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Chapter 1: Who are the most intriguing players at the trade deadline?
and welcome to group chat i am justin barrier joining me rob mahoney and jay kyle mann a bit of an unplanned absence on sunday we took the podcast off obviously i think everything going on in minneapolis we were pretty uh upset and disgusted by what happened out there and i think we had unfortunately planned a pretty silly episode we were going to draft a
mid players and it just didn't feel like uh that was appropriate given all the situation going on there and uh with the snow coming for kyle i think the timing didn't work out so uh we apologize for not being around on sunday i think people expect us to be there no matter what happens uh and i take that responsibility uh pretty seriously but obviously circumstances beyond our control uh let us taking that one out
Chapter 2: What makes Giannis Antetokounmpo a potential trade candidate?
Yes. But look, the mid players draft will resume at some point. I would only hope, Justin, right?
I think so. I mean, it was tied specifically to the midpoint of the NBA season. And as we were actually kind of plotting this out, I was like, what are we actually going to talk about? Because the whole bit is these guys are just fine. Like they're just OK players. That's why we were doing it. And I just don't know what to say about just OK players. But I guess we'll find out at a later date.
To be determined. Yeah.
Chapter 3: Why is Michael Porter Jr. considered a key player in trade talks?
Yeah.
Just sort of a mid theme. Yeah. I think inevitably we were going to be creating bulletin board material for certain players. That's what I was imagining was me being a player and listening to that. What? You know, I could just, it seems like an inherently insulting exercise for players. So I don't know. I was excited to provide that motivation for somebody. Look at you.
You mentioned Hunter Dickinson and I had to look him up to find out what Ross. Yeah.
Chapter 4: What are the implications of Nic Claxton's performance for trades?
That's the thing. Like what's the difference between mid and bad?
Oh, it's a wide chasm.
I think it's like a no if you see it sort of thing. I think it's like pornography.
See, now we're getting into an episode we're not even doing today. So let's table all mid-related discussions because we're going to have these definitional debates at some point.
Chapter 5: How does Joel Embiid's injury history affect his trade value?
That's right. Well, why don't we take a break and when we come back, we'll do today's episode. So I woke up this morning and my neck hurt. And so for the next four to six weeks, I might be out of this podcast. But much like Giannis in that regard. But unlike Giannis, I'm not ready for a new home, which is what we found out today.
from sean serrani i'm 10 toes down baby all the way in portland at least until the mortgage rates drop i gotta say that was a long walk from from your pains to your home to yannis to wanting a new location like yeah i mean it was a meander but we got there so today was the first the first uh kind of step there was a dog next to me right
We got the first, I will call it a baby step toward Giannis, I think, eventually leaving Milwaukee. We were all waiting for this.
Chapter 6: What role could Simone Fontecchio play in trade discussions?
Shams is recording this on Wednesday morning, dropped this about like 9 a.m. Pacific on Wednesday. So if you're tracking this at home, because I do think, well, I have two thoughts here, actually. I think one, this is just so silly that we're getting this whole like half step of like, oh, well now they might start listening or they're ready to start listening.
Chapter 7: Why is Coby White a valuable asset for potential trades?
I've started picturing in my head like John Horse waving the Indianapolis 500 flag. And then all of a sudden these guys take off their noise canceling headphones, ready to listen finally after two years in the darkness. My second take here is that I actually think that this is important. And if anything, this seems like the first step
of what is an inevitability but is actually just a pr framing in order to make it seem like both parties are on the same page and everybody divorces happily as possible so this non-update update do you think is an actual update Yeah, because the way this usually works is they're giving Shams the break, the news break, so that he will frame it in a certain way.
And so I imagine, much like we've seen with Woj in past years, really going step by step to make sure that this is everyone on the same page sort of thing, but then Windhorse is on the side being like, no, it's actually done. What the fuck are you talking about?
Chapter 8: What impact could Robert Williams III have in trade scenarios?
This is very reminiscent of that. And so I actually think that this is more of a point, point in the chart, I guess, of the inevitable conclusion.
I'm pretty fascinated by said chart because I'm trying to imagine something with a dial that has very small, you know, lines of increments that as we were just kind of turning it towards, I'd just be appreciative if someone would like map that out. Maybe that's something we can do for social. You know, we're thinking about being ready to listen.
You know, what's the next sort of small step beyond that? I'm with you though, JV. I can't remember if it was the other day. What was the story that you said you were really annoyed by and I acted all high and mighty like it didn't even roll through?
It was a Giannis. Yeah, it was a Giannis related thing, but I can't remember what that development was.
I can't either. But we've gotten versions of this before. This is the first close to definitive like sort of framing that we've seen because he is in quotes, at least from Shams, ready for a new home, which is different, even though marginally so.
It's true. And I think it's also reflecting a difference in, if not actual opinion and stance, then projection from the Milwaukee Bucks side as well, where everything from the Bucks to this point has been, we would never trade Giannis unless he basically asks us for a trade to now, you know, being ready to potentially hypothetically listen. That's something.
Yeah. What you say and what you feel being two key different things, right? Of course. What you say being the respect that you wanna pay to Giannis for all the years and all the things. And the internal, the systems running below the surface are like, we gotta do something here or else we're gonna be in a really tough situation.
Um, and then, I mean, I would assume that's what it's all kind of driven by is the posturing, right? I mean, it just all has seemed like that, like Giannis, just not really wanting to betray.
I think we talked about this a couple of months ago about, you know, everything, everything about this that would require that would be required of him to, you know, nudge his way out the door would require him to sort of.
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