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<v Speaker 1>Broadcasting live from the ninety six nine at James Studios.

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<v Speaker 2>It's time to show in the soft Here's your host,

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<v Speaker 2>Brandon Kravitz. Yeah, Yeah, Come to the show.

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<v Speaker 3>We are live on ninety six nine, the game streaming

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<v Speaker 3>the show of the Orlando Sports Fan. Your hosts Brandon

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<v Speaker 3>Kravitz here joined by my co host and producer He

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<v Speaker 3>is Sweet Tea Tyler Karen hit us up all the

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<v Speaker 2>That we have with you.

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<v Speaker 3>Mills are text line is how to do It five

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<v Speaker 2>We will air some of those.

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<v Speaker 3>In the middle of the five o'clock hour, all part

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<v Speaker 3>of our five o'clock fill up where we turn the

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<v Speaker 3>show over to you the Magic have a new player,

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<v Speaker 3>we will talk about him momentarily. A lot of moves

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<v Speaker 3>in the NBA that we need to discuss. This is

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<v Speaker 3>a highly transactional league and even if we don't have

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<v Speaker 3>the heaviest hitters in terms of the names involved, there

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<v Speaker 3>are a lot of ramifications that do involve some of

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<v Speaker 3>the league's biggest stars and we have the transaction experts

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<v Speaker 3>of all transaction experts, Mike Jannetti joining the show at

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<v Speaker 3>four thirty, so be sure not to miss that. That

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<v Speaker 3>is at four thirty sharp. You should set your alarm

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<v Speaker 3>to it. If you like this show, Tyler, I will

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<v Speaker 3>get to NBA Free Agency in a moment. A quick aside.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know if you've ever gone on a witch

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<v Speaker 3>hunt for your girlfriend, Amanda, but that is exactly what

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<v Speaker 3>I did today for my wife Mallory. And I am

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<v Speaker 3>not saying that as a figure of speech. I actually

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<v Speaker 3>hunted for a witch. She is a metallic statue that

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<v Speaker 3>stands about two feet tall, sold at Cracker Barrel stores

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<v Speaker 3>near you. This is something that I guess has gone

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<v Speaker 3>semi viral on TikTok for those that buy Halloween decorations

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<v Speaker 3>and lie.

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<v Speaker 2>And my wife wants it, and so she called.

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<v Speaker 3>I can't believe I'm even admitting this on the air,

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<v Speaker 3>but I share my life with all of you. She

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<v Speaker 3>calls Cracker Barrel and says, do you have this thing?

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<v Speaker 3>And they said the truck comes at noon. Well, she

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<v Speaker 3>works at an office, so she tells me this. She

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<v Speaker 3>didn't ask me, She didn't say, hey, could you go

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<v Speaker 3>run to Cracker Barrel in the middle of your day

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<v Speaker 3>and go check this out. But come on, I'm eight

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<v Speaker 3>years into this thing. I know how this works. This

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<v Speaker 3>is an easy brownie point Cracker Barrels on the way

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<v Speaker 3>into the studio. I can just go stop in and

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<v Speaker 3>look for the witch statue and be done with it,

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<v Speaker 3>and I'd be out forty bucks.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, but I'd.

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<v Speaker 3>Be the husband of the year picking up a witch

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<v Speaker 3>statue in July. So what I go to Cracker Barrel

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<v Speaker 3>and I say, they have a little section for Halloween

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<v Speaker 3>now because they know that people like my wife are

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<v Speaker 3>into buying this stuff now.

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<v Speaker 2>But they didn't have it out.

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<v Speaker 3>So now I have to go up to one of

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<v Speaker 3>these poor employees showing them a picture in July, do

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<v Speaker 3>you have this witch?

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<v Speaker 2>And they go in the back and they look for it. Anyway.

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<v Speaker 3>I didn't end up getting it, but you know, I was, Uh,

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<v Speaker 3>this is what I signed up for. I signed a

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<v Speaker 3>document eight years ago that said I have to do

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<v Speaker 3>these You avoided danger and I'll tell you why. Because

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<v Speaker 3>at first, when he said I went on a wild

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<v Speaker 3>witch hunt for my wife, I didn't know if you

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<v Speaker 3>meant that you were looking for something for your wife,

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<v Speaker 3>or if you're referring to your wife as a witch

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<v Speaker 3>and you were looking for the wild the wicked witch

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<v Speaker 3>of the West and referencing your wife. I know that

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<v Speaker 3>she is has recently gotten into tarot cards.

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<v Speaker 2>She is.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I honestly, if I had called her a witch

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<v Speaker 3>on the air, I don't think that she would take

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<v Speaker 3>it as a poor remark.

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<v Speaker 2>I think she would take it as a compliment. All right.

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<v Speaker 1>Well then maybe hey, then maybe you depends on how

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<v Speaker 1>you say it. Maybe you avoided the disaster, or maybe

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<v Speaker 1>there is the disaster because she wants to she wants

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<v Speaker 1>the title of it. I don't know, but that's a

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<v Speaker 1>that's a good pro husband move right there. There are

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<v Speaker 1>plenty of signs, men, Gellen folks. Your significant other is

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<v Speaker 1>telling you what she wants all the time. You just

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<v Speaker 1>got to know how to decipher the way that she

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<v Speaker 1>presents it, all right, So pro move to pick up

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<v Speaker 1>that even though she's just looking ahead for this, that

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<v Speaker 1>you still try to put in the effort to try

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<v Speaker 1>to get it for So it would be greeting her

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<v Speaker 1>at the door when she got home today.

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<v Speaker 3>I just started picking up the sticks again to play

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<v Speaker 3>college Football twenty five on the PS five. The gaming

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<v Speaker 3>system is in the living room. If I get this Witch,

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<v Speaker 3>it buys me the rest of the regular season with you.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm playing with the Tar Heels. It buys me the

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<v Speaker 3>rest of the regular season with UNC. Why would I

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<v Speaker 3>choose UNC? Because I am falling in love with a

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<v Speaker 3>Marion Hampton, the running back of the La Chargers. So

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<v Speaker 3>to play this season out anyway, I digress. The Magic

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<v Speaker 3>continue to add Duke Blue Devils to the roster.

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<v Speaker 2>This it was one that was long awaited.

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<v Speaker 3>Tias Jones, the ten year pro, will back up Jalen Suggs,

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<v Speaker 3>the team's reserve point guard. Tias Jones has been tied

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<v Speaker 3>to the Magic for the past couple of seasons, the

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<v Speaker 3>past couple of trade deadlines. Whenever there's a list for

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<v Speaker 3>who the Magic could add, Tias Jones has been on

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<v Speaker 3>that list. And I can tell you that with all

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<v Speaker 3>the credibility in the world, because I am the one

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<v Speaker 3>that spits out those lists on this show. He is

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<v Speaker 3>a savvy vet, an elite assist to turnover ratio guy

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<v Speaker 3>forty percent from three point range in the last two years.

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<v Speaker 3>There's a lot to like. And I went back to

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<v Speaker 3>his college career. He won a national championship at Duke

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<v Speaker 3>in twenty fifteen. Pallo Wendell Carter junior now Tias Jones

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<v Speaker 3>got three dookies on the squad. I guess the question

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<v Speaker 3>is is this enough? We still don't have word on

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<v Speaker 3>Mo Wagner. The Magic certainly aren't operating with a ton

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<v Speaker 3>of cap space cap space at the moment. By my count,

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<v Speaker 3>the Magic right thirteen players. When you account for Tias

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<v Speaker 3>Jones and the two new rookies that they just drafted.

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<v Speaker 3>That leaves space for two more guys, and they are

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<v Speaker 3>up against it.

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<v Speaker 2>Financially, they are already past the salary cap.

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<v Speaker 3>The salary cap in the NBA without any penalty is

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<v Speaker 3>one hundred and fifty four million dollars. The Magic right

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<v Speaker 3>now are paying out one hundred and seventy seven million dollars.

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<v Speaker 2>They are firmly in that first apron.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't think the Magic want to be in the

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<v Speaker 3>second apron world, which they are.

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<v Speaker 2>Dangerously close to.

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<v Speaker 3>I'll give you the figures for that in a moment,

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<v Speaker 3>but I also I try not to bog you down

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<v Speaker 3>with too many of those numbers. Just know the Magic

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<v Speaker 3>have already spent more money than the salary cap allows

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<v Speaker 3>you penalty free. So if anybody out there tells you

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<v Speaker 3>the Magic.

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<v Speaker 2>Are gone cheap, they are lying.

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<v Speaker 3>The Magic are spending through their teeth and perhaps we'll

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<v Speaker 3>even spend a little bit more if they are able to.

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<v Speaker 3>So hard not to like the deal. We've been wanting

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<v Speaker 3>this one for a while now. Tias Jones to the

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<v Speaker 3>Magic has felt like it's been in the stars for

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<v Speaker 3>a long time.

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<v Speaker 2>And I like the deal. What do you think?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I absolutely love the deal. This is about three

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<v Speaker 1>years overdue. As you mentioned, whenever list comes out of

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<v Speaker 1>target players via free agency via the trade market. Throughout

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<v Speaker 1>the NBA season, Tyas Jones has been in that top

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<v Speaker 1>five list just about anywhere that you look. So it's

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<v Speaker 1>a player that has been somewhat tied to this Magic

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<v Speaker 1>team for a long time coming, and it's one of

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<v Speaker 1>the holes that the Magic needed to fill. Even drafting

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<v Speaker 1>Jase Richardson in the draft, there's no guarantee of if

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<v Speaker 1>he is going to be ready, when he is going

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<v Speaker 1>to be ready, and what he is able to bring.

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<v Speaker 1>You still want to bring in an experienced guard that

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<v Speaker 1>is able to do a lot of the things that

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<v Speaker 1>you need a backup guard to do what Corey Joseph

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<v Speaker 1>was able to do even in the starting rotation to

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<v Speaker 1>close out the season when the Magic were really successful

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<v Speaker 1>down that stretch where Corey Joseph was the starting guard.

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<v Speaker 1>About a ten point per game kind of guy. He

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<v Speaker 1>dishes out a handful of assists per game. I know

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<v Speaker 1>you have the numbers on his assist a turnover ratio.

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<v Speaker 1>It's been unbelievable throughout his NBA career and I can

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<v Speaker 1>I can further add to that once once we get

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<v Speaker 1>to that point. But I on face value, I absolutely

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<v Speaker 1>love the tighest Jones deal and especially the contract as

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<v Speaker 1>well comparatively to his counterparts around the league what some

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<v Speaker 1>other guards have gone for him free agency. I think

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<v Speaker 1>it's a I'm not calling it a home run deal

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<v Speaker 1>for the Magic. It's tough to get to that point

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<v Speaker 1>on a seven million dollar year player, but this is

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<v Speaker 1>a rock solid double into the gap.

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<v Speaker 3>A mean absolutely that you know you're at least getting

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<v Speaker 3>on base with this deal. Tias Jones is a three

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<v Speaker 3>point shooter that helps out defensively and he's a pro.

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<v Speaker 3>The guy's been in the league for ten years. I

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<v Speaker 3>do think it's a little bit puzzling that he's been

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<v Speaker 3>on five teams already. I'm not gonna go full red

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<v Speaker 3>flag status, but I do think it's important to note

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<v Speaker 3>that for Magic fans that you should be excited about

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<v Speaker 3>this deal.

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<v Speaker 2>You should. I think the proper way to put it

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<v Speaker 2>is you should be happy.

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<v Speaker 3>Pleased maybe is the best way to describe it with

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<v Speaker 3>this contract with the player.

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<v Speaker 2>But there's a.

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<v Speaker 3>Reason why if you're on five teams in ten years,

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<v Speaker 3>there's a reason for it. And I think the reason

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<v Speaker 3>for Tias Jones is that he's not a special player.

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<v Speaker 3>He's just the guy. But the Magic needed a guy

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<v Speaker 3>off the bench, so that's that's what you're getting. I

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<v Speaker 3>think it's important to put that context on it, though.

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<v Speaker 3>This guy has been on four different teams before showing

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<v Speaker 3>up to the Magic, and there's a reason why if

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<v Speaker 3>he was that good, don't have that many teams giving

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, his first four years he was.

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<v Speaker 1>He began his career in Minnesota, where he didn't make

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<v Speaker 1>too much of a splash leading up to that COVID season,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's when he eventually did join Memphis where he

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<v Speaker 1>spent four more and then the last two seasons he's

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<v Speaker 1>just been a guy that's been available, you know, numbers

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<v Speaker 1>and players on the Washington Wizards. This last couple of

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<v Speaker 1>years gets little wonky. You never quite know what you're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna get. And that's where he spent his twenty three

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<v Speaker 1>to twenty four season and then last year with Phoenix.

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<v Speaker 1>It was kind of a great fit for Phoenix that

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<v Speaker 1>was looking for cheap and Tyas Jones still looking to

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<v Speaker 1>elevate his career. So this is a spot where look

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<v Speaker 1>what the Magic just did signing him to a one

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<v Speaker 1>year deal. He hasn't gotten to the point where he

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<v Speaker 1>me to a multi year deal to affect the cap,

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<v Speaker 1>to try to keep me on a contract where I

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<v Speaker 2>He hasn't gotten there.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe this is the year with Orlando that he can

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<v Speaker 1>remainder of his NBA career, But time will tell with that.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't look too deep into it that he's been

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<v Speaker 1>on five years, five teams and ten years. I think

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<v Speaker 1>it's just more of a hey, the rookie contract, the

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<v Speaker 1>rookie that play and that duration it wasn't great and

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<v Speaker 1>he hasn't been great to the point to give the

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<v Speaker 1>any locker room issues from this guy. No attitude, no

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<v Speaker 1>motor issues have come out around the league in his

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<v Speaker 1>what ten year career at this point, and that is

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<v Speaker 1>a positive sign.

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<v Speaker 3>So he comes from he comes from a big basketball family.

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<v Speaker 3>His brother Trey plays four the Chicago Bulls. When I

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<v Speaker 3>NBA are terrific at this Trey Jones also ranks really

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<v Speaker 3>high since coming into the league in twenty twenty. Tigas

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<v Speaker 3>Jones simply does not turn the ball over. Over the

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<v Speaker 3>past seven seasons, he is one of the best in

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<v Speaker 3>terms of assist to turnover ratio if you go to

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<v Speaker 3>the two years, so the five year period between really

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<v Speaker 3>right after he got through the early career lumps, but

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<v Speaker 3>before he joined the Wizards, which will tank your turnover stats,

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<v Speaker 3>Jones had led the league and assist.

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<v Speaker 2>To turnover ratio.

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<v Speaker 3>So there was a five year period where he was

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<v Speaker 3>number one two thousand, one hundred and eight assists four

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<v Speaker 3>hundred turnovers. That's a ratio of five point two seven,

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<v Speaker 3>which is the highest that anybody has achieved in forty

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<v Speaker 3>six years. That is what he brings to the table's awo.

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<v Speaker 3>Somebody say on Twitter that he this was a naysayer

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<v Speaker 3>of the deal, said that Tias Jones is Corey Joseph

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<v Speaker 3>but with better pr I don't agree with that. I

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<v Speaker 3>think Tias Jones is better than Corey Joseph. But if

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<v Speaker 3>you're thinking about what kind of player are you getting,

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<v Speaker 3>I think it's Corey Joseph with a slightly more advanced

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I don't you know.

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<v Speaker 1>I was banging on table for the magic need a

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<v Speaker 1>Corey Joseph times four. He might not be a times four,

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<v Speaker 1>but he might be a double. He might have times

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<v Speaker 1>two point five. I think those are some of the

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<v Speaker 1>things that Tias brings to the table. And you mentioned

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<v Speaker 1>that Washington season that's where he averaged a career best

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<v Speaker 1>seven assists. What I took away from that that Washington

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<v Speaker 1>team ranked twenty fourth in the league in three point shooting.

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<v Speaker 1>What that says to me they shot under thirty five

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<v Speaker 1>percent from deep is tias Jones was able to make

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<v Speaker 1>the best out of a worst situation and that season

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<v Speaker 1>averaging his career best seven assists per game while also

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<v Speaker 1>keeping his turnovers at one turnover a game. It's an

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<v Speaker 1>impressive thing to do on a Wizards team that clearly

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't have much of a direction. Tias Shones when he

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<v Speaker 1>has had the higher usage the ball in his hands more,

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<v Speaker 1>he has made the best out of it in his career,

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<v Speaker 1>at least in the last couple of years, and I

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<v Speaker 1>think those are positive signs. It's also a guy that

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<v Speaker 1>has bounced in the starting lineup and off of the bench.

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<v Speaker 1>Last year at Phoenix he started in fifty eight out

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<v Speaker 1>of eighty one games. His last year in Memphis started

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<v Speaker 1>in just twenty two of the eighty games that he played.

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<v Speaker 1>He's versatile and he's adaptable. I think that's also a

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<v Speaker 1>huge plus for this Magic team. That listen, Jalen Suggs

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<v Speaker 1>hasn't been a clean bill of health in his career

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<v Speaker 1>so far. He's probably going to miss some games this

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<v Speaker 1>season as well. What this allows bringing Tias Shones is

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<v Speaker 1>a guy who has bounced back and forth between the

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<v Speaker 1>play well with the starters. It also keeps Anthony Black

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<v Speaker 1>locked into that bench rotation, which I think is an

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, the current Magic depth chart right now is if

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<v Speaker 3>you look at point guard Jalen's Uggs, you have Tyas Jones,

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<v Speaker 2>We'll see how much he plays in year one.

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<v Speaker 3>At shooting guard has been Bane, Anthony Black if you

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<v Speaker 3>want to Anthony Black is sort of a position unicorn.

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<v Speaker 3>But Jet Howard also in that mix, potentially Franz Wagner,

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<v Speaker 3>Tristan De Silva, Palabanko, Jonathan Isaac You've got no appenda

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<v Speaker 3>to be part of that front court, and then Wendell

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<v Speaker 3>Carter Junior in Gogobitase.

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<v Speaker 2>Two roster spots open.

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<v Speaker 3>Hopefully one of them ends up being Mo Wagner, and

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<v Speaker 3>we'll see who ends up taking that last spot. Damian

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<v Speaker 3>Lillard did get waved today by the Milwaukee Bucks. The

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<v Speaker 3>ripple effects of that are fascinating. So we're definitely gonna

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<v Speaker 3>get to that before the end of the hours. Certainly

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<v Speaker 3>at the top of the four o'clock hour during our

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<v Speaker 3>first four things, we're going to take a quick break

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<v Speaker 3>from the nf or the NBA talk.

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<v Speaker 2>To dip into some NFL.

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<v Speaker 3>Do you realize that this month the NFL starts July

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<v Speaker 3>thirty first is the Hall of Fame. So I have

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<v Speaker 3>some games in week one that I want to throw

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<v Speaker 3>Tyler's way.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll see how he reacts to that. Don't swim