 We've got two NBA games tonight the season starts in 12 hours. It is time to run it back That song feels me. All right, this is it run it back day. Do we've got sham Sharania sham Sharania I'm gonna screw it up every time stadium insider One of the hosts along with Kevin Durant of the et cetera's Eddie Gonzalez and the man who just travels every single day And a newlywed and about to be on his honeymoon Chandler Parsons. Good morning gentlemen. How are y'all? I'm amazing. I don't know if I'm as good as Chandler though Well, I mean, okay, so where is she I feel like a daily theme is gonna be where are you today Chandler? I I'm back at my house now in LA, but I I'm on a red eye tonight same parts for the honeymoon I mean, what are we even like who are you and why are you even doing a job? I find you? I'm just traveling the world at this point. So the NBA season starts today This is such an exciting day for every fan everybody who loves basketball because everybody's at zero We all start fresh Chandler. Do you remember your first a game action? It doesn't have to be your first start but your first game action because I believe it was against my San Antonio Spurs, no It was it was and when I was draft 2011 there was a lockout So my rookie year was kind of all over the place I had went and played in France for like two and a half months and those issues with clearance of my contract But yeah, I remember I was it was against the Spurs I was against that legendary Spurs team that I loved watch, you know grown up with Manu and Tony and Tim and Just nerve-wracking. I feel like kids these days are built different than I was I was nervous I was I was I didn't think I was gonna play much early on which I didn't But yeah, I could never forget that going going against Tim Duncan your first game is pretty nuts Yeah, that's a heck of an initiation by the way, just so you know your plus minus that night plus three the Hall of Fame were Tim Duncan a minus 28 That's right. He's shot. Yeah. How did I know right? Did you trash talk them? I feel like I feel like you're a trash talk guy I am a trash talk guy but my first game as a second round pick. I highly doubt there was some trash talking going on I also feel like Well, Tim Duncan would hold that grudge for life too. So if you had talked smack, that's that's forever Yeah, I don't I don't think I was ready at that point of my career to do that yet to to the go I Love to meet politely telling you like do not speak to me Don't make eye contact. Don't look at me But we do have games tonight and it's to I like that we're easing into the season with two games two big games Celtic sixers Being the first one shams. Do we have I'm sure we do updates So the Celtics have a couple players on their side that are going to the season as out and Daniel Gallinari torn ACL. He's going to likely miss the season But robert williams their starting center last year or integral part all defensive center He's he underwent surgery late september. He listed out eight to 12 weeks I'm told that robert williams underwent a prp injection on monday to continue to promote healing in that injured knee And he's going to return at some point during the second half of the season I'm told his hope is sometime in december or january But it could even be later than that guys and so the Celtics are going to be very cautious He he tried to get back on the floor during the playoffs when that knee was just a few weeks off of meniscus surgery So I think they're not going to make that same decision now If it was a playoffs right now, he probably would play but as of right now robert williams is out indefinitely and hopefully coming back second half of the season I mean it's game one of 82 there was ever time to take it slow. This this would be it right eddie Yeah, I mean people were concerned and the playoffs when he came back as soon as he did with noticeable limp and End of having to miss games missing times in those games Chandler you you've been there you've played through injury like what is the pressure like To do that, you know, it's obviously a little different in october, but you get to the playoffs and it's like come on you can tough it out Yeah, I gotta say the the knees obviously they can linger and it's something you have to manage something I went through my entire career, but when I hear a prp shot, that's not the most Intense extensive procedure. It's literally they take blood out of your arm Spin it and you can play Obviously this kid's young like are they sign him to a deal? He's part of their future Like we just said it's early. I don't think there's really a reason to rush him back But when you get a prp It's funny. I see these these reports how the guy can't play for a couple weeks as prp I did it a bunch of times the prp is not what's holding him out in my opinion Oh, really? Okay. Yeah prp. I mean even I a civilian have had prp and right back to yoga the next day guys I'm not trying to call myself a hero I might have to get that I want to check that out It's a it's a weird procedure. It's just it's just odd But look on the other side of things you have philadelphia a lot of expectations for them as well I mean, this is just a a game of two giants that people are expecting a lot from and dock rivers Seemingly every season we talk about easy on the hot seat. So I ask you guys if the sixers start off slowly Are we gonna already be talking about that early in the season? At ease first Yeah, I think you know, look, this is a president of basketball operations that didn't hire this coach That's always a little bit of a red flag. I know mike dan tony's name lingers But I I think other guys like Quinn snider and there's other names out there. Yeah, they can get in a place where hey, they're lingering at 500 They're not showing what they're doing and then the escape goat and maybe it's him. Maybe it's elton brand Uh, I think doc is one of the better coaches in the league, but yeah, they didn't hire him They might want to hire their coach whoever that is Yeah, I I agree. I think you know ever since doc got there I I don't think he's to blame for their shortcomings. I think they were the number one seat his first year, right? And then kind of the ben Simmons thing cast a huge shadow You know over that whole franchise to be honest with you, but now they're they're fully loaded They're healthy. They have in my opinion the best duo in the mba I think if any teams with this type of expectation starts off slow They immediately gonna look to the coach An mba coaching job is like a big cesspool. They're just gonna they're gonna think Coach just got fired by someone else going to come in here and do it differently Um, I personally don't think doc is the issue. I think, you know, james harden is going to be really excited to watch this Here with how motivated he is. I think the rise of tibrys maxi and a healthy joel and bead I don't see doc being the issue here if they if they fail Well, you know when you when the sixth experience of season last year, I think there were questions about doc River's end of keeping him So this is for sure something to monitor but Overall doc river is gonna have his hands cut out because james harden tibrys maxi joel and bead getting those three guys to coexist You're already seeing tibrys maxi on some nights is the 1a 1b at times to joel and bead How does that dynamic play out with james harden right now? Everything is is all good and I think that james harden does have the ability to play facilitator And also play score at the same time But seeing how the rise of tibrys maxi goes will be very fascinating to watch because he looks like a player ready to break out right now Well, the rise of tibrys maxi it is my next question because I read an article about james harden talking All he really wants to see more of from him is mean He wants a little meanness because I guess he enters the room. Everybody laughs smiles has a great time Is he is he about to make a giant leap? Is this the guy we're going to be watching for one of those stories? He has the opportunity for sure. I mean he's an explosive score and from all three levels as well He's a great shooter. He slashes. He gets to the ramp seeing a player like Jordan pool get the bag. He just got Yeah, it's there right. It's right there for tibrys maxi and there's gonna be nice He's gonna be the best player on the floor for them and that's on the team with joel and bead and james harden But he's that good and it's his opportunity now to to show that Yeah, I think that the situation there is perfect for him He has two stars and the defense is mostly going to be focused on those two guys and james and joel are going to run a lot Of pick and roll and give joel the ball a lot off the block and Tyrese is just going to be that third guy that can go get a bucket and you know It only think he turns 22 till This year and uh, you know everything I hear about the kid. He's a basketball junkie. He's always in the gym So, you know, I see I see a huge huge year and jump for him On the Celtic side of things Malcolm Brogdon finding himself in a really good situation Especially if these odds are to be believed as far as where the Celtics are going his impact on this team Is going to be what exactly? Eddie Well, he's gonna be a great shooter. He's a solid defender. He just needs to stay healthy It he's gonna end up playing that Derek white roll where he can facilitate a little bit He can play off market smart. They love to switch in that defense They love to rotate all over the place and he can do all those things But again, he's had a tough injury history last couple years. He's gonna have to fight through that and We'll see how it works. I mean again, like we talked about with Rob They're starting the year off with with a ton of injuries and they're gonna have to manage that They did that all year last year. So they have some experience Um, but he's definitely got to watch out for in that in that uh in that term Chandler, I don't ask you a question about injuries if you're a guy who starts to get the injury bug Or you miss a lot of time due to injuries or or one injury Mentally, what does that start to do to you? Uh, it's tough, you know, it's tough and it seems like they're contagious It's like you said, it's a critical effect and The the the stigma when the guys get hurt that they're soft as a guy has been hurt I hate that because I I think a lot of them are unfortunate and just, you know unlucky Um, but listen, it's a long season. There's a lot of things that go into it They're you're between all the practices the training camps to shoot around the games It's a long grinding season that and it's tough to stay healthy and once you get one little injury Uh, you know things can spiral out of control. So it's unfortunately, that's just part of the game and You know, that's what most players have to deal with but man, it's it's it's tough But it takes a total and then you start losing a step and lose your athleticism It can really put you in a bad spot It's almost the weirdest perfect segue to our next story. It's lakers warriors The lakers will be standing there tonight as the warriors receive their rings I'm sure that's always motivating, but they also are dealing with some injuries The last we heard was Russell Westbrook and his hammy Shoms is he available tonight? And if so in what capacity? Russell Westbrook is listed as probable tonight. There was as any any time there's a hamstring injury There is concern going into the year, but right now he's listed probable What is up in the air is whether he starts or comes off the bench if you place tonight So that's something that I'm going to keep my eye on And and and so on the other side for for the lakers in the backcourt is Dennis Schroeder He's going to miss at least the next three to four weeks. He underwent thumb surgery Yesterday and so they're already starting the year Not off to a good start when he looked at injuries with Russell Westbrook and Dennis Schroeder You know on the men right now That is not how you want to get things started And they they have a brand new coach and by all accounts everyone is so positive Nothing but great things to say about darvin ham But he does enter a situation that seems to already be a little bit drama-filled probably more than a new guy wants to deal with Do you guys have high expectations for him? And will he be able to avoid any sort of? scapegoating if this season goes badly? There's no avoiding scapegoating in los angeles and next to the barn jams. It's gonna fall on him It's gonna fall on russ. It's gonna fall on all those guys That's just the nature of playing one for the lakers and two with lebron Um, I have high hopes for him. I think he's a smart basketball mind He's obviously a good player in his own right But in that organization, who knows how much autonomy he has who knows There's been so many cooks in that in that kitchen for some time now whether you believe The clutch mafia is helping run that team or not Um There's this is a ton going on and it looks chaotic and it looked chaotic for frank vogle And we'll see we'll see how darvin ham handles it. They talked a bunch about it this summer about his ability to do whatever you liked Um, but if russ starts this game tonight, then who knows? Yeah, I uh, I agree. You know, I think I expect them to listen to darvin ham early on I think but As a first year coach the minute chicco sideways for this team I think that it starts fracturing a little bit and they're going to immediately point to him just like they did with vogal And I can't see guys like russ Once they start off poorly if they start off poorly Not kind of taken it on the first, you know, your head coach with not a lot of experience So I think it's a dicey dynamic. I still think they have a chance to have a really good season this year But with that fan base and the expectations they have Uh, he's definitely going to be the fall guy things go sideways Yeah, this is an organization that's fired a coach 10 years 10 games into a season It just fired another coach two years after winning a title Like you can't take anything off the table with the Lakers But and also with the season they had last year and the roster they put together this year It's in my opinion I think it's a little unfair to stay like championship or bus because I don't I don't think that's fair But you also need to monetize this Years of LeBron James still being LeBron James. So it's a it's a dicey situation in my opinion Yeah, I feel like every year LeBron James plays he's trying to play for James here But I think what stands out to me with darvin ham is when the Lakers went through their interview process Out of all the coaches they interviewed darvin ham was the one guy that they came away with like He can handle a russo westbrook lebron james anthony davis team He can handle making those tough decisions to bring russo westbrook off the bench if need be he can handle You know yelling or saying something to LeBron or an anthony davis and really getting at them Out of all the coaches. So for me and I think the Lakers uh and and people within that organization It's continue to see that and see that take take form and take shape and see the ebbs and flows Is that going to be handled positively by the players negatively? Um, and only time will tell as far as as the year goes on and tonight's going to be the first test but Oh go ahead. Sorry. I was just I was just going to say I wonder their internal expectations Like they're gonna say yo, they want to win a championship But internally is it like hey We think we're a six seed and we want to be out of the play in and we want to play at that level Is that what they're expecting? Then yeah, then then they might have a longer, you know Leash and more leeway with that But if it is if they're held holding themselves to yeah championship or bus Yeah, things get real dicey. That's that's a pressure cooker that not everybody can handle And anthony davis great great point davis has to be anthony davis You're like when he's healthy. He's a top five player in the mba and that's they're that's what they got to him therefore So it's tough. You talk about rush talk about lebron But when anthony davis if we're gonna see him at that top elite level again, it's got to be this year. It's got to be now I agree when he's healthy a lot by the anthony. Yeah, that's that's that's big The best version of the Lakers this year is anthony davis is one of the five best players in the league and healthy But we have no clue if that happens It's funny that you mentioned shams that he was the one that walked away and they thought Okay, this is the guy to do it because I wonder what the difference is between You know having a great interview saying all the right things even during preseason all of his interviews have been very positive talking about all the guys seemingly every one's cool But then you lose six seven eight nine of eleven games and then I wonder Where this goes and how quickly because we've seen lebron turn like we've seen him like someone And then we've seen him turn and I don't know if they're delusional in-house Or they're just saying all of these championship dreams so that the fans have something to hold on to is that is that possible? Because you don't want to lie, but I think any time you have a rookie head coach You you kind of give a little bit of a leeway and then you see probably 20 30 40 games in what this could be but darvin ham first day after After the the Lakers first practice. It was russ westbrook's a starter He finishes the preseason coming off the bench gets hurt. We'll see what happens tonight But I think just that tone clearly they wanted him to try to see if he could start Didn't really work out and I was coming up He came off the bench and so that was what darvin ham, you know kind of instilled And so, you know that he's he's going to make sure that everyone buys into a role And and he's not afraid to make those decisions. We'll see how that plays out Well, for his sake, I will cross my fingers on the other side of things. We're not being disrespectful That wasn't just us talking lakers first We're saving the better team for last and it is of course the Warriors. Steve Kerr has already said Not planning on playing his top five six guys more than about 30 minutes a night at least to start Smart move early in the season eddie Yeah, for sure This much like the south they're gonna have to manage their health all year long They have some older guys on their team who have dealt with injuries throughout their career And they get a little fluky even with clay like he's now had a full year To get healthy and to work out his legs. You still got to worry about that a little bit You got some young legs there too. You got young fellas on the bench. Uh, moses moody and uh, johnathan commiga It's like let's let's throw them in the fire. Let's see what it is We just paid jordan pool a bunch of money. Let's play him a bunch. Let's let's play him a lot Let's let's stuff Top off at 30 and figure where that goes, but they're the kings of like The third quarter blowout and everybody sits anyway. So that's a court and plan on yes That's sort of their identity at this point. You guys if we're looking ahead of this game I need one thing from each of you that you're most excited to see tonight shams Uh, well, I think every time step curry gets on the floor What you know, you're gonna see is that look away three He's gonna you know shoot that ball and he's gonna go sideways Usually, you know, he's going going to go to the other side of the court So usually it's going to be somewhere near half court He's going to shoot some crazy shot and he's going to go the other way before the ball even hits the net So that's my one thing that I'm I think isn't for sure Oh, okay. Chandler Uh, Patrick Beverly will get a technical foul tonight. That will happen tonight I think he's going to try and make his presence felt. They're probably going to get down early He's going to want to be that leader that dog that trash talking guy Look for him to get to you. Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Are these the things because Are these the things you want to see tonight or these the things you're guaranteeing? Because if it's the things you're guaranteeing then I need to introduce it It is bank shot and it is the one thing that 100 000 happened And I I think each of us came up with something but these sound like your bank shots You're you're guaranteeing these things happening Is that right? This would be my bank shot of the night. I had a couple but I narrowed it down to to pack That's a good one. Yeah, I must have spoke to Pat last night or something See if you could make this happen, it wouldn't be that hard, would it? Eddie, do you have a bank shot for tonight? You have to I do it's from the other game, but I'm absolutely positive the boston seltsic's crowd will be chanting curse words at the referees Of joan b led the league in free throws last year and he didn't even play 60 He played 67 games james harder was fifth We know his reputation and he only played 65 games Those guys averaged 20 free throws a game together There's gonna be some curse words out there. It's gonna it's gonna get a little rough The thing about james and joel is like it always sounds fun It sounds like it's gonna be exciting to see and then like twice a week We watch them shoot 25 free throws and like this is awful. They're just swiping through they're Ducking under their pump like you hate it, right? But what would we talk about if they didn't do that? It wouldn't be changed for two years I would get annoyed on the court watching the studio Yo, it's like well don't and I get it like don't foul him But as a guy on the couch, I'm like don't call it like this play like what are we doing? Shoms you already gave us your bank shot I already gave mine. I mean Steph Curry all day. Yeah, you're you're going Steph Curry I'm sticking with the the west coast game. Um, just because I think well two things I think I'd like to do the Charles Barkley over under on mentions on his new contract because well done, sir It's got to be seven at least and then for me Dreymon I think all this talk about whether or not Dreymon has learned anything over the past couple of weeks I say no and I think he is in a rough space if not multiple times in the first half alone I think it's happening. I think he's learned nothing And it's gonna be awesome. You're welcome guys By the way, if this doesn't happen, we should have like ramifications or some punishment or something Right, we should have like a tally. We should have like a whiteboard. I don't know Michelle. You could put that in the back I don't I don't know I know there's something we should we have to do Chandler wherever you are going to be, uh, just if you could carry a whiteboard with you on your travels Track the curse words from the Boston fans unless we don't pick that up on national tv Oh, we're gonna hear it. Oh, it's definitely. Yeah That was easy. That was a layup I know I was trying to think of other ones. I was like, oh, let me go outside of it But it for me it's Dreymon because I've heard so many experts talk about he's learned a lot in this lot and I I don't buy it I feel like as like children. We don't learn anything because he wasn't punished You can feel the tension of that crowd right now. It's already you can feel it in the air So it's gonna be fun to watch him for sure. It's gonna be a good one Coming up next we are breaking down a lot shams shams will be dropping All of the knowledge and it's the perfect day to do so because the NBA is here coming up on run it back So I heard last weekend you guys had a team outing Why was that important for you to spearhead that? It makes a big difference when you spend time with your co-workers and you spend time With your teammates and you spend time with those that are gonna be along the journey It is a long f-ing journey, man. No pressure. No fear For what? No distractions Let's eliminate all that stuff put in a baggage and we could deal with that in the summertime when we're ready to have fun But right now The profession is the most important thing Shams hanging out with kairi you're being there. Do you say anything that surprised you shams? Well, I think just his outlook on the kevin durant trade requests and in his mind it Helping the team come together and move on from it and him understanding that a lot of this this upcoming season They're gonna be judged on and so I look forward for the conversation to come out I think this is a big year for kairi everything big year for the nets Was the outing something fun or was it just a meal? Did he say because I want it to be paintball for some reason well To my knowledge it was it was at minimum a dinner But I think this was something that kairi everything honestly has been planning since august is try to get the team together This isn't something that kairi everything's done in past years He did it this this year going into the season and so I think for for him after opting into To his contract him entering the last year of his deal Showing leadership after missing most of last season was very important. And so this was another step toward that this this past year Yeah, I would say it's important and a smart strategic financial move Moving forward. So guys are are you buying it? Are we going to get this version of kairi or things going to change again? eddy I'm unabashedly biased. I love kairi. I'm sorry. I know he's like one of the nba villains But I love him even having him around with them And look, I don't always agree with everything he says, but I love his conviction And I love how passionate he is and he's passionate about the game. So I believe him, you know From everything I've heard and then around the team and I'm a little informed there Um, everybody's into kairi and I guess he killed it this summer Everybody who talked about kairi at the gym this summer. It was like some paul bunion tall tail just an absolute monster So I want to see it on the court on the nba court, but uh, yeah, I think we should have a great season for him this year Heather you agree? Yeah, when when you personally know kairi, he's an awesome dude. He's funny. He hangs. I'll kick it with you I know he's taking care of his teammates. He's a really good teammate I just think, you know with him comes some distractions and everything that he's been talking about and believes in over the last years Uh, it is distracting and it's someone of his caliber. It's going to be talked about and now he's become this villain, but Yeah, I'm with eddie. He's had a great summer. He's you know One of the best three-point guards in the nba and and and he's he's hard to dislike when you know him That's what I hear It's chandler. Did he really recruit you to the cavaliers and why didn't you go? Cleveland's not really my cup of tea Who's cup of tea is it? I bet the bullet went to memphis. Cleveland was out of the question That's what you know what at least you're being honest and now you're gonna get all the tweets from clevelanders Well done. Uh, we're going to the western conference because shams it's time for you to drop some knowledge on us, please What do you got? So jay crowder, he's a guy that still remains without a resolution on his future He spent some time away from the team throughout training camp throughout preseason and the suns yesterday actually listed him Inactive to start the season. I'm told they have still remained in discussions with teams that are interested in jay crowder The uh the atlanta hawks are one team that has engaged With the suns i'm told in the last several weeks to try to get a deal done for jay crowder to bring him in With treyong de jonte murray and john collins But no deal has happened is going to be interesting to see how the suns and what the suns necessarily want for a guy That that started for them that they envisioned having a role on this team They're they're one 115 and 39 with him in the lineup in the last year This is a big piece that they're gonna start the year without tomorrow night Those are those are big numbers channeler. You played with the guy and as a fan of the game I I want to see him somewhere. What do you make of this story? Yeah, uh, you want jay crowder on your team. He's one of those intangible pieces where he can defend He can knock down shots. He's an awesome dude Uh, and he brings that level of toughness You know to your team that not a lot of teams happen with everything going on with the ownership with the suns Now I can see jay Literally not playing until server is forced to sell the team where there's a change of management or something He's he's a principal dude. He's tough as nails and he doesn't take shit from anybody So I can definitely Um, I would love to see him in atlanta. Honestly, he's one those are one of those young teams I could use a vet in the locker room and on the floor Like a jay crowder, but yeah, man. He's he's a great dude and and and he's a principal guy. So I I can't see You can't see him playing in phoenix. Uh, you know this year until there's a change there So he's not gonna kd the trade request. That's that's good enough Here's the problem So I don't know how much juice he has and on the on the trading block You know, I mean valuable to your team, but yeah, I don't I don't I think he's a great fit on a lot of other teams But I don't I don't see him staying in phoenix But guys, let's look at like the year that the suns have had games. You have the eighton situation You have the robert sarver situation. You have the jay crowder situation They've I don't know if tumultuous is the right word. I don't even know if this is a rocky You know the last few months. I mean they've they've gone through it. And so I it's tough You know looking at this team and seeing this being an upward trajectory I'm I'm definitely curious chan those thoughts like if you're a player On that team and you're dealing with one thing after another the game seven loss the eighton situation This the him coming out saying I haven't spoken to mine. He wins. Then he says he has It's it's a lot. I'm sure for a locker room and a player and especially star players to deal with It's a lot. It's a lot and it seemed like eight. Yeah, you can tell deandre eighton He's disgruntled employee going to that gym every day. And that's just not good for the It's not good for them around the dude saying he's not talking to the head coach like clearly He wants smoke. He wants to be he's pissed it in the contract Yeah, I I think chris paul is a year older I think this is a team kind of like dallas that's going to take a step back. I love their young players So I love cam. I love the kill bridges But I just don't see them kind of being that force that they've been This this year It's crazy to me because all of that drama is self-imposed Like it's just it's all in-house. It's all internal It's things that a lot of it could have been avoided with choices that were done differently The starboard thing is obviously it's its own special entity that's that's gross on a lot of levels But eddie, what were you gonna say? I was just saying I was wondering Just how much the eighton thing is gonna linger because he can be traded at some point in this year and and he also holds some control over that as well and Yo, when you get benched in a playoff game that you absolutely need to win and you're a starter on your team And that's bad that for the whole row to see that's bad and it lingered all summer It's like, yeah, he got his money and and he got what he felt he was due But that has to be something there and then you obviously you had the thing with j same thing and and then chris paul chris paul is just He's a personality to deal with There's a lot there that feels combustible. There's a lot of talent as well We'll see we'll see what the season goes on Shoms could eighton be dealt like I mean, it's it's I mean, I guess it could be but could he do you see it happening? It's just a tough price, right? Like they they they made efforts to try to get kevin durant when kevin durant asked for a trade and phoenix was obviously a suitor That made sense for him and a desired spot for him But any deal that had a construct of deandre eighton Um, mckell bridges came johnson the nests just were not interested in any of those parts in a deal for kevin durant from everything I was told so that's what was what made the deal difficult and if the and for the sons if you're trying to move a guy like deandre eighton you want a player like kevin durant you want a Bradley be like a top shelf star player. You're not going to trade deandre eighton to trade him So that's the part that makes it difficult. That's the part. It's very hard to find value for that So he's going to be trade eligible starting in mid january if if things are not going well this year in phoenix If he's continuing Possibly to show that this is not a good fit for him. Then maybe you look at doing something He's just right now hard to see a price that matches and makes sense It's also Oh, sorry I'm very restricted free agent It's different when you have to go and get a contract from someone else and then have your team match it and then go back into that facility No one they could just Contract in the beginning So I think that also has a lot of the frustration with him where Listen, you could just pay me on one of the best young big centers in the league Like and they made him go out and get it. So I think that obviously has a lot to do with it as well It's different. If they were just giving that contract. I don't know how pissed off he'd be right now still Uh, I was ready for life petty. No There was no offer. He had to shop and get one and then had that match It wasn't like they sat at the table and just were close and not close enough There was nothing and so I can't think of a real world scenario where it's like Yeah, my job doesn't want me but they were forced to take me back. So now we're going to just make it work There's there's nothing to compare to that Petty and we'll see and we'll see what comes comes comes comes out of this but cam johnson also was not extended Um, this is two years in a row where the sun's had a guy that's going to enter restricted free agency They could not reach agreement on a deal uh based on their offers And meanwhile these guys are looking around the league and guys are signing extensions left and right We are not done. We've got a lot more including how the san antonio spurs could make the playoffs There's a chance when we come back and run it back Welcome back, this is run it back We got shams chandler eddie and it's time to talk a little western conference right now as we begin the season today fresh Everybody's equal warriors and clippers are the two favorites to come out of the west So I we've talked a lot about the warriors, but we haven't talked a lot about the clippers and there are some pretty high expectations. So What is I mean, this is gonna be a hard one The one thing that you think the clippers are missing or maybe they've added that could put them in the running to really take out The warriors chandler. What do you think? Uh, when you look at the clippers, they're so talented. It's it's health of their two stars It's it's kawaii and paul george being able to play um Can play deep into the playoffs if john wall can be anything that he was with the wizards That's a plus. Um, and when they're healthy guys like norman pal reggie jackson This is one of the deeper teams in the league. I love tylu as a coach Um, you know, I think this is outside of the warriors. I do. I agree. I think this is the team to be Um, and I think it's gonna be a really really fun season for you. I just hope we can see that healthy kawaii and pg When they're healthy, this team is this team is going to be at the top of western conference You you can see why this team is so tantalizing for a lot of people They're built in a way to be variable in many ways. They can play big. They can play small They can play a bunch of wings. They can Play from the high post. They can play on the baseline. They can spread out with a bunch of shooters They just have to stay healthy and then on top of that we have to see what their point guards are going to give them Reggie's been great the last few years But like like you mentioned, we don't know what john wall is and we'll find out and there's there's Murmurs that he may start And he feels like he's ready to go But we're talking about a guy who has not played a lot of basketball the last couple years And they need him to be great because they want to contend and they want to win a title Their window is small. Their guys are old. They've dealt with a bunch of leg issues And they they're gonna be on their backs all year So yeah, I mean, I think they're one of those teams much like the Celtics Look, they're gonna rest guys. They're not really gonna be worried about seating. Maybe get top four But they're not gonna push it But as we get to april they're gonna lock it and they're gonna be ready And you know, if they if they can handle the point guard situation and they figure out what to do with a staff Curry of some of those slashers like that They're they'll be a good spot Shoms, I wanted to ask you the decision makers when adding a guy like john wall. What are they expecting? What's the plan John wall, I mean when he looked at him last year, he did not uh, he did not spend any time around the team You know when you when I think the biggest thing was just how much in shape He was and I think that they went out saw him got a grasp of what what type of work he's been doing So with someone like john wall who hasn't played in the last year plus Is just seeing what shape you're in and are you able to come in and contribute? And so he showed during preseason that he can play. I'm not really worried about their guards their wings I'm curious their their center depth, you know zubach at times has dealt with injuries Um, how much depth do they have behind him at center? Do they end up playing small a lot of the time? But koai pg those two guys staying healthy That's gonna be the biggest thing We know the torn acl for koai and paul george Missed the playing game last year due to due to covid protocols So there it always seems to be something But hopefully this team can put together a full healthy campaign because they should be a team that they can win a champ And I want to remind you guys for the whole season I'm picking koai Leonard as my mbp and because when it happens. I want all of the props So It's not a bad pick at all when he's right. No, he looks like the best player in the world Yeah, we remember that game in Dallas Like he's done that 20 different times. So I'd love to see it Yeah, I have a love hate with koai broke our hearts But I've forgiven him and now I'm moving on back to being a fan So it's totally fine. Uh moving over to the Denver nuggets I I if you had to ask me who's the one player I hear talking heads argue about most It's nikola yokic. It's either they're all in or they think he's just a little bit overhyped Which I think is ridiculous But do we not respect the devour nuggets and specifically him as much as we're supposed to be I want to hear a challenge first as a player Yeah, yeah, we can go to that I think the nuggets the nuggets are a fun dark horse team and I think the with yokic As a player too, he plays the game so beautifully. He passes the ball So well and he gets the respect from the analytics guys around the league But definitely doesn't get looked at the way like a two-time MVP should for whatever reason that is It's almost looking at like Steve Nash's MVPs Um, it's just different. I I don't understand why Um, but I love their team. I think they look like the you know the team of the future Before Jamal Murray got hurt Um, and I think if they healthy Guys like bones highland and kcp guys like that. They're gonna fill those roles with the guys they lost I think they have a very very good chance to come out of the west and and that would be kind of my fun dark horse pick but Yeah, jokers doesn't get the love that He should as a two-time MVP Uh, I agree with everything shalom said I saw this team in the bubble. I saw how great jamal murray is when he's healthy I saw nicole yoke and michael porter jr. As he was ascending to me It's it's how does michael porter jr. Take the next step in his career and does he stay healthy because jamal murray's back nicole yoke is good. Um, so does mpj take the next step in his career They have erin gordon too. They they got erin gordon once they got him that was pretty jamal murray acl And I think and I know in talking to people around the organization at that point tim connelly Which now the president of minnesota, he really felt like that team was ready and destined to try to win a championship that year They just had made it to the conference finals They're on the cusp and then jamal murray has the acl erin gordon's there now. He looks really good so far this pre So far in preseason So I think this team has all the makings. It's just about what does michael porter jr. Uh, what kind of step does he take this year to me I think michael porter is a huge part of it and a name channeler mentioned as well bones highland A player a lot of you know bagged twitter. They're excited about they love watching this guy play uh, but The loss of will barton is used for that team They relied on him so much for a lot of secondary offense when yokas had to go to the bands a lot of their slashing kick stuff Can bones do that? Can he shoot well enough to make up that that loss? of I think he can but that's a lot of weight to put on a second year guy He's in a good spot to with jamal back finally and then michael porter Doing what he does on offense. He's just a pure bucket That he'll have a chance to ease into that role, but it'll matter in april. It'll matter in may It's going to make a huge difference for them. I think for me the reason I asked channeler and the reason, you know As fans we kind of brag on yokas I don't know that he can anchor a championship defense I don't know you could win the west with a team that's going to have to play drop defense going to not be able to switch on picks um, that always worries me but He's one of those guys like players love him and then fans love to pick him apart And he's like the constantly guy like like som said He's not really respected that much as a two-time mvp and his numbers are gaudy. His numbers are insane it's like as a picture of big athletic like, you know Ob threat shop blocking center and yokage isn't that so I think people just You know, even though he plays the game, like I said, so beautiful. He's basically another point card out there It's just not We see at the five spot, you know And but I mean it's you got to respect it the guy's unbelievable, right two timers like come on man It's probably time. Uh timberwolves. They they made some moves. Um They're going a little bit old school with the two big men and it's either going to work and be great Or it's going to be a disaster. It seems to be the overall consensus So do you think cat and gobear can co exist? Chandler you first Yeah, I feel like I should start here since I picked cat as my dark horse and They better coexist, but uh, no, I think I think you know towns can shoot the That's going to be huge for him to be able to really spread the floor and almost be a stretch for with his body with his size We all know what rudy can do defensively and then with those two guards Uh, I think they should have a good year. I think they should have played off, you know Aspirations and I think I know a championship is a little bit of a stretch, but yeah, I think those are two of the Best bigs in the league and obviously it's it's going to take some time to get used to in chemistry and You know know the offense and play with those guards, but yeah, I think with the with cat's ability to stretch the floor and knock down shots If he does that as a high clip, I think it's going to work great Yeah, I think it's on cat. I think it's on cat as well. Like we know what rudy is there's not much changing what rudy is he's not going to be Uh guarding guys on the perimeter too. Well, he can he can do it in the right times He's not going to be spreading the floor. He's going to occupy block. He's going to occupy a baseline So it's on cat to adjust his game a little bit If you remember that 73 win warriors team the last team to beat them was the wolves They they handed them their last loss and it was like this athletic defensive team That's flying all over the place and cat was at the at the head of that snake. So If he can channel that yeah, but he's such a quirky player He seems to want to play on the perimeter even though he's 70 tall and that's cool But it's gonna a lot of it's gonna depend on him. I think Anthony Edwards. He's ready to make another leap as well so They can be a strong I wouldn't say contender but they give me a strong playoff team and and really give somebody a run Okay, if you're seven feet tall, this is one of my things Why would you want to play on the perimeter? Don't you just want to crush faces? And just do what seven feet gives you I I will never understand it and you guys are going to hear me Blast this all year long and I'm sorry ahead of time. Chandler. Don't smile There's nothing like it. There's nothing like a jumper in somebody's face. There's nothing He's the best shooter of all time. So, you know, he's he's he's got to prove it on a daily basis I was seven feet tall. I'd own the world shams. Thank you. We will see you tomorrow But the three of us are not done because I'm gonna I'm gonna remind you there's a chance the spurs Can win it all kind of we'll talk about it when we run it back next So action network put out a list of players who received the highest Percentage, that's the very important word here of negative tweets and there they are Marcus smart jay mongreen bam out of bio trey young and jimmy butler Um, I think this was surprising Again, it's percentage because they had other lists, but are you guys surprised by that list at all? I demand a recount Right, what do bad do? Like what do we do and the names that aren't on that list that I I don't know where this list Came from to be honest with you. I think it's a little janky, but Right, some of them some of them make sense, but like bam and like Jammer and like I don't see them being like We're rushing where's russ and kairi? I will say this though with jimmy butler I get it after he grew So the dreads on this summer. I I understand him being on the list. That makes sense No, and the trey young I get it. There's there's for sure And and he's not very likable on the court and he's talking trash but bam Bam is to me is perplexing. I I mean again, it's percentages because they also had a list on the players with the highest Number total number and and this made more sense because lebron james is at the top of that I could see that happening jammer and I really can't figure that out But that's the list that also has your kevin doray at your kairi your james harden. So it's you know It's get chris paul. I could see him angering a bunch of fans Chandler, I don't know if you still read your ads or your dms or your messages. Um, but at its worst. What have you gotten? Uh overpaid Oh, that was me that was me tweeting that at you. I'm so sorry Yeah, um Yeah, it's it's they're never really good. It's but when you're make when you're on a big contract Especially and you get hurt or you're not playing. Well, you're pretty much hearing it from every road fan and your home fans So it's never I'll take overpaid over overpaid works. I'll take that one Overpaid is Thank you. I feel like you're winning no matter what so there you go Um new segment because they're all new this one called so you're saying there's a chance and I'm gonna name a team No pressure, but you guys have to tell me if there's a chance and it can be even a remote chance That they make the playoffs. Okay. It's not that big a deal spurs They're first who wants to take this one and be careful Come on Chandler. Just because I took down the cat mvp thing Listen this they're not gonna make the playoffs because simply they don't want to make the playoffs And by the way, there's this best draft prospect in the last decade sitting ready to be ready to be taken so I just don't think they want to make the playoffs, which is why I don't think I love that pop got on the podium and said We're not winning the title this year. Don't don't start don't start with me. So yeah, I'm gonna go. No I'm gonna go. No, and uh, I'm gonna I got them as my favorite for the number one pick And it makes complete sense. This is the year to do it. They've done it before they've done it masterfully before Had a 20 year legend. Let's get another one. Let's make it happen again Dang right. I know it And by the way, that's just pop being brutally honest. I think it's charming. Uh, the jazz That's a team that's completely unrecognizable from what it's been. So what kind of chance are we looking at there? But yeah, just to make the playoffs Chandler with the extra two spots this year. Did the play-in count? I count it. I count it But but Danny ain't clearly doesn't want to he clearly wants to Lose he wants to beat pop in this race. Uh, but uh, yeah, I guess there's a there's a chance They make the play-in and there's been a ton of injuries and everybody else is tanking. Yeah, there's a there's a shot The only thing with with them They still don't want to make the playoffs either. I think they're on the same wave as the spurs But they're a lot of teams that are tanking this year But no, I don't think the jazz have any chance of making the playoffs Dang, okay. So that's over. Uh, kind of The kings sacramento What kind of a chance is there a chance? Wait, yes Yes, you're saying there's a chance here. They're different. Okay, they're different because they have the talent They have sabonis. They have fox. They add guys like kevin herder They have like the longest streak in the history of sports of not making the playoffs They got the new arena. They want to make the playoffs. They probably want the number one pick as well but I think In their talent I think they can sneak into that, you know, playing game bottom half Better than some of these other teams in the western conference Yeah, as a sacramento native as somebody who's won on the record and called this the worst organization in sports I actually didn't make the playoffs this year. They're extra motivated. They like channel is it they have talent on that team Keegan murray He's the guy we picked to win rookie of the year And with the mariners finally going to the playoffs You cannot be the last team to go on the playoffs in the continental united states So it's time Get the nine seed win some playing games. Let's go kings. Come on Okay. Okay. Okay. Last one last one. Okay c who's been in this position for a minute now No They might lose 70 games they they're not here to play into your basketball this year Chat and victor next year if they do with the number one pick though, though No, I And you know what they aren't good at all, but they do have these young pieces. So No chance At all But I I would love to see them get to number one pick because then their future would be crazy This is way too many teams buying for the number one pick. I don't like it It's more likely we see sga on another team then we see them win 15 games. So No, there's no way. Well, that's good. That's gonna do it for us guys We'll be back tomorrow though. Enjoy the games tonight and there's a bunch more on wednesday. See that You