WEBVTT - |FULL POD| Chris Miles Joins The Heat Check!

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<v Speaker 1>On this bonus episode of The Heat Check, we have

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<v Speaker 1>a special guest, Chris Miles of NBA TV. Harlem's in

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<v Speaker 1>the building. He is here in the previous big storylines

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<v Speaker 1>from the new NBA season. I'm also enjoyed on this

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<v Speaker 1>episode by my co host Nick aShw. It was recorded

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<v Speaker 1>on my national rady show bet MG in the night

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<v Speaker 1>without further Ado, William Let's drop that motherfucker beat that

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<v Speaker 1>should be Rihanna.

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<v Speaker 2>Break was breaking down all the biggest NBA storylines your children,

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<v Speaker 2>So the Heat Check. The Heat Check was just a

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<v Speaker 2>crack the best podcast covering all the drama around the association.

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<v Speaker 3>There's a lot of games to go, and that's why

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<v Speaker 3>we bring on our buddy Chris Miles NBA TV to

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<v Speaker 3>start with. Well, we can start with this game. We

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<v Speaker 3>can start with the offseason for the Lakers. We can

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<v Speaker 3>look at the Denver Nuggets if you want. Let me

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<v Speaker 3>tell you something, man, I despite the fact that right

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<v Speaker 3>now the Lakers, Chris are down by fourteen after the

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<v Speaker 3>first quarter, I do really like this Lakers team. I

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<v Speaker 3>think they had a good offseason and I think they

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<v Speaker 3>put themselves in a position to be real contenders in

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<v Speaker 3>the West. This year, as long as, of course, Anthony

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<v Speaker 3>Davis and Lebron James at least stay relatively healthy.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I mean, as long as this isn't a team

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<v Speaker 4>that thinks, oh, we're going to do all of this again,

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<v Speaker 4>be competitive and get swept by the Nuggets. I mean,

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<v Speaker 4>I don't know why people are sleeping on at Denver Nuggets. Man.

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<v Speaker 4>I thought to a lot of NBA people in the

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<v Speaker 4>past week, Nick, and They're like, ah, Nuggets were one off,

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<v Speaker 4>and I'm like, what are you guys talking about right now?

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<v Speaker 4>Stop sleeping on the Nuggets. They just told the Lakers

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<v Speaker 4>to wake up in the first quarter the first game

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<v Speaker 4>of the season, right.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that's what's crazy, Chris is I'm talking to a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of people too, and the one thing that keeps

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<v Speaker 1>coming up is that Nuggets don't have a bench. Like,

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<v Speaker 1>who do you really count on outside of that starting five.

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<v Speaker 1>They lose Bruce Brown, they lose Jeff Green. It's like,

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<v Speaker 1>before Bruce Brown and Jeff Green got to these Nuggets,

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<v Speaker 1>this Nuggets team, it wasn't like they were highly coveted players.

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<v Speaker 1>They got the bag because they contributed for the Nuggets

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<v Speaker 1>and then they won a title. Do you think this

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<v Speaker 1>is still the best constructed team in the NBA, or

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<v Speaker 1>or do you worry at all about their death?

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<v Speaker 4>You know, I just I think that's a great question.

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<v Speaker 4>But I realized what the Denver Nuggets are, right, And

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<v Speaker 4>this is old man Chris, family man Chris talking right.

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<v Speaker 4>They are the kids tell you rode, okay when the

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<v Speaker 4>tn't tell you ride wins all these awards and they're like, oh,

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<v Speaker 4>it's the best family vehicle out there. And Charles Barkley

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<v Speaker 4>drives a TI and tell you ride and he his

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<v Speaker 4>kids have grown. Okay. Now what I'm saying to you

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<v Speaker 4>is that's what the Nuggets are. They're a team that

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<v Speaker 4>everyone's used to being Like a kid, I would never

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<v Speaker 4>buy Kia. That's not the car I want to Now.

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<v Speaker 4>The family people are like, oh, that's that's the best value,

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<v Speaker 4>the best car out there that you can get. But

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<v Speaker 4>then people who want like flashy range rovers are like

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<v Speaker 4>add or like Nicola Ogice, I ain't played slowly. He

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<v Speaker 4>plays like he's playing in mud. He's got ten to

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<v Speaker 4>five and two in the first twelve minutes, the first

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<v Speaker 4>nine minutes he's played, you know, in this regular season.

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<v Speaker 4>Like that's who I think the tim Ver Nuggets are

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<v Speaker 4>and you know what I'm buying into the key to

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<v Speaker 4>tell you, Rod, if I could put more money into

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<v Speaker 4>it while the stock is still at a good price,

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<v Speaker 4>even though it's already won the awards, I'm putting more

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<v Speaker 4>more money into it. That's where I'm having with the Nuts.

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<v Speaker 3>The Celtics and the Bucks co favorites to win the

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<v Speaker 3>NBA title and the East right now. Both had great offseasons.

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<v Speaker 3>I absolutely love the fit with Dame in Milwaukee. I

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<v Speaker 3>think it's perfect. I think his game completely compliments what

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<v Speaker 3>Giannis has going on there. I know that you have

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<v Speaker 3>been the president and CEO of the Honis fan Club

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<v Speaker 3>from the very very beginning, long before he was an

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<v Speaker 3>MVP candidate. Are though, are the Boston Celtics a team

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<v Speaker 3>that you think is even with Milwaukee or are they

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<v Speaker 3>maybe even better than Milwaukee at least right now on paper.

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<v Speaker 4>So I'm also torn on this, Nick, because what I've

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<v Speaker 4>always been a secret fan of daph porzingis as well,

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<v Speaker 4>the originally Unicorn.

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<v Speaker 5>You know that, yes, and and I'm like, oh, now

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<v Speaker 5>he's in Boston. I mean, if you want to see

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<v Speaker 5>a video of how much I love the Unicorn when

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<v Speaker 5>he came into our studio last year. You can find

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<v Speaker 5>it on YouTube, It's on my page. I'm just like

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<v Speaker 5>looking up at him smiling, and you can tell by

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<v Speaker 5>the end off.

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<v Speaker 4>And he followed me back on the Twitter and I

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<v Speaker 4>was like, we're friends now, Nick, We're friends. So I'm

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<v Speaker 4>just torn, like King Yannis or King Kristaps, I don't know.

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<v Speaker 4>The only thing I need now is for Winby to

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<v Speaker 4>play with one of these guys. I'm like, Oh, my

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<v Speaker 4>brain's gonna explode. What am I gonna do there? So

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<v Speaker 4>I don't really have that answer for you. I would

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<v Speaker 4>love to see them play in the Eastern Conference finals,

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<v Speaker 4>but somehow Miami's gonna be there again that I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 4>be like, Oh, the Miami Heat and their boring style

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<v Speaker 4>of play.

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<v Speaker 3>Don't even put that in the universe. Please. I do

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<v Speaker 3>not want to see the Miami Heat go on a

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<v Speaker 3>playoffrunt to get I'm done.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh no, I don't want to see my spirit animal,

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<v Speaker 4>Kyle Lottery, who should be working with me these days,

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<v Speaker 4>right out there in the playhoffs man, not at all.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know why he's your spirit animal. And I'm

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<v Speaker 1>just gonna leave that right there because I've got a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of questions and we don't have much time, but

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<v Speaker 1>maybe offline someday. What do you think Chris happens with

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<v Speaker 1>Memphis now? Because Steven Adams done for the year, Brandon

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<v Speaker 1>Clark done for the year, and I like Xavier Tillman fine,

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<v Speaker 1>but he's not really a starting center for an entire year. Like,

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<v Speaker 1>would you bet them to go under forty five and

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<v Speaker 1>a half wins? Would you bet them to be a

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<v Speaker 1>playing team or do you think that this is a

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<v Speaker 1>team that could actually maybe go out and get some

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<v Speaker 1>center help and who would that be?

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<v Speaker 4>Well, Trista, what you will learn about me is I

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<v Speaker 4>will go back to the tangent and tell you that

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<v Speaker 4>Kyle Lowry and I are the same exact height and

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<v Speaker 4>have the same body build. Yet he has made for

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<v Speaker 4>jillions of dollars in the NBA. And when I saw him,

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<v Speaker 4>he saw it all over my faith. We came up

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<v Speaker 4>with a secret handshake that he is my spirit animal.

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<v Speaker 1>That's how that works, that thick boy love.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh yeah, best, that's That's That's where I.

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<v Speaker 1>Was going with it. But I just want damn wen.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know you like that, but maybe I.

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<v Speaker 4>Do now, So here's the deal. When I look at

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<v Speaker 4>the Grizzlies and I look, first of all, I look

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<v Speaker 4>at the landscape out west, and I'm like, oh, somebody's

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<v Speaker 4>got to drop, right, there's somebody that we're gonna have

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<v Speaker 4>high early start season that can't finish there because there

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<v Speaker 4>are other teams that need to rise, Like, for instance,

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<v Speaker 4>the Lakers kind of need to rise out west right

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<v Speaker 4>compared to where they finished last year. I think the

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<v Speaker 4>Memphis Grizzlies are the team that falls. I think I

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<v Speaker 4>believe in the Sacramento Kings UH as being a team

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<v Speaker 4>that will you know, finish in the top five again

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<v Speaker 4>this year. I believe one hundred percent obviously in the

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<v Speaker 4>Denver Nuggets.

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<v Speaker 5>UH.

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<v Speaker 4>I think the Phoenix Suns have built a good enough

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<v Speaker 4>roster that I can't see them finishing outside of top

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<v Speaker 4>the top three, even if Booker's out for a while,

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<v Speaker 4>Kadi's out for a while, I think they have enough

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<v Speaker 4>guys that can lead them, you know, into a top

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<v Speaker 4>three spot out west. So when you look at it,

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<v Speaker 4>I go, Okay, John missing the first twenty five games,

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<v Speaker 4>Brandon Clark out who was huge for them, Stephen Adams out,

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<v Speaker 4>and I'm like, offensively, They're not gonna be the same

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<v Speaker 4>Dylan Brook's gone, Like, there's just too many pieces of

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<v Speaker 4>who they've been in the past four or five years

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<v Speaker 4>that are not going to be playing the start this season.

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<v Speaker 4>They're gonna to try to figure it out throughout the year,

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<v Speaker 4>which also leads to more injury concerns, especially with Marcus

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<v Speaker 4>Smart's been you know, his body has been through so much.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm with you, I think the Grizzlies will be in

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<v Speaker 4>the play in situation. I don't know what I have

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<v Speaker 4>for wins because I think out West, even like forty

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<v Speaker 4>four wins might have you in the plane, right, So

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<v Speaker 4>I think they'll be in the play.

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<v Speaker 3>What about the Thunder this year? I think the Thunder

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<v Speaker 3>have a chance to make a big jump man.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, Fassa, look the Thunder in the San Antonio Spurs

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<v Speaker 4>the big Science experiments. I don't know if you saw

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<v Speaker 4>that lineup that the Spurs put out there against the

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<v Speaker 4>Warriors in the preseason game. But they're like Jeremy Sohan

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<v Speaker 4>came into the league as the power forward. He will

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<v Speaker 4>start at point guard. Who's like, what is going on

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<v Speaker 4>the Thunder the same way they just put like six

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<v Speaker 4>twelve basketball players out there, like, all right, what's your

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<v Speaker 4>measurement is that six twelve or higher? You're on the floor.

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<v Speaker 4>You're on the floor. You're on the floor. That's exactly

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<v Speaker 4>what they do. I mean, Sga is sixty six legit,

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<v Speaker 4>and I feel like taller than that when you see him,

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<v Speaker 4>and he is their point guard and Josh Kitty is

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<v Speaker 4>going to handle the rock a lot. I mean he's

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<v Speaker 4>six seven plus. Like they're just balanced, talented, great defensive.

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<v Speaker 4>Lander had a check home grins to that mix, which

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<v Speaker 4>was like the perfect player they needed.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you know a lot of people were wondering whether

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<v Speaker 1>OKC was gonna take Chad or whether they were gonna

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<v Speaker 1>take the Jabbari, the difference between Jabbari and Powelo, because

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<v Speaker 1>there was a lot of rumors about that back in

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<v Speaker 1>the day. I'm curious speaking of Paolo, I love the

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<v Speaker 1>Orlando Magic. They were fifty to one to win the

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<v Speaker 1>division last year, and all three of us took them

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<v Speaker 1>because we're high on them as a squad, Right, and

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<v Speaker 1>Franz Wagner comes to FOBA and he balls like his

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<v Speaker 1>name is Laurie Marketing. What do you think about Orlando

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<v Speaker 1>this year, especially considering they have not just a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of talent, but they have like ten guards on their

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<v Speaker 1>twenty man roster.

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<v Speaker 4>The glove don't fit in Orlando right now, and I

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<v Speaker 4>think they're gonna have to figure that out. Apollo Van

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<v Speaker 4>Carroll is the start they've been waiting for. The rest

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<v Speaker 4>of that team is just like who fits where? Who

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<v Speaker 4>did they need to move? When they signed Cole Anthony

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<v Speaker 4>to that three year, thirty nine million dollar extension, I thought, Okay,

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<v Speaker 4>somebody's getting moved. They don't want to lose the asset

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<v Speaker 4>for nothing. That's how I see that. So until they

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<v Speaker 4>kind of figured that out, and Anthony Black looks like

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<v Speaker 4>the kind of player that's gonna need like three or

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<v Speaker 4>four years in this league to like not make silly mistakes,

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<v Speaker 4>you know what I mean. So it's like, Okay, they

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<v Speaker 4>drafted this kid, and then you know Jeded Howard also

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<v Speaker 4>is kind of like, yeah, I think he's gonna need

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<v Speaker 4>three or four years to play an the NBA. Like

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<v Speaker 4>they didn't draft you know, day one ready guys in

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<v Speaker 4>this draft either. So I just think now they're primed.

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<v Speaker 4>If there's a star in the market, I think they

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<v Speaker 4>have all the assets to, like, if you're a team

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<v Speaker 4>looking to rebuild. Yes, boll here are players, give us

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<v Speaker 4>that asset back. But the way this team is constructed

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<v Speaker 4>right now, I'm like, Okay, they're right there with like

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<v Speaker 4>the Wizards and where I think they'll fit towards the

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<v Speaker 4>finished towards the bottom of the East.

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<v Speaker 1>Were you surprised that they took two guards so high

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<v Speaker 1>in the draft this year because they get Jet Howard

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<v Speaker 1>at eleven, they get Anthony Black at six, but Bla

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<v Speaker 1>Kolabali sitting there, Jeris Walker is sitting there, Taylor Hendricks

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<v Speaker 1>is sitting there, and I'm sitting there, why, Like.

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<v Speaker 4>What are they up to? They need grown ups? They

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<v Speaker 4>have enough like kids with potential and who is going

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<v Speaker 4>to do what in the future. I was shocked that

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<v Speaker 4>they kept those picks. I mean just I'm looking at

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<v Speaker 4>the landscape around the league and I'm like, no, they

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<v Speaker 4>need to go get like whatever star they can get

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<v Speaker 4>that can score twenty something a game. I mean, Nick

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<v Speaker 4>heard me say this. I was kind of like, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>it's really interesting, not that Bradley Heal would want to

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<v Speaker 4>go there, but like I seem like the perfect fit

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<v Speaker 4>that if they can get someone next to Apollo who

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<v Speaker 4>can score the same way. Then I look at them differently.

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<v Speaker 4>Then I look at them as a playoff team or

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<v Speaker 4>a team that I'm gonna pay closer attention to see

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<v Speaker 4>what they're doing this season. Now looking forward, I think

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<v Speaker 4>they have a bright future. I just this year, I

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<v Speaker 4>just don't see it.

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<v Speaker 3>I just don't, all right, So look at a couple

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<v Speaker 3>of minutes talking to Chris Miles NBA TV. So Victor

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<v Speaker 3>Weminyam is the favorite, no surprise, to win Rookie of

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<v Speaker 3>the Year. We know the type of prospect he is,

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<v Speaker 3>the type of hype that's around him. I feel like

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<v Speaker 3>the only thing, besides obviously injuries put that aside, the

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<v Speaker 3>only thing that keeps him from winning Rookie of the

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<v Speaker 3>Year this year is if he has a good season.

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<v Speaker 3>But people look at that and say, well, you didn't

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<v Speaker 3>exceed the expectations that people may be unfairly put on

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<v Speaker 3>you in the averages, like you know, seventeen and nine.

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<v Speaker 3>Is there anybody else besides Wemby that you look at

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<v Speaker 3>and say they're at least a threat to winning Rookie

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<v Speaker 3>of the Year.

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<v Speaker 4>Now, first of the foremost, Stude Anderson and chet Holmgren

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<v Speaker 4>are gonna have good enough seasons to win the right

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<v Speaker 4>let's just make sure we all understand that they're gonna

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<v Speaker 4>put up Rookie of the year numbers. Here's the problem.

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<v Speaker 4>I thought Winby was good, and then when I had

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<v Speaker 4>to work preseason games doing like pregame shows, postgame shows

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<v Speaker 4>because Wimby was playing, and I was like, WHOA, what

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<v Speaker 4>is going on here? And so watching every moment of

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<v Speaker 4>him on the floor, I'm like, oh, this is different.

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<v Speaker 4>Like I didn't know he was this good at basketball, right,

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<v Speaker 4>Like I knew he and now you know. I was

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<v Speaker 4>at his first Summer League game. I was like, Oh,

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<v Speaker 4>he's long, long, he can block shots. Oh he's he

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<v Speaker 4>can don't Oh he does have a shooting touch. But

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<v Speaker 4>watching him in preseason with actual NBA players was completely different,

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<v Speaker 4>Like his decision making his help side defense, like Andrew

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<v Speaker 4>Wiggins thinking he's opened five different times and shooting great

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<v Speaker 4>shots and Wimby just denying him him and seeing like

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<v Speaker 4>would we get these guys heads, I'm like, oh, Like,

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<v Speaker 4>I don't know what to think of the Spurs. I

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<v Speaker 4>have to watch their first ten games because I can't

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<v Speaker 4>just automatically count them out now to that point, if

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<v Speaker 4>the Spurs win own for thirty games. He is your

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<v Speaker 4>rookie of the year, whatever stats he puts up, because

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<v Speaker 4>he's gonna he's gonna have the highlights, he's gonna look

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<v Speaker 4>the part. I think he's gonna be amazing. So if

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<v Speaker 4>he plays the prerequisite sixty five and the Spurs win

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<v Speaker 4>thirty games or more, he's your rookie of the Year.

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<v Speaker 4>And there's no conversation to be at.

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<v Speaker 1>Chris, who should I bet on for Coach of the Year.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh, let's see what team is likely to overche Greg Popovich.

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<v Speaker 4>What's the odds gonna pop?

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<v Speaker 1>Oh? I mean, they've gotta be They've got to be

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<v Speaker 1>pretty long. Let me see, how many games do you

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<v Speaker 1>think the Spurs need to win? While Nick looks us up?

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<v Speaker 1>How many games did the Spurs need to win for

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<v Speaker 1>pop to win Coach of the Year.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, they won twenty two last year, right, Papa bitch

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<v Speaker 4>is thirty to one, Chris, Oh, man, put the money

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<v Speaker 4>on that baby? Are you kidding me? Look, I'm only

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<v Speaker 4>not that he's gonna win the awards, But you always

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<v Speaker 4>have to look at it as the overachieving team or

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<v Speaker 4>the thing that they Pop's gonna be. That man, Oh, look,

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<v Speaker 4>at this lineup you put out there with why not

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<v Speaker 4>thirty to one? That's the best and generous thing I've

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<v Speaker 4>ever heard in my life.

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<v Speaker 3>And the amazing thing is too, I mean they have

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<v Speaker 3>they do have other decent talent besides just wenby their O.

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<v Speaker 3>Sure they got the potential to actually really chump up

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<v Speaker 3>and try to win games, as your Chris Miles NBA TV.

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<v Speaker 3>Great talking to you, buddy.

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<v Speaker 1>That's all the time that we have for this bonus

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<v Speaker 1>episode of the Heat Check. Many thanks did Chris Miles

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