00:00I don't know if they're going to get him, but it just seems like there's so much adding up that
00:04the Mavs plan a this offseason has to be to go get Giannis, you know, and we'll see if they
00:12have the winning bid.
00:13It's it's tough to do. He does not have a no trade clause, but he does have his option coming
00:18up next summer, which essentially gives him the ability to say, if you trade for me and I don't like
00:23you, you're only going to get me for one year now for some teams.
00:27They might not have a problem with that. I mean, hell, our guy, Masai Ujiri, traded for Kawhi Leonard in
00:33that same situation.
00:35The biggest piece of information here is just that, you know, they're ninth in the draft now.
00:40So it's to me more of a trade ship than an opportunity to pick ninth and get a great player.
00:47Shams reporting today the Bucks are open for business. They're taking calls on the two time MVP Giannis.
00:52We're doing this. The details of the connection between Ujiri and Giannis are very significant.
00:59He helped get Giannis's entire family Greek citizenship.
01:04OK, this isn't like, yeah, I scouted him and I was like, let us know when you're going to turn
01:09pro.
01:10We really want you. It was I'm rolling up my sleeves getting involved in your family because they were they
01:15were immigrating and they were living in Greece,
01:16but they didn't have citizenship. So he could not really have a career. Right.
01:20So he he gave them that. And Giannis has talked about in the past how important Masai is in their
01:27family.
01:27Right. The Raptors under Ujiri, every trade deadline, every offseason, they've been among the teams with the strongest reported interest
01:36in trying to get Giannis.
01:37They traded for one of Giannis's best friends and a player that he loves playing with in Chris Middleton.
01:42Then they didn't release Middleton because he wanted to stay. Why would you want to stay with the maps?
01:47You've never lived here. You have no roots here. And you could go be on a playoff team right now
01:52as Chris Middleton.
01:53You could be trying to win a championship. No, I'd rather stay here. Why?
01:56Maybe there's some other reason that explains that, but I don't know what it is.
02:00Bonus points. They kept Jason Kidd. Right.
02:02We're going through a possible house cleaning. Jason Kidd was not part of that.
02:08And the trade they made for Anthony Davis was not for the actual assets.
02:12It was for the flexibility, the kind of flexibility that you now have to add a contract like Giannis's onto
02:19your books.
02:20So there you have it. Have I sold you?
02:23That makes sense. That's convincing.
02:26How many more years on Giannis, though?
02:28One year, and then he's got an option.
02:31So you're not committed for a long time. I like that.
02:33Yeah.
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