WEBVTT - Celtics Commit To Joe Mazzulla

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<v Speaker 1>Onto the news from around the league on we go.

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<v Speaker 2>So I was so happy for Kevin Love and his

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<v Speaker 2>rider died partner Ricky Rubio coming.

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<v Speaker 1>Back to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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<v Speaker 2>I was so excited for that duo to continue their

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<v Speaker 2>reign in Cleveland. And then all of a sudden, Kevin

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<v Speaker 2>Love gets injured and and now, in a very surprising move,

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<v Speaker 2>Cavaliers and Kevin Love are negotiating a buyout. What I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>it is not shocking that he would get a buyout.

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<v Speaker 2>It is just shocking that the buyout comes now. He

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<v Speaker 2>has been on this Cavs team since I was not even.

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<v Speaker 1>In the business. I was selling mutual funds.

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<v Speaker 2>When Kevin Love got traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers. He

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<v Speaker 2>has seen his playing time drop from twenty minutes a

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<v Speaker 2>game to half that and now twelve straight DMPs.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if it's injury.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if it's like, hey, we're just gonna

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<v Speaker 2>let you ice your knees for a while. But I

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<v Speaker 2>don't think it's acrimonious or bad blood at all. I

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<v Speaker 2>think it's more just the realization that Kevin Love would

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<v Speaker 2>like to play somewhere else and what he's going to do,

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<v Speaker 2>which is play on the perimeter, does not necessarily fit

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<v Speaker 2>with the Cavs are always trying to do, especially since

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<v Speaker 2>they have Donovan Mitchell now Darius Garland. They got some

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<v Speaker 2>young guys that want to give some minutes too, and

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<v Speaker 2>Kevin Love doesn't necessarily fit into that mode. But I

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<v Speaker 2>don't think it actually means that Kevin Love can't be useful.

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<v Speaker 2>In the first twelve games of the season, Kevin Love

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<v Speaker 2>averaged twelve, eight and two and twenty one minutes. Teams

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<v Speaker 2>are gonna be excited to get him in a way.

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<v Speaker 2>It's kind of sad. This is the end of an era,

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<v Speaker 2>right It's the end of the Lebron James era. He

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<v Speaker 2>was the only vestige of the strive for greatness in

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<v Speaker 2>Cleveland era. And by all accounts, everyone has always said

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<v Speaker 2>Kevin Love is a great teammate, except for that one little,

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<v Speaker 2>like four week span where he was like throwing basketballs

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<v Speaker 2>at his teammates and like not playing when they were playing.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you remember that there was a time where Kevin

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<v Speaker 2>Love was quiet quitting.

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<v Speaker 1>Outside of that time, he's been tremendous.

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<v Speaker 2>According to Shams, the Miami Heat are lurking for him

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<v Speaker 2>and they probably aren't really someone that.

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<v Speaker 1>Could actually get him.

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<v Speaker 2>This is kind of like when you break up and

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<v Speaker 2>you've got a long time best friend and they've got

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<v Speaker 2>a crush on you and you have no feelings back

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<v Speaker 2>for them, and they think just because you're single, now

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<v Speaker 2>they have a shot. The Miami Heat do not have

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<v Speaker 2>a shot with Kevin Love at all, Like no shot.

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<v Speaker 2>They are Miami Heat. You are in the friend zone.

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<v Speaker 2>I am sorry. Shams reported have been told that Heat

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<v Speaker 2>are prioritizing something big over Russell Westbrook or Patrick Beverly,

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<v Speaker 2>so Kevin Love or Serge Ibaka appeared to be priorities. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>well you prioritize and he'll prioritize, and we'll see where

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<v Speaker 2>that leaves you. Makes sense though from a basketball perspective,

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<v Speaker 2>he was shooting forty one percent from three in the

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<v Speaker 2>first fifth of the season. He can pull down rebounds,

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<v Speaker 2>we know that's what he does really well. He's a

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<v Speaker 2>rebound monster.

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<v Speaker 1>Both things that the Heat need desperately.

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<v Speaker 2>They're bad at both of those, outside of say Jimmy

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<v Speaker 2>Butler and bam Adebayo. Regardless, I like that this is

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<v Speaker 2>a bio where it's nice. This is nice, peaceful, on.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, you see things get a little ugly down

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<v Speaker 2>the stretch with buyouts, same thing that's gonna probably happen

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<v Speaker 2>with say like a Russell Westbrook or John Wall in

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<v Speaker 2>Houston that got ugly. The return I thought of Ricky

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<v Speaker 2>Rubio gave me some hope. But now it is time

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<v Speaker 2>to take his game to another contender and that The

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<v Speaker 2>latest rumors are that the Warriors are interested in Love.

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<v Speaker 2>That makes sense, They've never found a replacement for Bilica

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<v Speaker 2>or Otto Porter.

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<v Speaker 1>But the wild thing.

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<v Speaker 2>Is that if he does sign with the Heat, that

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<v Speaker 2>might mean a Calves Heat first round matchup. And if

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<v Speaker 2>that does happen, I think Kevin Love does go off

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<v Speaker 2>for one game against the Calves. Especially if you're a

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<v Speaker 2>Cavs fan, I think you have to be fearful of

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<v Speaker 2>that because the universe is always undefeated.

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<v Speaker 1>Moving on, I guess it was bound to happen.

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<v Speaker 2>But our favorite Bible thumper, our favorite holy Water whisperer,

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<v Speaker 2>our favorite summersalter, Joe Missoula was officially named the Celtics

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<v Speaker 2>head coach permanently on Thursday morning.

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<v Speaker 1>Even if it's deserved, which.

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<v Speaker 2>Like I'm not here to say yay or nay on that,

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<v Speaker 2>but like it's weird.

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<v Speaker 1>It's weird.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm confused because the reason I had heard that they

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<v Speaker 2>didn't announce him already the permanent head coach is because

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<v Speaker 2>they would have to fire emy Udoka. You already have

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<v Speaker 2>a current head coach. He can't have two current head coaches.

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<v Speaker 2>You have one current head coach who is suspended, so

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<v Speaker 2>the other ones in interim until you figure out what

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<v Speaker 2>to do with the one that's suspended. But it's really done, right,

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<v Speaker 2>So what are you doing now? There's intricacies here that

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<v Speaker 2>I am not able to comprehend. I thought Imey at

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<v Speaker 2>this point was still suspended. Unless I miss something, Are

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<v Speaker 2>they firing him for costs? Is that the next domino

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<v Speaker 2>to fall? I couldn't find any information that he's on

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<v Speaker 2>the website. Hemy Udoka still on the website right now,

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<v Speaker 2>like this very second. Numerous sources reported that the Celtics

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<v Speaker 2>did a bunch of due diligence before suspending Udoka to

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<v Speaker 2>protect themselves from a wrongful termination lawsuits. So what happens next?

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<v Speaker 2>That's why they didn't fire him. They did not want

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<v Speaker 2>to get sued. I imagine that there is going to be

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<v Speaker 2>an announcement happening about udoka status soon, and the rumors

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<v Speaker 2>are that most likely uh Udoka might go back to

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<v Speaker 2>San Antonio.

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<v Speaker 1>Congratulations to Joe Massoula. God was on your side.

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<v Speaker 2>He always was willing to move mountains in order for

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<v Speaker 2>you to be in the spot.

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<v Speaker 1>Your time is here now.

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<v Speaker 2>It is time for you to serve out your Lord

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<v Speaker 2>and Savior's purpose, which is to get these Celtics, which.

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<v Speaker 1>I think is like an Irish Catholic thing.

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<v Speaker 2>A championship ring Joe. I'm sure he is doing somersaults

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<v Speaker 2>in the locker room right now and he will.

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<v Speaker 1>Be for many, many years.

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<v Speaker 2>We don't talk enough about the OKAC thunder, do we.

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<v Speaker 2>We don't really say much. They are the most fun

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<v Speaker 2>team that gets under discussed, mostly because I think we're

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<v Speaker 2>still waiting for them to tank. We're still waiting for

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<v Speaker 2>them to do nothing. And also, in particular, nobody speaks

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<v Speaker 2>about their head coach because I don't think they know

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<v Speaker 2>what his name is. I don't think they know how

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<v Speaker 2>to pronounce it. I don't think they know what he

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<v Speaker 2>looks like. Honestly, if you were to say to fifty

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<v Speaker 2>decently casual to serious NBA fans, who the head coach

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<v Speaker 2>of the Okac Thunder was I bet you four would

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<v Speaker 2>say they knew who it was, and they and about

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<v Speaker 2>two would get it right. I think there's no more

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<v Speaker 2>under the radar coach than Mark Dugno dag Know, it's

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<v Speaker 2>hard to say too, you just kind of say, yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>that Mark guy. All he does though, is to have okase.

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<v Speaker 2>He prepared to cover every single game, if not win outright.

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<v Speaker 2>They've been the toughest team to kill the past two years.

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<v Speaker 2>How do we know it?

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<v Speaker 1>They have been destroying Vegas.

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<v Speaker 2>This team has been killing against the spread at a

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<v Speaker 2>higher rate than any other team in the NBA these

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<v Speaker 2>past two seasons, including the Memphis Grizzlies, which were the

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<v Speaker 2>runaway against the spread leader last year. Vegas doesn't know

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<v Speaker 2>who Mark Dangno is either. Vegas does not care. Vegas

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<v Speaker 2>is underestimating the Thunder and so much I think has

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<v Speaker 2>to do with that with Sam Presty, who we've given

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<v Speaker 2>love to on the pod before, and Mark Dagnel, who

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<v Speaker 2>we need to give love to more.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's what this is about. That's what we're gonna do.

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<v Speaker 1>This year.

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<v Speaker 2>Has been spectacular, considering that it started with the Thunder

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<v Speaker 2>losing out on chet holmgrun for the year. He hurt

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<v Speaker 2>himself Liz Frank injury. I think he stepped on a

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<v Speaker 2>wet floor and all of a sudden boomboom before it

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<v Speaker 2>camp even started, he was done for the year shut down.

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<v Speaker 1>They are currently.

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<v Speaker 2>Twenty eight and twenty nine, tenth place, which if you're

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<v Speaker 2>a Blazer fan, you realize that's two spots better than you.

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<v Speaker 2>A team that actually wants to win SGA taking the

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<v Speaker 2>next step. Josh Giddy is a monster. He's elevated his game.

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<v Speaker 2>He's an elite point guard as well. The rookies have

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<v Speaker 2>been really great. Jalen Williams, we love both of them.

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<v Speaker 2>The team has twelve players under the age of twenty four,

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<v Speaker 2>so they're very good. They're very fun, they're very exciting.

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<v Speaker 2>The oldest player is twenty eight Kenrick Williams. Dario Sarah's

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<v Speaker 2>probably gonna get bought out. They're five hundred team with

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<v Speaker 2>three rookies and six second year professional That's ridiculous. A

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<v Speaker 2>team that's five hundred just rocking with the young guns

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<v Speaker 2>and with the baby lineup. Dagneau has been a masterful coach.

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<v Speaker 2>Right he has minutes to everyone so they can continue

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<v Speaker 2>to develop. The rookies who have benefited from his caretaking, Jalen, j.

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<v Speaker 2>Dubb and Jay will and Uzman Jeng, who rarely gets.

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<v Speaker 1>Talked about, have been really good.

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<v Speaker 2>If you look at Jalen Williams with an E, he's

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<v Speaker 2>currently averaging twelve four and three in around twenty eight

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<v Speaker 2>minutes this year as a rookie. He's been getting better

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<v Speaker 2>as the season has progressed as well. The OKAC Thunder

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<v Speaker 2>did an incredible job of getting him out of value,

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<v Speaker 2>his length, his athleticism.

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<v Speaker 1>GM's drool over.

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<v Speaker 2>That, and one of the major reasons that he leads

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<v Speaker 2>the rookies and steals is that. So in a recent interview,

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<v Speaker 2>this is where we're going, This is where the whole

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<v Speaker 2>point of this piece is. Is all about Jalen Williams

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<v Speaker 2>and what he thought when he was drafted by OKC.

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<v Speaker 2>He said, Yeah, it was cool to be called with

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<v Speaker 2>Chet and Uzman Jang and then they picked Jalen Williams

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<v Speaker 2>with the why.

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<v Speaker 1>It was a really cool and surreal moment. I think

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<v Speaker 1>it was full.

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<v Speaker 2>Circle too, because I had a really good workout in Oklahoma.

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<v Speaker 1>It was a cool vibe going into.

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<v Speaker 2>It, and when I was out there, I thought this

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<v Speaker 2>wouldn't be a bad place to be. I really enjoyed

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<v Speaker 2>my visit. I talked to Sam Presty. So nothing's out

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<v Speaker 2>of the ordinary here, right, Everything seems to be just

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<v Speaker 2>pretty normal, okay. See is noted for being very professional,

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<v Speaker 2>extremely well respected by their peers and other teams for

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<v Speaker 2>how they run their ship.

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<v Speaker 1>But then then it gets really interesting.

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<v Speaker 2>Jalen Williams said this, it was the only place where

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<v Speaker 2>the coach, Mark Dagnell, ran the entire workout. I'm going

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<v Speaker 2>through the workout saying, this guy's pretty good. I had

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<v Speaker 2>no idea he was the head coach until afterwards, he laughs.

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<v Speaker 2>We had a cool interaction. Mark was talking to me

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<v Speaker 2>the whole time. I had no idea who he was.

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<v Speaker 2>I was thinking he was a trainer or somebody. The

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<v Speaker 2>head coach ran the pre draft workout alone, and Jalen.

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<v Speaker 1>Wood didn't tell Jalen Williams say, I'm also the head coach.

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<v Speaker 2>And think about this. Jalen Williams probably watched the NBA.

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<v Speaker 2>Had no idea who Mark dagniel was. If this was

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know, Mark D'Antoni, Mike D'Antoni, if it was

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<v Speaker 2>Doc Rivers, if it was any of the other.

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<v Speaker 1>Twenty nine coaches in the NBA, he would know who

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<v Speaker 1>they were, right.

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<v Speaker 2>If it was TYLERU, He's not gonna be like, oh yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I thought Tyler was a trainer. No, Mark dagna he

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<v Speaker 2>thought was some rando assistant, that it was just so

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<v Speaker 2>hands on and so diligent that he wanted to run

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<v Speaker 2>it and prove to the powers that be that he

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<v Speaker 2>could run a workout this important. No, this was Mark

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<v Speaker 2>dagnia the head coach of the OKAC Thunder in a nutshell.

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<v Speaker 2>This is why he's awesome, blue collar coach, not afraid

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<v Speaker 2>to get his hands dirty, uninterested in any shine.

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<v Speaker 1>Could not ask for a better fit for OKC and the.

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<v Speaker 2>Kind of guy that Sam Presty wants in charge of

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<v Speaker 2>a team full of young guys. Players want to respect

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<v Speaker 2>who they're playing for. Mark Dagneau is no frills, no bullshit,

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<v Speaker 2>and is getting the respect of his players.

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<v Speaker 1>Immediately.

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<v Speaker 2>You have all those guys, and then you have Chet

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<v Speaker 2>and a healthy Poku maybe probably Victor or Scoot and

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<v Speaker 2>or the Thompson twins.

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<v Speaker 1>And then you bring in a free agent.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh my god, this is a contender in like five

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<v Speaker 2>years as someone who's been on the Kings before the

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<v Speaker 2>start of the season. I think it's been gratifying to

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<v Speaker 2>see the Kings getting a lot of national love from

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<v Speaker 2>ESPN to the Athletic Everyone is starting to see the

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<v Speaker 2>Kings as the incredible, fun and exciting team that they

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<v Speaker 2>are right and I think that the real game changer

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<v Speaker 2>for the Kings, and I think we can all agree

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<v Speaker 2>is it's Demonisabons. Demonosa Bonus is the engine that makes

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<v Speaker 2>the Kings go. I remember when people were slamming.

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<v Speaker 1>That trade a year ago.

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<v Speaker 2>Today almost today like yeah, they're like, oh, this is malpractice.

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<v Speaker 1>They shouldn't let Tyrese Haliburton go.

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<v Speaker 2>No, No, that was the right move, and now he

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<v Speaker 2>is an All Star again, as he should be. What

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<v Speaker 2>I do want to focus on, though, is that Sabonis

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<v Speaker 2>and Deer and Fox are now getting shine. They have

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<v Speaker 2>multiple features written about them. They recently were on the

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<v Speaker 2>cover of Slam magazine breaking down the pick and roll,

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<v Speaker 2>and Kyrie Irving just admitted in a postgame presser after

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<v Speaker 2>a win against them that he read the article carefully

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<v Speaker 2>looking for ways to defend it, and he said, that's

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<v Speaker 2>pretty cool.

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<v Speaker 1>It shows a level of respect.

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<v Speaker 2>Sabona said, So, the meat of this new Athletic article

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<v Speaker 2>that came out was about Sabonis's relationship with Mike Brown,

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<v Speaker 2>which is kind of funny because I remember the start

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<v Speaker 2>of the.

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<v Speaker 1>Season being like, Sabonis looks fucking awful.

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<v Speaker 2>Turns out, the relationship with Mike Brown and Demano Sabona

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<v Speaker 2>started out a little rocky, he said, before we came

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<v Speaker 2>to a better understanding. It was pick and roll, roll

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<v Speaker 2>out the way cel your defender dunker. It was obviously

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<v Speaker 2>things that I can do, but my strengths are in

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<v Speaker 2>different areas that other bigs don't have, like playmaking in

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<v Speaker 2>the post, in the little areas where I thrive. Sounds

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<v Speaker 2>like Mike Brown was trying to get to be Kavon

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<v Speaker 2>Looney and he was like, yo, no, I'm not Kavon Looney, okay,

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<v Speaker 2>Like I am much better than Kavan Looney. Should not

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<v Speaker 2>shock anyone that it took a little time for the

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<v Speaker 2>two to get on the same page, right. I saw Sibonis,

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<v Speaker 2>like I said, second third game of the year, and

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<v Speaker 2>I'm like, he does not look good out there. He

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<v Speaker 2>looks confused, he looks slow, He does not look like

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<v Speaker 2>he knows where he needs to be. So apparently it

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<v Speaker 2>took a little time for Mike Brown and him to

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<v Speaker 2>figure things out to get Demonis where he needed to be.

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<v Speaker 2>And remember Mike Brown came from Golden State where Draymond

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<v Speaker 2>Green was the center of the defense, and Jordy Fernandez,

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<v Speaker 2>who of the King, who's the King's lead assistant, came

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<v Speaker 2>from Denver where the entire offense revolves around Jokic, so

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<v Speaker 2>they want a passing big man in the center.

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<v Speaker 1>Sabona said this about the early days.

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<v Speaker 2>As the year went on, we definitely learned from each other,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's like you said, I feel like I had

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<v Speaker 2>to show him in person and it was easier for

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<v Speaker 2>him to trust me to do what I do. It's

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<v Speaker 2>been great now for most of the season, it's been great,

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<v Speaker 2>but that beginning was a bit tough for me because

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<v Speaker 2>I was trying to figure out the offense and how

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<v Speaker 2>to be myself at the same time trying to figure

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<v Speaker 2>out what coach wants me to do. That's something I've

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<v Speaker 2>experienced probably with every coaching staff. You know, at the beginning,

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<v Speaker 2>it's always okay, how do I figure out what they

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<v Speaker 2>want and at the same time be myself. I know

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<v Speaker 2>what I can do and I have confidence in myself. Man,

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<v Speaker 2>did it work out? They figured it out pretty fast too.

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<v Speaker 2>Sabonis is now an All Star.

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<v Speaker 1>He is deserving.

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<v Speaker 2>The Kings are in third place in the West for

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<v Speaker 2>the last month now, showing no signs of.

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<v Speaker 1>That going away.

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<v Speaker 2>And then you add in Darren Fox, who is a

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<v Speaker 2>bona fide All Star finally getting some shine as well.

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<v Speaker 2>I love the supporting cast around him. I love Kevin Herder,

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<v Speaker 2>I like Malik Monk. Keegan Murray's a nice little rookie piece.

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<v Speaker 2>Harrison Barnes is doing things. They got not a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of depth, but a ton of talent. But in terms

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<v Speaker 2>of where the Kings go goes as far as where

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<v Speaker 2>Sabonis takes them. And unfortunately, as we know, he's been

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<v Speaker 2>dealing with a hand injury, a thumb injury. Probably should

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<v Speaker 2>have given him surgery for it, and he doesn't want

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<v Speaker 2>that because he wants to take this team to the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 2>He said, obviously it's in pain, and knowing the timeline

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<v Speaker 2>of surgery was six to eight weeks to miss, that's

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<v Speaker 2>like twenty five games, and he didn't want to let

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<v Speaker 2>his teammates down, so he opted to just play through

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<v Speaker 2>the pain. I guess it's not getting any worse, so

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<v Speaker 2>he's playing through pain getting.

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<v Speaker 1>Just these absurd stats.

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<v Speaker 2>For the rest of the season, he hasn't really slowed

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<v Speaker 2>down at all. He's averaging eighteen, twelve and a half

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<v Speaker 2>and seven for a guy with no thumb.

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<v Speaker 1>That's pretty damn good.

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<v Speaker 2>So as long as Sabonis is relatively healthy, the Kings

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<v Speaker 2>are a dangerous, dangerous team. And whoever came out and

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<v Speaker 2>said negative things about the Saboni's trade, delete your fucking account.