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<v Speaker 1>Next on the drive, Tim McMahon dropping dimes for your

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<v Speaker 1>NBA daily assists, Van McMahon, Van McMahon. That is in

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<v Speaker 1>old Land, Texas flood as it gets mud. He's man

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<v Speaker 1>Van McMahon, Van McMahon.

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<v Speaker 2>Then man.

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<v Speaker 3>NBA All Star Weekend. Time for a little time off.

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<v Speaker 3>I imagine our next guest, Well, maybe they're sending him to

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<v Speaker 3>the bay, maybe they're sending him to San fran But

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<v Speaker 3>Tim mcmanon Little NBA on a Tuesday, are you getting

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<v Speaker 3>the hell out of dodge?

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<v Speaker 2>You got to cover this All Star weekend.

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<v Speaker 1>Taudy Partner, I will be nowhere near San Francisco. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gonna take me a little cist over the weekend.

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<v Speaker 2>That a guy. Is this a staycation?

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<v Speaker 3>Are you gonna be hopping on a plane and laying

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<v Speaker 3>out a beach somewhere.

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<v Speaker 1>I am in a position right now where I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>going to be sharing my whereabouts anymore than i have to.

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<v Speaker 1>I've gotten some uh, some heats and some or some heat,

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<v Speaker 1>and some unpleasant direct messages and all these kind of

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<v Speaker 1>things lately. So yeah, I'm gonna keep it age, keep

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<v Speaker 1>it age.

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<v Speaker 3>You know what, we might have to start referring to

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<v Speaker 3>you as a celebrity reporter. We typically utilize that only

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<v Speaker 3>for mcminimon But if you have evolved to the point

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<v Speaker 3>where you are not willing to share your vacation plans,

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<v Speaker 3>you may have arrived as a celebrity reporter.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, Tim ill just say, cautious reporter, A costious reporter?

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<v Speaker 1>Who get this? You know what I'm being brained as

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<v Speaker 1>by some mass fans right now?

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<v Speaker 2>What's up?

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<v Speaker 1>A mouth A mouthpiece for the Maths organization. That is

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<v Speaker 1>one hell of a career term for me. Wow, only

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<v Speaker 1>months removed from being the primary mass hater in the market,

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<v Speaker 1>but now I'm the mouthpiece. It's It's funny how facts

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<v Speaker 1>uh you know you can just consistently report facts, but

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<v Speaker 1>feelings can can change rapidly.

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<v Speaker 2>Wait wait, wait, you have to educate me. Why is

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<v Speaker 2>this happening?

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<v Speaker 3>What have you done to be branded something that you

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<v Speaker 3>very clearly are not.

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<v Speaker 1>The number one thing I did was report the Mavericks

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<v Speaker 1>reasoning for making the most shocking trading and be a history.

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<v Speaker 1>Then the number two thing I did was report that

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<v Speaker 1>Nico Harrison has received death threats and racial epithets and

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<v Speaker 1>all the kind of awful thing that comes along with Sports,

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<v Speaker 1>saying them in the social media and internet.

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<v Speaker 3>Era, Well, obviously it is chaos down there, so let's

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<v Speaker 3>stay in the space and then we'll get to some

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<v Speaker 3>jazz stuff. There just is not a lot of jazz

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<v Speaker 3>stuff to get to tim as you know, so you know, no,

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<v Speaker 3>there's not, so Ad goes down.

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<v Speaker 2>He's lost for weeks.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, ultimately they lose to Sacramento fans as you

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<v Speaker 3>reference fire Nico signs, they're thrown out of the building.

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<v Speaker 3>The early returns of what Dallason and Nico Harrison decided

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<v Speaker 3>to do certainly not on their side so far. And

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<v Speaker 3>I would imagine the natives are quite restless. That it's

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<v Speaker 3>fair to say.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, the Natives are short and there the restless.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, it's just the whole thing's crazy. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>understand the Mavericks approach as far as handling the backlash, Like, dude,

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<v Speaker 1>you when you made his trade, you knew there was

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<v Speaker 1>going to be massive backlash. You just traded one of

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<v Speaker 1>the most popular players in the NBA, the most talented

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<v Speaker 1>player in franchise history. And that's a mouthful because there

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<v Speaker 1>was a dude who scored thirty one thousand, somewhat points

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<v Speaker 1>in the Mavericks uniform. He's twenty five years old entering

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<v Speaker 1>what should be his prime I understand the concerns whatever,

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<v Speaker 1>but you traded that guy's fresh off of finals appearance, Like, dude,

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<v Speaker 1>there was going to be massive backlash, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>to try to silence that backlash within the walls of

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<v Speaker 1>your arena. I just I don't understand it. And you know, honestly,

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<v Speaker 1>like I appreciate things like Patrick Dumont, the you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the new owner of the team, given an interview to

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<v Speaker 1>the Dallas Forny News and blasting Luca because it confirmed

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of my reporting about how the franchise felt.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's not exactly the smoothest pr move that I've

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<v Speaker 1>ever seen in my life. So some of this stuff

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<v Speaker 1>has just been completely baffling. I'm like, listen, if people

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<v Speaker 1>are yelling fire Nico or you know, wearing T shirts

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<v Speaker 1>or whatever, like okay, that's part of the that comes

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<v Speaker 1>along with it. If you're throwing those people out of

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<v Speaker 1>the arena, that it becomes this international story and that's

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<v Speaker 1>exactly where we're sitting right now.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, and you're well aware of this.

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<v Speaker 3>There are certain ownership groups that are just so tone

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<v Speaker 3>deaf and they have no pulse. And oftentimes a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of these uber wealthy people and obviously Dadilson and Dumont

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<v Speaker 3>family are not wanting when it comes to revenue streams.

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<v Speaker 3>So you know, when you exist in that type of

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<v Speaker 3>wealthy you know, stratosphere, you're more or less numb to

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<v Speaker 3>the way the world works. And oftentimes we see these

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<v Speaker 3>owners take over teams and because they have been successful

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<v Speaker 3>in other endeavors, they believe they can transfer that skill

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<v Speaker 3>set to running pro teams, and that's not how it works.

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<v Speaker 3>Even Mark Cuban had to learn, and he will tell

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<v Speaker 3>you himself, he had to learn that his success and

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<v Speaker 3>other endeavors was not going to translate. So we had

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<v Speaker 3>to adjust and he became a great owner. Help me

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<v Speaker 3>understand though, the Adelson Dumont family, what is their deal?

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<v Speaker 3>You and I talked about the conspiracy theory going around

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<v Speaker 3>that this was some sort of play for them to

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<v Speaker 3>move the team to Vegas, which never resonated with me.

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<v Speaker 3>And you're reporting is what we leaned on here on

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<v Speaker 3>the show, and ultimately your reporting proved to be correct.

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<v Speaker 3>But tell me about this new ownership group and sort

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<v Speaker 3>of what the reaction has been now that they're kind

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<v Speaker 3>of for the first time at least from my prism

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<v Speaker 3>being a little bit more front facing.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, Miry Madilson, I don't know if she's aware of

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<v Speaker 1>whether there's feathers in a basketball or there, so like,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, she's really she'll show up every once in

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<v Speaker 1>a while. Not involved at all. Is Patrick Dumont, her

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<v Speaker 1>son in law the Las Vegas Sans COO. He's the

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<v Speaker 1>guy who is in charge, and he's been you know,

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<v Speaker 1>Cuban kind of indicated. They'd almost be like, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>want to see absentee owners, but like show up every

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<v Speaker 1>once in a blue moon type of thing. Patrick Dumont

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<v Speaker 1>has been pretty present. He was I was a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit surprised he came last night fat court side, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>was a little bit late coming on out after halftime

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<v Speaker 1>and got loudly booed as he made his way to

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<v Speaker 1>his court side seat along with the Dallas mayor, just

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<v Speaker 1>trying to show, look what a Dallas mayor. We're staying Dallas,

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<v Speaker 1>chill out on that crazy conspiracy theory. But he's in charge.

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<v Speaker 1>But he knows what he doesn't know, and you know

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<v Speaker 1>he knows he doesn't know how to run an NBA

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<v Speaker 1>front office, and so he has put full trust in

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<v Speaker 1>Nico Harrison, and Nico said, this is why I want

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<v Speaker 1>to make this move, you know, basically Nico essentially I'm

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<v Speaker 1>paraphrasing here. Know what Nico told him is, Hey, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't believe in Luca Dontis. I don't think we can

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<v Speaker 1>create a good culture with Luca. I don't think we

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<v Speaker 1>can count on this guy. I don't think we can

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<v Speaker 1>rely on this guy. I think a supermax investment in

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<v Speaker 1>this guy, with his habits and with his approach, could

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<v Speaker 1>absolutely blow up in our face. I know Anthony Davis.

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<v Speaker 1>I just trust Anthony Davis. I believe in Anthony Davis.

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<v Speaker 1>We should build a deal around Luca for a d

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<v Speaker 1>And Patrick Dumont listened all that and gave the approval,

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<v Speaker 1>and Mark Cuban got like a five minutes before it

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<v Speaker 1>was done. Me like, there's a verbal handshake already, heads

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<v Speaker 1>up on the thing. Zero percent chances trade happens under

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<v Speaker 1>Mark Cuban. Frankly, he's crushed about it, but he's still

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<v Speaker 1>sitting there, you know, sitting courtside, turn around, telling Sans

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<v Speaker 1>fans to sit the bleep down and shut the bleep

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<v Speaker 1>up when they're chanting fire Nico during free throws mass

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<v Speaker 1>free throws. But this is Nico Harrison's team. Jason Kidd

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<v Speaker 1>does have significant same personnel. I'm a little bit skeptical

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<v Speaker 1>on j Kids' claims that he had no idea this

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<v Speaker 1>is happening until the eleventh hours he put it. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>just say it like that. But he's letting his basketball

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<v Speaker 1>people run the basketball team, and if it doesn't work out,

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<v Speaker 1>he's going to have to find some new basketball people.

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<v Speaker 3>Do you think this trade happens if Mark Cuban is

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<v Speaker 3>the majority owner?

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<v Speaker 1>Ah, I just told you there's a zero percent chancel

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<v Speaker 1>would have happened. Not a chance in hell. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>Cuban was on the record two or three years ago.

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<v Speaker 1>Somebody asked him, that's a good the exact context, but

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<v Speaker 1>basically he said, if he had to choose between his

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<v Speaker 1>his wife and Luca, fine him and is at his

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<v Speaker 1>lawyer's office filed for the force. Like dude, there's Mark

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<v Speaker 1>Cuban's top top priority for his final five and a

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<v Speaker 1>half years as the majority owner of the Dallas Mavericks

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<v Speaker 1>was Luka Doncic's happiness and that's really what's so about

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<v Speaker 1>just this this shoe or there's a lot of things

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<v Speaker 1>that are just crazy about what's happened here, But one

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<v Speaker 1>of the most insane things and the shocking shift, is

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<v Speaker 1>for all of Luca's career, the franchise operated in fear

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<v Speaker 1>almost and sometimes definitely in fear of him eventually having

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<v Speaker 1>reason to want to leave, Like we can't put him

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<v Speaker 1>in a position where it would be a rational decision

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<v Speaker 1>to request a trade. Luca was never a guy who's

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<v Speaker 1>looking to leave. You say what you want. The guy's

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<v Speaker 1>got his flaws. He is a very loyal person. See

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<v Speaker 1>him playing for the Slovenian national team every single Summer

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<v Speaker 1>World Cup, euro Basket, Olympic qualify and all that stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, if, for example, when they had that

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<v Speaker 1>season where they made the blockbuster deal after bungling the

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<v Speaker 1>Brunson deal and then they have to tank, if they

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<v Speaker 1>follow that up last season and fall flat on their

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<v Speaker 1>face or even get Boodoo in the first round, he

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<v Speaker 1>might have been in a situation as I go, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>this is this is rough. They went to the finals

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<v Speaker 1>to turn around after six years of prioritizing his happiness

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<v Speaker 1>and trying to convince him that you can be a

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<v Speaker 1>contender right here in Dallas, of succeeding and building that

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<v Speaker 1>contender around him going to the finals, and then before

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<v Speaker 1>the next trade deadline, you dump him in the middle

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<v Speaker 1>of a Saturday night. Absolutely shocking. Somebody should write a

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<v Speaker 1>book on it. Oh, I've written a book. Yeah, there

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<v Speaker 1>we go, pre order that bad Boy. Actually I've written

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<v Speaker 1>most of the book because I I've got about halfway

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<v Speaker 1>more of the final chapter that bad Boys do Fridays.

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<v Speaker 1>So probably let me go. Man, I got a bunch

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<v Speaker 1>of worse to do.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll let you go in a moment.

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<v Speaker 3>But you definitely should look at Tim's Twitter out of

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<v Speaker 3>ESBN underscore McMahon and the link to the book is

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<v Speaker 3>there the Wonder Boy Luka Doncic in the Curse of Greatness?

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<v Speaker 2>Did you have to rewrite these?

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<v Speaker 1>Now? Hold on, don't read the comments, just look at

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<v Speaker 1>the just look at the posts.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh yeah, no, no, no, quick man, I am not on

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<v Speaker 3>I'm not on Tim McMahon's level, but I'm on a

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<v Speaker 3>level enough to you have several fan bases try to

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<v Speaker 3>get me canceled here in state. So I may don't

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<v Speaker 3>read the comments guy as well, So I'm with you.

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<v Speaker 3>I went down to the Jazz Warriors game last week

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<v Speaker 3>with the intent to talk to people about this specifically,

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<v Speaker 3>and I had three front office people all say that

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<v Speaker 3>something is up that we don't know, and they all said,

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<v Speaker 3>we'll probably find out like Summer League, when we're all together,

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<v Speaker 3>when people are actually talking off the record. Like I said,

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<v Speaker 3>we have relied on your reporting for our content surrounding

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<v Speaker 3>this deal on this station. But do you believe that

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<v Speaker 3>there is some sort of situation out there that nobody

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<v Speaker 3>knows about as of now, that at some point will

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<v Speaker 3>come to light.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't. I don't think there's some like shocking scandal

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<v Speaker 1>or anything that's coming down the pike here. Like you know,

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<v Speaker 1>could there be stuff coming out regarding Luca's abbots or

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<v Speaker 1>you know, his lack of care for conditioning. Yeah, there

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<v Speaker 1>could be whatever, But like that's stuff that people know.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just telling you. This is Niko Harrison, who is

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<v Speaker 1>Kobe Bryant's right hand man. Nike, you for years and

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<v Speaker 1>years and years saying I know the kind of guy

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<v Speaker 1>that you know that can be a multi time championship player.

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<v Speaker 1>I know the kind of guy you can build a

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<v Speaker 1>culture around. Luca is not that kind of guy. Now

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<v Speaker 1>you know what lukea is is to dude to just

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<v Speaker 1>average thirty four to ten and nine and went to

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<v Speaker 1>the finals. Well, Luca is is a five time first

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<v Speaker 1>Team All NBA selection at the age of twenty five.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's not all the concerns I get. I could

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<v Speaker 1>not have given up on him at the age of

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<v Speaker 1>twenty five. I just could not have done it. But

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<v Speaker 1>Nico Harrison decided that he couldn't keep a eye on him.

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<v Speaker 1>That's that's what happened here, all right.

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<v Speaker 3>Before I said you loose, we did see the debut

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<v Speaker 3>of Elijah Harkless last night.

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<v Speaker 2>Everybody was tuned in for that.

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<v Speaker 3>Obviously, obviously we get a little first look of Luca

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<v Speaker 3>and Lebron and I think it was windhorse this morning

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<v Speaker 3>on first take that said, Unfortunately it came against an

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<v Speaker 3>unserious basketball team, as the Jazz are not trying to compete.

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<v Speaker 3>But when this and I'm talking about this year only,

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<v Speaker 3>when when they start to get their rhythm, what do

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<v Speaker 3>you think best case is for the Lakers with these

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<v Speaker 3>two this season?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, listen, they're gonna sign Alex Flynn. But like if

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<v Speaker 1>Alex Lyndn's your answer, Center, It's not a great answer.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I could see them being a second round

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<v Speaker 1>type of team. I don't. I think they're going to

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<v Speaker 1>have to get a legitimate, you know, Lucas style of big,

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<v Speaker 1>that rim running, lob threat, rebound and rim protecting type

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<v Speaker 1>of big in there, which they tried with Mark Williams

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<v Speaker 1>and then they flunk them on the physical I honestly,

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<v Speaker 1>I can't see them beating Oklahoma City. I can't see

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<v Speaker 1>them beating Denver. Those are the two teams I just

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<v Speaker 1>can't see them beating. And so I think the ceiling

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<v Speaker 1>for the Lakers this year's probably in the second round.

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<v Speaker 3>All right, get back to writing, Tim, do you is

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<v Speaker 3>there a place you want to send our listeners to

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<v Speaker 3>get the book or is the Twitter page the spot

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<v Speaker 3>to go?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, just hit the Twitter page just pinned up top.

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<v Speaker 1>You can read the comments if you want to hit.

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<v Speaker 1>In the presence of children.

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<v Speaker 3>All right, man, thanks for the time you get Okay,

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<v Speaker 3>appreciate you, Bartlin Hi. Tim McMahon NBA Daily Assists Style

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