Gil's Arena - Gil's Arena DRAFTS Their 2025 NBA All Star Teams

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Starting point is 00:00:37 Valentine's Day a little bit early in the arena this year. Okay, Gil. Mmm. That's a little turnt up in the arena yesterday we're hoping to unify the couch today got a lot of special things in store for this lovely Wednesday but this is Gills Arena presented by Hunter Dog. As always we've got the legend Gilbert Arenas here with us. Representing tough crowd, tough crowd University, we've got Mr. B, Brandon Jennings.

Starting point is 00:01:19 And on this side of the couch, the bully from Oak Cliff, the former number one pick, Canyon Martin, is back on the couch with us. What's happening, folks? Okay, Canyon, I like that. I like that hand gesture. Familiar to a lot of Los Angelinos. And last but not least, we got Cemetery Larry, Rashad McCants in the building.

Starting point is 00:01:47 So like I said, this is Valentine's Day, so you know we got some special treats for y'all. Let's see what we got. Somebody said treats? Uh-oh. I got some treats for y'all. Don't laugh. Don't get that funny.

Starting point is 00:01:59 It's from y'all girls. Got Fat Cupid. Fat Cupid. I hate all of y'all, man. We got I Love Gills Arena Cookies. I haven't said anything, fam. Just Fat Cupid. Let's stick together on this show, OK?

Starting point is 00:02:17 Shout out JC, our resident barber. Say the joke. Thank you. Thank you, Joe. It's gonna be an unproductive day here in New York. I can already tell. But for everybody... I probably shouldn't say that about him. He in control of my hairline, so... He does control your hairline, can't he?

Starting point is 00:02:38 Yeah, I probably need to leave him alone, huh? You getting that Stephen A today? I'm not. Hey, listen. Hey, man. J.C. will sue me. He get up too quick? Yeah. Might be one of them situations, yo.

Starting point is 00:02:55 As a reminder to everybody, All-Star Weekend coming. What? Tomorrow. We are going to be in the Bay, ladies and gentlemen. Pull up. We are doing live shows in san francisco thursday night friday night the emporium arcade bar in the heart of the city we got special guests coming through with special prizes for all the fans in attendance so make your

Starting point is 00:03:15 next move your best move come turn up with us tickets are free on a first come first serve basis but are guaranteed to reach capacity thursday night show already getting extremely extremely close so if you were trying to pull up Thursday night, doors open at 7 p.m. You want to go ahead and register. We already got the QR code on the screen for you. We got a link in the chat, show description as well. And we got shows Friday as well.

Starting point is 00:03:35 What? They're talking to you. Mm, okay. Do your job. Gil already plotting. Talking to Gil. Gil already plotting right now. He making his guest list. It's not gonna work.

Starting point is 00:03:47 We got shows Friday as well. Bunch of special guests coming through to our mobile arena. So pull up to All-Star Weekend. Gil's Arena Live at the Emporium Arcade Bar in San Francisco. Starting tomorrow, Thursday. Doors open at 7 p.m. And then Friday, doors open at 10, 30? Am I tripping?

Starting point is 00:04:03 10? Yeah, it's going to be a line. Get there early. We might pull up on y'all in the crowd andpping? 10? Yeah, it's going to be a line. Get there early. We might pull up on y'all in the crowd and bless y'all with some trinkets to show our affection. But here's what's cracking in the arena today. Kevin Durant became the eighth player in NBA history to surpass 30,000 points. But how much longer will KD be getting buckets with the Suns?

Starting point is 00:04:21 There are some reports out there that might be concerning. After a buyout by the Nets, Ben Simmons moved to the best coast. How much will the three-time All-Star move the needle for the Clippers in the West? And the crew is drafting our All-Star rosters with Big Bread on the line. Who will assemble the best squad? You already know. It's about to get turned up very early here in the arena. If you want to get your bread up with Underdog, go ahead and download the app. Use promo code GIL. to get turned up very early here in the arena.

Starting point is 00:04:47 If you want to get your bread up with Underdog, go ahead and download the app. Use promo code GIL. Get up to $1,000 in bonus cash plus a special pick-em. As for tonight, Gil has some picks up in his partner pack on the Underdog app. Let us take a look if we can. So you got Wimby, a double-double against the Celtics. De'Aaron Fox, higher 4.5 assists. LeBron James, higher 5.5 rebounds. They are at the Jazz.

Starting point is 00:05:10 And Jimmy Buckets, higher 14.5 points. They are taking on the Mavs tonight. Oh, you got the pack boosted too, Gil. You can win three times your bread if you take that pack. How's everybody feeling about Gil? Ooh, Gil, been betting a dollar today. High roller. I like it. You bet a dollar today. High roller. I like it.

Starting point is 00:05:26 I'll get three. You bet a dollar, you get three. I like it. Wait, is that how much money you have left? Does it say how much money you have left in yours? No, that's not mine. Oh. Yeah, that's where he's starving.

Starting point is 00:05:38 Yes, sir. That brother isn't de-starving. I got 141. I was going to say, that's funny if they put your money up there. What you got? $88.26. Should have put a dollar. Should have put a dollar in there.

Starting point is 00:05:55 Sometimes we give too much info on the show. But we asked the chat if they are riding or fading with Gil's picks tonight. Gil, I got some good news for you. 76% of the chat is riding with your picks. Oh, yeah, that should have been a hundred. For this evening. Man, somebody gonna screw me over there. That means it's not

Starting point is 00:06:09 gonna work out? Which one you think? Victor. You think the double-double? Yeah. When they be gone. Sacre bleu. Average and double-double,

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Starting point is 00:07:49 We are on the way. On the way. But we'll announce at least one more winner at the end of the show. If we get to 912 or 913 or 914, that's more bread that we get to give away. So if you have not already, hit the subscribe button. Also hit the like button on this video, please, so we can trick the algorithm. All right, so last week, the Inside the NBA crew drafted their official NBA All-Star rosters with Kenny, Chuck, and Shaq, each picking eight players to comprise the team.

Starting point is 00:08:15 So as a reminder, the NBA has a new format for All-Star Game this year. Four mini teams competing in the tournament, the 24 All-Stars, plus the eight winners of the Rising Stars Challenge on that game on Friday will get to compete in All-Star Sunday. Well, this week, our Gills Arena crew is picking their own teams, and whichever teams come through with the most total combined points, rebounds, and assists

Starting point is 00:08:35 will win a prize courtesy of the good folks at Underdog. Steve, what are the incentives for the people? Yeah, just got off the phone with Tim, got it approved. 1K in Underdog bucks for the winner of this All-Star Draft. That being you got the most points, rebounds, total assists on your team. Also, to punish the loser, whoever comes in last place has to wear the NBA jersey of the first place individual.

Starting point is 00:09:00 For an entire episode of Girls Arena presented by underdogs. For an entire episode of Girls Arena presented by underdogs. Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold on. So if... So if Rashad wins and Brandon comes in last, Brandon gotta wear a Rashad jersey? That's correct. Alright, cool.

Starting point is 00:09:17 Cemetery Larry. Everybody cool with that? You're nervous now. No. I could do better than that. You wanna throw some notes on that? What they hit with? No. No, we can do better than that. You want to throw some notes on there? What they get with it?

Starting point is 00:09:29 Old Jam coming in just like Nick. Oh, no. No, no, no. I'm not agreeing to that one. Five minutes, man. I'm not agreeing to that one. Let's sweeten it up. You also got to walk around town in the jersey, so whoever comes in last has to roll in the

Starting point is 00:09:43 jersey. We're going to take our crew out. We might take you to the local Target, maybe even the Whole Foods. Wow. And we don't go to Target no more. We don't go to Target no more? We still go to Costco?

Starting point is 00:09:53 Yeah, they got rid of the idea. Oh, OK. But we still fuck with Costco. Yeah. We're going to Target. It's closed? No, it should be. Mm.

Starting point is 00:10:01 Yeah. Yeah, we'll get you. Yeah. Nothing. It's a lot of stuff going on beyond the arena. Oh, big meat? No, no. Move on, Josiah. Oh, okay. Move on, Josiah, please.

Starting point is 00:10:13 What we talking? Move on, please. All right, well, let's get into it. Gills Arena All-Star Draft. Let's take a look at the All-Star rosters. So this is the current rosters, 24-man rosters for both the Eastern and Western Conference,

Starting point is 00:10:28 including Trey Young, who replaces Giannis, Kyrie Irving, who replaces his new teammate, Anthony Davis. So we held our draft lottery on yesterday's show. Mr. B securing the number one

Starting point is 00:10:37 overall pick, Cemetery Larry getting the second pick, Kenyon getting the third pick, and Gil getting the fourth pick. Gil technically got the first pick, but in order to ensure nobody thinks the draft is rigged,

Starting point is 00:10:46 he volunteered to go last. He got something up his sleeve, as always. Loophole Gil. So this is the snake draft, which means the order of picks reverses after each round. So Mr. B will get the top pick in the first round, but the last pick in the second round. So without further delay, let's commence the first ever

Starting point is 00:11:01 Gil's Arena All-Star Draft. Mr. B, you have the first pick. Jalen Brown? And with the first pick, I'm taking Jalen Brown. Mr. B has taken Jalen Brown. You want to know why I went with Jalen Brown for the number one pick? Why did you go with Jalen Brown? If you look up the all-star stats

Starting point is 00:11:28 He averages 31 and 9 and he's number one. Mm-hmm Okay, mmm-hmm go look those numbers up. Mmm-hmm number one in the all-star game All right, mr. B has selected Jalen Brown with the number one overall pick in the gills arena all-star draft Let's move on to cemetery Larry Can I pick you for it him can i say it for him who are you selected could i see it for in the first round i don't know i'm torn i'm torn right now what was he talking about bro who should who you talking about? Who?

Starting point is 00:12:06 Who? Who? Who? Who? Who? Who? Who? Who?

Starting point is 00:12:14 Who? Who? Who? Who? Who? Who? Who? Who?

Starting point is 00:12:22 Who? Who? Who? Who? Who? Who? Who? Wow. Shot is cursed LeBron James in the All-Star game with his selection. Greatest of all time. That is fair. That is an accurate, non-debatable statement that you made. But actually, no, the curse has been broken. We got Luka in town.

Starting point is 00:12:35 You wore the LeBron jersey during our playback watch party. He proceeded to cook. There's no more crown no more. All right. It's a new world order. Okay? Okay, phone. chukka, bon, bon. So first two picks, Jaylen Brown going to Mr. B's team, LeBron James going to Cemetery Larry Squad. Let's move on to Kenya. Kenya, who are you taking in the

Starting point is 00:12:59 first round of the inaugural Gills Arena All-Star Draft? I'm gonna go with Anthony Edwards. You were attacking Ant-Man with the first pick. With your first pick, excuse me. Why do you pick Ant-Man, K? Youth. Two youths. Youth. He gonna be out there just fucking running around and all the other dudes is old.

Starting point is 00:13:25 Mm-hmm. Makes sense. He gonna be out there just fucking running around and all of these dudes is old. Mm. That makes sense. Fucking youth. 40 youth. Last but not least. Nothing more, nothing less. Our show's namesake. Young Legs.

Starting point is 00:13:37 Mr. Gilbert Arenas. Gil, who are you taking? Can you put the teams back up, please? Uh-oh. Gil would like to see the teams as a refresher. This is the players. The players, excuse me. It's an alphabetical order.

Starting point is 00:13:50 Wait, no. Hmm? That's alphabetical order? Yeah. Oh, never mind. Hold on. Uh-oh. So you got it wrong on this?

Starting point is 00:13:59 Gil's retrieved the phone. I'll take Jason Tatum. Gil has selected Jason Tatum with his pick. And Gil, why are you taking... Because I want to. Well, that's why we do anything in life. I'll take Shea. Yeah, that's...

Starting point is 00:14:19 We are now moved on to the second round. Gil has the first pick in the second round. Gil selected Shea Gildas Alexander has the first pick in the second round. Gil selected Shea Gildas Alexander with the first pick in the second round. Now let's move back on to you, Kenyon. Who is your second round selection? Check and check. K, Cuddenham.

Starting point is 00:14:35 Kenyon selected K. You are going with the youth. Mm, mm-mm-mm. A young, emerging light-skinned star out of Detroit. Mm, mm, mm, mm. Is it my turn? Let's move on to Cemetery Lariat. It is your pick for the second round in our snake draft. Wardell.

Starting point is 00:14:53 You're taking Steph Curry. I'll take Wardell. Shout-out to Gentleman's Cut. Fine beverage. Shout-out, Steph. We will be in the Bay this week, Steph, please. We will check in once we touch down who's up who's up now on to Mr. B Mr. B who is your second round pick in the inaugural Gills Arena all-star draft Kevin Durant you are taking Kevin Wayne Durant recent 30,000 point score we will talk about that more in the show Brandon selected KD that completes our second

Starting point is 00:15:24 round so just to recap Mr. B's first two picks, Jalen Brown and KD. Cemetery Larry's first two picks, LeBron and Steph. I like where you're going with this. I like it. I like where you're going. Canyon is taking Ant-Man and Cade. And Gil has selected Jason Tatum and SGA with his two picks. Now we're moving on to round three.

Starting point is 00:15:41 Mr. B, you have the first pick in round three in our snake draft format. Who are you selecting? Donovan Mitchell. You are taking the Cavs' number one option, Donovan Mitchell. Mr. B, why are you taking Donovan Mitchell? Yeah, let's hear it. His team is number one right now.

Starting point is 00:15:57 He's number one option. He is the number one option. He's playing like the number one option. Oh, shit. The face of the Eastern Conference, if you will. For now. I'm surprised you only Conference, if you will. For now. I'm surprised you only took it. I can't help it.

Starting point is 00:16:08 I'm surprised at you. So now we move on to Cemetery Larry. Very surprised. Cemetery Larry, who is your third pick in the inaugural Gills Arena? Victor Ruiz. Thank you. Victor Wamba Wamba is finally off the board. Wamba Wamba!

Starting point is 00:16:21 Thank you. Oh, that's a wrap for y'all. Victor Wamba has been taken off the board. Victor Wamba Wamba playing in his first All-Star game. How y'all let Rashad get there? Round three pick. Now let's move on to Kenya. Kenya, who are you taking? Jaron Jackson Jr.

Starting point is 00:16:36 You are taking Jaron Jackson Jr. Because all he do is shoot threes. You think he's going to get there? He just shoot a lot. He ain't got no conscience. So it remains to be seen with this new mini tournament style. Who would shoot threes? You think he's gonna get to? He just shoot a lot. He ain't got no conscience. So it remains to be seen with this new mini tournament style.

Starting point is 00:16:48 Something for you all to keep in mind. Obviously there'll be three teams of eight. So 15 total starters amongst those three teams. Who's gonna get burned? Who's gonna be on the bench? If the old heads are gonna be hating. I know who I'm going with, Nick. Now let's move on to our show's namesake, Gilbert Arenas. Who is your pick for round three?

Starting point is 00:17:20 I'm gonna take... Oh, damn it. Jaylen Brown. I mean, uh, Jaylen Brunson. Jaylen Brunson. As you already know, Jaylen Brown already off the board, the number one overall pick. Now let's move on to round four.

Starting point is 00:17:43 This is a snake draft format, Gil, so you do have the first pick in the fourth round. Let's go. Giannis. You are taking, wait, Giannis is not available. He's not playing. Damn. Boy, he would have been off the bench.

Starting point is 00:17:54 Right, I'm about to say, I would have. He would have picked, he would have took Giannis first. I would have picked him first. I would have took Giannis first. Carr and Taintown. You are taking Cat. Good-a-dood-a-dood, as they say. Yeah, he would have took him first.

Starting point is 00:18:02 In third sections of New York. At a much faster pace than what I just did. Good it did it as they say yeah, he would have took him first sectors of New York At a much faster pace than what I just did So now let's move back to Kenyon fourth round who was the fourth player you were selected Jalen Williams you're taking a youth movement. We're playing in his first Take down the Mitchell J one playing in his first off our game Donovan Mitchell? He did take Donovan Mitchell. Jalen Wynn playing in his first All-Star game, OKC Thunder. Now let's move on to... I need some help, man.

Starting point is 00:18:32 Yeah, yeah, get some, yeah. Cemetery Larry phoning a friend. Yeah, phone a friend, goddammit. Hey, get the lifeline, goddammit. You need a lifeline. Consulting. Trey? What about the car? You need a lifeline consulting Consulting

Starting point is 00:18:55 Let's see what direction they go I will go a Joker you are taking Nicola Jokic Yeah Okay Last but not least mr. B I'm gonna go try young going to go Trey Young. You are taking Trey Young. Good selection, Trey. Giannis is injury replacement for this All-Star game. So we are now four rounds deep.

Starting point is 00:19:16 Let us recap if we can. Mr. B, you have selected Jalen Brown, KD, Donovan Mitchell, and Trey Young. Cemetery Leary, you've taken LeBron, Steph, Victor Wamba Wamba, and Joker. Canaan, you got Ant-Man, Kade, Jaren Jackson Jr., Jalen Williams. And Gil, you have Tatum, SGA, Jalen Brunson, and Cat. We are now in the fifth round. Mr. B, you have the first pick in the fifth round of the Gills Arena inaugural NBA All-Star Draft. I'm going to go Tyler Hero.

Starting point is 00:19:54 Tyler Hero. First time. I think he's going to be excited, shoot a lot of threes. I'm going to have the greatest lineup of all time. Mr. B has selected Tyler Hero. Because his points assist and points assist and rebound. Producer would like to let you know that Damian Lillard

Starting point is 00:20:12 is still on the board. I know. Bucks fan. He put it in all caps. I know. With an N word. It's my turn, right? It's my turn, right? It is your turn. We're going to go James Harden. We my turn. We're going James Harden. We are going the beard, James Harden.

Starting point is 00:20:28 Yeah, I think that rounds out the best. Excuse me. The best starting five of the crew. You have one reserve that you have left to select. Let's move on to Kenyon. Kenyon, who is your fifth round pick? Evan Mobley. You are taking Evan Mobley.

Starting point is 00:20:43 Gil, with an audible fuck after that pick. Man, this shit is a layup. This shit is a one- same hand, same leg layup now. Shit. Same hand, same leg layup. Easy. Easy work, as the young kids say. Gil, you have the last pick in the fifth round.

Starting point is 00:21:00 Who are you taking to round out your top five? Don't let me fuck up your playing. I would like to take... One to the front. Fallen friend. He took my one. He took my one. I would like to take. There he is, Garland. Kyrie, for sure. He took Dame already, right?

Starting point is 00:21:42 Mm-mm. Dame's still available. There's no time. Mm. You have 25 seconds to make your pick. Arbitrary number. Give me... Oh, I got back-to-back, right? That you do. Oh, give me, uh, I got back-to-back, right? That you do.

Starting point is 00:22:05 Oh, give me, uh, Shangoon, then. Alper and Shangoon from the Rockets. And, Gil, you do have back-to-back picks, so we'll see who you take in the sixth round and why you picked Shangoon over that pick. Huh? Who are you selecting in the sixth round of the Gills Arena? Sixth round, which is my last one.

Starting point is 00:22:24 I don't even need to. I just, I get whoever. All righty. Oh, yeah, you just got that. I get whoever laughs. Drop me in your lap. He probably ain't gonna play anyway, so. Wait, hold on. Me.

Starting point is 00:22:41 Got him in the trick bag. Trick bag. Guess you're all not paying attention, huh? Yeah, we are paying attention, Gilbert. Okay. Waiting on your pick. Waiting on your pick, sir. Waiting on Gil's pick. Yeah, that's why we...

Starting point is 00:22:59 Just points, rebounds, and assists, so... Yeah, we are paying attention, then. Mm-hmm. That's why we picked the way we did. You sure? I know, I'm paying attention. The couch is we picked the way we did. You sure? I know. I'm paying attention. The Cowboys are trying to bait Gilbert into taking an unfit. Is Jaylen Williams gone?

Starting point is 00:23:11 Jaylen Williams has been selected. I wonder about who. Jaylen Brown. This is my draft voice. I want the air voice. Yeah, yeah. Mmm. Oh, Darius Garland.

Starting point is 00:23:21 Gilbert is selected. Darius Garland. Mmm. Shout out to Uncle Suge. Cleveland resident, Cleveland Cavs fan. Oh, there is going to be selected Darius Garland Cleveland resident Cleveland Cavs fan Gifted us all calves shirts for Christmas. I wore mine out of respect Now let's move on to Kenya. You're taking day Damian Lillard Going in the sixth round, surprised to some. That's cool, but I get it. Now let's move on to Cemetery Lair. You're shaking your head saying, mm-mm-mm.

Starting point is 00:23:54 Do you know something that we don't? I do. What do you know? I got a champion, Olympian, all that shit. Kyrie Irving, let's go baby boy. Kyrie, you got something hard on you, right? Oh, yeah. Then Brandon has Pascal.

Starting point is 00:24:08 And then Williams, you? Pascal Siakam, last pick in the Gills Arena, inaugural NBA All-Star. Woo! The couch made that pick for you, Brandon. This ain't even fair. That's what I said. Before we recap the teams, how's everybody feeling?

Starting point is 00:24:25 I'm excellent. About their squad? I know something's going to happen. Some goalposts going to be moved. Oh. A goalpost will be moved. Shot already calling. With this set up?

Starting point is 00:24:39 I see. Okay. Gil, would you like to share with the class? Okay. You have been very secretive. The mic was on, so the chat heard you. Can we just, what you like to share with the class? No. Okay. You have been very secretive. The mic was on, so the chat heard you. Can we just, what's the team so I can?

Starting point is 00:24:51 So I'll read the teams. We're getting a full screen board made right now, as you know. We are failing. This is called vamping, if you will, as well. This is my draft voice. Can we see Charles and them team again? I can read Charles' team to you. Like Charles and Shaq and them...

Starting point is 00:25:06 So you want Shaq's team first. Shaq took LeBron, Raymond, James Sr. No rebound, no rebound. He took Stephen Curry, Jason Tatum, Kevin Wayne Durant, Damian Lillard, James Harden, and Jalen Brown. You all got AD who you replaced with? Yeah, Gil. I don't know, bruh. Okay.

Starting point is 00:25:23 AD replaced with Kyrie. We also have Kenny. That's a good one. Kenny had Anthony Edwards, Jalen Brunson, Jaren Jackson Jr., Jalen Williams, Darius Garland, Evan Mobley, Cade Cunningham, and Tyler Hero. Okay. I'm breaking your picks down. And Charles Barkley. Had Joker, SGA,

Starting point is 00:25:40 Wimby, Siakam, Shangoon, Cat, Donovan Mitchell, and Trae Young. Obviously, a lot of scoring in the All-Star Game last year. It seems like that would be a priority in picking these. That's obviously two points worth more than one rebound or one assist. But with this new format, a lot remains to be seen. So I'll quickly just read the teams until we get a visual report.

Starting point is 00:26:02 Man, I'm Gucci over here. Mr. B had the first overall pick. read the teams until we get a visual. Man, I'm Gucci over here. Mr. B had the first overall pick. Your team is Jalen Brown, Kevin Durant, Donovan Mitchell, the Cavs' number one option, Trey Young, Tyler Hero, Pascal Siakam, Cemetery Larry. No bigs. You went with the old heads with the first two picks.

Starting point is 00:26:21 LeBron and Steph are your first two. Then you went with the youth in Victor Wamba Wamba. Points, rebounds. MVP Nikola Jokic. All of them. Former MVP James Harden. And Kyrie Irving. Still small.

Starting point is 00:26:34 Ouch. Kenya, I mean, what was the ouch for again? Last place. You feel like Cemetery Larry has selected the last place team in the inaugural Greenville Arena NBA All-Star Dress. So what is the criteria against these points, rebounds? Assists in the All-Star Game. Okay.

Starting point is 00:26:50 Total. Total. Total team. Last. I'll just make sure I knew that I drafted what we were saying before we said it. Winner gets $1,000. Okay. An underdog brand.

Starting point is 00:27:02 Unfortunately. Loser has to wear the winner's jersey for an extended period of time, including an episode of Gil's Arena presented by underdog Woof Woof. Woof Woof. And now let's move on to Kenyon's team. Kenyon, you have Ant-Man, Cade Cunningham, Jaron Jackson Jr., Jalen Williams, Evan Mobley,

Starting point is 00:27:18 and Dame as your final selection. Yeah. Confident with that team? Oh, yeah, I'm good with that, bro. I'm taking my eyes off now. He said Dame. Mm-hmm. He's the last one I picked.

Starting point is 00:27:29 And who else? So Dame, I'll read it descending order. Dame was his last pick. Evan Mobley. Hold on, hold on. Evan Mobley. Okay, Evan. Jalen Williams.

Starting point is 00:27:40 Jalen Williams. There's no way to know. Jaren Jackson. Cade Cunningham. You said Jaren Jackson. Junior. Huh? He's a junior. I'd be confused.

Starting point is 00:27:49 What was that? Cade Cunningham. He's just got to wait and see. And Cade. And then Ant-Man, Anthony Edwards. And Kyrie. Ant-Man. Wait and see.

Starting point is 00:27:58 You who take us here? Ooh. Yeah. Not good, not good. You are not confident in CD's team as well. Get out of his damn mind. He lost. He lost. Sounds good.

Starting point is 00:28:10 Let's see Brandon's. What's Brandon's? Mr. B's team, like I told you, is Jalen Brown. Hold on, hold on, hold on. May or may not be the Celtics' number one option. Okay. KD. KD. Donovan Mitchell.

Starting point is 00:28:29 OK, Mitchell. Trey. Donovan Mitchell's a starter. Trey. And Tyler Hero. I don't know. Hero. And Pascal Siakam.

Starting point is 00:28:39 No, Donovan Mitchell got, didn't he get voted in as a starter? Yeah, but they had to split him up so we don't know who started. I imagine that the ten starters will all be starters on their team. Good. Oh, wait, so, wait. So it's three teams of eight all gone.

Starting point is 00:28:54 Are you starting to pay attention now? This team ain't going to get no fucking rebounds. Five, five, and five. No, no, no, y'all. You got two scores. Yeah, I'll just see what I, okay, so. Nope, nope. Uh-oh.

Starting point is 00:29:04 So call your team now. So we watching the game Nope. Uh-oh. So call your team now. So we're watching the game and we adding all the... So call your team now. Okay. Mini tournament style. Obviously, they'll... I got... You also have to factor in which team will advance in your...

Starting point is 00:29:14 I got Shea, Sandgun, and Karl-Anthony. Doing what? Huh? Doing what? Doing what they do. What they do and do. Shea, I got... I mean... Shea's a scorer. Mm-hmm. That's points. Sandgun gonna do what what they do. What they doing do. Uh, Shay, I got, I mean... Shay's a scorer. Mm-hmm. That's points. That's points.

Starting point is 00:29:29 He ain't gonna do what Shay ain't gonna do. He gonna be the one odd man out. Carl Anthony gonna do what he do. Shoot threes. And I got... Make a couple, maybe. And I got Brunson and Garland. That's small. No rebounds. Tatum. They not gonna play.

Starting point is 00:29:41 Small, no rebounds. Ah! See, that's what you fear to realize. Small, no rebounds. What do they fear to's what you failed to realize. Small, no rebounds. What did they fail to realize, Gil? All my guys. Who has Dame? Him, me. Okay, so on Shaq's team, you only got one player.

Starting point is 00:29:58 Okay. On Kenny's team, you got five players. Okay. So that means all five of them are going to be playing against each other. You have nobody on Chuck's team, you got five players. Okay. So that means all five of them are gonna be playing against each other. You have nobody on Chuck's team, so when Chuck's team is playing, you get no points for that. Mm. Mm. So you at least want two people or one person on every team.

Starting point is 00:30:15 Not really. That's how I looked at it. Cool. Points, rebounds, and assists. But Gil, to play devil's advocate... Points, rebounds, and assists, it doesn't matter. Who did Kenny have the five players on? He has the five players on Kenny Smith's advocate. Points, rebounds, and assists. It doesn't matter. Who did Kenny have the five players on? He has the five players on Kenny Smith's team.

Starting point is 00:30:31 If Kenny Smith's team advances to the championship round, more opportunity to get a rebound. So it's their fault. That's what I'm saying. Yeah, pull up the teams again for Chuck and... I can read them to you. They're right here. Oh, okay. They're on the sheet.

Starting point is 00:30:41 Oh, wait. They're on my sheet. Yeah, they show you right here, brother. So I'll read you Shaq's team once again. LeBron, Steph, Tatum, KD, Damian Lillard, James Harden, Jalen Brown, and Kyrie Irving. Kenny's team is Ant-Man, Jalen Brunson, Jared Jackson Jr., Jalen Williams, Darius Garland, Evan Mobley, Cade Cunningham, and Tyler Hero. Chuck's team, Joker, SGA, Wamba Wamba, Siakam, Shane Goon, Cat, Donovan Mitchell, Trey Young.

Starting point is 00:31:06 Points, rebounds, and assists. Points, rebounds, and assists. Points, rebounds, and assists. Gil's smiling right now like he knows something. It's not going to be that many misses. It's an all-star game. It's going to be a lot of makes. I mean, it depends on who played hard, though. He got four players on one side, right?

Starting point is 00:31:21 He got youth, Curry. KD, right? That's him? Youth. Harden. Don't know his first... Harden do his first time. Kyrie? Hey, they finna go up.

Starting point is 00:31:32 He has Kyrie, right? Let me recap Sha's team for you, Gil. I mean... LeBron, Steph, Wamba Wamba... Oh, and LeBron. Okay. Jokic, Harden, Kyrie. Jalen Jackson Jr. and motherfucking...

Starting point is 00:31:41 What he said? Evan Mobley. LeBron, Steph. LeBron and Steph are the first two. LeBron and Steph. Okay. Victor, Wamba, Wamba. Okay, that's on this side. Jokic.

Starting point is 00:31:52 Jokic. Where the hell is Jokic? Okay. Harden. Harden is... Harden and Kyrie, so he don't have KD. Victor gonna go crazy. Does not have KD. Who? Victor gonna go crazy.

Starting point is 00:32:04 Victor, Wamba, Wamba Wamba. He has three point guards So we will recap this In just in just a moment In the meantime in between time if you have not done so already, download the underdog app, use promo code GIL, get up to $1,000 in bonus cash. Pretty sure we're asking in the chat, right? We've also asked the chat... So I'm in every game. Who has the best team?

Starting point is 00:32:38 There it is. Good graphics, man. Y'all are all right, man, in there. Damn, y'all did some extra shit. I just wanted some names on there. Y'all fucking... Okay, well, look at y'all. All-star level production staff right here. I'm gonna take y'all to the Bay. So we have the visual support.

Starting point is 00:32:56 We see the four teams right now. Once again, Mr. B's team, Jalen Brown, KD, Cavs' number one option, Donovan Mitchell, Trae Young, Tyler Hero Mitchell, Trey Young, Tyler Hero, Pascal Siakam. Cemetery Larry's team, LeBron Raymond James Sr., Steph Curry, Victor Wamba Wamba, Joker, Harden, Kyrie. Canyon's team, Ant-Man, Cade Cunningham,

Starting point is 00:33:19 Jaren Jackson Jr., Jalen Williams, Evan Mobley, Dane, and Gil's team, Jason Tatum, SGA, Jalen Brunson, Kat, Alperin Shangoon, Darius Garland. So we asked the chat. It's Larry, man, not Shaz. It's Larry. Larry, we apologize. We apologize.

Starting point is 00:33:41 Larry James, aka Cemetery Larry. We asked the chat, who has the best team? Over 4,000 voters. 56% picked Cemetery Larry, the best team. Gil, your team came in second place with 24% of the vote. Canyon, your team received 13% of the vote. Mr. B, your team received 6%. Chat, not very supportive.

Starting point is 00:34:05 Similar to, I believe, our all-time player draft. We gotta wait and see. We have to wait and see. Huh? Gotta wait and see. Don't lose the energy. What? I said we gotta wait and see. Making sure y'all don't lose the energy.

Starting point is 00:34:17 Don't lose the energy. Okay. I mean, I'm in every game, so, like, he's... I have a chance, because I'm in... All my players are playing in every game. 56%. 56% to... Yeah, they're going off of names.

Starting point is 00:34:30 57% now. They go off of names? If they're going off of names, I don't think they looked at who's coaching the teams. So if you don't have anybody in Kenny Smith when they're playing, how do you get points? I got somebody on every team. No, you don't. No, you don't.

Starting point is 00:34:46 No, you do not. We'll see if Gil's strategy pays off. As a reminder, mini-tournament style, four teams. I'm Gucci. There'll be a semifinal. Two teams will advance to the finals to play for the championship. Rising Stars team could throw a wrench in all of this. Yeah.

Starting point is 00:35:05 If they can get an upset. I got youngins. Also notice nobody selected Bronny. Depends on who play hard, though. I got better youngins than them youngins. Nobody selected Bronny. He's not on the team, but just out of respect for LeBron. Who's a possible threat.

Starting point is 00:35:20 Yeah, my youngins better than them youngins. Yeah, yeah. Well, we will have a full recap of how everybody's team performed after the All-Star game. Anthony, who's going to go for MVP on that side. Mm. So him and Jalen Brunson are going to shoot the most in the middle.

Starting point is 00:35:40 Shea, Giannis. Giannis not playing. No, I'm going to say. Larry wins again. Donovan Mitchell, Carl Anthony. Giannis not playing. No, I'm not. Shea. Larry Williams again. Donovan Mitchell. Carl Anthony. Larry Williams again. Have support.

Starting point is 00:35:50 We would ask to chat if it's obvious, but we already know. It is obvious. I don't want nobody. Look at this. I ain't even go deep diving into it. I just picked the best available. I'm going to wait and see who you pick. Who the best nigga on here.

Starting point is 00:36:05 Okay. Steph, of course. You know, MVP coming from that side. Luka, not an All-Star this year. Would have been interesting to see if somebody... Seven points a game. Unfavorable trade. I'm not...

Starting point is 00:36:15 Okay. Heroes don't play hard. Heroes do not play hard. Gil, you were a big... Damn! In light of the Luka trade, does that stand to reason? No, I'm just saying in an All-Star game. One-up. Okay.

Starting point is 00:36:24 Seven. All-Star game. They only had seven points. You know, J that stand? No, I'm just saying in an all-star game. Okay, seven. All-star game. He only had seven points. You know, Jokic, five, 10, 15 points. He don't really go. So we'll have a full recap of how everybody's team performed after the all-star game. But speaking of all-star weekend,

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Starting point is 00:37:34 But let's keep this thing moving. Wait, do we have more treats? We have some more treats. Like I was just catching a shoot. Real funny. That's what's up. Don't open it yet. Alright?

Starting point is 00:37:54 Thank you. Don't open it yet. Hold on, hold on. None of y'all got NBA championship rings. Go ahead and open that now. Nobody has NBA championship rings because we don't have Nick Young and his NBA championship experience on this couch today. Ring pops.

Starting point is 00:38:11 Thank you. In lieu of a championship ring. As I mentioned, we do not have Swaggy P, NBA champion, bring his NBA championship experience. Okay, pinky. Pinky ring pop. All right, well, let's keep this thing moving, get into some basketball. So Kevin Durant, been a certified bucket getter

Starting point is 00:38:41 since ending their league. And the four-time scoring champ joined some elite company during the Suns game against the Grizzlies Tuesday night. Let's take a look at the highlights if we can. So, Katie entered the game 26 points shy of joining the 30,000-point club and got to work, finishing with 34 points on 12 of 18 shooting along with five blocks on the defensive end. Durant, eighth player in NBA history to surpass 30,000 points and tied with Kareem for the third fastest

Starting point is 00:39:07 to accomplish defeat behind only Wilk and MJ. KD's 27.3 career point per game average is the sixth most all-time. Bo Bo also did work in his first ever start with the Suns as he looks to restart his career. We'll have more on that shortly. Devin Booker has 17 points and 9 assists. Grizzlies controlled the game, though, led by Ja Morant. Finished 26 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Desmond Bain added 20 points, 8 rebounds, 4 dimes. Jaron Jackson Jr. has 17 and 6 boards. Let's watch some highlights. Let's watch KD cooking. One of the most prolific scorers in league history. Facts. And here's the moment where he joined the 30,000 point club. You would have liked to see it on a nice mini or a nice three, but got it on a free throw.

Starting point is 00:39:53 Eighth player in NBA history. Like I said, Grizzlies were in control of the game. Suns got it close, then got to them for a couple couple times. Like Kendrick says, not enough. Oh, Bo Bo, you see him. Oh, you see him. And after the game, after handing the Suns and L, Ja was kind enough to hand Durant the game ball as the Grizzlies secured their third straight road win. Grizzlies have won 10 of their last 12 games.

Starting point is 00:40:23 Meanwhile, the Suns have lost five of their last 12 games. Meanwhile, the Suns have lost five of their last six games. But let's get back to KD for a moment. The eighth member of the 30,000-point club, like I said, certified bucket getter. Where does KD rank amongst the best pure scorers of all time? Roll the ball out, as you guys like to say. Get buckets. Can only speak on the people that we've seen play really. So some of the guys we've never seen. So amongst those people, can you... It's up there, man. Number two, Cemetery Lair, you have KD ranked second amongst the best pure scorers all time.

Starting point is 00:41:07 Yep. Why do you feel that way? I mean, he's seven foot. He is seven foot. Slender but effective. Changes everything if he's 6'5". But we can't change that. So being 7'0", doing what he do, I mean, you can't duplicate that. So put some up there. I think I put Kobe at the top, so. You have Kobe at the top.

Starting point is 00:41:37 You have KD right underneath Kobe, second. Melo third. Melo third, based on players that you've seen. T-Mac fourth. T-Mac fourth. All right. I got KD one. You have KD number one, Mr. B, amongst players that you've seen in your lifetime. Yeah, seven foot.

Starting point is 00:41:55 I mean, probably never see it again. Something you just can't teach. It's just gifted. Came from the basketball gods. So, to me, he's number one because he could score at any time and anywhere on the floor and let's talk with us Katie's resurgence obviously Achilles injury in the final but it's bounced back still performing at a high level can I say the same about the Suns currently but just

Starting point is 00:42:20 Kevin Durant 36 years old still out there getting buckets. How impressive is that? Yeah, no, it's just a testament to the work that he's put in, to his game, and to his rehab when injured, and to the recovery, and all of it. So, yeah, I'm going to have to go with B and say KD1. Because the efficiency of it. If you look at a lot of the guys who, their volume, like they take a lot of shots. Of the guys who we're talking about who are pure scorers,

Starting point is 00:43:04 I think he is the most efficient. So that kind of wavered it for me. With me seeing Melo firsthand and playing on the team with AI and Chuck, I mean with AI and Melo, and playing against Kobe, playing against a young KD. Yeah, I'm gonna go KD one. Just because of that, yeah, the efficiency of it. You agree, Gil? Hm? KD one? One, two, or three, I don't know, man.

Starting point is 00:43:49 I guess, you know, when you come talking about pure scoring, it's who makes it look easy and effortless. So, you know, KD Mello, Kobe, T-Mac before he got injured. Mm-hmm. I mean, MJ, that shit did look easy, so. T-Mac before he got injured. I mean, MJ, that shit did look easy, so... You know, I can't argue one, two, or three. Either way, so I'll put him at one.

Starting point is 00:44:17 For sure. Well, shout-out for KD for joining the lead group of bucket-getters. Eighth player with 30,000 points in NBA history. But let's talk about some other things going on with the Suns. KD's name was the subject of trade speculation for the last couple weeks. Monday, he addressed the media and talked about

Starting point is 00:44:34 what it was like to hear his name mentioned in potential trades. It's just business, man. It's just part of the business, you know? Everybody's bought and sold in this league, you know? So anybody can be up for auction, you know what I mean? So I understand that. It's just about getting back on the court,

Starting point is 00:44:51 trying to goddamn play the game that I love, you know? Nobody's above the system, you know? As much as, you know, how much status I got and how much I've acquired in this league, you're still not above the business, and I always understood that. So it's about doing the best I can on the floor, man, and focusing on that. Keeping the main thing the main thing.

Starting point is 00:45:11 The business, that'll take care of itself. So you guys watching this video, do you like hearing KD's response to the trade speculation? Professional. Truth. I like what he said, nobody's bigger than the program. Well. I like what he said. Nobody's bigger than the program. Well... All I got...

Starting point is 00:45:30 Unless you got a no-trade clause. The three judges, actually. Unless you got a no-trade clause. Bradley Bill on the Suns, no-trade clause. So... You... Even with that, they still going? Yeah, nah, they can't.

Starting point is 00:45:45 They was trying to make Melo go through hell with his trade clause in New York. Yeah, but, hey, nothing they can do about it. Yeah. So, like we said, Katie... I'm just in black and white, Jack. Hey. I wish you would. No, you need my okay.

Starting point is 00:46:03 For real? Yeah, this is one of them. Hey, this a retina scan. If you get that, you know the team has no leverage. They have no leverage whatsoever and you're like, I need that no trade clause. And they're like, fuck. We can't and there's nothing we can do. Yeah, we can. Yeah, we can. Yeah. We stand't. And there's nothing we can do. Yeah, we can.

Starting point is 00:46:25 Yeah, we can. We stand it. When players will get no trade clause, you got to look at what happened that season. Right, to the player, right? No, no, no. So, like, when he got it, think about who was gone. John Wall got injured, so he's done. He led the league in scoring.

Starting point is 00:46:44 They have no goddamn leverage so whenever he asked for it they were like I gotta do it gotta do it got him hey and that's why we was telling Jimmy to go out there motherfucking play basketball and shut up and the hoop dude so you can have some leverage in this situation right like this man like there's nothing they could do but But... Nothing. Jimmy able to force his way out and get a two-year, $100 million. Bradley Beal, like that's what I'm saying.

Starting point is 00:47:10 Like, we can sit there and everybody can speculate and talk what he's doing, what he's not doing. That man over there like, man, I control my own destiny. I don't give a fuck what y'all talking about. Y'all just could have got one after that championship. I'm surprised he doesn't. I'm really surprised he doesn't. Do we know if he do? We would have heard.

Starting point is 00:47:32 I don't think he does. We're going to hear about it when they're getting ready to get traded. Yeah, but I don't think, yeah, I'm surprised. Whenever they're getting ready to get traded, oh, he got them no trade clause. Yeah, I'm surprised he does not. I mean, well, I mean, his play, the way he play, I think he controls it, the way he play.

Starting point is 00:47:47 But just, no. But if he ain't got one, then he hasn't, like, they can do this, they can do the same thing to him that they just did to Luke. Okay. Right? There were reports that... And hours of the week morning...

Starting point is 00:47:57 ...tried to trade Luke before Giannis to the Bucs. The Bucs were not having... Hours of the week morning, picked the phone up, like, hey, you want him? You know what I'm saying? We ain't got what we need like, hey, you want it? You know what I'm saying? We ain't got what we need from him already. You want it?

Starting point is 00:48:11 We don't got what we need from him. Do you think certain players should get a no-trade clause? Like, if you get a MVP or if you get a finals MVP or something, it should, like... No, it's your value. It's your value to the organization. It's your value to the organization and the league. And the league. Like, Wimby...

Starting point is 00:48:24 Hold on. Hold on, hold on, hold on. Hold on, hold on. to the organization? It's your value to the organization and the league. And the league? Like Wimby? Hold on. Hold on, hold on, hold on. Hold on, hold on. It's your value to the organization and to the league. Like, I think Kobe Bryant, when he was with the Lakers,

Starting point is 00:48:35 I think when Kobe was with the Lakers, he deserved it. What was Bradley Beal's value to the league? No, I'm saying for his team. What was his value

Starting point is 00:48:43 for his team? They didn't have nobody else. John Wall was gone. Why did they get rid of him? Who, John? Andrew? Bradley Beal? Yes. Because he asked out. What kind of value was he to the team? He controlled his own destiny. So he had value. Like he controlled whatever the, whatever it was, right? So he had the value. He had whatever it was. He controlled it.

Starting point is 00:49:09 Anybody average 30 a game should get a notary. No, for that team, for that team in that city. Any team. That's what they was looking for. They just lost their star. And then he became the new star. Clean cut. But they had no leverage. So it's like, yo.

Starting point is 00:49:20 Like for two years you was what? Like, so this is what it is, right? There wasn't no value. That's what it is, right? Do a relationship, on some bounce, some get back shit, don't know that you end up

Starting point is 00:49:31 putting a ring on the next one for no, like, it's that shit. Right? You ain't saying she deserved it. You're talking about the rarity of somebody getting this ring. But you ain't saying she deserved it.

Starting point is 00:49:40 Somebody getting this promise thing. You know what I'm saying? No, you got it. She ain't saying she deserved it, but she was the next one. But based on what y'all saying. She was the next thing up. I'm saying based on what y'all got it. But you know, she said you deserve it Well, it's based on what y'all see the next thing up I'm saying based on what y'all saying based on always the value from the league and the value of the team I certainly build on me that guy when he was with Cleveland. Yes, they don't meet that criteria

Starting point is 00:49:55 No, no, I know at the time. Yes Not for the league if we come off He asked for this he asked for it because he thought that he had that, right? The team didn't go to him and be like, listen, you want a no trade clause? No. His agent, whoever them people is, whoever it is in that situation, like, shit, you just did this. John Wall gone. You got leverage in this situation to put a no trade clause in there.

Starting point is 00:50:24 Yeah, I know he got it. Because you see what they just did to him, right? in there. Yeah, I know he got it. Because you see what they just did to him. Yeah. Right? Yeah. I mean, I know he got it. Yeah. That's what they want to know.

Starting point is 00:50:31 But like what he's saying, the people who have gotten a no-trade clause in this league, right, if you look at those players, does he fit that? No. Not for the league, no. But he had the team by the nuts. So shouldn't a no... I don't think it should be able to follow you, though. When did he sign? Bill signed that five-year contract. he had the team by the nuts. So send a note.

Starting point is 00:50:47 I don't think it should be able to follow you, though. When did he sign? Bill signed that five-year contract. After you give it up. Yeah, yeah. I don't think it's part of your contract. No, but after you relinquish it, but after you agree to a trade, I agree with you.

Starting point is 00:50:57 Yeah, it should be going after that. I fucking agree with you. You shouldn't have it. Yeah, have it. Yeah, that's what I'm saying. Yeah, we can't trade you after we do it. Yeah, like, British shouldn't be dealing with that shit. Like, get the fuck out of here. Get the fuck out of here. Facts. Once you waive it, Yeah, that's what I don't like.

Starting point is 00:51:10 Once you wave it, because you used it. You used it to go to Phoenix. You said, I want to go there. It's like a challenge for the motherfucking Lakers. You use that goddamn challenge. It's over. It's over. You don't get another.

Starting point is 00:51:20 Yeah, like, you shouldn't be able to keep that. Like, because Phoenix could. Like, bro, that's part of your contract. No it is Is that team it's a they don't say one time only it does not it should it should know but it should even say But once this is no it doesn't say trades No trades And you've been ready you've been right you wave that wave that way you said take No trades, Klaus. It's got an S on it. Right? It's a no trade. And you've been traded.

Starting point is 00:51:46 You've been traded. You waived that trade. And you waived that trade. You said, take this. You waived that clause in this contract. It's done after that. It's my contract. But you waived it.

Starting point is 00:51:53 It goes with me. Like, in the contract. So any other contract that you waived? It's a new contract. Any other contract that you waived a clause in it? After the first contract, you waived it. You waived that clause in it. It's like a mulligan.

Starting point is 00:52:06 You don't get multiple mulligans, you get one. Yeah. I'm going to take two. No, because it is. It's like, yo, why does he get to have that? That's the most safety issue. He more safety than anybody. I can go wherever I want.

Starting point is 00:52:23 Y'all just over here like, oh, shit, I don't know. And he ain't got to do nothing really I can take it. I had I get 11.5 October 1st. I Don't give a fuck where you put me. Give me my 11.5. Okay up front is part of my contract It's cool. If I say no trade clause, but if you wait no matter where I go, that's so let me ask you a question So if you wave that 11.5 Why would I get it?, do you still get it? What do you mean waive it? Do you still get it?

Starting point is 00:52:49 So Bill waived the no trade clause with the Wizards to be traded to the Suns. So you just said... Does it get erased out of the contract? So you said in the contract, right? It says you're supposed to get $11.5 on... October 1st. Right? So if you waived that $11.5 that you're supposed to get on October 1st,

Starting point is 00:53:08 are you still supposed to get it? Yeah. But you waived it. But you waived it. He was like, no. Why would I waive it? I just asked you that. That's a question I just asked.

Starting point is 00:53:18 I mean, why would I say no? No, I'm just, I just asked you a question. Why am I waiving it? What do you mean? Because it's a trade in the clause. It's a trade, it's a clause. No, but what I'm saying, he's not wa a question. Why am I waiving? What do you mean? Because it's a trade in the clause. It's a trade, it's a clause in the contract. No, but what I'm saying, he's not waiving it, he's using it. Like I'm just.

Starting point is 00:53:30 No, you waived your no trade clause. Using it is waiving it. No, that's what it's called. Gil. Waiving it is using it. Okay. It's in the contract. The terminology is you waive your no trade clause.

Starting point is 00:53:41 Isn't that what it's called? For this circumstance. Right. For the specific circumstance. You waive your no trade clause. You waive your no trade clause. Isn't that what it's called? For this circumstance. Right? You waived your no trade clause. So therefore you used it. Yeah. It's in the contract. Yes, Gil.

Starting point is 00:53:56 But I agree with him in that regard. He waived it for the moment. Get out of jail free. You got to unlimitedly get out of jail free. He had the Wizards by a nut. There's other players In the league and now To be able to So as a reminder bill signed that five-year 251 million dollar deal in 2022 Yeah, and now that curry out here LeBron LeBron James has no trickle

Starting point is 00:54:22 Did he have her? That's did he ask for I'm sure step in. Yeah when Luca came they asked LeBron James has a no trade clause? Yes. Did he ask for it? Did he ask for it? I'm sure Steph did. Yeah, when Luka came, they asked LeBron how he felt about the trade. What he generates, absolutely should have one. LeBron said if I was upset about it, I would have waived my no trade. Like, if that's the case, then Giannis should have one everywhere he goes. You got to ask for it.

Starting point is 00:54:38 You should ask for it. Luka should have put it in this contract. No, they don't. Certain guys, when you meet them. You don't think guys ask for no trade clause that's at that standard Like I love you good first foot listen first five first first five first team all NBA's out asked I would ask for all I would ask for no trade clause. He didn't not try from Luka Donchik. Absolutely And I'm not sign listen. Guess what?

Starting point is 00:55:03 What type of agent you have? You go get it. Like, that should be one of the biggest things. If my client is at that level, your agent should know that. Yeah. When Wimby is re-up, when he re-ups, even though it's a rookie extension, I want a no trade clause. Period.

Starting point is 00:55:23 What are you going to do? Tell me no? What leverage do you have over me? I mean, we can't tell you no. You can tell me no, then I go to free agency and get it for some other team. Then I go to Los Angeles Lakers. Yeah. Because they can afford to pay me.

Starting point is 00:55:35 So, you know what I'm saying? That's just what it is in that situation. You're in a small market. Either you do it or I'll move on. There's only a certain... He said he will, but he should. There's only certain groups of people that can do it, and then some people just get lucky. As I said, Bradley Bill, John Wall got hurt, he averaged 30. John Wall tried to come back, he got hurt again.

Starting point is 00:55:54 Bradley Bill averaged 31. He was a free agent. Talk to me. Yeah, that's just like... Talk to me, baby. The people not letting Melo, not willing to to let Mello go on open market, right? We're going to give it. That's the biggest.

Starting point is 00:56:06 We're going to give it. Whatever you bring to the table, you ask for it, we're going to comply. I ain't getting that. So the fact that Bradley Bill was in that situation when he did it, when he asked for it, like I said, they just, and his people went to them like, look, we saw the way you did, John. We're not going for that, so this is what we need.

Starting point is 00:56:29 If not, he walks. I asked for one. When did they say you get when you asked for a no-trade clause? Hell no. Get the fuck out. Now, this was before that. I think you should have accolades.

Starting point is 00:56:39 They told me. Hell no. I think you should have a couple things in your... No, it's called... You got to have balls. Man, I think you need a couple championships, MVP- Balls! But no, that ain't-

Starting point is 00:56:48 But Mr. Biggs- I mean, that's- I mean, so what is your- if you're not doing that, why are you even in the discussion of even asking for that? Because you're not even winning. Like, what? Your value ain't nothing. Like, you just- This is me and your business.

Starting point is 00:56:59 This has nothing to do with the league. We can find somebody else to average 30. That's what you're gonna have to do. And we- And that's where it comes in at. Can you find somebody to do what I do? Because then somehow I leave. Okay.

Starting point is 00:57:10 And that's where it comes down at. So you got to make a decision. You're going to give me this no trade clause or I walk. So who's trying to obviously not walk? Ring in the ring. Like ring in the banner or go get an MVP or something. You got to do something like that. I understand exactly what you're saying.

Starting point is 00:57:25 I don't think they should be in that conversation for one. That city, though? But he asked for it, and he got it. He got it. That's what you're saying. That's something he got. No, I mean, no, I get it. I just don't.

Starting point is 00:57:33 I'm telling you right now, if. That no trade call thing got to change. On the Bucs, right? You got one? No, no, no, no, no. I was Tom Brady. Tom Brady, no. He was older as shit.

Starting point is 00:57:42 Yeah, and he had one with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Yeah, yeah, but. It's like. Let's say you're in LA. He earned old as shit. Yeah, and he had one with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Yeah, yeah. But let's say you're in LA. He earned that. Let's say you're in LA. He did it before he signed. Before he won the Super Bowl with them, he already had it. But he had the leverage.

Starting point is 00:57:56 He had the leverage. That's what I'm saying. When is Luka up? He didn't have that, but I get you. When is Luka up? Luka is up. No trade clause. Yeah, like it's not even a discussion.

Starting point is 00:58:05 Luka? No, no. So Luka has one more year on his deal and he has a player option in summer of 2026. No trade clause. Okay. I think he might be eligible to re-sign soon. And I'm in L.A. I don't want to be.

Starting point is 00:58:16 I'm in L.A. I can sign this summer. Bro, you got to think about your brand too. My friend. That's what I said to Wendy. Like you want to control every market you go into. So you don't want to be sitting here.

Starting point is 00:58:29 Like, I mean, it worked for Luca. Like, I went from here to L.A. Cool. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I don't want to be, you don't want to be a big name brand

Starting point is 00:58:35 and then you go somewhere else. No, for sure. Right? So it's like, well, I want to know trade clause while I got the leverage over you. How many players

Starting point is 00:58:42 are in the league have a big brand though? Like, like, like, like who's big? Like? Like, who's big? Like, who's big right now in NBA? You got Luka, who can pull it off. You got Wimby, who can pull it off. Ant, I don't know.

Starting point is 00:58:54 Shea. Shea. Steph. Steph, nah, not anymore. But either way, give me one now. Just a K. Who do you think? That's young right now. that's on his way.

Starting point is 00:59:07 That's like... Joker can do it. He can get a no-trade clause. You don't think Joker can get a no-trade clause? None of them. Too old. None of them. Like the last contract, yeah.

Starting point is 00:59:18 None of them? None of them. Oh, nobody. Nobody worth a no-trade clause. Oh. Oh, so you don't like the no trade clause at all? Oh, not now. Not now.

Starting point is 00:59:27 I don't see nobody worth it. Oh. No. Everybody's bendable. Yeah. Y'all want to play with each other? All right. Granted.

Starting point is 00:59:37 Granted. Keep acting up. Move. Move. We're a monopoly board. For sure. Duck, duck, goose. I get it. I get it.

Starting point is 00:59:48 He had, like I said, they just shipped John Wall out. They didn't have a choice. They really didn't have a choice. I hear you. So we asked the chat, does Bradley Bill deserve a no-trade clause? 81% said no. We just asked him. It's a dumb question because he has one.

Starting point is 01:00:04 Okay. We asked him if he deserved it, though. He has it, so who cares? He has it. Like, if he was asking for it today... Yeah, okay. I mean, hold on. What was the question? We asked the chat, does Bradley Bill deserve a no-trade clause? We know he has one. We was talking about he don't deserve it

Starting point is 01:00:25 Yes, and they say what? There's no D on it They talk about present that numbers not gone down to 70 percent doesn't matter when it's 80 percent waved like yeah When you wait a bitch dog, you shouldn't matter no more. So let's get back to KD for a second point. So KD got one year left on his deal with the Suns could become a free agent 2026 if he doesn't sign an extension before then. But now the door has been opened for a trade. Brian Windhorst, I believe, reporting that it's all but assured that he will be traded at some point. That's his report, not mine. Just telling you guys what's going on.

Starting point is 01:01:05 So this offseason, he will likely get moved. He's a free agent? He has one year left on his deal. Can he opt out this summer? Let me double check. I don't think... Who he talking about? Kevin Durant. No, he can opt out. Or, no, he had just one year.

Starting point is 01:01:18 So he can't opt out. He's on a journey again? No, he's... He'd be a free agent 2026. He can't play for another team, bro. What you mean? Sound like he was almost about to do a couple weeks ago a week ago. Look at LeBron KD. Just keep the journey Keep the journey going Remember that commercial Katie was in the locker room and yet he was taking off all the jerseys This is what hey, it's hard to real. Huh?

Starting point is 01:01:44 high school This is what... Hey. For real? Huh? High school jerseys. Yeah, yeah. Montreal. Texas. Yeah, just keep going. You stupid as shit. Do a new one. Keep it going.

Starting point is 01:01:52 Okay, keep it going. He ain't going like that. No, man, come on. That's funny. We heard KD's comments about being the subject of trade speculation, but you think the trust has been broken between the sons of KD? Nope. They calling.

Starting point is 01:02:06 They not calling. People calling them. They're answering. And, you know, they wouldn't be calling if they was winning. Steph calling KD saying, hey, you want to come back? You're not calling my organization and asking about my players if we winning. Not at all. But we're not winning.

Starting point is 01:02:24 So, therefore's four. How long you been there? You better call Tyron. Yo, how long Katie been in Phoenix? Three years? Two years? Third year. Third year now?

Starting point is 01:02:37 Indeed has been. Yeah, bro. Yeah, you got to. Kevin Wayne Durant. How long do they have nowadays? How long do you have? Average of 27, man. I'm justant. How long do they have nowadays? How long do you have? The average of 27, man. I'm just saying, how long do we give players now?

Starting point is 01:02:52 So three years? So the players that step away though. You left here, come here. How much time we give? That's a part of three seasons. You traded, obviously, deadlines. Two years. To do a win?

Starting point is 01:03:03 Yeah. Oh, he's not winning that. That's what I'm saying. do a win? Yeah. Oh, he's not winning that. That's what I'm saying. So what was the point? Yeah, he's not winning that. That's what I want to know. But what was the point of it? Like, what was the point of going there? When all those moves first went down, we were optimistic, even before this season started.

Starting point is 01:03:14 Well, because Book had just got there. Before this season started, you guys said you wouldn't be surprised if they were at the top of the West or if they were at where they're at now. Oakland. They were an unpredictable squad. Currently 26th and 27th, 11th in Adam Silver's Western Conference. That's nasty. But just three games out of the sixth spot.

Starting point is 01:03:30 It's a very, very compact Western Conference. Yeah, it is. Are the Suns cooked, or can they still be a threat in the Westerns? They losing to Memphis at home, bro. You like... But we're not ball ball, King. Not ball ball on the way. I understand what you said.

Starting point is 01:03:41 You just can't lose to Memphis at home, man, if you're trying to, like... It's just been... On a special night for KD. This rollercoaster. Yeah, he was going to get it that game, the next game. It neither here nor there. Right. It's about what they're trying to do as a unit, man.

Starting point is 01:03:54 If they're trying to do something. It's this rollercoaster of wins and losses and injuries and not playing and uncertainty and, like. I don't see it. and not playing and uncertainty and like... I don't see it. Coach, it's just this lineup, that lineup, this player. I don't make this trade. Trade this guy, play this guy. Don't like, there's no consistency there, man. And you gotta have that shit in order to win.

Starting point is 01:04:21 In order to, and they haven't had that. I don't see it in their future. They just threw Bo Bo out there like that. Like they could have been playing him, preparing him for the opportunity. And he showed up, you know, but it's just, it's starting to feel like Phoenix is turning into a little graveyard over there, man. Into a graveyard. Graveyard?

Starting point is 01:04:44 It's been a graveyard. You mentioned Bo Bo. Let's talk about some positives. The prophecy got one step closer to being fulfilled as Bo Bo got his first start with the Suns Tuesday. A new Sun did his thing while seeing some extended action on the floor. Let's look at Bo Bo highlights. Brighten our spirits here in the arena.

Starting point is 01:05:03 So close to Valentine's Day. Both played 60 games with the Suns This is his first start since April 2023 when he was with the magic Both finished with 18 points a season-high 14 rebounds two steals in a career-high time four blocks in the loss But helped keep the squad in the game with some timely fourth quarter buckets So Bobo only averaging six points three rebounds in one block in 17 games this season, but in his last three games those numbers have jumped to 16.3 points, 8 rebounds, 3.7 blocks, shooting 49% from the field in 29 minutes per game.

Starting point is 01:05:36 You see it. There it goes. Yeah, on that. You see it. Oh. Nice lead by O'Neal and Bowe finally. And returns. There it goes. Tippin Jr. with a pass blocked by Bowe. Yeah. The 14th down for Memphis. That's tough to watch these sons with all the expectation and the reality. But good to see Bobo.

Starting point is 01:05:53 On it! Getting some time out there. So Bobo's still only 25 years old, shown flashes throughout his career, but nothing ever sustainable. We've had lengthy discussions about Bobo and whether he would live up to his potential in the past. Gil, you've been said the Suns needed to give him some burn,

Starting point is 01:06:09 put him in the starting lineup. So for you, is it good to see Bol Bol starting to find his fit with the Sun squad? Yes. As a coach, what... As a coach, what are you looking at? Like, when you're watching a game and you're watching practice, what are you actually looking at? How are you evaluating your players?

Starting point is 01:06:42 Right? Right. I mean, it's just human nature. If I'm never going to play, you know, at some point, I'm not going to go as hard. Like, it's a waste of energy, right? Imagine coming to practice every single day

Starting point is 01:06:59 and there's no reward for it. Eventually, the behavior that you're looking at is going to be the behavior, right? But every time you put me on the floor, I produced at very large numbers. And it's weird that it's taken this long to play him three games, and he has shown all three games he's balling. Like, worst case scenario, in 30 minutes, he gives you what? 12, 10, and three blocks? Worst case, that motherfucker's better than whoever you have that's in his... that's at the center spot.

Starting point is 01:07:33 You're telling me that him, Kevin Durant, Beal, and Booker wouldn't have been dangerous? Like, how are you... who are you doubling at that point when you got your five, man, that can actually shoot threes too. And can dive and can do floaters. Like, it was just one of those things. And block, like...

Starting point is 01:07:53 Better than Nergich. Yeah, that's what I'm saying. It just made no sense why you kept... Forcing that. You over here watching practice. Practice don't dictate. Like, it doesn't always dictate what someone's going to do in a game.

Starting point is 01:08:07 How you practice, the shit you can do illegally in practice, you can't do that shit in a game. There's rules. There's referees. There's rules that has to be abide by. It's just weird that you're just realizing this shit now. I don't give a fuck how lazy he was. I would have tested it a long time ago. You don't think they'd have? You don't think they have tried to?

Starting point is 01:08:32 No. Every time they've done it? I mean, every time they've done it. How many games did he play? 13? 17 games. 17 games out of, no. You haven't given him extensive time and minutes, not in 17 games. It's a sticky situation. But how is this working? It's a sticky situation. They've been losing. How is it?

Starting point is 01:08:51 I got to play with them. In pickup? I got to play with them. So the sticky situation is there's a way to deal with these kids in today's age when you're talking about the mental health aspect. There's positive reinforcement. There's negative reinforcement. That's positive reinforcement, there's negative reinforcement. That's coddling or that's tough love.

Starting point is 01:09:10 You give them tough love, what do they do? Shook their tail, go into their shell. If you coddle them, what do they do? They stick their chest out. They think, yeah, they think they'll walk right on you for doing it, right? So it's a balance that you got to figure out. Like, with a guy like Bobo, if you sit him down trying to teach him a lesson, he shrink.

Starting point is 01:09:31 You give him out there, let him do what he want, he do too much. He shoot all a bunch of three. He do a bunch of shit you don't want him to do, don't need him to do. So it's the teaching. One-legged three. Yeah, all that. Yeah, he turning to Wimby. You know what I'm saying?

Starting point is 01:09:44 Like, I could do that shit. So it's teaching, bro. It's trying to mitigate positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, the whole psychology of the game. We talk about 90% mental, 10% physical. That's the part. Like, Bobo is stuck in that limbo of what the fuck do I do when the coach ain't seeing me and we finally trade a motherfucker

Starting point is 01:10:02 and I get to play now, cause you need me. Cause you need me. Put the pressure on me now. Now I gotta perform cause you givin' me the opportunity. So that's where you gotta be a pro. At the end of the day. Yeah. Now the talent ain't never been the question.

Starting point is 01:10:21 That's for damn sure. Just need the opportunity, man. Need some... Yeah, I just... Young guys' mentality and when you are on a team with certain players, we said it with Jordan Poole, we can say it with Bo Bo, he was on the team with Nikola, right?

Starting point is 01:10:44 You're looking at greatness. Like, you gotta pick up some of this shit, dog can say it with Bobo. He was on the team with Nicola, right? You're looking at greatness. You got to pick up some of this shit, though. You got to be a sponge. You got to be, you got to ask questions. You got to be like that annoying little brother at times if you're trying to get better. You got to hang

Starting point is 01:11:00 around these dudes, man. You got to ask them what they're doing. Like, hey, man, how you doing this? You got some of the same attributes as KD. I ain't saying you KD, around these dudes, man, you got to ask them what they doing. Like, hey, man, how you doing this or what you... Like, you got some of the same attributes as KD. Like, I ain't saying you KD, but you long arms, long... Like, hey, man, can I come in there and get something in with you, bro? Like, you got to... If you trying to get better,

Starting point is 01:11:15 like, if you trying to stick around this league and you trying to get better, these are things you need to implement. How many guys you think trying to get better? You know, it take balls to ask a motherfucker, hey, can you help me? What about young guys? Yeah, the young guys. It's bravery to be like, yo.

Starting point is 01:11:32 But it's also want to. Like, if you come from a place where you're like, I want to be the best, I'm going to go ask him. I'm going to go ask you. I'm going to be like, hey, man, how you did that? I want to know. I'm going to put that in my game. But that's just the student mindset, though. Like, I see, I know going to be like, hey, man, how you did that? I want to know. I'm going to put that in my game. But that's just the student mindset, though.

Starting point is 01:11:46 I know who a student is. You can see it. And then you can see the guys who like Boobie Miles. They just go out there and throw the ball up and just do what they do. And it's a difference when the dogs show up, though. Dogs show up, motherfuckers start running. What Boobie going to do now? Yeah, no, you just got to imagine. Yeah, I just, yeah. But why not? Dog show up my fucking star running. What we gonna do now?

Starting point is 01:12:07 Yeah, I just Yeah, but why not my thing is whatever we've been doing as a unit it ain't been working I've been starting there. I've been starting Nick Richards. I've been starting this guy. I've been doing it ain't working All right, we ain't winning. I got to play Devin Booker. I got to play Kevin Durant. I got to play Bradley Beal. Right? Grayson Allen going to give you what he going to give you,

Starting point is 01:12:37 so I'll put him in that list. He's always solid. Todd Jones, he's solid at his position. So those guys have earned their, right? But these other guys, well, what are we doing here, right? Let's try to get better. Let's try. It's about winning, man.

Starting point is 01:12:51 It's about winning and losing. Yep. Like, you got a championship, dude, as a coach. Coach like it. Mm. Right? Show up and coach like it, bro. Like, you got to look at that shit, man.

Starting point is 01:13:06 Like, you, I get him. Oh, he lazy, he this, he that, my kind. All right, cool. He's still on your roster. Right. Use him. Right. That be the, it be that shit. Like, yeah, yeah, it's like, but you still got him on your fucking team, bro. Don't ignore the fact that you got him.

Starting point is 01:13:23 Like, use him. Is he lazy in the game? Yeah. Let him, let's see. Dude, so I just go back to my situation, right? We all know the relationship I had with dude in Denver, right? We all know it. You thought that got in the way of him?

Starting point is 01:13:41 His wins? And what he had to prepare game plan? No. I started every fucking game I was playing. I got to use him. Right? Can you guard him? How you want to guard him?

Starting point is 01:13:56 How you want to guard this? Like, he coaching this, that ain't got nothing to do with our relationship, how he feel about me. He said it after the fact, but why are we in real time? You think he let whatever his feelings was towards me, Mello, JR, like all of us getting away with him? No. He's like, shit, I need these wins.

Starting point is 01:14:22 We trying to win. This is about winning. Right? It ain't about nothing. It's about who going to put us shit. We trying to win. This is about winning. Man. Right? It ain't about nothing. It's about who going to put us in the best chance to be successful out this motherfucker. Somebody saying, man, he's like, I don't know, coach. I don't know if we can put him in.

Starting point is 01:14:35 Because it ain't just the coach. It's somebody saying something to him. That'd be the biggest contradiction sometimes, too. When a coach says he's about winning, and then he pulls, he'll bench you for some shit, not start you. You're not about winning, you're about proving points. Yeah. Power. You know what I mean? Power.

Starting point is 01:14:54 And that'd be contradicting, like, oh you came late, I'm not going to start you. Come on, bro. The fuck does me coming in late got to do with me playing? Come on, man. Stop. You're trying to show power. Like, play me, I on, man. Yeah. Stop. You're trying to show power. Like, play me. I can run after. Yeah. Right?

Starting point is 01:15:07 If I got to, you know, I play fucking my minutes, and then I got to run motherfucking line drills. Okay, cool. But I thought you were trying to win. Like, it's a contradiction now. I'm going to show you. Yeah. Yeah, that's... I'm going to show you.

Starting point is 01:15:18 Absolutely. Nah, that's what that shit was to me. Nah, like, nah, I'm going to show you. I'm going to show you. I'm going to show you. I'm going to show you, man. I'll tell you. Yeah, nah, man.

Starting point is 01:15:25 But, like, more, like, you just, you got to approach it in a way, man. It's about the bottom line, man, wins and losses. If you're trying to do that, and you got certain guys on your team, and you're not wasting their talent, and I think that's what they're doing with Kevin Durant. I think that's what they've been doing with Devin Booker. They've been wasting this guy's talent, having to put him in a situation to be successful.

Starting point is 01:15:48 I know they made it to the final one, but that's all right, cool, but you ain't nowhere near getting there again. Yeah. So you got to look in the mirror, man, what ain't been working, and you got to reevaluate this thing and stop wasting them dudes' years, man. Time to get out of there. So it seems like there will be some re-evaluations this summer.

Starting point is 01:16:06 It's depending on how the squad packs. Oh, no, he's gone. Who? He's gone. KD gone? Yeah. Where he coming to, L.A.? He's gone, though.

Starting point is 01:16:14 I mean, he's going to get rid of him or he's going to ask for a trade. It's happening this summer. For sure. You got to do this summer because you can't go to the middle of the season next year and try that shit. You're at the deadline. You know what I mean? You know. Another team. I hope not man unless you want all the cameras in a 2031

Starting point is 01:16:32 I mean you write the shack shit. I'll stop but you already yeah Don't say that we hold you here looking like that though. No we hold you here. That's different though I'm sure I was chasing read like we we hold you here though. We ain't saying he chasing, we're just saying this is how it look that you on a different team every couple seasons. Like we hold you here. Like we hold you this standard, right? But they're going to trade. I mean, we know what he did.

Starting point is 01:16:53 Well, if they trade him, let him trade him. I'm saying I don't want him to make the decision to go to another team. Why can't I make it before you trade me? I don't like this. Like I got to beat you to the punch. I get it, man. But like, because we, beat you to the punch. I get it, man, but like, because we, like, you here for us.

Starting point is 01:17:08 Like, basketball, like, we hold you to a certain, and to see you in these different jerseys, like, I don't like it. Can I ask you a question? Is it okay for it not to work out? It's not working out. Is it okay for it not to work out? Well, so, what do you mean?

Starting point is 01:17:22 What, Phoenix? No. For KD. What you mean? Ever, Phoenix? No. What? For KD. What you mean? Ever since Golden State, if you can say, all right, man, I did it here,

Starting point is 01:17:30 did it here, didn't do it here, didn't do it here, can this be another place where I can say, hey, man, I just didn't do it here? I did it here, though.

Starting point is 01:17:40 I did it. Don't say I ain't never did it. I did it twice. I did it twice, but does it matter now that if I don't do it, does it really count against me for nothing? Mm. Are we asking... It don't count against him.

Starting point is 01:17:56 Right? I mean, when you're talking about just history and peers. Right, like him having to get another one somewhere else. It's another arena. It's third, I think. But that's, I think, the hypocritical point. Because that's the shit we did to Braun, right? Yeah, we'll say. That's the shit they did to Braun, right?

Starting point is 01:18:14 He has to win one in Los Angeles, right? In order for it not to be just another move. Right. Because you are chasing something, though. Yeah. But KD's not looking like he's chasing anything. He's just hooping. I think it's always been about that for though. Yeah, yeah, yeah. But KD's not looking like he's chasing anything. He's just hooping. Because I think it's always been about that for him.

Starting point is 01:18:28 Yeah, just hoop. And he happened to get two. I think that move, even if everyone says it was for the championship, I thought it was for an easier opportunity to just hoop without thinking about it. Yeah. And we talk about that a lot, though. But just who wouldn't want to go play with that Warrior squad in that time frame and how much fun they were having in the Bay at

Starting point is 01:18:48 that point? Man, as good as KD was... Were they all having fun? Well... Collectively. But as good as KD was, though, would he have been able to win anywhere if he went anywhere? Huh?

Starting point is 01:19:02 As good as he was that year, would he have been able to go anywhere and win? If he would've went to Cleveland, they would've won again. And win. I'm just saying, if he would've went to Cleveland,

Starting point is 01:19:10 they would've... There was a few situations where he could've put himself in. Yeah. But just right in? Yeah, jump right in and win. Because of how he played?

Starting point is 01:19:17 Like Toronto? Because the efficiency of his game. He's a plug-and-play guy, man. But don't count out the fact that he's joining another superstar like Steph. Like, he could go play with... He's a plug-and-play guy, man. But don't count out the fact that he's joining another superstar like Steph. Like, he could go play with... He's a plug-and-play guy.

Starting point is 01:19:29 Why? He could go play with LeBron. Like, him and LeBron and Cleveland. 2017? Anybody. He could have went to Toronto for a 16-17 season. Efficient. Efficient.

Starting point is 01:19:38 Efficiency, man. Like, you can plug in... It's hard to plug a guy that's a volume shooter, that shoots low percentages, because you got to constantly run plays for him. You got to constantly cater to that. So you agree, so y'all agree that KD would win. After the Cavs win, he went over. Somewhere else without Steph Curry. Yeah.

Starting point is 01:19:56 He could have won at Spurs. I do. He could have went to the Spurs and won. Toronto. He probably could have went to the Rockets and won. With James? They was 55 and 27. And in the East, shit he could damn he could have went to the Celtics. He could have went to the Cavs too girl. And Cavs of course because LeBron didn't won the championship that year. But my question too is if he were to stay with the Thunder. How

Starting point is 01:20:18 about that? Him going to join LeBron instead of Steph. How about that? You know what's so funny? Now I want to know what that argument would have been. Right? Same position. Same. No, no, no. Same position. Because he went to the team that beat him, right?

Starting point is 01:20:33 Yeah. Now, what if he went to the champ? The champ? Like he should have. Oh, they still hate it. But they didn't have enough money. Not for me, though. It would have been the same, Meredith.

Starting point is 01:20:41 I don't think it would have. They would have just changed it up. I don't think it would have. Just a different type of team. Oh, you a front runner. No, you went to the champ. It would have been the same, Meredith. I don't think it would have. They would have just changed it up. I don't think it would have. Because they played the same type of team. Oh, you a front runner. No, you went to the champs. It would have been the same. I think he went to Golden State because he wasn't stepping on nobody's toes.

Starting point is 01:20:52 It's in his position. He was a small forward seed, I think. No, they had the money. But he wouldn't go to Cleveland to pair with LeBron because they played the same position. And you my enemy, enemy. You my enemy, enemy. Like, I'm not going to go do that. For Russ, it looked bad position and you my enemy enemy you my enemy enemy like I'm not gonna go do that for us it look bad cuz that's my enemy that step is my enemy no no I'm Sarah Russ is like you're leaving before you leave to me

Starting point is 01:21:15 one three one four whatever it is but you need to go play with him you you're supposed to be my extra ammunition yeah now you're here I If you had a three-point lead, Western Conference final. Right. So you're not leaving us to go join somebody in your position that you're going up against. There was nobody in your way. It was you. You can't go to Cleveland and pair with LeBron.

Starting point is 01:21:36 He wasn't in it. But do you say it doesn't make it worse that he went to the team that beat him as opposed to going to the team that beat him? I mean, that's the scenario. There he was. But if he went to the Champions, then there would have been all, you know, you had to go to the frontrunners. I'm just saying, it would have been...

Starting point is 01:21:47 There was no win situation for him other than to sit his ass in Oklahoma City. That was the only winning situation that nobody would have talked shit about. Or go to a WAC team and then do it with them. No, no, get his ass right there with what you had with Russ. Yeah.

Starting point is 01:22:01 And do we think that team could have been a championship-level team? And build around them two. 100%. It's just conversations, man. You got to put people in the right situations. They still had Ibaka and Jeff Green. They still had a nice little squad.

Starting point is 01:22:09 Reggie Jackson. With the right coach in that situation, Russ and KD, man, they could have made that shit work, dog. And it brought some motherfuckers in. Right? They just didn't have the right person that, like... Fredsty couldn't handle it, man. But the coach, though.

Starting point is 01:22:25 No, no. Scott Foster. Scottie Brooks. Scottie Brooks. Scottie Brooks. I'm talking about everybody but him. Aaron Preston can handle anything, as we've seen. Oh, shit.

Starting point is 01:22:33 I mean, damn. If he'd have went to the Rockets, he would have won, too. Because they ended up being number one the next year, 65-17. Yep. Reunited with... The way they was playing. Yeah. All right, well, let's keep this thing moving.

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Starting point is 01:24:31 I've been stumbling and mumbling, but let's keep it moving. After getting smacked by the Celtics this weekend for the second time this season, Knicks got back to the winning ways on the road against the Pacers Tuesday night thanks to some big performances from Cat and Josh Hart. Let's take a look at the highlights. So Cat was dominant in this one, showing why he was deserving of being named an All-Star starter for the first time in his career. Big Bodega led the Knicks with 40 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, 14 for 23

Starting point is 01:24:57 from the field, 9 for 9 from the line. Cat's fourth 40-point game this season. Oh, you see it. Josh Hart had a season-high 30 points, along with 10 rebounds and 5 assists to help carry the scoring load while Jalen Brunson dealt with foul trouble. Speaking of Brunson, he finished the game

Starting point is 01:25:15 with a season-low 8 points. Did have 7 assists. Yeah. Yeah, you see it. This right here. Ooh! Pascal Siakam led the Pacers with 24 points. Tyrese Halliburton has 16 and 8 dimes.

Starting point is 01:25:31 And Thomas Bryant and Ben Matherin both chipped in 18 points in the loss. Well, look at this. You are a resident Knicks fan. I see you watching these highlights diligently and intently. Brain processing. Knicks fans in attendance who broke out the champ. In Indianapolis. But Knicks are 8-2 in their last 10 games, 35-18 on the season,

Starting point is 01:25:59 good for third in the East. So it seems like Knicksicks have the patience figured out, but what do the Knicks need to do to figure out the Boston Celtics who will smack them twice this season by an average 25 points? Damn! They're just not ready. We're better than the Lakers. We are the Lukas now, sir.

Starting point is 01:26:20 We're better than Lukas. We are the Lukas. We're better than the Luka-Lakers, okay? We are third. We are the Lucas. We're better than the Lucas Lakers, okay? Ah. We are third. Third in the East. With some respect on the type of table we sit at. The Eastern Conference. Okay?

Starting point is 01:26:32 You're in the kiddie table. Talk to us like we're grownups now. Okay? Cat, I appreciate you acting like a big dog. You hear what I just said? Okay, yeah, Cat is ready to go. Cat is. Cat is ready to go. Cadiz. Cadiz ready to go.

Starting point is 01:26:47 Prime, we're going towards the playoff push. Brunson need to turn it up a little bit more. We get OG back, we're gonna be good. Bridges, you know, continue to chip away. Everybody just play their game. We're gonna have some slow games like we did against Boston. But I think that was more to get their confidence up. We ain't tripping. I got confidence up. We ain't tripping.

Starting point is 01:27:06 I got a question. We ain't tripping. Why you didn't pick no Knicks when we did the draft? I thought about it, but I wanted to secure it. Oh, okay. 56%. Bet. 56% of the chat did align with your squad

Starting point is 01:27:22 in our first round. Are you confident y'all still going to the finals, huh? Well, let's break down all my picks. JJ Riddick. You did? I was right. Quote, niggas fuck with JJ, I believe you said. Oh, JJ.

Starting point is 01:27:35 Then we had Miami Heat made it to the finals. Boston Celtics won. Eagles won. And then the Knicks are to make it to the finals. Dallas Mavericks, too. Okay. Okay. And if I get one wrong, I still get one right.

Starting point is 01:27:55 Even when I'm wrong, I'm right. If I get one wrong, I'm right. So, like you meant, O'Gianno, no, we missed the last four games. Mitchell Robinson still not has – He's still on the team? He's still on the team, man. Said he wants to be 100% before he comes back out. As you recall,

Starting point is 01:28:09 earlier in the season they were saying January. Now we were halfway through Black History Month. I know when he do come back we're going to be able to use him, so...

Starting point is 01:28:19 Let's get it. Let's get it. You guys rolling with the Knicks? Mr. B, I know you are a Bucs fan, but. No, the Knicks are good. I mean, if he got the Knicks going to the finals, so am I. I'm rolling.

Starting point is 01:28:33 You are rolling with Cemetery Larry. How you feeling about this Knicks squad more than halfway through the season? We're third. Isn't that where we had him? Three? Do you still feel like the Knicks won that trade, though? What trade? Did the Knicks win the cap trade?

Starting point is 01:28:59 Yeah. Like, is it blatant? Yeah. Hell yeah. Cap won the trade. Yes. Cap won the trade. Yes. Cat won the trade. Yes. Because he had 1.1 million All-Star votes.

Starting point is 01:29:09 Yes, he did. Doing all that good shit he was doing, and then you go to a bigger market, starter. Yeah. Timberwolves currently seventh in the West, 30 and 24, like I mentioned, the Knicks. Same shit. 35 and 18, third in the East, you know, he's displaying why he's Why he's an all-star The big bodega

Starting point is 01:29:35 He's he's stepping up to the pressures of playing in Madison Square Garden nightly, right? So you got a teacher had today? Yeah, right? Yeah, we thought he was on a fold. Yeah, I didn't think he was that. I knew he was so good, but I didn't think he had that, but he has it. So he's just playing it, man. Like the people in New York. Hey, Steve, what you feel about Karl-Anthony Towns as a Knicks fan? I think he's been second best big in the Eastern Conference this year.

Starting point is 01:30:05 Mm. Obviously, besides Giannis. He's been everything we've hoped for and more. The efficiency from three is through the roof, and Knicks fans are very, very happy. All right. I bet y'all are, y'all. Okay.

Starting point is 01:30:21 I got an example. Uh-oh. Brunson last year during negotiation. No trade clause. Oh, you all want me to do this? I need that. You want me to take that? Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Starting point is 01:30:37 You want me to take this haircut? You know what I mean? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Give me no trade. That's where you use it at. You want me to take away a hundred something million? You want me to take this haircut? Pick one.

Starting point is 01:30:47 I like both sides of that. I like that side and the other side. But if you're them, you're like, shit, he's giving us a hundred million. He paid for it. Go, yeah, you can have it. But that's where somebody had the leverage. You want me to do, there's a lot of motherfucking money.

Starting point is 01:31:00 Yeah, so that wasn't the, that's not the Bradley Beal situation. No, I'm just saying, when fuck when you see the leverage you gotta yeah Yeah, he does that. He didn't do the yeah. He could he does that was third assist. I need I need right Yeah, no, I think Brunson definitely could have did that you could have used that you guys But that's where I was like the example when I said I was an example that you could have pulled one out So Knicks fans cover your ears. We asked chat, can the Knicks beat the Celtics? 64% said no.

Starting point is 01:31:27 I think they can now. It's closer. It's closer. Get closer. The NBA is the best place for the Knicks to go. With Ed Cat, because he canceled out Porzingis, he going to do, he going to rebound the ball. Porzingis don't really.

Starting point is 01:31:38 OG can guard one of them. Yeah, that's going to be good. One of them. Everybody, let's toss up. Somebody said 4-1 at worst. Yeah. 4-1? 4-1 at worst.

Starting point is 01:31:50 4-2, man. It's going to be a good night. They meet up in the Eastern Conference Finals. That'd be a good bump. If the Boston Celtics make it. Oh, damn. If. Yeah, they know if.

Starting point is 01:32:01 Oh, it's going to be a power struggle. No, you're not beating them in the series. It's going to be a power struggle this year. You're not beating them in the series. It's going to be a power struggle this year. You're not beating them in the series. It's going to be, I'm playing good this year. No, they don't play them. Cleveland number one. You're not beating Boston in the series, I don't see.

Starting point is 01:32:12 Cleveland going to take Boston. I don't see no team out there beating them in the four-game series before the Eastern Conference. If the Knicks make it to the Eastern Conference Finals. What's the possibility? Them and Boston matching up. Who? Boston and Cleveland matching up. Yeah, I don't think Cleveland.

Starting point is 01:32:24 That's only in the Eastern Conference Finals. I don't think it'll be Boston in the series. Right now, it'll be Knicks and on eight, three, seven. So it'll be Knicks, Celtics, and the Semis. Eastern Conference Semis. Take them out, right? Get them. Yeah, Knicks and Boston will play second round.

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Starting point is 01:33:26 They had to flag us. That last girl had a yam. She got a friend. And her friend got yams. Alright, well let's keep it moving. Bucks got some bad news recently with the announcement that Giannis will be out for at least a week with a strained left calf. So, as you may recall, Giannis missed the entire Bucs first round playoff series against the Pacers last season with a similar injury. Same leg?

Starting point is 01:33:56 Different leg. Same leg. Yeah. As you know. So, he's missed the past couple games now and will miss All-Star weekend. Mr. B, how concerned should the Bucks be when Giannis has left calf injury? This ain't only a week. Those calves are tricky. Well, I mean, you know, we got, what, two weeks off? What, three weeks basically

Starting point is 01:34:16 off? Yes, we do have our All-Star weekend. Not like a weekend half, basically. All-Star weekend coming up where Gil Zerino will be doing live shows, obviously, at the Emporium Arcade Bar. Giannis will not participate in the All-Star game. They're back in action on Thursday of that following week, if I'm not mistaken. I mean, we're in trouble, but we need Giannis to rest. For sure. We're definitely in trouble because we have been losing a lot. But, you know, he does need his time to rest because once he goes,

Starting point is 01:34:42 if he goes down again in the playoffs, we can really forget about it. 24th? So him being able to take off this time is good for him. He needs to rest anyway. Buck's currently fifth in Adam Silver's Eastern Conference. Yeah, but we can, like... One game behind the Pacers. So he's back to 27th? That's when the season starts. I would stay there if I was them.

Starting point is 01:35:01 If we can. Season starts again, like, the 20th. Definitely stay in five. If we can. The, this starts again like the 20th. Definitely stay in five. If we can. The 20th. We losing. Yeah.

Starting point is 01:35:10 All-star break. I'm tripping. It's all-star break. All right. Let him get right. Who y'all play after the break? Who the first game after the break? The Bucs play.

Starting point is 01:35:22 Yeah, Fitt is a good spot for them. Oh, Fitt is a good spot for them. Oh, Fit is a good spot for them. Yeah, on the road? No, I'm... Just for matchups? Clippers at home. This is either Indiana or Detroit. Yes.

Starting point is 01:35:33 Well, for the first round, yeah. Yeah. And then you face the Cavs, potentially, in the second round. Oh, yeah, we can get them out of here. That's what I'm saying. It's no bullshit. That's right, George.

Starting point is 01:35:43 Like, four, five, six, you're talking about Indiana, Milwaukee, and Detroit, so you want that matchup. Milwaukee feel like Spurs without Ginobili and Parker. You think? Yeah, they feel like the old team, they kept the team together, but didn't really get rid of nobody.

Starting point is 01:36:03 You know what I'm saying? Like, they got rid of Kuzma. They got rid of Drew Holiday. They got rid of Middleton for Kuzma. And they got rid of Drew Holiday. But everybody else still lingered. It don't feel like the team changed. Just three people.

Starting point is 01:36:14 But then you got Dame, right? Dame don't make it feel like it changed, like, the temperature, like the culture of, like, what happens when you make a big change or a big trade, the energy different. Like nothing's different about Milwaukee. Since they won the championship, it's like. Right. That's the last time you feel like they had dogs.

Starting point is 01:36:34 Yeah. That championship year? Yeah. The temperature was changing. No, no, no. The temperature was different. With P.J. Tucker and all? Yeah.

Starting point is 01:36:43 So do you think y'all should start Bobby Portis over Lopez? To play faster? For Giannis at the five? To play faster? Giannis and, and, um,

Starting point is 01:36:54 four or five together. What is Kuzma? That's, Kuzma at the three. What does he do if you play slower? He don't rebound. What the fuck does he really do?

Starting point is 01:37:04 What does he do? Who, Porter? Huh? Portis can't stretch the floor? Yeah, he does slower? He don't rebound. What the fuck does he really do? Porter. Huh? Porter can't stretch the floor? Yeah, he does that as well. And rebound. And they run plays for Bobby.

Starting point is 01:37:10 And he can play one of them. Yeah, he posts up. They run plays for Bobby Portis. They constantly run plays for Bobby Portis. So put Giannis at the five and Bobby at the four? Either one. It doesn't matter. Okay.

Starting point is 01:37:20 They say they're the same. Put them out there together. Kyle Kuzma, Dame, and the shooter, the- Dirty Bird? Him. Dirty Bird. Kyle Kuzma, Dane, and the shooter, the... Dirty Bird? Dirty Bird. Him. Dirty Bird. He's a shooter.

Starting point is 01:37:27 Dirty Bird is what? Right? You need scoring off the bench. You got Trent Jr. You got... That ain't enough. It's not, but you got multiple pieces, though. I know.

Starting point is 01:37:37 But that's what I'm speaking of. We need scoring off the bench. Yeah, you need something. Let him shoot it. Hey, be aggressive, Gary Trent Jr. That's what I said. It's that truth. All you got to do is be aggressive.

Starting point is 01:37:45 He can average 13. We ain't telling you got to average 19, 20 off the bench. Just be aggressive when you get in. That's all people want. It's them trick lines. Because Jamal Crawford was aggressive when he came in. Lou Will was aggressive when he came in. Janoli was aggressive when they came in.

Starting point is 01:37:59 Just tell them to be aggressive. Remember, they was all playing for something when they was coming off. We accepted those roles, right? When you accept that role, it's an assassin mentality. They don't have... But you tell them there's no restriction.

Starting point is 01:38:14 But think about this. Accepting it is another thing. Me telling you and you being like, I... It's a constant message. I know. Constant for sure.

Starting point is 01:38:23 You know, for sure. Consistency is it. But remember, the reception of what I'm trying to tell you. for sure consistency is it but remember the reception of what I'm trying to tell you you know say it's like you know but that's the buy-in you're not buying into what we trying to do here and I think with Bucks it's like man y'all don't change that scenery man is you gonna look like the Browns get that brownfield you're all a bit better Faster more with Bobby Portis in the starting lineup Brooke slows out like he In a way Y'all kind of looking like is it away because y'all defense is one thing for sure like he he's a

Starting point is 01:38:57 Rim protect not by really I'm saying in retrospect night cuz you got Yannis out there still right? You don't need any honest meeting motherfuckers at the rim trying to block you. All the time. Right, right. No, it's not. He's a liability in the pick and roll because he's in drop every fucking time. Every time. Goddamn, bro.

Starting point is 01:39:15 With Bobby Portis, he can be up. He going to get out there like a switch. If you need to jump a motherfucker, Bobby Portis got the lateral quickness to go out there and jump a motherfucker, right? If you want to be aggressive at times, you can with Bobby Portis. With Brooke, you stuck playing a certain way, because if you do decide to jump a pick and roll on him, it's going to take him fucking two days to get from that motherfucking place to that place.

Starting point is 01:39:35 They done got six shots up by the time he motherfucking get back. For sure. I'm just going to string him out, string him out, string him out. Now, right? Now we got an advantage on the backside. So no,

Starting point is 01:39:50 so with Bobby, you get to play a difference. So I think y'all are better. And you got Kuzma now. He's big. Another big body that can crash. Play him at three,

Starting point is 01:39:58 four, five. Yeah, you got to play fast. You have to in order to... Especially the way that... And Dame will benefit from that. Yes. Okay.

Starting point is 01:40:06 Dame is in a tough spot. He in a tough spot, man. So you think that's why he's playing like Dame? Yeah, it don't look the same. I mean, it don't look the same. It's nasty basketball, man. Because it's... It's with the Bucks, with Doc.

Starting point is 01:40:17 You remember the 2019... It's nasty looking. Or the 2019-20 Clippers? I don't know. Right? I don't know how they be scoring. The tricky lineup where you got the number one bench? Yeah in the NBA Yeah, your bench is number one. What's your starting five? Who's the hurrah? What was that? Uh, you're starting five is damn near 25th in scoring because you got two guys on the bench

Starting point is 01:40:41 That's averaging 40 combined. So that automatically puts your team number one. Then your starting five, you have, you got Kawhi and Paul George, right? Then you got, was it Moe Hartless or Moe? You got Moe? Moe Hartless. You had Shamit at some times. Yep.

Starting point is 01:41:01 Then you had Pat Bev, right? You had three people who didn't produce anything. So, yeah, you're not going to get blown out in the first five minutes, so it's easy to try to trick your rotation.

Starting point is 01:41:11 Right? Because you don't have anything off the bench, so you want to bring these people off the bench. At the end of the day, it's going to equal itself out. And that's the same thing

Starting point is 01:41:19 that's happening over there. Like, you were, you're trying to trick your lineup by putting non-scores in your starting five so you can have this balanced team. Same coach that's doing it. Um, you know what I mean? It don't work.

Starting point is 01:41:33 Right? Knicks has proven, hey, everybody who can score, you motherfuckers, my best five is starting, and we just not gonna go to the bench like that. Yeah, we won't go to the bench like that. You let me know you need a quick break. Give me some't go to the place like you let me know you You want to break give me something Give me one give me one I got two fouls

Starting point is 01:41:49 Hey motherfucker don't foul Do not foul don't pour we cannot afford it I be playing you the first seven minutes I'm playing you the first seven minutes you got zero and then you know Come on in right and then if a team go up like ten quick, you two sub in, got to put them on the bench, fucks up your whole lineup anyway. Absolutely. Right, it does it anyway.

Starting point is 01:42:09 Then the second, so this man got 14 minutes because of the way you want to coach it. But if you coach it the regular way, you wouldn't play him 14 minutes. Yeah, I just, yeah, I think it's a better, if I'm, I'm going with that. You got a shooter out there, you got shooters everywhere. Like you put Dirty Bird, as you call it, It's a better... I'm going with that. Maximize your line. You got shooters everywhere.

Starting point is 01:42:27 Like, you put Dirty Bird, as you call him, you put him out there. Bobby Portis makes shots. Kyle Kuzma makes shots. Dang. Giannis is the only one, but he's your big. You got four motherfuckers out there. You got four motherfuckers out there that can make shots,

Starting point is 01:42:38 let him do what he do. You know what he's doing? Bruh. He's trying to mitigate the offense to be as simple as possible so they don't have to mitigate to all of the players at one time. Like you just said, balance out. I only got two players I got to pay attention to, then four. Because you don't got the offense to put in so everybody can be involved.

Starting point is 01:42:56 Sit in one somewhere. Right. So go over here and I'm going to second half, you know, second quarter we'll give you some shots. Like you said, that shit don't work. And they tried to make it work with Lou Will and Hart, the second unit,

Starting point is 01:43:06 and the second unit couldn't. And then they got mad because they wasn't playing enough. They're like, shit, man, play us more.

Starting point is 01:43:12 We the one, Hart. We the holding this shit together. Technically, you're not a starter. He just thinks that this is actually good. Yeah.

Starting point is 01:43:22 It's a fucking mistake. We're going to have to do something because we can't keep rolling the way we got. It's a fucking mistake. Well, we're gonna have to do something, because we can't keep rolling the way we got to. It's just so weird that I've never seen a team hot. And then go down. And then you drop down and you've never recovered and nothing's changed but one person.

Starting point is 01:43:40 But you said he don't make adjustments. And that one person has nothing to do with the actual play on the floor. It's weird. It just... Sorry, we're going to figure it out. By the grace of God.

Starting point is 01:43:55 There you go. There you go. Cheer it up. That's what we need to do, Doc. What Kenyon just said, we need to do. And you can't always rely on that number 34 trying to be that hero. 100%. Right? Because that's what it is.

Starting point is 01:44:12 It ain't these days no more, though. We don't have an offense, so when it's time, number 34, just know one thing. Yeah. And it doesn't include number zero. Facts. Right? No, the rest of them. No, the rest of them. Nor the rest.

Starting point is 01:44:25 But, because Dame is the guy who they brought in to, when 34 trying to win, zero is like, that motherfucker got blinders on, bro. He's chasing that rabbit, dog.

Starting point is 01:44:37 That's crazy to say that. He is chasing that rabbit at that horse track, man. I mean, Chris is gone. The race track, yeah, the dog track. I mean, where's that Tony? I Wouldn't even mind him on that bench right now facts because I know one thing he's gonna do Yes, it's gonna be a 1-4 pick and roll fastball. It's gonna be one for you to my friends right here Oh screen over there. Yep. We don't work this shit out of this. That's it. We're gonna to work the shit out of this. Over on the weak side, dive, cut, swing. There's so much

Starting point is 01:45:08 action going on on the weak side that you can't even focus on. Hey, Kyle Kuzma, you remember Boris Diaw? I'd be like, hey, go watch some goddamn film when I... Go watch that shit. Where is D'Antoni? Yeah, that's a good question. This one forward, Nash Amari and

Starting point is 01:45:24 Sean Marion, Boris Diaz. You remember this? They had shot. This is the crazy. And that's why I say, yo, he has to be on somebody's roster. We got the pick and roll. We guard it a certain way. Sean Marion, wait for he go to lob.

Starting point is 01:45:39 Then he added Grant Hill. What Grant Hill started to do is he'll go under and then pop to the free throw line. And hit that middie. No, do that bounce pass to Amari that was rolling. Ah, yeah. Do the pick and roll, he'll flash up, and then he'll hit him. They're like, what the fuck is this?

Starting point is 01:45:55 They just added this wrinkle in. Oh, that was the high low. That's the high low. It was the high low. Big to big, but he put Grant as the big. He flashed him. Boom, boom. They're going to 1-4 pick and roll.

Starting point is 01:46:05 They're doing a 1-4. You know how that big is waiting for Amari? Yep. He'll flash up. Grant. Make this big man move with him, and then he finishes. All day. God damn. All day.

Starting point is 01:46:16 Yeah, that's good. He was the man of action. Mike D'Antoni currently at Do-Dirty's house playing Madden. No, he's coaching advisor for the Pelicans right now. That's working out. That's a strong team. That's working out. A check is a check's a coaching advisor for the Pelicans right now. Oh, that's working out. That's the wrong team. That's working out. A check is a check.

Starting point is 01:46:28 He don't got the players for his team. That's fucking working out. Milwaukee got the players for him, though. Huh? Milwaukee got the players for him. Got the one player you need. Yeah, Dame. I know.

Starting point is 01:46:38 He got the team. Dame can play the team now. I'm about to say, he got Dame. All right, well, let's... He got his name's Harden. Let's keep this thing moving. So with Anthony Davis out for the All-Star game due to that adductor strain, Kyrie Irving was named as his replacement by Commissioner Adam Silver.

Starting point is 01:46:52 This marks Kyrie's ninth career All-Star selection. Kyrie will turn 33 in March. But as we know, he lost his hermano, Luka Doncic, in that trade to the Lakers. Just looking ahead for the Mavs in this season, what are your expectations for Kyrie in his new leadership role with Luka Doncic in that trade to the Lakers. Just looking ahead for the Mavs in this season, what are your expectations for Kyrie in his new leadership role with Luka gone? To be determined. Just being Kyrie.

Starting point is 01:47:15 Yeah. Because it can go left if he's not being him. If he's trying to fill that Luka role as being a distributor and all of those things instead of playmaker being who he is and letting that shit happen naturally like he's known to do. If he's going out there trying to willingly get in the paint and kick that shit out instead of them flow like that shit ain't gonna work. Be Kyrie in Cleveland.

Starting point is 01:47:42 He gotta be him. Like he really has to be him. And Bronwyn. ain't gonna work. Be Kyrie in Cleveland. He gotta be him. He really has to be him. In Brownwood. The more, I mean, the more you think about it, man, you put so much pressure on Kyrie without really understanding your team

Starting point is 01:47:57 because that's gonna be his battle. If you look at how the game is played, that first half, he took, what, two, three shots because he's going to be his battle. If you look at how the game is played, that first half he took, what, two, three shots? Because he's trying to get everybody to ball. And then once AD went down, he's like, cool, now I get to do me. I need him aggressive, man.

Starting point is 01:48:17 You can't, right? Because your success was two people being dominant at the same time. You can't now try to be a pure point because no one can pretend to be you, right? Let one of the mother be, hey, PJ, you the point, right? You take over the thinking. And just let, we gonna carry this team and average about 60 between the two of us

Starting point is 01:48:41 because I know you two can't. And that looks like the problem. Where that's why it's hard to see. Like, Anthony Davis is gone, so obviously he's going to do him. It's when they come back, what role he actually takes. Like, I don't want him in that Boston role. Fuck that. So do you put somebody like Spencer Dinwiddie in, or?

Starting point is 01:49:02 I'm just saying, just to have the ball to be the facilitator. Just to be the, I don't know what I'm saying. Who's the shooter in zero? Ex I'm just saying, just to have the ball to be the facilitator, just to be there. Who's the shooter? XM? XM, you the point. Okay. Or you pretend to be the point. I'm with you. Just bring the ball up. Whoever, just, you don't want him. Bring the ball up. You don't want him in the ball. You don't want him to be in that shit.

Starting point is 01:49:15 Yeah, just bring it up and pass it. I honestly... To him. I honestly think that the maturation of a player like Kyrie Irving comes to a realization of what the true meaning of what we do. And I think he's a student of the game, so he's done a deep dive of what hoop is. And going back to the essence, being a true point guard, like think about what we're saying.

Starting point is 01:49:42 Don't be a true point guard because that's not what you prepare for your whole career. You play this style, go back to playing this style. I think Kyrie's an evolutionary type of player, which he likes to evolve. He likes to grow and learn. So I think in this particular situation he's learning how to

Starting point is 01:49:59 be a new type of leader. He's learning how, when you're playing with Luka, Luka the man, but he too young to understand how to do it and where to do it. I need to step in and show him bits and pieces of how I do it, how I learn from other people. But I think this is the main opportunity for him to show I can win at this stage without doing it y'all way. Let me try to do it my way, where I can play real basketball, get my teammates involved, take over in the fourth.

Starting point is 01:50:28 It's hard to do because they're depending on me and we have an expectation for them. But I think seeing him do it last year and not being able to do what Luka was doing, if he has that opportunity again, I think he takes advantage of it. I think he takes it over the top. I think he Kobe Bryant's it. I think he Mamba mentality. I think Luka kind of... Last year? think he Kobe Bryant's it. I think he mama mentality

Starting point is 01:50:45 I think Luca kind of last year last year Luca was kind of there Yeah, so I'm saying like he if he can get there he can go back if he go back He don't change the way he did it. He stood by and let that happen He could have took that shit over So if Kyrie's able to lead the Mavs back to the finals this season, obviously remains to be seen with AD's situation and everything going on. What does that say about him just as a player? A lot. If he do that, maturity for sure.

Starting point is 01:51:12 If they get back to the finals like he say. Yeah, they get back to the finals and no Luka, that's impressive. You think that gets the Mavs fans back on the team? They got to win it. They got to win it to do that, yeah. They got to win it. But it gets them excited at least. But even getting to the same the same getting back to the same

Starting point is 01:51:26 No, definitely a bar sorry it does does it what it? It draws your attention. Okay. It definitely makes you like huh? As people would think that it was it was Lucas. The reason was Lucas solely so Anthony Davis is back and he's healthy and he's averaging the numbers that he's averaged with the lakers he took carrie took five shots in the first half see that came with anthony davis that can't happen but they still won they was when anthony davis went out he took 20 shots the second half it's the responsibility remember maturation with him and. It was a tight game. At half. But we won. But what I'm saying is, I'm not fulfilling what y'all want.

Starting point is 01:52:10 AD left in the third quarter. Soon as my man went down, we went up. But look, first half, well, AD had 24 and a four in the first half. So you got a half, only five. Chill. No, you still be aggressive. After halftime. I don't need to be.

Starting point is 01:52:23 But you was aggressive with Luka. What's the difference? Because this is a big. He only had seven assists. Right, so you should be. No, I beat the big. But he only had seven assists. He didn't need them.

Starting point is 01:52:33 We're giving it to the big. He got 24 in the first half. But you're aggressive with Luka, and Luka's way more ball dominant. So I'm aggressive when Luka's off the floor. No, you're not. No, you're not. Yes, he was. That was the dynamic. When he was off, he was on. Then when they played together, he had to wait. Luka's off the floor. No, you're not. No, you're not. Yes, he was. That was the dynamic.

Starting point is 01:52:45 When he was off, he was on. Then when they played together, he had to wait. Luka got the ball. Now, man, man, look. AD, first three. Go to work. I got us. You went down.

Starting point is 01:52:56 If they lost. Yeah, then they can't play that way. Not and win. If he played that way, they don't get it. Did they lost that game? No. When he was with LeBron. If he played the way that you're saying, they don't get back to the finals.

Starting point is 01:53:05 They're not going to get back to the finals. Yeah. We got to see. We got to see. I think playing good basketball gets you there. No, he can play good basketball. He played good basketball last year. That's good basketball.

Starting point is 01:53:14 It's being him. He just proved that that worked. 24 AD first half, I got seven. Second half, I had 20. That's one game, though. But we won. But we won. It's proven.

Starting point is 01:53:25 My patience is showing. In a playoff series, he has to be aggressive. Yes, he does. He does. He has to choose, just like he was in the Ant-Man shit. He chose that series to be aggressive from the start. Like here, so when he was with Cleveland, right, he had 25 as a second option behind LeBron, right?

Starting point is 01:53:47 He went to Boston, the two years he was in Boston, as the number one option, 24-5, 23-7. He goes with Kevin Durant, 27. 27. 27. 27. 27. Came to Dallas, 27, and last year, 25. Yeah, because Luke had a lot of games. So, like, if you make him, but you know how that is, right? When sometimes you have a guy that is like, let's put him in Jamal Crawford, right? When he comes in, he does what?

Starting point is 01:54:28 Score. Now, as an R, Jamal, you started to point. Naturally, he's like, wait, do I give everybody the ball? Yeah, I got to run the team. I got to run the team. My position has changed. Changed. Now, who's me?

Starting point is 01:54:41 Because remember, my position has changed, so I'm changing. Or I change into my original position after I'm in this position. Remember, I can go from point to shooting guard. So I can go from starting at the point. You come in. I move to the two. Now I'm going back to what you were just saying. I can now go do my regular shit because Coach wanted me to start.

Starting point is 01:55:07 But now he know this is my natural position. So start at the second quarter, he put me in my natural. He let you run your natural. But sometimes you got to switch the rotation up. You got to fucking coach. Yeah, you got to fucking coach, man. You just got to fucking coach it, man. But he's definitely going to have to be more aggressive, though.

Starting point is 01:55:25 Yeah. That's the only thing I have to be more aggressive, though. Yeah. That's the only thing I would worry about. In order to get to your prediction. Yeah, to the finals, he has to be more aggressive. That's the only thing I was looking at. If you're shooting bad. AD not going to be like that every time. No, listen.

Starting point is 01:55:33 If you're shooting bad and you got five or seven in the first half, I would agree with you. But if we're winning and I'm shooting two for four and he got 24 points, we not having a no conversation about me and my play we good which what if I'm shooting one for six and it's now it's come on Kyle you got to stop shooting the jump shots you get to the lane be aggressive yeah I get that I'm with it respect Elvis Yeah, he... Keep this thing moving. He be healthy, man. Klay? Klay Thompson on your team? He mad aggressive. We'll talk about L.A.'s other team. So, all eyes were on the Lakers landing Luka before the trade deadline,

Starting point is 01:56:15 but the Clippers made some solid moves as well via trade in the buyout market. Landing Bogdan Bogdanovich, also known as Boggy Boggy. Three second-round picks from the Hawks for Terrence Mann and Bones Highland, along with Drew Eubanks and Patty Mills from the Jazz for P.J. Tucker and Mo Bamba, a future second-round pick in cash. And they scooped up Ben Simmons after the three-time All-Star had his contract bought out by the Nets. After forcing his way out of Philly and getting traded to the Nets for James Harden, Simmons spent the past two and a half seasons with the Nets,

Starting point is 01:56:42 averaged 7.6 assists, 6 rebounds in 90 games. Now Simmons and Harden are teammates, as L.A.'s other team looks to fortify their roster to stay competitive in a tough Western Conference. When asked what led to his decision to sign with the Clippers, Simmons had this to say. I spoke to a few different teams. That was the first thing they said to me.

Starting point is 01:57:01 We see you as a point guard. And for me, truly that's my position. I see the floor. I want to get my guys going, get them easy buckets, control the pace. And then on the defensive end, I want to be a dog. I want to be able to get stops and put that pressure on the ball. Speaking of Ty, everyone was just very transparent. They know what I'm capable of and what they expect from me.

Starting point is 01:57:21 I'm stepping onto the floor. And, you know, I'm willing to give that and ready to go. So I think it's, you know, it's easier when, you know, teams are transparent and understand who you are and what you need and how, you know, the team can help and how I can help them. So for me, I feel comfortable. You know, I know most of the guys on the team, and so I'm ready to get started.

Starting point is 01:57:43 So we've seen Ben Simmons play at his highest, like three-time All-Star, we've often seen him at his lowest. But will Ben Simmons get back to playing at a high level with the Clippers? I hope so. I hope so. I mean... Man, I don't know if it'll be All-Star level, but no, man. It's...

Starting point is 01:58:08 Kid can play basketball, man. Like he said, everybody's transparent. And I thought that going into the situation, when I finally heard about it, because I don't know where I was when he got bought out. I missed that day, where the hell I was. But when I finally heard about it, I'm like, yeah, he in a good situation with T. Lou, man. T. Lou a straight shooter. He gonna tell him like it is. Like, if he not doing what he asking for, then he gonna tell him.

Starting point is 01:58:32 That's what I see in T. Lou. That's what I know of T. Lou. So you gonna let him go out there and hoop and beat him and no pressures on what everybody else has been trying to put pressures on him to do, I believe. Got to stop coddling this. Just let him go play. You know coddling?

Starting point is 01:58:51 Just let him hoop. Just let him go hoop. Just let him hoop. He need to take some wrestling classes or something. He need to get some contact. He need to, you know what I'm saying, run around and bump into some people or something. He going to do that? Bro, that shit is looking a lot like overrated to me.

Starting point is 01:59:07 Nah. It's looking a lot like who? What? Yeah. Huh? Cool. I don't think he come to LA. I don't think he come to LA and just take it.

Starting point is 01:59:21 But you a hooper though, Sha. That's like, because he do a lot. He do a lot. He did a lot. No, that's, like, because he do a lot. He do a lot. He did a lot. No, he does a lot still. He did a lot. Those same attributes still exist.

Starting point is 01:59:31 He's a prima donna, man. Nah. He's being humble right now. What are you averaging, bro? Nah. This season. I don't think he's averaging. For sure. He's still a hooper, man.

Starting point is 01:59:37 I mean. This season he averaged six points, five rebounds, seven assists. I've been covering for him for a while. Playing 25 minutes per game. That's like triple-double. I've been covering for him for a while. Playing 25 minutes per game. I've been covering for him for a while. He's learning with that. Because you got a coach that just don't let you be you, bro. Like, I don't.

Starting point is 01:59:53 That ain't worked out with the Clippers yet. Since Ty Lue been there, we've been hearing, Ty Lue going to let you be you. And he been letting everybody be them. And everybody been fucking going to another fucking team fucking Ty Lue and Chauncey y'all niggas what's up man get this shit straight

Starting point is 02:00:10 man I don't want to hear this shit y'all niggas is cool y'all cool we cool we cool man y'all not performing man y'all got to perform man you got a basketball organization that believe in you, bruh. Get it, man.

Starting point is 02:00:26 You got an owner that, listen, when you're in it, you got an owner that's enthused. You got an owner that's enthused. You got a head coach the way Tyler Lewis is, man. They said the same shit to Russ, man. We got a place you can be you. He was. He was. How did that work out for everybody?

Starting point is 02:00:41 Y'all brought him, that didn't win. I mean, he landed in the better situation. That didn't result to winning formula. Letting you be you don't let, it's not winning for everybody. Y'all brought him, that didn't win. I mean, that didn't result to winning formula. Let you be you, don't let, it's not winning for us. Well, cool,

Starting point is 02:00:49 but he let him hoop though. Yeah. It's good for your resume. He's going to come here and get your resume up. It's all B and E. Somebody's going to let him go out and not put the pressure.

Starting point is 02:00:56 Man, your time is up. Like, but, no pressure to tell you, listen. Seven assists. Right?

Starting point is 02:01:04 That's some bullshit, though, right? It is, but what league do we play in now? I understand that. You got to make fucking dreams. Giannis don't. He don't, but he's trying. No, he's not. Yes, he is.

Starting point is 02:01:13 He shoot maybe one a night. You see his breath? It's.7. He's having anxiety attacks before he shoot. Yo, three's a night. Giannis don't shoot one a night. He average.7. Yeah. No, that's not true. You see that? You know threes a night y'all is gonna shoot one a night. I mean the average point seven Yo, that man averages point seven threes a night shoot that motherfucker

Starting point is 02:01:32 .7 that ain't one being any more. I ain't even looking at the real need to The pressure but no one is telling you listen that you listen. I need you to shoot Yes, you have to Draymond green right? You remember Draymond? Yeah, listen, that you, listen, I need you to shoot. You have to. Draymond Green, right? You remember Draymond? You have to. He was like, man, I've never been so disrespected for somebody to play that far off of me in the paint. I didn't know how to deal with it. He literally was like, man, just to see someone back up from me.

Starting point is 02:01:58 Run at him. It's disrespectful. Run at him. This is a great move for the Clippers. Run at him. I'm rolling. I'm rolling. I'm wrong because they bring in one guy Who don't affect their offense but gives them everything on defense like we've heard

Starting point is 02:02:15 Everything people said about his offense. Yes, not one person questioned His defense would have been bad. He was defense first team the years before he got hurt. Two-time first team all defense. Everybody talking that bullshit? So we decided to get Jerry Vanderbilt? Who? Jerry Vanderbilt ain't him.

Starting point is 02:02:38 He's not a playmaker. Vando for the Lakers. You're just talking about defense, right? I'm talking about defense. I'm talking about his defense. You're talking about just somebody that's going to come in and play defense? No, no, no. I'm talking about his defense. He's first team, though.

Starting point is 02:02:50 He's first team. His defense. Jared Vanderbilt. He's the same guy. He ain't from the same team. Ben Simmons was first 10 years ago. Okay. One.

Starting point is 02:03:00 2020 and 2021. Stop bringing up old first three years of the league shit. End of 2020. Talk about the last two years. Okay, show me a bringing up, oh, first three years of the league shit. Okay, end of 2020. Talk about the last two years. Okay, show me a highlight somebody was taking advantage of him. Of who? Ben Simmons. Ben Simmons.

Starting point is 02:03:11 Why would I have to do that? Because you can't. I know that. We're not about taking advantage of him. He's not even a defender, though. When we're talking about defense. Being on the floor and saying, hey, do we want him on the floor or him on the floor? We want him.

Starting point is 02:03:23 We want him. A guy who can guard one through five. And that's what the Clippers need. Yes. Why? Because they got Zubac. They got Kawhi Leonard. When that goes Zubac out of the game.

Starting point is 02:03:35 All right, so we got another defender. Now we got another defender. You just had Kevin Porter Jr. You just had Kevin Porter Jr. Think about their life. Kevin Porter Jr. is a defender. Derrick Jones Jr. Now in Milwaukee.

Starting point is 02:03:42 Derrick Jones Jr. is a defender. Derrick Jones Jr. Kawhi. Bunch of defenders that can't Jr. Now in Milwaukee. Derrick Jones Jr. is a defender. Derrick Jones Jr. Kawhi. Bunch of defenders that can't shoot. You got a bunch of them niggas that can't shoot. When Zubac goes out of the game, who gets to play the five now? Who? Somebody too small.

Starting point is 02:03:53 The 16. Somebody too small. You mean the guy who's too small? I would have, man, instead of signing Ben Simmons, I'm going to get a big because that's what y'all need. Zubac is not enough. They got a big. They got the, what's the kid? When Embiid went out of the game.

Starting point is 02:04:08 Kai Jones. Kai Jones. When Embiid went out of the game. They play. Yes, he had a hell of a game the other night. He plays. Kai Jones. Oh, when Embiid goes up.

Starting point is 02:04:16 When Embiid went out of the game in Philly, who played the five? Who guarded the fives? Whoever was available. Ben Simmons. It was Ben Simmons. Fucking custodian. It was Ben Simmons. Fucking custodian? It was Ben Simmons. Whoever the fuck is there to pack on that?

Starting point is 02:04:29 Get in. Hey, get in. We ain't got nobody left. Now you really have a Draymond Green who's playing deep. Come on, bro. Like, he's coming on to play defense, and he's the playmaker. He was. He was all those things.

Starting point is 02:04:39 He's averaging seven assists. Seven assists this season with the Nets. Yes, it's a better team. For 25 minutes per game. Better players. That's what you're going to do with them. I'm asking what you're going to season with the Nets. Yes, it's a better team. 25 minutes per game. Better players. That's what you're going to do with them? That's what you're going to do with the Clippers. If he doing seven assists.

Starting point is 02:04:50 They're going to Boris D out that motherfucker, man. I'm going to get seven assists at YMCA, too, and we just out there. They're excited. We got to score. Somebody got to score. Somebody got to assist. Them boys are excited about that. Somebody got to score.

Starting point is 02:05:00 Somebody got to assist, right? He going to help. And I got the ball in my hand. Hey, he's going to score. No, for sure he's going to help. He's going to help. I don't think so. For sure. A lot. I don't think so. Watch it.? He going to help. And I got the ball in my hand. Hey, it's no story. He's going to help. I don't think so. A lot.

Starting point is 02:05:05 I don't think so. Watch it. You give up the players you gave up to get back that and say, we got a chance, bro. I think so. So you're not rolling?

Starting point is 02:05:13 Boggy, Boggy. Oh, yeah. And another shoot. I'm rolling. I'm rolling. I'm rolling. I'm rolling. I'm rolling.

Starting point is 02:05:17 I'm rolling. I'm rolling. I'm rolling. I'm rolling. I'm rolling. I'm rolling. That's the shooter that they brought in

Starting point is 02:05:18 for what they lost. They lost bones. Who'd they lose? They lost bones, right? He's going to be on the floor of Ben Simmons. All right. You got bones. Boggy, Boggy They lost bones, right? He's going to be on the floor with Ben Simmons. All right. You got bones.

Starting point is 02:05:27 Boggy, Boggy. Boggy can do it. Boggy can do it. But I will tell him this, though, if I'm T. Lou now. If you get two feet in the paint and you're this close to the rim, you got to shoot. You got to. That, I would tell him.

Starting point is 02:05:40 No, floaters, whatever it is. What are you going to say? Make a miss. Don't put me in the game. Don't put me in the game. No, you have to. Don't put me in the game. Don't put me in the game. No, you have to. Don't put me in the game. You got to have that conversation with him, right?

Starting point is 02:05:48 Because now you're a detriment. I'm not sure. Right? You go play make. You get all the way in the motherfucking paint. You got this. And you motherfucking throw that bitch out. Like, ain't nobody going to go dunk the ball, bro.

Starting point is 02:05:57 Nah, man. You trying to make me somebody I'm not. Trying to make me somebody I'm not. Let me do what I do, okay? You just said. He going to let me be what I be. But you got to have conversations with him. I would Let me do what I do, okay? You just said, he's going to let me be who I be. But you got to have conversations with him. I would have loved him in the first place.

Starting point is 02:06:08 Right? Real conversations. And that's what I think T. Lou and him is going to do. Can he pull that out of him? Can he pull the Ben Simmons's, I got past the dotted, I'm going to dunk that.

Starting point is 02:06:18 I already, they got him for, or the players around him will, his defense. Right? They got him for his defense. James will be like, hey, listen, you got why Leonard and why?

Starting point is 02:06:27 Whoo you had Paul George. I know I know He's a better defender Paul no Ben Simmons He's a better This is garden one through five in the same game. Easy. One thing I know for sure, Dante Jones ain't going to be quiet over there. No. Motherfucking Tay going to tell him.

Starting point is 02:06:52 For God damn, if nobody sitting on that front row going to tell him. Hey, motherfucker. Hey, yeah, man. Hey, he going to God damn tell him. Say it, man. I said it first, man. He going to guard Kyrie and Andy Davis in the same game. He's going to be like, man, I thought you could guard.

Starting point is 02:07:10 The first thing he's going to say is, my back. My back. I think I hurt my back again. It's broken. I think I need a back surgery. Hold on, you know what? Back to back. You know what?

Starting point is 02:07:22 You know what? Did he have back surgery? There was reports the other day. I believe believe yeah, but we don't know right so I'm gonna go on to live To go all the way out there on this point right Hey before they do they say said he under you want to know or no you want to go do what you do first And I'll sit here and look before you do that, right? Right, so if there is reports that he had back surgery on if there's proof he had it

Starting point is 02:07:51 That's another thing but I'm gonna go out there and say so there's this thing that I Was taught when I first came in the league that during training camp that vets would do Okay, if you wasn't in the best shape and you needed a few days off, you go in there and say, my back hurt, my back tight, my back, my back this, my back. Because there's no test, there's nothing that they can do to tell you that your back is not hurting. And your pain level. And what your pain threshold is in that moment, right? I don't know, but I don't know. You think you're going to say it when I say it? I'm saying, man, Ben.

Starting point is 02:08:31 Maybe Ben been motherfucking banana in the tailpipe for these people. In L.A.? In L.A.? But Gil, real quick, on a previous show that we did, when that first situation was going on with the Sixers, I think you suggested, go ahead and claim back, because that's the one thing that they can't prove. You tell them back, they got to just roll with it.

Starting point is 02:08:47 So I understood when he went to Brooklyn why he wasn't playing. He wasn't playing because he pulled a back injury. So they was withholding money from him. So he had to sue. Now to win a lawsuit, your back got to be hurt. Got to be hurt, right. You got to actually be hurt. He's like, oh, you know, I can't play. Right, be hurt, right. You gotta actually be hurt. I can't play, right?

Starting point is 02:09:06 You still, because... You gotta go through with it. They held your money and they settled in... This is a lawsuit, so yeah, you gotta go through with it. I mean, they settled. This is with the Sixers, right, when he was trying to get his brother... They held his money, so they settled, so... So, reportedly, Ben Simmons underwent back surgery March 14, 2023,

Starting point is 02:09:21 to address a herniated disc. We were not at the surgery. But if he had surgery, I don't want to diminish the fact that he had surgery. But think about it. Even with the surgery, right? We played devil's advocate. Have we seen, like, when we see bad defense, they show it.

Starting point is 02:09:40 But instead of moving his feet. No one has. We've never seen no highlights where, oh Ben Simmons who he need him He need to retire or somebody getting off on him like he is a lockdown defender first Playmaker second him playing 25 minutes with the Clippers will be because he played 25 minutes with Brooklyn. Yeah, he don't play He played 25 His number just gonna got better passes now He not the same guy. He's not the same guy, bro.

Starting point is 02:10:06 And you're going into a bigger city than what you was just in. Yeah, Englewood, though. He's going to the Clippers. I'm about to say, it is the Clippers. The lights ain't that bright. He come to a city where he think he can take the runway. He going runway. But you got Luca taking up all the attention.

Starting point is 02:10:29 He got an immaculate hairline, so he going to be away. He's gonna be runaway in there You got the headline like Sebastian. Don't be I say yeah. Yeah, he's safe. He not he not a Laker purple and gold We're just happy to be here. Yeah, we got Luca taking up all the attention getting interviews Okay, different language in a smaller market any words before Technically He in a smaller market than he was before. Technically. Yeah. If you're being honest. Let's talk about just the Clippers in general. Six in the West right now. Held it down while Kawhi was coming back from injury.

Starting point is 02:10:56 Playing games of catch. I respect it. He's the only fans? Most of the fans? One more question. You ain't got shit to do. Yeah. You do? What you gotta do. I mean your business I gotta so for tonight. They got the I mean not for tonight, but caller no Call of Duty. They just did They got the package the bundle package of the new characters, so I can't be mad at that I want to get it before I have to leave. All right, so one more question then we'll get to mostly fans. Hey fat Cupid

Starting point is 02:11:46 Guy on the couch Yeah, yeah, yeah. Did you kill him? No, y'all should've said your name too. Y'all should've been in Indiana. And how high? How high? More up again. I need money. Money. Money. Yeah, hits. Yeah.

Starting point is 02:11:54 Hits for the street. I need money. How long it take to get to the house? Oh, that was the greatest. Who do it? Huh? I don't believe you. Do what?

Starting point is 02:12:02 I don't know why, but I do. Whoever do it, you ain't gonna say nothing to them. I can tell them that. Yeah, I know that. Whoever do it, you ain't going to say nothing to them. Yeah, I know that. Back sleep. Whoever did it ain't going to say nothing to them. Get up, stupid. Unless you want to go back to sleep. Unless you want to go back to sleep.

Starting point is 02:12:18 Don't get up too quick, JC. That's my sole advice. Think twice. That's my only advice. We asked the chat, will Ben Simmons finally live up to the hype in LA? 66% said no. Chat? What do you mean hype? We just said he was going to come in and help.

Starting point is 02:12:31 I don't want to hear that. The chat said what the chat said. Stop trying to validate y'all shit. I don't want to hear that shit. I don't want to hear that shit. Superstar and Larry There is it obvious And with that in mind let me Work teamwork make the dream work. I did have another question, but fuck it is Wednesday. We got to get our luggage pack We got a head to the Bay. As a reminder, All-Star Weekend kicks off tomorrow.

Starting point is 02:13:05 Gil's Arena will be pulling up to the Bay. That's right. We're doing shows on Thursday night and Friday at the Emporium Arcade Bar in the heart of San Francisco. We got special guests coming through, special prizes for our fans in attendance. We got E-40 coming? Oh, boy. I don't know, Gil. I don't know.

Starting point is 02:13:22 We did reach out. We invited E-40. We invited E-50 as well. We invited E-50. did reach out we invited a 40 minutes. We invited a 50 is what fight you see if we invited little cousin We invited stuff We invited right now. He's right. Yeah, that's thank you guys. Try my best We invited the deuce double deuce invited Michael and Marcus Jordan do the combo interview. Red table talk. Yeah. We'll see. Very red. Very red. Very red. Make sure you make your next move your best move. Tickets still available.

Starting point is 02:13:52 Tickets are free. You need to register, though. We have a link in the chat, in the show description, a QR code as well. You need to register. We are getting close to capacity, ladies and gentlemen. I got producers in my ear telling me right now, you got to hurry up and get them before they're getting as good. We will pull up on everybody outside.

Starting point is 02:14:05 I mean, I don't... Yeah, I don't mean to be rude, but they gotta... they gotta sign up for some free shit. They just can't show up for free. Well, here's the thing, Gil. Because, you know, the Bay known for finessing. We don't want people to sign up and then not show up. So they gotta put the e-mails down.

Starting point is 02:14:20 If the e-mail is not used to get the tickets, it's gonna be a problem situation for them. But what if... but what if they, uh... what if they just come in there and wait? They put the emails down. If the email is not used to get the tickets, it's going to be a problem situation for them. But what if they just come in there and wait free? Well, look, I'm not going to discourage them from doing that. Pull up. We are trying to fill the vacancy. I'm just wondering if there's like 10 people who sign up

Starting point is 02:14:36 and then there's like 100 people outside. We very well may just open the floodgates. Okay, I was just wondering. No, we haven't. Nope, didn't sign up. You just make them sign up. Right there. Right there. Let's have some paper. Sign up, boo. Come on. No, we have... No, didn't sign up. Nah, you just make them sign up. Yeah. Right there.

Starting point is 02:14:46 Right there. Sign up. That's how you sign up, boo. Come on. We know how to do it. Yeah. Shout out to everybody in the Bay. Shout out to Emporium Arcade Bar where we'll be holding these shows.

Starting point is 02:14:54 They got arcades there? They got arcade games, Gil. They're clearing out the arcade for us. They will have some... Pop Shot. Pinball. Pop a Shot. We're taking over the venue.

Starting point is 02:15:03 I mean, can we get some arcades in the back? VIP. Pop shot. Pinball. I can't do nothing. Pop a shot. We're taking over the venue. Can we get some arcades in the back? VIP? We will get Tecmo Ball on an old school Nintendo for you gentlemen. You don't want none. As a reminder, if you do pull up, please be wise. Don't get too turnt up. No, you do. Just be quiet if you do. No, get turnt up, please. Come have a great fucking time.

Starting point is 02:15:22 I told y'all. All right. But just don't yell for shit. Y'all make these people act like I'm going to fucking grinch up this bitch or something. Like, no, come have a great fucking time. I told y'all. Y'all make these people act like I'm gonna fucking grinch up this bitch or something. No, come have a fucking good time. One thing for sure, two things for certain. I'm gonna enjoy my goddamn stuff. Not gonna let y'all fuck up my weekend.

Starting point is 02:15:39 I gonna fuck it up. Can you say have a good time? Y'all better have a good time. You said that very aggressively. Very aggressively. You said, I'm not having fun. Y'all going to be watching the three-point contest like, god damn it. God damn it.

Starting point is 02:15:54 Going to look like Paul George. God damn it. Was that a 50 or a 25? Who puts the air conditioning on 70? Shit. I can only see half the dunk. But come get turned up with us. We're doing shows two days. Thursday, doors open at 7 p. Shit. I can only see half the dunk. But come get turned up with us. We're doing shows two days.

Starting point is 02:16:06 Thursday, doors open at 7 p.m. Friday, doors open at 10.30 a.m. 10.30? Or 10. 10.30, see? Get there at 10, though. It's the Popeyes right across the street. If you want to get there a little early, get you a little chicken sandwich. Look at y'all, birds. YMCA schedule.

Starting point is 02:16:22 What? Are we going to finish at 10, maybe get out at 11, then back at 8 in the morning? Okay. Yeah, we got to earn our bread. Quick turnaround. Shit. Quick turnaround.

Starting point is 02:16:31 Don't stall me. Don't stall me. Quick turnaround. Shout out to Underdog. Shout out to Anscape. Hey, you. Who's also sponsoring the event for us. As y'all know, I got a movie coming out with Anscape

Starting point is 02:16:40 called Memes and Nightmares. Premiered February 20th on Hulu. Thank you to Anscape. They're lovely people out there. N-Scape said, we need y'all at All-Star Weekend. I told Josiah we got to stop interrupting him while he's trying to get his own... Thank you, he did tell me that.

Starting point is 02:16:53 We be talking and shit. Disrespecting him. I'm light-skinned, I have feelings. I thank you, I appreciate it. You got to say it with his chest. Yeah, he said he was going to call the authorities. You got to say it with his chest. You're too close to me for me to do that comfortably.

Starting point is 02:17:05 Hey, I didn't listen, bro. No, I'm just kidding. Say it with your chest, Joe. I just wanted to shout him out, though. I just want to shout out Joe, man. Say it good. Doing a good job, man. Appreciate you, Shaw.

Starting point is 02:17:13 I tried my best. Uh, with that in mind, I will not waive my no-trade clause. I will remain here in the arena. I was also able to negotiate one. I have the same representation as Bradley Beal. But, uh, make sure you pull up to our All-Star Weekend shows out in the Bay.

Starting point is 02:17:27 In all sincerity, we are getting out there tomorrow. Gil, you'll be there a little bit later. I know you got to do some Gilbert Arenas things. But we're starting. Doors open at 7.

Starting point is 02:17:36 The show starts around 8 o'clock. We got a very special guest pulling up for the first show. But we got the whole crew there, too. We're going to be turned up all weekend. Thursday, Friday, after Friday, all bets are off. You will see us in these streets doing what we like to do. Gentleman's cut, you know.

Starting point is 02:17:51 After Friday, good luck. We have invited Steph Curry to pull up to our shows. We will see if he pulls up or not. Thursday morning, good luck. Or a Friday morning, good luck. Yeah. What's popping Thursday? Gil's Arena Live at the Emporium Arcade. After that, like are we having a party?

Starting point is 02:18:06 Damn, why we can't have a party in there? We have to work the next day. We have to work, Gil. Are we having a party Friday in the... We can... Would you attend if we could do it? I'm already there. Gil, you know you a dip right after this show.

Starting point is 02:18:19 Oh, shit, all this party, I'm out. Crystal will have your bags packed and you'll be ready to go. I'm already there drunk. I got been there all goddamn days. We will turn up with the fans. You pull up, we will turn up with you. I was going to say the rest of the time. I was going to say a couple more hours. Let's get Gil drunk so he forgets he has to leave.

Starting point is 02:18:35 He stays for the directional all-star weekend. But with that in mind, let's move on to Mostly Fans, presented by Underdog. Download the app, use promo code GIL, get up to $1,000 in bonus cash plus a special pick'em We were also giving bread out at the end of the show. Ladies and gentlemen, we're up to 9,000 900 thousand nine hundred twelve thousand subscribers so many I can't even say it, right I'm getting my mind fixated on the bay and doing these live shows, but we've got two questions First one from underdog user, Bron James fan, great name. Joel Embiid is out tonight, back to back. Sixers are 20 and 33, 11th in the East. How should the Sixers manage Embiid

Starting point is 02:19:11 the rest of this season? We saw him pass a potential game winner, I believe yesterday in the game, to do some foul baiting. It did not go well. 20-33. Kenyon are no longer Sixers fans. We have moved our allegiance to the Utah Jazz, to the musty air of Salt Lake City. But talking about Embiid,

Starting point is 02:19:32 how should the Sixers manage Embiid for the rest of this season? Just throw his ass out there. Let him play. And then see what you can do in the summer or whatever. But like Gil said,

Starting point is 02:19:42 it was too late. They should have traded him a long time ago. So just let him go. It don't matter at this point. So let him play. Let him get his value. And then

Starting point is 02:19:53 you're going to have to make a decision this summer. Facts. Or just keep on going with the motion, through the process, whatever that is. That decision could include Gabe Vincent, Rui Hachimor, Dolph to connect in 2031.

Starting point is 02:20:11 To do what? To get Embiid. I want every star on the Lakers' guild. Giannis, the Nassus, Embiid, Ja, SGA. Who did you say you'd get rid of? Gabe Vincent. Okay. Throw Rui were rid of? Gabe Vincent. OK. Throw Rui in there. Virginic Star. OK.

Starting point is 02:20:29 Speaks Japanese. 31 first round pick. Dalton connect too, just because he don't look happy now. He don't look happy. Dalton would be happy to be back with these legs. But they're going to have to do something. Wearing a Jordan brand sweatsuit, taking a subliminal at LeBron.

Starting point is 02:20:44 I already know. You may be a Jordan brand athlete, but taking a subliminal at LeBron. I already know, you may be a Jordan brand athlete, but you have a lot of clothes in your wardrobe. You did not have to wear that sweatsuit in your first game back. He know damn well he didn't get that goddamn Charlotte sweater on the first day. He bought that bitch.

Starting point is 02:20:57 He bought that bitch. Yeah. Dead ass serious. He was in the motherfucking airport. Charlotte airport. Charlotte airport. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Because he didn't get a private back. He had to go to the motherfucking airport.

Starting point is 02:21:10 So, do you think they gave him a private flight there and then they made him fly a commercial back? For sure. No, no, because it was happy. Oh, wait, we're going to fly you back. Put him on American Airlines. You think he got a think about it, a Jordan sweatshuit Charlotte in the time frame he went

Starting point is 02:21:29 there? He came back to LA in a Greg Jordan sweatsuit when he came back. No, didn't some say Charlotte? Did some say Hornets on it? Yeah, some said Hornets. Unless that was um... AI. Unless it was AI.

Starting point is 02:21:39 She tricky these days. That is, she very tricky these days. Tough part of using the internet. I hate them niggas. My girl was like, man, I see you cheating. I'd ask her, what's up? She's like, I'm not cheating. I'm not cheating. Unless it was AI. It's tricky these days. That is a tough part of using the Internet. I hate them niggas. My girl was like, man, I see you cheating.

Starting point is 02:21:49 I was like, AI. AI. You can't prove it. You can't prove it. My hands on her titty, that's AI. That was a basketball before. It was. You see how fast it moves?

Starting point is 02:22:00 It moves fast. If you get caught cheating in 2025, you dumb. I'm sorry. AI is great. AI is great. AI. All right, let's move on to our next question from underdog user Stacks Ballin. Stacks Ballin wants to know,

Starting point is 02:22:20 if LeBron was on the Phoenix Sun squad that Kevin Durant is playing with, would he have won a ring by now? And if so, does that make him better than KD? A lot of hypotheticals here, but if LeBron was on the Phoenix Sun squad that Kevin Durant is playing with, would he have won a ring by now? And if so, does that make him better than KD? A lot of hypotheticals here, but if LeBron was on the Phoenix Sun squad that KD is on right now and would have won a ring by now, does that make him better than KD? I mean, I think the real question here is... I know that's how that works.

Starting point is 02:22:39 He's saying, does that make him better than KD? As if KD is better than LeBron? No, LeBron James does not win a championship with Phoenix. I don't know, Brandon. I would say hypothetically. Hypothetically? Bron-Bronny tandem? If he was on the team, no.

Starting point is 02:22:52 Bron-Bronny-Bow-Bow? They're not even winning with the Lakers. Come on, Josiah. Don't set yourself up for that question. They're not even winning over there. Come on, man. It's very simple. Lakers undefeated in the Lelucas. It's very simple. They're not even winning over there. Come on, man. It's very simple. Lakers undefeated in the...

Starting point is 02:23:05 Did you really ask? The Luka project. It's very simple. Like, they're not even winning over there. Lakers undefeated in the Luka project era. May not lose another game. But back to the question. Hey, I got people coming to the event, too,

Starting point is 02:23:18 and they ain't registering nothing either. Are they pulling up with you, or are they just showing up? Whatever they want to do. Devo, if you just send us the names, we'll get them at it for sure. They just say I'm with Kenyon. We are obligated to let them in. Before we go Gil, damn, damn!

Starting point is 02:23:37 You need to hear what us Emissary Larry said. Let me cook a little bit. This is my time to shine. So we appreciate all the love for Gil's Arena. We're on a mission to get to one million, I mean a gillion subscribers. We are currently at 912,000 subscribers strong. Trying to get to one million. So as promised, to show our thanks to the fans, we're giving away $1,000 in bonus cash.

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Starting point is 02:24:19 going to announce three winners on the show. We already did one earlier. So we got two left. So first winner, DJ Moni. DJ MJ-M-O-N-I. You are the first winner of $1,000. Our second winner, Alex Aristotle. Alex Aristotle, you have also won $1,000, courtesy of Gills Arena and Underdog. As a reminder, pull up to our All-Star Weekend shows.

Starting point is 02:24:44 Get there early. It is guaranteed to reach capacity. and Underdog. As a reminder, pull up to our All-Star Weekend shows. Get there early. It is guaranteed to reach capacity. If you get there and it's at capacity, you're going to have to wait to dress outside until somebody leaves.

Starting point is 02:24:50 I don't want you to do that because you might get robbed. You know, it's the bag. But anyway, we will see y'all tomorrow night in San Francisco for our Gills Arena live show.

Starting point is 02:24:59 This has been another episode of Gills Arena presented by Underdog. Woo-woo! See y'all!

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