Dan Wiederer

Look, I get it.

There's best player available.

There's need.

And then there's sort of the supply and demand that the draft brings to you at each of your various picks.

But they're going to have to surf that wave.

And I think it's well documented that more help is needed up front, both interior and on the edge.

And you would be hopeful that they find a way to maneuver their draft board in a way that allows them to address that.

Yeah, three good talkers this morning in Kobe and Cole Komet and Garrett Bradbury.

And I think Kobe Bryant has gotten a lot of praise from within this coaching staff in this front office for his leadership potential.

And I think his message today is, look, I'm a newcomer here.

I haven't really stepped foot in this locker room with my teammates yet.

And so in the early stages, I've got to lead by example.

And from...

The process of leading by example, then you transition into being a guy that can pick his spots to let his voice be heard.

And so I think that's going to be really interesting.

He also responded to Ben Johnson's referral of him as a trained killer from the owners meetings last week and said, yeah, I'm glad to hear my head coach believes that I play the game the way I believe I play the game.

And so that's a fun little thing to keep an eye on as we get to know Kobe a little bit better and as we get to observe his play style a little bit.

Yeah, well, it's a very good question, Marshall, because you're reminded on days like this that, you know, like Garrett Bradbury is still trying to figure out how to get his wife and his two young daughters settled in a new place of living, right?

And so you forget that, like, this is the first day of the off-season program today.

They're walking in the door.