Sam Amick

The era we live in, the fact that anybody can grab their phone and be connected to the world immediately is not always a good thing.

And so, you know, we'll see where it goes from here.

But, you know, safe to say around the league, nobody expects to see him on an NBA team anytime soon.

And, you know, and it's unfortunate situation for sure.

Yeah.

And Kyle Singler, I think, is who you're thinking of, Zena.

Yes.

And it does.

The last thought would be I would be curious to learn more about we are not that far removed from a time when there was almost no mental health infrastructure within the league.

Actually, in the course of talking to people about Jaden's situation, had this fascinating trip down memory lane talking about Royce White and his.

experience with the Rockets when, say what you will about Royce, Royce did rightfully highlight the lack of support, the lack of infrastructure.

And, you know, so the league has taken a lot of measures since then, you know, certainly probably still has a long way to go.

But, you know, at its core, that's what we're talking about here is a guy that, you know, whose career appears to be going down the tubes because of the choices he's made here.

Good morning, gentlemen.

Doing well out here on the West Coast.

We got the coffee that everybody saw in the picture there.

We don't have pancakes, but we're getting rolling here.

Yeah, so I was watching that Clipper game, and to pull the curtain back a little bit, I was in touch with one of our guys who covers the Lakers and the rest of the league, Dan Wojcicki, and Dan had been hearing some chatter about a Garland, Darius Garland in Cleveland and Harden Swap.

So like we tend to do is like, all right, let's make a few calls.

Checked in with a few people, but honestly, like,