 It's election day and I'm voting that we don't talk Lakers, but sometimes with voting you don't get your way run it back starts now Welcome and good morning everyone look who's here stadium insider Shamsherani a Chandler Parsons eddy G And we're gonna get started because we have so much to do last night I found myself loving the format and Chandler It was only your second game as a fan right since you stopped playing. How about the ending of that Clippers game, dude? You're going right to it, huh? It was my second game ever I went and saw Jamal Moseley last year and I went and saw JB bigger staff my two guys this year Cavs up 10 or 11 three minutes to go. I'm giving my shout outs to them walking out dapper up the coach and staff To look and see that they lost Dodger Stadium I got to get out of there I the traffic is crazy and I I got burned so I learned my lesson. I will stay the complete game Yeah, he's especially MB. I get Dodger Stadium. There's really but NBA you can never leave the heat fans back in the day I think we all learned a lesson from them and that was just one of the 15 games that was going on last night And it was so full of action, but we of course want to start with we got to start with Kyrie, right? Because Shams you've got news that he's supposed to meet with Adam Silver today What do you know about that? Yeah, Kyrie Irving is meeting with Adam Silver right now actually from what I'm told and so We'll see what type of work they do to try to move toward a resolution But he hasn't played he he ends a suspension on Saturday. So technically he could play as soon as Sunday I don't know if that's feasible right now We know the list of six action items that the Nets want Kyrie Irving to accomplish Before stepping back on the court which ends in a meeting with Joe Psy and those two to my knowledge haven't Communicated so it's been been just under two weeks since his tweet of that movie It's been five days since his apology and it remains to be seen if he joins the team But what was curious to see in the last 24 hours was Jalen Brown came out in the Boston Globe and talked about how the NBPA is is going to appeal or could appeal his suspension and the terms and conditions that the Nets have laid out to him For his return as well as saying that the NBPA doesn't believe that the conditions laid out are Are responsible or fair for Kyrie Irving? So two interesting developments in the last 24 hours and one of which will see play out in terms of Kyrie Irving's meeting with Adam Silver Chandler, what do you think? I mean look we thought the list was weird, right? It's too much subjectivity There's zero way to sort of figure out what someone thinks or doesn't think and then it's all left to one guy Which felt awkward from the beginning Chandler, but what do you think? You know what it is for Kyrie? It's it's emasculating. It's it's embarrassing It's yeah, but you know what so is the so is the things that he's been doing so yeah I understand where Jalen's coming from we've all been cracking jokes on it How right now he's in the principal's office meeting so I can go play recess like that's what it feels like with this petty list But at the end of the day, it's it's it's not that extreme of a list clearly He needs it and and I think if he's a Hooper and his team is struggling. He's making a lot of money Then that's clearly need him Just just do the list meet meet with the owner meet with Adam and put this behind you as quick as you possibly can to try and salvage as much as you can of this season because It's going just about as bad for Brooklyn as it as it could and This is something that he can salvage and he can kind of put in his past by doing these petty funny tasks But I think for me, he's just embarrassing. You know when he comes back and plays it's like Everyone knows he completed the list once he plays, right? So I think that's what he's yeah, it's it's it's silly But he needs to just do it and reach the requirements and get back out there and hoop and do what he does Yeah, I think I'm not surprised at all to see Jalen Brown speak up He just missed his own bit of controversy a few weeks back when he almost got wrapped into the Kanye West situation as well Before leaving Donda sports eventually and admonishing Kanye publicly. He was he's been outspoken his entire career He's he's kind of been similar to Kyrie and and in his role with the player association that he clearly takes He clearly takes seriously. It's not surprising here and speak out at some point Kyrie will have to make some sort of retribution Whether it's this list of six items or whether it's some other public show It's gonna have to happen before he gets on the court whether the MBPA wants to speak up or not You know, we had Cedric Cullum kind of speak against Kyrie. We had LeBron pretty much outright This Dane towards good Kyrie did so it's it's gonna be interesting a lot of push and pull I agree with Chandler in that like yeah, when he gets in the court, we're gonna know he did something You know, he'll have to there's no way around it. Just what it is I guess it's in the air and we'll see if the conversation with Adam Silver today makes any difference the last two times He's spoken publicly on any of these matters have made things much much worse. So right who knows Do soon as he completes these tasks is he really gonna personally like change is he gonna become this new person? Or is he just doing it just to do it to get back on the floor? So like I'm Kyrie Irving just just do it because no one's really gonna buy that you'd like this whole new person anyway So if you miss basketball and you want to play just just do the six things This is this reminds me of when I snuck out of the house And my dad made me write a list about ten things that could have happened by sneaking out of the house And I wrote the most sarcastic list of ten things and did I learn anything? No, I didn't it was Patronizing and weird and there was no actual punishment It's a bunch of lip service and I think it's interesting that we went from all right Kyrie what you did is wrong and and you just need to apologize for that to this weird list that is now sort of turning People against those that are trying to enforce the punishment if this is the most bizarro world story And then all of this what seems to not be talking about we need to talk about is the fact that the team is 4 and 7 losing to the Mavs More importantly, can they turn this thing around Eddie? I got to start with you because this is you know You go to these games you see them up close and personal is this turn around a bowl Well, they look like a much better team and what I'll give them credit for is In the middle of this storm of just controversy between Kyrie Steve Nass getting fired email doka maybe getting hired and just everything else around it. They've bandied together They bit down they've gotten better defensively Even with without Kyrie on and with a hobbled band They they've won three of their last four. So yeah to say they lost last night is yeah, they did They lost a tough game Kevin missed a huge free throw he's pissed as you would expect him to be but they played better in the last week and They've won three of their last four. They have a winnable game coming up Wednesday Against the Knicks and then they go on a West Coast trip. This is a team. It's kind of rallied on the road Just so far this season They've done as well as could be expected Jagvon is doing well. He's got them prepared He's got them working hard instead of point where people are openly wondering like yo, did he just secure the job this week? I Think they're trending up despite all of these things Interesting guys the question has to be asked Do they need Kyrie back? I know it's crazy to say that out loud, but I think it's a fair question Chandler Do they need Kyrie back? I mean, I I think so. I think any team would you know want a sane You know changed Kyrie Irving off the court, but yeah, I mean on the court when he's played this year He's a top three-point guard. He can do everything on the floor. He's making shots. He's averaging crazy numbers He's he's an absolute stud on the court It's just it's unfortunate that all this distractions is coming with it But it's just crazy to me to think that like KD this summer asking for you know Someone to get fired and all this drama and now he's the most stable part of that Now and he's and he's ballin and he's doing it. Yeah, he missed a free throw last night like so what like that's not We lost in the game But it's just crazy that this is the situation They find themselves in with the guy that wanted out or the guy that wanted the coach GM fire now He's the one kind of carry in the load why they're by Kyrie's handling his stuff So I think it's just the sooner they put this Kyrie Irving stuff behind them and move forward It's only gonna help the team because this thing lingering is is no no bueno They could use him down the stretch last night though, right like when they needed a bucket It's like KD was the one guy that they could rely upon and he was getting double triple team at a time So that's why you have a guy like Kyrie Irving He's just unfortunate with what's transpired the last couple weeks And he him and the team kind of phasing each other out and him basically being banished away from the team Again and putting himself back in position where he's re-entering the team But the hope is that when he does come back, it'll be with the focus level He started the year off with because he started the year off You know 30 point games every night and then he had that tough game against Chicago and then he's been gone ever since So they need him back when you talk to people around the Nets They know they can't even come close to competing for anything in the Eastern Conference without Kyrie Irving Yeah, no disrespect to no disrespect to Sumner, but I'd rather have Kyrie Irving starting a point guard than then Sumner I was just gonna say it's kind of crazy a team with Ben Simmons and Kyrie Irving on the roster badly needs a point guard right now Do you see that late in the game yesterday? They they won the night before and in Charlotte because they had a 23-7 run to finish that game off They needed another one yesterday The double teams and Kevin he's doing a good job Orchestrating working his way through them But they need to do a better job on the backside of those attacking and that's where Kyrie could be huge for them And just isn't right now They need somebody helps set the table help get that offense going Because when Kevin is gonna get doubled like that and that's why he got his tech because he was arguing with Theo Pinson about being doubled and Theo told him he had to be Magic Johnson They're gonna have to capitalize on the other end playing for Four four verse three and they just weren't late in the game and that's what it came down to and then the mystery though I'm gonna I'm gonna give them crap for the mystery though. Okay, even though he's upset his own self Challenge, right? That's not the only reason they lost the game, but you would love that made that free though You made 60 something in the road before that You know what your fair and balanced and I appreciate that he is Eastern Conference player of the year amid all of this Junk that's going on. He's the one that's trying to figure things out. You guys want to move on Are we done talking about the Nets? Like yes, we're gonna be talking about the Nets all year long. I know yay. They're this year's Lakers. How fun but we can't talk warriors because on the other side of the country this this team is They barely won they barely beat the Kings and it was on a very controversial no-call in the final seconds, which has gotten Mike Brown once again livid Okay, Kevin Herter there thinking that that should have been a foul possible three-point play guys What do we think that the no-call on clay was it a good call or no? No, that's that's one thousand percent foul Not only is he pushing him not only is he pushing him with his left hand He also then hits his elbow as he's shooting that should one thousand percent be three free throws This is why by the way when team blow their challenge early on it pisses me off because if you think there's any chance It's gonna be a close game. You have to save your challenge for something like this And this is a foul and Kevin Herter by the way is cash from the free throw line So this this is most likely going to over time After this no-call, but yeah, once this report comes out. This is a dead And again because they keep getting these sort of last two minute reports And they seem to be on the losing end of that every time But what you know if you're the Kings are you buying what Mike Brown said that this is just the lack of respect for Sacramento as a whole Eddie yeah as a Sacramento native. I'll say yeah We're talking about a team that pretty much was screwed out of a championship in 2002. It's it's all but been admitted I'll go with Mike Brown here. I'll buy that. That was a pretty clear foul Lot in the ref is standing right there. I'm not exactly sure already seen I'm captain the NFL game cannot end with a passenger friends call But yo when you hit a guy on his hip and his shooting arm shooting for the game. Yeah, we gotta put him at the line I'm sorry. He might have missed like Kevin. We don't know but we have to at least give them the chance But let me say this though the Kings blew that game the possession before as well letting 20 seconds take off the clock for I have no idea what reason but they let Steph just hold the ball in the corner There's no five-second call. This is in high school. I don't know what they were expecting was gonna happen It was on next to their events too So I'm not maybe we didn't give the Kings enough credit for their tank ability because That was insane to watch why I I didn't there was just gonna let Steph hold the ball for the clock went out It was it was weird. You know what's crazy is all season long. I've been saying Let's not panic about the Warriors. They're getting these young guys all this experience and now they win and I'm concerned Thank you These games they've been losing. I'm like, it's not that big of a deal But now last night kind of made me feel weird about them It's like you got the the Kings at home where you almost smoked it on a horrible defensive play at the end like And they gave you every single reason to win that game last night and you barely squeak to an out barely It's listen. It's it's the beginning of season still but man I would like to see them kind of start hitting their stride because they don't look so hot Well, I think one issue for them early this year is they don't really have what they thought they had in James Weisman And he's been through a lot so early in his career, but they thought he would be Pushing kevon looney to be the starting center. They thought at at bare minimum He'd be the backup and someone that they can rely on his plus minuses are way Out of whack when he's playing with Steph Curry, which is Insane because usually Steph Curry makes everyone around him better But it seems like those two guys aren't a good fit when they're on the floor together And now he's totally out of the rotation For the foreseeable future. So I think they're already dealing with a little bit of adversity How do they go from here will be interesting? They're clearly relying a lot on the young guys Jonathan cominga. We saw anthony lame who's on the two way. He was getting some time last night and over the last couple games So they're dealing with the rotational issues as well really really early in the year Yeah, so pile on just a little bit They needed 47 points from Steph last night to win that game. They almost needed 60 Uh, jordan pool had two points last night. It was one for four from the floor He has not played up to that contract so far We can say it's the drama. It's whatever is going on But I mean, he's been a streaky shooter in his career anyway, but yeah, that's a little concerning to go out there and score two points Uh, the only Like you said, they're not getting anything from weissman jen michael green who was one of their I guess bigger Offseason pickups has been a negative for them. It's it's yeah, it is concerned It's funny the way chandler put it, but it's right. They shouldn't have needed this at home to win this game and 47 from step like You can't do that every night numbers He's been bonkers all season long. The problem is he's leading them in everything rebounding. That's this right So they need step needs help. I hate that that that phrase, but he's gonna need some help out there Not sustainable and in jordan pool's defense. He did show up with a puppy that was very cute So I do think that that should have been worth something more Other news guys the bucks I forgot who had Atlanta being the team that was finally going to be the ones that took down the bucks Was that you two that was both chandler any okay fair enough now they're uh trace that out of this one But the question's quite simple and look is this going to be an overreaction? Maybe but this is sort of where we are. We're only 10 through the season But do the hawks have enough? To to make a run in the eastern conference. I'm not saying to take out the bucks in the long run But to make a run chandler you want to start? Uh, yeah, I I think they are a good team. I think they added a great piece of jante murray Can can they beat the bucks or the cell takes four times in a series? I I don't see it but they can compete and trey young is the closest thing that step curry this league has the jante murray Is a great addition. John Collins is only getting better. I love deandre hunter I think he's becoming one of the best two-way players in the league Um, and yeah, I think they're fun to watch. They shoot the ball. They have size. They have depth Like I said, I don't think they're a top top tier team But yeah, once they get in the playoffs and once they once they hopefully can get home court advantage If they meet one of those teams in the finals, who knows what happens but They're they're playing well and to beat that team without trey young is huge for them Last night's a great example. Why they're a dark horse by adam de jante murray, you know Michelle, you know watching him in san Antonio Maybe a lot of people don't realize how great he is both as a defender and Somebody who can create on offense. I know yeah Nowadays we only look at guys three point percentage trying to figure out what they can do on offense He's a great slasher He can shoot a little bit better than that percentage says and he can run an offense He can have nights like this where yes trey could have a night off a little literal night off And he can carry against a great team. Um, I I think they have a lot of upside over there They are just two years removed from the conference finals. They played the bucks really tight Trey missed the game. Yanis missed the game. It was a weird series But they can compete with everybody They also have a roster that's ready made if they want to make some spring for a big trade They don't have many picks, but they have guys like de andre hunter or like john collins or clincapella who Have on salaries that are very tradable and can be put together to get something nice if they so choose to Uh, but they should be in all rust. They got a lot of good pieces there right now Well, I'm curious from challenge perspective It's like I'm not saying they're better without trey young But they just play totally different trey and the ball moves a lot more Obviously, you're not as reliant on a guy like trey young So you have no choice But I mean you were there for a little bit a little a couple of coffee Like what's the difference between playing with a guy like that versus when he's out and and you have to really adjust It's it's similar to james hard in houston. It's trey's usage rate and he has the ball in his hand Sometimes the offense can get bogged down and sometimes it gets stagnant. There's no real movement because you have trey who's so good Handling the ball. He's so good in iso pick and roll. He's throwing lobs. He's shooting sometimes when he takes these 35 footers It's deflating to your offense unless it goes in when it goes in. It's great The crowd gets going. It's fun and it's exciting But sometimes you're better off not better off because trey is unbelievable But sometimes your offense your movement everybody touched in the ball everybody just feels more involved and and just Happier because they're getting touches and they're getting looks that they usually don't when the star player is playing Uh, yeah, I mean you see that in philly philly won a game last night without james I watched it happen last year in brooklyn when when james would get hurt. It's just a different style of ball next to that guy trey is great But yeah, you We've all been there. We've all played basketball if there's a guy on our team That's just holding the ball bouncing in at the gym. You're like, yo, I don't even want to run with this guy Unless he's killing and you're having fun, but He's gonna be killing like that That's how it goes like tobias harris turries maxi. These guys are low-key hype when james heartens out Like jordan pool is hype when lund steve curry is not playing This is their chance to show like I can do more and and Sometimes they take advantage of it sometimes you get exposed like damn. I need him back quick That's humbling as a as a player you kind of like you get this boost of confidence when the main top guys are out And then you are now that top guy and sometimes it works and sometimes now the defense is focused on you and it isn't too sweet You know switching gears because I think before the the whole giant roster of games started last night This one had the potential to be the best cell ticks grizzlies and it was Not disappointing at all the cell ticks with the defense just on display jammer ant three points one to six shooting in the fourth And it wasn't just jason tatum Although he was a huge part of it. Everybody at some point was defending him But are they good enough? Are you seeing enough defensively that they can just switch that thing on and off and really go for it? Chandler, what are you seeing from this Celtic squad? I mean, yeah, they they got it all I mean those two guys I keep saying tatum and brown They have taken that next step is one of the best if not the best duos in the league And they have interchangeable pieces. They got guys. I love guys like grant williams who can do it all He can switch one through five. He's not going to kill you with points or hurt you offensively that much But he's gonna do it all for them and I love the addition to malcolm malcolm brogdon. He's such a He's such a solid piece that like the nets would die for right now That just keeps it steady that initiates the offense That's that floor general where it's not just getting crazy isos and all these one-on-one sets He's that vet. He's that tyus jones for them He gets them all in the right place and it's not just all these isos with their two stars They have run a great offense marcus smart is obviously unbelievably defensively and knocking down shots They can switch one through five. They got bigs that can move their feet I love them. They looks like they're they're playing. They're having fun. They're playing hard And mazul has got them rocking right now and those two kids have taken that leap to start them Yeah, I mean brogdon brogdon didn't shoot it that well last night, but he had 10 rebounds it forces He's a steady hand on offense and defense They just know what they're doing out there Which is seems like an oversimplification, but they do one thing I always say about this something seem and why I wasn't really concerned with them in the playoffs last year was They've been doing this since they were babies since jason tatum got to this league And he's been doing it with brad stevens with marcus smart with jailing brown They've been doing together since they got to this league. They played big games. They played the biggest games They played game seven with the goat. They played On the road against the new goat instead like they've they've done all of that They're always prepared. They're they're never rattled Jason tatum is elevating. I mean, there's This is a great team. This is exactly what we assume this team would be and that's without rob Williams thus far He's only going to make them better They're going to be able to bring him back slower and slower now let him get as healthy as he can be And it's just going to elevate for them after, you know, maybe the all-star break however long they want to take All right, this is you know, we have to make lists Otherwise, this none of this is valid, but jason tatum Where do you put him right now in the league top five shams? Do you put him top five? I mean, I feel like the top five is still interchangeable. It could be every night It's somewhat different But I think what makes boston so unique and I think it speaks to what eddie just Just said is that they're really self starters. They're self leaders Like they go from e-mail yudoka who all those players love to joe mazula first time coach Was he 34 years old and like i'm sure joe mazula's standpoint and what i've heard internally is like He's not going to overstep as well. He's there to aid them and support them and guide them But there's also a level of leeway that those guys have all earned where they're really they're not coaching themselves But they're really self starters in a lot of ways and it's not easy to find in the league Top five top top five Top five is is tough. So I feel like it's more like a top eight But you look at the series last year against kd and you think tatum is has reached kd I still personally think kd is better than jason tatum And you still got guys like yannis and you still got stef curry I like kd, but you know what? There's room there because joel and b is not playing like a top five player this year either So there's definitely room there but with the rise of guys like jaw and jokers for somehow never even ends up in the conversation Right He's he's he's scratching the surface for sure. I don't know if I'd quite put him there yet But he has gotten a lot better. He's gotten a lot stronger and and he's an absolute stud Yeah, he's getting close to it. I mean what guys like lebron with their slippage joel is a good mention James as well He's right around there and and he played against jah last night on in jah's gym And he was the best player on the court by a good little margin and and what he does on defense I think is what separates him Uh, we got to talk about the the young dudes rockets played the magic last night houston winning palo ben caro 30 points jailing green 34 points, of course being a number one number two pick in the last couple seasons So you're a gm and you've got to build your team around one of these two gentlemen shams, who are you building it around? You guys yeah, I don't go to you first on the jam today. Um, well, listen, I think they're both really good Uh, I I'm not good at picks. I'm I'm not gonna give my picks out like it's tough Like I I think it really depends on what you need like palo plays Really on the box a lot. You see as a lettuces them right now jailing green obviously more of a wing perimeter player So honestly, whatever my need is. I mean, they're both really good But I mean, I don't think it's a stretch to say that palo ben caro's Much more further along uh right now than jailing green was a year ago And that probably speaks to palo ben caro came in the league You just see his physique his body type like he's ready to go. He's a man already And he can play against really any player in the league there's obviously some stuff He needs to work on defensively But he's he's there from a from a skill standpoint a physique standpoint Um, like he's got all the tools You guys have serious palo It's palo and that's no disrespect to jailing green. It's it's more so about where the league is headed He's 6 10 and he's a wing This this was he would be an entirely different position if he played this game 20 years ago He can shoot. He can dribble. He can pass. He can be your best player on a great team He's that good and he's even further along than we assumed he would be and he was the number one overall pick He might be a better prospect The big fellow over there in france because he's again, he's that great Watching him be this good this this early has been fun. It's one of the better stories in the league I'm happy. We're talking about it again. No slight to jailing who averaged 17 points this rookie year Not easy to do. He's up to 20 this year I think eventually he can be a really strong ball handler And and distribute the ball as well. He just takes tough shots, which I worry about a little bit But his athleticism is winning him over a ton Chandler. Yeah, it's it's palo to me every time I see a stat or a tweet or something about this kid It's a tim breaking some record and comparing him to stats to lebron james and Obviously, he's on a very very bad team But so is jailing green and they're getting a lot of reps which I think is great for their growth But yeah, palo just does more for me. He's he's he's huge six 10 250 he can pretty much play one through five He can score in multiple ways To me he was he's just he came in so ready like he came in just ready to obviously help a team Be the best player on that team Um, and I think his his future is great. Jalen's great. Jalen's exciting Jalen's a star jalen's jalen's more of you know, a personality and and like sean said like whatever I need Uh, it could it can depend on what I have around those two guys But to me palo you can plug into any one of the 30 teams right now and he's gonna have success just because he can do it all Shams, I know you've been multitasking during this entire first half of the show So when we come back he's gonna have the latest on the lakers roster restrictions Plus we are gonna vote for some really important topics things like Best in-game dunker all of that when run it back comes back We can't act like something is happening And that that that that isn't real, you know what I'm saying and and and with that, I mean Like from the way our salary is constructed our salary cap and our uh our budget uh all the way to You know injuries guys being available playing style new coaching staff like And guys having to buy in to how we're playing and and what we're doing Um, so all of that is real and guys having to step up and play better I know it's a frustrating time for lakers fans. Um, and I I'm sort of happy and sad I'm not living in LA right now to hear all the local buzz But shams at this point fans want to know what what options Does this team actually have as far as the roster is concerned? Yeah, michelle. They're two and eight right now. Their schedule isn't really getting easier And I'm told the organization will be prudent with their two first round picks available that they have for the remainder of the decade in 2027 and 2029 Um, I don't believe the lakers are in a position right now to mortgage their future with those two available picks So, you know realizing that this team Is probably not going to be a championship contender might not even be a shoe in for the playoffs I mean the way that the season is going That they're probably looking at marginal changes around the edges at best And that means trying to make deals without putting in first round picks because as of right now the organization Seems to be moving in a direction where they're going to resist Moving first round picks if the season continues to go down this path So for lakers fans who are clamoring for a buddy healed miles churner move Where you're giving up two first round picks or giving up multiple Seconds and first like I I don't think where we see this lakers team. It's not prudent for them to do that That is dark guys that is dark Well, I before we get to that too is Dwight Howard the last we saw him was last week He was sort of pitching himself for a gig in the nba But he got one and it but where is it shams? Yeah, he signed in taiwan with the the taiwan leopards. I believe I said that the right way. You nailed it. Yep I'm told it's a six-figure deal. Um, actually more than six-figure deal seven figure deal two million dollar deal for the for this season Um, and we just talked about it last week, right chanler former teammate of his he was trying to go for the nba He ends up in taiwan chanler any thoughts I mean, I've actually been to taiwan with Dwight Howard and jeremy lin when we put on the rockets together And it's an incredible place and they love their basketball over there. Um What I go do that right now at my point of my career was no chance He's obviously still felt it's like he has something left to tank Maybe he goes there for a little bit shows teams that he can still compete and play Uh and makes a comeback next year But the the guy clearly isn't ready to hang it up and he wants to play more. So, you know, I support him I think it's really cool. I think he should absolutely dominate that league if he has any chance of wanting to come to the nba He needs to Um, but yeah, that place is wild man They they they are obsessed with basketball. They're the they're the most passionate fans that I was ever experienced to And uh, you know, it should be fun for him I don't think that that league has ever paid a player two million dollars for for a season by the way So congrats to Dwight Howard on that. I guess. Yeah, no pressure on that one. Um, eddie I gave you like a minute and I don't know 12 seconds to simmer on this whole lakers moves roster Like what what do you think and I know that and ham talked about it too is like realistically What can they even do but what is the one move they should make? They have to Well, I've if you follow me on twitter I've been talking about it all morning. I think dark ham's absolutely correct There's no magic move that's going to fix this team Uh, they could probably hustle better on defense. They can make some of these wide open shots They you know get thomas brian back and revan all better Uh, there's no magic move for them. We've seen that they've negotiated with teams all summer trying to trade rustle Westwood shams has been all over it. He's been telling us step by step Uh, it's it's it's does it's not smart for them to trade both of those picks They need to keep something in the coffers for when lebron eventually retires and they had to move it to the next phase of the organization Um, they're right to stand still plus My thing about trades and my thing about laker fans in lebron fans in general The other team has to like the trade too. Nobody just wants to make the lakers better on their own The other team has to want to do it They don't we're not about to load up the lakers just just to do it. So Yeah, I mean, I I think they almost have no choice but the stand pat The crazy thing is they're they're in such a bad situation. They can't even tank. They don't they don't have their pick So like that's that's not an option Which I think if they did that would be where you start shutting down these players because that would be the only You know, only round to go Imagine if the world gets the number one pick this year based on lakers struggling like imagine that I like it. I've been imagining it. I think it's gonna be great I think it's gonna be fun to watch shams. I'm glad you brought it up I know you got stuff to do. There's so so many stories that are fluid and ongoing Shams is always. Thank you. We shall we shall speak manana But guys you're sticking around because it is election day and in honor of that We figured you know what it's time to vote on a whole bunch of categories first up MVP right now. Okay. I want to stress right now eddy yannis or luca I'm gonna go luca for two reasons one. He's killing like i'm not gonna I'm not gonna downplay his play. He's leading the league and scoring. He's an absolute monster I've watched him up close once this year and then I watched him break my heart again last night and The other reason is because you know, it's the MVP is a funny award. It's kind of just his turn You know, like yannis has two it's gonna be a lot to get him a third one luca needs to be anointed in this sense Uh, and it's not that he's undeserving either. It's just like yeah, he's killing and it's his turn So it's just working out. I'm gonna go luca. All right. All right. Chandler most improved player maxi or marketing To me, it's got to be lori marketing And here's why first of all they're nine and three their first place in the western conference Do they sustain that probably not? But yeah, also they're now getting to the point where the bottom four or five teams the last couple years have Lingered around 20 wins. They're already at nine. So at this point, I think they got to be committed This kid here went from a high draft prospect with a lot of potential to a guy that just kind of got thrown into a trade That now is proving himself to be a valuable valuable player who's doing it all He's knocking down threes. He's rebounding and he is the main reason to me why they've got off to such a hot start People expected maxi people expected maxi to be doing this I didn't see lori marketing coming out of nowhere averaging 24 9 and 4 and the best team in the western conference So that's I gotta go with them I would love to be a flyer all in the front office. Yeah, he might not it although Ah, he's that's such a good moment such a good moment. Uh six man of the year. This yeah eddie, uh westbrook or pool Between those two i'ma go russ russ has been killing in that role and he's really stabilized their offense when he's on the floor Jordan pool's been a has has a little bit of a down season thus far I think he'll snap out of it and russ might be in another jersey when he wins this award later this season But he's he's been great. Also, you know, benedict matthurin and indy and christian wood in dallas He's been amazing off that bench. But yeah, out of these two i'ma go russ Uh this next one shallow. There is a correct answer a better duo right now tatum and brown or stephen clay Oh come on I know sometimes are easy it's it's tatum and brown honestly I think the the it should be stepher wiggins at this point on that team, but yeah, it's it's tatum and brown I think they're the best duo in the league. Um, they can do it all. They're so interchangeable. They score. They defend The they are they are to me. They've taken a huge step They're both all stars tatums in the mvp canada talk Uh, stephen clay are great. They have a great run the First and second best shooter of all time, but yeah, this one's not even close I agree. I think that was that was a gimme shooter. You got the game on the line shooter. You'd want eddie dame Steph or i'm going to allow a prisoner of the moment right in josh heart What are you? I was just gonna say I'm gonna go with step out of these two dame is incredibly clutched like i'm not hating on dame at all They're they're shared history together. Uh step has been pretty overwhelming favorite between them He's hit some big shots in his own right in his career. He's coming off one of the best finals performances of all time So I can't in good faith say somebody else, but all due respect to dame and what he does Uh, two buzzer beating series ending shots. He's the only player in history with that. So I can't disrespect that By the way, the portland trailblazers, I don't know if you've been catching their post games with brook But it's like every time now it's the person being interviewed and the entire team behind them Just having a party. It is so fun to watch. I don't know how long it will last But I hope for our sake a while a better league past team shaler magic or the pelicans I mean the magic are fun with palo. I love watching bull bull. They're they're young. They're exciting But it's it's the pelicans to me. I mean with zion bi cj mccullum. They're exciting They have all these young guys that are so scrappy on defense, but I think obviously with the zion factor here I mean herb jones and dunk right there is nasty Alvarado, he's fun to watch. He's pesty. But yeah, I mean, I think between jaw and zion Those guys are two of the most exciting guys in the league to watch. So I got even I got to give the nod to the pelicans here Okay, eddie get the last one better in game dunker. Is it jaw or would you like a write-in candidate of your choice? Yeah, I'm gonna go with the right and I'm gonna go with donovan mittu He's such a powerful jumper off two feet He's a little bit shorter than you think and I'm I just love of like a one-hand cockback dunk Like you did the first one here. I just always love that type of dunk. It just feels powerful It's a meme. He goes right at guys. He doesn't care. The thing about giles. He's a great dunker But uh, he's so slight that he ends up having to lay it up a lot He was twist around guys Now I'm gonna go ride your face. It hits you in the face Just like he did just like he did she rocks right here. I love the way he dumps. It's insane Uh, that yeah, I could watch that all day. Uh, we've got to take a quick break here coming up next Is yokech still somehow and I have no idea why underrated and What would you do with 1.9 billion dollars? Don't even look at your numbers. I got it But there it is Nicola yokech has passed. Well chamberlain most triple doubles by a center in NBA history That of course he was here last night san Antonio playing the spurs. We'll get to that But the big thing about last night was it was a 15 game night Everybody was in action. Of course today be an election day. It was part of the entire move for that but guys I mean, let's not pretend like this was good, right? Like we should have more of these nights Maybe all the time. What do you guys think? I was wondering last night just how rare is this It should happen way more often Uh, it's a little hard to keep up with but that's why we have the ipad and the phone and the laptop and the second tv Yeah, let's do this like, you know, 10 times a month or something. Whatever these guys can handle Yeah, usually i'm flicking back and forth between a football game or a baseball game or something and when it's 15 games It's just straight mba for me. Even though college basketball started last night My gators were playing it was fun. It was cool going from, you know Channel and and being able to do that and i'm doing it on my phone while i'm at a game Which is a little really difficult Uh, but no, I think it's great. I think it's great for fans. I think it's great for the league It was fun and they also they lucked out with a great night of basketball I think there was just one blowout and everything else was it was good and down to the wire including Shockingly probably for some fans the denver nuggets here in san antonio this first put him up quite the fight And it was a topic of conversation for us. I know on the air the fact that yokic He just goes out there He does what he's supposed to do he does it quietly I know that he's mentioned it to his his peeps that he wants to be the tim duncan of denver basically Which is not a bad thing to want to be But does he get the kind of respect that he deserves at this point janler? And I know you mentioned him earlier in the show. What do you think? Yeah, listen, it's hard for me to say he's underrated because he's one back-to-back MVP's but yeah, he's not your traditional big that dunks and block shots and catches lobs that people Over the last decade have become accustomed to so yes I think he's looked at differently in a certain way and people that really don't understand basketball or no basketball don't fully grasp how Beautifully this guy plays the game. He's like a point guard out there. He's a coach out there He but he's not shack. He's not too lmb. He's not one of these physical huge presence That's dominating the game with power. He's doing it with no looks and dropping dimes and and doing it as a point guard at the center position So Underrated, I don't think he's underrated the guys in two-time MVP But he definitely is not like in conversations that he should be he's not talked out or respected like one of the best players Right now. We just talked about the top five players. I even forgot like I barely put him in there and like So like they definitely have this aura around him where he's he's not in that talk when he most certainly is Yeah, it's tough. He's he's clearly a great player. He should be in these conversations two MVPs It's hard to go against that with all amount of guy who's made a game winner in game seven of the Playoff series against a defense player of the year. So he's he's done a lot. I think it's not Aesthetically what we think of when we think of the best players in league He's not honest, but man, is he good at basketball? Yeah, it's not splashy. Um guys, this is uh, this just it Can't believe I'm getting through this. Uh, there was no winner of last night's power ball There was a delay last night technical and security problems, but the pot Is now 2.3 billion dollars and I'm so excited guys. Chandler. What do you do at first if you win? I'm I'm putting some of that money and I'm buying the Memphis Grizzlies or the Orlando magic And I'm and I'm moving them to Las Vegas Okay, okay. Wow. That's it's like a responsible thing. Eddie you I'm probably buying into the Raiders and asking what josh mcdaniels is doing every sunday. Uh, a buy a lot of sneakers But it's sports watch. No, you did not I have no choice. I'm sorry Oh, I I I'm gonna spend the rest of today and tomorrow. I'll just think about this. I'm chartering a 737 I am disappearing anybody who wants to go with me can come and then all the dogs in the world will have a home I can't wait. This is gonna be a fun day. Okay. It's time I know I'm giddy. I have goosebumps just thinking about it. Uh, it's time to convince me of some stuff Eddie, okay Sometimes you get hard ones. Sometimes you get easy one. I'm curious what you think about this convince me that the nba Should add a four-point shot I'm gonna step further Rocket job, you took it right The 50 point basket all the way at the top Let's add that like I need my sports to be as ridiculous as possible I'm for all of this stuff But yeah, put a four-point line out there somewhere and let step and dame steal points every night I also think it'd be great for late game. I like all jokes aside. I think it'll make late game really exciting I always wish there was a way we could squeeze a little bit more. It's just like in football Like I think they should make kick uh onside kicks way easier. Let's make late game way easier in nba. Let's do it Don't hate it. Can't imagine anyone would be against it. Maybe the players uh Chandler Convince me that the Orlando magic will win a title in two years I mean the only way this is gonna happen is if they get the number one pick this year And this guy victor just turns out to be better than advertised Palo keeps growing and getting better guys like John and Isaacs come back and get healthy This is this is a very tall task and it's most likely it's not gonna happen but I think if they can find some ways to get some free agents to pair with those young guys Um and and victor and palo continue to be those dudes and then They have a small chance of winning championship the next year You would be the worst lawyer if I was facing the death penalty like I don't don't even want that Yeah, you don't want to hire me Eddie convince me That he got game is the best basketball movie Yeah, if you trim like eight minutes off this movie, it's absolutely the best basketball movie of all time I mean, it's it's up there alone for the the the jesus and shake shuttle worse basketball game at the end of this I I love this movie. I love all basketball movies. I'm like a sports movie dork So I can't go wrong But now this is a legitimately a great movie and I think Ray did a good job I know everybody rags on them this first performance We did a great job all things considered now the version of this movie that has kobe Which he wanted with spike. We want it. I wish we could have seen that one too, but I think it's great I think it's up there. I think it's up there for sure All right. All right. We got look we mentioned it all 30 teams were in play last night Which means the fashion was perfection including One of our own. I'm scared when run it back returns All right, I love this jayne ivy rocking his mom's jersey to yeah, that's perfect That is perfect, which of course means it's fashion time fitter brick and we start with a little Stefan curry if you will 47.9 with a little sour patch. Okay I love steven curry, but this is an awful pair of sneakers wouldn't mow the grass in the east. I'm gonna say brick Wow wouldn't mow the grass Not only are the shoes awful the bag is bad. That's that's pretty that's pretty bad All right. This is a jewelry watch of course on lamello ball a lot of a lot going on. Yay or nay UFO chain that That's a lot of money for that I don't Yeah, right. I feel like a nice watch is just really always the way to go Yeah, it's too much playing for me. This is very subdued for rustle westbrook. Wow I honor the gift his own clothing line. You can't hate that. That's a fit Yeah, I like the plaid jeans like the print on the jeans to detail. Oh my Carl anthony towns. Why though? What are we doing? I actually don't hate walking. I don't I don't like the mask, but I don't I don't hate the puffer I don't hate the fans. I clearly can't see the other stuff. I only see the mask Good for you. Good for you. What is he doing? If you see me in new jersey walking my dog. It's gonna look like that Uh, mr. Rogier. Um, okay It's a good color. Can't go wrong with wheat Timbs. Can I go wrong with wheat Timbs? And I like I like the matching. I like the matching top with the bottom. Look Yeah, I don't hate this at all. I love a good olive This is a fashion man right here. Kyle kuzma always. It's always a show for him Free bg. He's a pretty griner hoodie on that's gotta be a fit. Yeah, I like that Uh, the big man Very 80s, I like it Retro He's such a massive human being like all he has is windbreakers sweatsuits. That's all he can do Oh You know what? We've all been there when you feel fat. That's all you want to wear it. Although now he looks great. Oh, look at Hey That is a tequila on the rocks in my hand. I will be this I have to know Did you do this on purpose the phone matched the hat? Like are you that guy? No, no, no The hat is orange. The phone case is red. But yeah, that does look like that And what's the uh, what's the bevy of the evening? What do we have? That is a tequila on the rocks Oh, god Like that's why you left early chamber That's why you left early So you stay on a Monday. Yeah on a Monday. You know what? No games tonight You're gonna have to spend some time with your families. I'm sorry, but that's the rule And if you haven't done it already make sure you guys go and vote, but we will be back tomorrow what we will talk about Who knows?