00:00he reports Giannis Antetokounmpo is not pleased with the Bucs' decision
00:10to waive Damian Lillard.
00:12It's a loyalty thing.
00:15Right?
00:16It's a, it's a, it's a, oh, no.
00:19Oh, I know this look.
00:21Really?
00:21I know this look.
00:23I know this look.
00:25Could be nothing.
00:26What is the meaning of it, Watson?
00:27What is the object of this?
00:28Could be something.
00:29Could be nothing.
00:29Why would they do that?
00:35Don't you love it when sometimes you think you did something and it backfires?
00:41Because look, Miles Turner's a nice player.
00:44Okay.
00:44He's a nice player.
00:45Who?
00:46Miles Turner.
00:47The Bucs signed Miles Turner.
00:48No, no, no, no, no, no.
00:50But to do that, they had to waive Damian Lillard.
00:53And as it was put very well by our boy, Wes Goldberg from Lockdown Heat,
00:58that's kind of like paying Miles Turner $59 million a year.
01:03Because now you've got to pay Damian Lillard that dead money for five years.
01:08Right.
01:09Does it count against the cap?
01:10Yes.
01:11So why not keep?
01:12Well, because you go over the cap.
01:14Because you get to make, you get to stretch it out.
01:16But when Damian Lillard makes $60 million a year, Leroy, to stretch him out,
01:21he's still quite a hefty salary.
01:23Yeah.
01:24And so you did it to sign Miles Turner, young Brooke Lopez.
01:28And you also may have pissed off Giannis Antetokounmpo.
01:35Ooh.
01:35No Limits said it perfectly.
01:37Hmm?
01:38Giannis is lying.
01:39No way he wasn't told beforehand.
01:42I don't know.
01:42He said the same thing after the Middleton trade.
01:46Yeah, but you look around.
01:47Here's the thing, though.
01:48You look around.
01:49It's one thing after the Middleton trade and the Brooke Lopez trade.
01:54And now you're stuck with Miles Turner and Kyle Kuzma.
02:01Guys you haven't done anything with.
02:03Who are these guys?
02:04I mean.
02:05They're good players.
02:07Hey, they're good players.
02:09They're not good players I've done anything with.
02:11And now you did dirty by Damian Lillard.
02:14Who tried.
02:14Which, you know what?
02:16This is the one thing, the one problem I have.
02:20And I'm going to say this to all young athletes.
02:24Okay?
02:26Look at Damian Lillard.
02:29And look at how he was treated for being a company guy.
02:34He had conversations with Portland.
02:36He was very cordial.
02:38At no point in time did he make a stink.
02:45And they said, you know what?
02:47To hell with that.
02:49We're sending you to Milwaukee.
02:53Milwaukee.
02:54Goes into Milwaukee.
02:58Stand up guy.
02:59Right?
03:00The best guy.
03:01Everybody says he's the best guy.
03:02Right.
03:03Giannis loved him.
03:04He did all the right things.
03:07And now you have a situation where stretching you, you're out.
03:11Because he gets hurt.
03:12What do you think?
03:12I'm going to say this.
03:14And I mean this.
03:17And I can't be any more serious.
03:20In professional sports, there is no reward for being a company guy and a stand-up guy.
03:32You have to be a jackass.
03:36Everybody who has been has gotten exactly what they wanted.
03:41The guys who haven't in any sport have been walked over.
03:47So, you can call it what you want.
03:51You can have people complain about you making a stink.
03:55But in the end, understand, if you play the company line, if you're the company guy, that company will take a dump on you.
04:09Just go look at the past.
04:11Go look at every player.
04:14Yeah, Joe Cronin deserves to rot in basketball.
04:15Who's been the company guy?
04:18Look.
04:19D-Wade.
04:20D-Wade never made a stink.
04:21We don't have to talk about that.
04:23Never did anything.
04:24And what did Pat Riley do?
04:25We don't have to talk about that.
04:27It happened a long time ago.
04:28Conversely.
04:30I was very mad about that then.
04:32And I'm very mad about that.
04:32Jimmy Butler made a stink.
04:35Shot a whole bunch of one-legged threes.
04:38Got exactly what he wanted.
04:40You know what the best part about the Jimmy Butler saga was?
04:42And still is underreported.
04:44It took him two games because even taking one-legged threes against the Pelicans wasn't bad enough to lose to the Pelicans.
04:53Right.
04:54He tried to do it against the Pelicans, but it took until the Pacers game because he was like, damn it.
05:00He kept trying to do things that entire season.
05:03Like, remember when he was playing dominoes with his agent, Bernie Lee, in the locker room?
05:09Because he's like, oh, they're playing the Rockets tonight.
05:11This is going to piss him off.
05:13But instead, it was like one of the best wins of the season.
05:16And Tyler Hero got spiked on his head.
05:18And Terry Rozier stood up for him.
05:20And everybody's having a great flight home.
05:22And nobody gave a rat's ass.
05:23Then he comes home.
05:24And, of course, he gives me the side eye at practice.
05:26And then he goes and plays the Pelicans.
05:29He does one-legged threes.
05:30But they still beat the Pelicans because it's the Pelicans.
05:33And it took until another game of being a jackass before finally he goes,
05:38I'm so glad to play basketball.
05:41Oh, somebody just pointed out.
05:43Remember Isaiah Thomas?
05:45I do.
05:46Sucking it up for the Celtics?
05:48And what happened?
05:49They were bastards to him.
05:50Right.
05:51There is no – and, like, I hate – let me just say this.
05:56I hate feeling this way.
05:59I really do.
06:00Because some of the cities that I've played in, some of the cities that these young athletes play in
06:09are incredible cities and the fans are great.
06:12But just know this.
06:16The second you struggle, nobody's going to give a damn.
06:21So get your money.
06:23And I don't feel bad about saying that, even though I would enjoy everybody to be on the same page as far as –
06:31like the Panthers, they're winning, it's all kumbaya, you know, everything's great.
06:38But guess what?
06:39You know down the line.
06:42You know what I mean?
06:43You don't know that.
06:44I don't.
06:45You don't know that.
06:45All I have is history.
06:47All I have is history.
06:50That's it.
06:51I'm not guaranteed.
06:52Are you saying you want them to trade Carter over Hagee to make space?
06:55No, I'm not saying –
06:56Why would you say that?
06:57Why would you say –
06:57He has a no-movement clause in him.
07:04Does he?
07:04He does.
07:05Wow.
07:06You want to know why?
07:07Why is that?
07:07Because he's swaggy.
07:10Let me ask you this.
07:12Let me ask you this.
07:12Let me ask you this.
07:13Okay?
07:14Very beautiful what you just said.
07:16Yep.
07:16If Giannis is upset, if this is genuine –
07:20I have no reason to say that, Chris –
07:21Because Greg Anthony, by the way, of NBA TV –
07:23Put on NBA TV if you don't mind, Marcos.
07:25Ty Jerome, the new Bane.
07:27Uh-huh.
07:29He went to the Grizzlies.
07:30Don't –
07:31Okay.
07:31You're going to look at me right now.
07:33Look at Tobin.
07:34Look at me right now.
07:34Look at his eyes.
07:35You're not going to get distracted by news that happened yesterday at 7 p.m.
07:39Oh, it did?
07:40Yes.
07:41Okay.
07:42I would just look at him.
07:42Don't look at me right now.
07:43Look at me.
07:44Look at his eyes.
07:44Look at me.
07:44Look at me.
07:45Look at me.
07:46Listen to me.
07:49Did –
07:50Turn off that TV.
07:51Nope.
07:52Let me answer my question truthfully.
07:54Okay.
07:55If Chris Haynes is not lying –
07:57Okay.
07:58I have no reason to think he's lying.
07:59Or if Giannis isn't lying.
08:00Mm-hmm.
08:02Let's say Giannis is really upset.
08:03Mm-hmm.
08:05Did business just pick up?
08:10He wasn't happy with the Middleton.
08:12I asked you a question.
08:14No.
08:15Here.
08:15Did business just pick up you, Trey Grinch?
08:19I'm not Trey Grinch.
08:21Then answer the question.
08:22But here's –
08:23Don't –
08:23Do not talk about Ty Jerome.
08:25Let me talk.
08:26Fair enough.
08:28So, here's the deal.
08:33The same was out there when they got rid of his number two.
08:42Mm-hmm.
08:43But then they got Dane.
08:45No.
08:46Your timeline's messed up.
08:47My timeline's messed up?
08:48Yeah.
08:48Okay.
08:49Okay.
08:51The same report came out when they got rid of Predator.
08:56No, it didn't.
08:57It did.
08:57No, it didn't.
08:58It did.
08:58They said he wasn't happy they got rid of Predator.
09:00No, that wasn't true.
09:01You just read a tweet.
09:02You read a chat.
09:03Yeah, I did.
09:03Okay.
09:04You did not have the report.
09:05That's what I do.
09:06Can you just answer my question and stop talking about Ty Jerome?
09:09Did business –
09:10I'm not talking about Ty Jerome.
09:10You did talk about Ty Jerome.
09:12Did business pick up, Leroy?
09:13Did business –
09:13Okay.
09:13You know what?
09:14I'm asking Jennifer.
09:15Jennifer.
09:16Yeah.
09:19If Chris Haynes' report is true and Giannis is upset –
09:23Even though there's another report that says Giannis helped in the street.
09:28Who said that?
09:29I just sent it to you.
09:30Who?
09:31Let me see.
09:31His name is Evan Seidman.
09:35Oh, he's an AI bot.
09:36I don't care.
09:37Okay.
09:37Cool.
09:38Evan Seidman.
09:38He's a fake reporter.
09:39Okay.
09:39Go.
09:40Actually, I'm not joking about that.
09:41He's an AI.
09:42I apologize.
09:43If this report is true, did business just pick up?
09:49We got to say, Tobin.
09:52Yes, it has.
09:53Yes, business just picked up, Leroy.
09:56Of course, business just picked up.
09:58Yonis Ante de Kufo wants out of Milwaukee.
10:01And, of course, where does he want to go?
10:03To Miami with Damian Lillard.
10:06Pat, I knew you had it in you the entire time.
10:09Let's go.
10:10Leave the window, leave the window!
10:12Wow!
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