Gil's Arena - Luka's Lakers Start NBA Preseason HOT, KAT Airs his Frustrations & THE T-WOLVES ARE SCARY!

Episode Date: October 6, 2026

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Theater, Gene. Theater, Gene. Theater King, I found my place to the 2K. It's at the theater. Yeah, the real Yains ain't there. So you're just watching TV or something? No, he's watching me. The Theater King.

Yeah, the theater king. Oh, so they watch you. Yeah, you go to the park. Nah, they go to the theater. Stay away from the park, go to the theater. Hopefully some Magic Johnson. Join us on the show. We got NBA Champion of the World.

Swaggy Pete, Nick Young back here with us. Yeah, man. And look, I'm going to start, too. Catch me on Fox. The weakest link, my show come out. That makes sense. That makes sense. Right there.

Say less. And we got four-time all-star, two-time all-NBA selection, DeMarcuscuses. That was crazy. That was crazy. We got a lot of things to discuss. Here's what's cracking in the arena today. The short-handed L.A. Lucas started the preseason strong

against Darius A Cuff Jr. and the Kings are the Snowtime Lakers a dark horse in the west? Good, we're talking Lakers. You wore a Lakers jersey. Woo-hoo. Oh, I got my Lakers, whoo hoodie. You got your Lakers on too. Carl Anthony Town spoke out publicly about his frustrations with the Knicks

and his extension. Will the big bodega be on the move before the trade deadline? Got to get a deal done. Stay out of that second apron. And Anthony Davis wants more respect put on his name this season. But will it be with the Wizards?

A.D., looking for a max extension. And he looking real handsome and cute at the same time, you know what I mean? Like, he got a suit. Like, if he had a twin, like, you can see the sister in him. But he's my, he's on my witness. Your hands is nice and supple. Balsie fans back for art. It's going to be one of those things.

You know what I mean? I ain't never heard no shit. You know, like some people got twins? He really do go to twin sisters. That's why I looked at you like, what the fuck? Yeah, that's, buggy why, you know, he really do got a twin sister When Gil's out of pocket, we just

No, I'm dead-ass serious. He has a twin. Yes. For real? Hey, these are twin. Mostly fans, back for our super chat. Throw something in the offer of plate, drop your questions.

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You got a lot of beef with big men. Man. Another one to the list. I'm just saying that picture. It just like looked like if he had a sister. He really does have a twin sister. I can see you. He played,

I swear to God. Seriously. I'm dead ass serious. They're serious. I mean, he talked like that. He's been to Laker for how long we didn't know he had a sister? You know, you didn't know.

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so Gil, you've been whining and complaining about us talking too much about good team so we'll talk about your team, what? I knew you was surgeon. You can offer your public apology right now to Anthony Davis and the Davis family. No, it makes sense now.

I see what I've seen. Technically right, I said it looks like he got one because he can see it in him and then he has one so I'm a prophet. It looks like he's good. He's got one because you can see it in. I'm a prophet. That is sick.

That is crazy. You see the sister in him? Yeah. You know how some people got the little features? Yeah, I don't know. What you're talking about? Nobody. I see the sister in you.

Oh, man. He looked like he got a twin sister. It's crazy, bro. You never seen a girl. You'd be like, you know what? She looked like her daddy. Yeah, I've heard that. Yeah.

She looked like her daddy. Her daddy going to look just like that. Hey, you know. The sister in you. You started. all about saying he's handsome and cute. Yeah, he's like, yeah, he's got a safe. It looks like he has a twin sister.

The cute part of him, like, you know what? He looked like he got a twin. This ain't okay, man. I can see the sister. Andy Davis, if you're watching the show today, we just like to hurt him. But it makes it okay now because he has a sister twin. It makes it even more.

It doesn't look like it. It doesn't look like the other side. I ain't got shit to do with this. Yeah, we got to live here. We got to see these people on the street. I don't have to see these people on the street. He doesn't watch it now. We have to see that at some point.

Calabas. No, but it made sense. It makes sense. He got a trade, you know what I mean? All right. Let's get into some basketball. I think that's a compliment. To who?

To him, I mean, it'd be bad if we see her. Like, you look like you got a brother in you. Right. That would have a sour. But if it was all the way. Let's get rolling, Joe. He's making it word. Ladies and gentlemen, that's our show for today.

Thank you so much to playmaker and Polly Market. And we like to publicly apologize to Anthony Davis. and his family for any comments that Gil will make throughout the course of this show. I'm a wizard fan now. I was trying to compliment like, yo, you're looking good right now. Looking all strong, got the muscles.

Let me just let it go. Yeah, he doesn't do that. Let me just... Let's talk about your favorite. Sometimes it just comes out wrong. Let's talk about your favorite team. The LA Lucas tipped off their preseason schedule. Monday night, up his sack.

Glaze Fest. Glaze Tuesday. Listen, I don't know what your question. It don't even matter. I got to catch half time after we did our show I called the half So you caught the literal

worst part of the game Yeah, yeah So this morning around 4 a.m. I rewatch it on. You watch the first half. So Lakers up and sat to take on the Kings

Austin Reeves and Walker Kessler both sideline The Kings But a slim down Luca did play and did what Luca does. Let's take a look at the

highlights of Slovenian Jesus Gil's favorite player So Luca only played the first half Jesus, it's great. Hey! Started out a little cold, but then got the cookie. Luca had 13 points in the first quarter.

That motherfucker looking quick. It's his team now. He got his locker room. It's only one LeBron on the roster now. He got more power. So Luca had 13 points in the first quarter. Finish the game with 21 points in 16 minutes of action for the purple and gold. Doing this thing, Gil.

You like what you saw? About the glass. Thank you. Easy work. Easy. Easy work. Like I said, 21 points, 16 minutes, which included Slovenia and Jesus making Domanta Sabonis, loses shoes, as you can see right there.

For drilling a three and then pointing out where the shoe is being a good euro. So with Luca leading the way, the Lakers put up 73 points in the first half, led by damn near 30 at the break. Purple and gold. Also got positive performances from new aqua. Zaire Williams and Quentin Grimes as well as rookie Camercar, who was the second leading score with 19 points off the bench in 23 minutes. Gil, our resident Lakers Glazer, showing love to shit, Kern.

I like it. The Purple and Gold Special. What stood out to you most about Luca in this new Lakers Squad without reason? Cessler, Luca coming in with this new crew? Unlike last year. We got, listen, listen, listen. Imagine watching the game. game and then you

expecting some bullshit out there and then there's real hooping like everybody who got there was not this standing shoot corner players everybody who was who was dead

knew how to put that ball in the basket that Grimes the Grimes you like Grimes? Welcome to Los Angeles man hit the big in the post I spin on them late

it's precy I don't get a fuck, what it is. We didn't have players that did that. They just sat in the corner, shot the three, gave it back. He hit him in the post like two little down here, hit him with the spin. Easy late. Then came down, hit him with the trade. Like, yo, who is this?

Who is this? I know I'm on 2K got the bottoms, but I didn't know he was good. He went for 40 one time. He's gonna go for 40 again. Him, Carr, William. Hey, listen, Hardy, all these players get. Just get buckets, man. 23s in preseason.

23s in preseason. All I'm saying, Chip. We compared that. Chip. Chip. Chip. What was it? Magic freak last yesterday?

Chick Hearn. Yeah, the Magic Johnson passed and then, what do he had, 12 or something like that? Who? This is what he's supposed to have had. Who? You was glazed in Miami for the Greek freak being Magic John. No, I didn't know. I didn't say Magic John.

He was over there in Magic John. No, I said what? I said about Janice looking like Magic Johnson that he'd traded him. I did not give him no magic freak. Yes, y'all. No, don't say y'all. Magic free. I said he was regular ass passer.

That was regular ass passer. He had 12 points in the same amount of time, right? 21. Yeah. There's levels to the scoring shit. There's levels. There's levels to this scoring. But it's sack, though.

It's sack. I don't know one person on sack that he was playing against. Who was playing defense on him? Who was number 25? Who? The guy that was playing defense on Luca in the highlights. Did you know who that was? Every time somebody's gone, looking nobody.

Man, he's gonna do, he gonna do that regardless. Yeah, what you're talking about? 30, he left the league in scoring last year. We don't look at fuck about who's in front of us. Yeah, that's what scores do. It's sacked. It don't matter. Yes, it does.

Everybody got a defender, right? It's sack. No disrespect. No disrespect. My fuck, I'm on the couch with you. What fuck is it disrespect to me? I know you like sacked. Man, that shit was 10, that shit was 10,

12 years ago, brother. Sacks. I'm on the couch. Love for Boogie Cousin' Tullough. You represent like, when they see you, they see SAC. Oh, stay cap. You got a lot of sack in you. This guy.

It's their sister. He got a lot of sack in you. So you know, you go back, you know. That's like him in DC, you know. Where are you at? Lakers, Lakers. That's, that's. Yeah, man, they see me, they see Laker.

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They don't see losing-ass Lakers. They don't see Chian. They see them losing-ass Lakers. You're right. But I'm glad you finally hear me out. Yeah, yeah. That's how we recognize. That's how we recognize you.

That motherfucker that did this and turned around. Yeah, Lakein. Not a little bit, highlight of your career. Your whole like little bit, though. Everything you talk about is Laker. I'm glad it's clicking for you now. Finally. Yeah.

Hey, we gotta change that introdugia. That fucking chance for the world. Don't listen. Don't listen to them. You are swaggy people from the Luzin Lake. Lose the Losing Lakers suit. It's the losing one. You were part of Cole's frustration?

Yeah. Damn. Yeah. When I see you, I see frustration. I mean, I see frustration. I mean, I see frustration. Coles around there, pissed! What?

Look at this shit. That's what I got to work with. Man. Swaggy, you did stand up to Kobe, though. I did. When he was calling the Team Soft to Sharmin. You called me that day. He was happy.

You remember that day, huh? What? Me and Kobe and that Soft Life Sharmin? Mm-hmm. me, that's how you do it. Yeah. You got to stand up to it. That's how you get the respect.

But let's talk about the, so Gil, the preseason matters now. The preseason matters now when it's the Lakers playing against the lowly Sacramento Kings. We're just doing this. I know you wanted to talk Lakers. No, I'm just saying, what do you mean matters? When we said, when we say matters, yeah, yeah. We didn't need him. What was Austin Reed?

Walker-Tessler did not play. Usually when you just get that money, you only got to play the first game. I mean, he don't have to play the first game. play the first game. But the car. The cam car. The car. Yeah. Car, car to. That that daddy in him. What? He a junior. That's NBA son right there. That's NBA in his blood. That's NBA. That's NBA. But when you got the NBA blood in you? You got your daddy in you. Yeah.

Yeah. Camera father. Frater. What's happening in the day? Not a Jew. Chris, yeah, Chris Carl. We got. You look like you got a sister. You got his daddy in him. Not Cain Clark over here. C. C's over here on the Lake of Time. The light-skinned one. He's nice. He has a lot of games. He's nice.

Huh? He's nice. He's a good pick. I like him. Yeah. That was a steal. 19 points off the bench. Seven for 13 from the field.

Three for seven from three. It is the preseason, though, later. I hate that. For a rookie, this neck out of there. No, for a rookie, that's a rookie supposed to be. This is their own distance, the best that they? No. Dolph connect played 12 minutes.

You don't think so? He ain't getting those same shots. Who's playing over him? Car is not getting no same shots. He was a first-round pick too, right? Yeah. They do this in preseason. They get your hopes up and shit.

You think you're going to get those same shots. Luca's going to, he got what? You're traumatized. Yes, I am. You're traumatized. PTSD. They're going to get them shots. No, they're not.

Luca ain't passing that shit the car. Yeah. He's a, man, he can flat out play. Dude can play. He can jump out the gym. So lobs is going to him? That's all he gonna get. He can shoot too.

Luca taking 25 shots. Brother, brother, brother, brother. A.R. didn't play. A.R. got to play. Where that 19 gonna be at? A.R. didn't play. A.R. gonna take his shot. He's got paid 200. He got a tad 19.

Grine's got to get hit some of his shit too. Kessler. Kessler won't get me. No. That's what I'm saying. Straight lob, guy. Now you're gonna get rid of A.R. Now.

See? Go on the side of the college. That's not the top of the top. That's that corner line on the same. No limit daddy slender. No limit daddy. No limit daddy slender, baby. Ain't none.

Number 15. You're not getting rid of A.R. Hell not. He's a second option now. So Carr go to the corner. We don't got no corner boys. I mean, Vando's still here, but, you know, he dunked yesterday and shit. Like, he got his legs back when LeBron left.

He got his legs back. He got his legs back. But, you know, all sincerity, Luca, looking good. Was working out all summer. JJ Redding after the game said Luca was actually doing spring. Luca was actually doing sprints and conditioning. It looks hard, huh. Slimed down, lose impact.

He looked good. We've heard this same story for years, but 23s in a preseason game. 23 is made in a preseason game. It's huge when you're coming from. I ain't even tripping off the stats. I'm more impressed with the movement. The way Luca moving getting to his spots, he's playing with a burst now.

I mean, usually it was more of a walk-up type of game. His movements are definitely improved. You can tell he's been working. working on his body in the off season. JJ got to say he was doing sprints and running, and it's supposed to be like, be supposed to be happy that. It's condition. I think it got down to like 200, 30 pounds, something like that.

So he never ran before, like, think about that. Like, be happy he's doing sprints now. Yeah. I'm glad he got so much love for the game. Took the whole team to his homeland. Hey man, look, I'm sure. What, hey, what team are you this year? Because obviously,

The Lakers. No. So, are you one of them that you left to? With Brown? Yeah. And you know it. Yeah, I know it, okay. Still have a LeBron on the Rock.

What's your squad? Minnesota. That's my squad. No, no, no, no. I know you're a bullying law. You got the chucking with it. But you're not coming to take my team. Bro, I've been said I'm ripping Minnesota this year.

He did. Wow. You ain't even going to look up, Vincent? Huh? What's your squad, bro? Be a real. I said Minnesota, too. I've been Minnesota.

Golden State, I thought that's who you was, man. You ain't repping, you're ripping, you're ever going to stay? I go Philly. I go Philly. Oh, man. All right. Philly definitely don't fuck you. At all. Oh, I forgot you played for Philly. We all forgot.

Yeah. Trust the process, Wagon. Y'all got traded there? Yeah. For who? No, I didn't get traded there. You signed then. We had a, oh. We had a celebration.

and everything. But you care to elaborate on that? Damn, he just passed around like that? Nah, this thing was throwing people. Yeah, it was a fun time. Yo, that was hilarious, man. Yeah. It was a good time.

You was there? Where? Well, you was around. You was like... No, you kind of walked through a little without, yeah. You didn't even stay long. You remember that? That's crazy.

The only time... What was this? You got a bad memory, but let's move it. memory, but let's move on. No, let's talk about. Gaggy, more entertaining. What was this? At the other house,

recita, like, down that way. We had the big pool party in the back. Party and all that. The one out through your son shit? No, not that. Before that one. You didn't fuck with me so many times.

It's ruined my life so much. What happened? What you do? You do a party or something? Yeah, and you came in love. Must have been some bullshit in there. It must have been. That was a good time.

Nah, it must have been not my... Yeah, too many of y'all. This shit looked dangerous around here. Yeah, that sounds like... There was people in the pool, so I get? Yeah, it was a lot going. It was a fun time. Recita.

It was family-friendly. Yeah, family-friendly, yeah, yeah. It was cool. Was this before David Busses or after David Busses? Before David Bustis. That's what I'm saying. Philly was before Lakers, fool. It's when he signed...

He was literally celebrating the sign. And I came? Yeah. Yeah. You didn't stay, but you definitely did. You walked through. Okay. That's crazy.

You don't remember. We're not a real friend. Who remembers five minutes, nigga? The ladies say they don't remember it. They don't even count it. Why should I count it? Oh, friend. Walk in, hey, hey, hey, I'm out.

Oh, shit. Oh, shit. We get popping up in here. We did. He didn't. Anywho. Anywho. But you're looking at Luca out here doing what he does?

And you're old stomping grounds? I think Luca looked really good, man. There's been a lot of criticism around his name as far as, you know, how he takes care of his body, things of that nature. So I think in the past two seasons, he's kind of, you know, silenced that part as far as where the criticism comes in. I think this is probably the best he's looked since his younger years in Dallas. Like I was saying earlier,

I know about the number. I know what he's going to do numbers-wise. Like I think that's by default. But, you know, the way he's doing, the way he's moving, like I said, the burst into getting to his spots. Even seeing him get to the cup, you know, this early in the season like that. Like I think he kind of got away from that, you know, when he was dealing with the weight issues. So you could tell he's in a good place physically. I think that's a plus for the Lakers.

And it's just scary to think as far as how he's been performing, you know, so-called out of shape. I mean, you can see this dude average 35 this year if, you know, if he really, really wanted to. So this is a new look. It's a new responsibility. And on top of that, it's, you know, it's no more excuses. This is, you know, this Lucas Squad. There's no more so-called distractions or, you know, anything stopping the development.

So he got the keys to the car. So as of right now, how he's showing himself, he's starting off on the right foot. Yeah. Like what you said, no more excuses for Luca. Yeah, right? Yeah, yeah, yeah, we're good. Okay, this shit. Hey, I'm about to put, I got to put them, I got to make some space.

To add Luca to. How come I know Slovenians on the wall, Gil? Yeah, he's going to be there. Okay. Yeah, this is, you know what I mean? Like, I got, I got, I got my put, yeah, I got to put him up there. You know, I got, you know, I got a, you know, I got a, I'm going to take off. No, no, no, I got, I'm just make them all a little bit smaller.

Probably just keep the big three or the big four. Keep the big four. Well, why you got LeBron's. The big four up top. Huh? Why the Brown's a little? He should be like Bobby. No, no, that's Lakers up there.

He should be maddened. You see, the Lakers is big, motherfucker. The Lakers stay big. He should be in the middle. You put that Cleveland bullshit at the bottom. Okay, it's Michael Jordan. You also play for the Lakers. Yeah, but I couldn't put him in another Laker jersey

because he can do that much, right? He won all the chip. Yeah, yeah, yeah, he did. But not enough to be there with the rest of him. They won multiple. This is unbultable. But Luca goes on there. Yeah.

in a Lakers jersey. That's great. Yeah. Okay. It's not going to put him in Dallas jersey. I mean, based off your standard, why? You know what? You're right. I can't contradict myself, so I'm going to just wait. Just give him his own wall.

Yeah, put that way. You know what? Just give him his own wall. You know what? You never said nothing wrong. He do need his own wall. But you're looking at Luca, looking at this Lakers squad, how encouraging,

And important is for young players like Cam Carr's, Iyer Williams, to play well on the precincts. I know you said the preseason, no matter. But to see Cam Carr's first NBA action go out there, put up 19, playing with the quote-unquote big boys. Obviously, the Kings didn't have some players playing as well. When we say preseason, no matter. It don't matter for the elite and the star players

because they know what the season looks like. But for players who didn't get time last year, players who's trying to still make the roster, players who's trying to get a better role than it did last year. year. All of this matters. Yeah. Right? So when you're talking about these guys, these guys are still fighting for minutes for the season. So all production matters out here for these guys.

Carr, Williams, Hardy, right? These guys are still trying to, you know, be on JJ's good side. Like, trust me when I'm out here. So this is a good side. Everybody played, everybody played well, right? You know, it's one game, they got another game tonight. And, you know, these guys, you everything matters. They're looking at everything. What time you get on that bus? You know, like if you're watching

film, if you take your notes, they're watching everything. They're trying to figure out how to weed you out so it can be an easier process for them. Exactly. Right? So you make it hard for them. Show up early.

Get your shots in, ask your questions. Especially when everybody's playing whales. Yeah. I try to stand out somehow. I think Zaired Williams was a great signer for him as well. He was a key piece of that Memphis group when they was rocking in the West. With John N, kind of got lost in the shuffle when he got moved to Brooklyn.

But a great 3-and-D type of player. I think on paper he's a great fit next to Luca. And like you said, the way they perform in preseason that gains their trust, they're coaching staff. So, you know, he's picking up full court on the, you know, on the Dary's Ake of the rookie. So that's a good sign. That's a good sign. That's the type of shit you got to do to stand out.

So he's doing the right thing. And Luke looks like he got something to prove. He do? He do. And but LeBron do too, so that's what makes the NBA look like. It's going to be fantastic. You said LeBron got something to prove? The wrong.

Got something to prove? Like, you kick me off the Lakers for this? And now he looked like, man, this is why you got kicked off. No, what I'm saying is, it's not even that. It does. Everybody, everybody who moved got, they got shit to prove. That's what I'm saying. Mello got shit to prove.

That's what a man. Yokish got his shit to prove. Shays on the comeback. Miami. Spurs. Yonis is over there. Then you have shit. Now you got a big fella.

Yeah. Even cat. Like everybody is, they actually have something to play for. That's why it's. It seems like everybody got screwed this year. It's going to be a good-assie. It's fine, man. So, Gil Lucas' first two playoffs with the Lakers.

Left much of being like... Jayland Dern. Yeah. Yeah. Shit even... Jayne and Brian? Yeah. Yeah, got something to prove.

D. D. Yeah, that's not talking about Portland. You see... Hey, hey, A.D. over there. A.D. got something to prove? Did you see the projected starters for Portland? Yeah.

That's crazy. We're gonna try to know where they start both of there. No, Giles coming off the bench. What? What? I turned the channel after that scene. I don't have to see it. Michael, Mike, Annoy, apparently opposed.

Mike, ignoring my guy, too. Ain't, ain't no way. Opposed the start him, but he's going to have to start him just to see what it look like. No, no, no. So what did they trade for him? Outside of the business part. I didn't want to change the subject, but, yeah. But you did.

Who did what? The coach did what? Apparently, Mike and Norie is a little hesitant to want to start both of them together just for the defensive issues. But I think they will be starting together just so they can see what it's. Y'all ain't winning shit. Period. This fuck are you talking about for the deep your team sucks He came up right

You only have ball fans That was almost a playoff I'm not gonna do this shit What they lost in the playing right? No they're not gonna be doing the defense shit They can't stop you on defense Let them worry about let the other team worry about the defense You're telling me you are considering

Sitting Jaama rent Came off the bench already You are considering as a head coach in the NBA to sit, an all-NBA, All-Star, one of the most dangerous players in the league to start fucking who? Damn. Damon, pretension Drew Holiday?

And Drew Holiday? Yeah. And he's not saying he's going to do it? That's just the- The fact that he's thinking about doing. I just don't understand what was the- How about this? How about this?

You put Drew and Holliday, whoever you want to start on defense, and then let Damon what's the name. I guarantee you the two offensive players whoop the fuck out there. Now I'm mad. So what you suggest? How would you go about it? Coach your team on the fucking best players. Stop trying to outsmart them too. Stop trying to stop outsmarting the system.

Why are you trying to outsmart the system? That is the weirdest shit. I hate when coaches do that. They already have this planned idea of what their team should be. I do. And you have not even seen the players. Training camp starts. Yeah, you have Dame, you have your...

Let everybody play, see who messaged with each other. Yep, I agree on that, for sure. I agree on that. And if they don't mesh, then you adjust. You're not going to mesh? We've already said if, we already... The bad part about it is we already seen Dame and CJ. We didn't know if they could play defense or not.

Didn't matter. Right, it didn't matter. We seen Jha and Bain. Did anybody worry about defense? then? No. That's real. That's what the other fucking players are for. That's what your big man is for. That's his job. Defense.

There's players who get paid to do that. Well, it's still a question with then how do they play together? It's two guys that need the ball in the hand. Do they complement each other in the room? Yep. You think they do? Yes. If just like when you think about... If Dame has a ball, what... What CJ was doing

with Dame, they play off ball. Usually guards that play like that, they're fine. I've never seen two. You got to throw Danny in the mix too, though. Who? Danny? He's a small four. That's a nice little three combo right there. That's a nice three combo.

Defense lacking. Four or five might not get no goddamn attention, but that's fine. We're going to talk extensive blazers tomorrow on this very show. Oh, man. If y'all coming off the bench, I'm done. I'm done. I'm not. But let's ship back.

That's crazy. To your favorite. It's just day time. It's day time. But the Portland, I'm out. You bring me off the bitch and I'm Jom Morant right now. That's crazy. This trade me, man.

Yeah, I'm done. No, I'm good. That nigga seen my 360 lay up what you're talking about. The crowd jumped. I'm not coming off no bitch. Oh, he's coming off that. I'm not coming off that. You don't have to do that 360 for him sitting your ass.

You got me over here next to Smoot Henderson? You're going to Smoot? No. Fred Smoot Hennon. Oh, man. Scoot your ass on. Yeah. Yeah, man, school.

You're going to be 60. I want to be 60 right now. Okay, let's go back to your Lakers. We had talked about this a couple weeks ago, and you were a little wishy-washy on it. Yeah. I want to know, how much pressure is on Luca to prove that he can be the guy on a contender, like the Lakers?

And should he be held to the same standard as a 40-year-old LeBron James when the Lakers were his team? Ooh. Um, I think Luca went to the championship. With the Lakers? They don't matter what color jersey on. Goddammit. He's going to get you there.

He's going to get you to the promised land. I'm not questioning them no more. What, the type of players I seen last night and their ability, it looks very different from last year. I'm sorry. You said you're going to get cheap tickets this year?

I'm talking about the role players. These, yesterday, bro, listen, what I'm telling you. These guys actually play basketball. I can't wait for this. This ain't no just. No, I'm just saying this.

But you know the dividend. Like last year, you got guys. It's just a new look right there. You just got guys who sat in the corner waiting for somebody. It's a new look. These guys are sitting here coming through the air. They're doing the wrong thing. They're posting up.

They're like, give me the ball. Boom, boom. Like, even Bronny, like, he got a nice little IQ. A little bounce man. I'll do that bitch out of bounce. When I jumped up. Like, okay. To thiro for the dunk.

What's what I'm saying? That's what I'm saying. We got dudes that make plays for each other. It's just not Austin Reeves and Luca that can dribble penetrate and kick it to someone. We have ISO players. Like that's what I'm saying? Huh?

21 ball, too, though. You can't everybody can't ISO. No, no, no, everybody can't ISO, but we can't. We can't ISO, everybody can't ISO. A.R. wasn't out there? I'm just saying everybody, but everybody can't ISO.

We'll see November. You know what I mean, right? You'll see November. But you asked, was it the same pressure on Luca that was? It should be. I think it is. And I'll explain why. Please, buddy.

Why, when it comes to guys that have already proven to win the championship, it's still pressure on them to keep proving? But when it comes to Luca, well, he already made two conference finals. He ain't got nothing else to prove. That don't make sense. So based off the standard that Bron and him, Bron, K.D., Steph, Janis, Yokic, if that's their standard, why does he get a pass? Drop it.

Oh, what you're talking about from the Bron? standard, like, he's trying to get another ring for the Georgia. So he, he got his own shit going on. He ain't got no ring. I know, but that's, the LeBron, the LeBron shit, that's his own little thing. That's his own little world. I'm not even just talking about I'm talking about the standard for all the champs

already in our league. Oh, the champs. Their standard is they have to keep winning. Oh, yeah, yeah. But you're saying, SGA, but you're saying Luca don't have that same pressure. Yeah, because we win yet. But you also say, well, not, because he already been to the finals or he already been to the conference.

No, yeah, he said, can you lead him? Is he leading on the continuing team? You look flustered. And I said he already did that. Here's my point. Is there pressure on Luca now? Luca got the three-year extension. Luca got the team built in his image.

Absolutely. Completely new roster. Rob Polinka, everything you're talking about. Played Bron to the left. After everything he did for the Lagos organization, Gild, a championship, an season tournament championship, the inaugural end-season tournament. NBA Cup.

Yeah. Against all odds. And I don't mean to be rude. This pressure on Lucan is even more pressure on Palinca. I don't think y'all really understand And what it is right now is, remember, he's very young, right? He ain't getting younger. No, what I'm saying is?

Luca already has a scoring title as a Laker, right? Man, I don't know. That might give a damn, my... Okay, I listen. You remember there's going to be, like, when you look down the Laker history of Lakers, Luca will be in front of LeBron James as a Laker. He got the first... He already got the first teams in the All-Star.

Remember, six years from the... now, he's going to have a, he's going to have, if he gets the MVP, LeBron don't have that. He's going to have a couple scoring titles, some assist titles, and the Lakers never have never, besides the Laker, has the superstar of the team, the mega star, has all won the championship as a Laker. So they're the grandfather. So, so LeBron is done those things.

He's saying every superstar. We're talking about as a Laker. As a Laker. Yeah, he got a little champion. The RTAs for finals in VP at all. Like, yeah, no, we're going to get that. How the hell is Luca going to be above him if he ain't got none of that? He's talking about a damn scoring.

Brother, we got ten years with him. No, you got three. Oh, you crazy as shit. Yeah, all right. Y'all crazy as you think the Lakers is thinking about Trayman with Luca at any point. I didn't say that, but that don't mean he won't walk away. Look, boy, Luca got here. Life changed.

Next thing you know, Luca in Denver. Man, Luca in Minnesota. Name me a person. Man, relax. Can you need something? Relax. He didn't stop playing that left the Lakers willingly. Like, I want to lead L.A.

LeBron. Yeah, Philly. What are we talking about? LeBron Ramon. Did he want to leave? Did he want to play? Yes. Did he leave?

Did he? We didn't give his extension. For a huge discount, Gil. Yes. So I don't want your money. That was after. I don't want your money. And he was 52.

And he was 52. 173 years old. That's even worse. He left as an old. I'm going to leave all this time, man. Listen, listen, listen. To go to Philly. I'm saying there's no pressure on him to win right now

because it's still LeBron's feel on it. Come on, man. We got to stop with this shit. Come on, whoa, whoa, whoa. He just got here. LeBron's feet. What the fuck does that mean? We got to remove it, put the team around.

We got to build the pieces for him. You built the people. There's no problem. The LeBron left his. Remains in the locker. You re-sign AR, you got Walker Kester, you completely overhauled the wrong shoes in the locker. We don't have all the players that we need. We still got to keep building and itching and out.

It's field. Like, so we still, we still got, you still got two years, maybe that, depending on what we do this summer. Next year or the year after, that's when it's like, this is, this is, this team. We're building. Right now you're just moving old pieces out, bringing new pieces in. This is, like a new house. The legors have one of the business. This is a new house.

This is a new house, motherfucker. I got to rip, I got to rip all this shit out first. He wanted A.R. I got to get, I got to do this room, get this shit about here, do the kitchen, redo the kitchen. They renovate. Give me a couple years before I, you know what? This is all me right here. What years is this for Luke in a legacy jersey?

I was with LeBron first year. Is this third year? Is this our second year? Two and a half. This is his, this will be his third season. This is his third season. No, this is. Trade at the deadline.

Right. That's half. Two and a half. Two and a round up in the arena. One year, so it's half a season. That was one this is all. Playoff disappointment in that year. Because we didn't season start yet.

A year and a half. Playoff disappointment in that season. Luca did not play in the playoffs at all this past season. Now we built the team of your image. Luca gave you everything you want. This is your squad. We got you Walker Kessler. We got you all the Caucasians you needed.

You want a Joker too? You got to have Joker. Then it ain't about Luca. It's Joker's who won a joke. Okay, let me tell you all something. You see that white man? down there. Which one? That one read the number 44.

Yeah. Jerry? We don't even know the number. We don't even recognize him by the number, right? We do recognize him by this, that logo, right? On them socks and the logo everywhere. He lost him. That ain't an official jersey. He ain't. No, not. He lost eight championships. They didn't care. Pre-enter that. He won, too. And they put them on the logo for you niggas to wear it all the time. That is a Laker. After he won. That is a Laker. That is a The Lakers are so good, right? They got an MVP. The next year they got Magic Johnson.

Win the championship, right? Magic getting hurt. They got the number one pick. James Word. That's the type of power we got here. The type of power where you get you kill O'Neill, Kobe Bryant, Paul Gassol, come over here, LeBron James.

And they all won championship. Anthony Davis. Anthony Davis. Champion. Luca. That's the power. You've never seen that many megastars, and we don't have every single megastar.

So with all that being said, is it pressure for Luca to win? No, baby, I know what I'm getting. But you just named all them guys that came here and won. And they never have pressure. Because it's third one team. So does Luca have pressure moving forward? He hasn't won you. Listen, when you say pressure, that means you don't know that it's happening.

All right, does he have championship expectations? Yes. All right, cool. And what happens is it? if he doesn't not reach those things. That's never happened, so we didn't even got to worry about that. Okay, good.

Whatever happened? Not to a mega star, not to the, no. Nick? Nothing to win that morp. Who? Nick was a mega star. Swaggy P is iconic. He was a strong.

I am legend. I am legend. I am legend, girl. Why go to do Julie? They don't call Swaggy. Why do you do you? Why are you swallowing this shit? Why are you swallowing when he's saying my name?

I just, I just did nothing. I just did that. You just do nothing. You swallow again like that. Like, you, swallow again, see what happened? The shit, put your whole fucking hands. The Chas called me a Brian Glazer and all that. LeBron James.

We're playing with the Lakers' company. We got LeBron James. We do it. You do have LeBron. No, what I'm saying is, we got LeBron. Like, when you think about history, think about. You got two LeBrons. Think about the top ten list.

All those people you trade, they trade the A. Magic. Shaq. Corrine. I don't want to hear about old niggas deal. Kobe. Lebron James. Like, come on.

What we're talking about? And none of those people are on the Lakers. None of them are on the Lakers right now. We're trying to win in the Laker uniform. We're talking about Luzmpic. It was pressure. He won and they still have more pressure on. We knew he was going to.

Why, Lucre ain't got no pressure? We knew he was going to win. No, y'all did. What are you talking about? As soon as he got here, that shit flipped 360. No, when AD got here flipped 360. No, what I'm saying is he got here, and then the next shit, br-r-d-day.

That's what I'm talking about. How many years was about? Before 80 he got you. I thought he played the following season. Follow season. That's easy. We don't play that shit. We don't play that shit.

Legger missed the playoffs. Brian got hurt that first. I think they were top three or four in the West before he got hurt. Got hurt and he got packed up. There was no excuse. We don't care about you being hurt. We don't care about you being hurt. It was expectation.

Then we got LeBron's and then we got Anthony Davis. Okay. And then you got it back. With the Brown being the final year. Now you have Luca Dantzic. And then next year we're going to. Entering his third season. You're not.

Third season. Oh. Lebon came. And then another mega star came with him. Austin Riggas here. You got your mega star. Lucas here. You got Austin Rigg.

And we're going to get another one. I'm trying to tell you. You got Austin. Y'all don't know what's about to happen. I'm trying to tell you. You think of those dope to them. Okay. Dope.

Dope and dog food. All right, so. Look at the names, baby. You better match him up. Do you need a playoff running this year? What superstar was with West? No one ain't born. Okay, bam.

One superstar was with Kareen. That was with, right? Another one, right? No one, right? Shaquille O'Neill, Kobe. They drafted Kobe, though, so. Shaquil, they already knew what they was getting. They traded Vlady assed.

They drafted Austin. They got Lufu. You have no two superstars. Yeah, he's not a superstar. Who not? We can pay anybody. We can pay anybody. We got that kind of.

You see, we don't flip it. You see, we don't flip it. We don't treat this Laker name like a pack, baby. like a pack, maybe? We don't treat it like a pack. How many times have been sold to them? He's crazy. How many times after this lake has been sold

in the last 24 hours? We don't, you know, it's a hot commodity. What's that shit you promote? That's on Mars right now. It's like blue magic. We don't got it, we don't flip it, got it to you, you don't flip it. It's so good we can flip it as many times as we want.

It's pure. It is pure. Okay. So next summer, next summer. No, I don't want to hear shit from y'all. When we get the name that I know. So what about this year? Yeah.

What about this fall, winter, and spring? I got, listen, I got one. I'm saying y'all going to get names next year. You're not getting joker. No, we're not getting juggler. We got somebody. I already know we got some. We're naming.

Who is it? Hey, I'm just saying, we might get Anthony Davis back. On a discount, but let's keep this thing moving since you're talking in circle. I think he's going to go back. Let's talk about the king side of it since we got boogie here on the couch, but only one specific aspect, obviously. Kings will probably be a high pack of mid this season, but are expecting big things from seventh overall pick. Darius A Cuff Jr., and despite the Lopsiders scored, the rookie gave Sack Town some optimism in his NBA preseason debut.

Let's take a look at some Darius A Cove Jr. talking about the King while we can. Seven Chili's in the metropolitan area in Sacramento and a top golf. A-I. A-Cuff Jr. played 27 minutes, finished with 19 points, four assists, and five turnovers, but it is a preseason game. 8 for 17 from the field. He was one for four from distance but showed a wide range of bucket getting capabilities. Also did not back down. Look at the run that you're all.

Against some of what could be the Lakers starter unit, including Luca Jammar Donchick. Let's take a look, Gil. All right. Swaggy, you say you see a lot of AI. I see so. I see like J-Kid and Stefan Marble. Yeah, that ain't no goddamn A-I, bro. There ain't no goddamn AI.

That is the jog. It's more a Stefan. Like, I don't see. Look, look at the movement. Look, that ain't, come on. Oh, no, that's a hell. Stop, bro. Look at the whole run back.

Oh, what are you talking about? That ain't AI? I don't see AI. No, look at the chalkback. Wait, it wasn't on that one. But look at the movement, bro. Look. So, H. Cup 19 and 4.

Got to give a shout out the second year guard, Nick Clifford as well. Friend of a guy. the program. Nick Clifford played 28 minutes off the bench, led the Kings with 23 points. He's trying to be AI.

So we're going to start with Boogie, our resident expert of all things, Sacramento, beloved by the city. Maybe not by the media, but that's a two-way street. Fuck. That's fucking Boulevard.

See me when you see me. What are your first impressions of Darius Aikov Jr. in his NBA preseason debut with the Kings? I think he did fantastic. I think he's giving, I think he's going to be a bright spot for this organization moving forward. I think he was a great pick.

I think he's in good hands when it comes to Scott Perry in the front office. And I think he's the right step in the right direction. You found a foundational piece for the organization, a franchise type player. So, you know, I think that's the hard part, you know, as far as organizations and finding that talent. So the hard part is out of the way now is just building around the kids. And he's all about, you know, doing the right things. He's super professional. He loves the game of basketball.

He's a natural leader. And he's a showman. Like, when those lights come on, you know, he's going to go out and perform. And he's fearless. So I think that's everything you won your young star. I think he did exactly what he was supposed to do. So, and on top of that, we spoke about Rookie of the Year a couple episodes ago, and I can't believe I left out his name.

But he may have the best. chance of winning a rookie at a year. And the reason I say that, the ball is in his hands. He's going to get every shot attempt. This isn't a team. And no knock the sack, you know, but this isn't a team that's going to be successful this year. So this is going to be a big learning year for him.

He's going to be able to play through a lot of his mistakes. Probably have a long release than a lot of these other top rookies. But the biggest thing is he'll have a ball in his hands the most. So I think that increases his chances of win a rookie of the unit. So King's investing a lot in A Cup. There was a video about a couple of days ago circulating him. He had like eight coaches with him, just rebounding for him out of them. Better, yeah.

Just a line of developmental coaches. Obviously wanted to be in SACC, which I think was an important part of this piece. I think it got something to do with that. Sorry to cut you all, but wanting to be in Sack also has to do with that Detroit connection because Scott Perry also has a relationship with his father. So I think all that kind of played in a part of it. And, you know, as a young guy coming into this league, one of the best things you can have is somebody like you're familiar or similar to.

So I think Scott Perry presents that for him, and that's part of the reason he wanted to be in second. Most definitely. It looks like a young Rashad Phillips for all my Detroit people out there. They'll understand that reference. Shout out to Yoda. But Swaggy, we're moving on to you. You're saying AI is your comp in your opinion.

But how did Darius A-Cuff Jr. look to you in his preseason debut with the Kings? You look like the future, man. I'm telling him, you got a lot of AI in them. I was a little disappointed. I wanted the Clippers to draft them because it was out of him, man. What's the guy from Illinois, I think, the point guard? I wanted him to be in L.A. I think Clippers needed somebody with that type of energy to turn that team around.

But it's a great better fit, obviously, and sack more opportunities to play, more opportunities to shoot and show your game. And when you got somebody that you're familiar with, you get more comfortable out there, you ain't thinking too much about the mistakes you made when you got somebody that believes in you. Absolutely. Man, so I think it's just the best situation for him where he could be him. And, you know, they still got a team, too. I ain't going to lie, they got a quiet team on a low. Like, they would sneak you if you.

I agree. Yeah, I'm about to say, a quiet team on a low. If you just come in thinking it's just like sack when DeMarcus play when you only have to worry about him. You know, but, no, he's going to be okay. He for sure can win rookie of the year for sure because he could get a lot of shots. Who is his player in comparison? I know you're saying AI. I can see flashes of it, but this is a big guy.

When y'all say flashed AI, which AI would tell you? Iverson. Not Philadelphia AI. I mean the cross-off. I can see it, man. That's what I can see. I don't think that's his comparison. I see flashes.

I see flash. When you say close up, which one? Like, the one he shook the motherfucking Jordan, the Jordan logo off? That was the first time the logo switched sides. What's the key from Michigan that was trying to be AI? He switched it. The kid that went to Michigan back in the day and played for New York. He had the, he won a championship, I think.

Yeah, Trey Burke. Oh, Trey Burke. He was trying to be AI like his demeanor. Do you need to see a video of AI? Everybody wanted to be AI. We remember AI back on that. You talking about AI? Nobody doing the lone crossover.

Yeah, that's AI. I'm saying the movement. AI used to stop one leg in front, come back. It was shifting. Like, I'm looking at it. One AI was way faster and quicker than anything you're seeing out there. He don't have to be the exact man. God damn.

He's not AI the person, motherfucker. He got some of his game. God damn. Was Kobe fucking Jordan literally, mother of her? Damn. Shit. Kobe was more Jordan than he is AI. Damn.

But was he soon when he came in, Ricky? Was he? Yes. No. As he got older, stop. No. No. You think the comparisons to Jordan came when?

When do you think he came? Kobe was doing that long-ball-foot-shed. He was doing nothing really like this. Came? Like, I think later on for me. You think, okay, you think. For you. Oh, for you seeing it.

Okay, when he came into the NBA, that was the comparison. That's who he was. That's what everybody was saying. That's who his idol was. Okay, it could be his idol. That's all. So everybody, so on the bench, that's what he was.

He talked, how he walked. He was more Jordan like at the beginning of his career because he was wearing the western name, doing a walking and a talking. That's how that, I'm sorry, you was probably in middle school? He was right. For the six years? I wasn't there.

No, you wasn't there. You wasn't there in 96. I was there in 96. I was in high school in 96, so we're watching the two. So we both watching the same thing. So we both watching the same thing. So did you have access to cable? Hell no, he came to us in the ghetto.

They had Tiddy. One thing they had was TV in me. You didn't have that? They don't get up. The poor's gonna come in here one day. They don't got you. You're gonna come in here one day and get your ass. You keep poor shaming, motherfucker.

I'm not poor shaming. Yes, you are. I was, see, I can push. They're getting through them gates, man. I'm gonna airtight. I can pour shame him because he's not poor anymore. I'm poor, bitch. I'm here on the couch.

I mean, I'm poor, I'm, motherfucker. If I wasn't, I'm gonna be in the house and sit down, living life. I got a job still. I mean, I got to get up and work, motherfucker. You think I want to work at Mega 41 after all this shit? If I could, if I could stay home, I'd stay home. No, you wouldn't, that. You don't want to be home.

No, you don't. Too many kids, brother. Yeah, we don't want you. A little bit of that. You're right. You're right. Yeah, summertime. No, but he's nice, though.

I like him. He has this. You know, there's just some people that just know how to score. Right? No matter how small they are. Like, he's not athletic. He's not that fast. But he knows how to put the ball in the basket.

Got them big-ass shoulders. Yeah, in college. Like, even in college, just, like, he was just willing. He was willing his teams in moments. Like, you know, he had another guard with him, but when it came to, like, just getting it done, you know, and I questioned like, okay, maybe he's just a good college player. Right?

I didn't know how to get, you know, one of the Jim and Verdet types. Right? Right. But watching him, like, doing preseason and watching him just get his shot off the same shot, he was getting in college. I'm like, okay, he can, he can just flat out do it. Who could you compare them to then, Gil, for me? Because you're not seeing St. Marbury?

As I said, small berry is that smaller, it's that smaller. You said what? Under the, more area is like, stronger. You know that's athletic. Yeah, that big, strong ball. Yeah, that's why I said J-Kid a little bit. He's a strong, he's a strong, but he can, he can, because he can shoot the ball, it's going to be hard to guard him.

Yeah, 100%. 100%. Like, with a team like this, to be honest, if we start off the season 05-15, I might just do what Houston did to some of my veterans.

What's it to do? You mean Utah? He's going to take a break. To who? I mean Dallas? The Kings? Yeah. You mean Dallas?

What damn veterans? Sabone is going to take a break. He's a trade. I have a home. Hey, hey, do you want to play with a big fella right? They got to play him. No, I don't. They got to keep his value up.

Somebody take him As long as he's healthy Zach Levine and blame him like You want to play with Zach Levine? If that was the case they would already got off of him They'd been trying to get off of him Yeah Well he's got paid to him

If you sit in them Then you kill him in value I've seen there so much where they're going to that season And they're sitting there For shoulder Lakers will take that man Is it like you know what You know what Let's just fast forward him right now

Hey hey everybody there y'all done y'all done for this John Wall hey John that's exactly what's going to happen but that's a John Wall

hey listen we don't want you here winning games we don't want to win games right we just want these guys to play get this shit out of their system so they can be better next year

as long as you're here you're going to baby feed these guys which someone like John Wal is like wait what what do you mean like go home like I just happened

it's 20 and 10 last year I'm ready to do it again and like yeah Oh, with Houston. Yeah, we need, I need the ball in his hand. I need him to get these reps in. So we're willing to just pay you the money and you just sit on home.

I believe that happened. But it also did. They did. They did. I was in Houston. This was like, the team we see it now, that was the Kevin Porter. That was,

that was all them young pieces that they was trying to. Oh, yeah, yeah, that's man. Christian Wood. But yeah, but it happens like that. I'm like, who did it was like, get the keys to all that scene. It wasn't getting the keys.

I just had so many young people. And with him with the ball, he's just going to get it, shoot the top. You know what I mean? He was a pure point guard. So it was like, well, we need to see if anybody else could do something. I like they. So if you're the Kings, how would you build this team around Darius Aka? I like the three.

I actually like that signing with Ben Simmons next to him. Like, if you can find a way to play those two together, I think that could become something special. Especially if, I mean, I'm reading reports. They're saying being looking like, you know, Philly being right now. So if that's the case, I think that could be a hell of a combination. I would need to. I would just look around the league at guards that do what he does.

You don't need to just, okay, he needs, okay, so Steph needs this, this, so you need about two, three shooters with him, a screener rebounder. Like, you know what I mean? I'm going to build a team of guards that put the ball in the basket and go and start it off that way. And then just taper it a little bit for him. I wouldn't be mad at like a Jalen Brunson type of look as far as how his team goes. I think if they kind of follow that blueprint and put those longer, lengthier type players behind them, like I said, a Ben Simmons type. They already got it in a, I think of the kids name.

Martin. Look at DeAndre Hunter. Higgen Murray. Yeah, I like Murray. He's a 6-8-69. I like Murray. So you add, you know, you add that behind. I think that's a perfect type

of build of team specifically for A-Cuff. Shit, Jalen Brunson is a good comparison to him. I don't know why we even think of that. Same type, same type player. Somebody said it looked like an athletic C.J. McCullough. C.J. McCullough.

I don't know about that. I don't know. I look at the highlights again. See his first. C.J. was cold as far. She said. You know what's going. I didn't even, I didn't really look at CJ's game until like

lash with the hawks like all these years you never all these years yeah you know how you watch him and you see him CJ's so cold but just looking at him

just you know what let me just look at him and then just watching he shit like god damn like I knew you was shifting but I ain't know it was this while you're older like wow man

so oh still shifting boogie looking at this king's roster currently you got Sabona's Zach Levine you got Ben Simmons Keegan Murray Malik Monk DeAndre Hunter

I'm a fan up DeAndre Hunter is a good bill to put behind him beside him as well I don't think it's a playoff team but I don't think it's going to be as bad as people Cleveland Tradeout? The only reason I think is

only reason I like on paper yeah they have some good talent the reason I don't think it works because I don't think they're planning for it to work if that makes sense I don't think they put this team in place as the final product. This is what we're rolling out with.

I think obviously they're moving in a different direction as far as finding their new foundational piece and then they have to eventually get rid of the old. Like I said earlier, I don't think this is a situation where Zach Levine or Sabo. It's too much of the same people I feel like. Yeah, they can't sit.

You have to play those guys. Keep their value. I need to play well as you. As much as you can in return from them to then continue to build around Aka. So They got some players that could go to Miami. Who? Zach and Monk, shit.

From Miami, I try to get one of them. I like Monk. Yeah. I think Monk can be a spark. That's what I'm saying. That's what I'm saying. Who's that bucket from Miami like that? Like a monk?

Like, I could come in and... Hey, man, get your fucking lips off Miami, bro. Don't worry about how to fix Miami. That ain't your fucking problem right now. Right? You don't like them. Right? So don't be trying to fix them right now.

Okay, you go to Philly, you stay with Philly. Don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't do that. I'm gonna kill his mouth. All I'm just saying is how you just gonna come out the movie, talk about what Miami is it? You know what I'm saying? Why you keep trying to give Miami point guard. He ain't. He ain't.

He always, I think he's too expensive for Miami, though. Elite. Yeah. I think he's too expensive. You also have Nick Clifford on that roster, too. I'm a big fan. Yeah, he can play as well. They got some good pieces.

It's just getting rid of the old to make it work. I see that as a young back court that you could develop and eventually. Will somebody take, what will call it? I think the Knicks could use a Malik Maw? Yeah, but they got Clarkson already. I want a Zach Levine. All right, well. We need a Zachliff.

Sufficient Kings discourse. Yeah. Everybody has. Use that. Okay, so look, so in the NBA, Then I see what they're arguing out. Tony Parker was faster than AI. AI was quicker than everybody.

So they're talking about like straight up speed. It was me, Tony Parker, probably T.J. Ford. And then AI, but at quick, meaning this way, right? So AI probably didn't T.J. Ford. Yeah, but I say John Wall, I know it's a different era. They was quick as fuck. Like AI, like AI was fast, but his, like, like, like that Derek Rose shit. I was about to say, Derek Rose had a combo.

Like that they had the combo. Like, I wasn't quick, right, laterally. So, like, if, like, me, I'm just, the little quick in and out, I'm just gone. AI is coming, then he can shift, shift. Like, what the fuck was that? You couldn't jerk. Like, and then, like, um. You had no jerking.

Then Rose, like, when I seen Rose, I didn't know what it was because it was really, really explosive. movements, like, quick, fast, like, like, what is this? Like, he was, he was really different. Mm. Right, well. And he was crazy. Renan Juniors was fast. John Wall, probably one of the fastest human beings.

Man, that shit, are you crazy as fuck? What? That shit was hard. Hey, are you low? On the low, low, trying to keep me? You got to hate. You hate that. You hate no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

John boy's my young boy, but with the knee, we had to race. We had to do laundries. We had to just with a bad knee. I don't think people knew He was smoking You probably had a good thing Wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait I don't think people knew how

Sheds like this Something the chat This ain't about you That nigga No we're talking about I believe I was the track What you said

You were on the track the other day You said you were 10.3 I never heard The chat called cap The internet was calling cap On your 10.3 Kapt 100 meter death

They said They googled it up They said you was never on the track Never on the track team At Birmingham Ork Grand High School Biggerrash Gilberto Arena

Little liar They called you... I know y'all didn't Google it. They called you. Yeah! I quit track in 96 when I was watching the Olympics because I was a 100,

I was 100 in a relay, and I was a 400 runner and a 4-by relay. And Obi-Moor ran in the Olympics and Michael Johnson, gold shoes, and he came in 6. I asked the track coach,

hey, so what do you do now? And it was like, yeah, so another four years before the Olympics. I was like, he got to be broke for another four more year. Diamond League, girl. I quit track. Liar, liar, liar pants on fire. Quit track. They told you.

Lire, liar pants on fire. Oh, you know, me and John, all of our measurements was exactly the same. Just keep doubling down. They caught you. Jumping ability. Just keep doubling down. Which I was, which I didn't believe. How tall of you?

Because he jumped better. How tall of you? Let it go, brother. two and a half with our shoes six four. Hey, brother, let it go. We was the exact same measurements. Let it go, brother. You're saying John with six two?

No, right. You're saying John with six two? Six two and a half, six four. Who's the same? Like our, what's saying, we came in, he was like, because the strength coach was like, yeah. He was like, your exact replacement is gone. Rubbing the arm.

He said, your measurements are exactly the same. Everything. That's sick. And I was like, He was like jumping, just, it's like, if we take y'all names off, you wouldn't tell who's who. Yeah, it was like, you were getting replaced. You had the 40vert? No, I had 38.

I think Johnson was like 38, 39, too. But a 10-3, 100 meter, Hussein boat, Gilbert Arena. He's saying he had a 40. Do I need to show you my rookie? I'm just telling you what the internet was saying. That said Gil never ran a 10.3. You know what I didn't get a dog with his back. Because I got the CDs.

I'm going to show you how fast I was. There was a reason 1-4-flat was the thing. Nickers couldn't catch it. Hey, man, he just fucking around. Now, they got you. Why are you turning it on me? You can't get me because it was real. They got you.

You can't get me because it was real. It was real. It was real. You couldn't catch me, baby. All right, well, let's keep this thing moving. But before we do, shout out to everybody in the chat. chat, if you had not done so already, and you appreciate this show, and you think Gil was capping, saying you ran a 10.300 meter dance.

Hit that like button. Hit that like button. If you think it was capping. If you think it was telling the truth, hit that like button. We're going to see who hits more of that like that. I was track runner. I was. I was tracked before basketball. Hussein boat.

I was tracking football. And then once 90s. What was this? Running back, quarterback. I got my helmet knocked off, so I was not. Yeah, did you used to walk around with your 49ers helmet? On campus. They say you used to walk around.

I take basketball series to 96 and then that summer. I'm going to just focus on basketball. The nigga used to save old people too, what? Spider-Man. You used to be Spider-Man. The neighborhood superhero. You know what I'm not?

On the round. Catch a criminal, too, huh? I'm a blank man. Right? He's going blank, man. He's going to black, man. You know, call a robber before, too, right? You know what, Kimberly Johns?

I know the story somewhere on the internet. There's a story on the internet. Oh, here you go. Where Dan Fagan was talking about me and Jason Richardson when we was doing track workouts at UCLA before the draft, where they gave him 100-yard head start. I beat the 300. He had the 200 and walked him.

So Dan wanted to show the scouts how fast I was and how I can sustain my speed. So that was a drill we used to do. Bam. Jay Rich. And somewhere out there. I was Jay Rich. Jay Rich are crazy athlete.

All right. Well, let's shift over to the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association. You ran around a whole pack before he ran 100? No, 300. So you ran around a whole track before he ran 10 feet up. Niggas flashed out this one of the way. Is anybody faster than you?

The freeze. I ain't never left. The freeze. They ran around that track two times before. Let's move over to the Eastern Conference if we can. Yeah, Fox is bad as fuck. Shout out to Air Fox. Knicks are getting set to defend their title for the first time in 53 years,

but all may not be well in the Big Apple heading into this season with a few players on the roster looking to get their money right. Among them is Carl Anthony Towns, but the Knicks have not made much progress on his contract extension talks Kat has one year left on his deal with a $61 million player option next summer has been eligible for a four-year $276 million extension, but according to reports, the Knicks are offering him a four-year $200 million extension, which he's not feeling.

There is a $76 million difference between those numbers. So Kat was asked about the contract situation Monday before the Knicks first preseason game and made his frustrations public saying, simply put, I want to do something to keep the team together and can work with the Knicks. and also values me, none of those things are close to happening. So none of those things are close to happening. When asked if he should be rewarded for helping the Knicks win the Chip,

Towns, who's been in all-NBA and back-to-back All-Star, his two seasons in New York, no shit. No shit, Sherlock. I just won a championship. You think it was pretty easy unless you guys think I have something else to prove. You guys referring to the reporters interviewing him. Kat isn't the only one looking for a big payday. Josh Hart and Deuce McBride.

also extension eligible. Hart has two years left on his deal with the final year being a $22 million team option for the 27-28 season, a Hart eligible for a four-year $131 million deal. Nick's owner James Dolan has said repeatedly that he does not want to go into the second apron. He would rather live as a broke boy in the Big Apple,

but they will surely reach that threshold if Kat decides to opt in next season if an extension cannot be reached. According to Shams, both Kat and Hart could be trade deadline candidate, if they can't get extensions done before then. He don't want to spend money. He wants to be a broke boy.

He's not getting into that second apron. Second apron isn't just the financial situation as all the other limitations that that second aid provides in terms of being able to trade players and move players and sign free agents and all those things. But Boogie, start with you. Are the Knicks playing with fire here

by not extending cap before the season, having him coming to this season, disgruntled. He was in Philly yesterday. Rocked and Eagles, Jersey, as he tends to do. He's a big fan of the Philadelphia Eagles. Nick's fans aren't particularly fond of that, but. Are they playing with fire?

Yes, I ain't no. One, they still got them under contract for another year. So how that year plays out, you don't necessarily know. But, I mean, for me, when they came to New York and them finally getting to this place of success. And even the celebration that came behind it, You would feel that celebration was so excessive because it took so long to get to this point. So now that we're finally at this point, it just don't seem as important to them to continue on this path.

So it almost seems like they're kind of satisfied with just getting that one little championship, and now they're ready to kind of go back to, I would say, becoming a mediocre team again. So I think this is more so on James Dolan than anybody else, you know, within the organization, but it's just kind of mind blowing to me. Like you finally get to this, you finally get to the mountain top, and then when it's time for everybody get their flowers, it's like, nah, we're good. So I can understand cash frustration if there is any, but it's kind of got a thing like, what was all this for?

You know what I mean? Like, what did you do this for? You know what I mean? And like you said, I haven't won a trip 53 years. We got one now. But winning the chip comes with a lot of bread, too. I think parades, all that stuff costs a ton of dough. Now trying to resign and keep that core together, that starting unit together.

You got Jalen Brunson also eligible for a big extension. Next season, already gave the team a discount. In this economy, Swaggy, what do you think about the Knicks and Katz contract extension situation? Rolling over into this season, Katz speaking publicly for the first time about it and showing his frustrations. Well, I think this is how they make the players look like the bad guy for sure. knowing the owners is behind all this thing. And the way cat's talking, it could be a distraction

depending on how they are, how him and his teammates are, how they get a loan. You should pay them. That number is up to you what you feel like for cat, but it should be, what is it, two? He's eligible before your 276,

close to $277 million extension. He has that. player option. So the problem is... Do you need all 270? Do you... He's willing to take a cut. That's what I'm saying? You can give him two... But I don't think he's going to give up 76 million. That's the... Oh.

This is the same situation. With Jalen Dern, the difference between, Kat brought a chip. But even with Duren, it makes sense because you haven't... You haven't... Yeah. Done anything yet. But come up off this 87 million. Yeah. So to ask Kat to do... You told Dern come off 87, he did.

You told Kat come off 76. can keep this championship team. I do like a cat speaking up for itself. Yeah, he knows. I like this version of cat. I like the confidence. I like him finally really speaking up for himself. Yeah, I think I started this.

Yeah, buddy ain't taking shit from nobody, even in next. When he had the courage to stand up to me, that's what it was. I should have whipped his ass and then he would be regular cats. He would have just took the four year 200? Yeah, but you know. Got to put the paws on you, bro. No, but he, he deserves it. He does deserve something.

I don't know if he wanted to get the 270. I think more about 240. Yeah, 230. Yeah. But this could be a distraction. Still a lot. Yeah. Could be like he's sounding like he brunxing out this motherfucker.

Some people could take it like that. But he had a major role in his championship. All the stuff they were talking about towns, even myself, you know, playing around messing with him, he do deserve to get his money. Yeah. I'll see the way you're sipping that water. Huh? All right.

What's on? Reality's hitting again. Is that another reality check for everyone out there? What reality check? I thought when you win a championship and you sacrifice, they're going to pay you. How many times have I been screaming they don't give a fuck?

Okay? This is a business for them. So you win a championship, the people who win a championship, they all think they're going to get their money. money because they sacrifice for the team. And they keep showing you over and over year after year. This is a business.

Your championship as a second option is irrelevant to them. For the team, yes. For this paper, no. You want 270 because that's the star player number for you. Well, you're not the star player anymore. on this team, so we think you're going to get $200. That's what he's not realizing. You, Carl Anthony, is worth $270, but you had to downgrade your ability to win a championship,

and they're using that in negotiation. They're not going to go over that number. So you lose when you win every single time. So he won a championship, they want to win another. Why he's not a hell? yeah, I won a championship. Let me sacrifice this $76 million. We got the whole fucking internet saying,

I would rather take $50 million in the seven rings than $300 million. Obviously, you have a guy who just won a championship, and you got $200. You want your $276. OKC payday people. You want your $276. Boston paid their people out there. Like, Warriors pay day people at their...

Brown got 200 Jaytonham got 300 They paid K. Did they pay that when they won a championship? Did they win their championship and paid? Shea, J-dub, and Chet after. They paid fucking Brown with Denver.

You paid Joker. So you paid the second? Another team paid Brown. No, Brown. I'm talking about for Denver Nuggets. Bruce Brown. No, the other the white brown. Oh, Braun. Brown.

Brown. That's Brown. It's been out. Those people left and he's doing his numbers and they paid him. Uh, it's... How many people left? Brian got paid on a rookie scale though. Yeah.

That was his rookie. This is real time people are up. I don't agree with this. Five for one, 25. But I'm saying, yes. That's a rookie again. But I'm saying, this is people up right after the championship. We're talking about the star.

The star player is right. He's up right now to get his money. We just, won a championship. We did our thing we're celebrating. Where's the paper? And the reason a lot of the Warriors players got paid was because of Steph bad contract. Yep. But I'm just saying some people do get paid though. Who? I gave you Chet, I gave you J. Dubb, I gave you Brown and Tateum. When Chet and Dubbed, oh, look, controversy, get sent you. It doesn't matter. That do matter. All I do is got to extend them. I don't get, I don't, I don't, that don't, that don't

That don't hit me against the bank. What I'm saying is it don't hit us. There's not, it's not, what I'm saying is I have, I, it's, I save money by extending. So when you're talking, these are not rookies. He has to sign a deal. Do they have to pay them? Who? After they went.

I thought I want. But do you have to pay J-dub or check? Yes, right now. Yes, I sign you, I get you cheaper. We're talking to rookie extension. Yes. If they waited this year, them, them deals is bigger. That's a different situation, though.

The Thunder have obviously done a great job, finessing through the draft, building assets, and have a lot of guys on rookie deals. They did have to make some tough choices. When did Jaylon Brown sign that deal? Jaylon Brown signed it before Tatum, right, a year before Tatum? So before the championship?

Let's see. Did they sign those just before they won a chip? No. I think, yeah, I think Brown signed his the year before. Tatum signed his, but let me double check. So Brown signed his July 2023. Yes.

When they win? 24. Yeah. And then Tatum signed his that summer, which made that whole Olympic benching even. So Tatum got up. I mean, Tatem's going to get his max. And they got rid of the guy there?

Yeah. That's for different reasons. Nick's in a different situation, though, because they've obviously put way more bread up for their starter 5 OG. And you got Kat, who's who's your highest-paid player on the team right now. I'll make a 15 mil more than O.J. Anobie with the second highest-paid player.

Do you want a championship, man? Like, does the championship matter? You want that to be Brunson. I want to matter. Yeah, I would want that to be Muntz. I get what you want. But again, you're talking about a guy if he was on any other team. Are you willing to get rid of hard to keep Katt?

Brunson ain't going to allow that. But that's... It depends. If I'm on another team, I'm on 55. Two more important than a cat for the Knicks. Obviously your three cornerstones are Brunson, OG, cat. Yeah, they are. So the other two are more important?

To Brunton. If I want to make my Brunton happy, I would. Make my Brunton happy. It's great. Yeah, that's just because. Well, how much did they give up the trade for cat? Julie's Random. Somebody didn't like them.

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Listen to whatever it takes with Carly Lloyd and Jenny Taft on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. What picks involved or what? Let me see where they... What are they... What are they? Da Vincio, Da Vinci. DiVincenzo.

Devincento, yeah. Da Vinci. I hear treatment You just think that I'm gonna pay to repeat But for some reason They're always thinking about their dollar Of course

Because it's their business And then what ends up happening is Yeah And that was like a See and this is what's about to happen Everybody's gonna look at cat Right bridges ain't going on You bet

You better play your heart out. Everybody's going to buy it. Five picks. Everybody. Bro, I will never understand value in the NBA, bro. The All-Star gets traded for one pick. The role player gets traded for five. And Bridges signed four-year 150 with the Knicks.

What the fuck? After they traded, they picked, they gave them. Four unprotected first-round picks, and a protected 20-25 first-rounder. What the fuck? And a 2028 pick spot. But McElrager's availability. No, I get it.

He's not missing game. Man. I'm here coming up. I was just playing that one since you want to. There was no championship. No, McHale Bridges' corner for an All-Star, like the trade. I just said, this man just won a championship. Y'all run around here and saying it's important.

And everybody wanted. Everybody was sacrificing his money. In real time right now, in front of y'all face, he has a problem. With the $76 million that you're not giving them. So when you sit here tell that bullshit to these fans talking about, I would take the $5 to $50 million and seven reams over $300 million, niggas stop lying to these people. No, Jordan did it.

No, he didn't. The Bulls, yes. That's why they fell out. No, he did not take no pay cut. Why did they fall out? Who? Pippin and the Jordan. Pippin and the Bulls and their owner.

They cheated Pippin out of his money. That's what happened. It's been happening for years. That's all I'm saying. Exactly. No one's taking a pain. Oh man, it's right. You all right.

What I'm saying is you're running around pretending to everyone that you, because it's imaginary. You know, it's not in real time. I'll take the 50 million and seven rings and, you know, instead of 300 million, you have a guy who has the ring. He sacrificed to get the ring. It's 200 or 275. I want my 275. I don't want this fucking 200. But that's the thing. He won't even sacrifice 75 million for the ring. That's the way they value you. He won't sacrifice the potential of another one.

They don't value my 275 because that's what I'm worth. You go try to get it. Because I sacrifice. I did what y'all told me to do. And that's what you're not realizing. You're telling these people sacrifice for the better good. They do. You don't reward them. You get reward. History don't reward them. All second options are not rewarded for what they're doing. You can't get $275.

You can't get $2.40. I got to keep my same team. You don't want to sacrifice again. You don't want to, I got to pay hard. So when does the team sacrifice? Man, you got money. If we all in this shit together, why is it just on the players to sacrifice?

But if we ain't got no money to pay people. What were you? We're talking about James Dolan, brother. We talk about New York City. What the fuck you mean? You don't know how they do their money? I just want to show why is it always on the play. Everybody's bought in to win the championship.

Why is it just on the players to sacrifice? That's what they better do something. They better do something. That's what we've been taught. That ain't got nothing to do with what we're saying. It is. Towns don't play. Make a set an example.

Don't play. You're not even listening. Make them pay you. Stand up for yourself. If you want to get paid, stand up. Everybody. Every, every play. I bet he won't miss no games.

So that's how the owners keep getting motherfuckers. My thing is, hey, that's 200. You did it? You're 200. You're going to try to win another one. They can keep bringing people in? So you're telling people what? What are you telling people?

I'm telling people. The people who are pushing sacrifice for championships, they're doing that. because you, we're brought up because that's what is being pushed. Winning, winning, winning, winning. And our legacies is built on.

Winning, winning, winning. That's what our legacies is built on. But at the end of the day, there's only one side that actually wants to win. It's the players. That's facts. It's the players that actually want to win.

The people who make the decision, those are businessmen. They have to pretend like that one. They don't care about winning because there's no backlash. So no one's going to look at Dolan and say, give him the money he won a championship. They're going to look at Kat and say, fuck, we're trying to win another one, you're greedy motherfucker. See yourself, that's all they're going to do. That's what I said.

They're making Kat looking like the bad guy. They made us all the, we're all the bad guy. When you talk about a player talking about he ain't a fucking winner, he didn't do this, the kid just got to Sacramento, right? He's a winner, right? Right. We know he's a winner. He's going to lose for the next five years. And there's going to be somebody who said,

he can't even bring Sacramento and win no championship. He can't even take him to the playoffs. You know the fuck that organization. You don't want to do that. That's fair. There's five teams in the NBA that actually want to win championships. Well, you're popping. All right.

All right. It's all facts. That's all facts. If that's the case, how can you tell his love for the game is in the same? It always comes back to that, laser jump. You throw the glasses. If you can't win, but you're still going out there trying. Every day.

That loves the game more than. It's one championship. I agree on that deal. You hit it on the head, man. It's all right, man. I don't even know what you're talking about. I don't even know what you're talking about. It's coming from a hurt place.

You don't even know what you're talking about. Everybody's a winner that make it. But the goal. goal is to win a championship. For who? For us, yes. That's what we've been training since we're little. That's not what the organization is trying to do.

That's what he's trying to say. That's what the, why you play. You want to win it. So you think Sacramento wants to win a championship, an NBA championship? I'm asking you. I'm just saying you play the win. Do you think the Bob?

You don't work. You don't work to just play, though. Do you work to get paid? What year do you think the Bobcast will win a job? You want to get paid. Let me ask you a question. But everybody wants to work. When do you?

Let's stop acting like we don't want to win a championship. Everybody want to get paid. Okay. But you all, everybody want to win too. What we're saying, when do you think the organization of Charlotte Bobcats is going to win a championship? Which means every player that goes through this, that gets drafted. Everybody don't go to the Lakers.

Everybody who gets drafted for the next 10, 15, 30, 40 years are going to be considered losers because the organization don't have to be. don't have no interest in winning because they can't pay three people 200 million 200 million 200 million because their market doesn't allow it but you gotta pay the win

But if you're obsessed with the game You will be the greatest When does a businessman obsessed with the game What the fuck do they give a part? I'm talking about when a player When you're like overly assessed And you watch film and no matter what If you put in the time

You will eventually be great Like you'll win a championship How? So everybody So basically every loser So everybody who played for, everybody who played for the, who? Kevin Garter. He played with him.

He was obsessed. He played with him. That's what he's saying means nothing. But he won too though. It wasn't in Minnesota. But he had to go leave. He left his team to go to Boston. And he, an organization that has chance.

Because I had to leave a team. So you see what you're saying. See, now you're about to cut your dick. No, not. And this is what I said. If you're stuck in a city that's not Los Angeles, Boston, New York, or Golden State, now Golden State, back then Chicago, if you wasn't in those cities that Brungan players to help that star win, these players left to go get championships.

Today, LeBron James and all, I'm like, well, my owner don't want to bring nobody here. Lake is one. They got rid of the whole. Let me go to Miami and team up. and win. AG was number one. He laughed, bro. He was number one in the West.

Okay. He was and the MVP. And went to the Western Cup of finals. Like, it don't matter. He took a team there. See, what is your, see? That's what I'm saying. You're arguing, don't even know what you're arguing about.

When you're arguing against yourself. No, I'm not. If a star. You're saying that the owners won't let you win. How about listen? No, they have to play a part in the winning. It just can't be the players. Just listen.

If I want, if I'm a star player and I want him as my big man and I say, bring me to Mark, we already made a deal. We want to play. My owner says, I don't want to pay him. I don't want to pay him. I don't want to pay him. I don't want to pay him. That's me. I know I can't win with him.

They write the check. I don't write the check. I don't write the check. Now and today, everybody's chasing three people who didn't have to leave nowhere. ship. Most of your real champions didn't have to leave because the organization wanted to win. So the players today who got in situations that the owners are not actually trying to win when they leave the media now penalized them for chasing a championship. So now you get slapped both ways.

Them years go to say one, they, man, they were so high over the cap, bro. You know that. because the owner paid for the he paid for the championship when Boston when Boston won that championship do you know how much money they made

it's public record zero they broke dead even right because how much they have to spend that's the thing for all you guys championships cost a gang of bread you have to spend to win and not even just contract related so and we can get to the finals

I can still raise these ticket prices I don't got to worry about throwing up parade I said the owner told me he said if you have a team for 10 years, there's one team to win on the budget. Spurs. Maybe, but I was going to say to Oakland A's money, money. Yeah, the owner said,

the owner said, if you have a team for 10 years, you win five championships, you make $200 million profit. Or you win no championships, make $2 billion profit. Which one do you take? Right. I'm a winner, so I want the $200 million.

And this is the part that you ain't understanding. When it comes to a, Jane, Dolan, his legacy ain't determined by the championships of the Knicks. I'm not talking about that. But you're a player, you're playing there. If they're in control, you're playing there. Just hear me out. I'm talking about the contradiction of love too.

Love for the game. You're not talking about. Like nobody, nobody talking to you. Oh, because you contradict yourself. I don't contradict myself. I know what I'm talking about. So how can you have, how can you keep going forward with if they bring you down though? Like you're talking about your greatness.

No love for the game or session but get you over and a hump and make you a... Kobe. You pointed to Kobe's and Jordan and all that. But now you're talking about owners bringing your success down. Where did Kobe and Jordan play? You're stupid, now. I'm just saying.

What organization is it? What organization is it? There's no which one is it. You were talking about individual players. So someone like a Westwood... Charlotte don't operate the same way the Lakers doing. You fucking know that. But if there's a player in Charlotte that works his ass off

and he's averaging, and he's averaging 30 points in game. And you're talking about, oh, he's a loser. Oh, he doesn't love the game. Like, get the fuck out of you. Nobody called AI loser. So what are we talking about? I never called AI a loser. No, you pick it, y'all, we pick and choose who we want to call loser.

No. Yeah, we do. No. We pick and choose. You're going to get you out the first round. That's what I said. Now me calling back to T-Mack. Yeah.

Then I've got shit to do. Everybody you talk about, KG, his greatness got him out the first round, no matter what the fuck y'all talking. about owners and everything. Got him out the first round. A.I. Who was on his team? Who was on their team?

Name them. You name him. You name him. I don't know KG. Huh? So you don't know shit you're what you're talking about. Who was on his team?

You brought Minnesota like it's a bad fucking situation. How many times did Kevin, Kevin Gardner losing the first fucking round? Eight straight times. Was he a loser? Fuck no. He broke it every night. Did he get over?

Every night. Did he get out the first man? Yes, because they bring more players. All right. That's what I'm saying. God damn. AI. Brummore players, man.

No, no, no. He lost eight straight times in the first fucking round. Jason Key. Sam Cassell came over there. Spree Walt came over there. Then they got out of the hump. What are you talking about? Let's stop.

Daughters, yes. No. Overwork. Man, know your fucking history of basketball. Brown, Cleveland. Cleveland. Lost, lost fault. How many years did he lose?

Seven straight. How many lose in the first round? Seven straight season is losing in the first. Nobody questioned his. questioned his work ethic. Did he get out the first round? Who helped him get out the first round? It wasn't just him.

They brung people like we need to keep working it and twerking it and twerking it for him. Who was on his team? They brought in Sam Kassaf for the first time he made the All-Star game at the age of what? Damn, they're 31, 34? Wally Zurbiac came,

Spreewell came like his team, yes, his team got older. And then they boomed, they got out. The people said Mark Mad Dog Manson as well. They're talking about, man. Wally Zurbberg was an all-star one. I was naming all these people. You name it.

Wally Zarbrag was an all-star. I named Brun and his team. Why did he leave? He won, though. He got out. Why did he leave? He wasn't winning and calling them losing. He's supposed to be next Michael Jordan.

And he's trying to bring players over here to win and they wouldn't get him. So he left. Yes, when you're talking about that upper echel line, yes. Yes. The upper echel line. everybody else is losing. No, you made it, you won, but you can't be in that category.

No matter what you say. But nobody's in that category. Nobody, see, that's the fucking problem. There's, the categories is superstars that win championship. First, under them are superstars. You roll niggas is somewhere

back here. Why are we in this conversation? Because y'all don't want doing all the motherfucking talking. No, we're not. Yes, you did. Yes, it. Yes. Nobody talking about...

Your feelings is hurt. You don't need to be talking about... Your feelings is hurt. What I'm saying is... Y'all the main thing is... I can talk about TeamMack. Again, that's the problem. I can't talk.

Regular championship... If TeamBack was on the same floor as me, I'll bust teamack ass, I can talk. I don't give a fuck. You're telling me I can't talk. That's crazy as shit. We just said the superstars. That's crazy as fuck.

No, no. See, that's your problem. I'm telling what I see. How I see? There's levels to this. There's the superstars. A.I's up there. There's superstars that won championship.

Superstars that won championship. AIs up there. Under that, under that are superstars. Superstars that won. The only thing that goes above AI, Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing,

Carbone is the ones who won the championship. Not second option. Not second option. Pippin won six rings. He is not in history over Carbone, over Patrick Ewing, over, he's not over them, guys. He's not over it. Huh?

To who? To history. There's a list. There's history. There's a list all the time. We're talking opinions now. No, that's not opinion. Because in my mind, I can have the market.

You can have it over somebody. Top 75 is not an opinion. Pull on that wall. You're going to have me over. Top 75 is. I would love to hear this. It was before you want. three championships.

I'm saying it's top seven. I mean three MEPs. Top 75. Who are you going to have me on? It was before he won three MEPs. Who? It was before he won three MEPs. I'm saying who you're talking about?

Joker. I'm saying it's top 75 an opinion or is that I was in the beginning stage? Is that a thing? Is that a thing? I had you up there in the beginning. I ain't going to look at my nigga. You know, I got to have you my nigga. I got to have you up there.

I was fine for you. Appreciate that, bro. Appreciate that. Yeah, I'm fine for you. I didn't want to do you like that. That's what I didn't want to do you like that. That's what I think. Okay.

I guess, I guess. I guess, I guess. I guess, I guess. That's what I'm saying.