The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz - Alley Oop 162: PAYTON PRITCHARD IS COOKING! Is He Sixth Man of the Year? + Early MVP Picks, Pippen Jr Fight & LeBron on Jaylen Brown

Episode Date: February 24, 2026

Payton Pritchard is having the BEST season of his career… so are we officially in his Sixth Man of the Year era? On this episode of Alley Oop, Juju and Trysta break down:-Why Payton Pritchard might be Boston’s secret weapon-Our early MVP prediction (too soon? never.) -The Scotty Pippen Jr. fight moment that had the timeline buzzing -LeBron James weighing in on Jaylen Brown -And Flau’jae’s mom jumping online to defend her daughter like only a real one can NBA drama, MVP takes, Celtics hype, and social media chaos — all in one episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pro, pro use a pro. Pro use a pro. I said that you's a pro. Pro. You're doing pro activities. Yeah. With pro tenets. Pro tendencies.

Pros are your friends. Pros are your enemies. You did? Come on, man. Welcome to the alley-out, man. The edited version only over here. You got to know it, man. I am juju.

And my sister, Trista Crick is beside me as always. How you doing, my sister? Ready, locked in, and willing, sir, to besmirch. I love it. Let's get right into it. Speaking of besmirch, hold on. When I bring these fellas up, I need to hold one of these. My boy has been besmirched ever since Reggie Miller put his name on a sentence.

The world act like they didn't know. The world at like they forgot my boy was. a duck. You did green and yellow style. Your man's, my man's, Peyton Pritchard, welcome back. Have you seen my boy cooking? What do you think about your alumni? Portland legend to Peyton Pritchard. Come on, man, T. So put some respect on that man's name, Juju. I think when, remember, it's not so long ago, Juju, when Peyton Pritchard was ready to get up out of Boston because they didn't want to give him his roll. They didn't want to give him his bread. And they were like, just hang on. Like, we're getting old. We're getting expensive. Just stay here. Just accept your role for now. 18 points per

game, six assists per game, shooting 37% from three, 47% from the field juju. Just put up a 30 piece against the Lakers, 26 against Golden State. Like four out of five games, he's had 24 or more. So our guy is putting on a show for him. Come on, man. And guess what? He averaging 6.3 ankles per game two. Come here, Jared Vanderbilt. No, no, Vando.

Come here, Austin Reeves. White on white crime. Black history, it don't matter. Ha, ha, come here. Like, bro, my boy out there looking like, damn, if he play like this, he can't be six men of the year again because he already disqualified itself

from having to step in. But he would be well on track to get that six. man of the year if he was eligible. My man, like, bro, damn. You can't go too far? Because can the most improved player be the sixth man in the year last year? Well, how does that work?

I know he's not going to win that. You know who should win that, though? Who that? This isn't on our rundown. Who that? Anthony Black. I love Denny, and I think Denny should win it. But there's a real case to be made for Anthony Black.

Starts working with the sham God. And all of us starting to start snatching ankles, doing turnaround threes from the corner, looking really freaking good, looking like a franchise guard, looking like not the problem of Orlando's offense. Exactly. Looking like a Jackson 5 member,

too perfect afro. Come on, man. Salute the blackness. Come on, man. Great head of hair on my boy. Moving on, though, man. It's been some drama. It's been some drama.

We're going to step away from the association for a quick little second because my dog went to the game last week. Remember, she was at LSU versus South Carolina, and we know South Carolina got the best of them, as they have been doing for the past umpteen times, not to hear nor there. But then afterwards, Flage, her mama took the social media, man. She said, and don't quote me, but quote me, she said, Flage winning in life, man. She don't give a damn about this game. Y'all worry about this game.

Flage already beating y'all in life. And yes, we still lost. but are we losing in real life? Flage beat every player on that court that night. Flosier got this. Flage doing this better than y'all. Flage can eat better cereal than y'all. Flosier can do a yo-yo better than y'all.

What did you think about sis stepping up and speaking out for her daughter? I've got a mom that's very vocal online. Yes. And it's just like, can you stop? You know, please. And I love Kia. Kia's a mama juror in all things. She helps navigate the NIL waters for her daughter who's a full-on brand.

Yeah. But these, these mamas need to slow down. It does, it makes you look a little petty and it's throwing a little dirt. on flage that she doesn't deserve and it's causing and pointing directions and spotlight on you that you don't want and I've got multiple

people who used to either be in the league or are currently in the league like yo this NIL has these lovely ladies talking crazy as fuck yeah man it's rough bro because it's politics it's a politic

game no matter what level you get in it's politics at a certain level once it starts. And she definitely on that level right now where you give them for any kind of excuse to hold their n-h-hs on you. Sorry for that. But you get them for any kind of excuse

to try to hold you back or say, you know what, we're going to go different. We're going to move differently in the draft. We don't need that exposure. We don't need that type of attention. Don't even give them folks that to say about Flage. Bitfo, excuse me, because if you don't know, now you know,

bit fo being spotless as. far as her record, her, her, what she's doing. We ain't never heard by big folk getting pulled over spin. We ain't never heard big folk on drugs on campus. None of that stuff. Domestic, nothing. So let's try to remember the key respect on Flage name while, Mom, comment. Also, I had an Uber driver in Baton Rouge that said that she picked up Flage at five in the

morning to drive for almost two hours after a game to go to a kid's camp and teach the kids camp. Come on, man. That's the type of stories we should be telling. We should not be thinking about Kia talking smack to Raven. And listen, I don't think Raven's like a lottery pick. Right. But Raven on the other end of things, don't remember.

around and watch the Chicago Sky draft Raven because she wants to dime up Angel Reese and has the ability to not worry about scoring first even though she can score a little bit. That would be very on brand in a very bad scenario

for Flage to end up getting drafted after a South Carolina player. Because that's what Kia said. She was like, she's going. She's getting drafted before all you. They're like, please, Kia, please. Right. No matter what, man. No matter what your profession is, man. The people who are not doing as good as you don't want to hear you tell them how much better they're doing than them, no matter what, sis.

So, like you said, I'm not putting this on Flage record at all. I'm putting it on Flage Mall record. Sis, we love you. We ain't going to besmirch you, but you might need to take a chill pill because she's moving into a different league now. Listen, when the besmircher won't besmirch. That's how you know. That's how you know, man. Moving on, man.

I'm going to give you a quick little segment right now. Bought to you right now by the streets of Atlanta, Georgia. The way too early finals MVP prediction. I know, right? Exactly. But guess what? Today, the first inaugural one is the inaugural. I'm going Aaron Gorin.

My boy going to be back from injury. The Joker and them got that look in their eyes. You might want to lock it in right now. The numbers ain't I'm pulling me Aaron Gordon You already pull that Did you already pull that trigger?

I pulled it The trigger's been popped He already, it's wet over there You can't see over there But it's wet over there Because I've been pulling number triggers On that bit right there You did

And that was the way too early Finals MVP Predictione Moving on man Last MBA topic Man before we jump in these videos. I like what they're doing in Oklahoma City, man.

I saw my dog barking the other day. Woo, who. No, it's a little softer than that. A little softer. Yeah, that was him. That was, have you seen Jerry McCain or what up, man? Have you seen Jerry McCain? Okay, see it looked like a match made in maybe H-E-AV-N.

Movement shooter, movement shooter, relocating, robotic form pulling up wide base good mid-range shot goes up and under can give you a little AJ Mitchell can give you a little bit of Isaiah Joe can give you a little bit of this a little bit of that and he is the one show us what he does after he's fitting in quite nicely in Oklahoma City perfect set up out there and be me and that's the best part of my basketball is going out there and being yourself absolutely right congrats on the win appreciate you wait wait wait Hey, man. He like you.

Hey, do, go, woo, woo, woo, woo, woo,

who Hey, man. Hey for effort, bro. He don't give a damn how to roof sound,

roof in front of the camera for your team mates, man. That was a poodle bark. That's,

you already know what kind of bark he has. That was a golden Montese, the golden way. But yeah, bro,

I like what they're doing. His personality, bro, talk about that, bro. Like, is he the right fit? Is he going to propel them in the playoffs the way it's looking?

He'll give you one or two important games. And people will say, what was Darry-thinking? Lock that in right now. I said this before the show, Judy. I'll say it again. If Sam Presti or anybody underneath Sam Presti calls you, hang up. They know more than you. That's a good method, bro.

Because my boy, I've been ringing them through the nets from half court for the past 10 years, man. That's a good look. Public service announcement out there. If you are NBA GM, listen to my sister. Tell them again, sis. If Sam Presti or anyone in Sam Presti's orbit calls you, just hit decline, no, we're not doing it. You want who? First of all, you can just ask them what they want first and then do the opposite of what they are trying to get you to do.

You want me to trade Jared McCain? Oh, yeah. We'll think about it. Click. Hey, we got to get Jared McCain in here and extend him. Whatever we're doing with him is not working. We got to use him in a new way. Because OKC wants him, you cannot have him.

Ring, ring, ring. Hello? Who it is? Sam. Click. Now let's get into a segment that we like to call, Boy Stop. We got some serious fisticuffs, like they used to say, in the old time movies.

Some fisticuffs. Here we go. Not during black history, might. Outside of the club. Ben, you think of my punk. Oh, hold on now. Downtown from behind by Mayhem, John. Mayhem flipped him.

Fire and roll. Oh, we got a fight. Exactly. That's exactly what you get, man. I'm sorry. Right about here. He was like, yep. I'm going right over to him.

I'm not even worried about this play. Oh, he points at him. Oh, God. God. He said, oh, referee, you ain't going to call that? Oh, word? He grabs him, but you grabs him and pulls him. Bro, I think he did him a service.

If he would have went over there and not point it first, he would have been like, what do you know, brother? Ayah! That's how the kid sounded when Scotty Pippin grabbed him. Scottie Pippin's no punk. I'm going to tell you that right now, Scottie Pippin Jr. Exactly. I'm glad you said that because I want to reiterate him.

and brain this up, bro. Remember who Scott and Pippin' mama is. You feel me? Those folks be trying to drag her name through the mud every damn two weeks about what her personal life is. So imagine, my boy, I'm at hand in this by his mom and he and there by his uncle, he and there by his step. Hey, man, my boy, I got real deal patience in his, in his body set up, man.

You got to be a good human to not crash out more often for how these folks be just disrespecting your daddy online. You're respecting your mama. And so you already know, you're not going to push me on this court, though, sir. Like, without all that being said, I'm, yes, I'm the prophet Gandhi. What's his name? I'm Gandhi outside these streets. But this was egregious bit, bro.

Refereing on call that, I'm going outside your head, man. I'm so sorry. I got to. I kind of loved it. And I loved the broadcaster. It was like, clipped him. He clipped them. Scottie Biven.

Scuddy Biven, clip them. Clipped him. He all got clipped. Knocked down from behind, bud. Refere, you got to call that, ref. You got to call that. Mayhem, clipped him. Look at that, bro.

He's like, okay. Say that. Hey, man, whoever the brother is, the brother that hit Scott and Pippen, Jr., man, and that referee for not calling that. Boy, stop, man. Boy, stop. No doubt.

That's moving on, man. Ron on Jalen coming up. Oh, goodness. Oh, no. If you don't know, hold on. Let me pick up my Kuchramon. When we talk about the boys, the boys went and put a foot up the Lakers' ass on Sunday.

It wasn't very competitive. And LeBron had this to say about Jalen Brown after the game. What have you made of his season? And what's your relationship had with him over the years? Well, what's the season been like? I mean, I think you just use the motivation of a lot of people just saying that they're going to have a down year because of, you know, obviously J.T. being out, you know, them losing Drew. You know, Lees, Presengis Lees, the whole championship team pretty much is kind of revamped.

And he uses that motivation to keep them afloat. They're playing great basketball. And it's because of him and the rest of those guys, he's taking that next step. You know, our relationship has been, you know, pretty respectful. You know, besides the shit, he said about Bronny at Summer League. I was wondering if... Yeah, it is. Besides that, hey, besides that, because remember, he act like he ain't here at first.

You know, my dog, you know, LeBron. You feel me? You got to just take what he's saying with a grain of salt. some time. But you got to expect this sometime, bro. You told us that Brony was better than half of the folks in the NBA at a certain part. You did? What you thought about this in a post-game conference. You know, I'm kind of in a tough spot right now, did you, because I went on player's choice. They clipped me out of context about my take on LeBron

Lion and not participate in the dunk contest. It got about 300,000 views and people were calling me the skit bailess of the NBA. They can say what they're right. Look, look, look, hold on. Before you move on, people can say what they want to online. You watch, though. Moving on. You watched, though.

You watched it. And they're accusing me of being a LeBron hater. And I had a really hard time listening to what he had to say because I was too focused on the no-limit soldier bucket hat he had on. Come on, bro. Make him say, uh. Why is that a child's, Is that a child's bucket hat?

Ju-Ju? Pull that back up, Mr. Rebecca. That bucket hat's too tiny for his head. Come on, man. He's the king, man. The king, man. The crown. You got to have a big old crown.

Play it again. Let me see it again with no audio. Let's see it. There it is. Don't do it like that. My boy, do it look like mystical in 2004. I ain't going to hold you. I woke up this road.

Rocked up. Oh, yeah. He broke up, locked up. Hucking on his back. Hard like I was hooked. My brother, mom, he looked like Silt the Shocker And he's got the Silt of Shocker glasses In the mystical hat

Right My brother like he is about to throw up the tank right now T-R-U Yeah, that's Look, why we start Em Why we start flaming LeBron My bad, LeBron

We just was talking about Jalen Brown But yeah Either way it goes I guess what the briskerer is saying Damn what he said about Jalen Brown We know we get it but that hat sir boy stop

did you hear the pause too where he was like what do I think about his season right right he was like ready to besmirch she was ready to be smirk he's like let me keep it let me keep it classy he kept going too he said a little more you did but it's like we ain't gonna get it out of that but we just know we salute lebron over here

and I know my sister ain't know the braine hate her three episodes she was telling us how much she loved the fact that he's still playing and still get to do it. And how she was blessed, if I recall, recollectly, to be living in his era, watching it. I was for clump that he was about to retire. I said, man, these broken wings, let me fly again.

I was just ready to cry, Juju. I love LeBron. Exactly. So all the haters out of that, boy, stop. Let's move on. What we got, Ms. Rebecca. All right. Next up we got Angel Reese plays D.

Oh, three people, man. The return. The return. Angel returns. Let's see her. Uh-uh, Jackie. Uh-uh, Jackie. No, thank you, Jackie.

I said, no. I ain't going to lie, brother. It turned me up so bad at the house. When she blocked the last one, I stood up off the couch and just screamed as loud as I could as if I blocked that shot. And I love Jackie Young. But get that shit out of here.

to make the playoffs juju to make the playoffs come on man she looks tan she looks she said she was laying on the beach before she got the call to come back well she had been getting calls to come back all season but before she accepted she was like

ah I've been sitting in the beach all week might as well come back with this tan and these fresh braids super fresh not a spot of dandruff I dare you to find a piece of danger for my sister hair right now I day $200 right now Fine one.

Moistrised. You won't. She gets the ball back. Blocked her. Oh, you got it. And then blocks her again right here. That's no. I'm talking about, boy, that block right there.

And I'm talking about Jason Taylor hitting the big three during our championship run. You wouldn't have been able to tell which one was which by my response. I love the way she did this too. Did you do? What you thought? What you thought, man? And on top of that, this is reminding folks if they forgot. Victoria's Secret runway model, Angel Reese, by the way.

Excuse me. Not either here nor there. Neither is Jackie Young's shot because bus stop. Let me move out. It was there. It was there. It was not here. It was there, but now it was down yonder.

What we got? One more video, Miss Rebecca. I love that middle one. I've never seen a basketball look like it was f***pped. And that's what that one looks like, right? I don't say it, bro. She blocks this one, she blocks this one, but then this one, she gets slapped from behind.

Yeah. Come on with it. Demoralizing. That's a demoralizing possession for Jack Young. Amazing. Why didn't you stay back in Jamaica? Stay there. Since came back, melanated, you dig?

Speaking of Swaggy, we got a Chelsea Gray move coming out in here. A bit of a shoulder shimmy. Uh-oh. This again. Br, Brer. What you see this guy? With that extra head.

Brer. What the hell? Yo. Yo. Yo. I'm doing it with Chelsea Graber. What do you see? What?

Look at her not even. Oh, jeez. All right. How you know you got too much money, man. Man, man. You've been winning too much. this shit, bro. You get some bulls out now, Chelsea. Chelsea, you're like you're the point guard, man.

Since you're the point guard, I ain't even take the personal, bro. You get one of these. She got her, though, with it. She got her with that. She ain't get no damn body. She did bigger than Tish anyway, man. She's clowning. It's too easy for her. Did she make that shot?

I feel like if she would have made it, it would have been in the highlight. It had to have been, if I'm wrong, put, I'll find me. They won't even show the end. Yeah, the end's gone. Brud, they... Where do they teach this move? Where do they teach that? No, she made that up right off.

They rip. That's a BS. That's a BS move. They don't teach it. Bruh. Telsa is a goat. She's a point God. Girl, if you don't get out of here with their bs,

chimney shake. She said, bounce. Bounce, no ball. Picks it up. Hell no, Chesh is a great. Look, we love you, though. You still a champion currently right now. In that league, in the pros, you just broke the record for like 600 points, I think,

in the enrival, first ever. That's crazy. But my sister, girl, stop. Boys, girl stop. Great show, Juju. Hell yeah, man. Thank you so much for tuning in everybody outside in these streets without y'all. Who the hell are we?

You dig? Salute to Dylan the distinguished gentleman as well as Miss Rebecca, the undistinguished lady. Any last words on the way out here? Oh, man, Juju, it's going to be a great postseason. I can't wait to see you this weekend at the unrivaled playoffs. We'll talk more about that, I'm sure, on Friday's episode. But in the meantime, we'll see you next time. Same bat time.

Same channel. You dig me. Lock. We're out. Lock in. We're out.