Speaker 1: What is up, Fellasicicos. I am Dan Pavali coming at
you with the one, the only, the certified, fantabulous. Mister
Grant hues another Hardwood Knox trade deadline cimer is coming
straight to you. We are onto the Charlotte Hornets. Before
we dig into their trade deadline vitals. I need to
ask what the people want to know, Grant, I think
you doing.
Speaker 2: Let's see pun buzzing, buzzing, Dan, we're gonna talk about
the Hornets. Is that pretty good?
Speaker 1: The alternative facts? The Hornets?
Speaker 2: Forgot that bit. Uh, let's see. Well, I don't know
how far fetched is that. At this point, there's a
little bit of a rumbling about Lamello not being the
Hornets cup of tea, but that seems to have gone
away and maybe not been that serious. But yeah, let's
see that. Well, he's he's off to Milwaukee. Uh, gonna
pair up with the honest who's not hurt, and it'll
be great. I'll do better. I'll do better on the
next one.
Speaker 1: It's not her.
Speaker 2: I forgot my own bit this boy. It feels like
it's been a long time since we recorded.
Speaker 1: Oh I'm dying. Let's go through let's go through the
Charlotte Hornets trade deadline vitals. They are a pretty flexible team.
They have about fourteen point four million dollars beneath the
luxury tax. They control all of their own First moving forward,
they have an extra twenty twenty six first round pick.
The obligation is semi convoluted, but they're gonna end up
with the least favorable of Washington, Phoenix, Memphis, or Orlandos pick.
They control Dallas's twenty twenty seven first round pick that
is top two protected. They own the Miami Heats twenty
twenty seven first round pick as well, that's lotto protected
and then unprotected in twenty twenty eight. And they also
have a twenty twenty nine first round pick which will
be the least favorable of Cleveland, Minnesota and Utah. So
if the Hornet just want to do stuff, I think
the past two trade deadlines we've seen them sell, which
they might do again. But if they grant if they
want to do stuff, they could do stuff.
Speaker 2: Yeah, as I was going through this before we started recording,
it did just kind of reinforce what we've talked about
a lot with Charlotte, which is like there hasn't been
since the new management group took over a couple of
years ago. There hasn't been other than maybe the picking Cannipple,
there hasn't been just this master stroke of like, wow,
they really they're up to. It's just been like this
gradual accumulation of good assets and like the jewel probably
of that group of additional picks they have, it's got
to be that top two protected Dallas pick, which at
the time I remember we were like, that's oh, pretty good,
get there, but I mean the Mounts have Lucas, so
what's that going to be worth?
Speaker 1: You know?
Speaker 2: And now here you are, it's certainly more valuable than
it seemed at first. So yeah, they just they got
to this position without anything wild, any anything you'd even
come close to a blockbuster or anything like that. So yeah,
they have some stuff and they can do some things
that would feel off brand, though sort of based on
how they got to where they are, which is a
really good position, and that's independent of some of the
pretty promising results they've had on the floor this season. Right, Like,
I don't know if you saw this stat recently, I
think Dan Feldman had it. They currently they're wins, They
have a plus nineteen point three point differential in wins
this season, so when they win, they're just smoking. There
was a fifty five pointer in there.
Speaker 1: I think they beat some really good teams too.
Speaker 2: Thunder by twenty seven, and that differential is like the
best ever. It's one of the best ever. Also, they've
lost like twenty seven or twenty eight times as we're
recording this, so it doesn't mean everything, but that's just
to say sort of like transactionally, very flexible, good position
on the court, like some pretty good results so far too.
Speaker 1: And the other thing too, and I think this bleeds
into our first topic is now they're starting to see
or they've seen success. It's just that they're more available
now when LaMelo, Brandon Miller, and Conk Nipple are on
the floor. The Hornets grant on the season are now
plus seven point six points per one hundred possessions with
an offensive rating of one hundred and twenty nine point three.
That is that's just stupid, Like that's like a ninety
ninth percentile offense, right, that's in recent weeks when I've checked,
it's always ninety seven to ninety eight, ninety ninth with
that group, So it's just like a lead offense when
they play right and so and and also the other
thing that's been somewhat surprising for them, like I thought
their center position was going to be just like a
massive hole, and you've had diabate has done great for them,
same thing with Kalkbrenner. If you add Kalkbrenner excuse me,
diabatee to those three, the Hornets are a plus twenty
four point nine points per one hundred possesions with an
offensive rating of one point thirty seven. That's insane. And
on top of all that, have t Jon Salon has
been playing better this year. I still think that's the
area we'll get into biggest needs, but that could be
one that they look to upgrade from if they were
gonna buy. But the LaMelo stuff is interesting. I think
they never It was never from their end to be fair,
but it doesn't. It kind of feel like, are they
gonna trade LaMelo ship like he's graduated from that distressed
asset trio of to me at least Trey and John Morant,
one of whom's already been moved. Although I think some
people and I think they're making a mountain out of
a mole hill here, but they're not starting LaMelo on
the front end of back to backs right now as
sort of this ankle management thing, and I'm okay with it, Like,
I just don't if it'd be different if they were
at a point in their competitive life cycle where it's, Oh,
but if it's if you're trying to manage his injury
and do you just not want him to play? Would
it be better if he just didn't play back to back?
I don't, So I don't understand there's been an uproar
I would say more so nationally than locally about that.
Speaker 2: I was just gonna say that that to me, it
is a little weird because just because it's unusual when
like most teams don't handle a star players minute management
quite that way. But I was just gonna ask you,
like the the handwringing over that does feel like someone
that just noticed the box scores a few you know,
games a month and saw like, oh, he's not starting. Oh,
I guess they must be really up. Like it's if
I think if you're in and around the team or
pay closer attention on a national basis, you're you've you've
read the minute management like explanation and are aware that
this is just what they're doing. It does It's like,
I don't, I don't know how to It's not an
insignificant it's it's not nothing, but it's also not a
huge deal. Like it's just a little strange. I don't
think it's any like because there's the argument, like all
they're punishing him because they don't like how unserious he
is sometimes like that doesn't that doesn't.
Speaker 1: Yeah, right, it does.
Speaker 2: It's if anything, I would just say, it's like, it's weird.
I feel like you should start him and manage his
minutes just in a different way because don't you want
him out there if he's so valuable against the other
team's starters most of the time. Like, I don't know,
but it doesn't feel like it's an argument for they're
going to trade him. Doesn't seem like that to me.
Speaker 1: And if anything, just now that this ample size with
him confident when Brandon Miller specifically is expanded, why would
you I think his trade value's probably gone up, but
I don't. I don't think it's reached a level of
OTMX is sending you for first round because the ankle
stuff that's gonna, I mean, which is the reason why
he's not starting to like the ride back to backs
in the first place.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I think no, I think that's right. I I'd
be curious, like how long this is gonna go on,
because what's the like or when do we decide that
we don't need to manage the ankle anymore?
Speaker 1: I mean, when did the Warriors decide they don't need
to manage Steph's ankle anymore? I mean, did they ever
after he got the surgery that finally worked.
Speaker 2: I guess, I mean I don't sure. I mean, I
guess I guess I would say this would feel like
a bigger deal. Don't you think that the hornets are
still kind of in the fact finding stage of early development,
and like they found some pretty compelling facts, by the way,
but based on the offensive numbers that we just went over.
But I would be concerned about this if their record
were reversed and they were like twenty eight and whatever
fifteen or eighteen and they were still doing that. It's
kind of like, what are the stakes really right now?
We're not you know, it doesn't bother me. And again,
like the so I guess if we're going to actually
stay on topic. In no way does him coming off
the bench suggest to me that, like we need to
get back to discussing LaMelo being traded like that, just
that they're not related.
Speaker 1: I think he's above the players, you know, like the
list of players who are actually untouchable is just so short.
I think we've just reached the point where it's they
don't They're not at a point yet, and maybe they
will get there where it's we know enough about him
where we feel we're skeptical enough about him that we
need to move him. It's if someone comes in and
bowls you over with an offer, I think you probably
have to listen. But I just also the incentive is
it's not like you're not so good that your lottery
odds are going to be ruined. It feels like they're
at the point of this season they're going to get
their own high draft pick, and then maybe next year
is the year that they really look to Okay, we
need to make measurable improvement in the win loss column.
Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, and I think too. I don't know how
you feel about this particular deadline, but because the main names,
like maybe this is different with Giannis now as we're
recording it with the calf injury, or maybe something changes
with Anthony Davis. But it's like the argument for putting,
like Trey Murphy is a good example, it's like, well,
he might be the most valuable guy traded, and maybe
the market goes crazy for him because they can't get
these other guys, So why wouldn't you shop him pretty
aggressively and see is there some idiot offer out there
that you could capitalize on? Like the only argument to
me right now for trading LaMelo is that, but even
that kind of falls apart because most teams that would
consider a big outlay of assets are gonna just wait
till the summer. So like the hypothetical where we should
trade this guy because suddenly he's the best thing that
the market, and that might be on the market, but
the best offers, you know, in a vacuum, might never
be there either. So like I just so that's all
to say, Like, yeah, I would listen on Lomelo because
maybe there's some team that decides we would absolutely love
like to give you four firsts and great young prospects
or whatever, but like I just I don't see that happening.
Speaker 1: What would you view as there, you're assessing your biggest
needs is the Hornets. What do you view for them? Well, actually,
let's get here first. I have a spicy question. Could
they be a stealth buyer because of what we just
mentioned in the sense of we're not looking they have
these extra first and I would say your own first
issue just needs to be off limits is where i'd
be at. Yeah, but you have those extra first. And
what if you just like bought with the intention of
this is gonna help us next season. A lot of
people have thrown this out with the Pacers. But if
you said, let's go out and get player X, player Y,
and then maybe we're managing their minutes this year, or
they're not playing a ton for a kind of like
what the Wizards did with Trey, except maybe you're more
aggressively doing it. It's not, oh, this player has no value,
so we want him. But if you identify someone who
fits your biggest need, which that would be the question
here as well, or with them, or you just well,
there's a chance that what if their biggest need is
just addressed through the draft, or you should wait until
you know what type of trajectory you're on before going
down that path.
Speaker 2: I mean, they certainly could be. They've got a couple
expirings that are interesting that I guess it's hard to know,
Like what does buyer really mean? I guess it's like
getting a piece? Yeah, do the pacers thing? Getting a piece? Now?
That might be useful if you're when you kind of
transition into being like a we're chasing a bunch of
wins team as soon as next year, So like calling
Sexton and Cannonton give you like twenty seven ish twenty
eight million and expiring salary? Is that a tool you
would use with one of your extra picks to go
get a better four or you know, something like that.
I could see it, so, yeah, they could be. That
feels like again I've said off brand once already, but
that feels a little off brand when especially when you compare.
Speaker 1: This front office.
Speaker 2: Yeah, for this front office, where the alternative might be
we'll give you Miles Bridges if you want to. The
rumor of like they want two seconds from Miles Bridges
is hilarious. Have ever seen you?
Speaker 1: Have you ever seen more water being carried? And like
a single pull out from a report that I saw
that and my eyeled to the back of my head.
Speaker 2: They want to first or or maybe two like two I'd.
Speaker 3: Love to get too, Yeah, but but it seems more Yeah,
I don't know if they move Sexton or Connatan separately
or together.
Speaker 2: Probably together. If you're talking about a move like this
and you want to get in the business of like, yeah,
we'll take a guy with thirty million on the books
this year and maybe more than that next year. If
you attach a pick that feels more hornety to me
than like, let's go because who's the guy? Because I
would you agree to have a guy? Okay, I was
gonna say, I would think it's got to be a
defensive player. It's got to be a front court player.
I like the idea of Caulkbrenner and diabate I would
explore that. So I'm looking at more of a four
or combo four five type of player. I'm curious what
your what your target is. I see the tocle in
your eye.
Speaker 1: What wouldn't they be a fun Jaron Jackson Junior team.
Speaker 2: Wouldn't every Yeah, yes.
Speaker 1: Because they need a four, but also he can play
Because I don't know if I like the Abaatee and
Kulkbrenner's been I never would have predicted he was as
good as he was for most of the rookie season.
But I don't know if either of them are starters
long term. But having the option of moving Jared Jackson
Junior the five and certain configurations, you can figure out
your rebounding. But LaMelo has good size, Can Nipple Miller
have good size? So that would be that would be
the name they were linked to. Karl Anthony Towns ten.
I don't under even if you weren't giving up, if
you were just giving up salary, keep that man all
the way away from this team. Yeah you so. But
Jared Jackson Junior. I don't know how many first round
picks it would take. But if you get to keep
your own pick this year, that's the pick I'm leaving
off limits. You have other teams's picks to play around with.
If it's let's say t John Salon salary and three
first round picks, I don't know, man, I don't know,
like and it's not I.
Speaker 2: Mean you kind of described the player. I was like
giving the outlines of them, like like a four or
five that's going to be a defensive player. I mean,
that's him. It's a pretty that would be They would
not be a stealth buyer. That would be like a
seismic move.
Speaker 1: Well, I meant more so they would. It would be
a stealth in the sense of no one would have
them going after a jack tape.
Speaker 2: Yeah, no, yeah, that'd be awesome. I mean, like it
just it just comes down to the pickout lay and
then like we just went over there. They've got extras,
you know, and what do you what are you gonna
use them for? I think that kind of move. I
don't know if I don't know if there's anyone else
that I would that seems like even possibly available that
that I would. If I were them, I'd go after
quite that hard. But but Jackson just is the guy
that I'm you. You put a face to the description
I was giving, and that's that's about right.
Speaker 1: They It would be funny if just with the yannest
calf injury, if he's just suddenly more gettable and it's
they were willing to move Joanna's for salary and it's
like two first round picks and Slawn or something and
what it's just like we'll shut him down for the
rest of the year and then you.
Speaker 2: Know what, everyone in Milwaukee is gonna say is like
this doesn't get done without Canipple coming back.
Speaker 1: And if I'm the Hornets, I'm like, we're dabbing right now.
They shouldn't be a honest team anyway. They probably shouldn't
be when you're looking at I don't know. Because Miller's
extension eligible, you don't have to pay Carnipple for a while.
Lamelos still got three years left on like the easy Max.
You could fit Jaron Jackson Junior into the salary structure
and not feel terrible about it.
Speaker 2: Yeah, you'd be okay for a while. Really, And like
that's I don't know. Miller is like, I feel like
we've made our feelings on LaMelo pretty clear. It's not
like a risk free situation, but like we kind of
get it at this point. Canipple is like unanimous, Like
this guy's incredible.
Speaker 1: It might be the rookie of the year.
Speaker 2: Yeah, he's having like, by many metrics, the single greatest
shooting season by a high volume rookie ever. Like it's
just and it's it's not like a statement of opinion,
like there are numbers that support that contention. Miller's the
one that's like, I mean obviously like he passes of
the eye test. He's had these incredible highlights. He just
like he feels like a perfect perfect fit as like
a one two three with with Cinnipple and LaMelo, But
like the ball, he's the one. He's the guy that
I feel the least certain about what. I feel like
I know what kind of player he's going to be,
or a decent sense of that. I don't know how
effective he's gonna be, just because the shooting has been
less than you less efficient than you would like. But
he too is someone that just hasn't played a lot
over his career so far. So if you're gonna give
the I mean LaMelo has gotten some of that, you know, Grace,
I think because he's missed so much time. So he's
Miller's the one that so just because we're talking about like, well,
what's the financial picture look like, I would assume he's
gonna be like a fun Max player, but maybe not. Wow,
really Miller, I don't know, just just based on the
draft pedigree and like the upside and the perception of
him around the league, I think maybe not. Maybe there
are no maybe the auto fund Max is also dead
because of the second apron era. But but I just
think if there's a way where because of the miss
time and because of the uncertainty, they can keep him
for less than you know, like a sub shingoon level
extension at some point, that only makes them look better,
you know, flexibility wise going forward, and you could really
onboard a Jaron Jackson type salary, then.
Speaker 1: Yeah, he's Brandon Miller's fascinating because I think you want
more rim pressure from him, and he's been He's been
like molten at the basket since January first, over like
seventy three percent or something like that, but only twelve
percent of his shots Comraia still not drawing enough fouls.
I think that I could see the outlines of a Okay,
this is a second tier, third tier he can just
he will pass the ball, he will move the ball.
I'm fine with him defensively for the most part. He
probably had his like biggest highlights as a rookie, where
like you see a lot of like the ball denial
stuff away from the action. I don't know what you
pay that like. I think there still needs to be
kind of the shooting he's been read, Like I said,
since January first, I'm fine like the shooting, especially just
as getting the ball, catching it or the one dribble stuff. Fine,
but like as the do you trust the mid range,
Like he's on forty two percent from pull up two
since January first, under forty for the season. It's a question.
But I still think, yeah, I didn't even I haven't
give it. His extension is gonna be fascinating. I haven't
thought about it. It's with his signing one, it's he's
not getting do you think he even gets Jabari Smith
junior money? That might be the number he points to
and says offer me this, Yeah, right.
Speaker 2: Because you're similar draft slot, it's different player. But but
but yeah, I think. I mean, if I'm the Hornets,
I think I'm probably okay with that, just because, like
I was gonna say, with with Miller, it's still like
you could, you know, we both pointed out some of
the deficiencies, but you can. It's still early enough and
he's still missed enough time where you can be like, yeah,
but the tools though, and it's like you're right, Like
he he has the size you want, he has like
the game you want. You can just see him fitting. Yeah,
he's in interesting. He's not a trade deadline discussion. But
it's relevant because we're trying to figure out what the
Hornets need to be thinking, and he matters because he's
kind of the bigger He's the biggest question mark of
their three top guys just by default. I think.
Speaker 1: I do think what they'll ultimately end up doing is
stuff they've done, similar to the trade deadline, where I
wouldn't be shocked if they took back some money if
it's attached to something, or if they just did let's
take a stab in the dark flyer on Like I
like if they were a key on Elis team, just
guys who could shoot and defend coming in there or
Gig Jackson just as okay, positionally what they need. He's
kind of a like blank slate. Still, it feels like
can he bring all those physical tools together. I had
wondered though, like something I think is an in between.
Would they be an interesting it costs a first round
pick like a Herb Jones.
Speaker 2: Team, that would be an it? Yeah, I think because
you could you could construct line. He's not paid like
some and you would need to have as like, well,
this is a clear starter, but they they do need
wing defense. They're gonna need someone that Now I think
a lot has been made of of Herb Jones, like
not quite being defensively what he used to be. Uh
so that's something.
Speaker 1: Play for this team.
Speaker 2: That's fair, right? Ah, yeah, you know what, thank you,
because it's so easy to forget, like the context matters,
you know, the situation, like what are his incentives to
like be the Herb Jones he used to be.
Speaker 1: That's fair the incentives, but look at what he needs
to cover up for. It's just he's the only there's
Alvarado and Herb Jones and who is like their other
good on ball defender or who do you trust behind them?
Derek Queen has been a little better defense. This is
not a he's but he's bad.
Speaker 2: He's not.
Speaker 1: His ceiling is like peaky ok on defense.
Speaker 2: It feels like right, sure, So that's that's interesting. So
are you I think I know the answer, but are
you out on going the other way with with some
of their flexibility and being like we'll be the Jeremy
Grant or de Jonte Murray or would just give We'll
take them. Give it. If you're gonna throw first in there,
we can fit them on. By the time we're really
ready to be competitive. Those guys will be expiring or
close to it like is, because that would be more
of a that would be like an even more aggressive
version of what the Hornets have done in the past.
So I wouldn't hate it. I think fans would write
it though, because it would be a it'd be like, wow,
how long are we going to do this?
Speaker 1: Well, I guess if you look at it like they
shouldn't be would you imagine adding Trey Murphy to this
team just an embarrassment of space? It would be really funny.
Speaker 2: That's right. That's a total opposite direction. I'm talking like,
we'll take what passes in the modern NBA for a
bad contract, We'll we'll do it. You don't think they're
in that business anymore?
Speaker 1: No, No, I think they will be, and i'd be
I think fans would be on board with it if
it sort of fits positionally what they need, Like Jeremy
Grant would be Okay, that's not someone you want to
be tied to long term, but positionally, yeah, fit some
of what they need, Like I think you defense of that,
you prefer him to Miles Bridges like I to me anyway,
But like what what else, like Dejontay Murray out of
like that deals a little long and you already have
all and.
Speaker 2: You he's like your fourth certainly no higher than getting
the Pelicans first round pick to take on to y
you might as well. They don't. They don't trade those
dan that would be ridiculous.
Speaker 1: So I think fans, and I think also just in
general the front office going that type of direction is
fine because if you are looking to get better, you
now have all these assets that you can attach to
those contracts which will have one year less on them
over the offseason or into next year. I'm curious. I
think if they try the middle ground of we don't
want to give up assets, but we want this big name,
expensive play, where if they all of a sudden became
a Demonta Sabonis team, because it's like, oh, you know,
he's an upgrade over Ryan Kolkbrenner, Diabate. I don't know
who needs to hear offensively anyway, I don't know who
needs to hear that, But it's sort of like, all right,
well are wecapping the ceiling? What is the what is
the plan here? But if it's there's a clear direction,
which I think that they've mapped out. For the most part,
I think the team will be one that's willing to
take because they have the Colm sext In money and
if a team just says, well, Josh Green's cheaper and
we need to shed like this to stay under the
tax even with you know, Miles Bridges might be another
one to where it's is he cheaper than player X
or is his deal shorter than player X? But that's interesting.
I haven't I guess this year. I haven't given them
as a salary leasing as much consideration. I've considered them
as will they take stab in the dark Flyers?
Speaker 2: So like the Herb.
Speaker 1: Jones and the Jared Jackson Junior, those are just deal buckets.
This is on one side, I don't expect them to
do that. Even in Andrew Wiggins might be interesting here,
but I was more so like the Gigi Jackson, the
Keon ellis the the value guys who they think they
might be able to keep moving forward or develop moving forward.
Speaker 2: Yeah. No, again, we've covered like three different tracks they
could follow and they're all kind of like, yeah, that
makes sense. That's just the testament of the position they're in.
Speaker 1: They could defend almost anything that they do it's the
I'm trying to think of what would be like that.
I would just hate if they did it, because this
front office is not gonna be the one that just
gives up two first round picks for someone they don't need.
Speaker 2: Yeah, they really have earned like the benefit of the
benefit of the Yeah they have some trust like okay
if also it's just like, you're right, you know, I've
got to hope I'm not jinxing this. I'm not gonna like,
they're not gonna They're not gonna do it clip this.
They're not gonna do anything stupid.
Speaker 1: Cuts to them giving up three first round picks for
Anthony Davis or something.
Speaker 2: Right, Yeah, like Zach Lavine, come on down, we need them.
Speaker 1: Could they like, could they even be Naji Marshall, just like,
would you give I guess he's probably first round pick territory.
I wouldn't give it, hornets. But I'm not opposed to them.
It doesn't have to be a bad contract for them
to get a veteran for me. I'm not opposed to them,
like moving away from Jaron Jackson. I'm not a posed
to them just poking around the that type of a market.
Speaker 2: No, I don't I'm not either, And I think again
that could the Pacers argument of just like, yeah, okay,
well he's not gonna what's he gonna get us two
or three more wins this year and we're eleventh instead
of for thirteenth. But it men' matter next year, because
I do think maybe to unless you have more like
I do think next year, we might be at the
point where it's kind of like unless they really telegraph
at this deadline that we're not quite ready, like we're
you know, depending on the kind of move they might
make next year might be like, all right, let's let's
get in the top eight. That's that's the expectation.
Speaker 1: And the Wizards they're coming. They're coming for these look out.
So to wrap this up, who do you think is there?
I'll get mine first. To me, their most likely player
to be traded, and their most likely course of action
is they've traded Colin Sexton's expiring money, maybe taking back
a player that has a year or two left on
their deal, and they've gotten seconds or like even a
first depending on the player they're taking back like first
round compensation. I think that's the for them specific though
I do wonder if they were looking to carve out
flexibility of their own, like getting off of a Miles
Bridges or Josh Green or Grant Williams might be a
priority for them.
Speaker 2: To I think I would agree with that. I think
sex and like, I think one Pat Coninson seems to like,
you know, he wasn't even supposed to make the team,
and there was all this reporting about like how his
tone setting and his work ethic in camp was like
we cause they were gonna buy him out or cut
him or whatever, and and he's like he seems valuable
to them in like locker room senses, and Sexton makes
twice as much. So that seems like the guy that
you're gonna Sexton is the chip to move if you're
trying to do anything like semi interesting, whether that's accumulating
assets or getting a better player. And then yeah, I
think I think I would agree with you that it's
it's that or it's because like Grant Williams, I don't know,
like it, there's just not another like I.
Speaker 1: Think he's going to be healthy enough moving forward.
Speaker 2: Yeah, Salon playing better recently is kind of like, oh
maybe you don't know, Like it's let's hang let's hang
on another year and see what's what's there? So yeah,
it seems ultimately a lot of options. They'll probably just
be pretty safe and Sexton will be the guy that
moves if anything.
Speaker 1: Uh, you have anything else? Are you ready to take
us out here? No, we're in. Our confidence in the
Hornets is just off the charts.
Speaker 2: Didn't think, didn't think we really I wasn't expecting to
really land on this, but also not surprised.
Speaker 1: We've we the national media about their takes. What is
going on?
Speaker 2: Listen? Uh, We've been on the credit where it's due.
We have supported the Hornets for at least a year
and a half basically ever since, like Michael, basically ever
since new management. Yeah, I mean more or less. No,
I have nothing to add. Good luck Hornets. Can maybe
we should adopt the Hornets? Can they be our team?
Speaker 1: Well? I mean we like my thoughts on the metal
ball have been made pretty cool. Well, watched this podcast,
like once, I probably shoehorned him into a conversation.
Speaker 2: I'm not ready to join you in as a charter
member of the LaMelo Fantom comment or still have my
doubts I feel, Look, it's hard to argue with the
results at least right now, the offense is like, Okay,
he seems to be important in that Okay, that's enough horness.
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