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00:00Let's bring in our guy. He's the best. ESPN, Mark Spears, on the River Island's guest line here on Willard
00:06& Tibbs, 95.7 The Game.
00:08And I know that you've talked to a couple of guys that might have piqued the Warriors' interest recently.
00:14How you doing today, my friend?
00:16Oh, man, fighting that little chest cold while traveling I've been doing.
00:20But I'm back in New York. It's not as crazy as it was.
00:24But during the finals, when I had to take a subway home, I want to go home to my hotel
00:30at 1 a.m. after Game 4.
00:34But great entertainment on the train, by the way, doing backflips and pull-ups.
00:40But, no, it's much more calm now than tomorrow.
00:47What do you think the chances are that the Warriors just keep the pick and make the pick?
00:53And then, if they do make the pick, who are some names you think it might be?
01:01Well, let's go with the first one. Let's say who they make the pick.
01:05Guys, I really like Burry from Arizona.
01:11Very interesting shooting guard.
01:14I think he's going to be a steal.
01:17Anybody who saw Arizona play in the NCAA tournament in San Jose, got him close up, including Steve Kerr, and
01:26talked to Burry's today.
01:27He said during his recent workout at Chase Center, the visitors there, Tremont Green and Al Horford were there, watched
01:40his workout.
01:40He was really, really excited about that.
01:44Disappointed that Steph wasn't there, but Steph wasn't there.
01:47And he said that after the workout, he had the ability to take Orford's brain, take Draymond's brain,
01:54ask him about advice for a rookie year, ask him about how they, which was incredible for a young guy
02:03to ask,
02:04but he was asking them about keys to taking care of their bodies.
02:10And he also said he had spent some great time with Steve Kerr, obviously a former Arizona guy.
02:17And so he's like, I was like, well, do you want to go to Golden State?
02:21He's like, look, man, I'd like to go anywhere.
02:24I'd be appreciative of a draft in anywhere, but hey, I'd be really happy to go to Golden State.
02:30So he said he would be excited to play alongside Steph Curry.
02:36So if Burry gets trapped today, expect to see a big smile on both hands.
02:42He's somebody that can be taken, but I think he'd be sitting there at 11.
02:48Certainly would be a very interesting opportunity for the Warriors to get a kid like that.
02:54He's also, double-checked this for me, I think he might be 22, which is, or 20.
03:03Yeah, he's 20.
03:05He's 20, I'm sorry.
03:06He's 20 years old, a little old for a freshman.
03:09But he told me he thought that helps with his maturity.
03:12I also talked to the Michigan kid in Luxembourg, very, very charismatic guy, very fun to talk to.
03:20He was very excited about his trip to Golden State.
03:24He said it's a prestigious organization.
03:30He talked highly about Steph and Dre.
03:33He said Warriors always come up amongst topics of his friends.
03:37It was kind of surreal to be there.
03:40Called his visit awesome.
03:41He said it'd be nice to play there.
03:43He said the people in the organization were super humble, genuine, made them feel like home.
03:49And very, very authentic.
03:51And he said he felt so.
03:53But then I was like, all right, what about this 25-inch article, right?
03:58Like, I just kept looking at him and asked him about, hey, you know, hey, you guys are like this.
04:06I'm not one of those journalists that say they say.
04:08No, I didn't say they say.
04:09I asked him.
04:11I'm like, does your athleticism or lack thereof translate to the NBA?
04:17He kind of smiled at me when I said that.
04:20And he said it wasn't a problem when I was in college.
04:23He said I feel athletic when I play in the game and confident that, you know, it will translate over
04:31to NBA.
04:32I mean, 25-inch vertical or 26, whatever it was, it's certainly alarming to me.
04:38But he didn't feel like it was going to be an issue.
04:43Also, another kid from Michigan that day walked by.
04:46He is all a 7'2 guy.
04:48Yep.
04:49That's a big dude, man.
04:50That's a big man.
04:51Oh, my God.
04:53I felt like Jeffrey Kraft just walked by, man.
04:57And he's a big guy, too, not a skinny guy.
05:00So, I do think while most people don't get excited about 11th, hey, the Warriors got Klay Thompson there.
05:09I think they've gotten some other good players there.
05:13Jamal Wilkes, who I heard is going to be at the draft tomorrow.
05:16He was picked 11th.
05:17So, I expect the Warriors, assuming they keep the pick, to get another solid player.
05:23It's exciting, and I love all three names you threw out.
05:25And before we get to the draft, it actually might happen where Giannis Antetokounmpo gets traded somewhere.
05:32What do you think, and what are you hearing about what's going to happen with Giannis?
05:36Yeah, I think something gets done.
05:39Boston doesn't play games.
05:41Miami plays with their food a little bit, right?
05:46And I've heard that, not just like Miami and the legend Phil, I mean Phil, Pat Riley.
05:53But I just don't think Miami has the same package that Boston can present.
05:59I just also don't think that Jalen Brown ends up playing in Milwaukee.
06:11I just can't envision that.
06:13You know, the Clippers, I heard, wanted to keep the pick.
06:17We're very excited about their fifth pick and feel like they could get a really, really, you know, good player,
06:23young player that could go alongside, you know, Garland.
06:30I also heard right now that there's rising expectation that the Clippers will keep the pick
06:37and take Mikel Brown Jr. from Louisville.
06:41So that's a little hot scoop I'm hearing from you guys right there that obviously there's an expected four
06:48with the Banta, who I think will go to Washington, too.
06:54You know, the kid from Kansas, second, third.
06:58I kind of feel like Cam Wilson will go third and Cameron Booz will go fourth.
07:03But I keep hearing that Mikel Brown Jr.
07:08is the hot name right now with the Clippers.
07:11But obviously that fifth pick probably would be attractive to Milwaukee in a type of deal.
07:20And the Clippers did work out some people late in the draft, which was probably surprising to some folks,
07:28the first-round projection.
07:30So we'll see what happens tomorrow.
07:32But I can't see Jalen Brown being in a Bucs uniform.
07:39And also it's interesting that Giannis tweeted out something that's not like him to tweet out,
07:46basically saying I've trusted God this whole time to figure things out for me,
07:51and I'm going to keep trusting him.
07:52So that tells me he's expecting the end to come because before the trade deadline,
07:57he didn't tweet anything out like that.
07:59Yep, yep, amen.
08:00He just sent that out about an hour ago.
08:02Mark Spears, ESPN.
08:04Hey, real quick, because we want to let you rest your voice.
08:07We can hear it there too, but I do want to get this answer.
08:11You don't think I can do a Lou Rawl impression?
08:13Oh, you can do it.
08:15Barry White, show you right.
08:16Yeah, we're fine.
08:17Blum, blum, blum, blum.
08:20Love it.
08:20Hey, what are the chances the Warriors walk out of tomorrow with Trey Murphy or Kawhi Leonard?
08:27Wow, that's a good question.
08:31I don't know about the Kawhi one, but I do know this.
08:35The Pelicans are blinded to trading Trey Murphy.
08:41Yeah, Trey, I texted him the other day.
08:43He was kind of laughing about all these rumors.
08:45He's in France right now.
08:48But I do think the right – I think the thing is this.
08:54It probably will depend on who's sitting there at 11 when that pick comes up.
08:58And there's probably a certain amount of players that Joe Dumars and Troy Weaver have on their list
09:05that could be attractive to their franchise.
09:08If the Warriors can get Trey Murphy, I'm all for trading that pick for Trey Murphy.
09:13Great guy.
09:15Great three-point shooter.
09:18At more athletic than you think.
09:20Catch lobs.
09:21Block shots.
09:22Rebounds.
09:23Just needs to be more aggressive.
09:25I think that probably is a knock on him.
09:28It just – he disappears at times.
09:31And he has too much talent to do that.
09:34But depending on who's around at 11, I don't think it's out of the realm of possibility.
09:40Whether it's the Warriors or somebody else that the Pelicans will explore a potential deal for Trey.
09:49Mark, you're the best.
09:50Enjoy the forthcoming travels.
09:53And can't wait to see how this plays out tomorrow and kind of get your reaction to that too, man.
09:58Thank you as always.
09:59Hey, man.
10:00This is one of the more exciting drafts in the year.
10:02It's probably the best draft since the Cunningham draft.
10:05So I think there'll be some excitement all the way through.
10:08Keep an eye on some quick things.
10:10Stanford kid.
10:12Aboka's in the draft.
10:13First Mexican player, Corrine Lopez, is going to get drafted.
10:16But another fact about Darren Peterson and A.J. DeBanca, they both played for Prolific Prep in Napa.
10:25Yeah.
10:26So they both have Bay Area ties.
10:28Love it.
10:29Love it.
10:29Tomorrow's going to be interesting for sure.
10:31Thank you, Mark.
10:32We'll talk to you soon, my man.
10:33All right.
10:34Take care, guys.
10:35Okay.
10:35There he is.
10:35Mark Spears, ESPN.
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