Justin Verrier

Just looking like Jared Leto in panic room.

All right.

Why don't we wrap it there?

Thank you to Isaiah Blakely.

Thank you to Victoria Valencia.

Thank you to Ben Cruz.

We'll be back on Wednesday as usual.

We'll talk to you soon.

Yeah, a lot of caffeine, very little food, very little sense of where we are or everyone in the NBA is.

Like the flow chart of what happened today, I find absolutely dizzying.

I think at the point where Tyus Jones has been traded to four different teams in the last 24 hours, that's an extravaganza in my book.

I think we're gearing into that stage, clearly.

The Raptors were among the teams that did it last season.

There's clearly an appeal, especially if you aren't anticipating having cap space or you don't see your franchise as a player in the summer in that particular way.

Why not take the chance now?

Why not trade for the guy on the team who may be a little bit expendable because the Clippers aren't thinking much of their season?

Why not trade for an injured star if, honestly, you're looking to tank the rest of the season anyway?

You can...

you can kind of serve all of your objectives at once if you just strike early enough and you honestly find whoever's available to be appealing.

Like that's the trick with the Anthony Davis types, I think.