better fall 324 00:18:01,840 --> 00:18:03,280 Speaker 1: in line and be a good soldier for a year. 325 00:18:03,800 --> 00:18:05,680 Speaker 1: I don't think he's got it in him. I think 326 00:18:05,680 --> 00:18:08,199 Speaker 1: he can play the game and fake the funk, you know, 327 00:18:08,240 --> 00:18:11,160 Speaker 1: like you meet a girl that's out of your league 328 00:18:11,160 --> 00:18:12,680 Speaker 1: and you could you could fake it for a little while, 329 00:18:12,680 --> 00:18:15,600 Speaker 1: but eventually the real you is gonna emerge. And I 330 00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:17,800 Speaker 1: think we're gonna see the real Kyrie. I think the 331 00:18:17,840 --> 00:18:22,119 Speaker 1: implosion would probably happen around either the first you know, 332 00:18:22,160 --> 00:18:24,320 Speaker 1: once a D goes down, and let's be real, I mean, 333 00:18:24,359 --> 00:18:26,400 Speaker 1: I'm not wishing injury. The guy has heard every year, 334 00:18:26,560 --> 00:18:29,359 Speaker 1: come on the first injury to Kyrie or a D, 335 00:18:29,520 --> 00:18:32,480 Speaker 1: and you're gonna see Kyrie just extended Oh, he's gonna 336 00:18:32,520 --> 00:18:35,120 Speaker 1: be back in a week. No, no, he's he's back. 337 00:18:35,520 --> 00:18:37,399 Speaker 1: There's a three or four week thing. And then you're like, 338 00:18:37,440 --> 00:18:39,880 Speaker 1: where is this guy? And then the Lakers supporting cast 339 00:18:39,960 --> 00:18:43,760 Speaker 1: is total dog manure, as we as, that's what we expect, right, 340 00:18:43,800 --> 00:18:46,320 Speaker 1: I mean they get Kyrie? What who's Who's gonna want 341 00:18:46,320 --> 00:18:49,680 Speaker 1: to play with Kyrie Irving? You know what's funny, though, 342 00:18:49,760 --> 00:18:55,280 Speaker 1: is every single current and former player that we've spoken 343 00:18:55,320 --> 00:18:58,800 Speaker 1: to has a much higher opinion of Kyrie Irving than 344 00:18:58,800 --> 00:19:01,040 Speaker 1: the Wait, that's okay, that's a different thing than I 345 00:19:01,080 --> 00:19:04,320 Speaker 1: want to play on that guy's team, right, Like, I 346 00:19:04,359 --> 00:19:07,080 Speaker 1: think he's awesome, but yeah, I like he's great finisher, 347 00:19:07,160 --> 00:19:09,760 Speaker 1: he's just super talent. Nobody could guard him. I mean, 348 00:19:09,800 --> 00:19:12,000 Speaker 1: he can't win a playoff series to save his life 349 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:14,720 Speaker 1: at this month juncture? But do people want to play 350 00:19:14,760 --> 00:19:19,880 Speaker 1: with it? And Lebron and Anthony Davis? I mean, Robert, 351 00:19:19,880 --> 00:19:22,440 Speaker 1: if we thought it was a circus with west Brick, yeah, 352 00:19:22,440 --> 00:19:25,880 Speaker 1: I went there. What on earth is gonna happen with Kyrie? Kick? 353 00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:29,000 Speaker 1: By the way, is the stage burning gonna go over 354 00:19:29,080 --> 00:19:33,119 Speaker 1: better here than it did in Brooklyn? And absolutely? Absolutely? Yeah, 355 00:19:33,160 --> 00:19:36,359 Speaker 1: I mean everybody's burning stage out here, right, yeah? Yeah? 356 00:19:36,400 --> 00:19:40,399 Speaker 1: And and is it possible that he would kind of 357 00:19:40,400 --> 00:19:42,240 Speaker 1: fake the funk, as you said, to get that long 358 00:19:42,320 --> 00:19:45,040 Speaker 1: term deal and then bounce and then you know, ruin 359 00:19:45,119 --> 00:19:50,879 Speaker 1: it later. Absolutely? The thing though, is name me a 360 00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:57,320 Speaker 1: better trio than those three together? Jackson? No, you don't. 361 00:19:57,359 --> 00:20:02,560 Speaker 1: Don't ever say that again. So Curry though, No, those 362 00:20:02,640 --> 00:20:06,879 Speaker 1: three alone are talented. Wait a minute, Janice Middleton in 363 00:20:06,960 --> 00:20:12,280 Speaker 1: Holiday they won the title two years ago, do you 364 00:20:12,359 --> 00:20:16,520 Speaker 1: really believe that that trio is better than lebron A 365 00:20:16,640 --> 00:20:20,680 Speaker 1: D and Kyrie? I'm not. I'm not a Kyrie believer. 366 00:20:20,800 --> 00:20:25,960 Speaker 1: I'm sorry. I had a great shot. What has he listened? 367 00:20:26,520 --> 00:20:32,960 Speaker 1: Drew's a guy who Kyrie when like two years ago 368 00:20:33,640 --> 00:20:38,280 Speaker 1: last year he was almost right there again a Kyrie 369 00:20:38,359 --> 00:20:40,920 Speaker 1: two years ago when when James Harden first got there, 370 00:20:41,320 --> 00:20:44,159 Speaker 1: he was at James Hardy got there like for like 371 00:20:44,200 --> 00:20:49,600 Speaker 1: two weeks. He was a longevity matters by the way, Kyrie. Uh, 372 00:20:49,680 --> 00:20:54,320 Speaker 1: let's see two years um played a whopping fifty four games. 373 00:20:54,320 --> 00:21:01,480 Speaker 1: He was forty nine. Correct, Um, here's the thing that 374 00:21:02,359 --> 00:21:07,840 Speaker 1: hold on? He sagged after that, tot Okay, yeah, really 375 00:21:07,880 --> 00:21:11,680 Speaker 1: sagged to you, by the way, he played nine games. 376 00:21:12,800 --> 00:21:17,840 Speaker 1: Player Steph Curry does not get last season? Where was 377 00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:21,080 Speaker 1: that the playoffs for Cyrie? He had? Yeah, he wasn't good. 378 00:21:21,440 --> 00:21:24,159 Speaker 1: It was not good. But here's the he was freaking. 379 00:21:24,480 --> 00:21:29,080 Speaker 1: Those three players alone are good enough to make you contenders. 380 00:21:29,800 --> 00:21:32,720 Speaker 1: Those three and a decent supporting cast, which if they 381 00:21:32,760 --> 00:21:36,280 Speaker 1: get Kyrie Irving, all indications are either Joe Harris or 382 00:21:36,320 --> 00:21:39,840 Speaker 1: Seth Curry is coming as well. So those three and 383 00:21:39,880 --> 00:21:42,720 Speaker 1: a decent supporting cast, not only can they conte, they 384 00:21:42,720 --> 00:21:45,240 Speaker 1: can win the whole. You've got Seth Curry in that package. 385 00:21:45,280 --> 00:21:48,040 Speaker 1: I don't know how that that makes no sense to me, 386 00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:50,480 Speaker 1: that we're going to give up Kyrie and Seth Curry 387 00:21:50,480 --> 00:21:53,600 Speaker 1: for Russell Westbrook. That's ridiculous. I mean his draft picks basically, 388 00:21:53,640 --> 00:21:55,200 Speaker 1: that's what That's what you're doing. So, by the way, 389 00:21:55,280 --> 00:21:56,840 Speaker 1: last time Kyrie has been out of the second round, 390 00:21:56,840 --> 00:22:00,760 Speaker 1: can you riddle me that? Uh? Last season? Then? No? No, no, 391 00:22:00,920 --> 00:22:04,320 Speaker 1: he did it with Boston, didn't they They went he 392 00:22:03,440 --> 00:22:08,520 Speaker 1: was injured. Yeah, okay, last season team when they got destroyed. 393 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:11,680 Speaker 1: So listen, I know, I know people think I'd be 394 00:22:11,680 --> 00:22:14,119 Speaker 1: an extra harsh of Kyrie. It's not intentional and you 395 00:22:14,160 --> 00:22:17,159 Speaker 1: have to admit a lot of it is facts. Yeah, absolutely, 396 00:22:17,280 --> 00:22:20,600 Speaker 1: and everything that you said is true. I just think 397 00:22:21,040 --> 00:22:25,719 Speaker 1: that this past season has shown us, especially Clay Thompson 398 00:22:25,760 --> 00:22:28,399 Speaker 1: played half the season, Draymond played about a third of 399 00:22:28,440 --> 00:22:30,359 Speaker 1: the season. Steph Curry is in and out of the 400 00:22:30,400 --> 00:22:33,760 Speaker 1: lineup as long as they get to the postseason, though, 401 00:22:34,080 --> 00:22:36,879 Speaker 1: when everybody zero and zero and it's all about matchups, 402 00:22:37,359 --> 00:22:40,119 Speaker 1: I can't think of any team that can say with 403 00:22:40,240 --> 00:22:43,560 Speaker 1: a straight face, our best three matches up with your 404 00:22:43,560 --> 00:22:47,080 Speaker 1: best three. And it's not just the talent, it's the fit. 405 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:50,880 Speaker 1: All three of those guys are different players. They're all 406 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:54,359 Speaker 1: unique in in their own way where their skills don't 407 00:22:55,240 --> 00:22:58,159 Speaker 1: intercross and make it so as duplicative like some of 408 00:22:58,160 --> 00:23:01,080 Speaker 1: these other you know play like Kauai and Paul George. 409 00:23:01,119 --> 00:23:03,960 Speaker 1: As great as they are, there is nothing complimentary about 410 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:09,440 Speaker 1: their games. They're both individually fantastic. Kauai not that great 411 00:23:09,440 --> 00:23:12,119 Speaker 1: of a playmaker, Paul George not that great of a playmaker. 412 00:23:12,640 --> 00:23:16,320 Speaker 1: Lebron James is arguably the best point guard in NBA history, 413 00:23:17,640 --> 00:23:19,720 Speaker 1: if you want to call him a point guard after 414 00:23:19,800 --> 00:23:22,439 Speaker 1: he Dave is one of the great defenders, one of 415 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:25,040 Speaker 1: the great rim runners and finishers. Kyrie Irving is a 416 00:23:25,040 --> 00:23:27,359 Speaker 1: wizard who can score from anywhere. You know, what I 417 00:23:27,400 --> 00:23:29,720 Speaker 1: heard about all last season was the Phoenix Suns were 418 00:23:29,760 --> 00:23:31,439 Speaker 1: loaded and they're the best in the West and the 419 00:23:31,520 --> 00:23:33,760 Speaker 1: record and they go back to the finals and they 420 00:23:33,840 --> 00:23:37,119 Speaker 1: destroyed everybody in clutch time minutes all that stuff, right, 421 00:23:37,440 --> 00:23:40,560 Speaker 1: what you know, like things happen, I mean Phoenix. Now, 422 00:23:40,680 --> 00:23:43,120 Speaker 1: Phoenix went from being the number one seed I think 423 00:23:43,160 --> 00:23:44,840 Speaker 1: twice in a row, or were they to the year before, 424 00:23:44,840 --> 00:23:47,560 Speaker 1: I don't remember. Okay, they were two and they went 425 00:23:47,600 --> 00:23:49,760 Speaker 1: to the finals. They were one, and they lost in 426 00:23:49,760 --> 00:23:52,280 Speaker 1: the second round. And now people are talking about them like, wow, 427 00:23:52,560 --> 00:23:54,760 Speaker 1: Tom might be time to retool in Phoenix. If you 428 00:23:54,760 --> 00:23:57,639 Speaker 1: don't get k D. You know, Chris Paul's almost cooked. 429 00:23:58,400 --> 00:24:00,959 Speaker 1: He looked washed in the final few games against Dallas. 430 00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:04,120 Speaker 1: Etan's good done to go play video games like see 431 00:24:04,119 --> 00:24:06,720 Speaker 1: how quickly these things end? Um. I don't want to 432 00:24:06,760 --> 00:24:08,879 Speaker 1: spend too much time on Kevin Durant because I'll be honest, 433 00:24:09,280 --> 00:24:12,439 Speaker 1: he's out here in l A. Last I saw working 434 00:24:12,440 --> 00:24:15,800 Speaker 1: with some with with the guy Little Lethal Shooter, among others, 435 00:24:16,640 --> 00:24:20,840 Speaker 1: and it's starting to sound like the Kevin Durant deal 436 00:24:20,960 --> 00:24:23,920 Speaker 1: is not as imminent as everybody thought. This is gonna 437 00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:28,800 Speaker 1: take Rob three or four teams. The permutations are getting 438 00:24:28,840 --> 00:24:33,680 Speaker 1: crazy because it's Kevin Durant and Rudy Gobert got four 439 00:24:33,720 --> 00:24:35,560 Speaker 1: first round picks, so you don't think the nets are 440 00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:39,600 Speaker 1: gonna push for five? Uh, and where you gonna get 441 00:24:39,600 --> 00:24:42,240 Speaker 1: five picks from and players? That's not happening. So you're 442 00:24:42,240 --> 00:24:44,720 Speaker 1: gonna have to cobble together a bunch of stuff. I 443 00:24:44,800 --> 00:24:46,880 Speaker 1: don't know. The more I think, I really do think 444 00:24:46,920 --> 00:24:49,120 Speaker 1: Donovan Mitchell could be on the movie. People who don't 445 00:24:49,119 --> 00:24:50,879 Speaker 1: want to say that, Oh, come on, Donovan Mitchell. No, 446 00:24:50,920 --> 00:24:54,080 Speaker 1: they're gonna rebuild around him. Even Woe wrote that. Have 447 00:24:54,240 --> 00:24:58,399 Speaker 1: you seen what's around him Rob? There's nothing in Utah. 448 00:24:58,720 --> 00:25:02,359 Speaker 1: Donovan Mitchell doesn't want to be the there. I'm not 449 00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:06,440 Speaker 1: sure something's gonna go down. I mean, I don't see 450 00:25:06,480 --> 00:25:08,360 Speaker 1: k D going back to Golden State. I still think 451 00:25:08,359 --> 00:25:10,240 Speaker 1: Phoenix has the inside track, but they don't have enough 452 00:25:10,280 --> 00:25:14,120 Speaker 1: assets to appease Brooklyn. And at the end of the day, 453 00:25:14,119 --> 00:25:17,280 Speaker 1: Brooklyn doesn't have to trade Kevin Durant. I think they will, 454 00:25:17,840 --> 00:25:19,560 Speaker 1: but they're gonna put up the stance that we don't 455 00:25:19,600 --> 00:25:22,199 Speaker 1: have to, so this may be a drawn out process. 456 00:25:22,280 --> 00:25:25,320 Speaker 1: Huh yeah. I mean Brian Lewis, I believe, from the 457 00:25:25,320 --> 00:25:28,359 Speaker 1: New York Post actually reported late on fourth of July 458 00:25:28,560 --> 00:25:32,840 Speaker 1: last night that um, he would not think he wouldn't 459 00:25:32,840 --> 00:25:35,280 Speaker 1: be surprised, but the Nets are letting it be known 460 00:25:35,359 --> 00:25:37,720 Speaker 1: that they might even let this play out at the 461 00:25:37,760 --> 00:25:41,399 Speaker 1: training camp. I don't, personally don't believe that, because I 462 00:25:41,440 --> 00:25:46,520 Speaker 1: think that it would be a terrible thing for your 463 00:25:46,600 --> 00:25:50,359 Speaker 1: locker room and your culture when you let guys into 464 00:25:50,400 --> 00:25:52,320 Speaker 1: that locker room who do not want to be there, 465 00:25:52,640 --> 00:25:55,800 Speaker 1: shout out to James Harden like it's just it's a 466 00:25:55,960 --> 00:25:59,600 Speaker 1: terrible to be there. And then he ran into Kyrie Irving, right, No, 467 00:25:59,640 --> 00:26:01,600 Speaker 1: not just there, I'm talking about in Houston too. Remember 468 00:26:01,640 --> 00:26:04,679 Speaker 1: he he he was calling out players on his team 469 00:26:04,760 --> 00:26:07,160 Speaker 1: and how they're not good enough for him to win 470 00:26:07,240 --> 00:26:08,760 Speaker 1: with and so he's got to get out of there. 471 00:26:08,800 --> 00:26:11,160 Speaker 1: And it's like that, that's I mean, there's a reason 472 00:26:11,160 --> 00:26:13,760 Speaker 1: why Anthony Davis in New Orleans that they were they 473 00:26:13,760 --> 00:26:16,880 Speaker 1: wanted to send him home because they knew he didn't 474 00:26:16,880 --> 00:26:18,240 Speaker 1: want to be there, and the and the NBA p 475 00:26:18,400 --> 00:26:20,399 Speaker 1: A said no, So he had to play like twenty 476 00:26:20,440 --> 00:26:21,920 Speaker 1: minutes to night and then sit down the rest of 477 00:26:21,960 --> 00:26:26,640 Speaker 1: these games. But to me, this is all leverage. Um. 478 00:26:27,520 --> 00:26:31,800 Speaker 1: The Brooklyn Nets made a series of mistakes by letting 479 00:26:31,840 --> 00:26:34,240 Speaker 1: it be known that they're going to work with Kevin 480 00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:36,400 Speaker 1: Durant and his representatives to get him out of town, 481 00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:40,480 Speaker 1: and then compounded it when their owner and the owner's 482 00:26:40,560 --> 00:26:46,119 Speaker 1: son started retweeting, liking, sharing tweets mentioning how they're looking 483 00:26:46,160 --> 00:26:50,640 Speaker 1: forward to getting back to Nets culture and and and 484 00:26:50,880 --> 00:26:53,080 Speaker 1: want guys who are more worried about the team than themselves. 485 00:26:55,640 --> 00:26:59,080 Speaker 1: Once you get those things out into the universe and 486 00:26:59,080 --> 00:27:02,119 Speaker 1: those wheels are in ocean, you cannot pull back from that. 487 00:27:02,760 --> 00:27:05,120 Speaker 1: And Brooklyn to your point, I don't think there's any 488 00:27:05,160 --> 00:27:07,520 Speaker 1: team that can realistically make the kind of offer that 489 00:27:07,560 --> 00:27:10,680 Speaker 1: you would warrant for Kevin Durant, where it's three or 490 00:27:10,720 --> 00:27:13,199 Speaker 1: four first round picks, some pick swaps at least one 491 00:27:13,280 --> 00:27:15,680 Speaker 1: or one All star and another young player. I don't 492 00:27:15,680 --> 00:27:17,800 Speaker 1: think there's a team out there that can offer something 493 00:27:17,880 --> 00:27:20,720 Speaker 1: like that that would make sense for Kevin Durant. However, 494 00:27:21,040 --> 00:27:24,440 Speaker 1: when you're operating from a position of weakness, everybody knows 495 00:27:24,440 --> 00:27:27,320 Speaker 1: you're gonna trade him. That's how you end up getting 496 00:27:27,359 --> 00:27:30,280 Speaker 1: these I'm not going to call him low ball, but 497 00:27:30,880 --> 00:27:33,720 Speaker 1: you know Mcaalbridges is a nice player. Deandrey Aiden is 498 00:27:33,720 --> 00:27:37,600 Speaker 1: a nice player. Those two guys and four first round 499 00:27:37,600 --> 00:27:40,800 Speaker 1: pick should not be enough for Kevin Durant in any way, 500 00:27:40,800 --> 00:27:43,600 Speaker 1: shape or form. Has I have either of them been 501 00:27:43,640 --> 00:27:51,840 Speaker 1: an All Star? No? Yeah, well you're theoretically yes that 502 00:27:51,960 --> 00:27:54,600 Speaker 1: that you're right, but what how do you even value 503 00:27:54,640 --> 00:27:57,120 Speaker 1: a thirty four year old who's had the injury history 504 00:27:57,160 --> 00:27:58,960 Speaker 1: that k D does. I mean, Rob, how many more 505 00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:02,280 Speaker 1: great years does he have? One? Or two? At least two? 506 00:28:03,080 --> 00:28:05,480 Speaker 1: He's one of those guys. His game is going to 507 00:28:05,560 --> 00:28:09,000 Speaker 1: age gracefully because he's so skilled, But will his body 508 00:28:09,040 --> 00:28:11,680 Speaker 1: because it has none? That's fair to say. Well, hopefully 509 00:28:11,680 --> 00:28:13,480 Speaker 1: wherever he goes, they're not playing in forty minutes a 510 00:28:13,520 --> 00:28:16,600 Speaker 1: night like Steve Nash did it. You had to when 511 00:28:16,600 --> 00:28:18,600 Speaker 1: you were an ask because Kyrie, that's your guy. I 512 00:28:18,640 --> 00:28:20,639 Speaker 1: know you want to defend Steve Nash. You know he 513 00:28:20,680 --> 00:28:22,720 Speaker 1: was your neighbor for a hot second you had you 514 00:28:22,800 --> 00:28:24,639 Speaker 1: kind of had to write if Kyrie is not showing 515 00:28:24,760 --> 00:28:26,520 Speaker 1: up and they ran Harden out of town and Ben 516 00:28:26,560 --> 00:28:29,200 Speaker 1: Simmons wasn't there. I mean they had to make the playoffs. 517 00:28:29,240 --> 00:28:33,360 Speaker 1: Weren't they the seventh seed? Right, so like they kind 518 00:28:33,359 --> 00:28:35,320 Speaker 1: of had to ride Katie and I feel bad for 519 00:28:35,320 --> 00:28:38,959 Speaker 1: for Durant, but ultimately, like you know, some some all 520 00:28:39,000 --> 00:28:41,240 Speaker 1: these people are black. I mean, I'm just talking about 521 00:28:41,280 --> 00:28:44,040 Speaker 1: shipping all over Kevin Durant. Oh, Jake, come on, how 522 00:28:44,080 --> 00:28:47,160 Speaker 1: can you defend this fraud? He's been on what is it, 523 00:28:47,240 --> 00:28:50,680 Speaker 1: four teams in five years? This is this guy's a joke. 524 00:28:50,760 --> 00:28:53,200 Speaker 1: And and I didn't really respond to any of it. 525 00:28:53,640 --> 00:28:57,360 Speaker 1: I was like, um, you guys know that in the oh, 526 00:28:57,440 --> 00:29:00,560 Speaker 1: I'm sorry k D. So okay, see Golden State Brooklyn. 527 00:29:00,920 --> 00:29:03,040 Speaker 1: So it'll be this will be his fourth team in 528 00:29:03,600 --> 00:29:06,920 Speaker 1: six years. And I was like, in my head, I'm like, 529 00:29:07,040 --> 00:29:12,280 Speaker 1: have you guys done Lebron? Right? Uh? Wasn't he on 530 00:29:12,760 --> 00:29:19,960 Speaker 1: Miami Cleveland and the Lakers in what like a five 531 00:29:20,040 --> 00:29:22,880 Speaker 1: six seven year span something like that? Maybe eight? No, 532 00:29:22,960 --> 00:29:24,400 Speaker 1: he got to the Lakers in nineteen, so I think 533 00:29:24,400 --> 00:29:26,600 Speaker 1: it was a six year span. Like this is the 534 00:29:26,720 --> 00:29:30,160 Speaker 1: new era of superstars change teams all the time. I 535 00:29:30,200 --> 00:29:34,040 Speaker 1: don't know, can you blame Kevin Durant for wanting out. 536 00:29:34,320 --> 00:29:35,960 Speaker 1: Does he What I what I want to know is 537 00:29:36,120 --> 00:29:38,840 Speaker 1: does he want away from Kyrie Irving? Does he want 538 00:29:38,880 --> 00:29:43,080 Speaker 1: out of Brooklyn? Like I don't understand he has four 539 00:29:43,160 --> 00:29:45,680 Speaker 1: years left on his deal or I'm sorry, three years? 540 00:29:45,680 --> 00:29:50,040 Speaker 1: I guess now right? Um, he has four so he 541 00:29:50,080 --> 00:29:53,560 Speaker 1: has four years left? Like does he not think they 542 00:29:53,560 --> 00:29:55,880 Speaker 1: can win? And if he doesn't? That goes back to 543 00:29:55,960 --> 00:30:00,040 Speaker 1: my thesis from last week that Steph Curry broken. I 544 00:30:00,040 --> 00:30:03,200 Speaker 1: I can't win alongside Kyrie Irving. I got swept in 545 00:30:03,200 --> 00:30:07,200 Speaker 1: the first round and Curry beat those guys in the finals. Well, 546 00:30:07,320 --> 00:30:09,520 Speaker 1: I can't win. So is that him saying I can't 547 00:30:09,560 --> 00:30:11,040 Speaker 1: win here. I need to go somewhere I can win, 548 00:30:11,200 --> 00:30:14,160 Speaker 1: because that's part for the course in the NBA. Jabbar Barkley, 549 00:30:14,200 --> 00:30:16,520 Speaker 1: we talked about that before. A lot of guys do this. 550 00:30:18,040 --> 00:30:21,600 Speaker 1: Kobe demanded a trade, you know, like Shack left Orlando, 551 00:30:21,760 --> 00:30:24,000 Speaker 1: I'm Dwight Howard. You know the guys leave all the time. 552 00:30:24,120 --> 00:30:27,080 Speaker 1: I can't fault him for that. I just don't As 553 00:30:27,200 --> 00:30:28,920 Speaker 1: as I said last week, I just don't think it's 554 00:30:28,920 --> 00:30:31,160 Speaker 1: a great look for him. Like why are what are 555 00:30:31,200 --> 00:30:36,600 Speaker 1: you running from? I'm with you? Um, I guess the 556 00:30:36,960 --> 00:30:40,640 Speaker 1: only issue, if there was one with that line of thinking, 557 00:30:41,400 --> 00:30:44,320 Speaker 1: is that there's been so many conflicting reports about Kevin 558 00:30:44,360 --> 00:30:47,360 Speaker 1: Durant and his motivations in the last what is it 559 00:30:47,440 --> 00:30:50,800 Speaker 1: now week? I mean, most recently the one. I don't 560 00:30:50,800 --> 00:30:53,120 Speaker 1: know if you might have seen something different, But Sports 561 00:30:53,120 --> 00:30:58,080 Speaker 1: Illustrated Howard Beck reported that one of the biggest reasons 562 00:30:58,080 --> 00:31:01,640 Speaker 1: why Katie wants out is because he was so unhappy 563 00:31:01,640 --> 00:31:04,800 Speaker 1: and disapproved of the way the Nets handled Kyrie from 564 00:31:04,840 --> 00:31:08,480 Speaker 1: the beginning. According to Beck, this is the exact quote. 565 00:31:08,520 --> 00:31:13,400 Speaker 1: He was unhappy that his friend is unhappy. So I 566 00:31:13,440 --> 00:31:16,200 Speaker 1: don't know if Kevin Durant when he got to Brooklyn 567 00:31:16,240 --> 00:31:19,160 Speaker 1: and him and Kyrie were a package deal that he 568 00:31:19,240 --> 00:31:21,520 Speaker 1: let it be known that they were in it together 569 00:31:21,600 --> 00:31:23,320 Speaker 1: and if if one of them was gone, they were 570 00:31:23,360 --> 00:31:26,840 Speaker 1: both gone. That's possible. The other thing that's possible exactly 571 00:31:26,880 --> 00:31:29,280 Speaker 1: like you said, it could not have felt good to 572 00:31:29,400 --> 00:31:33,640 Speaker 1: him to see the Warriors win without it. So maybe 573 00:31:33,680 --> 00:31:37,160 Speaker 1: he realizes, look, they're gonna get rid of Kyrie. He's 574 00:31:37,200 --> 00:31:39,000 Speaker 1: the only reason why I came here. I need to 575 00:31:39,040 --> 00:31:42,920 Speaker 1: win a championship for me to re elevate myself to 576 00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:45,440 Speaker 1: where I think I should be, and in order to 577 00:31:45,480 --> 00:31:48,600 Speaker 1: do so, I'm gonna make a request to the two 578 00:31:48,720 --> 00:31:51,560 Speaker 1: number one seeds in the NBA, and I'm gonna also 579 00:31:51,640 --> 00:31:54,480 Speaker 1: request that at least to whether all stars are still there. 580 00:31:54,560 --> 00:31:58,040 Speaker 1: If I'm going to get traded there, I will head 581 00:31:58,040 --> 00:32:01,520 Speaker 1: out on this note, Rob, Fox Sports Radio has the 582 00:32:01,600 --> 00:32:04,480 Speaker 1: best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of 583 00:32:04,520 --> 00:32:08,040 Speaker 1: our shows at Fox sports Radio dot com and within 584 00:32:08,080 --> 00:32:10,520 Speaker 1: the I Heart Radio app search f s R to 585 00:32:10,680 --> 00:32:14,720 Speaker 1: listen live. I feel bad going after Durant because you know, 586 00:32:15,000 --> 00:32:18,840 Speaker 1: we did have a a friendship, if you will over, 587 00:32:19,320 --> 00:32:25,040 Speaker 1: I g and after I tagged him in what I 588 00:32:25,080 --> 00:32:27,760 Speaker 1: had said that Steph Curry broken, he came after me 589 00:32:27,800 --> 00:32:29,520 Speaker 1: and I didn't want to open the podcast with this 590 00:32:29,560 --> 00:32:31,200 Speaker 1: because you know, then everybody's gonna try to make a 591 00:32:31,240 --> 00:32:33,280 Speaker 1: big deal. The aggregator jump in and I look like 592 00:32:33,280 --> 00:32:36,080 Speaker 1: an ask clown, like, oh, you're trying to leverage whatever 593 00:32:36,120 --> 00:32:39,440 Speaker 1: you got with Durant. So I'm just gonna read you guys, 594 00:32:39,600 --> 00:32:42,840 Speaker 1: because this this is for the t ones, right. Rob's 595 00:32:42,880 --> 00:32:47,520 Speaker 1: not gonna program this. UM. I tagged Durant and he said, 596 00:32:47,600 --> 00:32:50,640 Speaker 1: y'all love given Steph credit for everything I do. Man, 597 00:32:51,360 --> 00:32:53,880 Speaker 1: you can say he's your God without bringing my name up, 598 00:32:53,920 --> 00:32:58,000 Speaker 1: I promise Mr Durant typing to me, I've sent the 599 00:32:58,040 --> 00:32:59,960 Speaker 1: screen grabs to Robert Center, to a couple of other people. 600 00:33:00,040 --> 00:33:04,280 Speaker 1: I'm not posting him online. I said, I I'd say 601 00:33:04,360 --> 00:33:07,000 Speaker 1: listen to it, k D for the nuance, because I've 602 00:33:07,000 --> 00:33:09,280 Speaker 1: defended much of you, done much of what you've done. 603 00:33:09,280 --> 00:33:12,160 Speaker 1: But this move reeks off. We got swept by Boston 604 00:33:12,240 --> 00:33:15,040 Speaker 1: and Steph beat Boston. And then this is where he 605 00:33:15,080 --> 00:33:17,840 Speaker 1: gets a little angry. That's because you believe my career 606 00:33:17,920 --> 00:33:21,160 Speaker 1: is about competing with Steph on all time lists. You 607 00:33:21,200 --> 00:33:23,920 Speaker 1: guys don't know my motives at all. You just protect 608 00:33:23,960 --> 00:33:28,360 Speaker 1: how you would feel if you were me, be better man. 609 00:33:29,080 --> 00:33:30,600 Speaker 1: And I was like, well, I think he must have 610 00:33:30,640 --> 00:33:34,400 Speaker 1: me confused with somebody. And and I said, you want 611 00:33:34,400 --> 00:33:35,960 Speaker 1: to be the best Kevin Durant you can be, that's 612 00:33:36,000 --> 00:33:37,920 Speaker 1: all any of us want to be the best version 613 00:33:37,960 --> 00:33:40,320 Speaker 1: of us. We haven't seen the best version of you 614 00:33:40,360 --> 00:33:42,920 Speaker 1: since you left Golden State because Kyrie never brought that 615 00:33:42,960 --> 00:33:45,200 Speaker 1: out of you. Obviously a risky moved there. And for 616 00:33:45,320 --> 00:33:48,440 Speaker 1: me going after Kyrie, can you be the best KD 617 00:33:48,560 --> 00:33:52,280 Speaker 1: and Monty system impossible next to us? Impossible? Next to 618 00:33:52,360 --> 00:33:55,640 Speaker 1: Kyrie Dallas, your best fit with Luca set up for success? 619 00:33:57,400 --> 00:34:01,280 Speaker 1: Are you ready for this? Rub? This is Katie delusional. Take. 620 00:34:01,360 --> 00:34:05,120 Speaker 1: I played great basketball in Brooklyn. Look at the film 621 00:34:05,120 --> 00:34:06,880 Speaker 1: and the numbers. I'm a grown ass man. I don't 622 00:34:06,920 --> 00:34:08,799 Speaker 1: need another man to motivate me. I don't know where 623 00:34:08,800 --> 00:34:13,080 Speaker 1: he's He's just And this is where robint Sorry I interrupted. 624 00:34:13,800 --> 00:34:18,239 Speaker 1: I feel like we're talking past each other because I 625 00:34:18,280 --> 00:34:20,960 Speaker 1: never said he wasn't great in Brooklyn. That wasn't the 626 00:34:21,000 --> 00:34:22,800 Speaker 1: best Kevin Durant, and that was an m v P 627 00:34:22,960 --> 00:34:26,040 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant. He had one really, really incredible stretch against 628 00:34:26,040 --> 00:34:29,640 Speaker 1: the Bucks, but that wasn't the best Kevin Durant. I 629 00:34:29,680 --> 00:34:31,840 Speaker 1: didn't think it was. He was great, no doubt. Al 630 00:34:31,960 --> 00:34:34,719 Speaker 1: we say he wasn't good, But I'm talking Warriors k D, 631 00:34:35,040 --> 00:34:38,279 Speaker 1: which is best player in the league, MVP of the Finals, Like, 632 00:34:38,400 --> 00:34:42,640 Speaker 1: we haven't seen that guy, Rob, have we seen that guy? Okay? 633 00:34:42,680 --> 00:34:45,000 Speaker 1: So then he said, I just think you don't know 634 00:34:45,040 --> 00:34:47,279 Speaker 1: what it takes to be a great athlete, so you 635 00:34:47,360 --> 00:34:49,880 Speaker 1: just guess based on what other athletes do. It's okay 636 00:34:49,920 --> 00:34:52,719 Speaker 1: to say you don't know the formula. You're smart, but 637 00:34:52,760 --> 00:34:56,440 Speaker 1: not that smart and I said, okay, so what's the 638 00:34:56,480 --> 00:35:00,400 Speaker 1: formula and he said, titles are won by organist zations. 639 00:35:00,920 --> 00:35:05,200 Speaker 1: You're putting not winning a title solely on my shoulders. 640 00:35:05,440 --> 00:35:08,800 Speaker 1: L O L. You questioned, this is Kevin Durant upset. 641 00:35:09,080 --> 00:35:12,000 Speaker 1: You questioned my individual character and game based on lack 642 00:35:12,040 --> 00:35:15,000 Speaker 1: of team success. It's just never telling the whole story 643 00:35:15,040 --> 00:35:19,400 Speaker 1: when you operate like that. And I'm like, Rob, isn't 644 00:35:19,520 --> 00:35:25,120 Speaker 1: team success everything? Would you rather win the championship or 645 00:35:25,160 --> 00:35:26,959 Speaker 1: win an MVP and lose in the first or second round? 646 00:35:27,560 --> 00:35:33,720 Speaker 1: There's no, yeah, exactly. So if titles are worn by organizations, 647 00:35:33,960 --> 00:35:38,080 Speaker 1: you followed Kyrie to an organization. KD like, this is 648 00:35:38,120 --> 00:35:42,480 Speaker 1: on you, right. It is like nobody's saying you have 649 00:35:42,560 --> 00:35:44,399 Speaker 1: to go join Kyrie. He convinced you to go there, 650 00:35:44,520 --> 00:35:47,200 Speaker 1: and then you guys go there. You're together for three years. 651 00:35:48,400 --> 00:35:51,440 Speaker 1: There's COVID, there's injuries, you don't win, Jack Squat listen, 652 00:35:51,520 --> 00:35:54,200 Speaker 1: Kawhi Leonard and Paul Georgia facing the same music. The 653 00:35:54,239 --> 00:35:58,760 Speaker 1: only thing is they're not on i G constantly battling 654 00:35:58,800 --> 00:36:01,400 Speaker 1: with people and putting out crypt tweets like they don't. 655 00:36:01,920 --> 00:36:04,400 Speaker 1: I mean, maybe Paul George's I haven't seen his account 656 00:36:04,400 --> 00:36:06,600 Speaker 1: in a while, but I think he at one point 657 00:36:06,640 --> 00:36:09,120 Speaker 1: stop letting people tag him on I G But like, 658 00:36:09,400 --> 00:36:15,160 Speaker 1: is it this similar to Paul George and Kauai? Rob Absolutely? 659 00:36:15,840 --> 00:36:18,000 Speaker 1: And you know what's funny is for all to talk 660 00:36:18,000 --> 00:36:21,239 Speaker 1: about Brooklyn not being able to tank when after they 661 00:36:21,280 --> 00:36:23,359 Speaker 1: make these k D and Kyrie trades because they don't 662 00:36:23,360 --> 00:36:26,239 Speaker 1: have any other picks. The Clippers, I believe, are even 663 00:36:26,400 --> 00:36:29,239 Speaker 1: worst position with their picks because not only do they 664 00:36:29,239 --> 00:36:33,080 Speaker 1: owe them all to Oklahoma City, but they have what 665 00:36:33,239 --> 00:36:36,640 Speaker 1: might be the most injury prone superstar in NBA history 666 00:36:37,080 --> 00:36:41,000 Speaker 1: leading the way in Kawhi Leonard. Yeah, people forget Kawhi 667 00:36:41,120 --> 00:36:44,480 Speaker 1: Leonard went to I think Lebron tried to get him 668 00:36:44,480 --> 00:36:47,400 Speaker 1: to the Lakers, rob check, and then Kauai was like, no, 669 00:36:47,480 --> 00:36:48,920 Speaker 1: I'll go to the Clippers and start my own thing. 670 00:36:49,040 --> 00:36:51,600 Speaker 1: Let me go grab Paul George. And remember the Lakers 671 00:36:51,680 --> 00:36:54,600 Speaker 1: had wanted Paul George, and then Paul George stayed with 672 00:36:54,680 --> 00:36:57,319 Speaker 1: Russ and okay, see, I believe maybe the timeline might 673 00:36:57,320 --> 00:36:59,319 Speaker 1: be off on that, and then ultimately Paul George after 674 00:36:59,360 --> 00:37:01,640 Speaker 1: one year with Rus, was like, oh yeah, Kauai Sure, 675 00:37:01,640 --> 00:37:04,040 Speaker 1: I'll come, no, no problem, and then he goes there 676 00:37:04,080 --> 00:37:08,160 Speaker 1: they haven't won anything, and it's actually, I don't know 677 00:37:08,239 --> 00:37:11,600 Speaker 1: if you want to guess who's been worse, but I 678 00:37:12,120 --> 00:37:13,719 Speaker 1: I mean, Paul George was hitting the side of the 679 00:37:13,719 --> 00:37:16,320 Speaker 1: backboard in it and a three one collapsed against Denver. 680 00:37:17,440 --> 00:37:19,800 Speaker 1: You know, I think you probably have to say the 681 00:37:19,800 --> 00:37:23,440 Speaker 1: Clippers have been a little worse, given Brooklyn never was 682 00:37:23,480 --> 00:37:26,359 Speaker 1: at full strength until this year in the in this 683 00:37:26,400 --> 00:37:30,919 Speaker 1: Boston series and they got swept, which is actually, who's 684 00:37:30,960 --> 00:37:32,960 Speaker 1: worse getting swept by Boston? Are blowing a three one 685 00:37:33,040 --> 00:37:39,120 Speaker 1: lead to Denver bubble versus you know, the Clippers is 686 00:37:39,200 --> 00:37:42,960 Speaker 1: much worse. All of theirs. All of their embarrassment came 687 00:37:42,960 --> 00:37:51,120 Speaker 1: when they were fully healthy. They had no excuses. Yeah, 688 00:37:50,239 --> 00:37:53,080 Speaker 1: that's the Clippers just so out of mind because they 689 00:37:53,080 --> 00:37:55,000 Speaker 1: were you know, kau I didn't play a second all year. 690 00:37:55,200 --> 00:37:58,279 Speaker 1: And Paul George gets COVID right before the the play 691 00:37:58,320 --> 00:38:01,040 Speaker 1: in game loss, and we look real stupid in the 692 00:38:01,080 --> 00:38:03,000 Speaker 1: process because I was calling him the most dangerous team 693 00:38:03,000 --> 00:38:06,600 Speaker 1: in the playoffs, and then I agree with you. I mean, listen, Bud, 694 00:38:06,960 --> 00:38:10,000 Speaker 1: Paul George, I think I went down in the Utah 695 00:38:10,040 --> 00:38:11,839 Speaker 1: series and Paul George just carried him on his back. 696 00:38:11,920 --> 00:38:15,400 Speaker 1: Him and Reggie Jackson over Utah, which broke Donovan Mitchell. 697 00:38:16,320 --> 00:38:18,839 Speaker 1: They haven't been the same since and now they're done. 698 00:38:19,280 --> 00:38:23,920 Speaker 1: Um So anyway, so we've gone long on Kyrie. I've 699 00:38:23,960 --> 00:38:27,160 Speaker 1: made I've made it very clear, guys, I don't think 700 00:38:27,200 --> 00:38:29,120 Speaker 1: Kyrie will be a good fit here. I'm sure they 701 00:38:29,120 --> 00:38:30,960 Speaker 1: will go on a tear and maybe they'll go seventeen 702 00:38:30,960 --> 00:38:33,240 Speaker 1: and four and everybody would be like, Jason, you were wrong. 703 00:38:33,520 --> 00:38:35,600 Speaker 1: It's like, all right, check back, check back in with 704 00:38:35,640 --> 00:38:38,040 Speaker 1: me in in April, May, June. Let's see how that's going. 705 00:38:39,320 --> 00:38:42,120 Speaker 1: It's the story of his his career, his last six years. 706 00:38:42,360 --> 00:38:44,879 Speaker 1: So I would do anything in my power to try 707 00:38:44,920 --> 00:38:47,440 Speaker 1: to get anyone other than Kyrie Irving for Russell Westbrook. 708 00:38:47,960 --> 00:38:50,839 Speaker 1: But Robert appears you're gonna get your guy you want. 709 00:38:50,840 --> 00:38:54,480 Speaker 1: You said you want to Kyrie. You're excited Lakers now 710 00:38:54,520 --> 00:39:00,239 Speaker 1: become most interesting team in the NFL. But be real here, Kyrie, 711 00:39:00,640 --> 00:39:02,880 Speaker 1: lebron A, d we don't know the rest. Are you 712 00:39:02,920 --> 00:39:10,040 Speaker 1: putting them above Golden State, Denver and the Clippers? Uh? Preseason? No? 713 00:39:11,000 --> 00:39:15,200 Speaker 1: In a series? The only one I wouldn't feel good 714 00:39:15,200 --> 00:39:21,919 Speaker 1: about would be the Clippers, not so so you put 715 00:39:21,920 --> 00:39:25,279 Speaker 1: them definitely above the Warriors. Yeah, in a in a 716 00:39:25,360 --> 00:39:28,000 Speaker 1: in a series with Lebron and a d against that 717 00:39:28,680 --> 00:39:31,719 Speaker 1: miniature front line and Golden State. Absolutely, we don't know 718 00:39:31,760 --> 00:39:35,000 Speaker 1: what James Wiseman is. Also, by the also by the way, 719 00:39:35,440 --> 00:39:38,400 Speaker 1: I find a comical that somebody's out there in the 720 00:39:38,440 --> 00:39:42,440 Speaker 1: media is doing work saying Wiggins pull Wiseman in cominga 721 00:39:42,880 --> 00:39:46,319 Speaker 1: for Durant, like I would absolutely laugh at that. If 722 00:39:46,360 --> 00:39:50,479 Speaker 1: I was SU Warriors, I won a championship. Oh well, 723 00:39:50,520 --> 00:39:52,320 Speaker 1: three of those four were instrumental. The other guy was 724 00:39:52,360 --> 00:39:54,759 Speaker 1: a number two overall pick. And no way on earth 725 00:39:54,840 --> 00:39:58,520 Speaker 1: doing that for Durant. No way. You don't tell me 726 00:39:58,560 --> 00:40:02,640 Speaker 1: you would rob if I'm If I'm Golden State, I mean, 727 00:40:02,920 --> 00:40:04,600 Speaker 1: it would be nice to run it back with the 728 00:40:04,600 --> 00:40:10,520 Speaker 1: greatest team in NBA one year. They could extend this dynasty. 729 00:40:10,560 --> 00:40:12,880 Speaker 1: I don't know. I mean, Emmanuel Moody is getting cooked 730 00:40:12,960 --> 00:40:16,360 Speaker 1: up by the Lakers summer league team and Moses Moody 731 00:40:16,560 --> 00:40:22,600 Speaker 1: whatever of the Jordan Pool aid in in Summer League. 732 00:40:23,320 --> 00:40:27,759 Speaker 1: But yeah, yeah, so your guy, Cole Swindler, I saw you, man, Jeez, 733 00:40:27,760 --> 00:40:29,480 Speaker 1: I'm so excited I'm gonna get his jersey. I'm telling 734 00:40:29,480 --> 00:40:32,279 Speaker 1: you so. I saw he started at Villanova and then 735 00:40:32,320 --> 00:40:35,879 Speaker 1: went to Syracuse, and I'm like kind of a Syracuse fan. 736 00:40:35,920 --> 00:40:39,439 Speaker 1: I don't really remember anything significant he did, and now 737 00:40:39,480 --> 00:40:42,319 Speaker 1: he's like a six nine, perfect three and D guy. 738 00:40:42,880 --> 00:40:46,400 Speaker 1: The next Austin Reaves like, don't get your hopes up 739 00:40:46,400 --> 00:40:50,800 Speaker 1: through all right, we've gone way too long Lyve. I 740 00:40:50,840 --> 00:40:53,759 Speaker 1: hope you guys had a great July four. NBA is 741 00:40:53,800 --> 00:40:56,120 Speaker 1: gonna stay in the headlines. Man, the rumors, you know 742 00:40:56,120 --> 00:40:58,120 Speaker 1: they're gonna come hot and heavy. Talk to you tomorrow.