WEBVTT - Dueling Dysfunction & Bad All-Star Voting

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<v Speaker 1>Come on, come.

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<v Speaker 2>On, come on this episode of the Heat Check again.

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<v Speaker 2>More shenanigans in Sacramento. Yes, it's our weekly bi weekly

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<v Speaker 2>tri weekly check in. Uh. Also more shenanigans going on

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<v Speaker 2>with Brooklyn and they've got Twitter fingerprints of nothing other

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<v Speaker 2>than Darryl Moury behind them. Possibly some collusion, possibly some tampering,

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<v Speaker 2>Possibly executives from around the league united to come after

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<v Speaker 2>Michael Rupert, owner of the Philadelphia seventy six ers. We

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<v Speaker 2>also get into an All Star scandal, this one surrounding

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<v Speaker 2>my man book starting All Star forward Andrew Wiggins. House Way,

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<v Speaker 2>how has that.

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<v Speaker 1>Been the same man?

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<v Speaker 2>Fucking Sacramento, get your shit together. The funny thing is

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<v Speaker 2>it's it's resulted in actually nothing like this now. The

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<v Speaker 2>story is like a story about a non story, right,

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<v Speaker 2>like nothing actually deals with a real trade. This week

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<v Speaker 2>the big news. This is the bomb. This is the

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<v Speaker 2>sound of the Wojes bomb. I don't even know if

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<v Speaker 2>you could constitute this as a woj bomb. But apparently

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<v Speaker 2>there will be no deal Sacramento. Kinks are doing no

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<v Speaker 2>deal with the Sixers for Ben Simmons. Okay, Woljes report

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<v Speaker 2>is that the Kinks have quote unquote, ended their pursuit

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<v Speaker 2>of a deal with the seventy six ers and turned

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<v Speaker 2>elsewhere in trade talks, sources told ESPN on Friday, inside

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<v Speaker 2>of two weeks until the February tenth trade deadlin, the

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<v Speaker 2>Kings believe that the asking price for Simmons is too steep.

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<v Speaker 2>You guys are just hearing that. You guys are just

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<v Speaker 2>getting that, and that the pathway to a trade agreement

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<v Speaker 2>with the Sixers does not exist, sources said, shocking the

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<v Speaker 2>Daryl Moury is still trying to fleece other teams to

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<v Speaker 2>the point that even the Sacramento Kings are like, no, no,

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<v Speaker 2>even we even we know this is not a good trade.

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<v Speaker 2>Like the team that's the most dysfunctional, easy to fleece,

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<v Speaker 2>like completely non organized, the worst franchise. Even they're like,

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<v Speaker 2>you know what, I think we're good. You go ahead

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<v Speaker 2>and test the waters out for yourself. Embat is playing

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<v Speaker 2>his bets basketball and that you would think would lead

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<v Speaker 2>to a deal getting done. That's how you know you're

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<v Speaker 2>asking price is way too fucking high. When the farm

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<v Speaker 2>team laughs at you in the face, what we are

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<v Speaker 2>They're not doing that deal? You are straight tripping. And

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<v Speaker 2>remember the Kings have lost five straight games and are

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<v Speaker 2>desperate to move about everyone on their roster not named

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<v Speaker 2>deer in Fox, and they still do not They're like,

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<v Speaker 2>I do not care. Woach further notes the King's roster

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<v Speaker 2>represented one of the Sixers' best options for a Simmons

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<v Speaker 2>deal ahead of the trade deadline. Losing them in the

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<v Speaker 2>marketplace somewhat diminishes the chance of an nd season trade.

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<v Speaker 2>Although the Sixers believe that there are potential avenues to

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<v Speaker 2>find a deal in the next two weeks, they believe

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of things. They do. They believe things that

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<v Speaker 2>don't make any sense. I have been saying this for

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<v Speaker 2>I don't even know how long now. This deal's not

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<v Speaker 2>getting done. Like this is not happening. I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>why we even consistently put news out. It's like it's like, uh,

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<v Speaker 2>fodder for us. It's just like a little more so

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<v Speaker 2>for us to chew on like a little baby sour

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<v Speaker 2>patch kids like, oh, it's like this is tasty. But

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<v Speaker 2>this is not anything substantive. Nothing substantive is coming. What

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<v Speaker 2>exactly is the path forward? Darryl Woach says his sources

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<v Speaker 2>are saying that the Nets will quote unquote not engage

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<v Speaker 2>with the Sixers in any way, shape or form on

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<v Speaker 2>a deal for Harden. Uh okay, who's left. Well not

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<v Speaker 2>an All Star, that's for sure. So if you're not

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<v Speaker 2>getting Hardened and you're not getting Foxy, then who the

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<v Speaker 2>fuck you think you're getting. Mark Stein reports that NBA

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<v Speaker 2>execs just don't even believe Daryl Moury is bluffing about

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<v Speaker 2>keeping Ben Simmons. I can't find a team out here

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<v Speaker 2>these days that believes Daryl Moury is bluffing about keeping

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<v Speaker 2>Simmons past the deadline to a first, make what it

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<v Speaker 2>sounds to outsiders as a rather hopeless attempt to convince

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<v Speaker 2>Simmons to rejoin the team for a playoff drive. Ah,

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<v Speaker 2>that's not happening, and b more importantly, retain Simmons to

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<v Speaker 2>offer him as the centerpiece of offseason trade pitch for

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<v Speaker 2>the likes of Damian Lillard, Bradley Beal, Jalen Brown, and

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<v Speaker 2>of course Brooklyn's James Harden in free agency. That would

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<v Speaker 2>of course mean that those teams are actually interested in

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<v Speaker 2>trading for Ben Simmons in the first place, let alone

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<v Speaker 2>trade their superstar forgetting him. They have shown less than

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<v Speaker 2>zero interest in this so far, all of this means

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<v Speaker 2>two things. The Ben Simmons drama is going to drag

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<v Speaker 2>out into the off season and priction time, this Ben

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<v Speaker 2>Simmons drama is going to drag out into February twenty

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<v Speaker 2>twenty three. We are we have a whole more twelve

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<v Speaker 2>months of this to go. The Kings are going to

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<v Speaker 2>Also Also, what this means is that the Kings need

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<v Speaker 2>to get very creative because they need to move Buddy

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<v Speaker 2>Healed for sure. He's been on the trade block for

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<v Speaker 2>thirty six months now. It feels like we've been talking

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<v Speaker 2>about them moving Buddy Heeled for as long as I remember.

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<v Speaker 2>Harrison Barnes probably needs to go. Rashaun Holmes he seems

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<v Speaker 2>like he's a likely candidate to go. But one thing

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<v Speaker 2>I promise is if the Sixers ride Joel Embiid, the

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<v Speaker 2>MVP of the league right now, into the playoffs and

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<v Speaker 2>come up short because Daryl Mourray is too stubborn to

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<v Speaker 2>make the right deal. His ego is too big to

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<v Speaker 2>go out of the trade line and get someone who

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<v Speaker 2>can actually help you win games in key moments. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know. Maybe it's at this point one of those

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<v Speaker 2>situations where you trade for Jalen Brunson. I mean, he's

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<v Speaker 2>a good point guard. He's gonna get twenty million dollars

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<v Speaker 2>Ben Simmons for Jalen Brunson and Alfred Peyton. No, what's

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<v Speaker 2>his name? Reggie Bullock? Reggie Bullock and a first who

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<v Speaker 2>says no, Ben simmons career will last longer in Philadelphia

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<v Speaker 2>than Darryl Morriy's. That's what's going to happen if he

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<v Speaker 2>won't get a deal done and they end up losing

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<v Speaker 2>some random fucking playoff series because they.

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<v Speaker 1>Didn't fast be mine. That's why the.

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<v Speaker 2>Big news in the NBA this week centers around James

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<v Speaker 2>Harden in the future. Just about every basketball show, every pod,

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<v Speaker 2>it's the top of the top of the top. They've

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<v Speaker 2>talked about, Ooh, dis Harden actually want to be in Philadelphia?

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<v Speaker 2>No he does not. Does he prefer the city of

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<v Speaker 2>Philadelphia over the city of Brooklyn? No he does not.

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<v Speaker 2>Is it real? Is it smoking mirrors? As with most

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<v Speaker 2>things with James Harden, I don't actually know what to

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<v Speaker 2>believe because I've spoken to people that I actually trust

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<v Speaker 2>and they say it's real. Potentially that James Hardens hasn't

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<v Speaker 2>had a great go since he arrived in Brooklyn thinks

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<v Speaker 2>haven't exactly gone gone. How his mind's eye believe that

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<v Speaker 2>they might be. What I do know, though, is this

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<v Speaker 2>Chris Haynes broke some nose on his podcast that makes

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<v Speaker 2>this entire scenario even more complicated. This is what he said.

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<v Speaker 2>There's another player we're going to add to this dynamic

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<v Speaker 2>with James Harden. His name is Michael Rubin. For those

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<v Speaker 2>who don't know, Michael Rubin, the Sixers co owner, is

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<v Speaker 2>quote very very very good friends. All three of those

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<v Speaker 2>varies are written with James Harden. Three varies very very

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<v Speaker 2>very good friends with James Harden, which means they probably

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<v Speaker 2>exchange texts all the time, probably talk on FaceTime video

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<v Speaker 2>all the time. And he says furthermore, I've been talking

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<v Speaker 2>to a rival owner, talking to a rival front office

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<v Speaker 2>executive who believes that there can be some talk right

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<v Speaker 2>now going on between both sides. Rut Row. That's that's

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<v Speaker 2>what we call dampering. That's dampering. Sh that's Dan Bring.

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<v Speaker 2>That's against the rules. That's not okay, that's no, No,

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<v Speaker 2>you don't do that. That's not what we do until February. No, No,

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<v Speaker 2>because what guess what that means, big trouble. It's like

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<v Speaker 2>when my dog eats some random chicken bono the street.

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<v Speaker 2>You know you're not supposed to do that, Emma, don't

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<v Speaker 2>do that. That's a no. That's a no. That's a no. Rubin,

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<v Speaker 2>that's a big no. You know, you're not supposed to

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<v Speaker 2>talk to James about free agency decisions until July. And

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<v Speaker 2>it's made it even worse because James Harden doesn't have

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<v Speaker 2>an agent right now, which is bizarre on its own front.

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<v Speaker 2>So why is this a problem. Some front office executives,

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<v Speaker 2>according to Chris Haynes, are prepared to, quote, when the

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<v Speaker 2>time comes, if a deal does look like it's about

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<v Speaker 2>to transpire where there could be a potential sign and

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<v Speaker 2>trade in the off season, they are prepared to get

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<v Speaker 2>the league involved on a potential collusion case dating back

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<v Speaker 2>to what they think and believe it could be going

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<v Speaker 2>on right now. You know why we're talking and hearing

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of people Philadelphia James Harden talk. I was

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<v Speaker 2>told that there will be complaints issued to the league

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<v Speaker 2>to try to investigate to see if there was any collusion. Yikes,

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<v Speaker 2>last time this happened. Bulls Heat second round picks forfeited. Yup.

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<v Speaker 2>So here's the bottom line. I don't think they're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>get Michael Rubin's phone, first of all, I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>how they're gonna prove this. Yes, Harden has a friendship

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<v Speaker 2>with Michael Rubin, one of the Sixers owners. Yes, James

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<v Speaker 2>Harden has a pre existing relationship with Daryl Morey, who

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<v Speaker 2>is his former GM in Houston. Yes, Harden does seem

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<v Speaker 2>to be frustrated with the NETS organization. Can you blame him?

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<v Speaker 2>Kyrie's never there, Kevin Durantz now out like he's fat.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know, But none of that means that James

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<v Speaker 2>Harden is going a place I've been. Think to yourself,

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<v Speaker 2>if you're an adult right now, and you're not a

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<v Speaker 2>little kid listening to this podcast, how often have you

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<v Speaker 2>been frustrated with your employer? How often you're like, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>gonna get the fuck up out of here, and then two, three,

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<v Speaker 2>four years later you're like, fuck, I don't have a

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<v Speaker 2>better place to go. That's the case here with my man,

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<v Speaker 2>James Harden. So by definition, Wal's reported also that the

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<v Speaker 2>NETS aren't even entertaining any offers for James Harden, despite

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<v Speaker 2>the fact that Chris is convinced that there's a Simmons

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<v Speaker 2>and Maxie plus picks deal for Harden on the table

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<v Speaker 2>that the Nets have said no to. So by definition,

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<v Speaker 2>this means that Morey's only way to get what he

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<v Speaker 2>perceives as the appropriate value for Ben aka a James

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<v Speaker 2>or Dame or Beale or Jaylen Brown, it's gonna have

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<v Speaker 2>to be in the summer. It's not gonna be in

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<v Speaker 2>the next two weeks. But then Daryl Moury says that

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<v Speaker 2>he thinks he has a deal on the table in

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<v Speaker 2>the next two weeks, which means it's not James. So

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<v Speaker 2>it's very confusing. It's all very astounding, it's all very intriguing,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's all smoke and mirrors, and that means Ben

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<v Speaker 2>Simmons is probably not gonna play basketball for the foreseeable future.

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<v Speaker 2>As we said about the Kings pulling out of any

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<v Speaker 2>deal with Daryl, the Sixers are ten games over five

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<v Speaker 2>hundred in an injury played east. There are two games

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<v Speaker 2>at a first place, which is fucking wild. Joe l

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<v Speaker 2>Embiid is averaging over thirty a game the last ten

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<v Speaker 2>games and single handedly is rescuing a dog shit season.

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<v Speaker 2>I really do want to say this for for Sixer

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<v Speaker 2>fans like I feel for you. I really would hate

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<v Speaker 2>to see the Sixers get to a Game seven in

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<v Speaker 2>the playoffs and you guys lose because you have a

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<v Speaker 2>GM who is so arrogant and so egotistical, he just

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<v Speaker 2>keeps spend Simmons on the roster for no fucking reason.

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<v Speaker 2>Would hate to see it, would hate to.

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<v Speaker 1>Investigated that shit was the basement way.

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<v Speaker 2>I stopped the phase because sh just started e raised

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<v Speaker 2>sambo way hoping days and it should just stop her rain.

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<v Speaker 2>We are going to be talking about the NBA all

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<v Speaker 2>started voting a lot more going forward, but starters being announced,

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<v Speaker 2>we got our first of what I am sure will

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<v Speaker 2>be many controversies. The system is broken, folks. We've talked

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<v Speaker 2>about fuck those kids a lot like I don't care

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<v Speaker 2>a fifty fan vo like that's bullshit. We've talked about this.

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<v Speaker 2>I literally do not care what some eight year old

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<v Speaker 2>thinks should be an All Star. I'm sorry to say,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's just you don't even know what you're watching,

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<v Speaker 2>you know what I mean? Clay is being voted for

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<v Speaker 2>right now, like Kyrie is being voted for right now.

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<v Speaker 2>Ben Simmons sitting out home wherever he is is being

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<v Speaker 2>voted for right now. So how do I know that

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<v Speaker 2>the system is broken? We live in a world in

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<v Speaker 2>an era of positionalists basketball where Andrew Jehovah's witness, Wiggins

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<v Speaker 2>can't get a starting spot on the All Star team

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<v Speaker 2>over Devin Booker. Let me say that again. We live

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<v Speaker 2>in a world where when positions don't matter because you're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna say, oh, well, Trista, Andrew Wiggins is a forward,

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<v Speaker 2>Devin Booker is a guard. I don't give a fuck.

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<v Speaker 2>We live in an era where there is positionalists basketball.

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<v Speaker 2>You can roll out three guards. We already know Sacramento

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<v Speaker 2>Kings do that shit all the time. We live in

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<v Speaker 2>an era where Andrew Wiggins is getting a starting All

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<v Speaker 2>Star spot over the best player on the best team

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<v Speaker 2>in the NBA. That's where we're at. Just pause, pause

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<v Speaker 2>and think. Let that shit soak in. The best player

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<v Speaker 2>on the best team in the NBA gets beaten out

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<v Speaker 2>by the fourth best player on the second best team

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<v Speaker 2>in the West. What are we talking about here? And

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<v Speaker 2>Drew Wiggins and Drew Wiggins, the same Andrew Wiggins who

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<v Speaker 2>carried the pressure for his entire career of being the

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<v Speaker 2>number one pick in the draft, all those years in

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<v Speaker 2>Minnesota being dog shit. The same Wiggins who was traded

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<v Speaker 2>at Golden State and everybody last year wanted to trade

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<v Speaker 2>him when he was out here bricking shots in the

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<v Speaker 2>play in game against the Memphis Grizzlies. Everyone hated Andrew Wiggins.

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<v Speaker 2>People are like, this guy doesn't make any sense on

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<v Speaker 2>this team. That guy right now is getting a starting

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<v Speaker 2>spot over Devin Booker. Last year, when Steph was going nuclear,

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<v Speaker 2>people were like, oh yeah, Wiggins, trade bait, trade bait, Yeah, yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>we can get a real wing. That guy who people

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<v Speaker 2>don't even think is a real legitimate wing. Less than

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<v Speaker 2>six months ago, that guy is starting over Devin Booker.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not saying he's not an All Star this year.

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<v Speaker 2>E'X plained, well, but he's a starter. I'm happy for

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<v Speaker 2>Andrew Wiggins, I am, but this is a gregious I'm

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<v Speaker 2>saying there is no universe that Andrew Wiggins on any team,

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<v Speaker 2>on any place in any universe. I don't care if

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<v Speaker 2>it's Mars, I don't care if it's somewhere where they

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<v Speaker 2>only only suit up Jehovah's witnesses on their team, Like

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<v Speaker 2>there is no place where Andrew Wiggins should get the

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<v Speaker 2>start over Devin Booker. Let's talk stats or Luca or

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<v Speaker 2>Chris Paul, Like there are multiple players who are better

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<v Speaker 2>than Andrew Wiggins. Andrew Wiggins is like the twenty fifth

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<v Speaker 2>best scorer in the West, twenty fifth. Let's talk about

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<v Speaker 2>the stats. Eighteen four and two fine, defensive rating one

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<v Speaker 2>hundred and five to six. That's not anything crazy. Second

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<v Speaker 2>lowest points per game he's averaged in his eight year career.

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<v Speaker 2>If he wasn't an All Star, then why the fuck

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<v Speaker 2>is he an All Star? Now? He's shooting forty one

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<v Speaker 2>percent for three. That's respectable. Plus minus two forty seven

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<v Speaker 2>for the year, pretty fucking good. But is he just

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<v Speaker 2>because he's a forward quote unquote forward? Should he get

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<v Speaker 2>a starting spot over Devin Booker? Devin Booker. Devin Booker

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<v Speaker 2>is averaging twenty five six and four and a half

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<v Speaker 2>up in every statistical category he is again, let me

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<v Speaker 2>say it again, folks, for the people in the back

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<v Speaker 2>who didn't hear me. He's the number one option on

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<v Speaker 2>the number one team in the entire league. And he's

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<v Speaker 2>not a starter because Jaw Jaw is ballin' and because

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<v Speaker 2>the world can't has their rose colored Steph Curry glasses on,

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<v Speaker 2>and there's only two starting guard spots. That's where we go.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what we do. Come on now, all that to say,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm fucking tired of this shit. Oh, Devin Booker, he

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<v Speaker 2>is a good man. What a good man. There is

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<v Speaker 2>no scenario in life where I get disrespected as much

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<v Speaker 2>as Devin Brooker. And I don't say a thing. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't start a riot like I would create a press conference,

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<v Speaker 2>I would get a mob. I would be talking about

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<v Speaker 2>this shit. He has been slandered his entire eight year career.

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<v Speaker 2>People have been saying, oh, yeah, he plays up a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of stats, but his team doesn't win. Okay, and

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<v Speaker 2>now it's like his team wins, but his stats, like

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<v Speaker 2>his stats are kind of just the same.

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<v Speaker 1>Fuck you.

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<v Speaker 2>If I am Devin Booker, I'm like this shit. Why

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<v Speaker 2>can't I get any love? Like? Why can't I'm handsome,

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<v Speaker 2>I have handles, my mid range game is tight. I

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<v Speaker 2>studied under Kobe. I wear the same pair of purple

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<v Speaker 2>ass shoes every single game to let him know who's

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<v Speaker 2>the truth. Kobe, and I can't get any damn respect

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<v Speaker 2>not from the media, not for my contemporaries, not from

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<v Speaker 2>the fucking eight year old kids. Why why, why, it's

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<v Speaker 2>a crime. I'm so mad about this. Luca, Luca is

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<v Speaker 2>just like an afterthought because Devin Booker is so agreed,

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<v Speaker 2>so egregious, because Luca's been injured. But Luca is averaging

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<v Speaker 2>twenty five nine and eight, twenty five nine and eight.

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<v Speaker 2>You don't think that big ass, six foot five dude

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<v Speaker 2>could be a starting forward, he could be a wing.

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<v Speaker 2>What are we talking about. There's no more disrespected star

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<v Speaker 2>in the league than Devin Booker. They're just not It's

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<v Speaker 2>not close. And you can tell it's outlandish because even

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<v Speaker 2>Monny Williams is out here cracking jokes about it. His

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<v Speaker 2>quote says, I laugh every time I look at the

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<v Speaker 2>All Star voting and I see guys ahead of Devin

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<v Speaker 2>Booker on the ticker. It's a joke. It's ridiculous. You

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<v Speaker 2>might say, oh, well, Dame Lillard, he was disrespect he

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<v Speaker 2>was disrespected two years before he got in two it

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<v Speaker 2>was it took Devin Booker seven years to get into

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<v Speaker 2>the All Star and he had to be a reserve.

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<v Speaker 2>It's what are we saying? And people are chirping him

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<v Speaker 2>to make my man. Tim McMahon tweeted, congrats to the

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<v Speaker 2>twenty fourth leading scorer in the Western Conference. Yes, I

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<v Speaker 2>get it, I get it. This is a weird voting system.

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<v Speaker 2>Players voted Rudy and Draymond over him, media voted Draymond

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<v Speaker 2>and Karl Anthony Towns over him. Only the fan voted

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<v Speaker 2>him third. But hey, but hey, what's done is done.

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<v Speaker 2>Wiggins is over the moon. Ha ha ha. Good for Wiggins.

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<v Speaker 2>He cashed out on his points prop because I knew

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<v Speaker 2>he would the day he ended up getting announced. He said,

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<v Speaker 2>I thought I was dreaming for a second.

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<v Speaker 1>Me too.

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<v Speaker 2>I saw that on TNT and I was like, that's

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<v Speaker 2>a joke. That's not true. This is a this is

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<v Speaker 2>a hoax. This is some shit where you question. Let's count,

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<v Speaker 2>recount the votes, stop the vote, now, stop the vote.

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<v Speaker 2>He said, I was doing my pregame nap. My girl

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<v Speaker 2>woke me up and said, you're a starter. You're a starter.

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<v Speaker 2>I thought I was dreaming. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Because it's so outlandish what happened, all of his teammates

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<v Speaker 2>were equally quote unquote elated, well, at least everyone but Draymond.

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<v Speaker 2>Steph said that the group chat went nuts, with the

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<v Speaker 2>exception of Draymond Green. My guy, Anthony Slater reported that

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<v Speaker 2>thirty minutes after the news broke, Draymond Green finally acknowledged

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<v Speaker 2>that Curry made it ay. He's so petty, Draymond, stay

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<v Speaker 2>yourself all the time. Even Karl Anthony Towns seemed happy.

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<v Speaker 2>My vote was for him. We went to Wars together

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<v Speaker 2>out there. I just want to see him get the

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<v Speaker 2>fruits of his labor. He's averaging less than he did

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<v Speaker 2>in minutes. Stop. Maybe I should look at this differently.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe this is just a victory for lunch pale players

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<v Speaker 2>like Andrew Wiggins, not stars. Andrew Wiggins is durable. He

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<v Speaker 2>is put up with the lot. He's missed four games

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<v Speaker 2>all year only for health and safety, which is hilarious

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<v Speaker 2>because he didn't want to be vaccinated in the first place.

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<v Speaker 2>His career, he's only missed eighteen games, amazing. Klay Thompson

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<v Speaker 2>says he's an iron man, which, to be honest, is

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<v Speaker 2>not a stretch coming from a man who has missed

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<v Speaker 2>two straight years. So Wiggins is now in forever a

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<v Speaker 2>starter on the All Star Game. Congratulations to him. No

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<v Speaker 2>one's gonna be able to take it away. But the

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<v Speaker 2>only question that remains is when will Devin Booker get

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<v Speaker 2>Andrew Wiggins level respect I am waiting, make it make sense, respectfully.

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