Club 520 Podcast - 520 In The Morning - Jeff Teague on Luka Doncic’s REVENGE on Mavericks after Lakers trade

Episode Date: February 26, 2025

On the Wednesday, February 26 episode of 520 in the Morning, Jeff Teague, DJ Wells, and B Hen react to Luka Doncic’s triple double in the Los Angeles Lakers win over the Dallas Mavericks in Luka’s revenge game after getting traded to the Lakers. LeBron James and Kyrie Irving lead their teams in scoring, as the Lakers had the last laugh. Amen Thompson was ejected for a hard foul on Giannis Antetokounmpo in the Houston Rockets win over the Milwaukee Bucks. #Volume #ClubSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Your favorite sports show here to keep you up to date on everything sports world related. I'm your host. My name is DJ Wells. Joined this wonderful morning by my two brothers to my left, Bishop Henderson to my right, my brother T. Fellas, good morning. How y'all doing? What's up, my boy?

We back. We back. Hey, my brother T. Fellas, good morning. How y'all doing? What's up, my boy? We back. We back. Hey, y'all. We sorry, man. I don't know if y'all saw the graphic or not. You know, we had to take a business trip to ATL to handle some business, man. So we're going to make up for it on the next couple days, though. Yeah, for sure.

We will be back in here on Friday to make up for the two days we missed, man. A lot of basketball took place, man. Let's get straight to it, man. Revenge game last night, man. Dallas, Lakers. Lakers got the dub yesterday, 107-99. Man, Luka got to beat his old team. Before we even get into that type of statistics and stuff,

T, what's it like to play a former team, man? It's always a good energy. You probably be a little nervous. You don't know what to expect. My first time going back to Atlanta, it was a little emotional, I guess. But it was fun. We got a win. Glenn Robinson hit the game-winning shot.

GR3, the homie got a G-dub for you? Yeah, he hit the game-winning shot. I was turned. Did they give you a tribute video? Yeah, they tried to make me cry. But I was gangster. I held it in. I think it's fire when, you know what I'm saying, when players get acknowledged.

But I always feel bad for the people, like them third or fourth dudes in the trade. They come back to that team and they don't get no tribute. Like, hey, I was here too. No, don't play with me like that. You didn't do enough. I was solo, so. I was one of one. Talk about shit for sure.

Listen, man, really, really good game yesterday. Bron had 27-12-3. Went crazy. Took him home in the fourth with 16. Luka with the triple-dub, 19-15-12. Him, LeBron, and Russell Westbrook are the only players in NBA history to have triple-doubles against every NBA team. He did that pretty quick, didn't he?

Yeah. I think it was like year six or something. Yeah, I think this might be year six, year seven for Luka. And we talking about LeBron, you know, been in the league, what, 30,000 years. And Russell Westbrook is like year 13, 14. Nah, Westbrook's like 17. Yeah, I'm going to say, yo, I'm underselling on that, too. That's crazy, though, that Luka got that many triple doubles with seven, eight years in the league already, for sure.

Hey, man, Kyrie was hooping as well with 35 and seven. Klay was looking like old Klay yesterday, man, 22 and eight. And Austin Reeves with 20 and five. Man, please tell me y'all saw this game yesterday. No, it was a good game. Austin Reeves is special, though. Yeah, hooping. That best third option in the league,

you don't really hear people talk about shit like that a lot, but, yeah, he one of them ones, bro. Yeah, he raw. Yeah, he's definitely a consideration for it for sure don't know if i remember we had that conversation i don't know if he's number one but he's damn sure worthy of the conversation man um he had a hell of a black history month austin reeves is killing it february people kept saying i was out of pocket when i kept saying he like a star yeah but like i said he baby luca they like yeah right then you watch him play. He is.

You threw that name out there and people got tight. They got tight. But he's not fucking with that take at all. Like I said, he a star. He not an all-star. He not a superstar. He a star, though. And that's definitely a star.

I mean, see how he play the game, how he fit in with Luka and LeBron. I didn't think it was going to be that easy of a transition for him. But, man, he look great. For sure, man be that easy of a transition for him, but man, he looked great. The Lakers have been playing very, very well, especially since the trade-out of 4-2, man. I know we got a lot of Laker hate up here on the podcast, but you think this is a team that could do something in the playoffs? Could they at least get to the

conference finals? I don't know. It's early, but I don't like putting that. Y'all did that to the Warriors this year at the beginning of the year. You know what I'm saying? Not to put that type of karma on the Lakers, but. I mean, they got to be healthy, bro. The Warriors are healthy, though. And you're going to say, yeah, we're going to talk about them, too.

Jimmy got a bad rocket. I'm just talking about before Jimmy got there. You know, shit got a little rocky. Respect. It's still early. I ain't going to lie. The Lakers ain't a team you want to play in the playoffs, though. Right.

Like with Luka and Brian. That's right, bro. Them two dudes can win a series on their own, like, by themselves. Yeah. So, like, to see them in a playoff, and you got, like, LeBron doing what he did last night, just taking over in the fourth quarter.

Yeah, that's why I don't want to see OKC play them. Nah, that's a bad look for them. Yeah, that's a tough matchup. Yeah, they're at the fourth spot right now. Man. That'll be a bad, bad matchup. Like the Rockets, that's not a good matchup for them. No.

No. All them young guys against them seasoned vets. Yeah. And they know how to, like, pick apart defenses. Like, everybody talk about Luka and Bron passing skills, but if y'all start watching the game, that boy Luka's special, man. That pass he did to you, I said, AR, bro. Come on, bro.

Dropping some lane over the shoulder. Come on, man. That's ridiculous, bro. I don't say shit just for no reason. That's in his bag. I don't make this shit up. That's in his bag. See, Bron can never.

Nah, Bron. See? See? No. Bron can pass. Come on, it's Wednesday. We missing a couple episodes of lobbin' this bitch up today. Bron can. Bron got, it's Wednesday. We missed a couple episodes of livin' this bitch up today. Bron can't.

Bron got all that skill set, and everybody sent me a bunch of highlights of Bron doing all these passes. And I'm like, he's gifted as a passer. He definitely is. But that boy Luka, man. Even Bron said I'm a wide receiver naturally. He a quarterback. That should tell you a lot. For sure.

I'm looking at this. This is very, very interesting. Because like you said, the Rockets definitely don't want to see the Lakers first round. I definitely wouldn't want to fall to six and see Denver either. You got to pick your poison between them two. I don't want to. I'd rather see Denver than the Lakers.

I know the Rockets team. The Yokes is the best player in basketball. I get that. But y'all got just number two and three on the same team. Yeah, but damn. Jamal Murray and Luka and the help is better.

And Jamal Murray is back. Jamal Murray is back. I like Aaron Gordon and Michael Porter over to help over there in the Lakers. They're more dependable. I got two. Who? If they're healthy, Aaron Gordon and Michael Porter Jr.

It's like better role players than the Lakers role players. Yeah, but you don't understand. You got two of the most dynamic players to ever touch a basketball on the same team. And you got Austin Reeves, who the third option can go off for 20, 30 points any given night. But you got the two most dynamic players in the league right now besides Jokic. It's Luka and LeBron. Like, they on the same team. Which is crazy to see still.

They are on the same team, bro, by eye. See, this is how crazy. I'm correct. This is how crazy it is. If LeB Bron sit out, Luka could still win a series by himself. Look. If Luka sit out,

Bron could still win a series by himself. I respect everything you say, bro, when it comes to pro sports, bro. I swear to God, I do. But if that nigga LeBron James sit out, then we're going to beat the fuck out of them, bro. I'm not saying they was playing different. I'm saying they could win a series.

I'm saying against whoever it is. They play the Rockets, basically. Russell Westbrook, Jamal Murray, Michael Porter Jr., Aaron Gordon is better help than the Lakers, bottom four. The only reason I'm saying this is because I've seen this. I've seen Luka do this before Kyrie even got to the Mavs. He ain't have much help. We had Jalen Brunson was hooping, but it was a young JB.

He was only averaging 18, 16. You know what I mean? It was an Austin Reeves type of moment. Yeah. And I seen him go in there and win series and destroy the Clippers when they had all them dudes. PG, Lou, Kawhi. Luka do his big shit, for sure.

Yeah, that's all I'm saying. You got the dude with that capability on your team, and right now he look like the second option. What the fuck? Like, what? Yeah, they look a little crazy. Like you said, that West, you can't duck nobody at this point. Because I'm looking at two of the Timberwolves.

I was looking at where they at right now. I know they've been up and down for sure, but I'm not mad at them staying at seven because, like you said, I don't think that they're scared of Memphis. Not with my young boy. Yeah, not with A.E. I'm talking about Rob.

Oh, okay. Rob might get on that island. He might get lonely. I'm serious. Shout out to Rob. That's John Morant. We ain't ducking no red. We ain't ducking no red. We ain't ducking no red. Anthony Edwards is not going to let him duck. We not ducking no red.

Yeah, I'm much more excited to see John Morant than to go see Yogesh or LeBron or Luka. I love Minnesota. I just don't think they ready for John now. For sure. All right, well, let's not get too ahead of ourselves. Sorry, I just mean to throw that out there. But, yeah, the West, like you said, it's crazy right now. But that whole scenario with the team,

like Nico looking at Luka warm up yesterday, that was funny, man. Yeah. It is what it is, man. I'm glad to see Kyrie in good spirits. Kyrie was dogging yesterday. 35 piece for sure. Yeah, he's raw. Yeah, man. I hope they get Anthony Davis and Lovley back, man.

That would have been a crazy game. I hope so, man. That'd be fire. For sure. Facts. Is that a super chat question? John Carter said, Jet, what's your code?

It's Carmelo Anthony memory. He's my favorite player. What kind of question is that? We talking about Luke in the Lakers. He pulled Carmelo. I don't know. I think you got to give me some time. I wasn't thinking about I ain't think You gotta give me some time I wasn't Thinking about

Carmelo Anthony bro That's the curse Story time with G Yeah but I just I wasn't No refunds either I ain't that a bitch You paid ten dollars

That nigga tell a story Every day on YouTube Don't he I wasn't thinking about No Carmelo Anthony bro I'm sorry Like that was just random as hell. You know how wild that is?

We are damn ripushais. I think people think the stories are like we playing and talking about a story. This is an example, y'all. That shit just be flowing. I don't just randomly make up stuff in my head. It be just natural stuff.

This nigga Mr. Rogers. But like, I'm like, what? A nigga just slide you a test. Hey, tell me a story that's crazy. Yeah, like. That's wild, bro. I don't know that one. For sure, man.

Shout out to the Super Chat. We love y'all. And it never irritates me. Because it was just random. I'm like. Oh, man. Y'all are hilarious. Y'all are probably almost Fucking with the morning show man

Shout out to you with your $10 Dr. Ubar Voice Make it 20 next time The Warriors crushed the Hornets yesterday Built an ass situation 128-92 Hey man they 61 Since Jimmy been a Warrior man

And what's crazy is I was watching the game before last And I didn't realize That he joined that team And they was on a 5 game road trip Yeah That's gotta be annoying To tell you to join a new team Live in a new city And you ain't even pull up to a new city For like 3 weeks they was on a five-game road trip. Yeah. That's got to be annoying to tell you to join a new team, live in a new city,

and you ain't even pull up to a new city for like three weeks a day on a road trip. That's crazy. Glad to see him getting to the team, getting straight to work, and then working out for them. So that's dope that they 6-1, for sure. T, what's been the biggest difference you've seen between the Warriors before and the Warriors now with Jimmy? Well, naturally, Jimmy is like a glue guy.

Like, if you know Jimmy Butler, he's a star. We know that. We know he can take over games. But naturally, he a glue guy. From his days in Chicago with D-Rose and all those guys, he was a defensive-minded player. Did all the hustle things. And that's what the Warriors needed.

Another guy who could guard. Also, Jimmy can score. But he do all the little things like dream on and they needed another swiss army knife type player and got that kind of persona like he just bring that kind of energy you expect to play hard when you see jimmy butler and i think he raised the level of play for everybody you see like bp uh the white kid on their team the lefty yep brzezinski yep yep. He playing harder. You got guys coming off the bench, the energy just a little different.

And I think it was good to have another voice. I mean, I know people hear Draymond all day, but, like, they probably was tired of hearing him. You know how some people you can kind of mute out. Like, man, he always talking shit. And you hear him talk about being a champion and shit, and you respect it, but you be like, man, you had eight last night. Yeah. You know what I mean? But then you see Jimmy come in here, and he got that same energy and a new voice, but he got 17 and 10.

You know what I mean? You're like, oh, shit. The energy different. And they look at him like, yeah, all right, Dre, we know you've been a part of Dynasty, but I seen Jimmy take two teams to the finals. Yeah. That's number uno. So, like you said, the buy-in, that situation. Like you said, the culture that he brings,

you know, when Jimmy want to get paid, he going to get paid. But you can tell the whole energy around that team is different for sure. It's just different. And I mean, I'm not saying like

Draymond ain't valuable. Draymond definitely valuable. But you just, if you've been around somebody long enough, you know how to ignore them or stop hearing them. That's true.

For sure. Sometimes you need some different kind of love. So, Jim Paul, Jimmy will come in and, you know. And he do well with young guys. He'd always take young guys under his wing and get real cool with them.

If you go look at all the teams, when Tyler Hero first came to Miami, that was his guy. All the young dudes. And when we was on Minnesota, he took Tyus Jones and all them. Then with his guys, they was all young. They all rocked with Jimmy. He took care of them and everything. So I'm pretty sure he probably doing that with BP

and the rest of them young dudes on the way. Yeah, I was going to say, very interesting to see what they do with young Kaminga under his tutelage, too, because he might teach him some tools to really get him paid for sure. IBM, man, they right behind the Clippers, man. Can the Warriors make a move?

The Warriors are better than Clippers. With Jimmy? Yeah. Okay. Now, you was high on than Clippers. With Jimmy? Yeah. Okay. Now, you was high on the Clippers all year, man. And they're still my guys, but I'm a realist, though. Okay. Just, I don't know.

Jimmy and Steph is a scary duo as well. Yeah. And they gelling already. So, I see them. If they play the Clippers, it's probably unrealistic, but I think they'll get them up out of here quick. Dang, for sure. Mike, could you pull up that Warriors roster?

I forgot the bigs, man. Me and you told about it. Yeah, I don't want to fuck up his name. Hey, he's been a crazy addition for them, like, contributing-wise. I know he's been on the team, but he has some respect. He would struggle with Zubik, but I— I mean, that's Zubik. You know, he's going to get 20-20 for sure.

Keep scrolling. Yeah, I just like their roster. There we go. Quinn Post, hey, respect. Yeah, he been knocking down shots. He been playing very, very well for that team. He took my guy Trace minutes. Yeah.

Yeah. Yeah, it's pretty much over for Trace right now. I mean, keep your head down and keep working. Keep your head down and keep working. Keep your head down and keep working. For sure. Yeah, and the minutes have dried up over there. Yeah, for sure.

It's a little bit different than Golden State right now, man. Shout-out to the Warriors, man. We'll see what they do as the season continues, man. Suns lose again in OT to the Grizzlies, man. 151-148. Crazy, crazy game yesterday. John Morant went insane yesterday with 29. Closed it out

In the fourth With a smooth 15 Triple J went crazy As well yesterday With 28 And your magic number Six rebounds for him Andrew Wiggins

Going to get 20 points Triple J going to get Six rebounds That's crazy bro But nah That's just a wild game To score 151 points Is crazy

You know it's OT But still Like high scores d-band had 25 and 9 kd 26 8 and 7 book had 28 and 10 bill had 24 and 11 man games like this man you expect the sons to try to win but they two and a half games out the play is it just it's just vibes right now it's a cancun it is but I wish you were still getting the same type of production throughout the season from everybody. You're going to lose some, of course,

but they need to be clicking like this. And I don't think it's going to be consistent enough for them to make some noise. That ain't even clicking. They was just playing open jam. But I'm saying it just seemed like they was just more comfortable, though, bro. Like, I don't know.

There wasn't nobody in each other's way. It's kind of like, nigga, just go hoop. Yeah, it's all about stats right now. Everybody should figure out what the vacation spot going to be. Yeah, I'm just not a fan of the team. You were early on that. Yeah, I'm not a fan.

It's two of the same players. Like, Book is a 6'5 KD. Yeah, everybody is. Two guards. Yeah. High-level two guards guards too. Yeah. None of them is like James Harden who can go to the point guard and be

efficient. So yeah, you're right. Alright, so I got to ask y'all this question. Who's the only person that's going to stay in Phoenix? Obviously them three. Two got to go. I wish everybody would go. Devin Booker too? Yeah. I wish everybody was the lead bud along. Book going to be the franchise. Book gonna stay.

I think they gonna trade KD. I mean, because the way the contract set up, KD do for what a Supermax, another one. I don't think nobody gonna, I mean, somebody will pay Kevin Durant, obviously, but I don't think they want to pay him that much and their team is like that.

Bill got the no trade clause. Know what time it is. Yeah, he said he like it there. Love the Phoenix weather. So the only person you can get rid of is KD. And obviously his contract is up for extension. If they sign him back, I would be very surprised because that team is just underperforming.

I would be damned if I'm going to be in a tax and we barely making the playoffs i was gonna say no that's the word that's the point right there people missing and they got nothing to do about what they care about that product next year because they go so all them jerseys owners ain't paying that tax bro somebody gotta go that's a fact for sure john ray man but up and down the season a little little bit of injuries. But, man, listen, is he still that one that you got to fear? If he healthy, yeah, bro. Mm-hmm. Yeah.

That's why I like them over Minnesota if that ever came across. All right, 2-7 matchup for sure. Yeah. And shout out to John Moran, man. I know he got some unfortunate news about some family situations that took place right before the game yesterday for him to come out and still play at a high level on top of the things he's been going through personally this last year, I mean, how you feel about it.

But, like, we just talked about his home getting broken into, stuff like that. Like, that does weigh on people, man. It does. And he's been injured, too. That on top of it. So, mentally and physically, he's had an up and down year for sure, man. I know Memphis has still been playing good when he's there or not. But still, man, yeah, you're talking about those,

how many times he shot yesterday. Yeah, it's John Morant, man. He went set for 25 yesterday. Most importantly, he hooped out in the fourth quarter. Shoot as much as you want to, as long as you get the dub. They just need him on the floor, bro. It's okay for Ja Morant to have a bad game, bro.

Yeah, bro. He's a franchise for sure. Yeah. Hey, Triple J, man. He might get this DPOI. That means he going to be eligible for the Supermax. He won't be getting that. They're going to trade him

before they give him that five-year 345. They ain't going to trade him. They're just not going to eligible for the Supermax. He won't be getting that. They're going to trade him before they give him that five-year 345. They ain't going to trade him. They're just not going to offer him the Supermax. Like, it'll sound, it'll look crazy for them to offer him 345. And Luka already set the blueprint. Well, Dallas Mavericks did. If they was willing to trade Luka just because they didn't want to pay him that much money, they not going to do that with Triple J.

What are you trying to do with 345? Nobody's getting it. I will be retiring in five years. Whatever his four-year max is going to be from a different team, they're just going to offer him that. Or like a little more than the four-year max. They're not going to max him out a super max. No.

If they do, I'd be very surprised. I mean, that would be – I hope he get it. Shit, it ain't my money. But I'd be surprised if he get 345. That would be interesting. So that is kind of – I ain't going to say it's a smart play, but a business-minded play. All right, I'm only going to offer you 305.

Another team is going to offer you – what is it, four-year? What, probably maybe 55, 60 each year yeah i'm gonna offer you nobody can only offer you 55 or 60 i'm gonna offer you 61 and then you can't be unhappy because you only can get 60 from that team yep yeah i gave you more you you being petty giving me a dollar bro that's a million i'm saying that's how you looking at it though That's From a business I'm gonna get this nigga

An extra dollar You said don't treat me Like the price is right You probably said They obviously 61 What you gonna do Just cause I can't give

Jaron Jackson 345 million You getting The highest paid player In the NBA And you average Six rebounds You were saying

Six rebounds They gonna be You already mad now Y'all know how I feel highest-paid player in the NBA and you ever see you're excited since we bounce you already bad now and if John Moran don't play you probably not gonna play you know I mean no and I'm not hating bro it's just what happens that's what I'm my owner that's what I'm looking at like man I'm not about to get it man what yeah and then talking to my friends that's in the you know in the front office and stuff they was like that yeah I'm not gonna see them kind of deals no more you getting paid off your production from now on watch and I was like dang you think so he's like you ain going to see them outlandish deals for, like, guys averaging 10 points.

He's like, they ain't going to do it no more. Damn. That's what he was telling me. One of my guys. Yeah. They'd be very anxious to see how free agency goes in the upcoming seasons. But, man, shout out to Triple Droid, man. Get that bird if you can, my boy.

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Jayla Green went off for 25 yesterday. Giannis hooped out 27-6. Dame had 22. Shagun went crazy yesterday with 23-11, man. Hey, that Rockets team, man, them young boys, they can hoop, man. They are very entertaining basketball right now. Like, across the board. Like, with a young team, you see a lot of rookie mistakes sometimes,

and there's clutch situations. But they play a really good brand of basketball, man. Yeah, they remind me of OKC last year. We was fans of OKC. I like that. We liked them. They was exciting for the year, playoff time. They just didn't have that experience.

And I think that's going to be the same thing for the Rockets. Yeah. But they a good team, though. For sure, man. Great future team. Man, who would you say is the best player on this Rockets team? Jalen Green. Okay.

Mm-hmm. I think they just got to – I think they collab well. Like, I think Thompson Twin is special. Jalen Green is probably the highlight player. He's probably the most explosive player they got offensively. But the best player is obviously, I don't even know how to say his name. I ain't going to butcher it. The center.

Yeah. He makes a lot happen for that team. But Jalen Green is the most explosive player. For sure. I only ask that question because I wonder next year how that answer will go. Because if Thompson takes another leap like he did this year... No, they just got to get that experience, bro.

They're going to be okay. Houston is in good hands if they can find a way to keep those players together. They'll build like OKC, like bro said. Glad to see teams like that, bro. Yeah. What do you think they do with Van Fleet next year? Did they steal the balls? Yeah, I don't think they trust Reed Shepard yet. He probably gonna be

one of them guys to get a chance next year. Get a little more minutes. I think they gonna give him that same Peyton Pritchard type of treatment. Which is good. Yeah, he gonna play a little bit second year, third year, get a play. Keep him for a low number of four years, 32.

You can just trust Fred more. For sure. I want to ask you about this player yesterday. Thompson got rejected for this. Do y'all feel like this is a flag or two? Yeah, he wild.

That he's out of pocket? I can't even say that, motherfucker. Blow it up. Ew. My foul. Yeah, you can't grab around him by his neck, bro.

You wild. What'd he do? Ah, he did that to Giannis. Ah, he's cool. He's playing hard, boy. Too much of that ATL in you, boy. That's a hard foul.

Giannis must have said something to him. It was two hands around the neck, too. I think that's what got him ejected. He acting like a boy from the Pistons. Isaiah Stewart. He out of there. Oh! Look at there.

Look at this. V-neck hairline. I hate that fucking mustache. Oh, we know you hate. I hate that brother. Team builder, we got jumped on your brother. That's tough, man.

I love that young dude, though, man. That's tough, but a lot of people are just like, that should have been a flagger, too. In the 90s,

it would have been a playoff. Well, it's not the 90s. You can't do that, but I love his energy, though, bro. He got a lot of dog in him, man. That team is in good hands,

for sure. For sure, man. Last but not least about this, man, the Bucs, obviously, if they don't get to the conference finals, it's time to blow it up, right? Everybody got to go?

I don't know. Y'all let y'all talk about that. I don't like all this blowing teams up shit. I don't be knowing, bro. Yeah, it just don't make sense. I think everybody just need to rock out. It's a waste. Yeah.

If you can't make it to the conference finals or the championship, it's time to go in a different direction who you get rid of first obviously dame gotta go you gotta trade dame you gotta get younger okay yeah you might have to yannis might want to explore something different so lord jesus where does he even go in 2021 and then 2025 i ain't really they ain't made the conference final since huh no because last year you know something we got them up out of there and a year before that um my what no they didn't get to compromise in 23. Yeah. So, yeah, I don't think so. So, they went a different direction already. Traded Drew.

That was the biggest hurt to their franchise right there. Yeah, choices were mad. But you got Dame. No, they got Dame. Dame is cold. And they got a chance to make it. I mean, it ain't like the East is weak, just like man we gonna be in this middle of the pack Yeah that ain't gonna be good

We spending too much money Yeah Yeah first round Yeah that's ugly Yeah especially if they losing the first round Ooh Now that's if yeah I'll give it to y'all then

They losing the first round They getting that 3-4 matchup You know who that play the first round right now Don't let first round. They get that 3-4 matchup. You know who that play in the first round right now? Don't let us be Milwaukee again. I mean, 4-5 matchup, and they lose in the first round? Mm-hmm. Yeah. If we beat the Bucs again, they're going to break that team up for sure.

Yeah, if they losing that 4-5 matchup. Yeah, the Bucs need to move to Vegas. Hey, if we beat them, that's crazy. But if they fall to six and they get linked up with the Knicks and they lose that 3-6 matchup, that's going to be tough. They're going to have to leave. You know what? If that ends up happening, that's going to say a lot for both teams

because if the Bucs beat the Knicks at that three spot, it's up. But if the Knicks lose the three-seed to the Bucs, yeah, it's going to get ugly. I know they decide on people, but there's going to be some conversations about this season if they lose in the first round for sure. Speaking of the Knicks, man, are they really contenders? Because we look at all the top teams that they've played so far.

They haven't beat the Cavs. They haven't beat the Celtics. And they have not beat the Thunder. Is that just coincidence? I don't think they play well against quality teams. I told y'all niggas. They come across the thunder It's boy

Spanking It doesn't look like they're really prepared for the playoffs Cause I'll tell you right now I hope so on them bro Cause they the Knicks they playing well It's them matchups bro it's different bro The Celtics I told y'all Celtics are going to sweep them Same look how they look right now

It's going to happen in the playoffs Yeah after that Cavs belt ass situation YouBeltaz situation. You don't have no bench. I said, woof. You don't have no bench, bro. I've never been sold on the Knicks. I think they had the best duo at the time. Jalen Brunson and Cavs were playing well, but to win a playoff series,

I think they got the formula to be a good team. Like, with all those wings, they'd be able to switch one through four, whatever it is. But the thing that Boston do well, they play two bigs. And like, Cornette and them, they just punish

people on the offensive glass. They protect the rim well. You don't think much about, like, Luke Cornette or Al Horford. You don't think about them like that, but they play a significant role for that team. Yes, sir. And they can guard on the perimeter better than what they get credit for.

Lou Cornette is a really good player. Contributes at a high level for that team. It's pretty weird because he was in the G League and going back and forth. And if you watch him play, he's pretty good for them. Yeah. Like you said, they trust him a lot, too. Yeah. They trust him a lot.

Man, listen, I believe that the Knicks had full strength to do something. But when you look at these types of numbers, bro, y'all have not beat nobody of contention, for real, for real. That's nasty work, bro. The NBA going back to two bigs, though. Mm. Real power forwards? If y'all watch, nah, I ain't say real power forwards.

I ain't talking about Charles Oakley and them. Oh, yeah, that's long gone. Yeah, but if you start watching it, it's going to be too, like, just look at the Cavs. A lot of the successful teams play two bigs. Even the Celtics start two bigs at times. Yeah. Cavs. Thunder going to start, you know, they got it. Chet and Harden. The Celtics start two bigs at times Yeah Cavs

Thunder gonna start You know they got Chet and Hardenstein Hardenstein Even though they You know Don't start all the way All the time together

But they just got That's the move though Yeah You can And Gordon Yoke Yoke So the league is going

What you're saying The league is going back To big wings And post play Nah I didn't say post play No I'm saying like Post players But they don't have bigger

They got more They got bigger guys That play prior four That are capable of doing more So if you even look at Like Anthony Davis Moving to the four Yeah

And you got Lively A five He's still a young Athletic five When he gets healthy or whatever. Young athletic five who can run and get up and down with Anthony Davis who athletic who run and get up and down. But they're two tall forwards. I got what you're saying.

That's just how the game is about to start going because you can't have these little six. That's why if you watched when the Dallas Mavericks and the Warriors played the other day, there was zero rim protection. And it would look like open gym. They all were just running to the basket, laying it up, back

cutting, and Dallas needed rim protection, and they could have won that game badly. It's over for players like Kenneth Farid. Nah, because he got a motor people like him like draymond they got motor they play bigger than what they are like draymond green can guard evan mobley without a problem yeah but he needs post to play like post has to play too you know what i mean yeah like there's no more draymond at the 5. It's easy. He needs another player with him.

For sure. Even like Miami, they start Bam and Khalil Weir. Yeah. You see what I mean? It's going back that way. For sure, man. Listen, I made a Knicks take that I would like to walk back a little bit because that's where I seen Top Tip of those subbing Cat in that Boston game.

They was getting their ass kicked, and he was limping for no reason. Hey, bro. Tibbs, you got you, bro. I got caught, my guy. They was getting smacked, bro. was limping for no reason hey bro tibbs you got you bro they was getting smacked bro he put cat back in the game i was like all right tibbs like we get it bro but this is ridiculous bro he don't care bro you got a jersey on bro you on my bench bro you're getting in the game bro i'm telling you trying to make you be trying to make sure people get their all nbas and stuff yeah bro he almost had him out for the season, bro. Cat was limping on the court.

I said, bro, what are we doing right now? I don't even like room for Knicks right now. Do you want this money or not? What you want to do? I already have it, bro. The league is in your hands at this point. Your journey is in your hands. Now it's time to tip it away.

Your journey is in my hands. Tighten them ankles up, my boy. Get well soon, man. A couple games took place last night. Celtics beat the Raptors yesterday 1-11 to 1-01. JB had 24-5. JT had 19-11-6. RJ Barrett had 22.

Scottie Barnes had 22 as well. Cavs beat the sleeves off the Magic yesterday. Built an ass situation for sure. 122-82. We got 90-point rule, but T, 82 points? Magic's ass. Yeah, you should call up yesterday. It's a 40-point game. Yeah, man.

Call up, work. Cavs are really good. Very, very good, for sure. Pelicans beat the Spurs yesterday, 109-2103. Trey Murph, dog, went crazy yesterday with 24. Freaky Z had 18 as well. Couple games tonight, see how y'all feel, man. Celtics at Pistons.

Celts. You going Celts? Yeah, I'll take the Celtics. Okay, I'm going to go with the Celtics as well. We will be on playback live for this game today. Tap in for sure. Go to a live commentary for the Celtics at Pistons tonight, man. Should be fun. We'll send y'all some information for sure. Sounded like a surprise.

Y'all boys don't get no days off. No PTO here at 520, baby. Raptors at Pacers. I don't like the way you said that. But we 22 and 8 in the last 30, so you know what I'm saying? We're going to cover for sure. 76ers at Knicks. Knicks.

I don't even know why we say 76ers anymore. Yeah. I'm trying not to cuss Respect Blazers at Wizards Blazers Thunder at Nets Hawks at Heat

Hawks we just took care of the Heat Nah he gonna get this one Free Andrew Wiggins man We watched that game. Clippers at Bulls. Clips. For sure. Kings at Jazz.

I'll take the Kings. Kings. Spurs at Rockets. Rockets. Yeah. All right. Yeah, get well soon, man. Shout out to Coach Popovich, too too man um it's uncertain what's

going on with him but we just hope he's healthy man we don't care about you coaching no more man you did enough man please get well soon for sure man legendary coach man for sure very five buckets be here who's been getting to it uh diana tarassi man i just want to she ain't been getting to nothing chilling but she uh she one of the goatsATs. For sure, man. Diana Taurasi definitely announced her retirement, man. Shout out to the GOAT, one of the best women's basketball players of all time, for sure, man. I would like to see where they line her up so far as UConn players, her rank.

Number one. Over Maya? Yeah, she, like, cracked the shit off. I mean, Rebecca Lobo. Look, Rebecca Lobo cracked it off. For us to pay attention, though. Deonna Taurasi made it like cool. Her and Sue Bird.

She was like three, too. And she was swaggy. That's a hell of a conversation, though. I ain't mad at it, either. I always wanted to. Rihanna Stewart got the most decorated. Yeah, that's ridiculous. Damn, they got Tehran, whoever, like, source this is, have her 10.

That's just my points. That's just my points. Oh, I didn't know. I thought that was a ranking. But they team was so much better than, like, everybody. It wasn't even. They didn't get to play. Yeah, that's a fact.

They were so elite that it didn't matter. Wow, that's a hell of a lineage. That was random. Nah, for sure, man. Shout out to DT, man. hell of a lineage. That was random. Nah, for sure, man. Shout out to DT, man. One of the coaches I ever do is salute. For sure. I'm going to go with Kyrie, man.

35 yesterday. I know they ain't get the dub, but shit. 35. My boy was getting two yesterday for sure. Yeah, I'm going to go with John Morant. 15 in the fourth. Get a big win. Beat the Suns.

Shout out to John, man. For sure, man. At least, man man we weren't in here but man i know you know i'm saying the game decided block but sj went crazy with 39 10 to 8 bro like yeah mvp for sure man mvp for sure all right be here get well soon who needs some encouragement this wonderful wednesday morning uh brad bill man jai j, my boy. Blow that up on the screen. Got wicked. Hey.

Yeah, it got ugly for Brad yesterday. And it clutched, too. Wow. Stumble and a hessy. That's tough. Yeah, Ja Morant really liked that for sure, man. Mikey Wilson got a P.J. Washington. Big donut yesterday. Didn't score a shit yesterday. Yeah, John Murray really liked that for sure, man Might get well soon, go to PJ Washington Big donut yesterday, didn't score a shit yesterday

Zero for nine, three turnovers Looked off Kyrie, looked off Clay To shoot some Carlton bullshit yesterday Knowing me, my boy been hooping But yesterday was not a good effort for PJ, man Get well soon for sure Yeah, we also have to throw Jonathan Isaac up Okay Yeah that's part

two yeah this is my life actor yeah and Moby disrespect this man first to block hey I know people be dreading that. When you get dunked over, you like, man, please, bro. I can't fall. Got too late for my boy. Yeah, it got wicked. Hey. Having him up with Cole, man. He feeling in trouble.

It ain't even his fault. Too bad. Teague, who you got, man? Shit. Whoever else is left. Get Will. This is for Monday night. Forague, who you got, man? Shit. Whoever else is left, get well soon. This is for Monday night. For sure, man.

SGA, get well soon, man. Shout out to A.E. Hey. For game. It's a hell of a block. Hell yeah. How y'all feel about Chris Finch talking about the Shea rules? Say, okay, CB hacking, but you can't tell Shea.

Whatever, bro. Well, hey. I earned that's part of it, bro Well, hey I earned that I earned that, bro I earned that this year I asked you that because, you know Because of AE Does he feel like AE don't get that whistle?

AE shoot a lot of threes, though Yeah He does Shea don't shoot that many threes He at you the whole game Yeah So it's different It's different

Which one? Oh, it makes sense all right be here people trying to make some money man what you got for him today rj buried 20 chris middleton 15 points jason tatum 25 carl anthony towns 20 bam 15 shea 25 dear fox 25 250 wins you 5k today 250 when you 5k today yeah all right you 5K today? Yeah. All right. Shots of drive, Kings, man. First time you do that promo call club 520. Get you a little extra.

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