The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz - Alley Oop 166: Draymond Says He Built the Warriors Dynasty | Tatum Returns, Knicks Panic & Lakers Without LeBron

Episode Date: March 10, 2026

Draymond Green just made one of the boldest claims in NBA history.On this episode of the Alley Oop Basketball Show, Juju and Trysta react to Draymond saying he might be the best thing to ever happen to the Golden State Warriors franchise. Is it confidence… or a wild humble brag?Then the crew dives into Jayson Tatum’s return for the Boston Celtics. With their superstar back on the court, do the Celtics have a real shot to dominate the East again? Meanwhile, the New York Knicks continue to look unsteady, raising questions about whether they’re actually contenders — or just another mid-season roller coaster.Out West, the Los Angeles Lakers are trying to survive without LeBron James. Can the team hold things together while LeBron sits, or will the standings start slipping? And finally, Juju and Trysta react to a viral Machine Gun Kelly clip that has the internet completely confused. From NBA debates and bold quotes to viral internet moments, this episode covers everything happening around the league.If you love NBA drama, basketball debates, and hilarious viral moments, you’re in the right place. Subscribe for more episodes of the Alley Oop Basketball Show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Return of the Mac. Return of the Mac. Here it is. Welcome back to the alley. Oop. On with my sister, as always, Trista Crick. How you doing? Return of the Crick.

There it is. Turn of the Crick. I'm back in the home studio. Juju, back one more time, one more again. One more again, head down, peepopping on the handstand. Bro, we're going to get scraped to it. Somebody else is back. My boy, ring the alarm.

I've been through this too long. And I'll be damned if I let the Celtics keep playing without me. I'm not going to pull up on them. Jason, Tate him, two games back. 20 pints yesterday. Three rebounds, two assists. I was so wrong. Let me just get out here and say that.

I was of the notion that my boy should rest that Achilles, man. Just give that Achilles a break. You should put on some ice, if you would. will. But, boy, am I happy to be wrong? What did you think of this?

First and foremost, our guy didn't start out great in game one. And I was getting updates when I was on the plane. And they said, oh, he's clanked this, he's done that. And I said,

just relax. Okay? I've got faith in our guy. You know what I mean? And as soon as I texted him, I've got faith in our guy. He goes, oh, just went up for a late.

Oh, just hit a three. Oh. just hit another three. And it's been smooth sailing ever since. I think for me, I know that Tatum and the Achilles in general, the hardest part, the hump to get over is the mental, right?

And if he feels confident mentally, which let's be real, one of the, quote-unquote, no pun intended, Achilles heels of Jason Tatum is sometimes the mental, right? Like physically he has all the tools. So if he feels good enough to come back this early,

then if you like it, I love it, Juju, to be for real. And he looked incredible. Three, the efficiency is not quite there yet, but the rebounding is there, 12 rebounds against the Mavs, seven assists. And it's not just what he does. Offensively, defensively, I think he brings this team to a whole new place. and in a world where OKC still doesn't have Hardinstein,

still doesn't have Jalen Williams, you got back and forth stuff going on with their role players in terms of injuries, my thought is could they steal a title? Steel one. Still, I don't know about stealing now. It's right there. It's free.

They say it's free right there. It's on the curb. It's really on the curb. They say you need hard work and dedication to pick him up. I don't know. I feel like my boys are displaying that. Definitely, yes, but they didn't think this was going to be anything. They thought maybe they'd be in the A.J. DeBanza category in the Darren Peterson.

They thought their fans was going to be deep into the Jonathan Giovanni mock drafts right now. Instead, we're looking at odds for the Larry O. Exactly. Them boy were going from Darius A. Cuff to On the Cuff. Some great news. Cuffing season. Yeah, dig it. Well, yeah, man.

Welcome back, Jay Tizzle. You know I already think we're going to win the championship. You see how done a little bit of redecorating here if you haven't noticed. I see. If you feel me, for the listening audience, it's our Celtics every day over here for the rest of the year. There's three Tatum's jerseys. He's a white, a black and a green. There's a white Derek white.

There's a black Jalen Brown. Yeah. What's the one on the, is that a Pritchard? What's that on the other side? Horford. Over here, I got some banners, hang. again, I got whatever it takes, championship shirt. I got a lot going on.

Everything I, I'm not in my Coutrema. Paul Pierce one. Yeah, Paul Pierce. Yeah, I mean, the truth, as they say. And I always keep this close to the listening audience. This is the actual real deal confetti from the night that it happened. So we're not even going to neither here nor there. Moving on to the Las Anielles Lakers.

I think it's how you say it's French. Las Hanhelez. You did? Well, his vagina. Brough. them boys be looking very nice without the king now i'm not one of the people who subscribe to their better than uh their better team without the king absolutely not but i can't help but notice that thing ruy hotchamora looked like a brand new uh sherry umpala out there whenever

lebron ain't out there it may be a coincidence or is there something is there something in this putting maybe some proof you're trolling you know you you're literally just saying I'm not going to say it, but they do look really good without LeBron. I don't subscribe to it, but just to tell the world what the Lakers record is with Austin Reeves and Luca Donchich. I did smash the subscribe button, just I did not smash it.

Nine and two with Austin Reeves, AR-15, and Luke Adonchich, 13 and 7 without LeBron. This is a team. I don't think they're better without LeBron. For sure, not. But they're better without Luca and LeBron on the floor at the same time. There we go. So whatever you want to say that is, that's what that is.

Like, let's try it out with Austin Rivers and LeBron and know Luca and see what that combination looks like. The problem is, you know, Luca's making a lot of money and he's the future of franchise. So I don't think you want to test that little scenario out. It sounds like me and my sister are saying a lot of the same things without actually saying. They're going to figure it out, but they better because no matter if he want to be there or not, I think this is LeBron's last couple of games, 20 games, scratch, plus the playoffs with these Lakers. So you better have fun before my boy take over the Big Apple, as they say. I don't want to see him in purple and gold in the 26, 27 season at all.

No, absolutely not. But, Brony, I don't know. I want to see him improper than gold forever. Laker legend coming soon. Moving on to the people who they beat, the New York Knickerbockers, bro. One day they look like they could knock out Mike Tyson. Next day, they're getting beat up by the first person on Mike Tyson punch out. Just not straight out the ring.

They look so goofy when they don't execute. It's like they have every position. Like you said earlier, it's a mental thing to me with the Knicks. McCall Bridges, drive the ball to the damn hole. OG, drive the ball to the damn hole. Cat, take your time in that post position. Stop offensive filing. Gather yourself.

Jalen Brunson, you better just be waiting for the playoffs because I don't even recognize you right now, bro. Salute. But come on now. You might be able to put Tala Kolick out there for a while. What's your thing about these next? I think Jalen Brunson needs to get to the training table and missed a couple of games.

His ankle doesn't look right to me. He's not moving well. And, you know, Jalen Brunson's always been the guy that's super ball dominant and, you know, will pass late into the shot clock or wait until late into the shot clock before he starts looking to playmate. And that's kind of an issue. I saw this, and I think that this has some truth to it, that if you can put a wing on Carl Anthony Towns because a big.

can play off of Josh Hart because they don't trust his jump shooting. Sad. Because they're like, well, we'll just play off him. And then we'll put a more athletic long wing on Kat. And then that big will help on Kat if he tries to go face up because they don't respect Josh Hart. Then they can essentially, the defense can sort of funnel the Knicks to have the player that they want to take the shot, take the shot.

And when you're basically allowing another team to dictate who they want to get all of the touches, that's, I think, kind of a problem. And right now, sometimes that's O.G. and Nobie shooting bad shots. Sometimes that's McKell Bridges shooting bad shots. And like they can't just take what the defense gives them to a degree. When the defense is deciding we don't trust these guys and we're going to let these guys beat us instead of. of the ones that actually are most dangerous. Right, bro.

I should never be getting more out of Landry Shammit than I'm getting out of OG in McHale. I should never be getting more out of Joy and damn Clarkston than I'm getting out of cat right now. Like, bro. This is why, dude, this is why Tom Tibodeo didn't even play them. They was like, you can't funnel the ball of them if they're not on the floor.

How about that? How about it, bro? Maybe my boy was on or something. I definitely still, no matter what, I ain't always, bro, Paris with Tom Tippett of where you at, bro. You ain't deserved this, you dig. Like, Mike Brown, salute.

I'm glad you got your job. But at the same time, that was Bush League. Moving on, though, to a segment, we like to call boy stop. Boy, stop. Apparently, Draymond Green has some things to say about Warriors fans and decided to basically make them feel bad

about themselves, even though they are part of his livelihood. So let's roll the tape. It's that simple. I see fans saying different now. Like, you know, I see Warriors fans, like, yo, it's time to get him out of here. That's crazy.

And to the real Warriors fans that don't feel that way, thank you. I appreciate it. To the ones that do feel that way, like you was a loser before I got here. Like, like, like, stone cold forever losers. So if you say that, it makes sense to me. You never been. Fam.

That's your man. That's your man. Listen, I'm going to tell you this. You are very important mashed potatoes. You are very important green beans. You are very important. Like, actually, you're not even the potatoes. You're not even the green beans.

You're a very important role. Because really, truthfully, the mashed potatoes were Clay Thompson. My boy can't beat the damn cornbread, really. My boy, the roll, bro, God damn. All right, you can be the cornbread. Very important cornbread. But the steak, the steak is Steph Curry. And if Steph Curry never comes to the Warriors and you come to the Warriors,

they're still a loser franchise to this day. To this day, Ju-Ju. You did not, you were an important part of the meal, but do not act like you were the focal point of the meal. It's not before you got there. It's before Steph got there.

And then before Clay got there. And yes, you were very impactful, small ball, death lineup, all that. Yeah. But without them, you are not even a role. You're not even

I don't even think I don't know. I'm not saying that my boy was a Detroit piss and he would have been out of the leave I don't know

bro well I need to know who the collard greens is then if if Steph is the steaks and he's Clay Thompson's the potatoes

yeah and who the collard greens who's the collard greens they can't be J. There is no collar greens with steak oh damn

I'm ghetto there we go I forgot I'm like what the chills who the chill who the chill who the chill

Oops. Well, either way, bro. Draymond, stop talking. Who's the black of mild? Monta Ellis. Exactly, bro. Drayvon. Boy, stop, man.

Stop talking to the fans like that, man. Yo, and who are those dudes, by the way? What even is that podcast? No, I don't do that. Go back to you. Just pause the phone. I think it was a friend playing fleet, bro. Listen, is that the Fred Vietteat fleet?

Ungarded. They sound stole out of it. Nah, we're not doing that. They said, yeah. Yeah, you're right. Man, hell, nah, bro. We ain't gonna do Plain Freight like that because who that is?

Oh, it was blurry. The photo was I didn't know if that was Zach, a fat, Zach Levine or Fred Van Fleet? Wait, it's just Fred Van Fleet? I couldn't tell. It was low pixel. Right, that's Ted Van Fleet, boy, I don't know who that. Listen, I couldn't tell.

I don't want no smoke with it. Ungarded. You're right. on guard we on notice more bro, saluting that on going to watch that with a 10 foot pole they just let him go they're like you right hey oh man boy stop Draymond Green

leave the fans alone man the fans support everything you got a billion dollars man you ain't happy still how much money does Draymond Green make without Steph Curry and Clay Thompson more than my broke ass I know that not as much as he has

that's for show What we got next, Miss Rebecca? Oh, shoot. This one is a personal favorite. Here we go. Okay. Here we go. I believe it's a machine.

Oh, Lord of mercy. M. G.K. What the hell kind of jacket is that, my boy? Oh, no, but he's tied up. He's tied up. Right. Watch the lovely girl in back. Here we go.

Oh, kid. You. That was a hole. That was a hole in there. She didn't even see that was a hole. Br, sis died, bro. What the fuck? That's a hole.

Why it got to be the big girl. That's what I want to know. Why it got to be the big girl? She pranced her ass right in the middle of the age or whatever they. Oh, my God. C-T-E. Like, whatever they say that. Who's Antonio Brown got?

We need to check on sis, bro. She wasn't even paying attention at all. She was trying to get her swag. fall on oh my god Brad's so sad too right there stop no oof m gk had to stop bro usually the artist don't say

he'd be like oh damn look how NGK jump back my boy said god he literally put his hand out like I got you girl I got you oh oh damn brad that messed up I don't know do she have a lawsuit though that's the question that's bad

that's a bad set I can't stop playing it I just can't stop this poor thing. And her halted top over there. She ate it on the triangle right there. She thought she was cute. She honestly was like,

this was her moment, to be honest with you. It was. Oh, my God, bro, she sh-h-ed on all her friends. She would like, from there, all of my friends can kiss my black and bam,

straight through the H. Go to K. Brough. You went from the envy of all your friends' eyes to the, damn butter the joke for the rest of your life. No, they're going to bookmark that for a while.

Yeah, hopefully she's a good sport. The machine gun Kelly jacket and give her tourniquet out of that. Right, bro. Because bone is coming out her damn arm right now. She might have bit through her whole bottom lip.

The rest of her tongue. No teeth anymore. She slats her head on it too. Bam. The rest of her tongue is under the K. But to whoever designed this stage and then inviting fans up there, boy, stop, man.

Come on, man. You got to put some rope up. And that's going to do it for another episode of the alley-oop. I am the kid, Ju-Ju-Gadi and my sister, Trista Creek. Where can they find you? You got any news to get a folks? Any updates? Juju, we are going to be live in Miami.

I just found out today, oh, for the select. Sunday and the Oscar show. So I got to turn my ass around. Go back there. Let her shoot twice a week. Tuesday and Friday. That's our women's sports pot. Make sure you follow me and Juju on GoodFollow.

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I'm not a... Who am I Italian? What am I, a mobster? No, man. Let's turn over a new leaf, man. Blue Flame right now in your Apple iTunes store, wherever you get your music. Check it out and let me know how you feel about it.

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