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Yaron Weitzman

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
848 total appearances

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The Athletic NBA Daily
Wemby, VJ, and the Mafia + Yaron Weitzman on the LeBron Lakers

Yeah.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wemby, VJ, and the Mafia + Yaron Weitzman on the LeBron Lakers

He did not want to take it out.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wemby, VJ, and the Mafia + Yaron Weitzman on the LeBron Lakers

And their intel was right.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wemby, VJ, and the Mafia + Yaron Weitzman on the LeBron Lakers

That's the thing.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wemby, VJ, and the Mafia + Yaron Weitzman on the LeBron Lakers

Paul George โ€“ I mean, I never know.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wemby, VJ, and the Mafia + Yaron Weitzman on the LeBron Lakers

I put it in because someone close to LeBron, who I trusted, told me if Paul George โ€“ if that trade โ€“

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wemby, VJ, and the Mafia + Yaron Weitzman on the LeBron Lakers

If Paul George goes to Cleveland, LeBron doesn't leave.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wemby, VJ, and the Mafia + Yaron Weitzman on the LeBron Lakers

And I weighed when they put it in because I'm like, I don't... That seems like a lot of Monday morning quarterbacking, but...

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wemby, VJ, and the Mafia + Yaron Weitzman on the LeBron Lakers

I mean, I trusted the quote enough where I was like, I put it in, and it's fascinating to think.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wemby, VJ, and the Mafia + Yaron Weitzman on the LeBron Lakers

And the answer would be, I guess, that if the team's that good, is LeBron really leaving Cleveland if Paul George is there, right?

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wemby, VJ, and the Mafia + Yaron Weitzman on the LeBron Lakers

Right, right.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wemby, VJ, and the Mafia + Yaron Weitzman on the LeBron Lakers

We're pointing out that trade was so funny because it's one of these awesome examples where I heard Dave's story.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wemby, VJ, and the Mafia + Yaron Weitzman on the LeBron Lakers

You get tipped from five different people five different ways.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wemby, VJ, and the Mafia + Yaron Weitzman on the LeBron Lakers

And one of the reasons I was asking for help is I think I kind of โ€“

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wemby, VJ, and the Mafia + Yaron Weitzman on the LeBron Lakers

I think it was one of these things where I had to X out like a thousand words because I didn't have it fully verified or like there was some โ€“ one assistant GM was contradicting something.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wemby, VJ, and the Mafia + Yaron Weitzman on the LeBron Lakers

Another player personnel guy and another GM was saying from a different team.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wemby, VJ, and the Mafia + Yaron Weitzman on the LeBron Lakers

And I think it just became one of these things.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wemby, VJ, and the Mafia + Yaron Weitzman on the LeBron Lakers

The wires got crossed on some of these things.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wemby, VJ, and the Mafia + Yaron Weitzman on the LeBron Lakers

But in the end, it's the ownership and that Indiana โ€“

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wemby, VJ, and the Mafia + Yaron Weitzman on the LeBron Lakers

correctly i guess it seems like realize that lebron whether it was intel or assuming that like hey if paul george is here he's just not gonna leave right like that's a great team but was able to convince herb simon and as the case is always and you see like the gm's job and others have told me number one might be managing up and if you can figure either that could be manipulative or making sure the correct information gets through but like that's the job and if you could figure out that like then you can do a good job