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1:11

Hello! Everybody will go bad. The Lakers Nation

1:13

Dad Cobb podcast I observe relayed joined today

1:15

by Sean Davis. We're going a lot to

1:17

talk about today. We've got the play offs

1:19

in full swing. The second round really heating

1:22

up at this point. What does that really

1:24

tell us? The will look at these rosters

1:26

that are still standing. What do they tell

1:28

us about the Lakers and what they need

1:30

to do this sub right order to catch

1:32

up. We're. Going to talk about about that,

1:34

we're going to talk about the Retorted Khurshid would

1:37

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1:39

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subscribed to the Lakers Nation You Tube channel always

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well. Shod. Are. You do it. During

1:48

our I had a successful trip to

1:51

date for a plane. Glad to be

1:53

back! From the trip order to your

1:55

bags and Lakers basket or trip. While.

1:57

we're glad to have you back certainly i wish there was

2:00

Lakers basketball that was on right now, but

2:02

we're having to settle for playoff basketball. Let's

2:05

start there. As we just saw

2:07

before we recorded this, we just saw

2:09

the Oklahoma City Thunder take game one

2:11

against the Dallas Mavericks. We've seen the

2:13

Minnesota Timberwolves do some incredible things. They're

2:15

two and out against the Denver

2:17

Nuggets. I know Lakers fans aren't sad to see that.

2:20

Unfortunately, the Ghouls in green are also expected

2:22

to be up one. Boy, what

2:25

an advantage it is to play

2:27

in the Leastern Conference. Not much

2:29

competition there. And then you've

2:31

got the Knicks, controversially, up one-oh over

2:33

the Indiana Pacers. So Sean, we're looking

2:36

at these teams that are still standing

2:38

right now. What

2:40

do you see? What can we take away

2:43

that we could transfer into the summertime, into

2:45

the roster build for the Lakers? What are

2:47

some things that these teams have that we

2:49

look at and we say the

2:52

Lakers need to figure out a way to get

2:54

that to make sure that they aren't watching

2:56

at home for the second round next time?

3:01

I think a lot of the

3:03

teams, what they have is they have multiple

3:06

guys that sit around

3:08

their star players

3:11

and kind of are able to hide some of

3:14

their star players' weaknesses. And

3:17

I think, I mean, you look at, I don't

3:20

know, this is the best example in the

3:22

world, but I think actually, you know what?

3:24

Yeah, let's look at the Pacers, right? Tyre

3:26

Salliburn's been awful recently. A

3:28

lot of it's really, I still think, due to the

3:30

hamstring stuff and I don't want to get into that,

3:32

but I think what the

3:35

Pacers have done a great job of, they really

3:37

surrounded them with guys that are able

3:39

to hide some of his weaknesses

3:43

and help him out more. Like I

3:45

think Aaron Nismith is so freaking fun

3:48

to watch. Miles Turner, obviously really

3:51

good defender, Siaka, and Andrew

3:53

Nimhart also do a great

3:55

job for them defensively, while

3:57

Siaka honestly carried the offensive loan a

3:59

lot. recently as well when Halburn hasn't

4:01

played well. I mean, you

4:03

look at the Knicks and how well that team's

4:06

just put together around Jayla Brunson and Josh

4:08

Hart is freaking ridiculous. It

4:11

doesn't ever miss a

4:13

second apparently. I

4:16

mean, the young court OKC and

4:18

how they, I mean, Sam Press, he's perfectly

4:20

crafted that team around Shaco's

4:22

Alexander. So

4:25

I think that's the, that's probably the biggest thing.

4:28

I think that,

4:30

I'm a miss on it obviously too, but I

4:32

don't even know like that's a

4:35

whole different story the way we'll talk about

4:37

them. Look,

4:40

I think, because I know where this is

4:42

going. So I'm going to try to jump

4:44

ahead of the curve, right? I

4:46

think, I think with

4:48

this Lakers team heading into this summer, I buy

4:52

myself running into a problem either

4:54

way Trev, right? Because I think,

4:59

so there's obviously the debate about where do

5:01

you go? Do you go three star model

5:04

or whether you go, do you go

5:07

depth, right? And I personally run into

5:10

a problem each way. So hear me out. So

5:12

if you go, you go depth route, right? And you use

5:15

in both options, by the way, we will

5:17

require you to use almost

5:19

if not all of your current

5:21

draft compensation, right? Both options

5:23

will require that from my perspective, right?

5:26

We agree on that. Sure.

5:28

Yeah. Like the 17th picks

5:30

probably gone maybe out of your three tradable first round

5:32

picks, maybe there's an option that allows you to save

5:34

one of them. But most likely you're talking about trading

5:37

to first in this summer,

5:39

if you're going to make real serious headway in

5:41

either direction, whether it's the depth model, whether it's

5:43

the big three model. All right.

5:46

So If we go big three model,

5:48

the biggest pro of going to Big

5:50

three model, I Don't care who the

5:52

third option is. I'm just, I'm just

5:54

laying it out. The Biggest pro obviously

5:56

is you get the third guy in

5:58

here. that kid kind of. It is

6:00

a load for Ron, especially during the

6:02

regular season. Ages of another guy that

6:05

could be a high leverage shot makers

6:07

I could create on shot in a

6:09

big time pile game. My second round

6:12

Meramec currently right arm, another proud depending

6:14

on the guy who the guy is

6:16

maybe it's it on the middle for

6:18

example. Ah, The. Other

6:21

a pro could potentially be

6:23

that. Post. The Broad. you

6:25

have somebody to paradox a D right? And

6:28

duty kind of take care of

6:30

that. You. Know potential ah long

6:32

term issue I visited other kinds is

6:34

raised to be a lover. harder to

6:36

barter roster to pay on me how

6:38

much how big the salary is that?

6:40

third star. Which means I

6:43

was the depth of get be getting a

6:45

massive hit currently. And.

6:47

Depending on who it is, you might.

6:50

It might be really hard to fill

6:52

out and make a good defense with

6:54

a third guy, right? So neat. Obviously

6:57

prose because of that. For

6:59

the if you know the depth of out which

7:01

I find interesting. And seven.

7:04

We had talked about the death ralph. Nader.

7:07

In Le Bron, James was thirty

7:09

six. I. Would be like

7:11

you know our hands on deck. I

7:13

don't care because. The about his with

7:16

go that route. There's. There's two

7:18

big problems that with that right

7:20

now they i guess as started

7:23

pause and same situation said pauses

7:25

you can. We. Really, Go

7:27

be super deep. Say they get.

7:30

A mean, really evil is almost all

7:32

the teams left. They're. All

7:34

pretty deep is like a terms of.

7:36

Six. Six eight to pay on

7:38

the team really into it and use.

7:41

The. Only team I don't feel comfortable saying that

7:43

about right now is Cleveland. The all reality

7:45

isn't like yeah, they have six to eight.

7:48

Frilly. Good dudes, And

7:51

you get to really craft.

7:54

Mean maybe you are able to add two to

7:56

three more guys that had a fit that more

7:58

for you. But the to. From there

8:00

with this in these are they

8:03

pretty obvious demise number while. You're.

8:06

Basically saying broad, eighty y'all got the off

8:08

and to pay I was a role players

8:11

are brought eighty yard Got it? In

8:13

the problem, that is. Bronze. Almost

8:15

forty and a ballplayer. The Olympics

8:17

the summer. so. That

8:19

that have to factor into it and

8:22

add. Secondly, What do

8:24

you do at a know? I guess technically can't

8:26

really think about this but with with you do

8:28

with when brent when brownies. Or

8:31

it again what did you? and if Braun has

8:33

to miss time like where does your office confirming

8:35

it depends on the players were talking about the

8:37

you have to grab but. I

8:39

I find myself trevor getting into

8:41

a problem it either scenario. Personally

8:43

I'm sorry but of the long

8:46

my. You. Walk into

8:48

of the process, But that.

8:50

That's how mine my works and like a lot

8:52

the roster at at the get a tough situation.

8:55

Will. At there's There's drawbacks either

8:57

direction. And. What I look at

9:00

the teams that are still standing. I.

9:02

Think about what's the goal is. Of.

9:05

The and Be A right now. Ah,

9:07

But what they're trying to do with their

9:09

new C B A The things that they're

9:11

trying to to create and. They.

9:14

Are trying to push back from a big

9:16

three model they're trying to push back from

9:18

Stars are winding up on the same thing.

9:21

That's. What they're trying to do they're try

9:23

to diss swayed teams from doing that

9:25

by look but through legislation right by make

9:27

it difficult to build team around. Three stars

9:30

you get. The teams are still standing. There.

9:33

Isn't really a three star team left?

9:35

Those teams of all gonna be look

9:37

at like okay, the The Clippers, The

9:39

Sun's they're gone. They. Went out Iraq.

9:41

What a part of that was the lack of that. I

9:43

think the only thing that you look at the say maybe

9:45

is a big race. Is the

9:47

wolves? Because. They've got

9:49

towns go bare ads. Ah, and

9:52

of course, as the Edwards has

9:54

been phenomenal, but. that

9:56

ended up itself informs you have what

9:58

specifically you have to have If

10:00

you're going to have a big three in today's NBA

10:02

and that's that at least one of those guys Has

10:05

to make their money on the defensive side of the

10:07

ball. That's what has to make them a superstar It's

10:09

their defense if you're gonna have a big three in

10:11

today's NBA because you look at the Suns All

10:14

three of their guys get it done on the offensive

10:16

end There's diminishing returns when you have all three of

10:19

your guys are the best When it comes to having

10:21

the ball and putting the ball in the basket the

10:23

same thing's true with the Clippers when you've got Can

10:25

I like to their balls in the part of this

10:27

list? Could we're

10:29

talking we're talking salary, especially are

10:31

we not gonna consider Boston? Well,

10:35

let's talk about that I'm gonna get

10:37

to Boston in a minute I'm assuming you're adding

10:39

drew into the into that big three. Yeah,

10:43

okay So we're putting him in superstarts here,

10:45

which again that fits in with One

10:48

of the guys makes their money on the defensive side of

10:50

the ball That has to happen Right if

10:52

you're gonna get away with the big three in today's

10:54

NBA and again Boston was put together Phoenix was put

10:57

together before these more

10:59

punitive Second-tier apron

11:01

CBA measures have come in. So When

11:05

I look at this Lakers team, I think okay if

11:07

you're gonna build out a

11:09

big three build If

11:11

you want to call the Celtics a big three We can't and I

11:13

suppose if if we're gonna stretch a little

11:15

bit to call towns part of a big three it's fair to do

11:17

it with Drew as well, but If

11:20

we're gonna go that route if it's if

11:23

it's Trey if it's Donovan Mitchell But

11:25

I mean most of the guys that we talk about

11:28

Are not that defensive piece that you'd be

11:31

looking for now. You could say maybe Anthony

11:33

Davis is that but

11:35

I Still have some concerns

11:37

when I look at the teams that are still standing if

11:39

you do have a big three They're also

11:41

teams that had a big three with guys

11:43

that they drafted which allowed

11:45

them to build up before Tatum

11:49

Jalen Brown before towns before

11:51

Anthony Edwards before those guys

11:54

really got paid They

11:56

were able to add pieces then pay

11:59

those guys The

12:01

Lakers aren't in that situation. They don't have that luxury.

12:04

So when I look

12:06

at what's still standing right now around the

12:08

league, it

12:10

informs in some way how

12:13

important depth is and the

12:15

right depth and

12:17

how, if you're going to get away with

12:19

a big three in today's NBA, and again,

12:21

these teams were built before most

12:23

of the restrictions came in, you've

12:26

really got to get it right with the

12:28

other pieces and I don't know if the

12:31

Lakers have a chance to get those other

12:33

pieces, those ancillary pieces that fit around. So

12:36

all of this goes to say it's, it's

12:38

extremely complicated with the Lakers are trying to

12:41

do this summer. And

12:43

when I look at the teams that are still standing, it's

12:46

going to be difficult for this Lakers team

12:48

to build out a team

12:51

that is similar to these groups

12:53

that are building off of players that they

12:55

drafted that are building off of they trade

12:57

for the final piece and off they go. That's

13:00

not going to be easy. What's the NBA wants? Yep.

13:03

What's what the NBA wants the base. Yeah. I think that,

13:06

I think that we're kind of saying the same thing because

13:08

that's kind of the point of what like

13:10

my, my, my, uh,

13:13

you know, speed ship you always had

13:15

this point, um, is that yeah,

13:17

they're in a really top spot

13:19

where I think

13:22

there's, there's obviously going to be pros. I

13:24

think we outlined them, but there's

13:26

going to be something, uh, some things that,

13:30

uh, there's,

13:33

there's going to be some

13:35

things that, uh, the Lakers are going to have

13:37

to think about and they got some, going to

13:40

have to have some more of some tough conversations

13:42

this off season. And it starts with

13:44

the coach. Like you have to get the coach right.

13:47

And for crying out loud. Yeah.

13:50

You've absolutely got to get the, get the coach

13:52

right. Um, that's going to be critical.

13:54

Of course, that is, that is number

13:57

one on the to-do list for the Lakers. It's figure out

13:59

who your coach is. going to be and you have

14:01

to get that right. Okay,

14:04

Sean had to split. He was having some

14:06

technical issues there. Shocker.

14:08

I know everybody's going to get on him for

14:10

his Wi-Fi hit a storm rolling through his area

14:12

that was knocking out his internet. So,

14:16

but we had a pretty good conversation there. I thought

14:18

on what exactly

14:20

these playoff teams look like and then what the

14:22

Lakers can take away. And I think the key,

14:24

you know, I don't want to just land on.

14:26

Well, it's going to be tough for them. No

14:28

matter which way they go and there's nothing they

14:30

can do about it. I do think they've got

14:32

some pieces in place on this team that could

14:34

really fit in a playoff structure in the kind

14:36

of team that could really go deep. But I

14:38

think it really just highlights that the Lakers margin

14:40

for error in their roster build this summer is

14:43

going to be non-existent. They're going to have to whether it's

14:45

be a trade which I think is how they're going to

14:47

have to make a lot of their moves, whether it's be

14:49

a trade free agent signing, whatever they're going

14:52

to have to get it right. They're not

14:54

going to have a lot of room to

14:56

go after a guy get that guy, especially

14:58

if it's be a trade and miss

15:01

on that player that that margin for it simply

15:03

does not exist. And frankly, it probably doesn't exist

15:05

in today's NBA anymore with again, you look

15:07

what the league is trying to do what they're

15:09

going for essentially Adam Silver the powers to be

15:12

they looked at the NFL and they said that

15:14

we want that that's exactly what we want.

15:16

We want parody. We want teams to be

15:19

able to rise very quickly and get to

15:21

the top when they eventually the life cycle

15:23

kicks in they get a little too old.

15:25

They're going to drop back to the bottom.

15:27

They're going to rise right back up, right?

15:29

That's what we want to see. We want

15:32

to see teams their fans always feeling like

15:34

they've got a chance. They've got something to

15:36

get behind. They've got something to root for

15:38

that's part of the reason why we've

15:40

got the play-in tournament now because teams

15:42

stay in it for longer. It gives

15:44

fans reason to watch longer into the

15:46

season. So that is a

15:48

major focal point of the NBA right

15:51

now and I think it's

15:53

created it has leveled the playing field

15:55

to a degree and

15:57

it's created an environment where any kind

15:59

of Steak. Can. Really set

16:01

you back. You look at the teams that

16:03

are still standing. A lot of them had

16:05

things that really went their way. Anthony Edwards.

16:08

Rising. To become now a superstar in

16:10

this league right? You look at that with

16:13

Minnesota. Look what happened Denver with them draft

16:15

the Michael Porter Jr. Jamal Murray nickel a

16:17

yoke. it's they trade for Aaron Gordon they

16:19

add these pieces but they drafted these guys

16:22

who know that yoga to be an An

16:24

Mvp are multiple time mvp. It's probably going

16:26

to what it again this year. In

16:29

the second round, right? I mean, dates you

16:31

have to hit on. Some things are there's

16:33

probably some luck. That's. Part of

16:36

it, but it just goes to

16:38

show how thin that margin for

16:40

error really. as if. Perhaps.

16:42

Nonexistent, it's going to be for the Lakers the season.

16:44

Whether they want to go the three star build, whether

16:46

they want to go to dept Belt or it's a

16:48

what. The. More I look at it. And

16:52

the more I look at the the stars.

16:54

The quote Unquote stars. That. Could be

16:56

available the summer. I

16:59

understands the sphere of venturing

17:01

into a post Le Bron

17:03

world without another star. It's

17:07

not. It's. Unfamiliar to familiar

17:09

territory for the Lakers. It's.

17:11

Not ideal. But.

17:14

I look at these teams that don't have that.

17:16

I look at the players that are. They get

17:18

picked apart in the playoffs. Because.

17:21

They're not quite that caliber of player.

17:23

You. Have to have seven minimum rotation

17:25

guys that can get it done in

17:28

the postseason. That's are just have to raise

17:30

and be a. And

17:32

damn. It

17:34

concerns me if they do go the

17:36

big three build. That. The

17:38

guys around those big three stars, whoever it

17:40

is that they add. For. A young.

17:43

Dot. Of a Mitchell. Mchale bridges

17:45

whoever. That.

17:48

Those other guys. Are.

17:50

Not going to be of the quality. That.

17:52

The Lakers need them to be. It's. A

17:54

real concern and it's got me. More

17:57

leaning towards the depth model, but there.

18:00

The moves that be made and I'm going to get

18:02

into that. Ah, And

18:04

future shelves. Many get into some of the things that

18:06

that are going to need to change. Some of the

18:08

guys on the team. They're. Probably

18:10

can't be on the team. If.

18:13

You. Want to make a d plow from. Because.

18:16

That's another thing that stood out. To.

18:18

Be on the lookout for that. that's going to

18:20

be committee on their break that them. But we

18:22

did get some news the came out yesterday and

18:24

that's Christian would. Returning. To the

18:26

Lakers. So crucial would. A

18:28

Michael Scott of Hoops I've. Reports.

18:31

That. He is picking up his player option.

18:33

Three billion dollar player option. Stay with the

18:35

Lakers for next season of. This

18:38

is fantastic. was phenomenal. The

18:41

great great news that that's not because Christian

18:43

Would was great. Last edited set the world

18:45

on fire. Last season though he had a

18:47

he shot a career low from three. Go.

18:50

Figure Thirty One percent. From. Three.

18:53

Didn't plays many minutes is normal and scores many points

18:56

as normal as many rebounds read: A. Poor.

18:58

Season. Relative to what

19:00

he's done in the past that he

19:02

had some stretches. That. Were really

19:04

good for the Lakers. But. In

19:07

general, it was a disappointing season. From.

19:09

Christian would. So why am I saying this is a good

19:11

they were missing. This is a phenomenal thing. For.

19:13

The Lakers. Two. Reasons. Number.

19:16

One. Is great news. Because.

19:21

I don't think you're gonna get better than Christian

19:23

would for that money Three million bucks were talking

19:25

about. Essentially just barely above a minimal. He got

19:27

a little bit of raised up the minimum salary.

19:29

This is the player option that he picked up.

19:33

You. Not the Lakers are going to be. Assuming

19:35

that Le Bron comes back and then we'll

19:37

see what happens next. Christie. I

19:40

hope he does wind up being a

19:42

cap casualty because the second tier apron

19:45

that's going to be something to watch.

19:47

Ah, but Max Christie Dyilo. Le.

19:49

Bron. Jackson. Hayes can reduce

19:51

those guys all their futures you can up in

19:54

the at right because they all have player options.

19:57

But. When I look at

19:59

the guy. Is that you

20:01

could potentially replace? Christian.

20:04

Would with. Were

20:07

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it done. You're.

21:47

Probably not getting a player those more talented

21:49

than Christian. What you get a player with

21:51

the upside the with Wickersham with that is

21:54

best. He's. Seventeen And

21:56

Seven. June. Thirty seven percent from deep.

21:59

as a big that's That's great. That's

22:01

great. You'll take that. So

22:04

when I look at the upside, most guys that

22:06

you could find for that price tag, I say

22:09

most, not all. I think Eric Gordon

22:11

was a great fit with the Suns, a great find for them

22:13

with a minimum. Sometimes you see guys who

22:16

are able to do that, but Christian Wood

22:18

for a minimum, you're

22:20

not going to find better than him. You're

22:23

not going to find better. And you have to fill the salary slot.

22:25

You need the player. You need somebody in

22:27

there. So why not Christian Wood?

22:30

Why not? Now I will say this,

22:32

this doesn't, this does not excuse the Lakers

22:34

from finding a true big this summer.

22:36

I think they still need to go

22:38

find somebody. I think they need a

22:40

physical presence with Anthony Davis, whether it's

22:43

playing behind Anthony Davis or next to

22:45

him, you need a physical presence. This

22:47

does not mean you just check the

22:49

box and the center position and backup

22:51

center position are filled. No, no, no.

22:53

It's not that. But there's

22:56

worse ways you could fill this roster spot. There's

22:58

worse ways you can spend that money. So

23:00

that's number one, why I think this is a good thing for

23:02

the Lakers. Number two, it gives you certainty.

23:05

The fact that he decided this now, it's

23:08

May and he already decided

23:10

this. He's got till the end of June to make his

23:12

decision and he made this

23:14

decision known now. That's great

23:17

for the Lakers. Great to have that certainty.

23:19

Again, when they have so much up in the air with LeBron,

23:21

with D-Lone, Max Christie,

23:23

right? William Rettish, Jackson

23:26

Hays. Knowing

23:29

what you've got with Christian Wood, knowing that

23:32

you've got a roster spot filled, knowing

23:34

what his decision is, that's

23:37

helpful. The more information you

23:39

can get, the better. You need to

23:41

know what you're working with. So

23:44

getting one of these guys to do that, wouldn't

23:46

it be great if D-Lo

23:48

came out tomorrow and said, hey, I'm picking up my player

23:50

option. Great, right? That'd be

23:53

amazing. It'd be amazing.

23:55

It's probably not going to happen, but

23:58

it gives you certainty. Now Rob Polinkin,

24:00

when he's putting the roster together, he knows, hey, I've

24:03

got Christian Wood. And the other thing, let's

24:05

say the Lakers are getting involved in trade negotiations. They're

24:08

three million bucks short. Now

24:11

you've got a movable contract. Now that

24:13

he's picked up the option, assuming that

24:15

the paperwork's all done, there you go. There's

24:18

a tradable contract now that you can put into a deal.

24:21

So there's that aspect of it as well that

24:23

could be really important. Now I

24:25

don't think, it's not like Christian Wood on a three million

24:27

dollar contract on his own has a lot of trade value.

24:30

I'm talking about you use it as salary balance,

24:32

something to make up the difference, he's an expiring

24:34

contract. It's not, three

24:36

million dollars is not a

24:38

lot. That's not gonna really change much for

24:41

the Lakers and their trade options. It's

24:43

just another salary that you could potentially

24:45

use and make

24:47

a move. So again, don't hear what

24:49

I'm not saying. I'm not saying, oh hey, now they've

24:51

got this great trade chip. No, but you do have

24:53

a little bit of extra salary. You could throw into

24:56

a deal if you find yourself in a situation where

24:58

you need it. So overall, I think this

25:00

is a good thing for the Lakers. Now Christian Wood already put

25:02

out there on X that

25:06

he was determined to stay

25:09

healthy next season. He was very frustrated.

25:11

He only played in, I believe 50 games this

25:14

season. And he put out there

25:16

on X that, here's

25:18

his exact statement. He said,

25:20

I loved my first year playing for

25:22

my hometown team. Wish

25:25

I wasn't hurt the majority of the season, but all in all,

25:27

it was a dream come true for me. I

25:29

will be better and 100% healthy next season.

25:32

So this came

25:34

out, obviously before he picked

25:36

up his player option, but

25:39

that's a great positive statement. Let's

25:41

remember he's from LA. I think that mattered to him. And

25:43

I think that's part of the reason why, if he knew,

25:45

he knew best bet

25:48

is I'm getting a minimum somewhere. Nobody's giving

25:50

me a taxpayer mid-level or anything like that.

25:53

I'm getting a minimum from somewhere. That's

25:55

gonna happen. So why wait? Why

25:57

mess around? Just I'll pick up my option now.

26:00

I'll lock in with the Lakers hometown team.

26:03

Let's go. And he says he'll be

26:05

better next season. There'll be 100% helping. I hope so.

26:08

You know, he's got a lot riding on next season, right?

26:11

He doesn't have a player option after that. So

26:15

if he doesn't want to be on a minimum

26:17

contract after next season, he's going to have to

26:19

play extremely well. And it's

26:21

good to hear that. And you

26:24

can't predict injuries, but it's good

26:26

to hear that he's saying, I'm going to be

26:28

better, I'm going to be healthy next season. Obviously

26:30

he's got a, he's looking forward positively to the

26:32

future and hopefully Christian Wood can indeed contribute for

26:34

the Lakers next season and be a factor for them, certainly

26:36

a bigger factor than he was this season. We look at

26:39

the shortcomings of this Lakers team. There

26:41

were a number of players who just

26:43

underperformed relative to expectations. Certainly Gabe Vincent

26:45

injury related with that Christian Wood injury

26:47

related with that, but even when he

26:50

was on the floor, not

26:52

quite what we were hoping. He would

26:54

be the season. So he still has a lot to

26:56

prove next season. And now the Lakers have him. Um,

26:59

on the books for next season. So

27:01

again, I think it's a good thing overall

27:03

that he picked up that player option. Hopefully

27:06

the Lakers get certainty before the draft anyway,

27:09

on Dilo as well. And

27:11

then Cam Reddish Jackson

27:15

Hayes. I really don't know what's going to happen with those

27:17

guys. Look, even if Jackson Hayes

27:19

picks up his option, I'm

27:22

either putting one of I'm, I'm probably at

27:24

least putting one of Jackson Hayes or Christian

27:26

Wood into a trade package. And

27:29

even if I don't, I'm still going and getting

27:31

another big. I think they need it.

27:34

I think they need it. And I think when you look at the playoffs, you

27:36

look at what's going on right now, like we just

27:38

saw last night, okay.

27:40

See, beat the maps. Part

27:43

of the problem was the maps didn't have anybody

27:45

who could physically punish Chet Holmgren.

27:47

Now Anthony Davis certainly could do that.

27:50

But I thought the

27:52

maps looked like they were missing a big. And part

27:54

of that is they are Maxi Kleba, who's not really

27:56

a true big, but he's out due to injury. But

27:59

the maps. didn't have the pieces needed to

28:01

punish the Thunder for where they are weak. I think

28:04

if it's if it's Thunder Wolves, the Wolves have

28:06

those pieces. So that's gonna be

28:08

an interesting matchup if that's what it ultimately winds

28:10

up with. If it's Nuggets Thunder, the Nuggets

28:13

have that, I mean they've got Jokic, they've got that piece

28:15

right. So I think

28:17

it's important that you do have that

28:19

big physical player and even if Jackson

28:21

Hays, even if Christian Wood, their back,

28:24

those guys aren't it. You need

28:27

a bigger physical presence on

28:29

the team. So, all right, let

28:31

me get into the mailbag. Let's

28:34

go here. Eric said hire a

28:36

Minnesota coach. Yeah, I mean I've

28:38

seen a few people talking about hiring

28:40

the the assistant coach from Minnesota who's

28:43

been stepping in. Mike and Nori who

28:45

does have some just phenomenal

28:47

quotes, but I've

28:49

been saying it for a while. Cast a wide net.

28:51

Look, we've heard the big five names out

28:54

there. The big five, right? Jason Kidd,

28:57

he's gone. Signing extension with

28:59

the maps. Tai Lu. Says

29:01

he wants to sign an extension with the Clippers. Clippers

29:04

say they want to extend him. Probably

29:06

not going to be available, but JJ

29:08

Redick, Kenny Atkinson,

29:11

Mike Boudinholzer. Those are

29:13

the big names that are out there right now. I

29:16

don't think those are gonna be the only names. I think there should be

29:18

other ones. Cast a wide net. There

29:21

should be other ones. Caesar said,

29:23

do you think there's a slight chance Phil Jackson could come

29:25

back? No. Nope. Nope,

29:27

nope, nope, nope, not happening. He

29:30

would know how to handle Bron in 80s ego. Phil,

29:34

when he last coached the Lakers, which was what?

29:37

20, what was that? 2011? Something

29:39

like that. When

29:42

Phil last coached the Lakers, the travel was getting

29:44

to him then. It's getting

29:47

to him then. Imagine

29:50

now, maybe I saw him when

29:53

he was at Kobe's statue ceremony.

29:57

Phil does not look like a guy who would

29:59

be eager to jump back onto

30:02

an NBA sideline or physically is able

30:04

to do that. The

30:07

travel bothered him. He didn't want to spend

30:09

that much time on the road. It's a

30:11

physically demanding job. It's a very stressful job

30:14

to be an NBA head coach. So

30:17

no, Phil Jackson is not coming back. German,

30:21

say, um, no. Could

30:24

he be a consultant or something?

30:27

Sure. Sure. To be

30:29

the Lakers head coach? No, not

30:31

happening. German, thoughts on

30:33

who could be on our radar in terms

30:35

of centers? I do not want to sign

30:37

Jonas Valenschunas. He's not that good. Well,

30:40

the problem is we look at some of the other centers, like

30:42

Isaiah Hardinstein. It's going

30:44

to get paid too much. Nick

30:46

Clackston is going to get paid way too much. The

30:49

Lakers aren't going to have spending power. Now, if they

30:51

want to go out there and find somebody in a

30:53

trade, let's say you combine

30:55

some salaries and you do Clint Capella and

30:57

Dejante Murray or Clint Capella and Trey Young

31:00

and you're stacking up a bunch of salaries.

31:03

Okay. But then are we playing whack-a-mole? Like

31:06

how many salaries do you have to stack up

31:08

to get to those guys? And then

31:10

do you create by adding that other big?

31:12

Do you create other problems with your roster

31:14

because you're thin elsewhere? Probably.

31:17

So it's

31:19

not going to be easy finding that guy. And that's

31:21

where if the Lakers do decide to keep their pick

31:23

in this year's draft, there are some bigs in

31:25

the draft. And

31:28

will they be ready to go right now? Probably

31:32

not. But could you find a guy who could maybe give you 10 minutes

31:34

off the bench? Maybe that's

31:36

possible. Maybe Collin Castleton continues

31:38

to develop. Right? He

31:41

can continue to get better as well. It's

31:43

not going to be easy finding that big because

31:46

the Lakers don't have like, if the Lakers

31:48

had a mid-level exception to use, this

31:50

would be a very different story. But

31:53

based on the way the salaries look right now, they're not

31:55

going to have that. They're probably not even going to have

31:57

a taxpayer mid-level Assuming they want to keep

31:59

Max Christie. No. I

32:02

said Rob Blake is going to have to get creative.

32:05

Legacy Her. Legacy

32:08

said probably get knocked it out to get

32:10

creative because he says we should fire palais,

32:12

go and hire Bob Myers. Get

32:14

rid of pulling it, you know? See people

32:16

say that Like Darvon got held accountable right?

32:19

Target All to be targeted. Take any

32:21

accountability oppressors. But. Ultimately,

32:25

Ultimately, he lost his job. He.

32:28

Was held accountable. For. Vogel was

32:30

held accountable for that. It's part of it

32:32

is it's easier to change your coat. that

32:34

is, do anything else. easier to decode that

32:36

it is to change players. As

32:39

a we talk about the blame on carbon.

32:42

Scott. as other because blame

32:44

to go round right in that situation

32:46

but. At

32:51

what point is Rob Pelinka wind up on the hot seat?

32:53

I mean. Darwin. Was Robs

32:55

higher? Genie.

32:58

Ultimately signed off as well. Jeanie Buss,

33:01

But. It's

33:03

not like they kind of. Frank

33:05

Vogel. Kind

33:08

of fell backwards into the end zone into that Lakers

33:10

head coaching job. And then a workout be won a

33:12

championship right? But. It's.

33:15

Not like he was the choice

33:17

and Robert G. need everybody was.

33:19

Yes, that's our guy. Let's go.

33:22

South. Where was right? But that was with Armin. I

33:25

was Dead. So. Now

33:27

it's thing still don't work out. Does

33:31

that make rob seat kind of hot Tub Rob seat

33:33

already be hot. I've

33:37

I've seen people make compelling arguments for that. I

33:41

take. For. The most part, the

33:43

Lakers front office has done fairly well. They've

33:45

missed on the margins in a in a

33:48

lot of areas. The little things. And

33:50

they kind of up to a lot. Of

33:52

a Christian would having a player option. that

33:55

when i guess is more defensible to there are multiple

33:57

teams after him but can reddish having a player option

34:00

Jackson hay's having a player option like were you

34:02

going to lose those guys if you didn't give

34:04

them that player option So

34:07

why did you and

34:09

if you did lose them with that could you

34:12

not find somebody else that could do similar things It

34:15

was it's a little strange and then you've got

34:17

the whole draft pick situation in terms of your

34:19

second round guys Only

34:21

signing them to two-year deals rather

34:23

than preserving some of your at that point

34:25

You had to preserve some of your exceptions in

34:27

your mid-level exception in order to sign those guys

34:30

to longer deals not doing that You

34:32

had to pay Austin Reeves a year early because that you

34:34

had to pay Taylor Horton Tucker a year early because that

34:36

you got to pay Max Christie a year early because of

34:38

that Those are

34:40

those are mistakes that the Lakers front

34:42

office made and then of course the giant mistake

34:44

one of the worst mistakes We've ever seen an

34:46

organization make in all of sports the Russell Westbrook

34:48

trade at least in terms of the damage it

34:50

did They're still paying for those sins

34:53

They're still paying for that. They are still paying

34:55

the the price for the Russell Westbrook trade Now

34:59

they've also done some really good things Pivoting

35:03

after Kawhi said no executing a great

35:05

plan B that ultimately led to a

35:07

championship It was great.

35:10

They found some players. I think at a pretty good bargain

35:14

Malik monk they found guys who have said hey

35:17

I want to go play for the Lakers because

35:19

I'm gonna rehab my value in The

35:22

LA spotlight and the Lakers have got guys that

35:24

are more talented than they typically would on better

35:26

minimum salaries by doing that Dennis

35:28

Shruder did that with them Malik monk did that now

35:30

those guys a lot left the team after the year

35:33

But still they've managed to bring in talent

35:36

that you probably otherwise wouldn't get on

35:38

minimum salaries simply by Leveraging

35:40

the fact that hey, we're the Lakers and you're gonna

35:42

play in a bright spotlight And if you play well,

35:44

everybody's gonna see it and you're not gonna have a

35:47

minimum contract next year You're gonna get a bigger deal

35:49

bet on yourself come play for the Lakers on a

35:51

minimum deal. They've done some good things Right

35:54

getting out of the Russell Westbrook contract They've

35:58

done some good things, but I

36:01

think the jury's still out on

36:03

the front office. There's a

36:05

lot riding on this summer. They've got to get it

36:07

right. Jarell, Dilo to

36:10

Orlando for Isaac. Jonathan,

36:12

Isaac, you know, I hope he can stay healthy. He has

36:14

not been able to stay healthy for

36:17

years. I,

36:19

and DeAngelo Russell, if he's a free agent, he

36:21

can't trade him. And I know people instantly, fans

36:24

of every team who have a free agent that they

36:26

don't want to lose for nothing. They

36:29

say these three words, sign

36:32

and trade, sign and trade, sign

36:34

and trade, just sign and trade the guy. That

36:37

way you don't lose them for nothing. Orlando's

36:40

got cap space. They have no reason to

36:43

do a sign and trade for DeAngelo Russell sign

36:45

and trades only exist for teams that don't have cap space

36:47

and they, and they wouldn't be able to acquire the player

36:49

otherwise. And even then there's so many restrictions on a sign

36:51

and trade. It's really tough to pull it

36:53

off. Lakers certainly are in

36:55

a position to take a player back in a sign and

36:58

trade. So

37:01

that gets problematic. Now, if Deilo picks up his

37:03

option, okay, then

37:05

yeah, that makes it much easier to trade DeAngelo

37:07

Russell. I don't know that Jonathan Isaac

37:10

would be my guy, but anyway, the other part of this

37:12

Gabe and Lewis with two seconds for Caruso,

37:14

I mean, the Bulls wanted multiple firsts last

37:17

year, I think a

37:19

little crazy, but that's what they wanted. I

37:22

would imagine that's probably what they're going to ask for again, but I,

37:25

I would love to get Caruso back. He'd

37:28

be great. When we look at,

37:30

I'm going to be looking at this soon. Players

37:32

that fit on a playoff

37:34

team, man,

37:37

the Lakers are missing a Caruso type

37:39

player. JJ

37:41

said, I don't really want a first time

37:43

coach thoughts. I think the Lakers are very

37:46

understanding. They're very aware of

37:48

how challenging it is, not only to be a first time

37:50

head coach in the NBA, but to be a first time

37:52

head coach for the Lakers. The Lakers may very well be

37:54

the most difficult coaching job in the league. Period.

37:58

Just in terms of the spotlight. The new. The.

38:00

Questions that are constantly going to be

38:03

on you. The second guessing the brown

38:05

that situations not easy you got. An

38:07

aging superstar may be the greatest of

38:09

all time. that. You

38:11

need to win right now for. That's

38:15

not easy to very difficult spot. the go

38:18

it's It's sort of as somebody who's never

38:20

coached before or never been a head coach

38:22

before. to step into that environment and succeed

38:24

you're asking a lot. And

38:26

I that is not something the

38:29

Lakers are, ah are naive about.

38:31

They understand, they know that. And.

38:34

That's why I think when push comes to shove. It's.

38:38

Probably going to be so I'd experienced

38:40

I coach. Unless.

38:42

Somebody. Just. Blows their socks off.

38:45

In. The are. In

38:48

the interview process. Somebody. Is gonna have

38:50

to be. Incredible. In

38:53

the interview process. If. They're.

38:55

Going to go Somebody who doesn't have

38:57

had coaching spirits Or coaching spirits period.

38:59

Murray's said we should have gotten Howard

39:01

when woods would. Damn boy. Dwight Howard

39:03

is ah, openly campaigning for the Lakers

39:05

to give him one more shot. I.

39:08

Mean look I've said about cast a wide

39:11

that bringing Dwight for a workout. A

39:13

reason to. Doesn't.

39:16

Hurt Anything to bring them forward to see. The

39:19

C word yet. I

39:22

think twice. Last it with the Lakers. That

39:24

is not there. It's not there

39:26

anymore. That's okay, and

39:28

that's probably the result. But.

39:32

It doesn't hurt you to bring him in for work out. Cast

39:35

a wide net, Zoc.

39:37

One. Said. How do you feel

39:40

about the Lakers getting Drummond and P

39:42

G or Spider? Are

39:44

driven sure. If you get him. Drummond

39:47

out a product spam and Minimum not about. she's

39:49

looking for more that, but if you get him.

39:52

And bring him back to L A. Rub like it

39:54

was his agent. Long time ago. Yet

39:57

and get Roman Church back. a big physical

39:59

presence. Can you do everything you'd wanted to do? No,

40:01

but you can do worse than drumming. As

40:05

far as Paul George, I've had a number of Lakers fans hit me

40:07

up and say, can we get Paul George? No.

40:11

Um, almost

40:13

like 0.1% chance of getting him. And

40:17

I know. So you're telling me there's

40:19

a chance meme, right? Dumb and dumber.

40:23

But think about this, Paul

40:25

George, why is he not

40:27

signed an extension with the Clippers yet because

40:29

the Clippers haven't given him a full max. He's

40:31

34 years old. They haven't given him a full

40:33

max deal yet. That's, that's what we've

40:35

heard. They've not given him a full max deal.

40:37

Clearly that's something he wants. If

40:42

he becomes a free agent, he's

40:44

only going to sign with the team that can give him a

40:47

full max. The Lakers are

40:49

so far away from being able to give

40:51

him that, that

40:53

LeBron and Angela Russell could walk away and

40:55

they still wouldn't be able to give him

40:58

a max contract. That's

41:02

how far over the cap they are. So

41:06

you getting him as a free agent is not going to happen.

41:10

It's not going to happen unless you want

41:12

to get crazy and trade away AD into cap space

41:14

and LeBron walks away and all that. And at that

41:16

point, who is Paul George

41:18

coming to play with? So

41:21

you're not getting them on the free agent market. And

41:23

then people will say, Oh, well sign and trade then.

41:26

Let me tell you this. The Clippers, they

41:29

would rather trade him anywhere

41:31

else. They

41:33

would have to be convinced that

41:36

they were destroying the Lakers. Like

41:39

they were just dominating the Lakers.

41:41

If the word we use in trade

41:43

talks, fleecing the Lakers in the trade.

41:47

If they were to give Paul George

41:49

to the Lakers, there's

41:51

no way. There's just no way they would

41:53

do it. They did the

41:55

Zubat's trade because they went. Okay.

42:00

Seriously? You guys are just gonna give us a piece of

42:02

Zubat? Okay!

42:05

They knew they were fleecing the Lakers. That's

42:08

why they did the deal. Otherwise they're not doing

42:10

that. No way in hell they're

42:12

doing that. They're not giving

42:14

the Lakers Paul George. They're

42:17

not. Now, if the

42:19

Lakers said, hey, Anthony

42:22

Davis for Paul George, what

42:24

do you think? Clippers

42:27

go, yeah, okay,

42:29

let's do that. Throw in a first.

42:32

Right? Because that's what they would do. It's

42:36

not happening. It's not happening. Paul

42:38

George blew his chance to become a Laker. He

42:41

got all in his feelings when the Lakers didn't give

42:43

up a bunch of assets to go get him when

42:45

he was with Indiana. The Lakers thought

42:47

they could have their cake and eat it too. You could say

42:49

the Lakers blew it too. They had their chance to go get

42:51

Paul George. Instead they played hardball with

42:53

Indiana, believing Paul George was going to walk to

42:55

them in free agency the next year anyway. Then

42:58

Paul George went to OKC and

43:00

then re-upped. Rather

43:02

than jumping over to the Lakers, he just stayed.

43:05

He said, no, I'm going to stay in OKC. Then

43:07

six months later asked for a trade. Committed

43:10

long-term to OKC and then said, please trade

43:13

me. That's, boys and girls,

43:15

how the

43:18

Thunder now have Shane Gilderis Alexander, who

43:20

is an MVP candidate. Probably

43:23

going to be either runner up or second

43:26

runner up to the MVP. They

43:29

got him because the Clippers traded

43:31

for Paul George from the Thunder

43:33

and gave up Shane Gilderis Alexander. Right now the

43:35

Clippers are probably wishing they had SGA. Actually, not

43:37

even promptly. Yes, they're wishing they had SGA. Now

43:40

from the Clippers side of things, it was they

43:42

weren't getting Kawhi if they didn't also get

43:44

PG. It's a longer story. But the

43:48

Lakers had their chance to get Paul George. And

43:50

then Paul George, if he really wanted to come back to

43:52

LA, because we know he's a Clipper.

43:54

That doesn't really count. He's

43:57

a road team. He's on a road team. his

44:00

hometown. If

44:02

he really wanted to come back to LA, he had his

44:04

chance in free agency. And

44:07

again, he was upset that the Lakers didn't surrender

44:09

the assets required to get him from Indiana. The

44:12

Lakers wanted to be able to build a team

44:14

around Paul George and LeBron and have those assets

44:16

to still flip in another trade. And they gambled that

44:18

Paul George would come to them in free agency. He

44:21

didn't do it. Lakers

44:23

had their chance to get him. He had his

44:25

chance to come to LA. It's not going

44:28

to happen. The other

44:30

one though, Spida, Donovan

44:32

Mitchell, the key

44:34

there, and I've talked a bit about this, the key

44:36

there, Donovan Mitchell has to turn down

44:38

the extension with the Cavs. The Cavs are going to give

44:41

him a max extension. He

44:43

has to say no. He does

44:45

not sign that extension. Instant trade market.

44:47

It's on. Let's go. Because

44:50

it is proof that Donovan Mitchell is

44:52

walking from Cleveland next year. So

44:58

instant trade market kicks off for

45:00

Donovan Mitchell. And I think that would be a

45:03

very robust market for Mitchell. And

45:06

I'm not sure the Lakers can loan them. By

45:09

the way, other news, I guess we should talk

45:11

about with all this, when we talk about Trey

45:13

Young and everything, Trey Young left clutch sports that

45:15

broke yesterday. Does

45:17

that change things for the Lakers? Maybe,

45:21

probably he went

45:23

to CAA. Doesn't help the

45:26

Lakers situation. If they were looking to land Trey

45:28

Young. Yikes.

45:32

He's not with clutch sports anymore. He

45:35

went to the Knicks. I mean, CAA, which

45:38

is the Knicks. I

45:40

don't think he's going to get traded to the

45:42

Knicks. I don't think he makes sense there, but

45:45

he's now with a different agency and not clutch.

45:47

And so that link between Trey

45:49

Young and the Lakers, that clutch sports link

45:53

no longer exists. So does that

45:55

change the Lakers summer planning at all? That'll be

45:57

something interesting to watch as well. All

45:59

right. Just a few more here for a blue Kevin

46:03

Guggenheim groups should buy the Lakers from genie. You know

46:05

what there's been There's

46:08

been a number of people who said well

46:10

the Lakers despite being an incredibly valuable organization

46:12

Their ownership is not that doesn't have deep

46:15

pockets right like genie bus the bus family

46:17

their wealth comes from the team Whereas

46:20

you've got these other owners Mark

46:23

Cubans and The

46:26

Allen family and you've got of

46:28

course You know Steve bomber The

46:31

team is like a toy to

46:34

these people And the amount

46:36

of money Steve bomber has is obscene The

46:39

team is just a plaything Whereas

46:45

for the bus family for a

46:47

lot of the the previous generation

46:49

and previous generations NBA

46:52

ownership it is It's

46:54

more business that needs to make money that needs

46:56

to succeed and it's part of what they derive

46:58

their wealth from This

47:01

this new NBA ownership It's

47:04

different. I mean Matt Ispia, right? So these guys

47:06

are able to spend money a little bit differently

47:08

because if the team loses money Well, that's okay

47:10

because five other businesses are making

47:12

money hand over fist Same

47:14

is not true with the Lakers and

47:17

again It's weird to characterize the Lakers

47:19

one of the most valuable sports franchises

47:21

on the planet not basketball franchises sports

47:23

franchises on the planet as

47:26

like What was

47:28

me mom and pop shop type situation? But

47:31

there's some truth to it compared to the spending power

47:34

of other ownership groups. Now that said I don't see

47:36

the bus family selling anytime soon I

47:38

don't think they have any interest in doing that. I

47:41

think they want to carry on the legacy from their dad Form

47:44

blue Kevin also said did the Lakers have a

47:46

plan after LeBron? Well, yes, that's

47:48

something they have to start thinking about and that's part

47:51

of the reason why that's part of the Appeal of

47:53

potentially going with a three-star model is that

47:56

that three-star model will shift into a

47:58

two-star model within a year or

48:00

two, if LeBron has one or two years left, that

48:03

three-star model suddenly becomes a two-star model,

48:05

whether it's, let's say, Donovan Mitchell, you

48:07

get, okay, in two years, it's

48:09

Donovan Mitchell and AD, and that's your team

48:11

that you're building around. So that

48:14

model shifts, and that's why

48:16

adding a third star has

48:19

some extra appeal, but

48:22

doesn't necessarily make that the definite path to

48:25

go down. It's just that's a

48:27

benefit. And that is part of the reason, though,

48:29

if you're going to go down that path, you're going to get the third

48:31

star, it's got to be the right person. Because again,

48:33

you're getting somebody that is not

48:35

just that you're seeing as the guy that's

48:37

going to put you over the top this

48:40

year, the guy that is going to cause

48:42

you to go against the grain of what

48:44

the NBA is pushing for, and that is

48:46

not the accumulation of top-tier

48:48

talent all in one place, not a big

48:50

three model. If

48:53

you're going to find the guy that's going to convince you that

48:55

you can get that player and he's enough and you can still

48:57

build out a team that can win, that's

49:00

one hurdle to clear, but that

49:02

player also has to convince you that the

49:05

guy into the future posts LeBron as

49:07

well. That's important. Majestic,

49:10

do you think Lowry Markin is a great fit with

49:12

the Lakers? Yeah, I would take Lowry over Trey. I

49:16

think Lowry would be a great

49:18

fit with the Lakers.

49:20

He'd be fantastic. I

49:22

like that a lot, but is

49:24

Danny Ainge an easy person to trade with? Not necessarily. We

49:27

did see the

49:30

Lakers pull off the trade to get D-Lo,

49:32

Malik Beasley, Jared Vanderbilt, got

49:34

rid of Russell Westbrook's contract. So

49:37

it's not impossible. I think

49:40

the Jazz are going to be loaded to trade him. I don't think

49:42

they feel like they have to, nor should they feel like they have

49:44

to trade him. But

49:47

he should be on the list. At the very least, Rob Polinka should

49:49

be making that call and finding out, hey, what would it cost me

49:53

to trade for Lowry Markin? All

49:55

right, everybody, I'll leave you there. Keep in

49:57

mind, we do have our live show tonight. 8

50:00

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50:02

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