WEBVTT - Red Alert in Brooklyn

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<v Speaker 1>All right, so we gotta get into it news. It

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<v Speaker 1>is our daily weekly check in on the state of

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<v Speaker 1>the Brooklyn Nets franchise. And I got through multiple paywalls,

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<v Speaker 1>I set an incognito window up, I figured out how

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<v Speaker 1>to get to the New York Daily News. I put

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<v Speaker 1>in a fake email so that they would allow me

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<v Speaker 1>to have five free one free article. And according to

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not gonna make you do all that, So we're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna just kind of put that out and give you

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<v Speaker 1>their news and disseminate what the truth is and what

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<v Speaker 1>this means moving forward, because I tell you what the

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<v Speaker 1>headline was, end times. The end game is near for

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<v Speaker 1>the Brooklyn Nets because of, of course, the complications around

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<v Speaker 1>Kyrie Irving. Right, we talked about this last pod. What's

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<v Speaker 1>going on with Kyrie? What these comments that he's made

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<v Speaker 1>mean on the I am athlete, Things that I just

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<v Speaker 1>can't really wrap my mind around, but things that give

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<v Speaker 1>me great pleasure in the tee world, which I love.

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<v Speaker 1>I love tea. I'm actually gonna have my birthday is tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna have some tea time, going to afternoon tea.

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<v Speaker 1>So much cut out coffee. Now I'm all in on

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<v Speaker 1>the tea. That's besides the point. Unlike Marvel and the Multiverse,

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<v Speaker 1>there aren't fourteen gazillion outcomes for this whole Kyrie Irving thing.

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<v Speaker 1>There's only a few potential outcomes we could see. There's

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<v Speaker 1>like three three outcomes, right, The Nets are now expected

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<v Speaker 1>to play hardball with Kyrie because guy won't play a

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<v Speaker 1>full season, like he's just not around, Like do not

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<v Speaker 1>forget he went on walk about during the pandemic. He

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<v Speaker 1>had to take some time for himself. After the insurrection,

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<v Speaker 1>he got suspended because he went to his sister's birthday

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<v Speaker 1>party with no mask on, when that was like a

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<v Speaker 1>major thing we all have society needed to do. When

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<v Speaker 1>the NBA players were all locked down, they couldn't leave

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<v Speaker 1>their hotel rooms or their apartments without having strict measures

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<v Speaker 1>in place, certain people that they couldn't see, remember those times,

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<v Speaker 1>Like that was Kyrie a year ago, right, So that

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<v Speaker 1>and then of course that's not even including the whole

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<v Speaker 1>fact that Kyrie Irving would not get vaccinated in a

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<v Speaker 1>city in the state where you need to be vaccinated

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<v Speaker 1>to be inside of a public place and perform inside

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<v Speaker 1>of said public play, so had to be sat out

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<v Speaker 1>of home games and then the Brooklyn Nets, of course,

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<v Speaker 1>as you know, said well, you can't play only road games,

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<v Speaker 1>and here we are, right, and then they get bounced

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<v Speaker 1>out of the first round sweep. Sweet broom broom swiffer,

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<v Speaker 1>easy work, not even a full broom like a swiffer. Right,

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<v Speaker 1>that's where we're at now. And they're saying that because

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<v Speaker 1>they're gonna play hardball with this New York Daily News,

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<v Speaker 1>that they're gonna play hardball with Kyrie. This means that

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<v Speaker 1>there's a potential exit plan, a hatch if you will, something,

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<v Speaker 1>and some escape route, something our school systems apparently need

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<v Speaker 1>for Kevin Durant. Here is the quote from the New

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<v Speaker 1>York Daily News and what they had to say. If

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<v Speaker 1>Irving leaves outright as a free agent this summer, disgrundled

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<v Speaker 1>by the nets hardball stance on his availability, Brooklyn doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>have the cat space to replace him, which means Durant,

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<v Speaker 1>entering year sixteen Jeez could be playing with a questionable

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<v Speaker 1>Ben Simmons and a roster full of Measley role players.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a first round exit, folks. And if Durant decides

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<v Speaker 1>he's going to stay around for a first round exit,

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<v Speaker 1>which is sus and just wait for the inevitable to

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<v Speaker 1>play out, which we're not even sure. If that's the case,

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<v Speaker 1>Durant in the NETS front office might have some decisions

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<v Speaker 1>to make and they haven't even spoken since they were

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<v Speaker 1>swept out first round. Alert Alert Warning, Warning, NETS are

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<v Speaker 1>in peril. NETS are in serious Please eject, please turn around,

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<v Speaker 1>go the opposite way. In Layman's terms. New York Daily

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<v Speaker 1>News says, if Irving leads the NETS, it would not

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<v Speaker 1>be a surprise if Durant becomes frustrated with the organization's

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<v Speaker 1>ability to put champion and ship pieces around him. I

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<v Speaker 1>didn't leave Golden State for this. They failed to do

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<v Speaker 1>so at the beginning of last season, with none of

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<v Speaker 1>their top off season acquisitions James Johnson, Bembrie, Javon Carter

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<v Speaker 1>finishing the year in Brooklyn. Thus the fact that the

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<v Speaker 1>NETS championship hopes hinge on an amicable solution with Irving,

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<v Speaker 1>whose personal decision not to get vaccinated and predictable unpredictability

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<v Speaker 1>in his injury history have left the NETS hesitant and now,

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<v Speaker 1>according to the source, here it gets here where he

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<v Speaker 1>gets really interesting. According to a source familiar with the

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<v Speaker 1>NETS thought process, out right unwilling to give him a

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<v Speaker 1>long term extension. Folks, Folks, this is bad. This is

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<v Speaker 1>really bad. The Nets outright unwilling to give Kyrie Irving

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<v Speaker 1>a long term extension. Thus he either needs to ride

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<v Speaker 1>out his player option, he becomes a free agent, and

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<v Speaker 1>then what happens to Kevin Durant, He doesn't just chill

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<v Speaker 1>and stay in Brooklyn on a four year max contract.

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<v Speaker 1>That's Deuce's pair that with Kyrie's statements about reuniting with Lebron.

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<v Speaker 1>James feels like the Nets are in the middle of

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<v Speaker 1>the grenade is already in the building, folks, It's got

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<v Speaker 1>about five seconds until it explodes. Everyone needs to leave

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<v Speaker 1>the building in now. Who is to blame? You might

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<v Speaker 1>ask me, everyone, all of them, every single bit. Josiah

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<v Speaker 1>and his greed and his impatience, Sean Marks and his ineptitude,

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<v Speaker 1>Steve Nash and his privilege and inability to get folks

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<v Speaker 1>who knew what they were doing underneath him and empower them.

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<v Speaker 1>Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving for recruiting James Harden too, the team,

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<v Speaker 1>the Nets organization for even putting that trade together. Where

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<v Speaker 1>you mortgage your franchise for a guy who's fat and

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<v Speaker 1>old and really can tankers and ball dominant. With two

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<v Speaker 1>other ball dominant players, you give four first round picks

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<v Speaker 1>for him and Jared Allen and Karris LeVert and Torrian Prince.

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<v Speaker 1>Not to say Torrian Princes anything, but like you could

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<v Speaker 1>use him. He was pretty good in that Minnesota Timberwolve series. Folks, folks,

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<v Speaker 1>So what happens now? I don't know. I just know

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<v Speaker 1>it's not good. We got Chris Carreno, the NETS broadcaster,

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<v Speaker 1>on and I can't wait to ask him what he

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<v Speaker 1>has to say. But I tell you what. It's hush

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<v Speaker 1>hushed around there. If the Nets are unwilling to give

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<v Speaker 1>Kyrie Irving the Max and Kevin Durant leaves, then you

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<v Speaker 1>have no first round picks. The cupboards are dry, and

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<v Speaker 1>Brooklyn just goes back to being New Jersey. The move

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<v Speaker 1>him out again. I don't care. Move the Knicks to Brooklyn. Geez, man,

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<v Speaker 1>where does he go? I don't know. If I knew

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<v Speaker 1>that I would be filthy rich Miami would be awesome.

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<v Speaker 1>Jimmy Butler to Brooklyn. They need someone who can initiate

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<v Speaker 1>an offense. I tell you what, I tell you what.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, let's move on. Next piece of news. We

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<v Speaker 1>all know Brad Beale's about to sign somewhere. Probably gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be some hoopla around his decision, probably some documentary like

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<v Speaker 1>Jimmy Butler had. Do you think I'm man Brock? You

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<v Speaker 1>think I'm playing? Where there is no hoopla, There is

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<v Speaker 1>no fanfare, just a Brinks truck and smiles all around.

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<v Speaker 1>Is in Denver. In the imminent future, we will now

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<v Speaker 1>have the new highest paid player in the NBA in

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<v Speaker 1>NBA history. Nikola Jokic, two time MVP, just got offered

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<v Speaker 1>a five year, two hundred and sixty million dollars super

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<v Speaker 1>Max contract. Shams is reporting that he not only plays

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<v Speaker 1>decided immediately, but has made a long term commitment to

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<v Speaker 1>the Nuggets. Even though we talked about Tim Conley being duss,

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<v Speaker 1>he said, listen like it's good. They had a meeting,

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<v Speaker 1>and this is what it leads me to. The best

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<v Speaker 1>part about this is that the Jokic brothers were very

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<v Speaker 1>involved in the process of getting Nicola Jokic to basically

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<v Speaker 1>sign on and say I'm committed to the Denver franchise

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<v Speaker 1>long term. Even with all of these gms and executives

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<v Speaker 1>leaving the Okich brothers, you might remember, are the ones

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<v Speaker 1>that created a Twitter profile just to come after the

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<v Speaker 1>Morris twins like them. So they are now operating as

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<v Speaker 1>a shadow agents for Nicola Jokic. And so they met

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<v Speaker 1>with Nuggets GM new GM Calvin Booth and his team

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<v Speaker 1>over the several days, and they reported back to Nicola, Yep, yep,

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<v Speaker 1>everything's good. We're on the same page. They're gonna get

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<v Speaker 1>you some goons. Everything's good. All is well. They even

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<v Speaker 1>gave us a little spot on the team that we

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<v Speaker 1>have no official title. We're just your enforcers. Don't worry

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<v Speaker 1>about that. That's actually don't think that's news, but I

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<v Speaker 1>think that's probably what somehow happened. The option upshot of

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<v Speaker 1>these conversations is that the Nuggets convince Jokic that they

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<v Speaker 1>are not only are going to keep Murray Porter and

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<v Speaker 1>Nicola the core, but they're also going to be very

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<v Speaker 1>aggressive on the market, focusing on defensive minded players because

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<v Speaker 1>remember the Denver was the twenty sixth best perimeter defense,

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<v Speaker 1>which is another word for saying like fifth worst, so

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<v Speaker 1>really really bad, mask wol not great. So really they

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<v Speaker 1>need to shore up the perimeter, right PJ Truck Tucker time,

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<v Speaker 1>Lord Grant Williams. They're gonna be going after these types

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<v Speaker 1>of players. The Nuggets are set to be fifteen million

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<v Speaker 1>dollars in the luxury tax right now already, as Gordon

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<v Speaker 1>and Porter's extension kick in this year, I could very

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<v Speaker 1>easily see Aaron Gordon going bye bye. They paid i

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<v Speaker 1>think two first round picks for him. Who cares? Who cares?

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<v Speaker 1>You don't need him. He's not a piece of the core.

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<v Speaker 1>Notice the core did not include his name. So this

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<v Speaker 1>means wash the Nuggets on draft day because Sham's reported

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<v Speaker 1>that if it means discussing the team's draft assets as

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<v Speaker 1>a way of upgrading into win now talent, that they

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<v Speaker 1>will do that. There's an openness to that. Nuggets right

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<v Speaker 1>now have the number twenty one pick in the draft.

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<v Speaker 1>Could yield them something. Move the twenty one pick with

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<v Speaker 1>Aaron maybe you get a piece back. I'm not sure

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<v Speaker 1>they're thinking about. Maybe if they do take somebody in

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<v Speaker 1>the number twenty two, twenty one pick, maybe like a

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<v Speaker 1>defensive minded wing like French international player Uzman Jang he's six'

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<v Speaker 1>ten with a seven feet, wingspan or Maybe Kendall brown

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<v Speaker 1>From baylor who's six to seven with the six to eleven.

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<v Speaker 1>Wingspan Maybe David. RODDY i don't like him as. Much

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<v Speaker 1>he's a point. Guard they don't need. That they already

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<v Speaker 1>have a bunch of guards six, six six to eleven.

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<v Speaker 1>Wingspan but remember they already Got Bones highland with a

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<v Speaker 1>twenty six. Pick last year they got five spots, better, folks,

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<v Speaker 1>ALL i know what does it all? Mean even though

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<v Speaker 1>the architect is, gone his minions remain. Strong jokic isn't going,

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<v Speaker 1>anywhere and neither of The nuggets cannot wait to see

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<v Speaker 1>what The nuggets actually do because we know it's probably

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be more decisive and smarter than our pea brains

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<v Speaker 1>can wrap our minds. Around look good On Draft, day

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<v Speaker 1>we'll probably end up making The All rookie team just

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<v Speaker 1>Like Bones island did at the number twenty one, spot

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<v Speaker 1>or they're gonna get the, difference make