The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz - Postgame Show: The Latest On The NBA Trade Deadline (feat. Amin Elhassan & JuJu Gotti)

Episode Date: February 4, 2026

"I dig." Amin and JuJu join Zas, Tony, Chris, and Jeremy to discuss all the latest news on the NBA Trade Deadline, including updates on James Harden, Jaren Jackson Jr., and Giannis Antetokounmpo. Well, it WAS all the latest news until Anthony Davis was traded, right as the show ended. Classic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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CBC News. wearing the Moira Rose thing. Yeah, that was terrible. I never seen that show, man. I was bored when you played that. Same. You bored me. All right, so the deadline. A lot of things happened when we got off yesterday, by the way. Yeah, dude.

Like 14 things happened. It was crazy. So at the end of our half hour that we did yesterday, literally like we were about to wrap up and Jaron Jackson Jr. was traded. And Jimmy and I had no way to react to it. I was given a gift yesterday because it happened right. I did afternoon drive on ESPN yesterday. It happened right before I went on. So I was handed a nice little nugget right there.

That's a little packet, and you're like, ooh, I can do four hours with this. It's incredible. And then James Hardin's traded later, and here's the best part. We have Amin al-Hasson with us now for the post-game show. I believe we have Jujugati here with us as well. Not yet, but Amin is here. And Amin, Zaz, had some corrections about the way you were breaking down. Yeah, so my initial thought, and I talked about this early on yesterday afternoon, was, you know,

we're all waiting for the move before. the move and Minnesota team that's trying to contend made a move yesterday that didn't net them anything you know like it it opened up roster spots and it saved them money so my first inclination was oh like they may feel that they have a chance to land yonis i mean yeah i mean there's been reporting that yonis would like to play with anthony edwards he's excited about the prospect of that i don't think that means that's his favorite but like yeah he's definitely open to it in Minnesota saying, look, if there's a 1% chance, we got to treat it like 100% chance. So they're rearranging everything to get ready to do that. One of the things

that happened as a result of their deal yesterday is they moved under the first apron. So just from that aspect alone, they've saved a lot of money. They're about a Rob Dillingham deal away from being not a taxpayer. So that gives them a lot more flexibility in terms of the things that they can offer, the things that they can do if they're going to get Yonis. But if they're going to get honest, that means they got to trade one of their other guys who go get a first round pick because Milwaukee wants picks and Minnesota doesn't have many.

I mean, is the bartender going behind you at some point? I haven't seen them yet. No bartender. The hotel bar is closed. I don't know what time they opened up before. And I mean, did you quote Batman there if it's even a 1% chance we have to treat it as a certainty? Did you quote Batman? That's

not Batman. Believe it or not, that's Dick Cheney. It's called the 1% doctrine. And when they were doing the war on terror, that was Dick Cheney's thing is like if there's a 1% chance that there's like there's weapons of mass destruction here, we have to treat it like it's a 99% chance. Good. I'm glad we're going with that strategy. What if it was a 0% chance? That strategy worked out really well. All right, because I was also in Batman versus Superman when Bruce Wayne was deciding if Superman's his enemy, you know,

terrible. All right, but hold on. Let's go back to this James Harden trade to Cleveland because, I mean, we were talking on the show earlier and talking about, you about, you about, essentially the concept of James Hardin taking the money by going to Cleveland. Oh, there's going to be an extension. But you and I were talking a bit offline about why that's not necessarily the case? First of all, he's not extension eligible. Let's just start there. He's not eligible for an extension.

He's got to play out the year. And then at the end, he can either opt in his deal or opt out and sign a new deal. But there can't be an extension there. He's got to basically play it out or not play it out. I talked to Law Murray actually with the interview drops today on basketball Illuminati, get it wherever you get podcasts, and Law Murray, who's covered the Clippers literally longer than anybody in the media. It was basically had a very, it was kind of very blunt.

He didn't pull punches, but he said, James isn't doing this for the money. This is a guy who's giving up money in the past so that teams could assign more players and better players and all that. James is doing this because he wants to win a championship. He's worried about his legacy and he's being realistic. Look at the Clippers, even though they've been playing great, are they going to win a title? They're not going to win a title. And this aspiration stuff means it's only probably going to get worse from here on now once the, you know, the judgments get levied.

So he's like, get me out of here. Let me get somewhere where I have a chance. And he looks at Cleveland. And I was like, okay, they're in the east. Their path is a lot easier. They were a really good team last year. They've got a superstar Donovan Mitchell. I can go there and help them out.

All right. I mean, I guess we'll see if he asks Cleveland for an extension, right? He can't. It's not eligible for an extension. He cannot. He has to play until the end of the year. But what about for next year? What about for next year? So this is one or two things can happen.

Either he opts out, making him a free agent, and then he can sign a new deal, but he can sign anywhere at that point. Or he opts in, and then Cleveland has 11 days pretty much to figure out, do we want to stay, stick with him for this one year, or do we want to waive him, or do we want to trade him somewhere else for someone who would waive him? Because he's only got $13 million guaranteed for next season. there's a lot of like moving chairs there. None of them have long-term money associated unless he opts out, in which case he could have done that from anywhere. I mean, Tom Havishow had written a piece about all these things happening in Cleveland. LeBron going back to Cleveland, Hardin being in Cleveland, Donovan Mitchell, Evan Moble,

everybody there. Is that something that you think, A, feasibly can happen? And B, if that doesn't happen, where does the Donovan Mitchell and James Hardin-led team pan out in the east? Yeah, it's funny. like you mentioned that and I'm like is that a good team right long long james it reminds me like remember when uh Wade forced his way out of my Miami went to Chicago and then he ended up on cleveland right and then they were like hey and we're gonna get carmello and I was like yeah give him carmello go ahead that's not a good team like these guys all past their problem because

they want to be boys or buddies or whatever like so the same thing here it's like lebron I mean obviously lebron helps every team but it's just like if that's your big master plan is LeBron Donovan Mitchell and James Hardin I don't know how that fits it doesn't feel like a very natural fit now Donovan Mitchell and James Harden it's interesting because obviously Hardin takes over the playmaking responsibilities that Donovan really doesn't want to do but he's still kind of high usage guy too and what does that mean for Evan Mobley right how does Evan Mobley fit into this this his game increase because he plays next to Hardin who's great

with the as a lob guy or this is decrease because now you've got two guards who are getting 18, 20, 20 plus shots a game and now how much is left for Evan Mobley? I'm really interested. I'm intrigued. I think the reason why most of us are optimistic is because the belief

is the East and the East is anybody's game. I'll tell you one thing. No one's talking about this. The Celtics got Nick Boots of it. That's a big trade too. That's a huge deal. If I could just also add real quick to put a bow on the Cleveland conversation there. I mean, I think the reason they did it is

just as much about being tired of defense is targeting Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell, the smallest back court, which you're not going to be able to win in the playoffs like that. I feel like that is as much to do with the offensive side. Yeah, it's Garland's size is an issue. Garland's health is an issue.

His foot hasn't been healthy in two years, I mean. He gets hurt a lot. Like Harden, we give, I heard you guys giving Hardin a lot of shit. I'm going to tell you one thing. In an era where everybody was like role managing and playing 22 minutes and stuff like that. That dude plays like 80 games a year and he plays 37.

He plays high minutes every year. And he doesn't get hurt. So it's like there's a reason why it worked, you know, somewhat for them in the Clippers because it's like, your quiet is great in the playoffs. But he's not that durable. This guy's really durable during regular season. He's not great in the playoffs. Put them together and we kind of hedge our bets.

So Cleveland definitely gets up on that. And then the other thing is that Garland makes continuous money over the next three years, right? Harden, that flexibility is part of it. It's like, yo, if it doesn't work out, we have options, whereas Garland, long term, you don't know if you want to be married to that for that long term. It almost makes me wonder, too, if ultimately, like, if it doesn't work out with Hardin, if they just either move him or waive him and then end up using some of the money and some of the other contracts they have to get off of it, to get LeBron.

But we have good news. Juju is here. And Juju, I want to run through. There are so many names. and just so many different things that are out there. And I'm going to say all of them, and I just want to hear what's standing out the most to you that has you the most intrigued here during the deadline.

So we have Janus and the potential that he could go to the Timberwolves, the Heat, the Warriors. Draymond Green, who could potentially be moved, apparently, according to him and to everyone else. John Morant and what's going to happen with Memphis. James Hardin, obviously, going to Cleveland. Jaron Jackson, Jr., going to Utah for three picks. There's LeBron's future.

Chris Paul exists. Anthony Davis, Mike Conley being moved and maybe a... buyout candidate. Jared Allen, they're floating out there's name. There's the guys with the Kings and DeMar de Rose, Zach Levine, there's Demontas Sabonis. Ju-Ju, of all of the stuff that's going on right now, what are the things that are standing out to you the most?

Bro, I checked out around Janus. I ain't going to hold you. I heard you, but it started running together. But before we move on to that, I want to comment on the James Hart in Cleveland, as awesome as it is to get that defensive liability in Darry's

Garland out. You just picked up Shruder and you saw what Jalen Brunson did to him in the playoffs last year over there. Excuse me, your shoes are over here and you're over here, sir, which way you want to be. You dig? And James Harden isn't necessarily known as the best defender in the world. I say that. So I don't know. Cleveland, I like where your head is at.

You're all in. You're putting the chips to the table. But I'm not sure if these chips you're putting in or getting back is worth the struggle. You did. I do. because I actually agree with you on this. I dig. Okay, good.

I dig. No, to me, like, I get what you're saying there, where it's not like all of a sudden they're turning Darius Garland into some tremendous two-way player, but what they are turning him into is someone who's incredibly durable. And we've seen what Donovan Mitchell can do off ball in earlier stages of his career and to give him a primary playmaker who can kind of help alleviate some of the what he's had to do as a playmaker, I think does give him a space to score. But, Juju, was it, Janice, that's the other thing that's standing out to you?

Like, what else from what's going on around the trade deadline and the rumor mill is sticking out the most? Because there are, I mean, or the deals. Like, Jaron Jackson Jr. is crazy. That happened at the end of our live stream yesterday. Yeah, I'm still very interested in what 12 going to be doing. Jai Moran. Where is Jai going to end up? Because I'm here to say, if he end up in Minnesota, I'm a Timberwoods fan, fight me,

sue me biting whatever you got to do to me I'm a Timberwoods fan but I'm also really kind of optimistic about this boots situation in Boston right now big voochie man like you did like first I I'm so sorry to the chat salute to the chat King Grizzly I see you the burrow come on man and you are right chat I said James Hart I don't think he was going to Cleveland that's right one for me two more strikes. I'm suspended for a month. So you got the one. I thought he was going to go to New York, where LeBron going to end up.

Spoiler alert, but neither here nor there. I think that Voucha Bridge, Vich brings Boston more to that championship conversation than anything else. I do wonder if his defense ends up being an issue for them come the postseason, but

when it comes to the rest of these guys, and this is where Amin, I'd love to bring you back in. When it comes to job. Like, the market seems to be so strange. And there have been reports that either Memphis lowered their price. Right. Well, Memphis lowered their price, but does that mean, like, Mark Stein was throwing out there the idea that it could mean they'd be willing to take on long-term money if they added draft capital. But then there have also been reports that they'd be willing to attach draft capital to get off of his money and get expiring deals. So if you're, are you seeing that as a possibility?

Like, could Memphis end up attaching draft capital to John Morant just so that they can say, hey, we're good, we picked up all of these picks and we can move forward? To wash their hands of it? Yeah, right. If you pretty much said it. If I'm acquiring toxic contracts, then all right, you got to compensate me for that. But if you're helping me clean my books, yeah, I'll incentivize someone. So do you see that as a, I mean, I'm looking at that and I'm going, well,

if the Miami Heat are sitting here trying to acquire picks, and they have all of this movable money where you can move Terry Rozier and Simonee Fontechio out to Memphis, where you can move Tyler Hero and either Norman Powell or Andrew Wiggins, out to Milwaukee and the young guys there and maneuver the different picks that you can get, particularly if you can get a 27 from Memphis

and then get Charlotte to unprotect that 27 where you can move four picks to Milwaukee. Do you see that as a possibility where they're trying to go and get both jaw and Janus and blow the whole thing up? Yeah, but there's a couple of questions you have to ask yourself. Number one is, am I gutting what would make it into an attractive situation to begin with? Right?

If I'm saying Tyler Hero's gone and Andrew Wiggins is gone and Norm Powell is gone. Well, they wouldn't all have to be gone. Like Norm, theoretically in this situation, one of Norman Powell, like in terms of the finances, one of Norman Powell or Andrew Wiggins would need to go. you would still have Davy on Mitchell as now your backup. No, but it means making a good point because then it looks like Phoenix from the last couple. No, that's fair. That's the question.

And so that's one thing. The other thing is also like what does a jaw Janus Bamata lineup look like? Because that's three dudes who can't shoot. Yeah, that looks like a tough lineup. The pain is very clogged. You look like, you know, basically like the Memphis Grizzlies from like 2015 or whatever. So you got you got to find out how do we make this so that there's still something that's feasible to work with. The problem with Jha right now moving Jha is that everyone who would be interested in Jha is also in the Yonah sweepstakes.

So everyone's like, I'm not going to jeopardize what I got going on as far as an offer to take away flexibility of what my offer could be because I went and chased this dude who's a reclamation project at this point, right, to the point where they're trying to incentivize people to get it, it done but I do like what you're saying Jeremy it's like if I'm doing it not because I really like job but because I can get another first out of this maybe that's something I have to consider the chat is saying that Amin has that pillow talk voice going right now I'm in a hotel lobby there's 8 million people here and I'm not trying to be like yelling and da da da I know what's happening y'all I know what's happening first off have black history reminder my boy is something in there right now something is sitting around

Something that's very beautiful is in arms reach. I wish. I wish. It is. It's the, you know what, back there. It's the alcohol in the back. Some dude just planted, you see that, I don't know what it is. Is it a camera?

Is it a light? I don't know what it is. But he planted that right by me and just walked away. I don't know. Maybe we're all shooting in the same area right here. Do you see it as a possibility that Minnesota can get this together? And Juju, like, obviously the jaw thing. to Minnesota is interesting. The honest thing is interesting, but both of you, and I think

Juju, I'm, I'm interested to hear your thoughts on this too with what package you think is the best that's out there. And then maybe Amin, like, explain how it's possible that Minnesota can get to the place where they can actually offer something reasonable for the bucks based off what they want. Bray, I don't, to me, I feel like what Miami has to offer is the one, if I'm the books. You did? because everybody who Miami is offering has potential to kind of be a star or at least a great at their position, great at what they do. You did because Tyler Hero, Bam, I don't think you should play with Bam, but at the same time, Larson, the whole roster is upstanding. I know Golden State, to me, goofy.

I don't know who they paid in the Internet lands to be pushing that day. Still got good faith bets going on or whatever trades. I don't believe them at all. Get Golden State the hell up out of here. I don't want any of them old-ass knees on my team. And the only thing that was going good for y'all, you put a fire in Kaminga. Unfortunately, that fire went out game two. And she went on somebody ankle.

You did. And so, sorry, I don't want nobody from over there. I mean. So Golden State is interesting because their thing is sent around. We give you Kaminga. There's your young player. We'll give you picks. there's your picks.

And then I think what Golden State can do that a lot of teams can't is say I'll take some bad contracts back. And this is where it gets interesting. Everyone's saying, Raymond, I keep going back to the man. I'd trade Jimmy in a heartbeat if I'm Golden State. If it's like, I'll take Miles Turner contract

off your hands or whatever. I'll make it happen, whatever it takes, right? From what did you say by Miami? Miami, I think out of all the teams we've talked about, Minnesota, Golden State, I guess you could throw Atlanta in that mix as well. Miami has the most young guys you could get excited about, right? But does a team coming with a bunch of picks change that math, right? If Minnesota can somehow maybe get two firsts for Nasreed, like, does that, is that more interesting?

Minnesota get two firsts for Nasre? I mean, how do you think that works to me? I love Nasree. Somebody bites for Nass. Man, two firsts. That's interesting. I mean, how does that work where, like, let's say Minnesota wants to trade Nasreed for two first round picks and then they would use that for Janus?

Does Milwaukee say, okay, if you do this, we will make the trade? Like, how much, how comfortable does Minnesota have to be, or any of the team for that matter, to go out tradeaway player X to get the assets to then turn around and give it to Milwaukee? Like, do they have to have a guarantee that Milwaukee will do it if you do this? So rarely do you tell them how. You just say, what's it going to take? And they say, look, this is the asking price. If you can get us, this and this many pigs, you've got a deal.

And so then there's usually got to give some time parameter because you don't want to be just waiting. But yeah, like that's basically, you don't tell them who I'm moving. I can get two for first. You don't say that. You just say, if I can get you two first, does this get it done? And then maybe you talk a little bit about protections. Like, can it be lottery protected first? Does it do, like those kind of conversations you've got to have?

But at the end of the day, you know what the deal is because we're up against this deadline that's 24 hours or so away. Someone could get into a bidding war and come up with a better deal in the meantime as you're trying to find these deals. And then you're stuck. is another, and then you're stuck, which I think is another reason why you're probably going to see a deal happening in June and not tomorrow because you got more time to kind of build these things out as opposed to like doing your homework at the last minute, which is what the trade deadline pretty much is. I mean, you look at the young players, right, quote unquote, blue chip prospects that Milwaukee wants and Minnesota is going to have to move heaven and earth

to even try and get close to the picks and the players and all this stuff. Is Jane McDaniels really the guy that Milwaukee's circling and being like that's the cornerstone of our franchise going for for the next 10 years? Because it doesn't feel like even Minnesota had big plans like that for Jane McDaniels. I don't think the cornerstone might be too far, but they think he's an all-star.

They think he's that guy. And definitely, if I were them, that would be a name I'd be just stuck on. And the same way I'd be stuck on Calaisal where for Miami. Which one you take? Caledlele or McDaniels? I think McDaniels because McDaniels is doing it. Like, Kaleel, dude, we're sitting around thinking. Is he ever going to get it?

Does he understand? And McDaniels, he's like, no, I get it right now. His size allows him to guard four positions at an elite level. Offensively, he's gotten better. He's gotten a better shooter and all that. He's played on a team as winning. Like, he's accustomed to, like, what it takes to be a competitor. He's fiery guy.

Does he approach the line sometimes? Yeah, but I kind of like that. Kala Ware, we out here wondering, like, yo, can you string together three games in a row? Right, he did it in December one time, and it was like, okay, great, but it's been two months. But then that's the point.

It's like the point isn't play well. It's say play well every single day. Like, there's no part of this where there's a finish line. You've got to keep doing it. And I think to me, if it was just him struggling, like making shots or whatever, that'd be one thing. to him it's like a motor thing.

There's days where he's just not putting in the motor. And again, he's 7-2 or whatever, so there's some stuff you can't teach. But, like, I think as a sure thing, McDaniels by far is a much better prospect. God, you assholes are not doing the job, right? My bad. I just, you know, I'm just trying to, you know,

I'm just trying to get the real questions answered. No, I mean, I... Where is phenomenal? Where you? Thank you, Juju. I like them, too. I like them. I like them. I like them, I like them, too.

I like them. Also to the chat right now, salute. Thank y'all for sticking with us this long. And we keep it going. Irish Ouija, I see you. The boy. QC Man, 2000. Come on, man.

Slime Shinobi was hanging. What's this, GPZ boy? You got to know. Voodoo Child and Jojo from what that? L.L. Coojee. L.L. Lee. Whoever you from, bro, I salute it. Back to you, Jeremy.

I, before we wrap up, we have about seven minutes left that we're going to do this. Before we wrap, remind me, I'm going to just throw out a predictive five-team trade that lands Janus on the heat. But that's two-K stuff. To put it on the record. I'm going to put it on the record. What was the last time a five-team? All the time. Multi-superstar trade happened.

All the time. Not multi-superstar. Jaws not a superstar right now. That's two-kation. That works in two-K. I'll explain it to you. It's financial. That's for Friday.

Then he's a superstar again. Oh, Forrest. Are you kidding? The moment he's here, he's a superstar. I'm talking superstar. value. All right, let's hear. No, I mean, we don't have to.

What I wanted to get first, actually, is the Jaron Jackson thing. We have not, it's Danny H. Screwing the market. It's manipulating the entire market. What's happening? Because Jaron Jackson did you for three picks when you're talking about Yannis being able to go for four.

That's what he's worth to Utah. Utah has all these picks. You can't use them all. Like, you literally don't have enough Rogers space. That's what he's worth to Utah. It doesn't mean that because Jaron Jackson's worth, it doesn't mean that Jaron Jackson's worth three first, So what's Janice Worth?

It's always worth to Utah. Most boring team in the universe also, by the way, I'm talking about I don't give it down what Utah Jazz do. I do not cheer for them my entire life. How about Keante George? Kiante George. I'm free Kiante George. I'm primed to this backwards.

Because there's never been a section in my life where I even found a Utah Jazz kind of cute. Uh-uh. Get them out of here. Have you ever met a Utah Jazz fan? Me, Juju, uh, went, um, he was there too. We went to Utah.

for, what was it, the All-Star game? In Utah, you'll meet some, but like, just anywhere else in the walk of life, have you met a jazz fan? Utah, that's it. Jeremy just did the Dan with his mic off. He said something into the mic with his mic off. No, I yelled it so that everyone could hear it. He meant to do that into a one. That's a good question.

I do a mic off in there all the time. Don't tell me what to do in the driver's seat. I thought about that chair. They love turning their mic off. Put it on a pole, Dan. Have you ever met a Utah jazz fan? What do you say? In real life?

Yeah, outside of Utah. Outside of Utah. IRL. Outside of Utah. Also put it on the poll, did Jeremy mean to talk with his mic off? Also put it on the poll with a Houston Rockets shot the world with a phenomenal trade by tomorrow. Because I think we're not paying up attention to the Houston Rockets right now. They need a point guard.

It's some available point cards. I don't know. That's what this should be right here. What Juju just did, I want you guys to go around the room these last five minutes. I need predictions. What's happening tomorrow? Okay, I started off. Go ahead, Jujoo.

Oof. Duh, Houston Rockets, Will Land, either Jiamerant or some type of, I'm, people forget about DeJante Murray. DeJante Murray is sitting right there. He got ice on his ankle, but watch out for him. Or is Achilles? He got ice on it. He icing it.

But as soon as it's ready, come put this rocket jersey on. So yeah, the rocket's gonna make a big move, big splashy move by tomorrow. So I'll go a little bit off. the board, I mean, look, as far as as the honest goes, I... More than that? I, yeah, yeah. DeJonthe Murray. No, no, as far as Janice goes, like, I do believe he's going to

be traded tomorrow, all right? But that's, I'll go a little off the board here. And I think right now, based off of seven consecutive wins, I think Charlotte's going to do something. I think Charlotte has an opportunity. I think Charlotte has an opportunity for, like, the first time ever to do something that could maybe

help them win some, win a playoff series. I mean, I have a playoff series. Like, if they make the playoffs, you know, they're probably you're going to be the 8th seat, you're going to play Detroit. But they have an opportunity here to excite their fan base a little bit right now for the first time in forever. And I think Charlotte's going to do something. I actually really like that take because I've been undercover Charlotte fan. I love Concanipo.

I think he's been incredible. You stealing his prediction? No, no, no, I'm just saying. I like what he's thinking about. I'm going to go to a question. Go ahead. Quick question telling him about in the middle because you just sparked it. A knife is a knife.

A knock is a knock. Yeah. I feel like my boy name is Nipple. Concan Nipal? I mean, neither here. There's a lot of use and E's and P's and ends. I'm like, C C C Cnapple.

Connipple. Connipple. If you go through any rabbit hole, take a look at the C Cinnipple family. I mean, you've done the deep down. The names of all the kids. Not only that. The brothers are even all like the same thing.

Like they're, it's insane. It's like the flying well-enders. They're just like this family of people. They also have, like, when they played Milwaukee, the, you know how. like whenever you will put your hometown, you request extra tickets. And sometimes the guy like, oh, I got 200.

They said he requested 6,000 tickets. And I was like, I've never heard that in the history of the NBA. We'll take these four sections, please, thank you. My boy told me, he was like, guess, guess how many? I'm like, it was like 50. He's like, no, no, like a lot. Like who's the most? Probably like 100, maybe 200.

He said 6,000. I'm like, Jesus Christ. The Canyple family, take a look. I'm going to go with another team that's won seven in a row. I think the New York Knickerbockers are going to do something interesting. Really? Yeah, I don't know what it is yet. I think they're going to try and make a move.

Even if it's not in the Yonah's situation, just to try to clear up some things, get a couple picks in their... I feel like Juju named names. You guys are being a little vague with your predictions, but... What is he going to say? Yonis is going to go to Charlotte? I mean, you could give me a name of what you think Charlotte would get. I mean, I could see them moving Lamella Ball, you know?

But they would have to get someone they believe is good. in return. But I think Charlotte's going to do something. I think New York can move off a cat. Ooh. Once again, those guys leave it and not coming. But anyway, Jeremy, what's your prediction? I've got a five-team 11-player billion people.

Let's go to a mean first. The mean, what's your prediction? My prediction is Philly does a deal to get under the luxury tax. Because we talked about it on... Right after M.B. came out and said the team doesn't spend the last few years? Yeah. We talked about it on basketball Luminati. The Paul George suspension, the big thing that no one's talking about is it takes them to just about a million over the tax.

So basically, if they can get rid of second year senator Johnny Broome, they're under the tax. Oh, what a Johnny Brew do to you? Oh, Johnny Broome. Trade for it. Connect. Oh, connect. Connect could be on the move, too. Connect is under the speaking of all connect.

And under the apron prediction by a mean. All right, over to Jeremy. Is that better? Do you like that one better? You guys have brought up some things that I love here. You brought up Charlotte. You brought up Dalton Connect. So here we go. Involving five teams, the Miami Heat, the Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles, Lakers, the Memphis Grizzlies, and the Charlotte Hornets.

Oh, God. In this trade, Dalton Connect gets moved to the Hornets so that the Hornets convey the 2027 first round pick for the heat. They unprotected. That becomes a pick there. Why? Because Memphis sends a 2027 first round pick to Miami alongside John Morant in exchange for Terry Rozier and Simone Fontechio so that they can get two expiring contracts. What does that do for Miami? It unlocks all four tradable first round

picks, 2026, 2028, 2032, and 2030. All four of those go to Milwaukee alongside Tyler Hero, Kolo Ware, Jaime Hakez Jr, and Casper's Yakichonis. But not only four picks go to the bucks, a 2032 protected first round pick, lottery protected from the Lakers, goes to the bucks. Why? Because the heat move Andrew Wiggins to the Lakers who's on a player option for next year and ultimately they get that pick to go to Milwaukee. So it's five picks

to Milwaukee. Rui Hachamura joins. Terry Rui, Rui, Rui, Rui, Rui, Rui, Ruih, don't ruin this. Hachamura. Rui Hachimura goes with Tyler Hero Kala Ware, Jaime Hakez Jr., Casper's Jago Chonis and five first round picks to the bucks. The Heat Land.

Yannas Ante Cumpo, John Morant, Phanis Ticompo and Gabe Fins. If that happens verbatim, I'll eat my shoe. All right. Get ready for it. Every part of it? Every single part of it, I guess, has to happen. Every part of his shoe.

Every part of the shoe is getting eaten. That's right. That's it. That's all you'll do, the shoe. I'm just trying to think of something wacky. I can think of a couple of wacky thing. Lock it in. The shoe is wacky. Nah, it's not that way. The shoe is supreme wacky.

Thank you, Juju. Do the FSU thing, the guy that ate the dog shit. Well, it's a shoe-in that you'll enjoy our NBA trade deadline special tomorrow. Tomorrow from 2 to 4, we'll be live after the show. It'll be a separate live from what we're doing on our standard live show, but we'll be live here on YouTube. I believe all of these people, except for Chris, will be involved in that. We're trying to get...

Sorry, audience. He's got stuff to do. What do you got to do? But it'll be... We'll be live from 2 to 4 simply so that we can react to everything that is happening or not happening. Maybe nothing happens. Can you imagine? It would be really funny. It does feel like it's the kiss of death with us doing that.

But there should be a lot of movement. We're looking forward to doing it. Amin, Juju, thanks for joining us. And yeah, we'll see you guys tomorrow. I can't wait for the deal to go down as soon as we're off the air. A hundred percent. Three. Oh, you know the heat. One. All the trades. Listen up, folks. It's game day, and you already know

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