Lebron James Is A Free Agent Again, World Cup Must Win For USMNT, John Smoltz Talking Baseball Plus Our Dingers Only Fantasy Draft
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What does LeBron’s decision to opt out mean for his next team options and potential landing spots?
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On today's part in my take presented by DraftKings, it's... The Fab Four. It's me, PFT, Memes, and Zach. Hank and Max are off for the wedding week. I'm very excited for Max. He actually offered to Zoom in. I was like, dude, it's your wedding week. And they were at the beach, so they're having a great time. We're going to talk some NBA free agency, LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard. We got World Cup. We've got John Smoltz on the show talking some baseball. Also talking about our trip to Tahoe coming up in a couple days for Chill Week. We also have the return of the dumbest fantasy league in the world. It is dingers only. For anyone who has not listened in the past, we start our fantasy baseball league in the middle of the season.
The only stat is home runs. And we have Brandon... Jersey Jerry and Stephen Shea also competing with us. So we have the full draft to see who is on. We also have a couple calls with some of the guys that are getting drafted. So good show. And then reminder, Friday is going to be Dungeons & Dragons. It is all brought to you by our friends at Twisted Tea. It's the 4th of July week. Summer's here. It is officially official that it is summer because it's 4th of July week and Twisted Tea Summer Party Pack is ready to go. Twisted Tea is a refreshing hard iced tea made with real brewed tea and 5% alcohol. They also have a new summer party pack that has a brand new twisted lemonade. It's a refreshing hard lemonade made with real lemons.
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Welcome to part of my take presented by DraftKings. The crown is yours. Today is Wednesday, July 1st, and PFT LeBron James has informed the Lakers that they can look elsewhere. He is not fired. He quits and now is going to be a free agent for what we think is the last time. Late decision 2026. I can't believe we're here, but we're here. Yeah. I mean, he's also maybe the best dad of all time because he waited until the day after Bronny's contract was guaranteed to opt out and say, hey, I'm not going to be back next year. So looks like you're stuck babysitting my son. Sorry, there's nothing I can do legally. He now belongs to you guys. So if nothing else, we can report that LeBron James is all-star dad. First team NBA dad, LeBron James.
So now Rich Paul is going around. He's talking to every team that will pick up his phone call. And then Rich Paul is going to present all the offers to LeBron. And then there will be lead decision 2026. And it feels like, yeah, we're back in like 2012 all over again. This feels like the will, he won't, he just won't stop. And I guess you want to power rank the places that we would like to see LeBron play next year. Okay. Yeah. Last Golden State, which seems like the favorite. Yeah. That's such bullshit, by the way.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What does LeBron’s decision to opt out mean for his next team options and potential landing spots?
0:00–1:10:39
2
How does John Smoltz describe the American Century Championship and his Tahoe preparation?
1:10:39–1:17:28
3
What are John Smoltz's views on modern pitching, Tommy John surgery, and proposed rule changes?
1:17:28–1:32:54
4
How does the show transition from Smoltz interview into the 'Dingers Only' fantasy draft and Sporkle draft order?
1:32:54–2:19:32
5
Who are the early Dingers Only draft picks and lineup rules discussed?
2:19:32–2:23:35
6
Which notable player injuries and live-calls impact draft strategy mid-rounds?
2:23:35–2:47:04
7
How did teams finalize rosters, pot rules and the $/prize agreements at the draft end?
2:47:04–3:05:17
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