- 1/29/2025
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00:00It feels like all those any move they may make is like it's gonna be fraught with danger with
00:08What if it doesn't work Wow? Okay, and you know, I I feel like oh
00:14What about Jimmy Butler and I actually heard this yesterday, you know what?
00:18What the hell go get Jimmy Butler if he can go get Jimmy Butler get Jimmy Butler, but it doesn't feel like anybody's excited
00:27About any of these players Oh Wow
00:29Like I don't feel like hey, for example, if like I said the Golden State Warriors have acquired Jimmy Butler. I
00:38I'm not sure that
00:41People will be you know doing cartwheels for Jimmy Butler. I
00:47Would
00:50Possibilities well, but you seem like you're just real quick
00:53You're different because if they don't make a move and let the youngsters play and they don't make the playoffs
00:58I'm not saying you want that but you're okay and at peace with that. Well, no what I'm no
01:03No, what me is a fan, whatever name you give me
01:06It could exactly
01:07But it's better than where we're going now. I don't know that
01:10See, that's what I don't know wouldn't you want to find out cuz right now it seems like you're headed nowhere
01:15Well, I see that's where I disagree
01:17Like we're a team and I say we were a team in
01:21Transition whether we like it or not. We've got to navigate the next couple years with Steph and Draymond and
01:30Still stay competitive. That's a hell of a word. You just say could you break that down just real what?
01:36Navigate with Dre and Steph
01:38Like what? What does that mean? You have to figure out a way to improve this team as your two
01:45Biggest pieces decline like that's not gonna be easy to do but isn't that why you would be incentivized to get
01:53Outside help that's not here now to help alleviate that or help them
01:58Transition into this phase of their their basketball career
02:02All I'm saying is if you said, you know, if there's an announcement the Warriors have acquired
02:08Nikola Vucevic. I mean I'd get it. Okay, like I wouldn't know I'd be like, okay and
02:14It got me to think like the there's only one guy I would be excited for and I don't I
02:20Can't wait to hear it. Zion. Zion Williamson is shocking
02:24I mean, I would rather have a 24 year old that we don't know a history
02:28They just suppose body breaks down at the most inopportune time. You're ready for that
02:33I'd rather have a 24 year old who's had injury problems than a 35 year old who's had injury problems
02:38like I I gotta believe that within the league I
02:43They know
02:44Whether Zion is salvageable or not
02:46And if it listen if that the Warriors may have done due diligence on Zion Williamson celebrating he's like, you know
02:53I'm telling you right now. He cannot last in the NBA. Well, then that's that's obviously one thing, right?
02:59but if there's another school of thought that this guy could get you know, this guy could
03:05Get it together
03:07That would be the guy that I would be excited about
03:10Even knowing his injury history and like the other thing is when you're when you're in a position
03:14The Warriors are in right now like you're not there's not a perfect star available
03:19Like that's the problem and dream. I was right about that great players. Don't get traded
03:23it's always somebody with a little bit of baggage and
03:26You know, I I just go back with a trade they made
03:30You know 15 plus years ago with New Orleans for Baron Davis and it was risky at the time now
03:36They were in a different spot. They hadn't won in 10 years the Warriors
03:39so they were a little desperate and they needed to take a risk and they took a risk and Baron had a
03:46reputation of being a diva, but he got here and he got healthy and and
03:52The team was damn good for a couple years
03:55You're getting a lot of people agreeing with you on Zion, but what would that ticket price piece Donnie?
04:00Maybe not as much as you think
04:02because he is
04:04risky
04:05So I you know, I all I'm saying is
04:09From an excitement level. I do think Zion moves the needle way more than these other guys
04:158 8 8 9 5 7 9 5 7 0 now. I said move the needle
04:20I didn't necessarily say order the rings. Yeah, because it's you know, it's
04:26it's not a
04:28Foolproof plan and I know you will it in Grandy and I talked about this, but I'll bring it back up Stani
04:34It's not my money. Mm-hmm
04:36Tomorrow's not promised. I've never owned a team. So I understand you got to put something away for a rainy day
04:42You got to think about the future
04:44but the bottom line our conversation yesterday is if Evan hit that breaking sounder news and
04:49Jimmy Butler the guy that I that the dog that I know he is on a good day
04:55That took that Miami team was a big part of taking that Miami team to two finals
05:00Stani inject that in my veins and even if it didn't work, I could understand why you did it
05:07Especially if they're thinking hey, we love Steph, but he needs help at this point. I would rather do that
05:13I feel like Dre and
05:15And and Steph have earned that but then it's much. Thank you heaven. I was like it's happened. That's pretty good
05:22So do you want and it might not work, but don't you think you owe that to him? I
05:27Know I don't I don't not if it's a long shot
05:30Not if it's a Hail Mary and you think Butler's a Hail Mary because of his age, you know, I do
05:36I'm not really in and also we still haven't talked about what are we doing with him?
05:40Are we are we signing him to a long-term deal? I think that would be the goal. Oh my god, or he tells you
05:46I'm not opting out
05:48Like you had mentioned what what if he were to do that Stani? He knows it's his gig is up in regard
05:53I can't you know, keep doing this and expecting to get my way. I feel like he knows what time it is, man
06:00Look, he's met. He's making 48 now next year. He's due to make 52. He said he's gonna opt out
06:06So maybe you could get him for two years and 70. Okay. Can I say this too? I don't know
06:12Just going back to the crossover yesterday. No more. We had a caller. I don't know if Jimmy and Tremont would work
06:18Let's just say you got two of those dogs from a mental standpoint Stani
06:23Give me another team that would have two mental dogs in go time like Dre and Jimmy
06:30I don't see it like that Wow a guy that can get his own shot
06:34Go to the free throw line make pretty much most of the time the free throws can defend. It's just about as he healthy
06:41Stani I'm in and I'm desperate and I'm hoping they can shot the world tonight just from a standing standpoint cuz
06:48Dude, they lose tonight. You got Phoenix Friday and you're one game under it's just like you're chasing your tail
06:56mm-hmm, I
07:00Five three. Oh, hey that breaking news drop is not a toy
07:04Dude it does do so. I was like Evan is happening. Yeah, my bad Evan. Let me uh, let me just throw this by you
07:11Which one would get you the most excited?
07:13The Golden State Warriors have acquired Jimmy Butler. The Golden State Warriors have acquired Zach Levine
07:20The Golden State Warriors have acquired
07:22Nikola Vujovic
07:24Zion Williamson
07:26Brandon Ingram
07:28Zion Williamson
07:30Paul George, why'd you say Zion twice?
07:34because I
07:35Zion and you're leading the jury D Aaron Fox
07:39Like who warrior fans what what name excites you the most there?
07:44I mean, I'm just telling you what what name would excite me the most is Zion that that would excite me the most
07:50Because I think at his best he's the best player on this list
07:54But I get it. I get it. I get that. He's got I have bad news
07:59Well, what no what what name gets you the most excited? Yeah, you have to choose II
08:04But don't play one of the younger guys. Yeah, it's it's either Zion or Fox
08:08Fox I
08:10Think I well just because I don't think they could get deer and Fox but
08:15right
08:16Probably him. Okay, that's fair. I mean, he's 26 years old entering his prime
08:228 8 8 9 5 7 9 5 7 0 is the number and
08:29Yeah, that's that's the name that I would be the most excited about
08:34Butler doesn't do it for me anymore. I don't know why I don't dislike him
08:38Yeah, I just I guess I guess what's coming through loud and clear from my side is I'm I I am
08:45absolutely out on
08:46Your core being 35 36 and 35 and I'll say I can't do it
08:53But Stani if let's just say that deal went down
08:55You are the type that would crack the mic and be like goo heaven. I was wrong
09:00Let's just say they went ten and two if they got Butler you would say it looks like it's working
09:04You're not just because I have to wait till the end of the season
09:07Because you would only be getting Jimmy Butler to win at least the playoff round and to make the playoffs this exactly exactly
09:16Something I took for granted thinking there's no way they can miss and right now. I'm a little nervous
09:20I mean the other thing is and it's just the position they're in is
09:26They they have to
09:29take into account what the worst-case scenario would be if
09:33You're you have to take into account what the best case would be and what the worst case would be if you think Jimmy Butler
09:38Coming to the Warriors
09:39Drastically change their changes their their arc
09:43Okay, then then then do it then then trade for Jimmy Butler. I
09:49Just am NOT
09:51I'm just not convinced that they're gonna give up picks for that
09:55Because the worst-case scenario would be with like and I'll just say what if you get okay you get Butler and you make a run
10:02Great. What if you get Butler and you don't make a run and now you don't make the playoffs you miss the playoffs entirely and
10:11You gave up some pits. Okay, like that's a worst-case scenario than
10:15Riding it out, but okay
10:17And this is a basketball version of having a baby here if we don't do that and don't make the playoffs
10:23Then you're tuning in to the warrior games to watch Santos pods
10:29Quentin post and then you're waiting for these these draft picks to grow and standing now
10:34We're talking about two three years. Yes, maybe. Yes. We are. Yes, but what's happening doing time?
10:40We're trying to get but we're getting better. We're trying to get better
10:44Like and it's and and Dre and Steph are gonna be okay with that
10:46I don't even know that their last sound bites are like what can we do if there's nothing out there?
10:52Like if there's nothing out that like we can't invent a deal
10:55Okay, if it's not in you this if the if two sides don't agree you think this team's underperforming
11:04I would answer it this way that if
11:07Kaminga and Draymond green come back and they and they play as well as they can
11:11They could possibly match last season's win. I believe that but
11:16But at this point I would say it's probably not going to be that high if
11:20I had it if I had to put a win total on their season now
11:24I would say I'd have to bet under 46 because 46 means that you went what 23 and
11:3112 or something over the over the last, you know, three months of the season
11:38Leroy just sending a text out. He kind of hit me 510 guru. It's your boy Leroy
11:43You said Jimmy Butler on a good day can do this. Mm-hmm. What about a bad day?
11:48What was that look like it looks like him in street clothes or he just doesn't show up for work
11:53Yeah, by the way, oh man
11:55reporter of the year
11:57Ramona Shelburne
11:59We can't just smile. What's that about told you two weeks ago
12:03she had a story on Jimmy Butler and it was after his first suspension and she had
12:09She had a source saying Jimmy hasn't even gotten started yet
12:14Come on, man, and he's been suspended twice since then. Yes. Oh, so she knew that Jimmy was gonna be up to something
12:22So she yeah
12:24anyway, ah
12:25So yeah, Ramona Shelburne did a nice job on Jimmy Butler
12:30It's funny of all the things about Jimmy Butler that I'm down on
12:33It's like I'm not telling the fact that he's been suspended three times
12:39Yeah, I'm giving him a pass almost you just want out relationship went bad
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