 It is our last episode of the season in pants today, hella optional, run it back starts now run it up, run it back, run it up, run it back, run it back Happy Monday morning, our final of the season hard to believe it is coming gone so quickly gentlemen, I'm going to say good morning to you all is everyone feeling peppy and happy and excited to say goodbye at the end of this bad boy? Oh wow, there it is. Stadium Insider, Shamsrania, Chandler P coming from almost what looks like the same place kind of creepy and Eddie Gonzalez from his his home on the east coast and guys I thought we were going to come in today and just sort of go down memory lane and laugh and we will eventually but then NBA never ever takes a day off so much happening over the weekend and we get started with the Bradley Beale trade it seemed to be so quick Shams tell us how it went down so last week when Bradley Beale and the Wizards began working on finding him a trade because the Wizards clearly moving toward a rebuild they started working together on finding him a home the Phoenix Suns aggressively went after Bradley Beale I'm told from James Jones to Frank Vogel their new head coach to Matt Ishby to Josh Barleson their CEO and owner and then you have even players I'm told even Kevin Durant Devin Booker recruited Bradley Beale and there were conversations with both Beale his wife Kamaya and at the end of the day the Phoenix Suns ended up getting Bradley Beale a three-time all-star for a handful of second round picks a couple of draft swaps they trade away Chris Paul as well as Landry Shamit did not have a future long-term with that organization from a talent perspective it's a no brainer I think the only way this deal happens is because Bradley Beale has a no trade clause that's literally the only reason he wound up in Phoenix so Miami, Milwaukee, Sacramento there were other teams even besides those I'm told that made bids made offers and Washington I'm told had better offers on the table but at the end of the day Bradley Beale got the pickest choice pick where he wanted to go and now you have Kevin Durant Devin Booker, Bradley Beale, Deon Raiden they have $160 million committed into those four players is going to make roster building difficult you're going to really be limited just to minimum players but this team is all in on the championship clearly and that goes from Matt Ishvia, James Jones, Frank Bogle above all else this team is all in but this next season to win a championship at any cost clearly yeah there were a lot of jokes over the weekend of maybe we all get a shot to play coming off the bench for Phoenix but look as far as the trade itself Chandler who are you giving the better grade to let me let's really think about this trade for one second and I understand the no trade clause was a huge deal breaker here and they wanted him off the books and they're going into reset and tank mode but you mean to tell me this is the best you can get for Brad Beale when Rudy Gobert just got five first round picks Paul George got seven with some swap picks Chris Paul I think got two first round picks in 2019 with some swaps and this is what you get you send them to Phoenix for basically dead weight and some a few second round picks it's a brutal trade for me and I understand this is hard with the no trade clause and Brad had a lot to do with this and obviously he wanted to pick but you don't want to send him to Miami for Lowry and Duncan Robinson and actual picks that you're going to you're going to use there's no way Chris Paul is going to go to the Washington Wizards and play Landry Sham is the care on this trade like it just it really doesn't make sense to me and I understand that they're tanking and I understand the reset and this guy is trying to build this team like Sam Presti is in Oklahoma City but I think the real winner here is Josh Bartelstein which who don't know is the CEO of the Phoenix Suns who's the son of Mark Bartelstein who runs George who's Brad Beal's agent what a father on Father's Day that this guy just did for his son because this could arguably be the worst trade I've ever seen going from the Washington Wizards side but listen good for Brad Beal if I'm him I would have rather went to Miami but you load up with those two guys and Devin Booker and Kevin Durant they obviously need to get a bench here but it's a great start because that trio over any other trio but they won this trade and it's not even close I don't know what the Wizards are doing that is the thing Eddie as Shoms mentioned it that Miami was on the board Milwaukee's on the board Kings were on the board Bradley Beal going to Phoenix what would have been the better choice are you good with him going there I'm obviously picking Phoenix I mean to be serious honest out of all of the situations I think Miami is right there Milwaukee is very interesting but this is a lifestyle choice this is he had a no trade clause he got to pick the city they're all great opportunity Sacramento would have been a great opportunity depending on the package they give up but he's closer to home for his wife and their children it's not all the ruckus you get with Miami he picked Phoenix he picked a great basketball situation as well and again shout out to the ball scenes and I'm sure that made communication easier for them but this was all about the no trade clause to me he controlled everything there I'm sure the Wizards wanted more first round picks or first round picks at all I'm sure the Wizards wanted more assets they could play today I'm sure the Wizards wanted a much better trade but the fact that they gave him a no trade clause a year ago when they put him into this contract they did not have to do he was eligible for it he's the only player with a true no trade clause in the NBA he created this entire situation for them this is a player who many people around the league were waiting for them to trade for the last three years when he was expiring when he was coming up on the Super Max when it was time to sign the Super Max everybody was assuming they would trade him they would get him out of town they would move on from that situation everybody knew they were not going to pay him $60 million in four years and they still did it they did it all anyway and they gave him no trade clause and this is the result of all that and this is their prize you play silly games you get silly prizes but as far as the fit I think he's a great fit in Phoenix I think look obviously like Sons mentioned they have a ton of roster spots they need to fill I think they have five contracted players as of right now and you know some free agent holds and the rest of that but they have to fill an entire roster with essentially nothing to do and the second tax-aper nobody knows if it's this year next year whatever either way they're up against it they can only spend so much money very curious to see what they do going forward everybody's wondering if they're going to trade Aten and turn him into two useful players or ideally three they're strapped but you get those three players who can create the baskets they can create and this is the team that got the closest to the Nuggets there's no banner for that they don't have a parade for that but they won two games rest of Nuggets down two starters there's something there with Devin Booker and Kevin Durant and now you have Bradley Bale who can also handle the ball who can also play make for that team they have a great foundation yes they have to fill the rest of the roster but this is not a bad situation at all for Brad I think he picked the best option of the four that is some good agenting by the way to have all of that in that contract and be the only guy that had it is Papa Barrelstein doing a good job look when they added Kevin Durant the odds for the Phoenix Suns last year went up really really quickly now they've added Bradley Bale are they title favorites Chandler well it depends what they do with that bench that the guys just hit on right like they have the best we're saying they have the best starting five I don't even know who that fifth starter is is it a Kogi is it campaign do they find a way to get CP3 back there and take less and take a buyout or get waived or whatever that situation is going to look like but yeah you immediately become the best trio in the NBA and basketball wise I can't think of a better fit between these three guys that can all create all knocked shots down when you hear Devin Booker talking about last year he's never had this many open looks KD got there he's going to get even more now because now you have another creator another shop maker Brad Bale can really stretch the floor here and he's a guy that we haven't talked about a lot because he's in Washington just not getting any love there this kid is a Hooper he can create he's strong he's one of the better shooters in the NBA and they're going to present a lot of challenges to defenses this coming season but it is this is where I'm assuming they're hoping to get some better in guys that are going to take less money and kind of make that bench what it's going to become because you see this year you need to have a strong bench you at least need to go 7-8 deep to give these starters a rest and you got to factor in injuries and you got to factor in foul trouble and right now they have zero bench so it's going to be interesting but yes this makes them a contender this makes them the best offensive team in the NBA this makes them the best duo the best trio you want to look at it they are right there to to compete but they're going to have to really you know level out their roster shams that that's that's the question they have no money seemingly left for a bench and a lot of questions at point guard do you have answers to any of that well we can start at point guard I think right now you look at this roster Devin Booker you think you would assume is going to play a much bigger role at point guard I don't know if he's going to be the starting point guard but definitely being a ball handler main ball handler but definitely him Brad Biel Kevin Durant they can all ball handle initiate the offense get other teammates involved they can make other players around them better so I think they all have the capability to do it I would look at Devin Booker those the guy that can actually do it full time potentially at that point guard position but I think even bigger than that right now they have Deandre Aten on the roster and I think there's a pathway for him to move forward and be that fourth option for them be the starting center for them but I'm told the Suns even in the out of this trade they've been getting calls on Deandre Aten I think that is a market we'll see how that develops but right now he's there and I think this trade did at least give them flexibility you keep him or you could move as well if the right opportunity the right fit you get multiple players could come back but ma'am curious going back to Chandler like you played on a few star studded teams this trio can you like how there's only one basketball how are these three guys that have been ball dominant have been scores how do they make it work well I think Brad Biel is the perfect guy for that right because he is an unselfish player he wants to win now at this point he's been losing for his entire career in Washington he's never had another costar let alone two costars like this where he's literally the third option you go from the first option to the third option that's going to be difficult at times but knowing him I know him very well and I know his family you know obviously he's a gator he this guy he's ready to win it's all he hasn't really done in his career and I think he's a perfect fit I think when you have Kevin Durant going ISO and you have Brad Biel in the other corner and Devin Booker in the other corner there's no just magic philosophy on how to stop this and what I like about these three guys they all try to defend and they all have potential to defend so it's not like what is talking about this offensive juggernaut these guys can have the potential to be very very good defensively too so I listen I think it's great for him I think again I think Barleson had a lot to do with this and there could have been a couple other situations that were just as good but you go now we're talking about being contender so we'll see what happens but the bench is going to be huge I'd love to see Chris Paul come back here I think he would be super valuable at this stage of his career what he brings to the table is exactly what they need a floor general a facilitator there's a way to make that happen I would do that with a flash if I was SBO but yeah you're looking at the best trio going into next season it's not even close there are so many opinions floating around right now about CP3 they were before this trade they are now after this trade what happens to CP3 shams for now the Wizards are going to try to see if they can flip him to a third team and I think a couple teams to keep an eye on the Clippers the Warriors those are two teams that did discuss prior to this trade going down there was also another construct where John Collins would have ended up in Phoenix Chris Paul could have ended up on a 13 like San Antonio or Houston from what I was hearing but the bottom line is I think this trade was a win for Chris Paul 30 million dollars guaranteed for next year rather get that money guaranteed than being waived outright which would have only guaranteed him 15 million dollars so he walks away from this season from next year's salary with at least 30 million dollars and now Wizards are going to see it can we go get a second round pick from somewhere can we get an asset could we maybe get a young player that we like so I would expect that process to continue over the course of this week hey Eddie CP3 best fit anywhere where are you putting them I think the Clippers are the best fit for him and a reunion there if he's hoping for it and and that's a team that's obviously been mentioned is great for him I think this is where she be all the contenders could could could benefit from having Chris Paul either starting for them or coming off their bench I think the heat are very interesting and they have other things going on right now to to figure out but I also think the Warriors are very interesting and then everybody wants to hear the one team that he didn't go to in 2012 and now 11 years later maybe course corrects the Lakers I also think would be a great fit Chris Paul can shoot he can run an offense he can defend point guards when need be Florida general he get your offense going he's still a good player was he a 30 million dollar player I don't know but if you're getting him on the vet men because he got bought out that's different what I am wondering though if you're the Clippers don't you just play chicken just a little bit and dare the the wizards to keep him going to the season or cut him going forward why give up 30 million dollars in salary to match that trade and bring him back when you can wait and maybe get him for the vet men and slide them right into your team if I'm one of those other teams I'm waiting to see what happens with that that's not bad I like that Chandler's nodding I like that that is some some cutthroat agent team going on right there Eddie well done or GMing I guess so we thought it would happen Friday night it happened a little earlier in the day but we finally got some John new shams how did we get here 25 game suspension for John Moran that's 30% of the season he's going to lose about 8 million dollars without pay he's going to rule him out for the major awards MVP all NBA and there also will be a reinstatement process that he's going to have to go through there's going to be a process conditions that the league is going to want to see him fulfill before they lift and let him get back on the floor but one thing with that is I'm told John Moran will be fully a part of the reinstatement process so really is going to be upon what initiative he's going to take to make sure that he lets the league and lets everyone know that this time around it's not going to be like what it was before remember he meets Adam Silver tells Adam Silver won't happen again seem very contrite with everyone very open very honest and then two months later the same thing happens and I think now like Adam Silver said basketball is going to take a back seat there was a Denver club incident there was an incident in Indy with the laser pointer with people in his camp you have incidents in Memphis then you have the twice in three months incident with the brandishing of the weapons so John Moran Grizzlies the PA the league planning to work together hopefully seeing back on the court sometime in December I mean I would start with dropping the narrative that was a toy gun that might be something in the right direction that's stupid but 25 games Chandler we had so many guesses everything from that to the full season how did you feel about what they ended up on I think it's somewhat fair I think it easily could have been more and when you look again when you look at the loss financially he's had it's major and we're talking maybe 50-60 million dollars total with the 25 games Automac eliminates him from the all NBA the MVP the eight games last year and this puts the Grizzlies in a real struggle to start next season but listen this is such a situation where it's not the suspension that's going to fix John Moran it's not the loss of money it's not the fake therapy rehab he went to last year in Florida this is him looking in the mirror and becoming a man and growing up and changing on his own and realizing that I'm a role model I'm a father I'm so much more than what I'm portraying on Instagram and I agree I think coming out and saying the gun was fake is is bullshit and I think that he's again just deflecting and he's coming up with these excuses of what really happened he needs to own this he needs to change he needs to grow up he needs to get new friends there's a lot of other things that he needs to do that are going to help him personally which will help him in his career like Sean just said basketball needs to be a backseat for him right now he's got major changes mentally and spiritually or however you want to look at it but he's got to change because he is in the midst of ruining a crazy career and potentially he has that is life changing and he's blowing it so it's just going to come down to him and if he wants to change and if not we're going to see the same thing again and we're going to make the jokes and the memes and this kid's career is going to be over and it's going to be very very sad but I think this is a fair suspension I think if something were to happen again which is even crazy to say I think he's done I think there's no way a team can touch him I think he's out of the NBA but this is a good start and I hope he figures it out because he's such a talent and he's so good and he's one of the top three players in the world that must see TV but he's ruining his career and he's ruining his life and he needs to change and I hope he does right now he's building the documentary you don't want to have as a professional athlete like that's where we're headed that is the path right now one hell of a documentary but not a good one Eddie did you expect something bigger or 25 games good for you it's a carefully crafted NBA suspension because it removes him from all NBA contention and takes the super max off the table for him and get some back in time for the biggest NBA day of the year it's just Christmas knowing they just got smoked by the NFL last year and NFL wants to have NFL games on Christmas again this year so yeah they did it exactly how they want but I want to echo what you said Michelle before we get over this the fact that their defense was it's a lighter like that makes it all stupider that doesn't make it better it makes it dumber you're flexing a lighter gun like that's just that's your thing like you look way worse you're ten times worse you said it just said it was the biggest gun in the house that we had or whatever to say it's a lighter like now you're dumber than you were before I'm so irritated by that so I'm with you Michelle that was that was ridiculous thank you it's just the dumbest thing I've ever heard drop those stupid excuses and figure it out big news this week of course is Thursday it is the draft and the rumblings of possible big-time trades ahead of time are happening shams what can you tell us so I mean the thing that I definitely have my own or the New Orleans Pelicans and we spoke about it last week they wanted top two or three pick to go get scoot Henderson well they get scoot Henderson you have to get and I think you know two two guys for sure that you have to think about Brandon Ingram sign was those the two types of players the archetypes of guys that can go get you a top pick the hornest from what I'm told they prefer a guy like Brandon Ingram over Zion Williamson so we'll see between now and Thursday I don't think the pelicans are there quite yet I don't think they've made formal offers yet but clearly there's interest in getting a top pick and we'll see what transpires over the coming days do we like this talk Taylor I mean look I feel like they're close I feel like this is a team that we were talking about with the future's bright beginning next year with the players they have was Zion healthy with Willie Green and it feels like it's a bit of a step back kind of unloading Brandon Ingram or Zion and and going to the future with a guy like Scoot who can possibly be very good but as far as a win now I think it's the step back but listen if this kid's going to pan out to be as good as people think then then then why not but if I'm them I'm not ready to give up on Zion yet I would rather put an Ingram in that trade the Zion because he's shown us when he's healthy which is rare he's 10 player in the NBA but it's interesting I can see it going either way here and if and for your Mariah Mills update she has tweeted already this morning I just want to make sure I do my job as a journalist shams we're going to take a quick break with you we'll see you later on at the end of the show when we come back we got to figure out which teams already are hitting the panic button to figure out a way to beat the reigning champ nuggets and run it back returns a championship we're not done yet we're some greedy bastards baby we're some greedy bastards we're getting another one and I'm out and I'm out there was fireball the parade had a little bit of everything I was big fan yes that was the Denver Nuggets head coach of course Michael and he said they're greedy and they want more and now it's time for everybody in the west to hit the panic button to figure out what do we do well we're going to start with the Lakers are you hitting the panic button on the Lakers Chandler before I answer this JB Bicker staff is my favorite coach this guy is a close second really off just his interviews and his parade and how drunk he was this guy is incredible Lakers slightly I am listen at the trade deadline they gave me some hope last year that they made some good moves they got younger they got talent they got shooting the only problem is there are two core guys are the Bron James who's aging and is going to be a year older and Anthony Davis the same thing always seems to be hurt so yes I'm slightly panicked just because of those reasons but also you are the Lakers and you do are going to get free agents and you have the biggest market and so there's always going to be light at the end of the tunnel and again it depends what they do this summer if they're able to re-sign these guys do they bring the Angelo Russell back do they re-sign Austin Reeves really hot you more they have a lot of questions but I think they can put together a contending team next year with what they currently have but yeah it's a little scary knowing that your everything LeBron is possibly on his last year there with the whole brawny situation looming and where he goes and and you're really banking on Anthony Davis to be fully healthy for a year so I am slightly panicking but they still have a little bit of I'm going to go the other way and slightly not panic they had put together a roster this year on the fly that was championship level and yes they got swept by the eventual champions I understand that but Matt's everything in this league and the way they handled the Warriors was very impressive the way they handled the Grizzlies was a contender all year long was very impressive there's a good team in here somewhere I made their case last week under Frank Vogel who is obviously coaching the Phoenix Suns but I'll make it again Anthony Davis and LeBron James are the proven playoff performers Anthony Davis may be the best defensive player in the league he was absolutely ridiculous this this postseason it just so happens that Nicola Jokic is also equally ridiculous if not more on offense and that's what you end up with but they put together a nice roster against them they have some flexibility they're going to be buyout market favorites and they have LeBron they have LeBron and if he can remain healthy if they can figure out a plan to get him as healthy as possible going into the playoffs we can see what they can do it's tough to pick against him if we're out of seven games it's just tough to pick against him so I'm not hitting the panic button just yet they do have to add some pieces but everybody does the Denver Nuggets have to add some pieces and figure out some stuff they're probably losing Jeff Green they're probably losing Bruce Brown despite what they said at the parade so they have holes they have to fill as well so everybody does the Lakers just as well I think Darwin Hans are really good coach they have good answers and they will be a contender going into the next season now they have to keep Bruce Brown when you're drunk on a stage in front of a lot of people that counts Bruce keep me yeah you gotta stick around there's no way around it Eddie you can just go to the Warriors who have been just sort of a bizarre story for the last season what are you doing with them are you hitting the panic button it's the team I am hitting the panic button on they're a long time GM president whatever his title was he was running everything they slot in Mike Dunleavy who's been a huge part of what they've done but does not have the experience that Bob Myers has they have an entire roster to figure out they have a schism right in the middle of their roster with Jordan Poole and Draymond Green really Jordan Poole and everybody it seems and they have that major question they have to answer and I would not be surprised if there are a lot of Draymond Green and Jordan Poole suitors this off season so they will have the opportunity to actually make that decision to let Draymond walk to find somebody to trade Jordan Poole for but they have a lot to answer there they have a lot of depth issues there it sounds like Jonathan Kominga is on his way out it's kind of turnover so in that sense with that much turnover I'm going to say yes I'm hitting the panic button but this is coming from the guy who all year long said I'm not worried about the Warriors I'm not worried about the Warriors and then they lost I would think I was with you too are you hitting the panic button yeah I am and it just feels like everybody is getting better and everybody is getting younger and this is this team this era is on the down slide and I was panicked the minute that punch was thrown I think that's something that's not fixable I think the chemistry the morale in that locker room is lost I think they've got to move one of those two guys with them to have success next season or this is just going to be looming over there it's going to be the black cloud over them all season long until they figure that out but again I'm panic but they still have that dude right there and they can ride him till the wheels fall off and he's going to lead them to the playoffs next year no matter what they do and then they're going to be in the hunt because Steph Curry is that good but yeah I'm panic because they have a lot of decisions to make too Mike Dunleavy has never been in this situation before I love him I think he's going to be great it's tough, he's seeing all the decisions to make do they pay clay, do they pay Dremont do they get off Jordan Pulse somehow are they going to give up on cominga already they already got off Wiseman so like kind of the future pieces one of them's already gone so I'm panic a little bit just because again everyone seems to be making moves everyone's getting better and this team is kind of stuck in the mud giving up their assets and getting older day by day who would have thunk it that we'd be here You know I'm starting with you here. Panic button time for the maps. You know I'm not panicking here, but you have Luca Donkage, who is arguably the top five player in the NBA. You have a chance to lock up Kyrie Irving. I am, I'll tell you this. I'm panicking like nobody's business if they don't resign Kyrie Irving this summer. I don't care the hoopla, the didn't work. They're going to resign him this summer and then they're going into next season with a strong duo and they still have pieces like Jaden Hardy, Josh Green. They have those assets that they can look to get rid of and to add to their team or something like Clint Capella, Deandre Hayton, that could be a fit here. But it's just, it's classic mavericks. It's teams, they need a makeover. They need to change some things up. They need a new arena. I hate their jerseys. Like there's so much stuff to be doing differently. It's too good of a market. It's too good of a city. I don't know how they miss out on big free agents every summer. I love the Dallas mavericks. I love Dallas. It's such a great town, but they got to change something needs to happen because you got Luca for this window right now and it keeps getting smaller and smaller. But no, I'm not panicking because of that reason you have him. You have Kyrie Irving. You have assets. They have a lot of bad contracts. Pertons, Sam Hardaway, Javel McGee now is looking like he got overpaid. So they do have some contracts that need to get off of and handle, but when you got a top three player in the NBA top five player in the NBA, I'm not panicking quite yet. Are we panicking that according to Mark Stein this morning or I guess yesterday that nobody else wants Kyrie Irving? It doesn't seem like there's a market at all. It helps Dallas. Maybe they can save some. That's going to be another bad contract. They're going to be stuck with another bad contract. That's, I mean, maybe I'm wrong, Eddie. Tell me I'm wrong. Good old mark with some pro mavericks spin. Never would have thought that would come. I'm not hitting the panic button I'm going to echo Chandler a little bit here and I'm going to add something to it. I'm not panicking because they have Luca Donchez. I'm also not panicking because they have Mark Cuban and Mark has shown over and over and over that he will do whatever it takes to be aggressive in the market and to try to fill the best team possible they can over there. So he's going to keep building around Luca until he does not have Luca anymore. And if it's under his control, he will always have Luca until Luca retires. So he's going to keep building that roster to try to make some contenders. Remember this team just went to the conference finals a season ago. So it's not like, I know they ended up in the lottery kind of by choice, but it's not like they just fell off a cliff and they're just some awful team. They had a ton of injuries last year. Obviously took a stab with the Kyrie trade and went on for there. But I'm not panicking. The West was so influx this year. The West was such a mess. They would not shock us next year for them to win 55 games and be right there in the thick of it. They just need to add a few pieces, much like the rest of these other teams. And they'll be competitive in the markets. I'm not panicking. Okay, let's go to Los Angeles. The other team, the team with so much potential. The Clippers, panic button time Eddie. Yeah, I'm at constant state of panic when it comes to the Clippers because of their injury history. And Kawhi looked like he was the best player on earth for a month and played a playoff game and a half. And it's unfortunate because you say what if so much with this team and you wonder so much with this team that you can't help but be that way going into the season and then going into the playoffs no matter what they do. Kawhi and PG could play 82 games next year and look like the two best players in the world. And I would still be panic going into the springtime. So I am panicking. I think they should be hyper aggressive trying to get Chris Paul because he would help them a ton. They need to figure out their point guard situation. I know they've talked a little bit about bringing Russ back. They have a roster with a ton of tradable pieces. And I expect them to do be very aggressive going forward. And everybody's whispering about Bob Myers maybe next year when Bob Myers comes back to basketball because Steve Ballmer's pockets are endless. So I am panicking with them though and it's because of their health and there's no way around that. Yeah, that's what he said. It's thinking about the Kawhi. He gave us a little taste too last year where he was back like we were like and it still wasn't enough. And it came to an end. And there's not one player on their roster under 25 years old that I'm in love with that I love that I can build a future with on this team. It's like a staple for the Clippers going forward. Everyone's movable. Everyone seems to be older. And the same situation as last time we were talking about everyone's getting younger. Everyone's getting healthier, better. And this team is kind of stuck with these two guys that can't find ways to be healthy that are extremely talented that are awesome when they're healthy. It's just a big... If their health is a big question and it always seems to be no, they're not healthy. So yeah, I'm worried. But again, it's LA, it's a huge market. They're always gonna be able to come and get players. But there's no real future here with this team looking at it besides the free-aid market of having the possibility to get other players. It's crazy to say all that out loud. It is absolutely crazy. We're gonna take a quick break. We come back. Time to head out East. Is it panic time in Boston? We're gonna run it back. Returns. We're gonna run it back, run it back, run it up, run it back, run it up. Oh, that button is scary. It's time to head out to the East to figure out who's hitting what. Chandler, we might as well start with Boston. Are you hitting the panic button on the Celtics? No, not yet. But one more finish like this season and not a great start next year and firing Missoula, then I'll start panicking. But no, you have Jason Tatum, you have Jalen Brown, two absolute stars going into their prime that can play on both sides of the ball. A great culture. They always find a way to get these players like Derek White, Marcus Smart, Grant Williams. They're gonna create a team that's deep. They're gonna create a team that's defensive-minded. That's tough. And these two guys and Tatum and Brown are a special, special duo. And we just see with the nuggets, when you get a duo like this and you kind of create and fill out that roster with the guys that know their role, it can shoot the ball, it can defend, they're gonna have success. But no, this is a team that's gonna be right there next year in the hunt to win the East and I'm not panicking quite yet. But that's not saying I can't. That's not saying another year like this and another finish, not a good start. Then all of a sudden not panicking. Because then it's another year that feels wasted with this duo where they just didn't get it done. Yeah, I'm right there with Chandler. I'm holding my hand over the panic button like a game show. Like I'm waiting to hit it instantly. But with those two guys going forward, I have to have confidence with them to the two most important musicians, I think, in the sport right now because they defend on the perimeter and they handle the ball the way they do. You really can't bet against that as far as the future of a team goes. They've been conference finals, conference finals, this is what they've done since they've got into the league. But they do have a lot of ton of questions to answer over there. One, I think the first question to answer is their head coach. And they've seemingly hired his replacement just in case. Al Horford is not getting younger. They have Grant Williams who will be a restricted free agent who they need to figure out if they want to retain him this summer. The Jalen Brown contract obviously is a situation that they have to look into. And with him hitting all NBA, he's eligible now for Supermax. And they're gonna, that tax apron will be there for them going forward. And it will make roster reconstruction more and more difficult as they go further along with those contracts. They have a ton to figure out, but I'm not hitting the panic button just yet because I think those guys are as great as advertised. I think Jason Tatum is a top 10 NBA player. And if you have a top 10 NBA player, you compete for a title just about every year. So I'm not hitting it just yet. I feel like the hand is touching the panic button, but we're just waiting to exert any pressure. That's what, yeah, I feel like I'm with you on that one. How about Milwaukee, Eddie? Is it time to hit the panic button on them? No. Look, I know they had that tough loss and I'm gonna go against my agendas here and say that was no regular eight seed. I mean, that was the previous one seed from the year before who suffered a ton of injuries and they went to the finals. You lost Giannis in the middle of that series. Now, I still think they had ample time to come back and win that series, but that's a whole other argument for a whole other day. But as long as you have 34, you are a contender in this league. And there's no reason to panic. What you need to do is continue to put a great roster around him. They need to figure out, they should retain Brooke Lopez if it were up to me. Chris Middleton sounds like he's coming back. They seemingly waved around Drew Holiday and the Brad Biltrade. They're gonna be aggressive, but as long as you have Giannis, you're gonna be great. They were the one seed this year. I know they flamed out. I know it was historically bad and I've talked as much mess about them as anybody else, but they were the one seed this year for a reason. They need to figure out the fringes of that roster just like every other contender does, but as long as you have Giannis and you have him in MVP form, there's no reason to panic. You agree? Yeah, I agree. I think, look, this was arguably the best team all season long. This is the number one seed. This to me is who I had winning it all and I still think they may have won it all if Giannis doesn't get hurt in that series. And I think they're just, when they build around Giannis and they get Chris Middleton back and I agree, I think guys like Lopez and Holiday and Portis, these guys are so valuable. This team on paper is a championship team. They just got to retain these guys. They got to add a few more pieces, but this is, again, this is kind of like a Boston Celtics team where they're tough, they're versatile, they defend, they have shooting, they have scoring, and they have a really good duo, arguably Trio, if they want to throw Drew Holiday in there. So I'm not worried about them at all. They're going to be right back and home court advantage next year, no matter what they do, no matter what the other teams do, they're going to be a top four team in the East next year, so I'm not, what are we panicking for? Okay, like we're very chill in the East so far. How about a team that's already made a change at Coach Chandler, Philadelphia, Panic what in time? Yeah, I'm panicked because I don't know about the hiring that they just had. I'd always have questions about Joel Embiid's health and he's coming off the MVP season where he was great. The foot always bothers me. He's getting a year older. He's, he's massive. And then you have the Jay Farton situation looming, right, whereas this guy coming back, why are all these reports even happening? Is does he want to be there? And I feel like when there's rumors like that where there's smoke, there's fire. And I don't think those would be getting out because he could easily just come out and say, I don't, these aren't true. I want to be in Philly. I want to put a Joel Embiid. We have a bright star in Tyrese Maxey, but it just seems like this, it's in a little bit of disarray. And when you look at the Eastern Conference and it just seems like the, even the heat or the cell takes the bucks, they're just, they're more stable. It's, I don't really know how to explain it, but yes, I'm panicking all the way. They do have Joel Embiid coming off his best year. They do have a young star in Tyrese Maxey. Just seems sloppy and it's in, and it makes me feel weird. I'm panicking. Makes me feel weird, Eddie. Yeah, I'm slamming the panic button. And I'm very curious to see, I'm very curious to know if they had got involved with Brad at all, if they kicked the tires on that. Obviously, look, the Brad situation, very particular with the no trade clause, but they should be all in on, they should be all in on Damian Lillard. They should be all in on Chris Paul. They should be all in on any point guard they can get, especially if James Carter walks, obviously, but even if he stays, like you need to figure out a more, a better situation, a better team fit for Joel Embiid, the MVP. And I think all of those guys are a better fit. The Damian Lillard, Tyrese Maxey backcourt makes way more sense for Joel Embiid than the fit with James Carter. Same thing with Chris Paul. Brad Bills, especially, that would have been a dream fit for me if I'm looking at that team, but they need to further build around Joel Embiid. And I think that's probably the plan going forward, but I would be in consistent panic mode if I was them because it would be nothing for Joel Embiid to be the next superstar to go, okay, now I want out. Now I want to be in a better situation. Now I want to be in Miami. And there's always murmurs and whispers around Joel Embiid. Another Drew Hamlin guy, by the way, who should jump out and say, it's time, I'm out of here. And they're waiting on James. They've always had the Tobias contract that they've waved around over and over and over. Yes, I think constant state of panic out there in Philadelphia, because it is getting real close to put up or shut up time for them. I know it's gonna be so much fun. This offseason is gonna be great. How about the New York Knicks? Eddie, of course I'm gonna start with you. Panic time? No, they just had the dream season. Like they went to the second round. Nobody expected to do that. They have a new star of their team in Jalen Brunson. You know, Josh Hart, who's like the heart of their team. No, there's no reason to panic. I'm very curious to see if they try to ship Julius Randall this year, or RJ Barrett now that he has his contract. But no, there's no reason to panic. They're upward trajectory. They took a game off the heat. They had a great season. They're moving up. This is what they needed. This is the trajectory they should have been on. Jalen Brunson continues to grow into his role even better. I think he'll be an All-Star next year. I think he should have been one this year. It's all fun and games out there in New York right now. And now, if we get another year or two down the road and they start turning into true real contenders and people want championship expectations on them, that changes the energy now. But for right now, everybody's enjoying whatever the Knicks can give them. And a second round playoff run, that was great. It's great out here right now. If you ship off an All-Star in Julius Randall, is that considered panic or just strategy? Strategy. Yeah. He's like one of those All-Stars that's a very good player, but you're okay even as a fan to give up, right? You always feel like there's something better out there than that. But no, I can't panic. They just overachieved. They just beat the Cavs who was a favorite in that series. They got Jalen Brunson. No, I'm not panicking yet, but I am kind of just because I know I'm still a step behind, right? I still going into next season unless they make drastic changes. I know I'm not competing for a championship next year. This was a blessing even getting to the second round this year in the Eastern Conference, let alone having to go through Boston or Philly or Milwaukee or Miami or there's probably other teams, but no, but again, this is the Knicks. They have the money. They're going to create the space. They have the market. They deserve a real superstar. And who knows, maybe they can get off Julius Randall. Maybe they can get off RJ Barrett. I'd say they're not getting off Jalen Brunson. That's their guy going forward. I would even add another guard. I would take Dame Lillard with Jalen Brunson because then we'll go to guards if I had the opportunity because they need a star to go with Jalen Brunson and then add around those guys. But no, I'm not panicking. They're coming off a successful season. Well, the Eastern Conference, other than Philly, seemed to be very chill, very smooth. Things are going well there. I like this for them. Well done, guys. Quick break time. And when we come back, we are running back the funniest moments of season one of Run It Back and Stuff from the Court. Uh-oh. Run it back, run it up, run it back, run it up, run it back, run it up, run it back, run it up. This is Run It Back. Yolkich, Prime, Dwight Howard. Oh, Dwight Howard. Oh, thanks. Oh, thank you. I feel like I'm looking at twins. I mean, this really just feels like some sort of a 23 and me moment. You didn't do anything else on Twitter. Do you have a response now that it's been some time? What's that thing? Dreymont just said where he said, uh, insecurity is loud. Yeah, this is your safe zone. Well, well, f**k George Clark for a person like this. And I would have beat George Clark up that day, not choking out a P.D. book. You're probably not even a third star really on a good team, because if you were, the legacy would have kept you. Sending my best to that family and Mrs. Harden, but she was talking reckless. I could watch my French Bulldog get ran over by the mailman right now, and I would not react like that. It's arguably the worst take I've ever heard in media in my life. It's OK. Shams is in Dwight Howard's business zone. We have a special correspondent within our organization who shares information with us. All I'll say is that, you know, I got bodies over. I got spies over. Watch it shows. Like, run it back, because there's Shams Geronia and Eddie Gonzalez. Kim Kardashian, three Lakers games in a row? Why? The only time ever I paid a Venmo debt, and I was like, what's your Venmo? I just yelled at him. Give me your Venmo, Chandler. Just give it to me, all right? There was this viral video about you getting banged on in high school by some scrawny white boy. Would you comment further on that, or should we just leave it at that? The story is true, but there's no video of it. I want him to tweet my death. Like, she is dead. She is no longer breathing. It's like just all matter of fact. We don't want to explain all of it. We don't want to explain. Well, I'm going to die. Get over it, Shams. We're all going to die. Good. Oh, Chandler pants. Yes? Never. No. See you tomorrow. Hey, Shams is back with us for our final segment. I still can't get over Kenyan Martin. That's still that second, that moment. You guys, all we were shocked. We were shocked. Yeah, I know. What a season. What a season. What a season in D's. So we're running out of time before we go. We want to do our funniest moments of what has been a very wild NBA season. Chandler, we're going to start with you. Your funniest moment. I got to go with the LeBron reaction. It's still to this day. It's unbelievable. And I think now LeBron fans, Laker fans, they can see the humor in this. Like this is. And I know I made a very jokingly comment about my dear fringe bulldog after this. But I stand I stand to it. This was a unbelievable reaction. Look at this angle. This one is what really kills me. I mean, this it's just too good. And if you don't see the humor in this, I don't like you anyways or whatever. This this is really funny. Yeah. He's not dramatic at all. That was just an outlier. I mean, good Lord. Good Lord. Eddie, do you have a funnyest moment? I feel there's so many to choose from. Minus from the same day. Oh, wow. Pat Beverly with the camera, which is like the most ridiculous thing I think I've ever seen. It's the back. Shout out Eric Lewis. And then the quiet tech. The quiet tech afterwards. Look, there you go. You're out. So it's worth it. I just love it. It's so perfect that he points back. Like this is this is. Yeah, the amount of people who cussed me out for Colin LeBron dramatic when he was very obviously dramatic. I'll never forget that day. Like, don't think for a second. Eric Lewis didn't go to his burner. Right after he was fired. Now that we know that makes me so happy that it was him. It makes the whole incident funnier. Oh, man. Oh, shawms. Do you have a favorite? That is ridiculous. I mean, this one was nuts. This one was nuts. And here we have. I'm good. I'm good. Thank you. Thank you. Oh, wow. I'll tell you a room. You know, look at this. Oh, what is going on? What is this? Yo, hold on. I saw this. I was dying laughing. What is this? Why? I'm going to call him Gucci. Hey, wow. Yo, go out. Why is he deaf and old fans? Why is he deaf and old fans? I'm like, yo, what are you doing with the MBC? I don't even remember that. I lost it. I still can't. I got tears of my eyes right now. I can't. I can't. Oh, that's a good one. I don't even remember that happening. Yeah, was that was was that during the game? Or after? Yes. I've never seen that. That's ridiculous. Like, why? Look at the world. He's having a time of his life. That is ridiculous. OK, fine. My my funniest favorite moment, especially now that we have the benefit of hindsight being 2020 and what has happened since is this audacity of LeBron and Giannis to ignore this man, arguably the greatest planet player in the world right now, however you say that. And he drafts himself because he didn't want to be last. That is to me. And then he got the ultimate revenge by crushing everybody. My favorite. My favorite boss move right there. That's a boss move. He I was there. I saw him stand up. I'm like, what is going on? But he's drafting himself. Never. I mean, I don't know if we're going to get a draft again next year, but never seen that happen. Yeah, it's a good point. We might not get a draft again next year. Guys, it's been an absolute pleasure. I've enjoyed it. He I mean, yeah, as if he was laughing. It's been an absolute pleasure. I cannot wait hopefully to get to do this again next season. Shoms, I feel like your job's just beginning while the rest of us take some time off and enjoy a little bit of the summer break. Happy draft week. Guys, let's stay in touch, especially on our secret thread that the bosses don't know about until next time.