What to Expect and Hope For: NBA Teams Set to Struggle this Year

[00:00:11] It's Monday, you know what time it is. Front Runner Podcast Collective is back on the air. I am your humble host Vince and we have a big show for you today. We're going to be getting into the teams that are developing this year. We're not going to call them tanking teams. We're not going to call them teams that are got nothing to hope for or whatever because they do. And we're going to get into those teams. We're going to talk about some of the key players.

[00:00:41] Some of the new additions. We're also going to talk about coaching and front office philosophies. And we're also going to talk about something that is really close to my heart. Lonzo Ball on Wednesday is going to be making his return to the Chicago Bulls. We're going to spend a couple moments on that. What he went through with the injuries and the surgery. And then a couple of news and notes and tidbits in there for you.

[00:01:10] But it is a very jam-packed show. And the reason why we're doing maybe a longer show today is because unfortunately for teams that are going to probably lose 50 plus games this year. They don't usually get talked about unless there's a trade or something happens.

[00:01:32] So I want to make sure that we hit those teams and make sure that we give them their due because there's some young talent that is promising on some of those teams. Look forward to that.

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[00:02:07] Also, we're going to be doing some live tweeting this year. You're going to see that. I think I'll probably break it out sometime this week.

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[00:03:36] With all that being said, let's get into this podcast.

[00:03:44] And the first team that I want to talk about is the Washington Wizards.

[00:03:49] They have the youth movement going on. Obviously, it started a little bit last year.

[00:03:55] And we're going to focus in on a couple of players and talk about their team a little bit.

[00:04:01] But first and foremost, the Washington Wizards are basically in a youth movement.

[00:04:08] They're focusing in on players such as Alex Starr and Bob Carrington from Pittsburgh,

[00:04:15] who they picked up in this year's draft as well.

[00:04:18] But they still have holdovers like veteran forward Kyle Kuzma and also Jonas Valachunas,

[00:04:25] who they picked up in the offseason as well.

[00:04:28] Now, Valachunas is basically going to be Alex Starr's bodyguard.

[00:04:35] If you saw him in the Summer League and if you saw him when he played overseas last year,

[00:04:42] he was thin.

[00:04:43] So this is basically a situation of let's see what he can physically hold up to.

[00:04:50] Let's see what the rigors of the NBA do to him.

[00:04:54] And who else to have by his side but big mountain of a man, Jonas Valachunas.

[00:05:02] Now, we'll get to his staying power in the DMV area later,

[00:05:08] but that's the kind of, I guess, oversee,

[00:05:14] if you want to call it the overview of what Alex Starr rookie year,

[00:05:19] at least the first 30 games is going to look like.

[00:05:21] Now, this is all until December 15th, obviously,

[00:05:25] because then you can go ahead and make the people who were free agents in the offseason

[00:05:30] become eligible for trades.

[00:05:33] Here's what we know about Alex Starr so far.

[00:05:36] He's expected to be a future defensive cornerstone with his length.

[00:05:40] He's 7 feet tall with a 7 foot 4 wingspan.

[00:05:44] His rim protection abilities are bountiful.

[00:05:48] Now, he averaged 3.6 blocks per game during his FIBA Under-19 World Cup.

[00:05:57] That was last year.

[00:05:58] So the guy can definitely rim protect at the highest level.

[00:06:03] The problem is that the offensive game,

[00:06:06] people want to tell you that there is offensive creation there.

[00:06:13] People want to tell you there's an outside shot there.

[00:06:16] I'm going to tell you right now, all of those things are under development.

[00:06:21] Those are not like actual features to his game that he should be utilizing on an NBA court.

[00:06:30] Right now, because he thinks too much.

[00:06:33] You can tell when he's going through the processes.

[00:06:35] When the game is on a full court, open court type situation, he's good.

[00:06:40] But as soon as there's a defender in front of him, you can see him slow it down a little bit.

[00:06:46] He's thinking about what he wants to do.

[00:06:48] And those are just going to come with reps.

[00:06:51] I would right now keep that on the practice court.

[00:06:55] When you have skill sessions and things of that nature.

[00:06:58] And then when you're ready and comfortable with those to transfer over to the games,

[00:07:02] that's when you would go ahead and do it.

[00:07:04] But for right now, we're looking for Alex Sarr to just get comfortable with the physicality.

[00:07:09] To allow his wingspan and some of the defensive instincts to take over.

[00:07:15] And then allow him to be soft played as far as offense is concerned.

[00:07:20] The great thing about Washington at this present time,

[00:07:24] with Jordan Poole and Kyle Kuzma in the building.

[00:07:29] We don't have to worry about Alex Sarr carrying any of the offensive load.

[00:07:35] Because those guys are going to get up shots.

[00:07:39] You couldn't have a better tank commander if you tried.

[00:07:44] Shots out to Jordan Poole.

[00:07:47] Now the other guy that they're very high on is Carlton Carrington.

[00:07:51] He's a rookie from Pittsburgh.

[00:07:53] Now Carrington's potential as a creative scoring guard offers promise for the Wizards.

[00:07:59] Though his efficiency against NBA caliber defenders remains a concern.

[00:08:05] But obviously guards take time to develop.

[00:08:08] We understand that in this world, especially in the NBA world,

[00:08:14] a young guard is like a young antelope on the Serengeti.

[00:08:19] Those Lions are going to eat guards up like that.

[00:08:23] Because they got their dribble packages.

[00:08:27] They are very confident in their movesets.

[00:08:29] They become even more efficient with some of their steps.

[00:08:34] And some of their dribbles.

[00:08:36] And what gets them in and out of their shots.

[00:08:40] But remember, they've been doing this for five, six years.

[00:08:43] So yeah, they're going to have a little bit of an advantage over Carrington.

[00:08:49] But this is what I will say.

[00:08:52] Anybody that I'll talk to that is associated with the Wizards,

[00:08:57] they bring this guy's name up first.

[00:09:00] They love him at practice.

[00:09:01] They love the habits.

[00:09:02] They love the skill set.

[00:09:04] They think that he will be the three-point shooting will play early.

[00:09:08] They do think that the offensive creation is there.

[00:09:11] Now, will he get eaten up on the defensive side of the ball?

[00:09:15] Yes.

[00:09:16] Because there are great guards all over the Eastern Conference and all over the league.

[00:09:22] And so he will get eaten up there.

[00:09:24] But what the hope is that with time and obviously with reps

[00:09:28] and with, you know, you grow in your instincts,

[00:09:30] then these things will start to close up as the year goes on.

[00:09:35] It's kind of like when we were talking about Brandon Miller in the last podcast.

[00:09:40] Is you saw exponential growth every single month with Brandon Miller.

[00:09:45] And the way the Washington Wizards are talking about Bob Carrington,

[00:09:50] I wonder if this is the type of development we're going to see with him.

[00:09:56] Now, we're not going to get ahead of ourselves.

[00:10:00] We're just giving you what the people are seeing about him right now.

[00:10:05] And then let's see it on the court.

[00:10:09] But I'm excited to see Bob Carrington.

[00:10:11] I was excited about him in the draft, but then it tapered off a little bit.

[00:10:15] I don't know if that was Jeff Capel's system or whatever,

[00:10:19] but it will be great to see him get a lot of opportunities with the Washington Wizards.

[00:10:25] Unless Jordan Poole or Kyle Kuzma decide to take over the game.

[00:10:31] Now, speaking of Kuzma, both veterans, Kuzma and Balanchunas,

[00:10:37] are likely trade pieces come December 15th.

[00:10:41] Kuzma, who averaged 21.2 points a game and also 7.2 rebounds last season,

[00:10:48] he's a versatile forward.

[00:10:49] What does every team in the league need?

[00:10:53] Versatile wings, right?

[00:10:55] The other thing that I'll say about Kyle Kuzma,

[00:10:58] now, it's been a while since he's been away from the Lakers.

[00:11:02] But remember, he was more of a defensive player when he was with the Lakers.

[00:11:08] This offense, he had offensive skills.

[00:11:10] They were there.

[00:11:12] But he's developed those over time.

[00:11:15] Now, he put the defensive chops on the back burner,

[00:11:20] allowed these offensive skills to flourish.

[00:11:25] So I wonder if he went to a better team,

[00:11:28] if he went to a team that was contending,

[00:11:30] would you get the balance?

[00:11:32] Would you finally get the balance where the shot is there,

[00:11:34] he's confident in his offensive skill package,

[00:11:37] and then you would still get the defensive versatility

[00:11:40] that you had when he was with the Lakers?

[00:11:43] Only time will tell.

[00:11:44] But there is that in his bag,

[00:11:47] or is it too far, are we too far removed,

[00:11:50] and he's just more of an offensive player,

[00:11:53] and hopefully a solid team defender

[00:11:57] to whatever team he goes to.

[00:12:00] It really is up to Kyle Kuzma at this point in time.

[00:12:03] Now, the other thing that I want to say

[00:12:05] is that Valanciunas is a strong rebounder,

[00:12:10] and this is why he is there.

[00:12:12] He's also a low-quote scorer,

[00:12:14] and he provides a detriment at the rim

[00:12:17] and provides some ruggedness

[00:12:21] to a very young Washington Wizards team.

[00:12:24] I will tell you that when December 15 rolls around,

[00:12:29] I think there will be a lot of suitors for Valanciunas.

[00:12:33] We've heard it here in LA already.

[00:12:35] In regards to the Lakers,

[00:12:37] they were in on him during the offseason.

[00:12:40] I would look at the Knicks as another possibility for him,

[00:12:44] who they do need a center,

[00:12:47] especially if you think about Mitchell Robinson

[00:12:50] and his long-term future.

[00:12:53] With Valanciunas,

[00:12:54] you can put him in for 16 to 20 minutes,

[00:12:57] and you can get productivity.

[00:12:59] And he doesn't have a crazy injury history or what have you,

[00:13:04] and he's going to provide just solid minutes for you.

[00:13:07] Where Mitchell Robinson could provide high upside

[00:13:11] in the sense of his defensive capabilities,

[00:13:16] he has traits of people that could be all defensive.

[00:13:22] NBA.

[00:13:24] But my whole thing is that you can't really rely on him being on the court

[00:13:30] because of the injury factor.

[00:13:32] So will you take a downgrade,

[00:13:36] but then get availability,

[00:13:37] or do you just want to wait for the potential or Mitchell Robinson?

[00:13:41] These are questions that the New York Knicks will have to ask themselves.

[00:13:45] Now,

[00:13:47] other teams that might be in the mix for somebody like this,

[00:13:50] could there be a reunion down in the bayou?

[00:13:54] And Jonas Valanciunas did play center for the New Orleans Pelicans.

[00:13:58] Guess who needs a center?

[00:14:00] The New Orleans Pelicans.

[00:14:01] They need a center,

[00:14:02] damn it.

[00:14:03] I would think that would be maybe a possibility as well.

[00:14:06] I think anybody who is a contender,

[00:14:11] I think they would all need up.

[00:14:14] Phoenix definitely would love,

[00:14:16] but they don't have anything to give.

[00:14:18] Poor Phoenix.

[00:14:20] Can they buy first rounders?

[00:14:22] No,

[00:14:23] that's not part of the collective bargain agreement,

[00:14:25] right?

[00:14:26] All right.

[00:14:29] Let's hit some analytics for you.

[00:14:31] I know my analytics crew out there,

[00:14:33] they love it.

[00:14:33] The Wizards were ranked 25th in defensive rating last year.

[00:14:37] That's not hard to believe.

[00:14:40] Adding Sarr and his shot blocking ability

[00:14:43] could dramatically improve the rim protection.

[00:14:45] I'm going to doubt that he's early on his career.

[00:14:49] Valanciunas is ranked in the top 15 in NBA offensive rebounds in the last season.

[00:14:54] He averaging 3.1 per game of offensive rebounds.

[00:14:59] This will help Washington on the boards.

[00:15:02] 100%.

[00:15:03] If you are a situation where you got Jordan Poole on your team,

[00:15:08] who can throw up some bricks,

[00:15:11] what's that kid?

[00:15:12] Davis?

[00:15:13] They still haven't gotten Davis out of the blocks yet.

[00:15:16] The kid out of Wisconsin three years ago,

[00:15:19] he throws up a lot of bricks.

[00:15:21] Yonah Valanciunas is probably going to have a really good start to the year this season.

[00:15:28] It's going to be great.

[00:15:29] A lot of bricks in Washington right now.

[00:15:31] But that's okay, because you're developing.

[00:15:33] And Sarr is one of your pieces.

[00:15:35] Also, with Bilal Kulibaly, keep in mind,

[00:15:38] there are two, three pieces here that you can really sink your teeth into

[00:15:42] with the Washington Wizards.

[00:15:45] If you're hoping for physicality,

[00:15:49] and you're hoping for decisiveness out of Sarr,

[00:15:53] and that the defensive capabilities play in the NBA,

[00:15:58] those are the things you're looking for.

[00:16:00] Bilal Kulibaly, you're looking for basically floor general type mentality on the court.

[00:16:07] You're looking for him to be very free when he takes his jumper.

[00:16:12] And you're going to see if there's a little sauce to the game.

[00:16:15] Would he be able to break it out?

[00:16:16] Does he have enough confidence in himself,

[00:16:19] in his abilities to go ahead and break that out?

[00:16:22] And then on the defensive end for Bub,

[00:16:25] you're just looking for that 6'4 frame to play.

[00:16:29] You're looking that he will be able to be a pretty solid team defender.

[00:16:34] See as he grows, as he matures,

[00:16:37] as he continues to understand what it is to efficiently look at film.

[00:16:44] Maybe the defense gets better.

[00:16:46] But those are the things that you're looking for

[00:16:48] are improvement areas for your rookies.

[00:16:50] And then Bilal Kulibaly, remember last year, he was 18.

[00:16:55] This year, he's going into year 2, he's 19.

[00:16:58] You're just looking for,

[00:17:00] okay, I know what the NBA is all about.

[00:17:04] Now I know,

[00:17:06] I've gotten a taste of the league.

[00:17:09] Let me see what I can do a little bit.

[00:17:12] Let's see what he worked on in the offseason to catapult him to really actually deserve minutes.

[00:17:21] Because this year is, you're going to get minutes this year.

[00:17:25] This is stockpiling for when you start to need to deserve minutes down the road for him.

[00:17:32] So, we'll see all that go down.

[00:17:36] Now, the second team that I want to get to with the, that might have a tough year,

[00:17:44] is the Portland Trailblazers.

[00:17:47] Year 2 for Scoop.

[00:17:49] And, um, also, there's another thing that's going on in Portland,

[00:17:54] and we're going to get to it a little bit later,

[00:17:56] that really intrigues me.

[00:17:58] And somebody, hopefully, can answer this question for me on Twitter.

[00:18:02] Or, if somebody in their front office can answer this question for me,

[00:18:06] it would be helpful.

[00:18:08] But, let's talk about Portland a little bit.

[00:18:11] Portland is in a full rebuild centered around Scoop, Shaden Sharp, Anthony Simons.

[00:18:20] Obviously, they picked up Donovan Klingin in this last draft,

[00:18:24] and we'll get to him in a second.

[00:18:27] They're very excited about Shaden Sharp.

[00:18:32] They're very hopeful that Anthony Simons can play some defense.

[00:18:42] And then Scoop, he had a bad game his first game out.

[00:18:47] His second game was way better, and I was, I was relieved.

[00:18:51] Because I was starting to think, man, did it, did he just,

[00:18:54] did we just completely miss on this guy?

[00:18:58] But, he did play well his second game.

[00:19:00] He shot the ball.

[00:19:01] He also did not turn over the ball as much.

[00:19:04] The first game was a complete disaster.

[00:19:06] But, in the second game, bounced back, hit seven assists,

[00:19:11] I believe three turnovers, which was a whole hell of a lot better

[00:19:15] than the first game prior.

[00:19:17] And then they have Donovan Klingin.

[00:19:20] And Donovan Klingin, with Scoot Henderson,

[00:19:24] and also with Shaden Sharp,

[00:19:26] they have some real interesting development pathway obstacles,

[00:19:32] and we're going to get into that right now.

[00:19:35] With all this talent, all this guard talent that the Portland Trailblazers possess,

[00:19:43] I do have one question.

[00:19:45] How come you got 28 feet of center on your team?

[00:19:52] Can somebody explain to me why the Portland Trailblazers

[00:19:57] have on payroll and give minutes to DeAndre Ayton,

[00:20:03] Robert Williams III,

[00:20:08] Deont Reap,

[00:20:09] who played well last year for them,

[00:20:11] because DeAndre Ayton definitely didn't,

[00:20:14] and Robert Williams was hurt,

[00:20:18] which is an ongoing storyline within his career.

[00:20:25] But then you draft Donovan Klingin,

[00:20:28] which I'm not upset about.

[00:20:29] I think he's a winner.

[00:20:30] I think he provides a lot of things for the Portland Trailblazers,

[00:20:34] especially with the young guards.

[00:20:36] I'd love for them to all mature together.

[00:20:39] But my question is,

[00:20:41] in every part of your team,

[00:20:45] there is a veteran that is in the way,

[00:20:48] and I just don't understand it.

[00:20:52] We can talk about Scoot,

[00:20:55] and last year,

[00:20:56] and how Malcolm Brogdon was there.

[00:20:59] We can talk about Shaden Sharp,

[00:21:01] and how there were Matisse Theibel,

[00:21:03] and Jeremy Grant is there.

[00:21:06] We can talk about Anthony Simons,

[00:21:08] and how he was beyond,

[00:21:10] he was beyond the shadows of Damian Lillard forever.

[00:21:14] And then now you have Donovan Klingin,

[00:21:17] who is behind DeAndre Ayton,

[00:21:20] Robert Williams III,

[00:21:22] and you could play him with DeAndre.

[00:21:25] You could,

[00:21:26] because DeAndre can shoot threes,

[00:21:27] so that's not a problem.

[00:21:29] But my question is,

[00:21:31] where are the trades?

[00:21:33] Did you account for this in the offseason?

[00:21:35] Are you at a point where you have your own picks?

[00:21:38] It's not like you're suffering for picks or anything.

[00:21:40] I'm not saying that DeAndre Ayton

[00:21:43] shouldn't get you something back,

[00:21:45] but are you so choosy that

[00:21:47] you understand right now he's a sunk cost.

[00:21:50] So if you're looking for two first-round picks for him,

[00:21:53] I don't think that's what you're getting.

[00:21:55] Now, Robert Williams III,

[00:21:57] I would think that yes,

[00:21:59] as soon as you can get like a clean bill of health,

[00:22:02] you can go ahead and trade him.

[00:22:04] That's been the problem,

[00:22:05] is he's been a failure to launch a lot of times,

[00:22:08] and unfortunately,

[00:22:09] I wonder if this is just how it's going to end up being for Robert Williams.

[00:22:14] If at any point in time,

[00:22:15] they can get 15 to 20 games out of this dude,

[00:22:18] I'm trading him right on the spot.

[00:22:20] Do not pass go.

[00:22:22] Do not collect the $200,

[00:22:24] or whatever the case may be.

[00:22:26] What the hell are the games the kids are playing nowadays?

[00:22:30] I don't know.

[00:22:31] The hell are they playing?

[00:22:34] Yeah.

[00:22:34] You got all that.

[00:22:35] You got all these obstacles that are in the pathway of development with all these guys.

[00:22:41] But let's get into Scoop.

[00:22:42] After last year,

[00:22:43] which was a really abysmal year,

[00:22:46] he shot 27.5% from three.

[00:22:51] That has to change.

[00:22:53] That has to get better.

[00:22:54] Now,

[00:22:55] towards the end of the year,

[00:22:56] they said he shot better.

[00:22:57] There were glasses,

[00:22:58] corrective glasses,

[00:22:59] whatever the case may be,

[00:23:00] got hit in the eye.

[00:23:02] I don't know.

[00:23:04] But that has to get better this year.

[00:23:08] The shooting must come.

[00:23:11] Not saying that it has to be 38,

[00:23:13] 39%,

[00:23:15] but we got to be in the range of 34.

[00:23:17] We can see some improvement.

[00:23:19] The other thing is that he has to value the basketball.

[00:23:22] He has to make sure that

[00:23:24] let's make the correct pass,

[00:23:27] not the flashy pass.

[00:23:29] Let's

[00:23:30] also understand that we are six foot two

[00:23:33] and sometimes we can get swallowed up

[00:23:35] by

[00:23:35] lengthening wings

[00:23:37] defenders.

[00:23:38] I think that he needs to not get himself

[00:23:40] around the

[00:23:43] out of bounds line

[00:23:44] and things of that nature.

[00:23:46] He also needs to start to be able to

[00:23:48] understand his own physicality

[00:23:49] and

[00:23:50] just his leverage that he has

[00:23:52] and he should be able to

[00:23:54] shoulder wise

[00:23:55] move people out the way a little bit.

[00:23:57] I want to see that progress this year.

[00:24:00] These are all things that Scoot can work on

[00:24:03] and these are the things that

[00:24:05] as

[00:24:05] I said last year,

[00:24:07] I thought he was such a competitor

[00:24:09] and such a

[00:24:10] person that was going to work so hard.

[00:24:13] Now,

[00:24:14] last year was such a wash

[00:24:16] with all of what was going on.

[00:24:18] I mean,

[00:24:18] it was complete

[00:24:19] so-quarker in Portland.

[00:24:20] You had

[00:24:21] Damian Lillard leaving.

[00:24:23] You had

[00:24:24] Jeremy Grant staying

[00:24:25] and then

[00:24:26] was he staying

[00:24:27] and then

[00:24:27] yeah,

[00:24:28] he's staying

[00:24:29] and

[00:24:29] you had Malcolm Brogdon there

[00:24:31] for a short period of time.

[00:24:33] You had Drew Holiday there.

[00:24:34] This kid had to have his head

[00:24:37] spinning

[00:24:38] and we weren't even like

[00:24:40] in November yet

[00:24:42] with all this.

[00:24:43] You imagine

[00:24:44] you wake up,

[00:24:45] you get drafted

[00:24:47] and at first

[00:24:48] you look at your roster.

[00:24:49] You got Damian Lillard

[00:24:50] on the squad.

[00:24:51] Now,

[00:24:52] you got Anthony Simon,

[00:24:53] you got Shade Sharp.

[00:24:53] Damn,

[00:24:54] okay,

[00:24:54] we got a lot of guards

[00:24:55] on the squad.

[00:24:55] Then you hear

[00:24:57] Damian Lillard gets traded.

[00:24:58] You're like,

[00:24:59] okay,

[00:24:59] all right,

[00:24:59] now I see a pathway for me.

[00:25:01] Oh,

[00:25:02] wait,

[00:25:02] hold on.

[00:25:03] They got Drew Holiday

[00:25:04] back in the deal.

[00:25:05] Damn,

[00:25:06] I wonder if I'm going to play.

[00:25:08] Then

[00:25:10] a couple weeks later,

[00:25:12] you find out

[00:25:12] Drew Holiday gets traded.

[00:25:14] You're like,

[00:25:14] hooray,

[00:25:14] damn it,

[00:25:15] I'm going to play.

[00:25:16] Then you find out

[00:25:17] that Malcolm Brogdon

[00:25:18] came back in that deal.

[00:25:20] You're like,

[00:25:20] God,

[00:25:21] when am I going to play?

[00:25:23] That's a lot to do

[00:25:24] with a young kid.

[00:25:27] Now,

[00:25:28] Chauncey Billups

[00:25:29] went through a lot

[00:25:30] of this kind of stuff

[00:25:31] early on in his career

[00:25:33] trying to find himself.

[00:25:35] Now,

[00:25:36] I don't know how long

[00:25:37] of a leash

[00:25:38] that Chauncey has

[00:25:39] in Portland.

[00:25:41] I haven't heard

[00:25:42] either way.

[00:25:43] I haven't heard

[00:25:44] well,

[00:25:45] he's on the hot seat

[00:25:46] or he has a long leash.

[00:25:48] I've heard basically

[00:25:49] Chauncey's the coach

[00:25:50] and we kind of

[00:25:51] reevaluate

[00:25:52] at the end of the season

[00:25:53] pretty much.

[00:25:55] So,

[00:25:56] if Chauncey's the coach,

[00:25:58] I do think

[00:25:59] it bodes well

[00:26:00] for Scoot

[00:26:01] in his developmental path.

[00:26:04] However,

[00:26:07] I still think

[00:26:08] we need to get

[00:26:08] a couple vets

[00:26:09] out of here

[00:26:10] so the kids

[00:26:10] can really get

[00:26:11] emboldened

[00:26:12] and start to

[00:26:13] be empowered

[00:26:15] to grasp

[00:26:17] these opportunities

[00:26:18] and

[00:26:19] able to go ahead

[00:26:21] and learn

[00:26:21] from them.

[00:26:24] Just a thought.

[00:26:25] Get rid of

[00:26:26] 28 feet

[00:26:27] of center.

[00:26:29] You only need

[00:26:30] 14 feet

[00:26:31] of center.

[00:26:33] Damn it.

[00:26:34] Analytics,

[00:26:35] Portland was

[00:26:36] 28th in the league

[00:26:38] in three-point

[00:26:38] percentage last year

[00:26:39] at 34%.

[00:26:41] Henderson and Sharp

[00:26:43] are going to have

[00:26:43] to thrive.

[00:26:44] They need to be

[00:26:45] shooting.

[00:26:47] They're going to need

[00:26:48] to be shooting

[00:26:49] more threes.

[00:26:50] They're going to need

[00:26:51] to shoot them

[00:26:51] at a high clip.

[00:26:53] And I hope

[00:26:54] at now

[00:26:54] we are going

[00:26:56] to start

[00:26:57] to right the ship

[00:26:58] and get

[00:26:59] the young players

[00:27:00] in to play

[00:27:01] basketball.

[00:27:03] Because

[00:27:04] there should be

[00:27:06] 28 minutes

[00:27:07] for Donovan

[00:27:08] Clingin,

[00:27:09] Shaden Sharp,

[00:27:11] Scoot Henderson

[00:27:13] on the court

[00:27:14] together.

[00:27:15] I don't mind

[00:27:16] a veteran

[00:27:16] being with them

[00:27:17] but I do

[00:27:18] mind a veteran

[00:27:19] eating into

[00:27:20] their shots

[00:27:21] and opportunity.

[00:27:22] We move along

[00:27:23] to a team

[00:27:24] that last year

[00:27:25] had a real

[00:27:26] tough year

[00:27:27] so they cleaned

[00:27:28] house.

[00:27:28] So the Detroit

[00:27:29] Pistons

[00:27:30] are our next

[00:27:31] team that I want

[00:27:32] to focus on.

[00:27:34] Now

[00:27:34] the first thing

[00:27:36] I want to talk

[00:27:37] about is that

[00:27:38] Tom Gores,

[00:27:39] the governor

[00:27:40] of the Detroit

[00:27:41] Pistons,

[00:27:42] got rid of

[00:27:43] his entire

[00:27:44] front office.

[00:27:45] He got

[00:27:46] rid of

[00:27:47] his

[00:27:48] coach

[00:27:49] and started

[00:27:51] anew.

[00:27:51] So Trajan Langdon

[00:27:53] comes in

[00:27:54] from New Orleans.

[00:27:55] He was

[00:27:56] underneath

[00:27:57] David Griffin,

[00:27:59] longtime guy

[00:28:00] in the NBA.

[00:28:01] He was also

[00:28:02] a former

[00:28:03] first round

[00:28:04] pick out

[00:28:05] of Duke.

[00:28:06] And now

[00:28:07] he is

[00:28:08] the head

[00:28:09] guy up

[00:28:10] in Detroit.

[00:28:12] Who comes

[00:28:13] along with

[00:28:14] him

[00:28:14] is also

[00:28:15] very important

[00:28:17] as well.

[00:28:18] Gone is

[00:28:19] Monty Williams

[00:28:20] who did not

[00:28:20] want to coach

[00:28:21] young players.

[00:28:24] In comes

[00:28:25] J.B.

[00:28:26] Bitterstaff

[00:28:26] who is

[00:28:27] absolutely

[00:28:28] key

[00:28:30] to

[00:28:30] developing

[00:28:31] young players.

[00:28:33] So now

[00:28:34] you have

[00:28:34] the right

[00:28:34] coach

[00:28:35] with the

[00:28:36] right roster

[00:28:37] so that

[00:28:38] is a

[00:28:38] step in

[00:28:39] the right

[00:28:39] direction.

[00:28:40] Now

[00:28:41] let's talk

[00:28:41] some of

[00:28:41] the

[00:28:42] key

[00:28:42] guys

[00:28:43] on

[00:28:44] the

[00:28:44] Detroit

[00:28:45] Pistons.

[00:28:46] The

[00:28:47] Detroit

[00:28:47] Pistons

[00:28:47] have

[00:28:48] an

[00:28:48] abundance

[00:28:49] of

[00:28:49] young

[00:28:50] talent

[00:28:51] that

[00:28:51] has

[00:28:52] yet

[00:28:52] to

[00:28:52] hit

[00:28:53] its

[00:28:53] stride.

[00:28:54] Part

[00:28:54] of that

[00:28:55] is

[00:28:55] Cade

[00:28:55] Cunningham

[00:28:56] which

[00:28:57] right now

[00:28:57] is a

[00:28:58] franchise

[00:28:58] player

[00:28:58] and

[00:28:59] then

[00:28:59] along

[00:29:00] with

[00:29:00] Cunningham

[00:29:01] you

[00:29:01] have

[00:29:01] Jaden

[00:29:02] Ivey

[00:29:02] and

[00:29:03] also

[00:29:03] Jalen

[00:29:04] Durant.

[00:29:05] Both

[00:29:05] promising

[00:29:06] young

[00:29:07] pieces

[00:29:07] however

[00:29:08] the

[00:29:08] Pistons

[00:29:08] still

[00:29:09] face

[00:29:09] major

[00:29:10] issues

[00:29:10] with

[00:29:11] shooting

[00:29:12] and

[00:29:12] spacing.

[00:29:13] This

[00:29:14] was the

[00:29:14] case

[00:29:14] last season.

[00:29:15] Cunningham

[00:29:16] going into

[00:29:17] the fourth

[00:29:17] year

[00:29:17] he's a

[00:29:18] gifted

[00:29:18] playmaker

[00:29:19] last year

[00:29:19] he almost

[00:29:20] averaged

[00:29:20] 20 points

[00:29:21] a game

[00:29:21] at

[00:29:22] 19.9

[00:29:23] he also

[00:29:23] averaged

[00:29:24] 6.2

[00:29:25] assists

[00:29:25] a game

[00:29:26] and

[00:29:27] 5.7

[00:29:28] rebounds

[00:29:28] but he

[00:29:29] shot

[00:29:29] 30%

[00:29:30] from

[00:29:30] three

[00:29:31] that's

[00:29:32] the

[00:29:32] bugger

[00:29:32] rule

[00:29:33] J.

[00:29:34] Nivey

[00:29:34] heading

[00:29:35] into

[00:29:35] year

[00:29:35] three

[00:29:36] that

[00:29:36] guy

[00:29:37] got

[00:29:37] the

[00:29:37] short

[00:29:37] end

[00:29:38] of the

[00:29:38] stick

[00:29:38] with

[00:29:39] Monty

[00:29:39] Williams

[00:29:40] for

[00:29:40] some

[00:29:40] reason

[00:29:41] Monty

[00:29:41] Williams

[00:29:42] used

[00:29:42] him

[00:29:42] as

[00:29:43] the

[00:29:45] basically

[00:29:46] the

[00:29:46] F

[00:29:46] around

[00:29:46] and

[00:29:47] find

[00:29:47] out

[00:29:47] guy

[00:29:48] last

[00:29:49] year

[00:29:49] remember

[00:29:50] he was

[00:29:51] out

[00:29:51] of

[00:29:51] the

[00:29:51] starting

[00:29:51] lineup

[00:29:52] sometimes

[00:29:53] he would

[00:29:53] play

[00:29:54] sometimes

[00:29:54] he

[00:29:54] wouldn't

[00:29:55] play

[00:29:55] he

[00:29:56] pretty

[00:29:56] much

[00:29:56] got

[00:29:57] dicked

[00:29:57] around

[00:29:57] the

[00:29:57] whole

[00:29:58] time

[00:29:58] last

[00:29:58] year

[00:29:59] now

[00:29:59] with

[00:30:00] JV

[00:30:00] Bickerstad

[00:30:00] that

[00:30:01] Ivy

[00:30:01] is

[00:30:01] going

[00:30:02] to

[00:30:02] play

[00:30:02] which

[00:30:03] is

[00:30:03] great

[00:30:03] but

[00:30:04] with

[00:30:05] his

[00:30:05] up

[00:30:05] and

[00:30:05] down

[00:30:06] season

[00:30:06] with

[00:30:06] being

[00:30:07] yo-yoed

[00:30:07] in

[00:30:08] and

[00:30:08] out

[00:30:08] of

[00:30:08] the

[00:30:08] roster

[00:30:09] J.

[00:30:10] Nivey

[00:30:10] shot

[00:30:11] 32.4%

[00:30:12] from

[00:30:13] three

[00:30:13] and

[00:30:14] his

[00:30:14] ability

[00:30:15] to attack

[00:30:15] the rim

[00:30:16] makes him

[00:30:16] one of

[00:30:16] the most

[00:30:17] exciting

[00:30:17] young

[00:30:18] guards

[00:30:18] in

[00:30:18] the

[00:30:18] league

[00:30:19] but

[00:30:19] improving

[00:30:20] his

[00:30:20] shot

[00:30:20] will be

[00:30:21] critical

[00:30:21] to

[00:30:22] his

[00:30:22] future

[00:30:22] in

[00:30:23] Detroit's

[00:30:23] as

[00:30:23] well

[00:30:25] 100%

[00:30:28] now

[00:30:28] here's

[00:30:29] the thing

[00:30:29] that I

[00:30:29] found

[00:30:30] very

[00:30:30] interesting

[00:30:31] somebody

[00:30:31] hopefully

[00:30:32] on

[00:30:32] Twitter

[00:30:32] who

[00:30:33] will

[00:30:33] hit

[00:30:33] me

[00:30:33] up

[00:30:34] at

[00:30:34] frontrunner

[00:30:35] PC

[00:30:35] will

[00:30:35] let

[00:30:36] me

[00:30:36] know

[00:30:36] why

[00:30:36] this

[00:30:37] is

[00:30:38] okay

[00:30:40] we

[00:30:40] talked

[00:30:40] about

[00:30:41] it

[00:30:41] last

[00:30:41] year

[00:30:42] and

[00:30:43] now

[00:30:43] we

[00:30:43] had

[00:30:43] the

[00:30:44] regime

[00:30:44] change

[00:30:46] we're

[00:30:46] going

[00:30:46] to

[00:30:46] talk

[00:30:47] about

[00:30:47] it

[00:30:47] again

[00:30:47] this

[00:30:47] year

[00:30:48] so

[00:30:48] in

[00:30:48] the

[00:30:48] draft

[00:30:49] right

[00:30:50] now

[00:30:52] albeit

[00:30:52] they

[00:30:52] had

[00:30:53] the

[00:30:53] fifth

[00:30:53] overall

[00:30:53] pick

[00:30:54] which

[00:30:54] is

[00:30:54] not

[00:30:55] very

[00:30:55] advantageous

[00:30:57] for

[00:30:57] what

[00:30:57] their

[00:30:57] record

[00:30:58] was

[00:30:58] last

[00:30:58] year

[00:30:59] when

[00:30:59] you

[00:31:00] lose

[00:31:00] when

[00:31:00] you

[00:31:01] lose

[00:31:01] over

[00:31:02] 60

[00:31:02] games

[00:31:02] it's

[00:31:03] a tough

[00:31:03] situation

[00:31:04] dog

[00:31:04] it's

[00:31:05] just

[00:31:05] tough

[00:31:05] but

[00:31:07] they

[00:31:08] had

[00:31:08] the

[00:31:08] fifth

[00:31:08] overall

[00:31:09] pick

[00:31:09] now

[00:31:10] mind

[00:31:10] you

[00:31:11] this

[00:31:11] draft

[00:31:12] was

[00:31:12] iffy

[00:31:13] at best

[00:31:13] people were

[00:31:14] trying to figure out

[00:31:15] things and

[00:31:15] whatever

[00:31:16] but

[00:31:17] I

[00:31:18] understand

[00:31:18] that

[00:31:19] Reed

[00:31:19] Shepard

[00:31:19] might

[00:31:20] have

[00:31:20] been

[00:31:20] somebody

[00:31:21] they

[00:31:21] were

[00:31:21] looking

[00:31:22] at

[00:31:22] maybe

[00:31:23] Zachary

[00:31:24] Rishishay

[00:31:24] was somebody

[00:31:25] they were

[00:31:25] looking at

[00:31:26] or whatever

[00:31:27] the case

[00:31:27] may be

[00:31:28] but

[00:31:28] they

[00:31:29] ended up

[00:31:30] selecting

[00:31:30] Ron

[00:31:31] Holland

[00:31:32] now

[00:31:34] I

[00:31:35] don't

[00:31:35] have

[00:31:35] a

[00:31:36] problem

[00:31:37] with

[00:31:37] Ron

[00:31:38] Holland

[00:31:38] being

[00:31:39] selected

[00:31:40] but

[00:31:41] here's

[00:31:41] here is

[00:31:42] the issue

[00:31:43] you had

[00:31:43] to trade

[00:31:44] like

[00:31:45] actual

[00:31:46] stuff

[00:31:47] to get

[00:31:48] shooters

[00:31:48] in

[00:31:49] last

[00:31:49] year

[00:31:51] then

[00:31:52] this

[00:31:53] year

[00:31:54] and we'll

[00:31:55] talk about

[00:31:55] some of

[00:31:56] the

[00:31:56] your

[00:31:57] resigning

[00:31:57] and then

[00:31:58] your

[00:31:58] big

[00:31:59] free agent

[00:32:00] move

[00:32:00] but

[00:32:01] getting

[00:32:01] Ron

[00:32:02] Holland

[00:32:02] and then

[00:32:03] last

[00:32:03] year

[00:32:03] getting

[00:32:04] Asura

[00:32:04] Thompson

[00:32:05] these

[00:32:05] are

[00:32:05] both

[00:32:06] like

[00:32:07] super

[00:32:07] freak

[00:32:07] athletes

[00:32:08] if they

[00:32:09] hit

[00:32:10] they're

[00:32:10] going

[00:32:10] to

[00:32:10] be

[00:32:10] amazing

[00:32:11] but

[00:32:11] the

[00:32:11] problem

[00:32:12] is

[00:32:12] that

[00:32:12] Ron

[00:32:12] Holland

[00:32:13] can't

[00:32:13] shoot

[00:32:13] and

[00:32:14] Asura

[00:32:14] Thompson

[00:32:14] shot

[00:32:15] like

[00:32:15] damn

[00:32:15] near

[00:32:16] did he

[00:32:16] shoot

[00:32:17] 20%

[00:32:17] last

[00:32:17] year

[00:32:18] no

[00:32:18] I don't

[00:32:19] even

[00:32:19] think

[00:32:19] so

[00:32:19] again

[00:32:20] I ask

[00:32:21] about

[00:32:21] the

[00:32:22] floor

[00:32:22] spacing

[00:32:22] issues

[00:32:23] which

[00:32:23] this

[00:32:24] is

[00:32:24] bringing

[00:32:24] us

[00:32:25] to

[00:32:25] the

[00:32:25] next

[00:32:25] thing

[00:32:25] we're

[00:32:25] going

[00:32:25] to

[00:32:26] talk

[00:32:26] about

[00:32:26] they

[00:32:27] were

[00:32:27] 29th

[00:32:27] in

[00:32:27] the

[00:32:28] league

[00:32:28] and

[00:32:28] three

[00:32:28] point

[00:32:28] percentage

[00:32:29] last

[00:32:29] year

[00:32:30] now

[00:32:31] Tobias

[00:32:31] Harris

[00:32:31] and

[00:32:32] Simone

[00:32:32] Fontekiel

[00:32:33] now

[00:32:33] that was

[00:32:34] a guy

[00:32:34] they picked

[00:32:35] up

[00:32:35] late

[00:32:35] last

[00:32:35] season

[00:32:36] during

[00:32:37] the

[00:32:37] trade

[00:32:38] deadline

[00:32:38] season

[00:32:38] and

[00:32:38] he

[00:32:39] did

[00:32:39] help

[00:32:39] I

[00:32:40] will

[00:32:40] 100%

[00:32:41] say

[00:32:41] he

[00:32:41] did

[00:32:42] help

[00:32:43] but

[00:32:43] so

[00:32:44] they're

[00:32:45] relying

[00:32:45] on

[00:32:45] Tobias

[00:32:46] Harris

[00:32:46] who

[00:32:47] was

[00:32:48] 39%

[00:32:49] from

[00:32:49] three

[00:32:50] last

[00:32:50] year

[00:32:50] but

[00:32:50] he

[00:32:51] tends

[00:32:51] to

[00:32:52] become

[00:32:53] invisible

[00:32:53] sometimes

[00:32:55] and

[00:32:56] Simone

[00:32:56] Fontekiel

[00:32:57] these

[00:32:58] aren't

[00:32:58] guys

[00:33:05] opportunities

[00:33:05] need

[00:33:07] to

[00:33:07] come

[00:33:07] to

[00:33:07] Kay

[00:33:08] Ivy

[00:33:08] and

[00:33:10] Jordan

[00:33:11] now

[00:33:13] where

[00:33:14] does

[00:33:15] Ron

[00:33:15] Holland

[00:33:15] fit

[00:33:16] into

[00:33:16] the

[00:33:16] future

[00:33:17] plans

[00:33:17] does

[00:33:18] he

[00:33:18] supersede

[00:33:19] Asur

[00:33:20] Thompson

[00:33:20] is

[00:33:23] is

[00:33:24] Jay

[00:33:25] Nivey

[00:33:25] and

[00:33:26] or

[00:33:27] Kay

[00:33:28] Cunningham

[00:33:28] up for

[00:33:29] grabs

[00:33:29] I don't

[00:33:30] know

[00:33:30] but

[00:33:31] there's

[00:33:32] a lot

[00:33:32] of youth

[00:33:34] still

[00:33:35] not a

[00:33:35] lot

[00:33:35] of

[00:33:36] floor

[00:33:36] spacing

[00:33:37] and

[00:33:37] I'm

[00:33:38] trying

[00:33:38] to

[00:33:38] figure

[00:33:38] out

[00:33:39] what's

[00:33:40] going

[00:33:40] on

[00:33:40] here

[00:33:42] I

[00:33:42] just

[00:33:42] don't

[00:33:43] know

[00:33:43] so

[00:33:43] Detroit's

[00:33:44] core

[00:33:44] it

[00:33:45] to

[00:33:45] me

[00:33:45] is

[00:33:46] not

[00:33:46] clear

[00:33:47] you

[00:33:48] gotta

[00:33:48] start

[00:33:48] making

[00:33:48] choices

[00:33:49] you

[00:33:50] got

[00:33:50] Kay

[00:33:50] you

[00:33:51] got

[00:33:51] Ivy

[00:33:51] you

[00:33:52] got

[00:33:52] Jordan

[00:33:53] then

[00:33:54] you

[00:33:54] got

[00:33:54] Ron

[00:33:54] Holland

[00:33:55] you

[00:33:55] got

[00:33:56] Marcus

[00:33:56] Sasser

[00:33:57] who

[00:33:57] you

[00:33:57] picked

[00:33:57] up

[00:33:58] in

[00:33:58] the

[00:33:58] late

[00:33:58] first

[00:33:58] round

[00:33:59] last

[00:33:59] year

[00:33:59] who

[00:33:59] could

[00:34:00] actually

[00:34:00] shoot

[00:34:00] it

[00:34:02] and

[00:34:02] then

[00:34:02] you

[00:34:03] got

[00:34:03] Ron

[00:34:03] Holland

[00:34:03] this

[00:34:03] year

[00:34:04] so

[00:34:05] Ron

[00:34:05] Haasuer

[00:34:06] and

[00:34:06] Marcus

[00:34:06] Sasser

[00:34:07] and

[00:34:08] then

[00:34:08] you

[00:34:08] got

[00:34:09] three

[00:34:09] other

[00:34:10] young

[00:34:10] players

[00:34:10] that

[00:34:11] really

[00:34:11] got

[00:34:12] stymied

[00:34:13] by

[00:34:13] development

[00:34:14] because

[00:34:14] of

[00:34:14] coaching

[00:34:15] and

[00:34:16] or

[00:34:16] lack

[00:34:16] of

[00:34:17] vision

[00:34:17] of

[00:34:17] the

[00:34:17] front

[00:34:17] office

[00:34:18] that

[00:34:18] was

[00:34:18] their

[00:34:19] previous

[00:34:21] there's

[00:34:21] a lot

[00:34:22] to

[00:34:22] sort

[00:34:22] out

[00:34:22] in

[00:34:23] Detroit

[00:34:23] and

[00:34:24] this

[00:34:24] is

[00:34:24] another

[00:34:25] year

[00:34:25] where

[00:34:25] it's

[00:34:26] going

[00:34:26] to

[00:34:26] be

[00:34:26] dire

[00:34:26] but

[00:34:27] this

[00:34:27] is

[00:34:27] the

[00:34:27] year

[00:34:27] where

[00:34:28] I

[00:34:28] honestly

[00:34:29] pick

[00:34:30] a

[00:34:30] direction

[00:34:32] say

[00:34:32] when

[00:34:33] you

[00:34:33] get

[00:34:33] to

[00:34:33] the

[00:34:34] end

[00:34:34] of

[00:34:34] this

[00:34:35] year

[00:34:35] this

[00:34:36] is

[00:34:36] what

[00:34:36] I

[00:34:36] want

[00:34:36] for

[00:34:37] Detroit

[00:34:37] fans

[00:34:38] I

[00:34:38] want

[00:34:39] them

[00:34:39] to

[00:34:39] get

[00:34:39] to

[00:34:39] the

[00:34:39] end

[00:34:39] of

[00:34:40] this

[00:34:40] year

[00:34:40] and

[00:34:40] say

[00:34:41] Kate

[00:34:41] is

[00:34:42] part

[00:34:42] of

[00:34:42] our

[00:34:42] future

[00:34:43] Jalen

[00:34:43] Dorn

[00:34:44] is

[00:34:49] I

[00:34:50] want

[00:34:50] them

[00:34:50] to

[00:34:51] say

[00:34:51] these

[00:34:51] guys

[00:34:52] are

[00:34:52] part

[00:34:52] of

[00:34:52] our

[00:34:53] this

[00:34:53] is

[00:34:53] the

[00:34:53] core

[00:34:54] that

[00:34:54] we're

[00:34:54] going

[00:34:54] to

[00:34:54] build

[00:34:55] around

[00:34:55] and

[00:34:56] then

[00:34:56] we're

[00:34:56] going

[00:34:56] to

[00:34:56] start

[00:34:56] putting

[00:34:57] pieces

[00:34:57] around

[00:34:57] it

[00:34:57] now

[00:34:58] obviously

[00:34:58] the

[00:34:59] play

[00:34:59] must

[00:35:00] get

[00:35:01] better

[00:35:01] the

[00:35:02] players

[00:35:02] must

[00:35:03] be

[00:35:03] more

[00:35:03] efficient

[00:35:18] there

[00:35:19] or

[00:35:19] the

[00:35:20] new

[00:35:20] coaches

[00:35:20] that

[00:35:20] are

[00:35:21] there

[00:35:21] it's

[00:35:21] just

[00:35:22] going

[00:35:22] to

[00:35:22] take

[00:35:22] time

[00:35:23] to

[00:35:23] see

[00:35:24] what

[00:35:24] you

[00:35:24] have

[00:35:24] and

[00:35:25] then

[00:35:25] which

[00:35:25] direction

[00:35:26] you

[00:35:26] want

[00:35:26] to

[00:35:27] go

[00:35:27] in

[00:35:28] I

[00:35:29] think

[00:35:29] it's

[00:35:29] all

[00:35:29] up

[00:35:30] in

[00:35:30] the

[00:35:30] air

[00:35:30] honestly

[00:35:31] to

[00:35:31] tell

[00:35:31] you

[00:35:31] the

[00:35:31] truth

[00:35:33] which

[00:35:33] leads

[00:35:34] us

[00:35:34] to

[00:35:34] our

[00:35:34] next

[00:35:35] team

[00:35:35] which

[00:35:35] is

[00:35:35] also

[00:35:36] a

[00:35:36] team

[00:35:37] that

[00:35:37] has

[00:35:38] a

[00:35:38] lot

[00:35:38] of

[00:35:38] questions

[00:35:38] to

[00:35:39] it

[00:35:39] and

[00:35:40] that

[00:35:40] is

[00:35:40] your

[00:35:40] Chicago

[00:35:41] Bulls

[00:35:42] now

[00:35:43] Chicago

[00:35:44] their

[00:35:45] back

[00:35:45] court

[00:35:45] features

[00:35:50] again

[00:35:51] again

[00:35:52] Artur

[00:35:53] I wish

[00:35:55] he could

[00:35:56] tell me

[00:35:56] how come

[00:35:57] you

[00:35:58] couldn't

[00:35:58] get a

[00:35:58] first round

[00:35:59] pick

[00:36:00] from

[00:36:00] OKC

[00:36:02] who has

[00:36:03] like 16

[00:36:03] first round

[00:36:04] picks

[00:36:05] that's a

[00:36:06] question

[00:36:06] so they

[00:36:07] get Josh

[00:36:08] Giddey

[00:36:08] Kobe White

[00:36:09] had a

[00:36:10] breakout

[00:36:10] season

[00:36:10] last year

[00:36:11] Zach

[00:36:12] Levine

[00:36:13] is back

[00:36:14] and

[00:36:15] put no

[00:36:16] points

[00:36:16] if you

[00:36:16] didn't

[00:36:17] see that

[00:36:17] preseason

[00:36:18] game

[00:36:18] my man

[00:36:19] came

[00:36:19] in

[00:36:19] I

[00:36:20] said

[00:36:20] he

[00:36:20] said

[00:36:21] listen

[00:36:22] he's

[00:36:23] I'm

[00:36:23] not

[00:36:23] here

[00:36:24] for a

[00:36:25] long

[00:36:25] time

[00:36:25] I'm

[00:36:26] here

[00:36:26] for a

[00:36:26] good

[00:36:27] time

[00:36:27] OK

[00:36:28] he

[00:36:29] came

[00:36:29] in

[00:36:29] 21

[00:36:30] minutes

[00:36:31] 23

[00:36:32] points

[00:36:33] efficient

[00:36:33] shooting

[00:36:34] shot

[00:36:35] 4-6-3

[00:36:36] and said

[00:36:37] I'm

[00:36:37] out

[00:36:38] OK

[00:36:40] so

[00:36:41] along

[00:36:41] along

[00:36:41] with

[00:36:41] that

[00:36:42] also

[00:36:42] and

[00:36:43] we'll

[00:36:43] get

[00:36:43] into

[00:36:44] this

[00:36:44] a

[00:36:44] little

[00:36:44] bit

[00:36:44] later

[00:36:44] but

[00:36:45] Lonzo

[00:36:45] Ball

[00:36:46] will

[00:36:46] be

[00:36:46] making

[00:36:46] his

[00:36:47] debut

[00:36:47] on

[00:36:48] Wednesday

[00:36:48] and I

[00:36:49] can't

[00:36:49] wait

[00:36:49] to talk

[00:36:50] about

[00:36:50] that

[00:36:50] and I

[00:36:51] also

[00:36:51] can't

[00:36:52] wait

[00:36:52] to dive

[00:36:53] into

[00:36:53] all the

[00:36:54] things

[00:36:54] I went

[00:36:54] into

[00:36:55] but

[00:36:55] so keep

[00:36:56] that in

[00:36:56] mind

[00:36:56] you have

[00:36:57] Giddey

[00:36:59] you have

[00:37:00] Lonzo

[00:37:00] Ball

[00:37:00] you have

[00:37:02] Zach

[00:37:03] Levine

[00:37:03] and

[00:37:05] Kobe

[00:37:05] White

[00:37:05] so

[00:37:06] got

[00:37:06] these

[00:37:06] four

[00:37:07] guards

[00:37:07] they

[00:37:08] all

[00:37:08] need

[00:37:08] time

[00:37:11] remember

[00:37:12] what

[00:37:12] you

[00:37:13] did

[00:37:13] when

[00:37:13] Kobe

[00:37:13] White

[00:37:14] was

[00:37:15] inserted

[00:37:15] into

[00:37:16] the

[00:37:16] starting

[00:37:16] lineup

[00:37:18] now

[00:37:20] here's

[00:37:21] the thing

[00:37:21] Josh

[00:37:22] Giddey

[00:37:22] he's

[00:37:22] the new

[00:37:23] addition

[00:37:23] he

[00:37:23] averaged

[00:37:23] 16.6

[00:37:24] points

[00:37:25] a game

[00:37:25] last

[00:37:25] year

[00:37:26] he's

[00:37:27] going

[00:37:27] to

[00:37:27] provide

[00:37:28] rebounding

[00:37:29] he

[00:37:29] averaged

[00:37:29] 7.9

[00:37:30] rebounds

[00:37:31] last year

[00:37:32] and he

[00:37:32] is a

[00:37:33] terrific

[00:37:33] playmaker

[00:37:34] at

[00:37:34] 6.2

[00:37:35] assists

[00:37:36] last year

[00:37:36] he is

[00:37:37] a great

[00:37:38] playmaker

[00:37:39] however

[00:37:40] he only

[00:37:41] shoots

[00:37:41] 32%

[00:37:42] from

[00:37:43] three

[00:37:43] that's

[00:37:44] his

[00:37:44] bugaboo

[00:37:44] that's

[00:37:45] always

[00:37:45] been

[00:37:46] his

[00:37:46] bugaboo

[00:37:46] but

[00:37:47] we'll

[00:37:48] see

[00:37:48] what

[00:37:49] can

[00:37:50] happen

[00:37:50] in

[00:37:50] Chicago

[00:37:51] when

[00:37:52] the

[00:37:52] new

[00:37:52] leaves

[00:37:52] on

[00:37:52] life

[00:37:53] Kobe

[00:37:53] White

[00:37:54] however

[00:37:54] he

[00:37:55] shot

[00:37:55] 38.5

[00:37:56] percent

[00:37:57] last

[00:37:57] year

[00:37:57] it

[00:37:59] was a

[00:37:59] renaissance

[00:37:59] for

[00:38:00] Kobe

[00:38:00] White

[00:38:00] they

[00:38:01] got him

[00:38:01] on a

[00:38:02] great

[00:38:02] deal

[00:38:02] I think

[00:38:04] in four

[00:38:04] years

[00:38:05] 13

[00:38:05] million

[00:38:06] you can't

[00:38:07] ask for

[00:38:08] the type

[00:38:08] of production

[00:38:09] you're getting

[00:38:10] for 13

[00:38:11] million dollars

[00:38:11] from Kobe

[00:38:12] White

[00:38:13] and my

[00:38:14] whole thing

[00:38:14] is this

[00:38:15] is that

[00:38:16] does this

[00:38:17] continue

[00:38:18] for him

[00:38:19] does he

[00:38:20] get rewarded

[00:38:21] for what

[00:38:21] he did

[00:38:22] when

[00:38:23] Zach went

[00:38:24] out with

[00:38:24] the injury

[00:38:26] to his

[00:38:27] foot

[00:38:28] and

[00:38:29] by the

[00:38:30] moves

[00:38:30] I go

[00:38:31] I wonder

[00:38:34] is he

[00:38:34] like the

[00:38:35] odd man

[00:38:35] out

[00:38:36] at this

[00:38:36] point

[00:38:37] because

[00:38:38] you

[00:38:38] got to

[00:38:39] create

[00:38:39] minutes

[00:38:40] you

[00:38:40] got to

[00:38:40] create

[00:38:41] opportunities

[00:38:41] for these

[00:38:42] guys

[00:38:44] enter

[00:38:46] Zach

[00:38:46] Levine

[00:38:48] 24.8

[00:38:49] points a

[00:38:50] game

[00:38:50] on

[00:38:51] 48.5

[00:38:52] shooting

[00:38:52] he's an

[00:38:53] elite

[00:38:54] shooter

[00:38:54] but he's

[00:38:56] ball

[00:38:56] dominant

[00:38:56] that

[00:38:57] those two

[00:38:59] right there

[00:38:59] Giddey

[00:39:00] and Levine

[00:39:01] are going

[00:39:02] to clash

[00:39:02] and then

[00:39:03] you still

[00:39:03] got

[00:39:03] Kobe

[00:39:04] White

[00:39:04] to feed

[00:39:05] who also

[00:39:06] needs

[00:39:07] the ball

[00:39:07] you see

[00:39:10] the conundrum

[00:39:10] that we're

[00:39:11] talking about

[00:39:11] here

[00:39:12] here's the

[00:39:12] deal

[00:39:12] I don't

[00:39:13] know how

[00:39:13] they're

[00:39:14] going to

[00:39:14] do it

[00:39:14] they got

[00:39:15] to trade

[00:39:15] Levine

[00:39:16] they got

[00:39:16] to figure

[00:39:16] it out

[00:39:17] here's

[00:39:18] the thing

[00:39:18] you're

[00:39:18] going to

[00:39:19] have to

[00:39:19] eat

[00:39:19] into

[00:39:20] the

[00:39:20] development

[00:39:20] of the

[00:39:21] young

[00:39:21] guys

[00:39:21] because

[00:39:22] I

[00:39:22] haven't

[00:39:23] even

[00:39:23] gotten

[00:39:24] to

[00:39:25] Mattis

[00:39:26] Buzelis

[00:39:26] who is

[00:39:27] their

[00:39:27] 6'8

[00:39:28] Lithuanian

[00:39:29] wing

[00:39:30] that they

[00:39:31] got

[00:39:31] in the

[00:39:31] draft

[00:39:32] this

[00:39:32] year

[00:39:34] so

[00:39:35] Patrick

[00:39:35] Williams

[00:39:36] is supposed

[00:39:36] to still

[00:39:37] be on

[00:39:37] development

[00:39:38] path

[00:39:38] you saw

[00:39:39] what

[00:39:39] Kobe

[00:39:40] White

[00:39:40] was able

[00:39:40] to do

[00:39:41] when he

[00:39:41] got

[00:39:41] the

[00:39:41] opportunity

[00:39:43] when

[00:39:43] is it

[00:39:43] going

[00:39:44] to be

[00:39:44] time

[00:39:46] for

[00:39:46] the

[00:39:47] young

[00:39:47] guys

[00:39:47] to be

[00:39:48] able

[00:39:48] to

[00:39:48] flourish

[00:39:48] in

[00:39:49] Chicago

[00:39:49] because

[00:39:49] I

[00:39:50] know

[00:39:50] for a

[00:39:50] fact

[00:39:51] that

[00:39:52] my

[00:39:52] Chi-town

[00:39:52] players

[00:39:53] out

[00:39:53] there

[00:39:54] they

[00:39:54] want

[00:39:55] the

[00:39:55] rebuild

[00:39:56] they

[00:39:57] want

[00:39:57] the

[00:39:57] rebuild

[00:39:57] they

[00:39:58] don't

[00:39:58] want

[00:39:58] this

[00:39:58] middling

[00:39:59] we

[00:40:00] got a

[00:40:01] chance

[00:40:01] in the

[00:40:01] play

[00:40:02] in

[00:40:02] to

[00:40:02] get

[00:40:02] into

[00:40:03] the

[00:40:03] playoffs

[00:40:03] to

[00:40:04] only

[00:40:04] get

[00:40:04] obliterated

[00:40:05] by

[00:40:05] whoever

[00:40:06] the

[00:40:06] one

[00:40:06] seed

[00:40:06] is

[00:40:07] that

[00:40:29] let's

[00:40:30] allow

[00:40:30] these

[00:40:30] young

[00:40:31] guys

[00:40:31] to

[00:40:31] develop

[00:40:33] that's

[00:40:34] my

[00:40:34] thoughts

[00:40:34] on

[00:40:34] Chicago

[00:40:35] yo

[00:40:37] did

[00:40:38] anybody

[00:40:38] see

[00:40:38] this

[00:40:38] situation

[00:40:39] between

[00:40:39] Dante

[00:40:40] Di

[00:40:40] Vincenzo

[00:40:41] and

[00:40:41] Rick

[00:40:41] Brunson

[00:40:42] of

[00:40:42] the

[00:40:42] New

[00:40:43] York

[00:40:43] Knicks

[00:40:43] in

[00:40:44] the

[00:40:44] last

[00:40:44] couple

[00:40:44] days

[00:40:44] all

[00:40:47] so

[00:40:47] Dante

[00:40:48] Di

[00:40:48] Vincenzo

[00:40:49] is

[00:40:49] at

[00:40:49] the

[00:40:49] free

[00:40:49] throw

[00:40:50] line

[00:40:50] and

[00:40:50] they

[00:40:50] seem

[00:40:51] to

[00:40:51] so

[00:40:52] Dante

[00:40:52] Di

[00:40:52] Vincenzo

[00:40:53] was

[00:40:53] traded

[00:40:53] along

[00:40:54] with

[00:40:54] Julius

[00:40:55] Randall

[00:40:55] for

[00:40:56] Carl

[00:40:56] Anthony

[00:40:56] Towns

[00:40:57] so

[00:40:57] Carl

[00:40:57] Anthony

[00:40:58] Towns

[00:40:58] go

[00:40:58] to

[00:40:58] the

[00:40:58] Knicks

[00:40:59] Julius

[00:40:59] Randall

[00:41:00] Dante

[00:41:00] Di

[00:41:01] Vincenzo

[00:41:01] go

[00:41:02] to the

[00:41:03] Minnesota

[00:41:03] Timberwolves

[00:41:04] they're

[00:41:04] back

[00:41:05] in

[00:41:05] MSG

[00:41:06] and

[00:41:07] Dante

[00:41:08] was

[00:41:08] getting

[00:41:09] spicy

[00:41:09] right

[00:41:10] so

[00:41:10] he's

[00:41:11] at

[00:41:11] the

[00:41:11] free

[00:41:11] throw

[00:41:11] line

[00:41:12] and

[00:41:13] I

[00:41:13] don't

[00:41:13] know

[00:41:13] what

[00:41:13] was

[00:41:14] yelled

[00:41:14] out

[00:41:14] but

[00:41:15] Dante

[00:41:15] looks

[00:41:15] over

[00:41:16] and

[00:41:16] says

[00:41:17] oh

[00:41:18] they

[00:41:19] letting

[00:41:19] you

[00:41:19] run

[00:41:20] this

[00:41:21] oh

[00:41:21] we

[00:41:22] see

[00:41:22] how

[00:41:22] it

[00:41:22] is

[00:41:22] when

[00:41:23] you

[00:41:37] also

[00:41:37] the

[00:41:37] father

[00:41:38] of

[00:41:38] one

[00:41:39] Jalen

[00:41:40] Brunson

[00:41:40] and

[00:41:41] then

[00:41:42] we

[00:41:43] had

[00:41:43] the

[00:41:43] whole

[00:41:43] Villanova

[00:41:44] Knicks

[00:41:45] thing

[00:41:45] that we

[00:41:46] didn't

[00:41:46] even

[00:41:46] get

[00:41:46] to

[00:41:47] see

[00:41:47] because

[00:41:47] Dante

[00:41:48] Di

[00:41:48] Vincenzo

[00:41:49] was

[00:41:49] jettisoned

[00:41:50] off

[00:41:50] to

[00:41:51] Minnesota

[00:41:52] for

[00:41:53] Carl

[00:41:53] Anthony

[00:41:53] Towns

[00:41:53] which

[00:41:54] I'm

[00:41:54] not

[00:41:54] saying

[00:41:54] is

[00:41:54] a

[00:41:55] bad

[00:41:55] move

[00:41:55] or

[00:41:55] whatever

[00:41:56] but

[00:41:57] you

[00:41:57] can

[00:41:57] tell

[00:41:57] there

[00:41:57] was

[00:41:57] some

[00:41:58] real

[00:41:59] heated

[00:42:00] feelings

[00:42:00] about

[00:42:01] that

[00:42:01] situation

[00:42:02] now

[00:42:03] Rick

[00:42:04] Brunson

[00:42:05] and

[00:42:05] Dante

[00:42:05] Di

[00:42:06] Vincenzo

[00:42:06] both

[00:42:07] downplayed

[00:42:08] the

[00:42:08] incident

[00:42:09] they

[00:42:09] did

[00:42:10] not

[00:42:10] want

[00:42:10] to

[00:42:10] talk

[00:42:10] about

[00:42:11] whatever

[00:42:11] their

[00:42:11] conversation

[00:42:12] was

[00:42:12] on

[00:42:13] the

[00:42:13] court

[00:42:13] after

[00:42:14] the

[00:42:14] game

[00:42:15] they

[00:42:15] said

[00:42:16] hey

[00:42:16] that's

[00:42:17] a

[00:42:17] private

[00:42:17] matter

[00:42:18] between

[00:42:18] us

[00:42:19] men

[00:42:19] all

[00:42:20] I

[00:42:20] know

[00:42:20] is

[00:42:20] this

[00:42:21] about

[00:42:22] this

[00:42:22] situation

[00:42:23] is

[00:42:24] that

[00:42:24] Dante

[00:42:25] Di

[00:42:26] Vincenzo

[00:42:26] is

[00:42:27] about

[00:42:27] that

[00:42:27] work

[00:42:28] he

[00:42:29] gonna

[00:42:29] give

[00:42:30] it

[00:42:30] to

[00:42:30] whoever

[00:42:32] wants

[00:42:32] it

[00:42:34] we

[00:42:34] might

[00:42:34] have

[00:42:35] been

[00:42:35] talking

[00:42:35] about

[00:42:35] Julius

[00:42:35] Randall

[00:42:36] having

[00:42:36] a

[00:42:36] chip

[00:42:37] on

[00:42:37] his

[00:42:37] shoulder

[00:42:37] oh

[00:42:38] my

[00:42:39] god

[00:42:39] I

[00:42:39] can

[00:42:39] just

[00:42:39] see

[00:42:40] Anthony

[00:42:40] Edwards

[00:42:40] now

[00:42:42] twiddling

[00:42:42] his

[00:42:43] fingers

[00:42:43] like

[00:42:44] Mr.

[00:42:44] Burns

[00:42:44] on

[00:42:45] the

[00:42:46] Simpsons

[00:42:46] and he's

[00:42:47] just

[00:42:47] going

[00:42:48] yes

[00:42:48] I

[00:42:49] will

[00:42:49] use

[00:43:01] all

[00:43:02] right

[00:43:02] the

[00:43:03] next

[00:43:03] team

[00:43:03] that

[00:43:03] I

[00:43:03] want

[00:43:03] to

[00:43:03] get

[00:43:03] into

[00:43:04] is

[00:43:05] the

[00:43:05] Toronto

[00:43:05] Raptors

[00:43:06] Toronto

[00:43:07] is

[00:43:07] it

[00:43:08] seems

[00:43:08] like

[00:43:08] they're

[00:43:08] fully

[00:43:09] embracing

[00:43:09] the

[00:43:09] tank

[00:43:10] with

[00:43:10] Scottie

[00:43:11] Barnes

[00:43:11] position

[00:43:11] as

[00:43:12] the

[00:43:12] franchise

[00:43:12] centerpiece

[00:43:13] the

[00:43:14] team

[00:43:14] also

[00:43:14] added

[00:43:15] Jacobi

[00:43:16] Walter

[00:43:16] and

[00:43:17] then

[00:43:17] last

[00:43:17] year

[00:43:18] they

[00:43:18] added

[00:43:18] Grady

[00:43:18] Dick

[00:43:19] who

[00:43:19] struggled

[00:43:20] last year

[00:43:21] mightily

[00:43:21] I think

[00:43:22] he was

[00:43:22] physically

[00:43:23] not

[00:43:23] able

[00:43:24] to

[00:43:24] hold

[00:43:24] up

[00:43:24] mostly

[00:43:25] and

[00:43:26] then

[00:43:26] they

[00:43:26] had

[00:43:26] the

[00:43:27] in

[00:43:27] season

[00:43:27] trade

[00:43:28] where

[00:43:29] they

[00:43:29] traded

[00:43:29] OG

[00:43:30] and

[00:43:30] Anobi

[00:43:31] to

[00:43:32] the

[00:43:32] Knicks

[00:43:33] for

[00:43:33] RJ

[00:43:34] Barrett

[00:43:35] and

[00:43:35] Emmanuel

[00:43:35] quickly

[00:43:37] they

[00:43:37] also

[00:43:38] followed

[00:43:38] that

[00:43:38] trade

[00:43:39] up

[00:43:41] with

[00:43:41] Pascal

[00:43:42] Siakam

[00:43:43] leaving

[00:43:43] town

[00:43:43] as

[00:43:44] well

[00:43:44] there's

[00:43:45] been

[00:43:45] some

[00:43:45] house

[00:43:45] cleaning

[00:43:46] Scottie

[00:43:46] Barnes

[00:43:47] now

[00:43:47] the focal

[00:43:48] point

[00:43:48] 15.3

[00:43:49] points

[00:43:50] yeah

[00:43:51] it was

[00:43:51] almost

[00:43:51] 20 a

[00:43:52] game

[00:43:52] last

[00:43:52] year

[00:43:53] and

[00:43:53] he

[00:43:54] shot

[00:43:54] the

[00:43:54] ball

[00:43:54] better

[00:43:54] last

[00:43:55] year

[00:43:55] as

[00:43:55] well

[00:43:55] his

[00:43:56] three

[00:43:56] point

[00:43:56] shooting

[00:43:56] was

[00:43:56] better

[00:43:57] last

[00:43:57] year

[00:43:57] he

[00:43:57] almost

[00:43:58] scored

[00:43:58] like

[00:43:58] 20

[00:43:58] points

[00:43:59] a

[00:43:59] game

[00:43:59] last

[00:43:59] year

[00:44:00] he

[00:44:01] was

[00:44:01] the

[00:44:01] primary

[00:44:02] ball

[00:44:02] handler

[00:44:03] he

[00:44:03] was

[00:44:03] a

[00:44:03] guy

[00:44:04] he

[00:44:04] wasn't

[00:44:05] there

[00:44:06] was

[00:44:06] no

[00:44:07] okay

[00:44:08] I

[00:44:09] gotta

[00:44:09] worry

[00:44:09] about

[00:44:09] Pascal

[00:44:10] I

[00:44:10] gotta

[00:44:10] worry

[00:44:10] about

[00:44:11] this

[00:44:11] I

[00:44:11] gotta

[00:44:11] worry

[00:44:11] about

[00:44:11] that

[00:44:12] no

[00:44:12] it

[00:44:12] was

[00:44:12] finally

[00:44:13] Scottie

[00:44:13] Barnes

[00:44:13] team

[00:44:28] and

[00:44:28] jacob

[00:44:28] and

[00:44:28] jacobie

[00:44:29] and

[00:44:29] walter

[00:44:29] are

[00:44:29] four

[00:44:29] because

[00:44:32] 40.5%

[00:44:34] that is

[00:44:35] what

[00:44:36] he shot

[00:44:37] from three

[00:44:38] last year

[00:44:38] this is a

[00:44:40] ultra

[00:44:40] confident

[00:44:41] shooter

[00:44:42] of the

[00:44:43] highest

[00:44:43] level

[00:44:44] and I

[00:44:45] can't wait

[00:44:45] to see him

[00:44:46] unleashed

[00:44:48] up in

[00:44:49] Toronto

[00:44:49] now

[00:44:52] this is

[00:44:53] what

[00:44:53] Jonathan

[00:44:53] Gavoni

[00:44:54] had to

[00:44:54] say

[00:44:55] about

[00:44:56] jacobie

[00:44:56] water

[00:44:57] he said

[00:44:57] that

[00:44:57] he's

[00:44:58] a

[00:44:58] smooth

[00:44:59] shooter

[00:44:59] his

[00:45:00] catch

[00:45:00] and

[00:45:01] shoot

[00:45:02] is

[00:45:03] around

[00:45:03] 46.3%

[00:45:05] which is

[00:45:05] really good

[00:45:06] he said

[00:45:07] that

[00:45:07] off the

[00:45:08] dribble

[00:45:08] he was

[00:45:09] a

[00:45:09] 35%

[00:45:10] three point

[00:45:11] shooter

[00:45:11] in

[00:45:11] college

[00:45:12] so

[00:45:13] if

[00:45:14] all

[00:45:14] these

[00:45:14] scenes

[00:45:14] continue

[00:45:15] to

[00:45:16] blossom

[00:45:16] in

[00:45:17] Toronto

[00:45:17] they

[00:45:19] might

[00:45:19] have

[00:45:19] got

[00:45:19] themselves

[00:45:20] a

[00:45:20] sniper

[00:45:20] and

[00:45:21] then

[00:45:21] also

[00:45:23] another

[00:45:23] year

[00:45:24] of

[00:45:24] Grady

[00:45:25] Dick

[00:45:25] getting

[00:45:25] his

[00:45:26] legs

[00:45:26] underneath

[00:45:27] him

[00:45:28] could

[00:45:29] be

[00:45:29] helpful

[00:45:29] I

[00:45:30] think

[00:45:30] that

[00:45:30] guy

[00:45:30] can

[00:45:31] shoot

[00:45:31] and

[00:45:31] we'll

[00:45:31] see

[00:45:32] if

[00:45:32] it

[00:45:32] plays

[00:45:33] out

[00:45:33] this

[00:45:33] year

[00:45:33] the

[00:45:34] other

[00:45:34] team

[00:45:34] that

[00:45:34] I

[00:45:35] want

[00:45:35] to

[00:45:35] talk

[00:45:35] about

[00:45:36] is

[00:45:37] the

[00:45:37] Brooklyn

[00:45:37] Nets

[00:45:39] now

[00:45:40] the

[00:45:40] Brooklyn

[00:45:40] Nets

[00:45:42] to

[00:45:42] me

[00:45:43] are

[00:45:45] wow

[00:45:46] I don't

[00:45:46] even know

[00:45:47] what to

[00:45:47] say

[00:45:47] they're

[00:45:48] going to

[00:45:48] be

[00:45:48] terrible

[00:45:48] this

[00:45:49] year

[00:45:49] they're

[00:45:49] trying

[00:45:50] to

[00:45:50] be

[00:45:50] terrible

[00:45:50] they

[00:45:51] are

[00:45:51] trying

[00:45:52] to

[00:45:52] capture

[00:45:52] the

[00:45:53] flag

[00:45:54] lag

[00:45:54] for

[00:45:55] flag

[00:45:56] dupe

[00:45:57] for

[00:45:58] coop

[00:45:59] all of

[00:46:00] these

[00:46:00] puns

[00:46:01] are

[00:46:02] welcomed

[00:46:02] here

[00:46:03] at

[00:46:03] Frontrunner

[00:46:03] Podcast

[00:46:04] Collective

[00:46:06] but

[00:46:06] here's

[00:46:06] the

[00:46:06] thing

[00:46:07] with

[00:46:07] the

[00:46:07] Brooklyn

[00:46:07] Nets

[00:46:08] that

[00:46:08] I

[00:46:08] do

[00:46:08] still

[00:46:09] have

[00:46:09] an

[00:46:09] issue

[00:46:09] with

[00:46:10] they

[00:46:11] have

[00:46:11] some

[00:46:11] holdovers

[00:46:12] Cam

[00:46:13] Johnson

[00:46:13] and

[00:46:14] Dorian

[00:46:14] Finney

[00:46:15] Smith

[00:46:16] to

[00:46:17] be

[00:46:17] specific

[00:46:19] alright

[00:46:20] there's

[00:46:21] a lot

[00:46:21] of

[00:46:21] intrigue

[00:46:22] around

[00:46:22] the

[00:46:22] league

[00:46:23] around

[00:46:24] those

[00:46:24] two

[00:46:25] because

[00:46:26] of the

[00:46:26] fact

[00:46:26] that

[00:46:27] everybody

[00:46:27] needs

[00:46:27] a

[00:46:27] wing

[00:46:28] so

[00:46:28] you

[00:46:29] thought

[00:46:29] in the

[00:46:30] offseason

[00:46:30] that

[00:46:31] they

[00:46:31] would

[00:46:31] be

[00:46:31] traded

[00:46:32] they

[00:46:32] did

[00:46:32] not

[00:46:32] get

[00:46:32] traded

[00:46:33] they

[00:46:33] are

[00:46:33] still

[00:46:33] on

[00:46:34] the

[00:46:34] team

[00:46:35] now

[00:46:36] you

[00:46:36] also

[00:46:36] have

[00:46:37] Cam

[00:46:37] Thomas

[00:46:38] now

[00:46:38] known

[00:46:39] for

[00:46:39] scoring

[00:46:39] burst

[00:46:40] Cam

[00:46:40] Thomas

[00:46:40] average

[00:46:41] what did

[00:46:41] Cam

[00:46:42] average

[00:46:42] last year

[00:46:43] 18

[00:46:44] here

[00:46:45] is a

[00:46:46] just a

[00:46:46] volume

[00:46:47] shooter

[00:46:47] at the

[00:46:47] highest

[00:46:48] level

[00:46:48] he

[00:46:49] shoots

[00:46:49] the

[00:46:49] ball

[00:46:50] like

[00:46:50] no

[00:46:51] conscience

[00:46:51] there's

[00:46:52] not

[00:46:52] a shot

[00:46:52] that

[00:46:53] he

[00:46:53] has

[00:46:54] not

[00:46:54] liked

[00:46:56] if

[00:46:57] it's

[00:46:57] 33

[00:46:58] feet

[00:46:58] away

[00:46:58] and

[00:46:59] somebody

[00:46:59] is

[00:46:59] draped

[00:47:00] all

[00:47:00] over

[00:47:00] him

[00:47:00] and

[00:47:01] somebody

[00:47:01] is

[00:47:01] wide

[00:47:01] open

[00:47:02] he's

[00:47:02] still

[00:47:02] gonna

[00:47:02] shoot

[00:47:02] that

[00:47:03] shot

[00:47:03] that's

[00:47:04] what

[00:47:04] Cam

[00:47:04] Thomas

[00:47:05] does

[00:47:06] he is

[00:47:07] a

[00:47:08] shooter

[00:47:09] now

[00:47:10] they

[00:47:10] say

[00:47:11] they

[00:47:11] are

[00:47:11] going

[00:47:11] to

[00:47:11] try

[00:47:12] to

[00:47:12] expand

[00:47:13] his

[00:47:13] game

[00:47:13] they're

[00:47:14] going

[00:47:14] to

[00:47:14] also

[00:47:14] try

[00:47:15] to

[00:47:15] limit

[00:47:16] not

[00:47:16] limit

[00:47:17] they're

[00:47:17] going

[00:47:17] to try

[00:47:18] to refine

[00:47:18] his

[00:47:19] shot

[00:47:19] selection

[00:47:20] this

[00:47:20] to

[00:47:21] improve

[00:47:21] to improve

[00:47:22] his

[00:47:22] efficiency

[00:47:22] these

[00:47:23] are

[00:47:24] the

[00:47:24] areas

[00:47:24] that

[00:47:24] they're

[00:47:25] looking

[00:47:25] to

[00:47:26] see

[00:47:26] vast

[00:47:27] improvement

[00:47:27] from

[00:47:28] Cam

[00:47:28] Thomas

[00:47:29] don't

[00:47:30] hold

[00:47:30] your

[00:47:30] breath

[00:47:31] don't

[00:47:32] hold

[00:47:32] your

[00:47:32] breath

[00:47:34] Cam

[00:47:34] Thomas

[00:47:36] is

[00:47:37] not

[00:47:37] about

[00:47:38] he's

[00:47:40] really

[00:47:41] not

[00:47:41] about

[00:47:41] not

[00:47:42] taking

[00:47:42] opportunities

[00:47:44] you

[00:47:44] telling

[00:47:44] him

[00:47:45] to

[00:47:45] pass

[00:47:45] up

[00:47:46] a

[00:47:46] good

[00:47:46] shot

[00:47:46] for

[00:47:46] a

[00:47:47] great

[00:47:47] shot

[00:47:49] okay

[00:47:51] can't

[00:47:51] wait

[00:47:52] to see

[00:47:52] how

[00:47:52] that

[00:47:52] works

[00:47:52] out

[00:47:54] all

[00:47:55] right

[00:47:55] Ben

[00:47:55] Simmons

[00:47:55] also

[00:47:56] let's

[00:47:56] talk

[00:47:56] Ben

[00:47:57] I

[00:47:58] can't

[00:47:58] believe

[00:47:58] we're

[00:47:58] still

[00:47:58] talking

[00:47:59] about

[00:47:59] Ben

[00:47:59] Simmons

[00:48:00] after

[00:48:00] all

[00:48:00] these

[00:48:00] years

[00:48:03] after

[00:48:03] an

[00:48:04] off

[00:48:04] season

[00:48:04] where

[00:48:05] my

[00:48:05] man

[00:48:05] has

[00:48:06] gone

[00:48:06] to

[00:48:06] Met

[00:48:06] Galas

[00:48:07] he's

[00:48:07] all

[00:48:08] over

[00:48:08] IG

[00:48:10] flourishing

[00:48:11] looking

[00:48:12] like a

[00:48:12] model

[00:48:13] and

[00:48:13] everything

[00:48:15] Ben

[00:48:16] Simmons

[00:48:16] has

[00:48:17] come

[00:48:18] down

[00:48:18] off

[00:48:18] the

[00:48:19] mountaintop

[00:48:19] and

[00:48:19] told

[00:48:20] us

[00:48:21] that

[00:48:21] he

[00:48:21] is

[00:48:22] healthy

[00:48:22] and

[00:48:23] he

[00:48:23] says

[00:48:23] when

[00:48:24] I'm

[00:48:24] healthy

[00:48:24] I'm

[00:48:25] a

[00:48:25] pretty

[00:48:26] good

[00:48:26] basketball

[00:48:26] player

[00:48:27] and

[00:48:28] y'all

[00:48:28] all

[00:48:28] gonna

[00:48:28] see

[00:48:29] this

[00:48:29] year

[00:48:29] again

[00:48:30] shots

[00:48:31] out

[00:48:31] to

[00:48:31] Digital

[00:48:32] Underground

[00:48:33] and

[00:48:34] rest

[00:48:35] in

[00:48:35] peace

[00:48:35] Tupac

[00:48:36] Shakur

[00:48:37] because

[00:48:38] I'm

[00:48:38] gonna

[00:48:38] go

[00:48:38] ahead

[00:48:38] and

[00:48:38] say

[00:48:38] it

[00:48:39] right

[00:48:39] now

[00:48:39] same

[00:48:40] song

[00:48:41] all

[00:48:42] right

[00:48:42] same

[00:48:43] song

[00:48:44] all

[00:48:45] around

[00:48:45] the

[00:48:45] world

[00:48:46] same

[00:48:47] song

[00:48:47] Ben

[00:48:47] you

[00:48:48] said

[00:48:49] that

[00:48:49] last

[00:48:49] year

[00:48:49] and

[00:48:50] you

[00:48:50] said

[00:48:51] that

[00:48:51] the

[00:48:51] year

[00:48:51] before

[00:48:52] here's

[00:48:52] the

[00:48:52] thing

[00:48:52] they're

[00:48:53] tanking

[00:48:54] so it

[00:48:54] doesn't

[00:48:54] really

[00:48:54] matter

[00:48:56] but

[00:48:56] my

[00:48:57] question

[00:48:58] is that

[00:48:58] for

[00:49:01] the

[00:49:01] Jalen

[00:49:02] Wilson

[00:49:03] the

[00:49:05] Noah

[00:49:05] Clowney

[00:49:06] of the

[00:49:07] world

[00:49:08] when

[00:49:09] are

[00:49:10] their

[00:49:10] opportunities

[00:49:11] going

[00:49:12] to come

[00:49:12] and

[00:49:14] also

[00:49:14] how can

[00:49:15] you

[00:49:15] tank

[00:49:16] when you

[00:49:16] got a

[00:49:17] couple

[00:49:17] really

[00:49:17] competent

[00:49:18] veterans

[00:49:19] in

[00:49:20] Cam

[00:49:20] Johnson

[00:49:20] and

[00:49:21] Dorian

[00:49:22] Finney

[00:49:22] Smith

[00:49:22] on

[00:49:23] your

[00:49:23] team

[00:49:25] I'm

[00:49:25] not

[00:49:25] saying

[00:49:26] that

[00:49:26] because

[00:49:26] the

[00:49:27] odds

[00:49:27] have

[00:49:27] flattened

[00:49:28] I'm

[00:49:28] not

[00:49:28] saying

[00:49:28] you

[00:49:28] have

[00:49:28] to

[00:49:29] lose

[00:49:30] 65

[00:49:30] games

[00:49:31] I'm

[00:49:31] just

[00:49:31] saying

[00:49:31] you

[00:49:32] definitely

[00:49:32] don't

[00:49:32] want

[00:49:33] to be

[00:49:33] in

[00:49:34] the

[00:49:34] 30

[00:49:34] range

[00:49:35] you

[00:49:35] want

[00:49:35] to be

[00:49:36] lower

[00:49:36] you

[00:49:36] want

[00:49:36] to be

[00:49:37] in

[00:49:37] 25

[00:49:37] range

[00:49:38] somewhere

[00:49:38] in

[00:49:38] there

[00:49:40] 23

[00:49:40] even

[00:49:42] better

[00:49:42] but

[00:49:43] you

[00:49:43] do

[00:49:43] not

[00:49:44] want

[00:49:44] to

[00:49:44] be

[00:49:44] in

[00:49:45] the

[00:49:46] 30

[00:49:46] plus

[00:49:47] 33

[00:49:48] win

[00:49:48] category

[00:49:50] that

[00:49:50] gets

[00:49:50] you

[00:49:51] down

[00:49:51] 12

[00:49:52] in

[00:49:53] the

[00:49:53] lottery

[00:49:53] and

[00:49:54] then

[00:49:54] the

[00:49:54] last

[00:49:54] team

[00:49:55] that

[00:49:55] we're

[00:49:55] going

[00:49:55] to

[00:49:55] talk

[00:49:56] about

[00:49:56] before

[00:49:56] we

[00:49:56] talk

[00:49:57] about

[00:49:57] Lonzo

[00:49:57] Ball

[00:49:58] is

[00:49:58] the

[00:49:59] Utah

[00:49:59] Jazz

[00:49:59] now

[00:50:00] the

[00:50:01] Utah

[00:50:01] Jazz

[00:50:01] to

[00:50:02] me

[00:50:02] I

[00:50:03] love

[00:50:03] in

[00:50:04] one

[00:50:04] way

[00:50:05] in

[00:50:05] some

[00:50:05] ways

[00:50:06] we

[00:50:07] gonna

[00:50:07] have

[00:50:07] some

[00:50:07] real

[00:50:07] problems

[00:50:08] in

[00:50:08] a

[00:50:08] second

[00:50:09] now

[00:50:10] the

[00:50:10] Jazz

[00:50:10] are

[00:50:10] loaded

[00:50:11] with

[00:50:11] young

[00:50:11] talent

[00:50:11] they

[00:50:12] also

[00:50:13] signed

[00:50:13] Laurie

[00:50:13] Mark

[00:50:14] who

[00:50:15] still

[00:50:15] fairly

[00:50:16] young

[00:50:16] and

[00:50:16] like

[00:50:16] 27

[00:50:17] go

[00:50:19] this is

[00:50:19] what

[00:50:20] happens

[00:50:20] when

[00:50:20] you

[00:50:20] come

[00:50:20] into

[00:50:21] the

[00:50:21] league

[00:50:21] when

[00:50:21] you're

[00:50:21] like

[00:50:22] 14

[00:50:22] years

[00:50:22] of

[00:50:22] age

[00:50:23] I'm

[00:50:23] kidding

[00:50:23] he

[00:50:24] came

[00:50:24] into

[00:50:24] the

[00:50:24] league

[00:50:24] when

[00:50:25] he

[00:50:25] was

[00:50:25] 19

[00:50:25] just

[00:50:26] calm

[00:50:26] down

[00:50:27] you

[00:50:28] also

[00:50:28] have

[00:50:28] Keontae

[00:50:29] George

[00:50:29] you

[00:50:30] got

[00:50:30] Cody

[00:50:31] Williams

[00:50:31] from

[00:50:32] Colorado

[00:50:32] this

[00:50:33] in

[00:50:33] this

[00:50:34] last

[00:50:34] draft

[00:50:34] oh

[00:50:35] let's

[00:50:35] talk

[00:50:35] Taylor

[00:50:36] Hendricks

[00:50:36] as

[00:50:37] well

[00:50:37] there

[00:50:38] and

[00:50:38] Kyle

[00:50:39] Filipowski

[00:50:40] and

[00:50:41] Isaiah

[00:50:41] Collier

[00:50:42] who

[00:50:42] also

[00:50:42] got

[00:50:43] in

[00:50:43] this

[00:50:44] prior

[00:50:44] draft

[00:50:45] as

[00:50:45] well

[00:50:45] we're

[00:50:46] going

[00:50:46] to

[00:50:46] talk

[00:50:46] about

[00:50:46] a lot

[00:50:46] of

[00:50:46] guys

[00:50:47] in

[00:50:47] a

[00:50:47] second

[00:50:47] here

[00:50:48] but

[00:50:48] they

[00:50:48] got

[00:50:48] a lot

[00:50:48] of

[00:50:48] people

[00:50:50] now

[00:50:53] Keontae

[00:50:53] George

[00:50:53] and

[00:50:54] Taylor

[00:50:54] Hendricks

[00:50:54] are

[00:50:55] going

[00:50:55] into

[00:50:55] their

[00:50:55] second

[00:50:56] seasons

[00:50:57] George

[00:50:58] showed

[00:50:59] a lot

[00:50:59] of

[00:50:59] promise

[00:50:59] last

[00:51:00] year

[00:51:00] in

[00:51:00] his

[00:51:01] minutes

[00:51:01] that

[00:51:01] he

[00:51:02] got

[00:51:02] there

[00:51:16] I

[00:51:16] actually

[00:51:17] thought

[00:51:17] as far

[00:51:17] as

[00:51:17] the

[00:51:18] way

[00:51:18] he

[00:51:18] handled

[00:51:18] the

[00:51:19] basketball

[00:51:19] as

[00:51:19] far

[00:51:20] as

[00:51:20] turnovers

[00:51:20] were

[00:51:20] concerned

[00:51:21] I

[00:51:22] thought

[00:51:22] he

[00:51:22] did

[00:51:22] a

[00:51:23] really

[00:51:23] excellent

[00:51:23] job

[00:51:24] with

[00:51:24] that

[00:51:24] I

[00:51:25] thought

[00:51:25] he

[00:51:25] actually

[00:51:26] valued

[00:51:26] the

[00:51:26] basketball

[00:51:27] for

[00:51:27] a

[00:51:28] young

[00:51:28] guy

[00:51:29] now

[00:51:30] the

[00:51:31] saying

[00:51:31] can

[00:51:31] not

[00:51:31] be

[00:51:31] said

[00:51:32] for

[00:51:33] Taylor

[00:51:33] Hendricks

[00:51:34] he

[00:51:35] struggled

[00:51:35] to

[00:51:36] find

[00:51:36] consistency

[00:51:37] now

[00:51:38] here's

[00:51:38] the

[00:51:38] thing

[00:51:38] you

[00:51:39] can't

[00:51:39] find

[00:51:40] consistency

[00:51:40] if

[00:51:41] you

[00:51:41] don't

[00:51:41] get

[00:51:41] consistent

[00:51:42] playing

[00:51:42] time

[00:51:43] my

[00:51:44] guy

[00:51:44] was

[00:51:45] behind

[00:51:45] the

[00:51:46] eight

[00:51:46] ball

[00:51:46] remember

[00:51:47] Lauren

[00:51:47] marketing

[00:51:48] is on

[00:51:48] this

[00:51:48] team

[00:51:49] right

[00:51:49] we

[00:51:50] got

[00:51:50] Jordan

[00:51:51] Clarkson

[00:51:51] who

[00:51:51] played

[00:51:56] some

[00:51:56] wing

[00:51:57] minutes

[00:51:57] that

[00:51:58] was

[00:51:58] a

[00:51:58] kid

[00:51:58] out

[00:51:59] of

[00:51:59] Ohio

[00:51:59] State

[00:51:59] they

[00:52:00] got

[00:52:00] last

[00:52:00] year

[00:52:00] as

[00:52:00] well

[00:52:01] not

[00:52:02] this

[00:52:02] last

[00:52:04] in

[00:52:04] the

[00:52:04] 2023

[00:52:05] draft

[00:52:05] so I

[00:52:06] want

[00:52:06] to

[00:52:06] be

[00:52:06] correct

[00:52:09] he

[00:52:09] just

[00:52:10] did

[00:52:10] not

[00:52:10] get

[00:52:10] an

[00:52:11] opportunity

[00:52:11] and I

[00:52:12] was

[00:52:13] befuddled

[00:52:13] why

[00:52:14] now

[00:52:14] Will

[00:52:15] Hardy

[00:52:15] one

[00:52:16] of

[00:52:16] the

[00:52:16] great

[00:52:17] young

[00:52:17] coaches

[00:52:17] in

[00:52:17] this

[00:52:18] game

[00:52:18] one

[00:52:19] of

[00:52:19] up

[00:52:19] and

[00:52:19] comers

[00:52:20] here's

[00:52:21] the

[00:52:21] thing

[00:52:21] Will

[00:52:22] Hardy

[00:52:22] has

[00:52:22] his

[00:52:23] reason

[00:52:23] and

[00:52:24] I'm

[00:52:24] going

[00:52:24] to

[00:52:24] support

[00:52:24] Will

[00:52:25] Hardy

[00:52:25] obviously

[00:52:26] there

[00:52:26] was

[00:52:27] some

[00:52:27] sort

[00:52:27] of

[00:52:27] he

[00:52:28] was

[00:52:29] not

[00:52:29] ready

[00:52:29] to

[00:52:29] play

[00:52:29] whether

[00:52:30] it

[00:52:30] was

[00:52:31] the

[00:52:31] physicality

[00:52:31] or

[00:52:32] whether

[00:52:32] it

[00:52:33] was

[00:52:33] obtaining

[00:52:34] or

[00:52:34] retaining

[00:52:35] the

[00:52:36] principles

[00:52:36] and

[00:52:37] the

[00:52:37] philosophies

[00:52:38] of

[00:52:38] the

[00:52:38] defense

[00:52:38] and

[00:52:38] offense

[00:52:39] and

[00:52:39] where

[00:52:39] he

[00:52:39] fit

[00:52:40] into

[00:52:40] those

[00:52:40] things

[00:52:40] so I

[00:52:41] hope

[00:52:41] that

[00:52:42] this

[00:52:42] year

[00:52:42] Taylor

[00:52:42] Hendricks

[00:52:43] does

[00:52:43] get

[00:52:44] a

[00:52:44] real

[00:52:45] opportunity

[00:52:45] to

[00:52:46] play

[00:52:46] a

[00:52:47] real

[00:52:47] opportunity

[00:52:48] to

[00:52:52] if it

[00:52:53] didn't

[00:52:53] work

[00:52:53] last

[00:52:54] year

[00:52:54] right

[00:52:54] we

[00:52:55] got

[00:52:56] Cody

[00:52:56] Williams

[00:52:56] this

[00:52:57] year

[00:52:57] to

[00:52:58] make

[00:52:58] sure

[00:52:59] we

[00:53:00] got

[00:53:01] our

[00:53:01] they

[00:53:02] got

[00:53:02] a

[00:53:02] type

[00:53:02] obviously

[00:53:03] so you

[00:53:04] get

[00:53:04] Taylor

[00:53:04] Hendricks

[00:53:05] in the

[00:53:06] 2023

[00:53:07] draft

[00:53:08] and then

[00:53:08] you

[00:53:08] re-up

[00:53:09] and then

[00:53:10] get

[00:53:10] Cody

[00:53:10] Williams

[00:53:11] in the

[00:53:11] 2024

[00:53:12] draft

[00:53:13] who's

[00:53:13] a

[00:53:14] string

[00:53:14] wing

[00:53:14] forward

[00:53:15] 6'8

[00:53:16] 6'7

[00:53:17] real

[00:53:18] pretty good

[00:53:19] wingspan

[00:53:19] has some

[00:53:21] offensive

[00:53:21] creation

[00:53:22] defense

[00:53:23] is

[00:53:23] where his

[00:53:25] calling

[00:53:25] card

[00:53:25] is

[00:53:25] at this

[00:53:26] point

[00:53:26] in time

[00:53:26] also

[00:53:28] deflections

[00:53:29] of plenty

[00:53:29] he rebounds

[00:53:31] well for

[00:53:31] somebody

[00:53:32] who is

[00:53:33] as slight

[00:53:33] as he

[00:53:34] is

[00:53:35] now

[00:53:35] with

[00:53:36] Cody

[00:53:36] Williams

[00:53:37] you get

[00:53:37] a little

[00:53:38] less

[00:53:39] tentativeness

[00:53:40] he's going

[00:53:40] to find

[00:53:41] his

[00:53:41] shot

[00:53:41] trust

[00:53:43] and

[00:53:43] believe

[00:53:43] not

[00:53:44] saying

[00:53:44] he's

[00:53:44] a

[00:53:44] ball

[00:53:44] hog

[00:53:45] just

[00:53:45] saying

[00:53:46] that

[00:53:46] he's

[00:53:46] aggressive

[00:53:48] and

[00:53:48] then

[00:53:49] you

[00:53:49] also

[00:53:49] got

[00:53:49] Isaiah

[00:53:50] Collier

[00:53:50] now

[00:53:50] Isaiah

[00:53:51] Collier

[00:53:51] was a

[00:53:53] kid

[00:53:53] that

[00:53:54] was

[00:53:55] one of

[00:53:55] the

[00:53:55] high

[00:53:56] recruit

[00:53:56] five

[00:53:57] star

[00:53:57] dudes

[00:53:57] went

[00:53:58] to

[00:53:58] USC

[00:53:59] had

[00:54:00] a

[00:54:01] season

[00:54:01] from

[00:54:01] hell

[00:54:01] not

[00:54:02] just

[00:54:02] because

[00:54:02] of

[00:54:03] his

[00:54:03] play

[00:54:04] but

[00:54:05] just

[00:54:05] the

[00:54:07] whole

[00:54:07] vibe

[00:54:08] USC

[00:54:08] just

[00:54:09] went

[00:54:09] to

[00:54:10] hell

[00:54:10] after

[00:54:10] Bronny

[00:54:11] suffered

[00:54:12] that

[00:54:13] cardiac

[00:54:13] arrest

[00:54:13] situation

[00:54:14] I

[00:54:15] don't

[00:54:15] know

[00:54:15] what

[00:54:16] he

[00:54:16] did

[00:54:16] to

[00:54:16] the

[00:54:16] team

[00:54:17] but

[00:54:17] there

[00:54:18] was

[00:54:18] a

[00:54:18] cloud

[00:54:19] hanging

[00:54:19] over

[00:54:19] it

[00:54:20] Edenfield

[00:54:21] gets

[00:54:21] fired

[00:54:22] they

[00:54:22] bring

[00:54:23] in

[00:54:23] Muscleman

[00:54:25] so

[00:54:26] hopefully

[00:54:26] that

[00:54:26] program

[00:54:27] is back

[00:54:27] on track

[00:54:28] there

[00:54:28] but

[00:54:29] Isaiah

[00:54:29] Collier

[00:54:30] really

[00:54:31] never

[00:54:33] captured

[00:54:34] or

[00:54:35] found

[00:54:35] any

[00:54:36] ground

[00:54:37] to gain

[00:54:37] momentum

[00:54:38] at all

[00:54:38] last year

[00:54:39] but

[00:54:39] high

[00:54:40] upside

[00:54:41] excellent

[00:54:42] independent

[00:54:42] creator

[00:54:43] for

[00:54:44] himself

[00:54:44] and

[00:54:46] then

[00:54:46] the

[00:54:46] other

[00:54:46] thing

[00:54:47] with

[00:54:48] Isaiah

[00:54:49] Collier

[00:54:49] is that

[00:54:50] he

[00:54:50] can be

[00:54:51] a

[00:54:51] bucket

[00:54:51] now

[00:54:52] we

[00:54:52] didn't

[00:54:52] get to

[00:54:52] see

[00:54:53] it

[00:54:53] at

[00:54:53] USC

[00:54:53] but

[00:54:54] prior

[00:54:54] to

[00:54:55] USC

[00:54:55] that's

[00:54:56] what

[00:54:56] he

[00:54:56] was

[00:54:57] known

[00:54:57] for

[00:54:57] on

[00:54:57] the

[00:54:57] high

[00:54:58] school

[00:55:10] so

[00:55:10] here's

[00:55:11] another

[00:55:11] team

[00:55:12] that

[00:55:12] got

[00:55:12] a

[00:55:12] ton

[00:55:12] of

[00:55:13] rookies

[00:55:13] and

[00:55:13] a

[00:55:14] ton

[00:55:14] of

[00:55:14] second

[00:55:14] year

[00:55:14] players

[00:55:15] and

[00:55:15] a

[00:55:15] lot

[00:55:16] of

[00:55:16] people

[00:55:16] to

[00:55:16] develop

[00:55:17] we

[00:55:17] just

[00:55:18] talked

[00:55:18] got

[00:55:18] Cody

[00:55:18] Williams

[00:55:19] you

[00:55:20] got

[00:55:20] Isaiah

[00:55:21] Collier

[00:55:21] you

[00:55:22] got

[00:55:22] Taylor

[00:55:23] Hendricks

[00:55:24] you

[00:55:24] got

[00:55:24] Keontae

[00:55:25] George

[00:55:27] is

[00:55:27] duplicity

[00:55:28] at the

[00:55:29] highest

[00:55:29] level

[00:55:30] at

[00:55:30] every

[00:55:30] position

[00:55:32] and

[00:55:32] then

[00:55:32] we

[00:55:33] still

[00:55:33] got

[00:55:33] Laurie

[00:55:33] Markkinen

[00:55:34] we

[00:55:34] still

[00:55:34] got

[00:55:35] Jordan

[00:55:35] Clarkson

[00:55:36] and

[00:55:36] we

[00:55:36] still

[00:55:36] got

[00:55:37] Collin

[00:55:37] Sexton

[00:55:38] so

[00:55:38] if

[00:55:38] you

[00:55:38] think

[00:55:39] about

[00:55:39] it

[00:55:39] if

[00:55:39] you're

[00:55:40] looking

[00:55:40] at

[00:55:40] Keontae

[00:55:41] George

[00:55:41] and

[00:55:41] if

[00:55:41] you

[00:55:41] almost

[00:55:42] break

[00:55:42] it

[00:55:42] down

[00:55:43] like

[00:55:44] a

[00:55:44] position

[00:55:44] room

[00:55:45] in

[00:55:45] football

[00:55:46] right

[00:55:46] so

[00:55:46] you

[00:55:46] got

[00:55:47] the

[00:55:47] guards

[00:55:47] we

[00:55:48] got

[00:55:48] Keontae

[00:55:49] George

[00:55:50] we

[00:55:51] sitting

[00:55:51] over

[00:55:51] here

[00:55:52] with

[00:55:53] Isaiah

[00:55:53] Collier

[00:55:54] we

[00:55:54] got

[00:55:55] Collin

[00:55:55] Sexton

[00:55:56] Jordan

[00:55:57] Clarkson

[00:55:57] can be

[00:55:58] in

[00:55:58] on

[00:55:59] that

[00:55:59] meeting

[00:55:59] okay

[00:56:00] let's

[00:56:00] move

[00:56:01] over

[00:56:02] right

[00:56:03] let's

[00:56:03] move

[00:56:03] over

[00:56:04] to

[00:56:04] the

[00:56:04] wings

[00:56:04] you

[00:56:05] got

[00:56:05] Cody

[00:56:06] Williams

[00:56:07] got

[00:56:08] Taylor

[00:56:08] Hendricks

[00:56:08] got

[00:56:09] Laurie

[00:56:09] Markkinen

[00:56:09] we

[00:56:10] got

[00:56:10] Bryce

[00:56:11] Sensaba

[00:56:14] we

[00:56:14] got

[00:56:14] oh

[00:56:15] John

[00:56:15] Collins

[00:56:17] depending

[00:56:18] on whether

[00:56:18] you want

[00:56:19] to put

[00:56:19] him

[00:56:19] at

[00:56:19] the

[00:56:19] big

[00:56:19] if

[00:56:20] you

[00:56:20] want

[00:56:20] to

[00:56:20] put

[00:56:20] him

[00:56:20] at

[00:56:20] the

[00:56:20] big

[00:56:21] that's

[00:56:22] going

[00:56:22] to

[00:56:22] shut

[00:56:22] out

[00:56:22] our

[00:56:23] guy

[00:56:23] Kyle

[00:56:24] Filipowski

[00:56:26] we'll

[00:56:26] get

[00:56:27] to

[00:56:27] Kyle

[00:56:27] in

[00:56:27] a

[00:56:27] second

[00:56:27] trust

[00:56:28] me

[00:56:28] there's

[00:56:28] some

[00:56:29] funny

[00:56:29] stuff

[00:56:29] with

[00:56:29] him

[00:56:29] but

[00:56:32] there's

[00:56:33] a lot

[00:56:33] of

[00:56:34] duplicity

[00:56:35] with

[00:56:35] this

[00:56:36] roster

[00:56:36] and

[00:56:37] I

[00:56:58] a

[00:56:58] lot

[00:56:59] and

[00:57:00] Danny

[00:57:01] in

[00:57:01] the

[00:57:02] puppet

[00:57:02] master

[00:57:02] of

[00:57:02] the

[00:57:03] whole

[00:57:03] situation

[00:57:03] so

[00:57:04] we

[00:57:05] will

[00:57:05] see

[00:57:05] now

[00:57:06] Kyle

[00:57:06] Filipowski

[00:57:07] got

[00:57:07] his

[00:57:07] own

[00:57:08] issues

[00:57:08] he's

[00:57:08] got

[00:57:09] Walker

[00:57:09] Kessler

[00:57:09] there

[00:57:10] he's

[00:57:10] got

[00:57:11] John

[00:57:11] Collins

[00:57:11] and

[00:57:12] some

[00:57:12] other

[00:57:12] dudes

[00:57:12] there

[00:57:13] so

[00:57:13] my

[00:57:14] man

[00:57:14] is

[00:57:14] sitting

[00:57:14] there

[00:57:14] saying

[00:57:15] hey

[00:57:15] the

[00:57:15] thing

[00:57:16] I

[00:57:16] can

[00:57:16] do

[00:57:16] is

[00:57:17] shoot

[00:57:17] that

[00:57:17] thing

[00:57:18] I

[00:57:18] can

[00:57:19] shoot

[00:57:19] the

[00:57:19] corner

[00:57:19] three

[00:57:19] so

[00:57:20] that's

[00:57:21] how

[00:57:21] I'm

[00:57:21] going

[00:57:22] to

[00:57:22] in

[00:57:23] a

[00:57:23] sense

[00:57:23] make

[00:57:24] myself

[00:57:25] different

[00:57:25] separate

[00:57:26] myself

[00:57:26] from

[00:57:26] the

[00:57:27] group

[00:57:27] is

[00:57:27] that

[00:57:28] I

[00:57:28] can

[00:57:28] provide

[00:57:30] floor

[00:57:30] spacing

[00:57:31] for

[00:57:32] the

[00:57:32] jazz

[00:57:32] when

[00:57:33] I'm

[00:57:33] on

[00:57:33] the

[00:57:33] court

[00:57:33] because

[00:57:34] I'm

[00:57:35] seven

[00:57:35] feet

[00:57:35] and

[00:57:36] I

[00:57:36] can

[00:57:36] shoot

[00:57:36] the

[00:57:36] three

[00:57:37] now

[00:57:37] here's

[00:57:38] my

[00:57:38] question

[00:57:39] to

[00:57:39] Utah

[00:57:39] are

[00:57:40] you

[00:57:40] too

[00:57:40] competent

[00:57:41] to

[00:57:41] tank

[00:57:42] because

[00:57:42] this

[00:57:43] is

[00:57:43] the

[00:57:43] year

[00:57:43] supposedly

[00:57:44] that

[00:57:44] they're

[00:57:44] supposed

[00:57:44] to

[00:57:45] tank

[00:57:45] Laurie

[00:57:46] marketing

[00:57:46] is

[00:57:47] a

[00:57:47] bucket

[00:57:47] he's

[00:57:48] he

[00:57:48] averaged

[00:57:49] like

[00:57:49] 25

[00:57:49] points

[00:57:50] he's

[00:57:51] averaging

[00:57:51] eight

[00:57:51] rebounds

[00:57:52] a

[00:57:52] game

[00:57:52] he's

[00:57:53] shooting

[00:57:54] at a

[00:57:54] high

[00:57:54] level

[00:57:55] shooting

[00:57:55] 38.6

[00:57:57] percent

[00:57:58] from

[00:57:58] three

[00:58:00] again

[00:58:00] I

[00:58:01] talked

[00:58:01] about

[00:58:01] Colin

[00:58:01] Sexton

[00:58:02] again

[00:58:02] I

[00:58:03] talked

[00:58:03] about

[00:58:03] Jordan

[00:58:03] Clarkson

[00:58:04] there's

[00:58:05] a lot

[00:58:05] of

[00:58:05] guys

[00:58:05] and

[00:58:06] then

[00:58:06] you

[00:58:06] add

[00:58:07] in

[00:58:07] the

[00:58:09] brilliance

[00:58:09] that

[00:58:10] is

[00:58:10] Will

[00:58:10] Hardy

[00:58:11] to

[00:58:11] me

[00:58:11] is

[00:58:12] a

[00:58:13] really

[00:58:13] good

[00:58:14] young

[00:58:14] coach

[00:58:15] he

[00:58:15] seemed

[00:58:16] to

[00:58:16] have

[00:58:16] his

[00:58:16] X's

[00:58:17] X's

[00:58:18] and

[00:58:18] O's

[00:58:19] down

[00:58:20] path

[00:58:20] he

[00:58:21] has

[00:58:21] a

[00:58:21] philosophy

[00:58:22] he

[00:58:22] has

[00:58:23] defensive

[00:58:23] cues

[00:58:24] and

[00:58:26] basically

[00:58:27] like little

[00:58:28] tricks of the

[00:58:28] trade

[00:58:28] his

[00:58:29] out of

[00:58:30] timeout

[00:58:30] plays

[00:58:31] are

[00:58:32] excellent

[00:58:32] they

[00:58:33] seem

[00:58:33] very

[00:58:34] succinct

[00:58:36] and

[00:58:37] to

[00:58:37] me

[00:58:37] you

[00:58:38] got

[00:58:38] enough

[00:58:39] talent

[00:58:39] and

[00:58:39] then

[00:58:39] you

[00:58:40] got

[00:58:40] enough

[00:58:40] coaching

[00:58:40] talent

[00:58:42] just

[00:58:42] to

[00:58:43] be

[00:58:43] good

[00:58:43] enough

[00:58:43] to

[00:58:44] keep

[00:58:45] you

[00:58:45] out

[00:58:45] of

[00:58:46] the

[00:58:46] range

[00:58:46] the

[00:58:47] guys

[00:58:48] that

[00:58:48] are

[00:58:49] the

[00:58:49] high

[00:58:50] guys

[00:58:50] I'm

[00:58:50] talking

[00:58:50] about

[00:58:51] the

[00:58:51] VJ

[00:58:51] Edgecombs

[00:58:52] of

[00:58:52] the

[00:58:52] world

[00:58:52] the

[00:58:53] Cougar

[00:58:54] Flags

[00:58:54] of

[00:58:54] the

[00:58:54] world

[00:58:55] the

[00:58:56] Ace

[00:58:56] Bailey's

[00:58:57] of

[00:58:57] the

[00:58:57] world

[00:58:57] the

[00:58:57] Dylan

[00:58:58] Harper's

[00:58:58] of

[00:58:58] the

[00:58:58] world

[00:58:59] the

[00:58:59] Nolan

[00:58:59] Traorio's

[00:59:00] of

[00:59:00] the

[00:59:00] world

[00:59:01] those

[00:59:02] guys

[00:59:02] now

[00:59:02] we

[00:59:03] did

[00:59:03] say

[00:59:03] this

[00:59:03] is

[00:59:03] a

[00:59:03] deep

[00:59:04] draft

[00:59:04] so

[00:59:04] maybe

[00:59:05] Danny

[00:59:05] Ainge

[00:59:05] doesn't

[00:59:06] care

[00:59:06] whether

[00:59:06] he's

[00:59:07] 8

[00:59:07] or

[00:59:25] win

[00:59:25] 35

[00:59:26] to

[00:59:26] 37

[00:59:26] games

[00:59:27] unless

[00:59:28] they

[00:59:29] have

[00:59:29] some

[00:59:29] sort

[00:59:30] of

[00:59:31] talent

[00:59:32] reduction

[00:59:34] that

[00:59:34] happens

[00:59:35] throughout

[00:59:36] the

[00:59:36] year

[00:59:36] either

[00:59:37] through

[00:59:37] injury

[00:59:37] or

[00:59:38] through

[00:59:38] trade

[00:59:40] that's

[00:59:40] my

[00:59:41] thoughts

[00:59:41] on

[00:59:41] that

[00:59:42] now

[00:59:43] I

[00:59:44] told

[00:59:44] you

[00:59:44] that

[00:59:45] we

[00:59:45] were

[00:59:45] going

[00:59:46] to

[00:59:46] Lonzo

[00:59:46] ball

[00:59:47] and

[00:59:48] the

[00:59:48] reason

[00:59:49] why

[00:59:49] we're

[00:59:49] going

[00:59:49] to

[00:59:49] talk

[00:59:50] about

[00:59:50] Lonzo

[00:59:51] today

[00:59:51] is

[00:59:52] because

[00:59:53] of

[00:59:53] two

[00:59:54] reasons

[00:59:54] one

[00:59:54] he was

[00:59:55] a UCLA

[00:59:56] brewing

[00:59:56] for

[00:59:57] one

[00:59:57] year

[00:59:57] my

[00:59:58] affinity

[00:59:58] for

[00:59:59] that

[01:00:00] program

[01:00:00] you'll

[01:00:01] know

[01:00:01] my

[01:00:01] affinity

[01:00:01] for

[01:00:02] coach

[01:00:02] Cronin

[01:00:02] a

[01:00:03] clap

[01:00:04] all

[01:00:04] day

[01:00:04] and

[01:00:05] as

[01:00:06] bad

[01:00:06] as

[01:00:07] the

[01:00:07] UCLA

[01:00:07] football

[01:00:08] team

[01:00:08] is

[01:00:08] in

[01:00:12] the

[01:00:12] Big

[01:00:12] Ten

[01:00:14] just

[01:00:14] wait

[01:00:15] just

[01:00:16] wait

[01:00:16] for

[01:00:16] Big

[01:00:16] Ten

[01:00:17] basketball

[01:00:19] I'll

[01:00:20] see

[01:00:20] Ohio

[01:00:21] State

[01:00:21] and

[01:00:22] Indiana

[01:00:23] and

[01:00:24] Minnesota

[01:00:26] on

[01:00:26] the

[01:00:28] got

[01:00:28] us

[01:00:29] on

[01:00:29] the

[01:00:29] grid

[01:00:29] iron

[01:00:29] big

[01:00:30] boys

[01:00:30] but

[01:00:31] we'll

[01:00:31] see

[01:00:31] you

[01:00:31] in

[01:00:31] basketball

[01:00:32] we'll

[01:00:33] see

[01:00:33] what's

[01:00:33] up

[01:00:33] now

[01:00:34] Lonzo

[01:00:35] obviously

[01:00:36] had

[01:00:36] an

[01:00:37] injury

[01:00:37] in

[01:00:38] January

[01:00:39] of

[01:00:39] 2022

[01:00:41] he

[01:00:41] had

[01:00:42] he's

[01:00:42] had

[01:00:43] multiple

[01:00:44] knee

[01:00:45] injuries

[01:00:45] prior

[01:00:47] in

[01:00:48] March

[01:00:48] of

[01:00:48] 2023

[01:00:49] the

[01:00:50] doctors

[01:00:52] gave

[01:00:53] him

[01:00:53] a

[01:00:53] cartilage

[01:00:54] transplant

[01:00:55] surgery

[01:00:56] now

[01:00:57] this is

[01:00:58] a risky

[01:00:58] procedure

[01:00:59] when he

[01:01:01] originally

[01:01:02] suffered

[01:01:03] the

[01:01:04] meniscus

[01:01:04] tear

[01:01:05] after

[01:01:05] two

[01:01:06] unsuccessful

[01:01:07] surgeries

[01:01:07] this

[01:01:08] transplant

[01:01:09] was

[01:01:09] seen

[01:01:10] as

[01:01:10] the

[01:01:11] final

[01:01:11] option

[01:01:11] to

[01:01:12] save

[01:01:12] his

[01:01:12] career

[01:01:13] they

[01:01:13] did

[01:01:13] the

[01:01:13] surgery

[01:01:14] it

[01:01:14] wasn't

[01:01:14] taken

[01:01:15] I

[01:01:15] want

[01:01:15] to

[01:01:16] talk

[01:01:16] about

[01:01:16] that

[01:01:16] a

[01:01:16] little

[01:01:16] bit

[01:01:17] there

[01:01:17] were

[01:01:18] reports

[01:01:20] last

[01:01:20] season

[01:01:21] that

[01:01:22] Lonzo

[01:01:22] Ball

[01:01:23] couldn't

[01:01:23] walk up

[01:01:24] a

[01:01:24] flight

[01:01:24] of

[01:01:24] stairs

[01:01:25] there

[01:01:26] were

[01:01:26] points

[01:01:26] where

[01:01:27] they

[01:01:28] were

[01:01:28] talking

[01:01:28] about

[01:01:29] learning

[01:01:29] how

[01:01:30] to

[01:01:30] walk

[01:01:31] again

[01:01:31] walk

[01:01:32] correctly

[01:01:33] I'm

[01:01:33] not

[01:01:33] talking

[01:01:33] about

[01:01:33] like

[01:01:34] walk

[01:01:35] again

[01:01:35] but

[01:01:35] walk

[01:01:36] correctly

[01:01:37] so he

[01:01:37] could

[01:01:38] strengthen

[01:01:39] the leg

[01:01:39] and be

[01:01:40] able to

[01:01:40] in a

[01:01:41] sense

[01:01:41] rehab

[01:01:41] it

[01:01:41] as

[01:01:42] he's

[01:01:42] moving

[01:01:43] and

[01:01:44] providing

[01:01:45] motion

[01:01:45] so

[01:01:46] let's

[01:01:47] talk

[01:01:56] cartilage

[01:01:57] or

[01:01:57] a

[01:01:58] synthetic

[01:01:58] materials

[01:01:59] being

[01:02:00] used

[01:02:00] to

[01:02:01] repair

[01:02:01] damaged

[01:02:02] tissues

[01:02:02] recovery

[01:02:03] is

[01:02:04] uncertain

[01:02:05] and

[01:02:05] can

[01:02:06] take

[01:02:06] between

[01:02:07] 12

[01:02:08] to

[01:02:08] 18

[01:02:08] months

[01:02:09] with

[01:02:09] no

[01:02:09] guarantee

[01:02:10] that a

[01:02:10] player

[01:02:10] or

[01:02:11] person

[01:02:11] would

[01:02:12] ever

[01:02:13] get

[01:02:14] back

[01:02:14] to

[01:02:14] what

[01:02:15] they

[01:02:15] consider

[01:02:15] normal

[01:02:16] now

[01:02:17] Ball's

[01:02:18] recovery

[01:02:18] was

[01:02:19] slow

[01:02:19] obviously

[01:02:20] there

[01:02:26] lateral

[01:02:26] quickness

[01:02:27] and

[01:02:27] his

[01:02:27] explosion

[01:02:28] that

[01:02:29] made

[01:02:29] him

[01:02:29] an

[01:02:30] elite

[01:02:30] defender

[01:02:32] God

[01:02:33] hope

[01:02:34] while

[01:02:35] the

[01:02:35] Bulls

[01:02:35] hope

[01:02:35] Ball

[01:02:36] can

[01:02:36] return

[01:02:37] this

[01:02:37] year

[01:02:38] there's

[01:02:38] strong

[01:02:39] possibility

[01:02:40] that

[01:02:41] he's

[01:02:41] going to

[01:02:42] be playing

[01:02:42] like

[01:02:42] very

[01:02:43] like

[01:02:44] back to

[01:02:44] back

[01:02:44] or out

[01:02:45] right

[01:02:46] we can

[01:02:47] just

[01:02:47] let those

[01:02:48] go

[01:02:48] especially

[01:02:48] with where

[01:02:49] Chicago

[01:02:50] is

[01:02:50] in their

[01:02:51] development

[01:02:51] we talked

[01:02:52] about

[01:02:52] all the

[01:02:53] young guys

[01:02:54] they have

[01:02:56] all the

[01:02:57] some of

[01:02:58] that

[01:02:59] that we

[01:02:59] brought up

[01:03:00] as a

[01:03:00] concern

[01:03:01] some of

[01:03:01] it

[01:03:02] will be

[01:03:02] alleviated

[01:03:03] by

[01:03:03] Lonzo

[01:03:05] coming

[01:03:06] back

[01:03:07] this

[01:03:08] year

[01:03:08] with

[01:03:09] this

[01:03:09] type

[01:03:09] of

[01:03:09] surgery

[01:03:10] I'm

[01:03:10] definitely

[01:03:11] sure

[01:03:11] that

[01:03:11] back

[01:03:12] to

[01:03:12] backs

[01:03:12] will

[01:03:12] not

[01:03:13] be

[01:03:13] in

[01:03:13] his

[01:03:13] future

[01:03:14] at

[01:03:15] least

[01:03:16] until

[01:03:17] either

[01:03:18] late

[01:03:19] in the

[01:03:19] season

[01:03:20] this

[01:03:20] year

[01:03:20] or

[01:03:21] even

[01:03:21] starting

[01:03:21] next

[01:03:21] year

[01:03:22] that's

[01:03:23] something

[01:03:23] that we

[01:03:24] don't

[01:03:24] have to

[01:03:24] worry

[01:03:24] about

[01:03:26] I'm

[01:03:27] just

[01:03:27] happy

[01:03:27] to

[01:03:28] see

[01:03:28] him

[01:03:28] back

[01:03:28] on

[01:03:28] the

[01:03:29] court

[01:03:30] I'm

[01:03:31] happy

[01:03:31] to

[01:03:32] see

[01:03:32] him

[01:03:32] get

[01:03:33] because

[01:03:33] when

[01:03:34] he

[01:03:58] he

[01:03:59] was

[01:03:59] defending

[01:03:59] well

[01:04:00] and

[01:04:01] this

[01:04:01] was

[01:04:01] the

[01:04:02] best

[01:04:02] stretch

[01:04:03] of

[01:04:03] Chicago

[01:04:04] Bulls

[01:04:04] basketball

[01:04:05] that they

[01:04:06] had seen

[01:04:06] in quite

[01:04:07] some time

[01:04:08] and then

[01:04:08] the knee

[01:04:09] injury

[01:04:09] happened

[01:04:11] and

[01:04:12] at this

[01:04:13] point

[01:04:15] if he

[01:04:16] got back

[01:04:17] to 80%

[01:04:18] of what

[01:04:18] he was

[01:04:18] pre-injury

[01:04:19] that's a

[01:04:20] win

[01:04:21] that's a

[01:04:22] win for

[01:04:22] the Bulls

[01:04:23] that's a

[01:04:23] win for

[01:04:24] us

[01:04:24] NBA

[01:04:24] fans

[01:04:25] and

[01:04:27] I think

[01:04:28] it's a

[01:04:29] win for

[01:04:29] Lonzo

[01:04:31] I'm not

[01:04:32] thinking that

[01:04:33] he's going

[01:04:33] to get

[01:04:33] back to

[01:04:34] what he

[01:04:35] was

[01:04:35] the day

[01:04:36] he

[01:04:36] got hurt

[01:04:38] but if

[01:04:39] he can

[01:04:39] show

[01:04:40] just

[01:04:41] remnants

[01:04:42] of that

[01:04:42] and still

[01:04:44] his intellect

[01:04:44] his basketball

[01:04:45] IQ is still

[01:04:46] top notch

[01:04:47] I can see

[01:04:48] that Lonzo

[01:04:48] could turn

[01:04:49] into like

[01:04:50] maybe

[01:04:50] a more

[01:04:53] explosive

[01:04:53] now

[01:04:56] when I

[01:04:56] say this

[01:04:57] you guys

[01:04:58] don't freak

[01:04:58] out

[01:04:59] but

[01:04:59] he'll be

[01:05:00] a more

[01:05:00] explosive

[01:05:02] Livingston

[01:05:02] the guy

[01:05:03] that played

[01:05:04] up in

[01:05:05] Golden State

[01:05:07] yeah

[01:05:08] Livingston

[01:05:08] was a

[01:05:09] really good

[01:05:09] backup guard

[01:05:10] who could

[01:05:11] come in

[01:05:12] settle the

[01:05:13] team down

[01:05:13] when

[01:05:14] things weren't

[01:05:15] going right

[01:05:15] and he

[01:05:16] had a

[01:05:17] catastrophic

[01:05:17] knee injury

[01:05:18] with the

[01:05:18] Clippers

[01:05:19] and I

[01:05:20] wonder

[01:05:21] if we

[01:05:22] could get

[01:05:22] that type

[01:05:23] of version

[01:05:23] of Lonzo

[01:05:25] Ball

[01:05:25] in Chicago

[01:05:27] my hope

[01:05:28] that we

[01:05:29] will

[01:05:29] my hope

[01:05:31] is that

[01:05:31] Lonzo

[01:05:33] who

[01:05:33] has been

[01:05:36] just

[01:05:36] he had

[01:05:37] injuries

[01:05:38] with LA

[01:05:39] he had

[01:05:40] injuries

[01:05:41] in New

[01:05:41] Orleans

[01:05:41] and he

[01:05:42] just got

[01:05:43] healthy

[01:05:43] with Chicago

[01:05:44] and he

[01:05:44] was just

[01:05:45] playing

[01:05:45] again

[01:05:45] I said

[01:05:46] again

[01:05:46] he was

[01:05:47] playing

[01:05:47] his best

[01:05:48] basketball

[01:05:49] he had

[01:05:50] ever

[01:05:50] played

[01:05:52] and now

[01:05:53] this

[01:05:53] so on

[01:05:54] Wednesday

[01:05:54] when he

[01:05:55] plays

[01:05:55] it will

[01:05:56] be a

[01:05:57] big night

[01:05:57] for Lonzo

[01:05:58] it'll be

[01:05:59] a big

[01:05:59] night

[01:06:00] probably

[01:06:00] for the

[01:06:01] Ball

[01:06:01] family

[01:06:02] and

[01:06:03] my hope

[01:06:04] is that

[01:06:05] the young

[01:06:06] man can

[01:06:06] come back

[01:06:07] play the

[01:06:08] game he

[01:06:09] loves

[01:06:09] at a level

[01:06:10] where he

[01:06:10] feels like

[01:06:11] I'm

[01:06:12] contributing

[01:06:12] and I

[01:06:13] feel good

[01:06:13] about myself

[01:06:15] and let's

[01:06:16] see where

[01:06:16] the chips

[01:06:16] fall

[01:06:17] where they

[01:06:17] may

[01:06:17] but

[01:06:18] at this

[01:06:19] point

[01:06:19] we're

[01:06:19] going to

[01:06:19] get to

[01:06:20] see him

[01:06:20] on the

[01:06:20] court

[01:06:20] and I

[01:06:21] can't

[01:06:21] wait

[01:06:21] to see

[01:06:22] it

[01:06:22] shout out

[01:06:22] to Lonzo

[01:06:23] Ball

[01:06:23] and the

[01:06:24] extensive

[01:06:24] rehab

[01:06:25] that he

[01:06:26] did

[01:06:26] shout out

[01:06:27] to the

[01:06:27] surgeons

[01:06:28] for this

[01:06:30] incredible

[01:06:31] surgery

[01:06:32] that they

[01:06:32] pulled off

[01:06:33] and

[01:06:35] we're

[01:06:35] going to

[01:06:35] get to

[01:06:35] see him

[01:06:36] Wednesday

[01:06:36] folks

[01:06:37] so I

[01:06:37] can't

[01:06:37] wait

[01:06:37] to

[01:06:37] see

[01:06:37] it

[01:06:39] now

[01:06:41] that's

[01:06:41] it

[01:06:42] for the

[01:06:42] day

[01:06:42] I think

[01:06:43] we've

[01:06:43] done

[01:06:43] enough

[01:06:45] we've

[01:06:45] done

[01:06:46] like

[01:06:46] 75

[01:06:47] minutes

[01:06:47] this is

[01:06:47] crazy

[01:06:49] but we

[01:06:50] wanted to

[01:06:50] get through

[01:06:50] some of

[01:06:51] these

[01:06:51] teams

[01:06:52] now mind

[01:06:52] you

[01:06:53] Wednesday

[01:06:54] is going

[01:06:55] to be

[01:06:56] the

[01:06:57] Eastern

[01:06:58] Conference

[01:06:59] basically

[01:07:00] predictions

[01:07:00] so we're

[01:07:01] going to

[01:07:01] go like

[01:07:02] 1-8

[01:07:03] obviously

[01:07:04] 1-10

[01:07:05] whatever

[01:07:06] and

[01:07:07] go from

[01:07:08] there

[01:07:08] on

[01:07:08] Friday

[01:07:09] we're

[01:07:10] going to

[01:07:10] do

[01:07:10] the

[01:07:10] same

[01:07:10] thing

[01:07:11] for

[01:07:11] the

[01:07:11] West

[01:07:13] okay

[01:07:13] and

[01:07:14] then

[01:07:14] next

[01:07:15] Monday

[01:07:15] so

[01:07:16] a week

[01:07:16] from

[01:07:16] today

[01:07:18] is

[01:07:18] our

[01:07:18] big

[01:07:19] prediction

[01:07:19] show

[01:07:19] for

[01:07:20] all

[01:07:20] the

[01:07:20] awards

[01:07:21] so

[01:07:21] defensive

[01:07:21] player

[01:07:22] of the

[01:07:22] year

[01:07:22] award

[01:07:24] NBA

[01:07:24] rookie

[01:07:25] of the

[01:07:25] year

[01:07:25] MVP

[01:07:26] all

[01:07:28] NBA

[01:07:28] teams

[01:07:29] all

[01:07:29] defensive

[01:07:30] teams

[01:07:30] we

[01:07:31] don't

[01:07:31] do

[01:07:32] that

[01:07:33] dumb

[01:07:34] clutch

[01:07:35] award

[01:07:35] coach

[01:07:36] of the

[01:07:37] year

[01:07:37] all

[01:07:38] of those

[01:07:39] type

[01:07:39] of

[01:07:39] things

[01:07:40] we

[01:07:41] will

[01:07:41] do

[01:07:42] so

[01:07:42] that

[01:07:43] is

[01:07:43] your

[01:07:43] schedule

[01:07:44] for

[01:07:44] the

[01:07:44] rest

[01:07:44] of

[01:07:44] the

[01:07:45] week

[01:07:45] you

[01:07:45] know

[01:07:45] where

[01:07:46] to

[01:07:46] keep

[01:07:46] it

[01:07:46] Monday

[01:07:47] Wednesday

[01:07:47] and

[01:07:48] Friday

[01:07:48] with

[01:07:49] Frontrunner

[01:07:49] Podcast

[01:07:50] Collective

[01:07:51] with that

[01:07:52] being said

[01:07:52] I want to

[01:07:53] thank my

[01:07:53] producers

[01:07:54] because they

[01:07:54] did a lot

[01:07:55] of heavy

[01:07:55] lifting

[01:07:55] on this

[01:07:56] show

[01:07:56] a lot

[01:07:57] of these

[01:07:57] stats

[01:07:58] and numbers

[01:07:58] were provided

[01:07:59] by them

[01:08:00] so

[01:08:00] shout out

[01:08:00] to

[01:08:01] Soraya

[01:08:01] shout out

[01:08:02] to

[01:08:03] bunch

[01:08:03] a bunch

[01:08:04] who

[01:08:05] really

[01:08:06] did

[01:08:07] Yeoman's

[01:08:07] work

[01:08:07] today

[01:08:09] and

[01:08:10] we're

[01:08:10] going to

[01:08:10] leave you

[01:08:11] with this

[01:08:11] the best

[01:08:12] part of

[01:08:12] you

[01:08:12] is

[01:08:12] you

[01:08:13] make

[01:08:13] sure

[01:08:14] that

[01:08:14] the

[01:08:14] people

[01:08:14] that

[01:08:15] you

[01:08:15] surround

[01:08:16] yourself

[01:08:16] with

[01:08:17] are

[01:08:18] just

[01:08:18] brightening

[01:08:19] your

[01:08:19] life

[01:08:19] that

[01:08:20] they're

[01:08:20] able

[01:08:21] to

[01:08:22] allow

[01:08:22] you

[01:08:22] to go

[01:08:23] out

[01:08:23] and

[01:08:23] do

[01:08:23] some

[01:08:23] good

[01:08:24] in

[01:08:24] the

[01:08:24] world

[01:08:24] and

[01:08:25] then

[01:08:25] we'll

[01:08:25] see

[01:08:25] you

[01:08:26] back

[01:08:26] on

[01:08:26] this

[01:08:26] feed

[01:08:27] on

[01:08:27] Wednesday

[01:08:28] peace