Greetings my peeps and welcome to the all things basketball podcast with your boy GD.
In this episode I'll be doing my week 13 recap, talking about all that went on guys.
MLK day we'll talk about those games.
We'll also talk about the passing of a beloved assistant coach with GOAT & STATE.
We'll also talk about a couple of trades that went down guys so we'll put a nice bow on
that as well.
So just sit back, relax and enjoy the show.
Okay guys it's your boy GD back with the all things basketball with GD Podcasts and we're
going to do our week 13 recap.
So let us get right into it guys.
So of course we always start with our players of the week and in the Eastern Conference
Jolin Bede of the Philadelphia 76ers his team went 4-0.
They beat the likes of the Houston Rockets they did that on MLK day and back to back
they played the following day Denver Nuggets with of course Nikolai Yolkic in that squad
and then later in the week they went to Orlando beat them went to Charlotte and beat them
as well.
So Jolin Bede man there's no slowdown in this guy.
37.5 points per game 8.5 rebounds 5 assists and about 1.3 blocks and steals for the week.
And oh by the way when he had the back to back he scored 41 in each of those games.
So Jolin Bede not slowing down one bit MVP caliber basketball he shot it 54.5% from the
field.
He took 14 threes on the week but made 5 and he was about 91% from the free throw line.
The guy is automatic from there.
He took 55 attempts May 50 so that's the kind of play that NBede is showing out there.
So Jolin Bede absolute beast last year year before that and the soccer continues so.
Jolin Bede player of the week for the Eastern Conference and then in the West Kevin Durant
of the Phoenix Suns his team went 3-0 for the week.
They beat Sacramento went on the road to New Orleans and beat them and then they beat Indiana
as well in a game where Kevin Durant dropped 40 and the crazy thing about the 40 points
he dropped he had no free throw attempts.
So Kevin Durant just falling for the week.
He averaged 31 points per game 6.3 rebounds little over 2 assists and over 2 blocks a
game as well guys.
Shooting it from the field 60% amazing shot it from 3 point range 47.8 you like that and
he was perfect from the free throw line although he only attempted 10 free throws for the week.
But Kevin Durant looking healthy looking good guys so Kevin Durant player of the week for
the Western Conference.
MOK day was January 15th 11 games played that day guys including Atlanta they always get
a home game because that's the place where Martin Luther King dwelled his churches there
so they always get that home game and they end up beating the San Antonio Spurs that
day 109.99 then you had a marquee matchup later in the evening the Lakers taking on the Oklahoma
City Thunder the Lakers at Crypto and they won that game 112-105 thus snapping a four
game win streak for the Oklahoma City Thunder who I've been talking about they've been playing
well.
And then the nail biter for that day guys the Miami Heat goes to Barclay Center facing
the Brooklyn Nets and they beat them in overtime 96-95 and that's like one of those scores
from the 90s where none of the teams got to 100 and they went to overtime go figure but
Miami squeezes out a win there.
And then also on MLK day Draymond Green remember I told you he was reinstated he actually made
his debut back following the suspension on MLK day when his team went to Memphis and
they actually lost that game 116-107 a game that I watched and this was a Memphis team
that was very short handed guys remember John Morant out for the season Desmond Bain he
has that injury where he's gonna miss four to six weeks so they were very short handed
that day guys but Memphis pulls out the win.
Draymond in his return played 24 minutes 7 points 7 rebounds 4 assists and 1 steal so
Draymond Green officially back guys so we'll see how he does we'll see how he conducts
himself and so forth but Draymond Green back for the Golden State Warriors.
Speaking of the Golden State Warriors bad news for them their assistant coach Dijon
Milovich he had a heart attack while attending a private dinner between some of the players
and the coaches and this was in Utah because they had a game in Utah to play he was rushed
to the hospital and he passed away guys he had a heart attack and he passed away at the
age of 46.
This was his third season with the Golden State Warriors as assistant coach he was there
for their 2022 championship guys so he was there he worked with the likes of Nikolaj
Jokic this was before Jokic even played in the league he was coaching then he coached
in Europe for eight years he also coached the likes of Iwaka Zubat and a few others
as well and he also worked with the Biggs over there in Gold State as well guys like
Kevon Looney and himself as a player he was a 6'7", 240 pound power forward so his specialty
was working inside and so forth.
This what he did as a player he won three consecutive MVPs in the Adriatic League overseas
and that was in 2004, 2005 and then 2006.
He always emphasized to his players to enjoy the game and not treat it as a job and he
also had stints as a summer league assistant coach for franchises like the Atlanta Hawks,
the San Antonio Spurs, the Houston Rockets before being hired by the Golden State Warriors
and this is a statement from Steve Kerr concerning his passing.
We are absolutely devastated by Dijon's sudden passing.
This is a shocking and tragic blow for everyone associated with the Warriors.
An incredibly difficult time for his family, friends and all of us who had the incredible
pleasure to work with him.
This is a statement from coach Steve Kerr and then Adam Silver the commissioner had this statement that he put out.
The NBA mourns the sudden passing of Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dijon.
A beloved colleague and dear friend to so many in the global basketball community.
In addition to winning the 2022 NBA championship in his first season with the Warriors and mentoring
some of the best players in the world, Dijon had a decorated international playing career
and was a distinguished head coach in his native Serbia.
Our heartfelt condolences go out to his wife Natasha, their children Nikolai and Masa and
the Warriors organization during this tragic time and that's from Commissioner Adam Silver.
And a myriad of other players have put out tweets and so forth.
Guys like Luke Godonkic and others.
Tremendous blow to the Golden State organization and we send condolences and well wishes to
his family and to the organization and those who knew him best.
And the Golden State Warriors ended up postponing the game in Utah obviously and then the Friday
game against Dallas.
They postponed that as well to be played a later date.
We'll see when the schedule makers put those games back into play.
So let us gently move on here.
We had a couple of trades in the NBA guys.
Detroit and Washington they had a trade.
Detroit gets forward Danilo Galanari and forward slash center Mike Mascala.
They go to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Marvin Bagley the third and Isaiah Livers
plus two second round picks as well.
So Marvin Bagley on the move yet again.
This was a guy picked second overall in his draft and he seems like he's bounced around
a bit started out in Sacramento ends up at Detroit.
Now here he is in Washington.
Hopefully he can kind of resurrect his career so to speak possibly with the Wizards.
Danilo Galanari a player who's on the probably last few legs of his career going over to
Detroit.
And the big trade Pascal Siakam finally being traded guys.
I had talked about the possibility of that when I spoke about the OG Ananobe trade.
I knew he would probably be on the move next and they do so and he ends up with the Indiana
Pacers guys didn't see this one coming.
That's for sure.
The Pacers acquire him and exchange Toronto gets Bruce Brown the swing man that they got
in free agency from the Denver Nuggets.
Jordan Nara they get guard Kyra Lewis who actually is coming via the New Orleans Pelicans.
Toronto also gets to 2,024 second round picks from Indiana and a conditional 2,026 first
round pick from Indiana.
Oh and Indiana also gets along with Pascal Siakam a future second round pick via the
Pelicans.
What do the Pelicans get in all of this?
This just puts them below the luxury tax threshold so they don't even get any players
out of the deal.
But Pascal Siakam goes on the move he goes to a promising young Pacers team.
Indiana Pacers get a guy who has championship pedigree won the championship with them.
Play 8 seasons with the Toronto Raptors.
This season he averaged over 22 points per game over 6 rebounds and nearly 5 assists.
Those numbers are down guys because of the emergence of Scottie Barnes over there so
that's why you see kind of a dissipation in his numbers.
He's a two time all star two time all NBA player and he was a most improved player in
2018-19 season and this is a guy who he's going to be a help to that team that's for
sure like I said he brings the championship experience.
He's a guy you could slot next to a Miles Turner and you've got a guy like Tyrese Holly
Burton feeding you and setting you up so very good move for Pacers.
You'll see if this elevates them because they're like in that glut of teams in the east that's
kind of lumped together so having a guy like Siakam maybe you can start to move the needle
a little bit in terms of rising up in the standing.
So good move for Indiana I must say that.
For Toronto, Toronto seems like they're just gaining pieces.
They're getting draft picks out of this as well so seem like they're building for the
future so and all rumblings say that they could flip Bruce Brown come to trade deadlines
so we'll see what happens there.
Nonetheless Toronto seems like they're in kind of a rebuilding mode over there.
So that guys that's your trades that went down for the week and then one last news item
I want to cover.
Adonis Haslam has his number 40 jersey retired by the Miami Heat. He becomes the sixth player
to have their jersey retired by the Miami Heat.
The other five Chris Bosch, Dwayne Wade, Tim Hardaway, Shaquille O'Neal and Alonzo
Mourning and Pat Rowley already said when LeBron retires his jersey too will be retired
over there.
Let's talk about Haslam's career over there.
He was a three time champion with them played a important role in those championships.
He played 20 years over there guys.
He averaged seven and a half points per game, 6.6 rebounds.
He shot it from the field nearly 49% from the free throw line 75.6%.
He's a Miami native.
He went undrafted guys. You know, Pat Rowley, he has a knack for picking up these undrafted
guys and working them into this system here between himself and Eric Spolstra.
Adonis Haslam has his jersey retired, which led.
So what happened was they posted online.
Someone had posted earned not given, which led your friend in mind, Paul Pierce, to reply
that it was given and not earned.
So this leads me to the question.
Adonis Haslam, you see the career numbers, they're not eye popping.
He never made an all star game.
He never made an all defensive team.
Not any of those accolades whatsoever.
So did Miami do the right thing and retire in his jersey?
You know, I guess it's a matter of choice for each franchise to do so.
They felt he was a guy who was an integral part of that team.
For the last five years or so, I think the number was 65 games that he played within
five years.
So he was just a guy who was mentoring the young guys and so forth.
And you know, people were just, you know, making jokes about it that they were surprised.
He was still on the roster.
That's in that case could be made.
This guy's holding up a roster spot for somebody who could come in there and play.
We have that argument.
But again, my bigger question is, did Miami do the right thing in retiring this man's
jersey?
And to them, they feel they did so.
And then I looked at the guys who careers kind of parallel his guys like Josh Smith,
guys like Danny Manning, Orlando Woolridge.
I don't think that's a fair comparison.
I would rather go with a person who had longevity with their team, had some modicum of success
with their team.
And I can only think of two guys.
One is Jeff Foster, who his career pretty much mirrors.
Jeff Foster played 13 seasons with the Indiana Pacers.
Would Indiana ever retire Jeff Foster's jersey?
I strongly doubt that.
But the other guy was Freddie Brown of the Seattle SuperSonics when they had the team.
And they actually retired his jersey.
Freddie Brown never made an all-star team.
He was a guy who came off the bench, three-point specialist, and he had longevity with the
Seattle SuperSonics.
And they actually retired his jersey.
He was a part of that championship team that won the championship in 1979.
So I guess, again, I guess I'll say it's up to the franchise.
I hear you, Paul Pierce.
I hear you, but if the franchise deems a guy worthy of hanging their jersey in the
Raptors, who are we to say?
So that's where I'll just leave that at.
With that said, that is it, guys.
That is it for this week.
The following week looks to be a busy week.
We'll get the all-star starters.
We'll get to see who that is.
We can chew on that.
We can chew on possible reserves.
A lot of scoring that took place last week.
We'll talk about that as well.
A big game in women's college basketball.
I want to talk about that also.
So a lot of ground to cover.
We'll get to it all.
So yeah, probably some other tidbits as well.
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