 What's the worry y'all? We're here. It happened. It finally happened all day. We had idea We knew he was going to be traded today, but if I'm being honest with you This is a curve ball because I was pretty sure that Philly was the move Because in my mind a package revolving around Ben Simmons is a lot better than what they ended up getting Be sure to leave a like on the video subscribe if you are new I'm going to be given my personal opinions immediate reaction dealing with this trade immediate reaction This could change two months three months down the line But I know y'all love for me to come out here moments after the trade and think and tell you what I think about it I'm not gonna tell you what to think about it because there are some teams in here that I have seen both sides of the coin I've seen some Pacers fans in there in pain and other Pacers fans super happy So I'm not here to tell you how to feel if you're associated with these four teams that were there were in this straight But I'm gonna tell you what I think and you may disagree was completely completely. Okay, let me feel you in James hard was traded You know James hard is traded and it seemed like Maybe even even the Ben Simmons rumors were completely false and were used to get six more first-round picks or whatever or There are more is like we not given a maxi Like was maxi the determining factor and Philly not doing this deal I don't know let me tell you so the Rockets are ending this trade. Listen to me For James Harden they get back Victor Ledipo Dante Exum Rodney Kuroots three unprotected first-round picks that's 2022-24 and 26 Milwaukee pick for 2022 that is unprotected and four pick swaps from 21 2325 and 27 so they're walking out of here with a ton and I made a ton of draft capital for James Harden And I expected nothing less for a guy of his caliber We have to remember though this season has been weird for him He didn't really care so he's only averaging like 20 something points per game. There's a guy that's always in top three MVP conversations And you're getting rid of him now. I've been seeing people parallel it to like when Kevin Garnett and Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce to trade it to Brooklyn and they got back so many unprotected picks that turn into Jason Take them Jaylen Brown and all these other things. I don't want to go that far and again This is only my initial reaction So maybe five years down the line it turns into that But I don't want to go that far because when you think about it on paper, bro And we'll see how it goes because on paper is never obviously the end all be all Kevin Durant and James Harden back together Eventually you're gonna get Kyrie at least that's what we think we don't really know It's ridiculous. Now, of course, they gave up a lot with all of those picks With Keras Levert being in it and throwing in Jared Allen So their depth kind of takes a hit here and DeAndre Jordan is going to get relied on a lot more We're talking about DeAndre Jordan was a DMP coach's decision a few days ago Like he had completely fallen out of the rotation. They was giving all little love to Jared Allen and now he's completely gone So they're looking at a lineup of something like is Bruce Brownson the line up I would love to see Bruce Brownson lineup, but it's not gonna be so it's probably be Kyrie James Harden Joe Harris Kevin Durant and DeAndre Jordan and if I'm being honest, which of course their championship contender just by this sure Offensive ability, but I'm still afraid about their defense that will not go away They did not fix that problem for anything. I got worse when now losing Jared Allen getting DeAndre Jordan But this is a type of superstar team that may be able to overlook that and still just outscore everybody every single night So I understand why the Brooklyn let's do this Right. You only have a few years left of Kevin Durant and you want to win a championship It's something that you haven't done since you've been in Brooklyn. I understand wanting to get James Harden But they got rid of a lot they sacrificed a lot to make this happen for one and a half years Or maybe it's two years with a player option of James Harden Luckily for for them, we know that James Harden wants to play there because he was one of the teams on their list But this is this is this is kind of crazy So let's talk about Houston's return because yes, we know that Brooklyn's gonna be good We'll see what it looks like on the court But we're pretty sure they're gonna be good and gonna be like top of the east getting to the championship At least that's a little like on paper But let's look at this Houston Rockets return They get all these picks three first rounders and all the swaps and then they turn Karis Laverde into Victor Oladipo Dante Exum and Kuru's Which is a very left field thing that I don't think anybody saw this happen I don't think a pace of fan out there was like James Harden's getting straight today and we're gonna end up with Karis Laverde I don't think anybody expected that and it is it is kind of weird to me because I think I think that Victor Oladipo's Value across the league is different between teams different between fans But I could probably say that the Pacers walk out of here with the wind from my eyes Because you remember what was happening in the offseason Victor Oladipo wanted close to max amount of money And I think we can agree Victor Oladipo ain't the all NBA player that he was a few years ago Or the all defensive player he was a few years ago now. He was having a good year with Indiana Don't get me wrong. They were rolling They just got a very crucial win last night that he didn't he didn't play in coincidentally But this team was rolling and they probably like we're gonna dish him off for a guy That's under contract because we don't want to be the team that's stuck with paying Victor Oladipo $20 plus million a year when we don't know if he's necessarily like that We don't know if you'll ever get back to that and we're gonna get a young player that maybe I'm not gonna say fits a time I'm working. It's not like Victor Oladipo's oh, but a young player that could come in and fit alongside these guys Karis Laverde is great. Yeah, he's a bucket. He's a sis. How will he jail with the the Pacers offense? I don't really know But I can say that like I would rather pay what Karis Laverde is being paid Then have to potentially play pay Victor Oladipo now We will have to revisit this once Victor Oladipo hits free agency and and we'll see what he actually ended up getting But like he wants to back he wants 20 plus million dollars a year and I don't know if he's worth that anymore So the Rockets will end up running out of line And first of all, I'm so surprised PJ Tucker was not thrown into this I know PJ is still really mad at the crib And maybe we'll find out a little bit more about PJ Tucker and where he could end up going because he was one of the People that was that John Wall and Boogie had alluded to you know not buying in for this season So as of right now, they're looking at John Wall Victor Oladipo Eric Gordon PJ until he gets traded and then Boogie. I mean then Christian was sorry Boogie coming off the bench and it's not a bad roster by any means but a Trade like this is one of the the trades that Doesn't put you for rebuild But you have so much capital that you can continue to try to be competitive Well being like we don't have to be in the lottery because maybe in four years the Brooklyn that's break up and now We got their pick. That's basically what they're hoping on They're hoping that James Harden doesn't resign in Brooklyn or Kevin Arant doesn't resign in Brooklyn Oh, whatever's going on with Carrie Irvin ends up being bad for his career Right. They get a first round pick from Milwaukee, but Milwaukee signed Yanis So that's a late. That's a late first round pick and then the calves out of nowhere end up another winner of this trade They give up the 2022 first round pick that we already mentioned like the Milwaukee Bucks pick will be like late 20s The Bucks will be good next season Unless Yanis goes down to injury and we'll knock on wool for that because we never want to see that They walk out of here with a center that fits the timeline of sex land now as good as drummin has been this year And he's been pretty solid for their success Jared Allen is probably the one that they'd rather build around long term We don't know what Andre drummin's trade value not trade value But his his contract value is at the end of the day and now they get Jared Allen since he's been inserted in the Start a line of the Brooklyn that's had look incredible offensively and defensively He was stopping some of the best centers in the league. It was Yoke it. It was really go bear He was just taking toll on these centers Now they will be they will have to pay him Because he's he showed that he's worth a lot of money, but they will have to pay him But I don't think that's what they're worried about They have a new big three at the end of the day and you throw in Kevin Love who we don't know what's gonna happen Isaac Acuro they have a young core that they can walk out and be like yeah This is fun Torian Prince had a couple games this season in the beginning where he was absolutely terrible But he was starting to get it going and he's thrown into this trade This is going to be a trade. We look back on in ten years And it's gonna be like a 30 for 30 on it, bro What happened and we don't know what it's going to happen, but I'm excited for I want to talk about the possibility of that Philly trade Because that that is the biggest surprise to me because I think I said this earlier the idea of having been Simmons as my my main piece of a trade if I'm trading a MVP all NBA caliber player for another all NBA caliber player that is also all defensive player I'll do that a hundred percent of the time and and the way Ben Simmons have been playing for the past couple days Was maybe he had heard the rumors and knew that maybe that day was gonna come like last night. He wasn't very good He fouled out and it didn't and I think Tari's maxi might have been the thing Because as it had been reported by I think it was Mark Stein that The 76ers were trying to get another draft asset instead of trading Tari's maxi They were out there calling other teams like listen I'll give you this and this for a first-round pick because we don't want to trade maxi We think maxi special for us in the future So we don't want to throw him in a trade and I understand why Houston would want to get maxi but I Would much rather have been Simmons Then somebody's picks and don't come at me with a been Simmons with John wall and these players don't fit That's not what it is about John wall as good as he has been this season shouldn't be on the priority list of like Building blocks for our team. Houston's not winning the championship. Wow John wall is on their roster If you make the right moves been Simmons could be the guard of your championship quality team one year So I was kind of excited about the idea of been Simmons potentially going to a team that would over the next couple years potentially built built the perfect team around him But I understand why Philly fans a lot of Philly fans are probably having a sigh of relief because there's a lot of bags That comes with James Harden right now and maybe that all goes away now that he is traded He'll get into the gym and that belly that he had been been showcasing this season is gone because he's to a place He wants to go but I understand not wanting to make that big move especially in a year like this where you already look good to start off the season everything is gelling and Well, is a big question mark on this year I don't want to trade my 23 year old or have a 24 year old all NBA player For 32 year old NBA player in a season that we not even completely sure if we will crown a champion this year We're not even completely sure how the things are gonna go Somebody might contract the virus God forbid and now your path to the championship is a lot easier And now you can still do it with Joel and beat and been Simmons You know I'm saying I Don't know if this is a trade that They're morey and then we'll look back on in a few years to kind of kick themselves in the butt for not being or not pulling a trigger Tyries maxi would have to turn into something extremely extremely special and he is on a trajectory from a few games I've watched him in this year including that almost 40-point game. He is nice and I think he has a great future in this league But for him to potentially be the reason why you don't end up pulling the trigger on a like consistent MVP candidate I Hope they don't feel some type of way, you know, I'm excited to watch Brooklyn basketball as much as anytime ever How does Kevin Durant and James Harden match a lot of people are Sanbro Kevin Durant has been playing with all-star superstar caliber players his whole career from Russell Westbrook to To Steph Curry Clay Thompson and Jermon Green and he's always been able to get his buckets and help his team succeed That's never been a question that it's no doubt in my mind that him and James Harden would jail well together It's that third piece There was even rumors today that part of the reason why Carrie Irvin has been absent is because he's not a big fan The way Steve Nash is running things The third piece is the biggest question mark for the Brooklyn Nets it just is Let me know what you think about this trade man. It was a lot to go down Who's the winner? Who's the loser initially and we're gonna come back to this trade in a few months and figure things out I'll see y'all tomorrow Later, whatever it may be peace