Michael Pina

I'm great, Zach. This is such an honor and I appreciate you having me on.

I did, yes.

I did, yes.

I did, yes.

What a question. What a way to start. Which team is saddest? I think Sacramento is saddest right now. And it's really funny to say that because since the All-Star break, they have the same net rating as the Denver Nuggets. And one team, I think, is a potential title contender that can win it all. And the other is just one of the more disturbing messes of morass in the NBA.

What a question. What a way to start. Which team is saddest? I think Sacramento is saddest right now. And it's really funny to say that because since the All-Star break, they have the same net rating as the Denver Nuggets. And one team, I think, is a potential title contender that can win it all. And the other is just one of the more disturbing messes of morass in the NBA.

What a question. What a way to start. Which team is saddest? I think Sacramento is saddest right now. And it's really funny to say that because since the All-Star break, they have the same net rating as the Denver Nuggets. And one team, I think, is a potential title contender that can win it all. And the other is just one of the more disturbing messes of morass in the NBA.

But as you said, you know, they mutually parted ways with Monty McNair, their general manager.

But as you said, you know, they mutually parted ways with Monty McNair, their general manager.

But as you said, you know, they mutually parted ways with Monty McNair, their general manager.

And just you have to wonder who... would want that job? Who wants to take the life raft towards the Titanic and get on it? Who wants to be the head coach? Is Doug Christie going to be the full-time, long-term head coach of this organization going forward?

And just you have to wonder who... would want that job? Who wants to take the life raft towards the Titanic and get on it? Who wants to be the head coach? Is Doug Christie going to be the full-time, long-term head coach of this organization going forward?

And just you have to wonder who... would want that job? Who wants to take the life raft towards the Titanic and get on it? Who wants to be the head coach? Is Doug Christie going to be the full-time, long-term head coach of this organization going forward?

But fundamentally for me, what is so troubling beyond ownership, which is something that you can't really do anything about, is just having Zach Levine, DeMonta Sabonis, and DeMar DeRozan on your team under contract as your three highest paid players next season.

But fundamentally for me, what is so troubling beyond ownership, which is something that you can't really do anything about, is just having Zach Levine, DeMonta Sabonis, and DeMar DeRozan on your team under contract as your three highest paid players next season.

But fundamentally for me, what is so troubling beyond ownership, which is something that you can't really do anything about, is just having Zach Levine, DeMonta Sabonis, and DeMar DeRozan on your team under contract as your three highest paid players next season.

And I know DeRozan is partially guaranteed the year after that, but Zach Levine has a humongous player option that I would imagine he picks up. And so... where are you going with these three on your roster for the foreseeable future? And when they were on the court this season, your net rating was minus 4.2. Your defense was five points worse than the Washington Wizards.

And I know DeRozan is partially guaranteed the year after that, but Zach Levine has a humongous player option that I would imagine he picks up. And so... where are you going with these three on your roster for the foreseeable future? And when they were on the court this season, your net rating was minus 4.2. Your defense was five points worse than the Washington Wizards.

And I know DeRozan is partially guaranteed the year after that, but Zach Levine has a humongous player option that I would imagine he picks up. And so... where are you going with these three on your roster for the foreseeable future? And when they were on the court this season, your net rating was minus 4.2. Your defense was five points worse than the Washington Wizards.

So I just think that right there, when you just look at kind of what the core is, if you even want to call that a core, it's really difficult to overcome and to get over, I feel.