WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.520 --> 00:00:08.359 This is the Baseline discussing the hot button topics of the NBA. Welcome everybody, 2 00:00:08.359 --> 00:00:12.000 your tune to the Baseline. Calie Warrenshaw discussing the hot button topics of 3 00:00:12.039 --> 00:00:18.839 the NBA. Special episode of the Baseline Trade deadline discussions. The clock has 4 00:00:18.960 --> 00:00:24.320 now finally struck and all teams need to stop what you're doing for a pause 5 00:00:24.440 --> 00:00:28.120 button, so we can start talking about some of the movements that have already 6 00:00:28.160 --> 00:00:31.440 happened throughout the course of this day and really over the course of the last 7 00:00:31.480 --> 00:00:36.079 week or so with the trays that have taken place. And what better way 8 00:00:36.200 --> 00:00:42.000 for me to be able to have this great conversation. My man warren Shaw 9 00:00:42.399 --> 00:00:45.679 and one of our longtime peoples. Man, he's been doing it for so 10 00:00:45.880 --> 00:00:51.159 long. He's been covering sports, he's been covering music, culture, entertainment. 11 00:00:51.439 --> 00:00:54.520 You can catch him on YouTube as one of the most vibrant channels that's 12 00:00:54.560 --> 00:00:59.840 going on right now. Man Scoop be Brandon Robinson joining us, Man, 13 00:01:00.079 --> 00:01:03.239 Goop, long time, No see my brother. You're looking well, Thank 14 00:01:03.280 --> 00:01:07.400 you, brother, It's good to talk to you. Awesome, awesome seaw 15 00:01:07.159 --> 00:01:11.799 how are we looking, man, what we're feeling? Your thoughts about the 16 00:01:11.840 --> 00:01:14.799 movements that have taken place. Like, if you could think of one word 17 00:01:14.840 --> 00:01:19.599 that could really kind of signify how the NBA trade deadline came out in your 18 00:01:19.680 --> 00:01:23.040 eyes, what would it be. I don't know if I can be as 19 00:01:23.319 --> 00:01:26.400 succinct as to say one word, but I do think it's you know, 20 00:01:26.680 --> 00:01:30.000 if I would, I will try and say that open. And by that 21 00:01:30.079 --> 00:01:32.840 I mean is that the landscape of the lake is open, and a lot 22 00:01:32.879 --> 00:01:36.120 of teams feel like they have an opportunity in the chance. So a lot 23 00:01:36.120 --> 00:01:40.280 of deals were done even previous to the deadline deal. Obviously James Harden, 24 00:01:40.319 --> 00:01:42.480 you know, much earlier in the season, and then Pascal Siakamji and Aobe 25 00:01:42.480 --> 00:01:47.480 et cetera, et cetera. But to me, that signifies that nobody's looking 26 00:01:47.519 --> 00:01:49.879 at another roster and feels like, oh, I'm scared of them. Everybody 27 00:01:49.879 --> 00:01:53.959 feels like they have a chance in this situation. So the moves that we 28 00:01:53.000 --> 00:01:57.760 saw today, even some of the things on the proverbial edges that gives you 29 00:01:57.840 --> 00:02:01.200 maybe a solid third or fourth starter, that signifies to me that, hey, 30 00:02:01.280 --> 00:02:05.519 everybody feels like they have a chance of the season. So the Nuggets 31 00:02:05.680 --> 00:02:07.439 being the defending champions, doesn't scare anybody. The cethic to be no more 32 00:02:07.479 --> 00:02:12.319 in the East doesn't scare anybody. So that's exciting thing for for NBA fans 33 00:02:12.360 --> 00:02:15.280 specifically. I've got a lot of move from made today on trade deadline. 34 00:02:15.719 --> 00:02:19.840 Yeah, I would echo what he said, but I also think some of 35 00:02:19.840 --> 00:02:25.599 the things that that benefited teams that were talked about in contender conversation, I 36 00:02:25.639 --> 00:02:30.520 think the addition of Patrick Beverly on the of the mil Milwaukee Bucks of benefits, 37 00:02:30.520 --> 00:02:38.120 and defensively exponentially, particularly on the on the weak side, because Damian 38 00:02:38.159 --> 00:02:40.439 Lillard, as much as we know him as a as a prolific scorer, 39 00:02:40.599 --> 00:02:50.199 playmaker alongside. To be honest, I think defensively one I think Pat bev 40 00:02:50.360 --> 00:02:55.599 is gonna push him in practice, and two I think Philadelphia got better h 41 00:02:57.960 --> 00:03:01.479 adding an offensive piece. There's a logjam at the two and three position in 42 00:03:01.479 --> 00:03:06.879 Indiana and Buddy hild was the odd man out in that instance, and with 43 00:03:07.039 --> 00:03:10.840 it beat out for at least a month. You can't solely depend on Tyrese 44 00:03:10.879 --> 00:03:15.159 Max in a nine and night out basis to get you scoring. You need 45 00:03:15.240 --> 00:03:22.479 some help. And if Kyle Lowry reaches a buy out with the Charlotte Hornets. 46 00:03:22.680 --> 00:03:27.879 I think that that actually helps MAXI get additional rest come the second half 47 00:03:27.919 --> 00:03:30.520 of the season, and then you wait for a bat to come back. 48 00:03:30.560 --> 00:03:34.639 As far as the New York Knicks, I think they added pieces to their 49 00:03:34.719 --> 00:03:38.800 already deep or at least their talented roster. I won't say deep. I 50 00:03:38.800 --> 00:03:45.439 think that the move made them deeper. And I also think that when you 51 00:03:45.479 --> 00:03:50.000 look at the Phoenix Suns, who many expected to make a run in the 52 00:03:50.000 --> 00:03:54.439 second half of the season, adding Worris O'Neil a small piece to some a 53 00:03:54.560 --> 00:04:00.800 giant come playoff time defensively is going to help the Phoenix Sons quite a bit. 54 00:04:00.840 --> 00:04:02.879 He's very familiar with the NBA's Western Conference, having played for the Utah 55 00:04:02.960 --> 00:04:05.319 Jazz. Those are some of the tips that I that I picked up on. 56 00:04:05.919 --> 00:04:10.319 Yeah, I think depth is the word that comes to mind. You 57 00:04:10.360 --> 00:04:15.199 know, for myself and the teams that you listed off Scoop are teams that 58 00:04:15.280 --> 00:04:19.839 clearly recognize that for them to endure and for them to make the significant run, 59 00:04:20.000 --> 00:04:24.800 their roster has to be full. I know it's real easy that you 60 00:04:24.839 --> 00:04:29.279 can basically run with maybe like you know, six seven deep come playoff time, 61 00:04:29.600 --> 00:04:32.800 but I do think that this run for the championship is going to require 62 00:04:32.839 --> 00:04:39.639 at least nine deep for most contending rosters. And it's interesting that the Bucks 63 00:04:39.639 --> 00:04:43.639 did make that play to bring a guy like Patrick Beverly, and you probably 64 00:04:43.680 --> 00:04:47.399 think that they would double down more on probably trying to score the basketball. 65 00:04:47.759 --> 00:04:54.199 But clearly even with the addition of Doc Rivers, even with the addition of 66 00:04:55.439 --> 00:04:59.160 you know, and they moved, which you will call it Robin Lopez right 67 00:04:59.319 --> 00:05:02.560 like to me, I feel like they need to be quicker, they need 68 00:05:02.560 --> 00:05:08.199 to be more athletic, but they also need to be more disciplined for them 69 00:05:08.199 --> 00:05:11.800 to get back to where they believe that they needed to be. Did it 70 00:05:11.920 --> 00:05:17.040 surprise you that the Knicks really moved like a lot of bodies in order to 71 00:05:17.120 --> 00:05:23.920 get Burke and Bogdanovich. And do you think that makes them significantly better? 72 00:05:24.000 --> 00:05:27.079 Because I think one of the good things that people felt like with the Knicks 73 00:05:27.639 --> 00:05:31.199 is that they had a really deep roster to sustain the injuries that they've been 74 00:05:31.279 --> 00:05:34.399 during. Now we're finding out that og Nanobi is going to be gone for 75 00:05:34.439 --> 00:05:40.000 another three possibly four weeks in order to get himself back on the men. 76 00:05:41.399 --> 00:05:44.600 Well, I think that they were. They already had an impressive roster, 77 00:05:44.639 --> 00:05:50.879 and I think even in Julius Randall's absence, Dante's been Vincenzo held up more 78 00:05:51.120 --> 00:05:54.839 than his end of the bargain. And in addition to now you bring in 79 00:05:54.839 --> 00:06:00.360 an Alec Burke that already had a familiarity playing for the Knicks. I think, 80 00:06:01.800 --> 00:06:04.920 to me this signal is one. The thing that they want to add 81 00:06:04.959 --> 00:06:09.959 more of is premium three point shooting. You have that with Josh Hart, 82 00:06:09.959 --> 00:06:14.720 who also not only gets you premium three point shooting, but for a swingman 83 00:06:14.800 --> 00:06:17.439 in his size gets you salid rebounding. But you get someone who's a solid 84 00:06:17.439 --> 00:06:21.600 shooter. So when Julius Randall does come back, he's a proficient passer. 85 00:06:21.920 --> 00:06:26.800 I can't kick out the in the double team and pass the ball pretty well 86 00:06:26.839 --> 00:06:30.120 to open a bogie. But in addition to that, the same goals for 87 00:06:31.800 --> 00:06:36.959 Jalen Brunson, who has another hand to feed and in the secondary, when 88 00:06:36.959 --> 00:06:41.519 you want to play Brunton along the secondary, or if you decide in certain 89 00:06:41.560 --> 00:06:45.399 games you want to start voging. I think the Knicks were in a good 90 00:06:45.399 --> 00:06:48.800 position, and you know the fact that they were able to rest Mitchell Robinson 91 00:06:48.800 --> 00:06:51.680 and go on such a run and doing so, when he comes back, 92 00:06:51.720 --> 00:06:57.759 he's fresh and he's able to spell folks in minutes. I think that the 93 00:06:57.839 --> 00:07:04.120 Knicks definitely this is the year to to really execute on trying to win a 94 00:07:04.199 --> 00:07:09.079 championship. But I'll add this, I think another sneaky move that that benefited 95 00:07:09.079 --> 00:07:13.439 a team in the NBA's Eastern Conference was the move that the the Boston Celtics 96 00:07:13.439 --> 00:07:18.040 made to get Xavier Tillman. Definitely someone who is rough and tough, rabbit, 97 00:07:18.120 --> 00:07:21.600 wolverine and x men, if you will, something that they missed with, 98 00:07:23.000 --> 00:07:29.639 you know, parting ways with uh Marcus Smart. And I think I 99 00:07:29.680 --> 00:07:32.959 think that the East has gotten more competitive and some of the guys that they 100 00:07:32.959 --> 00:07:36.759 brought in on the Knick side as well as the Celtics side, as well 101 00:07:36.800 --> 00:07:42.120 as the Bucks and the Philadelphia seventy six ers interesting. I was gonna say, 102 00:07:42.120 --> 00:07:44.519 Sean, I wanted you to weigh in on that because we talked about 103 00:07:44.600 --> 00:07:47.360 that. I me personally really liked the move of the Celtics getting you know, 104 00:07:47.519 --> 00:07:50.800 Xavier Tilman. I think he brings a little bit of that element that 105 00:07:50.839 --> 00:07:56.360 then the Celtics first got when they had gotten Daniel Tice, you know, 106 00:07:56.519 --> 00:08:00.680 but I feel like he's a more more foundational kind of guy. I can 107 00:08:00.720 --> 00:08:05.279 really learn off of Al Hawford and those guys and really help them shure up 108 00:08:05.319 --> 00:08:07.680 a little bit of what we've seen, which was slippage from the front court 109 00:08:07.720 --> 00:08:13.000 position, you know, being able to compete, get physical, you know 110 00:08:13.000 --> 00:08:16.720 what I'm saying with those bigger teams, especially when Joel Embiid and when Randall 111 00:08:16.759 --> 00:08:20.240 come back fully strong and healthy for that final stretch run. Yeah, a 112 00:08:20.279 --> 00:08:22.800 lot of it here is also with Boston. They need guys to eat up 113 00:08:22.839 --> 00:08:24.879 some minutes. Like we talk about this all the time, like and from 114 00:08:24.920 --> 00:08:28.040 the baseball side, you're like, you need those those innings theaters, if 115 00:08:28.079 --> 00:08:33.080 you will. So Boston has been relying so heavily with on their starting lineup, 116 00:08:33.200 --> 00:08:35.799 you know, that front six, and now you get another guy who 117 00:08:35.799 --> 00:08:37.960 can actually play and not hurt you when he's out there. I think defensively, 118 00:08:39.519 --> 00:08:41.360 Kaita was, you know, he's a he's obviously a big body for 119 00:08:41.399 --> 00:08:45.159 them as well, but he's an experience. So I think till Min has 120 00:08:45.200 --> 00:08:46.960 a little bit more just kind of you know, experience in the NBA, 121 00:08:48.440 --> 00:08:52.000 a little bit more just understanding and basketball IQ by virtue of that experience and 122 00:08:52.080 --> 00:08:56.960 allows Joe Mozulaga and another body to play out there that can spell Al, 123 00:08:56.120 --> 00:09:00.759 that can spell Christaps as well to in the front court and again who's switchable 124 00:09:00.960 --> 00:09:03.639 and technical technically go into that lineup and shoot threes in the way that Boston 125 00:09:03.639 --> 00:09:07.080 wants to continue to do, especially from the corner side of it too. 126 00:09:07.159 --> 00:09:09.240 So Boston definitely, you know, made a smart move. They didn't have 127 00:09:09.279 --> 00:09:13.960 a lot of money to make a larger move anyway. So they find another 128 00:09:13.960 --> 00:09:16.120 partner again in Memphis for the second time within the last year to get a 129 00:09:16.159 --> 00:09:18.919 deal done. What Scoop was talking about though, is really interesting me and 130 00:09:18.960 --> 00:09:22.559 kind of want to take it next one especially comes to the Eastern Conference, 131 00:09:22.639 --> 00:09:26.360 right Philadelphia. So I'm singing their praises in the beginning because I was listen. 132 00:09:26.360 --> 00:09:28.480 The Buddy Heel deal made a lot of sense to me. They get 133 00:09:28.480 --> 00:09:31.799 Buddy healed. He doesn't compete with what Tyreese Maxi does. In fact, 134 00:09:31.799 --> 00:09:35.080 he's a compliment to Maxi and and beat in a lot of ways. Guy 135 00:09:35.120 --> 00:09:39.559 can shoot the three, you know, at a high proficiency and doesn't really 136 00:09:39.759 --> 00:09:41.720 have a whole lot of usage, right he's more of a kind of a 137 00:09:41.720 --> 00:09:46.600 standstill shooter. But then they go and make moves and trade guys to their 138 00:09:46.639 --> 00:09:52.639 proverbial arrivals, Pat Bev to Milwaukee and then even a smaller move Jaden Springer 139 00:09:52.679 --> 00:09:56.840 to the aforementioned Boston Celtics. Now that seems to symbolize that they think they're 140 00:09:56.879 --> 00:10:01.320 going to get Kyle Lowry in the buyout markets, so to speak. But 141 00:10:01.360 --> 00:10:05.480 what were your thoughts on the overall movement from the Philadelphia seventy six ers within 142 00:10:05.559 --> 00:10:07.720 beat out here now scoopy, uh, the buddy heel situation, but then 143 00:10:07.759 --> 00:10:13.679 trading trading players to clearly conference rivals, you know, within the same within 144 00:10:13.720 --> 00:10:16.120 the same year for type competing for an NBA title. Well, I mean, 145 00:10:16.639 --> 00:10:20.279 I think you're right. You did give it to a conference rival. 146 00:10:20.759 --> 00:10:22.679 Luckily for them, they didn't give it to a division rival. But I 147 00:10:22.759 --> 00:10:28.480 think when you look at the fact that they brought a campaign as well, 148 00:10:28.600 --> 00:10:33.720 I think he's someone that does have a level of uh playoff experience to add 149 00:10:33.759 --> 00:10:39.159 to that team. But I think the buddy He'll move was essential for them 150 00:10:39.200 --> 00:10:45.120 because that offense is built around uh Joel Embiid, and while he's out, 151 00:10:45.200 --> 00:10:50.720 you have to add additional offensive scoring, and so to me, the Pat 152 00:10:50.759 --> 00:10:54.320 Bev move was surprising. But the Buddy Hill moved with someone that they had 153 00:10:54.360 --> 00:10:58.120 coveted for some time, someone that they had coveted, I'm told as far 154 00:10:58.159 --> 00:11:03.039 back as when he was in Sacramento. And you know, to me, 155 00:11:03.200 --> 00:11:05.679 they got who they wanted under different circumstances, of course, and beat out 156 00:11:05.679 --> 00:11:11.440 for at least a month or more. Again, uh, you look at 157 00:11:11.519 --> 00:11:18.480 Tyrese Maxley, He's going to need some help scoring the basketball in a world 158 00:11:18.559 --> 00:11:26.039 where you know, you also have Mobamba and you have there's one other guy. 159 00:11:26.360 --> 00:11:30.039 It's been a long day at their disposal. Well, Bias, Tyris 160 00:11:30.159 --> 00:11:31.759 is there, but I was talking about the other the other long guy three 161 00:11:31.759 --> 00:11:35.440 and D guy. But long story short, to me, yes, you 162 00:11:35.480 --> 00:11:39.360 look at the buyout market with Kyle Lowry. I was actually disappointed that Marris 163 00:11:39.440 --> 00:11:46.600 was let go. I thought that that him staying there would have been beneficial 164 00:11:46.639 --> 00:11:50.039 for the long run, at least from positions four to five while you're waiting 165 00:11:50.080 --> 00:11:54.320 for MBI to come back. That wasn't in the cards. But to me, 166 00:11:54.840 --> 00:11:58.159 the fact that basketball right now is such a high scoring game. You 167 00:11:58.240 --> 00:12:01.679 got guys scoring one twenty five to one forty five at night, sometimes adding 168 00:12:01.679 --> 00:12:05.559 a Buddy Hill, who you mentioned could spot up shoot. I think it 169 00:12:05.639 --> 00:12:11.600 was also beneficial because the Pacers were so luck jam at that that swingman position 170 00:12:11.679 --> 00:12:18.639 themselves, having brought in Pascal Siakam and and also more and more having faith 171 00:12:18.679 --> 00:12:24.080 in Benedig Master and who you know now he gets more minutes to me in 172 00:12:24.360 --> 00:12:30.360 the patier's office. Rick Carlisle shared with me that you know, he likes 173 00:12:30.399 --> 00:12:33.799 the approach that Benedig Matherin has and he feels like an older vet on that 174 00:12:33.960 --> 00:12:41.879 team. And when you have the assurance or the confidence from a head coach 175 00:12:43.159 --> 00:12:46.720 and you as just a rookie, they make a move like that for Buddy 176 00:12:46.759 --> 00:12:50.799 Hill. It kind of makes sense in the end. So Philadelphia looks out 177 00:12:50.799 --> 00:12:54.840 by them having so many guys at that position, and I think that that's 178 00:12:54.840 --> 00:13:00.399 gonna help Philly even in the playoffs, because once Joelle and bid Us come 179 00:13:00.440 --> 00:13:03.080 back, and you add Buddy Healed into the mix and potentially bringing in Kyle 180 00:13:03.159 --> 00:13:07.279 Lowry as a backup, and you have you have Tobias Harris, who's been 181 00:13:07.279 --> 00:13:11.919 in every trade room or imaginable, and you add the thing that Philly was 182 00:13:11.919 --> 00:13:15.120 missing was firepower. Tobias Harris can't be the only swing man. You need 183 00:13:15.120 --> 00:13:18.240 to add another guy at that two three position that can can can work wonders 184 00:13:18.240 --> 00:13:22.600 and in that system. And you know one thing in that Philly system, 185 00:13:22.600 --> 00:13:26.399 now with the head coach, they're gonna do a lot of running. Buddy's 186 00:13:26.399 --> 00:13:28.679 gonna fit in very well in that system. Scoopy joining us here on the 187 00:13:28.720 --> 00:13:33.679 baseline, Cali warren Shaw, I got a quick question to ask you in 188 00:13:33.759 --> 00:13:39.480 school. So you you think they're all in with with this trifecta of Tobias 189 00:13:39.519 --> 00:13:45.679 Harris, Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey. Now I know, Buddy Heel is 190 00:13:45.399 --> 00:13:48.759 a is a nex factor sor to speak. But I guess just out of 191 00:13:48.919 --> 00:13:52.639 what I had interpreted and thought that, like I guess, if the sample 192 00:13:52.720 --> 00:13:58.440 size presented itself well and the stock was high and you could probably maybe move 193 00:13:58.519 --> 00:14:01.559 some piece, is change the dynamic. With someone as versatile a coach is 194 00:14:01.639 --> 00:14:05.279 Nick Nurse, I wouldn't have been surprised if maybe Tobias Harris got moved for 195 00:14:05.320 --> 00:14:07.799 the right you know, for the right price or whatever. But do you 196 00:14:07.840 --> 00:14:13.279 buy into the idea that this this can work those three that three headed monster. 197 00:14:13.360 --> 00:14:18.440 If Philly can work. My opinion is that it could work, But 198 00:14:18.480 --> 00:14:20.639 it also looking in the off season, Like I feel like a lot of 199 00:14:20.679 --> 00:14:24.919 these moves that were made at the trade deadline were chess pieces that will further 200 00:14:26.080 --> 00:14:28.559 develop in the off season. So like when I look at this move with 201 00:14:30.159 --> 00:14:33.519 bringing in Buddy Hill, in my mind, while I'd like to see it 202 00:14:33.519 --> 00:14:37.799 be successful, I still think that Tobias Howis is going to give you valued 203 00:14:37.639 --> 00:14:41.600 stats on on on a stat sheet. But if Hill turns out to be 204 00:14:43.120 --> 00:14:46.519 what they needed, it could make him. It could make Tobias expendable in 205 00:14:46.559 --> 00:14:48.759 the off season and you could look elsewhere. But in the meantime, you're 206 00:14:48.799 --> 00:14:52.279 gonna go while the going gets hot. Tobias has been all reliable for them 207 00:14:52.320 --> 00:14:58.279 for the last couple of years. One of the things I think with Philly 208 00:14:58.279 --> 00:15:01.320 and kind of closed the book on them. It's like the healed situation gives 209 00:15:01.320 --> 00:15:05.679 them flexibility because he is on an expiring so they will have cap space next 210 00:15:05.759 --> 00:15:07.200 year if they want to retain them they can, or they move him and 211 00:15:07.240 --> 00:15:11.480 move Harris out of this will be I think it really is found money. 212 00:15:11.480 --> 00:15:13.639 With the development of Tyreese Maxie and just how good he has been. But 213 00:15:15.080 --> 00:15:16.879 now, you know, I've seen a lot of people kind of talking stuff 214 00:15:16.919 --> 00:15:20.639 on social media more recently, like we'll see if Tyree's is really like that 215 00:15:20.960 --> 00:15:24.960 with with Joel and b being out right now and listen, hey, it's 216 00:15:24.000 --> 00:15:28.200 not meant for him to be the guy on that team, but he will 217 00:15:28.240 --> 00:15:31.399 get some more licks in here now and then understand what it means for defenses 218 00:15:31.480 --> 00:15:33.639 to focus in on him, you know, for the rest of the season 219 00:15:33.720 --> 00:15:37.039 or for sorry for the for the time that joelas is out. This transition 220 00:15:37.120 --> 00:15:39.519 really quickly over to the Western Conference, and you mentioned, you know, 221 00:15:39.559 --> 00:15:41.840 what the Mavericks have done. Well, you talked a little bit more about 222 00:15:41.840 --> 00:15:45.480 what the what the what the Suns have done, But let's talk about what 223 00:15:45.519 --> 00:15:48.759 the Mavericks have done as well too. Another team that I think improved their 224 00:15:48.840 --> 00:15:54.600 overall positioning here with Luca and Kyrie obviously getting Daniel Gafford and PJ. Washington 225 00:15:54.679 --> 00:15:58.159 from from Charlotte. Your thoughts on the Mads now where they stand in the 226 00:15:58.200 --> 00:16:00.559 Western Conference as they try to you know, all out of there. I 227 00:16:00.559 --> 00:16:03.240 think they're currently seventh. You know, what is the highest what is the 228 00:16:03.240 --> 00:16:07.320 ceiling for the Mavericks in your opinion, Scoop, I think the mass particularly 229 00:16:07.399 --> 00:16:11.600 because now they have minus Luca wearing a face mask, a healthy uh one 230 00:16:11.720 --> 00:16:17.600 two punch with Kai and Luca, but they were missing that third piece. 231 00:16:17.759 --> 00:16:22.120 Some thought that Grant Williams would be that, but you know, Grant gets 232 00:16:22.120 --> 00:16:26.399 to go back home to Charlotte, as does Seth Kirby. But in the 233 00:16:26.440 --> 00:16:29.799 grand scheme of things, I think PJ Washington is a scoring guy that that 234 00:16:29.840 --> 00:16:33.919 would benefit that team a lot. There's been times he's going off in Charlotte 235 00:16:33.960 --> 00:16:41.000 and and and and it's good to see that meaningful basketball or meaningful minutes now 236 00:16:41.039 --> 00:16:47.879 being played for PJ Washington instead of meaningless minutes in Charlotte. I think adding 237 00:16:48.039 --> 00:16:53.519 him to that pot was something that Dallas or was looking to do in the 238 00:16:53.600 --> 00:17:00.600 offseason when they were looking for a third option alongside those two guys. I 239 00:17:00.000 --> 00:17:03.599 do know that Draymond Green was at one point on their wish list. I 240 00:17:03.640 --> 00:17:07.400 know that at some point Kyle I know that Kyle Kuzma was somebody that they 241 00:17:07.400 --> 00:17:14.079 had coveted. Really since September, A very close Map source shared with me 242 00:17:14.160 --> 00:17:19.240 that you know they think that he's probably underrated very much so defensively, but 243 00:17:19.279 --> 00:17:23.480 I also know Sacramento was another team that was in on Kuzma ultimately Kuzma State 244 00:17:23.599 --> 00:17:29.440 in Washington. But I think that the Daniel Gafford part is really the part 245 00:17:30.359 --> 00:17:33.200 that it's going to help them a lot. A guy that came in from 246 00:17:33.279 --> 00:17:37.640 Chicago playing alongside Levigne and then found his way to Chicago to Washington and a 247 00:17:37.640 --> 00:17:42.039 lot of respects. Was a throwing uh in a moved to Washington and the 248 00:17:42.119 --> 00:17:45.640 landlord. I've washed him first hand in Washington. Loved it in our nation's 249 00:17:45.680 --> 00:17:51.839 capital. But I think that style of play that that he exhibits running playing 250 00:17:51.880 --> 00:17:56.480 defense, I think he's he is Jerome Junkyard, Dog Williams with a better 251 00:17:56.559 --> 00:18:07.400 jump shot, nice a school the thunder get Gordon Hayward. I love that 252 00:18:07.440 --> 00:18:08.559 move, by the way, and I've been you know, I'm glad you're 253 00:18:08.559 --> 00:18:14.119 gonna speak to this because I'm trying to wrap my mind around said will just 254 00:18:14.279 --> 00:18:18.480 make them, you know, a better roster. Obviously, availability is the 255 00:18:18.599 --> 00:18:22.400 key, but he's shown that he's been relatively healthy and he's been contributing for 256 00:18:22.440 --> 00:18:26.400 the Charlotte Hornet. So he's another person that you were just alluding to a 257 00:18:26.400 --> 00:18:30.079 moment ago where meaningless minutes, you know what I'm saying in Charlotte now can 258 00:18:30.160 --> 00:18:34.720 mean significant and meaningful minutes, you know, playing at the playing with the 259 00:18:34.720 --> 00:18:38.480 Oklahoma City Thunder. So what were your what were your what was your take? 260 00:18:38.519 --> 00:18:42.240 And how do you see you know, Daganaut utilizing Hayward. Do you 261 00:18:42.240 --> 00:18:45.519 think he's gonna be like an X factor guy, like their their main six. 262 00:18:48.079 --> 00:18:52.759 Every Gordon Hayward to me is everything. Eric Payakowski was supposed to be 263 00:18:52.920 --> 00:18:59.000 on a more polished discipline Clippers team back in early two thousands. And it's 264 00:18:59.039 --> 00:19:03.799 not just because he's like it's because you have a team like Shake Gilgris or 265 00:19:03.839 --> 00:19:07.599 a leader in Shake gilg just Alexander, players like Lou Dort and others, 266 00:19:07.799 --> 00:19:12.240 particularly Shake Gills is Alexander who draws the double team triple team on a night 267 00:19:12.279 --> 00:19:15.480 and night out basis. And now he can kick it out to an open 268 00:19:15.480 --> 00:19:18.640 guy, but he can Hayward can drive to the basket himself. He's not 269 00:19:18.680 --> 00:19:23.359 just a spot up shooter. I spent some time with the Thunder last season 270 00:19:23.759 --> 00:19:29.720 in Oklahoma, and the one thing that they've been developing and really have been 271 00:19:29.720 --> 00:19:34.119 focusing on every year is developing a system where guys actually want to be there, 272 00:19:34.240 --> 00:19:38.240 guys are having fun, and guys are winning. And the one thing 273 00:19:38.279 --> 00:19:45.039 that I've really noticed or knew going into this offseason was how excited lou Dort 274 00:19:45.720 --> 00:19:52.839 from Montreal was to play with Shake Gills Alexander from Toronto in the Olympics. 275 00:19:52.839 --> 00:19:56.319 I know, oftentimes we talk about two team USA Basketball and how guys connected 276 00:19:56.359 --> 00:20:00.039 and how they're swag developed, but if you look at that Canadian team, 277 00:20:00.480 --> 00:20:06.400 those guys really connected in the off season and lou Dort and Shay Gilgess Alexander 278 00:20:06.559 --> 00:20:10.319 had that chemistry and it carried over into training camp, and it carried over 279 00:20:11.359 --> 00:20:15.680 into the regular season, and they've been one of them hottest teams that is 280 00:20:15.880 --> 00:20:18.680 that are not always being talked about because they're not in New York or Los 281 00:20:18.720 --> 00:20:22.079 Angeles or more. You even see that in the NBA's the Eastern Conference with 282 00:20:22.160 --> 00:20:26.359 the Cleveland Cavaliers or the seven game winning streak, and they're doing their thing 283 00:20:26.359 --> 00:20:30.799 in the Eastern Conference. So when you look at the Oklahoma City Thunder adding 284 00:20:30.839 --> 00:20:34.359 Gordon Hayward, you're forcing the critics as well as the supporters to talk about 285 00:20:34.400 --> 00:20:38.119 them if you win. Minnesota had that same problem, and you know, 286 00:20:38.279 --> 00:20:42.400 off and on throughout the course of this season you see Minnesota and Oklahoma battle 287 00:20:42.440 --> 00:20:45.799 for the first and second seed. Now you see the Cliffers kind of catching 288 00:20:45.880 --> 00:20:49.200 up and doing their thing. But I like to see the level of competition 289 00:20:51.000 --> 00:20:55.720 that is in that Western Conference, and Oklahoma definitely added to that by bringing 290 00:20:55.759 --> 00:20:59.400 in Gordon Hayward, a guy who has been in the deep running the playoffs. 291 00:20:59.440 --> 00:21:03.160 And you know, now Kim kind of add to the pot alongside chet 292 00:21:03.160 --> 00:21:07.359 holmeren Shake Gills is Alexander Moore. They're like a young old team. You 293 00:21:07.359 --> 00:21:11.519 have the right amount of young people and the right amount of season people. 294 00:21:11.960 --> 00:21:15.440 That's that's like a recipe for success if you asked me, with him trading 295 00:21:15.480 --> 00:21:18.200 out as many guys as they did for Gordon. So assuming Gordon does come 296 00:21:18.240 --> 00:21:22.880 back and is healthy, the overwhelming notion for the Thunder coming into this was 297 00:21:22.880 --> 00:21:26.160 like, Hey, they needed to get a big So Gordon doesn't address that 298 00:21:26.240 --> 00:21:30.519 need per se. But obviously we'll talk a little bit about buyout Gynadates at 299 00:21:30.519 --> 00:21:32.640 the end of the season or at the end of the show, if you 300 00:21:32.680 --> 00:21:34.799 will. But to me, that's something where getting Gordon in here, as 301 00:21:34.799 --> 00:21:37.319 you alluded to from the veterans side, a guy who does a little bit 302 00:21:37.319 --> 00:21:41.839 of everything can help with the playmaking. I think it's a great great move 303 00:21:41.880 --> 00:21:45.000 with Oklahoma City Thunder as you touched on though. Timberwolves too, though, 304 00:21:45.000 --> 00:21:47.759 what did you think about their move in getting Monty Morris, you know, 305 00:21:47.839 --> 00:21:52.200 to back up and aging and often injured Mike Conley. But that team does 306 00:21:52.200 --> 00:21:53.559 look lost sometimes, but they don't have great point guard play. I thought 307 00:21:53.599 --> 00:21:56.039 it was a solid move. Your thoughts on the money Morris Deel from a 308 00:21:56.039 --> 00:22:00.359 couple of days ago. I think the Mighty More was was pretty good, 309 00:22:00.400 --> 00:22:06.119 particularly because he was playing meaningless minutes. He had just gotten back into the 310 00:22:06.200 --> 00:22:11.240 rotation in Detroit and it seemed like everybody was bouncing everybody off of Detroit. 311 00:22:11.559 --> 00:22:15.319 Detroit was like was like the middle point for everybody. It was like the 312 00:22:15.359 --> 00:22:19.359 point. It reminded me of how last decade everybody came through Orlando before they 313 00:22:19.440 --> 00:22:22.599 ended up winning a championship or being on a bigger contender. You think of 314 00:22:22.720 --> 00:22:27.240 like Trevor Reza leaving Orlando to the Knicks going to the Lakers. Detroit was 315 00:22:27.319 --> 00:22:30.519 that point too. Uh. But but I digress when I when I look 316 00:22:30.599 --> 00:22:37.079 at Monte Morris's moved there. He's a guy that's looking for a fit. 317 00:22:37.160 --> 00:22:41.920 I spent a lot of time around him last season when he was in Washington, 318 00:22:41.960 --> 00:22:45.839 and he spoke reverently about his time in Denver, but it just seemed 319 00:22:45.880 --> 00:22:52.559 like in in Washington last season he just never found a groove. You know, 320 00:22:52.720 --> 00:22:56.640 Washington brought him in playing alongside his childhood friend and caw cous I talked 321 00:22:56.680 --> 00:23:00.960 to Monti tonight. Monty's excited to get started. Uh. In Minnesota. 322 00:23:00.839 --> 00:23:06.240 They are franchise that embraces their their players. They build around their players, 323 00:23:06.279 --> 00:23:11.000 and you know, he's in a situation where he can play alongside in Anthony 324 00:23:11.119 --> 00:23:14.160 Edwards, Karl, Anthony Towns, and Rudy Gobert. He does well. 325 00:23:14.640 --> 00:23:21.200 Nas Reed has been such a institution as a as a role player for the 326 00:23:21.200 --> 00:23:26.519 Minnesota Timberwolves this season, I think that the sky's the limit for him. 327 00:23:26.519 --> 00:23:30.480 And you know, he shared with me about a month ago that the difference 328 00:23:30.519 --> 00:23:36.759 between last season and this season has been how much on one accord Rooney and 329 00:23:37.160 --> 00:23:41.000 Carl has has been and how they've been able to find the rights bacing to 330 00:23:41.119 --> 00:23:44.480 make things happen, and Anthony Edwards, of course, is the key that 331 00:23:44.559 --> 00:23:49.240 starts the engine. Nas I asked him if he had to compare Anthony Edwards 332 00:23:49.240 --> 00:23:52.559 to a car, which would be He said, oh, lambo, no 333 00:23:52.720 --> 00:23:57.680 question. Now you got a lambo and you got a driver in Monte Morris 334 00:23:57.720 --> 00:24:00.200 who can steer the ship. In Anthony Networks could just sit in the back 335 00:24:00.240 --> 00:24:03.480 and be driven around and make big plays when he needs to. It's a 336 00:24:03.559 --> 00:24:08.799 recipe for success. But they definitely have veteran leadership as well with Mike Collie 337 00:24:10.480 --> 00:24:12.559 Junior, and I think that they just are trying to gear up for the 338 00:24:12.599 --> 00:24:17.880 playoffs to compete with the Oklahomas, the Clippers, and the Denver Nuggets of 339 00:24:17.920 --> 00:24:19.400 the world. So I like the move for Monty Morris. I think he's 340 00:24:19.440 --> 00:24:23.759 an added piece that's gonna benefit that team. Scoopy joining us here on the 341 00:24:23.759 --> 00:24:27.400 baseline, Cali warren Shaw, be sure to check out his YouTube channel. 342 00:24:29.160 --> 00:24:36.480 I do believe that you dropped an exclusive interview with the mister Michael Buffer. 343 00:24:36.680 --> 00:24:42.920 I believe I think you know. I'm just saying, Scoop beads now should 344 00:24:42.920 --> 00:24:49.480 put legendary to the left of that. Whenever you're getting a listing legendary individuals 345 00:24:49.519 --> 00:24:53.440 like Michael Buffer. I was actually gonna take the opportunity to really check that 346 00:24:53.480 --> 00:24:56.880 out, man, because he's one of my favorite, not just ring announcers, 347 00:24:56.920 --> 00:25:02.599 but just individuals and personalities and stuff like that. So congratulations on being 348 00:25:02.640 --> 00:25:06.920 able to have that sit down conversation, you know, for on your YouTube 349 00:25:07.000 --> 00:25:10.240 channel. Man, Thank you, and maybe there will be two more that 350 00:25:10.319 --> 00:25:15.000 drop tomorrow. I'll share with you Jamal Wilkes as well as DJ Vy. 351 00:25:15.319 --> 00:25:19.079 Those will both trot tomorrow on my YouTube channel. Subscribe to my YouTube channel 352 00:25:19.079 --> 00:25:23.319 Scoopy TV, as well as the Scoopy Radio podcast on on streaming platform. 353 00:25:23.359 --> 00:25:29.039 Absolutely all right, Scoop. So like, look, man, let's talk 354 00:25:29.039 --> 00:25:33.200 about who didn't I know we're talking about the DIDs, But I'm really curious 355 00:25:33.400 --> 00:25:36.680 from your perspective, and we can stay on the West Western Conference and then 356 00:25:36.680 --> 00:25:40.119 maybe pivot to the East if you believe that there's any teams who you thought 357 00:25:40.200 --> 00:25:45.759 should have made some kind of move to be made. So I'm just curious 358 00:25:45.759 --> 00:25:49.119 from your perspective, who would you have expected, you know, for us 359 00:25:49.119 --> 00:25:57.279 to be talking about on today's trade deadline. I knew that the Pelicans and 360 00:25:57.319 --> 00:26:06.440 the Hawks were having some level of conversation concerning adding a center and or a 361 00:26:06.440 --> 00:26:10.559 center or power forward, a center that can shoot, or rim protector. 362 00:26:11.599 --> 00:26:17.200 I know that the Pelicans had their eyes on on Yaka on Coongo of the 363 00:26:17.240 --> 00:26:23.920 Hawks, but the talks never really materialized. I know that the Pelicans' focus 364 00:26:25.079 --> 00:26:29.680 was on a backup point guard as well as a rint protector. And I'm 365 00:26:29.680 --> 00:26:32.839 told that you know they are looking to add a fourteenth man to the roster, 366 00:26:33.240 --> 00:26:36.920 and that's where the buyout market comes together. I'll be honest with you. 367 00:26:37.160 --> 00:26:41.480 The three names across the league that I think number one rim protector, 368 00:26:41.759 --> 00:26:48.119 I think Robin Lopez would fit like a glove in that system with the Pelicans. 369 00:26:48.119 --> 00:26:51.160 But I'll add that I also feel like Robin Lopez would fit like a 370 00:26:51.200 --> 00:26:56.200 glove in Philadelphia while while Joel Embiide is out and now that you've add scoring 371 00:26:56.240 --> 00:27:00.200 power to their system with Healed, that would benefit them. But I think 372 00:27:00.680 --> 00:27:06.680 in the system that the Pelicans run quite naturally, Robert Lopez would fit. 373 00:27:06.720 --> 00:27:10.519 I think that was the surprise that they didn't execute on the move. I 374 00:27:10.559 --> 00:27:15.359 know Wndell Carter Jr. Was another guy that was of interest to that team 375 00:27:17.160 --> 00:27:22.920 as far as I know, I'll say I think people were surprised that the 376 00:27:23.000 --> 00:27:29.079 Lakers didn't make a move. I was not, because trading D'Angelo Russell never 377 00:27:29.119 --> 00:27:37.359 made sense to me, particularly because if dejontey Murray was your your target, 378 00:27:37.680 --> 00:27:41.359 he didn't have any reps with those guys going into training camp. And I'm 379 00:27:41.359 --> 00:27:45.400 big on like, if you're going to make a move like that and you 380 00:27:45.480 --> 00:27:48.279 think you're making a run for championship, those guys have to be on one 381 00:27:48.319 --> 00:27:53.839 accord. I feel like the Lakers' problem has been the fact that the guys 382 00:27:53.880 --> 00:28:00.480 that they that they signed in or you know, signed resigned to sign. 383 00:28:00.319 --> 00:28:04.359 They basically have been hurt. So Torrian Prince has been in and out. 384 00:28:06.680 --> 00:28:11.319 You look at Lebron and Anthony Davis have been in and out, but ultimately, 385 00:28:11.680 --> 00:28:15.799 you know, at one point people call them for for dark and Ham's 386 00:28:15.880 --> 00:28:18.079 job. I really think that the Lakers, as much as we talk about 387 00:28:18.480 --> 00:28:23.960 the the Nuggets and the Clippers and the Suns, I think once healthy, 388 00:28:26.359 --> 00:28:30.079 they can compete. I'm not willing to call them a championship team just yet 389 00:28:30.119 --> 00:28:33.480 because they've been Teeter towering, but I never thought that making a move for 390 00:28:33.519 --> 00:28:37.319 de Jonte Murray in the middle of the season made sense. It's good, 391 00:28:37.400 --> 00:28:40.720 let's stay out west, you know, and then obviously you will swing over 392 00:28:40.759 --> 00:28:42.359 to the east. So I mean, just again for due diligence, we 393 00:28:42.440 --> 00:28:47.359 got to touch I guess on the Warriors. So similarly, I think the 394 00:28:47.440 --> 00:28:49.240 Dubbs feel like, listen, they just need some guys to play better, 395 00:28:49.640 --> 00:28:53.279 and maybe that's who's gold, but I think that's their thinking going into this, 396 00:28:53.400 --> 00:28:56.200 and that they're not usually a team that makes a whole lot of dealers 397 00:28:56.519 --> 00:29:00.599 in the middle of the season anyway. So from your standpoint, did the 398 00:29:00.599 --> 00:29:03.519 Warriors standing pat Not necessarily surprise you do, but you just feel like that 399 00:29:03.640 --> 00:29:07.759 was the right move for them, given given what they've accomplished and how they 400 00:29:07.799 --> 00:29:10.480 were trying to manage that team. Because I think one other thing too is 401 00:29:11.440 --> 00:29:15.079 I know a lot of larger mediology talking about moving Clay Thompson, moving Clay 402 00:29:15.079 --> 00:29:18.039 Thompson, but somebody said today, I think that was the watch they might 403 00:29:18.039 --> 00:29:21.200 have been watching, the span, the gravity that that would take away from 404 00:29:21.200 --> 00:29:23.599 that locker room, I don't even know. I just bringing in somebody else, 405 00:29:23.599 --> 00:29:26.039 like, I don't know if it brings the energy and the hoop that 406 00:29:26.079 --> 00:29:29.960 they might have been looking for because Clay is such a such a centerpiece of 407 00:29:30.039 --> 00:29:33.240 what they've done for so long, so that to me seems is more better 408 00:29:33.319 --> 00:29:36.319 absorbed over the course of the summer than the middle of the season. If 409 00:29:36.319 --> 00:29:37.960 they're going to try to make a move like that, your thoughts, that's 410 00:29:38.000 --> 00:29:41.440 an all season conversation. And I'll add, as much as you said, 411 00:29:41.440 --> 00:29:48.000 he's the gravity of that team being around them, and Draymond being a heart 412 00:29:48.000 --> 00:29:53.039 and soul of that team. Again, he's a like when you're a shooter, 413 00:29:53.160 --> 00:29:56.640 you have to have a short memory, and when you're in a slump, 414 00:29:56.680 --> 00:30:00.279 you're in a slump. But when you had, you had. I 415 00:30:00.319 --> 00:30:07.480 think that the Warriors to me, are like the New Age Spurs, Like 416 00:30:07.559 --> 00:30:11.400 they're at some point they sneak up on you and you're like, how did 417 00:30:11.440 --> 00:30:15.599 they get here? So I think they're a rhythmic shot, a run away. 418 00:30:17.480 --> 00:30:19.720 You look at the last two seasons, like not last season, but 419 00:30:19.799 --> 00:30:25.160 the season before they made it to the finals and after guys set out for 420 00:30:25.200 --> 00:30:29.200 a long period of time like they are the half court YMCA team. I'm 421 00:30:29.240 --> 00:30:32.000 not saying they're going to the finals, but what I'm saying is you don't 422 00:30:32.000 --> 00:30:36.319 mess up chemistry like that during the middle of the season, especially someone who's 423 00:30:36.319 --> 00:30:40.400 been a cornerstone of that franchise. That's that's a dialogue you have any offseason. 424 00:30:40.519 --> 00:30:42.759 I never really bought into the fact that Clay was getting moved, but 425 00:30:42.839 --> 00:30:47.519 I think there are some teams across the league that he would fit well. 426 00:30:47.599 --> 00:30:51.759 And that's a conversation that if he if he leaves, you revisit in the 427 00:30:51.839 --> 00:30:56.400 off season. So yeah, the Lakers and the Warriors are just those teams 428 00:30:56.400 --> 00:31:03.079 that you know, they have veterans that really kick it into a high gear 429 00:31:03.759 --> 00:31:07.200 the second half of the season, like and I think Denver is becoming that 430 00:31:07.359 --> 00:31:10.400 they just look old. But even though they're a little young with they're guys 431 00:31:10.400 --> 00:31:12.960 that were on other teams. Phoenix is in a similar space. So you 432 00:31:14.039 --> 00:31:17.079 gonna see guys really kicking into the next gear in the second half of the 433 00:31:17.119 --> 00:31:19.680 season and maybe had a piece or two. And that's what I look at 434 00:31:19.720 --> 00:31:23.039 with with the Warriors specifically. Yeah, I mean, to me, I 435 00:31:23.039 --> 00:31:26.480 think the Lakers and the Warriors are you know, they're there buyout buddies. 436 00:31:26.960 --> 00:31:30.680 You know, they like to you know what I'm saying, to shop, 437 00:31:30.799 --> 00:31:33.119 you know, and uh, you know, get the great, get the 438 00:31:33.160 --> 00:31:37.839 groceries at bargain rates, and there's nothing wrong with that because some of the 439 00:31:37.839 --> 00:31:41.400 players that they do put on their roster are serviceable, whether it's for short 440 00:31:41.480 --> 00:31:48.880 term or long term need you know. So with with that being said, 441 00:31:49.079 --> 00:31:55.920 I'm just curious what happened to the Sacramento Kings. Like, you know, 442 00:31:56.000 --> 00:32:00.319 a year ago, this team came out like lightning in a bottle, right, 443 00:32:00.599 --> 00:32:06.720 Like they just are like, like to me, like the next the 444 00:32:06.759 --> 00:32:10.640 next level Warriors, right we dubbed them as the next Warriors two point zero 445 00:32:10.680 --> 00:32:15.319 or whatever. And you would have thought that, you know, given what 446 00:32:15.480 --> 00:32:19.160 the roster is and this team has struggled, they're not they don't look nearly 447 00:32:19.200 --> 00:32:22.759 as crisp as they did last year, you would still think that they would 448 00:32:22.839 --> 00:32:28.839 have to tweak that team if there's an expectation one to reposition themselves back to 449 00:32:28.839 --> 00:32:32.160 where they are and then two to not fall off from what they you know, 450 00:32:32.200 --> 00:32:36.079 built up if the perception is that they're not going to be, you 451 00:32:36.079 --> 00:32:38.680 know, looked as overachievers. So what does your take about the fact that 452 00:32:38.759 --> 00:32:42.799 the Kings really didn't make any any meaning? Is it more that they're really 453 00:32:42.839 --> 00:32:45.720 confident they just figure this thing out, or should it be a reason to 454 00:32:45.759 --> 00:32:52.400 be concerned. I get the sense that Kuzma, who was on their dartboard, 455 00:32:52.079 --> 00:33:01.960 couldn't come at the price one two injuries to Sabonis and the Aaron Fox 456 00:33:02.039 --> 00:33:08.599 and others has kind of been like just the level of inconsistency or people not 457 00:33:10.200 --> 00:33:16.359 Like I never bought into the Warriors the second the next coming I actually looked 458 00:33:16.359 --> 00:33:20.079 at I've always over the last year, have said this, I look at 459 00:33:20.079 --> 00:33:27.000 this Akramental Kings as Denver light more than I did a second coming of the 460 00:33:27.000 --> 00:33:31.440 Warriors, And I think I look at them similarly to how I looked at 461 00:33:31.480 --> 00:33:36.720 the Knicks when they made the playoffs for the first time in the last like 462 00:33:36.799 --> 00:33:38.960 when they played against the Hawks and the playoffs and the Hawks and the Knicks 463 00:33:38.960 --> 00:33:43.200 had the same exact record, and they excited a lot of people. And 464 00:33:43.240 --> 00:33:46.200 then I feel like the last couple of years they Teeter Tyler and then along 465 00:33:46.240 --> 00:33:52.319 came O Giananobe, like it's gonna take a level of a name to come 466 00:33:52.359 --> 00:33:57.119 in a defensive stop for to come in, Like I think that's what happens. 467 00:33:57.599 --> 00:34:00.559 I kind of look at the Atlanta Hawks that way, like the Hawks 468 00:34:00.559 --> 00:34:02.759 were this close from going to the finals, and they were young squad, 469 00:34:04.319 --> 00:34:08.880 and then it's de Jonte Murray coming in and like, I just remember that 470 00:34:08.920 --> 00:34:13.239 team going toe for toe with the Bucks and they just didn't they didn't hold 471 00:34:13.280 --> 00:34:15.840 on into the end. I look at Sacramento the same way. I think 472 00:34:15.880 --> 00:34:23.880 they're a player away, like a third player away from being combative. So 473 00:34:23.960 --> 00:34:27.639 let's swing it out to the Eastern Conference here a little bit now, And 474 00:34:27.760 --> 00:34:30.679 just from the aspect is because I got to ask, have the Bulls just 475 00:34:30.719 --> 00:34:35.760 trapped themselves? Like I think? Now? Obviously Levigne got injured, they 476 00:34:35.800 --> 00:34:39.360 weren't able to move him. But Drummond had a lot of interest from what 477 00:34:39.440 --> 00:34:44.400 I've from when I've heard or read, and he's played well when given the 478 00:34:44.480 --> 00:34:47.679 opportunity minutes. They started double bigs. More recently against the Minnesota Timberwolves the 479 00:34:47.719 --> 00:34:52.280 other night, Ucevic and Drummond started and they both found a way to play 480 00:34:52.280 --> 00:34:53.400 well. Now, again, that's because Minnesota is a big team. So 481 00:34:53.400 --> 00:34:58.360 I don't know if if Donovan will do that every single night, But what 482 00:34:58.440 --> 00:35:00.320 are their Bulls doing? Like? I love the season, Kobe White has 483 00:35:00.320 --> 00:35:05.079 had love it. I think he's just been been amazing this year, but 484 00:35:05.159 --> 00:35:07.920 they're a ten seed and I don't know that there's a whole lot of upward 485 00:35:07.920 --> 00:35:10.840 trajectory for them. Did they missed the boat by not making a move or 486 00:35:12.000 --> 00:35:14.800 is your sense like, hey, they're just trying to compete with this roster 487 00:35:14.840 --> 00:35:17.639 and see where it goes. I think the Bulls's biggest hurdle has been the 488 00:35:17.679 --> 00:35:22.639 fact that Lonzo Ball has been out and he was such a significant part to 489 00:35:22.760 --> 00:35:29.800 this Bulls rebuilding. And I think also, as you're asking me this question, 490 00:35:30.760 --> 00:35:35.639 it reminds me of the trade deadline a couple of years ago where the 491 00:35:35.679 --> 00:35:44.039 Pelicans and the Bulls were having a conversation about Lonzo and ultimately the Bulls waited 492 00:35:44.239 --> 00:35:47.719 until the offseason to bring in Lonzo and they kept Kobe. Imagine if they 493 00:35:47.760 --> 00:35:51.039 did, this season would have been a lot worse. I swear they would 494 00:35:51.039 --> 00:35:52.920 have been like that. They would have had the fortieth worst record in the 495 00:35:53.000 --> 00:35:57.480 NBA, and it's not even forty teams. Like I think, when you 496 00:35:57.519 --> 00:36:00.639 look at the Bulls and you look at I think the other she was this. 497 00:36:01.119 --> 00:36:04.840 If you looked at the beginning of the season, there were many out 498 00:36:04.880 --> 00:36:08.840 there who believed that the Knicks and the Miami Heat would have been buyers at 499 00:36:08.880 --> 00:36:13.800 the trade deadline or at some point during the season for DeMar DeRozan. And 500 00:36:13.920 --> 00:36:17.880 what happened was Terry Roseer went to Miami and o Giana Noobi went to the 501 00:36:17.880 --> 00:36:22.159 New York Knicks, And so the dialogue then shifted because the Bulls started to 502 00:36:22.159 --> 00:36:24.599 be a little bit more competitive, and then you looked at the Bulls and 503 00:36:24.719 --> 00:36:29.199 Zach Levine and the Lakers was something we talked about, and then he got 504 00:36:29.280 --> 00:36:32.119 hurt again, and so now that conversation about the Lakers and the Bulls was 505 00:36:32.199 --> 00:36:37.840 kind of dead. The other thing is I think that the Bulls waiting until 506 00:36:37.840 --> 00:36:42.880 the off season makes more sense because again I go back to what I said 507 00:36:42.920 --> 00:36:49.239 about chessboards, that conversation about Levine could be or revisit this offseason. I 508 00:36:50.239 --> 00:36:53.280 think that when you look at the talent that they have on the floor, 509 00:36:53.719 --> 00:36:59.119 their talent is good, just not together and not on that team because they've 510 00:36:59.159 --> 00:37:04.880 been hurt. I think that the Bulls and the Washington Wizards are very similar 511 00:37:04.920 --> 00:37:08.679 situations. They have certain guys that are names, but together on a team, 512 00:37:09.079 --> 00:37:15.039 they just are not good. But I think a la carte they benefit 513 00:37:15.079 --> 00:37:19.519 other teams. I think Levine and his health is a red flag for some 514 00:37:19.599 --> 00:37:22.880 teams because it seems like he's a name, he's got, he's been an 515 00:37:22.880 --> 00:37:27.880 All Star, but his level of staying healthy and consistency has been lacking. 516 00:37:28.280 --> 00:37:32.320 DeMar Derozanto me I can build around him, which I could build around him, 517 00:37:32.639 --> 00:37:37.280 But I really think that for the Bulls, their biggest portion is the 518 00:37:37.320 --> 00:37:40.920 fact that Lonzo Ball a quarterback. Eat. I know that's a word that's 519 00:37:42.039 --> 00:37:45.599 used negatively, but a quarterback type of point guard that you can use in 520 00:37:45.599 --> 00:37:50.440 their system would have done wonders for him for that team had they stayed healthy, 521 00:37:50.480 --> 00:37:52.679 and that's just not been the case. I think they revisit something this 522 00:37:52.800 --> 00:37:59.199 offseason. What I don't know Scoopy joining us here on the baseline Calie warren 523 00:37:59.280 --> 00:38:07.679 Shaw discussing the hot button tops of the NBA are trade deadline discussion. So 524 00:38:07.840 --> 00:38:15.519 school, you, you basically tell me this team didn't do nothing was probably 525 00:38:15.559 --> 00:38:23.000 the best thing that happened for him, East or West? You tell him 526 00:38:23.280 --> 00:38:28.519 Ask me that question again, which team that didn't do anything? It was 527 00:38:28.559 --> 00:38:31.559 the best move made the team that did not do anything, and it was 528 00:38:31.719 --> 00:38:35.559 good for them to not do something. You know, sometimes you gotta feel 529 00:38:35.559 --> 00:38:37.159 like you got to get in the mix and then whatever it is that you're 530 00:38:37.199 --> 00:38:40.199 doing really doesn't bowl well for you, whether it be on or off the 531 00:38:40.239 --> 00:38:46.840 court. Probably of the Orlando Magic we talked about every other hot button team. 532 00:38:47.000 --> 00:38:51.079 I think they're a young team to watch, and like I mentioned before, 533 00:38:52.159 --> 00:38:58.559 you have a rising star and Pallo Manketto, You've got some other pieces 534 00:38:58.599 --> 00:39:02.159 around them. I think, you know, the biggest the biggest thing that 535 00:39:02.159 --> 00:39:07.360 that that's been talked about with the Magic was Wendell Carter Junior. And I 536 00:39:07.360 --> 00:39:12.480 think defensively they'll at least be decent. I don't think they're going to the 537 00:39:12.480 --> 00:39:14.800 finals. I don't think they go to the second round. But I think 538 00:39:15.719 --> 00:39:19.400 I think Orlando didn't really need to give Wendell to another team to make them 539 00:39:19.400 --> 00:39:22.920 better. I like that call, you know. I think a lot of 540 00:39:22.000 --> 00:39:25.880 Orlando Magic fans on our timelines where like, hey, do something they wanted 541 00:39:25.880 --> 00:39:29.639 to, you know, backup point guards or whatever. And I think in 542 00:39:29.760 --> 00:39:31.960 essence that brings us to me in the next part of the conversation is the 543 00:39:32.000 --> 00:39:37.079 buyouts. Now, two things happened for me that I was like, just 544 00:39:37.079 --> 00:39:44.039 just like that like just peace Killian Hayes, just dropped by the Pistons. 545 00:39:44.079 --> 00:39:49.000 Just peace out, James Bookknight, peace out in Charlotte. And then, 546 00:39:49.079 --> 00:39:52.360 unfortunately, I think what didn't happen for PJ. Tucker on the Clippers. 547 00:39:52.719 --> 00:39:55.599 He's pieced in. He hasn't found his way out just yet. Your thoughts 548 00:39:55.639 --> 00:40:00.760 on this potential buyout market and some of the guys that might that might be 549 00:40:00.800 --> 00:40:04.039 available for teams that didn't make a movement as yet. I think Joe Harris 550 00:40:04.079 --> 00:40:12.039 will be the thought process of some and he has a relationship with both Kyrie 551 00:40:12.159 --> 00:40:17.079 and and with Lebron does is that someone that you bring in over there? 552 00:40:17.159 --> 00:40:22.239 He also has a relationship with Kevin Durant. I'm not sure what there. 553 00:40:22.440 --> 00:40:24.360 I know, I'm not sure how many guys they have only active Roston now, 554 00:40:24.360 --> 00:40:29.719 so don't quote me, but you know, Utah Watson Nabi was not 555 00:40:29.760 --> 00:40:32.079 a fit. He was moved. You thought that he'd get you some premium 556 00:40:32.119 --> 00:40:37.000 three point shooting. Maybe Phoenix would work. LA makes sense on that front. 557 00:40:37.000 --> 00:40:40.320 I think that's the biggest name that I saw for a team with with 558 00:40:40.320 --> 00:40:46.639 with Championship aspirations and Kyle Lowry again, I see Philadelphia or Los Angeles chasing 559 00:40:46.679 --> 00:40:52.599 him, but a guy from North Philly, Cardinal Docker, He's own Villanova's 560 00:40:52.599 --> 00:40:55.159 own Philadelphia makes the most sense to me. For for Kyle Lowry if he 561 00:40:55.199 --> 00:40:58.920 reaches a bio with the Charlotte Hornets, and what do you think is gonna 562 00:40:58.920 --> 00:41:01.400 happen with Dennis Schroeder Because I know we haven't made much a discussion, but 563 00:41:01.559 --> 00:41:05.599 if the Lakers are are thinking about trying to do something, do you think 564 00:41:05.639 --> 00:41:09.159 that Shrewder stands pat or do you think that he also could possibly UH be 565 00:41:09.280 --> 00:41:13.679 out buy out friendly and he would want to return back to La La Land. 566 00:41:15.320 --> 00:41:19.440 Well, I definitely think the Nets are trying to build uhil build blocks 567 00:41:19.519 --> 00:41:22.800 like Tetris and UH stack a lot of chips as far as just their future 568 00:41:22.840 --> 00:41:28.719 goes and building around Michael Bridges, Dennis Smith Junior and others. There's a 569 00:41:28.719 --> 00:41:31.639 lot of guard on that Nets team, and I don't think while the Lakers 570 00:41:31.679 --> 00:41:36.519 would definitely be a team of interests, he wanted to resign with him and 571 00:41:36.519 --> 00:41:42.280 he ultimately went in another direction. I also look at other teams out there 572 00:41:43.000 --> 00:41:45.960 that are in need of a point guard, like a like Aay Young, 573 00:41:46.599 --> 00:41:55.239 a Pelicans team like UH I know that Dante Exhem in Dallas makes is a 574 00:41:55.280 --> 00:41:59.119 de facto point guard, but I just think they got too many guards in 575 00:41:59.159 --> 00:42:01.320 Dallas. So Dallas may not be the best fit. But New Orleans would 576 00:42:01.360 --> 00:42:09.880 be a fit. To me, the Clippers would be a fit. Those 577 00:42:09.880 --> 00:42:13.840 are the two teams that stand out to me right now. Maybe Houston, 578 00:42:14.079 --> 00:42:20.400 but but ultimately yeah, Victor Oladipo I think was also brought out. I'm 579 00:42:20.440 --> 00:42:24.360 not sure what the market is for him. And you know Indiana would return 580 00:42:24.440 --> 00:42:29.079 there would be great, but I don't know how the relationship was with is 581 00:42:29.079 --> 00:42:32.960 with India after he left. So but but as far as your question about 582 00:42:34.039 --> 00:42:37.960 Dennis Shooter, either LA team would make sense to me if he decides to 583 00:42:38.280 --> 00:42:43.880 get some sort of buy out with the Brooklyn Mets scool before we let you 584 00:42:43.880 --> 00:42:46.320 get out of here. Just you know, is there anything else that you 585 00:42:46.360 --> 00:42:50.320 can expect to see any other names? Again? A touched on PJ. 586 00:42:50.440 --> 00:42:53.079 Tucker, I spent your dinuity potentially rumor to the Lakers. I think as 587 00:42:53.079 --> 00:42:55.599 we're going on and people are still getting waived and dropped, you know, 588 00:42:55.639 --> 00:43:00.320 as we're recording, some names are still flying off the board. But you 589 00:43:00.320 --> 00:43:01.480 know, is there anybody else that you'd like to see, you know, 590 00:43:01.480 --> 00:43:06.000 maybe land somewhere else. You mentioned Marcus Morris as well too, you know, 591 00:43:06.559 --> 00:43:08.800 any potential landing SPUs for some of those guys. I can't think of 592 00:43:08.840 --> 00:43:12.280 it any right now. It's for a long day, but if I have 593 00:43:12.360 --> 00:43:15.679 anything else, that's what the NBA does to you, Scoop Yeah, to 594 00:43:15.800 --> 00:43:20.599 specifically tell you, thank you, thank you for having me on your show 595 00:43:20.639 --> 00:43:22.960 though, No, absolutely, Man, listen, it's been great, you 596 00:43:23.000 --> 00:43:27.519 know, to be able to have you on board man again. We you 597 00:43:27.559 --> 00:43:30.920 know, we totally applaud the efforts you. You know, you're out there, 598 00:43:30.960 --> 00:43:34.480 you're doing your thing. You're you're marrying the game, you know what 599 00:43:34.480 --> 00:43:37.360 I'm saying with the culture and it's awesome to see, and uh, we 600 00:43:37.400 --> 00:43:42.360 want to continue to support that platform as well too, Man to you know, 601 00:43:42.400 --> 00:43:44.639 by all means, Man, let people know what you got going on. 602 00:43:44.760 --> 00:43:47.599 I know you mentioned that you have two new interviews coming down the pike 603 00:43:47.639 --> 00:43:52.039 again, to make sure you let our audiences know where to catch it and 604 00:43:52.360 --> 00:43:55.760 when they should expect for those to happen. So most importantly following on Twitter 605 00:43:55.840 --> 00:44:01.599 and Instagram at Scoop B. Subscribe to my YouTube at Scoopy TV and subscribe 606 00:44:01.599 --> 00:44:06.920 to the Scoopy Radio podcast the most streaming platforms. And yeah, a couple 607 00:44:06.960 --> 00:44:12.800 of interviews dropping tomorrow Djvy Jabol Wilkes. We dropped one with Michael Buffer early 608 00:44:12.880 --> 00:44:15.599 this week a couple of weeks ago, Prince said, Michael Jackson Son. 609 00:44:15.679 --> 00:44:20.480 So a lot of you know, overlaying crossover into other things, but keep 610 00:44:20.519 --> 00:44:23.440 it locked Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, everything in between. Thank you brothers 611 00:44:23.480 --> 00:44:27.360 for having me once again. Absolutely thanks for hopping on board with us. 612 00:44:27.400 --> 00:44:30.519 Brandon Man, best of luck, brother. Likewise, you too, keep 613 00:44:30.559 --> 00:44:38.280 shying. Yes, indeed, mister Shaw look man, a lot of movement, 614 00:44:38.679 --> 00:44:42.920 not not not you know, listen, not a lot of big names. 615 00:44:43.239 --> 00:44:47.760 But I think it's more so the teams, the teams that did make 616 00:44:47.840 --> 00:44:52.400 those moves, And I think it shared up a lot of what we've been 617 00:44:52.440 --> 00:44:57.320 talking about through the course of the first half, you know, of this 618 00:44:57.440 --> 00:45:00.599 seat of this seat of the season. Yeah, if these teams are really 619 00:45:00.679 --> 00:45:06.320 serious, if they truly believe there's an opportunity, a pathway to probably get 620 00:45:06.320 --> 00:45:12.119 into you know, the NBA Finals that they're gonna need to utilize the trade 621 00:45:12.159 --> 00:45:16.679 deadline smartly, not over extend themselves. And I think we saw that with 622 00:45:16.719 --> 00:45:21.079 a lot of the teams that participated in making the kind of moves that they've 623 00:45:21.079 --> 00:45:23.239 made. Yeah, I think what ended up happening is like, again, 624 00:45:23.280 --> 00:45:27.440 no big, big names on trade deadline Day. A lot of the work 625 00:45:27.559 --> 00:45:30.880 was done earlier in the year, as I said in the outset. But 626 00:45:30.960 --> 00:45:34.400 one thing I will say about the Knicks specifically, because I think a lot 627 00:45:34.440 --> 00:45:36.920 of them are saying that they are the winners of the day. In a 628 00:45:36.960 --> 00:45:39.920 lot of ways, they are because they've still preserved CP flexibility. They still 629 00:45:39.960 --> 00:45:43.679 have all of their first round draft picks. They didn't move at a first 630 00:45:43.719 --> 00:45:46.119 round draft pick in any of these deals, and they can still see how 631 00:45:46.159 --> 00:45:51.760 things go. So I'm excited for them. The Cavs standing PAT, I 632 00:45:51.800 --> 00:45:53.760 thought was an interesting situation, but they're just so hot right now, so 633 00:45:54.159 --> 00:45:58.679 you know, they feel like they needed to do anything significant. The Nuggets 634 00:45:58.679 --> 00:46:01.760 stand pat as well. They're defending champions. Yes, they don't have Bruce 635 00:46:01.800 --> 00:46:05.519 Brown anymore, but you know they feel like, hey, they'll they'll be 636 00:46:05.559 --> 00:46:07.559 able to figure it out. Bruce Brown doesn't move from Toronto, so that 637 00:46:07.679 --> 00:46:13.119 Toronto keeps that that chip and that opportunity to move him maybe you know, 638 00:46:13.280 --> 00:46:15.199 right as we're getting into free agency, because they will have a team option 639 00:46:15.280 --> 00:46:19.440 on him, just so a lot of like little machinations. But as you 640 00:46:19.440 --> 00:46:22.920 alluded to, this is a very very wide open situation with you know, 641 00:46:22.039 --> 00:46:27.519 moves that will be interested to see and with now the trades trade dayline passed 642 00:46:27.599 --> 00:46:30.559 us and all start on the horizon. This is one of the reasons the 643 00:46:30.639 --> 00:46:34.519 MBA did it this way because now you'll have all that rest. Right, 644 00:46:34.519 --> 00:46:37.280 they'll be like roughly like nine days without actual NBA games at some point, 645 00:46:37.880 --> 00:46:40.480 and so yes, some guys will go on vacation and they'll be in the 646 00:46:40.480 --> 00:46:45.119 Islands and so forth and so forth. But for coaches and players who stay, 647 00:46:45.199 --> 00:46:47.480 they'll get to be able to get some practice time. And for some 648 00:46:47.519 --> 00:46:51.840 of these new players they'll be able to actually learn their teammates some as well. 649 00:46:51.960 --> 00:46:53.920 And I think that's a very very huge thing. I think the worst 650 00:46:53.960 --> 00:46:58.079 thing for the Milwaukee Bucks is the All Star break because now Doc Rivers is 651 00:46:58.119 --> 00:47:00.000 supposed to coach it, so he doesn't get to take the weekend off, 652 00:47:00.039 --> 00:47:02.000 if you will, whatever. He's got to be doing that, and he 653 00:47:02.039 --> 00:47:05.760 has still be a couple of days afterwards. But to me. The All 654 00:47:05.760 --> 00:47:08.599 Star break is a crucial point now coming after the trade deadline, because it 655 00:47:08.639 --> 00:47:13.440 allows teams and some players who did get moved or have new pieces, allows 656 00:47:13.480 --> 00:47:15.119 them to get acclimated a little bit in the throes of the season. I 657 00:47:15.159 --> 00:47:19.719 supposed where you wouldn't have that practice signed before. I will say, though, 658 00:47:19.920 --> 00:47:22.320 that to your point about Doc Rivers, I think this will actually help 659 00:47:22.360 --> 00:47:27.440 him. I think it will benefit him in some ways because it keeps him 660 00:47:27.800 --> 00:47:31.639 around basketball. I think there's something to be said when you remove yourself or 661 00:47:31.679 --> 00:47:37.000 you've been removed from that element as a coach because you're doing a lot of 662 00:47:37.400 --> 00:47:43.719 media like type things and not are being and not being invested in the coaching 663 00:47:43.840 --> 00:47:47.360 aspect of things. So I think he uses this opportunity to really observe. 664 00:47:49.360 --> 00:47:52.320 You know, listen, this is why Doc Rivers is always going to be 665 00:47:52.320 --> 00:47:57.159 regarded one of the great coaches you know, in NBA history, regardless of 666 00:47:57.159 --> 00:48:00.360 what people may say, regardless of you know, what his record is reflective 667 00:48:00.400 --> 00:48:04.840 of in the playoffs and things of that nature. He's a man that's prepared. 668 00:48:05.159 --> 00:48:09.199 He's shown you know, fifty eight percent winning percentage as an NBA coach 669 00:48:09.239 --> 00:48:13.400 that you know, that's nothing to sniff at, and it's taking advantage of 670 00:48:13.440 --> 00:48:17.760 those opportunities that present themselves where where most people consider it as downtime, that's 671 00:48:17.800 --> 00:48:23.199 probably prime time for Doc Rivers to prep and prepare and get these guys ready 672 00:48:23.239 --> 00:48:29.440 for the quick turnaround that's gonna be necessary for this Bucks team to re supplant 673 00:48:29.440 --> 00:48:35.119 themselves again to be the team to beat in the Eastern Conference. So yeah, 674 00:48:35.280 --> 00:48:37.360 yeah, and I'm gonna, you know, we'll closee on the Bucks 675 00:48:37.360 --> 00:48:38.960 note. I guess there's some degree I'm gonna I'm gonna expect it. You 676 00:48:39.000 --> 00:48:42.440 know, I'm not sourced, you're not sourci or whatever, but we like 677 00:48:42.519 --> 00:48:44.880 we take stock of what's going on in the league. If p J. 678 00:48:45.000 --> 00:48:49.119 Tucker ultimately gets a buy out from from the Clippers in his interesting situations, 679 00:48:49.119 --> 00:48:51.719 since they're showing that he's you know, he's not playing, but they're winning 680 00:48:51.719 --> 00:48:54.679 without him, I think a return to Milwaukee would be just what the doctor 681 00:48:54.760 --> 00:48:58.239 ordered. I think he would potentially go there. And I know everyone's gonna 682 00:48:58.239 --> 00:49:00.519 say, oh, he'll go to the Lakers and you know some of those 683 00:49:00.599 --> 00:49:04.599 you know, fancier teams, But to me, a return to Milwaukee makes 684 00:49:04.639 --> 00:49:07.400 a lot of sense. And yes they have j Crowder still earning like that 685 00:49:07.440 --> 00:49:09.679 too. But I think that's the spy. He would be comfortable and going 686 00:49:09.719 --> 00:49:15.440 into or or God forbid for for Boston's fans, he goes back to Miami. 687 00:49:15.840 --> 00:49:17.679 I think it's going to be a retread. I don't think it'd be 688 00:49:17.679 --> 00:49:20.719 a brand new team that he hasn't played for before. He's going to go 689 00:49:20.719 --> 00:49:24.559 somewhere where he's comfortable, all right, So PJ. Tucker Watch, that's 690 00:49:24.559 --> 00:49:27.880 what we will be on. You know what I'm saying. Yeah, I 691 00:49:27.960 --> 00:49:30.599 mean listen, and it's a The guy's a bulldog. You can't tell me 692 00:49:30.639 --> 00:49:34.880 you don't like bulldogs when it's playoff time, Yes, sir, Yes, 693 00:49:34.920 --> 00:49:37.119 sir. Man so a lot of fun stuff, man, a lot of 694 00:49:37.119 --> 00:49:44.000 fun stuff. Bulldog and brothers like them George town Hoys did once again. 695 00:49:44.039 --> 00:49:46.360 Man, we like to thank our man Scoop Bee, who was burning midnight 696 00:49:46.440 --> 00:49:50.800 oil and toughed it out to jump on board with us. Man. Just 697 00:49:50.840 --> 00:49:53.519 really appreciate him taking the time to help us break down the trade deadline. 698 00:49:53.559 --> 00:49:57.920 And as always, my brother appreciate you. You know what I'm saying, 699 00:49:58.239 --> 00:50:00.400 uh, putting it, making it happen. I'm saying and again for us, 700 00:50:00.519 --> 00:50:04.559 uh, you know, laying it down and discussing what needs to be 701 00:50:04.599 --> 00:50:07.800 discussed. Sir, I gotta lay you gotta utilize our connections. And you 702 00:50:07.800 --> 00:50:09.199 know Scoop Bee has been rocking us for a little while too, so you 703 00:50:09.239 --> 00:50:12.039 know, glad to see that he's still doing his thing, you know, 704 00:50:12.119 --> 00:50:15.559 in the ethos outside of even sports and entertainment, just you know, has 705 00:50:15.679 --> 00:50:17.880 has has has it baled in really and truly and for us, we hope 706 00:50:17.920 --> 00:50:21.840 your friends listeners, we hope you enjoyed this episode of the Baseline Trade Deadline 707 00:50:21.960 --> 00:50:24.719 edition. You know, it wasn't an emergency podcast we hadn't planned, but 708 00:50:24.760 --> 00:50:28.159 I think it was enough meat on the bone for us to have this conversation. 709 00:50:28.239 --> 00:50:30.360 So again, shout out to Scoop Bee, Brandon Robinson absolutely for the 710 00:50:30.400 --> 00:50:34.920 Baseline, Calie Warren, y'all, we appreciate you guys, thanks for hopping 711 00:50:34.960 --> 00:50:37.280 on board with us this week. To catch up with you next time.