 Holy crap we hit a parlay run it back starts now Tuesday morning This is Michelle Beatle joined by my esteemed panelists and we will get to the excitement because I cannot wait Stadium inside her shum. She rania Chandler Parsons the hero really of the day said by many and of course Eddie G there on the end guys Have we absorbed the reality that we are parlay winners? Yeah, we're on fire This is the beginning of a streak unlike anything that's ever been seen before in the world of gambling I'm very excited to be of just a very small Part of all of it and we will get things started right away with of course the Mavs the Suns This was the game last night look at this dude Chandler freakin Parsons court sigh with Mark Cuban and and the legend jerk Go ahead Chandler. Why don't you give us a report on what you saw last night? Yeah, this was a fun game this just didn't feel like a Monday night game in early December This was the place was rocking Micah Parsons and digs were in there with OBJ and the whole whole crowd you OBJ My money is that they cowboy sign him very soon And we said before the show listen, this was a game that meant more to the Mavs and You know they went out 18 after the first quarter and never really looked back after that They had a brilliant game plan against Devon. They basically took the ball out of his hands early They were not gonna let him beat them If I'm if I'm Phoenix I kind of flushed this one I realized that we're staying afloat without two starters But this game meant a lot this game into lots of Lucas the the manager started to play a little better And when you get games like this from from Hardaway and Christian Wood and this kid Josh Green is getting so much better And I can't hear nobody that this is This is a big step for for the Mavs moving forward You know we'll get to your part in it because I do think you um you were an MVP last night for the Maverick squad But shams I there are some teams that just seem to bring out an extra Juge from others and maybe the Suns are that for the Mavs Mavs. Is that fair to say? Yeah, I mean they trailed against those Suns last year during the West semifinals They were they were down and counted out in that game seven in Phoenix and then they miraculously win and like every time I think of that Luca Daunters Devon Booker matchup I think of when Luca Daunters was looking up at Devon Booker when they were up in that series and that was obviously a meme and You know it's still a picture that people look at today But those two guys went at it as well like there were moments that those two You know where they kind of went at each other either off the court on the court And and I think that is only but much better for this rivalry But I think there's no doubt Chandler was there you can speak to a little bit more But there's more juice and definitely more energy for those Mavericks They it's like they want to prove a point to the Suns every time out and that's interesting because it's usually supposed to be Vice versa for Suns team that they got destroyed on their home court in that game seven You would have thought they would have brought more energy on opening night last night So I'm still waiting for that moment for the Suns You know in Devon Booker no Chris Paul last night. That's tough, but when this team is fully healthy I really want to see the type of energy that they bring against the Mavericks. I Love that Luca Daunters has just waged war on this team for whatever reason He didn't like something Devon Booker and Booker said to him and just said you know what it's on We need a rivalry like this I hope we get another playoff series from these two teams They just match up in such a way that makes it intriguing and you know when Luca has a big fellow like this to pick on It allows him to really be the player he wants to be but yeah that little grudge He has whatever it is whatever happened. I hope it continues to happen I hope book means into it as well because look at that. There it is Hey, make it back at him last night No By the way, I wonder because we we've sort of mentioned it slightly I suppose that this Phoenix Suns team as good as they are and as well as Devon Booker's been playing They don't get talked about with the same sort of I Don't know emphasis like a lot of other teams Is this why because when they play a team like Dallas that they should have a little hatred towards They sort of lay down like is that why we don't respect them the same way we do other greats. Chandler I'll tell you right now it pisses the book off for sure because he's one of these guys That's leading the Suns without two starters to the number one record in the West and he's still not talked about And this is dude that was first team all NBA last year and he's kind of playing better this year So, yeah, I think it bothers him that Luca John Moran these guys take him now These guys are getting all the love all the respect and no one really talks about the book in the light that they honestly should and And and there isn't a real beef between Devon and Luca, but it is fun. It's fun for the game It's fun for the it's fun for the crowd. They got all the shirts You know, Luca holding the baby with Devon's face on it Like the crowd is fully engaged into this rival and I'll tell you right now Luca thinks he's better than Devon and Devon thinks he's better than Luca and they're gonna be going at it for years to come Channel I want to know I was Hoping that they were like getting ready to box after every game and Luca and book hates that picture and never wants to see his smile Again, I'm like Luca is like a psycho because there's either like the Jordan type psycho Where he's just a menace or there's that picture where it's like you idiot like you just smiling at your phone I Lucas got to learn that they only get one challenge every time he doesn't get a call. He can't go like this to the bench He probably did that seven times last night It's totally fair. At least one will work. Sean, you were gonna say something. I want to know Yeah, I want to know what is what is it like sitting next to Mark Cuban during a game? Like I've heard different things about the experience. I want to know firsthand Listen, he's so him and his money guy Charlie are the two guys that are always right there and and they are so into it Mark is just pounding the refs all game long Very interactive with the fans very interactive with the players on the bench He's shouting at Jay kid half the time. He is He's passionate to say the least But the thing you'll recognize is he's just all over the refs whether he's right or wrong He is just on the roast for Exhausting yeah exhausting You know what though Booker with 11 points. Let's not just glide over that little interesting nugget right there considering That was probably the star of our four leg parley last night and it was partly I mean Chandler Are you taking credit for it? It's really all I want to know listen I took him hostage tonight before but that had nothing to do with him Playing bad that and I had I didn't see them at Scott report either But they were throwing doubles at this guy They were not letting him go on when he goes left he likes to get to his pull-up and every time he went left He's sent someone that way for the double team This was they basically said these other guys are gonna beat us And we don't think they can and they got out to such an early start where where this game was kind of over After the first quarter, but yeah, this was this was this was a very good Detailed scouting report on how to kind of maintain him. I would if I'm Phoenix I would look to do what they did to Devon to Luca next time these play each other, right? That was it. That was yeah, he clicked that game on it was like what is going on here? Moving on to another game out of the Western Conference last night I'm gonna speak very quietly because I don't want to scare him away But Kawai was in the game and hit the game winner And I sure would like for him to stick around for a few more games. So this was a moment shams For you the most important thing for this Clippers squad coming off that win is what? Well to me it's it's the building of chemistry like these guys Kawai Leonard Paul George they have to be on the floor They've only played five games with each other all season So I think they're at a little over a hundred over the course of their their their contracts when they both joined The Clippers in 2019 they've only played a little over a hundred games with each other So these guys getting on the floor you could you could tell around their organization and some of Tyloo's comments Like they've been exasperated at times because of how injury plague that this roster has been and it's for sure Got to be frustrating when they're when your key guys your core guys miss time But now it seems like they're on the other side Kawai Leonard said post game He loves the game he wants to play as much as he can so of course for the Clippers It's gonna be about that coming true and coming to fruition because they need him him and Paul George to get reps Because otherwise this you can't just expect this team in the second half of the season without building up the right habits to be ready When it matters most Yeah, like like Sean said, this is just huge for them to kind of get everybody on the on the floor And Norman Powell now was the only guy out last night But this is a big step for them just to kind of get that rhythm down Hey, I can't imagine they even had much practice time together as of their normal starting unit So, you know to get a win and for to Kawai to now kind of Go off this and kind of back in the flow hitting a game winner being the guy on the floor at the end of the games He feels good this morning And this is big for the Clippers because it's always been helped with them It's always gonna be helped with them and I still think when they are fully loaded and healthy that they're a contender So that this was really really big just to have them on the floor together And then now we just need Norman Powell back to be you know fully loaded Yeah, I love that You know Kawai is still showing us he can do it when need be This team is scary for everybody in the west and everybody in the league period. I mean if you look forward to Uh, imagine Celtics or even the Bucks They have the size and the defensive versatility to match them. Nick Batum has been amazing For them this year. It's like an offensive defensive rating type of way He's not going to give you a bunch of buckets, but he just matters for them defensively But look the league is just more fun when Beatles MVP Kawai is out there doing stuff like this He's one of the more clutch players in the league He he's so physically dominant from the wing with with the way he positions himself in the mid range And knocks down shots just like that. He's he's amazing a lot So i'm just happy whenever he's out there and they're going to stagger these guys all year At least give us a little bit of advanced warning Because I didn't realize tell about well, I don't know six minutes left in the second wait Kawai's playing And then had to tune in and see some of this. So uh, thanks for letting us know shams. I didn't see the tweet that day I think nobody can keep up because we don't know until the last day By the way, just Kawai being Kawai will never change hits the game winner Stone face like you would never know that that was the last shot of the game that it was a w Like it's just it's a weird dude He's just wired differently and it's kind of fun to watch sometimes. Uh, the rockets don't look now But I believe we gotta have ourselves a contender ladies and gentlemen Upset philadelphia Double overtime james harden back on the court eddy eddy eddy eddy eddy How do the sixers lose this? Um, they're a really weird team. We we've talked about this before You know Joel fouls out And things kind of tumble from there and they're playing You know hot potato all night your turn my turn Uh, james isn't quite he's back, but he's not back. He's on a minutes restriction. They have to take him out in overtime He goes back in they still lose and this is a game winner Um, this is just an oddball team and the rockets aren't nearly as bad as their record is gonna make them out to be and Yeah, uh, it was a little it was a little baby's birthday So I think james says my elsewhere a big party last night a lot of money on some pool table So like the real game was about 2 a.m. In houston at uh, what's it called 13? It wasn't at the the whatever they call that arena now Whatever it's called I can't imagine james was too focused and dialed in for this game. Um And like I said houston these teams that are still that are kind of tanking They're still very talented and the league is so spaced out with talent now that there's going to be games like last night where Guys can take over and guys can play well and and and they're not going to lose every single game, but Uh, I don't know what the rockets are doing It's one of those teams where it's like they should not be winning these games But these kids are young and they're hungry and they have an energy and they're not just going to go down there and lay down They're playing for their livelihood. They're playing for their contracts and uh, this was a game where you know James harden was the face of houston for many years was coming back And and these kids weren't just going to lay down and let him you know go to work. So Uh, I I don't I don't agree with it I think they should be losing as much as possible and and they are Doing a pretty good job at that but these are the games that are just kind of mind boggling of how and why they're winning it I mean james said we only get one trip here here and fellas. I gotta live it up tonight We're doing three over times. We really shouldn't have did too. So By the way, he did he had like a soliloquy about his love for the city of houston after I mean it was it was very Odd, but is anyone shocked that 38 minutes for a guy coming off the entry list? Like I thought that was kind of a high number shams. You're you're nodding like did you think that was a high number? I think doc said pregame that he was on a minister's restriction Listen, I actually think that james wanted to win. I think he actually wanted to win in his in his return He circled this game as his return. He hadn't played in a month Like he wanted to come back for this game. He wanted to get a win in houston. He was the face of that organization for a while I think it did mean a good amount to him no matter what the post game plans were I think he did want to get a win But he just like like eddie and chandler talked about he just didn't shoot the ball well from the field He didn't play well And I think overall this team like they need to also get on the floor together Because they need to figure out how they're gonna play. They're the playing styles We've been talking about it since the first week of the regular season They're playing styles can be totally different when one or the other is on the floor So how can they together get that chemistry so that when it matters most they're both actually playing You know as one By the way, can we just really quickly? Being given a bag full of cash as a birthday present. Are we for or against? Let's just raise our hands Okay, but can I also then just be the nerd if you put it on social media does the irs not come a calling Like I think I think it's gotta be a lot more than that. But yeah, I'd rather take the cash So I there's nothing worse than getting a gift that you don't want you got to ask for the receipt You got to ask where you got it and try to take it back. Just give me the cash and let me spend it. However, I may Oh, no to sell guys. Let's try to go to get the worst presents for chandler ever Yeah, guys, we're so into my birthday. Yes. I'm all for cash on the birthday and belated or not Whatever, I Want to give the can we give the Rockets a little bit of credit though before we move on to what's next that Jalen greens having a great Second-year season for a lot of people who doubted him there was Comments this summer from reporters saying hey, he'll top off as a bench guy and all this other stuff And jabari smith jr. Who people were off real early into this year 15 and seven over his last eight games 47 for 45 from three Uh, they got some talent out there in houston give these guys some time We we love what they're doing in orlando. Let's enjoy a little bit. What's going on houston as well Yeah, and as a spurs fan, I say Rockets go out there and win them all you just do you and you be great Okay Not on purpose though, okay, uh, we got a little pacers. How about the pacers by the way? There's some it's a weird night uh pacers with the winner of the warriors the rookie speaking of some rookies here Andrew deb hard 31 8 and 13 Let me just say that before last night Didn't even have a listing on the uh on the rookie of the year fandals sportsbook now He's plus 24 000 curry with 12 and 37 Um guys, I don't even know where to start do we start with the rookie or do we start with the fact that curry only had 12 points in 37 minutes I say we start there. How how was indiana able to keep curry down like that channel? I mean look There's that car car a lot. Lloyd pierce these guys. They're gonna get them to play hard and and again Halliburton's out. There's another opportunity now and we'll get to the rookie Um, but this is this is a weird game for the warriors They had jordan pool and clay both starting who actually shot well and then you have You know off nights from steve curry you have off nights from draymond green and to me I think this kind of shows the value of andrew wiggins. He's kind of there's an article It came about the barrier that he's no doubt the second best player the second most important player on this team On both sides of the ball and it doesn't matter if he's having an off shooting night an on shooting night He does so many things for this team that lead to winning and it kind of showed last night They can play in multiple positions. They can switch more with him and draymond He's kind of that glue guy to me and when steve shoots like this and you know He's not going to have many unaffective games like this Uh, this this to me just shows you the value of andrew wiggins, uh to this team Yeah, i'm with chandler. They they missed wiggins for sure last night as far as steve goes I mean rick carlaw is a great coach. We all know it chandler knows it personally and They went with a smaller lineup without miles turner in there They started jaylin smith as their nominal center and they basically chased him around all night They did as best they could do to keep up with him all night make every bucket tough And yeah, I mean steve with the degree of difficulty with everything he does He's he's bound to have a few of these a season and it just is what it is But yeah, I mean they they they switched everything they chased him down Everywhere they got and they're an athletic team benedict matthor in Even buddy hill to sleet of foot. He's used to playing that style of running through screens and and chasing guys out and And split in the gap So they just came in with a really good game plan like chandler said They weren't as well game plan for clay who went off and for jordan pool but You get what the rookie gives you on offense and that's that's a recipe for victory How about the fact that we've mentioned andrew neb hard now and in two two times in a week had the game winner Anybody shocked anybody surprised did anybody know who he was really coming into this season? You know what he he was a five star recruit in high school. He went to university of florida Which is obviously my alma mater and he transferred and was very solid for good zaga But he was a highly touted kid coming out. He always had very very good vision He always could really pass the ball. He played at mom bird in high school and You know had always had really good teammates and and could really see the floor Now i'm looking at this tweet where it says andrew neb hard has played 131 college games and never once scored more than 25 points so This i don't listen. I don't know if we'll ever do this again But he is is turning into a solid guard in the league and taking advantage of his opportunity And and he's solid with the ball. He could shoot the ball Um, like i said, it's always been his vision for me, but yeah, he never did this at uf, unfortunately Well, there you go. Beto. I'm only avoiding it. I'm only avoiding it because I don't want to butcher his name But you can see the talent there He's he's a he's a good shooter And and with that system they have and we've watched sari saliburton lead the league and assist They're able to spread out they shoot the fourth most reason to league and they make the fifth most They jack them up all night And and they're able to have nights like this for your point guard from your from your primary ball handler And yeah, it helps for him to shoot as well as he did and the warriors to apparently not Care to guard once higgins wasn't there But it's nice to see somebody like this. Have we have a great week and yeah, you know Now you can look towards him later as as haliburton gets back Maybe a bigger role maybe a little bit more trust from rick carla who historically does not like young players at all It's not like rookies at all But he's in a different situation now and we'll have to give those guys a little bit more Least than he's used to wait a minute. I want to hear how you would butcher it Is it because it's an odd sounding name with kind of weirdness to it? Let me hear it I mean, I know it's nemhardt now that you said it a few times. So It's like nerdy, but cool I don't know. I kind of like it detective nemhardt. All right We're moving on to another team that I'm just really pulling for As much as possible really the oklahoma city thunder who doesn't want to see these guys win And that's exactly what they did beating the hawks Sga with 35 P s the thunder were down 14 in the third quarter and the hawks. Yeah, I don't know what's going on there They've lost six games. They were up by double digits Let's start there. How do you lose this particular game? Who wants to start? Chandler I'll start. I mean your your best player Doesn't want to play In samsaranya tells the world the day before you have to play a game at home So That'd be that's part of it But this is a flaw team the thunder they came in motivated and I think I think for shea It might be a little bit extra here as well He was the best player on the floor last night and yeah, I'm looking at him being in an all-star game this year And maybe tray won't be I don't know he keeps playing how he's playing Maybe tray won't make the trip to utah Yeah, listen, they they were missing john collins. They were missing deandre hunter, but the the vibes Definitely aren't good in atlanta right now It clearly affected tray and his play going six for 19 from the field And I agree with eddie sga I think when these guys get all this media and these accolades as a player It pisses you off, especially when you think and you know you're better than them And sga has kind of took over this year and he has really grown He's no doubt an all-star He's no doubt most improved player like this guy is absolutely torching the league and he's doing it in so many different ways And you could tell he wanted to go at tray He was not going to lose this game and on the flip side. This is the type of stuff that tray can't allow to happen in atlanta He's the leader of their team. He he can't Give these distractions to the media He cannot allow any sort of fracturing and splintering for the team and and this is all on him This is he he has the keys. He has the contract They the guys in and out they've switched the coach for him like he's got to take ownership on this Or else they're going to keep losing, you know games like this Well, let's stay on that because tray did address the the elephant in the room before last night's game Yeah, I mean, it's it's hard for people who don't know the full situation to understand it So, I mean, it's like I said, it's a private matter again and it made public which is unfortunate Um, and if it was stay private, it probably wouldn't have been as big of a deal But uh, like I said, it's unfortunate and my my job and my goal is to win a championship And that's all I focus on but you can see the perception though tray You are a leader of this team and when you're not there to support your guys when you're an outside guy Like you are you don't understand in a private matter in a private situation Uh, you should probably stay on the outside and like I said, it's unfortunate that everybody has to understand and I know a little bit of the details that went on inside, but um, I mean inside here, we're all good and uh, I mean You got any more questions about that and you can you can talk to somebody else about it. That's all I got to say about it So much uh shams, how dare you do your job as an nba insider reporting on an nba job that happened about the job itself What what do you have to say for yourself shams? Yeah, no, I mean, I'm sorry that I have to do my job. I mean, of course a lot of stuff It is better if it's if it's left private But you know, we got a you know, I also got a you know, I got a job to do I I do think tray I'm sure they understand that but you know, it is what it is It's something that happened on Friday. He didn't if he had showed up to the arena Even if he didn't play I don't I don't know if we would have I probably would have heard it I I honestly don't don't even know but um, I think it definitely was exasperated made a bigger deal by him Not showing up to the arena, but I'm curious Chandler's thoughts on on seeing that type of response out of your leader Yeah, this is I mean he could have kind of just nipped it in the bud here and kind of been over with it And and again, this is this is a poor way to handle a situation like this This isn't how you leave this isn't how you this isn't how you do media. This is And again, it's funny now being in the media like trades my boy But like this this isn't acceptable He can't with the with the ownership he has with the responsibility He's been given as the best player as an all-star franchise centerpiece on the team He can't allow these type of things to kind of leak into the media and then last night Literally or he could have just did the report said listen, you know, I made him take I should have went to the game Whatever anything other than what he just did and then go out and ball last night and beat a team that's trying to lose Uh, this was just this this wasn't how you handle media and he knows that and I think You know, I think eventually he's gonna mature a little bit more and come around but yeah This this isn't how you handle a situation, especially as your franchise star player Yeah, you know what wasn't uh private was the game against the Nuggets on Friday They won without him and he clearly was not in the arena on the bench or anywhere to be found Sorry trey like this this this is how it works This is a story that was bound to get out. Everybody was wondering where you were and what the issue was um What you see in in that answer and then him immediately saying i'm done talking about it Is a clear lack of accountability Exactly like samler said he could have said hey, I made a mistake And and we're putting it behind us and i'm back and and whatever it is he could have came up with to say other than Uh, yeah, I was just didn't go public. That's kind of like the good old Get caught cheating and you're mad. You got caught. You're you're not really sad or sorry that she did Uh, so yeah, I mean nothing is solved here They they they lost with him They won without him against a better team a few days back and it just looks a little crazy is all And that's the worst part about it for him is without him They go to dimber and they beat a very good team and then with him they they lose to a team That's not so good. So this this isn't this isn't Shedding very much good light on him and again, I think he will but sure I think he's a good dude I just think he needs to handle situations like this a lot better It felt like when the warriors tape came out We were more mad about the leak than the actual contents of the video. You're like, nope. That's not it wrong focus Uh, take it a quick break here when we come back the latest on bradley biel's injury Jaws new deal and what's next kairi Irving when run it back returns Yep, there it is. That's what happened on sunday with the hammy Playing the lakers bradley biel going to be reevaluated shams, of course with that tweet So now we want to get the latest on the bradley biel situation shams. What do you have for us? So biel had an MRI yesterday and the hamstring strain isn't as bad as as you know It could have been but these slight hamstring strains They can always be anywhere from seven to ten days at the very least so he's going to be out a minimum of a week Three games coming up including the bowls game Tomorrow and then I believe this weekend. They also play john wall coming back to dc So he's he's going to miss those three games over the next week And then and then he's going to be back but anytime you have these soft tissue injuries You want to be careful with them You know the big I think this was a big story yesterday business wise shams You had the story about nikey making it officially officially over With kairi. What was the what is the background? I guess on that decision So they they suspended their relationship indefinitely last month and then yesterday nikey said that they have Essentially server ties parted ways with kairi Irving. I'm told it was mutual I think both sides were ready to move forward and move on This is a guy who had one of the best signature shoes in the nba He's now going to be a sneaker free agent and from everything. I'm told This has been in the works for a while now jamarant is set to get his own signature shoe deal at nikey You know in the very near future. I don't think I think this is going to be inevitable anyway But of course given that kairi Irving's out jamarant is going to be coming in with his own signature shoe deal But kairi Irving he had one of the best lines in the league for about over the last decade or so But he is no longer a nikey athlete That is I mean look we knew given everything that went down with kairi and all of that That this was going to happen, but God that is such a big deal. What what do you guys think happens next? Like where do we see kairi who picks him up? Does he get a shoe deal? I'm a little fascinated by this one Where do you guys predict chaylor? Yeah, I think somebody I think he could go to an asian brand and make a lot of money or I think someone You know in america will sign him he's he's still got a lot of basketball left to play and like we just talked about his shoe I I hate a lot of stinkers. His shoe is really really good. And so Um, I think he'll kind of land somewhere else. And yeah, I think he's still got some good basketball ahead of him Yeah, I think you know for kairi the options are limitless One of the things to look out for though is with adidas getting out of the Kanye business You wonder if they're gonna be a little wary about getting into the kairi business with look, they're not the same guy They're not one in the same But the way they've been lumped together publicly and all the issues that is about about you wonder if adidas Which is the second biggest name on the on this on the market We'll balk at that, but there's a ton of money to be made overseas Um, one of the chinese brands what many players have done kairi is one of the more marketable players in the league whether You like it or not and whether it's really good or bad reasons And he's shown at nike that he can be the number one sneaker seller in the league despite being Nowhere close to being the best player or most popular He's he's had a great run of sneakers with with nike And that brand will hold strong. He seemed pretty confident about it He let shams know about it personally yesterday that he's he's rolling through Um, it is kind of crazy that yeah over the summer there were rumors that this was coming about And mostly was shook off. I know his deal was coming up soon And people were thinking y'all he might get the lifetime deal that these guys typically get as they get up to 10 12 15 years with the brand and you know, it's all out the window now and who knows shams, I can't wait for you to do the documentary on how much money kairi Irving will have left on the table when it's all said and done Like it's not like he's broke. I mean last a lot of money. I mean Yeah, I mean listen, I don't think kairi Irving is hurting for money I think between his nike deal, which was at least 10 to 12 million and then royalties And then you've got two maximum mba contracts like and and from what I've everything I gather like he's done He's done right with his money. So I don't think he's hurting But I mean when he looked back a couple summers ago a couple of scenes go in 2021 I believe I'm losing track of time. He was eligible for a five year 186 million dollar extension that literally You know if he had gotten vaccinated and was fully ready to go He he could have he could have signed that and and he ends up not taking the vaccine And then you know that extension isn't on the table anymore He plays out the year then last year couldn't reach an agreement. There were multiple offers that were made Weren't fully guaranteed. He doesn't sign it and then now You know, he's going into the last year of his deal and and he's going to be a free agent this summer We'll see what his market is This is like the matt daemon. This is the matt daemon model because matt daemon apparently was offered avatar in a 10 cut It would have been a 283 million dollar paycheck and he said no, he's not broke But that was 283 million dollars. It was left on the table. Like if that hurts, right? It's got to candler Yeah, and and no one feels bad for him because this is all self-plated. Well, someone's going nuts down there This is all self-inflicted. This is all stuff that he could control He should still be the face of nike. He should be under contract for the next four or five years within that's like This isn't like a pity party for him. I don't know his finances, but there's no way the guy's hurting for money He's made so much money and I still think he's going to make a lot more money But just a weird situation where it's a head scratcher like he did this all to himself And so now it's it's hard to feel bad for the guy at this point Shoms as always Well, I was going to mention that which shams said about last year is a great point, you know The nets were coming off that tough seven game series lost to the bucks Lots of injuries, but kevin durant. He re-signed his max deal early James harden and kairi were both eligible to sign extensions and they could have locked all four of them All threw out three of those guys up for four and five years went to To the training camp no drama at all and media day We find out kairi isn't vaccinated and it just goes to hell from there and it never has looked back Here we are 18 months or a year and a half later Man, this documentary is going to be so good shams as always appreciate you. Thank you We'll see you manana, but guys we got to do a little you buying that and we're going to start things off with Mr. Jeremy grant look he's got more points per game than Zach Levine jimmy butler brandon ingham and cat plus a career high in points and threes Are you buying that the blazers should make a long time commitment chandler? uh, yeah, listen the kid is hoopens 23 4 and 3 and It's not fair to say it's averaging more points to these guys because they've been out with injuries and inconsistent But we talked about this when we first got on the show and you know as like a four or five option in dember it wasn't And as the main option in detroit it was too much. So now he's found a rhythm with this team where he got You know guys like damian lilor and amfordy simons who don't do anything that he does And he can kind of be that third fiddle and kind of be the second or first option sometimes when those guys are out so I can't help but think they should assign this guy when they had cj mcullum and when they were making those runs But yeah, I think you know, he's young enough He's shooting 46 from the three which is I don't know how long he can sustain that but He kind of is one of these big long wings that can do it all and and with those two guards Uh, it seems like a great fit and they're playing well this year So I would I would definitely extend them because yeah, there's not much better in the market That I think portland could go out and get in free agency Something's going on something's going on up there eddie. I got you. I got you pelicans time How about the pelicans right now sitting pretty second in the west? They are I don't 1 8 of their last 10 Are you buying them as a possible western conference final participant? Yeah, absolutely. I mean the example I keep using with them is the hawks two years ago, you know, they get the right match ups Uh, they weather the storm a little bit with just kind of getting their experience and getting their feet Wearing the playoffs they can absolutely win two playoffs series, you know with home court They're looking at playing what the lakers in in one round and possibly the kings and another They can absolutely win both of those series. They have a ton of playoff experience on their roster We're talking about cj. McCullough. My god. I was made a game seven game winner on the road in the playoffs Uh, brandon inkham got his first taste of that last year They have a three headed snake that can make all their offense work and can keep up with anybody else in the league And they're just set up well and credit to willy green. He's you know, he's a young coach He got his first shot at it last year Coming up in that warrior system under steve kerr as well learning the ropes He's got these guys ready and they look like a great team. They look like a real dark horse contender They're fun to watch like I will say that till the end. I think they're really fun to watch Uh, oh ganna. Nobby the only player this season so far with 400 points 45 steals He has shut down. Here's the list donovan michael donchich kd jimmy butler and dijante marie In five of his last six games chandler. Are you buying him as defensive player of the year right now? I am and this is what the league is becoming these six seven to six nine guys that can switch everything They can do a little bit of everything Um, there's no surprise that the selts to the selter to the best human league They have two of these guys that can do what he's doing and uh, you know, I love this kid He he hurt his knee coming out of the draft and he fell in the draft He's just grinded ever since and he's become you know a hell of a player And you know stats don't lie. This is a guy that is becoming a lockdown fender He can guard smaller guys. He can switch onto them staying in front of him uses length He can guard bigger guys in the post He you know guys like marcus smart are saying that you know given his vote saying I would be surprised if he's in the hunt and wins defensive player of the year You know when other hoopers are gassing you up, you know, it's real And so this guy's got the respect of other guys and and he's become a hell of a two-way player Hey, I I like predicting what you're gonna say on the next one. Uh, DeBonded Simonis leading the league in 10-10-5 games so Are you buying that the sacramonio kings won the haliburton sabonis trade Uh, i'm gonna say no just because tiris is younger That doesn't mean that the kings aren't doing well. That doesn't mean he doesn't fit there Well, I mean, this is the demonic sabonis. We've seen his entire career really 10-10-5 is such an arbitrary step But it does tell you that you know, he's he's good for a double double every night And if you watch the kings they run most of their offense through him in the high post and and and with de'eran fox in pick and roll Uh, he's been great for them. You you they made the decision not to pair tiris and and de'eran and that's fine Uh, but I like what indy got out of that trade as well and and and tiris is cheaper now So that that matters is a little bit for that going forward too, but he's been great. Baby bonus. I love him Yeah, I wouldn't have wanted I would not have known how to answer this one because they both this is a great trade for both teams Honestly, I love the energy and the excitement in sacramonio with with sabonis and those guys But also haliburton is straight hoopin and indy's this this is a tough one Yeah, it feels like a rare trade where everybody's smiling and that doesn't everybody's right It doesn't happen very often. How about james wiseman? I know so much was expected out of this kid And of course now he's down in the g league. He's averaging a little over 15 points a game 10 rebounds. He's had seven games down there chandler Are you buying that he will at some point be a key bench player for the warriors this season This this season. I don't think so. No, I'm not buying that and I'm I'm I'm so let down by this kid because I think this is it was the perfect situation when he was drafted He had the perfect ideal facilitating for defender and dray mom Two of the best shooters of all time jordan pool kind of grew up andrew wiggins He has all this talent around him that really all he has to do is play hard and remember the plays And he should succeed in this offense and clearly there's something wrong But the g league thing is weird because I When I was young, I'm not like a g league type of player when they were talking about seeing me down in the league I'm not like a go-get buckets. I'm not a nice. So guy So I probably would have looked way worse in the g league than I did in the mba and like a tailored offensive system Where I'm getting looks but if on the mba guy going down there, these guys are gunning for him He can't really create his own shot. So his value to me isn't measured by his g league stats because There's plenty of guys that would not be great in the g league that are very good in the mba and I think he may just be one of them, but Yeah, he's he's a head scratcher because he should be so good. He's got the physical tools He's got the size and he's got the players around him to have the easiest job in the league And he's just not taking advantage of it Chandler, would you just have been pissed off at the idea of you having to go to the g league at all? Would that have been part of the Shutdown there was when I was drafted I was the second round pick and the morris toners the first round pick and they basically told me like Get ready houston sends everyone to the g league and I was like that's not my That went to the plane and I'm like where's marcus morris and he went down the g league and I was like I never had to play a game down there Yeah, I feel like some people are just wired differently. I don't know. I don't know that one would go Take it a quick break right now when we come back should players call their own fouls Probably and his one team may be already making moves for when vinyaba when run it back returns I don't know if my lady have anything planned for me. I hope they have something planned for me. Maybe like a birthday cake Maybe like a birthday car or maybe like a birthday watch or maybe a jewelry I would love that. I know if my family is watching right now, they should go get Get them I think once I put my kids to bed, you never know what can happen. No I might get a little bit freaky It's my birthday You know what the accent you can get away with murder You could say anything you want with that good accent, but like the Homer Simpson thing Okay, you guys good with the honest freaky time story or anybody want to chime in with their own freaky time birthday story is any I do not want to chime in with any freaky time birthday stories though. No, thank you Fine, no fun at all. Then we'll just get right to it. I guess uh, but happy birthday to honest looks first Ah, this is tricky tricky territory for me. They have lost 11 straight sitting right there last In the west, but look everybody knows that this is the year where victor women yama Probably going to be the prize. Um, it's a 14 chance at best right to get that spot But what do you guys think about what's going on so far here in san Antonio? I'm staying out of this one chandler. You go first I mean, let's they're they're actually sticking to the plan that these other teams Oh It's smart because you do not want to be in this no man's land middle of the pack or even a little A little bit better like, you know, like the rockets and the thunders guys are winning these games It it does nothing besides lower your percentage and and I know 14% is not that much but they're not going to make the play in they're they're not going to make the playoffs And if they do snuck in there magically somehow, they're not going to advance so They are taking this season to play the young guys Hopefully find some young talent and and lose at all costs and and this kid is supposed to be the next You know unicorn player and and they they want him and it looks like they want him a lot the last 11 games and This kid's a franchise changer So, you know, once this happens and they do get the number one pick No one's going to talk about how bad how miserable this season was because they're going to have this kid Doing things like this in his first jersey and it will all be worth it Yeah, if I know anything about pop And beetle can probably back me here. He's as bad as competitive as he gets So when I look at the standings and I see The the magic have 20 losses already and the pistons actually have a worse record percentage wise I'm expecting him to double and triple down on on really Really losing some more games coming up pretty soon. So, you know 11 straight That's just not going to cut it for pop. He's really going to want to Make this happen. Shout out to tim duncan for coming in second out of game. Nice leather jacket He looks great. He's still doing this thing. He's got the dreads going looks happier Kind of did the he kind of doing the Kobe like he looks happier now that he's done playing Then he looked when he was stressed out playing But yeah pops He's not going to let this be competitive in any way shape or form. So, you know, shout out to them Hopefully they get the third pick and they get a thompson twin And and and they got to deal with that, but they've done this once in my lifetime and they got timmy And it's just not fair. So let's not let them do it twice Well, first of all, it would be more than fair because our fan base deserves it. We're awesome. Secondly, timmy looked great Looks like he's aging like a fine wine. Maybe got a stylist. I don't know and thirdly in defense of the spurs Who started out pretty hot? 30% at minimum of their roster is sitting on that bench every game. Okay, so there I don't think they're trying to lose. That's my knee doing my job. Okay I really don't I think they're trying. It's just really really it's not great right now Um, but we do want to talk a little bit of traveling calls We touched on this like a few shows ago Just because there had been such a blow-up in the amount of the number of traveling calls being made right now It has doubled From october to november 13 travel calls in sunday's nyx maz game alone That would be the most in one game since march of 2007 And you know how much we love ref whistles in game. So I ask you guys chandler Is this whole point of emphasis on traveling? Is this good? I don't think it's good for viewing. I don't think it's good for the game, but Like last night. I'm sitting there court side They also missed like 10 to 15 travel calls. So that's where I don't know Feel about it because if they're gonna make it a point of emphasis and they're gonna be consistent You can't miss as many travel calls as they did last night. So I don't think I think it's whack. I think it's kind of going to bog down the game It's going to kind of fans aren't going to love it But they are travel. So like I see it both sides, but If they're going to make this a They could call carry on every other play at an ambient game They could call travel Everyone goes so quick and splits their feet and they switch their pivot foot There's so many missed calls. That's impossible to get them all. So I just don't see why Why this rule why this violation because it's really just slowing down the rhythm of the game This is Yanis's league Let them walk like just it's over. Just give up on it Let them walk You're right though. If you're gonna do it do it or don't do it It just seems sort of half for me But we're taking a break get your balloons ready get your cake gets everything Because we did it We hit a parlay and we're gonna make it two in a row today. Lock it down run it back Run it back run it back run it up We just need to celebrate this moment. Uh, look at the green check marks guys. You did it Who wants to give a speech anyone? I I I have a bottle of wine. I want to celebrate. I know I don't have to tell channel twice. We could I got this wine from france. I was keeping it for a special occasion I feel like the night out in new york really like Really brought us together when it came to this Got some in-person chemistry going and Took a player hostage to the cowboy's game. I think it's the only way But you know what we're off to schnide and we're gonna stay hot. Yeah, that's right. The street continues Well, we have we're making sure that strings out. Can we send it? Can we put it up in the office? Can we make sure I want to commemorate it correctly? Yeah Make a hat out of some merch. All right. So the pressure's on now to build the street eddie. You're up next for today's What do you got? I'm take I'm taking the points with the lakers tonight Lebron's big return. They've won eight out of 12 eight out of 10 The calves have actually lost six out of the last 10. So yeah, I'm I'm I'm gonna go with the king man I'm gonna go with that and uh, I'm taking yokich is Over 24 and a half points against the mavericks mabs on a second out of a back-to-back They have basically 1.2 centers on that roster and none of them can guard yokich anyway So 25 should be easy from up for the big fella. Okay. Okay Chandler I was actually going to take the calves until at least it is big So I had to switch it up. But a bat. Let me tell you There's not a worse back-to-back than playing somewhere and then the second leg being in denver. So I like luka Under I'd done this before with him and he's proved me wrong But I think it's too much. There's like I said the altitude Nuggets nuggets at home. I like them four and a half and I like luka under his points Just because that is a gnarly gnarly gnarly Back-to-back. There it is ladies and gentlemen the possible second of our streak 20 bucks wins you 185 I feel good about it. We're gonna have a good night. It's a light night in the nba. Enjoy yourselves We will be back tomorrow to celebrate our second straight parley win