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It was a lot of anticipation for the Yanis, the Zion, what's going on in those four games, 38 points a game, 12 rebounds. Brooke Lopez also just throwing in 30 points. That's his season high. Look, this Pelicans team has been super fun to watch, opening a lot of eyes, Shams. If you had to put a finger on it, what would be their biggest concern at the moment? I think right now it's the health of Brandon Ingram. He's missed the last about a month with a sprained toe. And I'm told the hope is that he's back at some point soon. But there's still not that clarity as far as when that point will be. And I think for him and Zion Williamson, it was so important this season to get a level of chemistry because the last two seasons, Brandon Ingram a couple of years ago, him and Zion Williamson played extensively. Zion Williamson emerged as an all-star, Brandon Ingram had emerged as an all-star as well in New Orleans. But last year, B.I. really carried this team and carried the loads. Zion Williamson did not play a single game. And so these two guys coming back, I don't think there's a clash in terms of how they play, but I know there was an importance on the season, on this roster to get both of those guys chemistry. And unfortunately, injuries for whether it's for Brandon Ingram, Zion Williamson, these guys have not been getting that level of chemistry. So if there is a level of concern, it's that. But this team overall, has that a successful start to the year. And I think right now they're in kind of a tough place. They've lost a couple of road games here. They lost at home against a good Milwaukee team. So just hopefully getting Brandon Ingram back on the court here soon. Yeah, this was a huge statement game for me, for Milwaukee, without Chris Middleton on the road. The way they guarded Zion was so impressive. They really just shrunk the floor. They have length, they have size with Yanis and Brook Lopez, both defensively. It was impressive. And this was supposed to be the Zion Yanis crazy matchup here. And Yanis played really well. But yeah, the center's really bad. And for me, it was Brook Lopez, 30 of 12, 17, knocking down four threes. And then Ballantunas also 37, 18 and five like crazy games for this. And he kind of shows how deep, you know, both teams are and the seasons that they're both having. Yeah, I think it's a statement game for both teams in a weird way. They both showed up for the competition and for to prove they're with the best team in the league. I'm impressed by the Bucks and their defense. I think they're the best defensive team in the NBA. And I think Brook Lopez, who Chandler mentioned, is a big reason why, if not the biggest reason why. And that's why people like JJ Reddick or Sam, maybe he's an all star this year. 30 points is great. But the way he shrinks the floor, like Chandler mentioned, the way he absolutely takes away the paint on defense, it changes everything for the Bucks. And so they can win a big game like this without Chris Middleton and in in able to contain a player like Zion, who nobody has been able to contain basically his entire career and the way they have by taking that paint away. But then with Brooke, able to also close out on shooters afterwards. It completely changes what that defense is. It's helped. It's helped Yanis went to defensive player of the year awards. And I think it should get Brook one if he continues this for the rest of the season. That just warms my heart having been there for his rookie season in New Jersey at the time. That just makes me very happy. But look, it can't be all positives, right? We have to find some sort of a flaw. Something has to be wrong with this Bucks team. If you had to pick a weakness, Chandler, why don't you start? What would you say it was? I mean, it's the health of Chris Middleton. I think he's, you know, he's their best second option, scoring, you know, shooting wing. And he's kind of been in and out of the lineup all year long. And Yanis needs someone like him as great as Yanis is. He needs someone to relieve that pressure to go get a bucket to knock down shots. And Lopez has been great, Drew Holiday is great. He's also been in and out of the lineup. But to me, Chris Middleton, he's an all star and he can do it all. And him being in and out of the lineup is putting pressure on these other guys to kind of fill that void and putting a lot of pressure on Yanis to carry even more load than he already does. So to me, I think that's the biggest thing because this team fully healthy, they're tough to beat. Middleton's role to me, of course, is vital. Like what Chandler said, if there's no Middleton, then you can say goodbye to any move that they want to make. But, you know, hopefully Chris Middleton is going to stay healthy. And I think the one thing that they know that they need, and I feel like they need is really that 4-3 that they had a couple of years ago with PJ Tucker. That's why we've seen them aggressively trying to go get a J Crowder in that lineup. They missed that guy coming off the bench. They have Bobby Portis at the five, but they want that other guy in the front court that can come off the bench. And we'll see if they can get the J Crowder deal done. But that's something that they haven't been able to replace ever since they lost PJ Tucker to Miami, and then he goes from Miami to Philly. Yeah, we're going to remember that one. This J Crowder thing, just when? When is that going to get solved? Eddie, pick a team. Which team realistically would give this squad the biggest trouble? I think it's the Celtics, the team that beat them last year. And when they're fully healthy and hopefully the Bucks will be fully healthy, we'll get to see really who is the best team in the Eastern Conference. I think it's clearly out of those two, shout out to the Cavs, big win yesterday, but they're in a different class. So yeah, I think it's them when they have Robert Williams and they're able to test what Yanis can do in a crowded paint. But the Celtics haven't looked so great in the last week or two. A lot of their shooters have came down to earth and it's completely morphed with that defense. I mean, what that offense is now. So yeah, I think it's the Celtics, but I think the Bucks are the clear, clad best team in the league right now. Yeah, I agree. I mean, it's definitely Boston, Cleveland, Philly, Brooklyn, I think can compete with them, but I don't see them beating them four times. So yeah, I agree with that. I think it's just Boston and they'll all hear the clear cut favorites. And honestly, I think whoever wins the East wins the West, in my opinion. Is that a, you want to lock that one down this early? No, I don't want to go that far. Get it out there. Just throw it out there, hot takes, let's do it. Although it's not that hot a take, maybe it's legit. Let's go West, shall we? Because Oklahoma City, I mean, they didn't get the memo. They're not tanking, apparently they beat Portland. An SGA game winner, also a little history was made with Dame passing Clyde Drexler as the Trailblazers all-time leading scorer, love to see it. Shoms, I love doing some psycho analysis. So after the game, Dame had advice for SGA and he said that the grass isn't always greener. Here we go. What do you think he meant by that? Well, I think first of all, shout out to Dame and Lillard for passing Clyde Drexler and for OKC's part. Early on this year, guys were missing games. SGA, I believe, came off the bench to start a second half. So I think efforts were made to do what that team had to do. Teams were trying to position themselves. But this team is competing at a really high level and you have to give SGA a lot of credit. I think when you look at Dame and Lillard's comments, it's very interesting, the fact that he made those comments after the game. SGA is just so good. I think being an all-star is going to be something that for sure we're going to talk about with him this season. To me, he's looking like a shoe-in, really a no-brainer. And he appears to really want to be in Oklahoma City and really embracing the role that he has there. And the Thunder right now want to build around him. So as much as I think teams around the league want to continue to eye that situation, whether it's Toronto or New York or LA, everything seems to be right there. Dame and Lillard's comments being kind of an overshadow of what the conversation is to come with SGA there. I love that he threw that out into the universe, although sometimes technically the grass is greener on the other side. I mean, you can't, right? Like you can't say that it always is, is it? Yeah, it depends on the grass. Sometimes it's bad. But look, the kid went 14 for 14 from the line. He had the game winner. I mean, you really cannot ask for a better performance. As far as a clutch player goes though, Chandler, I ask you this, can we put him in the conversation right now as a clutch player in this league? I mean, you can. The season he's having is unbelievable. And look at the Thunder. They're two games out of the play-in with what feels like an AAU roster that we're watching out there. And this is without their big stud chat home grid. So SGA's just carrying the load. The guy's averaging 31, 6, and 5. He's probably going to be a starter in the all-star game. Like he has really taken his game to the next level. I think the dead-on favorite for most improved. He should be an all-star. I don't care about the record. This kid has taken leaps and bounds and is, to me, the most impressive player this season so far. I love it. I mean, shout out to our stat guy yesterday who figured out that they have an awful record when he scores 30. And then he goes out there and wins, or scoring 30, hits a game winner. It warms my heart to see a young fella shoot a mid-range jumper for a game winner. He said afterwards, this shot, he's worked on the spin right into that jumper. I'm so happy it was in a sidestep. Tyrese Halliburton, three. But yeah, he's an all-star. They need to build around him. This is the type of player you hoard assets for. This is the entire point of being that type of franchise. This is the jewel of the Paul George trade. I think you could honestly say you've won the trade now. He's probably a better player than Paul George right now. And this was the point. This was the entire point of breaking it down was to get him and to get picks. And now you have Ted Hongrum and you have whatever you have going forward with your picks. And you have basically the entire decade of Clippers picks. This is the entire point. And I'm happy that he's showing that. I'm happy he's a sure all-star, whether he starts, whether the coach has put him in. He deserves it. And I'm happy for him. As far as Dame goes, yo, it sounds great. And yes, he remained loyal to the Blazers. We're talking about a guy who has toyed with leaving that team multiple times, very publicly as well. Like it wasn't just rumors in any window. It's Dame Lillard on the record saying, yo, I sat down with LeBron and Anthony Davis and essentially tampered. So find whoever you need to find. But yeah, I thought about it. So all right, Dame, like yeah, maybe the grass is greener because you thought it was for sure. Yeah, Chandler. Yeah, listen, I think it's great when players stay with one franchise for their whole career when they show loyalty. But yeah, things happen. You definitely took meetings. You definitely, your agent had conversations. Like Bradley Beal, he honestly just stayed in Washington because he got that fifth year and got more money. So as much as you want to talk about loyalty and that, that is part of it. But FSGA has a chance to move to a bigger market to sign a huge deal with getting more money off the court. No doubt in my mind, that's exactly what this dude's going to do. That's what most people should do, honestly. But I do respect the guys who stay in the same market and it works out like Dame has done. But this kid's an absolute star and I don't see him staying there for the rest of his career. I do appreciate him wanting someone else to sort of take that track. And by the way, working out, I guess that's all relative. Like what does that mean to everyone? But I'm giving you the option right now, Chandler. Nothing else involved. SGA or Dame, who are you taking? Oh, like not giving me no age factored in or anything? Well, I mean, who they are right now. We have time chain and all that. I'm taking Dame Lillard right now. If I'm for the future, obviously I'm going young. But right, Dame Lillard, you can't sleep on him. So he is one of the greats and he is unbelievable. But obviously for the future with their ages, I'm going SGA. But right now I need someone to win a game. I'm going Dame Lillard. I can't read Eddie's face. I'm going Shay, if we're talking right now this season and you know, we're talking about injuries and what he gives you with the youth and his ability to shoot now, which is something he's at it as his career has kind of gone on. I'm going, Shay, I got Shay over a lot of guys. I'm probably picking him over Trey. I like it's, he's that good to me. So I think, you know, we're talking about him and Jha. That's kind of the tier of player that I see him in. So yeah, give me SGA. Shay and Jha, it's like a 90s R&B group. But just, I love it. I love it so much. How about, look at this, the Sixers on a nice little run here beat the Raptors and overtime. That's their fifth straight and B with 28 to bias 21 also had a big ass three in overtime to pull it for good. Not sure where that came from. Chandler, are you, I mean, look, this team has been sort of quietly under the radar for good reason, for most of us for the season. But right now are you buying a little more stock in Philly? Yeah, I am. Listen, when they're healthy as well, they're a great team and they have one of the best big threes in the league and they're still missing Maxi. But this is, this game was interesting because these are two teams that are trending in the opposite direction. And you got Philly that's kind of on a roll right now. And then you got Toronto, who is, you know, lost six straight and Toronto is confusing. We'll get to them. But yeah, Philly, Philly is going to be a tough to beat because they can do it all. They have James Harden, who's now this facilitator who can go get a bucket. They have Tobias Harris. They have depth at that time period where they had all the guys out. These Jake Miltons, these guys really stepped up their game and kind of took on that challenge. They have Joelle when he's on. He's the most dominating big guy. And Tyrese Maxi is one of the best young players in the league that can get out and transition. He's so quick, he can go get a bucket. So I love Philly. I think they're going to be a tough out in the playoffs. I think they have experience, they have youth, they have size. When they're healthy, they're going to be extremely hard to beat. Yeah, look, I usually hate this team. I mean, this was a God awful game to watch. But I do appreciate how they gutted this win out. Overtime was five to two. So they had to strap up, they had to defend, and they had to really make it work. And when it all came down to it, they didn't go to Isoball. They found Tobias Harris for a big shot. He actually had two big shots, almost called back for an offensive foul. So it was actually an impressive win for a Toronto team that is not as bad as their record is. And they went down the stretch playing small with Chris Boucher and OG and Pascal Siakum. And the Sixers were able to contain them and really bother them on defense in a way that I'm not used to seeing a team with James Harden and Tobias Harris on the floor do. It made me wonder, with all the talk about if Tobias should be traded, and he's been in trade rumors basically his entire career. Maybe this is a guy they need to hold on to. Maybe this is that third or fourth guy they need. I don't know what the Shams Intel is here. But I get that he is the easiest to trade piece and easiest to turn into two players, three players. But I mean, he bailed him out in a big way yesterday and was key for them. You think about Tobias Harris that makes it so. Yeah, I mean, the thing that makes it so interesting with Tobias Harris is that Philly, like I reported what it was a month ago, they discussed Tobias Harris in different deals. And I think the challenge, though, is making the team better. You can discuss trading a player. And there was a lot of conversations around Eric Gordon and Tobias Harris. And then Philadelphia pivoted and went and got De'Anthony Melton last year during the draft. So you'd rather have Tobias Harris and De'Anthony Melton than just having Eric Gordon. So trying to find creative ways to make the team better. So you have to look at potential Tobias Harris deals just because to make the money work. So if it makes the team better, I think you look at it. But most deals are not going to make you better with Tobias Harris. By the way, Tobias Harris is averaging 17, 6, and 3 on 50% in the field and 42 from 3. Like, like he's good. Yeah, every team needs guys like Tobias Harris to kind of relieve that pressure. OK, I want to get to Tyrese Maxie really quickly. But I want to talk about this trade rumors thing, right? And this is really more towards Shams and Eddie, because we're just mirror civilians. But do you think that your skin is thick enough to hear about trade rumors almost your entire career and then still go out there and give it your best every night or would you sulk? Eddie, go. No, no, I would sulk. I'd be so sick. Just the anxiety of like tomorrow, I might have to live in Cleveland. That sucks. And it would bother me on a daily basis. So there's no way. I mean, I don't know what the rural world sense is, but like I used to work at a warehouse for a grocery store. And it's like, yo, if I had to work at the warehouse now across town and my commute is different, my life would be in shambles. So there's no way. There's no way. Right, like if I even heard a co-worker say something negative about me and passing, I feel like I'd shut it down. I'd shut it down, Chandler. I got him out. Picture having a choice and the best money that you got was at Memphis, Tennessee, and you had to personally choose that. That's what it's like. All these cities in the world, but the best offer I got was in not the best place and you just have to take it and pack up your family and get movers. It's a stressful but exciting time, but it's a lot of fun. I'd be spamming the agents. So Miami didn't offer anything? Nothing! Not Miami, not LA, are you sure? Shoms is the most equipped, I think, to deal. You just seem the most wise and level-headed of the four of us. Am I wrong? Yeah, no, I'm not paying attention. Listen, I'll get it. Eddie will send me some stuff. People will send me stuff. But I stay focused on the work. It's crazy when I was growing up, I'd read cliches. I'd see players like Chandler come on TV and say, I take it one day at a time. Like, I'm gonna go to the next game. And I'd be like, what is this guy talking about? And then, you know, you start like actually working. It doesn't matter what industry you're in. You start working. You're like, yeah, that's actually what life is. So, it's not really a good day. I see you Shoms and whatever Riz God is, you're all over the place. I get it, you're level-headed. I totally get it. You're better than us. Okay, we gotta get to the Mavericks. The Mavericks, well, they were active. That's a great way to start this one, isn't it? Luka and Jason Kidd, very, very active. And this one both ejected, arguing a no-call against the Timberwolves. They lost, they're now under 500. And Luka, you know, not surprising here, Chandler. Do you agree with the ejection though? Yeah, it's hard to tell what he said, but obviously it's just, it's a second tech. And he complains an awful lot, man. It looked like this game was already getting out of reach and they get another shot at him. But yeah, this is kind of his kryptonite and his Achilles heel, where everything, even I've been to a couple of his games this year, even when he's dead wrong, he's complaining a lot and he's getting this reputation that, you know, he's not getting any calls and they're out to get them. And it's every single time, asking the coaching staff to review. So this is definitely, I think, something that we'll look to improve when the older he gets, the more mature he gets. But as a star player, I personally think he's gotta be a little bit better. He's gotta be more mature. He can't do things like this and take himself out of games. Yeah, maturity is the right word. It's where does it sound for an adult man? But I've been watching basketball for, I don't know how many years. I don't think I've ever seen a player complain as often as he has. And I've watched the entire LeBron career. I watched Rashid Wallace get 40, whatever text. I don't think I've ever seen. I'm talking this guy is mid-layup looking at the ref screaming, where is my foul? Before he even takes it. He's like, these are the stupid things I care about on the court. And he's weirdly impressive in that sense. I'm actually shocked he doesn't get ejected more. Also, that's not a foul. That's not been anything that's an offensive foul. What are you doing? I hate that play. I hate like pump fake, the guy jumps. I spin under you and try to get a foul. So yeah, look, take the hell, bro. Like I appreciate Jason Kidd standing up for him. Jason Kidd was quite the ref worker in his time as well. But yeah, like I'm shocked Luca isn't ejected more. He is in it's like an art form, what he does. So I don't know that it changes. This might just be who he is. LeBron is still complaining to the rest all these years later and laying on the floor and rolling around. So Luca might just be doing this for 20 years. I don't know. I call that a 2K foul. Like you never get that call. If you're going and running at like LA fitness or lifetime fitness or wherever you get your basketball in, you're never getting that like pump fake and like jumping in the defender call. You never get that because it's a 2K call. So hey, shout out. You know, they still call it. Shoms, if we were at the gym, I wouldn't even attempt that whatever that is. That's not like basketball. I would pass it or something. So like, don't do that. Chandler's definitely gotten away with a few of those in his career as well. You know what it is. And now people, the kids initiate contact and then they're looking at the ref, confuse that they didn't call the foul. And I'm with Eddie. Half the time they do this, it's an offensive foul. Like when you shot fake and the guy blows by you and I jumped this way, that's not my natural shot. And then I get confused and I look at the ref as if that's a foul, but you created all this. It doesn't make sense to me and it's too much. Well, let me, do we really think it's going to change? Because isn't it the same guy that we've had a couple of seasons now where it came down to the last few games on whether or not he got another technical and would have to sit like this is, this is a lot. And I feel like we're not really seeing a change in the right direction. Are we? Well, on the flip side, you could say this kid's so competitive, he wants to win. He cares, but it's got to change. And this has got to come from the top. This has got to come from Nico. This has got to come from Mark. This has got to come from Dirk. Someone's got to kind of get a hold of him and be like, listen, man, you do so much positive. We're great. We don't need to tell you this, but don't, don't let this take you out of your game. And damn sure don't get kicked out of the game because our team stinks without you and we need you on the floor at all costs. So this, it's got to change, but I like how much he cared. I like how competitive he is, but it's not like this isn't a good look. Oh, it's very, it's just so much acting and drama. All right, but he's not the only one that has something to say about the officiating. This goes back to Sunday and Jaylen Brown in his words. We turned the ball over and we had a lot of travels. That's something I got to work on, I guess. They pick and choose what they emphasize as a traveling call, but it seemed like every game, like that's the person I'm targeting, but you look around the league, you know, you could pinpoint a lot of players is doing the same thing. So you can't pick and choose when you want to call stuff, but it's something I'm gonna work on. Shoms, do we have any league analysis right now on these travel calls? Cause there are a lot. So I think there's been some, you know, obviously questions around the audience and fans as far as why has traveling increased so much? And so what I was told is that in late October, a memo went out that they would be taking a closer look at travels. And so since that point in late November, we've seen travel calls from the league's data on a recent competition committee call. Travels have doubled since that late October memo and since that late October moment. And so it's clear that, you know, traveling is being emphasized, is being called more often. And I think the refs themselves, they're working on trying to find consistency. And I know that, you know, that's the biggest thing for players, coaches, execs. It's like finding a level of consistency because you can't call a travel on every play. Jill and Brian, I think tweeted last night, like it's tough because he understands that some of these calls are travels. He's just a level of consistency. And like, are you gonna call every single player travel, every single player double? So that's the biggest thing that they gotta work on. But yes, there has been data and it's pretty much doubled since the point of emphasis. I mean, look, they're humans, right? So they're not gonna get them all. Was it bam out of bio the other night that had like 29 steps before we finished? It was a crazy one, but nothing really happened. But for this one, Jalen is seemingly taking a little personally as if they're targeting him. So do you think that there's validity in that, Chandler? And have you ever felt like a ref was targeting you? No, not targeting. Look, these refs, at the end of the day, you have a relationship with these refs. Do you see them all the time? You get to know them. You don't like some, but at the end of the day, these guys, they're trying their best and it takes a while to understand that, especially when you're competing and you disagree and you wanna win. But these guys, I wish there was accountability for them. I wish their mistakes were public like ours were. I wish there were certain different rules that could be made to kind of keep it an even playing field. Do I think that Tony Brothers wakes up and thinks I'm gonna go screw with Jalen Brown tonight? No chance. He's got a family to provide for. He's got a job to do. He's not gonna try and do it bad. Although he might not stand James Hardin or any of these players. He could have something with them. He's not gonna go out there on national TV and purposely in my eyes, blow the game, ruin his career, ruin his job. Dude, does it get extremely annoying sometimes and you do think they're out to get you and you can't get a call and they missed three in a row? Yeah, for sure. But this again, this is a maturity thing that he's just gonna have to get past and they're not out to get you and over the course of a season, there's gonna be ups and downs and it's gonna change and it's all gonna come back and even out. But no, the idea that these refs are personally attacking the players, I don't agree with. The traveling is obnoxious and they've made a point now. They've made it clear that they're calling them but even last week on my story, I'm sitting there and I'm just recording a guy at half-pore, I forgot who it was and he takes three little steps and then dribbles. And this is the game on the lines. Like now they've put this onus on them to be consistent and I think it sucks for the game. I think it's slowing down the game. Fans can't like it, but they have now set the standard so high that when they do blow a non-call at the end of the game, it's gonna piss a lot of people off. Yeah, Eddie, you're a fan. How much do you hate this? I think it's an interesting part of the evolution of the game. And if you watch these travel calls, a lot of them are like on the takeoff off the triple thread, on the sidestep for the jumper. It's not the traveling you would think of a guy driving to the rim like Donis and really pushing the boundaries of what two steps in a gather is. So I think it's just younger players innovating the game more than ever before and finding ways to get spacing, get jumpers and the league having to catch up with that. For Jalen Brown, a lot of it is taking off before he puts the ball on the ground. And you're taking every advantage you can by getting your feet down and getting going. And the same thing with the jumpers. These kids these days have learned how to find ways to get back behind that three point line with their two steps and their footwork to get a three off their hands. And it's tough to keep, I mean, I'm a old head in a lot of ways. So when I watch them sidestep and do layup gathers into threes, I'm still like, yo, that looked like three steps. I'm still that guy. And I'm like, if I did that at the park, I'm getting called for that. And maybe not now, cause everybody knows what it is, but it's just the evolution of the sport. It's trying to figure out how to officiate that. And for the players try to figure out how to make it work right. I think it's, yo, it's frustrating as a fan right now to watch, but I think it'll be ironed out at some point and we'll have some balance. And those guys will have to adjust their pros. Jalen Brown knows he needs to not put his second foot down before he puts the ball down. You know what I mean? So it's going to cost him a split second. Yes, but he can still get by defenders. He'll figure it out. Also, I will say it's a, it's a tough job, man. Like no matter what call they make, there's 15 people on either side that are going to think you're wrong and it's hard at game speed. So it's a shitty job in my opinion. Yeah. I don't, I, wanting that job is crazy to me is too hard. Taking a quick break right here. We're all going to get a glass of water, hydrate. Home Alone is a Christmas movie. Duff, Tyrese Halliburton knows that and Russ with the checkered flag when Run It Back returns. Run it over, run it back, yeah, yeah, run it over, run it back, run it over, run it back, run it over. Chippin' My Shoulder has never gone away. I've had a Chippin' My Shoulder since I first started playing basketball. Sheesh, I don't want to say it, but I remember my dad and uncle sat me down and said, if you don't want to play basketball, we understand. It's like, dang guys, y'all, y'all even? But a lot of times people don't think that you have that potential, that you have that growth, you have that opportunity, and then you go out there and prove it wrong. I've done it my entire life. I was a guy that was like a three star, ended up going to Tennessee, I had success early and ended up being player of the year twice. No one thought that was going to happen. You could ask anybody in high school, they wouldn't have told you that the case. And then I get drafted and no one thought I was going to be playing in the pros more than a season. And that's kind of, I've been here for a long time. I've now taken a step to now I'm an impactful guy in the league. So that's how I approach every single day. It's like, if you keep down to me, I'm good for you. Good for you. Of course, that's Grant Williams sat down with Shoms. Shoms, he's obviously been gambling on himself for quite some time, didn't take the extension that was previously offered. So right now the market for Grant Williams looks like what? There's strong interest. So I think there's going to be a market when I talk to teams around the league, I think people are looking at him at somewhere in that 15 to $17 million range in an extension. And so he's thriving right now in this hybrid role where he'll start sometime, they'll come off the bench most of the time. So he's able to really thrive as a spot up shooter. So it's going to be curious to see if he does end up leaving or if he gets a bigger deal somewhere else, obviously that will put him in a position to start, but where would that leave him? Would he play better? And I think teams feel like he could be more impactful in the offensive end, doing a little bit more than just being a spot up shooter. But right now he's feeling a perfect role for them. He's thriving in that lineup. And I think when you look at the cap space teams in the summer, the Orlando, the OKCs, the Indianas, those are all teams that you, you can plug a Grant Williams and you can plug a Grant Williams on a team that's not competitive right now, because he can probably help you with that, with leadership and obviously on the court as well. How exciting and nerve-wracking for the guy. Shoms, thank you. We will speak with you first thing tomorrow morning. But now guys, get your fashionista hats on. It's fit or break. I have missed this. Where has it been? We're going to start things off with Jared Ellen. Cozy vibes at all times. I mean, look at us. If you catch me most days, I'm looking like this. So I'm not going to hate. I'm not going to call it a fit, but I'm not going to call it a break. There's no chance I'm calling that a break. I like how much he genuinely does not care. Like he doesn't care to be cool. He doesn't care to look dope. He doesn't care about anything at all. He is this is him through and throughout. Yeah, I do respect that. Also, I live in sweat. So there's no chance I'm saying anything negative about anything on that outfit. All right, Tyrese Halliburton, the sneaker game. It's everywhere. This, of course, a little home alone tribute. What are you guys thinking? I love it. Of the classic, classic movie. Those two guys used to terrify me as a kid. I hated them. But these are these are fine. This is a classic movie. Everyone's got to watch this movie this time. Hold on. These two bumbling idiots scared you. I don't understand. Yeah, I don't know. It was the thing I had. They were I was terrified of these guys kind of creep them through the window. Look, I hated it. I can't hate on the wet bandits. There's no way. I'm sorry. They're sticky bandits. They're sticky. Yeah, there's no way for me. This is a feeling. Yeah, I love them. God, I love when shoes are so pretty. They're pieces of art. Miles, OK, zero negative words coming out of anyone's mouth for Miles Turner. It's not the first time he's committed to any kind of Star Wars theme, but this is on another level. He brought an entourage with a fire. I'll be played well that night. I hope you really earn the moment because this is the type of stuff I would do. We were in the Fandall offices every day. I'd have to do some entertaining stuff like this to keep it lively. Call me a hater. Call me a hater. I hope you played awful. And I hope he had to put this back on. After the game. After the fair. Are you? I have never seen one Star Wars or Star Trek movie in my entire life. Fun fact, you know, he brought. He brought that's not fun. Chandler, there's just no. There's not going to be no hate for me. I he's the Mandalorian. My dog is named Mando. I just I'm sorry. I'm all for it. Good job. How have you not seen a Star Wars? I don't know. It's just never been my thing. But how do you know? Oh, no, no, no. Next time we're all in the same city. We're doing movie night. And it's going to be a 12 hour extravaganza. We'll start with the 70s, 80s versions. And then we'll go from there. Don't worry. I got you. I got you. OK, Russell Westbrook and little. It's like a NASCAR, but fashion vibe. I don't know. I mean, this is this. This is becoming the norm with him. I shut out. I think he's genuinely fashionable, but this is not it. I'm sorry, buddy. I'm sorry. I like to say it. I like to say it. I'm going to do it to say it's intense. Yeah, it's almost costuming. I'm not rolling. I'm not rolling. No, nobody likes that one. OK, no one likes that one. We hate it. And then we've got a little Cam Johnson not really feeling bridges right away. What's up? It doesn't want any of his sweat on his outfit. I don't. I don't hate that at all. So what's gross? No, that's the I haven't gotten the bag yet. Chill out. I got to keep this in good condition. I also always kind of shock when guys dap guys up like right up to the game. Like it's like a rapper front row. And he's he's giving Zion a big hug. Like that's got to be. I hate guarding the guy in the gym who's like the over sweater. So I could not imagine. You mean the let it rain guy? Let it rain. Yeah, like, stay away from me. It drops. If Kevin ever comes with me at the game, it's just like a quick fist pump. I'm not I'm not given the dap in the hug with the. No, I'm struggling. That's not Chandler. That's nasty. Did you do that? Did you hug people right after? You know what? I was the guy hurt in like a suit and was kind of like moving over every time. Not shocked at all. Yeah, it's not. It's not my. I feel Cam Johnson's pain there because I've been I've been there. You know what? Plus, he could borrow that jacket or maybe had to return it after he wore it. I don't know what his deal is. Who knows what his style is up to up next? I'll start voting kicks off. Oh, my God, the year's flying by and should felt Celtics fans. Am I drunk? Hit the panic button when we come back or real. That is Jeremy Sohan. And that is a one handed free throw because he's shooting about 45 percent from the free throw line. So had some talks with pop, working on some fundamentals, decided to try this out. This was last night. Chandler, your feelings on this. I mean, it's a little concerning that, you know, you draft this guy and he's already kind of making this drastic of a change. But I respect it. This is this is a kid who's who's young enough to change. He's mature enough to understand that 45 or whatever percent is not going to cut it. I don't know if the one handed. I mean, pretty much every jumper is one handed. You just have the guide hand. But I respect him trying. This just seems it seems like it's a lot. Like when I call Rick Berry and hit him with the underhand, something like this, one hand is get a little touch with the left guide hand. I don't know. I respect the effort here. And hopefully I think it's going to go up. It's hard to go down from 45 percent. But this is this is a drastic change for such a young kid. It looks like it's all his hand, right? I mean, if that's what he's concentrating on, I kind of respect that he's not afraid to. That's what that's the best thing about, I think, is that he's actually changing and like Ben Simmons, DeAndre Jordan, Dwight Howard, these guys never have even attempted at doing something like this because they're scared to, you know, be embarrassed or missed or whatever it is. At least this kid has the guts to do it. Yeah, the other guts to do neon green hair. This is this is a walk in the park for him as long as he's making them, I guess. So, you know, whatever works. We were watching guys switch left handed in the middle of the season. So, yeah, give it a shot, bro. You guys, you guys are about to lose 65 games. It's cool. Just do whatever. Also for everyone who's wondering why pop still doing this. Look, loves it. This is just straight fundamentals. And it's all hand. It's just a hand. It's in the weird place. And the green hair. Does pop have a good jumper, Michelle? I don't know. I've never really seen him just sit in there and do that. I'm going to assume yes, because it's pop. The green hair, by the way, it's because the coyote wanted it for Christmas. I mean, we've really got a familiar thing going down here. La Familia to the all-star game. So, look, last year, Andrew Wiggins was a starter and it was because of this amazing takeover by K-pop fans and Twitter. And that's how that happened, which is fine. But I think the league is trying to figure out better ways to sort of get the all-star game in order. So, they've made a couple of changes. I don't know if they're great big changes. The fans still count for 50%. But can't vote on Twitter anymore. You got to do it through the app. You can only do it one time a day. Of course, players and media also will have their stay in this. It's big for the fan side of things. Do we like it, Eddie? Do we think it will make a difference? No, I want the all-star game to be as rigged as possible. I want the dumbest fan birth. When Zaza almost made it, I wanted Zaza to make it. I'm that guy. So, I mean, look, I guess they're making it a little more complicated to vote. I'm old enough to remember used to have to be at a game and fill out a ballot and put it in a box. Yeah, right. Whatever works. But, I mean, let us vote however we can. Let us vote on IG. Let us vote on everything. Twitter's already been ruined. Let us do our votes there, too. Wow. That's so defeatist. So defeated. Yeah, I agree, though. First of all, also voting, it starts too early. This is OK. This is your chance to be an all-star for playing good for two months. Like, this is where the voting. The season is just starting. Like, how I can, you can be rewarded as an all-star for basically having a two and a half months. Like, SGA could not play the rest of the season, but he's an all-star this year because he started off hot. It doesn't really, it doesn't feel right. And I agree with Eddie. I think that we should get the most possible votes. Like, do it on Twitter. Do it at games. Do it on the app. Have it all. Like, I think that's what makes it fun. Although it does, like, when I was in Houston, Jeremy Lin was damn near an all-star starter just because of all the Asian votes. So it was, it was. Exactly. It's tough. I love it. I love that. But, you know, how close do you want him to do it to all-star weekend? Like, you want February 1st to be the starting? Yeah, I need a little more time. I need a little more time. I need more games. I need, it just feels too early now to start it. At least after Christmas. Yeah, I think it's a great point. And it kind of, like, I had never really considered, but yeah, we're voting on it. I know that, like, to be the Shams role real quick. I know technically it's for, like, the last year of basketball. But that's not how we think of it at all. We think of this season, who's playing the best this season, who is the guy. And so, yeah, we're getting in off 25 games. It's not necessarily right. So I'm with Chandler. Like, start this MLK day when they have everybody play. Like, let's do it then. I know there's probably some logistics of, you know, we got to print these jerseys. We got to get all these graphics ready. We got to work faster. It's fine. Just start it later. Let's do it better. There you go. You heard it, America. Work faster. And that's Eddie G, right there. Speaking of, Eddie, you're still in the hot seat here because the NBA finding the nets. Yeah, I know. They failed to comply with injury reporting rules. That's basically meant they sat their starters against the Pacers. Do you think any lessons were learned here? No. You should see it to be frank. Let me plug our show real quick. On the latest episode, et cetera, is coming out today. We actually talked about this. And Kevin basically said, hey, look, this is the league. Like, I'm sorry to the fans. And I feel like most fans actually understand. But this is the league. And we got to find days to rest. And it is what it is. If the nets find another day where they'll have X amount of days off afterwards and they can combine it, they're going to sit, guys. I'm sorry. It does suck. And I know some people in Indiana, there's probably one chance to see KD and Kyrie all year long. And that's unfortunate. But I'll put the blame on Kevin, because he's the one who said, yo, in today's NBA, you just got to pay a little bit more attention in planning out a game two months ahead of time. Probably not the best idea. Yeah, this is the era. This is the load management. This is a business. And then teams are going to do what's best for their team, not for little Timmy that wants KD's autograph. And it's tough. It sucks. I remember when I was a fan going to Magic Games, if, you know, if Kobe wasn't playing and I was the one time he came to Orlando, I was sad. Like I was genuinely sad. I get to see the magic play all the time. I came here to see Kobe and he's not playing. So it definitely I see it both ways. But at the end of the day, the players are way too important. You know, please, everybody. And they're going to need them to keep doing this and have the load management and have the doctors kind of strategically shut them down. Most likely on road games. I know that means like is there a fix? I mean, can you can you be forced to sit at home? Like what is the fix here? Is there one has to be. It's just if you're traveling, you're already a part of it is that you're even more tired. You're more fatigued. You landed late. It's a back to back. So it just kind of makes more sense like medically to do it on the road. Yeah, I think look. People were cussing me out the day that the Nets did this and saying, Hey, you know, I spent $500 or whatever. But yeah, it's your money, but it's also these guys knees and ankles and hips and Achilles and the Nets are, you know, they're really this team of just a bunch of damaged guys in a lot of ways. I mean, Seth and Joe, both coming off ankle surgeries. Ben had a back surgery. And then some nurse coming off a Achilles surgery. At that time, Nick Claxton had a hamstring injury. And then obviously Kevin is old. And so they had this weird kind of combination of just things going for them that's like, yo, we do have to get rest for these guys. It's unfortunate. But I mean, I think the fine was 25K. Oh, please. The Nets probably, you know, sent that in pennies to be petty. I don't know. But that's, you know, that's like one consistent stand for the night. They'll they'll be fine. They'll accept that. I feel like, I mean, maybe you stagger them or maybe it's a mandate. I know that the traveling is part of the hay, if I could say. But a lot of times they do travel and they just sit on the bench and street clothes. Like maybe if it's you can't sit on the road, you can't I it's hard for me to believe that there's not a fix. Like I know you can't put the toothpaste back in the tube, but there has to be a way to sort of make it a little bit better. And I'm not saying it's because of Timmy, because, you know, life is hard and it's not unfair. It's not a fair thing. And you'll figure that out, kid. But, you know, just to avoid having three stars all sitting on a bench, it's just a bad. It's frustrating. It's frustrating. Yo, the Nets won. The Nets won. And so well, you know, would you show us? We beat them anyway. Yeah, so take your 25 K. That's all I got to say. Oh, we're taking a break. Things got serious. Things are real serious here. Morale is low. Enough is enough. These parlays. It's time to let the lady fix it all when we come back. Grass isn't always greener, Michelle. Santa Barclay is coming to town. No, I'm not. I'm not doing that. He's delivering $20 million in gifts this holiday season to all Fandal customers. It doesn't matter if you've been naughty or nice. St. Chuck has something for everyone. Just check your Fandal app from today through Christmas Day for no sweat, same game parlays, casino bonuses, and all sorts of stuff that'll fill you with holiday cheer. Look at that smile. Yeah, roll T. OK. So yesterday, we had our four leg parlay, as we do on this show. And the requirement was a 75% success rate. So three of the four had to hit. Well, two of the four hit. Gentlemen, let's go through what happened last night. So, so, so. Biddle, did you make a call? Did you make a call to JB to sit down with Mitchell? He had eight points for the first time. How crazy is that? He sat down the seven-minute mark in the third quarter and never came back and gave me a 23 points. There's some collusion here. Like, if you have to be on the segment beads, we could have just put you on. You didn't have to cost us money. It's true. If it makes you feel better, I was in playoffs for fantasy football. I had Aaron Jones, who was a couple inches away from getting six points. I was down five, and now I lose. So you know what? Gambling is hard, Eddie. It's a really hard thing to do, which is why I've decided to do it. I lost the Packers' defense last night. All the Rams had to do was not be bad. And they were all for this Baker-Macon. Devin, historically bad. Devin Booker didn't even play last night, and they had 38 points in the first quarter, and I took the honor. Like, it just doesn't make sense. I think we can all agree that Chandler's the worst, though, right? We agree that Chandler's the worst one. OK, let's just have that. OK. We'll see how this goes, Michelle. Let's see how it goes. Hold me, or middle. I know I really have. Eddie, what do you have for us for tonight? I have Jordan pull over 26 points against the Knicks, which means he'll probably score 21 and shoot terrible. So yeah, that's what I got. First night of them back to back. I got it. Come on. JP lighting them up. It's the Garden. He'll be great. He'll be great. I feel good about that one, Chandler. Absolutely. Yeah. I like that one. Yeah. Chandler? This is his team right now. This is his show. He's got to get buckets. And you know what I realize, Eddie? We're always taking the points, the over on player props. I'm straight up going sons, money line, at home against the Wizards. And they do not cover this. I will bow out and give Danny or Jason, whoever else, my kid. Because no more shooting for the fences. I'm going for the lock. And my boy, Pauli, check just texts me and said, I can't wait. It's parlay time. I'm going to the opposite of all you guys. So here you go, Polly. I dare you to take Wizards money line, Polly. I mean, I'm glad someone finally figured out how to do this. I'm going to go, I'm stepping my foot in the pool gently as it's my first time. Nick's money line over the Warriors garden, all eyes on the garden tonight, no Steph. The Knicks have been doing OK. And also the Warriors on the road are a hot garbage mess. So that's what it's looking like. We're starting little today. 20 bucks, get you about 56 bucks. That's not bad. OK, OK, guys. Part of me wants the Warriors. Part of me wants the Warriors to win by 40. Oh, yeah, they will. I'm so happy this happened on a Tuesday, because when your leg loses it today, we get to talk about it tomorrow. You know, no chance tomorrow. There's zero chance my leg loses and we will find out tomorrow until then. Enjoy the games. Happy Tuesday. Get ready for the cold front. It's a comment. We'll see you all in the morning.