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<v Speaker 1>We have an update on the witch hunt. I told

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<v Speaker 1>you earlier in the show that my wife had told

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<v Speaker 1>me that she was on the search for a two

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<v Speaker 1>foot statue of a witch that you put outside in

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<v Speaker 1>the yard. She was very excited about this thing, and

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<v Speaker 1>they sell it at Cracker Barrel and they had not.

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<v Speaker 1>And the only reason I know this is because she

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<v Speaker 1>called the store to see if they had this item

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<v Speaker 1>that had gone viral on TikTok and the truck was

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<v Speaker 1>arriving today sometime between noon and seven pm. So, me,

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<v Speaker 1>being the good husband that I am, I stopped at

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<v Speaker 1>Cracker Barrel on the way to the studio to ask

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<v Speaker 1>the fine people at the barrel do you have this witch?

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<v Speaker 1>I'm walking around showing employees the picture of the witch.

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<v Speaker 1>They didn't have it yet. Well I got sent the photo.

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<v Speaker 1>It is now in the backseat of my wife's car.

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<v Speaker 1>She was able to secure the witch statue, So stress

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<v Speaker 1>no more, Tyler, We got it and you fail. Yeah

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<v Speaker 1>you try. I went. You know, like, how cool would

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<v Speaker 1>it have been if I was the one that secured

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<v Speaker 1>the statue? That the brownie points that this would award

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<v Speaker 1>me early in July coming up with this Halloween decoration.

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<v Speaker 1>So how would you have tried to manage it?

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<v Speaker 2>Would you have tried to surprise her with it when

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<v Speaker 2>you got home from the studio today? Would have just

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<v Speaker 2>been sitting there staring at her when she got into

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<v Speaker 2>walk through the front door of the house today? How

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<v Speaker 2>would you try to manage it? Because how funny would

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<v Speaker 2>it have been if you were able to secure one earlier?

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<v Speaker 2>She swings by on the way home from work and

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<v Speaker 2>gets another, and then you have not one, but two

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<v Speaker 2>two foot witches.

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<v Speaker 1>You never you never want to call your wife crazy.

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<v Speaker 1>But I know I know how my I know how

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<v Speaker 1>Mallory's brain operates. So I would tell her because I

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<v Speaker 1>would fear that exact move that what happened. I told her, Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>I went there and they didn't have it. Sorry if

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<v Speaker 1>I did that in a way to swerve her, and

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<v Speaker 1>then she I knew she was gonna go yeah, because

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<v Speaker 1>the the reason it wasn't there is that the truck

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<v Speaker 1>just hadn't arrived yet, right, So you're gonna look out

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<v Speaker 1>what this is. I'll send you the picture of this thing. It's, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>it's pretty cool. Cracker barrel witch. Yeah, I think I

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<v Speaker 1>see it. Yeah, I mean it's uh, it is it's

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<v Speaker 1>a witch tree, so it looks like a tree. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you got that, I got it. What do you think?

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<v Speaker 1>Kind of creepy?

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<v Speaker 2>I'd say that you have to really love Halloween or

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<v Speaker 2>witches in order to spend hard earned money on this,

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<v Speaker 2>But who am I.

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<v Speaker 1>To say whatever? I mean, whatever makes her happy. But

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<v Speaker 1>the battle, the next battle, Now what this becomes is

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<v Speaker 1>July fourth, fireworks go off, We lay our heads on

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<v Speaker 1>our pillows. Wake up it's now July fifth. I think

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<v Speaker 1>she's gonna want to put some of this stuff out,

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<v Speaker 1>and I don't know. I think I might have to.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna fight her on that one. It's a little

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<v Speaker 1>it's a little too early for Halloween.

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<v Speaker 2>You're a little too new to the neighborhood, I think

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<v Speaker 2>to where you are specifically, Like you can even get

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<v Speaker 2>the title of crazy Halloween people. And I think there

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<v Speaker 2>are worse things to be in a neighborhood. But this

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<v Speaker 2>will be not your first Halloween, but your first full

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<v Speaker 2>July in that house.

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<v Speaker 1>If I'm not mistaken, you are correct. It's a little

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<v Speaker 1>too early, Yeah, to be really crazy Halloween people. Don't

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<v Speaker 1>let your kids walk by their house. You don't want

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<v Speaker 1>to be those I think August is fine if you're

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<v Speaker 1>really into Halloween. I think August July. It's just it'll

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<v Speaker 1>be up too long's I'm not anti decoration, but you

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<v Speaker 1>don't want to have decorations up so long, whether it's

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<v Speaker 1>Halloween or Christmas or picking whatever holiday. If it's up

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<v Speaker 1>for too long, then by the time you get to

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<v Speaker 1>that holiday, it's not special anymore. That's the problem. You

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<v Speaker 1>want to keep this stuff unique. Yeah, and you can't

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<v Speaker 1>keep it unique if it's up for six months. So

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<v Speaker 1>we we not only have an update in the witch Hunt,

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<v Speaker 1>we also have an update in NBA free agency. The

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<v Speaker 1>late move to come down. Free agent sharpshooter Tim Hardaway

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<v Speaker 1>Junior has agreed to a one year deal with the

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<v Speaker 1>Denver Nuggets. The Nuggets have had a really strong offseason

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<v Speaker 1>so far, very deliberate in their moves. They traded Michael

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<v Speaker 1>Porter Junior and an unprotected first round pick in twenty

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<v Speaker 1>thirty two to the Brooklyn Nets for Cam Johnson. They

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<v Speaker 1>also brought Bruce Brown back on a one year veteran

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<v Speaker 1>minimum deal, so very clear what this team is trying

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<v Speaker 1>to do. They want to add more depth around Nikola

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<v Speaker 1>Jokicic and that depth needs to be three in d guys.

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<v Speaker 1>That's going to help the team defend and help Jokic

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<v Speaker 1>spray out to even more three point shooters. So I

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<v Speaker 1>like the moves that Denver has made. They are clearly

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<v Speaker 1>going to be one of those teams among the many

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<v Speaker 1>in the Western conferences arms race than the West, they

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<v Speaker 1>are one of those teams that you have to take

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<v Speaker 1>seriously next year. I like the way that the team

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<v Speaker 1>is reloading we.

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<v Speaker 2>Talk about the weaklink era and why the under the

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<v Speaker 2>three and D wing guard combos, it's endless. The Indiana

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<v Speaker 2>Pacers getting the best out of guys like Ben Sheppard.

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<v Speaker 2>The Knicks were kind of the variant to all of this.

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<v Speaker 2>The Celtics with what Peyton Pritchard is six Man of

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<v Speaker 2>the Year and Sam Houser the minutes that he was

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<v Speaker 2>able to provide off of the bench.

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<v Speaker 1>That's kind of the era.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not only having the superstar, but okay, you need

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<v Speaker 2>to not lose too much when your eighth, ninth, tenth

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<v Speaker 2>men are out there on the court in the biggest moments.

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<v Speaker 2>And Denver locked in this offseason that they are not

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<v Speaker 2>going to have the weakest link on the court. With

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<v Speaker 2>the additions that they have made, the probably the most

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<v Speaker 2>strategic without a major splash that we've seen this offseason.

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<v Speaker 2>I still think that Houston is the most revamped to

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<v Speaker 2>bring in Kevin Durant, but I really like the trade

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<v Speaker 2>to get cheaper Cam Johnson for Michael Porter junior swap

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<v Speaker 2>and to free up the money to bring in guys

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<v Speaker 2>like Bruce Brown and Valanciunas and Hardaway Junior.

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<v Speaker 1>I really like the offseason for the Nuggets. The way

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<v Speaker 1>that the cap works in the NBA, it has created

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<v Speaker 1>I think a very similar type of build. It's different

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<v Speaker 1>in how you get there, but the finished product for

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of these teams that our championship caliber are fit,

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<v Speaker 1>they're all built a very similar way. You have your superstar,

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<v Speaker 1>you have your batman. That batman has his robin. For

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<v Speaker 1>the Nuggets, using them as an example, Nikola Jokic is

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<v Speaker 1>the superstar. Gotta have that guy. If you don't have

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<v Speaker 1>a superstar in the NBA, you're never gonna win a championship,

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<v Speaker 1>except for the Detroit Pistons that did it back in

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<v Speaker 1>two thousand and four, but they were, you know, they

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<v Speaker 1>were the unicorn. You have to have that superstar. They

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<v Speaker 1>have it in Jokic. You have to have the the

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<v Speaker 1>secondary star who's a clear step down from the superstar,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's still good enough to carry the team in

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<v Speaker 1>important moments. That's Jamal Murray. You have to have the

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<v Speaker 1>superstar role player, a guy that he is absolutely a

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<v Speaker 1>role player, but is the top of the line a

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<v Speaker 1>Tier one role player. That's Aaron Gordon. And then you

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<v Speaker 1>have to have depth. And the Nuggets now have all

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<v Speaker 1>of those things, and the depth is what they were

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<v Speaker 1>missing before. Moving off of Michael Porter Junior has allowed

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<v Speaker 1>them to get there. I think you could look at

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<v Speaker 1>OKC and they're built the same way, a younger version

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<v Speaker 1>with guys that are still able to mature into more

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<v Speaker 1>developed roles. But Sga is the star, Jalen Williams is

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<v Speaker 1>the co star, chet Holmgren is the star role player,

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<v Speaker 1>and they have depth and a lot of these teams

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<v Speaker 1>are built that way. I think something interesting as well

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<v Speaker 1>to keep in mind with Denver is a rookie from

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<v Speaker 1>last season, Dayron Holmes out of Dayton who did not play.

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<v Speaker 1>He had a season ending injury before the year got gone.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't recall exactly what it was. We'll see how

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<v Speaker 1>that hampers him.

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<v Speaker 2>But he was an experienced forward center combo coming out

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<v Speaker 2>of Dayton, very athletic, and he's still kind of a

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<v Speaker 2>question mark of what he can.

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<v Speaker 1>Be in this league.

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<v Speaker 2>So I think Aaron Gordon may have drawn some comps

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<v Speaker 2>for day run home. So that's kind of It's kind

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<v Speaker 2>of the Nicola Topitch situation for the Thunder. You have

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<v Speaker 2>another first rounder that you just get to drop in

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<v Speaker 2>next year, and it's like adding another free agent, so

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's a interesting to see how he meshes

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<v Speaker 2>with the squad as well.

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<v Speaker 1>NBA free agency has seen a flurry of moves, but

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<v Speaker 1>not everybody is pleased with the action and entertainment of

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<v Speaker 1>it all. We have a clip from Chris Haynes, NBA

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<v Speaker 1>reporter on NBA TV's Free Agency special last night, reading

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<v Speaker 1>a text that he got from a prominent voice from

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<v Speaker 1>within the league.

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<v Speaker 3>I want I'm not going to mention the name of

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<v Speaker 3>this individual, but this is a high ranking NBA figure.

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<v Speaker 3>It's been in the league for years. They said free

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<v Speaker 3>agency is dead, and they think it's bad for the

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<v Speaker 3>league because it's usually one of the league's biggest attractions.

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<v Speaker 3>We have to remember that this is entertainment and we

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<v Speaker 3>can't take that away. How do y'all feel about that?

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<v Speaker 3>Do you do you believe that promise?

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<v Speaker 1>My guess, by the way, is Magic Johnson. I think

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<v Speaker 1>Magic Johnson sent him that tame prominent figure been in

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<v Speaker 1>the league for years and is worried about the league's

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<v Speaker 1>entertainment value. That to me, we know Magic Johnson is

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<v Speaker 1>an opinionated guy and he cares about the health of

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<v Speaker 1>the league. My guess is Magic Johnson. But either way,

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<v Speaker 1>it's an interesting point and it's certainly not wrong the

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<v Speaker 1>dead part. Free agency has created a flurry of moves,

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<v Speaker 1>but free agency itself, with the stars of the league

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<v Speaker 1>being mobile this time of year, it is certainly not

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<v Speaker 1>what it used to be, the days of Lebron James

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<v Speaker 1>making a live TV decision or Kevin Durant holding your

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<v Speaker 1>Fourth of July holiday hostage because he's a free agent.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, we had a year. You go back to

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<v Speaker 1>that Lebron year. We had a year where Lebron James,

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<v Speaker 1>Dwayne Wade, and Chris Bosh were free agents in the

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<v Speaker 1>same year. We're just not gonna see that anymore. We

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<v Speaker 1>haven't seen it in years. Free agency is not what

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<v Speaker 1>it used to be. Free agency is where you fill

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<v Speaker 1>out your roster, you get a roll guy, maybe you

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<v Speaker 1>get that big that you needed. But the superstars, they

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<v Speaker 1>don't ever see unrestricted free agency. And I do miss it.

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<v Speaker 1>I miss that being part of the equation. NBA free

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<v Speaker 1>agency to me is still entertaining. But to say it's

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<v Speaker 1>as entertaining as it used to be would be an

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I think it's the trade off of it because

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<v Speaker 2>we have seen the kind of flip where now there

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<v Speaker 2>are cases going both ways. We'll continue to see big

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<v Speaker 2>time free agents, not the Lebron caliber of guys, but

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<v Speaker 1>They still will sneak through the cracks.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that Kyrie Irving's extension and Miles Turner on paper,

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<v Speaker 2>those were the two biggest financial contracts that we saw

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<v Speaker 2>in this this free agency. But yeah, it's kind of

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<v Speaker 2>flipped where if you're not drafting your star, then you

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<v Speaker 2>trade for your star and then you sign your role

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<v Speaker 2>players in free agencies, where it used to be kind

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<v Speaker 2>of reverse, you would have trade to fill in the

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<v Speaker 2>them or go out and get them in free agency.

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<v Speaker 2>So I think any negative that can be thrown towards

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<v Speaker 2>free agency, it can be a positive towards the trade

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<v Speaker 2>deadline and just trades overall. In this league that you

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<v Speaker 2>still have guys is the top ten players in the

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<v Speaker 2>league getting dealt around the deadline and through the offseason.

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<v Speaker 2>So I think it's just a bit of a trade off.

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<v Speaker 2>But there certainly is a point to it that you

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<v Speaker 2>don't have any players making in this free agency period

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<v Speaker 2>making or signing a deal that is worth more than

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<v Speaker 2>an average of forty million dollars a year.

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<v Speaker 1>He's right on the door at thirty nine, so we

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<v Speaker 1>can even bump him. That's one. But there was never

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<v Speaker 1>even a question as to whether or not he was

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<v Speaker 1>gonna stick around with Dallas. Right, don't even count. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't even think he counts.

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<v Speaker 2>Then you have three guys, including Kyrie, that signed for

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<v Speaker 2>twenty five or more, the other two being Fred Van

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<v Speaker 2>Vliet and Miles Turner. Those are your top three guys

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<v Speaker 2>in this period of free agency. You only have six

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<v Speaker 2>that signed deals worth fifteen million or more, Dennis Shrewder, Nikyle,

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, we went through translation here. We went through an

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<v Speaker 1>entire free agency first wave where the really good players

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<v Speaker 1>get signed. Not a single franchise changing alters your timeline.

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<v Speaker 1>Type of player was secured in free agency, not one.

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<v Speaker 2>I'd have to look through this further. I think you

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<v Speaker 2>only have one All Star, and Kyrie Irving. I think

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<v Speaker 2>that he is the only player on this list that

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<v Speaker 1>James Harden would have. The other one was his A.

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<v Speaker 1>He was a free agent heading into this summer. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>but it was never a question as to whether or

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<v Speaker 1>not he was going to stick around. That's why, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and the computer's chiming in on it too.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, that's why I don't see James Harden on this

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<v Speaker 2>Technically Lebron Lebron, Well, Lebron wasn't a free agent.

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<v Speaker 1>He could have been a free agent, but he opted in.

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<v Speaker 1>But either way, I don't I don't know those guys.

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<v Speaker 1>There's never question as to whether or not those guys

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I'm trying to think with Harden of why he

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<v Speaker 2>isn't on this list, in particular because he still had

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<v Speaker 2>he wasn't an unrestricted free agent at all, right, I

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<v Speaker 2>guess he would have been at one point once he

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<v Speaker 2>declined the team option and then extended.

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<v Speaker 1>So he's not on this.

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<v Speaker 2>List that I'm looking at a spot trock dot com

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<v Speaker 2>dot com, but he he certainly probably should qualify for

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<v Speaker 2>this list. But it goes to the point that Santi

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<v Speaker 2>al Dama's one of your top five free agents this offseason,

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<v Speaker 2>and that is probably an issue. But on the other

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<v Speaker 2>side of that, role players are still exciting. I have

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<v Speaker 2>gotten text from casual NBA fans in my life saying

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<v Speaker 2>whoa NBA right now? Just because you get the flurry

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<v Speaker 2>of Sham's notifications and it all happens so fast, and

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<v Speaker 2>every team in the league, for the most part, is

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<v Speaker 2>getting involved in it. So whatever team you follow is

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<v Speaker 2>probably getting a piece. So has it lost its flair

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<v Speaker 2>its star power? Probably perhaps? But is it a Lacklusser event. No,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think so.

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<v Speaker 1>I think what those big names did was create this

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<v Speaker 1>buzz that exists around NBA free agency, and then free

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<v Speaker 1>agency changed. But without what was in the past, which

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<v Speaker 1>was much bigger than it is now, we wouldn't be

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<v Speaker 1>as excited about it. So there is it is ingrained

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<v Speaker 1>in you as an NBA fan to get excited about

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<v Speaker 1>this time of year when it's impactful, but not nearly

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<v Speaker 1>as impactful as it used to be. Tip of the

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<v Speaker 1>cap to the Atlanta Hawks. I thought they absolutely crushed it.

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<v Speaker 1>They have had probably the best offseason them in the

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<v Speaker 1>Houston Rockets, it's those two and Denver. I like what

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<v Speaker 1>they've done, but Atlanta and Houston have had the best

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<v Speaker 1>offseason so far. I don't feel better about anybody else

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<v Speaker 1>comparatively to how I felt about them before than those

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<v Speaker 1>two basketball teams. The Hawks acquired Nikhil Alexander Walker and

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<v Speaker 1>assigned in trade four year, sixty two million dollars. They

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<v Speaker 1>signed Luke Kennard to a one year deal where eleven

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<v Speaker 1>million bucks. They make a deal to get Kristaps Porzingis.

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<v Speaker 1>They now have a legitimate starting five. They've got real depth,

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<v Speaker 1>and they've got youth that can still get better. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>you have a number one pick from a year ago

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<v Speaker 1>in Zachary Resiche, Dyson Daniels, who is a most improved

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<v Speaker 1>player kind of guy. And then the Houston Rockets they

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<v Speaker 1>get Kevin Durant, that was the big find during this offseason.

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<v Speaker 1>And they signed Dorian Finney Smith that's a great role

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<v Speaker 1>player type of guy. We've seen a lot of those

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<v Speaker 1>around the league that have been signed over the last

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<v Speaker 1>twenty four hours. And then Clink Capella they add to

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<v Speaker 1>a three year deal twenty one and a half million

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<v Speaker 1>dollars for them. Who knows what the Milwaukee Bucks are doing.

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<v Speaker 1>Ty Jerome landed with the Memphis Grizzlies three years, twenty

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<v Speaker 1>eight million dollars. He's making nine point three million dollars

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<v Speaker 1>per year D'Angelo Russell goes to the Dallas Mavericks and

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<v Speaker 1>Brook Lopez to the LA Clippers, and of course your

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<v Speaker 1>Orlando Magic getting Tias Jones as their backup point guard,

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<v Speaker 1>a guy that has been on the Magic radar for.

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<v Speaker 2>Quite some time, Danzo Russell, I think an another all

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<v Speaker 2>star in this free agency class. Just to backtrack a bit,

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<v Speaker 2>but I wouldn't sleep on this Tias Jones signing. Now

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<v Speaker 2>we talked about it to open up the show. Does

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<v Speaker 2>this push the Magic over the finish line? Are they

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<v Speaker 2>done with the ross or no? They still have some

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<v Speaker 2>money to play with, still have two open roster spots.

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<v Speaker 2>I need imagine that they exercised that one way or another.

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<v Speaker 2>But once something I didn't get to in the open

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<v Speaker 2>of why I think that this Tias Jones, three years

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<v Speaker 2>overdue for the Magic is such a great fit.

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<v Speaker 1>Is that you got him at a really good price.

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<v Speaker 2>Some of the counterparts that we talk about that Luke

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<v Speaker 2>Kinnard did go for eleven million dollars to Atlanta and

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<v Speaker 2>four million in the grand scheme of thing.

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<v Speaker 1>Is it a ton no?

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<v Speaker 2>But it's the difference between the Magic having what eight

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<v Speaker 2>million dollars to play with and four million dollars to

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<v Speaker 2>play with for those remaining roster spots. When we talk

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<v Speaker 2>about Mo Wagner, why wouldn't the team opt into an

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<v Speaker 2>an eleven million dollar team option because they're probably looking

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<v Speaker 2>to get him for like eight on a multi year deal.

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<v Speaker 1>So that four million dollars it is, it is very valuable.

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<v Speaker 2>The Angel Russell at eleven point six, Dennis Shrewder at

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<v Speaker 2>fifteen million dollars, Nikole Alexander Walker at fifteen and a

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<v Speaker 2>half ty, Jerome a nine point two. These aren't average

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<v Speaker 2>annual salary. So when you look at those numbers and

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<v Speaker 2>you get Tias Jones for seven, I think it adds

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<v Speaker 2>to the grave of why you know it gets an

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<v Speaker 2>extra half point for this Magic deal. However, you great

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<v Speaker 2>it because I think you got him on a really

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<v Speaker 2>team friendly deal.

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<v Speaker 1>And he brings a lot of things to the table

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<v Speaker 1>that the Magic are looking for. A says to turnover

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<v Speaker 1>ratio is probably his best quality, and then his three

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<v Speaker 1>point shooting. He's been lights out the last couple of

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<v Speaker 1>years forty one percent from three point range. If you

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<v Speaker 1>want an extended ten minute breakdown of the Tias Jones

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<v Speaker 1>deal and learn a little bit more about him Five

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<v Speaker 1>things you need to know about Tias Jones. You can

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