1 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:04,120 Speaker 1: Yo, yo yo. 2 00:00:04,240 --> 00:00:08,520 Speaker 2: We live on location from the Spotify studios here in 3 00:00:08,680 --> 00:00:13,440 Speaker 2: New York City. Today we tapping in internationally. Man, We 4 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:18,000 Speaker 2: got Sir Tony Parker all the way from the Spotify 5 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:22,120 Speaker 2: beach in cans France. Shout out to Spotify for hooking 6 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:24,600 Speaker 2: this up and giving us that international connection. 7 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:24,920 Speaker 3: Man. 8 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:27,880 Speaker 2: We appreciate y'all joining us and getting with us. We 9 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:30,400 Speaker 2: appreciate you coming on here with us TP and hooking 10 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:31,479 Speaker 2: up in cans Man. 11 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:33,960 Speaker 3: Thanks for having me, Yanks, Thanks for having me. 12 00:00:34,159 --> 00:00:35,479 Speaker 1: Yes, sir, yes, sir man. 13 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:39,240 Speaker 2: It's Draft weekend, NYC, and as you are very well 14 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:43,680 Speaker 2: aware of, TP France, is all the talk right here 15 00:00:43,720 --> 00:00:46,240 Speaker 2: this week in New York with the impending first pick, 16 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 2: your young fellow Victor win BYAMA, I mean we're gonna 17 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 2: get into him. We're gonna get into young Victor. But 18 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 2: we want to we want we want to take it 19 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:56,320 Speaker 2: all the way back to two thousand and one. Man, 20 00:00:57,160 --> 00:01:00,960 Speaker 2: this is one year after we was drafted, grabbed you 21 00:01:01,360 --> 00:01:04,000 Speaker 2: at the twenty eighth pick. Do you remember what you 22 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 2: was feeling leading up to the draft that week? 23 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:06,240 Speaker 1: TP? 24 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:11,119 Speaker 3: It was crazy, it was crazy, crazy two weeks because 25 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:15,800 Speaker 3: I did like fifteen workouts and travel every city. You know, 26 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:18,320 Speaker 3: you have to think about it. Like back in the day, 27 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:21,160 Speaker 3: you know, Europeans was not as high right now. You know, 28 00:01:21,280 --> 00:01:24,320 Speaker 3: right now, any European can be drafted, but back then, 29 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 3: it was no European point guard and it was tough 30 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:30,679 Speaker 3: to be drafted, yea. And so that's why I did 31 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:33,640 Speaker 3: a lot of workouts. I did the Spurs twice, I 32 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:36,760 Speaker 3: did the Celtics twice. So I was kind of arriving 33 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:38,480 Speaker 3: in New York and I was not even in the 34 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:40,160 Speaker 3: green room, you know. I was in the stands, you know, 35 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 3: with my dad and my agent, and we were just 36 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:45,119 Speaker 3: waiting and I had no idea what was going to happen. 37 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:48,840 Speaker 3: And the draft starts, and so the draft guys in 38 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 3: Boston the day before the day the workout with me, 39 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:54,000 Speaker 3: and they were like, okay, we're going to take you 40 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:56,880 Speaker 3: at twenty one. We have three first round pick, we 41 00:01:56,880 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 3: need a point guard. So nineteen comes in and the 42 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 3: lady of the NBA, Christie, you know, Christy, she comes 43 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:06,880 Speaker 3: to me and she comes with the Celtic caps and 44 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:09,280 Speaker 3: she's like, Okay, the Celtic's gonna draft you. So I'm 45 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:12,240 Speaker 3: starting to get up, you know, and one minute after 46 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:14,760 Speaker 3: she comes back and she takes the cap and she like. 47 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:16,919 Speaker 1: Changed their mind. 48 00:02:18,919 --> 00:02:21,200 Speaker 3: They changed their mind, and I was like really, and 49 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:22,880 Speaker 3: I guess there was a fight, you know, between the 50 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:25,280 Speaker 3: head coach and the gym and the owner. And so 51 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 3: basically they drafted the Joe Forte from North Carolina back 52 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:32,200 Speaker 3: in the day only stayed I think like two or 53 00:02:32,200 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 3: three years. Didn't lasts long, but that's why it's like crazy. 54 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:38,560 Speaker 3: And then I went all the way down to twenty eight, 55 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:41,240 Speaker 3: and the Spurs was trying to make some trace to 56 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 3: pick me at twenty because it was like everybody thought 57 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:46,760 Speaker 3: I was going to go to Boston and they didn't 58 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:48,560 Speaker 3: have to trade anything, and they got me at twenty eight. 59 00:02:48,639 --> 00:02:50,519 Speaker 3: So it was a long night for me. Guys, it 60 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 3: was really long to. 61 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 1: Wait on that. 62 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:54,480 Speaker 2: What I want to know, tell me how, like it's 63 00:02:54,520 --> 00:02:57,080 Speaker 2: already long for you to be there waiting to be 64 00:02:57,480 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 2: picked that where you thought you were gonna get picked 65 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:02,280 Speaker 2: when she came at twenty, But like what was that 66 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:04,440 Speaker 2: feeling like when she went away and then you had 67 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:06,120 Speaker 2: to wait eight more picks after that? 68 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:07,160 Speaker 1: Like what was that? 69 00:03:07,880 --> 00:03:09,680 Speaker 3: At that point, I was worried that I was going 70 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:12,119 Speaker 3: to be in the second round, and I was kind 71 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:14,480 Speaker 3: of like starting to be sad because I was nineteen. 72 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 3: I could have waited one more year, two more years, 73 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 3: you know, I didn't have to go right away to 74 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:22,120 Speaker 3: the draft. But the strategy with my dad and my agent, 75 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 3: they were like, let's go now to the draft and 76 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:26,119 Speaker 3: you have a better chance to be a light round 77 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:29,120 Speaker 3: first pick and play with a good team right away. 78 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 3: And I was like, yeah, but if I go second round, 79 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:33,800 Speaker 3: there's no guarantee contract, and then it's tough, you know 80 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 3: because back then, you know, the Europeans we have not 81 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:40,400 Speaker 3: a good like like nobody drafted Europeans back then. So 82 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 3: that's why I was like worried that, man, if I'm 83 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:44,120 Speaker 3: not the first run, I'm not going to have a 84 00:03:44,120 --> 00:03:45,040 Speaker 3: guarantee contract. 85 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 1: How did you feel going through the workouts? 86 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:50,280 Speaker 4: Like did you feel like you were doing a good 87 00:03:50,320 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 4: job when you was gonna cut I notice it's like 88 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:55,880 Speaker 4: every other day, like yeah to a workouts, you will 89 00:03:55,960 --> 00:03:58,040 Speaker 4: be here, hop on the planes and the next morning 90 00:03:58,040 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 4: are you working out? 91 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 1: Then you hopping on another plane. 92 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:03,440 Speaker 4: So I know it's like crazy like that, But how 93 00:04:03,480 --> 00:04:05,640 Speaker 4: did you feel like you did doing the workout? 94 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:08,560 Speaker 3: So I think I did well that's what I was thinking. 95 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:11,000 Speaker 3: You know, you never really know because they don't say much. 96 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:13,760 Speaker 3: You know, you need the workout and they're nice to you, 97 00:04:13,840 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 3: but then you're onto the next one, you know. So 98 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:18,920 Speaker 3: I was trying to do my best, and every time, 99 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 3: you know, they played very physical. They were like trying 100 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:23,839 Speaker 3: to beat me up because that was the reputation of 101 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:26,520 Speaker 3: europelaying guys, you know, they soft like that. So they 102 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:28,040 Speaker 3: wanted to see if I was soft, if I was 103 00:04:28,080 --> 00:04:30,360 Speaker 3: going to respond, if I had character and stuff like that. 104 00:04:30,760 --> 00:04:33,119 Speaker 3: And so every workout, you know, I went very hard. 105 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:35,760 Speaker 3: My dad is an American, so he prepared me very 106 00:04:35,760 --> 00:04:38,640 Speaker 3: well about the mentality that I should have in those workouts. 107 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:41,000 Speaker 3: But to be honest, I had no idea if I'd 108 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:43,000 Speaker 3: be drafted or that I was hoping an a first run. 109 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:45,440 Speaker 2: I don't let Black sit here and act like he 110 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:48,640 Speaker 2: knows what you're talking about about jumping on planes and 111 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 2: going to work. He wasn't doing that. He can he 112 00:04:51,400 --> 00:04:53,719 Speaker 2: can tell you from my experience. He was aware of 113 00:04:53,720 --> 00:04:55,240 Speaker 2: what I was doing. Me and you was in the 114 00:04:55,279 --> 00:04:58,359 Speaker 2: same boat, tp flying all over. He was trying us 115 00:04:58,400 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 2: to come for second workouts for the draft, and the 116 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:04,000 Speaker 2: miles had a couple of little steak dinner meetings. 117 00:05:04,040 --> 00:05:04,760 Speaker 1: He went in there and. 118 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:06,719 Speaker 3: Walked like Victor. 119 00:05:06,880 --> 00:05:10,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, like Victor, thank you. 120 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:13,280 Speaker 2: What he was not doing the heavy lifting that you 121 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 2: and I was doing, pulling the flights and going and 122 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:18,560 Speaker 2: working out. Nah, he was walking around like the king. 123 00:05:18,680 --> 00:05:21,760 Speaker 2: He was getting he was getting taking the workouts. 124 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 3: You that was one, one or two workouts. 125 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:27,920 Speaker 1: That was it. 126 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:31,119 Speaker 2: You know, he was at that point, he was setting 127 00:05:31,240 --> 00:05:33,520 Speaker 2: he was about to be the highest high school player 128 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:35,720 Speaker 2: ever taking he was about to make history that at 129 00:05:35,760 --> 00:05:36,680 Speaker 2: that point, that's what he did. 130 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:38,800 Speaker 3: Life. Life was so good for him to go to 131 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:42,400 Speaker 3: nice restaurants, explaining, we didn't we didn't have time to 132 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:42,680 Speaker 3: go to. 133 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:45,599 Speaker 2: Restaurants exactly, they getting us in and out. 134 00:05:47,240 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 1: Talk about the. 135 00:05:48,200 --> 00:05:51,719 Speaker 4: Current n b A seeing the Denver Nuggets win the 136 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:55,960 Speaker 4: championship for the first time ever and seeing the combination 137 00:05:56,120 --> 00:06:00,000 Speaker 4: of a guard and a center kind of working there 138 00:06:00,480 --> 00:06:02,599 Speaker 4: to the top. You know, it reminds me of you 139 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:07,120 Speaker 4: and Timmy. What do you see the similarities between Jamal 140 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:09,720 Speaker 4: Murray and Joker and you and Timmy. 141 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:13,920 Speaker 3: But first of all, it's a huge honor because I 142 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:17,279 Speaker 3: saw Kyle Lowry said the same thing. You know, Murray 143 00:06:17,279 --> 00:06:21,839 Speaker 3: and Joki was reminding him of me and Timmy huge Ore, 144 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 3: huge Ore. If we can, you know, obviously inspire, you know, 145 00:06:26,040 --> 00:06:29,320 Speaker 3: people always wanted to do that for my country, and 146 00:06:30,120 --> 00:06:33,240 Speaker 3: now that I see people using us as examples, it's 147 00:06:33,240 --> 00:06:35,360 Speaker 3: pretty cool. And now that I have time this year 148 00:06:35,720 --> 00:06:39,480 Speaker 3: to be a nostalgic, it's really the first time in 149 00:06:39,480 --> 00:06:43,279 Speaker 3: my life that I can reflect and being nostalgic because 150 00:06:43,279 --> 00:06:45,680 Speaker 3: of the Hall of Fame and everything that is happening. 151 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:49,679 Speaker 3: It forces me to say down and think about everything 152 00:06:49,760 --> 00:06:51,479 Speaker 3: because I have to write my speech and I'm in 153 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:54,000 Speaker 3: the middle of doing that right now, and so that's 154 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:55,880 Speaker 3: why it's pretty cool to see that. And I was 155 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:59,520 Speaker 3: very happy for Denver first time in forty seven years. 156 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:02,080 Speaker 3: That's awesome when it's the first time that you win 157 00:07:02,160 --> 00:07:05,279 Speaker 3: a championship. I kind of felt that with the Spurs too, 158 00:07:05,279 --> 00:07:08,920 Speaker 3: because everybody said in ninety nine it was an asterisk, 159 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:12,800 Speaker 3: you know, a championship, So the Spurs was like exactly, 160 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:15,600 Speaker 3: So the Spurs was like really celebrating for the first time, 161 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:17,400 Speaker 3: you know three you know, when we want it. Yeah, 162 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 3: And to be compared to those guys, they had the 163 00:07:21,760 --> 00:07:26,680 Speaker 3: unbelievable run, especially Jokic. His run was unbelievable. And it's 164 00:07:26,800 --> 00:07:29,800 Speaker 3: just the vision that David Stern had, you know, with 165 00:07:29,880 --> 00:07:33,280 Speaker 3: the Dream Team, to make sure that the game is 166 00:07:33,320 --> 00:07:36,880 Speaker 3: global and is worldwide. And I was one of those kids, 167 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:39,760 Speaker 3: you know, at the Dream Team. I went to watch 168 00:07:39,760 --> 00:07:42,480 Speaker 3: them play when they played in Monaco and then they 169 00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:45,880 Speaker 3: went to Barcelona. Me Gasol Novitski. You will always hear 170 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:48,240 Speaker 3: an interview is like we were like those kids, you 171 00:07:48,280 --> 00:07:50,520 Speaker 3: know that watched them. And now when you see the 172 00:07:50,560 --> 00:07:53,560 Speaker 3: results of all that twenty thirty years later and you 173 00:07:53,600 --> 00:07:57,160 Speaker 3: see Jokich, Yannis Doncic and now Victor that's going to 174 00:07:57,200 --> 00:08:01,360 Speaker 3: be number one, it's crazy. How basketball all around the world. 175 00:08:01,840 --> 00:08:05,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, speaking of that, and like you know, dealing with 176 00:08:05,040 --> 00:08:09,320 Speaker 2: the Nuggets and Yokish winning the finals MVP talk about 177 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:12,160 Speaker 2: you just spoke on how when you got drafted that 178 00:08:12,320 --> 00:08:15,560 Speaker 2: you know, Europeans weren't short shots. It wasn't as many 179 00:08:15,600 --> 00:08:17,960 Speaker 2: of y'all being drafted. And then you fast forward and 180 00:08:17,960 --> 00:08:20,240 Speaker 2: look at it now, like you say, Wemby's about to 181 00:08:20,240 --> 00:08:20,960 Speaker 2: be number one. 182 00:08:21,360 --> 00:08:22,600 Speaker 1: You got the last. 183 00:08:22,320 --> 00:08:27,600 Speaker 2: Four MVPs our foreign international guys with mb Yokis twice 184 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:28,960 Speaker 2: and Giannis twice. 185 00:08:29,040 --> 00:08:29,640 Speaker 1: Back to back. 186 00:08:30,040 --> 00:08:32,880 Speaker 2: Do you feel now that it's like it's kind of 187 00:08:32,920 --> 00:08:35,640 Speaker 2: like an invasion, Like some of the best players in 188 00:08:35,679 --> 00:08:38,920 Speaker 2: the world, I mean in the NBA are coming from overseas. 189 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:41,320 Speaker 2: They kind of dominating the league. And it's not, like 190 00:08:41,400 --> 00:08:46,400 Speaker 2: you said, it's not that same perspective about the Europeans 191 00:08:46,400 --> 00:08:48,320 Speaker 2: that it used to be. Like they we now know 192 00:08:48,440 --> 00:08:52,720 Speaker 2: that these dudes are are are preparing and getting themselves 193 00:08:52,760 --> 00:08:54,960 Speaker 2: to become the best players in the world, and they're 194 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:57,880 Speaker 2: making it here and they're actually doing it. Five MVPs 195 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:00,840 Speaker 2: and and all these different things and now a World champs. 196 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:03,080 Speaker 2: So what do you feel about that impact that the 197 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:05,679 Speaker 2: Europeans are having what the international guys I have them 198 00:09:05,679 --> 00:09:06,600 Speaker 2: in the league right now. 199 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:09,960 Speaker 3: I think the biggest difference is when I was a kid, 200 00:09:10,440 --> 00:09:12,840 Speaker 3: I was dreaming. It was my dream, you know, to 201 00:09:12,880 --> 00:09:15,240 Speaker 3: play in the NBA. It was a dream. I wanted 202 00:09:15,280 --> 00:09:18,080 Speaker 3: to try to become the first European point guard to 203 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:20,640 Speaker 3: make it in the NBA. Now, the guys of today, 204 00:09:21,040 --> 00:09:22,640 Speaker 3: I don't. I don't feel like it's a dream for them. 205 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:25,120 Speaker 3: It's like a goal. It's my goal. It's my goal 206 00:09:25,160 --> 00:09:28,320 Speaker 3: to go to the NBA. And that's a different approach, 207 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:32,680 Speaker 3: you know, and they like motivated and they know that 208 00:09:32,720 --> 00:09:35,280 Speaker 3: they can make it. They know they can have a chance, 209 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:41,240 Speaker 3: you know, because now any franchise they're not scared anymore 210 00:09:41,480 --> 00:09:44,600 Speaker 3: to have a European guy being their franchise guy like 211 00:09:44,679 --> 00:09:48,320 Speaker 3: Joe Kits you know, and and Giannis. And it started, 212 00:09:48,360 --> 00:09:52,079 Speaker 3: you know, when I arrived with Power and Dirk, we 213 00:09:52,480 --> 00:09:55,880 Speaker 3: showed that you can have European guys being the franchise 214 00:09:55,960 --> 00:09:58,360 Speaker 3: or top two, top three best player in their team. 215 00:09:58,800 --> 00:10:01,040 Speaker 3: And I think it's going to keep growing, you know. 216 00:10:01,520 --> 00:10:04,160 Speaker 3: I'm sure China is going to come pretty soon, you know, 217 00:10:04,240 --> 00:10:08,600 Speaker 3: as they improving Africa. Africa for sure, now that the 218 00:10:08,679 --> 00:10:13,200 Speaker 3: NBA they're very involved over there, I'm pretty sure that 219 00:10:13,320 --> 00:10:15,319 Speaker 3: soon we're going to see a lot more African guys 220 00:10:15,360 --> 00:10:18,000 Speaker 3: coming to the league. And then India that's not even 221 00:10:18,040 --> 00:10:20,679 Speaker 3: tapped in you know, India is a huge ju Juja 222 00:10:21,320 --> 00:10:25,199 Speaker 3: continent country, and I think it's going to keep going. 223 00:10:25,320 --> 00:10:27,760 Speaker 3: And that way, I still think, you know, the US, 224 00:10:27,800 --> 00:10:30,520 Speaker 3: they'll still produce, you know, some great players. Obviously they 225 00:10:30,600 --> 00:10:34,360 Speaker 3: still number one in the world in international competition, but 226 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:37,920 Speaker 3: it's hard for them to win now, you know, in 227 00:10:37,960 --> 00:10:41,480 Speaker 3: the last final and Olympics. You know, France lost by five. 228 00:10:41,559 --> 00:10:46,040 Speaker 3: It was a close game. And as I see France improving, 229 00:10:46,080 --> 00:10:47,920 Speaker 3: you know, with Victor coming in, we have a a 230 00:10:47,920 --> 00:10:50,079 Speaker 3: lot of great talent that they're going to improve the 231 00:10:50,160 --> 00:10:52,560 Speaker 3: national team. It's going to be tough for the US 232 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:55,760 Speaker 3: to keep winning every competition like they used to. You know, 233 00:10:55,840 --> 00:10:58,840 Speaker 3: they used to win by twenty thirty every competition. But 234 00:10:58,960 --> 00:11:01,679 Speaker 3: now I think in the near future it's going to 235 00:11:01,720 --> 00:11:03,360 Speaker 3: be very interesting, you know, the Work Cup and the 236 00:11:03,360 --> 00:11:06,120 Speaker 3: Olympics starting this summer. You know, in the walk up, 237 00:11:06,160 --> 00:11:08,360 Speaker 3: I don't know exactly who's going for the US team, 238 00:11:08,400 --> 00:11:11,040 Speaker 3: but I feel like if they don't bring their best players, 239 00:11:11,320 --> 00:11:14,920 Speaker 3: it's gonna be tough for them to win. And historically 240 00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:17,800 Speaker 3: the American guys they like to come for the Olympics, 241 00:11:17,880 --> 00:11:20,800 Speaker 3: you know, because that's that's our World Cup. Soccer, you know, 242 00:11:20,920 --> 00:11:23,319 Speaker 3: like soccer walk up is the main thing, and basketball 243 00:11:23,360 --> 00:11:25,840 Speaker 3: is the Olympics. So it's gonna be interesting to see 244 00:11:25,920 --> 00:11:28,400 Speaker 3: who they're going to bring for this competition. But I 245 00:11:28,440 --> 00:11:31,360 Speaker 3: know next year it's gonna be a huge competition because 246 00:11:31,360 --> 00:11:33,800 Speaker 3: I know the Americans, they love Paris, they love France. 247 00:11:33,840 --> 00:11:36,720 Speaker 3: So the Olympics is going to be a nice one. 248 00:11:36,920 --> 00:11:37,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, I heard it here. 249 00:11:37,880 --> 00:11:40,680 Speaker 2: Man TP is speaking real facts. If we don't send 250 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:43,319 Speaker 2: our best, it ain't a guarantee. Now we gotta we 251 00:11:43,640 --> 00:11:46,200 Speaker 2: can't just go there, you know, we gotta go with our. 252 00:11:46,080 --> 00:11:49,800 Speaker 3: Top guys, top guys, top guys, and practice a little bit, 253 00:11:49,880 --> 00:11:54,240 Speaker 3: you know, fact just the week, two weeks, Yeah, exactly. 254 00:11:54,360 --> 00:11:57,920 Speaker 3: And so because Europeans, you know, we practice a month before, 255 00:11:58,040 --> 00:12:00,440 Speaker 3: month and a half before. We build chemistry. We've been 256 00:12:00,520 --> 00:12:03,880 Speaker 3: playing together since we're fourteen years old, and so that's 257 00:12:03,880 --> 00:12:05,400 Speaker 3: why it's a lot different. 258 00:12:05,440 --> 00:12:09,520 Speaker 4: You know, tell us the process of a guy coming 259 00:12:09,520 --> 00:12:12,640 Speaker 4: from overseas, because it's all the guys just seem like 260 00:12:12,679 --> 00:12:15,760 Speaker 4: this coming from overseas that's playing in already pro leagues. 261 00:12:15,800 --> 00:12:18,560 Speaker 4: It seems like they already are prepared for the league 262 00:12:18,600 --> 00:12:21,400 Speaker 4: these days. So tell us just like the process that 263 00:12:21,480 --> 00:12:22,560 Speaker 4: you have to go through. 264 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:25,520 Speaker 3: To Yeah, you have different ways, you know. Now, you 265 00:12:25,600 --> 00:12:29,080 Speaker 3: start to play professional very early, you know, fifteen years old. 266 00:12:29,080 --> 00:12:33,319 Speaker 3: That's why I started fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, you're already playing professionally. 267 00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:36,520 Speaker 3: You're already playing with older guys, veterans, you know, so 268 00:12:36,720 --> 00:12:39,720 Speaker 3: they're already teaching you how to be a professional. And 269 00:12:39,760 --> 00:12:42,920 Speaker 3: that's why when let's say like Luca. When Luca came, 270 00:12:43,160 --> 00:12:45,600 Speaker 3: he was playing for Real Madrid the last three years, 271 00:12:45,640 --> 00:12:48,760 Speaker 3: so he was already playing like an NBA season because 272 00:12:48,800 --> 00:12:51,720 Speaker 3: in the U League where Real Madrid plays, we play 273 00:12:51,760 --> 00:12:54,520 Speaker 3: more than eighty games. The team that I own is 274 00:12:54,559 --> 00:12:56,320 Speaker 3: in the U League, you know, and so it's like 275 00:12:56,320 --> 00:13:00,400 Speaker 3: an NBA season, and you play against great talent. Teams 276 00:13:00,400 --> 00:13:03,439 Speaker 3: are really good. And that's why those young Europeans when 277 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:06,800 Speaker 3: you see them arrive, they're more and more ready. Or 278 00:13:06,840 --> 00:13:10,080 Speaker 3: when they're sixteen seventeen, they send them to Australia or 279 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:13,600 Speaker 3: to different countries where they have programs now to make 280 00:13:13,679 --> 00:13:19,000 Speaker 3: those kids sixteen seventeen eighteen play because it's like a 281 00:13:19,040 --> 00:13:21,800 Speaker 3: formula for them for their budget, you know, to make 282 00:13:22,120 --> 00:13:25,400 Speaker 3: take a talent, to prospect, make him play and then 283 00:13:25,440 --> 00:13:27,560 Speaker 3: they'll get that big money, you know, once he's drafted 284 00:13:27,559 --> 00:13:29,839 Speaker 3: the first round. So you have a lot of programs 285 00:13:29,880 --> 00:13:33,520 Speaker 3: now in different teams in Europe or Australia where they 286 00:13:33,679 --> 00:13:37,400 Speaker 3: help those prospects to play very early, play a lot 287 00:13:37,400 --> 00:13:40,120 Speaker 3: of minutes and then get paid off when they get drafted. 288 00:13:40,559 --> 00:13:42,600 Speaker 2: Tell me this, you a guy that you know obviously 289 00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:45,360 Speaker 2: you came from overseas in France playing and now you, 290 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:46,920 Speaker 2: like you say, you own a team, you get to 291 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:49,559 Speaker 2: see a lot of the games. And I want to 292 00:13:49,600 --> 00:13:51,760 Speaker 2: go back to something that Lucas said when he first 293 00:13:51,760 --> 00:13:54,880 Speaker 2: got here. He was like, it's easier to play in 294 00:13:54,960 --> 00:13:57,840 Speaker 2: the NBA because of the physicality. Would you agree with 295 00:13:57,880 --> 00:14:00,800 Speaker 2: that that, you know, the level of physicality with overseas 296 00:14:00,880 --> 00:14:01,760 Speaker 2: is a lot higher. 297 00:14:01,960 --> 00:14:04,679 Speaker 3: Yeah, I would agree to a certain extent, meaning like 298 00:14:05,040 --> 00:14:07,800 Speaker 3: it's just a different game. You know, the NBA is 299 00:14:07,920 --> 00:14:12,240 Speaker 3: very open, the three point line is further and with 300 00:14:12,320 --> 00:14:15,200 Speaker 3: the three second role, it creates a lot of gaps 301 00:14:15,240 --> 00:14:18,600 Speaker 3: for people to penetrate and you can't even touch anybody. Now, 302 00:14:18,640 --> 00:14:21,720 Speaker 3: you know, when you playing exactly in Europe, you know 303 00:14:21,760 --> 00:14:24,280 Speaker 3: you can you can hold, you can put your hand 304 00:14:24,400 --> 00:14:26,880 Speaker 3: and everything you have that you have no three second roles. 305 00:14:26,920 --> 00:14:28,200 Speaker 3: So if the big guy wants to stay in the 306 00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:30,360 Speaker 3: middle of the paint, he can stay and then the 307 00:14:30,640 --> 00:14:33,880 Speaker 3: three point line is not as far. So just because 308 00:14:33,920 --> 00:14:37,440 Speaker 3: of that, it creates a lot more physicality and less room, 309 00:14:37,560 --> 00:14:39,360 Speaker 3: you know, to to penetrate and stuff like that. That's 310 00:14:39,400 --> 00:14:41,440 Speaker 3: why we always say if you can't shoot, it's hard 311 00:14:41,440 --> 00:14:45,080 Speaker 3: to play in Europe, you know, and the NBA. It's 312 00:14:45,080 --> 00:14:47,400 Speaker 3: a lot different because the NBA is like promoting that, 313 00:14:47,480 --> 00:14:49,680 Speaker 3: you know, they want to see more offense, more points, 314 00:14:50,160 --> 00:14:52,840 Speaker 3: because that's what the fans want. And it's very different 315 00:14:52,920 --> 00:14:55,400 Speaker 3: when we play guys. Like when when we played, it 316 00:14:55,480 --> 00:14:57,000 Speaker 3: was still a little bit like the nineties, you know, 317 00:14:57,080 --> 00:14:59,000 Speaker 3: it was still like that the ball went inside a 318 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:01,360 Speaker 3: lot and there was a lot more physical. You can 319 00:15:01,360 --> 00:15:06,280 Speaker 3: still exactly, you can still play defense. So now I'll 320 00:15:06,360 --> 00:15:08,560 Speaker 3: just say it's different. You know, it's just a different 321 00:15:08,600 --> 00:15:13,200 Speaker 3: game that going towards more offense, you know, and more shots, 322 00:15:13,240 --> 00:15:16,520 Speaker 3: more three point shots, so it just creates more opportunities 323 00:15:16,560 --> 00:15:17,760 Speaker 3: for guys to score. 324 00:15:18,680 --> 00:15:22,040 Speaker 4: Uh, you and Q are old man, you know, not me, 325 00:15:22,240 --> 00:15:23,480 Speaker 4: but you know you and. 326 00:15:23,480 --> 00:15:24,320 Speaker 1: Q are old man. 327 00:15:25,400 --> 00:15:29,560 Speaker 4: How how was it to see a picture of Victor 328 00:15:29,880 --> 00:15:30,840 Speaker 4: with your jersey? 329 00:15:32,120 --> 00:15:33,360 Speaker 1: It was crazy? 330 00:15:33,680 --> 00:15:36,600 Speaker 3: It was crazy. It was crazy. And it's funny because 331 00:15:36,600 --> 00:15:38,280 Speaker 3: he played for my team, you know, in as well 332 00:15:38,720 --> 00:15:40,840 Speaker 3: the team that I own, and he never told me 333 00:15:40,920 --> 00:15:44,080 Speaker 3: about that picture. It's funny. And I had to say, 334 00:15:44,400 --> 00:15:47,320 Speaker 3: her sister came to my academy. I still have his 335 00:15:47,360 --> 00:15:50,360 Speaker 3: little brother in my academy. So obviously we had a 336 00:15:50,440 --> 00:15:53,560 Speaker 3: good relationship, you know, with the family. And I was 337 00:15:53,600 --> 00:15:56,040 Speaker 3: so surprised when I saw I saw that picture. I 338 00:15:56,080 --> 00:15:58,840 Speaker 3: was like, hey, you never told me. So it was 339 00:15:58,880 --> 00:16:02,960 Speaker 3: funny to see him being watching the Spurs, you know, 340 00:16:03,040 --> 00:16:06,160 Speaker 3: growing up and using that as a as a motivation. 341 00:16:06,760 --> 00:16:09,160 Speaker 3: And so it felt like destiny. 342 00:16:09,200 --> 00:16:09,360 Speaker 1: You know. 343 00:16:10,080 --> 00:16:12,280 Speaker 3: I knew he knew. I knew he wanted to come 344 00:16:12,320 --> 00:16:14,720 Speaker 3: to San Antonio. I knew with his family, I knew 345 00:16:14,760 --> 00:16:17,360 Speaker 3: he wanted to go to the Spurs, and and so 346 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:20,320 Speaker 3: when it really happened, I was like, Wow, it's like destiny. 347 00:16:20,400 --> 00:16:21,000 Speaker 3: That's crazy. 348 00:16:21,120 --> 00:16:23,960 Speaker 2: So when did you first like how long have you known? 349 00:16:23,960 --> 00:16:25,400 Speaker 2: When when did you first meet him? 350 00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:27,280 Speaker 3: Man, the first time I saw first time I saw 351 00:16:27,360 --> 00:16:29,240 Speaker 3: him play, he was fourteen years old. First time I 352 00:16:29,280 --> 00:16:32,680 Speaker 3: saw him play, he was obviously now not in my academy. 353 00:16:32,760 --> 00:16:35,400 Speaker 3: He was in Paris. He was in Paris. And so 354 00:16:35,520 --> 00:16:37,400 Speaker 3: with my scouts, you know, they told me about him, 355 00:16:37,440 --> 00:16:39,480 Speaker 3: He's going to be the next big thing, blah blah blah. 356 00:16:39,480 --> 00:16:42,080 Speaker 3: He's unbelievable. He plays like a guard, he's so tall. 357 00:16:42,560 --> 00:16:44,360 Speaker 3: And I was like, that's the first time I heard 358 00:16:44,360 --> 00:16:46,280 Speaker 3: about him. Then when the first time I sig Nim 359 00:16:46,280 --> 00:16:48,160 Speaker 3: play is when he played for Paris. He was playing 360 00:16:48,160 --> 00:16:51,680 Speaker 3: for Nanterre. It was his first year professional and uh, 361 00:16:51,760 --> 00:16:54,000 Speaker 3: and so that's when we decided to sign him, you know. 362 00:16:54,360 --> 00:16:57,600 Speaker 3: And so then I met the family. His sister was 363 00:16:57,640 --> 00:16:59,640 Speaker 3: already at my academy, and so that's how we worked 364 00:16:59,640 --> 00:17:01,600 Speaker 3: out the d and he decided to come at ASDA 365 00:17:01,680 --> 00:17:02,520 Speaker 3: when he was seventeen. 366 00:17:04,040 --> 00:17:08,240 Speaker 4: Wow, So if you had the opportunity to play with Victor, 367 00:17:08,280 --> 00:17:10,400 Speaker 4: how would you play with him? 368 00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:13,600 Speaker 3: Same as Timmy, he's a big role player because he 369 00:17:13,640 --> 00:17:14,440 Speaker 3: can't do everything. 370 00:17:14,560 --> 00:17:14,760 Speaker 1: You know. 371 00:17:14,840 --> 00:17:18,280 Speaker 3: He can shoot the ball, he can dribble like a guard, 372 00:17:18,359 --> 00:17:21,399 Speaker 3: he can bring it up. He's a special talent. You know. 373 00:17:21,920 --> 00:17:24,359 Speaker 3: I never saw a prospect like that being seven to 374 00:17:24,600 --> 00:17:26,960 Speaker 3: and I think all the guard skills and can play 375 00:17:27,119 --> 00:17:30,239 Speaker 3: one to five. You know, he's definitely skilled like that. Then, 376 00:17:30,400 --> 00:17:33,320 Speaker 3: so it's gonna be interesting to see how Pop is 377 00:17:33,359 --> 00:17:36,480 Speaker 3: going to use him, you know, especially in the basketball 378 00:17:36,520 --> 00:17:38,639 Speaker 3: of today, you know, So it's gonna be interesting. 379 00:17:38,480 --> 00:17:40,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, he me. 380 00:17:40,840 --> 00:17:43,439 Speaker 4: And he was saying this months ago, like when they 381 00:17:43,520 --> 00:17:47,520 Speaker 4: was talking about the Detroit and Houston. We was always 382 00:17:47,560 --> 00:17:51,440 Speaker 4: saying like San Antonio is like the perfect place. It's 383 00:17:51,480 --> 00:17:54,840 Speaker 4: the safest place, it's the place that we feel like 384 00:17:54,840 --> 00:17:58,119 Speaker 4: he's gonna get the most development and they gonna do 385 00:17:58,680 --> 00:17:59,239 Speaker 4: right by him. 386 00:17:59,280 --> 00:18:00,240 Speaker 1: Do you feel the same. 387 00:18:00,760 --> 00:18:03,240 Speaker 3: I feel the same way. I was kind of worried 388 00:18:03,280 --> 00:18:06,280 Speaker 3: if you went to Houston or Detroit. Uh, no disrespect 389 00:18:06,280 --> 00:18:09,000 Speaker 3: to Detroit or Houston, but the players that they had 390 00:18:09,080 --> 00:18:12,000 Speaker 3: and stuff like that. When you have a player like that, 391 00:18:12,080 --> 00:18:14,920 Speaker 3: you're gonna have to adapt and kind of play for him, 392 00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:17,320 Speaker 3: you know what I mean. And I didn't know if 393 00:18:17,359 --> 00:18:19,520 Speaker 3: Houston in Detroit will have that discipline, you know, with 394 00:18:19,640 --> 00:18:21,560 Speaker 3: the guys that they have. You know, I know with 395 00:18:21,720 --> 00:18:25,280 Speaker 3: Pop he will make sure right it all goes through 396 00:18:25,359 --> 00:18:29,359 Speaker 3: him and build around him with the great pieces that 397 00:18:29,400 --> 00:18:32,879 Speaker 3: they have, you know, with Devin or Kelden. So I 398 00:18:32,920 --> 00:18:35,280 Speaker 3: think that yes, is the perfect spot for him. I'm 399 00:18:35,320 --> 00:18:38,040 Speaker 3: a little bit biased, but I really, I really think 400 00:18:38,080 --> 00:18:41,120 Speaker 3: it's the perfect spot for him and the perfect coach 401 00:18:41,160 --> 00:18:44,000 Speaker 3: for him to learn and have good habits, you know. 402 00:18:44,440 --> 00:18:48,080 Speaker 2: To tell me about the you know how how obviously 403 00:18:48,320 --> 00:18:50,399 Speaker 2: I feel like it starts with you. But talk about 404 00:18:50,400 --> 00:18:53,040 Speaker 2: the connection that that that you kind of started between 405 00:18:53,119 --> 00:18:55,120 Speaker 2: France and the Spurs, and I mean you spoke about 406 00:18:55,160 --> 00:18:58,439 Speaker 2: it saying like you know, everybody saw Wemby, his whole family, 407 00:18:58,480 --> 00:19:01,240 Speaker 2: the whole room him to go to the Spurs, and 408 00:19:01,240 --> 00:19:04,360 Speaker 2: then Spurs are like France is like NBA team. Talk 409 00:19:04,400 --> 00:19:07,480 Speaker 2: about you know how strong that connection is and you 410 00:19:07,520 --> 00:19:08,960 Speaker 2: know how much you had to do with it. 411 00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:10,879 Speaker 1: Are you proud of that? Yeah? 412 00:19:11,160 --> 00:19:14,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm very, very proud of that. And I always 413 00:19:14,080 --> 00:19:17,200 Speaker 3: took it seriously to be a great ambassador for French 414 00:19:17,280 --> 00:19:20,240 Speaker 3: basketball and try to represent France as best as I 415 00:19:20,280 --> 00:19:24,400 Speaker 3: can in the US. And so it's funny. I feel 416 00:19:24,480 --> 00:19:27,040 Speaker 3: like the whole country wanted me to go to the 417 00:19:27,040 --> 00:19:30,399 Speaker 3: sky because because of the connection with me and Boris 418 00:19:30,480 --> 00:19:34,960 Speaker 3: Dil and Nondo de Colo and is like five or 419 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:37,880 Speaker 3: six guys from France who played for the Spurs already, 420 00:19:38,240 --> 00:19:41,720 Speaker 3: So you have all those connections and so uh and me, 421 00:19:41,800 --> 00:19:44,000 Speaker 3: I still live over there, still got my house over there. 422 00:19:44,080 --> 00:19:47,120 Speaker 3: So it'd be nice to to welcome him and try 423 00:19:47,119 --> 00:19:48,600 Speaker 3: to help him as much as I can as he 424 00:19:49,040 --> 00:19:50,720 Speaker 3: gets situated in San Antonio. 425 00:19:50,960 --> 00:19:52,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm gonna have to jump off the cliff at 426 00:19:52,840 --> 00:19:53,520 Speaker 1: your house. Man. 427 00:19:54,160 --> 00:19:56,840 Speaker 3: You come whenever you want, whenever you want, whenever you want. 428 00:19:58,440 --> 00:20:00,760 Speaker 3: You know what, We'll shoot your show. We'll show your 429 00:20:00,760 --> 00:20:02,719 Speaker 3: show with Wenby at my house like that we can 430 00:20:02,840 --> 00:20:05,879 Speaker 3: do it the splash TP. 431 00:20:08,240 --> 00:20:12,879 Speaker 4: With Pop being being able to coach Victor, what do 432 00:20:13,000 --> 00:20:14,840 Speaker 4: you think Pop is going to. 433 00:20:14,800 --> 00:20:17,600 Speaker 1: Give Victor that you feel Victor really needs. 434 00:20:18,840 --> 00:20:20,720 Speaker 3: I think it's going to be a win win situation. 435 00:20:21,040 --> 00:20:22,960 Speaker 3: I didn't know if Pop was going to keep going, 436 00:20:23,040 --> 00:20:25,840 Speaker 3: you know, and now that he gets the number one, 437 00:20:26,040 --> 00:20:28,000 Speaker 3: I feel like it's going to give him a new 438 00:20:28,119 --> 00:20:31,760 Speaker 3: a new youth, you know, some new energy for him 439 00:20:31,800 --> 00:20:35,720 Speaker 3: to to keep going. And uh and uh for Wemby, 440 00:20:36,240 --> 00:20:38,560 Speaker 3: all the knowledge, you know, all the knowledge of Pop 441 00:20:38,600 --> 00:20:40,960 Speaker 3: and all of experience can only help him, you know, 442 00:20:41,200 --> 00:20:44,080 Speaker 3: like I said, to create good habits into make him 443 00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:47,480 Speaker 3: into a champion, you know, and have that mentality because 444 00:20:47,520 --> 00:20:49,800 Speaker 3: you know, winning a championship and you know, guys is 445 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:53,639 Speaker 3: really really hard and NBA, especially the way he's going 446 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:55,960 Speaker 3: to start, you know where we we we're going to 447 00:20:56,040 --> 00:20:59,000 Speaker 3: need a couple more pieces before we cantend. You know, 448 00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:02,719 Speaker 3: it's gonna take some time, you know. Uh, And so 449 00:21:03,080 --> 00:21:05,800 Speaker 3: that's why I think the Spurs going to be patient 450 00:21:05,880 --> 00:21:08,120 Speaker 3: with him. I think Pub's going to be patient. And 451 00:21:08,160 --> 00:21:10,960 Speaker 3: that's why I think it's the perfect spot because it's 452 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:13,920 Speaker 3: definitely gonna take a franchise where you're going to need 453 00:21:13,960 --> 00:21:16,520 Speaker 3: patients a little bit like Denver did a little bit 454 00:21:16,560 --> 00:21:20,080 Speaker 3: like like like like Dallas, the way they did with 455 00:21:20,119 --> 00:21:22,520 Speaker 3: Dirk Novitski. You know, we took some time and Dirk 456 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:25,640 Speaker 3: was struggling his first two years and they stuck with him, 457 00:21:25,920 --> 00:21:28,919 Speaker 3: and obviously he had all of fame career. So I 458 00:21:28,960 --> 00:21:31,919 Speaker 3: think that's the environment that Wenby is going to need 459 00:21:32,080 --> 00:21:34,520 Speaker 3: to try to fulfill his dream I'm sure is to 460 00:21:34,520 --> 00:21:35,959 Speaker 3: bring a championship to the Spurs. 461 00:21:36,200 --> 00:21:38,119 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's what I'm excited for him to be there for. 462 00:21:38,280 --> 00:21:41,080 Speaker 2: I feel like it's like like we said, it's very stable, 463 00:21:41,119 --> 00:21:43,560 Speaker 2: and I think that you know, the city, the town 464 00:21:43,960 --> 00:21:46,760 Speaker 2: San Antonio, they'll they'll handle him the right way, like 465 00:21:46,800 --> 00:21:48,960 Speaker 2: you said, what they did with Dallas with dark and 466 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:51,719 Speaker 2: give him his time and allow him to grow and 467 00:21:51,760 --> 00:21:54,600 Speaker 2: not be one of those fan bases just you know, 468 00:21:54,760 --> 00:21:57,520 Speaker 2: gonna be moaning and grown and and thinking something going 469 00:21:57,560 --> 00:22:00,320 Speaker 2: on before it should. They'll they'll they'll do good and 470 00:22:00,359 --> 00:22:02,440 Speaker 2: be patient with him and he'll be allowed to grow. 471 00:22:02,480 --> 00:22:04,520 Speaker 2: So I was I was excited for him for that part. 472 00:22:04,359 --> 00:22:07,800 Speaker 3: Because you know, sometimes in the NBA they want everything fast, yes, 473 00:22:07,920 --> 00:22:11,399 Speaker 3: and kind of kind of like the Yeah, like the 474 00:22:11,440 --> 00:22:14,480 Speaker 3: modern world. You know, every all the young generations, sometimes 475 00:22:14,480 --> 00:22:17,480 Speaker 3: they want everything like fast, you know, but sometimes it 476 00:22:17,600 --> 00:22:20,879 Speaker 3: just takes time. And some of those franchises they just 477 00:22:21,040 --> 00:22:23,440 Speaker 3: changed so fast, you know, like one year, two year 478 00:22:23,480 --> 00:22:25,879 Speaker 3: and bam, everybody is fired, you know. And I was 479 00:22:25,960 --> 00:22:28,320 Speaker 3: just worried for Wenby to go in the team where 480 00:22:28,600 --> 00:22:30,280 Speaker 3: it was going to be that mentality, and I know 481 00:22:30,320 --> 00:22:31,960 Speaker 3: it's Antonio is not going to be like that. 482 00:22:32,320 --> 00:22:35,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, how do you feel about the evolution of like, 483 00:22:35,640 --> 00:22:38,000 Speaker 2: you know, the how guys are able to get to 484 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:40,480 Speaker 2: the league. Now, now you've got the G League Ignite. 485 00:22:40,760 --> 00:22:43,080 Speaker 2: You know that there's basically like the team of guys 486 00:22:43,119 --> 00:22:45,280 Speaker 2: that go straight from high school to go play there 487 00:22:45,440 --> 00:22:48,159 Speaker 2: and learn how to become pros. Then you now you 488 00:22:48,200 --> 00:22:51,800 Speaker 2: have overtime Elite out in Atlanta that's producing. You know, 489 00:22:51,840 --> 00:22:54,679 Speaker 2: they got the Thompson Twins. It's gonna be lottery pigs. Like, 490 00:22:54,760 --> 00:22:58,280 Speaker 2: what's your take on the different avenues that are available 491 00:22:58,320 --> 00:22:59,960 Speaker 2: for guys to make it to the NBA? 492 00:23:00,280 --> 00:23:03,439 Speaker 3: Now, I think it's great to have different options. I 493 00:23:03,480 --> 00:23:06,600 Speaker 3: have nothing against having different options. You go to the league, 494 00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:10,639 Speaker 3: you know, Europe or Australia or ote or whatever. Right, 495 00:23:10,800 --> 00:23:13,480 Speaker 3: it doesn't it doesn't matter as long as you got 496 00:23:13,720 --> 00:23:16,440 Speaker 3: at the right time, you know, because with the NBA, 497 00:23:16,560 --> 00:23:18,800 Speaker 3: as you know, guys you only had, you only have 498 00:23:18,960 --> 00:23:22,919 Speaker 3: like one first impression. And sometimes you know, some of 499 00:23:22,960 --> 00:23:25,840 Speaker 3: the young guys from France, they just go a little 500 00:23:25,880 --> 00:23:28,159 Speaker 3: bit too early, you know, and I wish they stayed 501 00:23:28,520 --> 00:23:31,439 Speaker 3: one or two more years just to perfect their craft 502 00:23:31,520 --> 00:23:36,360 Speaker 3: and keep improving and getting comfortable with handling the pressure 503 00:23:36,400 --> 00:23:39,560 Speaker 3: and all that everything that comes to be an NBA player, 504 00:23:39,920 --> 00:23:43,720 Speaker 3: And that that's been my only wish. That is no rush. 505 00:23:43,880 --> 00:23:46,600 Speaker 3: You know, you can see the players or player longer 506 00:23:46,640 --> 00:23:49,040 Speaker 3: and longer. As long as you take care of your body, 507 00:23:49,280 --> 00:23:51,560 Speaker 3: you can have you know, longevity and you can play 508 00:23:51,600 --> 00:23:53,760 Speaker 3: a long time. So it doesn't matter if you arrive 509 00:23:53,800 --> 00:23:56,200 Speaker 3: at nineteen or twenty or twenty one. It can make 510 00:23:56,200 --> 00:23:59,359 Speaker 3: a huge difference between playing fifteen years in the league 511 00:23:59,560 --> 00:24:01,800 Speaker 3: or three in the league. As you know, it's three 512 00:24:01,880 --> 00:24:04,080 Speaker 3: hundred and fifty or four hundred players in the league. 513 00:24:04,200 --> 00:24:06,679 Speaker 3: You got sixty new guys coming in every year. The 514 00:24:06,760 --> 00:24:10,840 Speaker 3: competition is rough, it's tough. The average of an NBA 515 00:24:10,920 --> 00:24:13,560 Speaker 3: guy career, as you know, it's four years, so that 516 00:24:13,720 --> 00:24:16,280 Speaker 3: one extra year or two extra years that you do 517 00:24:16,359 --> 00:24:19,439 Speaker 3: in Europe can change your career and prolong your career 518 00:24:19,640 --> 00:24:20,879 Speaker 3: because that first impression. 519 00:24:21,280 --> 00:24:24,800 Speaker 4: Yeah, yeah, yeah, sir. Is there anybody else in the 520 00:24:24,880 --> 00:24:28,320 Speaker 4: draft that you're looking at? You interested in seeing where 521 00:24:28,320 --> 00:24:29,760 Speaker 4: they get drafting and where they're going. 522 00:24:30,520 --> 00:24:33,720 Speaker 3: Yes, Scoot Scoot looks like a like an unbelievable prospect. 523 00:24:33,960 --> 00:24:36,119 Speaker 3: It looks like he's going to be number two, except 524 00:24:36,160 --> 00:24:39,760 Speaker 3: if the if the Hornets go a different direction. But 525 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:43,480 Speaker 3: he's a special talent too, yea. It always the draft. 526 00:24:43,680 --> 00:24:45,880 Speaker 3: It is a crazy thing, the draft. Like I always think, 527 00:24:45,920 --> 00:24:47,960 Speaker 3: like if I was a GM, like like do you 528 00:24:48,000 --> 00:24:50,359 Speaker 3: take Greg Oden or you take Kevin Durant? Do you 529 00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:53,080 Speaker 3: take Zion or you take John Morant? Like like it's crazy, 530 00:24:53,119 --> 00:24:56,960 Speaker 3: those those tough decisions. You know that you know maybe 531 00:24:57,000 --> 00:25:00,000 Speaker 3: a guard can play longer, but you have some big 532 00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:02,760 Speaker 3: eyes like Timmy KG you know they had long careers. 533 00:25:02,760 --> 00:25:05,479 Speaker 3: Like it's hard. You know, it's no perfect science. You 534 00:25:05,520 --> 00:25:09,840 Speaker 3: know it's tough. You know, the draft and so uh 535 00:25:10,440 --> 00:25:12,399 Speaker 3: and that's why it makes it interesting, you know, like 536 00:25:12,920 --> 00:25:15,120 Speaker 3: you never know who's going to make it. Like it's 537 00:25:15,200 --> 00:25:17,199 Speaker 3: no way, I don't care how good you are as 538 00:25:17,240 --> 00:25:19,840 Speaker 3: a scout that you can predict what Jok did with 539 00:25:21,560 --> 00:25:23,399 Speaker 3: he when he came out of the second round. Ol 540 00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:26,720 Speaker 3: Manu Manu was fifty seven in the second round and 541 00:25:27,359 --> 00:25:29,240 Speaker 3: Pop dim and see him play like like he was 542 00:25:29,280 --> 00:25:32,040 Speaker 3: playing in Italy, and you just yeah, I'll trust the scouts. 543 00:25:32,119 --> 00:25:34,399 Speaker 3: Let's take him. He looks good, he looks different, you know. 544 00:25:34,480 --> 00:25:37,040 Speaker 3: But Pop never really signed play and he had a 545 00:25:37,119 --> 00:25:37,919 Speaker 3: Hall of Fame career. 546 00:25:38,520 --> 00:25:40,359 Speaker 4: What you what you think about? Like, you know how 547 00:25:40,400 --> 00:25:43,119 Speaker 4: they're saying the big man is his stink. In the 548 00:25:43,240 --> 00:25:47,840 Speaker 4: last three m vps have been two centers and a 549 00:25:47,960 --> 00:25:49,840 Speaker 4: powerful slash center. 550 00:25:50,800 --> 00:25:53,560 Speaker 3: I think it's funny because a lot of people say 551 00:25:53,560 --> 00:25:56,439 Speaker 3: it's a guards league, you know, and because of Steph 552 00:25:56,480 --> 00:25:59,600 Speaker 3: Curry or Lillard or all those guards. You know, everybody 553 00:25:59,600 --> 00:26:02,200 Speaker 3: says a guard league. But I think that the big 554 00:26:02,240 --> 00:26:05,520 Speaker 3: guys are still important, man, Like it's hard. It's hard 555 00:26:05,560 --> 00:26:08,160 Speaker 3: to win a championship without a good a good big man, 556 00:26:08,280 --> 00:26:10,880 Speaker 3: you know. And if you look at the last championships, 557 00:26:10,880 --> 00:26:13,560 Speaker 3: you know, uh Lebron you need a d you know, 558 00:26:13,640 --> 00:26:18,240 Speaker 3: to win his championship. Jannis Jokis you need those those 559 00:26:18,240 --> 00:26:20,960 Speaker 3: big guys, you know, And so Golden state they might 560 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:23,840 Speaker 3: be the the how can I say the exception? You know, 561 00:26:23,920 --> 00:26:28,200 Speaker 3: even if obviously Drummond is doing all the dirty work, 562 00:26:28,240 --> 00:26:30,440 Speaker 3: all the stuff that you need to do to win championships, 563 00:26:30,800 --> 00:26:33,879 Speaker 3: but I still think that, yes, you need some guards 564 00:26:33,920 --> 00:26:35,800 Speaker 3: for sure, but you need your big guy too. 565 00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:38,760 Speaker 2: You know, you said you talked about the Hall of 566 00:26:38,800 --> 00:26:41,480 Speaker 2: Fame you got coming up, and that's you know, obviously 567 00:26:41,760 --> 00:26:43,679 Speaker 2: major congrats on that complish. 568 00:26:43,720 --> 00:26:44,280 Speaker 3: Thank you guys. 569 00:26:44,520 --> 00:26:46,720 Speaker 2: We know a big part of that is, man who 570 00:26:46,800 --> 00:26:50,520 Speaker 2: will you have to present? Have you decided? And how 571 00:26:50,560 --> 00:26:51,920 Speaker 2: did you come to that decision? 572 00:26:51,920 --> 00:26:55,680 Speaker 3: If you did so, First of all, I feel very blessed. 573 00:26:56,280 --> 00:26:58,679 Speaker 3: It's something that I never thought, you know, like like 574 00:26:58,760 --> 00:27:00,439 Speaker 3: me and my dream was to play an Yeah, I 575 00:27:00,480 --> 00:27:03,440 Speaker 3: never thought about like winning championships or Hall of Fame. 576 00:27:03,560 --> 00:27:06,040 Speaker 3: Like it's like crazy to me, you know, it's almost surreal. 577 00:27:06,080 --> 00:27:08,320 Speaker 3: And I think I will realize that even more when 578 00:27:08,359 --> 00:27:11,080 Speaker 3: we over there. And I had the opportunity to go 579 00:27:11,520 --> 00:27:15,440 Speaker 3: twice already for Timmy and then for Manu, and so 580 00:27:15,600 --> 00:27:19,800 Speaker 3: for me, it was an easy decision to decide who's 581 00:27:19,800 --> 00:27:22,639 Speaker 3: going to present me? So the first night, you know, 582 00:27:22,680 --> 00:27:26,320 Speaker 3: when you get your ring and the trophy and your jacket. 583 00:27:26,760 --> 00:27:30,000 Speaker 3: I will have Boris DL and Ronnie Troy presenting me. 584 00:27:31,119 --> 00:27:35,280 Speaker 3: Because of the national team history. This year, we're celebrating 585 00:27:35,320 --> 00:27:37,919 Speaker 3: our ten year anniversary on our first gold medal, the 586 00:27:37,960 --> 00:27:41,520 Speaker 3: first gold medal ever and fresh basketball. So that's why 587 00:27:41,760 --> 00:27:44,920 Speaker 3: I wanted to do it with them. And then the 588 00:27:46,000 --> 00:27:48,080 Speaker 3: next day when you do your speech and everything, it 589 00:27:48,119 --> 00:27:49,760 Speaker 3: will be Timmy and Mano. 590 00:27:50,960 --> 00:27:52,919 Speaker 1: Got to got to roll dogs. I liked that. 591 00:27:54,600 --> 00:27:55,040 Speaker 3: Got to. 592 00:27:56,480 --> 00:27:58,679 Speaker 2: Let me ask you this right because you know, we 593 00:27:58,720 --> 00:28:01,159 Speaker 2: had the knuckleheads. We didn't have a lot of interviews, 594 00:28:01,200 --> 00:28:02,679 Speaker 2: a lot of people, a lot of a lot of 595 00:28:02,800 --> 00:28:06,480 Speaker 2: prestigious you know, things going on. But you, my boy, 596 00:28:06,760 --> 00:28:10,480 Speaker 2: are the one and only person that has been knighted. 597 00:28:11,040 --> 00:28:12,080 Speaker 1: You are a Knight. 598 00:28:12,480 --> 00:28:15,520 Speaker 2: How does making the Hall of Fame compared to being 599 00:28:15,880 --> 00:28:16,760 Speaker 2: becoming a night? 600 00:28:17,160 --> 00:28:19,560 Speaker 1: From the you are a Knight. 601 00:28:21,600 --> 00:28:23,639 Speaker 3: It's like crazy, like like when when you when you 602 00:28:23,680 --> 00:28:27,080 Speaker 3: say like that, it sounds crazy. Is it's crazy for 603 00:28:27,840 --> 00:28:31,480 Speaker 3: my country? And uh, like I said earlier, you know, 604 00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:35,320 Speaker 3: I think I always try to, you know, do something right, 605 00:28:35,400 --> 00:28:38,040 Speaker 3: you know for my country. I'm animated about that. I 606 00:28:38,080 --> 00:28:41,520 Speaker 3: want to do stuff now that can create opportunities for 607 00:28:41,600 --> 00:28:45,120 Speaker 3: the next generation and That's why opening my academy Lyon, 608 00:28:45,560 --> 00:28:47,360 Speaker 3: my academy is going to open the next one in 609 00:28:47,400 --> 00:28:50,760 Speaker 3: Paris after the Olympics is something that can affect, you know, 610 00:28:50,840 --> 00:28:55,280 Speaker 3: the next generation and have a positive thing on people. 611 00:28:55,720 --> 00:28:58,920 Speaker 3: And so that's why I'm doing my investment like that. 612 00:28:59,000 --> 00:29:01,440 Speaker 3: You know, I always try to do something good for 613 00:29:01,520 --> 00:29:05,440 Speaker 3: the community, and so, uh, it's a huge genre when 614 00:29:05,440 --> 00:29:07,520 Speaker 3: the president calls you and say that he's going to 615 00:29:07,560 --> 00:29:09,880 Speaker 3: do something like that and honor you something like that. 616 00:29:10,240 --> 00:29:10,360 Speaker 4: Uh. 617 00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:12,920 Speaker 3: I never did those stuff to do that, you know. 618 00:29:13,400 --> 00:29:15,240 Speaker 3: I just do it because I want to give back 619 00:29:15,640 --> 00:29:18,600 Speaker 3: and uh, and it's pretty cool when you have something 620 00:29:18,680 --> 00:29:20,640 Speaker 3: like that. Then to compare to the Hall of Fame, 621 00:29:21,040 --> 00:29:23,440 Speaker 3: for me, it's like it's two different things. You know. 622 00:29:23,640 --> 00:29:25,800 Speaker 3: I will always be a sports guy first, you know, 623 00:29:25,840 --> 00:29:29,560 Speaker 3: because of sports. I love basketball, So hall of Fame 624 00:29:29,760 --> 00:29:33,160 Speaker 3: means more, you know to me. But but but you 625 00:29:33,280 --> 00:29:35,520 Speaker 3: have to like it's funny because when I was with 626 00:29:35,560 --> 00:29:37,120 Speaker 3: my friends and my parents, at first, I was like 627 00:29:37,200 --> 00:29:39,800 Speaker 3: joking around. I'm like I was in a white house 628 00:29:39,880 --> 00:29:43,360 Speaker 3: of the French, you know you and I was kind 629 00:29:43,400 --> 00:29:46,040 Speaker 3: of like joking like like that's nothing, you know. But 630 00:29:46,160 --> 00:29:50,040 Speaker 3: as soon as the project president came in right, Oh wow, 631 00:29:50,200 --> 00:29:52,920 Speaker 3: like the institution. You know, right away You're like, oh yeah, 632 00:29:53,000 --> 00:29:55,920 Speaker 3: that's what I'm saying like that like all time. 633 00:29:56,320 --> 00:30:00,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, like like night, like was that did you even think? That? 634 00:30:00,480 --> 00:30:00,560 Speaker 2: Was? 635 00:30:02,800 --> 00:30:03,520 Speaker 3: No way? 636 00:30:03,720 --> 00:30:04,080 Speaker 1: No way? 637 00:30:04,880 --> 00:30:07,080 Speaker 3: And if you think about it, that's way bigger than 638 00:30:07,120 --> 00:30:10,880 Speaker 3: the Hall of Fame. It's like the way I approach it. 639 00:30:10,920 --> 00:30:11,920 Speaker 3: I was like, I don't care. 640 00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:16,200 Speaker 1: You know, my hero and my new gonna be present you. 641 00:30:16,200 --> 00:30:18,360 Speaker 2: You should tell them like I need y'all to make 642 00:30:18,400 --> 00:30:20,240 Speaker 2: sure y'all know and make it known that I'm a 643 00:30:20,320 --> 00:30:23,840 Speaker 2: knight that like I'm different from y'all, like like I'm different, 644 00:30:23,880 --> 00:30:26,320 Speaker 2: like you know, they say like that I'm different real. 645 00:30:26,280 --> 00:30:32,640 Speaker 3: Like you know, it's just the truth. I will remind them. 646 00:30:32,640 --> 00:30:37,400 Speaker 4: That I had one more question for you, this kind 647 00:30:37,400 --> 00:30:41,160 Speaker 4: of fun question. We heard that you you really are 648 00:30:41,280 --> 00:30:44,640 Speaker 4: into action figures, life size action figures. Can you tell 649 00:30:44,680 --> 00:30:48,720 Speaker 4: us about your collection of action figures? 650 00:30:49,080 --> 00:30:52,920 Speaker 3: I never I never collect anything. And after a while, 651 00:30:53,000 --> 00:30:55,480 Speaker 3: my friends they were always like, oh, Tony, we never 652 00:30:55,520 --> 00:30:57,960 Speaker 3: know what to give you for your birthday or Christmas. 653 00:30:58,240 --> 00:31:01,040 Speaker 3: And I like movies I like and so I was 654 00:31:01,040 --> 00:31:02,800 Speaker 3: like one day I was like, just buy me, just 655 00:31:02,840 --> 00:31:04,560 Speaker 3: buy me an action figure. I put it in my 656 00:31:04,680 --> 00:31:07,000 Speaker 3: in my gym, you know, in my movie theater, and 657 00:31:07,600 --> 00:31:10,400 Speaker 3: started with one and two and three, and now I 658 00:31:10,400 --> 00:31:12,560 Speaker 3: have like like sixty, you know, I have like maybe 659 00:31:12,600 --> 00:31:14,880 Speaker 3: one of the biggest collections in the world because I 660 00:31:14,920 --> 00:31:17,120 Speaker 3: only collect like life size you know, the big ones 661 00:31:17,120 --> 00:31:19,880 Speaker 3: that they use for movie theaters. And now people they 662 00:31:19,920 --> 00:31:21,840 Speaker 3: know I collect, so they call me directly, you know, 663 00:31:21,960 --> 00:31:24,080 Speaker 3: like you can have this one if you want, you know, 664 00:31:24,120 --> 00:31:27,080 Speaker 3: the big ones. And now my collection is so big 665 00:31:27,200 --> 00:31:29,440 Speaker 3: now I started they go to the museum now, like 666 00:31:29,480 --> 00:31:33,560 Speaker 3: so the Museum of San Antonio asked for my collection 667 00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:36,760 Speaker 3: for three months to do an exhibition, you know, for 668 00:31:37,040 --> 00:31:39,560 Speaker 3: the people of San Antonio. And now I've offered from 669 00:31:39,640 --> 00:31:43,000 Speaker 3: different cities. And I never thought it will take that 670 00:31:43,160 --> 00:31:46,400 Speaker 3: kind of yeah, never, Like it was just a fun 671 00:31:46,440 --> 00:31:49,120 Speaker 3: thing at first, and now it's pretty cool because I'm 672 00:31:49,160 --> 00:31:53,480 Speaker 3: getting special, special gifts and special statues. So it's just 673 00:31:53,520 --> 00:31:55,160 Speaker 3: a fun thing to do that now that I can 674 00:31:55,200 --> 00:31:57,680 Speaker 3: share with my kids because now my kids obviously the 675 00:31:57,800 --> 00:31:59,800 Speaker 3: huge mavel it's pretty cool. 676 00:32:00,480 --> 00:32:02,360 Speaker 1: So you got the whole Avengers and we don't have 677 00:32:02,400 --> 00:32:03,840 Speaker 1: to pull up on that and see. 678 00:32:03,640 --> 00:32:06,680 Speaker 3: What that be like like I said earlier, you welcome 679 00:32:06,760 --> 00:32:09,320 Speaker 3: anytime at my house and we'll do one of your 680 00:32:09,560 --> 00:32:10,560 Speaker 3: episode in my house. 681 00:32:10,600 --> 00:32:11,200 Speaker 1: We'll do it. 682 00:32:11,320 --> 00:32:13,240 Speaker 3: Be fun. I want to take this time too to 683 00:32:13,440 --> 00:32:17,920 Speaker 3: congrats both of you guys, because it's an unbelievable show. 684 00:32:18,440 --> 00:32:21,400 Speaker 3: I'll watch it. I'll listen to you guys, and it's fun, 685 00:32:22,040 --> 00:32:25,720 Speaker 3: it's smart, it's interesting. And just wanted to say congrats too. 686 00:32:26,120 --> 00:32:29,680 Speaker 2: I appreciate you, Bro, definitely appreciate it. And I want 687 00:32:29,720 --> 00:32:32,200 Speaker 2: to ask you before we get you out of here. 688 00:32:32,320 --> 00:32:34,080 Speaker 2: You know you got your young boy about the go 689 00:32:34,320 --> 00:32:37,720 Speaker 2: number one? Can you give Wynny a special Draft night message? 690 00:32:37,880 --> 00:32:40,400 Speaker 2: We're gonna play for him. Can you what's your message 691 00:32:40,440 --> 00:32:41,560 Speaker 2: to him for Draft Night? 692 00:32:42,520 --> 00:32:45,000 Speaker 3: In French or in English? I mean, you know what, 693 00:32:45,080 --> 00:32:47,400 Speaker 3: I'll do it in English like that everybody can understand. Okay, 694 00:32:47,560 --> 00:32:50,240 Speaker 3: I'll do it in English. Victor. Just wanted to give 695 00:32:50,280 --> 00:32:54,040 Speaker 3: you a message. I just wanted to say congrats. I'm 696 00:32:54,160 --> 00:32:57,040 Speaker 3: very happy for you. I knew you wanted to go 697 00:32:57,080 --> 00:32:59,240 Speaker 3: to San Antonio, you wanted to play for the Spurs, 698 00:32:59,840 --> 00:33:03,440 Speaker 3: and now is going to happen. I hope you're gonna 699 00:33:03,600 --> 00:33:06,680 Speaker 3: change basketball for the best and uh and that you're 700 00:33:06,680 --> 00:33:10,720 Speaker 3: going to live all those expectations. Uh, your agents showed 701 00:33:10,760 --> 00:33:15,000 Speaker 3: me a crazy video the morning of your draft. You 702 00:33:15,080 --> 00:33:17,120 Speaker 3: said that you knew you wouldn't go to the Spurs. 703 00:33:17,240 --> 00:33:19,240 Speaker 3: So now it's happening. So now it's your turn to 704 00:33:19,240 --> 00:33:20,280 Speaker 3: bring us a championship. 705 00:33:20,800 --> 00:33:23,480 Speaker 2: There we go. All right, man, listen, this has been 706 00:33:23,520 --> 00:33:28,760 Speaker 2: a special special edition of Duckleheads tapping in internationally with 707 00:33:29,040 --> 00:33:33,520 Speaker 2: Sir Tony Parker Spotify out there in cans And. We 708 00:33:33,560 --> 00:33:37,600 Speaker 2: appreciate Spotify for the New York offices. We appreciate Spotify 709 00:33:37,680 --> 00:33:40,520 Speaker 2: beach out there in cans Man. It's been a live 710 00:33:40,600 --> 00:33:46,320 Speaker 2: on location special draft edition with the Sir Sir Tony 711 00:33:46,440 --> 00:33:49,280 Speaker 2: park As soon to be Hall of Fame. We man, 712 00:33:49,320 --> 00:33:50,800 Speaker 2: we appreciate you jumping. 713 00:33:50,480 --> 00:33:51,400 Speaker 3: On with you guys. 714 00:33:51,560 --> 00:33:52,480 Speaker 1: Thank you very much. 715 00:33:52,640 --> 00:33:55,120 Speaker 2: We definitely gonna come down to San Antonio to. 716 00:33:56,800 --> 00:34:00,960 Speaker 3: Location life. I appreciate you, bro. All right, take care guys. 717 00:34:01,040 --> 00:34:07,000 Speaker 2: Yes, sir, all right, you want to thank y'all for 718 00:34:07,040 --> 00:34:10,040 Speaker 2: you're continued supporter of the Knuckleheads podcast. 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