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Justin Verrier

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The Ringer NBA Show
The NBA’s Tanking Problem Hits Rock Bottom and More Trade Deadline Ripple Effects | Group Chat

We should be at 60, 68 sort of games.

The Ringer NBA Show
The NBA’s Tanking Problem Hits Rock Bottom and More Trade Deadline Ripple Effects | Group Chat

And these two things dovetail because it's just like nothing's happening.

The Ringer NBA Show
The NBA’s Tanking Problem Hits Rock Bottom and More Trade Deadline Ripple Effects | Group Chat

It's very frustrating, as you can probably tell by now.

The Ringer NBA Show
The NBA’s Tanking Problem Hits Rock Bottom and More Trade Deadline Ripple Effects | Group Chat

Yes.

The Ringer NBA Show
The NBA’s Tanking Problem Hits Rock Bottom and More Trade Deadline Ripple Effects | Group Chat

And as we're recording this, the Wizards are down 30 in the third quarter to the Miami Heat.

The Ringer NBA Show
The NBA’s Tanking Problem Hits Rock Bottom and More Trade Deadline Ripple Effects | Group Chat

Good stuff.

The Ringer NBA Show
The NBA’s Tanking Problem Hits Rock Bottom and More Trade Deadline Ripple Effects | Group Chat

All right.

The Ringer NBA Show
The NBA’s Tanking Problem Hits Rock Bottom and More Trade Deadline Ripple Effects | Group Chat

Why don't we take a break?

The Ringer NBA Show
The NBA’s Tanking Problem Hits Rock Bottom and More Trade Deadline Ripple Effects | Group Chat

I'm going to take a melatonin.

The Ringer NBA Show
The NBA’s Tanking Problem Hits Rock Bottom and More Trade Deadline Ripple Effects | Group Chat

All right, in between all the tanking, we did see some old faces in new places.

The Ringer NBA Show
The NBA’s Tanking Problem Hits Rock Bottom and More Trade Deadline Ripple Effects | Group Chat

Always nice to see.

The Ringer NBA Show
The NBA’s Tanking Problem Hits Rock Bottom and More Trade Deadline Ripple Effects | Group Chat

You get the James Harden in the Cavs jersey.

The Ringer NBA Show
The NBA’s Tanking Problem Hits Rock Bottom and More Trade Deadline Ripple Effects | Group Chat

You get Anthony Davis in a Wizards jersey at the very least for the photo op, but definitely not for actually on the court because it sounds like whether he plays this season is up in the air.

The Ringer NBA Show
The NBA’s Tanking Problem Hits Rock Bottom and More Trade Deadline Ripple Effects | Group Chat

I guess, Rob, what was the one that stuck out to you thus far of the first impressions?

The Ringer NBA Show
The NBA’s Tanking Problem Hits Rock Bottom and More Trade Deadline Ripple Effects | Group Chat

You only got one game of some of these guys, but did one of those games, at the very least, did you target for over the weekend?

The Ringer NBA Show
The NBA’s Tanking Problem Hits Rock Bottom and More Trade Deadline Ripple Effects | Group Chat

Listen, it's objectively hilarious that when they wanted to really push the tank button, that they sat their three best players, which were Laurie Markkinen, Jaron Jackson, Jr.

The Ringer NBA Show
The NBA’s Tanking Problem Hits Rock Bottom and More Trade Deadline Ripple Effects | Group Chat

and Yusuf Nurkic.

The Ringer NBA Show
The NBA’s Tanking Problem Hits Rock Bottom and More Trade Deadline Ripple Effects | Group Chat

Uh, Keonta George got hurt earlier in that game.

The Ringer NBA Show
The NBA’s Tanking Problem Hits Rock Bottom and More Trade Deadline Ripple Effects | Group Chat

So we'll see, probably isn't going to come back for the rest of the season.

The Ringer NBA Show
The NBA’s Tanking Problem Hits Rock Bottom and More Trade Deadline Ripple Effects | Group Chat

But Nurk like legitimately like working as like a elbow hub diamond dudes up.