 All right, plate eight season with the heat. Two titles, two season with the Grizzlies, 2009 NBA all rookie team. Mario Chalmers joins us now. And Mario, first of all, thanks. I know it's morning and it's early, but I got Chandler sitting next to me. And you had the misfortune or fortune of playing on a team with him. How was that? Chandler, my guy. I can't say nothing bad about Chandler. He looked out for me. We looked out for each other, you know? We was two hurt guys on the Memphis Grizzlies trying to get back right. So that's all we had to do and we was hanging out with each other. You still playing some cards? You still got to get to LA? We could play some Boo Ray, some Tonk. We'd play some Tonk. You know, we still play cards all the time. That's all we do. I got the guys in the country. I started playing golf and everyone now is on spades. Obsessed when we play every day. Hey, well, no, what we really gotta do is get on that golf course. I've been golfing, I've been practicing, so yeah, I'm trying to get to LA. Let me know. I got you. We now have seen Chandler play on television and he's not as good as we thought. So this could be a good battle. They just think it's easy just to go and play in a pro golf tournament at LA. Easier than 39. And I finished 39th out of 48th and they've been shitting on me all week. And forever we shall. You didn't finish last, Chandler. You okay? You're right. I beat 11. I beat eight, nine people. You kidding me? That's good math. Well, one didn't finish. All right, so you played with some unique dudes. Zach Randolph from My Money comes to mind right away. Do you have any good Z-Bo stories that you could share? I mean, it's kind of tough. I was there for such a short time from November to March. So most of my time with Memphis was just getting to learn the players and learning where they like to get the ball and just different things, trying to fit it into the system. But, you know, Z-Bo did take me on his wing. I know Z-Bo for a long time before I got to Memphis. So it was kind of like family to me. So it was just good to be there, be with some friendly faces in the town that hated me. So it was- Hey to you. I've been lauded in that town. Oh no, no, no, no, no. They don't hate you worse than me. I hate to shot birth to Memphis Tigers, bro. What? Oh, that's true. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Memphis Tigers, you know. Oh, so yours goes back. Yeah, yours is deeper than mine. Mine's just an overpaid white guy that just didn't get along with everybody. Yeah, that's all they know like you for. I think they grew me up in careers. So yeah, they hated me, Memphis. They still hate me until the day of Memphis. Damn, Memphis does not play. All right, all right, enough. Mario, you're obviously known very well for your time in Miami, two championships. You were kind of the young guy on that team, though. Little brother on that team. What do you remember most? What was it like being the one young guy on a team full of vets on multiple championships? Just trying to figure out where you fit in, you know, with everybody off the court mostly. You know, on the court, everything's a simple thing. But off the court, trying to hang out with guys and, you know, be that friend. But, you know, they all married or with their wives and children. So people didn't hang out like that. So even a little brother, I just had to be in different things, find different things to do. You know, when they did hang out, I was with them. But, you know, like you said on this podcast, he introduced me to Miami in a different way. So I had a lot of fun in Miami. I was able to move different and I had a lot of friends in Miami that looked out for me to care. Yeah, Rio, you guys obviously had a hell of a run there. You guys have won, you know, did your thing. Did you have a favorite moment on or off the court, just playing with those guys, learning from those guys? Some of the favorite moments came from off the court, just learning like their mentalities. Like I used to ask a lot of questions about business and, you know, different things that you try to get into. And just seeing the different aspects from, you know, what the way you want to do, what Berger wants to do, what CB wants to do. It was just good learning those different things and learning the true person behind the basketball. So that was the most fun I had. And, you know, of course, my favorite moments anytime, I got to shine a little bit with the big three, like 10 threes for Sacramento or, you know, 25 points for OKC in the finals. So moments like that are always cherished and just being around those great guys and those great teams, always cherished those moments. Mario, like you mentioned, the big three there, LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, Chris Bosch, how would you say your relationships were with all three of them separately and uniquely? Me and D-Wade, I definitely think we was probably the closest, just because I was, you know, he was there when I got there in 2008. Man, he kind of really took me under his wing. And, you know, that was one of my favorite players coming into the league. So definitely me and D-Wade was close. Me and Brown was close. You know, anybody always see me and Brown together. We worked out together, hung out together. Like, that was a real friend. So, you know, me and Brown was real close. And then CB, CB, me and CB was close to him. CB's a quiet dude. Likes to drink his beer, make his beer. Listen, he's in his channel. So CB's a different character, but, you know, me and CB really got along great just because the way we played on basketball court, I knew he always had his back. I knew I'd be able to find him if I'm in a tight spot and he's going to go to work. So me and CB's relationship was definitely good. Making beer so crazy to me. All right, so, Brown yelled at you. You yelled back. Did it ever get past that? I mean, you know, that's what friends do. Did it ever get worse? No, it never got worse. You know, I actually got better after that. We talked about it. Organization made us talk about it. Just make sure everything was smooth though. It was, it didn't go past that. Wait, hold on. The organization made you talk about it? They made you squash? How's that work? They just made sure that I wasn't going to say nothing crazy in the media. Like, it wasn't going to go past that. Because I mean, I didn't take it that serious at that time, but yeah, I was mad. So it is what it is. Rio, you mentioned how close you and D Wade were. What's one thing that you took from playing with him? Not just as a friend off the court, but how was it like playing with a Hall of Fame guy like him? Just what he had to do to get ready for the court. You know, everybody knows about D Wade's injuries, but when you actually see there and see him getting to the game three and four hours before, getting stretched, getting ice on the knees, getting shots up, just the preparation that those guys take to get ready for the game. It amazes me. Sometimes they'll do all that preparation and still come out slow. And then sometimes they'll do all the preparation and come up on fire. So it's just good to see the consistency that they kept with the preparation and the way they played. OK, I'm glad you mentioned earlier about things that you might have said or would have said in the media. But you have made a few comments. You know we have to ask about this, about LeBron that maybe raised a couple eyebrows saying that players didn't fear him and that he wasn't your goat. You've clarified those. But if we know anything, LeBron hears all and will hold a grudge. Have you heard from him? Are you guys cool? I haven't heard from him. I haven't reached out to him either. So I don't know if he's one of the moments, I guess, when we see each other, we'll say what happens. Like, I don't have no beef towards him. So like you said, he holds grudges. So I don't know if he has a grudge to me or not. You're on the list now. You are on the list now, Mario. Speaking of violent grudges, he recently tweets an emoji of the hourglass on Tuesday night after the Lakers loss. It's just a passive aggressive guy. Or what do you take from this? Because he seems to be writing these subliminal messages all the time. But we know what he's trying to do. Why doesn't he just come out and say what he's thinking? That's what I want to know. Like, just come out and say what you want to say. Because you know you get to do what you want to do behind closed doors. So it's one of those things he's got people on edge. You want to see, like, it's a waiting game. Like, what's about to happen with the Lakers? What's about to happen with Braun? And you know, he likes that. He likes to keep it a mystery. Sure does. Sorry, Shoms. Go ahead. Oh. Got lost in my text. Mario, obviously DeWade, he's getting a statue in Miami. They just announced that. Is there anyone else? You're obviously a Miami Heat legend. Is there anyone else you think that deserves a statue outside that arena? A statue? That's a tough one. Maybe Zo, maybe Braun. I mean, just what they did for that organization. You know, I know Alonzo Morn is a big part of the Heat organization, a big part of the Heat community. So the way people view him, I would see one of them to be the only ones with a statue. I like that outside of the heater, either. I could see that. I could see that. DeWade told a story about you losing 50K on the plane. First of all, I didn't think you were allowed to talk about plane stories. I thought that was not a thing. Is this true, playing cards? Was it to LeBron? Like, what happened here? It wasn't 50K. It was 45. Channel was playing good. Not bad. You know about good. Oh, yeah. Three-card poker. It was a ghost hit. Yeah, it was a ghost hit. So I'm the first one in the ghost hit. So we all go around as seven of us. I have a pair of eights, Chairman. A pair of eights with 45,000. Everybody getting out. Everybody's getting out. So I'm like, OK, I'm staying. I'm going to try to go. So I got a good hit. Ron flips over to nine. Oh, no. He flips over to Jack, and then he flips over to another nine. So a pair of nine, four, eights. I lost 45,000 to Rashad Lewis. He pulled up the next day in the all-black truck. Brandon. That is awesome. That is awesome. By the way, things get out of control. I've seen dudes from Houston to Dallas lose 20 grand. Really? In a 45-minute flight. That's all. I mean, things get out. I've seen somebody lose $1 million in a Buick, and the Buick ain't as crazy. A million? $1 million. It's definitely a big place. Oh my god, I'm excited about this. Yeah, that's crazy. I'm not saying nobody's breathing it out there, but yeah, it is. Shoms is going to get on it. I'd be sick. Yeah, Shoms will find out. Shoms will find out soon. How are you going to do a little research? Rio, you and UD had a debate about the best shooters in heat history, and you said you would out-shoot all of them. Is there anybody that you've seen or you've played with that you don't think you'd beat in a shooting contest? I know what you want to say, Chandler. You know who you want me to put the six-tip? My God, it's a rancid. Six-tip, come on. Give me my flowers. 16 around you. You know, just my confidence, man. You got to show me. You got to go to the gym. I won't have no problem admitting that you beat me. But I'm not about to sit here and say, you'll beat me. Just you'll beat me. So it's a good competition, you know? That's all I've been putting in. I love those guys, and I'll go to shoot against anybody just for fun. She's looking at you. So they retire Haslam's jersey, and people had thoughts all over the board. Do you see deserve to have his jersey retired? In my opinion, I think so, just from being in the heat 20 years, one team being the heat's all-time leader rebounder. And you got three championships. Now, you do a lot for the community. Like, you're a good role model for the heat, good role model for the community, and your home grown. So with your resume and what you've done, I'll definitely take my hat off to you. I definitely deserve you. You deserve to be up there in the Raptors, for sure. Mario, your first year in the NBA's was supposed first year in the NBA. Now he's considered one of the best coaches in the league. Did you see that early on? I know it was obviously shaky a little bit early on. What did you see? The biggest thing about Spokane in the beginning, he wasn't really a people person. Like, he didn't understand how to talk to his players personally and develop that relationship. So as far as the X and O's part, you know, Spokane came from the video room. So, you know, he's seen it all. He knows how to dissect anything. He's great with that. So I knew from that aspect, he would be a good coach. It was just the player-to-coach relationship that I was worried about. You know, once he figured that out and got over his little phobia of talking to the players and understanding that we're all just human. We all just wanted the same thing. He turned into the coach he is. And I take my hat off to Spokane, one of my favorite coaches. I got a lot of respect for coach. Mario, we hear all these legendary stories about Pat Riley. And I had never had an experience with him, but I'm scared of him with this lick back and his tan skin. He's got these, something, this aura that makes, just puts fear in people, right? What was your experience with him and that you had that same feeling? So I've seen two different sides of Pat. Like, everybody knows my story company with the rookie jurisdiction, how I got in trouble there. So I seen the bad Pat early. The Pat that was on me didn't like me, wanted me to do all the right things, but I couldn't. So I seen that Pat that was always on me, one of the best for me. And then I seen the side of Pat after he won a championship. And the respect he had for me, the love he had for me. You know, taking me under his wing and getting me big hugs and, you know, just trying to make sure I stayed on the right path. And, you know, that was a good thing about my relationship with Pat. Like he was always trying to help me. Everyone talks about heat culture. That's a thing they put on the court. They have it on the jersey now. Obviously it kind of took off with you guys when you were there in Miami, Mario. But what does heat culture mean to you? Heat culture to me is basically being able to sacrifice yourself for the man next to you. Being able to get out at yourself and help the team or help the player that's next to you. Sacrificing and laying it all online. That's the definition of heat culture to me. That's what I was taught and brought up into. So that's my definition of it. Mario, you have to go into a game today. How many points are you scoring? Why are you laughing? Yeah, I get an easy 20. Damn! Okay, okay. Just because they shoot a lot of threes and all I do now is just stay behind the three-point and shoot three. So I'm gonna temp 11 threes. I'm gonna hit at least. True, you're playing 20 minutes. You're taking 10 threes. Yeah, that's fair. Yeah, so that's the reason I say that. It's not like I'm going out there and heal and just be like how I was in the paint job that now I'm shooting nothing but threes. All right. And I'm trying to get it quick to him. Is there a player out there that you just sort of see and go, that's the guy I want to light up the most? Light up the most? Yeah, I mean, it could be like Dylan Brooks. I could throw that out in the atmosphere if you want help. Hey, see, Chandler knows, Dylan Brooks was my rock. I love him. He wasn't like that when we had something happen. Yeah, this is a whole different Dylan Brooks. I don't know what happened to this one. I like him better this way, but yeah. He's cool. He's fun. Skip the clicks. He's a character. To answer that question, there's not anybody I really start out that I want to go after. I just want to be able to compete and play against the best. Is there anyone out there that is maybe getting a little too much hype that you think is a bit overrated? No, not that I think. Don't. I see point cards now. Point cards, there's so many good point cards. Yeah. I'll say a point card. Tyrese, Tyrese Halliburton. Halliburton. He's doing a major job at Indiana running in the team. He's special to me. It's crazy because we were going over point cards yesterday and I named like 15 point cards and then I named Kyrie Irving. I'm like, that's how deep that position is. That's the crazy part. Like Kyrie used to be top one group. Now it's just so many different guards. It's kind of like, man. It's called getting old guys. Yeah. Welcome. Welcome to the party. All the time was undefeated. It's exactly. Can't stop it. Mario, it's been a pleasure. Thank you so much for joining us this morning. Thank you for having me. I appreciate it. Appreciate it, Rio. We'll take a break. When we come back, that man has a family. See ya. Run it back, yo. Run it off. Run it back, yo. Run it off. Run it back. Run it off.