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The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz

Postgame Show: For Kawhi...?

03 Nov 2025

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Chapter 1: What fantasy stress relief options are discussed?

0.672 - 27.343 Dan Le Batard

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27.624 - 36.67 Dan Le Batard

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39.367 - 60.615 Stugotz

for kawaii right welcome to the post game show we ended we ended the show with a cliffhanger and this is cliffhanger this is like rocky with the beginning of every rocky movie they recap right like they recap by having the last rock move which i love i love it i love those little recaps right so i ended the local hours and the thing that the puzzles could why don't movies do that anymore who doesn't love a good recap

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Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man movies did that.

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62.919 - 70.494 Stugotz

Yeah, they did it. This is super helpful. Well, the Marvel movies needed that for sure. Thank you, Sam Raimi. We're like, what's going on? I don't know. So many characters.

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Would have loved that for Marvel.

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Would have made me watch more Marvel movies if I knew I would catch up. There's a recap? 100%. There's too many. You know what Marvel movies are? So many moving parts. I love them, but you know what they are? Homework.

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I totally forgot Winter Soldier killed Tony's dad.

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What? Tony? So did he. I re-watched Civil War. Spoiler alert. I re-watched Civil War over the weekend, and that was the time I went, oh! What? That's like the whole plot of the movie. Yeah, but I'm like, the whole time I'm like, why is Tony Stark so hellbent on fighting Captain America over the logistics of the Sokovia Accords and all that? And then it's like, oh, because Bucky killed him.

Chapter 2: How do Marvel movies compare to fantasy sports?

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Yeah. But he was already properly pissed.

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He was pissed.

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But we were talking policy.

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And then Baron Zemo is orchestrating the whole thing.

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And Zemo makes him watch it. Yep. And he goes like, you knew about this? Uh-huh. Wow. And then we start fighting.

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Yep. For Kawhi. But Kawhi, yeah. Yeah, Kawhi. So Tom Habershaw wrote about this in his substack, The Finder, months ago, right? When we first started talking about Kawhi and this aspiration deal and there's something going toward. And the Clippers, by the end of this investigation, may get dinged with a bunch of stuff. A bunch? Like picks and all that stuff. They might get dinged.

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So what you do is you go trade for Zion right now. before they can ding you with all the stuff, which is basically what happened with Terry Rozier and the Heat. The Hornets allegedly knew this was happening, so what do you do? You trade Terry Rozier immediately to a team that's like, oh, oh, oh. And it's just like, I'm a victim. Absolutely. Just like Steve Ballmer.

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So you trade Kawhi to the Pelicans in exchange for Zion Williamson or John Moran or whomever. And then they can't ding you because the player's no longer on the roster.

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Well, not only that, but like the picks, you got to throw picks in there. I don't have the picks. Yeah, we're going to take your first round. I traded them all. Good luck. Send them to Zion. Boom. Got to ask.

Chapter 3: What insights are shared about the character dynamics in Marvel films?

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And meanwhile, you're like, okay, you're going to take my 2040 first round pick? Take it. I'm not going to be, Lawrence Franklin's like, I ain't going to be here. Come on, 2040? I'm going to be like Brian Kelly.

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But to the point of the Pelicans, is somebody going to step in and do something? Step in and do what? I don't know.

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They stepped in with the Sixers. The guy just got the job. NBA stepped in with the Sixers.

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217.718 - 241.838 Stugotz

Two things. Number one, the Sixers were on purpose being bad, which as we talked about, the one thing you can't do is tell the customer that we are purposely giving you bad product. Like, that's the one thing you can't do. And so that was the impetus behind that. In this case, A, the guy just got the job. B, yeah, some people are always going to be not good at the job.

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And it just so happens it's Joe Dumar's turn right now.

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Can I ask you an interesting question?

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Yes, please. I love interesting questions.

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The Philadelphia 76ers are 5-1. Embiid has not played the last couple games. They're obviously better without him. Sixers are 5-1. The Dallas Mavericks are 2-4. Which team's future would you rather have?

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This is a good question. You know why? Because after a couple of games of me watching the Sixers, I was like, this is the first time I've ever felt optimistic about Philly, an optimism that does not include Joel Embiid. Before that, it's always been like, well, if Embiid's healthy, well, if he could put it together.

Chapter 4: What are the implications of Kawhi Leonard's situation?

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He looks a part. Plus, you've got a good supporting cast. P.J. Washington, Daniel Gafford, Derek Lively. Plus, Anthony Davis, when he's healthy, he's one of the best players in the league. I'm going, it's crazy, I think I'd rather have the Mavericks future than the Sixers.

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347.407 - 348.088 Stugotz

Yeah. They got more.

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They got more for now, though, right? Like Kyrie, AD, those guys are on the other side, right?

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But they give you a chance. In the Western Conference, it gives you a chance to do what?

Chapter 5: How might the Clippers be affected by NBA regulations?

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VJ Edgecombe, which was another hold it, hold it, hold it, hold it. Keep holding. I'm still edging, hold it. Oh, now comes the other part of the name. Right, like... He's exciting. And Maxie is blossoming and growing right before our eyes. Right before our what? Our eyes. You don't get the show.

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Chapter 6: What trade strategies are suggested for the Pelicans?

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You don't get the show. But it's like, Tony, is that the building blocks for a championship team?

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No, but I would say that I don't think the Mavericks have a really good building block for their build in the Western Conference for a championship. I feel like there's more of an angle for the Sixers to be competitive in the East and get to the NBA Finals.

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with this three-guard rotation once McCain comes back, then I do see Cooper Flagg, who's playing point guard right now, but it's not his natural position. Well, we've got to wait until Kyrie comes back. But then D'Lo's kind of there, too. P.J. Washington gets the ball sometimes. They don't really have a ball handler. They've got a bunch of bigs and guys that kind of fit the mold.

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That's why I say when Kyrie comes in, all of a sudden, sure, sure. You know what they need, Jeremy? They need the heat offense. Oh, that wide-open offense.

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By the way, speaking of great futures, Javier Sanoja, rookie for the Marlins. What a gold glove. Who? Huh?

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I don't know that fool.

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Marcus Mariota, growing up, right in front of our eyes.

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