On today's episode, Jason discusses all the biggest headlines to come out of Tuesday's World Cup action, whether the Lakers will be able to retrofit their roster around Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves now that LeBron James is on the way out, how big men Jalen Duren and Walker Kessler are effectively holding up the rest of the free agent class, why some of the deals given out on the first day of NBA Free Agency make absolutely zero sense, and whether the addition of Kawhi Leonard makes the Toronto Raptors the second best team in the Eastern Conference.
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Speaker 1 (00:05):
This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
What is up Strict firefam, It's me Jason McIntyre, Straight
Boyer for Wednesday, July the first. Oh boy, what a
glorious day. It is huge day for US soccer. We're
in the knockouts. We're facing Bosnia. We're gonna butcher the Bosnians.
Give me a one nothing or two nothing. The model
(00:32):
which had a phenomenal day on Tuesday three and zero,
nailed France, nailed the Ivory Coach Norway game.
Speaker 3 (00:41):
I mean, it's on fire. It likes USA now.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
It does like the over I said under just because
I don't think the US is going to get an
own goal like they have in two other games. And
I think it's a defensive affair. Bosnia has no offense.
They've produced the lowest expected goals of any team that
advanced to the knockout rounds. They got like no juice
on offense. And I think it'll be a phenomenal game.
(01:05):
I think USA advances. We'll see if they played Belgium
or Senegal. I actually think Senegal is a little more dangerous.
Belgium is the big name and they spanked US a
couple months ago.
Speaker 3 (01:13):
In a friendly. Whatever.
Speaker 2 (01:15):
The World Cup action Monday was phenomenal. The World Cup
action Tuesday not quite as much. It was good, it
just wasn't spectacular. Norway got a late goal from the
great Earling Holland to win two to one. Good game
against Iybry Coast France. You know, it took them a
little while. They had to hit the post a couple times.
A guy hit the post on a bicycle kick, and
(01:36):
then in Bope took over scores twice. They've got Olese
I I hope I'm saying his name right, one of
the best midfielders of a planet home.
Speaker 3 (01:42):
My gosh, he's good. They smoke Sweden.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
Three nothing, and then in the nightcap, in what was
a bit of a surprise, Mexico came out and just
put it to Ecuador two goals in the first half.
Enrolled listen, man, I'm worried about England. My pick to
win the World Cup was England. I have futures on them,
and I'm just telling you this situation where they've got
to go into as Teca, where Mexico has now gone
(02:06):
unbeaten in their last twenty five matches. At night July fifth,
and England assuming England gets by Congo today, I think
they will. It'll be closed, but I think they will.
I'm not sure England could take down Mexico. Man, this
team is juiced up. They are flying around eighty thousand
people going bonkers. It is a tall order for England.
(02:28):
Now Mexico is not great, they just are playing great
at home. I think people underestimated the home court advantage
Canada advancing to the knockouts. The US has looked phenomenal
playing on home turf, and now Mexico, I mean, listen,
they look unbelievable and it sets up assuming England advances
a really good matchup. Obviously, the big one tonight is
(02:51):
USA Bosnia. The earlier games England Congo early kickoff nine am.
Then you've got Belgium and se Gaul at one. So
a fun way to start July.
Speaker 3 (03:04):
Now let's pivot to the NBA, and folks, when you're wrong,
you're wrong. It's the end of an era. Lebron's done
in Los.
Speaker 2 (03:12):
Angeles, NGL. As the kids like to say, not gonna lie.
I did not see this coming. I didn't see it
at all. But early Tuesday, Rich Paul reaches out to
the Lakers and says, hey, man, we're gonna play elsewhere
next season. He could see the writing on the wall
that the Lakers were not gonna make him an offer
(03:33):
he wanted. And Rich Paul's trying to move mountains and
get his client Lebron, to the Warriors or somewhere else.
He thinks that he can generate a market. There's still
talk about Cleveland. Remember, James Harden opted out as expected.
There's talk that he could rework his deal. But I
think what people are missing, including Rich Paul, is just
(03:54):
how much less Draymond would have to take opting out.
I mean, Draymond would have to take a colossal haircut.
James Harden would have to take a massive haircut for
it to be worth Lebron's while. So at the end
of the day, we're gonna see what kind of number
Lebron gets. I mean, he could have got real money
from the Lakers.
Speaker 3 (04:11):
Guys.
Speaker 2 (04:12):
I don't know if you've looked at the Lakers roster now,
but Luke Kennard late Tuesday night signed with Phoenix two
years thirteen mil.
Speaker 3 (04:20):
He gone.
Speaker 2 (04:22):
As I'm recording this after approaching midnight. Ruy Hachi Mora
is being heavily linked to the Spurs. The numbers and
it's not finalized. Things can fall apart. Three years, forty
five mil is what is being speculated. Lebron gone, Marcus
Smart linked heavily to Houston.
Speaker 3 (04:41):
Guys.
Speaker 2 (04:42):
That's four of the lakers six best players. So four
of their six best players are gone. The Lakers roster, now,
let's not talk about it because it's so bad.
Speaker 3 (04:52):
That you don't even want to look at it. You're
like Jared Vando, what.
Speaker 2 (04:56):
And then you've got all these reports about WHOA, Well,
here's the bigs the Lakers can bring in. Well, they
can replace Rui with this guy on the Raptors named
Sandro Macca Maga lager Joe. I'm not even gonna try
to say his last name. He's a Georgian I would
be European who played at Seaton Hall. Was actually the
co Biggiest Player of the year. He's a six' nine
(05:19):
two forty stretch. BIG i, mean, listen The bucks saw,
something drafted, him The spurs got him in their. Organization
he couldn't he couldn't hack. IT i, MEAN i hear
stretched Big. ROB i like to think that the guy's
jack in a lot of. Threes last year he kind
of morphed into it and shot the most threes of
(05:40):
his career two hundred ninety six thirty eight percent for The.
Raptors but, again we're talking about a guy who started
twenty eight games in five seasons in THE, Nba, like
what do we? Expect and he's gonna replace Ruy Hachi,
mora who was basically a bucket in the play offs
(06:00):
and one of The lakers' most reliable.
Speaker 3 (06:03):
Shooters no, Pressure, SANDRO i don't.
Speaker 2 (06:06):
Know, Listen Rob polack is getting beat. Up when you Lose,
lebron you gotta take some. Heat and obviously it's a
it's a it's a weird day In Los. Angeles everybody
has a strong opinion On. LEBRON i would say my
My instagram feed of friends and local people THAT i
follow are probably running forty percent get the hell out of,
(06:28):
here thanks by we're annoyed with, you and then sixty
percent or, man we're gonna Miss. Lebron it's, close, guys
AND i are on the side Of, listen you guys
could talk all the crap you want About lebron and
moving pieces and manipulating front office and doing all this.
Speaker 3 (06:43):
Stuff what is.
Speaker 2 (06:45):
Undeniable is it is going to be difficult to replace
twenty one, points seven, assists and six rebounds a game
that's just walking out the. Door now you Add rui to,
that and now you're up to like thirty two points
and like ten and. Seven sandro ain't getting you, that.
(07:07):
Guys so it's okay to be a little concerned if you're.
Speaker 3 (07:10):
A lakers fan right. Now the roster is in. Tatters
if you.
Speaker 2 (07:15):
WILL i, mean you Got luca And, reeves but this
idea that you can you're gonna just like find.
Speaker 3 (07:21):
Wings oh we can go After Trey. Murphy you're not
Getting Trey.
Speaker 4 (07:24):
Murphy.
Speaker 2 (07:25):
Guys there's just not a lot of good players out.
There it's a rough year to hit the reset. Button
AND i do think The lakers obviously will be. Fine
they've Got lebron And. Luca i'm, sorry they've Got luca
And reeves still stuck On. Lebron but as of, now
(07:46):
and again It's july, one things just. Started optimism is
not high BECAUSE i don't, See oh they met With Jalen,
duran TMZ's following Around Walker kessler in an.
Speaker 3 (07:57):
Airport, okay those guys are not moving the.
Speaker 2 (08:02):
Needle you're not suddenly going back to fifty three wins without.
Speaker 3 (08:06):
Them WHAT i want to know is where you getting
the points from?
Speaker 1 (08:11):
Now?
Speaker 2 (08:11):
ROB i, Mean i'm looking at the. Market the market's
going crazy for. Bigs i'll just say. This everybody Hates DeAndre,
ayton AND i get. It he's making eight million next.
YEAR i saw the craziest, contract Like Jack, landale a
backup big guy one, year fourteen.
Speaker 3 (08:28):
Mil Robert. Williams i'm pretty.
Speaker 2 (08:32):
Sure that was the guy they called time lord In.
Boston he started one game For, portland he played maybe
fifty five, games and he got a three, year forty
four million dollar. Contract Robert, williams the oft injured big
who has zero offensive skill outside of, dunkin got over
(08:54):
fourteen million a. Year So DeAndre ayton is a better
deal Than Jack landale and a better deal Than Robert.
Speaker 3 (08:59):
WILLIS i know that's a tough sell to, Fans, rob
but that's the.
Speaker 2 (09:03):
Reality and so you, know When Tim hardaway's going to
the heat for six, mili it's, like, oh why couldn't
The lakers grab? HIM i guess The lakers were, like
it's not a good fit for. Us we need defense
and he don't play any SO i don't. Know rob
has been A laker fan for a long. TIME i
was passionately waiting for him to, say you, know Future
Laker Jalen brown's coming to The lakers or something. Fun,
(09:26):
Rob it's a ticket price is going to go down
significantly next.
Speaker 3 (09:29):
Season i'll just say.
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Speaker 4 (09:42):
LIVE i wouldn't go that, Far, LARRY i don't. KNOW i,
mean we still Got Luka, dodcic still Got Austin. Reeves
that's half of the Snowtime lakers still in. Effect AND
i know that it seems like it's a dark day
even from the most you, know Anti lebron, people because you, say,
hey how are you going to? Replace you mentioned twenty,
one seven and seven arguably the greatest player who ever, lived,
(10:04):
right and you, say, well LAST i, checked we still
have a top five at worst player in THE. Nba
Luka doncicic smacked out in the middle of his. Prime
LAST i, checked we have one of only eleven players
in THE nba to average twenty, one four and three
In Austin. Reeves LAST i, checked as of this, recording
we still have over fifty million dollars in cap space
(10:24):
last night, check are still considered one of the front
runners For Walker. Kessler say what you think one about
him and whether or he's worth the kind of money
they're going to. Offer but he's viewed as the big
fish in this free agent. Class and LAST i, checked
even the most Optimistic laker, fans WHICH i think he
might be one of, them who thought that The Lebron
(10:49):
Luca Austin reeves triumvirate was good enough to make some.
NOISE i think you, KNOW i think you were one
of those. Guys we can all admit that even though
you might not and you definitely will not get a
better player Than Lebron, james that whatever you replace him,
with what you will, see, however is that it is
entirely possible for them to get players that are better
(11:11):
fits for What luca And Austin reeves bring to the.
Table lebron is a better, player but what he does
not do is is not defend at a high, level
and he does not shoot the three ball at a high.
Level so if you're gonna spend all this, money which
is about ninety million dollars combined between these two, guys
you're gonna have to find a way to retrofit your
roster around those two. Players and that's exactly what they're
(11:33):
trying to do right. NOW i don't know if it's
gonna lead to a championship, contender but to say that
they are suddenly out of the, mix and they, are
and also ran they are a playing, TEAM i would
wholly disagree with.
Speaker 2 (11:43):
That, YEAH i mean it's too early to talk playoffs or,
not but that's that's a fair.
Speaker 3 (11:47):
Point they're finding better. Fits the problem is this could
take two off. SEASONS i don't think.
Speaker 2 (11:55):
That, YEAH i don't think you're gonna find guys who
fit really. WELL i, mean rob even the As i'm seeing. It,
Remember Dean wade was being talked about. YESTERDAY i was, Like,
Oh Geen.
Speaker 3 (12:03):
Wade come, on, fine we'll take.
Speaker 2 (12:04):
Him he went To philly for four, years thirty nine
Mil Dean wade got more money Than Jake.
Speaker 3 (12:10):
Laaravia is he better Than? LAARRAVIA i don't. Know he defends,
better but is he.
Speaker 2 (12:13):
Better NBA's just going through a weird time where nobody
really wants to pay anyone anymore because of this stupid
new salary cap, structure and it's essentially to the point it's, like,
WELL i would rather just not pay guys big money
Like Jalen brown strangely does not have a.
Speaker 3 (12:30):
MARKET i don't understand.
Speaker 2 (12:32):
That, Again i'm just looking at it in the next three,
years the contract that he's currently. Under if you just take,
that sure you can build around. That now his next
deal is an, Issue but what DO i care about
the next.
Speaker 3 (12:46):
Deal i'm only caring about the current.
Speaker 2 (12:48):
One so it's just a weird time in THE. Nba
i'm just struggling to understand some of this.
Speaker 4 (12:54):
Stuff.
Speaker 2 (12:54):
ROB i, mean you, know Obviously Kawhi, leonard you, know
is going To. Toronto but IF i told you, that
like as recently as a couple of years, Ago Desmond
bane got what didn't.
Speaker 3 (13:10):
He get five first round picks For disney got?
Speaker 4 (13:12):
Four Mikail.
Speaker 2 (13:14):
Bridges, yeah and Now Kawhi, leonard who is older than those,
guys no doubt about, it but was still An ALL
nba caliber. Player fetched Brandon Ingram Grady dick to first
a swap in two.
Speaker 3 (13:25):
Seconds that's it. Again Kawhi leonard's always.
Speaker 2 (13:31):
Hurt he's. Old you, KNOW i get, That BUT i mean,
again if we're being, honest that is a we call
For Kawhi. Leonard AND i know this is a dark
day for The, lakers BUT i SAW i saw dueling
Headlines robin The New York. Times this is this is.
Funny this is how weird people are with The lebron.
Stuff So lebron and D wade on the same not
(13:55):
D Wade Kawhi leonard on the same. Day are part
are Leaving? La why to the? Raptors lebron, Too we
don't know. Where this was the headline For kawhi and The.
Clippers kawhi Era clippers came close but fell. Short all,
right they got the one conference. FINALS i fall. Short
(14:16):
it's a, disaster fall. Short what they got to one conference.
Finals it was a gag.
Speaker 3 (14:23):
Machine all they did was choke Under Doc. Rivers here's
the headline for The.
Speaker 2 (14:28):
Lakers Lebron James lakers story comes to a close without
A hollywood.
Speaker 3 (14:32):
Ending what.
Speaker 2 (14:36):
He won a? Title it was the bubble. Title they
got TO i think another conference. Finals they got to the,
playoffs practically every. Year they just Beat houston in the
first round With lebron and No, luca No, Reeves, like
(14:56):
what do you what are we talking about? Here it's
so weird the negativity Around. Lebron what is that About?
Rob is it the political? Stuff BECAUSE i DON'T i
just don't. Get is it like BEING gm coach player
calling the?
Speaker 3 (15:08):
Shots all this?
Speaker 2 (15:08):
STUFF i just are people still butt hurt about the?
Decision like what was that fifteen twenty years?
Speaker 3 (15:14):
Ago? Now, like can we just get over? It the
guy wins.
Speaker 2 (15:17):
EVERYWHERE i don't know if he's gonna win his final
stop wherever that may. Be but it's just weird the
way we Treat kawhi with kid, gloves talk about a fragile.
Speaker 3 (15:26):
Player oh my, gosh give Me lebron any day of
the week Over.
Speaker 4 (15:28):
Kawhi i'll tell you. What i'm one of the few
people who has maintained for years now that for all
of the reasons that people claim they Hate Lebron, james
WHICH i think there are plenty of, them, right there
are things About Lebron. JAYS i generally like, him BUT
i could definitely see why people don't not like. Him
but for all the reasons that you think that you
Hate Lebron, james whether it's the diva, tendencies the legm
(15:50):
type stuff, right the passive, aggressive the coach killer, narrative
you know what you, know the player, empowerment load, management
pick your, favorite whatever the thing that you think you
Hate lebron the most. About you could apply every single
one of those things To Kawhi. Leonard the only difference
is is that Because kawhi does not, talk he might
(16:13):
as well be a mute because you never hear him say.
Anything he gets treated like a special needs. Individual oh
Where it's almost, like you, know you feel bad about
making fun of a kid in a wheelchair because it's
not his. Fault so you're, like, WELL i can't really
Hold kawhi accountable for allegedly circumventing the. Salary you have
(16:35):
to get money from The aspire deal for you, know
destroying The clipper's future by demanding that the only Way
i'm gonna come is if you get Me Paul. George
and to Get Paul, george you got to trade like
seven first round, picks or that he quit On San,
antonio or that he Left toronto right after winning a
championship or that he has found ways to alienate basically
(16:57):
everybody that's been in his path, again but because he
doesn't say, anything because he's not the lead story ON
fs one With you And colin or on first, take it's, like, oh,
YEAH i forgot That kuhi did. That like even, now
That aspire thing should be one of the, biggest if
not the biggest stories of the rest of the. Summer
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is hey allegedly a team in the second largest media
market in the country circumvented the. Cap they cheated to
pay this guy and it didn't work out for. Him
they could be given the quote unquote proverbial death sentence
in the world of THE, nba and nobody's talking about
people forget that the investigation has already been over for
(17:42):
like a month and there's been no decision about. It
Why because It's Kawhi, Leonard if that Was Kevin, durant
if that Was God, Forbid Lebron, james if that Was,
giannis if that Was Jalen, brunson anybody else that people
have some kind of feeling, about either positive or, negatively
it would be a huge. Story oh, yeah, Huge but
(18:03):
everyone's like indifferent About. Kawhi, yeah.
Speaker 3 (18:07):
INTERESTING i.
Speaker 2 (18:09):
Saw a video one of these you know Again. Instagram
it was, like never. Forget kawhi was walking into the
arena with a tablet and he's looking at the, tablet you,
know FOR i don't, know five ten steps and then
he goes past the camera and the camera looks at
the tablet and it's just the home.
Speaker 3 (18:27):
Screen he was just looking at the home.
Speaker 2 (18:30):
Screen it was, like, wait, wait why why is he
staring at the home screen?
Speaker 3 (18:34):
NOW i don't.
Speaker 2 (18:34):
Know maybe he pushed a button in the ca and
you couldn't see, it but it was just very. Straight it's,
like that's the kind of weirdo he.
Speaker 1 (18:40):
Is.
Speaker 3 (18:40):
MAN i don't. KNOW i JUST i can't get excited
About kawhi and The.
Speaker 2 (18:45):
RAPTORS i will say that their roster In, TORONTO i
think it's better than the Heat. THROB i mean, again you,
Know Scottie barnes is what he. Is they won forty
six games with you, know a mediocre. Team you, know
they still HAVE. R. J, barrett who's. Good you now Have,
Kawhi Leonard Scottie. Barnes that's three good wing. Players they
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have a big hole at. Center Jacob Jaka pertle is
he doesn't cut. IT i would assume they try to
upgrade that in subway shape or. Form the young Kid
Murray broyles is pretty, good and then they have a
big hole at point guard where they're gonna Cycle jamal
Shed porter and then quickly you know they're a good.
Speaker 3 (19:23):
Team they're gonna be better than The.
Speaker 2 (19:24):
HEAT i just don't understand why people are going crazy
for The. Heat that to me makes no.
Speaker 1 (19:29):
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Speaker 4 (19:43):
Health BUT i Think kawhi makes The raptors probably the
second best team in The Eastern. Commerce whoa what right
now as things, stand because we still don't know what's,
Happening Jalen brown is going to be traded at some
point between now and opening, night and based on the
reporting which you alluded, to the the market for him is,
soft unbelievably, soft like wet noodles. Soft The athletic reported
(20:07):
that the only two teams that were reportedly to have
interest in, him which was The portland Trail blazers and
The Denver. Nuggets Sam aimi is, like, well even their
interest has been vastly. Overstated then they'd like to have,
him but we're not gonna give you anything of substance
to get him because we're worry about the. Contract and
say what you want about The Jalen brown's war on,
(20:28):
analytics but the analytics do not Favor Jalen. Brown right or, Right,
faerophoul it is what it. Is SO i expect That
boston's gonna have to take a step, back is gonna
have to take seventy cents on the dollar For Jalen.
Brown The Cleveland cavaliers are full of playoff, Failures like
they have guys who just. Fall you have a rise
to the, ocasion they faulty the occasion headlined By James.
(20:50):
Harden Joel. Embiid you know he plays even less Than Kawhi.
Leonard does you Know Milwaukee we talked him That. Milwaukee scuse, Me,
miami we talked about, them the clunky. Fit they have
no shooting outside Of Tim Hardaway. Junior now they have
no real point. Guards It's Jiannis. Baman friends like go
(21:10):
down the list and you're, like AM i hoping That
orlando's gonna make a leap maybe you, know like where
Are detroit right? Now Jalen durham might try to, Leave
and even if he doesn't, leave they still have not
found a way to find a secondary offensive. Creator, yeah
they don't.
Speaker 3 (21:24):
Lose anything giving up Brandon.
Speaker 2 (21:26):
INGRAM i, mean he's fifty empty, calories got so there
you would go for.
Speaker 3 (21:31):
It Indiana Pacers's.
Speaker 4 (21:35):
Halliburton got the.
Speaker 2 (21:35):
Shingles have you seen there was a video he did
with the Jokes he's gonna be.
Speaker 3 (21:41):
Fine It's, june the shingles will be. Fine, Sorry. Sali
have you.
Speaker 4 (21:45):
Seen the the interview he did with a streamer and
the guy, Says i'm gonna call You Tyrese halliberger because
of how swoled up he.
Speaker 3 (21:51):
Got he's got three. Months get on A.
Speaker 2 (21:55):
Elp he's gonna be. Fine, Halliburton, Nemhard Nie, smith siakam' z.
Speaker 3 (22:00):
Bock that's amidable.
Speaker 4 (22:02):
Start if he's. HEALTHY i like.
Speaker 3 (22:03):
Him and then you've GOT.
Speaker 2 (22:04):
Tj McConnell aka The New deli, Right Ben shephard maybe
takes a. Step Jerrace walker hopefully takes a, Step Johnny, Murphy,
Jorry Johnny. Furfey they got all these, young good players
they draft. Well Obi topping still. There, basically this is
the same team right that went to the, finals Except
Miles turner's gone And Miles turner sucked in those.
Speaker 4 (22:25):
Finals, yea and they replaced it With.
Speaker 3 (22:26):
Bots, yeah which IS i think it's A pacers And
nicks at the.
Speaker 2 (22:31):
TOP i think The calves, WELL i mean The calves
haven't lost any but you have.
Speaker 4 (22:35):
They they Lost Dean. Wade you just mentioned. It the
Legend Dan wade is.
Speaker 2 (22:39):
Leaving i'm gonna repeat myself that cats haven't lost that
he would have? THEY i, mean did you forget about
the Immortal Max strus Or Jaylon?
Speaker 3 (22:48):
Tyson Sam merrill is still in the.
Speaker 4 (22:51):
Fold there may be better off if they Lost James, harden.
Speaker 3 (22:54):
Oh, Man Robs Flossom hot Takes.
Speaker 4 (22:57):
James James harden Is.
Speaker 3 (22:59):
Kim that's the same thing As.
Speaker 2 (23:01):
Lebron you can't just Replace james Har where you get
that points From shrewders gone by the, WAY i.
Speaker 3 (23:07):
Don't know, where but he.
Speaker 4 (23:08):
Gone in what world are you winning anything With James
harden as your lead? Player they got to the conference,
finals so they didn't show up in the conference and
they got, there didn't show.
Speaker 2 (23:17):
Up that's, fine but you, know you know who would
kill to get, there As Joel Embi Cave, cunningham he
would kill to get.
Speaker 3 (23:24):
THERE i don't. KNOW I i don't.
Speaker 2 (23:28):
KNOW i Guess raptors would be top. SIX i Think
orlando has a good. Roster, Yeah TORONTO'S i, Mean i'm
just not as not as in On. Miami you, KNOW
i just don't. Think but of Course boston's gonna be.
Back maybe the fence is gonna be. MENDED i don't totally.
KNOW i actually think The pistons are probably gonna lose
(23:48):
ten more games than they did last year if they
run it.
Speaker 3 (23:51):
Back the.
Speaker 2 (23:54):
Breaking News lakers are interested In Tobias, harrish as my
kid texts to me ffs FOR i, mean really he's
That's Tim, hardaway who just signed with The.
Speaker 3 (24:11):
Heat, like what are you doing with Tobyas? Harris he.
COULDN'T i don't know if he's defending in my men's.
LEAGUE i just don't know where they're. Getting. Guys, listen
it's not Def con one yet IN la for The.
Lakers we know The clippers aren't going to the. Playoffs that's,
fine nobody. Cares BUT i Mean Rob luca cannot take
a colossal step back like.
Speaker 2 (24:28):
This.
Speaker 4 (24:29):
No, well the good thing is is that they still
have all their. Expiment, well they have their, contracts they
want to make, trades they have all their picks, still
they have all that cap. Space so given that through
the first what is this, now twelve sixteen hours OF
nba free, agency we haven't really seen a big move
since free agency kicked. Off so all the guys who
we were alleged to have been available during trade, season you,
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know whether It's Herb, Jones Trey, Murphy Cam, johnson you,
Know brown On Christian, brown whoever pick your guy who they, say,
oh this guy's gonna be. Available you, know Lou dort
might become. Available so, far nothing has been done, yet
so it's. Possible be. Patient lakers are gonna be. Fine
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they'll be right back in the top half of The Western.
Conference it's just gonna look vastly. Different Lou dort is
he definitely going? BACK i mean they picked up his.
OPTION i would assume they didn't pick it up so
that they could pay one hundred and twelve million dollars
in luxury.
Speaker 2 (25:26):
Tacks one of my boys is sending me, this This
case On wallace. Stuff, yeah he wants more, minutes and
the way to get more minutes is to get rid
of Lou.
Speaker 4 (25:34):
Dort we, well.
Speaker 2 (25:36):
There's no way The lakers or anybody's Getting case On,
wallace no right to get Lou.
Speaker 4 (25:40):
Dort they have to dump Lou dort to Give case
On wallace more, time more.
Speaker 2 (25:43):
Money so then you're looking at, well can YOU i
guess you could Start Dort reeves And.
Speaker 3 (25:50):
Luca it's kind of.
Speaker 4 (25:51):
SMALL i, mean Lou dort's built like a fire.
Speaker 3 (25:54):
Hydrant, YEAH i MEAN i guess you could. Hide, no
that's not.
Speaker 2 (26:00):
Great and THEN i don't, know, MAN i just don't
see where the where's the? Big So Mark williams is,
Gone Robert williams is, Gone sandro is maybe going to The.
Speaker 3 (26:08):
Lakers, boy this is.
Speaker 1 (26:12):
ROB i don't, Know.
Speaker 2 (26:13):
Bro they all thought you go for a big like,
okay so why are you going For Walker kessler if
you going After?
Speaker 3 (26:20):
Sandro because you need more than one. Big but they've Got.
Ayden don't they Have Jackson hayes still or is he?
Speaker 4 (26:25):
Going they do Have Jackson, hayes BUT i think that
their plan is to Trade DeAndre, ayden who's taking, him
but he's an expiring. Contract you gotta make the money match.
Somehow SO i thought it, Was, hey.
Speaker 2 (26:38):
The choice Is Jalen duran Or Lebron Ruy. Kinnard AND
i was, like, WELL i Take Lebron Ruey. Canard would
you Take Jalen duran over those three? Guys they we
just saw The, Knicks spurs And thunder it separate themselves with.
Depth you're trading three guys For Jalen, durham who averaged
(27:03):
ten freaking.
Speaker 3 (27:03):
Points it got beds. Twice because it's a new era
Of laker.
Speaker 4 (27:07):
Basketball everything they do has to be done through the
prism of how do we Maximize luca and ar if
we have to get lesser, players or if we have
to overpay for guys who do these specific things, well
catch lob, dunks defend the, rim defend on the, wing
hit open jump. Shots if you cannot do those things incredibly,
(27:27):
well we are not interested in. You And Lebron james
doesn't do that very. Well ruey can only, shoot can't
do anything. Else Marcus markin defend and can't do any other.
Things so it's, like what are we? Doing it sucks
that we're probably taking a step back talent, wise but
in terms of fit of what we're doing with our.
Roster every decision they make has to be made through that.
Speaker 2 (27:47):
Prism they could be coming For polenka's head if they
start like five and eleven for.
Speaker 3 (27:53):
SURE i don't, know, Man i'm trying to stay. Positive.
ROCKET i Think luca can can get some.
Speaker 4 (27:59):
Wins you Think luca right?
Speaker 2 (28:02):
Now all you have to do is load up On
luke And. REEVES i mean the second. Unit at least
in the second. Unit last year you had guys Like,
canard you Had, Marcus, Well marcus mart was kind.
Speaker 3 (28:14):
Of the, starter but you could you could mix In.
Speaker 2 (28:17):
RUIE i, mean, say is there gonna be times one
on the court Where sandro is like the number two?
Speaker 4 (28:22):
Options run it through them big macasot.
Speaker 2 (28:25):
Threes oh my, GOSH i don't, Know.
Speaker 4 (28:28):
Bro you look broken right.
Speaker 3 (28:29):
NOW i sound. Broken it just doesn't sound.
Speaker 4 (28:32):
Good.
Speaker 2 (28:33):
Listen Maybe i'm not gonna get super. Negative But i'll
just tell you. This Jalen duran ain't.
Speaker 3 (28:37):
IT i don't know what the question, is.
Speaker 4 (28:39):
But Jalen duran ay not the. Answer it's not the.
Speaker 2 (28:42):
Answer, now if you could convince me that somehow they
could Get murphy from The.
Speaker 3 (28:46):
Pels, sure but what's the path to? That that's the problem.
Speaker 2 (28:50):
This remember That lakers tax we talked about nobody's helping The.
Lakers nobody, There they're not like making deals that, ever
The lakers look it. In if ever we could turn
back the, CLOCK i wonder if That Mark, williams maybe
we should have just gone with.
Speaker 1 (29:06):
It you.
Speaker 3 (29:08):
Know, OH i Forgot Cameron carr coming off the, bench the.
Speaker 4 (29:11):
ROOKIE, HEO i like. Him uh Lost lebron the Second.
Speaker 3 (29:19):
Union by the, way did you see?
Speaker 2 (29:21):
THAT i saw a HILARIOUS i don't know who it,
was but somebody had a hilarious take and we could
wrap on this where he was, like, uh someone on
social Media lebron waiting for his son to get his you,
know two point three million picked up or, whatever and then,
Decided i'm a bounce Like rocky In rocky, four And
(29:42):
i'm going To.
Speaker 3 (29:42):
Russia see you guys.
Speaker 2 (29:44):
Later i'm gonna train And i'm gonna.
Speaker 3 (29:47):
Leaving his family.
Speaker 2 (29:49):
Behind his wife and kids are IN, la his son's In,
arizona his other son's playing for The.
Speaker 3 (29:55):
Lakers i'm just, out. Guys i'll, SEE i got business.
Speaker 4 (29:57):
To him then, too.
Speaker 3 (30:00):
Gotta go and try to win. SOMETHING i DON'T i don't.
Speaker 4 (30:03):
Know, MAN i saw a good. One it was The
Fresh prince of Bel. Air the Uncle phil, says what
are we gonna?
Speaker 3 (30:08):
Do he's, like We, oh that's, good that's.
Speaker 1 (30:14):
Good.
Speaker 2 (30:14):
Listen if you can't laugh at YOUR TV, a you,
KNOW i don't know what to tell. You by the,
way it looks like The knicks are gonna is? It
bring Back shamit, yep and And.
Speaker 3 (30:23):
Alvarado, Oh Mitchell, robinson we can we can bring In Mitchell.
Robinson there we.
Speaker 4 (30:27):
Go it's cool jeep.
Speaker 3 (30:30):
Nice, yeah the green light under, it that's so. Rad all,
right we'll see. Tomorrow go US a
This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
What is up Strict firefam, It's me Jason McIntyre, Straight
Boyer for Wednesday, July the first. Oh boy, what a
glorious day. It is huge day for US soccer. We're
in the knockouts. We're facing Bosnia. We're gonna butcher the Bosnians.
Give me a one nothing or two nothing. The model
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which had a phenomenal day on Tuesday three and zero,
nailed France, nailed the Ivory Coach Norway game.
Speaker 3 (00:41):
I mean, it's on fire. It likes USA now.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
It does like the over I said under just because
I don't think the US is going to get an
own goal like they have in two other games. And
I think it's a defensive affair. Bosnia has no offense.
They've produced the lowest expected goals of any team that
advanced to the knockout rounds. They got like no juice
on offense. And I think it'll be a phenomenal game.
(01:05):
I think USA advances. We'll see if they played Belgium
or Senegal. I actually think Senegal is a little more dangerous.
Belgium is the big name and they spanked US a
couple months ago.
Speaker 3 (01:13):
In a friendly. Whatever.
Speaker 2 (01:15):
The World Cup action Monday was phenomenal. The World Cup
action Tuesday not quite as much. It was good, it
just wasn't spectacular. Norway got a late goal from the
great Earling Holland to win two to one. Good game
against Iybry Coast France. You know, it took them a
little while. They had to hit the post a couple times.
A guy hit the post on a bicycle kick, and
(01:36):
then in Bope took over scores twice. They've got Olese
I I hope I'm saying his name right, one of
the best midfielders of a planet home.
Speaker 3 (01:42):
My gosh, he's good. They smoke Sweden.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
Three nothing, and then in the nightcap, in what was
a bit of a surprise, Mexico came out and just
put it to Ecuador two goals in the first half.
Enrolled listen, man, I'm worried about England. My pick to
win the World Cup was England. I have futures on them,
and I'm just telling you this situation where they've got
to go into as Teca, where Mexico has now gone
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unbeaten in their last twenty five matches. At night July fifth,
and England assuming England gets by Congo today, I think
they will. It'll be closed, but I think they will.
I'm not sure England could take down Mexico. Man, this
team is juiced up. They are flying around eighty thousand
people going bonkers. It is a tall order for England.
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Now Mexico is not great, they just are playing great
at home. I think people underestimated the home court advantage
Canada advancing to the knockouts. The US has looked phenomenal
playing on home turf, and now Mexico, I mean, listen,
they look unbelievable and it sets up assuming England advances
a really good matchup. Obviously, the big one tonight is
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USA Bosnia. The earlier games England Congo early kickoff nine am.
Then you've got Belgium and se Gaul at one. So
a fun way to start July.
Speaker 3 (03:04):
Now let's pivot to the NBA, and folks, when you're wrong,
you're wrong. It's the end of an era. Lebron's done
in Los.
Speaker 2 (03:12):
Angeles, NGL. As the kids like to say, not gonna lie.
I did not see this coming. I didn't see it
at all. But early Tuesday, Rich Paul reaches out to
the Lakers and says, hey, man, we're gonna play elsewhere
next season. He could see the writing on the wall
that the Lakers were not gonna make him an offer
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he wanted. And Rich Paul's trying to move mountains and
get his client Lebron, to the Warriors or somewhere else.
He thinks that he can generate a market. There's still
talk about Cleveland. Remember, James Harden opted out as expected.
There's talk that he could rework his deal. But I
think what people are missing, including Rich Paul, is just
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how much less Draymond would have to take opting out.
I mean, Draymond would have to take a colossal haircut.
James Harden would have to take a massive haircut for
it to be worth Lebron's while. So at the end
of the day, we're gonna see what kind of number
Lebron gets. I mean, he could have got real money
from the Lakers.
Speaker 3 (04:11):
Guys.
Speaker 2 (04:12):
I don't know if you've looked at the Lakers roster now,
but Luke Kennard late Tuesday night signed with Phoenix two
years thirteen mil.
Speaker 3 (04:20):
He gone.
Speaker 2 (04:22):
As I'm recording this after approaching midnight. Ruy Hachi Mora
is being heavily linked to the Spurs. The numbers and
it's not finalized. Things can fall apart. Three years, forty
five mil is what is being speculated. Lebron gone, Marcus
Smart linked heavily to Houston.
Speaker 3 (04:41):
Guys.
Speaker 2 (04:42):
That's four of the lakers six best players. So four
of their six best players are gone. The Lakers roster, now,
let's not talk about it because it's so bad.
Speaker 3 (04:52):
That you don't even want to look at it. You're
like Jared Vando, what.
Speaker 2 (04:56):
And then you've got all these reports about WHOA, Well,
here's the bigs the Lakers can bring in. Well, they
can replace Rui with this guy on the Raptors named
Sandro Macca Maga lager Joe. I'm not even gonna try
to say his last name. He's a Georgian I would
be European who played at Seaton Hall. Was actually the
co Biggiest Player of the year. He's a six' nine
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two forty stretch. BIG i, mean, listen The bucks saw,
something drafted, him The spurs got him in their. Organization
he couldn't he couldn't hack. IT i, MEAN i hear
stretched Big. ROB i like to think that the guy's
jack in a lot of. Threes last year he kind
of morphed into it and shot the most threes of
(05:40):
his career two hundred ninety six thirty eight percent for The.
Raptors but, again we're talking about a guy who started
twenty eight games in five seasons in THE, Nba, like
what do we? Expect and he's gonna replace Ruy Hachi,
mora who was basically a bucket in the play offs
(06:00):
and one of The lakers' most reliable.
Speaker 3 (06:03):
Shooters no, Pressure, SANDRO i don't.
Speaker 2 (06:06):
Know, Listen Rob polack is getting beat. Up when you Lose,
lebron you gotta take some. Heat and obviously it's a
it's a it's a weird day In Los. Angeles everybody
has a strong opinion On. LEBRON i would say my
My instagram feed of friends and local people THAT i
follow are probably running forty percent get the hell out of,
(06:28):
here thanks by we're annoyed with, you and then sixty
percent or, man we're gonna Miss. Lebron it's, close, guys
AND i are on the side Of, listen you guys
could talk all the crap you want About lebron and
moving pieces and manipulating front office and doing all this.
Speaker 3 (06:43):
Stuff what is.
Speaker 2 (06:45):
Undeniable is it is going to be difficult to replace
twenty one, points seven, assists and six rebounds a game
that's just walking out the. Door now you Add rui to,
that and now you're up to like thirty two points
and like ten and. Seven sandro ain't getting you, that.
(07:07):
Guys so it's okay to be a little concerned if you're.
Speaker 3 (07:10):
A lakers fan right. Now the roster is in. Tatters
if you.
Speaker 2 (07:15):
WILL i, mean you Got luca And, reeves but this
idea that you can you're gonna just like find.
Speaker 3 (07:21):
Wings oh we can go After Trey. Murphy you're not
Getting Trey.
Speaker 4 (07:24):
Murphy.
Speaker 2 (07:25):
Guys there's just not a lot of good players out.
There it's a rough year to hit the reset. Button
AND i do think The lakers obviously will be. Fine
they've Got lebron And. Luca i'm, sorry they've Got luca
And reeves still stuck On. Lebron but as of, now
(07:46):
and again It's july, one things just. Started optimism is
not high BECAUSE i don't, See oh they met With Jalen,
duran TMZ's following Around Walker kessler in an.
Speaker 3 (07:57):
Airport, okay those guys are not moving the.
Speaker 2 (08:02):
Needle you're not suddenly going back to fifty three wins without.
Speaker 3 (08:06):
Them WHAT i want to know is where you getting
the points from?
Speaker 1 (08:11):
Now?
Speaker 2 (08:11):
ROB i, Mean i'm looking at the. Market the market's
going crazy for. Bigs i'll just say. This everybody Hates DeAndre,
ayton AND i get. It he's making eight million next.
YEAR i saw the craziest, contract Like Jack, landale a
backup big guy one, year fourteen.
Speaker 3 (08:28):
Mil Robert. Williams i'm pretty.
Speaker 2 (08:32):
Sure that was the guy they called time lord In.
Boston he started one game For, portland he played maybe
fifty five, games and he got a three, year forty
four million dollar. Contract Robert, williams the oft injured big
who has zero offensive skill outside of, dunkin got over
(08:54):
fourteen million a. Year So DeAndre ayton is a better
deal Than Jack landale and a better deal Than Robert.
Speaker 3 (08:59):
WILLIS i know that's a tough sell to, Fans, rob
but that's the.
Speaker 2 (09:03):
Reality and so you, know When Tim hardaway's going to
the heat for six, mili it's, like, oh why couldn't
The lakers grab? HIM i guess The lakers were, like
it's not a good fit for. Us we need defense
and he don't play any SO i don't. Know rob
has been A laker fan for a long. TIME i
was passionately waiting for him to, say you, know Future
Laker Jalen brown's coming to The lakers or something. Fun,
(09:26):
Rob it's a ticket price is going to go down
significantly next.
Speaker 3 (09:29):
Season i'll just say.
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Speaker 4 (09:42):
LIVE i wouldn't go that, Far, LARRY i don't. KNOW i,
mean we still Got Luka, dodcic still Got Austin. Reeves
that's half of the Snowtime lakers still in. Effect AND
i know that it seems like it's a dark day
even from the most you, know Anti lebron, people because you, say,
hey how are you going to? Replace you mentioned twenty,
one seven and seven arguably the greatest player who ever, lived,
(10:04):
right and you, say, well LAST i, checked we still
have a top five at worst player in THE. Nba
Luka doncicic smacked out in the middle of his. Prime
LAST i, checked we have one of only eleven players
in THE nba to average twenty, one four and three
In Austin. Reeves LAST i, checked as of this, recording
we still have over fifty million dollars in cap space
(10:24):
last night, check are still considered one of the front
runners For Walker. Kessler say what you think one about
him and whether or he's worth the kind of money
they're going to. Offer but he's viewed as the big
fish in this free agent. Class and LAST i, checked
even the most Optimistic laker, fans WHICH i think he
might be one of, them who thought that The Lebron
(10:49):
Luca Austin reeves triumvirate was good enough to make some.
NOISE i think you, KNOW i think you were one
of those. Guys we can all admit that even though
you might not and you definitely will not get a
better player Than Lebron, james that whatever you replace him,
with what you will, see, however is that it is
entirely possible for them to get players that are better
(11:11):
fits for What luca And Austin reeves bring to the.
Table lebron is a better, player but what he does
not do is is not defend at a high, level
and he does not shoot the three ball at a high.
Level so if you're gonna spend all this, money which
is about ninety million dollars combined between these two, guys
you're gonna have to find a way to retrofit your
roster around those two. Players and that's exactly what they're
(11:33):
trying to do right. NOW i don't know if it's
gonna lead to a championship, contender but to say that
they are suddenly out of the, mix and they, are
and also ran they are a playing, TEAM i would
wholly disagree with.
Speaker 2 (11:43):
That, YEAH i mean it's too early to talk playoffs or,
not but that's that's a fair.
Speaker 3 (11:47):
Point they're finding better. Fits the problem is this could
take two off. SEASONS i don't think.
Speaker 2 (11:55):
That, YEAH i don't think you're gonna find guys who
fit really. WELL i, mean rob even the As i'm seeing. It,
Remember Dean wade was being talked about. YESTERDAY i was, Like,
Oh Geen.
Speaker 3 (12:03):
Wade come, on, fine we'll take.
Speaker 2 (12:04):
Him he went To philly for four, years thirty nine
Mil Dean wade got more money Than Jake.
Speaker 3 (12:10):
Laaravia is he better Than? LAARRAVIA i don't. Know he defends,
better but is he.
Speaker 2 (12:13):
Better NBA's just going through a weird time where nobody
really wants to pay anyone anymore because of this stupid
new salary cap, structure and it's essentially to the point it's, like,
WELL i would rather just not pay guys big money
Like Jalen brown strangely does not have a.
Speaker 3 (12:30):
MARKET i don't understand.
Speaker 2 (12:32):
That, Again i'm just looking at it in the next three,
years the contract that he's currently. Under if you just take,
that sure you can build around. That now his next
deal is an, Issue but what DO i care about
the next.
Speaker 3 (12:46):
Deal i'm only caring about the current.
Speaker 2 (12:48):
One so it's just a weird time in THE. Nba
i'm just struggling to understand some of this.
Speaker 4 (12:54):
Stuff.
Speaker 2 (12:54):
ROB i, mean you, know Obviously Kawhi, leonard you, know
is going To. Toronto but IF i told you, that
like as recently as a couple of years, Ago Desmond
bane got what didn't.
Speaker 3 (13:10):
He get five first round picks For disney got?
Speaker 4 (13:12):
Four Mikail.
Speaker 2 (13:14):
Bridges, yeah and Now Kawhi, leonard who is older than those,
guys no doubt about, it but was still An ALL
nba caliber. Player fetched Brandon Ingram Grady dick to first
a swap in two.
Speaker 3 (13:25):
Seconds that's it. Again Kawhi leonard's always.
Speaker 2 (13:31):
Hurt he's. Old you, KNOW i get, That BUT i mean,
again if we're being, honest that is a we call
For Kawhi. Leonard AND i know this is a dark
day for The, lakers BUT i SAW i saw dueling
Headlines robin The New York. Times this is this is.
Funny this is how weird people are with The lebron.
Stuff So lebron and D wade on the same not
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D Wade Kawhi leonard on the same. Day are part
are Leaving? La why to the? Raptors lebron, Too we
don't know. Where this was the headline For kawhi and The.
Clippers kawhi Era clippers came close but fell. Short all,
right they got the one conference. FINALS i fall. Short
(14:16):
it's a, disaster fall. Short what they got to one conference.
Finals it was a gag.
Speaker 3 (14:23):
Machine all they did was choke Under Doc. Rivers here's
the headline for The.
Speaker 2 (14:28):
Lakers Lebron James lakers story comes to a close without
A hollywood.
Speaker 3 (14:32):
Ending what.
Speaker 2 (14:36):
He won a? Title it was the bubble. Title they
got TO i think another conference. Finals they got to the,
playoffs practically every. Year they just Beat houston in the
first round With lebron and No, luca No, Reeves, like
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what do you what are we talking about? Here it's
so weird the negativity Around. Lebron what is that About?
Rob is it the political? Stuff BECAUSE i DON'T i
just don't. Get is it like BEING gm coach player
calling the?
Speaker 3 (15:08):
Shots all this?
Speaker 2 (15:08):
STUFF i just are people still butt hurt about the?
Decision like what was that fifteen twenty years?
Speaker 3 (15:14):
Ago? Now, like can we just get over? It the
guy wins.
Speaker 2 (15:17):
EVERYWHERE i don't know if he's gonna win his final
stop wherever that may. Be but it's just weird the
way we Treat kawhi with kid, gloves talk about a fragile.
Speaker 3 (15:26):
Player oh my, gosh give Me lebron any day of
the week Over.
Speaker 4 (15:28):
Kawhi i'll tell you. What i'm one of the few
people who has maintained for years now that for all
of the reasons that people claim they Hate Lebron, james
WHICH i think there are plenty of, them, right there
are things About Lebron. JAYS i generally like, him BUT
i could definitely see why people don't not like. Him
but for all the reasons that you think that you
Hate Lebron, james whether it's the diva, tendencies the legm
(15:50):
type stuff, right the passive, aggressive the coach killer, narrative
you know what you, know the player, empowerment load, management
pick your, favorite whatever the thing that you think you
Hate lebron the most. About you could apply every single
one of those things To Kawhi. Leonard the only difference
is is that Because kawhi does not, talk he might
(16:13):
as well be a mute because you never hear him say.
Anything he gets treated like a special needs. Individual oh
Where it's almost, like you, know you feel bad about
making fun of a kid in a wheelchair because it's
not his. Fault so you're, like, WELL i can't really
Hold kawhi accountable for allegedly circumventing the. Salary you have
(16:35):
to get money from The aspire deal for you, know
destroying The clipper's future by demanding that the only Way
i'm gonna come is if you get Me Paul. George
and to Get Paul, george you got to trade like
seven first round, picks or that he quit On San,
antonio or that he Left toronto right after winning a
championship or that he has found ways to alienate basically
(16:57):
everybody that's been in his path, again but because he
doesn't say, anything because he's not the lead story ON
fs one With you And colin or on first, take it's, like, oh,
YEAH i forgot That kuhi did. That like even, now
That aspire thing should be one of the, biggest if
not the biggest stories of the rest of the. Summer
(17:20):
is hey allegedly a team in the second largest media
market in the country circumvented the. Cap they cheated to
pay this guy and it didn't work out for. Him
they could be given the quote unquote proverbial death sentence
in the world of THE, nba and nobody's talking about
people forget that the investigation has already been over for
(17:42):
like a month and there's been no decision about. It
Why because It's Kawhi, Leonard if that Was Kevin, durant
if that Was God, Forbid Lebron, james if that Was,
giannis if that Was Jalen, brunson anybody else that people
have some kind of feeling, about either positive or, negatively
it would be a huge. Story oh, yeah, Huge but
(18:03):
everyone's like indifferent About. Kawhi, yeah.
Speaker 3 (18:07):
INTERESTING i.
Speaker 2 (18:09):
Saw a video one of these you know Again. Instagram
it was, like never. Forget kawhi was walking into the
arena with a tablet and he's looking at the, tablet you,
know FOR i don't, know five ten steps and then
he goes past the camera and the camera looks at
the tablet and it's just the home.
Speaker 3 (18:27):
Screen he was just looking at the home.
Speaker 2 (18:30):
Screen it was, like, wait, wait why why is he
staring at the home screen?
Speaker 3 (18:34):
NOW i don't.
Speaker 2 (18:34):
Know maybe he pushed a button in the ca and
you couldn't see, it but it was just very. Straight it's,
like that's the kind of weirdo he.
Speaker 1 (18:40):
Is.
Speaker 3 (18:40):
MAN i don't. KNOW i JUST i can't get excited
About kawhi and The.
Speaker 2 (18:45):
RAPTORS i will say that their roster In, TORONTO i
think it's better than the Heat. THROB i mean, again you,
Know Scottie barnes is what he. Is they won forty
six games with you, know a mediocre. Team you, know
they still HAVE. R. J, barrett who's. Good you now Have,
Kawhi Leonard Scottie. Barnes that's three good wing. Players they
(19:05):
have a big hole at. Center Jacob Jaka pertle is
he doesn't cut. IT i would assume they try to
upgrade that in subway shape or. Form the young Kid
Murray broyles is pretty, good and then they have a
big hole at point guard where they're gonna Cycle jamal
Shed porter and then quickly you know they're a good.
Speaker 3 (19:23):
Team they're gonna be better than The.
Speaker 2 (19:24):
HEAT i just don't understand why people are going crazy
for The. Heat that to me makes no.
Speaker 1 (19:29):
Sense Rob Fox Sports radio has the best sports talk
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Speaker 4 (19:43):
Health BUT i Think kawhi makes The raptors probably the
second best team in The Eastern. Commerce whoa what right
now as things, stand because we still don't know what's,
Happening Jalen brown is going to be traded at some
point between now and opening, night and based on the
reporting which you alluded, to the the market for him is,
soft unbelievably, soft like wet noodles. Soft The athletic reported
(20:07):
that the only two teams that were reportedly to have
interest in, him which was The portland Trail blazers and
The Denver. Nuggets Sam aimi is, like, well even their
interest has been vastly. Overstated then they'd like to have,
him but we're not gonna give you anything of substance
to get him because we're worry about the. Contract and
say what you want about The Jalen brown's war on,
(20:28):
analytics but the analytics do not Favor Jalen. Brown right or, Right,
faerophoul it is what it. Is SO i expect That
boston's gonna have to take a step, back is gonna
have to take seventy cents on the dollar For Jalen.
Brown The Cleveland cavaliers are full of playoff, Failures like
they have guys who just. Fall you have a rise
to the, ocasion they faulty the occasion headlined By James.
(20:50):
Harden Joel. Embiid you know he plays even less Than Kawhi.
Leonard does you Know Milwaukee we talked him That. Milwaukee scuse, Me,
miami we talked about, them the clunky. Fit they have
no shooting outside Of Tim Hardaway. Junior now they have
no real point. Guards It's Jiannis. Baman friends like go
(21:10):
down the list and you're, like AM i hoping That
orlando's gonna make a leap maybe you, know like where
Are detroit right? Now Jalen durham might try to, Leave
and even if he doesn't, leave they still have not
found a way to find a secondary offensive. Creator, yeah
they don't.
Speaker 3 (21:24):
Lose anything giving up Brandon.
Speaker 2 (21:26):
INGRAM i, mean he's fifty empty, calories got so there
you would go for.
Speaker 3 (21:31):
It Indiana Pacers's.
Speaker 4 (21:35):
Halliburton got the.
Speaker 2 (21:35):
Shingles have you seen there was a video he did
with the Jokes he's gonna be.
Speaker 3 (21:41):
Fine It's, june the shingles will be. Fine, Sorry. Sali
have you.
Speaker 4 (21:45):
Seen the the interview he did with a streamer and
the guy, Says i'm gonna call You Tyrese halliberger because
of how swoled up he.
Speaker 3 (21:51):
Got he's got three. Months get on A.
Speaker 2 (21:55):
Elp he's gonna be. Fine, Halliburton, Nemhard Nie, smith siakam' z.
Speaker 3 (22:00):
Bock that's amidable.
Speaker 4 (22:02):
Start if he's. HEALTHY i like.
Speaker 3 (22:03):
Him and then you've GOT.
Speaker 2 (22:04):
Tj McConnell aka The New deli, Right Ben shephard maybe
takes a. Step Jerrace walker hopefully takes a, Step Johnny, Murphy,
Jorry Johnny. Furfey they got all these, young good players
they draft. Well Obi topping still. There, basically this is
the same team right that went to the, finals Except
Miles turner's gone And Miles turner sucked in those.
Speaker 4 (22:25):
Finals, yea and they replaced it With.
Speaker 3 (22:26):
Bots, yeah which IS i think it's A pacers And
nicks at the.
Speaker 2 (22:31):
TOP i think The calves, WELL i mean The calves
haven't lost any but you have.
Speaker 4 (22:35):
They they Lost Dean. Wade you just mentioned. It the
Legend Dan wade is.
Speaker 2 (22:39):
Leaving i'm gonna repeat myself that cats haven't lost that
he would have? THEY i, mean did you forget about
the Immortal Max strus Or Jaylon?
Speaker 3 (22:48):
Tyson Sam merrill is still in the.
Speaker 4 (22:51):
Fold there may be better off if they Lost James, harden.
Speaker 3 (22:54):
Oh, Man Robs Flossom hot Takes.
Speaker 4 (22:57):
James James harden Is.
Speaker 3 (22:59):
Kim that's the same thing As.
Speaker 2 (23:01):
Lebron you can't just Replace james Har where you get
that points From shrewders gone by the, WAY i.
Speaker 3 (23:07):
Don't know, where but he.
Speaker 4 (23:08):
Gone in what world are you winning anything With James
harden as your lead? Player they got to the conference,
finals so they didn't show up in the conference and
they got, there didn't show.
Speaker 2 (23:17):
Up that's, fine but you, know you know who would
kill to get, there As Joel Embi Cave, cunningham he
would kill to get.
Speaker 3 (23:24):
THERE i don't. KNOW I i don't.
Speaker 2 (23:28):
KNOW i Guess raptors would be top. SIX i Think
orlando has a good. Roster, Yeah TORONTO'S i, Mean i'm
just not as not as in On. Miami you, KNOW
i just don't. Think but of Course boston's gonna be.
Back maybe the fence is gonna be. MENDED i don't totally.
KNOW i actually think The pistons are probably gonna lose
(23:48):
ten more games than they did last year if they
run it.
Speaker 3 (23:51):
Back the.
Speaker 2 (23:54):
Breaking News lakers are interested In Tobias, harrish as my
kid texts to me ffs FOR i, mean really he's
That's Tim, hardaway who just signed with The.
Speaker 3 (24:11):
Heat, like what are you doing with Tobyas? Harris he.
COULDN'T i don't know if he's defending in my men's.
LEAGUE i just don't know where they're. Getting. Guys, listen
it's not Def con one yet IN la for The.
Lakers we know The clippers aren't going to the. Playoffs that's,
fine nobody. Cares BUT i Mean Rob luca cannot take
a colossal step back like.
Speaker 2 (24:28):
This.
Speaker 4 (24:29):
No, well the good thing is is that they still
have all their. Expiment, well they have their, contracts they
want to make, trades they have all their picks, still
they have all that cap. Space so given that through
the first what is this, now twelve sixteen hours OF
nba free, agency we haven't really seen a big move
since free agency kicked. Off so all the guys who
we were alleged to have been available during trade, season you,
(24:53):
know whether It's Herb, Jones Trey, Murphy Cam, johnson you,
Know brown On Christian, brown whoever pick your guy who they, say,
oh this guy's gonna be. Available you, know Lou dort
might become. Available so, far nothing has been done, yet
so it's. Possible be. Patient lakers are gonna be. Fine
(25:14):
they'll be right back in the top half of The Western.
Conference it's just gonna look vastly. Different Lou dort is
he definitely going? BACK i mean they picked up his.
OPTION i would assume they didn't pick it up so
that they could pay one hundred and twelve million dollars
in luxury.
Speaker 2 (25:26):
Tacks one of my boys is sending me, this This
case On wallace. Stuff, yeah he wants more, minutes and
the way to get more minutes is to get rid
of Lou.
Speaker 4 (25:34):
Dort we, well.
Speaker 2 (25:36):
There's no way The lakers or anybody's Getting case On,
wallace no right to get Lou.
Speaker 4 (25:40):
Dort they have to dump Lou dort to Give case
On wallace more, time more.
Speaker 2 (25:43):
Money so then you're looking at, well can YOU i
guess you could Start Dort reeves And.
Speaker 3 (25:50):
Luca it's kind of.
Speaker 4 (25:51):
SMALL i, mean Lou dort's built like a fire.
Speaker 3 (25:54):
Hydrant, YEAH i MEAN i guess you could. Hide, no
that's not.
Speaker 2 (26:00):
Great and THEN i don't, know, MAN i just don't
see where the where's the? Big So Mark williams is,
Gone Robert williams is, Gone sandro is maybe going to The.
Speaker 3 (26:08):
Lakers, boy this is.
Speaker 1 (26:12):
ROB i don't, Know.
Speaker 2 (26:13):
Bro they all thought you go for a big like,
okay so why are you going For Walker kessler if
you going After?
Speaker 3 (26:20):
Sandro because you need more than one. Big but they've Got.
Ayden don't they Have Jackson hayes still or is he?
Speaker 4 (26:25):
Going they do Have Jackson, hayes BUT i think that
their plan is to Trade DeAndre, ayden who's taking, him
but he's an expiring. Contract you gotta make the money match.
Somehow SO i thought it, Was, hey.
Speaker 2 (26:38):
The choice Is Jalen duran Or Lebron Ruy. Kinnard AND
i was, like, WELL i Take Lebron Ruey. Canard would
you Take Jalen duran over those three? Guys they we
just saw The, Knicks spurs And thunder it separate themselves with.
Depth you're trading three guys For Jalen, durham who averaged
(27:03):
ten freaking.
Speaker 3 (27:03):
Points it got beds. Twice because it's a new era
Of laker.
Speaker 4 (27:07):
Basketball everything they do has to be done through the
prism of how do we Maximize luca and ar if
we have to get lesser, players or if we have
to overpay for guys who do these specific things, well
catch lob, dunks defend the, rim defend on the, wing
hit open jump. Shots if you cannot do those things incredibly,
(27:27):
well we are not interested in. You And Lebron james
doesn't do that very. Well ruey can only, shoot can't
do anything. Else Marcus markin defend and can't do any other.
Things so it's, like what are we? Doing it sucks
that we're probably taking a step back talent, wise but
in terms of fit of what we're doing with our.
Roster every decision they make has to be made through that.
Speaker 2 (27:47):
Prism they could be coming For polenka's head if they
start like five and eleven for.
Speaker 3 (27:53):
SURE i don't, know, Man i'm trying to stay. Positive.
ROCKET i Think luca can can get some.
Speaker 4 (27:59):
Wins you Think luca right?
Speaker 2 (28:02):
Now all you have to do is load up On
luke And. REEVES i mean the second. Unit at least
in the second. Unit last year you had guys Like,
canard you Had, Marcus, Well marcus mart was kind.
Speaker 3 (28:14):
Of the, starter but you could you could mix In.
Speaker 2 (28:17):
RUIE i, mean, say is there gonna be times one
on the court Where sandro is like the number two?
Speaker 4 (28:22):
Options run it through them big macasot.
Speaker 2 (28:25):
Threes oh my, GOSH i don't, Know.
Speaker 4 (28:28):
Bro you look broken right.
Speaker 3 (28:29):
NOW i sound. Broken it just doesn't sound.
Speaker 4 (28:32):
Good.
Speaker 2 (28:33):
Listen Maybe i'm not gonna get super. Negative But i'll
just tell you. This Jalen duran ain't.
Speaker 3 (28:37):
IT i don't know what the question, is.
Speaker 4 (28:39):
But Jalen duran ay not the. Answer it's not the.
Speaker 2 (28:42):
Answer, now if you could convince me that somehow they
could Get murphy from The.
Speaker 3 (28:46):
Pels, sure but what's the path to? That that's the problem.
Speaker 2 (28:50):
This remember That lakers tax we talked about nobody's helping The.
Lakers nobody, There they're not like making deals that, ever
The lakers look it. In if ever we could turn
back the, CLOCK i wonder if That Mark, williams maybe
we should have just gone with.
Speaker 1 (29:06):
It you.
Speaker 3 (29:08):
Know, OH i Forgot Cameron carr coming off the, bench the.
Speaker 4 (29:11):
ROOKIE, HEO i like. Him uh Lost lebron the Second.
Speaker 3 (29:19):
Union by the, way did you see?
Speaker 2 (29:21):
THAT i saw a HILARIOUS i don't know who it,
was but somebody had a hilarious take and we could
wrap on this where he was, like, uh someone on
social Media lebron waiting for his son to get his you,
know two point three million picked up or, whatever and then,
Decided i'm a bounce Like rocky In rocky, four And
(29:42):
i'm going To.
Speaker 3 (29:42):
Russia see you guys.
Speaker 2 (29:44):
Later i'm gonna train And i'm gonna.
Speaker 3 (29:47):
Leaving his family.
Speaker 2 (29:49):
Behind his wife and kids are IN, la his son's In,
arizona his other son's playing for The.
Speaker 3 (29:55):
Lakers i'm just, out. Guys i'll, SEE i got business.
Speaker 4 (29:57):
To him then, too.
Speaker 3 (30:00):
Gotta go and try to win. SOMETHING i DON'T i don't.
Speaker 4 (30:03):
Know, MAN i saw a good. One it was The
Fresh prince of Bel. Air the Uncle phil, says what
are we gonna?
Speaker 3 (30:08):
Do he's, like We, oh that's, good that's.
Speaker 1 (30:14):
Good.
Speaker 2 (30:14):
Listen if you can't laugh at YOUR TV, a you,
KNOW i don't know what to tell. You by the,
way it looks like The knicks are gonna is? It
bring Back shamit, yep and And.
Speaker 3 (30:23):
Alvarado, Oh Mitchell, robinson we can we can bring In Mitchell.
Robinson there we.
Speaker 4 (30:27):
Go it's cool jeep.
Speaker 3 (30:30):
Nice, yeah the green light under, it that's so. Rad all,
right we'll see. Tomorrow go US a
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