WEBVTT - Pacific Division Preview: Lakers, Suns, and Kings

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<v Speaker 1>Break was breaking down all the biggest NBA storylines to

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<v Speaker 1>the Heat Check.

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<v Speaker 2>The heat Chack was Crista Craig, the best podcast covering

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<v Speaker 2>all the drama around the association. Let's move forward.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's move forward to the LA Lakers win total sitting

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<v Speaker 1>there at forty seven and a half. They re signed

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<v Speaker 1>Austin Reeves, which was highway robbery. I'm not sure how

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<v Speaker 1>they were able to sign him at that low of

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<v Speaker 1>a deal, but he wanted to stay in LA to.

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<v Speaker 2>Play with Lebron and I don't blame him.

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<v Speaker 1>They re signed D'Angelo Russell to a team friendly deal.

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<v Speaker 1>They re signed Jared Vanderbilt, and they drafted Hood Schafino

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<v Speaker 1>over there from Indiana. They drafted somebody else who's not

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<v Speaker 1>as important to this list. They added gave Vincent, Christian Wood,

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<v Speaker 1>gave Vincent from Miami, Christian Wood from the Mavericks. Cam Reddish,

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<v Speaker 1>who was on a bunch of teams. I think Portland

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<v Speaker 1>was his last team. Jackson Hayes and Torrean prints. They

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<v Speaker 1>lost Mobile and the Lakers they lay Oh.

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<v Speaker 2>It's been woh, it's been a roller coaster of a year.

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<v Speaker 1>They've remade their entire roster over the course of the

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<v Speaker 1>trade deadline. They took momentum from that move to the

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<v Speaker 1>Western Conference Finals. They didn't get swept, but it was

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<v Speaker 1>competitive all four games. That's like what me, as a

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<v Speaker 1>Portland Trailblazer fan tells myself and others when I talk

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<v Speaker 1>about how we competed against the Warriors in twenty nineteen.

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<v Speaker 1>So I get it. It's like totally fair.

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<v Speaker 2>They went from oh, boy is Rob plink.

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<v Speaker 1>Of the worst GM in the league to like, wow,

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<v Speaker 1>he made some fucking money moves. He I gotta give

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<v Speaker 1>some a little bit of shine to Jesse Buss. I've

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<v Speaker 1>been told I don't give enough shine to him. So

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<v Speaker 1>they finished forty three and thirty nine seventh place, won

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<v Speaker 1>the play in balled out before getting into the buzz

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<v Speaker 1>saw that was Jokic and Jamal Mury Jamal.

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<v Speaker 2>Nba as they call him. They put an end to

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<v Speaker 2>a very.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll call it a quick run in an emphatic fashion.

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<v Speaker 1>That Lebron James pretended he was going to retire after

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<v Speaker 1>that was how bad the demoralization was. He said at

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<v Speaker 1>the post game conference, I'm not sure if I'm ever

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<v Speaker 1>gonna play basketball game. That's where we're at this year,

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<v Speaker 1>I think they're better. They did lose Lonnie Walker, Tristan Thompson,

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<v Speaker 1>and like I said, Mobamba.

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<v Speaker 2>Adding gave Vincent I think is interesting.

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<v Speaker 1>Although Miami Heat fans are already saying that Laker fans

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<v Speaker 1>are gonna hate him, so I don't know about that.

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<v Speaker 1>Cam Reddish was supposed to be the most talented duke

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<v Speaker 1>player in the class of Zion and RJ. Barrett, but

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<v Speaker 1>he just hurt his ankle. He's a lot of upside

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<v Speaker 1>and I don't know if he's going to be able

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<v Speaker 1>to ever live up to that. Pelican Center and Jack

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<v Speaker 1>ex and Hayes has a ton of potential, very long,

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<v Speaker 1>very athletic, can do a bunch of different things. One

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<v Speaker 1>of those I would call it modern centers. And Tourian Prince,

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<v Speaker 1>who I love. Torrian Prince is a dog. He is

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<v Speaker 1>going to be an integral part of whatever the Lakers do.

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<v Speaker 1>And then you add Christian Wood and they stole them.

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<v Speaker 1>They stole them, stole them. Vet Minimum that is some

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<v Speaker 1>nice depth. Team was very very thin last year. They

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<v Speaker 1>only played eight guys in their close out game against

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<v Speaker 1>Denver and only one of them, one of them got

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<v Speaker 1>six minutes. So the Lakers have an insane amount of length, athleticism,

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of versatile pieces. If they can get something

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<v Speaker 1>out of Ruey Hachi Mura, who played really well in

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<v Speaker 1>the playoffs. By the way, Ruey Hachimura worked out with

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<v Speaker 1>Lebron and Phil Handy, strength and conditioning coach, skills coach

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<v Speaker 1>for the Lakers. But Phil Handy's been working out with

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<v Speaker 1>Lebron for a very long time, and what do they do.

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<v Speaker 1>They tried to teach Ruey how to be Lebron James.

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<v Speaker 2>Woo wooh. That's exciting.

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<v Speaker 1>Lakers won sixty six percent of their games after the

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<v Speaker 1>trade deadline last year. If that carries over to this year,

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<v Speaker 1>they'll win fifty four games. They're gonna be able, I think,

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<v Speaker 1>to hum on all cylinders like they did after the

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<v Speaker 1>trade deadline last year, except for now there's more depth,

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<v Speaker 1>so you don't have to worry as much about your

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<v Speaker 1>star players being healthy the entire season. Of course, you

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<v Speaker 1>still have to all of it hinges on Anthony day

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<v Speaker 1>to day, Davis and Lebron James playing a bunch of games.

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<v Speaker 1>But Christian Wood, who averaged eighteen and ten last year,

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<v Speaker 1>and Jackson haz are very very serviceable. Backups who have

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<v Speaker 1>a ton of potential, a ton of upside, and now

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<v Speaker 1>they basically have baby Lebron. Right, basically have Baby Lebron.

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<v Speaker 1>This is a very dangerous team. They can very very

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<v Speaker 1>easily make the Western Conference Finals.

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<v Speaker 2>Again. I am bullish yet hoping for their demise.

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<v Speaker 1>As a Portland Trailblazer fan and obviously a lifelong Dubs fan,

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<v Speaker 1>let's move forward of Phoenix Suns. Fifty four and a

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<v Speaker 1>half games is their win total by Vegas. They add

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<v Speaker 1>buw Bull Love bu Bull from the Orlando Magic. They

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<v Speaker 1>add Utah Watt Nabe aka Johnny Utah from the Brooklyn Nets.

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<v Speaker 1>They add Eric Gordon from the Clippers. Ooh, that's a

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<v Speaker 1>sneaky pickup. Nas Little and Keon Johnson come over in

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<v Speaker 1>their trade. Grayson Allen comes over from the trade, Yusuf

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<v Speaker 1>Nurkic comes over from the trade to Portland, and of

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<v Speaker 1>course Bradley Beal has been stolen from the Washington Wizards

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<v Speaker 1>for I think a dirty muffin a couple second round picks,

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<v Speaker 1>they lose Domin ayton a Ton, they lose DeAndre Aton,

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<v Speaker 1>they lose campaign to Moni Kamara, and of course Chris

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<v Speaker 1>paul I am very surprised by what the Phoenix Suns

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<v Speaker 1>have been able to do.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not gonna lie to you.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought they were barbecue chicken on a habachi. After

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<v Speaker 1>the Bradley Beal trade, I was like, ooh, three guards

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<v Speaker 1>and like, well, that's I think eighty five percent.

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<v Speaker 2>On your salary cap. What are you gonna do now?

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<v Speaker 1>I think they have four guys on their roster at

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<v Speaker 1>that point, I was like, Okay, you guys all need

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<v Speaker 1>the ball, and you have no depth and you have

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<v Speaker 1>no money, so what you're about to do? Then they

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<v Speaker 1>went out and signed a bunch of guys on very

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<v Speaker 1>low contracts who want to get a ring and love

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<v Speaker 1>playing with Kevin Durant. They went out and made some

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<v Speaker 1>judicious trades and all of a sudden, they got very solid.

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<v Speaker 1>It's very important because at the top of the roster

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<v Speaker 1>are some players they get hurt all the time, all

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<v Speaker 1>the time. So let's start with a detailed look at

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<v Speaker 1>the losses. Three major pieces from the twenty twenty one

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<v Speaker 1>finals run Chris Paul DeAndre Aiden campaign all have taken

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<v Speaker 1>their talent somewhere else. Right huge part of what made

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<v Speaker 1>that team so special, So they had to get some return.

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<v Speaker 1>The return was massive Bradley for starters, Bradley Beal, let's

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<v Speaker 1>be real. He is not a closer. He's never gonna

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<v Speaker 1>do shit for you in a fourth quarter, even in January.

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<v Speaker 1>But I tell you what, when you need some buckets,

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<v Speaker 1>like midway through the second quarter, Bradley Beal can do

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<v Speaker 1>that for you.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh boy.

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<v Speaker 1>Bradley Beal was a scoring leader in the NBA a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of years ago. He is an absolute bucket, a

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<v Speaker 1>pure sweat guy, true and true. Cannot play defense worth

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<v Speaker 1>a lick.

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<v Speaker 2>But I don't know if it matters. I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>if it matters. He is a bucket.

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<v Speaker 1>The issue with Beal is the same as the issue

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<v Speaker 1>with Kevin Durant. Durant hasn't played more than forty seven

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<v Speaker 1>games in three of the last four seasons. Bradley Beal

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<v Speaker 1>hasn't played a full season since twenty eighteen. Fifty seven games,

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<v Speaker 1>sixty games, forty games and fifty games. Maybe you could

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<v Speaker 1>say he was loafing maybe one of those seasons, maybe two,

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<v Speaker 1>but come on now, not all four. He's been hurt.

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<v Speaker 1>They traded DeAndre Ayton, who was a number one overall

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<v Speaker 1>p for Yusuf Nurkic, who was discarded from Denver because

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<v Speaker 1>they had a guy named Jokic and then he became

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<v Speaker 1>the primary center for Portland. Broke his leg and it's

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<v Speaker 1>never been the same really since doesn't really play deepense.

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<v Speaker 2>Great guy in the locker room, I hear.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know how that helps you win a championship

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<v Speaker 1>in terms of defending, but hopefully Frank Vogel will figure

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<v Speaker 1>it out because that's his.

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<v Speaker 2>Specialty with big men.

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<v Speaker 1>They wanted to get rid of the locker room problem

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<v Speaker 1>and that was DeAndre Ayton, so they discarded him, and

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<v Speaker 1>they said, and they sold it to the world that

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<v Speaker 1>Nurkic was a better fit, even though we know he's

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<v Speaker 1>not as good. But also, to be fair to new

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<v Speaker 1>owner Matt Isshpia, they have spent a lot of money

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<v Speaker 1>and they had to give DeAndre ad In a MAX

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<v Speaker 1>because they had to pick up that restricted free agency

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<v Speaker 1>contract when he got offered.

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<v Speaker 2>The MAX from Indiana.

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<v Speaker 1>So they said, let's shed some salary cap and let's

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<v Speaker 1>get on with our lives. Ishpi and crew have worked

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<v Speaker 1>overtime to surround a starting five of Nurkic, kd Okog, Booker,

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<v Speaker 1>and Beale with some firepower off the bench. They bring

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<v Speaker 1>in Grayson Allen, a certified pest and a three point sniper,

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<v Speaker 1>Eric Gordon kind of the same. Certified pest, three point

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<v Speaker 1>sniper Utah watt Nabe can do so many damn things,

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<v Speaker 1>but also really good three point shooter. NOAs little athletic

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<v Speaker 1>can defend a lot of upside was buried on the

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<v Speaker 1>bench in Portland. Bull Bull You've seen him be able

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<v Speaker 1>to do some things as well from the perimeter. He's

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<v Speaker 1>one of those unicorn seven footers. Keon Johnson can jump

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<v Speaker 1>out of the gym. He's still very young, very raw,

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<v Speaker 1>but ultimately you need bodies. When you have guys who

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<v Speaker 1>consistently go out with injury. It is shocking, shocking in

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<v Speaker 1>some ways because I thought the bench absolutely sucked for Phoenix,

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<v Speaker 1>and now it might be one of their more strong points.

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<v Speaker 1>The Suns, like the Lakers and the Clippers, are gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be pretty much a slave to their injured list. If

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<v Speaker 1>they stay healthy, awesome, If they don't, not so awesome,

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<v Speaker 1>Red Alert WI bad shit.

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<v Speaker 2>Even if one of the Big.

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<v Speaker 1>Three has injury issues, it's gonna be tough to beat

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<v Speaker 1>them anyway. You need multiple guys to go down in

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<v Speaker 1>order for them to be kind of fucked. I do

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<v Speaker 1>think though, there's a real shot that the Suns could

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<v Speaker 1>be if people get injured, a playing team, But that's

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<v Speaker 1>a bold prediction that we'll talk about another time. The

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<v Speaker 1>Sun's finished fourth last year with a forty five and

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<v Speaker 1>thirty seven record, But let's be real, there was a

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<v Speaker 1>huge storm cloud looming over the team because Robert Sarver,

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<v Speaker 1>their owner. He was removed for all the isms misogyny, racism,

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<v Speaker 1>probably plagiarism, sexism, homo eroticism, I don't.

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<v Speaker 2>Know, out of all the isms. He gotta let go.

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<v Speaker 1>They said, you gotta sell a team. Boy, this is

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<v Speaker 1>a team to watch, though, team to watch.

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<v Speaker 2>And then finally is it a finally? It is the final?

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<v Speaker 1>Isn't it?

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<v Speaker 2>Yes? Is the finally? I can't even get them all straight.

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<v Speaker 1>There's so many damn good teams on this division. We

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<v Speaker 1>got to talk about the Sacramento Kings. Their win total

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<v Speaker 1>fucking shady forty four and a half.

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<v Speaker 2>That is a shady ass win total.

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<v Speaker 1>This was a team that was third in the West

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<v Speaker 1>last year.

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<v Speaker 2>Were they not?

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<v Speaker 1>They were additions? Sasha Vizenkov, euro League MVP Neurlans, Noel

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<v Speaker 1>Big man JaVale McGee, big man Jalen Noel played really

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<v Speaker 1>well for the Minnesota Timberwolves as a bench piece. Went

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<v Speaker 1>from a ten day guy, two way guy to a

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<v Speaker 1>real rotation dude. Jeremy Lamb I think he's washed. And

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<v Speaker 1>Chris Warte who I think there's a lot of potential around.

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<v Speaker 1>They lose Rashaun Holmes, but let's be real, Rashan.

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<v Speaker 2>Wanted out of there.

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<v Speaker 1>They lose to me as Kta, who they didn't have

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<v Speaker 1>a spot for. They sadly lose Terence Davis who's still

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<v Speaker 1>a free agent, Matthew Dilodova, and some other scrubs. The Kings,

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<v Speaker 1>of course, were the the surprise team last year. They

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<v Speaker 1>won the Pacific Division. What was it forty four to one?

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<v Speaker 1>That was a nice little ticket, forty eight and thirty four,

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<v Speaker 1>forty a and thirty four. They get better this year,

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<v Speaker 1>and what the fuck does Vegas do? They say, we

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<v Speaker 1>don't believe, we don't believe forty four and.

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<v Speaker 2>A half wins we're gonna give you. That's some bullshit.

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<v Speaker 1>Anyway, back to the Kings. They were so much fun

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<v Speaker 1>to watch. They took the Warriors to the brink. They

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<v Speaker 1>were Harrison Barnes opened three away from moving on in

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<v Speaker 1>the playoffs. They do lose a little bit of minor pieces,

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<v Speaker 1>nothing too great of importance. We talked about the losses

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<v Speaker 1>Delavdova's losses a clubhouse leader, of course, will be felt,

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<v Speaker 1>but they do add Sasha for Zenkoff first basket in

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<v Speaker 1>the preseason game, dribble handoff off the screen from Alex

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<v Speaker 1>lenn three splash.

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<v Speaker 2>Get used to it.

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<v Speaker 1>Daron Fox just did an interview the other day and

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<v Speaker 1>he said, if Zenkoff made one hundred and forty three

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<v Speaker 1>out of one hundred and fifty shots in one drill

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<v Speaker 1>and practice, the dude six' nine beast to. Guard gonna

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<v Speaker 1>take him some time to move up in the, ROTATION i.

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<v Speaker 1>Think but when he, does he has the ability to

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<v Speaker 1>hit some big shots in big.

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<v Speaker 2>MOMENTS i think a lot.

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<v Speaker 1>Of kings, FANS i think a lot Of kings fans

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<v Speaker 1>are expecting, things hoping things will work out with. Him

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<v Speaker 1>but to, me the THING i like about This kings

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<v Speaker 1>team is that they know how to. Win we cannot

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<v Speaker 1>neglect the fact That sabonis had a torn ligament in

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<v Speaker 1>his thumb the entire. Year did not shut it, down

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<v Speaker 1>did not get. Surgery he continued to. Play he looks

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<v Speaker 1>much better, already AND i think that's only going to get.

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<v Speaker 1>Better so, far he's very. Underrated Darren fox very focused

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<v Speaker 1>on HIS mvp campaign that he's telling, everyone Fuck TEAM.

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<v Speaker 1>USA i don't care about. Them Keegan, MURRAY i think

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<v Speaker 1>is gonna take another. Step he's gonna be better following

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<v Speaker 1>his rookie. Year you watched him in the playoffs last

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<v Speaker 1>year and he got really. Good come Like game, Three game,

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<v Speaker 1>four he made a RECORD nba number of threes for

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<v Speaker 1>a first year. Player Malik monk turned into a player

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<v Speaker 1>that we always hoped he would. Be six man off the.

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<v Speaker 1>Bench Davion mitchell was Strapping steph in games one and.

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<v Speaker 1>Two he's joined By Chris duarte And Jalen, noel which

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<v Speaker 1>means more. Defense one of the weak up week spots

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<v Speaker 1>in this team last year was a backup.

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<v Speaker 2>Center so what do they.

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<v Speaker 1>Do they Add JaVale, McGee three TIMES nba champion for multiple,

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<v Speaker 1>teams badly needed, experience and then they Add Neirleans, noel

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<v Speaker 1>who also has a lot of. Talent if those guys,

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<v Speaker 1>contribute woo, wooh this is a fifty win. Team it's

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<v Speaker 1>a fifty one, team, folks maybe even, more maybe a

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<v Speaker 1>fifty fifty two win.

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<v Speaker 2>TEAM i think this team could be number one in The.

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<v Speaker 2>WEST i.

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<v Speaker 1>DO i think this will be the top team in

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<v Speaker 1>The Western. CONFERENCE a lot of people are saying The

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<v Speaker 1>kings are going to take step back this.

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<v Speaker 2>Year not. Me i'm ten toes. DOWN i think it's the.

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<v Speaker 1>Opposite this is a fifty two to four win team

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<v Speaker 1>and once again one of the most fun teams to

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<v Speaker 1>watch in the. League that is it for our division.

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<v Speaker 1>Preview preseason games have just, started so we'll get into

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<v Speaker 1>a full overview of what's popping around the league in

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<v Speaker 1>the next. Episode but the big news since the latest

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<v Speaker 1>episode is That Joel embiid has declared that he will

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<v Speaker 1>play For TEAM.

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<v Speaker 2>Usa WHICH i think is.

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<v Speaker 1>Garbage not me as The.

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<v Speaker 2>Patriot and me as AN nba. Fan why because that's

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<v Speaker 2>just too.

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<v Speaker 1>Stacked put him On Team. France see what they figure

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<v Speaker 1>out Is Rudy gobert.

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<v Speaker 2>Gonna get kicked off the? Team are they gonna try

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<v Speaker 2>to play the two center?

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<v Speaker 1>Thing what's gonna happen With victory? One But yama or Maybe.

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<v Speaker 1>Cameroon i'd be fine with that. Too, france where he has.

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<v Speaker 1>Citizenship there was lots of speculation when he played For.

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<v Speaker 2>France there was a lot of. Friction, Ooh, rudy what

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<v Speaker 2>do you?

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<v Speaker 1>Think who oh gil bin Oh, Rudy oh bonjous auvoi

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<v Speaker 1>and they're, like, no he's. Coming SO i think it's.

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<v Speaker 1>Fascinating THE us needs a center. Badly but let's see

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<v Speaker 1>if If Joel embiid isn't healthy In, april do you

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<v Speaker 1>think he's healthy In?

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<v Speaker 2>August he's healthy In?

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<v Speaker 1>August, no, Dog maybe if he gets bounced in Early,

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<v Speaker 1>april then he will be because he'll have four months to.

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<v Speaker 1>Prepare he will be a big boost to THE us

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<v Speaker 1>if they want to get the gold next, year Which

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<v Speaker 1>i'm sure they.

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<v Speaker 2>Do as for the rest of.

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<v Speaker 1>The, league it's, chirp, chirp, quiet, Quiet.

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<v Speaker 2>Nothing new on The harden.

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<v Speaker 1>Front Somehow Peyton, pritchard who was asking for a, trade

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<v Speaker 1>gets a fucking extension four, years thirty, million and they're.

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<v Speaker 2>Like he's, like fuck, you fuck, you fuck. YOU i went,

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<v Speaker 2>OUT i went out All.

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<v Speaker 1>They're, like, hey how about seven and a half Millionaire

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<v Speaker 1>and he's, like, okay sign on the dotted. Line Evan

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<v Speaker 1>fournier is still pissed that The knicks haven't traded, him

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<v Speaker 1>so they'll probably give him. Extension, right and Sniper Reggie

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<v Speaker 1>bullock signed a one year deal.

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<v Speaker 2>In houston for what.

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<v Speaker 1>Reason who, knows but with the preseason, underway shit's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>change in a. Heartbeat