1 00:00:01,280 --> 00:00:16,919 Speaker 1: The volume. All right, well, good to him, said I 2 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:19,040 Speaker 1: here at the volume heavy Thursday. Everybody hope love you 3 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:21,799 Speaker 1: guys are having an incredible week. More trades to react to. 4 00:00:21,880 --> 00:00:25,239 Speaker 1: Jonathan Cominge is now in Atlanta Hawk, chrisps Porzingis is 5 00:00:25,239 --> 00:00:27,600 Speaker 1: now a Golden State Warrior. We're gonna talk about the 6 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:30,080 Speaker 1: Lakers finally making a deal as they flipped Gate Vincent 7 00:00:30,120 --> 00:00:32,720 Speaker 1: for Luke Canard. The Timberwolves looks like they're out of 8 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:35,240 Speaker 1: the Yanna sweepstakes, and they actually make a small move 9 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:37,680 Speaker 1: on the margins, which I like for a player that 10 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 1: I really like in Io to soon move one that 11 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:40,839 Speaker 1: I've been talking about a lot in the last couple 12 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:43,840 Speaker 1: of weeks because of his improvement as an all around 13 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:46,559 Speaker 1: offensive player. We're gonna break all those deals down. I 14 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:49,240 Speaker 1: also want to quick follow up on the Atlanta Hawk, 15 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:53,160 Speaker 1: excuse me, the Washington Wizards deal for Anthony Davis. Yesterday. 16 00:00:53,640 --> 00:00:56,960 Speaker 1: I kind of fell for the marketing with the sham 17 00:00:57,040 --> 00:00:59,520 Speaker 1: Charania tweet involving the way that the first round picks 18 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 1: were portrait. So I want to kind of readdress that 19 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:04,479 Speaker 1: I've kind of been sitting on that trade overnight, and 20 00:01:04,520 --> 00:01:06,480 Speaker 1: I actually feel a lot better about it for Washington 21 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 1: than I did to begin with. You guys are the 22 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 1: joke before we get started. Subscribe to Hoops Tonight YouTube channels. 23 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 1: You don't miss any more of our videos. Make sure 24 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:13,600 Speaker 1: you guys like this video. That helps us a lot. 25 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:14,880 Speaker 1: And last, but not least, if you want to get 26 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 1: mail bag questions into our trade mail bag tomorrow morning, 27 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:19,760 Speaker 1: drop them in our full episodes on YouTube and we'll 28 00:01:19,800 --> 00:01:22,039 Speaker 1: get to them on Friday morning. All right, let's talk 29 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:25,120 Speaker 1: some basketball. So the Warriors made two trades last night. 30 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:29,679 Speaker 1: The Kaminga trade where the Hawks get Jonathan Kaminga and 31 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:33,360 Speaker 1: Buddy Healed and the Warriors get chrisps Porzingis. No draft 32 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:37,520 Speaker 1: picks there, so basically just using whatever value Jonathan Minga 33 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 1: had around the league to dump Buddy Hild's contract and 34 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:45,039 Speaker 1: essentially getting Porzingis back as salary filler there. Then they 35 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:48,200 Speaker 1: move Trace Jackson Davis to the Toronto Raptors for a 36 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:51,320 Speaker 1: twenty twenty six second round pick via the Los Angeles Lakers. 37 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:54,040 Speaker 1: No players in return there. We knew Toronto wanted a 38 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:57,400 Speaker 1: big that they had been rumored as pursuers of Demonisabonus. 39 00:01:57,440 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 1: I'm not sure if that means that's done for now. 40 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:02,680 Speaker 1: But they get Trace Jackson Davis. The Warriors clear another 41 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:05,160 Speaker 1: roster spot which will help them convert Pat Spencer. They 42 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:07,320 Speaker 1: also have another spot from the Kaminga deal that they 43 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:11,200 Speaker 1: can use for a buyout guy, I guess, and they 44 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:12,960 Speaker 1: get that second round pick back in the deal. So 45 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 1: Trace was basically out of the rotation as a third 46 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:17,400 Speaker 1: year guy, so it made some sense to try to 47 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:18,960 Speaker 1: get some value out of him. You get a second 48 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:22,760 Speaker 1: round pick. That's cool. So the big swap, so to speak, 49 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:25,160 Speaker 1: in terms of the Warriors looking forward in their rotation. 50 00:02:25,360 --> 00:02:28,079 Speaker 1: As you give up Jonathan Kamanda, Buddy Healed was eight 51 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:30,440 Speaker 1: on the team in total minutes this year, so you're 52 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 1: technically losing a rotation piece there. But my guess is 53 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 1: most of those minutes will end up going to Pat Spencer, 54 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:37,359 Speaker 1: and the Warriors have no shortage of guards, so I 55 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:39,960 Speaker 1: don't think it's gonna be much of a rotation loss there. 56 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:43,200 Speaker 1: And you get Chrisops porzingis back. Now, before we talk 57 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 1: about any of the basketball stuff, we have to have 58 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:51,400 Speaker 1: the availability conversation. In twenty twenty four, Christops missed twelve 59 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:54,680 Speaker 1: of Boston's nineteen playoff games. He did play well when 60 00:02:54,680 --> 00:02:56,440 Speaker 1: he was healthy at a monster game one of the 61 00:02:56,520 --> 00:02:59,000 Speaker 1: NBA Finals, but then he got hurt again, missed two 62 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:01,520 Speaker 1: more Finals games after that, and didn't look very good 63 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:04,240 Speaker 1: when he came back. In twenty twenty five, he missed 64 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 1: half the season forty games to be exact. He had 65 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 1: two games in the Magic Series in the first round 66 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:10,560 Speaker 1: where he looked pretty good, but he was pretty bad 67 00:03:10,639 --> 00:03:13,560 Speaker 1: outside of that. If you remove the two Orlando games 68 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 1: from the twenty twenty five playoff run, Chrisops averaged just 69 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:20,200 Speaker 1: five points per game in the other nine games. He 70 00:03:20,240 --> 00:03:23,760 Speaker 1: also played just twenty three total minutes over the final 71 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:26,119 Speaker 1: two games of the Knicks series, as he clearly looked 72 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:28,520 Speaker 1: like a shell of himself. And in twenty twenty six, 73 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 1: he's already missed thirty five games this season and we're 74 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 1: barely over halfway through. This thing. Has had some really 75 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:37,960 Speaker 1: nice games, but has also struggled to maintain the consistency, 76 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 1: as his scoring average is down from what it was 77 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:43,520 Speaker 1: in previous season. So, to put it very simply, for 78 00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:46,040 Speaker 1: the vast majority of the time over the last twenty 79 00:03:46,040 --> 00:03:48,440 Speaker 1: two months or so, starting in that twenty twenty four 80 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:51,840 Speaker 1: playoff run, Chris Tops has either been completely unavailable or 81 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:54,760 Speaker 1: has been a shell of himself, and so any conversation 82 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 1: we have about Christops's basketball player has to be grounded 83 00:03:57,760 --> 00:04:01,400 Speaker 1: within that idea. So, now, let's say Christops walks into 84 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 1: Golden State and he's super healthy right away, and he 85 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:06,880 Speaker 1: stays that way throughout this season and next season. So, 86 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:10,640 Speaker 1: in other words, the best case scenario, there's obviously some 87 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 1: utility there. The defensive fit is a little weird because 88 00:04:14,680 --> 00:04:17,960 Speaker 1: Golden State asks their bigs to move around quite a bit. 89 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 1: Christops is more of a deep drop type of big. 90 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:23,920 Speaker 1: But in that drop scheme, Porzingis is a good rim protector, 91 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 1: certainly a better rimp protector than anybody that they have 92 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:31,040 Speaker 1: in house, or like a similar slow footed big like 93 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:34,320 Speaker 1: Quinn Post right, So, like he brings a rim protection element, 94 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:37,040 Speaker 1: an element is a deep drop big. He's obviously an 95 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:39,919 Speaker 1: excellent above the break three point shooter that will create space. 96 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:42,720 Speaker 1: He's a very good switch beater in the post, which 97 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:46,600 Speaker 1: will help Golden State's half court offense. When he's healthy, 98 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:50,200 Speaker 1: he is capable of reaching the level of a high 99 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:53,159 Speaker 1: level starter, right, So it's important for us to at 100 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:56,440 Speaker 1: least mention that upside. But there is a reason why 101 00:04:56,480 --> 00:05:00,120 Speaker 1: you got a high level starter for basically nothing. If 102 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:03,000 Speaker 1: we consider the kaminga value is what got you off 103 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:07,120 Speaker 1: of Buddy Healed's money, Porzingis was just expiring salaries, So, 104 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:10,080 Speaker 1: in other words, he was free. So a high level 105 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 1: starter for free for a reason. And it's because chrisps 106 00:05:14,760 --> 00:05:19,880 Speaker 1: Porzingis is very very rarely healthy and very rarely available. 107 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:22,520 Speaker 1: I'm just stunned that this is Golden State's big move 108 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:26,640 Speaker 1: given the amount of asset availability that they had in 109 00:05:26,720 --> 00:05:28,520 Speaker 1: terms of draft picks that they could try to move 110 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:31,479 Speaker 1: to bring in a high level player. When the report 111 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:36,440 Speaker 1: first came out last night, I was so thrown by 112 00:05:36,480 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 1: the offer that I initially thought it was some sort 113 00:05:39,520 --> 00:05:42,760 Speaker 1: of precursor to something more substantial. I'm like, why would 114 00:05:42,760 --> 00:05:45,800 Speaker 1: they use Kaminga's value just to dump Heeled? Like are 115 00:05:45,839 --> 00:05:48,880 Speaker 1: they getting a pickback? Right? And then more reporting came out, 116 00:05:48,960 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 1: It's like, okay, there's no picks. Wait, Apparently Golden State 117 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:54,480 Speaker 1: has had their eye on Porzingis for a while, dating 118 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:57,400 Speaker 1: back to last summer. So this just appears to be 119 00:05:57,480 --> 00:06:01,440 Speaker 1: it and I can't believe it. And so a lot 120 00:06:01,480 --> 00:06:03,840 Speaker 1: of the big picture warrior stuff I want to hit 121 00:06:03,880 --> 00:06:07,240 Speaker 1: on in this conversation. Let's start with missing out on Giannis. 122 00:06:08,640 --> 00:06:11,000 Speaker 1: That was basically all we heard for years, and the 123 00:06:11,040 --> 00:06:14,240 Speaker 1: reporting coming out of Golden State, when they would pass 124 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:17,000 Speaker 1: on Pascal Siakam, when they would pass on og Ananobi, 125 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:19,640 Speaker 1: when they would pass on the variety of high level 126 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:22,120 Speaker 1: role players or high level talent that would come available 127 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:25,159 Speaker 1: at the various deadlines around the NBA, whether it was 128 00:06:25,160 --> 00:06:27,919 Speaker 1: Cam Johnson or is Michael Porter Junior or whoever it was, 129 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:32,000 Speaker 1: any high level upside role player pick that they could 130 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:35,440 Speaker 1: go after. Every single time they'd pass, the reporting would 131 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:37,680 Speaker 1: be they're saving their picks and their young players for 132 00:06:37,760 --> 00:06:41,960 Speaker 1: a potential move on Giannis. It'll be the first to admit. 133 00:06:42,440 --> 00:06:45,040 Speaker 1: When the Yannis like kind of pseudo trade request came 134 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:47,440 Speaker 1: down last week, I started looking at the landscape and 135 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:49,960 Speaker 1: I'm like, holy shit, these guys might actually have a 136 00:06:50,080 --> 00:06:52,440 Speaker 1: chance to pull this off. I didn't think they'd have 137 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:55,880 Speaker 1: any chance. Under normal circumstances, they would just get out bid. 138 00:06:56,400 --> 00:06:59,880 Speaker 1: But because of the recurring calf injuries this season, in 139 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:03,960 Speaker 1: conjunction with Giannis missing eight of Milwaukee's last sixteen playoff games, 140 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:07,440 Speaker 1: it made him appear suddenly to be so high risk 141 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:12,240 Speaker 1: compared to other superstar trades for younger, more healthy players, 142 00:07:12,560 --> 00:07:15,720 Speaker 1: that maybe Golden State could squeak in there in a 143 00:07:15,960 --> 00:07:20,600 Speaker 1: less competitive market to try to make a deal. 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Everybody wants him, 191 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:51,840 Speaker 1: and he's got some leverage in where he's gonna go, 192 00:09:52,400 --> 00:09:55,719 Speaker 1: so that means it's a long shot under any circumstances. 193 00:09:56,559 --> 00:10:00,440 Speaker 1: And most importantly, waiting around and hoarding app sets for 194 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:04,960 Speaker 1: Giannis came at the detriment of improving the team in 195 00:10:05,040 --> 00:10:08,439 Speaker 1: recent years, and now Steph is about to turn thirty 196 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:12,080 Speaker 1: eight years old and that window might be closing for good. 197 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:14,840 Speaker 1: This is where I want to bring the Lakers into 198 00:10:14,840 --> 00:10:18,400 Speaker 1: the discussion, because there's so many parallels between that situation 199 00:10:18,559 --> 00:10:21,640 Speaker 1: in this one, the only difference being that Nico Harrison's 200 00:10:21,720 --> 00:10:26,000 Speaker 1: dumbass through Rob Polinka the world's biggest life raft. And 201 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:28,640 Speaker 1: there's no point in looking at the Luca trade as 202 00:10:28,760 --> 00:10:31,600 Speaker 1: any sort of like boon to Rob Polinka's approval rating 203 00:10:31,760 --> 00:10:34,559 Speaker 1: or anything involving his competence, because that trade was unlike 204 00:10:34,600 --> 00:10:36,160 Speaker 1: anything that had ever happened in the history of the 205 00:10:36,240 --> 00:10:39,600 Speaker 1: league and is unlikely to ever happen again. And even then, 206 00:10:40,240 --> 00:10:42,760 Speaker 1: Rob is playing the same damn dangerous game that Mike 207 00:10:42,800 --> 00:10:45,240 Speaker 1: don Levy and Joe Lacob just played. They're putting their 208 00:10:45,240 --> 00:10:48,640 Speaker 1: eggs in the Jannis basket this summer, just like the Warriors. 209 00:10:48,640 --> 00:10:51,280 Speaker 1: They have a real shot. They can put together a 210 00:10:51,320 --> 00:10:54,440 Speaker 1: package that essentially amounts to three first round picks and 211 00:10:54,520 --> 00:10:58,120 Speaker 1: Austin Reeves if they structure the deal in the correct 212 00:10:58,160 --> 00:11:01,120 Speaker 1: manner at the right time. But if they fail to 213 00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:04,320 Speaker 1: get Yannis and you don't have a real backup plan 214 00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:06,640 Speaker 1: to substantially improve the team between now and the start 215 00:11:06,679 --> 00:11:08,720 Speaker 1: of next season, you could be looking at a situation 216 00:11:08,720 --> 00:11:11,800 Speaker 1: where Lucas starts kind of looking around and wondering why 217 00:11:11,800 --> 00:11:13,760 Speaker 1: he's playing on one of the worst rosters in the 218 00:11:13,880 --> 00:11:17,360 Speaker 1: entire NBA. Again, like, even though they have a good 219 00:11:17,400 --> 00:11:20,120 Speaker 1: package to offer, we have no idea what's gonna happen 220 00:11:20,120 --> 00:11:24,439 Speaker 1: this summer. What if the thunder Like have a serious 221 00:11:24,480 --> 00:11:27,360 Speaker 1: injury to one of their young players and they lose, 222 00:11:27,400 --> 00:11:29,360 Speaker 1: and they're just like, fuck it, Let's just get Yanis 223 00:11:29,360 --> 00:11:33,400 Speaker 1: and put them with Shay. What if San Antonio just 224 00:11:33,480 --> 00:11:36,760 Speaker 1: looks really bad on offense and their guards look years 225 00:11:36,800 --> 00:11:39,679 Speaker 1: and years away from being ready for that level of basketball, 226 00:11:39,920 --> 00:11:42,320 Speaker 1: and they go, screw it, Let's throw a bunch of 227 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:45,280 Speaker 1: picks at Giannis. There are plenty of teams that can 228 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:49,040 Speaker 1: clearly beat the Lakers offer, and so they can put 229 00:11:49,080 --> 00:11:51,840 Speaker 1: all their eggs in that basket and end up empty handed, 230 00:11:51,960 --> 00:11:54,280 Speaker 1: just like Golden State is. But I actually want to 231 00:11:54,360 --> 00:11:57,280 Speaker 1: drag those corollaries much further into the past. I want 232 00:11:57,280 --> 00:12:00,000 Speaker 1: to compare the Warriors after their title in twenty two, 233 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:02,520 Speaker 1: twenty three or twenty twenty two, excuse me, in the 234 00:12:02,559 --> 00:12:05,680 Speaker 1: handful of years since, to the Lakers in that gap 235 00:12:05,720 --> 00:12:07,719 Speaker 1: from when they won the title in twenty twenty to 236 00:12:08,320 --> 00:12:11,400 Speaker 1: last year February first, when the Lukadancich trade took place. 237 00:12:12,040 --> 00:12:16,680 Speaker 1: In both cases, the Lakers and the Warriors had assets 238 00:12:17,160 --> 00:12:20,960 Speaker 1: that they could have moved to try to improve their chances. 239 00:12:21,800 --> 00:12:25,600 Speaker 1: In both cases, Steph and Lebron were still playing at 240 00:12:25,600 --> 00:12:27,480 Speaker 1: a top five level for the most part, give or 241 00:12:27,520 --> 00:12:30,120 Speaker 1: take a slump here there, a slow start here there, 242 00:12:30,440 --> 00:12:33,640 Speaker 1: or an injury here there, and in both cases they 243 00:12:33,679 --> 00:12:37,600 Speaker 1: had some fixable issues. The Lakers had their second star 244 00:12:37,679 --> 00:12:40,600 Speaker 1: in Anthony Davis, but they were devoid of smart two 245 00:12:40,679 --> 00:12:44,840 Speaker 1: way role players. The Warriors had plenty of those you 246 00:12:44,880 --> 00:12:47,320 Speaker 1: know kind of that. They had plenty of depth in 247 00:12:47,400 --> 00:12:50,320 Speaker 1: terms of smart two way role players, but they didn't 248 00:12:50,320 --> 00:12:53,440 Speaker 1: have that secondary star. So the Warriors needed to try 249 00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:56,720 Speaker 1: to find a really high level single player to improve 250 00:12:56,760 --> 00:12:58,880 Speaker 1: the team, and the Lakers needed like two or three 251 00:12:58,920 --> 00:13:01,200 Speaker 1: guys that could be at lee and guard and knock 252 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:04,680 Speaker 1: down a three point shot. And in both cases, rather 253 00:13:04,760 --> 00:13:07,640 Speaker 1: than moving their high value assets to try to give 254 00:13:07,679 --> 00:13:11,280 Speaker 1: those groups the best possible chance to win, they made cheap, 255 00:13:11,480 --> 00:13:15,280 Speaker 1: safe moves. The Lakers would move second round picks for 256 00:13:15,480 --> 00:13:18,840 Speaker 1: flawed players like Ruey Hatchimura, who can shoot wide open 257 00:13:18,880 --> 00:13:20,400 Speaker 1: threes really well put the ball on the floor a 258 00:13:20,480 --> 00:13:23,240 Speaker 1: little bit, but as a bad defensive player can struggle 259 00:13:23,280 --> 00:13:26,800 Speaker 1: and read and react sequences, or an aging Dorian Finney 260 00:13:26,840 --> 00:13:29,280 Speaker 1: Smith who like actually helped him quite a bit, but 261 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:31,240 Speaker 1: like had such a short window that they couldn't even 262 00:13:31,840 --> 00:13:34,679 Speaker 1: retain him at his age, right, Or the Warriors going 263 00:13:34,720 --> 00:13:37,480 Speaker 1: after a second star but the cheapest one they could find, 264 00:13:37,559 --> 00:13:40,560 Speaker 1: like passing on the likes of Siakam and Ognnobi and 265 00:13:40,800 --> 00:13:43,880 Speaker 1: Cam Johnson and Michael Porter Junior, but going after a 266 00:13:44,120 --> 00:13:46,800 Speaker 1: much older player and Jimmy Butler that was distressed that 267 00:13:46,840 --> 00:13:49,839 Speaker 1: they could get without having to include much of the 268 00:13:49,880 --> 00:13:53,719 Speaker 1: assets that they had available to them. And here's the thing, 269 00:13:53,800 --> 00:13:57,520 Speaker 1: as we've looked at the Pascal Siakam trade, he's vaulted 270 00:13:57,559 --> 00:14:01,000 Speaker 1: the Pacers into championship contention. They were literally right there 271 00:14:01,040 --> 00:14:03,439 Speaker 1: with an opportunity to win the title with a far 272 00:14:03,520 --> 00:14:07,240 Speaker 1: lesser player in Tyrese Halliburton than Steph Curry. Is og 273 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:10,679 Speaker 1: Nanobi despite the flaws of guys like Jalen Brunson and 274 00:14:10,720 --> 00:14:13,720 Speaker 1: Karl Anthony Towns has helped that team become a perennial 275 00:14:13,760 --> 00:14:18,320 Speaker 1: contender in the Eastern Conference, two wins away from an 276 00:14:18,400 --> 00:14:21,760 Speaker 1: NBA Finals appearance last year. Right. So, like we've seen 277 00:14:21,800 --> 00:14:24,840 Speaker 1: the players that Golden State has passed on end up 278 00:14:24,920 --> 00:14:28,440 Speaker 1: leading massive leaps from the teams that they've gone to. 279 00:14:29,440 --> 00:14:33,040 Speaker 1: And there is a very specific reason why the Warriors 280 00:14:33,040 --> 00:14:37,000 Speaker 1: and Lakers never made those aggressive moves to give Stephan 281 00:14:37,080 --> 00:14:40,600 Speaker 1: Lebron a chance. They didn't believe in them. It's really 282 00:14:40,600 --> 00:14:46,040 Speaker 1: that simple. These are teams that were in control of 283 00:14:46,080 --> 00:14:48,320 Speaker 1: the ends of the careers of two of the five 284 00:14:48,440 --> 00:14:52,960 Speaker 1: greatest basketball players ever. And during those windows, the first 285 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:55,600 Speaker 1: you know, three four years after the Lakers won the title, 286 00:14:55,880 --> 00:14:58,080 Speaker 1: in the three four years since the Warriors have won 287 00:14:58,120 --> 00:15:01,720 Speaker 1: the title, in those windows, Stephan Lebron were still very 288 00:15:01,840 --> 00:15:07,160 Speaker 1: much superstars in this league. And yet the things all 289 00:15:07,200 --> 00:15:11,840 Speaker 1: the two teams could think about was the future because 290 00:15:11,840 --> 00:15:15,800 Speaker 1: they failed to realize a very simple truth. Lebron James 291 00:15:15,840 --> 00:15:20,160 Speaker 1: and Steph Curry don't grow on trees. The vast majority 292 00:15:20,200 --> 00:15:24,240 Speaker 1: of lottery picks in the NBA just become really good players. 293 00:15:24,720 --> 00:15:28,560 Speaker 1: It's rare to get a star, even rarer to get 294 00:15:28,560 --> 00:15:33,920 Speaker 1: a superstar, and exceptionally rare to get an all time great. 295 00:15:35,240 --> 00:15:37,520 Speaker 1: So the Warriors will move into the future with their 296 00:15:37,760 --> 00:15:42,160 Speaker 1: mediocre Steph led team now flanked by porzingis chock full 297 00:15:42,200 --> 00:15:45,400 Speaker 1: of all these first round picks that will most likely 298 00:15:45,440 --> 00:15:48,360 Speaker 1: become players that are never ever going to sniff the 299 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:52,360 Speaker 1: level that Steph is at right now, let alone two 300 00:15:52,480 --> 00:15:57,520 Speaker 1: years ago. And I get it, it's hard. Making a 301 00:15:57,560 --> 00:16:02,000 Speaker 1: trade for Giannis is easy. This is a superhero, very 302 00:16:02,040 --> 00:16:05,200 Speaker 1: little chance of that backfiring unless he gets hurt, and 303 00:16:05,240 --> 00:16:07,120 Speaker 1: nobody will criticize you if you get him and it 304 00:16:07,120 --> 00:16:09,040 Speaker 1: doesn't work out. They'll just look at each other and go, well, 305 00:16:09,040 --> 00:16:10,360 Speaker 1: it was Gi. Honest, what are you gonna do? Not 306 00:16:10,400 --> 00:16:14,000 Speaker 1: take him? Right? Making a trade for a lesser known 307 00:16:14,120 --> 00:16:18,320 Speaker 1: name is hard. There's risk. You really have to believe 308 00:16:18,360 --> 00:16:20,160 Speaker 1: in what you're doing and what you're building as a 309 00:16:20,200 --> 00:16:22,560 Speaker 1: basketball team and the way all the pieces fit together. 310 00:16:23,240 --> 00:16:25,320 Speaker 1: You have to open yourself to more criticism if it 311 00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:29,640 Speaker 1: doesn't work. But I can guarantee you right now, the 312 00:16:29,680 --> 00:16:34,440 Speaker 1: Pacers and the Knicks have never once sat down and said, man, 313 00:16:34,520 --> 00:16:38,040 Speaker 1: I wish we didn't trade for Siakam, man I wish 314 00:16:38,040 --> 00:16:42,080 Speaker 1: we didn't trade for og. They believed in their stars 315 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:44,720 Speaker 1: and they put their chips in the middle, and they've 316 00:16:44,760 --> 00:16:49,760 Speaker 1: experienced great success as a result, with significantly lesser superstar 317 00:16:49,880 --> 00:16:52,760 Speaker 1: talent than what Steph Curry and Lebron James brought to 318 00:16:52,800 --> 00:16:56,840 Speaker 1: the table. In those years. The reality is Joe Lacup 319 00:16:56,880 --> 00:16:59,600 Speaker 1: in that front office never really believed Steph could do 320 00:16:59,640 --> 00:17:04,480 Speaker 1: it again. Genie Buss and Rob Polinka never really believed 321 00:17:04,560 --> 00:17:08,119 Speaker 1: Lebron could do it again. And they had the easy 322 00:17:08,160 --> 00:17:12,280 Speaker 1: way out because with each passing year, the more they 323 00:17:12,280 --> 00:17:16,000 Speaker 1: did nothing, they got to further entrench themselves in their 324 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:19,919 Speaker 1: conservative position because each time their star got a year older, 325 00:17:21,680 --> 00:17:24,280 Speaker 1: which just made it even less sensical to make that 326 00:17:24,320 --> 00:17:27,280 Speaker 1: sort of investment in their ability to compete. It's just 327 00:17:27,320 --> 00:17:32,359 Speaker 1: a damn shame. They deserved better. To end this segment, 328 00:17:32,400 --> 00:17:34,240 Speaker 1: I just want to read a tweet from Yazagazlan and 329 00:17:34,240 --> 00:17:37,359 Speaker 1: went over. He does great kind of draft CBA work 330 00:17:37,720 --> 00:17:43,240 Speaker 1: on YouTube, and he just kind of briefly summarized what 331 00:17:43,320 --> 00:17:48,320 Speaker 1: the Warriors' two timelines process put together for them. So again, 332 00:17:48,359 --> 00:17:51,840 Speaker 1: this is every lottery pick and everything they got from 333 00:17:51,920 --> 00:17:54,760 Speaker 1: the struggle of the Klay Thompson injury and the Kevin 334 00:17:54,840 --> 00:17:57,359 Speaker 1: Durant injury and that gap there in twenty twenty and 335 00:17:57,400 --> 00:18:00,080 Speaker 1: twenty twenty one, and all the subsequent lottery picks and 336 00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:03,159 Speaker 1: things that came out of it. What they get, Moses Moody, 337 00:18:04,280 --> 00:18:10,119 Speaker 1: Christops porzingis in some second round picks. That's what hoarding 338 00:18:10,160 --> 00:18:13,960 Speaker 1: your assets gets you, because guess what, lottery picks don't 339 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:17,960 Speaker 1: equal Steph Curry. They never have. Steph Curry is a 340 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:22,040 Speaker 1: once in a generation player. Lebron James is a once 341 00:18:22,040 --> 00:18:26,399 Speaker 1: in a generation player. Sometimes your first round picks just 342 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:30,440 Speaker 1: turn out to be guys like Jalen Hoods Chaffino or 343 00:18:30,480 --> 00:18:33,960 Speaker 1: Brandon Pajemski, guys that are, like you know, good players, 344 00:18:33,960 --> 00:18:39,600 Speaker 1: not stars, not superstars, and not Steph Curry or Lebron James. 345 00:18:40,720 --> 00:18:44,639 Speaker 1: The Lakers and the Warriors failed to recognize the rareness, 346 00:18:45,119 --> 00:18:50,160 Speaker 1: the uniqueness of the opportunity that they had, and because 347 00:18:50,160 --> 00:18:54,040 Speaker 1: they didn't believe in their ability to actually make a 348 00:18:54,480 --> 00:18:57,760 Speaker 1: take a risk and push your chips in, put your 349 00:18:57,920 --> 00:19:02,560 Speaker 1: basketball beliefs on the line to give those guys a chance. 350 00:19:03,600 --> 00:19:05,320 Speaker 1: And now you know what, We're not gonna watch Steph 351 00:19:05,359 --> 00:19:09,000 Speaker 1: Curry play in high leverage basketball probably ever again. Maybe 352 00:19:09,040 --> 00:19:12,040 Speaker 1: if Jimmy stays healthy next year and chrisops Porzingis stays 353 00:19:12,040 --> 00:19:14,560 Speaker 1: healthy next year. But like with each patching years, it's 354 00:19:14,560 --> 00:19:17,040 Speaker 1: gonna be harder. Steph turns thirty nine next year in March. 355 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:21,439 Speaker 1: I've even talked about it with the Lakers. This Lakers 356 00:19:21,440 --> 00:19:23,360 Speaker 1: team is so bad that it like makes a little 357 00:19:23,400 --> 00:19:25,080 Speaker 1: bit more sense for them to be patient. We'll talk 358 00:19:25,119 --> 00:19:26,600 Speaker 1: about that with the Lakers here in a minute. I 359 00:19:26,600 --> 00:19:29,399 Speaker 1: actually thought the Warriors were considerably closer, which is what 360 00:19:29,440 --> 00:19:32,200 Speaker 1: makes this so frustrating. But those Lakers teams, like the 361 00:19:32,240 --> 00:19:35,199 Speaker 1: twenty twenty four Lakers, the team that lost in the 362 00:19:35,200 --> 00:19:38,440 Speaker 1: first round of the Nuggets, they were like legitimately one 363 00:19:38,520 --> 00:19:41,480 Speaker 1: move away from being really good. Lebron and Anthony Davis 364 00:19:41,480 --> 00:19:45,360 Speaker 1: were both insane that year. Anthony Davis went like toe 365 00:19:45,400 --> 00:19:49,080 Speaker 1: to toe with Jokich in that first round series. They 366 00:19:49,320 --> 00:19:52,680 Speaker 1: just weren't good enough down the roster, as Ruy Hatchamura 367 00:19:52,760 --> 00:19:55,679 Speaker 1: is losing Michael Porter Junior on off ball screens, and 368 00:19:55,800 --> 00:19:58,040 Speaker 1: you know, guys are just getting out worked, out hustled, 369 00:19:58,080 --> 00:20:01,199 Speaker 1: out iqed, and outskilled by the depth of talent on 370 00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:04,120 Speaker 1: that Denver Nuggets roster. That was an opportunity. They didn't 371 00:20:04,200 --> 00:20:08,960 Speaker 1: go for it. Steph was unbelievable. In twenty twenty three. 372 00:20:10,480 --> 00:20:15,040 Speaker 1: They would have moved, you know, at that point, Kaminga 373 00:20:15,080 --> 00:20:20,200 Speaker 1: at that point, moving James Wiseman at that point, moving 374 00:20:20,240 --> 00:20:22,399 Speaker 1: Moses Motive, whatever it was that they decided to move 375 00:20:22,440 --> 00:20:25,080 Speaker 1: at that point, if they would have invested to improve 376 00:20:25,119 --> 00:20:28,119 Speaker 1: that twenty twenty three team, real chance to go and 377 00:20:28,160 --> 00:20:31,879 Speaker 1: win the title again. But no, two timelines got you. 378 00:20:31,960 --> 00:20:35,359 Speaker 1: Moses Moody, Christops porzingis in some second round picks. Congratulations. 379 00:20:41,200 --> 00:20:43,480 Speaker 1: All right, Let's move on to the Lakers trade for 380 00:20:43,560 --> 00:20:48,200 Speaker 1: Luke Canard. So I actually like this move as a 381 00:20:48,200 --> 00:20:50,920 Speaker 1: as a precursor to whatever the Lakers do this offseason. Again, 382 00:20:50,920 --> 00:20:54,760 Speaker 1: we talked coming into the season about what the Lakers 383 00:20:54,800 --> 00:20:57,719 Speaker 1: would need to see in order to feel like they 384 00:20:57,760 --> 00:21:01,479 Speaker 1: needed to go all in at this particular deadline, and 385 00:21:01,680 --> 00:21:03,440 Speaker 1: the handful of things you would want to see there 386 00:21:03,520 --> 00:21:06,199 Speaker 1: is you'd want to see Luka Doncic look like an 387 00:21:06,280 --> 00:21:09,960 Speaker 1: MVP again, check that's good. You'd want to see Lebron 388 00:21:10,040 --> 00:21:12,520 Speaker 1: look like the player he was right around the deadline 389 00:21:12,600 --> 00:21:15,360 Speaker 1: last season. I don't think he's reached that level. Lebron's 390 00:21:15,359 --> 00:21:18,399 Speaker 1: been good, He's been really good. He's been somewhere between that, 391 00:21:18,520 --> 00:21:21,520 Speaker 1: like third team All NBA type of level to something 392 00:21:21,720 --> 00:21:24,480 Speaker 1: just off of that over the course of the last 393 00:21:24,600 --> 00:21:26,760 Speaker 1: like two months or so. But I don't think he's 394 00:21:26,760 --> 00:21:29,639 Speaker 1: been good enough to necessarily match not even close to 395 00:21:29,680 --> 00:21:32,119 Speaker 1: the level he was this time last year, and then 396 00:21:32,160 --> 00:21:35,159 Speaker 1: you want to see a coherence with the roster that 397 00:21:35,240 --> 00:21:37,840 Speaker 1: looks like they're close to competing for a championship, which 398 00:21:37,960 --> 00:21:40,520 Speaker 1: we flat out have seen the exact opposite. That opposite 399 00:21:40,560 --> 00:21:42,879 Speaker 1: of that, we've seen a team that is utterly devoid 400 00:21:42,920 --> 00:21:45,760 Speaker 1: of shooting and utterly devoid of athleticism. So it became 401 00:21:45,840 --> 00:21:48,320 Speaker 1: pretty clear the Lakers aren't competing for a championship this season. 402 00:21:48,400 --> 00:21:50,880 Speaker 1: So that made it so like let's say, for instance, 403 00:21:51,200 --> 00:21:53,040 Speaker 1: let's say if Lebron did look like the player he 404 00:21:53,119 --> 00:21:55,520 Speaker 1: was last season and this roster did look a lot closer, 405 00:21:55,840 --> 00:21:58,120 Speaker 1: now you're talking about, like, hey, like why not make 406 00:21:58,119 --> 00:22:00,399 Speaker 1: a move for Andrew Wiggins with the first round, right 407 00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:03,400 Speaker 1: because you feel more interested in investing in the short 408 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:05,320 Speaker 1: term because you've got a real chance to compete for 409 00:22:05,320 --> 00:22:07,880 Speaker 1: a title. That wasn't the case. That takes the Wiggins 410 00:22:07,880 --> 00:22:10,240 Speaker 1: types and moves them out of the equation. Now the 411 00:22:10,320 --> 00:22:13,600 Speaker 1: Lakers have to look towards this offseason, but you also 412 00:22:13,640 --> 00:22:15,600 Speaker 1: don't want to stand completely pat You want to do 413 00:22:15,720 --> 00:22:17,560 Speaker 1: something to try to help this group a little bit, 414 00:22:17,720 --> 00:22:19,479 Speaker 1: to give them a little bit of a better chance 415 00:22:19,840 --> 00:22:23,160 Speaker 1: to compete. Moving Gabe Vincent in a lower level asset, 416 00:22:23,200 --> 00:22:25,639 Speaker 1: like a second round pick for Luke Canard, who's probably 417 00:22:25,640 --> 00:22:27,920 Speaker 1: the best role player jump shooter in the entire league 418 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:29,920 Speaker 1: right now. We'll get into Luke in just a minute. 419 00:22:30,280 --> 00:22:32,320 Speaker 1: I like that as at least an attempt to try 420 00:22:32,359 --> 00:22:35,520 Speaker 1: to improve the roster this year while maintaining your flexibility. 421 00:22:35,560 --> 00:22:38,400 Speaker 1: Now going into this offseason, I think it's a really 422 00:22:38,520 --> 00:22:41,000 Speaker 1: dangerous game to put all your eggs in the Yannis basket. 423 00:22:41,080 --> 00:22:42,600 Speaker 1: Yes you have a shot. I'm not gonna sit here 424 00:22:42,640 --> 00:22:45,160 Speaker 1: and pretend like you don't have a shot to get Yannis. 425 00:22:45,200 --> 00:22:47,920 Speaker 1: But just like we talked about with the Warriors, you 426 00:22:47,960 --> 00:22:50,960 Speaker 1: could get caught with your hands empty if you're not 427 00:22:51,080 --> 00:22:53,800 Speaker 1: careful in that regard. So all of this is fine. 428 00:22:53,840 --> 00:22:55,959 Speaker 1: Like if Luke Canard is all the Lakers do at 429 00:22:55,960 --> 00:22:58,959 Speaker 1: this deadline, that's fine, as long as they have a 430 00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:01,440 Speaker 1: plan for how to rest the needs as we head 431 00:23:01,440 --> 00:23:05,160 Speaker 1: into this off season. That's a conversation for another day. 432 00:23:05,240 --> 00:23:08,880 Speaker 1: But within this particular season, I actually like this move, 433 00:23:08,920 --> 00:23:12,199 Speaker 1: and the reason why before we talk about the actual stats, 434 00:23:12,200 --> 00:23:16,000 Speaker 1: because Luke Canard is just an awesome jump shooter. If 435 00:23:16,040 --> 00:23:19,440 Speaker 1: you are gonna be bad on defense, And let's say, 436 00:23:19,440 --> 00:23:21,879 Speaker 1: for instance, let's compare Luke Canard to like an oshaig Boji, 437 00:23:21,920 --> 00:23:23,639 Speaker 1: which is another guy that I would have considered in 438 00:23:23,640 --> 00:23:27,719 Speaker 1: this sort of situation. Ojaig Boji having a really bad 439 00:23:27,800 --> 00:23:29,800 Speaker 1: jump shooting season, whether or not you get that, or 440 00:23:29,800 --> 00:23:31,520 Speaker 1: the version of him from last year that made one 441 00:23:31,560 --> 00:23:33,600 Speaker 1: hundred threes and shot forty percent of them, who the 442 00:23:33,640 --> 00:23:36,879 Speaker 1: hell knows. But he's gonna help you on defense. But 443 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:39,760 Speaker 1: is Ojiana know be gonna make the Lakers an elite defense? No, 444 00:23:39,960 --> 00:23:43,040 Speaker 1: they need substantial changes there. They probably need two or 445 00:23:43,040 --> 00:23:46,640 Speaker 1: three high level defensive wings, and they need a legitimate, 446 00:23:46,680 --> 00:23:50,120 Speaker 1: rim protecting, awesome defensive foundational center, which they don't have right. 447 00:23:50,560 --> 00:23:52,359 Speaker 1: But one of the things that's been really frustrating with 448 00:23:52,400 --> 00:23:55,240 Speaker 1: the Lakers this year is despite the fact that Luke 449 00:23:55,280 --> 00:23:57,640 Speaker 1: has been so good and despite the fact that Austin's 450 00:23:57,640 --> 00:24:00,600 Speaker 1: been so good. Obviously the injuries haven't helped, but despite 451 00:24:00,600 --> 00:24:02,439 Speaker 1: the fact that their shot creators have been, you know, 452 00:24:02,600 --> 00:24:04,800 Speaker 1: well above league average in terms of the types of 453 00:24:04,800 --> 00:24:07,359 Speaker 1: shots that they're able to generate, they're just a terrible 454 00:24:07,440 --> 00:24:10,199 Speaker 1: jump shooting team. And so, in addition to being completely 455 00:24:10,240 --> 00:24:13,160 Speaker 1: devoid of athleticism, they're completely devoid of shooting, and there's 456 00:24:13,200 --> 00:24:15,520 Speaker 1: a lot of examples of plays where the Lakers, like 457 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:19,439 Speaker 1: play good offense, generate a great look for somebody, he 458 00:24:19,600 --> 00:24:22,680 Speaker 1: clanks it, everyone hangs their heads because they're sad because 459 00:24:22,720 --> 00:24:25,000 Speaker 1: shit's not working, and then they don't run back as 460 00:24:25,040 --> 00:24:27,040 Speaker 1: hard and they don't compete on defense as hard. And 461 00:24:27,280 --> 00:24:29,679 Speaker 1: I actually tend to think that the more successful this 462 00:24:29,720 --> 00:24:32,439 Speaker 1: team is on offense, the better chance they have to 463 00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:34,400 Speaker 1: sit in a stance and at least reach their own 464 00:24:34,400 --> 00:24:36,959 Speaker 1: individual ceilings on the defensive end of the floor. So like, 465 00:24:37,440 --> 00:24:39,520 Speaker 1: if you're gonna get a lower level role player. And 466 00:24:39,560 --> 00:24:41,240 Speaker 1: that's not to say I wouldn't have liked ojag body 467 00:24:41,280 --> 00:24:42,960 Speaker 1: on this team. I would have definitely liked him. And 468 00:24:43,119 --> 00:24:44,960 Speaker 1: I don't think it's out of the realm with possibility 469 00:24:44,960 --> 00:24:47,399 Speaker 1: for them to pull off another smaller move for an 470 00:24:47,440 --> 00:24:51,600 Speaker 1: athlete at some point before the deadline today. But one 471 00:24:51,600 --> 00:24:53,159 Speaker 1: of the things I like about Luke Canard is he 472 00:24:53,240 --> 00:24:57,040 Speaker 1: immediately comes in and bring addresses a drastic need for 473 00:24:57,080 --> 00:24:59,240 Speaker 1: this team in the form of jump shooting. Again, he's 474 00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:01,320 Speaker 1: been the best this role player jump shooter in the 475 00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:04,800 Speaker 1: league by any measure this season. A Luke Canard jump 476 00:25:04,800 --> 00:25:07,679 Speaker 1: shot has been worth one point five points this season. 477 00:25:07,800 --> 00:25:09,840 Speaker 1: That's number one out of two hundred players to attempt 478 00:25:09,840 --> 00:25:12,440 Speaker 1: at least a hundred fifty jump shots, shooting fifty percent 479 00:25:12,480 --> 00:25:14,720 Speaker 1: from three. That's number one in the league against among 480 00:25:14,760 --> 00:25:17,639 Speaker 1: all players have taken at least fifty threes. Excuse me, 481 00:25:18,080 --> 00:25:21,280 Speaker 1: breakdown by percentage. Forty two percent when he's contested, so 482 00:25:21,320 --> 00:25:25,280 Speaker 1: that's really good from three, fifty seven percent when he's unguarded. 483 00:25:25,280 --> 00:25:27,439 Speaker 1: That SIT's going in if you leave him open. Forty 484 00:25:27,440 --> 00:25:30,440 Speaker 1: percent off the dribble on twenty attempts by play type, 485 00:25:30,840 --> 00:25:34,159 Speaker 1: fifty four percent on spot up threes, fifty six percent 486 00:25:34,240 --> 00:25:37,000 Speaker 1: on transition threes. Really, the only thing that's dragging his 487 00:25:37,040 --> 00:25:39,560 Speaker 1: percentage is down is movement threes. Not a good movement 488 00:25:39,880 --> 00:25:44,720 Speaker 1: shooter right now. So for example, he's shooting one for 489 00:25:44,840 --> 00:25:47,120 Speaker 1: four when he slips out of screen. So like, he's 490 00:25:47,119 --> 00:25:48,920 Speaker 1: not a guy that can quickly get his feet set. 491 00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:51,320 Speaker 1: If he sets an inverted screen for Luca, he's gonna 492 00:25:51,320 --> 00:25:53,040 Speaker 1: have to be pretty open on that action. Now. One 493 00:25:53,040 --> 00:25:54,920 Speaker 1: of the things that helps with lucas Luca's not a 494 00:25:54,920 --> 00:25:57,200 Speaker 1: guy that gets rid of the ball quickly. He's typically 495 00:25:57,240 --> 00:25:59,320 Speaker 1: the kind of guy that's going to overpenetrate to try 496 00:25:59,320 --> 00:26:01,600 Speaker 1: to generate a huge amount of space. So that will 497 00:26:01,600 --> 00:26:04,520 Speaker 1: probably be helpful for Luke in those sorts of situations, 498 00:26:04,520 --> 00:26:06,640 Speaker 1: but hasn't been super good when he has to get 499 00:26:06,640 --> 00:26:09,639 Speaker 1: his feet set on the move six for eighteen coming 500 00:26:09,640 --> 00:26:11,760 Speaker 1: off of off ball screen, so like running off of 501 00:26:11,800 --> 00:26:14,440 Speaker 1: any sort of movement shooter sequence, he's only hitting about 502 00:26:14,480 --> 00:26:16,240 Speaker 1: one out of three. But one of the things that 503 00:26:16,280 --> 00:26:17,840 Speaker 1: will be unique here is the Lakers I don't think 504 00:26:17,840 --> 00:26:19,360 Speaker 1: are going to run a ton of plays for him 505 00:26:19,359 --> 00:26:20,879 Speaker 1: to shoot on the move. I think he's mainly going 506 00:26:20,960 --> 00:26:22,880 Speaker 1: to be a spot up guy, which I think will 507 00:26:22,880 --> 00:26:24,640 Speaker 1: be helpful for the Lakers. So what I like about 508 00:26:24,680 --> 00:26:28,240 Speaker 1: this is you're doubling down on a strength, which is 509 00:26:28,280 --> 00:26:32,280 Speaker 1: your offensive skill, by addressing a specific need, the inability 510 00:26:32,320 --> 00:26:35,000 Speaker 1: to knock down, catch and shoot threes at a high rate. 511 00:26:35,520 --> 00:26:38,320 Speaker 1: There is one guy on this entire roster and Ruby 512 00:26:38,359 --> 00:26:40,919 Speaker 1: Hatcha Mura in the rotation who's shooting over thirty eight 513 00:26:40,960 --> 00:26:44,520 Speaker 1: percent from three, one guy who's like, legitimately like he 514 00:26:44,560 --> 00:26:46,960 Speaker 1: gets a good look. I think as a fan watching like, oh, 515 00:26:46,960 --> 00:26:49,240 Speaker 1: that's probably going in. And now you've brought in a 516 00:26:49,280 --> 00:26:51,720 Speaker 1: second one of those guys. There's a version of this 517 00:26:51,760 --> 00:26:54,479 Speaker 1: where you can reach a higher level offensively as a result, 518 00:26:54,520 --> 00:26:57,359 Speaker 1: and it costs you basically nothing. A bad NBA player 519 00:26:57,400 --> 00:27:01,919 Speaker 1: in Gabe Vincent with a second round pick attached. So 520 00:27:01,960 --> 00:27:05,640 Speaker 1: at least I didn't do nothing. You address a legitimate need. 521 00:27:06,080 --> 00:27:08,280 Speaker 1: I like the idea of doubling down on offense in 522 00:27:08,320 --> 00:27:10,720 Speaker 1: the short term to give this particular team the best 523 00:27:10,800 --> 00:27:14,199 Speaker 1: chance to succeed. But make no mistake, you've got to 524 00:27:14,280 --> 00:27:18,480 Speaker 1: build out a Luka Johncic championship level roster this offseason, 525 00:27:18,520 --> 00:27:21,760 Speaker 1: and that is a tall task to do in one offseason. 526 00:27:22,040 --> 00:27:23,359 Speaker 1: One of the things the last thing I want to 527 00:27:23,359 --> 00:27:24,920 Speaker 1: talk about with the Lakers is it pertains to the 528 00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:28,439 Speaker 1: Yannis chase. We've talked about this before. Don't overthink it. 529 00:27:28,520 --> 00:27:30,800 Speaker 1: If you can get Yannis, you get Janis. Jannis and 530 00:27:30,880 --> 00:27:33,479 Speaker 1: Luca will be able to accomplish so much together that 531 00:27:33,560 --> 00:27:36,600 Speaker 1: it will make building the remainder of the roster easier 532 00:27:36,600 --> 00:27:39,200 Speaker 1: than it would be under other circumstances. But there are 533 00:27:39,240 --> 00:27:41,639 Speaker 1: some diminishing returns there. Luca is one of the highest 534 00:27:41,680 --> 00:27:44,719 Speaker 1: usage offensive players in the league, so he's capable of 535 00:27:44,760 --> 00:27:47,879 Speaker 1: absorbing a lot more on offense than most superstars do. 536 00:27:48,520 --> 00:27:51,880 Speaker 1: When you're in that situation, defense is what becomes most valuable. 537 00:27:51,880 --> 00:27:54,760 Speaker 1: That's why we've seen the most successful Luka Doncic led 538 00:27:54,760 --> 00:27:57,480 Speaker 1: teams over the years be teams that have rim protection, 539 00:27:57,680 --> 00:27:59,880 Speaker 1: freaky athletes on the perimeter that can knock down catch 540 00:27:59,880 --> 00:28:02,880 Speaker 1: and threes, a skill guard that can help Luca when 541 00:28:02,880 --> 00:28:04,640 Speaker 1: he's off the floor, and as a secondary creator, which 542 00:28:04,640 --> 00:28:08,000 Speaker 1: they already have in Austin Reeves, and then just literally 543 00:28:08,480 --> 00:28:10,919 Speaker 1: counting on Luca to be the foundation of what you 544 00:28:11,000 --> 00:28:13,919 Speaker 1: do on offense. And so I would be really careful 545 00:28:14,320 --> 00:28:16,879 Speaker 1: putting all your eggs in the honest basket this summer. 546 00:28:17,200 --> 00:28:19,320 Speaker 1: When similar to what we've seen over the years, like 547 00:28:19,359 --> 00:28:23,280 Speaker 1: look at Phoenix, Like Phoenix went and got an awesome 548 00:28:23,320 --> 00:28:26,080 Speaker 1: perimeter defender who can score a little bit, and a 549 00:28:26,160 --> 00:28:29,440 Speaker 1: rim protector and Mark Williams and they hit on one 550 00:28:29,440 --> 00:28:32,400 Speaker 1: guy on the margins and Colin Gillespie and this whole 551 00:28:32,440 --> 00:28:34,560 Speaker 1: thing is coming together and now they're an awesome playoff 552 00:28:34,560 --> 00:28:36,960 Speaker 1: team after being a team that looked dead in the 553 00:28:37,000 --> 00:28:39,960 Speaker 1: water last season. That's the kind of dynamic you could 554 00:28:39,960 --> 00:28:42,360 Speaker 1: see with the Lakers if they make smaller moves on 555 00:28:42,400 --> 00:28:47,440 Speaker 1: the margins. Rather than chasing a superstar, get a foundational center. Defensively, 556 00:28:47,880 --> 00:28:50,080 Speaker 1: get a wing you can shoot and defend at the three. 557 00:28:50,360 --> 00:28:52,400 Speaker 1: You're looking at a team with Luca and Austin that 558 00:28:52,400 --> 00:28:55,800 Speaker 1: could legitimately compete for a championship as soon as next season. 559 00:28:56,120 --> 00:28:59,120 Speaker 1: If you go superstar hunting and you miss, and you 560 00:28:59,200 --> 00:29:01,800 Speaker 1: wait for the next like if they just go another here, 561 00:29:01,840 --> 00:29:04,280 Speaker 1: two small moves on the margins, Oh DeAndre picked up 562 00:29:04,280 --> 00:29:09,080 Speaker 1: his player option, we're running it back. Re sign Ruey 563 00:29:09,080 --> 00:29:11,360 Speaker 1: Hachamura or something like that, and all of a sudden, 564 00:29:11,400 --> 00:29:14,560 Speaker 1: you're sitting next season going like we're waiting for superstar 565 00:29:15,400 --> 00:29:18,520 Speaker 1: XYZ to come available. You could run into a situation 566 00:29:18,600 --> 00:29:20,760 Speaker 1: where you're continuing to push this thing down the line, 567 00:29:20,800 --> 00:29:22,920 Speaker 1: and Lucas starts looking around going like, I'm playing on 568 00:29:22,960 --> 00:29:25,440 Speaker 1: the worst roster in the NBA. This is insane. And 569 00:29:25,480 --> 00:29:28,320 Speaker 1: so I just would be really careful specifically about holding 570 00:29:28,360 --> 00:29:31,000 Speaker 1: out for Yannis. And again, I'm aware if they get Yannis, 571 00:29:31,200 --> 00:29:34,960 Speaker 1: they look like geniuses. It's just so unlikely in this 572 00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:38,720 Speaker 1: particular situation. All Right, the Minnesota Timberwolves get I would 573 00:29:38,720 --> 00:29:41,080 Speaker 1: assume I was actually really happy to see this morning, 574 00:29:41,160 --> 00:29:45,040 Speaker 1: this morning. I would imagine this is generally an indicator 575 00:29:45,160 --> 00:29:48,000 Speaker 1: that the Timberwolves are probably not going to get Yannis. 576 00:29:48,040 --> 00:29:50,440 Speaker 1: I don't think it's completely over, but I would just 577 00:29:50,480 --> 00:29:53,200 Speaker 1: imagine you could move all those second round picks in 578 00:29:53,280 --> 00:29:57,280 Speaker 1: a theoretical Yannis trade if you needed to, to try 579 00:29:57,320 --> 00:30:00,800 Speaker 1: to boost the draft compensation in that kind of in 580 00:30:00,840 --> 00:30:02,720 Speaker 1: that kind of trade. So I kind of took this 581 00:30:02,760 --> 00:30:05,240 Speaker 1: as like, maybe Janness isn't getting traded at this deadline, 582 00:30:05,280 --> 00:30:07,920 Speaker 1: but we're gonna save that for our trade deadline reaction 583 00:30:08,680 --> 00:30:12,560 Speaker 1: later this afternoon. I've really liked Is. I would assume 584 00:30:12,600 --> 00:30:13,960 Speaker 1: I've talked about this quite a bit on the show 585 00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:15,800 Speaker 1: over the last couple of weeks. The main reason why 586 00:30:15,960 --> 00:30:18,760 Speaker 1: is the exact concept that I just was talking about 587 00:30:18,760 --> 00:30:21,760 Speaker 1: with the Lakers. What makes the Lakers roster the worst 588 00:30:21,840 --> 00:30:25,080 Speaker 1: roster in the NBA for a dead serious team that's 589 00:30:25,200 --> 00:30:28,640 Speaker 1: trying to compete for a title. It's the complete lack 590 00:30:28,680 --> 00:30:32,400 Speaker 1: of athleticism and the complete lack of shooting. What has 591 00:30:32,440 --> 00:30:35,840 Speaker 1: made the Minnesota Timberwolves, even with a young superstar and 592 00:30:35,880 --> 00:30:38,040 Speaker 1: Anthony Edwards that's had some flaws over the years that 593 00:30:38,080 --> 00:30:40,160 Speaker 1: he's still working out as he grows into the superstar 594 00:30:40,240 --> 00:30:42,600 Speaker 1: that he's going to be one day. What has made 595 00:30:42,680 --> 00:30:46,280 Speaker 1: them a perennial Western Conference Finals contender, a team that 596 00:30:46,320 --> 00:30:48,360 Speaker 1: I think is a top tier contender in the league 597 00:30:48,600 --> 00:30:51,680 Speaker 1: right now. What has allowed that to happen. It's a 598 00:30:51,800 --> 00:30:56,880 Speaker 1: depth of athleticism in shooting. Everybody on the team can shoot. 599 00:30:57,520 --> 00:30:59,920 Speaker 1: Everybody on the team can run and cover ground and 600 00:31:00,040 --> 00:31:03,320 Speaker 1: slide their feet, and so as a result, they have 601 00:31:03,440 --> 00:31:07,720 Speaker 1: the ability to ratchet things up in a way where defensively, 602 00:31:07,760 --> 00:31:11,680 Speaker 1: their athleticism can overwhelm teams. And then on offense, you 603 00:31:11,720 --> 00:31:15,959 Speaker 1: have this supremely gifted offensive player that's playing surrounded by 604 00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:18,160 Speaker 1: a bunch of dudes that you can't leave open. You 605 00:31:18,200 --> 00:31:21,480 Speaker 1: can't leave Jaden McDaniel's open anymore, you can't leave Nasrit open, 606 00:31:21,480 --> 00:31:24,960 Speaker 1: you can't leave Dante DiVincenzo open. And so they're in 607 00:31:25,000 --> 00:31:28,360 Speaker 1: a situation where they can ratchet things up to an 608 00:31:28,400 --> 00:31:32,600 Speaker 1: extremely high ceiling in the postseason because they've built out 609 00:31:32,600 --> 00:31:36,680 Speaker 1: a roster with a depth of athleticism in shooting. So 610 00:31:36,920 --> 00:31:40,400 Speaker 1: a smart team who knows why they're awesome has made 611 00:31:40,440 --> 00:31:43,280 Speaker 1: it yet another move for an athlete who can shoot, 612 00:31:44,040 --> 00:31:46,800 Speaker 1: and specifically, I would assume it was actually shown quite 613 00:31:46,840 --> 00:31:50,600 Speaker 1: a bit of shot creation pop this season as he's 614 00:31:50,600 --> 00:31:55,040 Speaker 1: improved into a more well rounded offensive player. So really 615 00:31:55,120 --> 00:31:57,160 Speaker 1: quickly to kind of dig into the details of the trade, 616 00:31:57,200 --> 00:32:00,560 Speaker 1: so four second round picks going to Chicago dealing him 617 00:32:00,600 --> 00:32:03,520 Speaker 1: and Leonard Miller as well, and the Wolves also get 618 00:32:03,560 --> 00:32:06,360 Speaker 1: Julian Phillips in the deal. He's a freaky athletic wing. 619 00:32:06,360 --> 00:32:08,280 Speaker 1: As I was kind of canvassing the league looking for 620 00:32:08,360 --> 00:32:11,520 Speaker 1: athletes for the Lakers to potentially go after, Julian Phillips 621 00:32:11,560 --> 00:32:13,040 Speaker 1: was one of the guys that kind of popped up 622 00:32:13,040 --> 00:32:16,720 Speaker 1: for me. Julian super athletic, but it hasn't really manifested 623 00:32:16,760 --> 00:32:19,840 Speaker 1: in the scrap stats yet, like elite rebounding, steels, blocks, 624 00:32:19,880 --> 00:32:22,720 Speaker 1: that kind of stuff. So it's an upside pick based 625 00:32:22,720 --> 00:32:24,760 Speaker 1: on his athleticism, but it hasn't really come together in 626 00:32:24,800 --> 00:32:27,440 Speaker 1: positive impact yet. But that's not really the highlight of 627 00:32:27,440 --> 00:32:30,760 Speaker 1: this deal, right. This is a nice pivot because of 628 00:32:30,800 --> 00:32:34,560 Speaker 1: what da Soon MoU has shown as that type of 629 00:32:34,640 --> 00:32:37,120 Speaker 1: skilled off guard that the Wolves have been looking for 630 00:32:37,200 --> 00:32:40,040 Speaker 1: next to Ant over the last couple of years. He's 631 00:32:40,120 --> 00:32:44,640 Speaker 1: really blossoming into a super talented athletic skill guard two 632 00:32:44,720 --> 00:32:46,960 Speaker 1: hundred ninety nine pick and rolls this season, leading to 633 00:32:47,000 --> 00:32:50,280 Speaker 1: three hundred and twenty three points including passes. That's one 634 00:32:50,280 --> 00:32:53,160 Speaker 1: point zero eight points per possession. That's the eighty fourth percentile. 635 00:32:53,840 --> 00:32:56,800 Speaker 1: Really a high level ability to hit pull up threes 636 00:32:56,880 --> 00:32:59,520 Speaker 1: off of the bounce when he gets into good kind 637 00:32:59,520 --> 00:33:01,720 Speaker 1: of advantage situations if the guy dies on the screen 638 00:33:01,800 --> 00:33:04,160 Speaker 1: or goes under, and he can get downhill and get 639 00:33:04,200 --> 00:33:06,560 Speaker 1: to the rim in ball screens as well, and he's 640 00:33:06,600 --> 00:33:09,280 Speaker 1: just an awesome jump shooter by any measure, forty five 641 00:33:09,320 --> 00:33:13,000 Speaker 1: percent on all threes, forty seven percent when he's unguarded 642 00:33:13,080 --> 00:33:16,520 Speaker 1: off the catch, sixty two percent on pull up threes, 643 00:33:16,800 --> 00:33:19,680 Speaker 1: and then again for a guard, fifty nine percent at 644 00:33:19,680 --> 00:33:22,200 Speaker 1: the rim, which is actually really good for a guard 645 00:33:22,240 --> 00:33:24,640 Speaker 1: his size. And so I just love the idea of 646 00:33:24,640 --> 00:33:27,800 Speaker 1: the Timberwolves continuing to hunt every opportunity to bring in 647 00:33:27,840 --> 00:33:30,920 Speaker 1: athleticism in shooting. There's just a ton of value in that. 648 00:33:31,120 --> 00:33:34,280 Speaker 1: In the modern MBA, the Wolves just keep finding that 649 00:33:34,440 --> 00:33:37,719 Speaker 1: type of guy. That's why they keep winning. And in 650 00:33:37,720 --> 00:33:40,680 Speaker 1: this particular situation, what I really like about this move. 651 00:33:40,760 --> 00:33:42,920 Speaker 1: I've told you guys, I was hesitant about the honest 652 00:33:42,920 --> 00:33:45,440 Speaker 1: deal because I thought it would have only slightly increased 653 00:33:45,480 --> 00:33:48,240 Speaker 1: their chances to win in the short term while massively 654 00:33:48,320 --> 00:33:51,200 Speaker 1: shortening their window to like a two or three year window. 655 00:33:51,600 --> 00:33:54,280 Speaker 1: This is the kind of move that helps double down 656 00:33:54,320 --> 00:33:56,560 Speaker 1: on what you're already great at and gives you some 657 00:33:56,600 --> 00:34:01,880 Speaker 1: sustainability iodas soon move anthonya In Jaden McDaniels are the 658 00:34:01,920 --> 00:34:04,640 Speaker 1: type of trio that you can continue to build around 659 00:34:04,680 --> 00:34:09,440 Speaker 1: for years moving forward. If jan Baronjay ends up popping, 660 00:34:09,600 --> 00:34:13,040 Speaker 1: that could be your core four that's competing years from now, 661 00:34:13,040 --> 00:34:17,200 Speaker 1: when Anthony Edwards is making sixty seventy million dollars and 662 00:34:17,560 --> 00:34:19,600 Speaker 1: is actually one of the two or three best players 663 00:34:19,600 --> 00:34:21,960 Speaker 1: in the league as he's become the well rounded version 664 00:34:22,000 --> 00:34:25,000 Speaker 1: of himself. This is a bet on sustainability, which is 665 00:34:25,040 --> 00:34:28,680 Speaker 1: something I've been preaching for for the Timberwolves. So I 666 00:34:28,760 --> 00:34:31,560 Speaker 1: really really like this particular move. I was just going 667 00:34:31,640 --> 00:34:35,040 Speaker 1: to help the Wolves in countless ways to create space, 668 00:34:35,440 --> 00:34:38,480 Speaker 1: to give them secondary creation, to just make them a 669 00:34:38,480 --> 00:34:42,400 Speaker 1: better basketball team than every facet. Absolutely loved that move. Lastly, 670 00:34:42,440 --> 00:34:46,239 Speaker 1: before we get out of here today, guys, so the 671 00:34:46,280 --> 00:34:48,919 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis trade. We did a kind of a quick 672 00:34:48,960 --> 00:34:51,600 Speaker 1: reaction to it yesterday and I was just reacting to 673 00:34:51,640 --> 00:34:53,840 Speaker 1: it based on the initial intel, which was just what 674 00:34:53,960 --> 00:34:57,280 Speaker 1: the draft compensation was. So it was pitched by Scham's 675 00:34:57,320 --> 00:34:59,800 Speaker 1: as two first round picks and three second round picks, 676 00:35:00,080 --> 00:35:03,480 Speaker 1: a very favorable way to place that to frame that 677 00:35:03,520 --> 00:35:05,759 Speaker 1: tweet as it pertains to the Dallas Mavericks in their 678 00:35:05,760 --> 00:35:11,279 Speaker 1: return for Anthony Davis. But as we get the more details, 679 00:35:11,440 --> 00:35:14,120 Speaker 1: it's a twenty twenty six thunder first round pick which 680 00:35:14,160 --> 00:35:16,560 Speaker 1: is projected to go thirtieth, so not a second round pick, 681 00:35:16,560 --> 00:35:18,799 Speaker 1: but it's a very late first round pick, right. And 682 00:35:18,840 --> 00:35:21,359 Speaker 1: then the twenty thirty Warriors pick that may not even 683 00:35:21,440 --> 00:35:25,480 Speaker 1: convey unless the Warriors pull off a remarkable rebuild and 684 00:35:25,520 --> 00:35:27,600 Speaker 1: have a top ten record in the league when we 685 00:35:27,640 --> 00:35:30,480 Speaker 1: get to the year twenty thirty, which feels pretty unlikely 686 00:35:30,520 --> 00:35:34,040 Speaker 1: at this point. So to be clear, it's still not nothing. 687 00:35:34,800 --> 00:35:36,719 Speaker 1: If you want to even call that twenty twenty six 688 00:35:36,760 --> 00:35:39,239 Speaker 1: pick a second round pick, call it four second round 689 00:35:39,280 --> 00:35:41,280 Speaker 1: picks in the deal just for the sake of argument, 690 00:35:41,400 --> 00:35:43,040 Speaker 1: Like if you want to go the opposite of the 691 00:35:43,040 --> 00:35:46,160 Speaker 1: shamser out and pitch it as the worst possible combination 692 00:35:47,000 --> 00:35:49,879 Speaker 1: of worst possible framing of the draft compensation, it's four 693 00:35:49,880 --> 00:35:52,959 Speaker 1: second round picks. That's not nothing. Four second round picks 694 00:35:53,000 --> 00:35:55,560 Speaker 1: just got Io de Soon MoU right, So like, let's 695 00:35:55,600 --> 00:35:59,120 Speaker 1: not pretend like it's nothing. But it is tweaked my 696 00:35:59,200 --> 00:36:02,280 Speaker 1: impression to this a little bit simply because of one dynamic. 697 00:36:03,560 --> 00:36:06,239 Speaker 1: Bringing in Anthony Davis for short term success at the 698 00:36:06,280 --> 00:36:08,440 Speaker 1: expense of your ability to move all these picks down 699 00:36:08,480 --> 00:36:11,080 Speaker 1: the line is certainly a payment. But one of the 700 00:36:11,160 --> 00:36:14,160 Speaker 1: upsides that I particularly like about this is Anthony Davis 701 00:36:14,200 --> 00:36:16,279 Speaker 1: and Trey Young are almost certainly going to make you 702 00:36:16,320 --> 00:36:20,560 Speaker 1: a playoff team in the Eastern Conference next year. There 703 00:36:20,680 --> 00:36:24,120 Speaker 1: is a ton of value in playing dead serious, super 704 00:36:24,160 --> 00:36:28,799 Speaker 1: intense basketball. It's just different than regular season basketball. It's 705 00:36:28,920 --> 00:36:32,840 Speaker 1: just different than losing basketball. When the Washington Wizards go 706 00:36:32,880 --> 00:36:35,400 Speaker 1: around the league and they play opponents, they're not getting 707 00:36:35,440 --> 00:36:39,759 Speaker 1: their best punch when the when the Washington Wizards roll 708 00:36:39,840 --> 00:36:45,400 Speaker 1: up in you know, New York, or they roll up 709 00:36:45,440 --> 00:36:49,080 Speaker 1: in Boston, or they roll up in somewhere out in 710 00:36:49,120 --> 00:36:51,359 Speaker 1: the West, or a Western Conference team comes to town, 711 00:36:51,360 --> 00:36:53,840 Speaker 1: when they're like, oh man, here we are. We're in 712 00:36:54,000 --> 00:36:57,800 Speaker 1: Washington tonight, they're not getting the very best, most serious 713 00:36:57,920 --> 00:37:00,440 Speaker 1: versions of the teams they're playing. They're playing a lesser 714 00:37:00,560 --> 00:37:03,920 Speaker 1: version of NBA basketball on a night in, night out basis, 715 00:37:04,200 --> 00:37:07,360 Speaker 1: because no one's viewing the Wizards as a benchmark test 716 00:37:07,440 --> 00:37:10,839 Speaker 1: for how good they are as a basketball team. What 717 00:37:10,880 --> 00:37:13,719 Speaker 1: that means is there is some bad habits that can 718 00:37:13,760 --> 00:37:17,200 Speaker 1: be formed. There are some basketball realities that those Wizards 719 00:37:17,239 --> 00:37:19,880 Speaker 1: young players are experiencing that are not actually like what 720 00:37:19,920 --> 00:37:22,120 Speaker 1: it can be like when you get into serious basketball. 721 00:37:23,040 --> 00:37:25,480 Speaker 1: Putting Anthony Davis and Trey Young in this group at 722 00:37:25,520 --> 00:37:28,479 Speaker 1: the expense of again roughly the equivalent to four second 723 00:37:28,520 --> 00:37:30,480 Speaker 1: round picks, three second round picks, and a very late 724 00:37:30,480 --> 00:37:33,520 Speaker 1: first round pick, it puts you in a situation where 725 00:37:33,920 --> 00:37:37,840 Speaker 1: you're forcing these guys to play higher leverage basketball. You 726 00:37:37,920 --> 00:37:40,080 Speaker 1: better have your shit together for Trey Young and Anthony 727 00:37:40,160 --> 00:37:43,520 Speaker 1: Davis or you'll get beat. Right, so every regular season 728 00:37:43,520 --> 00:37:46,239 Speaker 1: game will include higher leverage. You're probably going to end 729 00:37:46,280 --> 00:37:48,560 Speaker 1: up in at least a first round series next year 730 00:37:49,080 --> 00:37:52,440 Speaker 1: that is high leverage basketball. An opportunity for Trey Johnson 731 00:37:52,480 --> 00:37:55,400 Speaker 1: to experience that environment, an opportunity for Alex Sar and 732 00:37:55,400 --> 00:37:59,120 Speaker 1: Biloa Coulibali and all these young players to experience that environment. 733 00:37:59,160 --> 00:38:01,600 Speaker 1: I think there's a lot of value that comes in 734 00:38:01,680 --> 00:38:04,560 Speaker 1: playing serious basketball. So as I look at it again, 735 00:38:04,760 --> 00:38:09,920 Speaker 1: it doesn't mean the framing of the picks is marginal here. Yeah, 736 00:38:09,960 --> 00:38:13,600 Speaker 1: like they're not as value as Sham's valuable as Sham's 737 00:38:13,600 --> 00:38:16,279 Speaker 1: initially made it sound, but it's still something. We just 738 00:38:16,360 --> 00:38:18,560 Speaker 1: saw four second round picks go for IoT as soon mus, 739 00:38:18,560 --> 00:38:22,319 Speaker 1: So let's not pretend like it's nothing. But for a 740 00:38:22,400 --> 00:38:25,080 Speaker 1: relatively low cost, you get to put all your young 741 00:38:25,120 --> 00:38:28,319 Speaker 1: players into high leverage basketball situations, and I think that 742 00:38:28,320 --> 00:38:30,359 Speaker 1: there's real value there, and so I wanted to. I 743 00:38:30,440 --> 00:38:32,520 Speaker 1: just I feel differently about the trade than I did 744 00:38:32,520 --> 00:38:34,680 Speaker 1: when I initially reacted to it yesterday, so I wanted 745 00:38:34,719 --> 00:38:36,719 Speaker 1: to get my two cents in there. All right, guys, 746 00:38:36,719 --> 00:38:38,320 Speaker 1: It's all I have for this morning is always a 747 00:38:38,400 --> 00:38:40,759 Speaker 1: sincerely appreciate you guys for supporting us and supporting the show. 748 00:38:41,000 --> 00:38:43,600 Speaker 1: No matter what happens between now and noon Pacific time, 749 00:38:43,600 --> 00:38:46,200 Speaker 1: we're going to have some sort of trade deadline reaction. 750 00:38:46,280 --> 00:38:49,360 Speaker 1: It just might be shorter if nothing in particular interest happens. 751 00:38:49,719 --> 00:38:51,560 Speaker 1: I will see you guys later this afternoon for that 752 00:38:51,640 --> 00:38:52,000 Speaker 1: reaction