00:00Let me tell you something right off the rip, and then we'll get into the Braves, and we'll get into
00:05the Hawks.
00:05Got a Hawks question, because 29,000 of you and your closest friends decided to interact with a tweet of
00:14mine about the future of the Hawks.
00:17So I was like, okay, I guess we've got to talk about this on the show.
00:20So we will.
00:22Orin, you ready?
00:23Here's the following week on the program.
00:27Get a pen and paper, or put it in the Notes app on your phone, or if you're driving, make
00:32sure you highlight this segment of the program and go back on the Odyssey app and write it down.
00:38Tonight, regular show, 6 to 10.
00:44Tomorrow, through Friday, Atlanta Baseball Post Game Show.
00:50We get you covered all through the Cubby Series.
00:56Huge, huge, huge series against the Cubbies.
01:00As a matter of fact, tomorrow, a very special guest joining the program.
01:05One of my favorites, Cole Wright, pre- and post-game host for Watch Marquee, which is the equivalent of
01:11their Braves vision.
01:13He'll be joining the fray to get us set right before first pitch.
01:19So we'll get the Cubs' perspective.
01:20They are the hottest team in baseball.
01:24No slight to the Braves, who are the second hottest team in baseball.
01:27But the Cubs are the hottest team in baseball.
01:30So we'll figure out how Dan's being crew made it happen to get to the point where they're...
01:35I think people thought they were going to be good.
01:37I don't know if people thought they were going to be this good.
01:39They are really, really good.
01:41And they got it all.
01:42They got pitching, they got hitting, they got defense.
01:46PCA is a beast, and he's not even off to that hot of a start yet.
01:51So we got you covered on all things Braves-Cubs.
01:54Friday for the Red Sox series as well.
01:57I'll try to get our buddy Rob Bradford.
01:59Baseball isn't boring to preview that series at some point this week as well.
02:03You know, he's...
02:04Other than Grant, he's my favorite baseball guest that we talked to.
02:08Then on Thursday, y'all ready for this?
02:13We have a special episode of Blossom for y'all.
02:17We have from 8 to 10.
02:20So I'll come on 6 o'clock.
02:22We'll do a regular show for two hours.
02:24We'll talk schedule release, obviously.
02:27But then from 8 to 10, we have a special schedule release show where it's me and you.
02:36So we're going to go over every game for the Falcons.
02:41Which matchups do we like?
02:43Which matchups do we not like?
02:46Where's the bye?
02:47Where's the international games?
02:49And we'll also take a look at the other teams across the NFL.
02:53So Tuesday through Friday, 10 to 11, Atlanta baseball postgame show starting tomorrow.
02:59Thursday, regular show 6 to 8, schedule release show 8 to 10, Atlanta baseball postgame show 10 to 11.
03:12And then I got a Saturday show as well.
03:14So they are putting your boy to work this week and I absolutely freaking love it.
03:22We are going to talk so much sports this week, our heads are going to spin.
03:28And you know, of course, I always have my other shenanigans that I'll throw into the mix as well.
03:32We'll talk movies, music, you know.
03:34You know how we do it on here.
03:36It's Chris Thomas tonight.
03:37Just celebrated our one-year anniversary a couple of weeks ago.
03:40Y'all rhyme with me.
03:41Y'all know how it is.
03:41All right, Braves, obviously a really tough week for the Braves country community with the passing of Ted Turner and
03:49then with Bobby Cox over the weekend.
03:52We'll have a couple of interviews for you.
03:54Stan Kasten joined Dukes and Bell.
03:57I cut up John Fricke who had John Smoltz on.
04:00So we'll play cuts from that.
04:02So esteemed members of the Braves community will reflect on the passing of the legend that is Bobby Cox.
04:09You know, I think it's pretty safe to say the greatest Braves manager of all time.
04:14And that is an overgenerous statement as well.
04:18It is definitely safe to say.
04:19No offense to Snit or Joe Torre or anybody else who's been a skip here in Atlanta.
04:25But Bobby Cox is the guy that you think of sitting in the dugout, rocking, you know, just the classic
04:33iconic images all throughout the 90s when they were winning division after division after division.
04:39Just the standard bear.
04:40It was the Braves and it was the Yankees in the 90s.
04:43Those were the two teams.
04:45And Bobby Cox was the skipper and was the guy at the at the head of the snake, so to
04:51speak, for the Braves, excuse me, organization.
04:53So we'll remember Bobby throughout the show as well, Ted Turner and the whole bit.
04:59And the Braves obviously will honor them tomorrow in their first home game since both passings as well.
05:07Excited to see what they put on display.
05:09I'm sure it's going to be great.
05:10I know our friends at the Braves do nothing but top notch, top notch work.
05:14So I am excited to watch that tomorrow.
05:17And then, of course, the Atlanta baseball postgame show from 10 to 11.
05:24All right.
05:26Let's get into some Hawks, shall we?
05:28Because I put out a tweet.
05:31And all I did was ask a question.
05:34After we found out in the middle of all of our Mother's Day dinners and brunches yesterday that the Hawks,
05:40unfortunately, did not get a top pick.
05:43But they did get number eight.
05:45And, of course, we know they already had number 23.
05:49So with that being said, let's do a little exercise here.
05:53Got no guests in the first hour.
05:55First guest actually isn't until 720.
05:57So it's me and you on the phones.
05:59You know how we do it here on Chris Thomas tonight.
06:03Here's the thing.
06:04The Hawks have a very interesting couple of weeks ahead of them before the NBA draft.
06:11They have picks 8 and 23.
06:14They have to decide on the futures of C.J. McCollum, Jonathan Kaminga.
06:20And they have to do everything in their power to fill the 1 and the 5.
06:26They got a lot of things to figure out in terms of the roster, in terms of salary cap, in
06:32terms of what they want to do moving forward.
06:36So here's my question to you.
06:39Should the Hawks continue to build with the youth movement and through the draft?
06:45Or should the Hawks try to package those picks and try to get another star player here?
06:52404-726-0929.
06:55The answer is not as easy as it seems.
06:59Because if you want to part ways with the picks, remember, in the NBA, you get the extra caveat of
07:07this.
07:07You have to make the salaries work.
07:11And today we found out Giannis is available.
07:16But if you want Giannis, not only are you going to have to trade a boatload of picks, you have
07:23to make the salaries match.
07:25So are you willing to cover his $50 million in salary?
07:31If you want Jalen Brown from the Celtics, not only are you going to have to give up a boatload
07:38of picks, you're going to have to match his salary.
07:44So what does that look like?
07:47How do you make that work?
07:48Who do you give up?
07:50Are they going to want Jalen Johnson?
07:52Would you be okay with that?
07:53Would you be okay with building around a 30-year-old Giannis or Jalen Brown who wants to be the
07:59alpha?
08:01Did you see in this play?
08:03Are you ready?
08:03Are you really ready to make a determination on Jalen Johnson's future in Atlanta?
08:10Because he had a bad playoff route?
08:14I'm not.
08:16Do I want Jalen Brown here?
08:17Of course.
08:19Do I want Giannis here?
08:20Duh.
08:21How could you not?
08:23You can't sit here with a straight...
08:25I mean, you can, and I want you to call if you don't.
08:29Now, there's a price for everything.
08:31I mean, if you're telling me they want, you know, the Mikael Bridges five first-round picks,
08:36and they want Jalen, and they want, you know, Dyson, and they're...
08:39Okay, then at what point...
08:40At what point does it become unproductive, right?
08:44At what point are you just better off keeping things the way that they are and hope that Ansi knocks
08:49it out of the park in the draft?
08:50Right?
08:52There's a couple of guys that I keep seeing mocked around where the Hawks are going to be picking.
08:58Right?
08:59So if you're a fan of Mike L. Brown out of Louisville,
09:04if you're a fan of Keaton Wagler out of Illinois,
09:09if you're a fan of Kingston Flemings out of Houston,
09:13those are all guards, by the way.
09:16You know?
09:17Do you want to take a chance on a center?
09:20You can.
09:22It'll probably be a reach.
09:25It'll probably be a reach if you want to take a center at the eight spot.
09:30Are they going to trade up?
09:32I don't think so.
09:34The asking price is going to be too high.
09:36The teams that want Peterson, Acuff, DeBansa, Boozer,
09:41like, they're not going to move off, those guys,
09:44unless, again, the pick would have to be so strenuous on your team
09:48that it doesn't do you any good to do it anyway.
09:52And that's why I would lean towards no.
09:54At 404-726-0929.
09:58Should the Hawks mortgage these picks for a star player,
10:04or should they keep them and continue to build?
10:07404-726-0929.
10:10The reason I'm saying I think I would stick and stay
10:13is not because I don't want those players here.
10:16It's because I think it's going to be so costly to get them
10:19that it doesn't make sense at that point.
10:22Like, you're then essentially setting yourself up
10:25instead of trying to advance from your sixth seed year
10:30and try to get a top four seed next year,
10:32which you can with the State of the East.
10:34You are trying to then, at that point, do another rebuild.
10:38And again, Giannis is 30.
10:40Jalen Brown's not 22 years old.
10:43He's younger, but actually, I don't know how old he is.
10:46Let's see.
10:48Jalen Brown age.
10:50Jalen Brown, I'm going to say Jalen Brown is 28, 27 years old.
10:57He's 29.
10:58Wow, he's older than I thought.
10:59Yeah, he's no spring chicken either, guys.
11:03Like, are you going to – here's my question,
11:05and you can help me answer this on the phones.
11:07Again, no guests until 7.20.
11:09It's me and you.
11:10Chris Thomas tonight, 92.9 The Game.
