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<v Speaker 3>You know how this works To.

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<v Speaker 2>Put Tyler's mind through the ringer, Twist it to a pretzel.

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<v Speaker 2>I've got six questions today, Actually, nay, make that seven

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<v Speaker 2>questions all right? Day a super sized edition of Premium

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<v Speaker 2>Picks on a Friday.

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<v Speaker 3>Let's get to it.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll start with the question that throughout there on social media.

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<v Speaker 2>This one is on my Twitter account if you want

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<v Speaker 2>to lay in a vote for yourself.

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<v Speaker 3>I wonder how many.

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<v Speaker 2>Homers I was gonna get on my timeline today on

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<v Speaker 2>Twitter at Brandon Cravitz.

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<v Speaker 3>Is how you can follow me?

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<v Speaker 2>Which Eastern Conference team has a better chance of repping

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<v Speaker 2>the conference next year in the NBA Finals? Is it

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<v Speaker 2>the Indiana Pacers who are there now headed to a

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<v Speaker 2>Game seven, or is it the Orlando Magic who just

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<v Speaker 2>beefed up with Desmond Baine.

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<v Speaker 3>I have results for you, but I would like your

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<v Speaker 3>vote first.

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<v Speaker 4>This vote should this is how things should play out.

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<v Speaker 4>Brand I'm not saying that this is how they are

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<v Speaker 4>going to I'm saying this is how it should play out.

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<v Speaker 4>It should be about a sixty forty split in Indiana's

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<v Speaker 4>favor I don't think that's what it is going to be,

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<v Speaker 4>but that's what it should be.

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<v Speaker 1>And here's why.

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<v Speaker 4>Because the Orlando Magic have not made it out of

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<v Speaker 4>the first round, and since the Dwight days, it's been

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<v Speaker 4>a long time the Magic I've been knocking on the door.

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<v Speaker 4>It's been impressive that they made it to the first

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<v Speaker 4>n and that's been the goal that they have achieved

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<v Speaker 4>each of the last two years and now trying to

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<v Speaker 4>break through that door get on.

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<v Speaker 1>To round two and beyond.

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<v Speaker 4>And the Indiana Pacers have proven each of the last

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<v Speaker 4>I mean really going back to last year when you

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<v Speaker 4>made the Eastern Conference Finals, that you can't skip those steps.

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<v Speaker 4>You can go from first round exit to Eastern Conference

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<v Speaker 4>Finals in a season. It's not like it has to

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<v Speaker 4>be a gradual progression, but you need to figure out

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<v Speaker 4>how you get to that point, and simply adding players

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<v Speaker 4>doesn't always guarantee that you are going to get to

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<v Speaker 4>that point. Something needs to click, like it has for

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<v Speaker 4>Indiana each of the last two seasons, focusing on building

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<v Speaker 4>one of the highest powered offenses for the regular season

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<v Speaker 4>and then transitioning it into being one of the most

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<v Speaker 4>harassing defenses during the postseason. With that said, I've brought

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<v Speaker 4>I think Jake Chapman brought up a good point the

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<v Speaker 4>other day. It's tough to make a deep playoff run

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<v Speaker 4>numerous seasons in a row, and you see it across

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<v Speaker 4>sports US in the NBA. But you saw the Celtics

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<v Speaker 4>fizzle out this year. Indiana into the finals, it seemed

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<v Speaker 4>like they were starting fizzle out before.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, they.

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<v Speaker 4>Snapped back to fresh legs in front of the home

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<v Speaker 4>crowd in Game six and forced the Game seven last night.

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<v Speaker 4>But it's a very difficult thing to do. So not

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<v Speaker 4>to knock against the Pacers, But how this vote should

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<v Speaker 4>be is sixty forty.

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<v Speaker 1>Pacers are the more likely team.

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<v Speaker 4>However, BK, I have a strong feeling that is not

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<v Speaker 4>how the vote is going to go.

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<v Speaker 3>You're correct, that is not how it is going.

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<v Speaker 2>Eighty one percent of the vote on the Orlando Magic,

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<v Speaker 2>nineteen percent on the Indiana Pacers.

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<v Speaker 3>It is a.

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<v Speaker 2>Little bit too lopsided for my comfort. I happen to

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<v Speaker 2>agree with the vote, though, and I recognize that it

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<v Speaker 2>flies in the face of logic because the Pacers knocked

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<v Speaker 2>on the doorstep a year ago in the Eastern Conference

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<v Speaker 2>Finals and now they're in the NBA Finals and they've

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<v Speaker 2>won three games, So why would they have less of

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<v Speaker 2>a chance than the Orlando I do think that part

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<v Speaker 2>of that is just simply attrition injury luck. It's hard

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<v Speaker 2>to bank on those things year after year. Not only

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<v Speaker 2>have they been fortunate with the injuries that they have

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<v Speaker 2>not sustained up until this cap strain for Tyrese Haliburton,

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<v Speaker 2>but they've also gone up against teams that have been

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<v Speaker 2>hampered by injury.

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<v Speaker 3>It's hard to do that every single year.

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<v Speaker 2>And with all of the minutes logged and all of that,

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<v Speaker 2>the Eastern Conference is wide open. So I think we

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<v Speaker 2>are going to see a new team represent the Eastern

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<v Speaker 2>Conference in the NBA Finals. And I do think some

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<v Speaker 2>of this is homersm but also just speaking objectively, I

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<v Speaker 2>think the Magic are one of the teams that are

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<v Speaker 2>on the shortlist to do that. So even though if

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<v Speaker 2>lies in the face of logic, I will take the

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<v Speaker 2>Orlando Magic. I was actually sitting back watching this game

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<v Speaker 2>last night going, I can't wait to be in the

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<v Speaker 2>building for player intros for the Magic home game in

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<v Speaker 2>the NBA Finals next year.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Me.

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<v Speaker 4>We think about just the first playoff intros of the

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<v Speaker 4>current era, going back to Cleveland two seasons ago, where

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<v Speaker 4>you know, it wasn't so long ago that the Magic

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<v Speaker 4>were in the playoffs. He only had to go back

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<v Speaker 4>to twenty nineteen, but it was the first time that

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<v Speaker 4>this era of Magic basketball is in the playoffs and

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<v Speaker 4>fans were ready ready for that. You just think about

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<v Speaker 4>Palo and Franzis those guys return Palo's undertaker music when

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<v Speaker 4>he came back from injury this year. We've already seen

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<v Speaker 4>some electric things, but nothing those will be squashed by

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<v Speaker 4>when the Magic make a trip to the Eastern Conference

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<v Speaker 4>Finals or the NBA Finals for that matter.

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<v Speaker 2>Question number two, what will Desmond Baines points per game

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<v Speaker 2>average be next season for the Orlando Magic. Now the

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<v Speaker 2>average nineteen points per game. Last year, his career high

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<v Speaker 2>is about twenty four points per game. That was two

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<v Speaker 2>seasons ago where he only played forty two games.

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<v Speaker 3>Over the course of his career, he's at.

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<v Speaker 2>Eighteen per So you tell me different team, different ask

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<v Speaker 2>in terms of what he is set to do offensively,

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<v Speaker 2>I think, so, what do you think points per game

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<v Speaker 2>for Desmond Bane?

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<v Speaker 3>Open ended question for premium picks.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, this is a It's a really fun one and

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<v Speaker 4>it's a really interesting conversation. Potentially could be an entire

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<v Speaker 4>segment either through the summer as we get close to

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<v Speaker 4>the season of what is this offensive spread going to

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<v Speaker 4>look like for the Orlando Magic, Because one thing I

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<v Speaker 4>think we can all feel confident in is that Paolo

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<v Speaker 4>Vancaro averages twenty five plus and probably closer to twenty

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<v Speaker 4>six points.

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<v Speaker 1>He did in the regular.

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<v Speaker 4>Season, he did it this year in the games that

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<v Speaker 4>he was available, he did it in the postseason.

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<v Speaker 1>You'd imagine that's going to be where he lives now.

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<v Speaker 4>Franz Bager's twenty four points a night. That's tough to

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<v Speaker 4>replicate because part of the reason why he was up

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<v Speaker 4>to that point, in my opinion, was because of the

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<v Speaker 4>injury to Jalen Suggs and all the injuries throughout the

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<v Speaker 4>roster that he was able to boost his stats by

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<v Speaker 4>being the ace for this team for an extended stretch

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<v Speaker 4>with Palo bank Caro on the on the shelf, so

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<v Speaker 4>pending injuries, I don't know if you see his number

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<v Speaker 4>get that high and you throw in another elite scoring

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<v Speaker 4>option like Desmond Bain, how I think this goes is

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<v Speaker 4>you have Palo at the twenty five plus I'll say

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<v Speaker 4>twenty six points, and then you do have Frauds and

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<v Speaker 4>Desmond Baine from twenty to twenty one. Jalen Sugs a

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<v Speaker 4>little bit lower than that at seventeen to eighteen.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna go with that is the scoring split.

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<v Speaker 4>The Magic are gonna have four players averaging above or

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<v Speaker 4>close to twenty points to night. So for Bain, he's

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<v Speaker 4>gonna be in line with Franz at twenty to twenty one.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't think it's gonna be that high.

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<v Speaker 2>I think he's gonna settle in closer to about eighteen.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm looking at some comparisons around the league, some teams

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<v Speaker 2>that have multiple players that those teams rely on to

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<v Speaker 2>carry the scoring load. Desmond Bain is going to be

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<v Speaker 2>part of that function game in and game out, so

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<v Speaker 2>he's going to have he's going to average more than

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<v Speaker 2>fifteen points per game. The Knicks Jalen Brunson twenty nine

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<v Speaker 2>per hat twenty one. The next highest was og Andnobi

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<v Speaker 2>at sixteen. So maybe they're not the best example because

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<v Speaker 2>they kind of use all five guys. What about the

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<v Speaker 2>Boston Celtics who also use a little bit of everybody,

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<v Speaker 2>but very top heavy with Jason Tatum twenty eight points

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<v Speaker 2>per game, Jalen Brown twenty two.

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<v Speaker 3>That's looking a lot like Palo and Franz by.

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<v Speaker 2>The way, and then Derek White And this is what

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<v Speaker 2>I'm using as my sample, eighteen point eight points per

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<v Speaker 2>game for Derek White as their third leading scorer. That

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<v Speaker 2>to me feels like what it's going to look like.

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<v Speaker 2>It's really hard to get. In fact, I would have

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<v Speaker 2>to go through all thirty in the NBA. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>think there's a team in the league that had three

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<v Speaker 2>players averaging twenty points per game last year.

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<v Speaker 1>Hmm, i'd have to.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to say the La Calves, did I I

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<v Speaker 2>tell you I've gone through the Calves, the Knicks, the Celtics.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm trying to pick some of the top offenses in

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<v Speaker 3>I think none of them had.

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<v Speaker 1>I think the LA.

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<v Speaker 4>Clipper or no, well that was postseason less. Sorry, I

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<v Speaker 4>gotta filter out. Oh no, I'm clicking on postseasons too.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the other thing.

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<v Speaker 4>The LA Clippers did do it though, I remember that

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<v Speaker 4>from a pregame show throughout the year, James Harden at

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<v Speaker 4>twenty three, Norm Pale at twenty two, and Kawhi Leonard

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<v Speaker 4>at twenty one and a half. Kawhi only played in

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<v Speaker 4>thirty seven games this season, though, but you also had

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<v Speaker 4>to beat a Zubac up there flirting with it as

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<v Speaker 4>well as seventeen.

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<v Speaker 1>So I think it can be done.

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<v Speaker 4>And I think with the questions of how deep this

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<v Speaker 4>magic team is going to go and how much offensive

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<v Speaker 4>stability you're going to be able to get from that

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<v Speaker 4>second group, the offense might be responsible for mixing in

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<v Speaker 4>with those bench players, and Desmond main can be a

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<v Speaker 4>primary scorer.

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<v Speaker 1>We haven't seen in this current era.

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<v Speaker 4>Of magic basketball where you are comfortable with Bo Palo

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<v Speaker 4>and Franz on the bench for extended time. Desmond Baine

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<v Speaker 4>can change that. Desmond Bane, he can be in a

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<v Speaker 4>rotation with bench and some other starters where he is

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<v Speaker 4>the primary Paul handler, he is the primary facilitator, he

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<v Speaker 4>is the primary score and it's not the worst place

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<v Speaker 4>to be, so I think it'll be an interesting thing

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<v Speaker 4>to track that.

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<v Speaker 3>Right there.

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