 The haters said it wouldn't happen even after three straight losses, but we knew we hit our parlay run it back starts now Happy Wednesday morning, and we have a pulse ladies and gentlemen run it back right now Sharania Chandler Parsons Eddie Gonzalez and Celtics had a little pride had a little dignity. They showed up last night They got things done down in Miami avoiding Elimination 1 16 99 is pretty big win 18 nothing run in the third quarter The heat were up nine by the way in that quarter Tatum with 33 and 11 butler did have 29 9 and 5 and Tatum did have a huge night Chandler What was different? Well, he saw a couple easy ones go in and the basket got bigger for him And he finally played Like he was the best player in the series that we all expected him to play like throughout the first three games And he played desperate. He played like he didn't want to go home He did not want to go get swept and I think we take for granted how hard it is to sweep somebody and what Denver did on the other side and I thought people just thought that was going to happen um, but The the Celtics they showed up last night and they played hard and they they turned their defensive and Force turnovers and they made that become easy baskets for them on the other end Grant Williams, he was great. I gotta say All the poke in the bear talk he lost this series. He stepped us up last night He had four threes. He played solid defense on jimmy had a nice block on him on the iso Horford stepped up there quite did all all the starters were double digits So this is the way that we thought they were going to play coming into this series and again It's it's hard to sweep. So now now it gets interesting right now the fun starts now We go back to boston and they get that one It's it's anybody's series and you wouldn't think you'd say that after a team is up 3 0 and now 3 1 But the momentum in a series like this can ship so easily that The the Celtics came out and they handled their business but on the flip side the heat It's just one game. All you gotta do is win one more right on next three. So you don't really feel the pressure yet, but Man, you go ahead and you lose game five things get spicy Yeah, the best player in the series Finally looked like the best player in the series in my opinion and what I liked what he did last night is what you're looking at Right there. He got to the paint half of his 14 shots. We're in the paint where layups floaters He attacked and that changed the game for them between that and Al Horford making three threes They were they look like a whole different team last night and and for all the quit we saw In game three we saw an entirely different Celtics They made 18 threes, which is huge for them Uh, especially when you make 10 more than the opponent if they can replicate that And that has been their game all season long make a lot of threes defend and and and beat teams like that And they did that last night And so if Jalen brown ever shows up to this series and they had a decent four quarter last night a big dunk on Bam had an and one layup that essentially ended the game stood in the crowd and let them hear it Uh, if he shows up and has a big game And and and then we got to go back to miami for game six It's getting real dicey because him and marcus smart said it don't let them win one and they did So I I I hit jason last night said one at a time and he hit me back so the exact same thing So that's their focus right now and they're in a real good place and uh, we'll see we'll see what they look like tomorrow But what they just did they can do that again Funny how one win just completely changes our perspective shams you and eddie were in the building last night What was your takeaway? Well, for sure grant williams the way that he played and and joe mazula has Gone away from grant williams at different points second half of the season Had him relegated to a really a 10 minute role He got some dnps in the last round and at the beginning of this series But now that he's finally back in the lineup There's a guy that played 27 minutes a night for the seltics last year on their finals run 14 points last night made threes Clutch on really both ends of the floor and the seltics shot making is the name of the game Right like it's a maker miss league and in game three the heat made so many open threes They couldn't miss i was talking to some seltic staffers before the game They were just sighing because it's one of those things where if if Miami's making shots at the rate that they were making shots in games one to three Boston really There's no hope but last night 19 or 45 from three only eight eight of 32 from miami and Boston is now seven and one uh over the last 14 games when they hit 15 or more threes They're 0 and 6 when they make less than 15 threes. So I guess in game five you got to make at least 15 threes I mean that whole the whole thing about boston saying don't let us get one I mean, I think a lot of us rolled our eyes thinking What are you doing because of what they look like in the other previous three games? But it did seem like we're watching a different team last night chandler. Is this enough? Is this confidence boost going to be enough? Well, again, it's getting fun now, but it gets really fun if they go and they protect home court And they win game five now. We're talking about a legitimate First time ever a team has a chance to come back from down 3o and this team has the potential They have the talent when they're locked in like they were last night and they're flying all over the place And they're crashing the offensive glass and they're playing together and they're getting something from everyone They're one of the better teams in the league and they've done it all year long, but on the flip side Miami the BAM BAM takes seven shots and in a in a game where you can knock off this The two seed and go to the NBA finals and like shams just said they they got their looks and that 180 third quarter run that was that was tough to come back from so they went from up nine to down nine and about three three and a half minutes and That was pretty much it. I need to see bam be more aggressive. I need to see him come out They have nobody to guard him. He's versatile. He has size. He has lengths He needs to dominate game five because again, like we're talking about They said don't let us get one If they get two all of a sudden everything flips and now there's pressure because it's the same thing if this goes back to game seven I got Boston. So it's crazy. Like we said, it it alters every single day And it's it's at least for us and for the fans. It wasn't a sweep again because we want this to go longer We want something to talk about But this is the version of the Celtics that is a championship contender not those first three Teens we saw play against the heat. So it's what can they do it again? Can they make shots? Can they defend? Can they keep getting in transition buckets off their defense getting in passing lanes like they did in this game? We'll see but the heat aren't just going to lay down. We know their dna. We know how tough they are We know jimmy is going to bring these guys with them and they're going to play hard in game five So it'll be awesome Eric exposure was asked a lot. I think even during the game about his team taking their foot off the gas becoming a little bit Lazy, did you see that eddie? Is that what we saw? No, I mean, I'm one takeaway from this is my first time in that arena Is the intensity that that team plays with they're not an overly physical team But they just continue to move on defense and continue to move on offense They don't let up all night and the arena is the same way the crowd is the same way So no, I don't think that they took their foot off the gas I don't know. Eric's social's answer was either they just didn't shoot it as well as they have It pretty much all playoffs is the first time this series. They were held under 100 points They they only shot 25 from three. They had 15 turnovers. It's a little uncharacteristic for them They didn't have that explosive performance from another guy besides jimmy and when they don't have that, you know, uh Gabe vinson had 17 points, but they didn't have anybody Up to that they didn't have anybody in 20 They need a 40 point game from jimmy to keep up with something like this and they didn't have that last night so if Are they gonna play better as the series of those four? I don't know the pressure is flipping now And two of these games are gonna be in boston. So, you know, roleplayers They they typically play better at home than a one home game left it's it's it's gotten very interesting now and What would they what they probably gonna need to win to another one of these games? Is there gonna need playoff jimmy to come back and look like the best player in the world again? And i'm not putting past them Okay, let's let's get real here. Does anybody on this panel Think that the celtics can win three straight games Really all of you everyone. Okay a challenge Listen again, but like eddie just said they're looking at this like a three game series and they have home court advantage They have this was the heat's chance to really Be done with it and obviously give them no hope now. They're going back home Which i know miami just won two games there, but it's different This is their season is literally on the line. They cannot lose and they played last night like the desperate team They were flying around they had more energy last night. They were crashing the glass They were getting their forcing turnovers. I don't know why it took them three games to do that But yeah, you know the heat are feeling that they can say they're not they can say that they're they're okay All they got to do is get one which is true But the celtics were the better team all year long They have two star players that really haven't showed up, especially jaylon brown They're gonna get the home cook and that place is gonna be rocking If there was ever a team to do it it's this celtics team against the eight seed miami heat But again, miami's not just gonna lay down. They're gonna make it very difficult But yeah, I strongly believe that the celtics can go and get three in a row I mean we're talking about history being made here guys three straight And I'm seeing a lot of this this is weird It's just I just I don't see it. Um, meanwhile denver just resting sleeping in having a a little mini vacation If you will shams as president of their bandwagon Who do they want to play? Well, it's crazy in 2020 if they had beaten the lakers they would have played this miami team We'd be talking about a rematch, but I I think if you're denver nicole yoking mike malone I don't think that they're stressing out over either of these teams I think they're very very much locked in on the on themselves and preparing over the next week or so In advance of game one, but I I do think when you look at it from a roster perspective It's hard for you not to argue that boston on paper Has more talent more depth than miami, but again these games aren't one on paper The same could be said about past iterations of boston's team. I remember that 18 19 team That the celtics had the dany age put together kairi erving jason tatum jalen brown al horford Marcus moors marcus smart at that point was their sixth man That team had so much talent they lose in the second round So talent doesn't mean everything channeler knows he's played in the league It takes a lot more than that chemistry which miami has shown more of this series But listen on paper on on talent alone I mean it's Could boston be the first team ever to make this a game seven and potentially win three out I mean, I guess you can make the case, but games aren't always one on on paper Yeah, I think the obvious answer is The the celtics and I think they want them to keep playing I think they want them to beat each other up for at least three more games and the longer this season goes The more of an advantage it is for dember, but i'm with shams. I don't I think they I think they beat whoever it is I think it's I think the celtics like like he just said they have a better team They have a deeper team. They have more star power, but that's not all it's about It's it's a jimmy butler has literally shown us that it is about so many other things and will and how hard you play And doing all the little things that that's what the heat do But I think obviously they want them to keep playing they want this to go to six or seven games Just to continue to kind of can watch film break down get more rest, but I don't think the nuggets really care who they play. I think they're confident against either of these teams They are hot and they're ready to go shams the more stuff is happening It's not just what we're seeing on the courts things are happening behind the scenes coaches are perhaps Being interviewed and maybe hired What do you have for us? So the phoenix sons are down to five finalists for their head coaching job They're gonna have final meetings and interviews in michigan with owner madish via james jones Later this week, but here are the five finalists right there are three championship coaches nick nurse frank vogel Doc rivers and then you have two assistants high-level assistant jordy finandez with the sacramental kings kevin young who's in house in phoenix Uh, and what's interesting here is I think milwaukee and phoenix are kind of on collision courses to potentially make hire sooner than later Over the next week or so potentially Both teams are looking at nick nurse pretty strongly and so both are really far along in their process But I think when you look at the phoenix sons list you have a mix of veteran championship coaches and some youth With the team with kevin dran devin booker. Do you want to go with the first time head coach? Do you want to go with more of a veteran coach? We'll know our answer here soon Hmm channel or anybody on that list excite you Nick nurse I guess would be my pick. I don't think I go with the first year head coach with that situation with that They need to win now. They need experience And all three of those other guys on the left there they have it But again, I think the coaching search and pool is such a cesspool and They just fire doc for not doing what sons want him to do in phoenix that he just failed to do in philly Uh, oh go already got canned from the lake. It's it's it's it's all funny to me But I would I would say nick nurse he has he was a great coach. I don't even know why he got fired in toronto He's young. He could go with these guys. He can relate to players. He's coach star players before um So I would I would probably roll with him. Uh, there's more of a future there with those guys But they're also in a win now situation, but he nothing really tickles me, but I guess I'd go nick nurse No pressure eddie, but whatever you say, we will assume it's what everyone wants. Who should be the coach of the phoenix suns? Yeah, I got a call the other day. I'm I'm in on the process. I think uh, they didn't take my vote for me Me and chandler on the bench, but it's cool. Amazing. Uh, I'm very intrigued by jordy fernandez Who spent six years in damver kind of building up that offense and Uh, you know, sure you're not how to work with nicole. Yoko. It's the best team in the league right now Also on the kings and working with that offense as well I'm very intrigued by that because you got to wonder what he could do With kd and debon booker and whomever else is there next year as they're going to want to keep up with these other teams But I think of you know of the veterans. I kind of echo chandler sentiments about doc It's like, uh, we're what are we expecting from doc at this point? What I think you see with this list is you see a new regime. You see a new owner And it's and it's like, you know, he doesn't look like he's quite sure exactly what he wants So these interviews coming up. I believe they said they're We som said they're gonna be in michigan with james jones and matt ishvia They'll be telling and I think the job is clearly up for grabs with the types of coaches that they put together You have three championship coaches and you have two first time big name assistants including an incumbent who was already on your bench So it'll be interesting to see what they what they do going forward But I think the key in the first question you have to ask those interviews is like What do we do with debon booker and kevin durant? How do we make a championship offense out of those two? And then you work down from there So nerve wracking new jobs are hard Guys we're gonna take a quick break right now When we come back a man who has been doing overtime work. Oh, yes In the video recruitment era white howard joins run it back Run it up run it back run it up run it back run it up run it back Our guests today eight time all-star three time defensive player of the year and an nba champion And honestly crushing videos the last couple weeks dwight howard ladies and gentlemen I want to say good morning dwight. Um, but I have no idea where you are. Are you still in taiwan? Where are you? Uh right now, uh came to take a little vacation in thailand. So It's almost uh, yeah, it's pretty late here. I've been on the beach Okay, you're living you might be living a better life than chandler This is and that's really hard for me to say street food street food for days Is it fun? Like why why did you just pick it because why you just didn't want to come back yet? well, uh Well, I can't come home until the 31st so I just wanted to get get away for a couple days and I've always wanted to come to thailand The weather is so amazing. The water is crazy Uh, so I've never really been snorkeling and uh, it's the first place that I came to do snorkeling that and I'm having an amazing time It's beautiful. It's beautiful D. H. You put some amazing numbers up in in taiwan. You were shooting three. I think you were in the three point contest Out there doing everything on the floor What was your experience like playing in taiwan? What did you learn by yourself and and how fun was it for you to I know how much you It was uh, it was a crazy experience. Um just After playing in the nba for 18 seasons And then traveling to taiwan on the other side of the world Um 13 hours ahead from anybody at home in Atlanta It was just crazy I just couldn't believe uh that my uh journey in life Took me to taiwan to play basketball Uh, but it was fun, man. I brought some some passion some love Uh back for the game I enjoy teaching some of my younger teammates But really just the fans man Uh, I know channel can Test to this, you know going overseas Staying all the fans in asia It's it's a crazy experience Man, it's it. I'm just thankful. I'm just really grateful for Yeah, deba the last time I was there we were together Yes We had a good time So I know what you're doing, but you recently posted these videos that were hilarious. You may have even been lit I don't know. Are you drinking now? I don't know But you reached out to cp kb Dave have you heard back from any of those guys or any of those guys take you up on your office? No It was so crazy. Uh I remember chris paul earlier in the season when Hey v got traded to the suns. He was like, man, we don't win this year You know, I'm gonna go play basketball at taiwan with the white house. I was like, okay He's trying to throw a little jab, you know a sneak look uppercut so, um, I was You know paying attention to the season. I saw when they lost in the playoffs I was like, I'm gonna get him back Instead of just posting. I'm gonna make a video Uh recruiting uh chris paul to come to china, uh taiwan. I'm sorry And uh as I was on my live everybody was just coming to different players That they wanted to see come to taiwan So I just started naming all these different players and trying to recruit to come uh Really just to spread love with basketball man, basketball has given us a wonderful lifestyle as you know channel We've been able to travel the world And it's fans around the world who would love to see all of us just play And that's one thing I got from being over in taiwan. It's just It's people who never watched basketball All of a sudden their basketball fans is 80 year olds coming to the games 90 year olds. It's little kids The first word that they're saying is howl And they can they're saying that dad or mom that coming to the games in the howl And it's just so happy and it's just like man, I would love for more players, uh Just to travel internationally to play basketball or just to travel in general because it's a different world In the white I love what you're doing out there and I love that the stigma Of playing overseas is changing a little bit and much like you're describing. It's a great experience. It's really fun It's culture changing out there Another one of the guys that everybody's wondering and somebody you played with somebody you want to ring with LeBroni into their retirement the other day. You got a pitch for him. You're leaving him alone or what you want? You know sitting and thinking about the news of LeBron retiring even for myself, you know, this is I've been playing for 19 seasons uh, you know Everything has to come to an end one day And you know just to see LeBron even think about it is just crazy for him to even say it because He's been playing for so long, you know So that's going to make crazy news. It's What is LeBron going to do next evening? and uh, he's had a An amazing career. He's done things that no basketball player has ever done in the history of the game I'm so proud of him. I'm so happy for him and grateful for the opportunity that you know, I had to Play alongside of him and win a championship It was one of the best things ever um, and just to see What he's done for the game of basketball Just amazing All right, joy, you know, I have to bring up shack. Um, you know speaking of jabs and uppercuts He threw some earlier in the season talking about the record of your team in taiwan And you guys obviously have a history So do you have any messages for him as he's obviously watching right now and secondly? Dinner plan soon. Like how do we squash the Dwight Howard shack? I mean for years I've said it. I don't have Any beef with shack. I think child look at tell you Like for me, I want everybody to enjoy life. I don't really have no beef or corals to anyone Uh, to be a shack thing. I don't know what it is If we got to go to dinner if we got to come on this show And have a discussion Whatever it is And you know, we're getting old man. We're getting older. Let's squash whatever beef we got And whatever it is and just keep it pushing DH did you have any conversations with teams with NBA teams this year? And is your ultimate goal you think to return to league this upcoming offseason next year? I would love to come back, you know, uh to play in the NBA Also, I do enjoy playing in the national basketball Just the experience Is is one of a kind, you know, it's a different type grind and being in the NBA And I had a chance to experience but I would love to Finish off my career with the NBA team Hopefully win the NBA championship Uh, but if not, you know, I've enjoyed playing basketball for so long And I'm just thankful that I've had the opportunity to traveling and uh Playing the NBA. So this is the best life Another follow-up, you know, looking back at 2020 The the big difference between that Lakers nugget series was they had you jubilee McGee ad all to throw on Nicola yoke and this year Lakers got swept They really just had a couple bodies to throw at him If if if the Lakers this year had you uh to guard Nicola yoke Not saying you could stop because you have contained him a little bit better Than than they might have Well, you know, that's if I was on the team, you know I wish that I had opportunity to play Uh help the Lakers this year. I would love to uh been in there in the heat of the battle Going against Joe Kitch who's obviously got so much better since of the 2020 Playoffs, you know, he's been playing amazing. I think after that series it kind of like sparked It just like something happened. He just came out after that got faster got stronger And he's gotten better and uh, I hope he takes it all the way this year when the championship I think it's going to be a battle between the heat and Denver and uh Hopefully the big man pulls it off in your pitch Yeah sticking with the joker Dwight is he The best one of the best most versatile bigs in your eyes that's ever played the game Oh, no no question him and Embiid are like Ivers they're they're like three or four big man that we've watched Play over over time all in one, you know, Embiid is like He's like Shaq but it's you know, he's big He got soft touch Uh, he got moves like the king Uh, he's he's doing moves like Jordan and and uh, Kobe Uh, so like these guys are ultra talented, man And uh, I'm glad to see that the area is shifting back to the big man And I think Jokic will all he's already all time in Just keep going I'm biased because I was the biggest magic fan. I had you playing for the magic, but right now are you going? Jokic prime Dwight Howard Oh Hey I'm dominated every play with a smile on my face Hey, yeah, yeah, I'm here. I'm here So yes, yes, yes I'm taking You can ask that Chandler knows better Where's the The dark contest Yo, uh, I want to change pace real quick I want to talk about one of your former teammates James Harding. He has a big free agency Opportunity this summer. What do you think he should go? Should he stay in Philly? Should he go back to Houston? Is there another is there another situation you think works for him? man, I really thought that him and uh Him and uh, Embiid were going to work great together in Philly I think going back to Houston would be awesome but uh Come to Taiwan, right? You know, I think the biggest thing the biggest takeaway is It's not me recruiting guys just to come to Taiwan Uh, but just to play international basketball and to realize that you know, maybe You know, there's some guys who may not make it to the NBA But there's basketball leagues, you know, all over the world that players can explore and play in And not just to stop on their dreams because one stop to A place overseas can lead you to the ultimate goal of being in the NBA. You look at Pat Beverly He started out overseas Now he's in the NBA and he's worldwide Uh, because of his defense and he started out scoring So it just goes to show you that international basketball Is something that you know people should pay attention to as well Pat Beverly also good with the talking that that that definitely helps. He's a good heel Look you were on he's so good. Uh, you were on season six of The Bass Singer, which I'm I'm so confused by this show, but you made it one show only the first episode and you're out as the octopus What happened is your voice? No, I have a great voice. I have a great voice I had to get ready for the season. I had to train Yeah, so when you do The Bass Singer, you're there every day all day. You're rehearsing I had, uh I had singing coaches. I had voice lessons Um I had a you know, I did the whole production. So in the back, we went over to dance Nobody saw our faces the whole time It was the it was one of the best experiences ever Doing that show The Bass Singer Uh year later to doing that show. I did another show called Special Forces Which happened to be the craziest show I've ever done. It set me on fire We got tear gas We had to stay. Uh, yeah, we had to stay in the desert in Wadi Rum Jordan Um in the desert for 10 days at a army fort And we went through Special Forces training. Uh, we stayed on the fort. Um, wow One one shower everything was outside Uh, we had to do some of the craziest things in my life. They dropped They put me in a truck and dropped it in the ocean I had to wait till it it filled up and then swim out of the back And this was voluntary you signed up for that that wasn't you being held hostage Uh, I signed up for it. I did It was insane You are insane Dwight. It has been a long time. It's so good to see you. So good to talk to you. Enjoy your vacation Eat all the food Very jealous and we'll talk soon. Thank you so much Thank you for having me. I love you guys so much. It's good to see you, Michelle Everyone else, Chandler Chandler, I gotta see you, dawg. I miss you, man I know, hit me up, Dwight. I miss you, bro I love it. I love it when Chandler has moments. This is my favorite part of the show. Thanks, Dwight And Shoms, we're also saying goodbye to you. It is Wednesday, which means we have a few days off I'll see you. I'll see you next week. Don't work too hard and we will be back after a very short break Well, Eric Spolstra, giving us some good stuff says the play in tournament is the best thing to happen to the NBA in Years, Chandler, you agree? Yeah, I love it. It kind of eliminates tanking a little bit. It gives everybody a hope to have a chance to compete And then you see what happened this year with the Lakers and The heat they're showing you that anything can happen once you get in and that's well worth And then that's much better, you know than a late lottery pick like some of these other teams got so I think The success that had shown this year and how far you can go Uh, you know only helps the case for the plan and also it's it's got a little match March Madness to it where it's it's a single elimination for some of these teams and it's a must win I think it's great for viewing. I think it's great for competition. I think these teams, uh, you know Have to bring it you see a team like Miami who loses their first one against Atlanta Which actually probably ended up helping them of their matchup going forward, but I love it. I agree with Spoe. I think it's great. I don't think we should change this anytime soon Yeah, it feels like 10 years ago. They lost that playing into the Hawks right and and you're wondering how things break If they win that game and then they get Philly them first round and is it a worse match up and it goes on and on But it's been great. I mean The fortunate thing is we haven't had a tendency to get in I believe so They've had LeBron and Steph each year in the in the western conference even even had them play each other Had a ton of star power the uh, the Lakers Well, Timberwolves game this year was great. I went to that. It was playoff atmosphere. It was March madness Uh, they they hit a home run with this and I was super skeptical at first But just that extra week of just tense and important basketball before the real playoffs start And then you get these teams that are successful. I will say this though This same miami heat team whatever happened in the regular season. They went to the eastern conference finals last year They were one game away from the fight one bucket away from the finals So this isn't your typical eight seed But they are an eight seed and and and they got in there by winning a play-in game So yes, it's been a raising success And a hat tip to adam silver and whoever else in the office put that together because they hit a home run Go ahead. Sorry. I hated it when it first came out I was like, this is stupid like the ninth intensities. They have no chance of it So it's a complete change for me, which I thought it was going to be a flop Uh, I think the guys everyone watching this year is thinking maybe to just sort of shoot for the bottom Because this has been a very weird season and it has worked Moving forward. Shaq said that if he was healthy I love I love arguments to start with that His 2011 Celtics would have beaten the heat the one of course with LeBron And Wade Eddie you buying it Well, like is he talking about if he was in his prime? Like, yeah, then it's way different I don't know if people this was Shaq's last season. He started 36 games He didn't even average double digits look like an absolute shell of himself No, I don't know how healthy he wanted to be Shaq and Cleveland didn't change things Shaq and Phoenix didn't change things I love Shaq, but uh, he's bugging right here with this one Yeah, it's funny when guys like Giannis can say the same thing this year, right? Like a lot of guys can say the same thing whether they were happy That's that's part of the game And like Eddie said Shaq is a great. I think he's the most dominant big guy of all time Is it 2001 Shaq? Is it because 2011 Shaq? I don't see it Um, In this way, Derek was not going to let that team lose and that's still I think that's still the worst team to Everyone in championship. I think that's the most impressive championship a star's ever done That's for another day, but I gotta disagree with the big fella here. There's there's his His career was kind of winding down at that point anyways, and No, I can't I can't get behind this one I love how politely you guys both were like no with smiles. That was well done. That's very diplomatic I don't I don't need Shaq beef like like the white. I'm cool. No all of Shaq Yeah No Mention the Mavericks by the way, they've been mentioned as a possible landing spot for deandre Aten Channel you buying that I love it. I think it works. I think you'd be the first, you know, big physical talented Center that luke has had I think it's it's dicey on who they got to get rid of I'm assuming they got to get rid of their pick and either hearty or green And I love both of those guys potential. I think they both can play off the ball They both can handle the ball Especially jade and hearty he can go get a bucket when luke is on the bench So as long as they don't get rid of both of those guys And they can get off like a tim part away junior or a bertons or one of these big contracts that they don't want I love it because it adds then size it adds toughness It adds another talented option in the post that luke and kairi luke has never had And now you're starting to resign kairi erving now you have a Legit bona fide trio And generator is young that he can grow with luke kairi is still shockingly not that old So I really really do like this and and again I think dallas feels that they need to make moves now they need to maximize the time that they have with luke They've come up short and he's a generational talent that they need to take advantage of these years. So I'm all for it And I think it makes perfect sense Yeah, I think look it's easy to say Uh, yoke's dominated him and and and think less of de under eight now, but we see what yoke is We see what he just did that to anthony davis, you know, that doesn't that doesn't make de under eight any sluts I think he's a great fit with luke. He luke needs that big who can roll the rim Who could pop a little bit the da loves the mid range? He loves the floater I think is a great fit for them and and like chandler said if you can get Get them for the right package and and you're not giving up kairi or something dramatic like that I think he's great for them and then they have it's something they have to figure out the other piece I think they need to figure out as well is how's he going to get along with jesson kid and that coaching staff And and and I know you're not supposed to talk with them before you make a trade And he's on another team, but it's definitely something you want to figure out because his issues with money Williams They go back and they're they are Much story, you know, we've heard about him over and over again and now we have reports It's just the organization having issues with de under eight and then You know, you want to do your reconnaissance there, but we know mark cuban. He loves the gamble He loves to see talent. This is the number one overall pick same year luke was drafted. I think he's a great fit I think there's some smoke here and there might be some fire Chandler you and mark cuban obviously know each other quite well He likes to take these sort of chances and and like eddie just said gamble a little bit Do you think maybe we play it conservative this time? I mean, we still don't know what he's going to do with kairi necessarily, but maybe not gamble too much And this is more of a calculated risk than the kairi thing, right? You can trade this guy's locked up under contract at least There's no mystery of whether de under eight and can resign and kairi are Irving is an unrestricted free agent this summer So that was a lot scarier in my eyes for mark and for that front office and nico and those guys But this makes sense. This gives this gives luke another look This shows you that I am willing to make another risk and another bold move to to get you help And as ball dominant as luke is and as much as he wants to be the star and as much as he can be difficult to play with He wants this and he needs this for him to and he's you know He's watching the playoffs right now and as as that kind of talent and what he can do on the floor He's still is he's not playing on the biggest stage and that hurts and adding a guy like de andre eighton And not losing too much whether it's the 10th pick and again You can offload one of these big contracts these guys that are a role player at this moment And then you give up one of those young guys and green or hardy I think it works and I think it works for phoenix as well that they get something in return So I like it. I don't think this is too big a risk. You know what you get with the andre eighton You know, we can be productive. You know, there's some issues there off the court But that's just who there who isn't who doesn't have that in the NBA, but I think it's a good move I'm gonna move on the next question really quickly, but are there any guys that aren't watching the playoffs like is that a thing? Yeah, I mean if if you love basketball, which I think most guys do you can act and say All the different things, but you're watching the playoffs. I've been out three years in this one game Before leaving last year before I was doing media stuff like you watched the playoffs I was I wondered that and if they just kind of shut it down and wait uh blazers by the way number three pick Are you buying eddie the speculation that maybe they trade that away? No, that's that's ridiculous. I mean In either scenario where they want to keep game or they want to get off game and build around number three Number three is valuable. You're getting a franchise player. Whether it's scoot hannison. Whether it's brandy miller You're getting a premier talent with this pick I I can't believe this is even being speculated of it's kind of silly I mean, I guess if you're getting a superstar back But if you're trying to build this franchise for years going forward Yeah, you got to take this pick and you got to hit with this pick as well Yeah, I think it depends on what you get for it Can you get a guy that can come in and help Damian Lillard stay and win right now and add pieces around those two? I'm sure I'd explore it But eddie just said these guys scoot these guys brandy miller They could arguably be the number one pick in the draft if there wasn't this french freak of nature That's traditional. So I think dame Doesn't care about the process dame doesn't care about, you know, brandy miller being really good in five years So I think that's going to be a driving force in this but it all depends on on on who they can get back And how much can they actually get for this pick because whoever they get is going to be a good NBA player So it's tough because the portland trailblazers are thinking Life after dame, but dame is thinking life right now. So it's it's tough But I I would definitely be exploring it seeing what all the options are Well, yeah, if I can get jaylon brown, if I can get jaylon brown, I'm thinking about that a little bit But why are the Celtics doing that? Like it's it's it's a tricky proposition. If you're gonna all start back Yeah, let's talk. Let's think about it. But I don't see that happening. Anyway, take your pick Like I know I know picks have been shaky for Portland for many many years, but take this one. Let's make it work I like the optimism One of the one of the speculations or at least one of the rumors is the nets have basically said They were not going to consider trading mckel bridges for that blazers number three pick So there's a possibility chandler. Are you buying that? That's the right move I wouldn't do that if I was portland, you know, I mean can mckel bridges right now make damey lillard a contender in that team I don't think so. I love his game. I think he's great. He's one of the last absolute Amazing versatile two-way players that cares about defense just as much as offense He guards the best player every single night. I can go on and on for days about this guy, but He's not quite a number one option. He's a very good two option A really really good three option and I think the nets have a better chance of keeping him and adding somebody else I like dame lillard on the nets with him more than I like him on the nets with with dame lillard So I think the pieces they have and and I think he showed that he can do a lot more than his role was in phoenix But I don't think this combo of the third pick and bridges make sense for either team Yeah, chandler nailed it if i'm trading anything with portland, it's not mckel bridges It's ben Simmons and I want dame lillard back The tricky thing with mckel is he'll be 27 by the next time they play basketball And so we're not talking like some young buck. We're talking a guy who's on his He's coming close to his third contract at some point Would you have him on that team and you want to build around him now? So I don't think you necessarily if you're trying to make that trade you're saying hey, we're going to restart Again after we just restarted a few months back No, I think their timeline is now they want to be as good as they can be now And and build that mob over there with jagvon. So if anything, they're probably asking about dame lillard way before they're asking about the third pick So many moving piece. It's gonna be a fun off season no matter what happens Break time, but you're gonna want to come back because we get to do something We don't get to do very often on this show we get to Rag about ourselves. Well chaylor does it all the time, but we get to brag about ourselves eddie when run it back returns When nba playoff games tip off there's no better place to bet than fan duel america's number one sports book Because now you can build a same game parlay after the game has already started live sgp Is just one of the new features added for the playoffs So go check it all out right now on the fan duel sports book app Make every moment more with fan duel official sports book partner of the nba and I feel good reading that today because Well, we nailed ours. I mean no big deal all three of us Did it it finally happened anybody want to accept the the honor here? I mean eddie yours is pretty good Yeah, just just regular experts. It's a ralaba vulgaris times three over here We we smoke that one. I ain't gonna lie. They all went well over so congrats I know we are great. I mean people don't say it enough, but we are great You know who's not great half the dudes in this next set of videos coming up man the shame that man has a family y'all We start with jaylon brown That's the side of the the court I was sitting on that was absurd Two foot dunk on them like that. He had to stop all this momentum Uh, man, we need jb to have a good game man To have one of those second team all nba games, but this is a good start This is the perfect This is the perfect advantage for jaylon brown because he had a step on him bam What I had to make crazy play here to get a block on this But it makes for a really really good poster when he kind of didn't even really body him He was he kind of beat him to the punch Way to hate channel. I love it Basketball's a fast game. Uh, bam. It was not you don't have to wait too long. This is back to game three It's it's all back and forth revenges are here and there Yeah, this This is crazy because he literally looks like he broke his ankle In a on a post on a post move and there was no slip There was no trip. There was no stepping on the foot here. This was a grown man move And it was the game. It was the give back season I feel like I feel like bam listens to the ringer mba podcast because somebody on here said he doesn't he's not a good leaper And he's been dunking all over the silver jar since that show drop. So Uh, congrats to my guy at the ringer. He heard you I think more of this All right more of this please bam. I mean, look here we go What are they talking about? Like what's going on here? There he is goodness I mean the fact that this man took seven shots last night is absurd Shout out to max juice great pass buddy I didn't know he had this in his bag Yeah, since winter streus and dunk and robinson these guys are making plays off the dribble throwing lobs now Just running the the dho right into the pick and roll like goodness. They're coaching those guys up over there Yeah, it really is kind of fun Williams when it rains or pours Look at this. We get to go back in time a little bit some Lakers nuggets. I know I like this. This is fun I don't want to I don't want to hate but this is absolute downright gold-tending The ball is really going down. I feel like no one even really complained about this or took a look at that But that is the definition of gold-tending Bill Russell is physics Bill Russell is rolling around because you got to keep that in bounds. You got to keep that in bounds for your guys There's I'm with Taylor. That's it's clearly gold-tending It looks really clear It looks cool, but that and listen it was a great play But the fact that none of the referees see this and they're all looking right at it is pretty shocking By the way, if the basketball gets blocked to me in the stands in row three, I'm leaving They're not gonna track you down quick enough. I'm out of there. I'm not giving them back For the basketball it's baseball rules. I take it with me. Have a nice day. Yolk itch this This is what dreams are made of My goodness. I love it. How is that even? You know, it's you know, it's bad when that man has a family is a is a three-pointer How crazy These have been posters and bodies all year long and now we got this guy doing this and by the way He's had like three or four of these which is just yeah That's the craziest part is he's that like he did this in game one You do this in horse everybody in the court gets mad like all right and it's over ad like it's not just oh It's a fun shot. No, it's just it's everything. It has everything you could possibly want It's it's more offensive than him dunking on ad It's way more offensive and game one and game one ad laughs, right? In this video right here, he just shrugs his shoulders. He's just like whatever bro. Like he just moves on started getting up the court It's like a soccer throw in and it's just great cash That's a good call. It does look like a soccer throw in and he is fading back It seems so unserious, but he keeps making clearly practices that knows how to do that That's what I'm saying. I want to see like a video of him in the practice So they like like rehearsing these shots like doing them over and over because there's no doubt he does I'll watch that. I'll watch that video guys. That's it for us today. We are off Monday for the holiday Enjoy that but we will be back Tuesday and Wednesday and Jaqueline Nandale making an appearance Spurber spur got to get that in. See you next week