WEBVTT - NBA Midseason Grades: Southeast Division

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<v Speaker 1>Let's move to the Southeast Division, which is probably the

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<v Speaker 1>worst division in the East. So the Hawks are a

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<v Speaker 1>D plus. There's a lot more drama to unfold for

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<v Speaker 1>them to get an F, and I think it will happen.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't give him an F right now because the

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<v Speaker 1>season's not over. Right. You can't really give an F

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<v Speaker 1>at the halfway point because what if things turn around?

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<v Speaker 1>Make no bones about it. Though this team's in trouble.

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<v Speaker 1>The GM got fired along with everybody else that he

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<v Speaker 1>hired in the front office. The owner turned the team

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<v Speaker 1>over to his twenty seven year old son, who has

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<v Speaker 1>no management experience. He probably didn't even manage a McDonald's,

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<v Speaker 1>let alone a fucking team, so he's running things now.

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<v Speaker 1>Came out of nowhere from the clouds. Had anybody heard

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<v Speaker 1>of him before this year? No, I don't understand why

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<v Speaker 1>people aren't more angry about this right Like, nobody's talking

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<v Speaker 1>about it. I don't see it on NBA today. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't see it on first take. You know why, because

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<v Speaker 1>Atlanta is largely irrelevant as a team. The dumpster fire

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<v Speaker 1>just keeps on burning, and like a bad neighborhood, you

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<v Speaker 1>just walk past it like it's fucking normal. But you

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<v Speaker 1>know what, it's not normal, and I'm not going to

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<v Speaker 1>normalize it. The coach wants to resign, the star players

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<v Speaker 1>don't like each other, the I mean all of it.

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<v Speaker 1>Trey Young probably wants to be moved. Trey Young wants

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<v Speaker 1>Nake McMillan to be fired after they fired another coach

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<v Speaker 1>like two years back. And you know what, they stink.

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<v Speaker 1>They stink on the court. They are not a watchable product.

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<v Speaker 1>They're twenty one and twenty two and they play ugly

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<v Speaker 1>ass basketball. Just a bunch of trible handoff you know,

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<v Speaker 1>screen situations, thirty feet jumpers four seconds into the shot clock,

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<v Speaker 1>give a lob only because the floater isn't working at

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<v Speaker 1>the moment. Trey Young with the bad attitude. Is his

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<v Speaker 1>shoulder working? Is it not working? Is he coming to

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<v Speaker 1>the game, is he coming to practice? Nobody knows, people

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<v Speaker 1>ask he gets an attitude. All of it's weird. Nobody

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<v Speaker 1>wants to acknowledge it's weird. And the only thing that

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<v Speaker 1>is good about them right now is Kyle Korver. And

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<v Speaker 1>Kyle Korver hasn't played for the Hawks in like fifteen years.

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<v Speaker 1>Is Kyle Korver any good in terms of being him

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<v Speaker 1>being a new assistant GM, which people probably don't even know.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. I just give him the benefit of

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<v Speaker 1>the doubt because he has a nice smile and he

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<v Speaker 1>seems like a nice guy. The whole front office are

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<v Speaker 1>playing yes man to a guy five years out of college?

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<v Speaker 1>Five years? Does this kid know anything about hoops? Did

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<v Speaker 1>he play college hoops? Did he play in the NBA?

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<v Speaker 1>Did he play high school hoops? Can he fucking make

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<v Speaker 1>a layup with his offhand? What can he do? Does

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<v Speaker 1>he have a mind for basketball? Or he's just a

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<v Speaker 1>kid with a silver boon in his mouth. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>this is everything that's wrong with America. The Atlanta Hawks

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<v Speaker 1>are everything that's wrong with America. A guy coming out

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<v Speaker 1>of the clouds, just taking something that he's just like

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<v Speaker 1>part of the Lucky Sperm club, and all of a

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<v Speaker 1>sudden he has real power over a club where there's

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<v Speaker 1>only thirty clubs. Fuck the Atlanta Hawks. They are deep

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<v Speaker 1>plus staring right at en F Charlotte Hornets. I lied,

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<v Speaker 1>I lied, they get an F. They do. I wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>gonna give out midtermfs, but I mean, here we are.

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<v Speaker 1>Why Why did the Charlotte Hornets get n F because

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<v Speaker 1>they wanted to bring back a guy who beat the

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<v Speaker 1>shit out of his girlfriend and his kid allegedly, and

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<v Speaker 1>they just pretended that they were never going to do that.

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<v Speaker 1>They were never gonna bring him back and try to

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<v Speaker 1>extend him because I don't know, they thought that they

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<v Speaker 1>could gaslight us and that we would agree or believe them.

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<v Speaker 1>Michael Jordan wants to bring Miles Bridges back because they're

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<v Speaker 1>they're in shambles basketball wise, and it's like, oh, yeah, no,

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<v Speaker 1>we were never gonna do that. That was just something

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<v Speaker 1>that we floated out to Wojanowski just to check the temp.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's like, the temp is cold, the temp is

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<v Speaker 1>ice cold. Okay, this is a trash division. This is

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<v Speaker 1>a trash ass franchise. The only bright spot in this

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<v Speaker 1>division right now is the Orlando Magic. Think about that.

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<v Speaker 1>Think about that. The Orlando Magic that's been in the

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<v Speaker 1>dumps for like thirty years, maybe not that long, since

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<v Speaker 1>Dwight Howard was there and Jamiir Nelson. That's the team

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<v Speaker 1>that I'm most excited about in the Southeast might have

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<v Speaker 1>to break out the dreaded f for a bunch of

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<v Speaker 1>teams in this division moving forward to the Miami Heat.

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<v Speaker 1>They get a C minus, maybe fringe D plus as well.

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<v Speaker 1>They're old, they're frustrated, they're looking for a change. No

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<v Speaker 1>team has their fingers and more trade opportunities and scenarios

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<v Speaker 1>than Miami. They need to make a move. Who's gonna go?

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. It's not gonna be there goes My Tyler. Hero.

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<v Speaker 1>We know that because he's like the son of pat Riley.

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<v Speaker 1>Outside of him, I think everyone's on the table. Sposter

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<v Speaker 1>is a great coach. Pat Riley's a great gym. Again,

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<v Speaker 1>this is like one of those scenarios like the Toronto Raptors,

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<v Speaker 1>where you're like, okay, I kind of gotta give him

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<v Speaker 1>the benefit of the doubt. They went to the Eastern

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<v Speaker 1>Conference Finals. They were a three point shot away from

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<v Speaker 1>Jimmy Butler from going to the finals. They went to

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<v Speaker 1>the finals two years back in the bubble. But man,

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<v Speaker 1>does it look bad right now when you gotta get

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<v Speaker 1>meaningful minutes from Victor Ola Depot and Gabe Vincent, no

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<v Speaker 1>shade to gave Vincent like you need big minutes for

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<v Speaker 1>Omar year seven and Max Struce has to put up

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<v Speaker 1>fifteen threes a game. It's brutal. Jimmy Butler's not it

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<v Speaker 1>in terms of what you need from a player to

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<v Speaker 1>carry a franchise, and I like Jimmy Butler. Bam is

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<v Speaker 1>also rumored to be unhappy is Lowry but a worse

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<v Speaker 1>version of himself and probably gonna get traded. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>a player literally threw a massage gun in the middle

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<v Speaker 1>of the court just the other day, So what are

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<v Speaker 1>we doing? Can they get better? Probably because it's pat Riley.

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<v Speaker 1>They have an injured Duncan Robinson as an asset. They've

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<v Speaker 1>got obviously bam Adebayo who could possibly go, Kyle Lowry

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<v Speaker 1>who could possibly go, maybe Max Struce. But I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think they're gonna find any value from the undrafted free

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<v Speaker 1>agent pool like they do so often. So Nikola Jovich

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<v Speaker 1>isn't gonna save you. Some random guy is not gonna

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<v Speaker 1>save you. They're gonna need to make a move to

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<v Speaker 1>be anything positive. Orlando Magic. I just I'm just so intrigued.

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<v Speaker 1>B plus for the Orlando Magic. I was not expecting this.

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<v Speaker 1>They may even be a fringe A minus. The Orlando

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<v Speaker 1>Magic are the most fun team to watch in this division.

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<v Speaker 1>They are breaking all expectations. They have one of the

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<v Speaker 1>greatest rookies in recent memory. Pallo Bencaro, who they knocked

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<v Speaker 1>out of the park. He looks like he could be

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<v Speaker 1>the next Lebron James type if he could get his

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<v Speaker 1>handle up. He's big, he's strong, he's a willing passer.

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<v Speaker 1>He can shoot, he can rebound. He's getting twenty two

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<v Speaker 1>points a game as a rookie, which is absolutely bananas.

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<v Speaker 1>Franz Wagner is a beast. He's a wing who can

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<v Speaker 1>handle the rock like a point guard who's six'. Ten

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<v Speaker 1>bow bowl is what you. Know we Want Victor wambanyama

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<v Speaker 1>to be in terms of his. Floor they've had multiple

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<v Speaker 1>injuries and somehow continue to win. Games they're not like

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<v Speaker 1>a great team record, wise but they have beaten really

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<v Speaker 1>good teams like The Boston celtics. Twice Markel foltz is.

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<v Speaker 1>Emerging Cole anthony's, Okay you've got a ton of assets

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<v Speaker 1>that you can. Trade we haven't seen a peete From

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<v Speaker 1>Jonathan isaac. Yet mobamba still needs to get better and.

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<v Speaker 1>Develop they have A Wendel carter has been really. Good

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<v Speaker 1>they have a lot of, dudes a lot of, dudes

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<v Speaker 1>even though they're sixteen and twenty, eight they are only

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<v Speaker 1>four games out of the play In. NOBODY i tell,

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<v Speaker 1>you if they were to sneak into the ten, set

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<v Speaker 1>nobody wants to See, Wendell, Carter Bull, Bull Paolo, Franz

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<v Speaker 1>wagner And folts in a one and done, Situation, nobody.

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<v Speaker 1>Nobody so for, me it's A b plus AND i

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<v Speaker 1>think this team can get even better at the, deadline

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<v Speaker 1>especially considering they have multiple guys who get limited minutes

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<v Speaker 1>who would be really good on other teams that can

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<v Speaker 1>succeed and try to. Win Now Washington, wizards oh, god

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<v Speaker 1>they get A. D they. Do as a resident of THE,

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<v Speaker 1>dmv they are. GROSS i have to say it as

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<v Speaker 1>an unbiased. Fan they're no. Fun they're no fun to.

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<v Speaker 1>Watch eighteen and twenty five staring at the outside looking,

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<v Speaker 1>in probably gonna fire THEIR Gm Tommy, shepherd, which considering

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<v Speaker 1>the Rumors i've heard About Tommy, shepherd WHICH i will not,

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<v Speaker 1>name probably is a year too. Late Brad beal is

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<v Speaker 1>locked down till the end of oblivion with a no trade,

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<v Speaker 1>clause making fifty million dollars a, year and haven't played

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<v Speaker 1>much games this. Year when he does, play he's chucking

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<v Speaker 1>and missing and fourth quarters that you are out. Of

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<v Speaker 1>what's gonna happen With Kyle. Kuzma we already know he

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<v Speaker 1>probably wants to. Leave you're gonna have to trade him

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<v Speaker 1>or give him considerable amounts of money that is way

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<v Speaker 1>over what he is valued. At poor zingis is, Okay

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<v Speaker 1>you've Got Monty morris as your primary ball. Handler that's.

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<v Speaker 1>Bad the guy that you Took Johnny, davis he's not

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<v Speaker 1>developing the one bright. Spot it's Probably Denny. Abdil he

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<v Speaker 1>had twenty rebounds the other, night, twenty so maybe he's

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<v Speaker 1>like your wing of the. Future tough team to root,

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<v Speaker 1>for tough team to. Watch they play ugly ass. Basketball

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<v Speaker 1>they lose all the, time but you know, what they

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<v Speaker 1>are covering. Machines so if you're AN nba better and

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<v Speaker 1>they're at, home that is where stars come to load,

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<v Speaker 1>Manage so keep that in. Mind that's all the time

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