1 00:00:08,440 --> 00:00:11,680 Speaker 1: What's up, guys, and welcome to this episode of Sloan Alone. 2 00:00:11,680 --> 00:00:16,480 Speaker 1: On this episode, I'm gonna be talking about NBA players, dogs, trades, 3 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:18,759 Speaker 1: and All Star Game. What could be better than that? 4 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:22,279 Speaker 1: All right, Let's start off with the dogs with a 5 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:26,759 Speaker 1: new segment called Guess the Dog. Let's see if I 6 00:00:26,840 --> 00:00:32,000 Speaker 1: can go three for three. All right, So this first dog, 7 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:36,800 Speaker 1: straight off the bat, This bulldog I know is Rocko Thompson. 8 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:40,680 Speaker 1: I pride myself on the random NBA knowledge that I have, 9 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:45,520 Speaker 1: And I mean, what gets more random than knowing Klay 10 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:48,600 Speaker 1: Thompson's dog's name. But as a Warriors fan, Rocco was 11 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:51,040 Speaker 1: always out and about in the bay on the boat, 12 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:53,240 Speaker 1: in the kayak. I haven't seen as much of him 13 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 1: in Dallas, but I'm curious to see what he thinks 14 00:00:56,160 --> 00:00:58,240 Speaker 1: about that Texas lifestyle and what he thinks about the 15 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 1: Luca trade. Maybe he may this is his uncle or 16 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 1: godfather or whatever position Rocco played in Clay's life. But 17 00:01:05,560 --> 00:01:09,240 Speaker 1: that dog definitely belongs to Lay Thompson. All right. Next up, 18 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:13,400 Speaker 1: we have a little Rottweiler Doberman. I don't know, I 19 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:17,319 Speaker 1: don't always get my breeds right. But based off of 20 00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:21,360 Speaker 1: this dog's chains. I'm gonna say this dog belongs to 21 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:25,280 Speaker 1: Anthony Edward. Is that right, Shay? Okay, you know what. 22 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:28,520 Speaker 1: I see that because this dog, this dog has style, 23 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:32,240 Speaker 1: he has aura, so that's fair. This is a very 24 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:34,760 Speaker 1: cute dog, as Shay is. Now, I'm just kidding, but 25 00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 1: this is a really cute dog. Oh wait, Actually, now 26 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 1: that I'm looking deeper into the photo, I should have 27 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:44,600 Speaker 1: really gone in because now that I look at the sweatshirt, 28 00:01:44,600 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 1: that's so like a Shay sweatshirt. I need harder ones 29 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:50,480 Speaker 1: next time. But let's see if I can go two 30 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:54,800 Speaker 1: for three. Okay, Well, I know this dog. This is 31 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 1: Devin Booker's dog. This is the cutest dog. And I 32 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:01,280 Speaker 1: love how de book and him are always together. This 33 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 1: dog is always in Devin's Instagram everything like that. You know. 34 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:08,880 Speaker 1: Instead of the Puppy Buwl for football, I'd love to 35 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:11,480 Speaker 1: see a Puppy Bowl for basketball where all the NBA 36 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:14,760 Speaker 1: players dogs go together. They have those little doggy hoops 37 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:17,080 Speaker 1: and the little squishy toys with the squeaky thing and 38 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:19,560 Speaker 1: just go at it. I think that would be really 39 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:22,000 Speaker 1: fun to see. All right, now we're gonna move on 40 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:24,080 Speaker 1: to the trade deadline. So this was one of the 41 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:28,520 Speaker 1: craziest trade deadlines of all time. I feel bad for Shams, 42 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 1: like I doubt he got even one minute of sleep. 43 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:33,959 Speaker 1: The amount of energy drinks that he had to take 44 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:36,520 Speaker 1: probably is crazy. Shams, if you're watching this, please let 45 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:38,840 Speaker 1: me know what the secret is, because sometimes when I'm studying, 46 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:40,800 Speaker 1: I need that I need to be able to stay 47 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 1: up all night and it just doesn't work out for me. 48 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 1: So obviously we got to start off strong with the 49 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:53,360 Speaker 1: Luca A. D trade. It's now February tenth, and the 50 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:56,960 Speaker 1: trade happened on February second, eight days later, and eighty 51 00:02:57,040 --> 00:03:00,919 Speaker 1: is already out for two months. That's sad. That's really sad. 52 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 1: I feel for MAVs fans. I have to say it. 53 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:05,520 Speaker 1: They just lost the phase of their franchise trader for 54 00:03:05,520 --> 00:03:09,640 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis and now ad is heart. That is rough. 55 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:11,919 Speaker 1: But you know, they still have Kyrie, they still have Clay, 56 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:14,320 Speaker 1: so let's see how their playoff hopes are. You know, 57 00:03:14,760 --> 00:03:18,000 Speaker 1: when I first heard about this trade, I laughed because 58 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:19,919 Speaker 1: I was shocked. I didn't think it could be real. 59 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:23,919 Speaker 1: And Nico Harrison, I have a tip for you. If 60 00:03:24,160 --> 00:03:26,960 Speaker 1: Rob Plinka, you know the the GM of the other team. 61 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:29,360 Speaker 1: When you call and you say, hey, I want to 62 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 1: trade Luca Dontis for Anthony Davis and he laughs. Usually 63 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 1: that means you don't make the trade. I'm no GM expert. 64 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:41,080 Speaker 1: I'm not claiming i am one, but common sense tells 65 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:45,160 Speaker 1: me that you shouldn't make that trade. Uh. It's gonna 66 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:50,200 Speaker 1: be interesting. Luca's debut is in eight minutes and after 67 00:03:50,240 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 1: this episode, I'm gonna go and watch and I'll be 68 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:54,600 Speaker 1: back here on Sloan Alone soon to talk about it. 69 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:58,720 Speaker 1: This is gonna be exciting stuff. Also, I have to 70 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:02,560 Speaker 1: shout out Max Christie Sloan knows alum also getting traded 71 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:04,600 Speaker 1: to the Mavericks as part of this trade. I'm really 72 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:06,960 Speaker 1: happy for Max. He is a great shooter. He's been 73 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 1: shooting incredibly. I think he had Uh. Max Christie's had fifteen, fifteen, 74 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 1: and twenty three in his first three games for the MAVs, 75 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:16,360 Speaker 1: and that is good to see. He has come in strong. 76 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 1: It seems like he's found his place. So I'm really 77 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 1: happy for him. On that fact of the Lakers, let's 78 00:04:21,520 --> 00:04:28,000 Speaker 1: talk about Mark Williams, Dalton connect, Cam Reddish and two picks. 79 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:34,400 Speaker 1: So Mark Williams felt perfect for the Lakers. Luca requested 80 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:37,120 Speaker 1: a lob threat. Everyone knows the meme about the Lakers 81 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:41,240 Speaker 1: needing a center, and Mark Williams Ducalum averaging fifteen points, 82 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:45,279 Speaker 1: six points and ten boards for the Hornets, felt like 83 00:04:45,320 --> 00:04:48,640 Speaker 1: the perfect player to fill that void. But then the 84 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:52,719 Speaker 1: trade was rescinded. That is crazy. That is crazy, That 85 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:54,440 Speaker 1: is sad. I'm happy I'm not a Lakers fan right 86 00:04:54,440 --> 00:04:56,640 Speaker 1: now because all the emotions that I would have to 87 00:04:56,640 --> 00:05:00,320 Speaker 1: be going through right now is insane. I guess Luca 88 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 1: doesn't get that low threat anymore, and it looks like 89 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:04,560 Speaker 1: that lop threat is now gonna have to be Jackson 90 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:09,760 Speaker 1: Hayes unless Slow know's alum Dwight Howard somehow, somehow, like 91 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:13,040 Speaker 1: he's been dreaming of signs that contract. But I do 92 00:05:13,080 --> 00:05:15,479 Speaker 1: love Dalton and I'm happy for him that he gets 93 00:05:15,560 --> 00:05:17,479 Speaker 1: to say in LA and doesn't have to move around 94 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:19,320 Speaker 1: too much. But if I were him or Camraddish, I 95 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:21,119 Speaker 1: would not be happy to go back to a team 96 00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:25,400 Speaker 1: that just traded me until the trade was rescinded. That's crazy. 97 00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 1: I hope one day we find out a little bit more, 98 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:31,400 Speaker 1: because I doubt it was just one team failed to 99 00:05:31,680 --> 00:05:34,920 Speaker 1: go forward with their part. There's definitely more drama going 100 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:37,039 Speaker 1: on there, and you know, I'm a teenage girl. I 101 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 1: love drama. I'd love to hear it. Another thing that 102 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:42,000 Speaker 1: I really love as a teenage girl is the Golden 103 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:44,320 Speaker 1: State Warriors. And that is why I want to talk 104 00:05:44,360 --> 00:05:48,320 Speaker 1: about the Jimmy Butler Golden State Warriors trade. At the beginning, 105 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:54,960 Speaker 1: I was quite hesitant, and that is because Jimmy outwardly 106 00:05:55,040 --> 00:05:57,599 Speaker 1: expressed how he didn't want to become a Warrior and 107 00:05:57,640 --> 00:05:59,880 Speaker 1: then became a Warrior, and when you're a fan of 108 00:05:59,920 --> 00:06:03,279 Speaker 1: a team, that's never a good sign. But I think, 109 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 1: knock on wood, I was proven wrong. I think this 110 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:09,359 Speaker 1: is a new Jimmy. He has Butler the Third on 111 00:06:09,480 --> 00:06:13,800 Speaker 1: his back. He's wearing number ten. Step smiling, Jimmy smiling. 112 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:16,240 Speaker 1: In the first two games that Jimmy's played as a Warrior, 113 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:19,000 Speaker 1: they've combined for fifty nine and fifty eight points. It 114 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:21,200 Speaker 1: really feels like we have a new duo in the bay. 115 00:06:21,320 --> 00:06:23,280 Speaker 1: We're two to zero and now I feel like we 116 00:06:23,320 --> 00:06:26,120 Speaker 1: could finally win the plane. Be in the plane. See, 117 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:27,839 Speaker 1: I'm not trying to be too confident and say the 118 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 1: Warriors are gonna now win the chip because we got 119 00:06:29,839 --> 00:06:33,240 Speaker 1: Jimmy Butler, because that would be crazy. But last week 120 00:06:33,440 --> 00:06:36,760 Speaker 1: the Warriors were at their lowest point. They were out 121 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:40,120 Speaker 1: of a plane. They had a losing record and it 122 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:43,120 Speaker 1: was bad. And now that Jimmy's here, it's looking up. 123 00:06:43,200 --> 00:06:47,680 Speaker 1: The future is looking up. I also did want the 124 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:50,039 Speaker 1: Warriors to trade for an Aulstar, but I didn't want 125 00:06:50,040 --> 00:06:52,400 Speaker 1: them to trade to Jonathan Kaminga, And I was really 126 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:54,440 Speaker 1: hoping we could find a way to do that without 127 00:06:54,440 --> 00:06:57,279 Speaker 1: trading Jonathan, and it happened, and so I'm really happy 128 00:06:57,279 --> 00:06:59,359 Speaker 1: about that. I didn't want to get rid of him, Luckily. 129 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:02,760 Speaker 1: You know, I love Dennis, I love Kyle Anderson, but 130 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:05,200 Speaker 1: I love Lindy. Right, but the guys that we got 131 00:07:05,279 --> 00:07:09,159 Speaker 1: rid of haven't been longtime Warriors. They've been here for 132 00:07:09,200 --> 00:07:11,320 Speaker 1: a few months. None of them really found their rhythm, 133 00:07:11,640 --> 00:07:14,840 Speaker 1: especially Dennis and Kyle, two great guys, two great players 134 00:07:15,080 --> 00:07:17,840 Speaker 1: who can thrive on other teams. It didn't really feel 135 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:20,040 Speaker 1: like either of them were really working that well for 136 00:07:20,080 --> 00:07:23,440 Speaker 1: the Warriors rotation. So all in all, I'm pretty happy 137 00:07:23,440 --> 00:07:25,520 Speaker 1: with this trade, and I'm really excited to see how 138 00:07:25,520 --> 00:07:29,000 Speaker 1: it goes forward. All Right, there's so many trades. There's 139 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:30,920 Speaker 1: too much to talk about. I like to keep these 140 00:07:30,920 --> 00:07:33,320 Speaker 1: episodes short, so that's all for now. But next I 141 00:07:33,320 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 1: want to go on to All Stars. So you guys 142 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:37,280 Speaker 1: don't know that much about me slow knows ha ha. 143 00:07:37,680 --> 00:07:39,120 Speaker 1: But one thing that I do want to know is 144 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:41,720 Speaker 1: that I actually made CIF for soccer. But the problem 145 00:07:41,800 --> 00:07:43,920 Speaker 1: is is that I may not be able to go 146 00:07:43,920 --> 00:07:45,640 Speaker 1: to the whole All Star Game, which is very upsetting 147 00:07:45,640 --> 00:07:47,360 Speaker 1: because that's my favorite weekend of the year. But I 148 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:49,920 Speaker 1: will still probably get to go to Saturday and Sunday, 149 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:51,680 Speaker 1: which means I can still make it to see Jello 150 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:54,680 Speaker 1: performing at halftime. I'm very exciting, but I'm also really 151 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 1: excited for the new All Star Game format. To see 152 00:07:58,240 --> 00:08:00,960 Speaker 1: Stephan Lebron on the same team, that's everything to see. 153 00:08:01,280 --> 00:08:04,960 Speaker 1: I'm excited to see Draymond and Moses Moody a not 154 00:08:05,080 --> 00:08:06,760 Speaker 1: a common duo, not a duo that we see a 155 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:10,520 Speaker 1: lot team up in the Skills Challenge. I'm excited to 156 00:08:10,520 --> 00:08:12,680 Speaker 1: see the G League Next up game. That's always really 157 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:15,520 Speaker 1: fun to see. It always strengthens your ball knowledge a 158 00:08:15,520 --> 00:08:19,240 Speaker 1: little bit. I'm not that excited to see the dunk contest. 159 00:08:19,320 --> 00:08:21,600 Speaker 1: I get it. Mac McClung. He's gonna win. That happens 160 00:08:21,600 --> 00:08:24,240 Speaker 1: every year and no offense. Tomatas buzzellis, but he's not 161 00:08:24,280 --> 00:08:26,679 Speaker 1: really who I'm looking for. When I think of Dunk Contest, 162 00:08:26,760 --> 00:08:28,480 Speaker 1: I think of Jaw. When I think of Dunk Contest, 163 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:30,160 Speaker 1: I think of Zion. When I think of Dunk Contest, 164 00:08:30,360 --> 00:08:32,080 Speaker 1: I think and when I think of Dunk Contest, and 165 00:08:32,120 --> 00:08:35,240 Speaker 1: I want to be seeing that again. I'm sure all 166 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:36,840 Speaker 1: the guys in it will put on a show, but 167 00:08:36,920 --> 00:08:39,000 Speaker 1: it's not the dunk Contest I remember from when I 168 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 1: was much younger. And then when it comes to the 169 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:42,839 Speaker 1: three point contest, there's great guys in it, right, I'm 170 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:44,439 Speaker 1: not going to say there's not, but it's not a 171 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:46,920 Speaker 1: three point condest. If Steph Curry's not it, well, the 172 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:49,280 Speaker 1: greatest shooter ever is still in the league. I want 173 00:08:49,280 --> 00:08:51,080 Speaker 1: to see him in the three point contest. I did 174 00:08:51,559 --> 00:08:53,280 Speaker 1: think he was going to do it, considering this is 175 00:08:53,280 --> 00:08:56,400 Speaker 1: the All Star Game in the Bay, but uh, it's okay. 176 00:08:56,440 --> 00:08:58,600 Speaker 1: I think Steph will still put on a great show 177 00:08:59,320 --> 00:09:01,439 Speaker 1: on Sunday Night. So I'm very excited to see Thank 178 00:09:01,440 --> 00:09:03,400 Speaker 1: you guys so much for listening to this episode of 179 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:12,200 Speaker 1: sloan alone. Make sure to like, comment, and subscribe down below. Bye.