1 00:00:15,359 --> 00:00:19,960 What is krak lac in fellow thermonuclear a efforts. I am dan Fa Valley 2 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:24,679 coming at you solo today for a little bit of trade deadline talk. If 3 00:00:24,679 --> 00:00:28,679 you are listening to this on your podcast, feed this pre season episode that 4 00:00:28,719 --> 00:00:31,320 Grant and I did. If you're watching it on YouTube, it's standalone and 5 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:33,600 you can look for that episode with Grant and I will be coming out on 6 00:00:33,679 --> 00:00:37,399 Tuesday. We will, however, be covering the NBA trade deadline around these 7 00:00:37,439 --> 00:00:41,640 parts in earnest. It's Monday, January eighth when this goes live. That's 8 00:00:41,679 --> 00:00:45,000 one month out from the twenty twenty four NBA trade deadline. And I found 9 00:00:45,039 --> 00:00:49,399 a lot of the discourse fascinating this year, and I think that we're shaping 10 00:00:49,479 --> 00:00:53,840 up for one what could be a Bonker's NBA trade deadline, but what's going 11 00:00:53,880 --> 00:00:58,119 to be one of the more fascinating NBA trade deadlines that we've seen. We 12 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:02,840 had WOJ right before the old Janobi trade say it could be a slow trade 13 00:01:02,840 --> 00:01:04,599 deadline. Then O g Anobi gets traded. I believe it was before og 14 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:08,840 got traded. That happens every year, not with just Wode specifically, but 15 00:01:08,879 --> 00:01:12,599 there are these warnings of there's gonna be a lot of chatter no movement, 16 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:18,040 and we've definitely had trade deadlines at different scales, but every year there is 17 00:01:18,079 --> 00:01:21,760 some level of madness. Even if it's not an All NBA type player being 18 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:26,959 moved, we could have multiple of those caliber players moved. This trade deadline, 19 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:30,359 when you're looking at all NBA is probably a stretch for everyone except Pascal 20 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:34,319 Siakam, who's left been tearing it up lately. By the way, Zach 21 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:38,480 Lavine, All Star caliber player, Larry Marketen, All Star caliber player, 22 00:01:38,519 --> 00:01:42,400 de Jontay Murray, kind of fringe people are down on him, but that 23 00:01:42,439 --> 00:01:46,879 contract is super interesting. There can also just be surprised names that crop up 24 00:01:46,879 --> 00:01:52,159 every year, and I'm intrigued for so many reasons because you look at not 25 00:01:52,519 --> 00:01:56,040 just some of the names that are out there, and there's this element of, 26 00:01:56,439 --> 00:01:57,519 Okay, well, what are the Raptors doing? Are they going to 27 00:01:57,560 --> 00:02:01,760 move Siakam? I not that a complete one to eighty on this. It 28 00:02:01,879 --> 00:02:06,079 just would not surprise me if the plan is to keep him, because he's 29 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:07,639 so good and what is the past. Like some of the trade packages that 30 00:02:07,639 --> 00:02:12,120 are being mentioned for Pascal Siakam just blow my mind. This is someone who's 31 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:15,319 gonna at bottom require multiple first round picks, and probably a nice young player 32 00:02:15,439 --> 00:02:20,080 or useful veteran players, because the Raptors don't look like they're going for that 33 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:24,120 hard reset based off what they prioritized in the og Ananobi return. I do 34 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:27,719 expect, though this is not saying that I think that no stars are gonna 35 00:02:27,719 --> 00:02:30,840 get moved. If I had to pick, you know, between Dejontay, 36 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:34,560 Zach Lavine, Pascal Siakam, I would say at least one of those guys 37 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:38,599 get moved. I would say Dejontay Murray gets moved to if you don't consider 38 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:40,240 him a star, that's fine. And let's just not forget about some of 39 00:02:40,240 --> 00:02:44,759 the surprise players. When you go through, there's always a team. It 40 00:02:44,759 --> 00:02:47,280 feels like that is just going to shock us, whether they make this buy 41 00:02:47,879 --> 00:02:53,800 type of move or if they start to sell. It's look Brooklyn hovering at 42 00:02:53,879 --> 00:02:57,199 ninth in the Eastern Conference as I record this five games under five hundred, 43 00:02:57,520 --> 00:03:00,960 could they look at movie McHale bridges. If the offer is right, everyone 44 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:05,120 expects Dorian Finney Smith or Royce O'Neill. Maybe Nick Classon gets involved with that. 45 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:07,360 I just don't think we can rule out something like that, or maybe 46 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:10,639 the Rockets decide to move on from Jalen Green, do the Thunder decide to 47 00:03:10,639 --> 00:03:15,159 look at Josh Giddy. This is to me, though, what makes the 48 00:03:15,159 --> 00:03:20,520 trade deadline so fascinating this year is we've now been so entrenched in the playing 49 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:27,319 competitive landscape that by extension, there are so many could be, would be 50 00:03:27,479 --> 00:03:30,520 should be might be actually are buyers. And that has basically been the case 51 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:34,879 since the play in and started, and we've tried to identify teams. Oh 52 00:03:34,919 --> 00:03:37,719 well, you know, let's use as an example. Okay, the Jazz, 53 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:39,479 I'm recording this. They're two losses outside the plan and they are about 54 00:03:39,479 --> 00:03:43,919 to play through one of the most brutal stretches of the year for any team. 55 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:47,520 I think they could decide not to make a move because why they have 56 00:03:47,599 --> 00:03:51,039 all the picks that they need. And I think you're running into this with 57 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:55,199 some of the other rebuilding teams. I guess New Orleans and Oklahoma the Oklham 58 00:03:55,240 --> 00:04:00,840 save Thunder are not rebuilding. But when you've gotten, in Utah's case, 59 00:04:00,039 --> 00:04:04,439 all these picks already and you have some other future first rounders on the balance, 60 00:04:04,479 --> 00:04:09,719 if you're San Antonio there's not going to be that urgency necessarily to sell, 61 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:12,719 or you're a team like the Pistons that's kind of stuck in this malaise 62 00:04:12,759 --> 00:04:15,120 and you don't really have Yeah, you could really use extra first round equity, 63 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:18,639 you don't have players who are gonna get that by themselves. I don't 64 00:04:18,639 --> 00:04:23,519 know how much. Boyan Bgdonovich, who is probably your best non core trade 65 00:04:23,519 --> 00:04:26,079 asset at this point, how much is he going to fetch you. You 66 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:28,920 probably need to stack players on top of one another, or look at moving 67 00:04:29,480 --> 00:04:33,160 a Jade and Ivy if you wanted to get any real meaningful first round equity 68 00:04:33,439 --> 00:04:38,319 back. Yes, and so there's that team like a Detroit where okay, 69 00:04:38,319 --> 00:04:41,439 they could sell, but how much do they actually have to sell? That's 70 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:44,480 going to complicate the trade deadline. I think what's also going to be mega 71 00:04:44,519 --> 00:04:49,879 fascinating is you have these really good player types Jeremy Grant in Portland, even 72 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:53,920 though there's been messaging that Portland doesn't want to move in, Portland would absolutely 73 00:04:53,959 --> 00:04:56,839 move him if he offers right. Kyle Kuzman, Washington, that was a 74 00:04:56,879 --> 00:05:00,560 deal. It is declining in scale moving forward. Was signed so they could 75 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:03,519 trade. What is the line in the sand going to be though, for 76 00:05:03,639 --> 00:05:08,680 those teams, are those sort of mid end type of players going to get 77 00:05:08,680 --> 00:05:13,399 dealt on the same level as in og Anobi's probably better than the Jeremy gran 78 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:15,079 over og right now is probably yeah, I think that's right. But on 79 00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:18,720 that level of player, what's the asking price going to be? Because you 80 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:20,600 can set it and say, well, we want a first round pick and 81 00:05:20,639 --> 00:05:24,560 a young player or two first round picks. Who's giving you that? That's 82 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:28,040 what else makes this trade deadline incredibly fascinating. Some of the teams that you 83 00:05:28,040 --> 00:05:30,759 would expect to be most aggressive, or many of them like they're just pick 84 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:34,600 poor. Milwaukee already played the Damian Lillard card. The Lakers can only trade 85 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:38,600 one first round pick. The Clippers can only trade one first round pick and 86 00:05:38,639 --> 00:05:41,959 already acquired James Harden. You have these teams at the top. Okay, 87 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:45,800 Boston has all I think they have first round picks that they could trade. 88 00:05:45,800 --> 00:05:46,879 They don't have all their own first That was a stupid thing to say. 89 00:05:46,959 --> 00:05:50,519 They have first round picks that they could trade. They have very little salary 90 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:56,199 matching when they're mentioned for Kelly Olynik or Chris Bousche, what's the money that's 91 00:05:56,199 --> 00:05:59,560 going out to get that if you're not building some super complex deal with too 92 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:02,600 many plays involved. They're not just gonna trade Al Horford, who's still important 93 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:05,879 to their team. They're not just gonna trade Drew Holliday or Derek White, 94 00:06:05,879 --> 00:06:12,079 who who's been playing his ass off this year. So that's a team that's 95 00:06:12,079 --> 00:06:14,639 probably gonna be a lot of other teams might be more married to the buyout 96 00:06:14,639 --> 00:06:17,720 market await those certain players. You can't sign in the buyout market if they 97 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:21,079 make more than the current mid level exception. You're not gonna be able to 98 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:25,759 go to a team that's with inside the first apron of the salary cap about 99 00:06:25,759 --> 00:06:28,360 seven million dollars over the luxury tax. Excuse me, That's what I meant. 100 00:06:28,959 --> 00:06:30,920 And so you have the top the tippy top. But then there's also 101 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:34,199 you look at the element of the Clippers and if they're willing to move some 102 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:38,279 players who are kind of important, if they're not married to the Norm Powell 103 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:41,240 salary, if they can attach that first round pick to PJ. Tucker, 104 00:06:41,560 --> 00:06:44,959 they can actually make a pretty big splash. And so are they going to 105 00:06:45,040 --> 00:06:47,279 play that card the Lakers, that distant first round pick is intriguing. Are 106 00:06:47,279 --> 00:06:50,920 they gonna pull the lever of do we go get Zacklovine? Is it somebody 107 00:06:50,959 --> 00:06:55,199 else? Is the Marta Rosen and Alex Caruso the answer? And then that's 108 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:58,600 gonna lead you to the other question, the existential questions for and I want 109 00:06:58,600 --> 00:07:02,439 to get into more of that the Lakers warrior stuff. But the Bulls are 110 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:06,160 mentioned as this. Let's the Bulls, The Raptors and the Hawks are all 111 00:07:06,199 --> 00:07:11,959 mentioned as these teams that are just They could be wild sellers. They could 112 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:15,399 both also go in the other direction. I don't think Chicago should, but 113 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:18,879 we've seen a track record that they will try and throw good money after bad. 114 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:24,360 The Hawks been playing a little bit better lately. They are going to 115 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:27,639 be cash conscious. It looks like they're open for business on anyone not a 116 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:30,759 named Trey Young or Jalen Johnson. So, yes, the very they could 117 00:07:30,800 --> 00:07:33,399 be the team that defines the deadline if they move DeAndre Hunter and Clint Capella 118 00:07:33,839 --> 00:07:39,319 and Dejante Murray and bo Da Bardanovic. They could also be a team that 119 00:07:39,360 --> 00:07:42,959 talks themselves into okay, well, you know we're still right there in the 120 00:07:42,959 --> 00:07:46,120 play in or the Bulls gonna fall off we could make some type of move. 121 00:07:46,319 --> 00:07:47,720 We know the Raptors are already willing to think like that. We saw 122 00:07:47,759 --> 00:07:53,399 them do it just last season. If you're gonna keep Pascal Siakam and you've 123 00:07:53,600 --> 00:07:57,000 acquired a manual quickly so you're gonna pay, you've acquired RJ. Barrett, 124 00:07:57,160 --> 00:08:00,600 you owe that top six protected pick to San Antonio this year, you could 125 00:08:00,639 --> 00:08:05,680 be a team that actually goes for it. And so there's this very i 126 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:09,680 would say unique push and pull, maybe even on an existential level for so 127 00:08:09,759 --> 00:08:13,040 many of these teams that are trying to figure out what to do. And 128 00:08:13,079 --> 00:08:16,279 I do think even if you believe that this type of stuff exists out there 129 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:22,000 every season, and there's definitely always the surplus of buyers. The dynamic this 130 00:08:22,079 --> 00:08:26,839 season though, where it feels like we're seeing a if not a changing, 131 00:08:28,240 --> 00:08:33,600 a shifting of the guard. Looking at Minnesota and Oka see just blowing up 132 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:37,639 the standings. And then also at the bottom of that end where you have 133 00:08:37,679 --> 00:08:41,440 these teams that might be fading out. Golden State, for one, are 134 00:08:41,480 --> 00:08:45,919 they a team that kind of has to decide They are a team that has 135 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:48,799 to decide are we gonna go for it now? Or do we just start 136 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:52,399 leaning into the young kids, and it's really time to start thinking about moving 137 00:08:52,759 --> 00:08:56,039 Draymond Green and Klay Thompson. I can't imagine they would move Steph unless he 138 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:58,840 asked for out. I would expect, just because that's how things go. 139 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:03,679 Win this situation, they will inevitably favor the immediate timeline. But then what 140 00:09:03,720 --> 00:09:05,679 does that mean? Yeah, you could say, okay, Johnathan can make 141 00:09:05,720 --> 00:09:09,000 a gun, Moses Moody gone, but is Andrew Wiggins gone? Are they 142 00:09:09,039 --> 00:09:13,200 gonna move Chris Paul following his fractured hand. He's out four to six weeks, 143 00:09:13,360 --> 00:09:16,759 by the way, still an expiring contract that could be used in moves. 144 00:09:16,799 --> 00:09:18,840 I think it probably makes it more likely that he's moved now that he's 145 00:09:18,879 --> 00:09:22,919 injured than it was before, to be quite honest with you, just because 146 00:09:24,039 --> 00:09:26,879 they don't have four to six weeks to buy this time. That's the trade 147 00:09:26,879 --> 00:09:31,000 deadline at that point. And unless you believe that Okay, well Draymond will 148 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:33,440 still be on the court at that point. Maybe Clay continues to play better 149 00:09:33,480 --> 00:09:35,840 on the offensive end, we could make a run as is. I don't 150 00:09:35,879 --> 00:09:39,480 see it. They could just go the other route that where we're really gonna 151 00:09:39,519 --> 00:09:43,080 lean into the kids and this kind of starts a different type of movement there. 152 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:46,000 We're seeing it with the Lakers right now, where I think probably too 153 00:09:46,080 --> 00:09:50,000 much of the blame is hauling on dartin Ham. I don't love the personnel 154 00:09:50,039 --> 00:09:52,600 that they have there to begin with. Could they make a coaching change. 155 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:54,679 We know they're not going to all of a sudden start selling, but then 156 00:09:54,679 --> 00:09:56,919 what is the buy move that they do? How all in do they go? 157 00:09:58,000 --> 00:10:01,159 Do they give up that twenty nine or twenty thirty first round pick? 158 00:10:01,440 --> 00:10:03,759 And who's it for? Do they view Demarta Rosen is worth that even though 159 00:10:03,799 --> 00:10:07,480 I think functionally he's not a great fit for them on the offensive end? 160 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:11,360 Do they roll the dice on zach Lavine, whose salary structure certainly complicates things 161 00:10:11,360 --> 00:10:15,159 for that moving forward. Or is there an opportunity out there that's not being 162 00:10:15,159 --> 00:10:18,799 discussed or one that's been tangentially discussed. We mentioned it, We were way 163 00:10:18,799 --> 00:10:20,639 ahead of this on the podcast, saying it's only a matter of time before 164 00:10:20,679 --> 00:10:26,519 they register interests in Deshontay Murray. They entered the Deshontai Murray sweepstakes. I 165 00:10:26,519 --> 00:10:28,720 can't remember who reported it, but that was like a week ago. Or 166 00:10:28,759 --> 00:10:31,559 a few days ago that it was mentioned, and so they're going to be 167 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:35,240 another wildcard team then everyone then you just have your normal it's you know, 168 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:39,759 the contenders, the good teams that are going to be looking to make upgrades. 169 00:10:39,799 --> 00:10:41,360 However marginal. You know, we mentioned Boston or Milwaukee. What can 170 00:10:41,399 --> 00:10:45,240 they actually do? Can Milwaukee get a point of attack defender? How much 171 00:10:45,240 --> 00:10:48,879 does Dennis Smith Junior cost? Can they get a flyer on Davion Mitchell depending 172 00:10:48,919 --> 00:10:52,440 on what the Kings want for him. But beyond them, though, the 173 00:10:52,440 --> 00:10:56,399 Sixers are sitting here with these assets, Joel Embiid is injured, Tyrese Maxi's 174 00:10:56,399 --> 00:11:00,159 on this meteoric rise. They have a need for either another ball handler or 175 00:11:00,159 --> 00:11:03,879 wing type. I don't think they're gonna go all in mid season. That 176 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:07,799 just doesn't feel like Darryl Moury's style at this point because of the cat flexibility 177 00:11:07,799 --> 00:11:13,759 he's about to have this summer. But they could do something they could do 178 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:16,559 so they could straddle that line. Yeah, maybe it's a low end acquisition 179 00:11:16,799 --> 00:11:20,279 or where they're just trying to it's someone who's on expiring contract. They're using 180 00:11:20,279 --> 00:11:24,639 some of their middle end salaries below the Danfy meltains here to step out of 181 00:11:24,679 --> 00:11:26,600 their way to get somebody, or do they do something in the middle. 182 00:11:26,600 --> 00:11:30,559 They've been mentioned for de Jontay Murray, not a fit that I particularly love. 183 00:11:31,080 --> 00:11:33,480 And we look at these teams team like the Knicks who just acquired O 184 00:11:33,559 --> 00:11:37,960 Gianninobi, which one opens up different avenues for them to now try because they 185 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:41,879 do need another ball handed to or a creation. That's why Jeanta Murray's being 186 00:11:41,919 --> 00:11:45,240 mentioned so much. I'll aduce McBride the other night in Philly was basically like, 187 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:48,159 yeah, fuck you, that's not happening. They're a team that could 188 00:11:48,159 --> 00:11:52,759 still do something pretty sizable and they're going to be buying. Then there are 189 00:11:52,759 --> 00:11:56,639 these teams that I feel like the Pacers, the magic teams that people want 190 00:11:56,679 --> 00:11:58,480 to buy or to make that move to get the magic shooting, to get 191 00:11:58,480 --> 00:12:01,919 the Pacers a combo winger forward. By the way, I am warming up 192 00:12:01,919 --> 00:12:05,159 to the idea of Pascal Siakam in Indiana more and more. I don't know 193 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:09,240 if that displeases Pacers fans or not. I've been more so they need to 194 00:12:09,240 --> 00:12:11,639 s Q three four. I'm kind of just to the point where I look 195 00:12:11,679 --> 00:12:15,919 at them. It'd be really nice to have that secondary creator or second creator 196 00:12:15,960 --> 00:12:18,240 just to call it. In the playoffs, and Pascal Siakam, for all 197 00:12:18,240 --> 00:12:20,879 his flaws, he's shown he can do that before. I'm warming up to 198 00:12:20,879 --> 00:12:24,399 that idea. But are they gonna give up enough to get him from Toronto? 199 00:12:24,440 --> 00:12:28,039 Because you're not gonna get stuff without giving up stuff. And then there 200 00:12:28,039 --> 00:12:31,399 are these other Oklahoma City you could throw in the Pacers, Magic Tier two. 201 00:12:31,519 --> 00:12:33,519 Everyone they're second in the West. Everyone wants them to make a trade. 202 00:12:33,679 --> 00:12:37,879 They can do whatever they want. They could do nothing just because they've 203 00:12:37,879 --> 00:12:39,679 been playing so well. They could do something that's kind of on the margins 204 00:12:39,679 --> 00:12:41,600 where it's, oh, well, like Trey Man and Poku, they're not 205 00:12:41,600 --> 00:12:43,639 gonna be around here, so we'll just sort of flip them, roll them 206 00:12:43,639 --> 00:12:46,679 into seconds or whatever we could get. They could do something on the middle 207 00:12:46,759 --> 00:12:50,159 end of the spectrum. I think they're a team that should at least think 208 00:12:50,159 --> 00:12:54,360 about this is not my first move for them, they should least think about 209 00:12:54,480 --> 00:12:58,799 to Jante Murray, where if you move Giddey's minutes to Murray's minutes, he 210 00:12:58,919 --> 00:13:01,200 is a better off ball fit, he's a better defender. You lose rebounding, 211 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:05,360 you do lose some playmaking there. I think that they need the creation 212 00:13:05,879 --> 00:13:07,879 shock creation in the playoffs more as good as their half court offense has been 213 00:13:09,159 --> 00:13:11,320 this season. And that's somebody who doesn't cost you the whole kit and kaboodle. 214 00:13:11,519 --> 00:13:15,080 I don't even know if he costs you Josh Giddy. Quite frankly, 215 00:13:15,559 --> 00:13:16,399 I would not, And by the way, I would keep kase A while 216 00:13:16,399 --> 00:13:18,399 it's over Josh Giddy at this point, if he came down to it. 217 00:13:18,519 --> 00:13:22,639 They're also a team that could just do They could go all in, but 218 00:13:22,720 --> 00:13:26,440 they won't. It's not even worth mentioning. I don't know where Larry Marketing 219 00:13:26,480 --> 00:13:28,879 falls on that end of the spectrum for them. That's someone who I love 220 00:13:28,039 --> 00:13:31,200 for O casing, and that's not really unique. That's been said a bunch 221 00:13:31,240 --> 00:13:33,320 at this point. I could also see them being the team that you're sort 222 00:13:33,320 --> 00:13:39,320 of rolling your Damas Breton's salary into another salary that you can then move over 223 00:13:39,360 --> 00:13:41,879 the offseason or try and rehabilitate. Is it John Collins, there's two years 224 00:13:41,919 --> 00:13:45,519 left on his deal after this one. I mentioned Lonzo ball is a joke. 225 00:13:45,879 --> 00:13:48,559 Just as the Bulls were looking to save money after this season, he's 226 00:13:48,559 --> 00:13:52,559 starting to run again. I don't think you get you'll acquire him with the 227 00:13:52,559 --> 00:13:54,559 intention of him being a part of your team. But if you just take 228 00:13:54,559 --> 00:13:58,600 a flyer on Lonzo Ball so you have that expiring money into next season that 229 00:13:58,679 --> 00:14:01,799 you can then use in a trade, that is something that that would be 230 00:14:01,919 --> 00:14:05,799 very much on Okac's level. Minnesota doesn't have a ton, but I've started 231 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:11,279 to think if you start baking in pick swaps along with Leonard Miller's generating a 232 00:14:11,279 --> 00:14:13,559 lot of buzz from what he's done in the G League, and you do 233 00:14:13,679 --> 00:14:18,440 have some salary matching tools in Kyle Anderson, Shake, Milton Nikhil, Alexander 234 00:14:18,480 --> 00:14:22,480 Walker, guys who are making more of the minimum. Are you willing to 235 00:14:22,519 --> 00:14:24,679 move off of nas Reed if you're that married to the Karl Anthony Towns, 236 00:14:24,679 --> 00:14:30,639 ready go Barrettier as I think it was Dane Moore had mentioned this read after 237 00:14:30,639 --> 00:14:33,519 what I thought was a terrific start, has not been as good defensively this 238 00:14:33,639 --> 00:14:37,960 season, So are you willing to look at moving him to go get in 239 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:43,879 service of another shot creator, point guard type to help manage your offense when 240 00:14:43,919 --> 00:14:46,039 Anthony Edwards is off the floor, Maybe just to pair with Anthony Edwards in 241 00:14:46,039 --> 00:14:48,840 certain moments if you don't think Mike Commley's always going to be an answer who 242 00:14:48,840 --> 00:14:52,600 By the way, Mike Conley's going to be a free agent after this season 243 00:14:52,080 --> 00:14:54,759 Minnesota. I don't know what the cost is on him, and I think 244 00:14:54,759 --> 00:14:58,399 if I'm in Atlanta, I'm hanging up the phone just because I don't think 245 00:14:58,399 --> 00:15:01,919 this is enough. But if you start putting Minnesota's best possible offer on the 246 00:15:01,919 --> 00:15:05,960 table, where it's Leonard Miller, are you intrigued by Wendell Moore or Josh 247 00:15:07,080 --> 00:15:09,000 might not? And some of these pick swops, and then it's getting these 248 00:15:09,240 --> 00:15:13,639 lower cost salaries, some of which are coming off the books, like a 249 00:15:13,679 --> 00:15:16,879 Dejontay Murray trade for them, or a boat down Magdonovitch trade for them, 250 00:15:16,919 --> 00:15:18,840 if they could swing it, just like to get that guy in there. 251 00:15:18,879 --> 00:15:22,240 I don't know if Minnesota would look at it as well, then we just 252 00:15:22,279 --> 00:15:24,519 have six starters. If you're getting a type of Bugdanovitch is an easier sell 253 00:15:24,519 --> 00:15:26,919 off the bench. But if it's de Jontay Murray and all of a sudden 254 00:15:26,960 --> 00:15:31,879 you have Kat Gobert Murray and and Conley and Jade McDaniels, it's a lot 255 00:15:31,879 --> 00:15:35,240 of a lot of players, but you could fiddle with your closing lineup, 256 00:15:35,279 --> 00:15:39,360 especially given how just oh Jade McDaniels this season has been. He's he's dealt 257 00:15:39,399 --> 00:15:43,279 with injuries. So the Nuggets, they're not. I wouldn't expect them to 258 00:15:43,320 --> 00:15:46,200 do anything because they're so married to this youth movement and they're just they're gonna 259 00:15:46,200 --> 00:15:48,960 be so good when it matters most. It's like they're a team which you 260 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:50,919 look at, Okay, we know what they're gonna do with the trade deadline. 261 00:15:52,159 --> 00:15:54,399 Uh, it's kind of diddo for just like the Charlotte the Charlotte Hornets, 262 00:15:54,440 --> 00:15:58,919 they might trade Terry Rozier, they might trade Gordon Hayward, but nothing 263 00:15:58,960 --> 00:16:02,679 of like super constants one way or the other for them. That might be 264 00:16:02,759 --> 00:16:04,840 underestimating the season terror Zie has had, though, what's the asking price for 265 00:16:04,879 --> 00:16:07,679 him? That falls into that mid end of well, what does it cost 266 00:16:07,759 --> 00:16:11,200 to get Kuzma? What does it cost to get Jeremy Grant there My guess 267 00:16:11,240 --> 00:16:18,120 would be, if we don't see at least two of marketing Levine Siakam Murray 268 00:16:18,159 --> 00:16:22,759 traded and plus plus surprise star X, we're gonna see a lot of the 269 00:16:22,200 --> 00:16:29,039 Kuzma level Jeremy Grant level terror Rozier type moves, because there are teams out 270 00:16:29,080 --> 00:16:33,360 there that just need that extra leg And I think that the lack of sellers 271 00:16:33,879 --> 00:16:37,840 almost increases the likelihood, or not even just the lack of sellers, the 272 00:16:37,919 --> 00:16:41,440 lack of clarity on who is going to sell and which of the should be 273 00:16:41,480 --> 00:16:45,360 buyers will actually buy. Again, I'm referencing the Magic the Thunder. How 274 00:16:45,399 --> 00:16:48,840 aggressive will a team like the Timberwolves be or the Clippers be just because they 275 00:16:48,840 --> 00:16:52,240 have some assets? How aggressive are the Kings going to be? They have 276 00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:56,960 very clear needs or two They've been mentioned to Siakam. They they were the 277 00:16:57,000 --> 00:17:00,279 favorites, and then an hour and a half later they weren't. They were 278 00:17:00,279 --> 00:17:03,759 facing the Raptors that night. That's how those things work. Can they get 279 00:17:03,759 --> 00:17:07,519 in on some wing defense or additional point of attack defender who doesn't shrink the 280 00:17:07,519 --> 00:17:11,240 floor for you offensively, or a big who protects the rim but it's also 281 00:17:11,279 --> 00:17:15,000 a good offensive fit up around some bonus. I don't know who I just 282 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:18,079 described, maybe Chris Bouchet. I feel like I'm contractually obligated to mention him. 283 00:17:18,720 --> 00:17:23,400 There are so many unanswered questions here, Even like the Houston Rockets could 284 00:17:23,400 --> 00:17:27,440 be buyers, and I could be. They're probably buyers because they're they're worried 285 00:17:27,440 --> 00:17:32,680 about the here and now. And they've been so good at home this year, 286 00:17:32,680 --> 00:17:34,680 where they fifteen and six at home this season, and they did just 287 00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:37,839 beat they did just beat the Bucks. That's a different story. They're another 288 00:17:37,880 --> 00:17:41,000 team that could buy. And so you look at these conferences and in the 289 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:45,559 East there are twelve teams, the one seed through right now, the twelve 290 00:17:45,599 --> 00:17:48,440 seed, which is the Toronto Raptors. Those are all teams that can talk 291 00:17:48,480 --> 00:17:51,960 themselves into buying. And then you're in the West, and I think it's 292 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:55,640 one through eleven for sure can talk themselves into buying. The Lakers are eleventh 293 00:17:55,759 --> 00:17:59,119 right now, but the Jet the Grizzlies are thirteenth. They're kind of a 294 00:17:59,119 --> 00:18:00,880 wildcard here. They have their own first round picks, they have some mid 295 00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:04,079 end salaries. If they want to get in for just a stop gap big 296 00:18:04,119 --> 00:18:07,519 who's also higher impact, maybe on an expiring contract or a contract they don't 297 00:18:07,519 --> 00:18:11,839 mind footing the bill in tandem with Steven Adams end or Brandon Clark next season, 298 00:18:11,839 --> 00:18:15,119 they can go after that. We know they need a wing. We 299 00:18:15,200 --> 00:18:18,559 know they could still use shooting, even though Lukenard is back in the lineup. 300 00:18:18,880 --> 00:18:21,039 They're a team that, yeah, the record doesn't show it, and 301 00:18:21,039 --> 00:18:23,319 they're probably just gonna wind up in the plane. They were eight losses out 302 00:18:23,359 --> 00:18:26,920 of sixth place right now, and so the playing is their best bet. 303 00:18:26,599 --> 00:18:30,359 But they're all about the now anyway. It's not gonna change if they don't 304 00:18:30,359 --> 00:18:33,319 make a trade there. So you might as well get in on sweepstakes of 305 00:18:33,319 --> 00:18:37,720 players you believe would be good fits beyond this season as well. And so 306 00:18:37,759 --> 00:18:41,119 I would say between the Jazz, I would say, it's just the Jazz, 307 00:18:41,279 --> 00:18:42,759 the Blazers, and the Spurs. We just know that they're not gonna 308 00:18:42,799 --> 00:18:47,400 buy except oh wait, the Spurs could kind of use a four general and 309 00:18:47,519 --> 00:18:52,599 Trey Jones and Wenby prove that I feel like eighty times a game. Maybe 310 00:18:52,640 --> 00:18:57,119 could they just decide to get in on the Tias Jones sweepstakes something like that, 311 00:18:57,319 --> 00:19:00,519 Like could they come in and scoop up one of these players that Tias 312 00:19:00,559 --> 00:19:03,480 Jones is not someone you're banking to reach the buyout market, but if you're 313 00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:07,160 a contender, maybe you're looking to see if THELN Wrights can reach the buyout 314 00:19:07,160 --> 00:19:08,119 market. Or the spur just come and swoop in and say, hey, 315 00:19:08,119 --> 00:19:11,000 this fills the need. We have some contracts that fit it. The cost 316 00:19:11,079 --> 00:19:15,240 is so low, let's go get him. They could sneak in there and 317 00:19:15,279 --> 00:19:18,079 do that. Utah could do that. I say that they're not going to 318 00:19:18,079 --> 00:19:21,839 be definitively buyers, but I would also advocate if the price is right, 319 00:19:22,119 --> 00:19:23,480 they should be in on de Jontey Murray. That's a name that makes a 320 00:19:23,519 --> 00:19:27,160 lot of sense for them. They could also be sellers. And so this 321 00:19:27,240 --> 00:19:30,960 uncertainy, I think is going to make for a very interesting dynamic that is 322 00:19:32,039 --> 00:19:36,880 going to clash and what it all leads to to get at the To wrap 323 00:19:36,960 --> 00:19:40,799 up the thesis of this argument, there is going to be in my mind, 324 00:19:40,839 --> 00:19:42,480 I won't identify it. Maybe I'll throw out a couple scenarios here. 325 00:19:42,839 --> 00:19:49,960 There is going to be anywhere between one to like three or four firework moves 326 00:19:51,079 --> 00:19:55,039 that I just don't think we saw coming. And I'm not saying fireworks need 327 00:19:55,079 --> 00:19:59,680 to be Oh, the Pelicans traded Zion Williamson, another team that should be 328 00:19:59,720 --> 00:20:02,599 buying by the way, they've decided, well Brandinger was playing so well a 329 00:20:02,680 --> 00:20:04,319 Zion such a health risk even though he's played well at points. We have 330 00:20:04,359 --> 00:20:07,440 all these lineup data that says we're great like this. I'm not saying it's 331 00:20:07,440 --> 00:20:11,160 gonna be a movie. I wouldn't. I wouldn't bet on that. But 332 00:20:11,200 --> 00:20:14,720 there's going to be just something someone we didn't see coming, or there's going 333 00:20:14,759 --> 00:20:18,720 to be a team that's forced into a decision that it otherwise wouldn't necessarily have 334 00:20:18,720 --> 00:20:22,359 made because one maybe the offer is just too good since there is a lack 335 00:20:22,400 --> 00:20:26,880 of sellers, or they just lose so much ground. Golden State is like 336 00:20:26,880 --> 00:20:29,400 a perfect example here. We know the Lakers are what do they have to 337 00:20:29,440 --> 00:20:32,200 sell? They're not unless Anty Davis Lebron James requests of trade, they're not 338 00:20:32,279 --> 00:20:34,720 going anywhere. The Warriors are a wildcard in that instance, just like the 339 00:20:34,759 --> 00:20:38,960 Hawks or the Raptors, as much as the Bulls or the Nets, even 340 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:44,079 though and there's just there's there's layers to the wildcard status here too. Wendell 341 00:20:44,119 --> 00:20:48,319 Carter Junior in Orlandos he expendable because Gogo Ptadze Movagner exists apparently, and he 342 00:20:48,400 --> 00:20:52,359 was banged up this season, hasn't had the greatest season overall. Like that, 343 00:20:52,359 --> 00:20:56,039 that's not a that doesn't count as a selling move. But Wendell Carter 344 00:20:56,119 --> 00:20:59,759 Junior is a player that would log a ton of minutes for a bunch of 345 00:20:59,799 --> 00:21:02,799 teams, teams that might actually want him. And so that's someone who can 346 00:21:02,839 --> 00:21:06,279 both shift the landscape a little bit. And it's just a name that we're 347 00:21:06,279 --> 00:21:11,279 not throwing around there in the mainstream that much. The mainstreamish guy that I 348 00:21:11,319 --> 00:21:15,640 will be watching just because now OG's off the board, and there's so many 349 00:21:15,640 --> 00:21:19,400 teams that need this player and he provides more from scratch scoring is Michel Bridges. 350 00:21:19,440 --> 00:21:23,359 If they don't move him, I think we're either gonna hear reports that 351 00:21:23,599 --> 00:21:27,160 they had these what was it, four first round picks slash year for him. 352 00:21:27,240 --> 00:21:30,960 It wouldn't surprise me if there's more than that on the table the rumor 353 00:21:30,039 --> 00:21:33,599 is, however accurate it is, or did they decide to get involved in 354 00:21:33,599 --> 00:21:37,720 the Pascal Siakam sweepstakes themselves or maybe even de Jante Murray to get another creator 355 00:21:38,119 --> 00:21:42,880 in there. This trade deadline is a lot of teams, a lot of 356 00:21:42,880 --> 00:21:45,599 fan bases will be unhappy as always because you're you know, if you're a 357 00:21:45,680 --> 00:21:51,000 Kings fan, if you're a Pacers fan, you're gonna be linked to players 358 00:21:51,160 --> 00:21:53,039 and you're either not gonna get those players, or maybe you don't do anything 359 00:21:53,279 --> 00:21:57,000 like even on the I'm a big advocate of just a Jay Shawn Tate in 360 00:21:57,039 --> 00:22:00,519 Sacramento could make a world of difference, or even an Alex Caruso. You 361 00:22:00,599 --> 00:22:03,440 might not even make that type of a move. If you're the Kings, 362 00:22:03,440 --> 00:22:07,119 it just might not be out there and you're not You're gonna be very selective 363 00:22:07,160 --> 00:22:10,160 about your all in moves. That's why I'm leary about the Siakam fit. 364 00:22:10,200 --> 00:22:11,599 From a talent perspective. If the Raptors don't want to move, I'm sure 365 00:22:12,039 --> 00:22:15,559 do it, especially if you think he's gonna stick around. But then you're 366 00:22:15,680 --> 00:22:21,759 using your best assets on not filling enough of your biggest needs in that scenario, 367 00:22:21,920 --> 00:22:26,160 and that creates some awkwardness moving forward. And I think you could look 368 00:22:26,319 --> 00:22:30,920 legitimately at twenty five teams in the league and make a case for them to 369 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:34,279 just be wild cards at the deadline, and the number might even be higher 370 00:22:34,319 --> 00:22:38,799 than that. The knownes for me are Charlotte. They will sell Hayward Rosier. 371 00:22:40,119 --> 00:22:44,519 Maybe if Martin comes in, picks up Cody Martin. There's Washington, 372 00:22:44,839 --> 00:22:48,319 just everyone except for Block cool Bali should be open for business. I'd love 373 00:22:48,319 --> 00:22:51,640 to see a good team steal Denny Avia. I know we just signedn extension, 374 00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:55,000 but poison pill. If you're not in the luxury tax anymore, working 375 00:22:55,039 --> 00:23:00,519 around the poison pill isn't as difficult via trade. But anyone not name Blockqule 376 00:23:00,599 --> 00:23:03,759 Bali is like not going to be bolted down at this point. So Charlotte 377 00:23:03,799 --> 00:23:07,480 and Washington and that's it. In the East where it's like, I mean, 378 00:23:07,519 --> 00:23:11,079 Miami's a wildcard to me where they won't sell. But I could just 379 00:23:11,079 --> 00:23:14,599 picture them doing nothing. I could also just picture them doing something huge, 380 00:23:14,680 --> 00:23:17,799 like we've all been waiting on if the right name becomes available there. And 381 00:23:17,799 --> 00:23:21,079 then in the West, I would skew towards San Antonio is gonna continue to 382 00:23:21,079 --> 00:23:23,519 play a conservative and they're more likely to look at what can we take on 383 00:23:23,640 --> 00:23:29,079 some additional money if we're gonna trade Doug McDermott or Jedti Osmond's expiring contract or 384 00:23:29,079 --> 00:23:32,079 those just buyout candidate guys. I mean, even if they go out and 385 00:23:32,079 --> 00:23:33,880 get a flour generals, it's sort of like a young second or third draft 386 00:23:33,880 --> 00:23:37,599 guy rather than investing assets in a tie show, so they're gonna be sellers 387 00:23:37,680 --> 00:23:41,519 or just Stan Patters. I think Portland maybe they're wildcard in the sense, 388 00:23:41,519 --> 00:23:45,400 would they consider moving Matis Stible, Would they consider moving Anthony Simons? Will 389 00:23:45,440 --> 00:23:49,000 they move Jeremy Grant? But it's pretty clearly they're in a stage in their 390 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:52,960 development where it's, yeah, they're gonna entertain offers. They're not going out 391 00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:56,039 there where I'm talking about the Jazz, who I would use a wildcard, 392 00:23:56,519 --> 00:24:00,319 or even the Grizzlies where they're not gonna do These are teams that are probably 393 00:24:00,319 --> 00:24:03,319 not gonna make any noise in the playoffs with the player or whatever. But 394 00:24:03,359 --> 00:24:06,559 they are still in Utah, and Memphis could say, well, we like 395 00:24:06,599 --> 00:24:07,559 these players long term and they're gonna help us a lot. Now we're gonna 396 00:24:07,599 --> 00:24:11,440 go get them just because we have the assets to do it. Portland's not 397 00:24:11,519 --> 00:24:15,240 that team, that buying type team. So San Antonio, Portland, Washington, 398 00:24:15,480 --> 00:24:18,720 Charlotte. The end did like, I don't know what the fuck to 399 00:24:18,759 --> 00:24:22,519 expect from Detroit. They should be sellers, but I'm also not super impressed 400 00:24:22,519 --> 00:24:26,920 with what they have to sell off. Maybe another team wants to take a 401 00:24:26,960 --> 00:24:30,440 flyer on James Wiseman. There was I can't remember it was an OKC fan 402 00:24:30,599 --> 00:24:33,799 in our mentioned or no, it was a Memphis fan. I really want 403 00:24:33,799 --> 00:24:36,319 to take a flyer on James Wiseman in the YouTube comments and said like, 404 00:24:36,359 --> 00:24:37,960 what if we gave up a first? Please don't give up a first for 405 00:24:38,039 --> 00:24:41,960 James Wiseman. That was I appreciate the optimism and the faith in him, 406 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:47,119 but damn. So there are four teams that I think you look at and 407 00:24:47,200 --> 00:24:49,640 say, well, we know kind of the general idea of what they're going 408 00:24:49,680 --> 00:24:52,640 to do, and even Portland might just be a stretch there because they have 409 00:24:53,119 --> 00:24:57,039 I would say no fewer than three players that other good teams would really want 410 00:24:57,079 --> 00:25:00,880 every Signmon' is just one of the most under players. Think even when you 411 00:25:00,920 --> 00:25:03,440 look at his contract, Oh he's the cacambo guard who's really only this pure 412 00:25:03,920 --> 00:25:07,640 score. Okay, no shit, He's making under twenty percent of the salary 413 00:25:07,680 --> 00:25:10,359 cap or whatever it is, and he can shoot the lights out, and 414 00:25:10,359 --> 00:25:14,079 I think his passing has gotten better over the past couple of years. That's 415 00:25:14,079 --> 00:25:15,559 a player that that teams the human fit on a lot of teams, you 416 00:25:15,559 --> 00:25:21,119 mentually have an Orlando What do Orlando look like with Anthony Simon's Uh, they 417 00:25:21,119 --> 00:25:22,640 have Jeremy Grant, they have Laties Tible. Those are just some of the 418 00:25:22,720 --> 00:25:27,000 names that have that have circled. I cannot wait to go through the next 419 00:25:27,039 --> 00:25:32,240 month. And to me, it's it's less about the rumors that we hear 420 00:25:32,359 --> 00:25:33,920 and more and this is always the case, but it's more about what actually 421 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:38,319 happens, because there could be a huge discrepancy between what teams are doing and 422 00:25:38,359 --> 00:25:41,160 what they reported to do. And Toronto would be a perfect example, and 423 00:25:41,160 --> 00:25:44,319 we saw it last year. Where are they gonna sell? No, they 424 00:25:44,400 --> 00:25:47,640 bought, And there could just be more instances of that or the flip side 425 00:25:47,680 --> 00:25:52,279 of well, more teams than normal could be convinced to sell. I'm looking 426 00:25:52,279 --> 00:25:57,200 at the Warriors just kind of short circuiting their dynasty error aging out. I'm 427 00:25:57,200 --> 00:26:02,720 looking at the that's not really a great team. I'm looking at the so 428 00:26:02,920 --> 00:26:07,440 the Warriors of surprise sellers. Maybe maybe that's the Hawks. I guess that 429 00:26:07,559 --> 00:26:11,000 we already know that they're sellers. But could we see the nets? The 430 00:26:11,039 --> 00:26:14,440 nets for sure are gonna be up there. Uh. And none of this 431 00:26:14,559 --> 00:26:15,359 to say a thing. Some people like, well, what about Cleveland and 432 00:26:15,359 --> 00:26:19,279 Donvan Mitchell. That's just I can't picture that happening this season, and I 433 00:26:19,400 --> 00:26:23,799 just wouldn't do it if I was Cleveland either, quite frankly, but when 434 00:26:23,799 --> 00:26:27,799 you have teams that might be convinced who part with players they otherwise wouldn't because 435 00:26:27,839 --> 00:26:30,880 the market just dictates, like, all right, well that's the way it 436 00:26:30,880 --> 00:26:33,079 crumbles. It also just went shoping we see more young players kind of moved 437 00:26:33,119 --> 00:26:37,119 in advance of their next contracts, where it's no, you keep these guys, 438 00:26:37,240 --> 00:26:38,279 so they signed their next contract, you figure it out after that. 439 00:26:38,640 --> 00:26:42,160 Josh Giddy, Jalen Green, none of those are dudes that would shock me 440 00:26:42,400 --> 00:26:45,839 if they just got moved to the deadline. I guess Giddy a little bit 441 00:26:45,920 --> 00:26:51,440 because it's because it's Oklahoma City, and so this trade deadline has the chance 442 00:26:51,480 --> 00:26:53,799 to be one of the more interesting ones that we've seen. Even if I 443 00:26:53,799 --> 00:26:56,599 would say, right now, based on the realistic names that are available, 444 00:26:56,599 --> 00:27:00,880 Pascal Siakam is the best player that could get moved. Let's say he doesn't 445 00:27:00,920 --> 00:27:04,279 get moved. Let's say Zach Kelvine doesn't get moved. Let's also say de 446 00:27:04,359 --> 00:27:07,160 Jontay Maury and Larry Market and don't get moved, and let's say Michel Bridges 447 00:27:07,319 --> 00:27:11,200 stays put. Just me mentioning those names is probably gonna disappoint people. There's 448 00:27:11,200 --> 00:27:14,319 still gonna be a ton of movement. There's still gonna be a lot of 449 00:27:14,400 --> 00:27:17,359 unforeseen moves. There's still gonna be teams going for it that we didn't expect 450 00:27:17,359 --> 00:27:18,839 to go for it. Even I it's not with this season in mind, 451 00:27:19,119 --> 00:27:22,680 which is where maybe a Memphis comes in. It could shit could be where 452 00:27:22,720 --> 00:27:26,720 the Lakers or the Warriors come in at this point. It's certainly where the 453 00:27:26,799 --> 00:27:30,160 Jazz would come in there and get maybe the Spurs just back their way into 454 00:27:30,160 --> 00:27:34,279 this. And so I would just caution anyone one the rumor stuff is just 455 00:27:34,759 --> 00:27:37,480 please try and keep in mind like where the information might be coming from. 456 00:27:37,480 --> 00:27:41,480 And if you're not seeing people on the regular report and they're all of a 457 00:27:41,480 --> 00:27:44,920 sudden reporting now, like I under if you want to dunk on them, 458 00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:47,319 quote, tweet them, or make screenshot and make fun of it, I 459 00:27:47,359 --> 00:27:48,480 totally get it, but you don't need to read into it. Just because 460 00:27:48,519 --> 00:27:53,920 we're so desperate for slot this time of year. I would just brace for 461 00:27:55,079 --> 00:28:00,200 chaos and the unexpected is all that's not like super sourced information. I would 462 00:28:00,240 --> 00:28:03,400 call it an educated guess, and maybe I'll be wrong, because I'm wrong 463 00:28:03,440 --> 00:28:06,359 all the time, and I'll come on in a minute, but this is 464 00:28:06,400 --> 00:28:10,640 going to be a wild, wacky, potentially bonkers deadline, which is fun. 465 00:28:10,680 --> 00:28:11,920 I know some people don't like the transaction side of this game, but 466 00:28:11,960 --> 00:28:17,839 it is part of this league and it's a huge driver when it's engagement and 467 00:28:17,880 --> 00:28:21,319 fan interest. Does that speak to the league's value of educating fans enough to 468 00:28:21,319 --> 00:28:23,319 where they're interested in the basketball being played. I would argue that we're at 469 00:28:23,359 --> 00:28:27,240 a point where, yes, some of the mainstream stuff is annoying and tired, 470 00:28:27,960 --> 00:28:33,279 but platforms are often given to the loudest people, and they're going to 471 00:28:33,359 --> 00:28:34,759 have some of the biggest platforms, which is just why they're so loud in 472 00:28:34,759 --> 00:28:38,039 the first place, because they're right in front of your face. I think 473 00:28:38,039 --> 00:28:41,079 that there actually is a pretty good balance when you're looking at the educated basketball 474 00:28:41,119 --> 00:28:45,400 fan on social media who cares about the x's and o's and really wants to 475 00:28:45,400 --> 00:28:48,359 get into the nitty gritty of the the forty five angle cuts and things of 476 00:28:48,400 --> 00:28:52,480 that nature. But we are in the transaction part of the season, and 477 00:28:52,519 --> 00:28:56,160 so even if you're want even if you're inclined to make fun of people who 478 00:28:56,240 --> 00:28:59,319 care about the trade stuff, and I try to care about everything. I 479 00:28:59,359 --> 00:29:02,119 will say some of my favorite analysis and podcasts to do. I think I 480 00:29:02,119 --> 00:29:04,519 have mentioned this before. It's not so much I like reacting to rumors is 481 00:29:04,559 --> 00:29:10,359 fine. I love trying to fit pieces together after we know that they're together, 482 00:29:10,440 --> 00:29:11,559 where it's out, does og fit on the knicks or quickly on the 483 00:29:11,640 --> 00:29:15,960 raptors after those trades go down. That's some of my favorite analysis to do. 484 00:29:15,440 --> 00:29:18,599 I like trades. I like trade rumors. I'm not sorry. I 485 00:29:18,599 --> 00:29:22,759 also like watching basketball, believe it or not. I like also the stories 486 00:29:22,759 --> 00:29:25,880 that go beyond the basketball, where things that are happening off the court. 487 00:29:25,960 --> 00:29:27,720 Where was it, who was it? Kelly olynnok or who is it? 488 00:29:27,720 --> 00:29:32,119 From the Jazz Just recently they rescued a dog or something. There was that 489 00:29:32,160 --> 00:29:36,200 fun story from Andy Larson. So this is a wild time of year. 490 00:29:36,240 --> 00:29:41,160 Proceeded with caution. But my advice is a cliche, is that embrace for 491 00:29:41,279 --> 00:29:45,440 what you're not prepared to embrace, whether it's a team traveling in a certain 492 00:29:45,440 --> 00:29:48,400 direction or just players that I haven't even named, Like I think people aren't 493 00:29:48,400 --> 00:29:52,519 mentioning Mchael Bridges only in sort of these off handic comments. I'm thinking even 494 00:29:52,519 --> 00:29:56,640 outside that box where it's just name the player, it's yes there, there 495 00:29:56,720 --> 00:30:00,599 are maybe like ten to fifteen actually untouchable, way more than that who are 496 00:30:00,680 --> 00:30:04,480 uber likely to be moved. But like I'll use the Nix as an example, 497 00:30:04,480 --> 00:30:08,559 I wouldn't predict it. Julius Rando could be trade like that is something 498 00:30:08,559 --> 00:30:11,319 that could actually happen. I wouldn't predict it mid season just based off the 499 00:30:11,359 --> 00:30:15,160 way he's playing. How much they do need a shock creation now following the 500 00:30:15,160 --> 00:30:18,200 a manual quickly trade. But you also don't know who's coming back in that 501 00:30:18,240 --> 00:30:22,640 perspective type of deal or what they're planning on doing, as if they're step 502 00:30:22,680 --> 00:30:26,519 laddering their way to something different. But that's all I have on the trade 503 00:30:26,559 --> 00:30:30,519 inline. If you've not done so already, please like like this video on 504 00:30:30,599 --> 00:30:33,440 YouTube subscribe at the sub button join us. I would discord the links in 505 00:30:33,480 --> 00:30:37,039 the podcast and YouTube description as well. If you're not subscribing on Apple or 506 00:30:37,079 --> 00:30:41,519 Spotify, do that leave us ratings and reviews across Apple and then Spotify let 507 00:30:41,519 --> 00:30:44,960 you leave ratings. Help drive that number up. It helps us with placement 508 00:30:44,960 --> 00:30:47,960 on the charts, and that should help other people find us as we continue 509 00:30:48,000 --> 00:30:51,160 to grow this community. Grant, I put a lot of effort into this 510 00:30:51,200 --> 00:30:53,039 podcast, into providing content. This is like, this is seven days a 511 00:30:53,039 --> 00:30:56,079 week thing. When you look at for both of us, when you look 512 00:30:56,079 --> 00:30:59,440 at the content planning that we're talking, I don't know you know how many 513 00:30:59,440 --> 00:31:00,720 of our listeners we're listening to our long form content, know how much of 514 00:31:00,799 --> 00:31:03,519 the effort that I'm putting into like the shorts and the clips that go up 515 00:31:03,519 --> 00:31:07,640 to try and drawing new viewers and hopefully summer you were converting to the to 516 00:31:07,680 --> 00:31:11,079 the longer form content. We do a thorough job. We're fun as hell, 517 00:31:11,480 --> 00:31:17,160 personable as hell. I would argue humble as hell, even though I 518 00:31:17,160 --> 00:31:18,839 think that's the antithesis of me saying that we're fun as hell, and then 519 00:31:18,880 --> 00:31:23,000 humble as hell is probably and is like the opposite of humility. But whatever. 520 00:31:23,119 --> 00:31:26,039 But now listen to me and Grant just ramble on and on about a 521 00:31:26,039 --> 00:31:30,519 bunch of fun shit. We're onto stat padding this week. We're gonna punt 522 00:31:30,559 --> 00:31:34,519 on guess a player for this week. We will have it back next week, 523 00:31:34,559 --> 00:31:38,480 but we need to get it's wait my time pretty early for me though, 524 00:31:38,480 --> 00:31:41,880 still, but like we need to get granted standing. And it's been 525 00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:45,839 basically two hours over two hours when you consider our our pre production meeting. 526 00:31:45,960 --> 00:31:51,519 Yeah, you don't like to over use the word hero but I think we 527 00:31:51,599 --> 00:31:55,720 probably not all heroes were capes, but Grant is wearing one right now, 528 00:31:55,759 --> 00:31:59,519 so some of them still do. That's right. What do you have for 529 00:31:59,559 --> 00:32:02,559 me with with Staffe? You want to talk about some twenty five point quarters? 530 00:32:04,119 --> 00:32:08,039 How about that? I don't know what prompted this, but we're gonna 531 00:32:08,039 --> 00:32:12,640 go with it here. So, uh, Dan, the topic is twenty 532 00:32:12,640 --> 00:32:19,440 five point quarters this season? I think, Oh yeah, okay, tell 533 00:32:19,440 --> 00:32:22,920 me who among these players has had a twenty five point quarter this year? 534 00:32:22,839 --> 00:32:30,480 Joel Embiid, Jason Tatum, Pascal Siakam or Anthony Simons. All right, 535 00:32:30,519 --> 00:32:38,839 so Joel Embiid, Pascal Siakam, Anthony Simons, and Jason Tatum Joel Embiid, 536 00:32:39,119 --> 00:32:44,119 correct. And by the way, what I will what I will also 537 00:32:44,799 --> 00:32:49,400 inform you of is that every single player I mentioned has that has had at 538 00:32:49,480 --> 00:32:52,039 least a twenty point quarter. So these are all, like you'll probably remember, 539 00:32:52,079 --> 00:32:54,680 some of them at some point from the course of the year. Okay, 540 00:32:54,720 --> 00:32:58,599 you're one for one who's had the twenty five point quarter this season? 541 00:32:58,680 --> 00:33:06,519 Luka, Doncic, Daron Fox, Keegan Murray, LaMelo Ball. Oh my 542 00:33:06,599 --> 00:33:14,960 god, uh Keegan Murray. That's right, he had a thirty point quarter. 543 00:33:15,200 --> 00:33:16,279 I think he was like eight of eight from three or something. This 544 00:33:16,359 --> 00:33:19,960 is the game he set the right I don't remember that. I don't know 545 00:33:20,000 --> 00:33:24,400 you're because you're East Coast bias. Probably uh if the game was probably podcasting 546 00:33:24,480 --> 00:33:28,759 at the time. Yeah, well there's a good chance that's true. All 547 00:33:28,839 --> 00:33:30,599 right, let's see, I'm trying to how about this one, Uh, 548 00:33:30,759 --> 00:33:36,720 Tyr's Halliburton, de Jontay Murray, Karris Lavert or Trey Young, who's had 549 00:33:36,720 --> 00:33:39,400 a twenty five point quarter this season. I would appreciate it if you would 550 00:33:39,400 --> 00:33:43,400 refer to him as future New York Nick de Jontay Murray from now on. 551 00:33:43,480 --> 00:33:46,559 Now I will is that your guests. No, I already forgot the name 552 00:33:46,680 --> 00:33:52,359 Jeante Murray, Trey Young, Karris Lavert, Tyres Haliburton. I'm just gonna 553 00:33:52,400 --> 00:33:55,519 I feel like this is wrong, but I'm just gonna say Tyr's Haliburt You're 554 00:33:55,559 --> 00:33:59,839 so right, Tam. And not only does he have he's the only guy 555 00:33:59,839 --> 00:34:04,119 with two twenty five point quarters on the season. Tyr's got a twenty five 556 00:34:04,200 --> 00:34:07,320 and a twenty six. Let's see last one who's had a twenty five point 557 00:34:07,360 --> 00:34:14,599 quarter this season? Alprin Shangoon, Donovan Mitchell, McHale Bridges, or I 558 00:34:14,639 --> 00:34:16,480 have a Robinson here who I can't remember. I think it's Duncan Robinson. 559 00:34:16,679 --> 00:34:20,840 It's not gonna be Duncan Robinson. I'm gonna say it's not Duncan Robinson. 560 00:34:21,840 --> 00:34:28,679 So Donovan Mitchell, Alprin, Shangouon, McHale Bridges or Robinson Robins, Adamy, 561 00:34:28,760 --> 00:34:34,199 Duncan Mitchell Robinson. I doubt it twenty rebounds. Maybe I'm gonna say 562 00:34:34,199 --> 00:34:37,599 Donovan Mitchell incorrect, Michal Bridges had a twenty six point quarter this season? 563 00:34:38,360 --> 00:34:40,880 All right? I want to be that's You're such an afterthought for me right 564 00:34:40,920 --> 00:34:45,480 now. Just maybe one of the teams I watched the least in the league. 565 00:34:45,559 --> 00:34:50,159 Sorry, sorry nets fans, just not that interesting this year. Okay, 566 00:34:50,559 --> 00:34:53,320 how about this? This is prompted by Tyrys Haliburton, who we mentioned 567 00:34:53,360 --> 00:34:59,039 a minute ago. He's had a couple of twenty twenty games recently twenty points 568 00:34:59,039 --> 00:35:04,440 twenty assists. Naturally, he's had two of them this year, so forget 569 00:35:04,480 --> 00:35:07,280 the points. If he has one more twenty assist game, he will be 570 00:35:07,320 --> 00:35:10,800 in rare territory with seven others who've had three twenty assist games in a season. 571 00:35:12,519 --> 00:35:15,840 Okay, only seven guys have ever had three or more twenty assist games 572 00:35:15,840 --> 00:35:19,639 in a season. I'm gonna give you four names. You got to tell 573 00:35:19,679 --> 00:35:22,679 me who's had at least three twenty assist games in a season. Are there? 574 00:35:22,719 --> 00:35:25,519 You gonna see how many I could get off? Rip Ooh, would 575 00:35:25,519 --> 00:35:30,039 you like to do that? I'll do it all right, I'll give you 576 00:35:30,360 --> 00:35:32,920 strikes. You've got it. You've got seven guys that have done it, 577 00:35:34,119 --> 00:35:39,800 three twenty assist games in a single season. Chris Paul incorrect, Fuck, 578 00:35:40,840 --> 00:35:46,639 he's had two. Uh, John Stockton correct, He's got like several of 579 00:35:46,679 --> 00:35:51,480 them. One of he leads he's all time number one because he's had ten 580 00:35:51,519 --> 00:35:55,000 in a season. That's the most anyone's ever had. You're like, I'll 581 00:35:55,039 --> 00:35:58,440 save this one because I think it's wrong and I don't want two strikes right 582 00:35:58,480 --> 00:36:05,599 now. Mark Jackson, no strike two my life there's like a couple there's 583 00:36:05,639 --> 00:36:07,960 only one more that I would say is obvious, and then there's a couple 584 00:36:07,960 --> 00:36:10,960 that are like borderline and like two or three you just are not going to 585 00:36:12,000 --> 00:36:17,119 get James Harden, No, he's only ever had two. There's my three 586 00:36:17,159 --> 00:36:22,679 strikes. So Magic Johnson was the other, like the one I would put 587 00:36:22,719 --> 00:36:30,000 in there with Stockton as obvious. Let's see Isaiah Thomas has had three. 588 00:36:30,760 --> 00:36:35,679 Uh, and then after that it's like tiny Archibald Russell Westbrook actually had three. 589 00:36:35,960 --> 00:36:38,519 I should have got that. Yeah, Kevin Porter, not not Kevin 590 00:36:38,519 --> 00:36:43,880 Porter junior, other Kevin Porter from like the late seventies has had a few. 591 00:36:44,480 --> 00:36:47,119 Uh. And Gary Grant, who I could not pick out of a 592 00:36:47,159 --> 00:36:52,719 lineup, but I vaguely remember that name. But yeah, that's it. 593 00:36:52,840 --> 00:36:54,280 Pretty good. You got stocked in. You needed to get stocked in or 594 00:36:54,280 --> 00:36:57,800 else we would have had to cancel the podcast. I think. So I 595 00:36:57,840 --> 00:37:00,920 went one of seven. I should I wanted to guess Agie Johnson, but 596 00:37:00,960 --> 00:37:06,400 I was like, after missing on a previous era like guy with Mark Jackson, 597 00:37:06,400 --> 00:37:08,719 I was like, I don't Mark Jackson was a good guess. Well, 598 00:37:08,719 --> 00:37:12,079 now I'm thinking about it, like the game was played so slow, 599 00:37:12,159 --> 00:37:15,239 probably when he was at his peak, that that rule doesn't make that it's 600 00:37:15,280 --> 00:37:19,599 hard to like, yeah, it's hard to remember the paces of different eras 601 00:37:19,599 --> 00:37:22,519 because he always like the sixties were super fast, and then the eighties were 602 00:37:22,519 --> 00:37:25,360 fast, and then kind of like the odd numbered decades were not, and 603 00:37:25,360 --> 00:37:30,039 then since two thousand it's like been both ultra slow and then really fast lately. 604 00:37:31,000 --> 00:37:36,800 Let's see, how about this? This is a This is inspired by 605 00:37:37,360 --> 00:37:44,679 trivia question from Rubik Scal based on SGA recently logging his one hundredth career thirty 606 00:37:44,719 --> 00:37:46,840 point game that was on December twenty ninth, which put him in a tie 607 00:37:46,880 --> 00:37:51,840 for the lead this season for the most thirty point games in the league with 608 00:37:51,880 --> 00:37:54,920 twenty three. Luka Doncic, I don't think I'm yeah, I'm not stepping 609 00:37:54,960 --> 00:37:59,719 on any of these questions. Luka Doncic just tied with him coming into tonight. 610 00:38:00,039 --> 00:38:02,719 So I'm gonna ask you, Dan, who has more thirty point games 611 00:38:04,159 --> 00:38:08,280 this season? Joel Embiid or Trey Young Joel Embiid that's correct, twenty one 612 00:38:08,320 --> 00:38:15,079 to fifteen? Who has more? Dan Kevin Durant or Jannis Kevin Durant incorrect? 613 00:38:15,079 --> 00:38:20,079 Giannis has twenty, Durant has fourteen. Who has more thirty point games 614 00:38:20,159 --> 00:38:25,639 this year? Dearon Fox or Steph Curry Taron Fox. Curry's got him by 615 00:38:25,639 --> 00:38:30,280 one, fourteen to thirteen. Last one who has more thirty point games Tyrese 616 00:38:30,320 --> 00:38:37,679 Maxey or Jalen Brunson. Uh, Tyre's Maxy Maxi is correct ten to nine. 617 00:38:37,800 --> 00:38:39,559 I picked close ones here, and these will all be just dead stales 618 00:38:39,639 --> 00:38:43,039 that you'll never be able to cut them up and use them. Because I'm 619 00:38:43,079 --> 00:38:47,400 sure he's one of these guys. Went for thirty tonight. Wow. Yeah, 620 00:38:47,639 --> 00:38:51,719 the stuff in the mid season is kind of tough. I'm still not 621 00:38:51,800 --> 00:38:55,360 happy that no one appreciated my unassisted dunks because I had to calculate the number 622 00:38:55,400 --> 00:39:00,480 of unassisted dunks by looking at how many assisted dunks they had. Oh, 623 00:39:00,599 --> 00:39:05,400 I'm mad. That's a lot of work. I have one more that doesn't 624 00:39:05,440 --> 00:39:09,440 have anything to do with assists or points or anything of that nature. So 625 00:39:09,519 --> 00:39:13,599 I think this. If I don't, I'm not gonna say it's in your 626 00:39:13,599 --> 00:39:16,159 wheelhouse, but based on the way that we've had to cover the league for 627 00:39:16,280 --> 00:39:21,800 like the last ten plus years, it's stuff that you probably know. So 628 00:39:21,960 --> 00:39:25,880 Dan, This is about money. Who's got the bigger salary this year in 629 00:39:25,920 --> 00:39:30,440 twenty three twenty four? Gotta hate you, Kyrie Irving or Ben Simmons. 630 00:39:30,480 --> 00:39:35,400 Who's making more money? Ben Simmons? No, No, you're right, 631 00:39:35,440 --> 00:39:37,320 you're right, you're right. Right, let's say no, thirty seven point 632 00:39:37,400 --> 00:39:40,599 nine million to thirty seven million, so all these are going to be pretty 633 00:39:40,599 --> 00:39:45,559 close. Who's making more money this year? Dan? Mike Conley or Jalen 634 00:39:45,559 --> 00:39:54,679 Brunson Mike Conley No, Jalen Brunson twenty six point three, Conley twenty four 635 00:39:54,719 --> 00:40:00,719 point four. Who's mean trade for Conley? Why didn't they just keep it? 636 00:40:00,400 --> 00:40:02,519 Uh? Yeah, right, Reroute And we talked about that, right, 637 00:40:02,639 --> 00:40:06,280 why it's like he just would be I think it was the only reason 638 00:40:06,320 --> 00:40:08,280 I come up with is they were planning on using cap space and then they 639 00:40:08,280 --> 00:40:13,199 didn't use cap space, and so that makes it look even worse. Who's 640 00:40:13,199 --> 00:40:21,760 making more money? Gordon Hayward or DeMar Derozen Mr. Hayward correct thirty one 641 00:40:21,800 --> 00:40:23,599 point five to twenty eight point six million. Would it help you if I 642 00:40:23,679 --> 00:40:28,199 told you one of the player's salaries so you had like an anchor to go? 643 00:40:28,280 --> 00:40:30,000 No, I like going into this blind? All right? Who's making 644 00:40:30,039 --> 00:40:36,800 more money this year? Brook Lopez or Miles Turner brook Lopez correct twenty five 645 00:40:36,880 --> 00:40:39,800 to twenty point nine? Who's making more money? Dan Jonas Valentiunas or Wendell 646 00:40:39,880 --> 00:40:45,400 Carter Junior Jonas Valentinis wee Carter Junior is like paying the magic to play for 647 00:40:46,199 --> 00:40:50,039 Carter Junior. I keep trying to put him in every Fike trade because he's 648 00:40:50,039 --> 00:40:54,079 making thirteen point one this year is fifteen point four? All right? Last 649 00:40:54,079 --> 00:40:58,760 one, Dan, Who's making more money in twenty twenty three, twenty four? 650 00:40:59,119 --> 00:41:04,639 James Wiseman or Daniel Gafford James Wiseman. No, it is Daniel Gafford 651 00:41:04,880 --> 00:41:07,800 twelve point four million to James Wiseman's twelve point two. Wiseman, It's still 652 00:41:07,840 --> 00:41:12,519 going to trade for Daniel Gafford, right, I think you'd think, although, 653 00:41:12,559 --> 00:41:15,320 like if you can get Wendell Carter for thirteen point one, I'm not 654 00:41:15,320 --> 00:41:17,159 sure why you wouldn't offer more for him. Uh. That's it. That's 655 00:41:17,199 --> 00:41:21,599 all my Uh, all my staff padding that we're gonna do. Well. 656 00:41:21,639 --> 00:41:27,239 That was fun, I think anyway. So let's do man. I have 657 00:41:27,320 --> 00:41:30,719 a I have I guess a bunch, but they're all quick. This one 658 00:41:30,760 --> 00:41:39,199 is just completely random. Which NBA player has the most TikTok followers Joannis Attatakoumpo, 659 00:41:39,519 --> 00:41:47,239 Steph Curry, Kyle Kuzma or Trey Young. I'm gonna guess Kyle Kuzma 660 00:41:49,199 --> 00:41:52,239 seems like you'd hear about that. He is incorrect in a big way. 661 00:41:52,320 --> 00:41:55,199 He has about five hundred and fifty eight thousand, and that's in last place. 662 00:41:55,440 --> 00:41:59,119 Staph is in the lead at six point six million. Okay, so 663 00:41:59,239 --> 00:42:01,119 that was clubbed like ten x off. That's all. You're only like six 664 00:42:01,159 --> 00:42:05,400 million Kuzman in there. That's such a red herring. Is like he seems 665 00:42:05,440 --> 00:42:07,760 like he would care about TikTok, he would get Yeah, That's why I 666 00:42:07,760 --> 00:42:09,840 figured it would be a good one. John Morant was initially in there, 667 00:42:09,840 --> 00:42:14,039 but I think he deleted his TikTok or it never existed, and whatever I 668 00:42:14,079 --> 00:42:17,639 was reading lied to me. So this is an extension of what we did 669 00:42:17,679 --> 00:42:23,320 last week when we guessed the will Chamberlain I gave you will. Chamberlin owns 670 00:42:23,360 --> 00:42:27,840 the NBA record for sixty five consecutive games of scoring at least thirty points. 671 00:42:28,039 --> 00:42:30,800 Who has the second longest streak. You got it wrong, of course, 672 00:42:31,079 --> 00:42:37,639 obviously, But which of these NBA players has the longest streak of consecutive thirty 673 00:42:37,679 --> 00:42:44,039 point games? Steph Curry, Luka, Doncic, Kevin Durant or Michael Jordan? 674 00:42:45,840 --> 00:42:50,239 Is that? Just? Can they all be correct somehow? I'm gonna 675 00:42:50,280 --> 00:42:53,840 say Kevin Durant because it seems like he had a really long streak recently that 676 00:42:53,880 --> 00:42:58,400 I remember for some reason. That is correct. His longest streak is twelve, 677 00:42:58,519 --> 00:43:01,280 Steph, Luca, and MG all topped out at eleven. Okay, 678 00:43:02,119 --> 00:43:05,960 so it was almost it almost was the case that they were all the correct 679 00:43:06,000 --> 00:43:10,360 answer. Yeah, which of these NBA players has the longest streak of consecutive 680 00:43:10,360 --> 00:43:16,000 thirty point games? Lebron, James Kawhi, Leonard, Tracy McGrady or Shaquille 681 00:43:16,000 --> 00:43:22,719 O'Neill. I have to say Tracy McGrady because, uh, I'm just obligated 682 00:43:22,719 --> 00:43:25,559 to pick my favorite guy. You're correct, and I kind of hate that 683 00:43:25,599 --> 00:43:30,360 you got it right. McGrady had fourteen, Lebron second with twelve, Shaq 684 00:43:30,519 --> 00:43:36,280 eleven, Kawhi with nine. How did Shaq not have like fifty thirty straight 685 00:43:36,320 --> 00:43:39,760 thirty point games? I just to I guess make your fall and then the 686 00:43:40,079 --> 00:43:44,960 era too. Yeah, Kobe passed the ball. Uh. Which of these 687 00:43:45,039 --> 00:43:49,639 NBA players has the longest streak of consecutive thirty point games, Joannis Attentakumpo, 688 00:43:50,000 --> 00:43:54,960 Larry Byrd, Alan Iverson or Damian Lillard. Hmm, I think I'm gonna 689 00:43:55,000 --> 00:44:00,280 go with Iverson. Good. That is incorrect. Allen Iverson had eight, 690 00:44:00,719 --> 00:44:04,039 Larry Bird is in the lead with nine. Wow, and Damian Lillard and 691 00:44:04,079 --> 00:44:07,920 Jannis each had eight as well. Does all seem low? It doesn't it 692 00:44:07,920 --> 00:44:10,480 seem low for all of them. You'd think it seems incredibly low. Actually, 693 00:44:10,480 --> 00:44:15,119 but I guess. I guess scoring thirty points in a row that is 694 00:44:15,159 --> 00:44:20,840 hard. Here's nice little change of pace here. Which NBA player? This 695 00:44:20,920 --> 00:44:22,480 is so? By the way, I'm only asking me so I can continue 696 00:44:22,480 --> 00:44:27,039 to work in my home alone. Clip on the short that no one seems 697 00:44:27,079 --> 00:44:30,079 to like as much as I do. Hey, I'm right here, I 698 00:44:30,119 --> 00:44:34,920 love it. Okay, good? Which NBA player has never had a fifty 699 00:44:35,000 --> 00:44:39,760 point ten assist game. Steph Curry, Luka, Doncic, Joel Embiid or 700 00:44:39,840 --> 00:44:44,760 Nicole Jokic. I'm gonna say Jokic. I don't think he's had the fifty 701 00:44:44,800 --> 00:44:49,880 ten. That is incorrect. Joel Embiid, Jokic has one ten game, 702 00:44:50,159 --> 00:44:52,360 Steph had one, Luca had two. I would have thought Embiid had it 703 00:44:52,440 --> 00:44:59,480 for sure. Tough for oh he did. NBA, which NBA player has 704 00:44:59,559 --> 00:45:05,440 never had a fifty point tennisist game. Kareem abdul Jabbar, Kevin Durant, 705 00:45:05,760 --> 00:45:13,519 Lebron James or Michael Jordan. Hmm, I'm gonna go with Michael Jordan, 706 00:45:14,159 --> 00:45:17,000 but I have no sense of this one. That is incorrect. Michael Jordan 707 00:45:17,079 --> 00:45:22,719 had one, Kareem had one, Lebron has two. Kevin Durant has zero, 708 00:45:22,039 --> 00:45:29,840 zero pass the ball, KDI which NBA player has never had a fifty 709 00:45:29,840 --> 00:45:36,320 point tennisist game. Kyrie Irving, Donovan Mitchell, Russell Westbrook or Trey Young. 710 00:45:37,719 --> 00:45:44,239 Oh man, I'm gonna say Kyrie that is correct. Yes, Trey 711 00:45:44,280 --> 00:45:45,719 and Donovan Mitchell each had one, if you care, and Russell Westbrook had 712 00:45:45,760 --> 00:45:49,800 three. I included him because I figured you'd be able to know that he 713 00:45:49,880 --> 00:45:53,280 had at least one. Yeah, I was pretty confident not not picking him. 714 00:45:53,760 --> 00:45:57,880 So this one's gonna be a little different. I'm gonna force you because 715 00:45:57,920 --> 00:46:00,840 now I can't even if I have the time to cut up the one where 716 00:46:00,400 --> 00:46:05,119 you gave me seven players of the guesses, oh about one, and it 717 00:46:05,159 --> 00:46:07,360 was so short that it's just not going to make a good short. It 718 00:46:07,400 --> 00:46:09,880 was too short for shorts. How's that do? So I'm gonna give you 719 00:46:09,960 --> 00:46:15,039 an option of this is all NBA themed with active players. Do you want 720 00:46:15,039 --> 00:46:21,880 to do specifically all NBA first team selections or all NBA in general selections? 721 00:46:22,239 --> 00:46:27,400 Hmmm, let's do first team? Okay, let me bring up the proper 722 00:46:27,800 --> 00:46:35,679 one. This is okay, so Grant, eight active NBA players have made 723 00:46:36,079 --> 00:46:40,360 at least four first team All NBA squads. How many of them can you 724 00:46:40,440 --> 00:46:45,559 guess? I will give you three strikes? Okay? So Lebron that is 725 00:46:45,599 --> 00:46:53,199 correct, Durant that is also correct. Four first teams? You said four 726 00:46:53,239 --> 00:47:00,280 first teams? Uh, Steph correct, that's three? Giannis correct, that's 727 00:47:00,320 --> 00:47:08,559 four. Now the question is the stupid center spot? Does yo? I'm 728 00:47:08,559 --> 00:47:10,519 gonna say yo. Kicch, I feel like that might be a strike. 729 00:47:12,400 --> 00:47:17,719 That is strike one has made three first team, then I will not say 730 00:47:17,760 --> 00:47:24,360 embeid. How about Kawhi? That is incorrect, he's made three? I 731 00:47:24,360 --> 00:47:28,159 got two strikes I only got three guys or four guys, So if you 732 00:47:28,199 --> 00:47:34,559 got half of it on two strikes, Chris Paul, that is correct. 733 00:47:34,800 --> 00:47:38,960 He's got four on the button. See, I agree more, I gotta 734 00:47:39,000 --> 00:47:46,559 be forgetting a wing somewhere there's somewhat obvious. You're forgetting someone obvious. So 735 00:47:46,639 --> 00:47:52,639 I've said Steph Lebron, Katie Giannis and Paul, and yet there is someone 736 00:47:52,760 --> 00:48:00,039 obvious that I'm missing. Arguably there's like two obvious ones, maybe three that 737 00:48:00,159 --> 00:48:02,960 obvious. I want to look at. I want to look at, like 738 00:48:05,159 --> 00:48:09,000 just a list of players right now, just to prompt myself. Four all 739 00:48:09,119 --> 00:48:16,239 NBA first? Oh uh, James Harden correct, six of eight? That 740 00:48:16,360 --> 00:48:22,599 was my last really clear guess act all right, Russ, No, that 741 00:48:22,679 --> 00:48:29,320 is incorrect. Russ has only two. The final two were Luka Doncic with 742 00:48:29,400 --> 00:48:34,440 four and Anthony Davis with four. Oh man, okay, I should have 743 00:48:34,679 --> 00:48:38,199 Yeah, six of eight. That's impressive. Round of everyone who's listening, 744 00:48:38,639 --> 00:48:42,719 round of applause for Grant, tag him and Discord shouting out in the comments 745 00:48:42,719 --> 00:48:45,599 section, he's our hero. Should have got Luca because didn't he make it 746 00:48:45,639 --> 00:48:49,719 like his third second year or something. Yeah, But I mean like that's 747 00:48:49,800 --> 00:48:52,840 tough because his career is only what's six years old or whatever? It is 748 00:48:52,880 --> 00:48:57,519 five years old, So I get why I thought you definitely should have gotten 749 00:48:57,559 --> 00:48:59,920 Hardened. The Davis and Luca Ones, I think we're actually the tough, 750 00:49:00,159 --> 00:49:01,920 So kudos to you. Yeah, the center thing. So I wonder if 751 00:49:02,159 --> 00:49:07,199 all is just so far removed from his last one that I wouldn't have faulted 752 00:49:07,239 --> 00:49:09,280 you if you didn't get him. He hasn't been selected in all NBA first 753 00:49:09,280 --> 00:49:14,599 teams in twenty fourteen, so who has it? Chris Paul? So I 754 00:49:14,599 --> 00:49:16,559 would have not faulted you if you didn't get him. How many did Hardin 755 00:49:16,639 --> 00:49:22,480 have? Maybe? Sorry if you said it is six? Okay, you 756 00:49:22,519 --> 00:49:28,000 know Lebron has more than double Kevin Durant and James James Harden and Kevin Durant 757 00:49:28,000 --> 00:49:31,280 have made twelve All NBA First team combined. Lebron is thirteen All NBA First 758 00:49:31,280 --> 00:49:36,760 Team. Well, he's gonna crazy, He's gonna. I think he's gonna, 759 00:49:36,800 --> 00:49:40,199 assuming he starts, it'll be like nineteen or twenty All Star Games starts 760 00:49:40,440 --> 00:49:44,840 or something like that, which is which I think is the record. That's 761 00:49:44,880 --> 00:49:49,039 just like unthinkable. So this is my last. I think this is Oh 762 00:49:49,079 --> 00:49:51,480 no, this is not my last. Let me this one is so off 763 00:49:51,519 --> 00:49:53,599 beat. Now let me do the off So this we're gonna do something different. 764 00:49:53,599 --> 00:49:58,239 We've never tried this before. Grant, I'm excited. We're gonna guess 765 00:49:58,679 --> 00:50:04,559 which NBA player said that. Okay, talent can only get you so far. 766 00:50:04,880 --> 00:50:07,639 It's about the drive and how insane you are about wanting to be great 767 00:50:08,159 --> 00:50:15,000 and I have a little insanity. Did Kobe Bryant say it? Lebron James? 768 00:50:15,039 --> 00:50:19,119 But who said that? Kobe Bryant, Lebron James, Michael Jordan, 769 00:50:19,360 --> 00:50:23,320 or Kawhi Leonard. So before you even finished it, Kobe popped into my 770 00:50:23,360 --> 00:50:27,199 mind. So I'm gonna say, Kobe Bryant, that is incorrect. It 771 00:50:27,239 --> 00:50:30,920 was Lebron James. He said I have a little bit of insanity. That's 772 00:50:30,960 --> 00:50:32,920 such a Kobe thing to say. Okay, I know that's unfortunate for you. 773 00:50:34,000 --> 00:50:37,119 That's why it's a good question which NBA player said this. To be 774 00:50:37,199 --> 00:50:42,400 honest, I would put myself in the same category as d Wade, Anthony 775 00:50:42,519 --> 00:50:46,199 Edwards, Monte Ellis, Ricky Davis, or Donovan Mitchell. That is a 776 00:50:46,400 --> 00:50:51,880 monte Ellis quote. I figured you know that one nice job. That is 777 00:50:52,440 --> 00:50:54,760 hilarious one I can I can see the video of him saying that in my 778 00:50:54,840 --> 00:51:02,360 mind right now. Okay, which the NBA player said this about Scottie Pippen. 779 00:51:04,199 --> 00:51:07,920 I'm the bridge, he's the water, he will always be under me. 780 00:51:07,719 --> 00:51:14,840 Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal or Gary Payton. Ooh, 781 00:51:15,400 --> 00:51:19,119 so I want to say Michael Jordan just because that seems like something he'd say. 782 00:51:19,119 --> 00:51:22,480 But Gary Payton as the last one, really got to me, so 783 00:51:22,519 --> 00:51:24,840 I'm gonna say Gary Payton. Both of those are incorrect. It was Shaquille. 784 00:51:27,039 --> 00:51:30,719 What's Shack got against Scotty Pippen? They never come on. Let's be 785 00:51:30,800 --> 00:51:35,199 honest. Though all the players just listed, Shaq is absolutely the wordsmith necessary 786 00:51:35,239 --> 00:51:37,440 to say. I'm the bridge, he's the water, he will always be 787 00:51:37,519 --> 00:51:39,679 under me. I don't. I have to confess, I don't totally understand 788 00:51:39,760 --> 00:51:45,840 what that comparison means. I'm really more am intrigued. Like what they never 789 00:51:45,880 --> 00:51:50,880 played together? Right? They never overlapped. I guess like maybe the Portland 790 00:51:50,920 --> 00:51:54,559 Lakers series a couple of times was where they where they met that I'm assuming 791 00:51:54,599 --> 00:52:00,400 he was referring to like maybe the top seventy five rankings. Oh interesting, 792 00:52:00,440 --> 00:52:01,840 I big double check to make sure these were real quotes, by the way, 793 00:52:01,920 --> 00:52:06,519 if you can. So now we just need someone in discord to give 794 00:52:06,559 --> 00:52:09,639 me the context, like what is the reason for Shack being the bridge over 795 00:52:09,679 --> 00:52:15,760 Scottie Pippins's water. That's such a weird metaphor. This is my favorite one 796 00:52:15,320 --> 00:52:21,320 which NBA player said the following about load management. Let me die out there. 797 00:52:22,000 --> 00:52:29,119 Jimmy Butler, Kevin Durant, Chris Paul or Jason Tatum. Oh, 798 00:52:29,119 --> 00:52:35,480 there's so many good candidates there, Dan Uh, Jimmy Butler is too obvious 799 00:52:35,559 --> 00:52:40,920 because we have almost seen him die out there more than once in the playoffs. 800 00:52:42,760 --> 00:52:45,239 I have to go first instinct, which will be wrong, and I'm 801 00:52:45,239 --> 00:52:50,760 gonna say Jimmy Butler that is incorrect. It was Kevin Durant. That's a 802 00:52:50,760 --> 00:52:53,079 wild thing to say Kevin Durant, although like the Sun's kind of treated him 803 00:52:53,119 --> 00:52:55,800 that way to start this season, so I think I believe it was in 804 00:52:55,840 --> 00:52:59,800 reference to when Steve Nash was playing him forty nine minutes a game, or 805 00:53:00,199 --> 00:53:02,960 it was Yeah, that's it. Kat has had some stretches like that in 806 00:53:04,000 --> 00:53:08,320 his career where it's just like leave the man alone. He's just for too 807 00:53:08,440 --> 00:53:14,400 long, especially this year when he's you know whatever. What is KTY thirty 808 00:53:14,440 --> 00:53:16,679 five? I think he's thirty five, but it was thirty four. His 809 00:53:16,920 --> 00:53:20,920 jersey number is thirty five. That is true. I do know that. 810 00:53:21,079 --> 00:53:22,719 Had you give me Oh no, he is thirty five. He turned thirty 811 00:53:22,719 --> 00:53:25,400 five, except that. Look, me and KD are both in RKD or 812 00:53:25,840 --> 00:53:30,119 in your primes. You and KD have a similar approach to work life balance. 813 00:53:30,199 --> 00:53:34,119 It sounds like let me die out there, let me die out there 814 00:53:34,440 --> 00:53:37,400 when it worked till I can't. All right, So I have three more. 815 00:53:37,480 --> 00:53:38,719 These aren't the quote one? Did you like the quote ones? That's 816 00:53:38,719 --> 00:53:43,000 not what you like that? Yeah? Okay, listeners, comments, discord, 817 00:53:43,079 --> 00:53:45,239 let us know if you enjoyed the quote ones as well. You can 818 00:53:45,280 --> 00:53:49,519 also submit those if you don't want to do. Guests a player okay, 819 00:53:50,239 --> 00:53:57,239 Three active NBA players have won both at least one scoring and one assist title. 820 00:53:57,719 --> 00:54:00,039 Who are they? I will give you three strikes to guess these three 821 00:54:00,039 --> 00:54:07,679 players scoring title and assist title at least one of each. Harden correct, 822 00:54:10,599 --> 00:54:17,719 Westbrook correct two for two Trey Young incorrect strike one. Oh, I know 823 00:54:17,800 --> 00:54:23,480 he led in total points and assists at least once. Harden and Westbrook were 824 00:54:23,519 --> 00:54:32,760 the easy ones. I gotta be missing somebody else for school. Did Lebron 825 00:54:32,800 --> 00:54:36,800 do it? Lebron did it? You got it? Ding ding ding. 826 00:54:37,119 --> 00:54:40,159 He snuck in that assist title like fairly recently, right with twenty twenty. 827 00:54:40,239 --> 00:54:44,599 He won a scoring title in two thousand and eight. James Harden won scoring 828 00:54:44,599 --> 00:54:47,440 titles in twenty eighteen, twenty nineteen, twenty twenty, assist titles in twenty 829 00:54:47,519 --> 00:54:52,719 seventeen, and then last season. Russ won scoring titles in twenty fifteen and 830 00:54:52,760 --> 00:54:57,920 seventeen, assist titles in twenty eighteen, nineteen and twenty twenty one. Man 831 00:54:58,559 --> 00:55:01,159 Russ put up some numbers. I'm not sure if we talk about that enough 832 00:55:01,400 --> 00:55:07,119 had a lot of counting stats. That guy. These two are they might 833 00:55:07,159 --> 00:55:08,679 be my favorite ones other than I don't know. I kind of like the 834 00:55:08,760 --> 00:55:13,800 quote idea, but these are way more off the rails. Okay, uh, 835 00:55:13,920 --> 00:55:17,119 life on the line. Would you rather bet on Luka Doncic winning two 836 00:55:17,239 --> 00:55:22,280 MVP awards or Victor webin Yama winning four Defensive Player of the Year awards? 837 00:55:24,360 --> 00:55:28,760 I that's a you got boy. The numbers are just right for that. 838 00:55:29,840 --> 00:55:31,519 What was the record? By the way, Well, Gobert is gonna win 839 00:55:31,559 --> 00:55:37,559 his fourth this year, so he's gonna tie it with Dwight Howard and Ben 840 00:55:37,599 --> 00:55:40,800 Wallace. I wish I knew the answer to that. I'll double check. 841 00:55:42,199 --> 00:55:46,760 So I'm gonna say Luca winning two m vps is more likely than Wembyama winning 842 00:55:46,800 --> 00:55:52,119 four d p O wise just man, But like, if Luca's not gonna 843 00:55:52,119 --> 00:55:54,920 win it this year, yeah, I'll go with that. I think I 844 00:55:54,920 --> 00:55:59,239 think I've said enough Outlanda's shit about Wimby, Like I don't need I don't 845 00:55:59,239 --> 00:56:02,559 need to add to it. I I might go with Wenby winning four, 846 00:56:04,360 --> 00:56:07,760 just because when you look at what Luca is gonna be up against. Yeah, 847 00:56:07,800 --> 00:56:10,400 it's just like we've already kind of seen we're not He's not, you 848 00:56:10,400 --> 00:56:15,599 know, contending with Steph and Kevin Durant and Lebron Right now, it's it's 849 00:56:15,679 --> 00:56:19,360 Shay, Yes, it's Jokic, it's Embiid. Those guys aren't going anywhere 850 00:56:19,360 --> 00:56:22,760 if Tatum ever levels up, and then you're gonna I'm assuming some of these 851 00:56:22,800 --> 00:56:25,119 younger guys. I mean Victor Weman. Yeah, was gonna be discussion at 852 00:56:25,119 --> 00:56:29,440 some point. Yeah, I mean, yeah, he's in like he's a 853 00:56:29,480 --> 00:56:32,320 weird like he's still so young, but he is in that like Bridge generation. 854 00:56:32,559 --> 00:56:37,039 That's I mean, Anthony Edwards is gonna maybe be heard from, Like 855 00:56:37,039 --> 00:56:39,320 there's Halliburton. There's a bunch of guys that are gonna be right there with 856 00:56:39,400 --> 00:56:44,719 him. Yeah, but four, I was gonna go three, but I 857 00:56:44,760 --> 00:56:46,039 was like, I feel like that was too easy. I would have picked 858 00:56:46,119 --> 00:56:50,519 up. Yeah, four was the right number, but probably because like that 859 00:56:50,719 --> 00:56:53,400 just doesn't happen. Two MVPs happens all the time, it seems like anymore. 860 00:56:54,079 --> 00:56:57,760 Did you look up who else has won for Yeah, it was Ben 861 00:56:57,800 --> 00:57:00,920 Wallace? You recret So it's gonna be Rudy Gobert probably Ben Wallace and Dwight 862 00:57:00,000 --> 00:57:07,639 Howard. Amazing final stat padding question, Your life is on the line. 863 00:57:07,719 --> 00:57:10,440 You have to bet on one of these players making at least one All Star 864 00:57:10,519 --> 00:57:15,760 Game before they retire. Who are you taking? RJ Barrett, Josh Giddy, 865 00:57:16,400 --> 00:57:25,079 Jalen Green or Tyler Hero. Oh man, I'm gonna bet on the 866 00:57:25,159 --> 00:57:31,880 guy who I think is currently the worst player of that group, ironically, 867 00:57:32,400 --> 00:57:37,519 which is Jalen Green. So you gave me Barrett Green Hero, who's the 868 00:57:37,559 --> 00:57:42,280 fourth giddy Giddy Yeah, Getty, he's not gonna make an all straight Yeah. 869 00:57:42,320 --> 00:57:45,840 I think it's Green just because for the same reason, like I still 870 00:57:45,880 --> 00:57:47,559 sort of understand why he was picked where he was. It's just like the 871 00:57:47,599 --> 00:57:52,639 athletic upside is ridiculous, and he might, like if he averaged like twenty 872 00:57:52,679 --> 00:57:54,920 eight a game, you know, in a couple of years, like it 873 00:57:54,920 --> 00:57:58,519 wouldn't blow me away. I don't know if that means he's gonna be like 874 00:57:59,000 --> 00:58:02,880 an objectively helped, full good player, but like he seems like he seems 875 00:58:02,880 --> 00:58:06,360 like he has more of an all star ceiling than those guys. Would you 876 00:58:06,400 --> 00:58:08,920 pick him or would you pick someone else? I might go with Hero just 877 00:58:08,960 --> 00:58:14,440 because I've lost a lot of faith in Jalen Green and he Hero currently plays 878 00:58:14,440 --> 00:58:17,920 for Miami and just can you rule out a scenario in which Bam is injured 879 00:58:17,920 --> 00:58:21,719 for an extended period of time or Jimmy Butler is one season and Hero just 880 00:58:21,760 --> 00:58:24,719 averages thirty points per game and five assists and like just gets in by way 881 00:58:24,719 --> 00:58:28,480 of that one, Like if Jimmy Butler were to die out there on the 882 00:58:28,519 --> 00:58:31,039 floor and Teller Hero just just has to take over for the full season. 883 00:58:31,159 --> 00:58:35,199 Sure I could see it. Yeah, I don't know. That's like those 884 00:58:35,199 --> 00:58:38,159 are those guys are all like the safe bet would be against all of them. 885 00:58:38,239 --> 00:58:44,039 Ever being Jordan Poole got to mod it out of this discussion because you 886 00:58:44,079 --> 00:58:45,039 normally would have been tied into it. It's just like, Nope, that 887 00:58:45,079 --> 00:58:49,440 wasn't That wasn't going to cause you to think enough, we got to revisit 888 00:58:49,639 --> 00:58:55,519 our like constant discussion of like Pool Maxie Simon's Hero since those are like, 889 00:58:55,599 --> 00:58:59,280 those are the four guys kind of in there too for us. Oh, 890 00:58:59,360 --> 00:59:04,800 it's always this is the little guards and they all got their extensions or actually 891 00:59:04,800 --> 00:59:07,920 not Maxi hasn't yet, ironically, since he's the best one of that group. 892 00:59:08,239 --> 00:59:10,519 Yeah, maybe we should do like a yearly check up on like what 893 00:59:10,639 --> 00:59:16,760 the hierarchy of the pool Maxi Hero Simons that just every year we have an 894 00:59:16,760 --> 00:59:21,760 annual tradition of which what's the what's the power rankings of those four guys. 895 00:59:22,000 --> 00:59:25,480 For some reason, I always think of together. Yeah, that'd be good. 896 00:59:25,480 --> 00:59:28,320 And by the way, you said staff padding wasn't going to take too 897 00:59:28,320 --> 00:59:30,000 long, and it proceeded to take like thirty something minutes. So that's like 898 00:59:30,039 --> 00:59:34,280 a bonus. I should split this episode up. I won't because it'll be 899 00:59:34,280 --> 00:59:37,840 out their episode of the week. But you could put we could put guests, 900 00:59:37,840 --> 00:59:40,599 and we could cram guests the players into it and at some point and 901 00:59:40,679 --> 00:59:44,400 just make it its own thing. We did that once before once or I 902 00:59:44,400 --> 00:59:45,800 don't really know what the problem is is when I put it, I feel 903 00:59:45,800 --> 00:59:50,880 like our audio version of that does fine, But when we do it like 904 00:59:50,920 --> 00:59:53,119 put on YouTube, I don't know how to hook it. So I mean, 905 00:59:53,119 --> 00:59:54,840 if you want to do some guest of players, I'll hook it as 906 00:59:54,840 --> 01:00:00,400 which NBA players made more all NBA teams or something. Well, I only 907 01:00:00,440 --> 01:00:02,920 have one guests a player. I think I think we should probably call it 908 01:00:04,639 --> 01:00:09,239 before my back falls completely apart right now. If I decided to cut this 909 01:00:09,320 --> 01:00:15,519 up separately, you're all welcome for that nice little thirty minute Yeah, stat 910 01:00:15,519 --> 01:00:20,840 padding bonus. I think that's gonna do it. Though everybody who has listened, 911 01:00:20,880 --> 01:00:24,280 watched, rated, reviewed, subscribed, thumbs up, followed, told 912 01:00:24,320 --> 01:00:28,400 friends, told enemies, thank you for those of you that have not done 913 01:00:28,440 --> 01:00:34,360 that, never speak to us again. Should we just get aggressive in the 914 01:00:34,440 --> 01:00:37,639 in the thank yous, and just really just draw a line in this else 915 01:00:37,039 --> 01:00:40,159 probably not, probably not. If you haven't done those things, please do 916 01:00:40,239 --> 01:00:45,719 them, because we're eternally grateful and appreciate all of the all the engagement, 917 01:00:45,039 --> 01:00:47,840 all the suggestions, all the guests of players, all the trivia, and 918 01:00:47,880 --> 01:00:52,440 just all the conversations on discord. If you would like to get on our 919 01:00:52,440 --> 01:00:54,280 discord, the link to do that is in the YouTube and podcast description, 920 01:00:54,400 --> 01:00:58,360 as are all of our socials. As is the way to get some merch, 921 01:00:58,400 --> 01:01:00,679 which I understand there might be some new stuff coming. Maybe should I 922 01:01:00,679 --> 01:01:06,519 talk about that carpet? The hardwood Knox carpeting will come to a retailer near 923 01:01:06,599 --> 01:01:09,679 you soon, except it except it won't. I have no idea how much 924 01:01:09,679 --> 01:01:14,440 it costs. It was a gift. If you have space though in your 925 01:01:14,440 --> 01:01:16,400 office granty with like a Hardwoodknox carpet, maybe we could, maybe we could 926 01:01:16,400 --> 01:01:21,000 hook you up well, so when you showed anyway, we could talk about 927 01:01:21,039 --> 01:01:22,960 it. Should we could keep talking about the carpet or should I? Should 928 01:01:23,000 --> 01:01:27,119 I finish it? I thought it was a banner when you when you sent 929 01:01:27,159 --> 01:01:29,239 me the photo of it, and then you said something about a carpet, 930 01:01:29,239 --> 01:01:30,039 and I was like, well, that doesn't make sense. You don't roll 931 01:01:30,079 --> 01:01:32,920 around your chair on a banner. That's dumb. I thought it was going 932 01:01:32,960 --> 01:01:37,159 to be behind you, the big hardwood Knox thing with the with the astronaut 933 01:01:37,239 --> 01:01:38,840 on it. No, there's like no place to put it that would cover 934 01:01:38,960 --> 01:01:44,239 up. But people in it was funny, you said, would you say 935 01:01:44,280 --> 01:01:46,400 that was? I think the the stickers you ordered are too big. When 936 01:01:46,400 --> 01:01:51,000 I you' like, what is it like five by six or something or five 937 01:01:51,000 --> 01:01:53,800 by seven? I have no idea what it was. People in Discord loved 938 01:01:53,800 --> 01:01:59,119 it, which people in Discord seem to love my like setup in my office, 939 01:01:59,119 --> 01:02:02,199 which is a nice change of because so many people think I'm like broadcasting 940 01:02:02,199 --> 01:02:05,360 from a closet and are making fun of it. It was like, I 941 01:02:05,400 --> 01:02:07,320 get their shoes set up behind me, but like, does this look like 942 01:02:07,320 --> 01:02:12,440 a closet, Like look at Yeah, I'm just in a corner of my 943 01:02:12,480 --> 01:02:15,719 office. It's mine looks more like a closet than yours. I just have 944 01:02:15,760 --> 01:02:19,320 a window, so it's definitely not a closet. Well that's true. Yeah, 945 01:02:19,360 --> 01:02:22,800 the window does get in the shot sometimes pretty professional by me. Yeah, 946 01:02:22,840 --> 01:02:27,320 I don't have a Saint Patrick's date Danila Gallinari Jersey behind me, so 947 01:02:27,360 --> 01:02:30,239 you automatically win or team at Jersey, which you should is like the you 948 01:02:30,239 --> 01:02:35,599 know, team at Guy, I probably should. I have to find something 949 01:02:35,960 --> 01:02:39,039 suggestions, Hey, Discord, give me some freshened up suggestions, because these 950 01:02:39,119 --> 01:02:44,480 Warriors Championship hats and my dream on bobblehead and some books are I gotta. 951 01:02:44,840 --> 01:02:47,039 I want to do the lighting. I actually have right next to me lighting 952 01:02:47,119 --> 01:02:51,159 to do, like the have you ever watched like the YouTubers and they kind 953 01:02:51,199 --> 01:02:53,079 of have like the glow lighting and it's a little bit darker behind them. 954 01:02:53,559 --> 01:02:55,800 That's the other thing that my wife has just yet to do for me is 955 01:02:55,840 --> 01:02:58,840 like she needs to set up my lighting better. And she's supposed to be 956 01:02:58,840 --> 01:03:00,639 working on new designs for us. Well, if she figures out the lighting, 957 01:03:00,679 --> 01:03:02,639 let me know, because I got some of those We're gonna use some 958 01:03:02,679 --> 01:03:06,880 of those led strips for Christmas lights and then it looked too shitty and we 959 01:03:07,519 --> 01:03:12,199 use actual lights instead. So got those laying around just ready for podcast studio 960 01:03:12,280 --> 01:03:15,559 improvements. That's the goal for twenty twenty four is to have the new designs 961 01:03:15,639 --> 01:03:21,440 up soon and for Grant and I to brighten up. Are not brighten up, 962 01:03:21,440 --> 01:03:24,760 but color it up really? Yeah, add some pizazz. Yeah. 963 01:03:24,800 --> 01:03:28,960 I think that's right. I think I said everything I'm supposed to say, 964 01:03:29,119 --> 01:03:31,000 except for As always, We're going to close with the shout out to the 965 01:03:31,039 --> 01:03:34,800 one and only Frank Milakina and an apology to Jared Allen