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00:07so we're putting together a list
00:08Laurie Markkinen's first call we got on it
00:10names for the Pistons to consider this
00:13offseason Laurie Markkinen's the first
00:15we'll take calls on that plus Durin
00:16Omari Sankofa of the Free Press says
00:18likely $40 million a year for Durin
00:20even after this postseason
00:22let's get to Ben and Monroe
00:24Ben good morning
00:25good morning guys how you doing
00:28alright I got one that
00:30I think you guys are both going to hate
00:33but it's just a thought
00:35as a twin I had to say this
00:37I think we offload
00:39Jalen Dern and find a way
00:41to get Amon Thompson into the roster
00:44what do we think
00:44I don't think the Rockets are even
00:47answering our phone call
00:48you don't think there's any way
00:52that we could get some
00:54three team deal here
00:56to try to get some offense over there
00:57and Amon Thompson over here
00:59look I think the Pistons could offer
01:00three or four first round picks
01:02Ron Holland and Jalen Dern
01:03and I don't know why Houston's
01:04motivated to give up
01:06Thompson
01:08I just look
01:09I would want to see the both of them
01:11together
01:12you're right
01:13I guess that
01:14it'd be hard for the Rockets
01:15to let him up
01:16but
01:16the two of them together
01:18on defense would be
01:19great
01:19because then we could play some
01:22worse
01:24center
01:24like Tolu
01:25Ben don't get me wrong
01:27I mean I share the vision
01:27you don't have to be their mom or dad
01:29to like the idea of them
01:30playing together
01:32his brother would be that
01:33secondary creator
01:34dribbler
01:35yeah
01:36they can defend
01:37yeah I get what you're saying
01:38I just don't think it's
01:39it's something that Houston
01:40would even entertain
01:41at this point
01:42I got into you
01:43how about Houston
01:44trades
01:45Jabari Smith
01:46the first round pick
01:48and we can give them
01:49a star Thompson
01:50then they could play together
01:51yeah
01:54thank you for that
01:55let's get to
01:56Alex in Ann Arbor
01:58good morning
02:00hey Jim how's it going
02:01good what's up
02:04after watching last night
02:05I think the only
02:07potential solution
02:08because the Oklahoma City Thunder
02:10don't have a solution
02:11to stop Wemby
02:12so if you're serious
02:13about winning
02:13you have to assume
02:14you're going to go through him
02:15you got to go up
02:16and get a Di Mara
02:17in the draft
02:18and just hope
02:19he can defend him
02:20because nobody else can
02:24I mean kudos
02:26for creativity
02:27but I don't think
02:29Di Mara is
02:31the answer
02:32to guard
02:33Victor Webinyama
02:34and I'm not sure
02:35that there actually
02:35is
02:36an answer
02:37other than
02:38he's going to get his
02:40you're just going to have
02:41to find ways
02:42to outscore
02:43whether he gets
02:4435 or 40 a game
02:45it really is
02:47a coach's nightmare
02:48like I know
02:49Bickerstaff has said
02:50you have to go
02:50at him
02:51to try to avoid
02:52blocks as dumb
02:53as that sounds
02:53and get in his chest
02:54you probably need to
02:55get him in foul trouble
02:56you need to throw
02:57different bodies at him
02:58and hope he turns
02:58the ball over
02:59I don't know
03:00he is a nightmare
03:01to go against
03:02let me ask you
03:02this question
03:06Oklahoma City
03:07has
03:08Chet Holmgren
03:09yeah
03:09is Chet Holmgren
03:11a better player
03:11than a Di Mara
03:12yes
03:14okay
03:15so if
03:16quote unquote
03:17they don't have
03:18anybody
03:18that can guard
03:20Victor Webb and
03:21Yama
03:21and
03:21you know
03:22Chet Holmgren
03:23did have a block
03:24a big block
03:25of the interregulation
03:27why would you go out
03:28or trade up
03:29to get a lesser
03:30player that
03:31that's a great point
03:32can't match
03:34what Chet Holmgren
03:34does
03:35Chet finished
03:35second
03:36in defensive player
03:37of the year
03:38voting behind
03:38only when
03:39Ben Yama
03:39one spot ahead
03:40of Asar Thompson
03:42also like
03:43the Mara thing
03:45first mock
03:46I pull up
03:47he's going
03:4714th
03:48so the Pistons
03:48have to trade
03:49up
03:50right
03:50so that's
03:51that's my point
03:51like I don't
03:52think you're
03:52trading up
03:53to get him
03:54and if you think
03:55well he's not
03:55going to go that
03:56high
03:56who is the
03:56produce center
03:57that went
03:57in the top
03:5810
03:58Edie
03:58yeah
03:59so I don't
04:00think it's
04:00out of the
04:00question that
04:01Mara goes
04:01in that late
04:02lottery
04:02but again
04:03Pistons aren't
04:03picking
04:04a Di Mara
04:04will make a
04:05good team
04:05happy with
04:06his elite
04:07shot blocking
04:08and his skill
04:08around the rim
04:10in comparison
04:11to a
04:11matchup
04:12with Wemben
04:12Yanawa
04:13he doesn't
04:13have the
04:13foot speed
04:14and the
04:14foot quickness
04:15to keep
04:15up with
04:15Wemben
04:16yep
04:16okay two
04:17things on this
04:17first I've
04:18entertained the
04:19thought of one
04:19way to improve
04:20this team
04:21is for them
04:21to move up
04:22in the draft
04:23like I
04:23and I think
04:24it's a very
04:24deep draft
04:25of high end
04:25talent
04:25I think it's
04:26early to kind
04:27of try to
04:27target somebody
04:28like that
04:29but I have
04:30thought to get
04:31a shooter
04:32that might be
04:33the route to
04:33go
04:33you're leaning
04:34on a rookie
04:35so you're
04:35gonna have
04:35some growing
04:36pains
04:36but it might
04:36be the smart
04:37long-term
04:37move
04:37this other
04:38thing about
04:38somebody else
04:40brought up the
04:41thought the
04:41other day of
04:42you have to
04:42build a team
04:43to stop
04:43Wembe
04:44I don't
04:45completely
04:45disagree with
04:46that
04:46I've always
04:47kind of
04:47prescribed
04:48build your
04:48team to
04:49win your
04:49conference
04:50it's kind
04:51of like the
04:51NFL
04:51build your
04:52team to
04:52win your
04:53division
04:53and take
04:54it from
04:54there
04:56you can't
04:56place yourself
04:57in the NBA
04:58finals
04:58you have to
04:59get there
04:59yes
05:00yeah
05:01and the
05:020-4
05:02pistons
05:03prove
05:03when you
05:04get there
05:04maybe the
05:05less talented
05:06team wins
05:06do you
05:07have a
05:07change-up
05:07do you
05:08have
05:08something
05:08they
05:08haven't
05:08seen
05:08a
05:08counter
05:09punch
05:09yeah
05:10look
05:10I
05:10it
05:11does
05:11feel
05:11like
05:11we're
05:12about
05:12to
05:12enter
05:12Wembe's
05:12league
05:13if we're
05:13not already
05:13there
05:13already
05:14his 41 points
05:1524 boards
05:15we're there
05:16he hit a
05:17Steph Curry
05:17three to force
05:18double OT
05:18like from
05:19Steph Curry
05:20range
05:20yeah
05:21it feels
05:21like we're
05:21there
05:24some text
05:25coming in
05:25you can't
05:26pay during
05:2640 million
05:27he's a
05:27poor man's
05:28Jarrett
05:28Allen
05:29I believe
05:29makes
05:3028
05:31right
05:32if we
05:33sign
05:33Dern
05:33it'll be
05:33like
05:34Andre
05:34Drummond
05:34all over
05:35again
05:35I wish
05:36my job
05:36would pay
05:37me for
05:37what I'm
05:37going to
05:38be
05:39if we're
05:39talking about
05:40extending
05:40during
05:40because his
05:40playoff
05:41was not
05:41up to
05:41par
05:41but didn't
05:42Thompson
05:42get benched
05:43numerous
05:43times
05:43no
05:45he got
05:45benched
05:46one time
05:46and he
05:47was in
05:47foul
05:47trouble
05:47another
05:48why are
05:49we so
05:49much more
05:49comfortable
05:50paying
05:50a
05:50SAR
05:50I
05:51don't
05:51want to
05:51tell you
05:51did you
05:52watch
05:53I
05:53don't
05:53want to
05:54be
05:54paid
05:55for
05:56another
05:56year
05:56correct
05:57but if
05:57I'm
05:58going to
06:03my answer
06:03is
06:04definitively
06:04as you're
06:04going to
06:06let's get
06:06to T
06:07in Detroit
06:07T good
06:07morning
06:08hey good
06:09morning guys
06:10listen man
06:11I got
06:11it's been
06:12on my mind
06:13I think
06:13we should
06:13move up
06:14to like
06:1412
06:15maybe
06:15up a
06:15shop
06:16doing
06:16but
06:17Lindenburg
06:17is mature
06:18enough to
06:19fit right
06:19in his
06:20office
06:21man
06:21and I
06:22think
06:22a cheap
06:23way of
06:24doing that
06:24is moving
06:25up in
06:26the draft
06:27and getting
06:27Lindenburg
06:27out of
06:28Michigan
06:28man
06:28I think
06:29if he
06:29fall at
06:3012
06:30you might
06:31be able
06:31to move
06:32during
06:32to
06:32Oklahoma
06:33but
06:33they're
06:34going to
06:34need
06:34some
06:34help
06:35and
06:35maybe
06:36some
06:36more
06:37draft
06:37pick
06:37but
06:37they
06:38don't
06:38want
06:38to
06:38Oklahoma
06:39City
06:39is
06:39not
06:39going
06:39to
06:40trade
06:40for
06:40Duren
06:40but
06:40I
06:41separate
06:41issue
06:42sure
06:42let's
06:42talk
06:43Yaks
06:43Yaks
06:44would
06:44fit
06:44a lot
06:44of
06:45what
06:45this
06:45team
06:45needs
06:45right
06:46bigger
06:46good
06:47passer
06:48good
06:49shooter
06:50and
06:50in terms
06:50of
06:51plug
06:51and
06:51play
06:51NBA
06:52guys
06:53he
06:53looks
06:53like
06:53one
06:54you
06:54would
06:54think
06:55being
06:55an
06:55older
06:55rookie
06:57I
06:57mean
06:58again
07:03if
07:04you
07:04watched
07:04any
07:05of
07:05Western
07:05Conference
07:05finals
07:06last
07:06night
07:06they're
07:06playing
07:06a
07:06different
07:07sport
07:07it's
07:07five
07:07guys
07:08all
07:08moving
07:08in
07:08space
07:09it's
07:09dizzying
07:10at
07:10times
07:11right
07:11the
07:11Thunder
07:12are
07:12going
07:12to
07:12have
07:12a
07:12roster
07:13crunch
07:13as
07:13it
07:14is
07:14yes
07:14they
07:15have
07:15two
07:15firsts
07:15in
07:15this
07:16draft
07:19I
07:19know
07:19embarrassment
07:20of riches
07:20the rich
07:21get richer
07:22Herb in
07:22Detroit
07:23you're on
07:2397.1
07:25what's up
07:25man
07:26hey
07:26listen
07:26my quick
07:27person
07:28it may
07:29sound
07:29crazy
07:29but I
07:30would
07:30try
07:30to
07:30get
07:30Bam
07:31out
07:31of
07:31Bayo
07:31here
07:33this
07:33is
07:34my
07:34personal
07:34preference
07:35but as
07:35far as
07:36during
07:36this
07:36concern
07:37I
07:38think
07:38that
07:39he's
07:40so
07:40physically
07:41gifted
07:41that
07:42he's
07:43worked
07:43on
07:43his
07:43game
07:44but
07:44now
07:45he
07:45has
07:45to
07:45learn
07:45how
07:46to
07:46work
07:46on
07:46the
07:46mental
07:46aspect
07:47of
07:47the
07:47game
07:47and
07:48the
07:49difference
07:49between
07:49him
07:50and
07:50DeAndre
07:51Aiden
07:51was
07:52it
07:52was
07:52a
07:52known
07:52fact
07:53that
07:53DeAndre
07:53Aiden
07:54did
07:54not
07:55have
07:55a
07:59many
08:00aspects
08:00of
08:01his
08:01game
08:01since
08:02he
08:02came
08:02into
08:02the
08:02league
08:03Jalen
08:03Duren
08:04has
08:04improved
08:05his
08:05game
08:05immensely
08:06in the
08:06years
08:07he's
08:07been
08:07in the
08:07league
08:07each
08:08year
08:08he
08:09improves
08:09a
08:09little
08:09more
08:10so
08:10I
08:11think
08:11that
08:12the
08:13correlation
08:13is
08:14that
08:15they're
08:15going
08:16to
08:16keep
08:16him
08:17and
08:18I
08:18know
08:18that
08:19he's
08:19going
08:19to
08:19feel
08:20that
08:20he
08:20let
08:21his
08:21team
08:21down
08:22so
08:22I
08:22know
08:22he's
08:22going
08:22to
08:23be
08:23in
08:23the
08:23gym
08:23working
08:23hard
08:24this
08:24summer
08:25to
08:25change
08:26the
08:26aspects
08:27of
08:27his
08:27game
08:27that
08:28was
08:29lacking
08:30and
08:31to
08:31change
08:31the
08:31mental
08:31aspects
08:32so
08:32I
08:32think
08:32they're
08:32going
08:33to
08:33bring
08:33him
08:33back
08:33and
08:34you're
08:34going
08:34to
08:34see
08:34a
08:34much
08:34better
08:35player
08:35next
08:35year
08:36where
08:36do
08:36you
08:36think
08:36he
08:36is
08:37significantly
08:37better
08:38than
08:38the
08:39year
08:39prior
08:43his
08:44scoring
08:45and
08:45rebounding
08:46he did
08:48his
08:48numbers
08:49have
08:49gone
08:49up
08:50his
08:50rebounds
08:50have
08:51plateaued
08:51the
08:52last
08:52three
08:52years
08:52his
08:52rebounds
08:53are
08:53all
08:53the
08:53same
08:54the
08:54scoring
08:54took
08:55a
08:55tick
08:55up
08:55this
08:55year
08:56for
08:56sure
08:56he
08:56got
08:56up
08:56to
08:5719
08:57almost
08:5720
08:57points
08:58a
08:58game
08:58and
08:58made
08:58an
08:58all-star
08:59appearance
08:59but
08:59I'm
09:00asking
09:00the
09:00way
09:00he
09:01gets
09:01those
09:01shots
09:02aren't
09:03they
09:03the
09:03same
09:03as
09:03he
09:05doesn't
09:06create
09:06them
09:06it's
09:07oops
09:07it's
09:08put
09:09backs
09:10it's
09:10it's
09:11has
09:11we
09:12seen
09:12him
09:12add
09:13a
09:13face
09:13up
09:13jump
09:14shot
09:14have
09:14we
09:14seen
09:15him
09:15add
09:15a
09:15real
09:15low
09:16post
09:24is
09:24where
09:24I'm
09:24saying
09:25the
09:25middle
09:25aspect
09:25these
09:26playoffs
09:27is
09:28showing
09:28him
09:28I need
09:29to get
09:30in the
09:30gym
09:30and add
09:31that
09:31jumper
09:31I need
09:31to get
09:32in the
09:32gym
09:32and add
09:33that
09:33post
09:33up
09:33game
09:34because
09:34all the
09:35things
09:35I did
09:35during
09:35the
09:36summer
09:36is not
09:37going to
09:38be
09:38the
09:38same
09:40so
09:40the
09:40playoffs
09:41show
09:45I need
09:46to work
09:46on
09:47these
09:47things
09:47I
09:47think
09:47he's
09:48going
09:48to be
09:48in
09:48the
09:49gym
09:49working
09:49on
09:50I
09:50don't
09:51doubt
09:51that
09:51he's
09:52I think
09:52he probably
09:53has
09:53been
09:53a
09:54professional
09:54basketball
09:55player
09:55for
09:55four
09:55years
09:56just
09:56for
09:56comparison
09:57as a
09:5720
09:57year
09:58old
09:58he
09:58averaged
09:59more
09:59rebounds
10:00and
10:01more
10:01assists
10:02per
10:02game
10:02the
10:03same
10:04number
10:04of
10:04blocks
10:05and
10:05shot
10:06better
10:06at
10:06the
10:06free
10:06throw
10:06line
10:07two
10:07years
10:08ago
10:09this
10:10idea
10:10that
10:10like
10:11the
10:12world
10:12is
10:13his
10:13oyster
10:13and
10:13he's
10:14going
10:14to
10:14work
10:14really
10:15hard
10:16okay
10:19the
10:20big
10:21question
10:21is
10:22and
10:23this
10:23will
10:23determine
10:24from
10:25Trajan
10:25Langdon
10:26from
10:26JB
10:27from
10:27all
10:28of
10:28the
10:28people
10:29that
10:29know
10:30basketball
10:30way
10:30more
10:31than
10:31we
10:31do
10:31why
10:32was
10:33there
10:33such
10:33a
10:33drop
10:34off
10:34in
10:34the
10:34playoffs
10:34right
10:35from
10:36what
10:36he
10:36was
10:36in
10:37the
10:37regular
10:37season
10:37was
10:38it
10:38some
10:39mental
10:40issue
10:41that
10:42he
10:42was
10:42having
10:42that
10:43he
10:43just
10:44couldn't
10:44find
10:44a
10:45way
10:45to
10:45get
10:45over
10:46through
10:4614
10:47games
10:47and
10:47don't
10:47give
10:48me
10:48angel
10:48as
10:49funny
10:50as
10:50that
10:50was
10:50to
10:50needle
10:51you
10:51about
10:51it
10:51I
10:52think
10:52it's
10:52a
10:52great
10:52question
10:53for
10:53Trajan
10:53like
10:53some
10:54of
10:54it's
10:54probably
10:54mental
10:54but
10:55I
10:55think
10:55another
10:55plausible
10:56answer
10:56is
10:57I
10:57hope
10:57he
10:57asked
10:57that
10:58today
10:58but
10:58my
10:59point
10:59though
10:59is
10:59some
10:59of
10:59it
11:00might
11:00just
11:00be
11:00his
11:00skill
11:01set
11:01is
11:01easier
11:02to
11:02defend
11:02when
11:03you
11:03commit
11:03resources
11:04to
11:04it
11:04in
11:05a
11:05meaningful
11:05way
11:05in
11:05a
11:06seven
11:06game
11:06series
11:06and
11:07that
11:07I
11:18do
11:19you
11:19think
11:19Lindenberg
11:20can
11:20be
11:20coached
11:21by
11:21Vicker
11:21stat
11:24guys
11:24I
11:24want
11:25to
11:25throw
11:25a
11:25curveball
11:25at
11:26you
11:26could
11:26Duren
11:26pull
11:27an
11:27Andre
11:27Drummond
11:28and
11:28sign
11:28a
11:28one
11:28year
11:28deal
11:28and
11:29bet
11:29on
11:29himself
11:29the
11:30following
11:30year
11:30and
11:30unrestricted
11:31free
11:31agency
11:32I
11:32suppose
11:33package
11:34Duren
11:34to
11:34Utah
11:35for
11:35marketing
11:36go
11:37after
11:37LeBron
11:38find
11:39space
11:39for
11:39Reeves
11:40this
11:41guy's
11:41trying
11:41to
11:41build
11:41a
11:41super
11:42team
11:42that
11:43was
11:43my
11:43favorite
11:44are we
11:44going
11:45to
11:45add
11:45those
11:45two
11:45guys
11:45to
11:45the
11:46list
11:47Austin
11:48Reeves
11:48and
11:49LeBron
11:50is there
11:50audio
11:51every team
11:51is going
11:52for LeBron
11:52this is
11:52from
11:53Shams
11:53can we
11:53play
11:53that
11:54Greg
12:18so
12:18is
12:18LeBron
12:19now
12:19going
12:19to
12:19pull
12:19the
12:20A
12:20run
12:21maybe
12:22so
12:22we've
12:22got
12:23Laurie
12:23Bam
12:24LeBron
12:25Reeves
12:27we'll
12:27add
12:27more
12:28we
12:28want
12:28your
12:28help
12:29we're
12:29going
12:29to
12:29put
12:29together
12:29a
12:30list
12:30we'll
12:30do
12:30something
12:30with
12:30it
12:31this
12:31week
12:31name
12:32for
12:32the
12:32Pistons
12:32to
12:33consider
12:33this
12:33off
12:33season
12:34we'll
12:34get
12:34to
12:34Heather's
12:35news
12:35we'll
12:35play
12:35the
12:35two
12:35grand
12:36slam
12:36that's
12:36coming
12:36up
12:37next
12:37it's
12:3797
12:37one
12:38you
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