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J. Kyle Mann

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The Ringer NBA Show
 Trade Deadline Extravaganza: Giannis Stays Put, the Tankers Load Up, and Much More

I don't know if they'd be considered cornerstones at this point, but they just got a big load of stuff.

The Ringer NBA Show
 Trade Deadline Extravaganza: Giannis Stays Put, the Tankers Load Up, and Much More

And as we've seen with other teams, like certain teams, just things go haywire and all of a sudden you're backdooring into a top 10 pick.

The Ringer NBA Show
 Trade Deadline Extravaganza: Giannis Stays Put, the Tankers Load Up, and Much More

So I get it at this point, especially when the swaps are of swaps, of swaps, of swaps, of swaps.

The Ringer NBA Show
 Trade Deadline Extravaganza: Giannis Stays Put, the Tankers Load Up, and Much More

But I don't know.

The Ringer NBA Show
 Trade Deadline Extravaganza: Giannis Stays Put, the Tankers Load Up, and Much More

They just basically cleared the road for what's next, which is fine.

The Ringer NBA Show
 Trade Deadline Extravaganza: Giannis Stays Put, the Tankers Load Up, and Much More

They don't know what the meal looks like.

The Ringer NBA Show
 Trade Deadline Extravaganza: Giannis Stays Put, the Tankers Load Up, and Much More

And this package, this platter, it's a lot of like coleslaw and like just a bunch of olives and all this other stuff.

The Ringer NBA Show
 Trade Deadline Extravaganza: Giannis Stays Put, the Tankers Load Up, and Much More

Yeah.

The Ringer NBA Show
 Trade Deadline Extravaganza: Giannis Stays Put, the Tankers Load Up, and Much More

When they prepare it like well, then all of a sudden things are looking pretty good.

The Ringer NBA Show
 Trade Deadline Extravaganza: Giannis Stays Put, the Tankers Load Up, and Much More

Right now though, it's a lot of just like just leafy greens just on the plate.

The Ringer NBA Show
 Trade Deadline Extravaganza: Giannis Stays Put, the Tankers Load Up, and Much More

Yeah, well, they need that down in the South.

The Ringer NBA Show
 Trade Deadline Extravaganza: Giannis Stays Put, the Tankers Load Up, and Much More

While we ponder that, why don't we take a quick break and we'll come back to the last part of these trades.

The Ringer NBA Show
 Trade Deadline Extravaganza: Giannis Stays Put, the Tankers Load Up, and Much More

All right, well, if some of these teams that we've been talking about prioritize picks, let's talk about a team that doesn't give a shit about any of them.

The Ringer NBA Show
 Trade Deadline Extravaganza: Giannis Stays Put, the Tankers Load Up, and Much More

We're talking about the Chicago Bulls.

The Ringer NBA Show
 Trade Deadline Extravaganza: Giannis Stays Put, the Tankers Load Up, and Much More

Well, they care about seconds.

The Ringer NBA Show
 Trade Deadline Extravaganza: Giannis Stays Put, the Tankers Load Up, and Much More

They loaded up with nine second-round picks is what they came out after trading Kobe White, Ayo Desumu, and just like 30 other guys in separate deals where they may have taken someone back or they're dumping someone.

The Ringer NBA Show
 Trade Deadline Extravaganza: Giannis Stays Put, the Tankers Load Up, and Much More

It was just a real flurry of activity.

The Ringer NBA Show
 Trade Deadline Extravaganza: Giannis Stays Put, the Tankers Load Up, and Much More

I find myself, unfortunately, in the usual position where I almost want to see the ray of hope in the midst of all this shit right now.

The Ringer NBA Show
 Trade Deadline Extravaganza: Giannis Stays Put, the Tankers Load Up, and Much More

No, I'm like, I'm somewhere in between.

The Ringer NBA Show
 Trade Deadline Extravaganza: Giannis Stays Put, the Tankers Load Up, and Much More

I went up to the line and decided to walk back from it.