00:00And I'm a little disappointed, Brittany, because, you know, I tried to invite my friend for a good time, my friend Leroy Hort, so-called friend, and I invited him to join me in watching Serbia-Germany for the Super Cup championship, and he rejected me!
00:17He wouldn't want to watch!
00:18Leroy, that's not very nice.
00:20Why didn't you want to watch?
00:21Now, it was in German, I think.
00:23Maybe it was in Serbia.
00:24I don't really know what the broadcast was in.
00:25I've got to be honest with you.
00:26I don't know what language it was in.
00:27But I did find a YouTube stream of it, and, man, you missed out.
00:33Did I?
00:35Oh, did you, dude?
00:37Because let me tell you something, and I'm not mincing words when I say this.
00:45Nikola Jovic balled the F out for Serbia and really won them the Super Cup.
00:55I mean, they are not here hoisting the Super Cup today without Nikola Jovic, because let me tell you something about Nikola Jokic.
01:05They didn't look too good.
01:07I wouldn't be worried about that.
01:08He looked like it was basketball in the middle of the summer.
01:12Looked a little portly.
01:14Yeah.
01:15Okay.
01:16He had the back thing on like he was lifting off of a truck.
01:19I was like, that can't be good.
01:20They still using those in Serbia?
01:21Apparently so.
01:22Well, here's the deal.
01:26It's funny that when we talk about bodies, Joker has way worse body than Luka.
01:36Yeah.
01:37And he moves a lot slower than Luka.
01:40Moves at his own pace.
01:42Right.
01:43Moves at his own pace.
01:44But I'm telling you something right now, dude.
01:47With Joker not playing at his finest, Jovic rose like a phoenix and carried Serbia to the Super Cup.
01:57And this was not...
02:00Calm down.
02:00Calm down, Connor.
02:02I know what you're going to say.
02:03Calm down, Connor.
02:04Let's just put this in perspective, though, okay?
02:07This is not, my friends, okay?
02:09Before you mock me, this is not Norman Powell dropping 34 on Costa Rica, okay?
02:16Germany is no slouch.
02:18And he was going shot for shot with Franz Wagner, who was also playing very well.
02:25And there was a time where Jovic just had his pocket picked by Franz Wagner.
02:29Because Germany kept doing the stealing the inbounds thing.
02:32They did it like three possessions in a row.
02:33They cut the lead from like seven to two.
02:36And Jovic had his cookies taken by Franz Wagner.
02:40I just like saying his name.
02:41And he responded.
02:44He goes, oh, yeah?
02:45Check this three.
02:47In your face, Germany, to get them back on track and lead them to the win.
02:52Leading scorer dropping threes like it's hotly...
02:55Dude, he had this step-back three over Franz Wagner from Steffland.
02:59I was like, look at Jovic, dude!
03:02It was impressive.
03:04And you know what sucks about that?
03:06What?
03:07He's going to get to Miami, and they're going to stand him in the corner.
03:10Big mistake.
03:12Big mistake.
03:12I'm just telling you...
03:13Big mistake.
03:14Big mistake.
03:14I'm just telling you, when you see some of these guys playing, like, international basketball,
03:20and you're like, this guy's unbelievable.
03:23And then they come over here, and they treat him like young guy, no run.
03:29They're not going to do that.
03:30But I've said this.
03:32I'm like, why can't Jovic get more run?
03:34And he's been a pro at basketball longer than a lot of guys you have in that are playing.
03:41Yeah.
03:41Well, here's the thing about the Serbian national team.
03:46And this is what I also think is impressive.
03:48You know, he's been with them now for three years.
03:51And he was on the World Cup runner-up team.
03:54He was on the Olympic bronze medal team.
03:57And now he's on this team.
03:58But Spoh put the challenge, hey, you were kind of a token...
04:02Like, he kind of scoffed at it.
04:03He goes, you were a token starter last year.
04:05Oh, wait.
04:05He called him old boy from Indiana?
04:08Yeah.
04:09He called him a token starter.
04:10Halliburton?
04:10Yeah.
04:11That's what he said.
04:12He said, you're a token starter.
04:14And he goes, I want to see you in the moments of truth.
04:17And let me tell you something.
04:18We got the truth against Germany in the Super Bowl.
04:22So, all things being equal, Spoh called him out.
04:27He responded.
04:29What does that do for him here?
04:31Because this is where...
04:33I'm going to be honest with you.
04:35There's been a lot of situations where we've seen guys play great in other places.
04:40They come here, role player.
04:43Not like this, dude.
04:44Not like this.
04:44Okay.
04:44Not like this.
04:45Okay.
04:45I'm just saying, am I wrong?
04:48No, I understand what you're saying.
04:49I understand the skepticism.
04:51I understand the skepticism.
04:51Okay.
04:52Okay.
04:52But this was different.
04:53And let me tell you something.
04:54Serbia, they don't like the young.
04:57I actually don't think a lot of his teammates like him except for Joker.
04:59Because I'll be watching sometimes and be like, hey, Rogvanovic, give him the ball.
05:06And then Abramovic, give him the ball.
05:08Because let me tell you something.
05:09These older Serbian players, they like to chuck up shots.
05:12You know why?
05:13Because this is the only place they're going to give some runs.
05:16Maybe so.
05:17Maybe so.
05:17But I'm sitting there and I'm like, what are we doing here, dude?
05:20Give him the ball.
05:21He's going shot for shot with Franz Wagner.
05:24They don't understand.
05:25We got to feed the guy who's cooking.
05:28Got to feed who's cooking, dude.
05:29And that got lost in the sauce a little bit until Jovich just started just draining fadeaways.
05:35It was impressive.
05:37But I'll tell you one thing.
05:38That Joker likes playing with him.
05:39Makes me nervous.
05:40Better sign his ass.
05:41Oh, so wait.
05:42So what you're saying is, and let me get this straight.
05:47You're saying that there might be a Tobin situation in Denver.
05:51I don't know if Denver's hip to Nikola Jovich.
05:55But what I'm telling them is.
05:56Where Joker gets back.
05:58All I'm telling them is, if I was Denver Tobin, okay?
06:02And I saw that Nikola Jovich hadn't signed an extension.
06:05And I know that Aaron Gordon may be a little long in the tooth.
06:09And I was looking for a new guy to play next to Joker.
06:11To Joker, I'd be looking at that.
06:13Now, coincidentally, somebody also didn't sign their big extension this summer.
06:18Pat, and maybe you guys should have little Brate play with big Brate at some point.
06:28Just saying.
06:30Anyway, the Heat also made moves this weekend.
06:32They salary dumped Haywood Highsmith.
06:38They just sent his ass to the Nets with a second round pick.
06:41That sounds so cruel.
06:45It really does.
06:47It really does.
06:48A lot of people were not fans of this.
06:49I can understand why you're not fans of this.
06:51This made the Heat's roster worse.
06:54To get under the luxury tax.
06:56It's also very strange.
06:57Now.
06:58Because the Heat made a big deal of him giving his number over to Norman Powell.
07:04And he's going to be number eight.
07:05And they made this whole thing.
07:07And it makes me wonder.
07:08Were they looking for other options to get under the salary tax?
07:11Why was there such a rush to get under the salary tax?
07:13They could do that at any point this year.
07:16Unless.
07:16I know he just had knee surgery.
07:19Did they think he wasn't going to play?
07:20I'm just confused by it.
07:22Right.
07:23So I think of it along these lines.
07:31Is that.
07:32Do you think.
07:35They always had this.
07:37As a plan.
07:39Because it just seems like it happened out of the blue.
07:42It's not an all of a sudden thing.
07:44Like.
07:45They've always been working to send him somewhere.
07:49Right.
07:50You know.
07:50That doesn't make sense to me.
07:51Because.
07:52Wasn't he the contingency on the KD stuff?
07:56Like.
07:57On the KD traits?
07:57Okay.
07:58I understand.
07:59That was thrown.
08:00Shams wrote that article.
08:01I know what you're talking about Brittany.
08:02Yeah.
08:02And that was really poorly written by him.
08:04Because let me just tell you.
08:05And I really like Haywood Highsmith.
08:07He's a.
08:07He's a great dude.
08:08All right.
08:08Just plays the right way.
08:11He's about the right stuff.
08:14There's nowhere.
08:15On any planet.
08:17Where you're not trading for Kevin Durant.
08:20And the.
08:21And the.
08:21And the hold up is Haywood Highsmith.
08:23I agree with you.
08:23I needed.
08:24I need people to put.
08:25Like.
08:25I know that he feels like he's crazy about everything.
08:27That makes no sense.
08:29It makes no sense in the world.
08:30What was reported this weekend by Barry Jackson.
08:32Which I thought was known.
08:34But.
08:34He.
08:35He put it out there.
08:36And if it's.
08:36If it's got Barry Jackson's stamp of approval.
08:38There you go.
08:39What the hold up really was.
08:40Was Yobich.
08:41They didn't want to part with him.
08:42Now it still may not have been enough.
08:44They still may not.
08:45They still may have gotten out.
08:46Outbid by the Rockets.
08:47But the Heat really didn't want to give up Nicola Yobich.
08:49For Kevin Durant.
08:50That makes more sense.
08:51Not Haywood Highsmith.
08:53But.
08:54What was put out there.
08:56And I'm really furious about this.
08:58Is.
08:59Draymond Green is out here.
09:01Mocking everybody.
09:02Saying that.
09:03Everybody wanted Haywood Highsmith.
09:05To start over Jimmy Butler.
09:07And now he's gone for a bag of donuts.
09:09Which is not what happened.
09:11Okay.
09:11That's not what happened.
09:12Who wanted Highsmith to start over?
09:14Nobody.
09:15Nobody.
09:15Nobody did.
09:16What the Heat did.
09:17Was they were tired of Jimmy's bleep.
09:19And they said.
09:20Guess what dude.
09:21You're coming off the bench.
09:23For Haywood Highsmith.
09:25And.
09:26Jimmy Butler's like.
09:26Oh really?
09:27And he walked out of shoot around.
09:29And he was suspended again.
09:30Which by the way.
09:32That was after one legged three.
09:33That was after.
09:35That was.
09:35That was returning from suspension.
09:37Right.
09:37That was returning from suspension.
09:39Which by the way.
09:40Massive job I spoke.
09:42That's just.
09:42That's how.
09:43That's how an antagonist gets things done.
09:45He goes.
09:45Who could I start.
09:47For Jimmy.
09:48That would get Jimmy really mad.
09:51Hey Jimmy.
09:51Sorry.
09:52You're coming off the bench dude.
09:53We want to work you back slowly.
09:54Haywood's coming back today.
09:55Excuse me.
09:55How much would you guys want.
09:59The security footage of that practice.
10:00Because that would have been funny.
10:01Oh I wanted so bad.
10:02That would have been funny.
10:03So bad.
10:03But now.
10:04This is what.
10:04How did we not get any footage of that.
10:06We got footage of.
10:07Draymond Green knocking.
10:09Right.
10:10Someone's going to.
10:11Hey.
10:11Someone's going to have it.
10:12Right.
10:12Somebody at Heat headquarters.
10:13Has to have it.
10:14You know the Heat as an organization.
10:15They're never going to let that see the light of day.
10:17No.
10:18They're.
10:18You know what they used it for.
10:20I'm going to tell you what they used it for.
10:22Here's how it goes.
10:23Jimmy and the Players Association are going to fight for Jimmy to get some of that money
10:30back.
10:30Yep.
10:31And they're going to go exhibit A.
10:34Exactly.
10:36So Draymond Green.
10:38He tweeted out or threaded out.
10:41People use threads.
10:42That's a thing.
10:43Yes.
10:43It is a thing.
10:44People use.
10:44You use threads.
10:45I don't use threads.
10:46People use threads.
10:47I accidentally end up on threads.
10:50I don't use it.
10:51Yeah.
10:51I use threads because my Instagram forces whatever I go to.
10:55Yes.
10:56Because we all thought threads was going to be a thing.
10:59But whatever.
10:59I find that a lot of athletes use it.
11:01So I'm not surprised that Draymond Green is all there.
11:02Like I always see.
11:03Well, because here's the problem.
11:05Instagram and threads are connected.
11:08So anything you put on Instagram automatically goes to threads.
11:11So they may be using Instagram and it ends up on threads.
11:15No.
11:16But it's not pictures.
11:17It's like actually active.
11:18Like I don't want to say tweeting.
11:20But it's like essentially like tweeting.
11:22Right.
11:23Well, people thought it was going to be a thing for like three seconds when Musk bought X and he turned Twitter to X.
11:29And I haven't kept strong on threads.
11:32But perhaps I should.
11:32But Draymond Green, he threaded out.
11:35Y'all, parenthetics, internet experts, wanted Jimmy to come off the bench behind dude.
11:40And five months later, the heat traded him for a bag of chips.
11:44That's wild.
11:45And I'm just wondering, what the hell is he talking about?
11:49What the hell?
11:49What stories is he listening to from Jimmy Butler?
11:51I'm going to say this too.
11:54Okay.
11:57That love fest.
11:59Y'all both getting long in the tooth.
12:03This is Jimmy's first year with Golden State.
12:07And there's three old guys.
12:09And all of them are going to be required to play to keep them in the hunt.
12:13And let's see who plays the most games.
12:16The funny thing is, like Draymond, and I'm sorry, you smoke this like you do a layup.
12:20You really, what you should have just done is y'all.
12:23And just kind of had it referred to the heat.
12:25And that would have been a great thread.
12:27Right.
12:27Because then you would have boxed in the heat being like, you wanted him to come off the bench for Jimmy.
12:31And now you traded him.
12:32But then you ruined it.
12:33But he still doesn't know the story.
12:34You ruined it by putting internet experts.
12:37What are you talking about?
12:38It's going to be a podcast episode of his, yeah?
12:40Wait, Smith said it perfectly.
12:42It's impressive how confident he is saying things he has no clue about.
12:47I guess that is how Draymond Green has gotten this far.
12:48That is literally him, though.
12:49That is quite literally the definition of Draymond Green.
12:52That is how he's gotten this far.
12:54The other move that happened this weekend with the Heat was Drew Smith got a three-year,
12:59kind of really a one-year deal to come back with the Miami Heat.
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