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Speaker 1: What is up, Fellas Tikos, I am have Valley coming

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at you with More Jensen of the NBA Podcast, Fame,

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of Forbes's Fame, of Yahoo Sports Fame, and of Only

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Fans Celebrity. We're here for sort of a mini bonus episode.

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More had the idea of talking about the San Antonio

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Spurs and a report that they're out on the KD

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Sweepsteaks for a very specific reason, which we will get into.

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And then it's going to be peak Hardwood Knox the

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NBA podcast crossover conspiracy theories from here first and foremost,

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no more.

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Speaker 2: How are you doing doing well?

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Speaker 3: Now that you said conspiracy theories, Let's get wild and crazy,

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absolutely into it.

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Speaker 1: We're here to spread as much disinformation as possible. Goal,

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So do you want to take us through what the

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gist of this is?

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Speaker 3: So Apparently Shan Sharani off ESPN went on Pat McAfee's

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show and said that the Spurs aren't necessarily that interested

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in trading for haven't rant They are basically expected to

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be preserving trade assets for a bigger acquisition that kind

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of fits their timeline better. And I thought that's an

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interesting perspective because there have been two trains of thoughts

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when it comes to the Spurs after they drafted Wemby,

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which the first and foremost the one was like, he's

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so good already, should they just lean the fuck into

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building something right now and try to win a championship immediately?

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Or the second thought, which is, let's see if it'd

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be a better idea to actually get more players in

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next to Wemby who's in a similar age bracket, because

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then you potentially could open up a competitive window that

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lasts ten to twelve years or even longer for that matter.

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And like, so, friend of this show, I know he's

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been on mine. I don't know if he's been on yours,

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but Keith Smith, he's He's always said that, you know,

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in today's league, you can't get too down on timelines.

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If you have a chance to go for it, and

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if you have the team to go for it, why not.

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Speaker 2: And I tend to.

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Speaker 3: Agree with him, at least on a lot of those

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teams where this makes sense, Like we can talk about

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the recent trade that Orlando made for Desmond Baine that

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makes them significantly better, That is a step in the

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right direction, even though they relinquished probably more than I

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would you can never disagree with the premise that you're

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better off, Like in terms of on the court, you're

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definitely a better team now for the Spurs, I think

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it's interesting, like there's a real debate to be had

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there in terms of which direction of the two that

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you're going.

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Speaker 2: So I think that's the discussion we're aabouts to have.

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Speaker 1: And it's a fair discussion too, because Kevin Durant had

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he never got injured, probably issue in for all NBA

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and to be still one of the fifteen best players

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in the league. And you look at his numbers in Phoenix,

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like over twenty seven points per game on ridiculous efficiency

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as always, So yes, you put him on, to say, Antonio,

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they are immediately better, way better. But he turns thirty

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seven in September, and so it's just like you're shrinking

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your timeline, which if the cost is minimal to where

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you and I were talking beforehand, Yeah, if Phoenix is

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gonna give Kevin Durant up for Kelden Johnson Harrison Barnes

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at number fourteen, and let's say this bursu is twenty

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twenty six pick, you probably start thinking about it at

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that point just because the cost is so minimal. You

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already have the number two pick in this year's draft,

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and it's just like in twenty twenty six, all right,

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what is that selection going to be. It's like, I

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totally get it. The other thing too, that I don't

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think is being paid enough credence. They just traded for

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Daron Fox, and because of what happened with Wemby and

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the blood clots coming out of the All Star break,

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those two have played two hundred and fifty possessions together,

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and so to add in, like integrate this other huge

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piece would be I know, Kevin Durant's pretty plug in play,

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like you don't even necessarily have a sense for what

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you are with Wemby and Fox, and so I think

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you could if you're the Spurs. Now, if we're talking

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about someone who's younger than Duran, if it's a Yannis

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into conspiracy theories, right then yeah, okay, you have the conversation.

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But I think you could even as san Antonio say,

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let's say it is Giannis. Do you go all in

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on Giannis before you understand the fit between Wemby and

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Fox necessarily and more than that, Wemby, Fox and Castle.

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getting Giannis, I assume that Castle's going out, but like

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that's something they need to figure and they also need

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to figure out like there it's very unlikely. Again, maybe

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some of the players we would name right now who

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none of whom we're available. Maybe there's a scenario which

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you would give up Steph Castle in number two in

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the same trade, but there really isn't and so you

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have to factor in, like, okay, one of those guys

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will at least beyond the roster, So what does that

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all look like? And those three, by the way, Fox,

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if you care, one point per possession, which is not

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good the offensive, and so the spurs are still. Wemby is,

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when he's healthy, is one of the most transformative players

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in the NBA. That's an arguable at this point, But

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you still don't really know what you're working with in totality,

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injuries you just traded for Fox. There are these limitations

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offensively for Steph Castle, you have to figure out how

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to work around, and I like, it's almost easier for

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me to make the trade a trade if you're giving

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up the number two pick, because then you don't have

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to worry about any redundancies in either play style or

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weaknesses because Dylan Harper wouldn't be coming in, and that's

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not a trade. I saw some of the reporting before

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was Phoenix appears frustrated that like Steph Castle or number

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two isn't on the table and no shit like Kevin

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Rant's gonna be thirty seventy's in the final year of

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his contract. Like I'm not putting as someone who doesn't

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even want to really see Harper, Castle and Fox together.

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I'm not putting either one of those guys on the

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table and a Kevin Durant trade.

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Speaker 3: It's funny, though, because before we proceed on this one,

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we should perhab talk about what we prefer here, like

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if they have to choose moving forward, is it Castle

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or is it Dylan Harper because Castles shooting woes are real,

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Like this is a significant curve that he has to

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somehow figure out a way of because it's bad and

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especially the contested three points percentage. It's just I think

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it's in the low twenties. It's really bad. Now, Harper

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shot the ball at a thirty three point three percent clip.

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serves in college. Now that also isn't great. But he

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does project to be a more seamless shooter at the

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NBA level than Castle at the very least. Also, just

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watching his mechanics, it looks like a shot that could

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be more easily tinkered with and like optimized.

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Speaker 1: So like, does feel the same way for what it's worth?

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Speaker 3: Yeah, right, and understand So like, are we just looking

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at the shooting as the end all be all of this?

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Speaker 1: No, I think you know what it is. For me.

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It's just how do you effectively juggle, like handle all

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those balls in the air to where like, if you

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have these immediate aspirations of needing to contend for a championship,

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which if you trade for Kevin Durant, that's kind of

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what you're saying, how do you juggle the development and

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growing pains of these two players who, in theory, Harper

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and Castle, whether you view them as trade assets or

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long term building blocks, are so critical to your future

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and yet playing them could come at the expense of

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your presence, at least in Castle's case, on the offensive end,

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and maybe in Harper's case on the defensive end. I

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don't think. I don't think Harper's going to come in

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and be necessarily a net plus offensive player either, Like

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we for the learning curve for rookies can be pretty steep.

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Speaker 3: Sometimes you're not wrong, you're not wrong. I do think

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that Harper has some defensive upside as well. He's big,

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he's physical, he's very strong. I think there are there

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are there is upside, there is there's Stefan Castle upside defensively,

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probably not like Castle, I think is it projects pretty

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easily to be a highly influential defender one.

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Speaker 1: I mean, he might be one of the best. I'm

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not right. I mean one right now for sure. But

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by the end of next year, if someone said he's

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one of the five best like defensive guards in the league,

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are you really gonna batan ee?

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Speaker 2: No?

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Speaker 3: No, not at all. He's he's at that level. I

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watched a ton of Castle this year. I love him

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for a multitude of reasons, the three point shot not

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being one, but like the feel of the game, the defense,

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I do think he has this tendency to also meet

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the moment, you know, like there are a lot of

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times where you would you would watch him during the

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course of a game and the Spurs would sort of

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like they wouldn't have a firm grasp on a game, right,

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and he would just sort of say, Okay, now's my time,

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and he would just go off and you know, get

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like twelve points in a quarter or seventeen points and

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a half whatever. It was like he would just go

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in and find ways to do something offensively while still

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doing the defensive part. And it's the two way up

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side there that intrigues me. The thing is that two

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way upside is just going to be so limited if

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he can't hit the freakin' freed ball. And that's where

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I hate that one skill might limit him from becoming,

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you know, a superstar. Like it sucks that we're at

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that point where one skills plays such a big level

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of importance in today's game, but that's where we are

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and that's the reality of it, so we have to

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go into it now. I do have one question for you,

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Like everyone is kind of pecking, you know, Castle's Fox

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and Harper as like lead guards. What about trying to

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move Castle onto like as a wing player, and just

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make sure you stacker his minutes a ton with Harper

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for example, so those two aren't on the floor at

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Speaker 1: You go that route, for sure, I guess it. Just

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it puts a lot on Castle if he's all of

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a sudden a wing And I know we've seen him

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do some of that stuff, but like, what is he six'?

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like but do you want him defending like the you,

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necessarily but you do want him defending?

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Speaker 2: THOSE i don't. Mind, yeah it's there's a difference.

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Speaker 1: Between but it's sort of like The thunder With Jaln.

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WILLIAMS i don't think you wanted him defending centers the

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entire season just because he. Could so it's, just, yeah

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you have to stacker him just because right now like,

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THAT i don't think they'd be a good maybe against

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some bench, units But i'm just so curious to see

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and it looks like we're going to barring like an

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unforeseen change of. Circumstances how you try and blend it all,

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again there's probably even a Case we've only mentioned his name.

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Tangentially but if you're The, SPURS i know you just

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traded for him and he really wanted to be, there

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and he's extension. Eligible but do, you, like is there

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any part of you that looks at, like oh like

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moving To Aaron? Fox then you should probably be open to.

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Anything but IT'S i understand their logic and waiting when

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it comes to the trade, market AND i honestly even support,

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it but there is A i think there's typically that's

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the safe, play there is it feels like more risk

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in this, case just because there's then a chance that

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the overlapping concerns or functionality winds up sort of repressing the,

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growth growth or performance and or performance of one or

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two of these. Guards if not maybe like Does fox

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suffer at all as a result of, this and so

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that then does weird things to their on core impact

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their value on the open. Market and so that's where

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haven't been linked to anybody aside from, you honest who

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does doesn't seem like he's gonna request to trade From

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milwaukee where it would be worth giving up any, like

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kd type trade and you would have to include other.

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they just they need to trade the number two. Pick

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and it's, like unless you're talking about trading down like

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to get number five or number four whatever it is or,

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something it's not really they haven't been linked to anyone's

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where it makes sense to move number two Or Steph.

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Speaker 3: Castle, yeah it's so funny you mentioned The fox thing

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because this when he initially made it known to the,

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world he wanted to go to The. Spurs you, know

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he more or less kind of forced that whole thing.

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Himself it felt like The spurs were, like, oh, like

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you're a really good player that that that'd be.

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Speaker 2: Nice, hi. Welcome it wasn't someone who they just.

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Speaker 3: Targeted it was it felt like the interest came from

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the other side of. It that it Was fox wanted

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to go, there right and now when he's he's played

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seventeen games there and he's already, like, YEAH i want to.

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EXTEND i want to extent with this, Team and, Like

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i'm almost comparing to this to A tinder date where

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one is more interested in the other, part, Right Like

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fox is the guy Like i'm riddy to commit and

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you have this first, like, oh, well we had a

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very nice, night but let's let's just let's just chat

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a little, bit let's just get to know each.

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Speaker 1: OTHER i do think that's that might be uncomfortably. Accurate

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BUT i think what's also interesting is Maybe Diaron fox

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was more interested in. Them AND i know they didn't

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give up like everything to get, him but you did

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give up real, stuff you, did and so to just say, like,

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oh we don't so you are a pot committed to some.

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Extent but, yeah that's that is what this feels. Like

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AND i wonder if you could give them truth, serum

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especially knowing that they now have the number two. Pick

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BUT i was a good frame at The wemby injury

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not coming back after The All star. Break had they

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known about, that do you think that they either won

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you could pick one or both The wemby the number

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two pick of it, All they're they're inextricably tied because

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you're probably. Not you don't get your lottery. Spot if

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your womber y'allma never gets, injured, like you don't end

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up with that lottery. Spot so had they known all

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of this in, advance do you think they still make

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The fox?

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Speaker 3: TRADE i, LIKE i PROBABLY i probably. WOULDN'T i can't

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speak up behalf of the. SPURS i probably wouldn't. Have

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LIKE i was even lukewarm on it when it came

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out that he wanted to go To San, Antonio like

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everyone was so crazy about the, discord, like, oh like

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this is The wemby fit he like he's defensively, inclined and,

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like oh he's so he's.

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Speaker 2: Such a high volume. Scorer it's. Great it's.

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Speaker 3: Great WHERE i was, like, yeah, well you, know is

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that fit as clean as we think it? Is and

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also that age difference that it's actually bigger than we

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seem to like, Realize LIKE i, WASN'T i wasn't in

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love with. It it's what is What i'm trying to, Say,

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like AND i felt like what they gave up for

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him that was a perfectly fine, compromise and to, me

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it just kind of signaled we can get this. Guy

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in we can see if it works, out but we're

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also keenly aware that he could get moved in the right.

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Speaker 1: Deal SO i guess my whole thing is what so

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the age stuff? IS i DIDN'T i probably didn't love

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it as much as everybody. Else AND i actually Like

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Daron fox as a jump, SHOOTER i think more than

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a lot of other people because of the self created

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buckets he can make both from mid range and. Three

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but when you're contrasting it against other players on the,

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roster where's There already wasn't enough? Shooting and now the

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Fox castle fit specifically is is that just a pairing

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you're always gonna want to? STAGGER i had, Concerns but

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would you give up the equivalent of, like let's call

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it like two and a half first round picks or,

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like however you want to like frame it to get

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this deal done? Three if you want to call it? Three,

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sure gave him control of? Three that was, right, Right

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they gave him control of three first round.

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Speaker 2: PICKS i think those.

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Speaker 1: Lines it was the, lot, well no one of them

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was The charlotte picked, though right that turned into two,

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Seconds so we'll just started chick. Here it's so they

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gave up a twenty twenty five first round. Pick oh,

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no they gave up a twenty twenty five first round.

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Speaker 3: Pick well that games got their pick, back, correct twenty,

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five that was the. One let's see the twenty twenty

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five first, round twenty twenty seven first, round and a

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twenty forty one first. Round was that the one they

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got From? Minnesota, yes, yeah so you.

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Speaker 1: Gave Up you did technically give up three first round.

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Picks but The, BULLS i don't know why they play

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such a premium on getting their own. Pick they could

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have kept it if they really wanted, to regardless the

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price was. Fine you're to your point about the, AGE

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i get. It but Darreon fox is twenty, seven and,

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guys if you don't think that aligns With victor Women yama's,

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time like we don't really see players of that caliber

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or let alone better become available before age, twenty Like

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Luka doncic was the mother of all anomalies right there and.

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Speaker 2: Then and that's a fair. Point that is a fair.

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Speaker 1: Point so the, if the, if the reporting is suggesting

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that The spurs are now waiting on someone who better

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fits the timeline or a bigger acquisition we came up

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with a. Rule these are conspiracy. Theories this is one

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that's probably gonna agitate fan bases because of the players,

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listed none of them are available. Now but Removing yatis

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from the, equation we had the one. Rule each of

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us picked five. Players we couldn't pick the same, one

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so no. Overlap we'll begin With mort's, list but it's

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who were the spurs in theory waiting for. Right mort

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has one THAT i don't necessarily, understand but let's go

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through your. List mort Has Kate, Cunningham Luka, Dancic Darius,

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Garland Jared Jackson, junior And Aman.

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Speaker 3: Thompson, OKAY i WANT i want to start with the

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odd duck of it all And. Thompson, okay SO i

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understand that there are definitely spacing issues, here but.

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Speaker 1: Oh do YOU i do well to be, Fair wemby

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is a floor, spacer so in, theory if you have

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shooting around, them there's not really floor spacing.

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Speaker 3: Issues this is, true but we're baking in that they

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probably still are are left with one of number two

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And castle right and Probably fox. TOO i GUESS i don't,

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know LIKE i don't know what the tray parameters are there's.

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Speaker 1: No, yeah they're not. Left they're probably getting rid of

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two of those three cars if they're Getting.

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Speaker 3: But i'm And thompson to, me, like could you imagine

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first and, foremost the defense would be ridiculous Like Wemby thompson,

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Defense like just on the, perimeter inside the, interior will

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anyone be able to make an entry? Pass will anybody

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be able just to get to the foul line? AREA

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i don't think. So and the way that they will

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just get out in, Transition Like i'm And thompson being

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this just arguably the most athletic player in the league

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and a one man transition, Team like he'll get that

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ball down the floor if there isn't a real. Bucket,

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oh here's a seven foot six Trailing wemby who'll pull

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from thirty five? Feet, Okay LIKE i can build some

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fun shit around.

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Speaker 2: That that's.

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Speaker 3: Fun that is, good that is immensely. Entertaining it's and

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it should be. Effective it should be. Effective i'm, also

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and this might be the most controversial of it, All

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i'm not necessarily out On thompson's jumper.

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Speaker 1: YET i just that's like he's so, young when is

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he becoming? Available like it's just you think he's gonna

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get moved before his rookie, extension like at least you Know,

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darius Like Jared, Jackson, Junior, Darius, Garland, luca and then

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Even kid is at least gonna start like his men

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like you you know WHAT i.

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Speaker 3: Mean so it's not HE'S i, again this was a fun.

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Exercise we are going to piss off fan. Bases that

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was that was our. Goal, no he's.

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Speaker 1: Not, well, yeah AND i do have a pair of

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players who like kind of fit the same bill when

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you look at how.

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Speaker 2: Deep with their career he's he's not gonna be.

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Speaker 3: AVAILABLE i, look there's really this might be the most

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insane part of it. All the player on that, list

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the best player on that, list might actually be the

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guy next year in free Agency Luka dacic in twenty twenty,

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six unless he extends with The, lakers of, course who

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like if they can get him in free agency at that,

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point and Remember fox only has a year, left which

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means don't give him an extension if you want to

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have the flexibility next. Summer could you imagine if they

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just go out and sign his, ass not relinquishing any

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goddamn Thing.

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Speaker 1: Oh, man that's just when's the so who's the? Last

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So Paul george IS i guess the biggest free agent

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recently that just left for. Nothing so that's just the

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way free agency has. Worked and now that would kind

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of Find but if you're The, lakers you would probably

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take it to free agency If luca wouldn't sign an.

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Speaker 3: Extension Right and here's the, thing even if even if

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you flip, him even if you flip him as The, lakers,

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Look luca isn't a dumb. Person he's well aware that

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there's A Victor wimbiniamo right. There he would form a

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formidable duo, With so, like why wouldn't he keep his options? Open,

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hell even just from a leverage, standpoint that's a smart

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ass play going into free agency next, year just, saying, hey, look.

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Speaker 2: There are The. Spurs you better give me EVERYTHING i want.

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Speaker 3: Now of, course The lakers are going to offer that,

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regardless as they. Should but my point is keeping that

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option open isn't a bad. Thing, like with all due

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respect To Lebron, james would you rather play with a

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guy who's going to turn forty one next year or

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someone who's going to turn twenty?

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Speaker 2: Two and he's. Small how old Is?

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Speaker 1: Bronni he's pretty? Young? Right? GOD i actually think my

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favorite name on your list Is Kate. Cunningham but if

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you're The, spurs you're betting on The pistons doing everything

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wrong over the next three or four years to the

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point that he wants to get, Out and that's that's a,

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long long waiting, game Which i'm. Wondering, No AND i

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think what's interesting here too is when they, mean, wait

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are they talking about Like luca would make sense twenty

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twenty six offseason type? Deal maybe Even Jared Jackson junior

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because as of right now he's scheduled for free agency

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in twenty twenty, Six but teams like can't really plan

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windows beyond two years at this, point and so it

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very much feels like if they're, waiting it's doesn't it

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feel like it's with the intention to strike no later

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than twenty? Seven? Yeah, possibly, so Just i'd be curious to,

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know like who is the player that they're that they

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think aligns better with his timeline that they're just waiting.

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On you want to take us, through who's your favorite

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one THAT i have on my? List? Here i'll go

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through my list quickly SO i am, yeah Bam, Adebayo Anthony,

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Edwards Nikola, jokic who when you talk about fitting, timelines it's, like,

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eh whatever if your honest is, included which is Not

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Jason tatum and Then Jay dubb Slash. Chet the thinking

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there being that, it's, oh do they expect the thunder

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to get prohibitively expensive three years from now or something

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where they're going to have to choose between one of

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MAYBE i should have thrown she in, there but it

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should choose between one like, moving one Of shay J

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dub And.

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Speaker 2: Chet, look.

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Speaker 3: You're listen to. Outstanding it's really outstanding Look edwards, obviously

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BUT i, mean you have everything has to go wrong

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In minnesota. Everything i've said this to you before we.

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Speaker 1: Started if if this was the, name you would circle

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to this as The spurs. Are you're rooting for them

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to trade For Kevin, durant, right because that increases the

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likelihood that there's like issues.

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Speaker 2: There, yeah, RIGHT i just you have to walk you

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through The jokish.

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Speaker 1: One you want To you don't want to See wemby

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And jokic to play it. Again wenby could defend whoever

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whoever the hell you want him to. Defend oh, yeah.

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Speaker 3: You want you so you Want wemby sort of, like

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don't get me, Wrong i'm just gonna try to make

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sense positionally in my, head you Want wempy as like

468
00:24:09,720 --> 00:24:11,000
a quote unquote.

469
00:24:10,599 --> 00:24:14,279
Speaker 1: Four wenby could be Your Aaron, gordon like you, could

470
00:24:14,480 --> 00:24:16,799
like you could game it however you want, it doesn't

471
00:24:16,880 --> 00:24:17,839
it doesn't really matter to.

472
00:24:17,920 --> 00:24:19,839
Speaker 3: Me, okay, no, no, no you know what you sold me

473
00:24:19,880 --> 00:24:21,640
on that? One, yeah all, RIGHT i get, IT i

474
00:24:21,680 --> 00:24:21,920
get it.

475
00:24:22,000 --> 00:24:25,920
Speaker 1: That what would that be the hottest superstar pairing? Though, yes, Possibly.

476
00:24:26,400 --> 00:24:31,279
Speaker 3: Look imagine, This it doesn't even matter. Who both of

477
00:24:31,319 --> 00:24:33,480
them can screen for one another and both of them

478
00:24:33,480 --> 00:24:37,240
can handle the. Ball have we seen guys of that

479
00:24:37,480 --> 00:24:41,039
size with that skill play pig and roll off each?

480
00:24:41,039 --> 00:24:44,200
Speaker 2: OTHER i mean with that.

481
00:24:44,240 --> 00:24:48,240
Speaker 1: Skill Like, Holme grind And hartenstein probably fall short there.

482
00:24:49,599 --> 00:24:51,599
Puts yeah you.

483
00:24:51,680 --> 00:24:54,839
Speaker 3: Haven't that would be, like how do you defend That

484
00:24:55,359 --> 00:24:59,359
you're taking your two primary big men, out like posting

485
00:24:59,359 --> 00:25:03,960
big men out the paint while you're initiating big role, Action, like.

486
00:25:05,680 --> 00:25:08,279
Speaker 2: How do you defend? That? Dan do?

487
00:25:08,319 --> 00:25:08,400
Speaker 3: You?

488
00:25:08,759 --> 00:25:11,799
Speaker 1: HONESTLY i guess aside From bam just Because miami's, Weird

489
00:25:11,880 --> 00:25:14,319
yoki would be the one on this list right that's

490
00:25:14,319 --> 00:25:16,519
most likely to become available within the next three. Years

491
00:25:18,599 --> 00:25:18,839
AM i?

492
00:25:18,920 --> 00:25:20,759
Speaker 2: Wrong, no you're. Not it's just so.

493
00:25:20,880 --> 00:25:24,759
Speaker 3: HARSH i mean you're right the right now that The

494
00:25:24,839 --> 00:25:27,880
nuggets aren't really doing, HOT i will say, this let's

495
00:25:27,920 --> 00:25:30,400
just give them time to hire someone, New like let's

496
00:25:30,400 --> 00:25:31,519
just let's just see what.

497
00:25:31,720 --> 00:25:35,359
Speaker 1: There's still firing people just to get. It there's, well

498
00:25:35,519 --> 00:25:38,400
look to The nuggets credit they gave the Thunder we

499
00:25:38,519 --> 00:25:40,319
might look back and, say, okay like that was the

500
00:25:40,400 --> 00:25:43,200
toughest test the thunderface during these playoffs and route to a.

501
00:25:43,240 --> 00:25:49,039
Title SO i just, again you Have Jason tatum would be.

502
00:25:49,079 --> 00:25:51,160
Interesting he's gonna be coming back from an achilles. Injury

503
00:25:51,160 --> 00:25:52,599
but AND i don't know what needs to happen For

504
00:25:52,640 --> 00:25:55,119
boston to think about moving. Him and he's on that

505
00:25:55,119 --> 00:25:58,359
That supermax BUT i don't, Know like there's no when

506
00:25:58,359 --> 00:26:01,319
we were doing this, exercise there's no, player, Right he's

507
00:26:01,359 --> 00:26:03,720
like that's the one that they should be sitting and

508
00:26:03,759 --> 00:26:06,359
waiting for because you kind of have to think far out.

509
00:26:06,440 --> 00:26:10,880
There BUT i guess the the the appeal of building

510
00:26:10,880 --> 00:26:13,160
Around wemby is that he can fit along, time so

511
00:26:13,319 --> 00:26:15,359
like you could put him alongside another big and that,

512
00:26:15,519 --> 00:26:17,920
like if If Mitchell robinson and karl Anthy towns can play,

513
00:26:17,920 --> 00:26:18,880
together why Can't wemby And.

514
00:26:18,920 --> 00:26:22,440
Speaker 3: Jokic, yeah you know, what that's a fair. POINT i

515
00:26:22,480 --> 00:26:25,400
think what's stuck in my mind is The spurs tried

516
00:26:25,440 --> 00:26:27,640
to play him With Sack collins and it just went.

517
00:26:27,839 --> 00:26:30,119
Nowhere but that's Also Sack. Collins you know WHAT i,

518
00:26:30,119 --> 00:26:32,880
mean with all due respects To, sack he's not In Nikola.

519
00:26:32,960 --> 00:26:35,720
Speaker 1: Jokic, well you, know with all due respect TO. Nicolea,

520
00:26:35,759 --> 00:26:36,680
jokic he's Know Zach.

521
00:26:36,759 --> 00:26:39,680
Speaker 2: Collins that that is. Fair he is not he has

522
00:26:39,799 --> 00:26:42,640
he is Not Sack collins has much better hair.

523
00:26:43,319 --> 00:26:45,759
Speaker 1: The the other. Thing AND i find it interesting BECAUSE

524
00:26:45,799 --> 00:26:49,039
i think of when you go Castle Dylan, harper assuming

525
00:26:49,079 --> 00:26:51,359
The spurs have him Dearon, fox and then you Had

526
00:26:51,440 --> 00:26:54,440
Darius garland on your. LIST i Think Darius carland is

527
00:26:54,480 --> 00:26:56,559
the best fit For wemby like up those.

528
00:26:56,319 --> 00:26:59,319
Speaker 3: Four, oh, unquestionably and that would be like in A

529
00:26:59,759 --> 00:27:03,480
jerry And fox swap or something like. That was when

530
00:27:03,519 --> 00:27:06,920
when the rumors came up With, fox some people were, asking,

531
00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:09,359
like but who's the better? Fit AND i was Immediately

532
00:27:09,559 --> 00:27:13,599
garland he's not, available But. Garland the fact that That

533
00:27:13,680 --> 00:27:17,640
garland can pull up from mostly anywhere as well off

534
00:27:17,759 --> 00:27:20,599
those Theoretical wenby, screens the fact that he can stretch

535
00:27:20,599 --> 00:27:23,880
the floor also as to catch and. Shoot Guy dad

536
00:27:23,960 --> 00:27:26,920
is just going to Give wenby so much more space

537
00:27:27,000 --> 00:27:29,759
to operate. With and you, know you've been on my

538
00:27:29,839 --> 00:27:32,759
ass for a while about, hey let's actually Give wemby some.

539
00:27:32,799 --> 00:27:35,720
Spacing you're right on, it and Like garland would be

540
00:27:35,799 --> 00:27:38,920
one of those players who absolutely fits that.

541
00:27:39,000 --> 00:27:42,920
Speaker 1: Bill any other names we thought About Devin, booker but that,

542
00:27:43,000 --> 00:27:46,720
again that's like, older Like Jason tATu. OLDER i might

543
00:27:46,799 --> 00:27:48,039
be too old for this exercise.

544
00:27:48,079 --> 00:27:53,440
Speaker 3: Too if you, know you, know, well you brought up

545
00:27:53,440 --> 00:27:56,400
a fun name before we started, Recording Evan.

546
00:27:56,440 --> 00:28:00,799
Speaker 1: Mopley just what has TO i guess sits if we're

547
00:28:00,799 --> 00:28:02,839
working within the next three years and so it's, oh

548
00:28:02,880 --> 00:28:05,079
you could see the end horizon of his current. Deal

549
00:28:05,119 --> 00:28:08,640
that's the. PATHWAY i JUST i would feel the same

550
00:28:08,640 --> 00:28:11,680
way About, jokic to be, honest but it's, like why

551
00:28:11,680 --> 00:28:14,960
are you waiting for someone who arguably plays your best

552
00:28:14,960 --> 00:28:15,640
player's best.

553
00:28:15,680 --> 00:28:19,640
Speaker 3: Position BUT i mean you're right, though it would like

554
00:28:19,720 --> 00:28:26,400
you could. Wait, yeah they would be totally, interchangeable would that?

555
00:28:26,440 --> 00:28:28,960
Speaker 1: Be? Yeah and they both have like these outside in

556
00:28:29,079 --> 00:28:32,000
floor games, Now like especially with What mobley did this,

557
00:28:32,119 --> 00:28:34,440
year like HIS i was worried about his handle and,

558
00:28:34,440 --> 00:28:37,440
stuff and it's it's maybe way better, Strong like it's

559
00:28:37,440 --> 00:28:40,160
better Than wemby's at this. Point and that might be

560
00:28:40,200 --> 00:28:42,920
a size, thing like the distance That wenby's the ball

561
00:28:43,000 --> 00:28:46,640
needs to travel to reach The bomba's hands is. BARBERS i, mean.

562
00:28:47,160 --> 00:28:49,799
Speaker 3: Just just the fact that that might also be part

563
00:28:49,839 --> 00:28:53,240
of the vision From San, antonio, honestly because you AND

564
00:28:53,319 --> 00:28:55,960
i have seen to identify a lot of players where

565
00:28:57,079 --> 00:29:00,880
you're adding a secondary great defense in the front, Court

566
00:29:01,960 --> 00:29:04,160
like that might be the same vision they go, after

567
00:29:04,279 --> 00:29:07,920
because if you can somehow Pair wempy with another great

568
00:29:08,039 --> 00:29:10,279
rim protector and someone who can also play a bit

569
00:29:10,319 --> 00:29:13,920
on the. PERIMETER i, MEAN i don't want to crap

570
00:29:13,960 --> 00:29:17,720
On okc's historic defense this, year but like could A

571
00:29:17,839 --> 00:29:22,519
spurs defense challenge that if you have Prime wempy and

572
00:29:22,640 --> 00:29:24,279
like a for, Example Evan.

573
00:29:24,319 --> 00:29:27,279
Speaker 2: MOPLEY i guess depends.

574
00:29:26,960 --> 00:29:28,920
Speaker 1: On who's in front of them, too because those aren't

575
00:29:28,960 --> 00:29:33,759
guys who are gonna necessarily generate a ton have it inducing, turnovers.

576
00:29:33,720 --> 00:29:36,640
Speaker 3: RIGHT i mean if you If Stefan castle is still,

577
00:29:36,680 --> 00:29:37,759
there that's certainly.

578
00:29:39,200 --> 00:29:40,319
Speaker 2: Someone so who are you?

579
00:29:40,359 --> 00:29:40,759
Speaker 1: Trading?

580
00:29:41,240 --> 00:29:43,920
Speaker 3: Right, oh, well you're training probably everyone else Like fox

581
00:29:44,079 --> 00:29:47,920
the number two so And vasel like you're probably left

582
00:29:47,960 --> 00:29:48,640
with a lot of cheer.

583
00:29:48,680 --> 00:29:49,799
Speaker 2: Leaders after, that.

584
00:29:49,720 --> 00:29:52,200
Speaker 1: You brought up another funny. One you Said Cooper flag

585
00:29:52,960 --> 00:29:53,839
BEFORE i started.

586
00:29:53,880 --> 00:29:56,119
Speaker 3: Recording, Okay so let's get into, this, Okay BECAUSE i

587
00:29:56,160 --> 00:29:59,480
was actually planning to record an episode With Keith smith

588
00:29:59,720 --> 00:30:02,640
about and then it just fell through BECAUSE i didn't

589
00:30:02,640 --> 00:30:05,440
have the, time BECAUSE i actually wanted to ask the

590
00:30:05,519 --> 00:30:07,240
question what would it?

591
00:30:07,359 --> 00:30:09,400
Speaker 2: Take LIKE i understand That.

592
00:30:09,440 --> 00:30:13,839
Speaker 3: Dallas feels like they cannot, say like they can't lose

593
00:30:13,880 --> 00:30:16,079
face on this, one, Right like they just can't after

594
00:30:16,119 --> 00:30:18,920
what everything that. Happened there's just no. Way and that's,

595
00:30:18,920 --> 00:30:23,119
Fine like let's acknowledge it's never gonna happen because The

596
00:30:23,160 --> 00:30:25,519
mavericks are, like you know, what fuck, You we're not

597
00:30:25,599 --> 00:30:28,720
gonna move that. Pick we we just don't have the

598
00:30:28,759 --> 00:30:31,279
guts to do. It what would it?

599
00:30:31,440 --> 00:30:34,119
Speaker 2: Take that's my? Question what would it?

600
00:30:34,160 --> 00:30:37,920
Speaker 3: Take like when does an offer become too fucking good

601
00:30:38,640 --> 00:30:41,759
to Where Nico harrison has to go to ownership and

602
00:30:41,920 --> 00:30:45,119
just go we might have to do it. Again we

603
00:30:45,200 --> 00:30:48,480
might have to make a call once again that's gonna

604
00:30:48,480 --> 00:30:51,200
be extremely, unpopular but that this deal is just too

605
00:30:51,200 --> 00:30:54,160
good to pass, Up like what is that?

606
00:30:54,200 --> 00:30:58,920
Speaker 1: Deal SO i think it's probably just, No like if

607
00:30:58,960 --> 00:31:01,160
we're operating under, This i'm saying That kyrine And Anthony

608
00:31:01,200 --> 00:31:04,240
davis are still. There it to me would very clearly

609
00:31:04,279 --> 00:31:07,160
involve a third team that is giving up someone who

610
00:31:07,240 --> 00:31:09,960
is so immediately good that it's not The mavericks Trading

611
00:31:09,960 --> 00:31:13,359
Cooper flag for this Pick, hall it's the and prospect.

612
00:31:13,400 --> 00:31:17,319
Hall it's The mavericks Trading Cooper flag because oh so

613
00:31:17,480 --> 00:31:20,319
and so called and said like this is the three

614
00:31:20,319 --> 00:31:22,400
team setup and we're gonna GET i don't know who is,

615
00:31:22,440 --> 00:31:26,039
It jokic because ad wants to play the? Four is It?

616
00:31:26,119 --> 00:31:29,119
Yann like aren't you talking at this point About i'm

617
00:31:29,119 --> 00:31:30,960
not Saying Cooper flag is gonna be a top, five but,

618
00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:33,720
like who is the worst player that you Would let's just,

619
00:31:33,759 --> 00:31:35,480
say all you have to give up Is Cooper flag,

620
00:31:35,519 --> 00:31:38,400
too and then salary you don't, want, right which that's

621
00:31:38,400 --> 00:31:39,839
where it gets tough, too is all? Right, well Like

622
00:31:39,839 --> 00:31:42,279
giannis makes a trillion, dollars so you have to match.

623
00:31:42,319 --> 00:31:44,720
THAT i just don't. Know is there a name that

624
00:31:44,799 --> 00:31:45,160
you had in?

625
00:31:45,279 --> 00:31:48,799
Speaker 3: Mind SO i, WAS i was thinking of a three

626
00:31:48,880 --> 00:31:51,920
team deal AND i don't have the parameters worked. OUT i,

627
00:31:52,039 --> 00:31:54,599
did BUT i don't remember him now because it's about

628
00:31:54,640 --> 00:31:56,240
a month and a half ago THAT i did. This

629
00:31:57,759 --> 00:32:00,519
but that was that WAS kd like you And kati

630
00:32:00,799 --> 00:32:04,200
as as that leverage point of going to, no, no, no

631
00:32:04,160 --> 00:32:05,319
we're not done, there, no, no.

632
00:32:05,359 --> 00:32:07,000
Speaker 2: No K katy is just one.

633
00:32:07,200 --> 00:32:13,839
Speaker 3: Guy so The spurs ultimately would relinquish AND i, AGAIN

634
00:32:13,960 --> 00:32:16,839
i forget where who goes? Where but they would Relinquish

635
00:32:16,960 --> 00:32:23,160
Masel barns so hand the twenty twenty Six chicago, pick

636
00:32:24,839 --> 00:32:26,599
that was that before the. Deadline, no that can't be

637
00:32:26,640 --> 00:32:30,079
the before the. Deadline they still have that right the

638
00:32:30,119 --> 00:32:32,720
switch picks A chicago.

639
00:32:32,799 --> 00:32:35,480
Speaker 1: Pick chicago doesn't know what twenty twenty six. Pick then

640
00:32:35,480 --> 00:32:37,319
they should have all their own picks moving. Forward, okay

641
00:32:37,440 --> 00:32:40,160
then then the spot, track they'll probably trade some of them.

642
00:32:40,160 --> 00:32:43,799
Speaker 3: Soon they're probably well The atlanta pick in twenty twenty

643
00:32:43,880 --> 00:32:47,240
seven unprotected, obviously The boston pick in twenty twenty, eight

644
00:32:48,319 --> 00:32:50,720
and then the spurs own pick in twenty, nine twenty

645
00:32:50,720 --> 00:32:54,759
one and In freddy one with swaps in, between so like.

646
00:32:54,839 --> 00:32:57,240
Speaker 1: That boston pick is only a swap, too so.

647
00:32:57,480 --> 00:32:59,599
Speaker 2: That's also a. Swap that's. True see that's the.

648
00:32:59,599 --> 00:33:01,680
Speaker 3: THING i had it all typed, out and it's it's

649
00:33:01,720 --> 00:33:05,400
somewhere basically they would give up a shit son and

650
00:33:05,400 --> 00:33:09,440
then it just kind of you have to finagle how

651
00:33:09,480 --> 00:33:13,480
do like how much value Are phoenix looking to get

652
00:33:13,519 --> 00:33:15,880
back from FROM kd, right so like they'll take some

653
00:33:16,000 --> 00:33:19,400
of the picks and Then dallas gets the rest of.

654
00:33:19,440 --> 00:33:21,920
Them and OBVIOUSLY i forgot number two was involved as,

655
00:33:21,920 --> 00:33:24,599
well because you have to get, like if you're going

656
00:33:24,640 --> 00:33:27,240
for flag at number, one number two has to be,

657
00:33:27,240 --> 00:33:31,880
involved and.

658
00:33:31,839 --> 00:33:34,119
Speaker 2: Two as The.

659
00:33:34,200 --> 00:33:38,440
Speaker 1: Mavericks maybe that's enough to CONSIDER i mean probably enough

660
00:33:38,480 --> 00:33:41,880
to consider, IT i, guess because then you have like

661
00:33:41,920 --> 00:33:44,440
the air apparent for your offense With Dylan harper there

662
00:33:44,480 --> 00:33:46,200
if you're getting the number two. Pick but, again how

663
00:33:46,200 --> 00:33:48,279
do you how much are you integrating him or are

664
00:33:48,279 --> 00:33:50,039
you turning around and trying to move number two for

665
00:33:50,079 --> 00:33:50,640
another like.

666
00:33:51,119 --> 00:33:56,400
Speaker 3: Bing that's that's their, problem that's The hoast. Problem i'm

667
00:33:56,400 --> 00:33:59,680
not THAT i haven't like. That that's up to, them But,

668
00:33:59,839 --> 00:34:03,640
like What i'm basically asking is when does that offer

669
00:34:03,720 --> 00:34:05,799
become too enticing not to pull the fucking.

670
00:34:05,839 --> 00:34:10,320
Speaker 1: TRINKER i honestly don't. KNOW i THINK kDa number two

671
00:34:10,360 --> 00:34:13,639
would probably get me thinking If I'm. Dallas but that's

672
00:34:13,679 --> 00:34:16,239
EVEN i don't, know because you're, saying, oh two years

673
00:34:16,280 --> 00:34:19,800
Of Kevin durant is worth dropping From Cooper flag To Dylan.

674
00:34:19,840 --> 00:34:22,760
Harper that's still that's. Tough and then you're giving up

675
00:34:23,280 --> 00:34:26,280
other players to match THE kd? Salary would do you like?

676
00:34:26,360 --> 00:34:29,000
That From San antonio's, perspective to give up everything for

677
00:34:29,239 --> 00:34:31,320
this un you're talking, About, oh we don't want to

678
00:34:31,360 --> 00:34:33,679
trade For Kevin durant or we're not going to be

679
00:34:33,719 --> 00:34:35,960
in On, giannis and so you're gonna give up everything

680
00:34:36,039 --> 00:34:39,159
for a proven. Player, yeah, honestly if It's Cooper, FLAG i.

681
00:34:39,280 --> 00:34:39,800
MIGHT i.

682
00:34:39,960 --> 00:34:42,400
Speaker 2: Might he's, LOOK i really like that.

683
00:34:42,519 --> 00:34:45,199
Speaker 3: GUY i think he is going to be one of

684
00:34:45,239 --> 00:34:47,920
those players who live up to the hype That, now of,

685
00:34:48,000 --> 00:34:51,079
course there's a valid question baked in, there like will

686
00:34:51,159 --> 00:34:53,480
he be able to spread his wings next to Wen

687
00:34:53,559 --> 00:34:55,760
beat to the same. EXTENT i don't know the answer to,

688
00:34:55,840 --> 00:34:59,719
That but from a value, perspective from like a here's

689
00:34:59,800 --> 00:35:02,119
your running mate for the pet next ten years.

690
00:35:02,239 --> 00:35:05,199
Speaker 2: PERSPECTIVE i, might, Man, YEAH.

691
00:35:07,920 --> 00:35:09,960
Speaker 1: I can't wrap my head around. It that's too like

692
00:35:10,519 --> 00:35:14,360
That's galaxy bringing. IT i. CAN'T i JUST i guess

693
00:35:14,400 --> 00:35:16,320
you picked the right team, though if there was some

694
00:35:16,519 --> 00:35:18,800
if there was a team that would consider going that,

695
00:35:19,039 --> 00:35:22,920
direction it would Be i'll say That Nico harrison Led Dallas.

696
00:35:23,000 --> 00:35:29,559
Speaker 3: Mavericks but something an interesting thought did hit me with all,

697
00:35:29,639 --> 00:35:33,199
this because we keep you like bringing The spurs and

698
00:35:33,280 --> 00:35:37,280
The thunder up as like trade. Competitors that was specifically

699
00:35:37,400 --> 00:35:40,079
through the prism Of giannis, right like, oh who can

700
00:35:40,159 --> 00:35:44,679
outbits who you know who and? Whatnot like if The

701
00:35:44,800 --> 00:35:49,679
spurs want to think timeline and they aren't necessarily interested

702
00:35:50,199 --> 00:35:53,679
in accelerating the, timeline and they're willing to go for

703
00:35:54,320 --> 00:35:58,159
draft picks young, guys THEN i think they might stand

704
00:35:58,239 --> 00:36:01,440
a much better chance because then they'rely, Saying, Okay, thunder

705
00:36:02,000 --> 00:36:04,719
you're gonna have the next two, years and then we're

706
00:36:04,800 --> 00:36:07,960
coming and we're, strong and we were gonna have like

707
00:36:08,719 --> 00:36:12,400
this amount of debt to match yours and the top two.

708
00:36:12,519 --> 00:36:17,960
TALENT i don't hate that. STRATEGY i guess.

709
00:36:17,760 --> 00:36:20,719
Speaker 1: It depends on what you're giving up to lean into that,

710
00:36:20,920 --> 00:36:24,440
strategy which is so. Difficult and that's not just based

711
00:36:24,480 --> 00:36:27,880
off the way that you Relayed shams's. REPORTING i don't

712
00:36:27,960 --> 00:36:31,920
feel like that's where they're. Leaning, no it just feels

713
00:36:31,960 --> 00:36:35,360
like they're waiting for someone to shake. Loose And i'd

714
00:36:35,400 --> 00:36:38,559
be very curious because now when you look at what

715
00:36:38,760 --> 00:36:41,239
they're gonna have on the, roster what's already in place

716
00:36:41,280 --> 00:36:44,679
to begin, With i'm very curious to see if they

717
00:36:44,760 --> 00:36:47,440
are waiting and they have even a specifically five names

718
00:36:47,480 --> 00:36:50,760
on their, List i'd be very curious to see what

719
00:36:50,920 --> 00:36:51,480
those names.

720
00:36:51,480 --> 00:36:56,679
Speaker 3: ARE i have a one final question, too BECAUSE i

721
00:36:57,000 --> 00:36:58,719
Think i'm going to write about this over At, forbes

722
00:37:00,440 --> 00:37:04,280
they have the number fourteenth. PICK i think that might

723
00:37:04,559 --> 00:37:08,639
just be a little bit out of like the area

724
00:37:08,719 --> 00:37:14,360
Where Colin Murray boyles. Go and to, Me Murray boyles

725
00:37:14,679 --> 00:37:20,239
is like the realized potential version Of Jeremy, Sohan LIKE

726
00:37:20,360 --> 00:37:23,199
i think he's got more juice Than. Sohan AND i

727
00:37:23,320 --> 00:37:25,840
say that as a as someone who Likes sohn quite a.

728
00:37:25,880 --> 00:37:29,639
Bit would you be interested even though he's not a

729
00:37:29,800 --> 00:37:34,159
floor spacer, yet but like the shot isn't broken at

730
00:37:34,239 --> 00:37:37,880
all With Murray. Boyles would you be interested in going

731
00:37:38,000 --> 00:37:40,519
that route with number fourteen and try to trade.

732
00:37:40,599 --> 00:37:44,320
Speaker 1: Up so you're saying package So hand and number, Fourteen, no.

733
00:37:44,440 --> 00:37:47,400
Speaker 3: Not necessarily So, Hand Just i'm looking at him as

734
00:37:47,400 --> 00:37:50,119
a long term. Replacement then you can like whatever you

735
00:37:50,199 --> 00:37:52,880
need to like or not. Whatever but like maybe you

736
00:37:53,119 --> 00:37:58,159
add something of value and a contract of some sort

737
00:37:58,280 --> 00:38:00,559
and then trade up and then you figure out what

738
00:38:00,679 --> 00:38:03,000
to do with So hand later, on like perhaps you

739
00:38:03,079 --> 00:38:05,960
flip him for a better fit on the.

740
00:38:06,039 --> 00:38:08,119
Speaker 2: PERIMETER i, MEAN i.

741
00:38:08,119 --> 00:38:10,199
Speaker 1: GUESS i wouldn't hate. It you're also kind of punting

742
00:38:10,320 --> 00:38:13,599
the you, know you're preserving that rookie scale, spot, yes

743
00:38:13,639 --> 00:38:17,719
because exten, Eligible, yeah. EXACTLY i GUESS i just have

744
00:38:17,800 --> 00:38:20,000
to know what's the cost of moving up, Though like

745
00:38:20,079 --> 00:38:21,119
that's kind of the other thing.

746
00:38:21,199 --> 00:38:24,480
Speaker 2: Here, also like where does he? Get like where's he? Projected?

747
00:38:24,599 --> 00:38:28,840
Speaker 3: Right because we've Seen Murray boyles projected AS i Think

748
00:38:28,880 --> 00:38:31,719
i've seen him as high as eight and as slow

749
00:38:32,119 --> 00:38:37,840
as twelve or, thirteen and The spurs have, Fourteen so,

750
00:38:38,000 --> 00:38:41,039
LIKE I i don't, KNOW i THINK i feel like

751
00:38:41,079 --> 00:38:44,400
that's a pretty wide area you kind of have to explore.

752
00:38:44,440 --> 00:38:49,679
Speaker 1: There, no, YEAH i would BE i wouldn't imagine that

753
00:38:49,719 --> 00:38:51,440
it would cost, much especially if you think that you

754
00:38:51,519 --> 00:38:53,679
need to get TO i, mean maybe the number you

755
00:38:53,760 --> 00:38:55,679
need to get, to unless this is too, ambitious is.

756
00:38:56,320 --> 00:38:58,639
Nine everyone's kind of saying that The raptors are the

757
00:38:58,679 --> 00:39:02,119
most likely team to trade their top ten. Pick it's,

758
00:39:02,119 --> 00:39:04,440
like maybe that's the pick you, Target but, again what

759
00:39:04,480 --> 00:39:08,159
does it cost to move up the five? Slots? Right is?

760
00:39:08,199 --> 00:39:10,920
It would you use if you're moving up five, slots

761
00:39:11,440 --> 00:39:14,039
would you use like So hand plus fourteen for? Nine

762
00:39:14,159 --> 00:39:14,719
is that a little?

763
00:39:14,800 --> 00:39:18,559
Speaker 2: Loaded you, know it might not.

764
00:39:18,800 --> 00:39:21,159
Speaker 3: BE i feel it like it's loaded from a talent.

765
00:39:21,280 --> 00:39:25,480
Perspective but given that So hand is extension eligible and

766
00:39:25,559 --> 00:39:28,639
you're kind of passing up, that it's not a. Problem

767
00:39:28,920 --> 00:39:31,440
but like you're passing up that, decision like you're getting

768
00:39:31,480 --> 00:39:34,000
out of a potential headache there in terms of like

769
00:39:34,079 --> 00:39:37,199
the extension, talks then it might not be that it

770
00:39:37,280 --> 00:39:41,719
greaches AND i feel very comfortable Picking Murray boyles at.

771
00:39:41,800 --> 00:39:44,400
Speaker 1: Nine oh you're that high on?

772
00:39:44,519 --> 00:39:45,480
Speaker 2: HIM i.

773
00:39:45,599 --> 00:39:49,159
Speaker 1: AM i don't know THAT i have strong opinions on him,

774
00:39:49,199 --> 00:39:51,239
Yet And i've begun my draft prep because we're having

775
00:39:51,320 --> 00:39:54,480
Our Draft Mega. SPECIAL i think it'll go live later

776
00:39:54,559 --> 00:39:58,000
this week with b r S Jonathan. Wasserman, oh that's

777
00:39:58,079 --> 00:40:01,159
just that's what's in interesting about The spurs is they're

778
00:40:01,239 --> 00:40:04,000
kind of built to do whatever they. Want they could

779
00:40:04,000 --> 00:40:06,199
create their own trade market and they. DON'T i kind

780
00:40:06,239 --> 00:40:09,039
of think timelines are overrated for the most, Part BUT

781
00:40:09,119 --> 00:40:10,840
i do think that we've kind of reached a point

782
00:40:10,840 --> 00:40:13,599
where teams are, thinking when we really go for, it

783
00:40:14,239 --> 00:40:18,159
we're doing it under the guys that we believe we're

784
00:40:18,199 --> 00:40:21,559
gonna have, two maybe three years of this is our peak,

785
00:40:21,599 --> 00:40:25,039
window rather than we're trying to keep this five seven

786
00:40:25,159 --> 00:40:28,159
year timeline. HORIZON i don't know that those exists. Anymore

787
00:40:28,199 --> 00:40:30,519
maybe the thunder of The rockets or somebody disprove. That

788
00:40:31,199 --> 00:40:34,119
so that's what's fascinating about. Them but maybe that's why

789
00:40:34,280 --> 00:40:36,320
to kind of bring it all back to the report

790
00:40:36,320 --> 00:40:39,559
about them, waiting that's why they're waiting is because they

791
00:40:39,719 --> 00:40:42,280
understand that as they futz and, fiddle now maybe they

792
00:40:42,280 --> 00:40:44,840
could be, competitive but you want to buy your assets

793
00:40:45,239 --> 00:40:48,239
sort of like it's different from what The knicks did

794
00:40:48,360 --> 00:40:51,400
before they. Struck but it's also not like The knicks.

795
00:40:51,480 --> 00:40:55,039
Waited they didn't go in On Donovan. Mitchell they. Waited they.

796
00:40:55,119 --> 00:40:57,400
Waited now they probably went in on the wrong player

797
00:40:57,440 --> 00:40:59,039
when you look at Mchal, bridges but like you're just

798
00:40:59,119 --> 00:41:01,800
kind of biding your. Time i'm rolling over salary slots

799
00:41:01,800 --> 00:41:04,280
and assets that you're ready to strike when you believe

800
00:41:04,360 --> 00:41:08,079
that two to three year stretch is there for you

801
00:41:08,800 --> 00:41:09,960
to win a. Championship.

802
00:41:11,679 --> 00:41:14,480
Speaker 3: Agreed and that also makes it interesting from A kd

803
00:41:14,639 --> 00:41:17,840
perspective because if they can get him for cheap because

804
00:41:18,199 --> 00:41:21,639
of his, age and they just Got Darren fox also

805
00:41:22,199 --> 00:41:26,320
comparably for, cheap you're sort of looking at getting two

806
00:41:26,440 --> 00:41:30,119
guys in there where you haven't relinquished a, ton where

807
00:41:30,119 --> 00:41:31,920
you can look yourself in the mirror and, Go, okay

808
00:41:32,000 --> 00:41:38,000
look this happened a little bit by, happenstance but we

809
00:41:38,119 --> 00:41:39,400
can potentially make a run right.

810
00:41:39,480 --> 00:41:44,480
Speaker 1: Now, yeah it's you know what's interesting is THAT i

811
00:41:44,559 --> 00:41:47,960
think it just comes down to sort Of i'm gonna

812
00:41:48,039 --> 00:41:50,639
keep saying this is, like what is the as The,

813
00:41:50,679 --> 00:41:53,639
spurs what's the most you could realistically give up and

814
00:41:53,760 --> 00:41:56,679
still feel, like, oh our assets are still just full

815
00:41:56,800 --> 00:41:58,840
to go out and strike when that next name becomes.

816
00:41:58,840 --> 00:42:01,320
Available so one of the TRADES i came up with

817
00:42:01,719 --> 00:42:04,639
basically had The spurs giving. Up it was a three team.

818
00:42:04,719 --> 00:42:06,880
Trade you can go read it at Bleacher. Report but

819
00:42:07,039 --> 00:42:12,039
they Traded Harrison, Barnes Kelvin, Johnson Jeremy, sohan the number

820
00:42:12,119 --> 00:42:17,280
fourteen pick and twenty twenty six. Pick, now they also

821
00:42:17,400 --> 00:42:19,239
traded the number two, pick but it was to Get

822
00:42:19,320 --> 00:42:22,360
Kevin durant and the number four. Pick does that straddle

823
00:42:22,400 --> 00:42:24,400
the line enough or did we veer too much into,

824
00:42:24,559 --> 00:42:26,159
No like they still gave up too much in that

825
00:42:26,280 --> 00:42:28,599
might like they have a shit ton of draft picks

826
00:42:28,599 --> 00:42:29,800
still after twenty twenty.

827
00:42:29,840 --> 00:42:32,039
Speaker 3: SIX i mean they got the number four pick in

828
00:42:32,559 --> 00:42:36,320
SO i would, say even though that's a talent regression

829
00:42:36,440 --> 00:42:39,079
compared to HOW i view the draft ranks right, now

830
00:42:39,840 --> 00:42:43,159
that is not an insignificant Ascid like you can build

831
00:42:43,239 --> 00:42:46,719
something with, That like there's A. Vj Edgecomb, again you,

832
00:42:46,800 --> 00:42:49,039
know a tough, defender not much of a. Shooter we

833
00:42:49,199 --> 00:42:51,679
have to look at the Shooting, Dan like what the

834
00:42:51,800 --> 00:42:55,760
HELL i thought everyone was like molding their games Like Stephen.

835
00:42:55,800 --> 00:42:57,920
Curry that was all the criticism of the three point.

836
00:42:58,000 --> 00:43:01,400
Shot when you're really looking at young players in today's,

837
00:43:01,480 --> 00:43:04,360
league and even in like in this particular, class there

838
00:43:04,400 --> 00:43:06,159
are a lot of guys who aren't necessarily great.

839
00:43:06,199 --> 00:43:07,880
Speaker 2: Shooters where are the great? Shooters?

840
00:43:07,960 --> 00:43:10,360
Speaker 1: Man they're molding their games in the vein Of Andre,

841
00:43:10,480 --> 00:43:11,400
roberson is what you're.

842
00:43:11,400 --> 00:43:20,039
Speaker 2: Saying, no but LIKE i wouldn't hate, That like is it? Rich?

843
00:43:20,320 --> 00:43:23,039
Yes is it too? Rich probably not.

844
00:43:25,159 --> 00:43:26,840
Speaker 1: The, End but it's just, LIKE i don't, KNOW i

845
00:43:26,960 --> 00:43:28,960
THINK i would do that If i'm San, Antonio and

846
00:43:29,039 --> 00:43:31,400
it's just it makes it easier for them because almost

847
00:43:31,440 --> 00:43:35,159
avoiding The Dylan, Harper Steph, castle The Aaron fox conversations

848
00:43:35,199 --> 00:43:36,119
like kind of a w for.

849
00:43:36,239 --> 00:43:39,440
Speaker 3: Them so, wait would they protected like the picture were

850
00:43:39,440 --> 00:43:41,960
relinquished without LIKE i know number two from one?

851
00:43:42,039 --> 00:43:46,119
Speaker 2: Four what what you mentioned the twenty twenty six, pick, right, yeah.

852
00:43:45,960 --> 00:43:47,679
Speaker 1: It WAS i think at that, one like the protection

853
00:43:47,800 --> 00:43:50,320
has to be insanely loose because if you're getting, yeah,

854
00:43:50,360 --> 00:43:52,519
okay IT'S i mean in The suns by the, way

855
00:43:52,559 --> 00:43:56,679
they ended up Getting, Barnes Johnson, Sohan Mark williams number,

856
00:43:56,679 --> 00:43:59,199
fourteen The spurs twenty six, pick and Then dallas's twenty

857
00:43:59,280 --> 00:44:03,559
seven For. Charlotte so like For, kevin it's a. Lot

858
00:44:03,679 --> 00:44:06,760
but it's like you, Know Jeremy sohan And Mark. Williams

859
00:44:06,880 --> 00:44:09,280
Mark williams is injury prone, extension Olivil, jeremy.

860
00:44:09,559 --> 00:44:12,280
Speaker 2: You're eligible, Still freddy, SAID i thought it was.

861
00:44:12,360 --> 00:44:14,480
Speaker 1: Fair the actual the most questionable side of. IT i

862
00:44:14,519 --> 00:44:18,440
Had charlotte giving Up Mark williams That dallas pick in

863
00:44:18,480 --> 00:44:22,000
twenty twenty seven and number four to move up just

864
00:44:22,039 --> 00:44:23,800
the two spots to number, two WHICH i think you

865
00:44:23,920 --> 00:44:26,800
do if you Believe Dylan harper's the guy, guy, yeah

866
00:44:27,320 --> 00:44:29,000
WHICH i, MEAN i would love to see him And

867
00:44:29,039 --> 00:44:30,800
LaMelo play. Together i'm not gonna. Lie but then other

868
00:44:30,800 --> 00:44:32,119
people will point, out, oh are you're doing that to

869
00:44:32,119 --> 00:44:34,320
get rid Of? LaMelo And I'm my whole thing would

870
00:44:34,360 --> 00:44:37,280
Be i'm not giving up assets to go get someone

871
00:44:37,320 --> 00:44:39,199
who then makes it easier for me to trade. Them

872
00:44:39,239 --> 00:44:41,119
but that doesn't make any sense TO r, Right, no, No, no.

873
00:44:41,280 --> 00:44:44,639
Speaker 3: Agreed, WELL i think the main takeaway from this pod

874
00:44:44,920 --> 00:44:47,079
is that The spurs can go in a million different

875
00:44:47,119 --> 00:44:50,199
directions and it's going to be super fascinating and interesting

876
00:44:50,280 --> 00:44:51,880
to see what they kind of decide.

877
00:44:51,920 --> 00:44:54,159
Speaker 1: On so we've decided that the name they're waiting on

878
00:44:54,239 --> 00:44:57,320
Is Nicolai okitch is just that's the that's the that's

879
00:44:57,360 --> 00:45:01,079
the young gun they've. Circled the other THING i didn't

880
00:45:01,079 --> 00:45:03,519
mention IS i can't PICTURE i want to make it,

881
00:45:03,559 --> 00:45:05,480
CLEAR i can never picture players who have been on

882
00:45:05,519 --> 00:45:07,559
their teams. Forever LIKE i got Picture Kevin durant in

883
00:45:07,559 --> 00:45:09,320
any uniform you want me to picture him, in, RIGHT

884
00:45:09,400 --> 00:45:11,679
i can't do the same With Nicola. Yokich but, like

885
00:45:11,960 --> 00:45:13,559
doesn't he seem like the type of person who if

886
00:45:13,599 --> 00:45:16,440
he goes to another team and is gonna be the

887
00:45:16,519 --> 00:45:20,199
player that gets like the second most level of attention

888
00:45:20,360 --> 00:45:21,000
that he would love?

889
00:45:21,119 --> 00:45:25,440
Speaker 2: That Oh, god, Yes Like Yo kitch under the radar

890
00:45:27,000 --> 00:45:30,760
might be even better than The yokic we're seeing this.

891
00:45:30,880 --> 00:45:34,760
Speaker 1: Year and you're also like going to a franchise that's

892
00:45:34,880 --> 00:45:37,440
just Where denver has, Been like this is like their

893
00:45:37,519 --> 00:45:40,000
best stretch ever, there and he's like that's. Amazing it's

894
00:45:40,039 --> 00:45:42,079
he's a huge part of. That but The spurs aren't

895
00:45:42,159 --> 00:45:45,599
strangers to that type of. Success so it's like it's

896
00:45:45,679 --> 00:45:48,039
just a confluence of circumstances THAT i think would play

897
00:45:48,119 --> 00:45:50,440
well Because Yo kitch on The lakers With luca is

898
00:45:50,519 --> 00:45:52,159
just such an Anti jokic.

899
00:45:52,159 --> 00:45:54,880
Speaker 2: Move yeah it. Is In San antonio would be.

900
00:45:54,920 --> 00:45:58,199
Speaker 3: Different here's the fun part, Though like people would probably, say,

901
00:45:58,239 --> 00:46:00,920
oh he's declined if he can Get San antonio and

902
00:46:01,000 --> 00:46:05,079
average is like twenty ten seven or something along those.

903
00:46:05,159 --> 00:46:07,559
Lines people will look at the rawstats and they'll, go

904
00:46:08,280 --> 00:46:10,960
that's not the yokeich we. Know and then you'll dig

905
00:46:11,039 --> 00:46:14,119
into the advanced metrics and he'll just be completely skull

906
00:46:14,199 --> 00:46:18,440
fucking everyone, Completely like he'll have a true shooting percentage

907
00:46:18,519 --> 00:46:19,960
that nears eighty or.

908
00:46:20,039 --> 00:46:22,519
Speaker 1: Something, yeah it'll be maybe in the. Ninety well he

909
00:46:22,559 --> 00:46:24,800
can get over one hundred who, knows who?

910
00:46:24,840 --> 00:46:28,400
Speaker 3: Knows like his eternal percentage would be like under. Ten he's,

911
00:46:28,840 --> 00:46:31,880
like could YOU i DON'T i mean, AMAZING i don't

912
00:46:31,880 --> 00:46:33,360
know who they're. Getting i'm about to say.

913
00:46:33,360 --> 00:46:36,079
Speaker 1: That could you imagine Like Steph castle playing off of the, Clats, like, well,

914
00:46:36,079 --> 00:46:38,039
okay they have to give up stuff to, geticle like the.

915
00:46:38,159 --> 00:46:42,159
Conversations what do we say? More we're just asking, questions imposing.

916
00:46:42,239 --> 00:46:45,559
Hypotheticals that's all we're. Doing, yeah can you tell our

917
00:46:45,639 --> 00:46:47,519
fine listeners and subscribers where they can find.

918
00:46:47,559 --> 00:46:49,679
Speaker 2: You you can find my work over At Yahoo.

919
00:46:49,760 --> 00:46:52,559
Speaker 3: Sports you can find my work work At, forbes and

920
00:46:52,719 --> 00:46:52,960
THEN i.

921
00:46:53,000 --> 00:46:55,920
Speaker 2: Can podcast at maybe Podcast that so.

922
00:46:56,159 --> 00:47:00,840
Speaker 1: Cluster until next, Time as, always we move the shout

923
00:47:00,840 --> 00:47:03,039
out to the one the only the actual star that

924
00:47:03,159 --> 00:47:07,039
San antonio was waiting, on Mister Frank Nila keina