1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,500 Welcome in to the newest edition of the Just In Time Sports Podcast. 2 00:00:03,500 --> 00:00:05,800 I am your host, Justin Jackson. 3 00:00:05,800 --> 00:00:10,820 In this week's episode, or in today's episode rather, we'll be discussing the NBA free agency 4 00:00:10,820 --> 00:00:13,520 as it is in full-fledged swing. 5 00:00:13,520 --> 00:00:18,120 And we'll also be touching on Jack's hot take, which will be talking about the UW-NBA 6 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:19,600 and the growth of the league. 7 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:23,680 Now, as always, don't forget to like, grade, and subscribe to the Just In Time Sports Podcast 8 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:26,560 on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. 9 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:30,920 And also, don't forget to follow the social media handle, at Jtimesports. 10 00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:36,160 I repeat, at Jtimesports, on whatever social media you use. 11 00:00:36,160 --> 00:00:43,000 X, formerly known as 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time sports, come and get your weekly takes 34 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:31,960 His opinion from the heart, he can never show you fake 35 00:02:31,960 --> 00:02:34,960 He can never show you fake, he can never show you fake 36 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:37,960 If you winning or you losing, he gon' tell it to you straight 37 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:40,960 He gon' tell it to you, he gon' tell it to you, he gon' tell it 38 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:43,960 This is just a time sports, come and get your weekly takes 39 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:46,960 Come and get it, he gon' tell it to you straight 40 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:56,960 Welcome into the show 41 00:02:56,960 --> 00:03:01,960 Season 5 episode 16 of the Just In Time Sports Podcast 42 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:04,960 I am your host, Justin Jackson 43 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:09,960 And welcome in to the NBA Free Agency Special Show 44 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:13,960 I purposely waited a couple of days into Free Agency 45 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:16,960 To try and get as much of the news to you guys as possible in this show 46 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:20,960 If for some reason you're not following the Just In Time Sports social medias 47 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:24,960 Again with the social media handle at Jtime Sports 48 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:29,960 J-T-I-M-E-S-P-O-R-T 49 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:32,960 All lowercase on all social medias 50 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:35,960 Other one, Twitter, I believe it's all caps 51 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:39,960 I repeat, the at symbol for my older generation 52 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:44,960 J-T-I-M-E-S-P-O-R-T 53 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:50,960 S is where you will find my social media handle 54 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:55,960 You'll see the blue check on X and on Instagram I believe 55 00:03:55,960 --> 00:03:58,960 But you will definitely see the blue check on Twitter 56 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:01,960 And then you'll see all my posts 57 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:03,960 So for those of you who have not followed my social media 58 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:06,960 I wanted to wait a couple of days in the Free Agency 59 00:04:06,960 --> 00:04:08,960 Kind of wait until some of the big dominoes fell 60 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:11,960 Before really diving into this show 61 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:15,960 Because I wanted to be as encompassing as possible 62 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:18,960 Heading obviously into July 4th weekend 63 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:23,960 July 4th is always the anniversary of not only America becoming free from Britain 64 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:28,960 But also the Kevin Durant fireworks that went off in the Hamptons 65 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:30,960 When he signed with the Golden State Warriors 66 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:34,960 So July 4th is always kind of the NBA Free Agency 67 00:04:34,960 --> 00:04:37,960 Woosah, period, can I have just a day off on July 4th 68 00:04:37,960 --> 00:04:40,960 That's why the Kevin Durant news was so huge when it happened 69 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:45,960 Because everybody was off and everybody was home and everybody was looking at it 70 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:49,960 And then boom, Kevin Durant is a Golden State Warrior 71 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:52,960 So that's what made the news so big 72 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:55,960 Was that usually people kind of take July 4th off 73 00:04:55,960 --> 00:05:01,960 It's one of those things where it's not understood that it's off 74 00:05:01,960 --> 00:05:05,960 But the Americans are off and everybody kind of woosahs 75 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:07,960 Even if you agree on 4th you kind of announce on the 5th 76 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:09,960 You kind of just give everybody a break 77 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:14,960 But again, Kevin Durant bombshell the NBA on the 4th of July 78 00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:20,960 But back to this current NBA Free Agency 79 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:22,960 Back to what's happening now 80 00:05:22,960 --> 00:05:25,960 I woke up myself to a bombshell 81 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:30,960 And that was LeBron James signed a 2-year max extension 82 00:05:30,960 --> 00:05:34,960 Or 2-year max contract with the Los Angeles Lakers 83 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:39,960 And the figures came out to 2 years, $104 million 84 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:42,960 So this is significant for a multitude of reasons 85 00:05:42,960 --> 00:05:45,960 The contract includes a player option and then no trade clause 86 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:53,960 So remember a couple years ago there was talk that the late Genie should trade LeBron 87 00:05:53,960 --> 00:05:55,960 Get as many assets as he could 88 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:57,960 At that point he was on the contract for 2-3 more seasons 89 00:05:57,960 --> 00:06:02,960 Get as many assets as you could with him and begin the rebuild of Anthony Davis 90 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:04,960 And you could allow LeBron to go wherever he wants 91 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:08,960 A popular pick was Philly because of Joe LMB 92 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:09,960 And they had Hardin at the time 93 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:13,960 Philly was a popular pick 94 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:15,960 People were discussing going back to Cleveland 95 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:17,960 People were discussing going back to Miami 96 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:20,960 But there were options in New York 97 00:06:20,960 --> 00:06:24,960 Obviously would have given the Lakers whatever they wanted for LeBron 98 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:28,960 And so that was the discussion there 99 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:31,960 So that's shut down now with the no trade clause 100 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:35,960 And then of course there's the 2nd year being a player option 101 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:38,960 We have not seen LeBron James do this in a few years 102 00:06:38,960 --> 00:06:41,960 LeBron basically, I don't want to say invented 103 00:06:41,960 --> 00:06:44,960 But he popularized the 1 plus 1 104 00:06:44,960 --> 00:06:47,960 Which was a 2 year contract but the 2nd year is a player option 105 00:06:47,960 --> 00:06:50,960 And it's done that way for a multitude of reasons 106 00:06:50,960 --> 00:06:54,960 Number 1, it keeps the pressure on the organization 107 00:06:54,960 --> 00:06:58,960 He has not signed to my memory 108 00:06:58,960 --> 00:07:01,960 And if I get aggregated it is what it is 109 00:07:01,960 --> 00:07:05,960 But to my memory he has not signed a multi-year true contract 110 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:10,960 For designing with Lakers since he was in Miami 111 00:07:10,960 --> 00:07:13,960 And he signed the sign and trade to go to the Heat 112 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:17,960 Even going back to Cleveland it was a 1 plus 1 for a multitude of years 113 00:07:17,960 --> 00:07:20,960 Then he went to the Lakers, I believe it was a 1 plus 1 the first year 114 00:07:20,960 --> 00:07:23,960 Then he signed a 2 plus 1 115 00:07:23,960 --> 00:07:26,960 Which was the last that he just opted out of 116 00:07:26,960 --> 00:07:29,960 And then he signed a 1 plus 1 again 117 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:32,960 But it's designed, back to the topic 118 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:34,960 It's designed for a multitude of reasons 119 00:07:34,960 --> 00:07:37,960 Number 1, it keeps pressure on the organization 120 00:07:37,960 --> 00:07:40,960 You must get better as fast as possible 121 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:44,960 Or I leave, or I have the ability to walk out for nothing 122 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:46,960 Number 1 123 00:07:46,960 --> 00:07:48,960 Number 2 124 00:07:48,960 --> 00:07:54,960 It gives LeBron flexibility in his decision making 125 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:58,960 Because now, okay, I can start putting pieces together 126 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:02,960 I can talk to guys, I can text guys, I can get in communication with guys 127 00:08:02,960 --> 00:08:05,960 Hey, how about next year? 128 00:08:05,960 --> 00:08:10,960 But what I can do, I can opt out of my deal and create the money for you to come 129 00:08:10,960 --> 00:08:13,960 That's the second option 130 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:16,960 The second thing, the third thing that it does is 131 00:08:16,960 --> 00:08:22,960 It puts a level of security in LeBron James' pocket 132 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:25,960 Without being beholden to the organization 133 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:28,960 Because remember, he can opt out after this summer 134 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:31,960 And he's back to free agency and we're doing this dance all over again 135 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:34,960 However, let's just say 136 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:37,960 Knock on wood, hopefully I don't speak any TNT 137 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:40,960 Let's say something happens 138 00:08:40,960 --> 00:08:44,960 There's a precipitous decline, there's an ankle tweak 139 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:47,960 There's something that would 140 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:52,960 Prevent the Lakers from in their minds saying LeBron James is worth max dollars 141 00:08:52,960 --> 00:08:55,960 LeBron can opt into his contract and he can't do a thing about it 142 00:08:55,960 --> 00:08:58,960 So it gives a level of security 143 00:08:58,960 --> 00:09:01,960 Without being beholden to the team for LeBron 144 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:05,960 It puts the pressure on an organization again from LeBron 145 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:10,960 To say, hey, I can walk next year for nothing if you don't work to put a better team around me 146 00:09:10,960 --> 00:09:18,960 And also it gives LeBron freedom to again talk to guys and say, hey 147 00:09:18,960 --> 00:09:25,960 What do you think about dealing 148 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:28,960 What do you think about joining this team? How much money would it take? 149 00:09:28,960 --> 00:09:31,960 Is there some way we could do salary plus MLE? 150 00:09:31,960 --> 00:09:34,960 Etc, etc, etc 151 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:38,960 It allows a whole lot of flexibility 152 00:09:38,960 --> 00:09:43,960 For LeBron James to really truly control his future 153 00:09:43,960 --> 00:09:49,960 Something that he believes he cannot do if he's in a multi-year guaranteed locked in contract 154 00:09:49,960 --> 00:09:51,960 Because at that point he doesn't control his future 155 00:09:51,960 --> 00:09:53,960 He can't get out truly when he wants 156 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:55,960 He can't get free when he wants 157 00:09:55,960 --> 00:09:58,960 He's beholden, he's stuck in the organization 158 00:09:58,960 --> 00:10:01,960 Something he hasn't done truly since he was in Miami 159 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:05,960 He signed a three plus one in Miami 160 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:11,960 So that was his longest term contract since his rookie max extension 161 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:16,960 His rookie extension he did with Cleveland coming off his rookie deal 162 00:10:16,960 --> 00:10:18,960 But what this also means 163 00:10:18,960 --> 00:10:20,960 So we talked about the LeBron angle 164 00:10:20,960 --> 00:10:21,960 Let's go to the front office angle 165 00:10:21,960 --> 00:10:22,960 Let's go to the organization angle 166 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:25,960 Let's go to the other side of the coin 167 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:28,960 This also means that the Lakers cannot land anybody 168 00:10:28,960 --> 00:10:29,960 Be a free agency 169 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:30,960 That's what it's telling me 170 00:10:30,960 --> 00:10:32,960 Because it came out with a lot of reporting 171 00:10:32,960 --> 00:10:33,960 Myself included 172 00:10:33,960 --> 00:10:40,960 That LeBron James is willing to take less if it means creating an MLE slot 173 00:10:40,960 --> 00:10:41,960 For one 174 00:10:41,960 --> 00:10:44,960 And it means bringing in a third guy 175 00:10:44,960 --> 00:10:46,960 So bringing in for the right piece 176 00:10:46,960 --> 00:10:48,960 Names that got floated 177 00:10:48,960 --> 00:10:54,960 Jonas Valanchunis, Klay Thompson, Damar DeRozan, James Harden 178 00:10:54,960 --> 00:11:00,960 Were the four names that were very popular on the LeBron James want list 179 00:11:00,960 --> 00:11:04,960 I can tell you right now three of those guys are signed elsewhere 180 00:11:04,960 --> 00:11:05,960 And we'll talk about 181 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:06,960 Well we won't talk about Jonas Valanchunis 182 00:11:06,960 --> 00:11:09,960 He signed three years 30 million dollars with the Washington Wizards 183 00:11:09,960 --> 00:11:12,960 And so that was a guy off my pelicans 184 00:11:12,960 --> 00:11:13,960 That hurt a little bit 185 00:11:13,960 --> 00:11:15,960 But I kind of figured that divorce was coming 186 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:18,960 Because of how it kind of ended last year within the media 187 00:11:18,960 --> 00:11:22,960 You can kind of start to see posturing was starting to get done on both sides 188 00:11:22,960 --> 00:11:27,960 So it makes sense that that relationship is over right 189 00:11:27,960 --> 00:11:28,960 But he's gone 190 00:11:28,960 --> 00:11:29,960 And we'll talk about Harden 191 00:11:29,960 --> 00:11:32,960 And we'll talk about Klay Thompson in a second 192 00:11:32,960 --> 00:11:34,960 Right but those two guys are also 193 00:11:34,960 --> 00:11:37,960 As you may know or should know possibly know 194 00:11:37,960 --> 00:11:39,960 They're not also in Laker uniforms 195 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:43,960 And so this was done with LeBron on the contract 196 00:11:43,960 --> 00:11:44,960 So you had his cap space 197 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:47,960 This was done with the LeBron Will and Network of the Organization 198 00:11:47,960 --> 00:11:52,960 This was done with you know fathers wanting their sons to be on the team 199 00:11:52,960 --> 00:11:55,960 And you still couldn't get it done 200 00:11:55,960 --> 00:12:00,960 And so that's the situation where it hurts if you are the Los Angeles Lakers here 201 00:12:00,960 --> 00:12:03,960 Because LeBron basically told you I don't trust you 202 00:12:03,960 --> 00:12:04,960 But I'm going to protect myself 203 00:12:04,960 --> 00:12:06,960 I'm going to two year max it 204 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:07,960 I'm not going to three year max 205 00:12:07,960 --> 00:12:08,960 I'm not going to trust 206 00:12:08,960 --> 00:12:12,960 I'm not going to guarantee trust the rest of my career to you 207 00:12:12,960 --> 00:12:13,960 I'm going to do a one plus one 208 00:12:13,960 --> 00:12:15,960 Thank you for drafting my son 209 00:12:15,960 --> 00:12:19,960 Thank you for hiring the coach that I liked 210 00:12:19,960 --> 00:12:21,960 Thank you for doing these things 211 00:12:21,960 --> 00:12:28,960 But the biggest thing about I wanted to do was get on court help 212 00:12:28,960 --> 00:12:31,960 And get on court for me in AD 213 00:12:31,960 --> 00:12:32,960 That's not done 214 00:12:32,960 --> 00:12:36,960 So you can consider me a one plus one kind of guy 215 00:12:36,960 --> 00:12:38,960 So that's huge 216 00:12:38,960 --> 00:12:42,960 Rob Pelinka has been under one plus one pressure from LeBron since he arrived in LA 217 00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:43,960 Truly 218 00:12:43,960 --> 00:12:47,960 Because the one plus one pressure was the magic 219 00:12:47,960 --> 00:12:49,960 Pelinka got the two plus one 220 00:12:49,960 --> 00:13:01,960 So this is the first time he's ever dealt with this level of pressure being applied from LeBron and Rich Paul and the rest of the camp 221 00:13:01,960 --> 00:13:04,960 To get things done or there could be changes 222 00:13:04,960 --> 00:13:06,960 So that is huge there 223 00:13:06,960 --> 00:13:11,960 But little bit of note on the Lakers cap situation 224 00:13:11,960 --> 00:13:14,960 So there is a possibility that this does not end up being a max 225 00:13:14,960 --> 00:13:16,960 It's being reported as a max 226 00:13:16,960 --> 00:13:18,960 It's being agreed to as a max 227 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:30,960 However, there's the potentiality of LeBron James agreeing to take one million dollars less per year to avoid the second apron in the luxury tax system 228 00:13:30,960 --> 00:13:35,960 Now what does avoiding the second apron does that allow the Lakers a path forward to being better 229 00:13:35,960 --> 00:13:38,960 Much easier path forward to being better 230 00:13:38,960 --> 00:13:42,960 It does not demand they go player for player and dollar for dollar in trades 231 00:13:42,960 --> 00:13:48,960 So let's just say there was a big name guy who was looking to move 232 00:13:48,960 --> 00:13:49,960 I'm not going to say names 233 00:13:49,960 --> 00:13:51,960 I'm just going to say there was a big name guy who was looking to move 234 00:13:51,960 --> 00:13:55,960 Let's say his contract was 35 million 235 00:13:55,960 --> 00:14:02,960 If they were in the second apron they would have to trade a player, one player for that player for 35 million dollars 236 00:14:02,960 --> 00:14:05,960 Or they'd have to put pieces together to equal it out 237 00:14:05,960 --> 00:14:15,960 So they'd either one player, one player for 35 million or let's say that player A on the other team with 35 million and they got a player on the team who makes 5 million 238 00:14:15,960 --> 00:14:17,960 So that means two players is 40 million 239 00:14:17,960 --> 00:14:19,960 So that means the Lakers have to trade two players for 40 million 240 00:14:19,960 --> 00:14:21,960 Like dollar for dollar player for player 241 00:14:21,960 --> 00:14:23,960 It makes trading almost impossible 242 00:14:23,960 --> 00:14:25,960 Unless you're trading a role player for a role player 243 00:14:25,960 --> 00:14:26,960 Then they kind of can balance out 244 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:30,960 But for the most part dollar for dollar player for player is almost impossible 245 00:14:30,960 --> 00:14:35,960 By being just one million dollars under the second apron they no longer have to apply to that 246 00:14:35,960 --> 00:14:37,960 They don't have to do that anymore 247 00:14:37,960 --> 00:14:41,960 So let's say player A is 35 million dollars 248 00:14:41,960 --> 00:14:43,960 He wants out, he wants to go to the Lakers 249 00:14:43,960 --> 00:14:46,960 The Lakers could put D-Lo who's at 18 million after his opt-in 250 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:49,960 Roy Hatsumura, I think it's about 8 or 9 251 00:14:49,960 --> 00:14:56,960 And then a couple of, and then they could be traded of course with assets on either side whatever 252 00:14:56,960 --> 00:14:59,960 And then the Lakers can go to the second apron 253 00:14:59,960 --> 00:15:02,960 And that is what it is but they already would have achieved the trade dollar for dollar 254 00:15:02,960 --> 00:15:05,960 They don't have to do a dollar for dollar player for player trade 255 00:15:05,960 --> 00:15:09,960 They also could acquire and use second round picks and trades 256 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:11,960 If they don't go in the second apron 257 00:15:11,960 --> 00:15:16,960 They also don't, they can also participate in the buyout market if they don't go into the second apron 258 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:17,960 That could be huge 259 00:15:17,960 --> 00:15:22,960 There's always two to three impact players a year that gets bought out by teams 260 00:15:22,960 --> 00:15:28,960 That could be big for the Lakers if in turn they decide to not go into the second apron 261 00:15:28,960 --> 00:15:32,960 And get LeBron to agree to not go into the second apron 262 00:15:32,960 --> 00:15:37,960 So that would be big as well 263 00:15:37,960 --> 00:15:45,960 So huge, huge, I mean one million dollars could change the scope of the Lakers offseason 264 00:15:45,960 --> 00:15:47,960 So that is something to keep our eye on there 265 00:15:47,960 --> 00:15:52,960 Damar DeRozan appears to be the last piece of the LeBron puzzle 266 00:15:52,960 --> 00:15:56,960 And what I mean by the piece of the LeBron puzzle is yea or nay 267 00:15:56,960 --> 00:16:00,960 Valenzuelas is a nay, Clay is a nay, Harden is a nay 268 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:02,960 We'll discuss the last two later 269 00:16:02,960 --> 00:16:07,960 But Damar DeRozan seems to be the last piece in the reporting that's available 270 00:16:07,960 --> 00:16:10,960 That could possibly be a Los Angeles Laker 271 00:16:10,960 --> 00:16:14,960 In his case there would need to be a signing trade 272 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:16,960 Because of course with LeBron agreeing to the max 273 00:16:16,960 --> 00:16:18,960 There's no room for Damar DeRozan's salary 274 00:16:18,960 --> 00:16:20,960 So there would need to be a signing trade 275 00:16:20,960 --> 00:16:24,960 In which case the Lakers would have to go under the second apron in order to acquire him 276 00:16:24,960 --> 00:16:30,960 Like I said I would assume D-Low and Vincent maybe 277 00:16:30,960 --> 00:16:32,960 Until that Lakers had it their way 278 00:16:32,960 --> 00:16:36,960 It's D-Low, Vincent and probably a first in the signing trade deal for Damar DeRozan 279 00:16:36,960 --> 00:16:41,960 In which case Chicago probably bounces D-Low out 280 00:16:41,960 --> 00:16:43,960 Well they don't have a point guard 281 00:16:43,960 --> 00:16:44,960 So they're going to keep D-Low 282 00:16:44,960 --> 00:16:49,960 But regardless that would probably be in a fever dream scenario 283 00:16:49,960 --> 00:16:54,960 That's what happens for the Lakers is that they take D-Low and picks for Damar 284 00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:58,960 Just D-Low and a pick for Damar DeRozan 285 00:16:58,960 --> 00:17:00,960 Vincent in a fever dream way 286 00:17:00,960 --> 00:17:02,960 The Lakers get shoved into the second apron 287 00:17:02,960 --> 00:17:04,960 And then this is their team 288 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:09,960 Which would be Austin Reeves, LeBron, Damar DeRozan, AD 289 00:17:09,960 --> 00:17:11,960 I don't know who's playing the other spot 290 00:17:11,960 --> 00:17:13,960 Maybe J.R. Randlebo, I don't know 291 00:17:13,960 --> 00:17:15,960 And then you have a solid, wait we just had Ruey 292 00:17:15,960 --> 00:17:16,960 So then you have a solid team on the bench 293 00:17:16,960 --> 00:17:18,960 That's not a bad team, right? 294 00:17:18,960 --> 00:17:22,960 And so that's something that they could obviously look into 295 00:17:22,960 --> 00:17:27,960 But Damar DeRozan appears to be the last piece of the LeBron possibility train 296 00:17:27,960 --> 00:17:29,960 So that's, you know what I'm saying 297 00:17:29,960 --> 00:17:31,960 I woke up to that news this morning 298 00:17:31,960 --> 00:17:35,960 It broke, I mean it broke probably two minutes before I 299 00:17:35,960 --> 00:17:38,960 Well I woke up before it and then put my phone down 300 00:17:38,960 --> 00:17:41,960 And then came back to the five minute date and it broke in that five minute span 301 00:17:41,960 --> 00:17:45,960 So that was pretty wild this morning 302 00:17:45,960 --> 00:17:46,960 Waking up to LeBron James 303 00:17:46,960 --> 00:17:48,960 News again with so many different things 304 00:17:48,960 --> 00:17:50,960 They told you so much about what's going on in LA 305 00:17:50,960 --> 00:17:52,960 You put all the pieces of the puzzle together 306 00:17:52,960 --> 00:17:54,960 They told you what's going on in LA 307 00:17:54,960 --> 00:17:56,960 Rob Pelinka can't get it done 308 00:17:56,960 --> 00:18:01,960 He's only had one big acquisition in his career as a Laker GM 309 00:18:01,960 --> 00:18:03,960 And it was Anthony Davis 310 00:18:03,960 --> 00:18:05,960 And that was spearheaded solely by LeBron James 311 00:18:05,960 --> 00:18:07,960 Russell Westbrook has big name value 312 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:09,960 But that was a major bust 313 00:18:09,960 --> 00:18:11,960 And again that was spearheaded by LeBron James and Anthony Davis 314 00:18:11,960 --> 00:18:13,960 Going to his house 315 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:14,960 Instead of Rob Pelinka 316 00:18:14,960 --> 00:18:16,960 I actually had locked in Demar DeRozan the first time 317 00:18:16,960 --> 00:18:20,960 And LeBron and AD undercut it 318 00:18:20,960 --> 00:18:22,960 And went to Russ' house in the Greek 319 00:18:22,960 --> 00:18:24,960 That was what they wanted to do 320 00:18:24,960 --> 00:18:27,960 And told Pelinka we're going to do that instead 321 00:18:27,960 --> 00:18:29,960 So can't blame Pelinka on that one 322 00:18:29,960 --> 00:18:31,960 But also can't give him credit for AD 323 00:18:31,960 --> 00:18:33,960 So you know 324 00:18:33,960 --> 00:18:35,960 That is definitely what's happening with the Lakers 325 00:18:35,960 --> 00:18:38,960 Is that they're just not a desirable organization right now 326 00:18:38,960 --> 00:18:42,960 Either through management, ownership, or agent reputation 327 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:46,960 They're just not the place to be at this moment in time 328 00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:48,960 Alright, but off to the Lakers 329 00:18:48,960 --> 00:18:50,960 We're off that 330 00:18:50,960 --> 00:18:53,960 We're going to move into Donovan Mitchell re-upping with the Cleveland Cavaliers 331 00:18:53,960 --> 00:18:57,960 3 years, $150.3 million max contract 332 00:18:57,960 --> 00:19:01,960 Not the 4 year max he could have signed 333 00:19:01,960 --> 00:19:03,960 And it was a 2 plus 1 334 00:19:03,960 --> 00:19:05,960 Remember how LeBron James did the 1 plus 1 335 00:19:05,960 --> 00:19:08,960 Donovan Mitchell did a 2 plus 1 336 00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:10,960 Why is this significant? 337 00:19:10,960 --> 00:19:13,960 Because number 1, Donovan Mitchell can still be traded 338 00:19:13,960 --> 00:19:16,960 So if you sign the 4 year big max 339 00:19:16,960 --> 00:19:19,960 Well I know the super max you can't get moved for a year 340 00:19:19,960 --> 00:19:21,960 You can't get moved for the first year of the contract 341 00:19:21,960 --> 00:19:25,960 But the 3 plus 1 or just a full 4 year max 342 00:19:25,960 --> 00:19:28,960 It would be a commitment to the organization 343 00:19:28,960 --> 00:19:31,960 Like hey, I know I don't want to be here 344 00:19:31,960 --> 00:19:35,960 Also you can get things like talk about no trade clauses, etc. 345 00:19:35,960 --> 00:19:37,960 When you get to that point 346 00:19:37,960 --> 00:19:40,960 He however, again signed a 2 plus 1 347 00:19:40,960 --> 00:19:42,960 So he's not obligated by any of the trade restrictions 348 00:19:42,960 --> 00:19:44,960 Besides the recently signed trade 349 00:19:44,960 --> 00:19:46,960 So he can get traded 350 00:19:46,960 --> 00:19:49,960 He can get traded to the trade airline this year if he wanted to 351 00:19:49,960 --> 00:19:52,960 He's not obligated to the Cleveland Cavaliers at all 352 00:19:52,960 --> 00:19:55,960 In terms of the refusal of being traded 353 00:19:55,960 --> 00:19:57,960 Him saying I don't want to be traded 354 00:19:57,960 --> 00:20:02,960 Also, he's only tied to the organization for 3 more years 355 00:20:02,960 --> 00:20:04,960 He's only tied to his contract for 3 more years 356 00:20:04,960 --> 00:20:09,960 Which means before the 2027 season he cannot stop 357 00:20:09,960 --> 00:20:12,960 And now he's an earnstead free agent 358 00:20:12,960 --> 00:20:14,960 And he's able to hit contractually 359 00:20:14,960 --> 00:20:18,960 He's able to hit the market one more time 360 00:20:18,960 --> 00:20:22,960 To try and get 361 00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:24,960 Sorry, I got distracted there 362 00:20:24,960 --> 00:20:29,960 There's a news report that's saying it's 118 degrees in Vegas 363 00:20:29,960 --> 00:20:30,960 Insanity 364 00:20:30,960 --> 00:20:34,960 But he can get back into the market again and re-up contractually 365 00:20:34,960 --> 00:20:36,960 So definitely a move 366 00:20:36,960 --> 00:20:38,960 It's a half trust move 367 00:20:38,960 --> 00:20:40,960 It's like people talk about the pool 368 00:20:40,960 --> 00:20:42,960 You can step in 369 00:20:42,960 --> 00:20:43,960 It's fine 370 00:20:43,960 --> 00:20:44,960 Or the ocean 371 00:20:44,960 --> 00:20:45,960 Step in, you're not going to fall off 372 00:20:45,960 --> 00:20:46,960 You stick one foot in 373 00:20:46,960 --> 00:20:48,960 And kind of pat around a little bit 374 00:20:48,960 --> 00:20:50,960 But you don't go full deep in 375 00:20:50,960 --> 00:20:51,960 That's kind of what this move was 376 00:20:51,960 --> 00:20:53,960 He kind of stuck a foot in the organization 377 00:20:53,960 --> 00:20:55,960 Okay, I'll see where you're going 378 00:20:55,960 --> 00:20:57,960 And reportedly he believed in Kobe Altman 379 00:20:57,960 --> 00:21:00,960 Who was the DM's vision for the organization 380 00:21:00,960 --> 00:21:03,960 That's part of the reason why he agreed on the contract 381 00:21:03,960 --> 00:21:10,960 That he wanted to see where Kobe Altman's vision was for the organization 382 00:21:10,960 --> 00:21:11,960 So it's definitely a 383 00:21:11,960 --> 00:21:13,960 Okay, Kobe, I'll give you a chance 384 00:21:13,960 --> 00:21:14,960 I'll give you a chance 385 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:15,960 I need my money though 386 00:21:15,960 --> 00:21:17,960 But I'll give you a chance to work your magic 387 00:21:17,960 --> 00:21:21,960 And to see what you can do for us 388 00:21:21,960 --> 00:21:23,960 You know, running the team of course 389 00:21:23,960 --> 00:21:25,960 And what you can do for me 390 00:21:25,960 --> 00:21:26,960 Trying to maximize me 391 00:21:26,960 --> 00:21:29,960 Now, what does that mean for Darius Garland? 392 00:21:29,960 --> 00:21:31,960 And I spoke about on the podcast 393 00:21:31,960 --> 00:21:32,960 On the preview podcast 394 00:21:32,960 --> 00:21:35,960 That I expected some things to get split up 395 00:21:35,960 --> 00:21:39,960 So far I'm on a 100% hit rate 396 00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:42,960 I expected Trae Young and DeJontay Murray to get split up 397 00:21:42,960 --> 00:21:44,960 DeJontay Murray's in New Orleans 398 00:21:44,960 --> 00:21:48,960 I expected Kawhi and Paul George to get split up 399 00:21:48,960 --> 00:21:51,960 Paul George, who we'll talk about actually next, is in Philly 400 00:21:51,960 --> 00:21:54,960 I expected the Golden State Warriors back court to get split up 401 00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:57,960 Klay Thompson, who we'll talk about after Paul George, is in Dallas 402 00:21:57,960 --> 00:22:03,960 So all those people that are expected to have split or splitting 403 00:22:03,960 --> 00:22:06,960 Well, no, I'm still winning our brand of Ingram and Zion 404 00:22:06,960 --> 00:22:11,960 And then of course Mitchell and Garland was my next team that I said I 405 00:22:11,960 --> 00:22:14,960 I saw a path back for Ingram in New Orleans 406 00:22:14,960 --> 00:22:15,960 I did 407 00:22:15,960 --> 00:22:19,960 I didn't see a path back for Mitchell and Garland in Cleveland 408 00:22:19,960 --> 00:22:21,960 And I still don't 409 00:22:21,960 --> 00:22:24,960 So now to me, especially when 410 00:22:24,960 --> 00:22:28,960 Reportedly Mitchell believes in the plan from Kobe Altman 411 00:22:28,960 --> 00:22:32,960 There's not much planning he can do with Darius Garland on the books 412 00:22:32,960 --> 00:22:38,960 So obviously to me Darius Garland must be on the way out 413 00:22:38,960 --> 00:22:41,960 They're going to have to do something 414 00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:42,960 Because they don't have a wing 415 00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:45,960 J.D. Osment cannot be your starting three in the NBA 416 00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:49,960 And your back court tallest person is 6'3 and either one of them plays defense 417 00:22:49,960 --> 00:22:56,960 So again, I assume the plan has to be moving Darius Garland out of Cleveland 418 00:22:56,960 --> 00:22:58,960 Where? I don't know 419 00:22:58,960 --> 00:23:00,960 But I'm just going to say that has to be the plan 420 00:23:00,960 --> 00:23:03,960 Because otherwise this makes literally no sense 421 00:23:03,960 --> 00:23:07,960 To re-sign in Cleveland in my opinion for Donovan Mitchell 422 00:23:07,960 --> 00:23:10,960 I would have kept applying pressure by not re-signing at all 423 00:23:10,960 --> 00:23:15,960 If there was no plan to get Darius Garland off the organization 424 00:23:15,960 --> 00:23:22,960 But shifting away from Donovan Mitchell in Cleveland 425 00:23:22,960 --> 00:23:26,960 I'm going to take a moment here to bask in being right 426 00:23:26,960 --> 00:23:29,960 Oh that felt good 427 00:23:29,960 --> 00:23:33,960 Okay, for two months plus, three months plus 428 00:23:33,960 --> 00:23:36,960 A long time 429 00:23:36,960 --> 00:23:39,960 This guy, me, Justin Jackson, Justin Thomas Sports 430 00:23:39,960 --> 00:23:42,960 Has been saying Paul George will be a sixer 431 00:23:42,960 --> 00:23:45,960 This was, I mean I'm talking like during the season 432 00:23:45,960 --> 00:23:48,960 I'm like Paul George is going to the sixers 433 00:23:48,960 --> 00:23:52,960 And for no other reason than the plan was in place 434 00:23:52,960 --> 00:23:55,960 It was the only thing that made sense logically 435 00:23:55,960 --> 00:23:57,960 The sixers had a plan 436 00:23:57,960 --> 00:23:59,960 They had a year long plan 437 00:23:59,960 --> 00:24:02,960 They were going to go after Paul George 438 00:24:02,960 --> 00:24:04,960 If Kevin Durant popped open or something like that 439 00:24:04,960 --> 00:24:06,960 That was a different conversation 440 00:24:06,960 --> 00:24:07,960 Really valuable when you get there 441 00:24:07,960 --> 00:24:11,960 But for what was common sensually seen 442 00:24:11,960 --> 00:24:13,960 They're going to go after Paul George 443 00:24:13,960 --> 00:24:15,960 I spoke about it a long time ago 444 00:24:15,960 --> 00:24:18,960 That that was an easy path to acquire Paul George 445 00:24:18,960 --> 00:24:20,960 It was simply sign him 446 00:24:20,960 --> 00:24:23,960 Let Tobias Harris walk, sign Paul George 447 00:24:23,960 --> 00:24:28,960 Because with the way it was set up 448 00:24:28,960 --> 00:24:32,960 The Philadelphia 76ers had a full max slot available to them 449 00:24:32,960 --> 00:24:36,960 Why? James Harden was gone and Tyrese Maxey hadn't re-signed yet 450 00:24:36,960 --> 00:24:39,960 So I'm like, you can use bird rights on Maxey 451 00:24:39,960 --> 00:24:44,960 So all you got to do is just sign Paul George in free agency 452 00:24:44,960 --> 00:24:47,960 And then sign Tyrese Maxey 453 00:24:47,960 --> 00:24:49,960 His full rookie max extension 454 00:24:49,960 --> 00:24:52,960 You got a big three, Joel Embiid, Paul George, and Tyrese Maxey 455 00:24:52,960 --> 00:24:55,960 And I kept saying it and I kept saying it and I kept saying it 456 00:24:55,960 --> 00:24:57,960 And what happens? 457 00:24:57,960 --> 00:25:02,960 And when the Warriors reports popped up 458 00:25:02,960 --> 00:25:05,960 Oh, Paul George is going to end up in the Warriors in the sign-and-trade 459 00:25:05,960 --> 00:25:11,960 Okay, when Miami rumors popped in 460 00:25:11,960 --> 00:25:22,960 Okay, I saw stuff about Paul is going to want to leave California and the West Coast 461 00:25:22,960 --> 00:25:28,960 And he might end up in Sacramento and Orlando 462 00:25:28,960 --> 00:25:29,960 I just ignored it 463 00:25:29,960 --> 00:25:31,960 I just ignored it 464 00:25:31,960 --> 00:25:32,960 I reported on it, sure 465 00:25:32,960 --> 00:25:34,960 But I didn't believe in it 466 00:25:34,960 --> 00:25:39,960 And lo and behold, Paul George, PG-13 467 00:25:39,960 --> 00:25:43,960 One of the smoothest players in the game 468 00:25:43,960 --> 00:25:45,960 Is a Philadelphia 76ers 469 00:25:45,960 --> 00:25:50,960 And again, it's not a sense of 470 00:25:50,960 --> 00:25:54,960 Oh man, I was right 471 00:25:54,960 --> 00:25:55,960 Which it is 472 00:25:55,960 --> 00:25:59,960 It was also a sense of it's the only thing that logically made sense 473 00:25:59,960 --> 00:26:02,960 Now the Cynx actually made other moves 474 00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:04,960 During the hush and they brought back Kelly Oubre 475 00:26:04,960 --> 00:26:05,960 They signed Eric Gordon 476 00:26:05,960 --> 00:26:07,960 They signed Andre Drummond 477 00:26:07,960 --> 00:26:10,960 And of course they bring in Paul George on his full max contract 478 00:26:10,960 --> 00:26:13,960 Four years, $212 million 479 00:26:13,960 --> 00:26:17,960 Now that I did not expect 480 00:26:17,960 --> 00:26:19,960 I didn't expect the full four year max 481 00:26:19,960 --> 00:26:22,960 I would have thought a two plus one 482 00:26:22,960 --> 00:26:24,960 Two year max with a mutual option 483 00:26:24,960 --> 00:26:27,960 If either side says no, it's no 484 00:26:27,960 --> 00:26:29,960 Kind of thing 485 00:26:29,960 --> 00:26:33,960 You know, it's a mutual option 486 00:26:33,960 --> 00:26:35,960 If either side disagrees, it's a no 487 00:26:35,960 --> 00:26:42,960 But a full four year max at $212 million 488 00:26:42,960 --> 00:26:44,960 I believe it has a player option 489 00:26:44,960 --> 00:26:47,960 But it's definitely a four year max contract 490 00:26:47,960 --> 00:26:50,960 I would say that $212 million 491 00:26:50,960 --> 00:26:54,960 That, that I didn't expect 492 00:26:54,960 --> 00:26:55,960 I didn't expect the number 493 00:26:55,960 --> 00:26:58,960 The location, totally not shocking 494 00:26:58,960 --> 00:27:01,960 The number itself 495 00:27:01,960 --> 00:27:05,960 That, that was shocking 496 00:27:05,960 --> 00:27:08,960 And so kudos to Paul George 497 00:27:08,960 --> 00:27:11,960 For landing at 30, 40, 35 years old 498 00:27:11,960 --> 00:27:12,960 But kudos to the Sixers, man 499 00:27:12,960 --> 00:27:16,960 They had a plan for a year 500 00:27:16,960 --> 00:27:18,960 And the plan was executed perfectly 501 00:27:18,960 --> 00:27:24,960 It's rare that a plan like that is executed 502 00:27:24,960 --> 00:27:27,960 As well as the Philadelphia Seven Sixers executed this plan 503 00:27:27,960 --> 00:27:29,960 I mean, they got Paul George 504 00:27:29,960 --> 00:27:30,960 Max, he developed 505 00:27:30,960 --> 00:27:33,960 Joel and Bea had one of his healthier seasons 506 00:27:33,960 --> 00:27:35,960 You found some role guys who can play 507 00:27:35,960 --> 00:27:38,960 You got out of Tobias Harris' contract situation 508 00:27:38,960 --> 00:27:40,960 You end up netting 509 00:27:40,960 --> 00:27:43,960 You basically presto change old 510 00:27:43,960 --> 00:27:45,960 Tobias Harris into Paul George 511 00:27:45,960 --> 00:27:50,960 And then on top of that, you also bring in a backup center like Andre Drummond 512 00:27:50,960 --> 00:27:53,960 So as far as the Sixers have an offseason 513 00:27:53,960 --> 00:27:55,960 This was a great offseason for the facility in Philadelphia 514 00:27:55,960 --> 00:27:58,960 Because they did everything they wanted to do 515 00:27:58,960 --> 00:27:59,960 Now it's on them 516 00:27:59,960 --> 00:28:02,960 In terms of what they're going to accomplish 517 00:28:02,960 --> 00:28:05,960 My expectations for them 518 00:28:05,960 --> 00:28:07,960 I can say they could be amazing 519 00:28:07,960 --> 00:28:10,960 They could actually make it to the finals 520 00:28:10,960 --> 00:28:11,960 Now my expectations is 521 00:28:11,960 --> 00:28:13,960 They'll be battling the Knicks 522 00:28:13,960 --> 00:28:17,960 To find out who has the right to play Boston in the Eastern Conference Finals 523 00:28:17,960 --> 00:28:19,960 The Knicks, the Sixers, and the Bucks 524 00:28:19,960 --> 00:28:25,960 I feel like those three teams have clearly moved ahead of 525 00:28:25,960 --> 00:28:34,960 I feel like those three teams have clearly moved ahead of everybody else in the East 526 00:28:34,960 --> 00:28:37,960 And then of course, Boston is the creme de la creme 527 00:28:37,960 --> 00:28:40,960 We'll talk about them for sure in a couple of seconds 528 00:28:40,960 --> 00:28:46,960 But to me, the Paul George move solidifies Philly as Eastern Conference Finals robust 529 00:28:46,960 --> 00:28:52,960 To me, because of Boston, I don't see them as Finals robust 530 00:28:52,960 --> 00:28:54,960 But there's no way they could be a second round team 531 00:28:54,960 --> 00:28:57,960 There's no way 532 00:28:57,960 --> 00:29:02,960 Like, again, Milwaukee, Boston, New York, and Philly 533 00:29:02,960 --> 00:29:04,960 Those are the top four teams 534 00:29:04,960 --> 00:29:06,960 Boston should be thinking Finals robust 535 00:29:06,960 --> 00:29:09,960 Milwaukee should be probably thinking 536 00:29:09,960 --> 00:29:12,960 And the other three should be thinking Eastern Conference Finals robust 537 00:29:12,960 --> 00:29:15,960 Because that second three is so close 538 00:29:15,960 --> 00:29:21,960 I mean, Yannis, Dane, Brook Lopez, might maybe back 539 00:29:21,960 --> 00:29:25,960 But that team is deep enough where it's like, you got Yannis and Dane 540 00:29:25,960 --> 00:29:27,960 They can get you to Eastern Conference Finals 541 00:29:27,960 --> 00:29:32,960 New York, you got the Nova Boys, plus Randall, plus Mitchell Robinson 542 00:29:32,960 --> 00:29:35,960 Plus Alec Birx is still there 543 00:29:35,960 --> 00:29:37,960 They've got some depth there as well 544 00:29:37,960 --> 00:29:43,960 And then of course, like I said, Philly with MB, Paul George, Maxey, Kelly Oubre, Andre Drummond 545 00:29:43,960 --> 00:29:47,960 And the rest of that team, Paul Reed, and the rest of that team that's on that bench 546 00:29:47,960 --> 00:29:49,960 They can still make noise 547 00:29:49,960 --> 00:29:53,960 So to me, there's no way why if you're the Philly FF 76ers 548 00:29:53,960 --> 00:29:57,960 You should not be looking at the fact that you're in the Eastern Conference Finals robust 549 00:29:57,960 --> 00:29:59,960 Injuries happen 550 00:29:59,960 --> 00:30:01,960 I understand that, we understand that 551 00:30:01,960 --> 00:30:04,960 But this is a situation where you've got to 552 00:30:04,960 --> 00:30:10,960 If you're healthy, even if it beats 90% going into the playoffs 553 00:30:10,960 --> 00:30:14,960 Paul is 90%, Maxey is usually pretty healthy 554 00:30:14,960 --> 00:30:19,960 You have to be in the Eastern Conference Finals 555 00:30:19,960 --> 00:30:21,960 And don't get smashed in them 556 00:30:21,960 --> 00:30:25,960 Like, you've got to be in the Eastern Conference Finals and go 6 or 7 if you lose 557 00:30:25,960 --> 00:30:30,960 And where we can go back and point to and be like, okay, there are a couple of plays here 558 00:30:30,960 --> 00:30:32,960 A couple of shots there from being in the Finals 559 00:30:32,960 --> 00:30:34,960 So that's expectations in Philly 560 00:30:34,960 --> 00:30:36,960 I'm sure Paul George knows that 561 00:30:36,960 --> 00:30:38,960 I'm sure Joel Embi knows that 562 00:30:38,960 --> 00:30:40,960 I'm sure Tyrese Maxey knows that 563 00:30:40,960 --> 00:30:42,960 Because he just signed his rookie max extension 564 00:30:42,960 --> 00:30:45,960 So all four, three of those guys are looking like we've got to be in the Finals 565 00:30:45,960 --> 00:30:48,960 Their mindset is to be, we should be playing in June 566 00:30:48,960 --> 00:30:50,960 We should be playing in the Finals 567 00:30:50,960 --> 00:30:52,960 Otherwise, the season was a failure 568 00:30:52,960 --> 00:30:54,960 Me personally, I'm saying Eastern Conference Finals are bust 569 00:30:54,960 --> 00:30:56,960 But if I'm in the Philly FF organization 570 00:30:56,960 --> 00:30:58,960 If I'm one of those three guys especially 571 00:30:58,960 --> 00:31:00,960 I'm saying Finals are bust 572 00:31:00,960 --> 00:31:04,960 I'm saying Parade are bust if I'm one of those three 573 00:31:04,960 --> 00:31:06,960 If I'm in an organization, I'm probably saying Finals are bust 574 00:31:06,960 --> 00:31:09,960 But Paul George, Maxey, and Embi should be thinking about 575 00:31:09,960 --> 00:31:11,960 We have a parade in Philly 576 00:31:11,960 --> 00:31:13,960 Or we failed 577 00:31:13,960 --> 00:31:17,960 As their ideals for their trio 578 00:31:17,960 --> 00:31:19,960 But again, Paul George to Philly 579 00:31:19,960 --> 00:31:22,960 Four years, $212 million max contract 580 00:31:22,960 --> 00:31:24,960 Another staple 581 00:31:24,960 --> 00:31:29,960 This one actually, to the common basketball fan hurt 582 00:31:29,960 --> 00:31:31,960 And it's weird 583 00:31:31,960 --> 00:31:34,960 Because he helped torture everybody's favorite team for 13 years 584 00:31:34,960 --> 00:31:38,960 Specifically, the last eight 585 00:31:38,960 --> 00:31:40,960 Klay Thompson 586 00:31:40,960 --> 00:31:42,960 The Splash Brothers are over 587 00:31:42,960 --> 00:31:45,960 The Big Three in Golden State is over 588 00:31:45,960 --> 00:31:48,960 The Dynasties in and of itself is over 589 00:31:48,960 --> 00:31:57,960 Klay Thompson has signed a three year $50 million deal 590 00:31:57,960 --> 00:32:00,960 With the Dallas Mavericks 591 00:32:00,960 --> 00:32:04,960 Ending the Dynasties 592 00:32:04,960 --> 00:32:07,960 Before I go too far into that 593 00:32:07,960 --> 00:32:10,960 They also picked up Najee Marshall 594 00:32:10,960 --> 00:32:12,960 That's another move as well 595 00:32:12,960 --> 00:32:14,960 I can't think of who it is right now 596 00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:18,960 But they picked up Najee Marshall as well in their offseason 597 00:32:18,960 --> 00:32:22,960 But going back to Klay Thompson's exit from Golden State 598 00:32:22,960 --> 00:32:25,960 And they wrote an article 599 00:32:25,960 --> 00:32:27,960 Golditer wrote an article mentioning his All-Stars 600 00:32:27,960 --> 00:32:29,960 Mentioning his four titles 601 00:32:29,960 --> 00:32:31,960 Six Finals appearances 602 00:32:31,960 --> 00:32:33,960 The infamous game 6-Klay 603 00:32:33,960 --> 00:32:36,960 Where he still holds the most points in a quarter in NBA history 604 00:32:36,960 --> 00:32:37,960 NBA playoff history 605 00:32:37,960 --> 00:32:41,960 The most threes made in a game in NBA playoff history 606 00:32:41,960 --> 00:32:43,960 Truly legendary moments 607 00:32:43,960 --> 00:32:45,960 His number 11 is going to go in the rafters 608 00:32:45,960 --> 00:32:48,960 I'm sure he's going to have a statue outside of Chase Center 609 00:32:48,960 --> 00:32:50,960 Truly legendary moments 610 00:32:50,960 --> 00:32:52,960 Truly legendary patches 611 00:32:52,960 --> 00:32:55,960 His, what you call it, tape 612 00:32:55,960 --> 00:32:57,960 His tribute video 613 00:32:57,960 --> 00:32:59,960 Might be eight minutes long 614 00:32:59,960 --> 00:33:02,960 In Golden State whenever he goes back for the first time in Dallas 615 00:33:02,960 --> 00:33:04,960 In a Dallas Mavericks uniform 616 00:33:04,960 --> 00:33:07,960 There's going to be emotions when he steps on that court 617 00:33:07,960 --> 00:33:11,960 I wonder how he's going to feel entering the visitors locker room 618 00:33:11,960 --> 00:33:15,960 You know what I'm saying, it's different when you go into the visitors tunnel 619 00:33:15,960 --> 00:33:17,960 And you go down to the visitors locker room 620 00:33:17,960 --> 00:33:19,960 And when they're doing the Golden State introductions 621 00:33:19,960 --> 00:33:21,960 You're not in the list 622 00:33:21,960 --> 00:33:23,960 Like I said, it's just certain things 623 00:33:23,960 --> 00:33:27,960 And that's going to be so weird, right? 624 00:33:27,960 --> 00:33:30,960 But again, he helped torture everybody's favorite team 625 00:33:30,960 --> 00:33:32,960 My favorite player is LeBron James 626 00:33:32,960 --> 00:33:34,960 And I'm a Pelicans fan 627 00:33:34,960 --> 00:33:36,960 I remember all the travesty they caused 628 00:33:36,960 --> 00:33:38,960 Both of my fandoms 629 00:33:38,960 --> 00:33:41,960 Of course beating them three times in the finals 630 00:33:41,960 --> 00:33:43,960 Both Kevin Durant's 631 00:33:43,960 --> 00:33:45,960 No, just two times in the finals 632 00:33:45,960 --> 00:33:48,960 Yeah, I remember the Kevin Durant finals 633 00:33:48,960 --> 00:33:50,960 I remember Steph and Klay in New Orleans 634 00:33:50,960 --> 00:33:53,960 Steph hit the shot over AD, falling out of bounds 635 00:33:53,960 --> 00:33:55,960 Whatever 636 00:33:55,960 --> 00:33:59,960 I remember but there's also the moments where it didn't affect me directly 637 00:33:59,960 --> 00:34:01,960 I remember games since Klay against Oklahoma City 638 00:34:01,960 --> 00:34:05,960 I remember the three point contest on each bout or each other 639 00:34:05,960 --> 00:34:08,960 I remember them coming up and just being like 640 00:34:08,960 --> 00:34:12,960 Mark Jackson basically inventing this style of play 641 00:34:12,960 --> 00:34:15,960 For Steph and Klay to just be free 642 00:34:15,960 --> 00:34:18,960 Like they were in the park 643 00:34:18,960 --> 00:34:20,960 Or like youth basketball with two best shooters 644 00:34:20,960 --> 00:34:22,960 Because they shoot whatever they want 645 00:34:22,960 --> 00:34:24,960 The elevator door screens 646 00:34:24,960 --> 00:34:26,960 I remember they had different hair 647 00:34:26,960 --> 00:34:28,960 It grew out, it was short, it was straight, it was wavy 648 00:34:28,960 --> 00:34:30,960 It was a beard, it was no beard 649 00:34:30,960 --> 00:34:34,960 Like the uniform changes 650 00:34:34,960 --> 00:34:39,960 The closing of the bay but opening up Chase Center 651 00:34:39,960 --> 00:34:41,960 There was all these different moments in this 652 00:34:41,960 --> 00:34:43,960 And of course there's the tragic moments 653 00:34:43,960 --> 00:34:46,960 Where in the finals against the Raptors 654 00:34:46,960 --> 00:34:50,960 Kevin Durant is already gone with the Achilles 655 00:34:50,960 --> 00:34:55,960 And then Klay on just a regular play 656 00:34:55,960 --> 00:34:57,960 On why that play is so dangerous though 657 00:34:57,960 --> 00:35:00,960 He's going up for a dunk, somebody hits his arms 658 00:35:00,960 --> 00:35:02,960 He's a little bit off balance 659 00:35:02,960 --> 00:35:04,960 Comes down on the leg, tears his ACL 660 00:35:04,960 --> 00:35:07,960 Gets up, shoots the free throws 661 00:35:07,960 --> 00:35:08,960 And then walks back to the locker room 662 00:35:08,960 --> 00:35:10,960 And the reason why he shot the free throws is 663 00:35:10,960 --> 00:35:12,960 If you leave a game due to injury 664 00:35:12,960 --> 00:35:14,960 And you don't shoot the free throws 665 00:35:14,960 --> 00:35:16,960 You can't come back in the game 666 00:35:16,960 --> 00:35:18,960 Famously Kobe Bryant did this 667 00:35:18,960 --> 00:35:21,960 When he popped his Achilles and basically ended his career 668 00:35:21,960 --> 00:35:25,960 He tore his Achilles 669 00:35:25,960 --> 00:35:27,960 They made the move on Harrison Barnes 670 00:35:27,960 --> 00:35:29,960 At that point Kobe was carrying a nothing 671 00:35:29,960 --> 00:35:30,960 Rosh into the playoffs 672 00:35:30,960 --> 00:35:32,960 But he made a move on Harrison Barnes 673 00:35:32,960 --> 00:35:33,960 Achilles pops 674 00:35:33,960 --> 00:35:34,960 He knows immediately 675 00:35:34,960 --> 00:35:36,960 He told the story like I knew immediately what it was 676 00:35:36,960 --> 00:35:38,960 That's why he starts grabbing 677 00:35:38,960 --> 00:35:41,960 He didn't even do the traditional look back 678 00:35:41,960 --> 00:35:44,960 Hop around what just happened to my leg thing 679 00:35:44,960 --> 00:35:47,960 He sat down and immediately starts massaging 680 00:35:47,960 --> 00:35:49,960 And grabbing, you can feel him 681 00:35:49,960 --> 00:35:53,960 You can see him feel his way up his leg 682 00:35:53,960 --> 00:35:56,960 Like, okay, that's what happened 683 00:35:56,960 --> 00:35:58,960 He walks, clubbed for the free throw line 684 00:35:58,960 --> 00:36:00,960 Nails the free throws and walks out the court 685 00:36:00,960 --> 00:36:02,960 Well, Klay does the same thing 686 00:36:02,960 --> 00:36:04,960 Klay, of course, is an ACL tear 687 00:36:04,960 --> 00:36:07,960 So Klay thinks, um 688 00:36:07,960 --> 00:36:08,960 He don't know what's going on 689 00:36:08,960 --> 00:36:10,960 But he knows he shoots the free throws 690 00:36:10,960 --> 00:36:11,960 Then he checks out 691 00:36:11,960 --> 00:36:13,960 He jogs off the floor 692 00:36:13,960 --> 00:36:15,960 And you see his dad asking what happened 693 00:36:15,960 --> 00:36:18,960 He goes out, heard a pop and just keeps running 694 00:36:18,960 --> 00:36:21,960 Then it comes out, no, it's a serious knee injury 695 00:36:21,960 --> 00:36:22,960 Klay's done 696 00:36:22,960 --> 00:36:25,960 And, you know, so 697 00:36:25,960 --> 00:36:30,960 And then on the recovery from the Klay Thompson ACL injury 698 00:36:30,960 --> 00:36:32,960 He pops his Achilles and licking the other leg 699 00:36:32,960 --> 00:36:34,960 So that's another recovery 700 00:36:34,960 --> 00:36:36,960 So he missed two full seasons 701 00:36:36,960 --> 00:36:38,960 When like right in the middle 702 00:36:38,960 --> 00:36:42,960 And that sets up the pool of moody Kamenga Wiseman situation 703 00:36:42,960 --> 00:36:44,960 And the double timelines 704 00:36:44,960 --> 00:36:48,960 And ends up indirectly leading to German punching Jordan Poole 705 00:36:48,960 --> 00:36:50,960 Like it was a lot of stuff happening 706 00:36:50,960 --> 00:36:53,960 Because Poole ends up getting a lot of Klay Thompson minutes 707 00:36:53,960 --> 00:36:55,960 Because Klay Thompson isn't there 708 00:36:55,960 --> 00:36:56,960 So now Poole gets paid big 709 00:36:56,960 --> 00:36:58,960 And that kind of leads to some of the discourse 710 00:36:58,960 --> 00:37:01,960 And, you know, a lot of it falls out in that 711 00:37:01,960 --> 00:37:04,960 And it was, you know 712 00:37:04,960 --> 00:37:07,960 So many memories from that era 713 00:37:07,960 --> 00:37:09,960 30 minutes from that time 714 00:37:09,960 --> 00:37:13,960 The Golden State Warriors were an afterthought of a franchise 715 00:37:13,960 --> 00:37:15,960 Before them, before Steph and Klay 716 00:37:15,960 --> 00:37:18,960 They were just the we believe Warriors were like the only time 717 00:37:18,960 --> 00:37:20,960 In my life they mattered 718 00:37:20,960 --> 00:37:24,960 Now there was Run DMC I think they were called 719 00:37:24,960 --> 00:37:30,960 When they had Hardaway and Chris Mullen 720 00:37:30,960 --> 00:37:35,960 And I can't think of the other guy on the team 721 00:37:35,960 --> 00:37:38,960 But it was those three guys in the 80s 722 00:37:38,960 --> 00:37:39,960 You know what I'm saying 723 00:37:39,960 --> 00:37:42,960 So from that team to the we believe team 724 00:37:42,960 --> 00:37:45,960 The Warriors were irrelevant 725 00:37:45,960 --> 00:37:49,960 And then from the we believe to Steph and Klay 726 00:37:49,960 --> 00:37:52,960 In 2013-2014 tearing the league up 727 00:37:52,960 --> 00:37:53,960 They were irrelevant 728 00:37:53,960 --> 00:37:56,960 So the valuation of the franchise 729 00:37:56,960 --> 00:38:00,960 Going from $360 million to what is it like $7 billion 730 00:38:00,960 --> 00:38:03,960 Some ridiculous amount of money that it is now 731 00:38:03,960 --> 00:38:06,960 And so all this was done during the Steph and Klay era 732 00:38:06,960 --> 00:38:07,960 And it was just like I said 733 00:38:07,960 --> 00:38:09,960 They tortured your favorite team 734 00:38:09,960 --> 00:38:11,960 Steph and Klay, boom, boom, boom, boom 735 00:38:11,960 --> 00:38:13,960 Back in the back threes and they were the Splash Brothers 736 00:38:13,960 --> 00:38:18,960 And all this stuff and it's over 737 00:38:18,960 --> 00:38:20,960 The big threes over, the Splash Brothers over 738 00:38:20,960 --> 00:38:24,960 The dynasty is over, right 739 00:38:24,960 --> 00:38:26,960 You know, Draymond Green told a story on his podcast 740 00:38:26,960 --> 00:38:30,960 About how eerily similar it felt to last summer when he almost left 741 00:38:30,960 --> 00:38:32,960 He thought he was going to the Memphis Grizzlies 742 00:38:32,960 --> 00:38:37,960 And he was like, you know, he said how eerily similar it was 743 00:38:37,960 --> 00:38:39,960 When Klay picked up the phone and called him 744 00:38:39,960 --> 00:38:42,960 He was going to Mavericks, how crazy it was 745 00:38:42,960 --> 00:38:45,960 And it came down to financials 746 00:38:45,960 --> 00:38:49,960 It came down to respect 747 00:38:49,960 --> 00:38:51,960 Klay felt he was disrespected 748 00:38:51,960 --> 00:38:54,960 Because Rick Jeffords told a story of how he talked to Klay 749 00:38:54,960 --> 00:38:57,960 Like Christmas and Klay was like, yeah, it's great 750 00:38:57,960 --> 00:38:59,960 Paying my money, you know what I'm saying 751 00:38:59,960 --> 00:39:03,960 So it was a respect thing, it was a financials thing 752 00:39:03,960 --> 00:39:07,960 It was just in general, you know what I'm saying 753 00:39:07,960 --> 00:39:11,960 Klay thought he would always get paid as much as possible by the Warriors 754 00:39:11,960 --> 00:39:13,960 For the rest of his career and it just didn't happen that way 755 00:39:13,960 --> 00:39:15,960 And so now he's in Dallas, right 756 00:39:15,960 --> 00:39:18,960 And he's in Dallas, could have been a Laker 757 00:39:18,960 --> 00:39:20,960 His father wanted him to be a Laker, Michael Thompson 758 00:39:20,960 --> 00:39:22,960 Former number one overall pick for the Lakers 759 00:39:22,960 --> 00:39:26,960 Wanted his son to be a Laker for obvious reasons 760 00:39:26,960 --> 00:39:30,960 And he ultimately is not a Laker 761 00:39:30,960 --> 00:39:34,960 He's a Maverick and that could be the piece 762 00:39:34,960 --> 00:39:36,960 That's the kind of piece that puts you over the top 763 00:39:36,960 --> 00:39:39,960 Because what the Mavericks are really, really good at doing 764 00:39:39,960 --> 00:39:40,960 Is shooting corner threes 765 00:39:40,960 --> 00:39:41,960 What the Mavericks are not really good at doing 766 00:39:41,960 --> 00:39:44,960 Is shooting above the break threes, as they are called 767 00:39:44,960 --> 00:39:46,960 Which is not which wing threes 768 00:39:46,960 --> 00:39:49,960 They're not good though, so in that Boston talks about it during the finals 769 00:39:49,960 --> 00:39:53,960 But Boston would start cutting off the corner and then Dallas couldn't shoot 770 00:39:53,960 --> 00:39:55,960 Klay Thompson can't shoot from anywhere on the court 771 00:39:55,960 --> 00:39:59,960 So that's going to be huge because now what do you do when 772 00:39:59,960 --> 00:40:02,960 Luke and Kyrie end it and it will be right through the defense 773 00:40:02,960 --> 00:40:04,960 You're going to leave Klay Thompson open 774 00:40:04,960 --> 00:40:06,960 You're going to have to rotate 775 00:40:06,960 --> 00:40:09,960 But if you rotate off, now those corner threes are open 776 00:40:09,960 --> 00:40:11,960 So that's going to be huge 777 00:40:11,960 --> 00:40:14,960 There it was a sign and trade deal in which 778 00:40:14,960 --> 00:40:18,960 Josh Green was dumped to the Charlotte Hornets 779 00:40:18,960 --> 00:40:21,960 And in the two second round picks went back to the Golden State Warriors 780 00:40:21,960 --> 00:40:25,960 And so Dallas gets Klay Thompson for three years, $15 million 781 00:40:25,960 --> 00:40:30,960 They basically pressed their change old Josh Green into Klay Thompson 782 00:40:30,960 --> 00:40:34,960 Derrick Jones became Najeeb Marshall 783 00:40:34,960 --> 00:40:36,960 Everything else is pretty much back 784 00:40:36,960 --> 00:40:42,960 So that is what's going on in Dallas 785 00:40:42,960 --> 00:40:44,960 And it's huge for what they can do 786 00:40:44,960 --> 00:40:48,960 I think Dallas is going to have a chance to be really, really good next season 787 00:40:48,960 --> 00:40:52,960 James Harden is staying with the Clippers, two years, $70 million 788 00:40:52,960 --> 00:40:54,960 He had him over a barrel 789 00:40:54,960 --> 00:40:55,960 I mean I'll do this quickly 790 00:40:55,960 --> 00:40:58,960 But he had him over a barrel when Paul George went to the Sixers 791 00:40:58,960 --> 00:41:00,960 Because now I know you got the money 792 00:41:00,960 --> 00:41:03,960 And you need stars to open this new arena with 793 00:41:03,960 --> 00:41:05,960 Yeah, pay them the money 794 00:41:05,960 --> 00:41:10,960 He didn't max, but he got a bigger, big, big bag 795 00:41:10,960 --> 00:41:13,960 Probably way bigger bag than he would have had Klay 796 00:41:13,960 --> 00:41:15,960 I mean had Paul George stayed of course 797 00:41:15,960 --> 00:41:19,960 But his options out there probably wasn't that high 798 00:41:19,960 --> 00:41:25,960 And then the Celtics paid their own, spent money 799 00:41:25,960 --> 00:41:27,960 They were in the news 800 00:41:27,960 --> 00:41:30,960 Hey them, sign a five-year, $314 million supermax 801 00:41:30,960 --> 00:41:32,960 It is the largest contract in NBA history 802 00:41:32,960 --> 00:41:36,960 So kudos to him and his family 803 00:41:36,960 --> 00:41:41,960 He already had generational wealth coming off of the rookie extension 804 00:41:41,960 --> 00:41:46,960 Now he has multi-generational wealth, deuce his grandkids 805 00:41:46,960 --> 00:41:48,960 I've taken care of now 806 00:41:48,960 --> 00:41:52,960 So kudos for the Tatum family, say Jason Tatum 807 00:41:52,960 --> 00:41:55,960 Derek White signs his generational deal 808 00:41:55,960 --> 00:41:58,960 Four-year, $125.9 million 809 00:41:58,960 --> 00:42:01,960 Huge, huge money for him 810 00:42:01,960 --> 00:42:03,960 He deserved it, he fought the long way 811 00:42:03,960 --> 00:42:05,960 He went up through the Spurs and then basically got dumped 812 00:42:05,960 --> 00:42:07,960 And then ended up in Boston 813 00:42:07,960 --> 00:42:11,960 And had some major plays in the finals 814 00:42:11,960 --> 00:42:14,960 One of the best two-week players in the league, congratulations to him 815 00:42:14,960 --> 00:42:18,960 Xavier Tillman Sr. was a great sleeve for the first couple years of his career 816 00:42:18,960 --> 00:42:20,960 Ended up in Boston, wins the ring 817 00:42:20,960 --> 00:42:22,960 He signed a two-year deal to stay 818 00:42:22,960 --> 00:42:27,960 And then the ownership group led by Wick Rusbeck 819 00:42:27,960 --> 00:42:29,960 Is selling the team 820 00:42:29,960 --> 00:42:38,960 Him and his partners in Boston Basketball Company, LLC, bought the team in 2002 821 00:42:38,960 --> 00:42:42,960 And so they stewarded the team in 2008 822 00:42:42,960 --> 00:42:46,960 And they stewarded the team in the Fort Lowey title and this last title 823 00:42:46,960 --> 00:42:53,960 And through the next four years, they will be transitioning ownership away from Wick, Rusbeck, and company 824 00:42:53,960 --> 00:42:57,960 They'll be selling the majority of their shares planned by spring 2025 825 00:42:57,960 --> 00:43:03,960 Wick will stay on as governor through the final stage of the sale through 2028 826 00:43:03,960 --> 00:43:06,960 So there's still four more years where Rusbeck will be in charge 827 00:43:06,960 --> 00:43:09,960 However, he won't be footing a majority of the bill 828 00:43:09,960 --> 00:43:12,960 The majority of the bill being the fact that 829 00:43:12,960 --> 00:43:16,960 This is going to be the most expensive roster in NBA history, bar none 830 00:43:16,960 --> 00:43:21,960 2024 all season to have a luxury tax slash salary bill of $450 million 831 00:43:21,960 --> 00:43:26,960 Which is 80-ish million more than the Warriors had when they broke the record for most expensive roster ever 832 00:43:26,960 --> 00:43:31,960 This roster, the top six players, or starting five, top six, whatever 833 00:43:31,960 --> 00:43:40,960 Have about a billion dollars worth of contracts that are owed 834 00:43:40,960 --> 00:43:45,960 And so they're going to push the salary cap and the luxury tax bill as high as they can go 835 00:43:45,960 --> 00:43:48,960 So that's what's going on in Boston 836 00:43:48,960 --> 00:43:50,960 Tobias Harris, couple of quick hitters real fast 837 00:43:50,960 --> 00:43:54,960 Tobias Harris is having a two-year, $52 million deal with the Detroit Pistons 838 00:43:54,960 --> 00:43:56,960 Detroit sneakily had a solid offseason 839 00:43:56,960 --> 00:43:59,960 They gave Cuddingham his Rookie Max 840 00:43:59,960 --> 00:44:01,960 They traded for Tim Hardaway 841 00:44:01,960 --> 00:44:02,960 They signed Tobias Harris 842 00:44:02,960 --> 00:44:04,960 They've had a sneaky good offseason 843 00:44:04,960 --> 00:44:08,960 They also hired J.B. Bickerstaff as head coach, replacing Monty Williams 844 00:44:08,960 --> 00:44:12,960 But that is all, Trehan London, who was the GM for the Pelicans 845 00:44:12,960 --> 00:44:15,960 He's not running the basketball operations in Detroit 846 00:44:15,960 --> 00:44:17,960 So he's had a sneaky good offseason in Detroit 847 00:44:17,960 --> 00:44:20,960 So kudos to them, they won't be god-awful 848 00:44:20,960 --> 00:44:22,960 Hopefully they'll be pretty solid 849 00:44:22,960 --> 00:44:25,960 Chris Paul was weighed by the Golden State Warriors 850 00:44:25,960 --> 00:44:31,960 However, he, within a day, signs a one-year, $11 million deal with the San Antonio Spurs 851 00:44:31,960 --> 00:44:34,960 So he's going to be their vet on the floor, their coach on the floor 852 00:44:34,960 --> 00:44:36,960 He's always had a good relationship with Pop 853 00:44:36,960 --> 00:44:39,960 And importantly, Pop helps sell them on the culture and what they're trying to do 854 00:44:39,960 --> 00:44:44,960 And so he's going to be there as the point god, as always, to lead the team 855 00:44:44,960 --> 00:44:46,960 The Chris Paul effect is real 856 00:44:46,960 --> 00:44:48,960 So the Spurs were 120% of their games 857 00:44:48,960 --> 00:44:52,960 It would not surprise me if they're a 37-38 win team 858 00:44:52,960 --> 00:44:55,960 If for no other reason than A. Wimby's going to get better 859 00:44:55,960 --> 00:44:56,960 B. Chris Paul's there 860 00:44:56,960 --> 00:44:59,960 So now when I spoke about last podcast, some of those are awful 861 00:44:59,960 --> 00:45:02,960 And I do mean awfully hard 862 00:45:02,960 --> 00:45:07,960 Possessions where it looked like, does any of them ever played NBA basketball before? 863 00:45:07,960 --> 00:45:10,960 Those possessions no longer exist 864 00:45:10,960 --> 00:45:14,960 They don't exist because Chris Paul's there, right? 865 00:45:14,960 --> 00:45:19,960 And so he can't give you 37-38 minutes a night anymore for 82 games 866 00:45:19,960 --> 00:45:24,960 But 30 minutes a night for 70 games, for 65 games is very reasonable 867 00:45:24,960 --> 00:45:28,960 They'll probably be above 500 in the games he plays 868 00:45:28,960 --> 00:45:30,960 Probably below 500 in the games he don't 869 00:45:30,960 --> 00:45:33,960 But that's the games where Trey Jones will take over and others 870 00:45:33,960 --> 00:45:40,960 Hopefully, the Spurs can be a team that'll push for a playing spot in the West 871 00:45:40,960 --> 00:45:44,960 Because let's be honest, the NBA is better when more people get to see Wimby 872 00:45:44,960 --> 00:45:47,960 Personally, I enjoy watching him play 873 00:45:47,960 --> 00:45:50,960 Just the Spurs as a group was so hard to watch 874 00:45:50,960 --> 00:45:56,960 So I know a lot of the world will be watching the Olympic games, the Olympic basketball trials 875 00:45:56,960 --> 00:45:59,960 I always watch as much Team USA as possible 876 00:45:59,960 --> 00:46:01,960 I'm going to put France on my list 877 00:46:01,960 --> 00:46:05,960 I'm going to watch as much France as possible just because of Wimby, right? 878 00:46:05,960 --> 00:46:09,960 They're in an advantage because they're automatically in 879 00:46:09,960 --> 00:46:11,960 Due to the fact that they're the host country 880 00:46:11,960 --> 00:46:15,960 So I think the host country automatically qualifies for everything 881 00:46:15,960 --> 00:46:17,960 So that's always interesting 882 00:46:17,960 --> 00:46:20,960 Because sometimes even when they're bad in an event 883 00:46:20,960 --> 00:46:23,960 They'll enter it and get destroyed, but they're in it, right? 884 00:46:23,960 --> 00:46:27,960 So they're automatically in being in the host country 885 00:46:27,960 --> 00:46:30,960 So they're just practicing getting ready for the Olympic trials itself 886 00:46:30,960 --> 00:46:32,960 Getting ready for the Olympic games itself 887 00:46:32,960 --> 00:46:35,960 But I definitely put France on the list due to Wimby 888 00:46:35,960 --> 00:46:40,960 And I think that it's late in the season and teams are getting flexed out of national TV spots 889 00:46:40,960 --> 00:46:47,960 And it's a 30 and 37 Spurs team currently the 11th seed in the West 890 00:46:47,960 --> 00:46:54,960 Versus a 32 and 35 Warriors team or something that's 10th seed in the West 891 00:46:54,960 --> 00:46:57,960 And they're TNT Saturday night, like everybody gets to watch Wimby, right? 892 00:46:57,960 --> 00:46:59,960 Or TNT Thursday night, everybody gets to watch Wimby 893 00:46:59,960 --> 00:47:03,960 And so I think that's good for the NBA 894 00:47:03,960 --> 00:47:07,960 And I think hopefully Chris Paul and of course the development of Wimby in general 895 00:47:07,960 --> 00:47:13,960 Will help out the Spurs get to a bigger, better place 896 00:47:13,960 --> 00:47:16,960 And then lastly, but certainly not least, Isaiah Hardenstein 897 00:47:16,960 --> 00:47:19,960 Who would have been the last piece of the Knicks puzzle 898 00:47:19,960 --> 00:47:24,960 Many said they might have predicted them to lock up the East on loan with Boston 899 00:47:24,960 --> 00:47:29,960 Isaiah Hardenstein goes to Oklahoma City on a three-year, $87 million contract 900 00:47:29,960 --> 00:47:34,960 A couple Knicks fans were upset that I knew one in particular 901 00:47:34,960 --> 00:47:36,960 Hardenstein, but the Knicks did everything they could 902 00:47:36,960 --> 00:47:42,960 The most they could offer him due to contractual, just the CBA and other restrictions 903 00:47:42,960 --> 00:47:46,960 Do what I was just overlaying, say the CBA, they could only offer four years 72 904 00:47:46,960 --> 00:47:48,960 Which is $18 million a year 905 00:47:48,960 --> 00:47:52,960 When Oklahoma City went to damn near 30 a year, that was the end of that negotiation 906 00:47:52,960 --> 00:47:58,960 And so Isaiah Hardenstein heads to Oklahoma City, three years, $87 million 907 00:47:58,960 --> 00:48:01,960 But up next, we're going to have our Jax Hot Take 908 00:48:01,960 --> 00:48:29,960 Which is going to be a discussion on the WNBA and how we're looking so far in this season 909 00:48:29,960 --> 00:48:35,960 Welcome back into the show 910 00:48:35,960 --> 00:48:42,960 And we're going to discuss the WNBA as they are barreling towards their All-Star break 911 00:48:42,960 --> 00:48:45,960 The All-Star game, I believe, is July 20th 912 00:48:45,960 --> 00:48:49,960 In Phoenix will be the All-Star game 913 00:48:49,960 --> 00:48:56,960 This year, due to the Olympics, it is set up like Team USA versus the WNBA All-Stars 914 00:48:56,960 --> 00:49:02,960 They do it every four years, it is July 20th, 730, watch on ABC in Phoenix 915 00:49:02,960 --> 00:49:07,960 But they do it every four years whenever the Olympic break is in the season 916 00:49:07,960 --> 00:49:12,960 They, of course, do the Team USA versus the WNBA All-Stars 917 00:49:12,960 --> 00:49:19,960 A lot of fans were, before I talk about the teams and how the game is going to go 918 00:49:19,960 --> 00:49:25,960 A lot of fans were complaining about the voting process 919 00:49:25,960 --> 00:49:33,960 And they were saying certain players may have made it if the Team USA players weren't included on the list 920 00:49:33,960 --> 00:49:35,960 I understand the argument 921 00:49:35,960 --> 00:49:40,960 Because the average fan, most fans, myself included, I didn't think about it when I voted 922 00:49:40,960 --> 00:49:46,960 Weren't going to think about, oh, Aja Wilson is on Team USA 923 00:49:46,960 --> 00:49:50,960 I don't have to vote for Aja Wilson, she's going to be in the game anyway 924 00:49:50,960 --> 00:49:53,960 Oh, Diana Taurasi is on Team USA 925 00:49:53,960 --> 00:49:57,960 I don't have to vote for Diana Taurasi, she's going to be in the game anyway 926 00:49:57,960 --> 00:50:01,960 Oh, like me, I'm a huge Aja Wilson fan 927 00:50:01,960 --> 00:50:07,960 I don't have to vote for Brianna Stewart, Brianna Stewart is going to be in the game already 928 00:50:07,960 --> 00:50:12,960 Instead, the top six vote getters were on Team USA 929 00:50:12,960 --> 00:50:15,960 So they had to take them out 930 00:50:15,960 --> 00:50:22,960 And then whoever else filled in, the next six or so spots were fan vote 931 00:50:22,960 --> 00:50:27,960 And then the last six on the All-Star team were coach vote, where coaches picks 932 00:50:27,960 --> 00:50:44,960 So, yes, could a Camila Cardoza maybe have gotten more votes if you took out Brianna Stewart, Brittany Greiner, Alissa Thomas, Aja Wilson, and Nafisa Kallier weren't even on the list 933 00:50:44,960 --> 00:50:48,960 For the forwards, maybe a Camila Cardoza gets a lot more votes 934 00:50:48,960 --> 00:50:51,960 Maybe she gets an All-Star game or fan vote, we don't know 935 00:50:51,960 --> 00:50:57,960 But what I do know is, number one, there was a couple of snubs on the All-Star team from the coaches, we'll talk about that in a second 936 00:50:57,960 --> 00:51:05,960 But number two, in the normal All-Star game, a lot of those players still get voted in and the bench is still decided by the fans, still decided by the coaches 937 00:51:05,960 --> 00:51:10,960 It's just like the NBA, where the fans vote the starters and then the coaches vote the reserves 938 00:51:10,960 --> 00:51:15,960 The fans vote the starters in every NBA All-Star game and the coaches do the reserves 939 00:51:15,960 --> 00:51:25,960 So in the grand scheme of life, it might have affected one or two people, but it wasn't a big, oh my, there's this massive snub from the fans 940 00:51:25,960 --> 00:51:32,960 That may not have happened if that person, if Team USA wasn't on the ballot at all 941 00:51:32,960 --> 00:51:45,960 So, like I said, Camila Cardoza wasn't named, I heard it floated out, probably makes it if there's no Team USA, Marina Mabry may get in 942 00:51:45,960 --> 00:51:51,960 If there's no Team USA vote, that sort of thing may have happened if Team USA is not even eligible for the All-Star voting 943 00:51:51,960 --> 00:51:53,960 But since they were, this is the team we have 944 00:51:53,960 --> 00:52:00,960 So the NBA All-Star team is, DeWanna Bonner, Aliyah Boston, or DeWanna Bonner, the Connecticut Sun, Indiana Fever 945 00:52:00,960 --> 00:52:03,960 Aliyah Boston, Kaitlyn Clark, and Kelsey Mitchell 946 00:52:03,960 --> 00:52:06,960 Also the Connecticut Sun, Brianna Jones 947 00:52:06,960 --> 00:52:08,960 Alicia Gray from the Atlanta Dream 948 00:52:08,960 --> 00:52:10,960 Derrick Ahimba from the Los Angeles Sparks 949 00:52:10,960 --> 00:52:12,960 John Corleone Jones from the New York Liberty 950 00:52:12,960 --> 00:52:15,960 Kayla McBride from the Minnesota Lynx 951 00:52:15,960 --> 00:52:18,960 Arike Ogumbwale from the Dallas Wings 952 00:52:18,960 --> 00:52:21,960 Nneka Ogumike from the Seattle Storm 953 00:52:21,960 --> 00:52:24,960 And Angel Reese from the Chicago Sky 954 00:52:24,960 --> 00:52:28,960 Kaitlyn Clark and Angel Reese headlining the team, why are they headlining the team? 955 00:52:28,960 --> 00:52:30,960 A. They're the two biggest stars on the team 956 00:52:30,960 --> 00:52:38,960 B. They are the first time since 2014 two rookies have made the All-Star team 957 00:52:38,960 --> 00:52:43,960 So they were the pillars of this draft class 958 00:52:43,960 --> 00:52:47,960 They continue to be the pillars of historic success 959 00:52:47,960 --> 00:52:51,960 Maybe a Cameron Brink might have gotten in, I don't know, because she was hurt 960 00:52:51,960 --> 00:52:55,960 But they are the pillars of this draft class, star power wise 961 00:52:55,960 --> 00:52:59,960 They've been the pillars of this draft class on the court 962 00:52:59,960 --> 00:53:03,960 And so they're showing what they can do 963 00:53:03,960 --> 00:53:06,960 And so they continue to make history 964 00:53:06,960 --> 00:53:09,960 They were both fan voted in, and I think even if they weren't 965 00:53:09,960 --> 00:53:12,960 I think they would have been in from the coaches 966 00:53:12,960 --> 00:53:15,960 So now the situation is, oh, they got in because of fan votes 967 00:53:15,960 --> 00:53:19,960 Yeah, fan votes voted them in, but I think they were both in regardless 968 00:53:19,960 --> 00:53:22,960 I think they're two of the best 24 players in the world 969 00:53:22,960 --> 00:53:26,960 So they were in regardless, right? 970 00:53:26,960 --> 00:53:28,960 So kudos to them 971 00:53:28,960 --> 00:53:31,960 I have a couple of problems with the team 972 00:53:31,960 --> 00:53:36,960 Number one, or one major problem I have was Kennedy Carter 973 00:53:36,960 --> 00:53:38,960 Not being an All-Star 974 00:53:38,960 --> 00:53:43,960 And the person, and of course when you do that you always go, who do you take out? 975 00:53:43,960 --> 00:53:47,960 And I think it's Kayla McBride or Brianna Jones 976 00:53:47,960 --> 00:53:52,960 Now I get why you have a Kayla McBride on the team 977 00:53:52,960 --> 00:53:57,960 She would be the only Lynx on the All-Star team 978 00:53:57,960 --> 00:54:04,960 Now of course, Nafisa Collier is on Team USA 979 00:54:04,960 --> 00:54:07,960 So she'd be there, and Kayla McBride's going 15 a night 980 00:54:07,960 --> 00:54:14,960 Not a big thing, and then Brianna Jones I think was another one I was kind of iffy on 981 00:54:14,960 --> 00:54:19,960 Because she is 13, 5, and 2 982 00:54:19,960 --> 00:54:23,960 I would have gone Kennedy Carter in that spot 983 00:54:23,960 --> 00:54:26,960 Because she's actually 15, 3, and 3 984 00:54:26,960 --> 00:54:31,960 But I just don't see how the Fever can have three players 985 00:54:31,960 --> 00:54:34,960 And be one of the worst teams in the WNBA 986 00:54:34,960 --> 00:54:38,960 And the Sky have one player 987 00:54:38,960 --> 00:54:42,960 So that was kind of my issue there 988 00:54:42,960 --> 00:54:45,960 But Kennedy Carter would have been my high pick 989 00:54:45,960 --> 00:54:48,960 Like I said, probably either instead of Brianna Jones or Kayla McBride 990 00:54:48,960 --> 00:54:53,960 But other than that, no real big snubs off the top of my head I can think of 991 00:54:53,960 --> 00:54:57,960 So pretty good list from the WNBA, solid by them 992 00:54:57,960 --> 00:55:00,960 It's going to be a great game 993 00:55:00,960 --> 00:55:04,960 I expect it if it's close late to pick up 994 00:55:04,960 --> 00:55:06,960 But I don't think it's going to be close late 995 00:55:06,960 --> 00:55:10,960 I think Team USA is going to run away and hide in the first half 996 00:55:10,960 --> 00:55:12,960 And then it will be a Kaitlyn Clark 997 00:55:12,960 --> 00:55:14,960 If the 4 point line is there, it might keep it close 998 00:55:14,960 --> 00:55:16,960 Because Kaitlyn Clark may shoot all 4s 999 00:55:16,960 --> 00:55:18,960 Like if they have the 4 point spots again 1000 00:55:18,960 --> 00:55:21,960 Like last year they had the 4 point spots and Kelsey Plum hit one 1001 00:55:21,960 --> 00:55:24,960 I think the game was like 2 for 20 from the 4 point spot 1002 00:55:24,960 --> 00:55:27,960 Like if that's 4 point spots there, Kaitlyn may keep minute 1003 00:55:27,960 --> 00:55:30,960 Because she will hit like 4 or 5 4s 1004 00:55:30,960 --> 00:55:33,960 And just keep the all-stars in it 1005 00:55:33,960 --> 00:55:37,960 Angel Reese and the way she plays is going to be a killer 1006 00:55:37,960 --> 00:55:39,960 Because a lot of times it's not very physical down low 1007 00:55:39,960 --> 00:55:41,960 So her going for rebounds and stuff, she may score a lot 1008 00:55:41,960 --> 00:55:46,960 But I'm just looking at the star potential of Team USA 1009 00:55:46,960 --> 00:55:49,960 It's just too much, I think Team USA is going to run away and hide 1010 00:55:49,960 --> 00:55:51,960 Couple of quick hitters in the WNBA 1011 00:55:51,960 --> 00:55:53,960 Shout out to the New York Liberty 1012 00:55:53,960 --> 00:55:55,960 They're the best, one of if not the best start 1013 00:55:55,960 --> 00:55:57,960 20 game start in WNBA history 1014 00:55:57,960 --> 00:55:59,960 They're 17-3, they're absolutely rolling 1015 00:55:59,960 --> 00:56:02,960 If they only have one loss on their schedule, they probably regret 1016 00:56:02,960 --> 00:56:04,960 And that's the Commissioners Cup 1017 00:56:04,960 --> 00:56:07,960 They lost it to Minnesota in a game 1018 00:56:07,960 --> 00:56:10,960 I just don't think they were totally, they were locked in 1019 00:56:10,960 --> 00:56:14,960 But it was effectively a road game, it was a road home game 1020 00:56:14,960 --> 00:56:16,960 Because instead of playing in Barclays 1021 00:56:16,960 --> 00:56:18,960 Something was happening in the Barclays 1022 00:56:18,960 --> 00:56:20,960 So they ended up having to play in Long Island 1023 00:56:20,960 --> 00:56:24,960 Which the team took it as an opportunity of a new set of fans get to see us 1024 00:56:24,960 --> 00:56:27,960 But instead of our usual Brooklyn fans 1025 00:56:27,960 --> 00:56:30,960 But at the same time it wasn't your normal arena 1026 00:56:30,960 --> 00:56:31,960 It wasn't your normal sight lines 1027 00:56:31,960 --> 00:56:34,960 It wasn't your normal home court advantage 1028 00:56:34,960 --> 00:56:38,960 Your crowd was not as big and boisterous as it would have been if it was in Brooklyn 1029 00:56:38,960 --> 00:56:42,960 And then something else was happening in New York that kicked them out of the Barclays 1030 00:56:42,960 --> 00:56:48,960 And so that's what to me all those fights kind of led to Minnesota 1031 00:56:48,960 --> 00:56:49,960 Minnesota had a great shooting night 1032 00:56:49,960 --> 00:56:51,960 Minnesota winning the Commissioners Cup 1033 00:56:53,960 --> 00:56:55,960 The Aces are back, in case anybody was wondering 1034 00:56:55,960 --> 00:56:57,960 They've won five straight games 1035 00:56:57,960 --> 00:56:59,960 All of them would just agree back in the lineup 1036 00:56:59,960 --> 00:57:01,960 Oh and an update, AJ wasn't the best player in the world 1037 00:57:01,960 --> 00:57:02,960 She is A1 1038 00:57:02,960 --> 00:57:05,960 She is the best player in the world playing in simple 1039 00:57:05,960 --> 00:57:07,960 She is the best female dribbling a basketball 1040 00:57:07,960 --> 00:57:09,960 And then the Rookie of the Year race is simple 1041 00:57:09,960 --> 00:57:11,960 To me it started off the year like this 1042 00:57:11,960 --> 00:57:13,960 And then it kind of dipped for a second 1043 00:57:13,960 --> 00:57:15,960 And kind of expanded for a little while 1044 00:57:15,960 --> 00:57:17,960 Cameron Brink might have put her nose in it 1045 00:57:17,960 --> 00:57:19,960 The Rookie of the Year race is two people 1046 00:57:19,960 --> 00:57:20,960 It's Andrew Rees and it's Kailyn Clark 1047 00:57:20,960 --> 00:57:22,960 It's the only two rookie All-Stars 1048 00:57:22,960 --> 00:57:24,960 It's simple 1049 00:57:24,960 --> 00:57:26,960 It's going to come down to which level of history you want 1050 00:57:26,960 --> 00:57:29,960 Kailyn Clark is going to have probably the best all around rookie season 1051 00:57:29,960 --> 00:57:32,960 In the history of the WNBA 1052 00:57:32,960 --> 00:57:34,960 In terms of points she bronze in assists 1053 00:57:34,960 --> 00:57:37,960 She's also got an WNBA record turnover pace 1054 00:57:37,960 --> 00:57:39,960 Going comfortably 1055 00:57:39,960 --> 00:57:43,960 On the other side, Andrew Rees is going to be a historic level of double-double 1056 00:57:43,960 --> 00:57:45,960 She's got her 11 straight double-double 1057 00:57:45,960 --> 00:57:48,960 I don't, I mean, the streak could end at any time 1058 00:57:48,960 --> 00:57:51,960 But like, that's never been done in the history of the WNBA 1059 00:57:51,960 --> 00:57:54,960 Regardless, rookie or not 1060 00:57:54,960 --> 00:57:57,960 She may end up averaging near a double-double 1061 00:57:57,960 --> 00:57:59,960 Which I think if she averaged a double-double 1062 00:57:59,960 --> 00:58:01,960 It would be the first time a WNBA history rookie's ever done that 1063 00:58:01,960 --> 00:58:05,960 And then they're both, their teams are fighting for playoff spots 1064 00:58:05,960 --> 00:58:10,960 So this is two historic level rookies 1065 00:58:10,960 --> 00:58:12,960 They're again, they're the pillars of the future 1066 00:58:12,960 --> 00:58:14,960 They're going to battle it out 1067 00:58:14,960 --> 00:58:19,960 I, in a perfect, I don't know what the phrase is 1068 00:58:19,960 --> 00:58:22,960 I don't want co-Rookies of the Year 1069 00:58:22,960 --> 00:58:24,960 And I think that's where this could be headed 1070 00:58:24,960 --> 00:58:25,960 And the thought just hit me 1071 00:58:25,960 --> 00:58:27,960 That's where this could be headed 1072 00:58:27,960 --> 00:58:29,960 Was that co-Rookies of the Year 1073 00:58:29,960 --> 00:58:33,960 Almost to avoid narrative 1074 00:58:33,960 --> 00:58:36,960 They would just go co-Rookie of the Year 1075 00:58:36,960 --> 00:58:39,960 You know, Angel and Kailin 1076 00:58:39,960 --> 00:58:43,960 And so that's, I don't want that to happen 1077 00:58:43,960 --> 00:58:46,960 Again, for like, I don't want it just to be like a narrative dodge 1078 00:58:46,960 --> 00:58:47,960 Oh, we dodged it 1079 00:58:47,960 --> 00:58:49,960 We tried to avoid controversy, whatever 1080 00:58:49,960 --> 00:58:50,960 They both deserve it 1081 00:58:50,960 --> 00:58:51,960 Whatever, pick one 1082 00:58:51,960 --> 00:58:53,960 You know, like Carmella Anthony doesn't have a rookie of the year 1083 00:58:53,960 --> 00:58:55,960 And he's house is because of LeBron James 1084 00:58:55,960 --> 00:58:56,960 Like, pick one 1085 00:58:56,960 --> 00:59:00,960 Like, um, so that's what I don't want 1086 00:59:00,960 --> 00:59:01,960 I don't want co-Rookies of the Year 1087 00:59:01,960 --> 00:59:02,960 Right now I've had to pick a rookie of the year 1088 00:59:02,960 --> 00:59:04,960 I'm picking Angel Reese 1089 00:59:04,960 --> 00:59:07,960 Um, and it's just from a leadership perspective 1090 00:59:07,960 --> 00:59:11,960 It's just from, she's doing something EW NBA historic 1091 00:59:11,960 --> 00:59:14,960 Like, Kailin's doing a lot of stuff for rookies 1092 00:59:14,960 --> 00:59:16,960 So this just a couple of EW NBA records 1093 00:59:16,960 --> 00:59:20,960 Her fandom is insane in terms of how they're traveling to see her, watch her play 1094 00:59:20,960 --> 00:59:24,960 The Aces had the biggest crowd in Las Vegas ever to watch a basketball game 1095 00:59:24,960 --> 00:59:26,960 And the fifth biggest attendance ever 1096 00:59:26,960 --> 00:59:28,960 Stay in the room only in certain spots 1097 00:59:28,960 --> 00:59:32,960 Um, like, her fandom's ridiculous, right? 1098 00:59:32,960 --> 00:59:36,960 Like, she's doing stuff marketing-wise that's been, that's insane 1099 00:59:36,960 --> 00:59:41,960 Um, but on the court, she has a bad body language 1100 00:59:41,960 --> 00:59:43,960 She turns the ball over a lot 1101 00:59:43,960 --> 00:59:44,960 She has a bunch of bad shots 1102 00:59:44,960 --> 00:59:46,960 She's horribly inefficient 1103 00:59:46,960 --> 00:59:48,960 Um, Angel Reese is inefficient in her own right 1104 00:59:48,960 --> 00:59:51,960 But she's doing stuff, again, from a rebounding and point perspective 1105 00:59:51,960 --> 00:59:54,960 That hasn't been done in the history of the WNBA 1106 00:59:54,960 --> 00:59:57,960 So right now I would lean Angel, and her team's records a little bit better 1107 00:59:57,960 --> 01:00:00,960 Um, right now I would lean Angel Reese for my Rookie of the Year 1108 01:00:00,960 --> 01:00:03,960 I would not be mad, obviously, if it is Kailin Clark 1109 01:00:03,960 --> 01:00:07,960 But that is all I have for you guys today 1110 01:00:07,960 --> 01:00:10,960 Thanks for rockin' with me, rockin' with me over this hour 1111 01:00:10,960 --> 01:00:12,960 Um, have a great Fourth of July 1112 01:00:12,960 --> 01:00:15,960 Spend time with your family, stay safe, pop some fireworks 1113 01:00:15,960 --> 01:00:17,960 For those of you who are Aries that you can 1114 01:00:17,960 --> 01:00:19,960 For those of you Aries that you cannot 1115 01:00:19,960 --> 01:00:21,960 Watch fireworks on television 1116 01:00:21,960 --> 01:00:23,960 Barbecue, jump in a pool if you're into that 1117 01:00:23,960 --> 01:00:26,960 Hang out with your family, enjoy the off day 1118 01:00:26,960 --> 01:00:30,960 Um, for all of us that get off 1119 01:00:30,960 --> 01:00:32,960 Enjoy the off day 1120 01:00:32,960 --> 01:00:34,960 Um, have a great time 1121 01:00:34,960 --> 01:00:47,960 This is your host, Justin Jackson, signing out 1122 01:01:04,960 --> 01:01:14,960 Be happy, be happy, be happy, be haa-