Gil's Arena - Gil's Arena Builds The PERFECT Roster For 2028 Team USA

Episode Date: August 15, 2024

Gil's Arena Builds The PERFECT Roster For Team USA at the 2028 Olympics as Gilbert Arenas & The Gil's Arena Crew break down who they think should lead the stars and stripes to another gold medal & build the ideal roster of the next generation of NBA talent to take on the best crop of world hooper the country has ever seen. They debate if Team USA will hand the keys over to 2x Gold Medalist Devin Booker after his stellar play in international competitions and discuss which superstars from the 2024 Olympic team like Jayson Tatum & Joel Embiid will return for another shot at glory. They also break down which young star like Ja Morant, Chet Holmgren, Paolo Banchero and Cooper Flagg will take the leap to join the team and debate if this generation of hoopers will be good enough to continue Team USA's international dominance. Finally, they break down the state of the Phoenix Suns as the clock seems to be ticking on the Big 3 of Devin Booker, Kevin Durant & Bradley Beal and discuss what the addition of Dejounte Murray means for Zion Williamson & the New Orleans Pelicans as they look to be a breakout team this NBA Season. Please leave us a like and subscribe!!! Gil's Arena Crew - Gilbert Arenas, Josiah Johnson, Kenyon Martin, Brandon Jenning & Nick Young Sign up for Underdog Fantasy HERE with promo code GIL and get up to $250 in Bonus Cash and A Special Pick: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-gil's-arena SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAvjYgmwadC682OoC4Cc6TQ Join the Underdog discord for access to exclusive giveaways and promos! https://discord.gg/underdog Intro 0:00:00 Show Start 0:02:09 Shower or Bath? 0:06:52 Building The 2028 Team USA Roster 0:17:59 Is D-Book The Future Leader of Team USA 0:35:18 Will Embiid Return To Play for Cameroon? 0:44:59 Tatum Not A Lock For Team USA in 2028 0:51:20 Will Steph & LeBron Ever Team Up Again? 0:54:13 Darvin Ham Apologizes To Pat Bev 1:01:11 Who Can Get A Bucket Right Now? 1:05:12 How Hard is an NBA Practice? 1:10:00 Kobe's Approach in Practice 1:23:18 Tyus Jones' Impact On The Suns 1:29:37 What is The Suns Ceiling If Healthy? 1:42:49 What Does Dejounte Murray Change For The Pelicans? 1:49:15 Better Team - Rockets or Grizzlies? 2:01:55 MostlyFans 2:09:07 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Well, long-winded, ain't it? I know, long-winded. I forgot we was doing a show. I forgot we was doing a show. I'm over here like, same shit every day. Every day? I'm over there thinking, that boy good. World record. Like no, I was in the 100. I'm all thinking that boy is good. I forgot what he was doing. World record. Like no lives in the 100.

I'm all in the chat. What up, chat? What y'all doing today? That's that Eminem rap guy. That's that Eminem rap guy. Give y'all time to prepare yourselves mentally. Give y'all time to prepare yourselves mentally. Crazy bone.

That was getting hot. You know what I'm saying? What you been doing Timbaland? B looked up like, damn, you still going? Hey, I'm over here like, yeah, so what's going on in the chat today? Gives you time to prepare mentally for another legendary episode of Kills the Reader presented by 100 Doll Fantasy. Whoop, whoop. He was merely a host. What's up?

That needs to be a shirt. Merely a host. He wasn't merely a host. What's up? That needs to be assured. Merely a host. Just merely. Upgrade it, hopefully for season three. Get some more responsibilities. But NBA legend Kennedy Anderson posed a question on Twitter recently that we need to discuss. So he tweeted, I have a question for my man out there. Do you like taking a bath or a shower?

It's important. We need to get to the bottom of this. Wow. Hey, Kenny Anderson is a legend. We got Kenny Anderson. Damn, Sean. You used to watch Kenny Anderson's tapes, right? He better have.

Yep. Georgia Tech. He better have. What? That's a legend. Shit, shit. His account got hacked. That's some of me shit.

That's me or. I've never seen Kenny. He's been very active on Twitter. He's new active. That's how you all do is get famous on Twitter is just ask questions. Uh-huh. I got all kind of wow shit. That's it. That's how you got to do it, get famous on Twitter, just ask questions. I got all kind of wild shit. That's it, that's all. You got to ask questions.

I'm going to have him start asking wild shit on Twitter. X, whatever it's called now. But we got, obviously, several intelligent gentlemen here on this couch. We're going to start with you, Nick. Bath or shower? Man, I'm more of a shower guy. But if I see a nice size bath that I can really fit in. Okay.

That's always a problem for us. Yeah, that's always a problem, you know. But I'm a guy that, like, put the soap on the floor and wet my feet. Like, I don't reach down and wipe my feet and shit. You know what I'm talking about? I'm that type of person in the shower. Soap on the floor. Okay.

Knees, boy, when the knees go out. Knees go out. Just, hey, man. Hopefully they clean. Hopefully they clean, dog. Put the towel on the floor. You still got mobility. You still got mobility.

You put the towel. I didn't have more surgery than both of y'all. Yeah, you rehabbed. You abide by the rehab rules. I did. You put the towel down there, you put the soap, and then you just... Yep, it's clean. That's right after surgery

But that's we still the way our knees way we still have to surgery Like a normal goddamn person I fucking get the town I mean, look, I can do it now. I can do it now. Yeah, I can do it now. You can do it now, yeah. But you're standing up in the shower. Oh, no. Standing up in the shower, you doing that? Yes. No. Yes. You could bend down all the way like that and get your feet.

No. I can still touch my toes, bruh. I can still touch my toes, bruh. You could. Yeah, I can get good stretch. Yeah, I'm... Yeah. Brandon bathroom shower.

I don't really care about my feet. I take baths all the time with my girl, so... That's it. Sticky ass nigga. You need baths all the time with my girl, so. That's a big ass nigga. He need to stay at the side. A bath for a woman. That's what I'm with every day. Take a bath every day.

Take a bath every night. On the road, I take a shower. Oops. So you like to sit in this shit. You know, play the music, you know, get some smoke, you know, get some wine, chill, and just sit in the dirt, okay? Me and my girl, we both dirty together. And then can you give a... Um, I feed you at times.

You're too tall to take a bath. No, I can't fit in the fucking tub, for one. But if I'm sore from doing some shit I ain't got, I'll sit in the tub with some Epsom salt in it. But I got this fucking sweating problem. I can't just sit in hot water. That shit is like, me sitting in hot water defeats the whole goddamn problem. I'm showering before I get in the motherfucking tub.

Then I can shower when I get out the tub. I swear, I sweat easy. So me sitting in hot water is for purpose reasons only. I'm sore, I got Epsom salt and some other shit in the water. Yeah. It's counterproductive. Yeah, I'm enduring, but. It ain't nothing but bubbles.

You hear how bubbles and candles dim the light. Showers, but yeah. Only time I've ever took a bath is the soap, especially when the bath bombs came out. I just wanted to just throw all different kinds of shit in there. Because I got a soaking tub, not just a regular tub.

I got to walk in and shower. That's a rich people situation. I lay down in my shower. You lay down on the floor of your shower? Facts. I lay down. Because when I get sick, I'm like a little ho.

Right? I'm not even going to lie. Right? So you... I got a shower. I be in there fucking showers up. Right? I'll fuck the...

Leak problems in the house is because of the shower. Because it goes straight flat. So when the water goes, it goes. So I be in there with a pillow. I be in there with pillow towels. Be in there just chilling. Laying down. It's hard for me to stand up in the shower wet pills

My dog lay down in the shower, that's what I mean, just not to be an air Just water just water just I love you and Jill. Nigga like to lay down and shower. Oh, wait, yeah, yeah. We know where he at. You want this ass, you're going to have to get down there with me. Nigga going to be spooning. And there's going to be no just standing up there. What the fuck?

Nigga going to be spooning again in the shower. Should have known better. I should have known where this conversation would go. But we asked to chat. It's going to be the big spoon spoon a little spoon which that was crazy. We had a better move shower bath 93% Said shower. I don't know see just as a kid I don't know if y'all like me like your mom used to run your bath water for you when you as a kid Not as shit there. Listen torture man. I just wonder like yo, how do women do that i hate that like how is that so hot

but then but but then get to get in the shower and tell you that you using cold water like no this shit hot to me oh everything this shit hot but well how do y'all endure that shit like that water is my mom used to and then get mad get hit across your back because you ain't got in like no i'm not getting in that tub yet, lady. I don't like it. You get in that shit, nigga, and your stomach muscles automatically tighten up. Yeah. Like, that shit hot.

When you get in the water that hot, your stomach muscles automatically. Yeah, I like splat. Like, so even when I took a bath, I had the shower part on. Because I used to eat cereal in the shower. I'd get my breakfast, get my little cereal, and then have the shower. Just be in there. Water getting in the cereal. You'd get my breakfast, get my little cereal, and then have the show. Just being here. Water getting in the cereal. You learn something new every day about this fucking boy here.

Yeah, you lay down in the shower, you eat cereal in the shower. But that's what I got. Like, when I was little, just you had the shower, right? And then you had the tub. And then, you know, you fill it up a little bit. And you can pull it up. And you're just sitting there eating. Shit.

We grew up different. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, we did. We did do that. We grew up in houses and shit. I grew up in the projects. Nah, we had the bath with the shower. We had the bath with the shower on. The bath and the shower.

So you could do the bath and then you throw the shower on for like extra shhh, you know, for like shhh. Yeah. You just sit in still water just doing this shit? Yeah. Alright, nigga, baby, get the fuck out. Baby, get the fuck out. Nigga, like. Baby, get the fuck out. What? Nah.

For one, yeah, yeah. No, you remember when your parents were like, yeah, I'm going to whoop your ass when I get home? Not if I'm in the shower all day. Oh, your mom and them wasn't real then. Listen, man. Ooh, baby. Whoop your ass in that water.

In that water, bro. You ain't messed that one yet. Not when you give me the door? When you going to break your own door, that's your fault. My mom got me mad when I was water. I got water. I got water. You ain't messed that one yet. Not when you give me the door? When you gonna break your own door, that's your fault. My mom got me married when I was younger. The dude had a daughter. She had a problem peeing in the bed. So she got a whoop one day in that tub, dog.

That's fucking... That motherfucking water. I like that shit had to stink. Peeing in the bed, get a whoop for peeing in the bed? Yeah. I can't help that, though. Yeah, you too old shit. I can't have that. You been having no dreams like you used in the bed? Yeah. I can't help that, though. Yeah, you too old shit. I can't have that.

You been having no dreams like you use in the bathroom? Well, get your, hey, now. Get in your, where you at? I'm trying to jump out, man. I had that the other day. I was sitting there, see my girl. I said, oh, my bad, baby. You used to pee in the bed?

You look like you used to pee in the bed. I said, my bad, baby. I ain't never go to water. Nigga look like he used to pee in the bed. Tell you about 12. I'll get, you didn't pee in the bed as an adult. I have. I done had that water dream. I done had that like I was peeing in the toilet as an adult. I have. I've had that water dream.

I've had that like I was peeing in the toilet. I thought it was real. Ladies and gentlemen, the NBA season is six weeks away. These are the conversations you can set up. On Gills Arena. Everybody has that dream now. I haven't pissed in the bed as an adult, dog. You haven't? What?

I've never pissed in the bed. You don't fully pee. It's like you catch yourself. I've never peed in a bed. It's like you're having a dream like, oh, shit, this is a dream. I would have to ask my mom. Oh, shit, I had to drink a beer. I was having a dream.

You hop out of it. You don't fully just keep going. I've never had the pre-piss or nothing in bed, boy. How about a drunk girl? Yes, I've had a drunk girl piss in the bed. Oh. Yes. I'd throw the bed away.

Oh, yeah. I was in a hotel. With her Oh yeah. I was in a hotel. With her? Yeah, I was in a hotel. Drunk as a motherfucker. I had one get out the bed, just went straight to a corner and just sat there. No, I had her. She pissed in the bed, bruh.

And just sat there. Just sat there, just peed. Just like, ooh, I love that shit, girl. Absolutely. Yeah. You feel me? He was on every road trip. He woke her ass up.

You know her too, not just her. What the fuck are you saying, man? All right, let's keep this thing moving. Let's go. Let's go. Yeah. You feel me? He was on every road trip. He woke my ass up. You know it too, not just me. What the fuck are you saying? All right, let's keep this thing moving. Let's go. Let's go. Where we going, bro? We're trying to get incriminated.

Be sitting there just like, yo, what's going on? Speaking of, so, we was on a road trip. I just don't know if they ever heard at the house. We was on a road trip. We were in Sacramento. I know where I came from. Right? Get back to the hotel.

Dude, we got some joints. Going to one of our teammates' room. I was like, what the fuck? I was like, what the fuck? I was like, what the fuck? I was like, what the fuck? I was like, what the fuck? I was like, what the fuck? I was like, what the Sacramento. I know what I came. Right? Get back to the hotel. Dude, we got some joints. Go in one of our teammates' room.

They leave. He by the elevator, like, like, sleep by the elevator. Mm-hmm. Go wake him up, put him in, on the couch in the suite. And one of our other teammates' room. Mm-hmm.

Dude, he say he sleep you sleep right but he hear water He said he look up, you know, you got the bed and you got the nightstand right next in the door You know, this would wait a room doesn't know Stan Sacramento He say He hit like he said like Louis flashes though. Hey Philly again, but he's like little splashes though. He ain't feeling it, but he's like, he look up, the nigga by the nightstand. A teammate?

Yes, nigga. Like, pissing by the nightstand, dog. Hey, man. I don't know. Woke him up, right? Why, dude, sleep? Sleep, right? Woke him up. Like, what the fuck?

Like, right? Come to. What the fuck? Go get back on the couch. Couple hours later, he, like, sleep trying to roll over, right? The nigga in the foot of the bed, nigga in the fetal position, sleep with him. All right, ladies and gentlemen. Yo.

No, listen, dog. Ain't no basketball. Cheap play. These aren't technically basketball-related topics. No, they ain't. You got wild-ass teammates. Wild-ass teammates. Yo, I ain't been in my room.

Man, I ain't even been in my room. One nigga shitting in the bathroom. Oh, no. No, listen. Shitting is different. Come on. In the bathroom, in the toilet, shit, and the nigga, one of my teammates, in the sink, pissing.

You know what? Y'all can have this room. Give me your room key, we gonna switch rooms. It's like, what type of wild shit y'all niggas on, man? I couldn't hold it. Well, why'd you go to your room? Man, he's hosed my leash. He's hosed my leash.

I can't go too far. I can't go too far. That's what it was, too. My hosed my taker. He holds my lead. I can't go too far. I can't go too far. That's what it was. My head might take it. My head might take it. Girl, basketball conversation. Swiping.

I heard swiping, bro. All right, but let's keep this thing moving into some actual basketball talk. Now that the 2024 Olympics are in the books with Team USA taking their fifth-day gold medal, it's time to look ahead to 2028 with the Olympics coming back to L.A. While it's unclear what the roster will look like in 2028, it is clear that it likely won't include LeBron, Steph, or KD. Or Jason Taylor. We're going to talk about it.

Or Brown. But we're going to get into this. We got our whiteboard out. We're going to decide. I want y'all to put your managing director caps managing director caps on y'all get to be grant Hill so who are the locks for Team USA in 2028 Ant-man for sure Ant-man oh we got a board we got the board okay spared no expense Gil only. Only the finest. Fluid in. Only the finest whiteboard. Only the finest whiteboard. Yeah, you got to move with this.

So, bam, we got our board out. And out of bio. So, y'all think, uh... So, Ant-Man is in. Mm-hmm. You need a marker. If you want to get that pin. He's just going to hand-grab that one. So, on the inside, we could put Ant.

With M.B.B. playing for us. On the the inside we could put Ant. Will M.B. be playing for us or is he gonna play for his hometown? So we got Ant as a lock. Ant and T. We're gonna keep it simple. Bam. I say Bam. I think Bam oughta buy it. Bam. Bam. Bam. I need the majority on the couch for it. Bam. Bam. Put in B-A-M, bam, bam, bam. All right. Booger.

D-book. Booger. Booger for sure. D-book. D-book. Chet. Chet. Chet.

Y'all think Chet is a lot. Chet. Chet. Chet is a lot. C-H-E-T. Chet. Chet. Chet. Chet. Chet. Chet. Chet. Chet.

Chet. Chet. Chet. Chet. Chet. Chet. Chet. Chet.

Chet. Chet. Chet. Chet. Chet. Chet. Chet. Chet.

Chet. Chet. Ch. Tyrese Hallenburton. You put Tyrese. Or just Hali, H-A-L-I. What about Tyrese? H-A-L-I, just put Hali, H-A-L-I. Tyrese Maxey. What about Maxey? Both Tyrese, yes. Ooh. Locke?

Yes. Who else you going with? Who else you going with? You still got him. Oh, Ja Morant. But that's what I'm saying, but we don't know. But that's what I'm saying, but you still have him in the wind, so that can't... Yeah, you gotta put Ja Morant.

I'm going with Tyrese Maxey over him. He could be a starter. Ja Morant? I'm going with Tyrese Maxey. Why? That's why I starter. Ja Morant? I'm going with Tyrese Maxey. Why? That's what I said. You forgot who you... No, I'm not.

No, you know I'm thinking outside of basketball, bro. Man, that's going to change his career. Best four for you down the road. I don't care. But that's why I said I wouldn't go Maxey because he's not even the top guard in any of these right now. But the top guards are old. No, like De'Aaron Fox would be... Yeah, De'Aaron Fox.

That's why I said I. Woody? Like, Locke? Woody? Woody? What about Mitchell? No. Donovan Mitchell?

No. Damn. The Chattisdore and Cooper's flag name. I was about to say Cooper's flag, but we don't know if he's going to be. No. You can say Little Reno. We haven't seen a play. High school good.

I mean, high school good. How old would Anthony Davis be in four years? What, 35? 36? Zion. Anthony Davis? Need another B? Huh? You saying four years?

Yeah, he could, he could. Why not AB? But I'm just saying, D's guaranteed. Yeah, you can put Anthony Davis on there. So you can put AD on that inside too, Andrew? Yeah, you put out today. What is it? Hey, you're gonna put a D on that inside to it. You can put a Davis 35 Yes, he'll be 35 I know like those are get like like guaranteed I don't Know what I'm saying is I don't see how they try to fuck this group

Seven right there. Yeah, no in B Those are those are safe. I Mean those right there was safe. No, Embiid? Those are safe. I mean, those right there are safe picks. You can put Derek White on there. You think Derek White will get another one? Yes. Nah. Well, it depends on who the coach is, for sure.

I think Derek White is on there. Probably likely to be Spoh, so I think... Him and Drew. You know what? I got Drew Holiday still around in four years. Drew will be, I think, 37-ish around that time. Drew ain't going to do it. You never know, man. two holidays to the line for you. We will be I think 37 this year on the phone You never know man. You ain't gonna do it that defense city can't move that'll be 38 Yeah, see that's what we have to we have it's still so many like

Up and coming like it's just about like the dude Williams from OKC. Yeah, Jalen Williams or whatever name See those are Beatles. Yeah, those would be those. Yeah. Like, I mean, you still got Jai. You still got Zion to kick in. Him, the Jalen Williams kid is nice. You still got Portland. I mean, not Portland.

You still got a young fella from Detroit. Cade Cunningham. Yeah, I mean, so there's still a lot of up-and-coming kids that we won't know. But I know these for sure should be on there. Zion should be on there. Three guards so far. You don't think Zion? You think Zion?

No. Ja and Ja-Yam. They don't want Ja. Melo Ball probably be on there. It depends. It depends. That's what I said, LaMelo could be on there, but that's what I said, but it's-

That's a lot of guards, man. These right here, you're not going nowhere. You got Kay, LaMelo, Darren Fox, Tyrese Maxey. I need a majority on the couch to get y'all on the inside. Well, you got two. I will put them on there. I will put them on there. We got three.

I mean, I will put them on there, of course. But I'm just saying, if we're talking about definite, this group is definite. There's not going to be any question with them. They're automatically on. All right, why wouldn't Ja be a definite? Just tell me why. Because we're trying to predict where Ja's going to be in four years. Outside troubles.

They can use it against him. Like, you know. They can. In four years? But in four years? Four years. I mean, that's what's up. He will have to have four years of cleanliness for him to be on the team.

Zion had to be four years of healthiness to be on his team. So, this group, Redhead, is going to be on the team. No. How can you say they need to have four years of healthiness to be on this team. So this group right here is going to be on the team. No, how can you say they need to have four years of healthiness? They do, but they've already been there. Remember, most of the team has already been there. You're just adding Shed and Paulo Banchero. That's all you're adding right now. So we don't think Tatum or Brown.

No. Tatum? No. Who's the coach? Who's the coach? Who's the coach? It should be Spoh. That's what it's looking like right now. I think Steve Kerr will not be coaching in 2020.

Then he might reconsider for Spoh. I don't think if it's Steve again, I don't think he'll do it again. He not rolling? I don't think neither one of them dudes do it. I don't think neither of them do it. No, Jalen Brown's not getting invited. That's one. They're going to have a conversation with him,

but it ain't going to be a conversation for him to play on his team. They'll make him play. It's the Rooney rule with him. They'll make him play feeble qualifying. It's the Rooney rule with him, right? They're going to Rooney rule him. Yeah, they're going to play him. They're going to do qualifying.

We're playing a qualifying team so we can see how you look at it. They'll pull that shit with him. Who else we got in? Jason Tatum, they're going to have to massage. Who else? For defense, we're going to have like the Murray and niggas like that. We're going to have some defenders. You got to put some defenders in them.

What about somebody like De'Aaron Fox? That's what they did this year. White, you got to think of some defenders. I like De'Aaron Fox. Hey, they put some defenders in that shit. Look, that shit kept going, they put some defenders and that shit look that that shit kept We kept going down 14 15 goddamn points with them defenders in the game Beer Fox can we get a majority consensus? I like it. I like Fox. What's your me?

Don't they don't put there's too many guard. There's too many guards in front of them What about you got to be like we're talking about Harry He'd be 35. He'll own his way out. Ain't want to go metal. He might want to. So what about Steph? No.

Steph will be 40 then. Yeah, I don't. In four years? Four years. No, yeah. I'm just trying to go with the 90% time. So the only two people that look like me will be Chet and Paulo. Those two look like no matter what's going to do is shoot him. Will be Chet and Paulo. Those two look like

no matter what's going on, they should make that team. And Jalen Brunson, not moving. Three bigs. Paulo. A couple years from now, you're going to get a bigger guard.

So we got three, so we got, Paulo can play a three or four, right? Three, four, five. Three, four, five in the Olympics. We got two bigs, Bam and AD. Mm-hmm.

What about like, Chet, I mean check a play Miller Chet is a three we got our two guards Chad and Paulo can play three four five what about Brandon that's what I said from everybody else they got a Orleans that's what everybody the Hornets Hornet everybody else got it we got to see what they look like in the next four years yeah that's a VV adaptable guys flag on this chat the Just throwing out Scottie Barnes Mobley names like that. Do they do anything for you Evan Mobley? Evan it's a possibility

But him and Cooper flat I said if Cooper flag is who they say he's supposed to be he should be Competing for that spot too. Okay, you know But yeah, it's just tough to predict where guys gonna be in four years, man Yeah, like we got a lot of seven definite that we've... You got kids that's not even drafted yet that could be popping. In four years. It's four years. Four years.

And we will still be on this couch bringing you your favorite show. Well, I mean... So let's just go by... I got one. I thought you were laughing. Y'all gonna be mad. Kyle Herro. No.

Kyle Herro. Why haven't you come on Fight Time? Because y'all know who's Mr. Nike. Oh. I know who he's talking about. Ronnie. I know. Ronnie.

Could. Boy, you think it was an uproar by him being in the McDonald's game. I mean, no, it could be. They put Derrick White on here. All right, they both. I mean, four years. You made room for it. But why do they pick defenders like that over people that could just get a bucket?

Why do... Because they want to pretend that they're coaching. So, somebody like White could go before White. Because they want to pretend that they're coaching. They want to pretend. To be honest, like, 92 and 96, they didn't coach. They were just there, going out there. So, hey, y'all start whoever y'all want to because there's going to be a Hall of Famer subbing in for a Hall of Famer. And then somewhere around 2003, they want to start.

I need to look like I can coach. So I need some players to put in to make it. And it's been going downhill since. Yeah. I could see that. They do do that. They just. How do you see that?

Like, I can turn Jason Tatum into just, you are a defensive player. I think you have a seat. Right? It's safe to say you can have a seat. You know what I mean? I can turn someone into a defensive player That's all offensively let you but do you play like? Take like Tayshaun Prince. They had Tayshaun Prince over like mellow and she's like that like or a white over

Tatum Okay, I don't know like even with you know, Richard Jefferson 14 how's he playing more than LeBron James? On the 0-4 team? Well, let's be honest. LeBron and him shouldn't have been there. They shouldn't have? No. In 0-4?

They should not have been there. He was young. He got to have the young people. Him, Melo. Listen, him, Melo, Okafor, Stunt. They shouldn't have been there. True, true. Because if you look at the 0-3.

I just keep going back to it. You look at the 0-3 team that we took to Puerto Rico. Mm-hmm. Yeah. Compared to the Limbaugh team, they took an 04. That 03 team, there's no, we washed this. Listen, we run through the competition, man. It ain't even a question.

They took the exact same team. Who was on the 03 team? Josiah? 2003 FIBA. There was some the 0-3 team? Josiah? 2003, 2003 FIBA. There was some people on the 0-4 team looking at it like, we took, huh? I like that though. Why do we always got to send our best?

No, I mean for that, but I mean if we just, not who that should, the people who was there, right? Let's just keep the team the way it is. How is Richard Jefferson and Lamar Odom playing over LeBron and them? What was Lamar Odom going to do? It was the day. Give you what? Six points, three assists.

So they was young. Hold on, that bitch. I know they were young, but what was he going to do? He was more dependable. Dependable? That's all it was. But that's the problem. Richard Jefferson had been around. He was three years, and he was more dependable. Dependable? That's all it was. But that's the problem. Richard Jefferson had been around.

He was three years in. He was more dependable. But how did that help? So we have Tim Duncan. How does Richard Jefferson and Lamar Odom help Tim Duncan? Yeah, that's it. And Allen Iverson. That is the wrong lineup for them.

Yeah, that's sick. Please tell this man a team. So the 2003 team, you had Allen Iverson, Jason Kidd, T-Mac, Jermaine O'Neal, Vince Carter, Nick Collison, Mike Bibby, K-Mart, Ray Allen, Tim Duncan, Elton Brand, and Richard Jefferson. So. T-Mac didn't play in 2004? No, they didn't take. I didn't go. Mac didn't go.

But you got to understand. Gars, they didn't go. Vince. Oof. Right? But that's what I'm saying. Now you're talking about guys who can shoot the ball to keep everybody. The other people, there's no.

Who was the shooter on the 2014? And go look at. So how many close games do we have in Puerto Rico? L.O. was the only shooter. Let me see. Look at the stats. I don't know why. It's crazy.

As I said, he was damn near Jason Tatum. But why do we play defensive specialists over scoring specialists? Like, when did that narrow? He had a plus 159 point differential. So listen to this shit. Plus 159. In the FIBA shit, in 03, we had a what? Plus 159 point differential.

You beat Brazil 110 to 76. Dominican Republic 111 to 73 um uh virgin islands uh 113 to 55 playing now uh then in the quarterfinals you beat canada by 40 111 to 71 oh hold on let me keep going uh beat mexico Mexico by 96 to 69. Then in the championship game, you beat Puerto Rico 91 to 65. Who did they lose to in 0-4, though?

Everybody. They lost to them same teams? Probably. It don't matter, though. Listen, if they don't change anything... Lost to Puerto Rico to start in group play, right? If we take the exact listen if they don't change anything we want to Puerto Rico to start back in a group play, right? It's everybody exact same if we take this so we beat Puerto Rico by how many I was like 30

I think we'd be Puerto Rico by third they lost to Puerto Rico 26 so we beat them by 26 and they lost Puerto Rico never take the fee But whatever team is in the fee, but that qualifies they never take that for the Yeah, but why not they decide they want to because they decide they want a new team. Like, it's just weird. That's because the people that really plan ain't going to go

to all that. Like, LeBron ain't going to go to the play-in and then the Olympics too. But he wasn't in the league yet. But he asking the question

and they don't take the same teams. You know, people don't... Like, Melo, listen, America Okafor, so we had this conversation the other day. In 2004, people really, know. Like, Melo, listen, America Okafor, so we had this conversation the other day. In 2004, people really, like, got need to hear this shit, hear this

shit loud and clear. In 2004, when I was in New Jersey net, dude, I was terrorizing the fucking NBA, man, in 2004. This is pre-injury, pre-surgery. This is all-star year.

America Okafor and Amari? Amari Stoudemire? Come on, man. I don't know. I was doing them niggas. Not then. I'm not talking about... So therefore, I'm in year three going into year four.

I'm in my fourth. J.K. is my point guard, and I'm putting foot three going in your I'm in my fourth. I'm J kid is my point guard and we are I'm putting with the ass But what I'm saying like I went to the phone for the old So I saw you good around game and I made the all-star game in 0 for but this is what I'm so if they 17 to 7 I'm leaving But they wouldn't even like came like didn't even get a little trash though Acknowledgement to be on the team, right? But it's the bullshit that they...

Like Gil said, they're not going to take the same team for whatever reasons, but if they take that exact same team that went to Puerto Rico, there's no way we come home... Who all left off from 2003? The only people they took, they took Tim Duncan, Richard Jefferson.

They took A.I. He didn't want to be there. He didn't want to be there anyone be there Brown still pay I Duncan Richard Jefferson did not tell you built it but doesn't you building the team around let's say AI and Duncan right in hindsight you would say art I need guys who can spot up guys who can shoot the ball so Duncan have a space and hey I can get in the lane but then you then you have a whole bunch of people that do the same exact thing as they do. And then you wonder why Tim Duncan can't do anything.

You can zone this team up. You can really zone them up because there's nobody who's a threat from outside. Because Mac made shots, Vince made shots. So we had guys in the perimeter. Why didn't you take Ray Allen? Ray Allen never guys in the perimeter. Why didn't you take Ray Allen? Ray Allen never went to the Olympics? It's just crazy, man.

But everybody was healthy. No, it was the 03. In 04, everybody was healthy? Yeah. Like during that time? I didn't know they had T-Mac and Ray. Wait, wait, Ray was with you guys, right? I didn't even get an invite.

But he didn't go to 04? No, no, 14. Ray didn't go to 04? But let's look ahead to this. Go ahead, Nick. I'm putting my bag on. No, you got it. I forgot what I was going to say. It was all dribble drive.

It was all dribble drive, guys. So let's look ahead to this 2028 squad. Devin Booker won a second gold medal this summer, led Team USA in plus minus. He'll be 31 years old in 2028, will likely have a much bigger role on that 2028 squad. But should Team USA give D-Book the keys in 2028? Nah, I say anything. Give him the keys key give him the key. What does that mean?

All right. What does that mean? It is like what does that mean? Is it his team? No, maybe a part of the big thing like I don't know. Where's the idea of you give someone something? Yeah Or should he take the keys then just show up and hoop? Alright, like you see your play dictates your play at the time Or should he take the keys then? Just show up and hoop. Right? Like, is he a leader of that squad? Your play at the time dictates your role or what it's going to be. Or your skill set at the time dictates that. Yeah, I wouldn't give him the keys. They gave LeBron the keys all they wanted.

Everybody knows Kevin Durant was the reason the motherfucker was gone, right? Wait, wait, wait. Yes. Now disrespect Captain America like that. No, I'm saying, no, he did what he was supposed to do, but Kevin Durant having him scoring bursts and scoring, like, being efficient the way he is is off the bench.

Come on, now. If Kevin Durant would have started the whole time, it would have been a whole different thing. Yeah, it would have been a whole different story. Wait, wait, wait. Come on, man. Hold on. Come on.

You're talking about... Wait, yo, so who are you talking about? I'm talking about LeBron. Captain America. We're talking about Steph. No,, so who are you talking about? I'm talking about LeBron. Captain LeAmerica. We're talking about Steph. No, what I'm saying is if we would have started... Like Anthony said, like Anthony ever said, Steph showed up three days ago.

Take notes. Take jokes, young nigga. No, if we would have started... If we would have started the team we started in the champion, the gold medal game, if we would have started that from the beginning, that wouldn't have been no close game. Like, why are we pretending? But we sitting here bringing in the gold medal game. If we would have started that from the beginning, that wouldn't have been no close game. Like, why are we pretending?

But we sitting here bringing in the 15th inning. And it's the bullshit. You go play and you're subbing and subbing out. Now you got the best score coming off the bench because he ain't been here two days. Like, come on with the W. You know, so it's... But to predict four years from now...

They better be thanking Steph Curry. Or will Ant be at that point where... Because Ant is already... I see it is being Ant's team. But he's going to be... So we talked about this before. You don't have to say it's going to be Anthony Edwards' team at no fucking point.

If you show up, if he shows up, it's his mentality already when he got the invite. Like, I'm him. He's going to feel that way in four years. But now think about what you're saying. If a coach goes in there and said, this is Booker's team, but Ant-Man is the best player, you see how the ruffle already done started. Because you're force-feeding some guy who probably is not playing the way he needs to be playing that time,

but you already predicted this was going to happen. Now you got these guys playing well, and the team sees this is who we're going to follow, but you're trying to tell them, follow this guy. Well, it seems like everybody sacrifices a little bit of their game when they get to that Team USA squad. Some more than others.

Who's going to sacrifice the least and still play consistently like they play in the league? And we're speculating that Jason Tatum is not going. Right? I think if Kerr's there, if Kerr's there, I'm pretty sure. But he's still the best player. If he goes, he's the best player in the NBA at the time. Yeah.

In four years. First time all NBAs. But it becomes one of those things. If he does. It's four years from now. Anything can happen. He can be on the team. They can be team. I's four years from now, like, anything can happen. He can be on the team. They can be team.

I mean, he can be playing in Golden State by then. You know, who knows? You know, hopefully they got four years to, you know, patch this shit up. And if they can, yeah, of course he's going to be on the team. They're going to begin to ask us about a lot of corner niggas. They go, the Olympics go to, they go out to and play against but Donovan bitch They were maybe bring it back. It's 50-50 for us. No in 2008. We would never seen a dentist roll They go there and give us because they're the best player in the country

Like we'll take a defender instead of a Dennis Schroeder. It's 50-50. No, no. We'll go send a Dennis Schroeder. No, and Dan, well, our Dennis Schroeder got to be Dennis Schroeder in the league. He don't get to go to his team and be the man. But I'm saying. Like when you go to Drew League. First in the world in four years. You get to, that's them overseas.

When they come off and go to their, that's who they get to be. They get to be you. I am legend. I am. Whatever fuck it is. I am.. I am. Whatever fuck it is. I am. Because what is this? You remember when... But I'm saying, but there's specialists.

They coming off the bench and knowing their role, they can get a lot of buckets. Like, but Donovan should get buckets. But we would never send a guy like that, like a hero. We would send a white before a hero. That's what I'm saying. Especially in his field. Hero know his role to come in and score

And get buckets but We don't support that We support somebody to come in and just play defense all day And block shots That shit don't matter You know what I mean They do shit like Would you rather have KD coming off your bench

Than make the decision Everybody got a score coming off the bench. You know what's so funny? When they say we need somebody who can play. Say they're putting a team together. We play somebody. We got too many scores. Yeah.

Nigga, but you don't. Because for the most part, if you look at how they play, they all going. Who was the worst defensive player on the team? On the U.S.? Steph. Steph, right? Other than that? Halliburton didn't play.

We don't know. They tried to take Tatum. But no, he didn't get enough time. But everybody played well. Because the way the game is being played, those offensive guys who are offensively minded on their own team here, they can just spend all their energy defensively. And then on offense, we got to pass the ball around.

So they're not even looking for their shot like that anyway. So your Booker, who averages 29, he's became Derek White on Boston, naturally. Because LeBron's there, so he's pump faking. Pass, he ain't pump faking. That pass he made to KD, that was a layup. But if you put Derek White in there, Derek White became a worser, that's the word, version of himself. Actually a word. Because he's not,

one, he's not like, in Boston, he's going to take the shots that's open. Here, he's not even thinking about that unless he's wide open. Because he is the,

he's on the floor, he is the fifth option. I'd rather take 100, make it 50, than 50, make it fucking 25. He is the fifth option at all times on the floor. Like if you put

Jimmy Butler out there, if you put Jimmy Butler out there, if you took Jimmy Butler and said, all right, go out there, Jimmy Butler's going to what? Defend his ass off, go out there, do the little things.

I'd rather have that because if we needed him offensively, we know what he can do. If we needed Derek White to go out there and give us 10 straight, it's possible, kid.

No. He has to give us 10 straight... It's possible, kid. No. He has to give us 10 straight. Not, motherfucker, the ball done went by and then he's by himself because they done doubled 42 niggas. And then he's...

No, we said... Double 42 niggas. We said, all right, here, get the ball. We know Jimmy Butler could take us over the top. Yeah, yeah. But he was sacrificing

just to become a defensive player just for the betterment of the team. But he would sacrifice to just become a defensive player just for the betterment of the team. That's why I said, I'm taking all my stars because I know for the betterment of the team, I know they're going to sacrifice. Because whoever the head honcho is on that team is going to sacrifice. That puts everybody, just like when Kobe got there.

I'm going to put everybody in order. If I'm only scoring 16, goddammit, I'm going to let y'all know who's going to put everybody in order. If I'm only scoring 16, God damn it, I'm going to let y'all know who's going to be the man. I'm defending. I'm doing this. It puts everybody in order no matter what. All right, well, let's keep it moving. What's the best moment in the Olympics? The best three are Vince Carter dunk.

Vince Carter dunk. Kobe last four couple shots. everybody was nervous to shoot and had to give it the cold the most memorable like the best memorable moment in the Olympics so far Or Kobe running through piles chair, okay, we're running through power chest Kobe had a couple I Mean the the best highlight would probably be the Vince Carter. That'll probably be... No matter what, right? Nobody ever did that again. I mean he jumped over a nigga's head in front of the world.

If Steph chopped, if that last thing he made over two would have been a game winner. Oh yeah, that would have been close. That wouldn't have even been close. Vince sent the man to rehab, bro. I think when we think about the Steph moving forward, it's going to be the four shots in that span. Yeah. Right? So it's not going to be one play that defines it.

It's going to be the four shots in that span. Right? For the most part, they're going to cut out, you know, boogers lay up It's gonna be just his four in that two-minute span But that dunk is crazy the dunk is crazy our highlight but Richard Jefferson getting ducked on by I don't remember. I don't remember anything from there was nothing really from 92 There was really none from 96 that you can remember the practice. That's the last loser. The Argentine is a highlight Like a positive

Say positive or negative you said memorable 2008 I mean what was Kobe's all of 2008? Was there a play in 2008? I think it was in 2012. That's when he hit power, right? When he hit power. Eight, right? Redeem team on my trip. Was it?

Yeah. So let's talk a little Embiid. Y'all didn't have Embiid on the board. After winning gold with Team USA, Embiid hasn't closed the door in trying to help his native Cameroon reach their first Olympics. So he was back in Cameroon on Wednesday where he received the nation's Order of Valor medal,

which is awarded to Cameroon's highest achieving citizens in recognition of excellence in their field. But first off, what's your thoughts on Embiid's fit to meet the president of Cameroon? It's fucking terrible. Oh, my God. I took the word right. Hopefully his suitcase got lost. We know that's not the case. Forced to change.

See, I can't say what I really want to say. Now go ahead. Go ahead. No, Gil. Now, Gil, you got to hear it. You already got me jumped at 24 almost. The whole Africa was up there looking for you, man. They said, you know Gil?

You be with Gil, huh? He come here. You be with Gil. You be with... I'm going to got me jumped just for knowing you. You know what I'm saying? Gil, I apologize. We have moved on.

We have moved onwards. No, no, no. No, I must admit, you look like a real man. You look like a real man. You look like a real man. You look like a real man. You look like a knowing you. You know what I'm saying? Give us an apology. We have moved on. We have moved onwards. No, no, no, no. No, I must admit, you are tough, though.

I even told you they was looking for you at 25. I showed up. I showed up. I showed up. So, Afri is looking for me. Let's keep it. So, should Embiid play for Team USA again or Cameroon? There's also the potential option of him playing for France.

I think that would be a little bit harder to get that approved. If he plays for France, it's over. Huh? If he plays for France, it's over. I don't think he can go to a powerhouse, right? I don't think so. I think it would be very difficult for him to get that approved. Cameroon, I think, would be easy.

He needs to just go play with Cameroon. We don't want him. You want him. Who don't want him? I want him. Who's we? He's a parent. We don't need him? I want him. Who don't want him? I want him. Who's we?

He's America. We don't need him. Shit. Your post shit your ass. Yeah, yeah, boy. Shit. He's an American. He's America.

The only thing with Cameroon is, I don't know if they realize that the team themselves is not that good, so that means him, Siakam. They got Christian Coloco too too, from the Caps. They all have to play just to qualify. Yeah. So they'd have to play. So every summer, those three are going to have to play to qualify to even get to the Olympics. Is he willing to do that?

So if he's going to play for Cameroon for the next three years, they're going to have to keep playing. With no guarantee that that would even be good enough to qualify. So, that's the problem with it. Yeah, it's probably not there. Like, so when people say, why he didn't play? They got to qualify. I mean, I guess. If he's the best player, these are the best players in the country,

and they're not going to go play to qualify for the team, it's going to be. Yeah. You're going to be shit out of luck anyway. That's why you got to qualify every year. Even if we do get to. I think if you win at a. So, we won gold, right? Do we have to

qualify for 2028? Not sure on that. That's a good question. Yeah. We should if we keep having to go to FIBA. I think we do. There are qualifying tournaments, but if you place at a certain level, too, I think you get the automatic bid. But then they had the qualifying

tournament before the Olympics this year with Greece. I personally think just as just that's his country I'm pretty sure at some point he's gonna I don't think a gold medal is in his like he cares anymore so I'm pretty sure he might play for his country because it'd be the first time he ever did it so. He should though. He already got one and then it's a 50-50 50 50 Uh 50 50 chance if we even get a chance to win right I mean the four years I mean he's gonna have to say he might not yeah

He has to commit three so that team right there is doing bronze yeah that team I'm gonna let you know I'm winning it with that team yeah bronze We ain't got no bigs. Ain't nobody touching France. Host country qualifies automatically, so Team USA good to go. Because we in L.A., baby. Look at this. We made it.

We made it. We did it. We did it. SC. The game ain't going to be there. Hell no. Hell no. Women.

The women attack. Hell no. Women is over there. They said that today. No, no. It's always there. It in taxes. Hell no. Women is over there. They said that today. No, no, no. It's always there. It's the third time. It's the second time or something like that.

They still got the Olympic rings on the buildings. They about to nuke the black side of that area, brother. It's already happening. It's already starting. It's already been going down. They're just defying it. Oh, they're issuing. Of course.

Oh, you ain't been on Eaglewood? They on the spring rain. You ain't been on Eaglewood recently? Eaglewood. Eaglewood is different, Gil. Englewood is different, Gil. Oh, they issuing citations. They shutting down block parties.

Anything outdoors now you can't have over there now. Listen, they don't fucking know. Oh, they starting right now. They getting ready. The Olympic is over. They starting, nigga. They got four years to clean that shit up. It's been going.

Everybody who would have popped down Riverdale, Riverside. The IE. We about to lose in LA. So, Brandon, I want to talk about something. Get ready. Clean that shit up. It's been going. Everybody who would have popped down the river side. The IE. All you motherfucking styles. We about to lose in LA. So Brandon, I want to talk about something you said real quick. You said the squad.

Oh, they said swimming is in SoFi. Oh, they move swimming in SoFi. They put in a pool in SoFi? OK. Yeah, they did. But you said the squad that you guys picked the locks for is only a bronze level squad, but you also said they don't need Embiid. So how much would Embiid help?

Oh, what? Still 50-50. Oohall said they don't need Embiid. So how much would Embiid help? Oh, well, Embiid... Still 50-50. Still, ooh, still not sold even with Embiid? Embiid needs to be... Still 50-50. In four years? In four years? It all depends on how these players develop.

I mean, they still got to develop. And we don't know who... If some of these players develop into, like, just star stars, we good. But if we look at them right now in real time... You got a guy like Jalen Green that could merge into something else. Jalen Green? Yeah, Jalen Green could be in his motherfucking life.

Woo! Yeah. Him and Anthony Edwards out there together. Oh, my God. Jai, Ant, Book, and Bede, and Chet. That'll win some shit. Like, I'm... You know what?

I think this is going to happen. You think so? In the next four years with that man that developed? Fever? What, 2026? You don't think so? I think Jai Mor I think I mean that developed FIBA but 2026 I think John Moran Jalen green all them young boys gonna be in there I think they gonna see what y'all can do if it's like that's gonna be on there, too So we'll get a real look at what?

They're gonna be let's see what the the young kids if we go like that then gonna be Cooper flag all of them have been there that 2026 but if you start sending like the Josh Hart's and all that shit with them, I think you put Josh Hart guard me. Okay, let him shoot But now that's the type of dude that I'm laura I need just go out there play defense a little bit What he distributed distributing the pack. Yeah, yeah. So, who knows? Because I know, hey, if some shit gets to popping off and he got the ball in his hand. He's a big-ass guard.

Ha, ha, ha. Here we go. Here we go. Okay. Y'all talked about Tatum, so... Josh Harden White. I talked about Tatum. After Tatum limited role with the 2024 squad,

he was asked about playing on Team USA in 2028. And he said, quote, it was a tough personal experience on the court, but I'm not going to make any decision off emotions. If you ask me right now if I was going to play in 2028, it is four years away from now, I'm going to have to take time and think about that. So I'm not going to make any decision based off this experience,

was or how I felt individually. Okay, well. And you also talked about the tension between Jalen Brown, Team USA. Managing Director Grant Hill said that Jalen Brown will still be a candidate. He's running to sabotage Boston. Put that up again. Can we put the Tatum quote back up, please? They're trying to sabotage Boston, bro.

Ask God. Oh, God, God. They're trying to sabotage. They got a chance to run the Tatum. Ask me the question. I'm Jason Tatum. Jason Tatum, are you playing in the Olympics in 2028? Yes.

Okay. If I want to play and the answer was yes, then you just in the Olympics in 2028? Yes. Okay. If I want to play and the answer was yes, then you just say, hell yeah. Right? This right here is hell no. Keep my options open. He said, lick my ass. That's what he said. He said, lick my ass. The whole America, y'all can kiss my ass in 2020.

I wish y'all would come beg of me. I'm going to put my dick out at the door like this. Kiss my ass at the door. I'm going to win two more championships just to tell you fuck off. That's what he should have said. Before then, I'm going to have two more championships. I'm going to win two more championships. And then Brown is going to be right there with him.

Y'all can kiss my ass too. Lick both my ass. Hey, y'all, they're going to do exactly what came to them at the All-Star weekend. Yeah, I think I need some rest. Y'all want me for the three-point shooting contest? Yeah, I need some rest. And then show up. I sit in front row watching them.

See, I could have been playing. I want to be on the Olympic team. Y'all want me here? You said no, I say no. Yeah, come right here. See you next year. Let's see how we all... All right.

You point out that tandem coach feels like a very long-winded way of saying no. Yeah, yeah. It's just a lady. I'm going to keep my options. It's a yes or no question. Motherfucker, I wish you would. Hey, hey, hey.

Pull out his ass, Darren White, right now. Would you be in 2020? Hell yeah. Call me. What? For real? Y'all want me again? Yeah, I'm available right now.

You really want me? I'm available right now. Y' want me? I'm available right now. I'm going to play right now. Let's go. It's like when they ask Ed if he'd play on another World Cup team. He said, hell no. Hell no.

He's quick. We done upgraded. You start giving shit like this? Yeah, that's a slow fuck you. They trying to sabotage Boston, bro. Boston's too good. This is the only way you can sabotage Boston. That's a you in front of Congress answer right there.

Boston. That is a you in front of Congress answer. This is the only way you can sabotage Boston. Hey, that is a you in front of Congress answer. That's the only way you can beat Boston. That's the face of the NBA answer right there. Hey, I'm going to answer that later. Secret Service got that bitch giving when they was questioning us about what went wrong. Trump asked us, what you mean you don't have the report of what you don't know? Right?

Definitely them kind of answers are like, man. Let's keep it moving and shaking. So even before Team USA took gold in the Olympics, both Steph and Bron talked about how much they enjoyed the opportunity to play with each other. Both players have the potential to become unrestricted free agents in the summer of 2026. Bron will be entering his 24th season.

Steph will be in his 18th season. 26? 2026. You talking that far? It's close. I'm going to be done his 24th season. Steph will be in his 18th season. 2026. You talking that far? It's close. I'm going to be done. 2024 right now. You know,

Brown still look like the best out there. Still averaging 25, seven to seven. But any chance, LeBron and Steph join forces in the league, and if so, what team would it be? I wish they would have did it this year.

I was hoping like KD and Brown came together. I mean, just as a basketball fan, man, just love it. Just just do it. I mean, neither one of you niggas going to move up in the public's mind. So just going in, just winning. Do this thing, everybody.

And they brought five together. Just go. Just go. Like, I mean, it's because I got one for history's not history because... I got one for you. History's not... History's going to say fuck you anyway. I got one for you. That's all three of them. Just go ahead and throw KD right on it. That's what I said.

All three of them. All the old heads. All the old heads. All the old heads. Go, motherfucker, win one for shit. Because I can... It all fucks up next year and whatever. Because I guarantee you, in 90 and 91 to wrap 91 if

Jordan had about three to four rings and it was an idea of him bird and magic and play together And that was gonna be there last year because magic and magic and Larry didn't play no more We wouldn't stop hearing that shit today if it happened the best team that ever played together. Right? Oh, really? Oh, got it. The best team that ever been assembled, right? It's one of those things is, you don't have nothing to lose. You see that. Oh, I just want to hear. I just want to see it. It's like Michael Jackson and Prince. That would have been a song together.

And James Brown. Y'all got to do it. Like, there's some things that just got to be done. Get all the old heads together and Wimby. That just got to be done, man. I was in the mindset, I think KD should have went back to Golden State. Yeah. I thought they was all going to join together.

I promise you. After that tobacco in Phoenix last year, I would have been like, you know what, man? My homie needs some help. We had some success. I'm going to go going back to Golden State man Before you leave everybody come together we don't judge y'all we really we really appreciate y'all playing together Steph fans and LeBron fans uniting for the greater good. That's what I'm really concerned about though because they were terrorized the league But think about what you said Magic wasn't playing in the league when they come to the Olympics

No, no, there's all year head that that great all-star game then he joined that Team USA squad Damn, and bird was on his back Janky back. I was like That's even what we talked about that 92 squad if you really look at that squad the names were powerful but Paul George and Paul George Russ Russ and Kawhi and it didn't go together and it's like cool. Yeah, that's the bigger bigger names Okay, don't do it. That's a fact and there are listen. I don't mind Second tier do you gotta let the top tier do they go hate you individually might as well just hate you just one city

But it'll create a lot of people that have of hating three cities, you just get to hate one. People are going to feel the way they feel about KD no matter what. He's going, oh, KD on another team. Here we go again. Here we go again, right? The thing is, what team, though? That's the thing. That's why I think it ain't happening.

For the league, it'll probably be Golden State because it's in San Francisco, big market, or the Lakers. If I'm them, if I'm them, personally, just to fuck history up, I'd go to New York. You took the words right out of my mouth. Boom. You took the words.

Whatever New York words right out my mouth. Whatever New York says about New York. They ain't won one by the end or been close. They ain't gonna win in New York. That's like the Clippers. Get rid of everybody on the Knicks right now. All of them. All go. They ain't going to win in New York. They're like the Clippers. Get rid of everybody on the Knicks right now. All of them. All go.

It didn't happen. They didn't win that month. They didn't win a championship. I guarantee you, whatever they say about KD and LeBron James, New York fans will stand ground. Oh, God, they ain't going to say nothing. They ain't going to say shit you're going to tell them. Just go to the Clippers.

Nah, they go to New York City. How about that move, though? It's the same thing. How about that move? I guarantee you, overnight, LeBron will be over Jordan. Because all New York City is going to vote. Hey, one thing we know, Steve, listen. He'll break for that.

He'll cut that goddamn check. Right now. To get him one? Right now. Oh, no, I know. To get him one? I know he'll cut the check, but I? Hey, to get him one? Right now. Oh, no, I know. No, no. To get him one? I know he'll cut the check, but I'm just talking about for legacy.

I'm just talking about just for your legacy. That New York championship. That'd be for. But legacy, if you win a championship with the Clippers. You get a championship with the Clippers? You bring the Clippers a chip. For history? Your honor back is going to go to bed. Not for history. For real. You bring the Clippers a chip. For history? You're on the back of the end of the goatee bag.

Not for history. For real. You bring the Clippers a chip. Not for history. They never won. But nobody... Yeah, that's gangster. That's a sister.

New York City? Hey, that's gangster. Clippers never... That means automatically Stephen A. Stephen A. got to actually like you. No matter what. Right? He is force.

You're an agent of chaos, i appreciate and respect so we asked the chat like everybody going right now that's like every top dude right now today but going to play for going to play for the cowboys you're not trading the team you got now you win everybody like you know, these is the best motherfuckers we've ever had ever. Like when they got Dion. Like when they got Dion. Yes. That shit was cold. So we asked the chat, do you want to see LeBron and Steph team up? But before I read the results, I want to ask y'all, what percent do you think said yes?

100. 90. 90 said 90. We never got 90. Our chat is always about 70. We got it on the shower bath. It's about 70. It's always about 75.

I'm going to say 80. I'm going to say 80 then. Nick, you said 80. Our 100% is 75. All right. You rolling with numbers? I'm going with traditional 75 to 79. That's what we believe.

75 to 79. Kenyon, what percent do you think of the chat want to see LeBron and Steph team up? I don't think they want to see it. You think they're haters? Yeah. Traditionally. Traditionally. That is our brand for the chat.

Brand out about yourself. So, 60%. 60. So, we asked the chat, do you want to see LeBron and Steph team up? 71% say yes. The chat. 71? The chat fans of good basketball.

He was closer. He was closer. 71? Okay, chat. But you do have the show. I don't know. Are you checking the chat? He's checking it.

Are you checking the chat? Look at it. It's rolling right now. It's not rolling. It's not rolling. All right, let's keep this moving. So, Darvin Hamm spent two seasons as the head coach. I did.

I cheated. I was looking. And you said 71. See how he is. How do you admit that shit? So, that's why he said 71 to 75 to 76. Yeah, I don't know where he got 71 from. It says 78, bitch.

I got... Don't call me out my name. I'm sorry. U-N-I-T-Y, dog. U-N-I-T-Y. Now, uh... 29% of Henry. It's 71-29.

That's what... According to our lovely producers here on the show. But, uh... So, Darvin Hamm spent two seasons as head coach of the Lakers before getting the boot, compiling a record of 90-74 in the regular season, 9-12 in the postseason. Hamm led the Lakers to the Western Conference Finals his first season and first-round exit this past season.

So recently, former Laker Pat Bev shed light on a conversation he had with his former head coach in Vegas during Summer League. I'm in Vegas. I'm gambling. I see Coach Hamm walk past. I ain't seen Coach Ham on a personal level since I left Lake. Coach Ham come up to me. What up? I don't even know his move. I'm just, what up? He, can I get five minutes?

I'm like, oh shit. Okay. Oh, what up, Ham? I just wanted to let you know, Pat. I apologize. Oh shit. You know, as a coach, you're never supposed to apologize. Decisions you make are decisions you make. Why? Because you're the motherfucking coach. Apologize, Pat. You was right. What were you writing about? We need to practice more. Fuck that. We need to do more. Can't just win off talent. We need to do more. Fuck that. make are decisions you make. Why? Because you're the motherfucking coach. Apologize, Pat. You was right. What were you right about? We need to practice more. Fuck that. We need to do more. Can't just win off talent. We need to do more. Fuck that. We need to rep it. Gotta rep it.

We don't have any time to practice. Our schedule. Fuck that, coach. Film it. Rep it. There's ways you can rep it. Walk through it. Everybody's shoes untied. So you were suggesting that and he was... No, it wasn't he was. He just had a lot. He had a lot on his plate. He was the first year coach. You got Rush. You got AD. You got Blond. There's a lot going on, plate. He was the first year coach. You got Rush, you got AD, you got Blond.

There's a lot going on. Yeah. Right. You ain't gonna listen to Pat Bibb, not at that time. Come on, Pat, you talking your shit again. Oh, fuck that coach.

We confused. Don't nobody know nothing. Rep it. And then fast forward. And he was right. If you don't rep it, your ass will be out. And sure enough.

And then he hit me at the end and was like, yeah, man, you got Rush's number. I want to reach out to him too. I was like, damn. Yeah. Really?

Gangsta. So y'all respect Darvin Ham for admitting he was wrong? No, I don't think he was pretty much wrong. They did go to the Western Conference Finals. Yeah. Well, that was in 2020. 23, but they traded both Pat Bev and Russ at the deadline to make that happen.

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Before they made that run in 2020. So what year is he actually talking about? So 22-23. That's the year he's talking about? So Pat Bev and Russ were on the squad 22-23. If y'all remember, they became buddies. We were going to dinners with each other and stuff.

Both ended up getting moved at the deadline, and then the Lakers went on that Western Conference Finals run. Oh. But prior to that point, you know. So they traded him and that's when they went to the finals? Yeah. He's apologizing for trading him? No, apologizing for not listening,

saying they need to practice more, get more reps in, get more film studying, and they weren't going to be able just to win off talent. I don't think they was going to beat them regardless if they practiced more or not. Shit, they didn't have a chance then. They could practice

all they goddamn wanted. What year did we get that report? It was like, it was like February, it was in February or March and it was like, yeah, Lakers only practiced

about 13 times this year. You remember that report? You remember that report? And I was like, damn, 13. Like, that's crazy. But remember that report? You remember that report? And I was like, damn, 13. Like, that's crazy. But practice, what? I mean, for a team like, I mean, I mean, but for a team like that, you, it makes sense. Like, you need some rep. Even if you're not, yeah, just rep, yeah.

But besides that, you think you could get a bucket in Rico Runge's at UCLA? Anybody on this couch, you think anybody? Who could get a bucket right now? Currently go up to Rico. At Rico Runge's, who could get a bucket at UCLA right now on this couch? Or stop somebody. What the fuck you pointing at me to stop? I don't know what I'm saying.

Can you get a bucket? Can you get a bucket right now? At UCLA, at the Maroons. Not 24. Not LA Fitness where we play. You better look over there. Brandon, can you get a bucket now? He can.

I don't believe it. I believe in Mr. B. I think B can. For sure. I can get a bucket right now. I don't know. I don't know. You ain't beat me yet at 24, so I don't know. I don't know. Have you not been able to beat him?

No, I got a good team. I bring my five. He had to pick the five that's there. I got to give him that. He got to pick who's ever there. There's niggas out there with jean shorts on, 8 in the morning, hooping. That's who I got. He just keying on Brandon. Jean shorts got a key in on Brandon. Gene Storrs a red flag at the gym? Hell yeah.

Gene Storrs has a hooper? To wake up and put on Gene Storrs to go hoop? That's sick. Like why you even in here at 9am? There's two ways this is going to go. Either he really nice or he trash. Yeah, there ain't no in between. There ain't no in between.

Yeah, he foul. What? He going to be a hack or he going to be in that bitch getting buckets? Man. Yeah, I ain't. Conversely, anytime you saw the hoopers with the ankle weights, they were like, man, this is going to be a hooper. Man, that's what I'm talking about.

Man, that's what I'm talking about. Man, that's what I'm talking about. Man, that's what I'm talking about. Man, that's what I'm talking about. Man, that's what I'm talking about. Man, that's what I'm talking about. Yeah, he foul. What? He going to be a hack? Where you going to be in that bitch getting buckets? Man. Yeah, I ain't. Conversely, any time you saw the Hoobers with the ankle weights on, you know more times than not they had game. Yeah, I never.

I can't. You don't think you get a bucket right now? Nigga, you seen me at 20. I play on your team. If you wide open, though, you know I'm getting help. Wide, wide, wide. Yeah, they just hooping to help. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Y'all hoping to help? Yeah, we're hoping tomorrow, yeah.

Come on in. 9 o'clock. Yeah? I'm one of those. I'll take eight shots. I make one, bitch, my day is good. Get back, get back. Get back.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yo. We in there. We in there. We in there. Hit one shot. And I'm ready to quit. Yeah, I was like, hey, See y'all tomorrow. Before we move on, though,

I want to say that... No, we're not allowing that. No. No. O'Kill did not pay me to go to... They did not pay me to go to O'Kill. Oh, man. Steve Smith would never do that.

He get $250,000, now he want to reject It was to say it right to me, you know, they might have left a suitcase in my room We're not letting you take that back, guys. I got to tell the truth. I got to tell the truth. It was $400. You're a visionary, though. Predeception of the NIL era. Said, fuck college, let me go get this back.

They can't prove it. They ain't giving it back. They ain't gave Reggie Bush a statue back. You good. They ain't catch you in real time. You cool. Statue of limitations. Man.

Man, you were good to go, but this is the point of practice. They don't want nobody else asking for $250,000. Huh? They don't want nobody else asking. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Shit, you gave B.J. the $250,000. Back then. That's a million. That's a million right now. Shit, I need $1.5,000. You gave me Jenna 250

I'd be 1.5 Shit today they probably can get it right You a high school panic God the man that's great I said did they say Mikey was getting three the high school and hail cats and shit or like 1.5 or so crazy Hellcats and shit now. Or like 1.5 or something? Crazy. I don't know. We don't know. Hey, man. I'm putting out this.

If somebody getting paid $250,000, $300,000 at a school, they selling drugs on the low. High school? They had that kind of money. They selling drugs. No, but high school...

They ain't no damn ticket prices. No, but high school... Like, high schools don't... It's more like AU. Yeah. Like, where you making your money at? It's more AU. A high school ain't really... A high school ain't doing that. No, but high school, like, high schools don't. It's more like AU. Yeah. Like, where you making your money at? It's more AU. A high school ain't really, a high school ain't doing that.

Like, a high school ain't doing that. Tickets, $5. No, they're not. High school's like that. No, they won't. Tickets, $5. No, they won't. Maybe they would have gave it to Melo, Stephen Jackson.

No. No, they ain't get nothing. Steve Smith ain't paying nobody nothing. What I'm saying, think about the ticket prices. You get a jersey, some Jordans. They get in there, $5, ten dollars and I straight schedule. We're You selling drugs at the cafeteria walls, bro What's up with this jello? You got to be coming back for more. Ain't no damn way. Give me, nigga, give me two cookies. Get your own damn jello.

Where's, actually, where's Mikey at now? UFC? Mikey? Mikey what? Florida? I don't know. Let me double check. You went from Memphis to?

Let's hunt him down. Where is Mikey at? UCF? UCF? I know it's those three letters. Yeah, he's at UCF, yeah, Central Florida. Okay. Shout out Mikey.

Is this his first year? Consider his first year? Freshman year? Not sure about that one, but back on the subject of practice, how important is practice during the season and how hard is it to actually practice during the season? Well, it depends on the coach. Yeah.

Depends on the players, too. The players. Like, did y'all, okay, how often did y'all practice? The teams that went. Went in Denver or Jersey? Jersey. With B. Scott? B. Scott was fucked up.

B. Scott would make us. But did y'all have to? I didn't practice. But what I'm saying is the way y'all team was set up, did y'all really have to go through practice every day? No. No. But B. Scott? But what I'm saying is the way your team was set up, did y'all really have to go through practice every day? No. No.

But B. Scott? No, I'm saying if they had to because him, Jason Kidd, they had a whole bunch of smart niggas on that team that really played hard. But still, B. Scott made you practice. But I'm saying they didn't have to. Like, well, they did smart, but B. Scott, no matter what, smart or not, he gonna practice y'all mother. I think he had to do a damn Indian run and fucking- But be Scott no matter what smart or not. He gonna practice your move. I

Think I had a doing a damn Indian to run and fucking our skull. I mean, hey, tell him this I ain't got it today, dog Oh, yeah, but you wanted tomorrow you wanted today Now you were that we had to practice Scott Scowls I had to practice damn sure match and then I went from Scott Scouts to Van Gundy practice practice Like a team like in the NBA who probably don't like a Denver don't have to go through like five practices a week. They're not one of those type of tea heard I'm the curtain practice like that neither. Yeah, he didn't practice. But it depends on what type of

players you have. But if you got a bunch of vets like this year, right? If you have a bunch of vets. Philly's not going to practice. But get what you need. Yeah, Philly's not going to practice.

They got a low- They go through a real good training camp, right, trying to get everything down, playing. That team full of vets. Go through a lot of play. You got two young guys that ain't go play.

And those young guys, would you think they'd suffer as a result of their lack? They've been in G League. Okay. But they got to still, like, they'll play probably two on two and shit, one on one. And you talk about the Warriors not practicing, but it seems like those guys, just from, like, Matt Barnes, other guys we talked to, they would all just stay and get to work on their own.

Yeah, for sure. You ain't going to not practice, just walk out the gym. You got to get to work in, but you're not going up and down five on five and shit like that. Like, running a whole bunch of plays. We've also had this talk, though, just about across the NBA, guys like Draymond have said, like 60%, 70% of players have a low basketball IQ. So wouldn't it, in theory, benefit them to get,

not even necessarily practice, but film study? Show up dumb, you're going to leave out dumb. Shut the fuck up. Because they're not teaching you. Did you tutor them they're not because they're not trying to tutor you there fuck you did you how long do you think you can be dumb around you really got how long do you how many plays are you think you can just be dumb before he just like yeah can you get this month I got the gym I said let's answer the G lead ABCD league whatever until he's ready to get here 15 20 minutes There's only so there's only so long like 30 minutes you do know what I'm saying 45 and I get what you need That's what we did. I'm just saying but like what when you talk about a veteran team

They only have so much before they're gonna go backwards trying to teach a young fella hotter Now you know get with one of those vests that ain't playing, dawg. Work with him. We ain't got time. I kicked them niggas out. We was losing. I just didn't like them. Man, they getting their ass whooped by Boston.

And we come in while they're down by 15. We come in, they go up by 20. If the motherfucker's not ready, don't put them in. I said, damn. Coach took us right out. We ain't play for the next three games. Yeah. But they still was getting their ass hooked, though.

They was losing, though. We was down 15. Now we down 20. That's a harder comeback, God damn it. You don't put nobody in during a stretch when you're getting your ass hooked. You know they already got the momentum. And you throw some young niggas in. Like all at once

But like y'all saying depending on roster like a guy like win B he's gonna get that actual Young but that you're gonna practice That team's gonna practice you all not gonna practice Houston's gonna practice there the charlas gonna practice right choice gonna practice absolutely Houston's going to practice. Charlotte's going to practice. Detroit's going to practice. Absolutely. Portland's going to practice. Miami going to practice. Miami. People in Dallas going to practice except Kyrie and Luke.

And Klay. Klay going to be playing. See. Hardy and all of them. And people don't know. Portland going to practice. I guess outside. But you got to explain what don't practice means.

Don't mean you just don't come and you just sit. Outside of. Yeah, you're doing your weightlifting. Showing them getting your body together first, right? Showing them getting your body together. Get your weightlifting in. Get your shots in. Get your individual work in.

Do your post-practice shit. Same as just soak your goddamn feet. Do all of that shit. Like LeBron. LeBron, he ain't practicing five on five with the team He's not doing he probably done that in about four five years, but he's at the gym Cause the first one right when when Cole was practicing when we talk about 536 30 nigga the team ain't coming to 11 That's when he's resting sitting on the sideline making sure everybody doing the shit that he do but when you think about that from the outside

Standpoint if the star players not practicing there's only been Two that I've been around but really one this nigga mellow Practice oh, he wants to brush it. Oh, yeah. He was much. He won't that bump every day Yeah, there wasn't like every time he was don't like He wants to play up and down. Yes. He won't get up and down. He wants to go up and down He won't like like a player wants to go up and down. They don't want to sit there and drill Because that's that that's the thing with me go up and down is fun That's a man code was getting into it

That's because the thing with with going through plays is in reality like, you know, I'm like man I'll be busting his ass in practice. Yeah, you be busting my ass in practice cuz think I'm not practicing against you Very good. What we're gonna do you think I'm gonna turn the game mode in right now in practice. We won't get shit done Yeah, you might do that. Well, you might do that in training camp once or twice and start running his mouth. I'm going to go in demon mode on you real quick. We sitting here

doing plays. The plays ain't never for me. It's a bunch of plays that we're going to be running that we're never going to do in the game. But we got to get you. All right, we're going to fire down. All right, let's go to fire down. All right, let's go. Turn four. All right. Let me go on to the side.

Yeah, so you coming down scoring on me. Yeah, you busting my ass in practice. But if I turn this I'm going to go under the screen knowing damn well I'm not going under the screen in the game. Right, because in the game I'm going Steve Nash and not you.

You're going to be on the screen and you're going to hold the screen. Right? Because in the game, I'm going Steve Nash, not you. Oh. You're going to get screened, you're going to hold the screen. Like, ah. Late contest, in ball bound. Get the ball. But what you think practice,

if Luka decided to practice every practice and do Luka... And shit getting done. And shit getting done. And shit getting done. You sitting there and running your mouth at him.

Whatever it looked like in the game turned into practice. That means ain't shit Nobody's learning nothing Bobby does So if you want to really perfected his shit cuz he's like when he get that motherfucking practice well was guarding goddammit He's finna jab step shit out. you. Those be the funnest practices. If you're the coach and you really want to go through a practice and get your plays in, you don't want the star player to be in there. You don't. You don't.

At all. You don't want him actually practicing because the practice is fucked up. Yeah, and then training camp, Chuck never came out. In training camp, that's ever. Sitting out training camp must be lovely. Huh? Sitting out training camp must have been lovely. Sitting out in training camp?

We heard that story last year about Grant Williams challenging Luka to come out to practice, and then him going out there and cooking him. That would be the best. See that, brother? But think about it. He ain't practicing. If someone challenged him, you're like, OK,

this is what you want? Now I got to go stretch. Now I got to, yeah, hold on. Let me put my, hey, give him my goddamn shoes, the good ones. Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's the only way you get NBA players to practice

is to make it up and down because now dudes who don't get the ball in the game, they get the, this is where they get to play. Yeah. Yeah, because Melo and Linus Claeser used to go at it, listen.

L.K. thought he was, he was called White Melo. Listen, he used to go at it. Listen. L.K. thought he was called White Mello. Uh-huh. He used to go at it. He called him White Mello. Yeah. And Linus Claeser used to go, forget that busy practice, nigga, go ham. Right?

Yeah. Pulling up, shooting that much. He used to go at it in practice. Yeah, dude. He used to go at these old niggas. If they wanted a spot. He used to tell me, no matter what you do in here,

you're never going to take my spot. I said, come on, man. That's crazy. In front of everybody, the gym owner, doing like, yeah, I bust your ass today. No matter what you did today or what you do in here, you're never going to take my spot. Yeah, because I couldn't turn it on against one of my teammates

the way I did against Dirk. If they had one good day against him, we ain't going to let him let it down. We're going to talk all that day. I'm not turning it on against my teammate the way I just. It's not reality. It's not. It's more like fun. No, but what I'm saying is because if I do, I know where it could be.

Yeah, you ain't going to get it. I know where it could lead to. Right? Because we in this confined. I can't get fined, I can't get suspended. We in this closed space, and if I turn it on against you and you do something, I know where my brain going to go. Right? Because I'm going to go there in the game.

Heaven forbid we in this closed space. Like, I'm going to practice. When we train the camp, we're going to go hard. We're going to get in shape. We're going to do it this way. But I'm not turning it on against you the way I am in the game. I'm just not But at the end of the year What the fuck are we getting out of practice? Yeah, let's just be

LeBron and Anthony Davis what the fuck are they getting out of practice? Who's playing against them? So I mean practice So I saw reference nobody right? Right people ask me if I's playing against them in practice? So I referenced it as the same thing, right? People ask me if I ever played against KJ when I was. I'm like, no. When I was at my, why? What is that going to do for me? What am I going to gain by playing against him hard? What is that going to do besides kill his fucking confidence

and destroy his belief that he's ever going to be? What am I going to gain for that? What am I going to gain by turning this shit on against, like, no. You're going to start crying and shit. Yeah, and that's what's in practice. You're going to win. All right, you won. That's right.

It's just a reminder. Yeah. No, but what I'm just saying is just. You're going to rebound the ball in practice. Listen, you're going to rebound that motherfucker in practice, and I'll chuck you. Boom. Nigga, like, God damn, came out like what?

That's what we like. That's what we on today. Yeah, that's what we on today. That's what we on today. Right? So now we got an issue. Because I didn't hit you in your chest like I would a nigga in the game. Man, you don't fuck with me at all?

I thought we were. I used to do that to Gil when we was young. That's why I like to cut. That's why when people say the concept like, yeah, we're going to this place so we can practice against the best every every day that's not how that shit work right someone practiced against LeBron for 22 years we ain't seen another LeBron since huh who is who's been KD's backup ain't been KD like since godmit. That's not it don't transfer like that, right? But think about the people who's guarding him if my backup guard that I'm going against every day is this

And he is like ranked what? 400 right he plays three or four minutes you think I'm gonna go against him You think I'm benefiting from this and I got fucking John Moran and Chuck I Got live I said I got a play against tomorrow. You really how am I learning how to guard Allen Iverson and this is him? This is him They make people be out why you do we keep getting our ass whooped. Because he out of office. He got to be the real one. I'll do what AI do. If I can do what AI did, then I'll fucking be AI. That's what you know.

You be AI today or you be somebody today. Nick, you told me. Nick, you told me to practice. I'm like, all right, cool. Okay, you Steph. Come on, man. Shoot it.

I ain't never shot the ball from here in my life. Okay, you Steph. I'm like, all right. Come on, man. Shoot it. Come down and shoot it. Shoot it. Like, for me? I ain't never shot the ball from here in my life. I used to love that shit. Oh, he used to. Oh, what was it? Joe Johnson, all of that? Oh, nigga be like.

Ooh, that used to be mad. This shit like this thing ain't going to never pass the ball, dog. Like, because it makes you, it forces you to go hard. Hey, when he started making shit, Kobe ain't going to never do no shit like that. Just be lying Nigga fuck your confidence. They're like man. I think again you work then call you about the phone Yeah, that's the worst thing in practice. That was the worst thing in practice You get fucked up by the other team got to be the best player. They start acting like they like my heat

It don't even be the same. It to be the best player. They start acting like they... Like he them. It don't even be the same. It don't be the same. Like, shots ain't going in. Like, nothing. You just... He's going to take the... That shit going to go in. He's going to take it anyway. Shit.

You start going in and start talking shit. Now you got to tighten your shoes. Oh, man. So, you brought up Kobe. Nick, you spent Kobe's last three seasons with the Lakers with him. What was his approach like in practice towards the latter stages of his career? How much was he actually... Obviously, we know Kobe got crazy work that day. Yeah latter stages of his career? How much was he actually, obviously we know Kobe had crazy work ethic.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. But how much was he actually, because we've seen some of the clips of y'all going at each other and uh. He did practice, like when he, the first year when he came back from injury, he showed that the training camp was trying to be the, you know, the first person, he was the first person in the gym. The first day he did the Indian run, we did all that shit. He was first in line. The first, did everything. He was ahead of the line.

Second day of training camp, he didn't put it in. He was in there. I took that old shit collar and put it in my jacket. He was on the seat. He was just getting... Hey, man, my ankle ain't right today.

Y'all got it? Y'all got it? Y'all got it? Yes. Nah. But he was always there when we come in. He was already on the training table getting work, and then he'd come in. But he'll get his work in before every time, get his work in before,

then come in and do little plays and sit out and tell coach people where to go. For sure. Until we talk trash, and then we'll play like up and down that's when he played and obviously you were talking trash to him do you regret that at all or do you no no it was fun okay it was fun but he used to kill jeremy lynn i think yeah that was probably the end uh kill jeremy lynn kill jeremy lynn and then obviously you won a championship with the warriors who were guys like Steph and Klay and their approach to practice? You said y'all didn't practice as much.

Guys got their own work in, but when y'all did go up and down? Well, damn, we got pretty much, we only went up and down like two or three times, like a lot. But we come in weight room, we huddle up and talk and watch film, and then we'll go over a couple plays and then get what you need, really. Okay. The curve would call you in the summertime, but, like, you know, rest up and all that, make sure you get your body right, rest up, get what you need. But you're going to have a long season, so he'll want you to be ready for like everybody knew he was going to the championship or something so his thing was getting people like he'll tell you don't come to the gym

some days like go just go enjoy if he had like a day in between some days just go just go don't come to the gym that's the thing that i knew Most people just lock the gym until you don't have access. Yeah. That shit is crazy. It's like, don't let yourself be here. And go have fun. Be with your family. Turn off all your beep things. All of them deactivated.

Yep. Shut it down. Go be with your family. Yeah. Go enjoy it. It's a good off day. Like, yeah. There's nobody in here. Once playoffs, like, once the playoffs, we turn up just a little bit.

Okay. Go over more. It's like an extra 30 hours to edit. We go over a lot of film and just more everything. The intense come up. The shit I used to complain about, it's like they do it now. When I'm like, yo,

why y'all don't work on these motherfuckers individually? Yeah, everybody. Like, he ain't... Everybody got their own... You looking for... Won't you just post these motherfuckers up all day Just work on post moves and work on catching and doing all that stuff Individually you think five minutes after practice you throw the ball down to him for five plays and then he get to go home

That's cool. That don't help nothing. Okay, the KD did a lot of one-on-one. We used to play one Oh, he played he played king of the court. Okay. Yes. And did you ever give KD that work? Nah, I realized he was the best then. Okay. Yeah, that's when I realized. So, Brandon, earlier you asked who on this couch could get a bucket and we could run. Did you beat him? I gave him buckets, but, like, all around, I never won a game.

Damn. Damn. He asked, and we said he could. So we asked the chat who we get a bucket right now 51% Picked you well, I can I'm exclude myself. I can get a bucket actually in a bucket But cuz I gotta do this for I can still don't god damn it. No You probably get a bucket hunking people I've been a dunker nigga

Just sell the bucket. He can dry the ball, nigga, and dish that bitch off, nigga, and I can jump up and do that, nigga. That's still a bucket. Nah, your gathering too slow. You can be like, nah. That's still a bucket. You can be like this. You can be like, uh.

They going to be like, get that shit out of here. And then your conference going to be fucked up, and that's when this come out. Oh, look, nigga, you ain't going to be doing this. And they're like, man, him, had the ball. That's him. One size ball, dog. He drive, nigga, dipping. He's a double-edged. Look, you ain't gonna be doing it. And they're like man had a ball He drive nigga dip it is a double-edged. Hey, I can do that why you a Good you going to think right shit you gonna see it. I can get to the rim before you

You think we're shocked to get a bucket. Yeah, he's still playing. He's strong. Nah. The dream kid. You going to do the LA? Nah, yeah, he going to do the LA. He going to do the elbow 15. He going to elbow the fuck out of you. He going to elbow you. He going to do all that. He going to do. That's what I'm saying. That's not basketball.

He going to do all that. Nah, he's a one-on-one player. Yeah, he can one-on-one your ass. He going to one-on-one. 35 and older. Nigga, he's 21 to. Yeah, they don't know how toone your ass. He can one-on-one. One to 35 and older. Nigga, these are 21 to... Yeah, they don't know how to play. You know the niggas don't know how to play like that.

Man, you know. You run the drop for that nigga. So this is getting past somebody. You drop. This is getting past somebody. Drop. Like a Tino Mope. Like a Tino Mope.

He's one of those. That's Cat. He's one of those Cat nobles. Cat's been doing that since he was in the NBA. He one of those. That's him too. But that's the same. Cat just fades. But that's the same cat just fade

But that's what I'm saying You know you're gonna pose he'll give you one of those So you ain't gonna get him off his spot for one. I'm never I haven't seen shit. So I do that You ain't gonna get him off his spot. He Vegas. I Played against him by a post me up in fate on me like cat cat cat could shoot Same thing Where's the 35 and over league? Cat cat cat could shoot all the more fans and the big three thought the same thing Where's the 35 and over league? I need

I'm this Alright, but I mean I need Any 45 and over 35 and over. 35 and over. 35 and over, two picks. All right, nigga. 35 and over. They can still dunk, dog. They can still dunk. They pick like Calabasas and it's like Birmingham. I need that.

35 and over. Birmingham, yeah. Get some bump, bro. Well, let's keep this moving. Talk a little bit about the Suns. So after the Suns landed Bradley Bill last summer, they were considered a legit contender in the Western Conference. But injuries in their point guard by committee experiment

led to a sixth-place finish in the West, first-round sweep by Ant-Man and the Wolves. So the Suns addressed their point guard issue this summer by signing Tyus Jones to a one-year, $3 million deal. So Jones averaged 12.7 assists, three rebounds in 66 games with the Wizards last season on 49-41-80 shooting splits. So Jones has led the league in assist-to-turnover ratio

for six straight seasons, set an NBA single-season record with 7.35 assists per turnover this past season. So when asked about his decision to sacrifice a bigger bag to join the Suns on a one-year deal, Jones said, quote, The chance to play for the Phoenix Suns made the most sense on a lot of levels to me and my family,

beginning with the way Matt Ishby in the front office recruited me to how Coach Budd showed me how I can significantly impact a team that has a real opportunity to challenge for an NBA title as their starting point guard. So looking at this move, you know, didn't make a lot of headlines, but how much will the Suns benefit from having a true point guard on their roster this season? Can you hear you laughing So the kids he starts I think there's a I think so Grayson Allen was instrumental in recruiting them to Duke dudes Yeah, I think there's there's talks that Grayson Allen can move to the bench Ty Jones could be the starting point guard on the squad. You've got to take Book off that point guard position. So Katie at the floor?

You've got to take Book off the point guard. What was their record when they actually played together? So they were 26-15 in the regular season when they played together. But they were only on the floor together for like 862 total minutes. What was their plus minus in that? Not, let me see. Oh, y'all don't have that yet? That's a good lineup.

Jones, Bradley, Bill, Book, Katie. Why? Why is it? Because you take Book off the point guard because Book's not a point guard. He's a better than Clay Thompson. Clay Thompson, that could drip.

That's like putting Clay at point guard and going to state. So what offense are they going to run where he's going to be a distributor of the basketball to Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal, and Devin Booker? The same thing. So let's be clear with White and Drew Holiday. They're going to end up being shooting guards. No. No.

White didn't bring the ball up the court. Holiday did. Sometimes. Sometimes. Sometimes. But that's going Sometimes. Sometimes. Sometimes. But that's going to sometimes everybody. So let me ask you this. Do you honestly think if Devin Booker gets the rebound,

he's going to pass the ball to Ty's team? That's anybody. No, but that's what they're asking us. If he's going to be a point guard on the floor, what role is he serving offensively? He can shoot a little bit. What? I'm not asking that. But I'm saying...

He won't be seven assists motherfucking one turnover. Any way you can... He's not averaging seven assists. You askin' Booker to do somethin' new. But he's not averaging... But him going there it does nothing for them. It does. No. Besides guard to point guard. It does nothing for them. It does. No, it's a play play to

Besides bar the point guard guard a point guard take that's it If that's the brother bill you do that that book can do that. Nah, yeah, no grace and I can do that You need grace to come off the man. I got no bench work Shooter coming off the bench. Okay, cool. You need that but you need scoring off the bench as well That's how you got He's a shooter coming off the bench. Okay, cool. You need that. But you need scoring off the bench as well. That's why you got... It's solid. It's solid. It's solid. It's like unless you're trying to make it like a Derek Fisher type

where you just shoot and play defense. He's a shooter. Yeah, but you got to go get somebody else. You say that and he's scoring off the bench. He's a spot-up shooter. If you need a bucket, you're not throwing the ball to Grayson Allen. You need a bucket. You're going to throw it to KD?

I mean, don't put them over the hump or anything like that. Who else? It's not that many people. It ain't that many teams. On the second unit, on the second unit of the Phoenix Suns is what I'm saying. The second, you just said somebody off the bench, right?

Of the second unit, Grayson Allen would be a shooter off of their bench. He's a shooter in the starting lineup. He's a shooter off the bench. It doesn't matter where you put Grayson Allen in the NBA, he's their bench. He's a shooter in the starting lineup. He's a shooter off the bench. It doesn't matter where you put Grayson Allen in the NBA, he's a shooter, he's not a scorer. But the Jones kid, right? It's like having a point guard with LeBron James.

It defeats the fucking purpose of a traditional pass-first point guard because you're never going to be in control of the ball enough to have an effect offensively. and purpose of a traditional pass-first point guard. Because you're never going to be in control of the ball enough to have an effect offensively. No. Book is not like a LeBron. Bradley Beal played the point sometime when he was healthy, right?

Book can't be the point guard thinking about passing and... That's what I'm telling you. So that's good that they got one. But when is he going to... When is he going to have the ball? When is he going to have the ball? You're not asking me this. Give you the ball. So like I said, if Kevin Durant gets the rebound,

is he going to go outlet the motherfucker to him and go down so they can run a traditional pick and roll? I think so. Come on, man. Book is not a traditional one-on-one, go at somebody all day. Who? Book. He don't get the ball and just go one-on-one, go at somebody all day. Who? Book. He don't get the ball and just go one-on-one and dribble.

He like to come off screen, set up, and shoot. Corner three sometimes. Book is not a one-on-one, take you to the hole, dribble, dribble, dribble. Okay, when he's not doing it, who else is on the floor? KD. And who else? And who else? At the same time.

And who else? Who's their lineup again? But who else? Who else are these shots? So therefore, he's going to be out there, motherfucker, dancing like Chris Paul, pick and roll after pick and roll, being a distributor? No.

No, you need Book to be Book. I'm talking about Jones. That's why they got Jones. For what? For Book to be Book. You got to chase Book off screen. Okay, that's fine. Book can't be the point guard and run off screen. You got to chase book off screen. Okay, that's fine. Book can't be the point guard and run off screen.

You need somebody that can help him do him. You see him in the Olympics. So when he's doing those plays, right, who else has the ball? Like this is what I'm saying. Tyrese Jones. So Kevin Durant over there standing in the corner? He got to be a decoy. Brad DeVille standing over in the corner?

Got to be a decoy. That's what I'm... But if they rebound the ball, you know this goddamn good and well. Nick, don't do that shit on this show. But I'm just saying... Don't do that shit on this show.

I know, but... Don't come on this with this line and bend to make an argument and shit. Don't do that. You know if them niggas... I know, I know. You know if Book

get the rebound, Bradley Bill get the rebound, Kevin Durant get the rebound. They are not out letting the ball to him. They're not doing it. I'm saying they need something.

For them to get it back. For them to get it back? No. That's why it didn't work this year, though. You need... They were hurt. There wasn't enough minutes

on the floor to get it. I will say that. So, therefore, if all them dudes are healthy and there's more minutes on the floor, their record is better are healthy and there's more minutes on the floor, their record is better than 26 and 15 for damn sure. Which averages out to 52 and 30 in a 82.

So my thing is for that, they don't need that. I know, but I'm saying every now and then you do need a point. So let me ask you this. Do you think he averaged seven assists? No, I think you got him out there just for them type of plays. I'm not saying he's going to be the point off. And insurance, too. Insurance, too.

I mean, you know, insurance. For Bill and Booker Runoff. I'm with you. Absolutely. You catch it? And those people, they not running old school floppy, dude. They're not running floppy. With Kevin Durant and motherfucking Nurgas and screeners,

them being coming out running floppy. They not doing that. For a book they might, yeah. They might run a double for him. They might run a play for him to come off the double. And Kevin Durant the last screener, and you got a decision to make. Or he the first screener, and you got, yes.

That's what I'm talking about. There's a hundred possessions in the NBA game. Yeah. If he's on the floor for fucking 80 of them, it's going to be seven of those situations that you speak of.

We need to get to that. The other one, Devin Book, go get that motherfucker and let me get to this one. So the Suns can roll out a potential starting five

with Tyus Jones, Bill Book, KD, and Nert. starting five with Tyus Jones, Bill, Book, KD, and Nert. That's nasty. They also got Monty Morris, too. Who they signed. So,

Tyus Jones, Bill, Book, KD, and Nert. That's nothing. Too small. No. Okay,

so they went in the lead. Him. What is Grayson Allen? Book or Bradley Bill. What is Grayson Allen? Book or Bradley Beal. What is Grayson Allen? Two or three? He's a two.

He's a two. Who are you guarding at the three? He's a two. Who is there a four? Why is KD still playing a four? Who else they have? Again, they don't have a four? Who else they have?

They got Royce O'Neal on the roster. He can only play the four now. He can't play that three no more. He can only play the four now. Okay, he's a four, but Brad, so D-Book is your three? That three action is... D-Book is your three? Yeah.

Yeah, I was like if that... You play against Paulo, that's who you got guarding Paulo? Mm. Okay, then. Woo. But they small too, though. He the four, ain't he, sometimes? Who?

Orlando. No, he was three. They play fucking... Their whole lineup is... Their lineup is big, though. They got Wagner. They got Wagner. Wagner, Paolo.

Yeah, that lineup is big. They got six... Who's their center? They got like two 6'11 people. Who's their center? Wendell Carter kid or whatever. Yeah, one of them. Yeah, no, they got...

They play two... But my thing is, that's a small... They can get away with it at times.'s more they can get away with it at times Like they can get away with it cuz the way the NBA is playing small cuz they nobody really has to play Yeah, sure. Yeah, nobody nobody has to play against Anthony Davis at the four. Yeah Yes, we had to play against Giannis Anthony Davis got a place the five he at the four two, but he's playing They go put their three on him. They're not dumb.

Then who's going to guard Bradley Bill or Unbook at the three then? If you put him, it's a mismatch. With who? He did that in college. I'm going to sit in the corner. No, he's not sitting in the corner. Who's going to go in the corner? No.

So if you put your three man on P, you got to put AD on Bradley, Bill, or Book. They ain't going to do that. And that's a bucket. That's a bucket. You're not doing that. That's a mismatch. That's what Phoenix do. And he better not go get on that. That's what Phoenix do, though.

So you asked about their plus minus. So during the regular season, Suns were plus 127 in the minutes that Booker, Bill, and Durant played together. But in the playoffs, they were minus 51 when Booker, Durant, and Beal shared the floor. According to ESPN. But some of those ankles, like, coming back from ankle injury and all that, right? That was the worst. The hand injury and all that.

That was the worst plus minus for any trio in the postseason. Man, but... That's why they got swept. The fuck? I just want to see them healthy, but with tight... Yeah, right. Minus 55 with them. If they're playing like how they play Derek Fisher and shit like that

and how they play Mario Chalmers. You're playing like Mario Chalmers. You're just there to hit open shots, make a play here and there, and play some defense. He's going to average three or four assists. It don't matter. He can score, though. He can shoot that thing.

I just want Bradley Bill to be Bradley Bill. I want Bradley Bill to be Bradley Bill. I don't... If Bradley Bill's gonna go, like, four or five shots as a starting guard,

like, yeah, I'd rather you just come off the bench and then you just get to go ham. That could happen. I'd rather you come off the bench and take 15 shots versus be a starter and take five or six.

Do you see a world where the Suns gotta move Bill where the Sun? It's a lot of money coming off the bench was new At this point it's just what line of works perfect for you guys that's all Grayson Allen coming off the bench together But if I know you but our I'll start Grayson Allen. I'm great bring him off and Start Russell Neal at the four. But you feel like Bill would be a guy who could accept that role.

You need a body. Huh? If he's coming in. You need a body. If he's coming in like Ginobili and the ball is coming to you the whole time. So KD ain't got to wrestle with four men? Like I ain't got to worry about, you know, hell yeah. So he ain't got to wrestle with that. As soon as we stop making $50 million next year, you think he'd be comfortable?

Wait, wait, wait. Rosto Neal at the four? It's a body. And he's 6'7". He's like 6'6", but he plays the three or four, but yeah. The other kid was Josh. He's playing that because he's all right. That's me.

I'm a stretch four now. Whatever his name is. He said, I'm a stretch four now. That's Rosto Neal. So, he's playing at the four. Kogi only 6'4", though. Shooting guard when he's a stretch four. What is he?

I play guard. Okay. Who else they got as a big on their roster? They got Oki. Oki. That's what we were talking about.

I mean, Ball Ball. He said he's on the 6-4 though. Ball Ball might get some time this year. I was going to say, Ball Ball might get some time. He definitely needs

to be in the location. The thing is, they have the talent there. Now it's putting this fucking meal together. I think D. Bush. They have the talent there. Now it's putting this fucking meal together. I think D-Book... They have all the food. They have everything they need to be a successful team.

Yeah, sure. They just got to put it together. The way he played... I think D-Book's going to go up for sure. His confidence is going to be up to the roof for sure. Just got to put it together. Coming off the Olympics, I think his confidence is going to be crazy. So Big 3 only played 41 games together.

Looking ahead to this season, what's the sun's ceiling if their Big 3 can stay healthy? He can keep them big. He can be top four. He can be sixth man of the year. But that's what I'm saying. Put him in there. He can be a Jamal Crawford.

Yeah, 15, 15, 15, 16 shots a game off the bench. Yeah, and then you'll be. Yeah, that's top four if he come off the bench. Yeah. It all depends on how you put it out there. Top five. Is top four good enough for this squad? Home court in the first round, get out the first round, shit. But I'm just saying,

with the expectations, when this big three was assembled. Yeah, you gotta look at the totality of the league. The expectation when they played, they would have played all together. 52 and what? 52 and 30, I believe that would have put them in fourth this past season. Yeah, put them in fourth ahead of the Clippers.

I mean, if they ain't got no progress, I mean, if they ain't got no crazy progress by All-Star, I'll be looking to trade KD by All-Star. For sure. Damn. Why KD? Why Kevin? I mean, why he got to suffer?

He's the move up there. I mean, he's the most valuable. No, I know. Booker's the most valuable because of his age. Booker's the most valuable because of his age. They're not going to move him. But I'm not going to move him. They're not moving him.

But KD is a piece where I'll be looking to move at All-Star. And it's going to be impossible to move Bradley Beal. We'll know if Bradley Beal is getting moved because Booker wasn't going to be sitting down and be like, Booker. With that money? So three years left on his deal. I'm just saying with this new CBA and the way the bread is escalating. You can find a way to get

Katie and Steph by All-Star if it ain't going well. That'd be Steph last as All-Star up in... So Bill getting 50 mil this season, 53 next year, close to 54 next year 57 I'm not playing well. No, yeah, not get this year, but you know, there's in San Francisco. I understand so Y'all stuck with that yeah, just help just help this You can trade rush you can trade bill

making 50 I just trade Russ, right? Huh? If you can trade Russ, you can trade Bill. Making 50. 50? This year. 50 this year, 54 next year, 57 in 26, 27 season. He cooking. Huh. He chilling. Got it.

He chilling. Yeah, with everybody. First to 15. Huh? He could chill. What you say, Nick? That's it. Yeah, exactly.

He's coming to L.A., baby. Hmm? KD coming to L.A. I'm telling you, all-star. All- exactly. Come to L.A., baby. KD coming to L.A. I'm telling you, all-star. All-star. I'm straight to KD. If we looking like 6'7", man, I see where this is going. We just got to get him up on here. And we talked earlier, if KD had the potential option to come back to the Warriors,

do you think that's something he would be? I think so. I'm saying that Warriors shit. I do. I mean, the Warriors would be great. The Warriors would be cool. I mean, but can you get rid of? I mean, no Like I said, we they can play together now. I think they talked about it. They got a favorite round I think they made mistakes. Oh, what's it? I would think about moving stuff to if I'm gonna say, mm-hmm Yeah, what kind of owner are you you You just want to give up all you just say you.

You just want to be a whole WNBA team. I just fold niggas in the crowd. Just I mean, he doesn't got other issues. Man, I got rid of all his stars. I mean, I mean, we got to look at the I mean, we got to look at we got to look at the future. I think it ain't no future. You're trying to put up a gold-priced team. I mean, all right. You're playing for Zeke, for whatever, for Clay.

Shit, you don't care anyway. You're trying to get this straight G-Mean team. They're playing for Scott. You want to get rid of all his star players. You just want the fans to come to do what? You still got to make your money. Yeah, we will. We'll get something for them.

And then you're saying Katie Lakers. You're trying to party in that bitch. Train will. We'll get something for them. And then you're saying KD to the Lakers trade everybody and everybody can go? What if they want Bronny to them? I'll be in that bitch just like Philadelphia with Allen Iverson. Who want Bronny?

If there was a KD to the Lakers trade and then you got to get Steph in L.A. What's that again? If there was a KD to the Lakers potential trade but they wanted Bronny to.

Did you get rid of Bronny? Ooh, that's tough. Hey, son, look, I got to tell you something real quick. Why do you want me, Dad? You're going to have to go do this bid over here. But, Dad, what's up? But, Dad, please. Please, Dad.

Mama, talk to him. Savannah. I told you, man. Savannah, talk to him. Talk to your son. Come on, baby. Let's go on. I told you, don't bother your father to him. Talk to your son. Come on, baby. Let's go on. I told you, don't bother your father at work.

Let's go ahead and pack your stuff. I told you, don't bother your father at work. I'll be to your place to help you pack your stuff. I'll decorate for you. So we asked to chat, is a healthy son's team top four in the West? 52% said yes, 48% said no. But Brandon, you feel like if things aren't going the way they need to go, coming up on the trade deadline.

I think it's going to be tough. Yeah. I think all the teams, like Clippers is ass now. But you got Thunder. You got the. Thunder's going to stay the same. You got Nuggets. You got Memphis.

Nuggets ain't the same. Memphis. Nuggets ain't the same. They still going to job in the top three Dallas New Orleans, that's it Lakers is the fuck we ain't do nothing ain't gonna do nothing We got healthy better build get the Clippers better than y'all right now It's better than y'all right now, but they're hard in and co-op. They better than y'all right now. Yeah, I don't have nobody we are We are good. got? Ron James.

Ron James. And Andy Davis with the big names. James Harden, Kawhi. They got Kawhi and James. James up there at UCLA now. Nord Pals, U-Box. I know. I seen that.

You seen James at UCLA? You seen James at UCLA? With the hoodie? You seen Kawhi? He got your knee right now. Right here. Kawhi like this. OK. Yeah, James. I ain't getting that motherfucker like, how it went? James out there getting that. He got your knee right here quite like this Okay

Yeah, J. Get that motherfucker like how I went Stop big it I see them highlights. I mean Brandon came to town when you were scared to guard him That's down I did I did hype you up for that. Yeah, I actually for that I Was gassing you, though. He was so scared. He was doing film, nigga. He was filming.

He was warming up all day in that fucking little chamber where the ice chamber is. He was doing everything. I came in. He was getting stretched. I said, damn, man, ain't nobody in the gym yet. Brandon. That shit is about to fucking move, right?

So, Kenyon, another thing you talked about, there's a potential threat in the West Pelicans. Made one of the biggest moves this offseason, acquiring former all-star and defensive team point guard DeJounte Murray from the Hawks. So, Murray averaged 23 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds in 78 games this past season, shooting 46% from the field, 36% from three. Now he joins a roster with some strong pieces in Zion, CJ McCollum, Trey Murphy, and Herb Jones,

along with Brandon Ingram, who's been mentioned in potential trade talks in the final year of his deal. But there's conflicting reports. One, they're trying to move him. Doesn't seem like they're getting a lot of traction and motion on that side. Another, he may be interested in signing an extension with the team. So, New Orleans finished. Oh, wait.

And they also, excuse me, lost center Jonas Valanciunas to the Wizards, a free agency. What would he go there for? Money. Money. We got three for 33. I mean, it was something like, yeah. But drafted Belgian big man, Eve. We ain't got way more than that, right?

Yeah, Eve Macy out of Baylor. Let me see what Valentine's ended up getting. Because he liked D.C. Gills, our nation's capital. He probably wasn't going to get no traction. You know, an agent, you got to take it or it's over. Yeah, it sounded like a three-year, $30 million deal. That's probably the only money that was out there.

So Pelicans drafted big man, Eve Meese with the 21st pick. They also signed Daniel Tice this offseason, but obviously there's going to be some issues and concerns at that center position. So they finished in a tie with the Suns for six in the West this past season. Based on record, lost a tiebreaker, slipped to the seventh spot, obviously lost to Lakers in the play-in, ended up finishing eighth. But we're 0-24 when trailing entering the fourth quarter and 2-14

in close games last season. But C. Murray has a viable offensive threat late in games to help improve those issues. And now they have the potential to roll out a starting lineup with DeJounte Murray, C.J. McCollum, Brandon Ingram, and Zion Williamson. So how much does DeJounte Murray move the needle for the

Pelicans? What's that lineup? Of that though four? Yeah, you said C.J. McCollum, Brandon Ingram, Zion Williamson, if depending on what happens with Ingram. They don't play Murray? Don't they play Murray? They got Trey Murphy and Herb. They paid Murray like a hundred something.

What? They paid him. He starts. He was a defensive player. He was on the all-defense team. The Murphy kid. Murphy kid. He was on the all-defense team, right? Yeah. Herb don't trade Murphy as well. Herb don't trade Murphy.

They got solid. I think he helped. He helped too. He was good. He helped some defensive, of course. Playing. So do they play him at the point? Is CJ off the ball now?

I think so. Is CJ going to be playing for them? CJ gone, bro. Lakers getting CJ. Everybody going to play. Everybody going to play. This is a real Lakers right? And we get everybody. We're going to the fighting for that. CJ gone, bro. Lakers getting CJ. Everybody's going to play. Everybody going to play.

This is a real Lakers, right? And we get everybody. That's the point, boy. CJ coming to LA is over. It's over for who? For the league. They get somebody that can get a bucket. We just need somebody that can run.

That's all we need is a bucket, bro. Just a bucket and then it's over, bro. I like CJ's not just that purple and gold, man. You know, that ball start feeling like a brick. We can CJ's not just that purple and gold man. You know that ball starts feeling like a brick. You can get CJ playing for Vanderbilt right now. Back to the Pelicans. This squad, they're calling me.

I get it. We'll see. Get Rob on the phone. See if we can get some moves made. I mean, they'll be in the playing game. You think back to the playing even with this move? We'll see. Get Rob on the phone, see if we can get some moves made. But look at this fucking squad. I mean, they'll be in the playing game. You think back to the playing, even with this move? Yeah. I think that Owens... You got a guard, lose it big.

Yeah. I don't know how to... They'll be fighting for that 7-8 playing game. I don't know. I just feel like this squad has the potential, especially if they play hard regular season. Heal me, I'm telling y'all. What happened?

Zion, y'all see how little he looks now? He's lost weight. Oof. That's a good thing. I mean, it's all off of how he looks. No, for real. And if he's healthy. So Herb Jones made the all-defensive team.

Okay. I knew they had one of them. One of them young Negroes. But uh... Second team? It was the second team, right? Because it was all guards on the second team. Oh yeah, yeah, yeah. One of them.

Yeah. Damn, y'all not rolling with the Pelicans? I mean, they don't come on TV. I think with Zion, they... Get league pass. The Herb Jones first team is past the top. They got to play him. No, he starts.

That's what I'm saying. How you start him if you got Murray? He starts. You got to get rid of one of them. That's what I'm saying. There is also an option of moving Zion to the five goal with that small ball. Don't walk out. I'm just. There is also the option of moving Zion to the five and go with that small ball. Gil, don't walk out. I'm just telling you.

They get smoked. Gil. Lord. Gil, stir it up, the smoke press. Lord, take us now. These motherfuckers down here delusion. Oh. Just telling you what the conversation is. As you know, I'm not a Pelicans fan.

I do not care one way or another. The five? Who said that? He just said that. I'm telling you what it's like. They're going to be in the play-in game, man. Unless they can make a move and get it. They got to.

They got to. You got to. Brandon Ingram seems like that likely candidate, but there ain't really been no motion on the market. Brandon Ingram seems like that likely candidate, but there ain't been, you know, ain't really been no motion on the market. A lot of teams saying that they're not interested. You just have a bunch of pieces that you don't know what. Yeah.

It reminds me, this is like Houston, probably, what, two years ago, where they were just loaded at the two-guard, three-guard position, just eight dudes around the same height. Just. Somebody should go try to get Julius Randolph. You're gonna just have to,

you're gonna have to just move some pieces around, man. They gotta do something too. Can Zion play the three? Can he shoot? Nah, yeah. He can shoot decent enough, but coming downhill and defending three and... That's foul trouble. He look like he foul a lot.

Yeah, he's like... I say four. He look like he foul a lot. I say four. He look like he foul a lot. I say four. He look like he foul a lot. I say four.

And y'all not feeling Zion playing small ball five? And that... Uh-huh. And pushing the tempo? Nah. They're not gonna make the playoffs. Yeah. Small ball five.

I'm just letting... Small ball five. I like them, but... I mean, that means your whole team's small. Nah, but Jones is like 6'8", though, 6'9". That's small today. 6'8", 6'9". That's a two-guard point guard. But if you got Brandon at 6'8", 6'9", Jones 6'8", 6'9", that's how they good. They got Murphy at 6'8", 6'9".

All of them be playing together. Yeah, everybody's like... Yeah, that makes sense. They all... You start off 6'1", 6'2". that's six eight six nine all of them be playing together everybody like yeah they all you start off six six one six two I think one of the six seven they gonna do something yeah no one cares Those are the type of scenes we gotta see when we get there. We gonna watch them until the playoffs. Yeah, yeah. Barely watch them unless they play. We'll see them on SportsCenter.

Okay, Zion, you talking to somebody else? Yeah, you see what Zion did today? That's the only time we're here, but y'all see what Zion did? They don't know nobody else. You see what Zion did? Well, let's talk about Mr. Williamson. Played a career-high 70 games this past season.

Average 23-6 with five assists. As you guys may recall, because you were watching Zion when he played against the Lakers in that playing game, 40 points, 11 rebounds, five dimes in that loss. Left the game with a hamstring injury. Did not play in the playoffs against the Thunder, but Nick, you're saying he's looking good right now?

Slimmed up. What are your expectations for Zion this season? This year, all team. All 13. Third team, all NBA. Third team, all NBA this year. You don't think so? I've seen him. I was in big Zion about to go to work, bro. I was in Vick's eye here.

I'm about to go to work, bro. What did he average last year? 23, 6, and 5. And during last season... So, 26, 6, and 5. That's all NBA. That's all NBA. 26 last year?

No, 23. Three more points. He's all NBA. So, you think he'll average three more points this year? Mm-hmm. Yeah. Scoring was down. He kind of struggled. He can fuck around.

Wasn't he average 27? Am I tripping? If he's healthy. If he's healthy, he might be. First team. His second season in the league, played 61 games, averaged 27, seven rebounds, four assists.

Last season, played 29 games. He averaged 27, seven, and four. So 22, 23, he, played 29 games. He averaged 27-7-4. So 22-23, he only played 29 games, but averaged 26, 7-5. He averaged 27. But only played 29 games in 22-23. Well, Steele, that's a good number. I know.

It seems like that's not just a guy we've forgotten about. Like, we know the beastliness and the dominance. That draft class, that him and Ja. I'm forgetting about Memphis. They ain't gonna the beastliness and the dominance. That draft class, him and Ja. I'm forgetting about Memphis. They ain't going to be in the top five? No.

I got Memphis top three. For sure. In what? In the West. The Memphis Grizzlies. I got them going to the playoffs. Boy, you out of your...

I got Memphis... They're going to have to grind out wins. That boy is back. Before the show. That boy is back. That boy is back. Yeah, he's back. That boy is back. And when he came is that boy is back yeah he's bad boy is back

and when he came back i've been saying listen all right hello top three or four top four for sure they better than phoenix we even said no screens they better than phoenix who gonna guard them can't put book on i think that I think the West has got too good, and some of those teams that was good, they didn't get any better. Man, the West ain't better than Memphis now. I don't know yet. They not.

The West is not better than the East. Like Sacramento is way better than Memphis now. Oh, shit. They better than Sac. I forgot about Sac. Not better than Sac. See, Sac and New Orleans to me seem like those teams that... Nah, SAC is better than New Orleans.

It depends on Zion, man. If he coming out this month with an average of about 28, 28.7 and 5, I mean... I got SAC finishing higher than Phoenix and New Orleans. SAC? Yeah, for sure. With DeMar over there? With DeMar? So we just said Phoenix finished in top four?

Top five. I said five. Top five. So they might be. So you got Zach finishing fourth? So who will be number one? Let's give it the top eight. Top eight right now.

Who's your top eight? In the West? Top five in the West. In the West? I'm delusional. You think the Thunder, repeat what they did last season? The Thunder, they going, yes. last is that the thunder they go. Yes Okay, I don't know if they win the West. I don't know if they'll be up there. They'll be up there

Minnesota be back. Mm-hmm, Denver be back Yeah, goddamn mind Clippers finished fourth last Dallas Dallas We got the Los Angeles like 17 of Los Angeles. Oh You ain't say Memphis yet. I'm not That's gonna be in there We said first five is crazy Lakers. We said we've been holding seven down for a while

I just named seven y'all went in it. Look at me. I know your name seven cuz you have the Clippers in it But we've been holding seven down. Wow. That's our spot That's our parking spot You tell us where we gonna be That's fair. That's fair. What about a spot like the Rockets? They honest. They honest. The potential if they healthy? Who? For me, like the young teams that guys are actually going to play the regular season. Tricky with the coaching they got. Shangoon.

See, Rockets can be in a situation where Memphis and Sac was a few years ago. Where they're just a young team. Georgia's like OKC, just a young team just out there balling. You know they're going to play. No, they could, though. We want to see them in the first round, though. You know what I mean? Jack and E.P.

And Ja. Smart. And my brother. No, see, what it is is they solid. Bang. No, yeah. Yeah, that's what I said, but they solid. Because it's like they're still kind of like a veteran team.

Yeah. So they can pull out. They gonna grind some ways out. Hey, let me green take a jump this year Yeah, put some money they bushing with him saying Of the roster potentials They got a lot of shit over there they got a lot of shit over there that's totality of their roster y'all fighting yeah they got a lot you got job i know y'all fighting job no i'm not fighting on a team it's job jay green you can give the same production i mean you can't give the same like you know what i'm saying he came when he came back No, what I'm saying is Jot does what Jot does because he plays it.

But you can... If he's going to give you 26, you can have Green give you 26. They have Sangoon and then they got a whole... Sangoon? Yes.

Are you out of your mind? And they got a whole bunch of... They got a whole bunch of threes, baby. They have a whole bunch of two threes that can just put the ball

in the basket. But come on, man. With Moore, Jot 26... They got the good twin. Everybody not Joker. Everybody not Joker. He's not Joker. He's not Joker. He's not Joker. He's the next one. But come on man He's the next he gonna give me a run for his money You got Jackson job bang is smart and

Y'all got me y'all got y'all got me y'all got green Y'all got me this might look hey y'all got Bain is smart They got a whole bunch of six eight six nine that can just come down with more. They got Jabari Smith Eason I like Who's the one that they got a new one? Okay, it's a. Reed Shepard. They can be. First American. If they're disciplined, if they become disciplined,

they can. Who's guarding Ja on that team? That's what I want to know. Who going to stop them? Who's guarding Ja and Evie on that pick and roll? Because Ja coming down, Ja coming down and doing whatever he wants. What pick and roll?

What you mean, what pick and roll? Saying pick what? Come set the pick and move. No, no. And roll. This one? He's going to come out. Ah!

Ah! That's it. Just end it. The big nigga ain't part of this pick and roll. He can roll all he want. He might as well just pick it and go back court. I say pick. Who's going to guard the pick?

Nobody's guarding the pick. No one guards the pick. Who's going to guard the pick? Nobody's guarding the pick. No one guards the pick. Everybody didn't mention Gigi Jackson. Y'all seen John first two games back from that. Man. That's what I'm on. They got Gigi Jackson. Jackson together?

That's a big ass. They got a big team. That's what I said. I'm not mad at it. You talking about Scottie Pippen Jr. who you're also a life. They got Scottie over there? Memphis. I like him. I'm not mad at it. Can you? You talking about Scottie Pippen Jr., who you're also a life fan? They got Scottie over there? Memphis. I like him.

Monf. Oh, yeah, they did. If they decide to put Jai to two sometimes and do some of them Iverson cuts, some zipper up with the quick pick and roll, hit him like D-Wade sometimes. No, I'm not taking anything off Josh Petras. I'm a big-time John Morant fan, absolutely. I'm just looking at the totality of the roster. Do they have enough to compete in the West?

That's all. And you would say at this point, the Grizzlies do not have... I do not. And Houston do, though? That's crazy. Where would you put the Grizzlies in the West right now? They down in 10 left top 10 Number one team two years ago down here. What's that everybody got better?

It shows the fluke and everybody got better since for the last day was that in that spot police to three 1112 That's crazy. All right job If they would have been doing that time if they were to match up to the right, Ja. If they would have matched, during that time, if they would have matched up to the Denver Nuggets, they would have got fucking swept. No.

Absolutely. No, that big, strong motherfucker not going for that. They got swept. Who was that big man? Steven Adams? Yeah, Steven Adams. Hell no.

Foul trouble. Aquaman not going for that. Foul trouble. Now with the Rockets. Aquaman is not rolling. And he with the Rockets now. They just going to have to do grind. It's going to have to be grinding out.

It's going to be grinding out basketball. They have to to have to do grind. It's going to be grinded out basketball. They have to get up to one of those 16 and 3 starts. They get up to one of them 16 and 3 starts, then they going to be fine. It's all that how they going to do in November, December. Got us the medication. We were just talking about this yesterday. You get up to a good start, you cool. November, December is the months to get going.

We were just talking about this yesterday. Got to get going early. Because come December, you see where your to get going. We just talked about this yesterday. Gotta get going early. Because come December, you see where your head is over. Yeah. Like, damn. So reality started kicking in. Absolutely. We got like 60 more games, man.

I'm on vacation again. You motherfucking lose four, win one. Hey, you lose four, win one. Lose three, win one. You never win two in a row. You're like, yeah, this is going to be a long ass season. You ain't never been on a team like that. Three more months, y'all.

The season just started. Niggas already counting them up. Yeah, we got tip. We got 62 more games, 150 more minutes. My rookie year. That was it. We won 26 games. Oh, yeah, yeah.

We suck, my rookie year. I mean, we lost our first game our rookie year. That was it. We won 26 games. Oh, yeah, yeah. Yeah, we suck, my rookie year. I mean, we lost our first game our rookie year. All right, we got 81 more games, y'all. Damn! It is back on vacation. People be thinking I be joking. I be having conversations

with just random people. I be like, man, that motherfucking season was over in November. They said November. I said, yeah, that fucking season was over before it started. People have no idea what you mean.

No idea. Yeah, they knew what they had when training camp started. They looked at their roster. They was like. Shipped the cars back. Then they in the motherfucking, the meetings upstairs like, so, we're preparing for next year? Yeah, yeah, yeah. So who y'all think we should keep?

Whose contract works right now? Who can we start to try to make some moves and start trying to get some cash? Listen, they're having them conversations in motherfucking November and fucking December. Everybody started off training camp with, well, listen, everybody started off training camp hyped as a motherfucker.

Soon as it's over, we'll be like, yeah, so look, we're just going to do with this lineup. We're going to put you at the one, you at the five. I'm six-fold.

You at the four, you at the five. Y'all go out there and just play, man. Precinct, you got fun. Precinct, you got fun, but there be not much expectations this year.

We're just going to go out, try to get better as a unit. Got to stay healthy. Start hearing that shit. You start hearing those words. You know what time it is. You know what time it is. Oh, man.

Day three of training. Somebody ain't going to make it to the end of the season. One of the guys with a name. One of the guys that make a lot of money get hurt or something. And they tell me, you sit out a little.

You're trying to come back in four days. You make it nine days. Oh, yeah, buddy yeah learn something new every day here on gill's arena presented by underdog fantasy whoop whoop you'd like to support the show download the underdog fantasy app use promo code gill you get up to 250 in bonus cast plus a special pick and we also have that angel reese special going tonight before tip off of the the Sky Game. If Angel scores one point, you win. Or 13. Huh? Or 13.

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Okay, it's our Friday. Got somewhere to go? It's our Friday. Mm-hmm. Yep, nigga. School back in session. You know what time it is. Y'all school back in?

Yeah. Y'all until next week? Yep, school back in. Nick, I know you have some thoughts on... I hate that shit. Yeah. What? We used to start after Labor Day back in the day.

We wouldn't think about school in August. My youngest. My youngest go to start after Labor Day back in the day. Man, yeah. Wouldn't think about school in August. My youngest, my youngest go to Porter Ranch. They go to Porter Ranch. They started? They didn't have school today. They started Monday. They didn't have school today?

Yeah. They started Monday. I just came down the hill. They, they... The kids that go to the school by my house, up the hill. Yeah, Porter Ranch. Yeah, they started on a Monday. Nobody up there school just now?

On the 12th. I know they started. August 12th. Can you tell your kids who 12th. You ain't take your kid to school? My kids don't got school yet. Yeah, Sierra don't start until 27th. Even that? You remember back in,

we wasn't thinking about what week. Sierra, Kenya, you're 27? I was like, dog, August, this is our last month, y'all. Last month of free time. I remember we used to start school after September.

Yeah, September, like 7th or something like that. Yeah, after Labor Day at least. Let us get prepared mentally. Yeah get prepared for Labor Day block parties everything. It's a little last barbecue Kids all in the routes after school came and go get no grocery now the candy shop Got your first the first five fits, you know Awesome kids just two days ago come for their school The first five fits, you know, ready for the year. No, they don't care no more. Oh, they don't care no more. They don't care no more. I saw some kids just two days ago come for their school. Yeah, they don't care.

The way y'all went for school, like, for, like... Birkenstocks. Yeah, just whatever. Looks like they wore pajamas. Jamba pants and a hoodie. That's what they wear. Yeah, and it's fucking 98 degrees outside. They must have got on hoodies and skullies.

What the fuck, man? Things have changed, but let's move on to Mosey fans. Our first question, video question from underdog user oddpb. If you were stranded for a week in the wild, could you survive out there until the rescue team got to you? Let me know. If you were stranded in the wilderness for a week, do you think you could survive in the wilderness for a week,

do you think you could survive until the rescue team came? What wilderness? What wilderness? That was my first, you know. What do we have available at our disposal? Because if it's cold, not a chance. If you're dropping me off in the Amazon, no. No.

So being that, see, before this last couple years, I would have probably said no, but I didn't watch a lot of them fucking shows. I'm like alone. 40 Day, like all them people you got to survive by.

I didn't watch shows. I can piece this shit together now. You would ask me this shit two, three years ago, I would have fucking said not a chance. But do they give you stuff like the supplies? Yeah, they give you all that. You got to figure it out. You got a stick and some rocks.

Just naked. Whatever you got on. What else is in there with me? Like if there ain't nothing in there, hell yeah, I got to worry about shit. Yeah, it depends. But I can deal with some kids and little mosquito bites. That shit will irritate the fuck out of me,

but I can deal with that. You talking about snakes and all that shit, it depends. But I can deal with some ants and little mosquito bites. That shit will irritate the fuck out of me, but I can deal with that. You talking about snakes and all that shit, mountain lions. Anacondas. Jermaine, you better get a tree branch. I will say, I would just sit in the water the whole time, and I can watch. But now there's shit in there.

Hippos. No, you got, you talking about Africa. Where the fuck you going? You going Africa? Yeah, yeah, you was in Africa. You said, nah, hell, no about Africa. What the fuck are you talking about? You talking about Africa? No, hell, Africa. No, they got shoes now. You know how fast a hippo is? They got leeches and all kinds of shit.

They got shoes, so we good. They can run. It depends on what kind of weirdness you're speaking of. I'm just going to say, I'm going to just go with I can't. I need a fan. I need pillows.

You need a pillow. I'm going to try. I'm going to try. I'm going to try, though. I'm going to try. You're forced to try. It's the worst feeling to get eaten, though. Let's think about that.

A week? To get eaten or getting chased by some big-ass type. And what if your knees start flaring up? My knee going, I got to drag this motherfucker down. What if something got to chase me? You ain't going to feel your knees. They can pop out on you. You ain't going to feel your knees. Well, they my needle I gotta drag this motherfucker now What if some gotta chase me feel you need to go pop out on you? Take man. Let him have that take that here take You fool yet You need all

Before yeah, I'll be watching something shows. I'll be like, yeah. But the shows I've watched, they give you like a... Yeah, they give you... You can bring a certain amount of items with you. But... No items. No items? Your fits, you got on one, a lighter. Give me a lighter for sure.

That's tough. No, no items. No items. You got to get the stick. Just the microphone your ass got right now. You go. Get the stick. And the stick.

And give me the stick and the lighter. Get rid of it. We can take you out here, motherfucking Santa Monica Mountains right now, and you couldn't survive. I'm like, help. Can y'all hear me? Can you hear me, Joe? Can you hear me? You couldn't survive in the Santa Monica Mountains for a week.

Mic or cut off. All right, well, let's move on. Our next question. We like covers. We get cold, nigga. We like covers. You got to eat some crazy shit. What you eat? I can't even sleep at a girl house.

Just... I be looking around. Bitch got roaches. I'm definitely trying to find some water. This bed. Where the comforter at? No comforter. This shit came from Ikea. My back hurts.

What? Why the mattress on the floor? I know. Bitch got a whole futon of this. Every day is an adventure. What is that noise? This one's got a straight twin. Why you refrigerate the same thing? You're the adult with a twin bed.

This is crazy. Let's move on to our next question. Email question from underdog user Rinaldo9. Can LaMelo... You got open columns in the trash can? I thought you said... Wow, this thing go far. I thought you said it's been six months.

You don't know how to play. Investigate the trash. That shit be the shit, right? That bitch do that. She flagrant this shit. That's the first thing. Yeah, six months. Oh, she flagrant this shit.

She do that. Oh, yeah. Oh, she's a musician She's flagrant she do that Leave it kind of in the trash They be forgetting they forget they lie They forget their life. We are next question email question from underdog user Ronaldo nine They can lamello ball be the next face of the NBA or does he need to get out of Charlotte first? We've been forgetting about him when it comes to, like, face of the NBA.

He do have a likable brand. He'd be hurt. Yeah, he ain't. He'd be hurt, though. So he got to stay healthy first. The run is over for him to be, like, the face. Unless he just come back with a magical season. He good and all.

They're looking for somebody. But people, like, forgetting about him. He hurts. They're looking for somebody. But people forgetting about him. He hurt. It's like these young dudes, they forgetting about him. It's like there's a group of youngs that they're like. Yeah, just you two. The other Lomelo news, he's playing with ankle braces this season.

Obviously been dealing with some ankle injuries past couple seasons. Did y'all ever play with the ankle braces? Or did y'all just get taped? I mean, back in the day when it first came out. I never got taped. The ones you had to tie mean back in the day when it first came out The ones you have to tie up back back in the back in the back back back day Lamello's I on job like that whole group is like

He was disrespecting them. Whoever wins real big out of that group will be one's Anthony. I was already took off But that's no cuz they happen to stuff to go real big out of that group will be... When Anthony Edwards already took off. But, because it happened to Steph too, though. They can do that. Yeah, that's what I'm saying. With Steph, he wasn't... He wasn't known. They should have picked him. They should have picked him.

Thankfully, they did not. They'd be cold right now. The ball at the point. His ball can guard the team. That would have been a very interesting crew to see. Fuck they did too. Wise men. They even had to have a

pig. Shit. So our last question. Here are Mosey fans from Underdog user Trace Rayos says, using all rosters since 1992, give me your all-time Team USA Olympics starting five. So

since 1992, give me your all-time Team USA Olympics. Since 1992. Point guard. Steph had the one. J-Kid? Ooh, you want J-Kid?

Because I mean, who's been the best point guard? Has it been J-Kid or Penny? Magic. Man, Magic wasn't playing, dog. Man, Magic can't... We gotta give the... No, you can't change the Magic Johnson. 92. You can't pick 80... Yeah, he didn't play that whole year.

He didn't play in the Olympics? No, no, no,'t play that whole year. He didn't play in the Olympics. He didn't start. Yes, he did. Man, you better go look up some stats, man. Everybody's stats is coming up. Don't let the media confuse you, dog. They be telling you a bunch of bullshit. Oh, they played against nine active, nine 13 NBA players.

They played against three active players. It's magic. There was three NBA players in the goddamn 92. So Magic played six games, 92 Olympics, averaged 18 minutes per game, eight points, six assists, two rebounds. Eight minutes, eight points? Who do that?

And only one turnover. He can't shoot. I'm taking Steph. He only averaged one. I'm taking Steph. I'm taking Steph. Oh, Steph. You need more than one guard, Nick.

Well, Nick, am I lying? I'm going to be big. Wait nigga my line is gonna be big. You said starting five? Yeah, yeah starting five. Since 1992. Let me go from the five Let me go backwards then. Gimme Shaq. Okay At the four KD. Can I go KD or Bron? Yeah. Katie, Bron. You can do whatever you want. Katie, Bron. Three, four?

Yeah, three, four. Kobe. Dag White, not just like... Somebody got to pass these niggas. Somebody got to pass these niggas. Michael Jordan. Michael Jordan at the point. Oh, shit. Mike at the point. Michael Jordan. the point. Oh, shit. Mike at the point.

Michael Jordan. I'll do that thing. Put Braun at the point. And Braun be the point. Braun be the distributor. I mean, as much as you want. I'll put Braun at the point. Jordan.

Who's the better shooting guard in the Olympics? Michael Jordan or Kobe? If we want to keep it a buck, we can say because Michael Jordan's on the team, but did you see his Olympic performances? Did you hear I just Probably was never he wasn't like let's just say he wasn't the Michael Jordan. We all keep talking I do and I should go mellow there. He had the most points. So, 92 Olympics. Melo definitely come up. MJ average 15.

He's a six-man, right off. Five assists, two rebounds. What was his percentage? 45% from the field, 21% from three. But the thing, those points came, and they was pulling people out by a few. Yeah, he averaged 45% on a bunch of uncles. They didn't have to play that long head up boy magic 40 18 because they was winning by the second quarter by 50 he shot

45% the only NBA players they played against deadlift shrimp was the best player they played Then it was Roger. No, it was Tony Kucco. No, Tony Cucco. I'm sorry. He was young. Hey, listen. For all you people, stop listening to ESPN. They just give you all stats. There's only three active NBA players. One player played one game.

It was in January. He was the active player. Then it was Deadlift Shrimp, who was the best player. He had the best NBA resume. Then it was Drogic, who had the best year going into the Olympics. Everybody else that they knew... Oh, no. Cerrone. No, Sabonis wasn't in the NBA yet. Shrunas Marshalonis? Shrunas Marshalonis.

Everybody else wasn't NBA players yet. They wasn't. Tony Kukoc was not an NBA player yet. No, he was not. He didn't come into the league until 94. He was young. 94, but he's not an NBA player. So they didn't play against him.

He's coming to the NBA. He wasn't there. You've seen it in the damn last day. In the last day. This is our guy. But he was not an NBA player yet. I'm not saying it like he's good. So to shoot 45% against the yet. I'm just saying. I'm not saying it like he's good. I'm just saying.

So to shoot 45% against the niggas I just named. He was drafted by the Bulls in 1990, though, Gil. There was four players. Five of the 13 players didn't play since 80. He didn't come over. He was drafted, though. 98. He was drafted.

98. Listen, there was five out of the 13 players. There was five of those players, dog. Sabonis was called. He wasn't an NBA player. Sabonis was the best big in the NBA at one point. Before the knees went out. He wasn't in the NBA until 96. And he damn sure was like 31 right when he came on. Yeah. The janky need. Oh, that's how they say it. Sabonis is the best. You're shooting 45% on uncles, man, it's crazy. The janky need Arvidas.

Like, if he shot 60, 70%, okay. But how are you missing against a group of people that just doesn't? Hey, hold on now. Nobody's shooting 40, 70%, no matter in what league. Who shoots that many? Bro, who shoots that many? Everybody in this room did. Hey, bro, they wore these clothes.

They came in just like this. They came in just like this, y'all. They showed up. Went to the gift store, grabbed their clothes, and went out and played against the USA team. I'm sure those martial owners was cooking in 92. Yeah. Who would he cook? Gil, you have 23 points in the game, and you live.

I'm just saying. You're getting buckets. But listen. But he had 23. Are you having 23 points in the game or are you getting buckets? Listen. But he's having 23. The Croatia team? I think he was Lithuanian. No, Croatia. They was blowing people out by 30 in the Olympics. They was beating people because they had...

What's the name on it? Croatia had... was it Dragic? No. Because they had, what's the name on it? Croatia had, was it Drogic? No. Petrovic? Let me see. I'm getting confused. Petrovic?

Yeah, they had him on there. He averaged 20. So just one NBA player, one NBA player was blowing other teams out by 30. Besides the USA. He was cooking. Yeah, man, nobody. Give me Kobe like I said. Hey, give me... Give me Kobe like I said.

Boggy, Boggy. Give me Boggy. What's wrong with that? Give me Boggy and Dennis Stroller. Because we're talking about their Olympic performances. Yeah. Yes, we are talking about...

So, Kobe... Give me Dennis Stroller, then. I'm with you. Okay. Can I put Mello at the two and Kobe at the one? Why not? Okay.

I got Kobe, Mello, Ron, Katie 80 and Shaq I can ride with that five Hmm no MJ. I'm going I just told you he shot 45% in 21 But you might not do with him you might elevate it fuck up the fuck. I'm gonna do with that I go to that five And you agree Nick Nick do you now I'm'm Brian Kobe Jordan no matter what Katie and The Katie playing the Olympics he lost though. No he 2000 he played 2000 Olympics. Yeah, I think Vince almost took him out after that done. Oh, yeah I'm taking

Embiie NBA. From there, we're talking about their, not who they are, their Olympic, how they're playing in the Olympics. Not who they are as players. You're not taking six-time, nine-time scoring champ Michael Jordan. No, no. Not taking six-ring Michael Jordan.

You dealing with 45% and 21% from the close three-point line, not the NBA three-point line. We talking about that one. That one right there playing against nobody, shooting 21%. I'm taking Charles Barkley before I got there and take Michael Jordan. Shit. Shit.

I'm taking Chris Mullen. I'm taking. What was Chris Mullen? Dead white. International? No, you're not. Look at Chris Mullen! I'm taking... What was Chris Mullen? International? Look at Chris Mullen. Tell me one second. Watch Chris Mullen. Watch Chris Mullen.

If I come in there with Jordan and you come in there with Chris Mullen, who's scared? 21%. Let me read them. They was all scared and he shot 21%. Go ahead, Joe. Chris Mullen averaged 13 points, 4 assists, played 22 minutes a game, shot 62% from the field, 54% from three. Madden.

Now give me Charles Barkley. Look what Steph did. Now give me Charles Barkley. He was doing 0 for 2 in the beginning. But it don't matter. Give me Charles. The best decoy in the beginning. Cool, man.

Jordan was a decoy from the beginning, and it looked like, God damn it, she was 21%. Hey, I guarantee they didn't have MVP back then, because if it was... They've only done it three times. I know Charles Barkley would have been MVP. They shouldn't have it. I think Manu was the first one to win MVP.

Go, go, go. What did Charles Barkley? Barkley averaged 18 and four rebounds, shot 71% from the field. How much did he play? I mean, how many did he start? 19 minutes a game. He came in when the nigga was down. No, he started.

19 minutes a game. He started. You're getting garbage. How everybody shoot 70% but the best player in the world? They winning by 50 already. No, nobody getting fucked by that little fadeaway. That fadeaway shit didn't work on those zones, goddammit. That little fadeaway.

If I'm starting, if I'm starting to blow out, and you finishing to blow out, it's different. The way she didn't work on those all Barclays the Barkley shot 88% from 3 to 1 Everybody shot great for the three three put Nah. That's a good one. Hey, you know them Jordan fans is living right now. God damn it. I'm just fucking with y'all, man. I'm taking Kobe. I'm taking Kobe. I'm taking Kobe.

I'm taking Kobe at the two. But I'm still bringing Jordan with me. Kobe at the point, you said. I'm taking Kobe at the point, man. I'm just going, this is Olympic basketball. And we got a big ass scoring. It ain't about your run, man. Listen, throw the ball.

Throw the ball. Throw the ball. Throw the ball. Throw the ball Kobe at the point. I'm taking Kobe at the point, man. I'm just going, this is Olympic basketball. We got a big ass. It ain't about your run, man. Scoring. Listen, throw the ball down to big fella, man. Get out the way. Get out the way. Got a bunch of shooting. That's a good place for us to end today, Nick. We appreciate you pulling up as always. You definitely

elevate the show with your presence. Brandon, Kane, and Gil obviously appreciate you. Well, appreciate you to everybody out there that's tapping in with us in the middle of August. We ain't got basketball

for like six weeks, but we still got Gil's Arena to set up our $100 fantasy. Schedule is out. Yeah, the schedule did come out.

The NBA schedule? Oh, that's the Lakers, Lakers. Do y'all care? Hell yeah. We know everybody gonna play each other.

I always go to one game. What's the first game care? Like, I play the Lakers. Hell yeah. We know everybody's going to play each other. I always go to one game. What's the first game, though? Yeah, that's what I vote. That's the first. What's the first? Is it Clippers-Lakers? No. No, it's that one.

Minnesota. Knicks-Celtics and then Timberwolves-Lakers. Minnesota-Lakers. Lakers. It's in October. Which one? It's here, though? Appreciate it.

And they got Ant-Man first game. That nigga's a goat. So the 21st open seat. Who do we play first? We play the Timberwolves. We can go to the second week of the season. We can go see Timberwolves. I love it.

Ooh, Friday, October 25th. Suns! No, go before that. I play Minnesota. No, before. No, go to the... So Timberwolves, Suns, Kings. November game.

They should have kept the Clippers-Lakers. We got the Sixers coming to town. Friday, November 8th. Oh, and it's a Friday, too? God, it's good. The Philly game. Oh, the Philly game. Oh, no, we're going to go there, too?

ESPN. We will be there. So, Philly got Phoenix, the fourth. Clippers on the sixth. They should have opened it in the Clippers arena. Clippers-Lakers, man. Been lit. That's what I said yesterday.

Yeah, that's what I said yesterday. That's what I said yesterday. You got to keep that. Nah, man. If you just Clippers, man. Lakers man been late You gotta keep that now man if you do clip you gotta keep that Every year to the Clippers if I'm there man, give me give me everybody give me the world with I Need to go at least five and oh in this build, but the Lakers is like that, too. They just got LeBron and fucking AD. Same team. LeBron and AD. That's our show for today.

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