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00:00The number one pick, Joe, which has had, listen, a little bit of debate and this draft, everybody's
00:09been pretty open about it.
00:12Not the big name talents that we have seen in the past.
00:15That's for sure.
00:16We do not have a Wembenyama, Zion, you know, any of these huge names that everybody would
00:24throw their entire season for.
00:26You have a couple of these French kids, Richard Scherr and Alexander Saar, who are both expected
00:32to be at the top of the board.
00:34Klingen from UConn, some are saying, has an opportunity to be the top pick.
00:39There you go, Joe, the odds movement for it right there.
00:43It opened with Saar as the favorite.
00:46Last week it was still Saar.
00:48And now this Richard Scherr is at minus 225, with Klingen now at plus 180.
00:54So he's getting a little bit closer, Joe.
00:56I know you're very excited for the first round of the NBA draft.
01:00Would you take one of the unknown French kids, Joe?
01:03Or maybe somebody that's a little bit more of a known commodity for you, like Klingen
01:07from UConn?
01:08Yeah, well, I mean, but with Klingen, what you see is what you get, right?
01:12I mean, you know, the upside, the upside's a little bit limited.
01:15He's a big man.
01:16I mean, I probably, I mean, it all depends, Carver, right?
01:20If you're an established organization, you would say you would take a shot potentially
01:24on one of the youngsters with upside, like Wemba Nyama, right?
01:28I mean, if you could channel that and catch lightning in a bottle, now you have a potential
01:32franchise player for the next, what, five to 10 seasons?
01:36Klingen, I mean, he's probably going to just, I don't think Klingen's all that great, but
01:41Klingen can be a journeyman in the league, right?
01:43So it could be that blue-collar, different player.
01:49You know, like you just said, he could be a journeyman in the league.
01:52When you're picking a guy in the top three, top five, you know, top 10, you're not looking
01:58for journeymen.
02:00You know, you're looking for guys who are going to make a difference.
02:03Journeyman's not enough for me, Joe.
02:06I agree, Carver.
02:07You're right.
02:08But I think that it's a little bit limited in regards to like, you know, even the hoopla
02:13surrounding the straff.
02:14Last year there were, how many guys coming out?
02:18Last year at Wembley, there were like three or four other guys who were players in the
02:20mix that you said were legitimate top five talent.
02:25This year it's like, well, maybe he could be like a Webanyama, Klingen might be that
02:29guy.
02:30There's so much uncertainty that it's almost like trade back and you might get better value.
02:36In terms of just the betting situation with this, Joe, and look, you have obviously more
02:41access to this than me in Jersey, with me being in New York, I don't.
02:46But people are talking up this Zach Eady to Portland at seven and he's still sitting
02:53there at 10 to one.
02:55Coach was saying before he thought if Klingen slipped to them and he's five to one to go
02:59to the seventh overall pick, I think it's those picks, Joe, after five, if you wanted
03:04to take some chances with in terms of the betting for this thing, I think that that's
03:09where I want to look.
03:10Those five to 10 picks.
03:12There's a lot of different plus money there.
03:14There's nobody who's a considerable favorite for any of those shots.
03:17I think that's where, Joe, I don't really, in terms of a betting perspective, probably
03:21want to be involved in the top two or three picks of the draft.
03:24No, because again, you know, you're dealing with unknowns.
03:27The French players, I mean, I'm not going to be betting on it unless you've seen them
03:32play and understand team needs and understand, you know, potential fit in regards to the
03:38offensive defensive scheme, then it's a waste of money.
03:41And like you said, if you can get a player like Edie at 10 to one for potential value
03:46at a potential team that fits a need, then yeah, you take a shot.
03:50And Zach Edie again, he's got the size.
03:53Can he transition to be that five two player?
03:56Only time will tell.
03:58One more thing with the draft, of course, Brani is going to be a big topic of discussion
04:04over the next couple of days.
04:07I don't think, Joe, he's going to go tomorrow night in the first round.
04:12I don't think.
04:13I guess it's possible if somebody wants to go and take that stab.
04:18Because honestly, Joe, even in a draft that's not very deep like this, 20 on, I mean, what
04:24are we doing really?
04:25Are we throwing darts?
04:26You're looking for the upside.
04:28You're looking for things like that.
04:29I'm sure somebody is going to want to maybe take a stab there, but I think it would be
04:32more Thursday in round number two.
04:35Either way, the Lakers are minus 160 to be the team that drafts him.
04:43Suns 7-1, Mavericks 9-1, Timberwolves 11-1 there.
04:49I don't know, Joe.
04:52It's hard.
04:53If he wasn't LeBron James' son, would he be getting drafted in this draft?
04:57I'm not sure.
04:58I think that the kid has talent.
05:01I think we all thought he should have played another year of college basketball.
05:07He's going to get drafted, Joe.
05:09Is anyone else interested in taking him besides the Lakers just to make LeBron happy?
05:14Yeah, maybe a team that wants to lure LeBron to their team.
05:19I mean, I think it comes down to you talk about tampering and you talk about potential
05:24setups.
05:26This is one way to do it in regards to getting the conversation at least started, right?
05:32We'll see.
05:33I don't think he's that great of a player, Carver.
05:36Will he be drafted?
05:37Most likely, again, because it's the LeBron card.
05:40If they want maybe LeBron to be in their team or their organization, they'll draft and try
05:45to work out a deal.