Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss the week of NBA Basketball, Who will win the MVP of the All Star Game, fun stats about Christian Braun and DeMar DeRozan, Nate Robinson's kidney transplant, trade deadline fallout and more. Then they are joined by Kelly Iko of the Athletic to discuss the Houston Rockets, their recent struggles, and how they will build their team in the near future. Then the boys play a fun edition of Andrew vs. the Beat, a trivia game where Andrew is pitted against a beat writer.Host: Andrew Schlecht and Alex SpeersWith: Kelly IkoExecutive Producer: Andrew SchlechtAudio/Video Editor: Jake Kleinberg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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welcome to the saturday slamming jam i'm your host andrew schlecht with me today i've got my friend alex spears on today's show we're talking all-star mvp some wild stats and kelly eco is going to join us to talk about the houston rockets but before we get to all of that al tell me about the top stories this week
Well, Andrew, our top story this week was the continued fallout from the Luka Doncic trade since last week. NBA fans have waited for any new piece of information that would provide a believable explanation for why this happened. Instead, every new detail that comes out just adds to its absurdity. This week, the two involved stars played for their new teams for the first time in Dallas.
Anthony Davis put up a 14-8-3 in the first quarter. of his first game in a Mavs uniform, leading Dallas to a 116-105 win over the Rockets. Unfortunately, this trade needs to repeatedly slap us in the face to remind us how bad it was, and so of course Davis got hurt during the game on a non-contact play. And of course Davis is now week to week with an adductor strain.
During the Mavs' next game, multiple fans were ejected from the game for communicating fire Nico in various ways.
And it's probably also worth mentioning that new Mavs owner Patrick Dumont spoke for the first time after the trade, saying, quote, If you look at the greats in the league, the people you and I grew up with, Jordan, Bird, Kobe, Shaq, they worked really hard every day with a singular focus to win. And if you don't have that, it doesn't work. You shouldn't be a part of the Dallas Mavericks.
So in summary, instead of a fun conspiracy theory involving backroom deals with the league, the best explanation for the Luca trade a week later appears to be, I think these guys might just be stupid. As LeBron commented on Instagram, quote, when a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king. The palace becomes a circus.
Meanwhile, in L.A., master negotiator and bad friend Rob Palenka introduced Luka to Lakers fans at a press conference, a game after LeBron had become the youngest and oldest player to score 40 points in a game. Lucas saw his first on-court action since Christmas in a 132 to 113 win over the Utah Jazz. The vibes were high, they were great. But how long would they last?
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