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And one of those names is Darius Garland.

Say what you want about Darius and his standing in the league, but he is a two-time All-Star in his mid-20s.

That, when you look at the makeup of the Clippers roster, especially going into this particular season...

says a lot about, you know, the shift in which they were interested in.

And it's the same thing with zoo.

Like I sat there and the Clippers told media that Vince's zoo bots was not going to play against the Cavaliers for personal leave.

And beyond that, because he was about to hit him and his fiance were about to welcome their child into the world, which that is correct.

I,

I being a seasoned follower of this team was also getting comfortable with the fact that if you're going to trade James Harden and you are going to think about trading if it's Zubats, you better do it now because it's like a package deal.

I've seen events of Zubats and I've appreciated him for his entire career, especially these last six with the athletic covering the Clippers.

and James Harden rose the level of play for Vince Zubats to a significant degree, and his value was never going to be higher.

You needed to trade him in 24 hours, or you were losing out on the best window to get the most for him.

And you wake up the next morning, the last hour of the deadline, and it's not just that they traded him, but as you guys alluded to,

to get the package that they did.

A young player in Benedict Mathurin who showed that he could score at a high level the other parts of his game are why he's going to be a restricted free agent and why the Pacers didn't lock him up.

But that's a talented young piece right there.

You get an unprotected first-round pick in two years or in 2029.

2031, if the Pacers do win the lottery, and winning the lottery to me isn't just the number one pick.

You win the lottery, as the Utah Jazz and the Washington Wizards can tell you, by getting one of the first four picks.

And so if that's the case for the Pacers, they keep the pick.