NBA TODAY | “Giannis & Victor Wembanyama with ONE HELL OF A BATTLE 😱” – Perk on Bucks win over Spurs

NBA TODAY | “Giannis & Victor Wembanyama with ONE HELL OF A BATTLE 😱” – Perk on Bucks win over Spurs

Extremely good player got got to stay healthy uh he plays the right way plays to win um I don’t know I’ve never seen anything like him 74 75 I don’t know how tall he is he’s not 73 he’s way old than 73 uh so whoever say he’s 73 that’s a

Lie I just I love that both Giannis and Wy they put up insane numbers in their first match up Thursday Giannis he went for 44 and 14 wemi went for 279 and five blocks but look at the minutes wemi played 14 fewer minutes and averaged nearly as many points and rebounds per

Minute as aent kmo did so Brian what was your first impression of last night this was an epic I don’t I could go the rest of the show on this game this game should be the advertisement for the NBA of why you want to watch the NBA the

Second night of a back-to-back in January Giannis puts up that performance Victor wants all the smoke he’s upset that he was eighth in the All-Star voting so he’s going to come out there and play a good game goes back and forth wants it all wants to be great wants

This matchup and then after the game one of the things that made an impression on people in the Spurs organization Trey Jones misses a shot at the end of the game the first guy to him is Victor wanyama to consle him he is he is 20

Years old yesterday now you tell me and by the way he’s 75 I don’t know why he’s saying he’s 73 in France last year he told me he was 75 I don’t know but I got now Giannis on my side on that one you watch this game you watch what Victor

Wants the reason Giannis is blown away by this is because jannis remers what he was when he was 20 Giannis remembers what he was when he came to the United States as a 20-year-old for the first time and where he was now look at where Yannis is Giannis is thinking about

Where Victor is going to be in seven or eight years and that’s what this is about this isn’t about what’s what’s happening now which was awesome this is about also where this guy is going and by the way Chad holgren is a stud too and Joel embiid is going to play tonight

On ESPN and we’re going to see that guy put on a show we’ve never seen big men this talented and this great in the NBA and it’s great every single night and here we going to go again tonight watch Joel tonight Brian you you brought up a

Good point of the context of what Yannis atenta Kuma was like when he came in the NBA and I remember spending a couple days with him in Milwaukee his rookie year the little apartment he had and he was lonely his family was still in Greece he was about 170 PBS he was just

Starting to get in the lineup averaging five six points a game that was how he entered the NBA this is a player who went toe-to-toe with him last night uh at 20 years old who against a two-time MVP how many MVPs is Victor wanyama going to win and how soon

Is he going to start right exactly it the question though for Victor and I’m glad that you pointed out consoling Trey Jones because no one wants to win more than Victor does right all of us sitting up there know it w Brian we’ve all talked to him about that very thing but

Despite sort of the flashes of Stellar play that we’ve seen from Victor it just hasn’t translated to wins quite yet and that’s okay but take a look at this the San Antonio Spurs their win percentage that dropped to0 147 last night on Pace to be the worst by a team that picked

The number one overall pick in the draft prior so obviously there’s some restrictions on playing Victor this early in his career woe but what is the Spurs thought process on how they’re trying to use him you know he had that ankle injury they’re just trying to be

Cautious with him they have a history of that his minut he’s down about 5 six minutes a game uh over this stretch I’m told that will probably start to change and he’ll start to tick back up to where he was but they want to understand his

Body and they want to understand uh how he’s reacting to the long season to the minutes he’s 7 foot5 and he moves on the court in a way that we’ve never seen a player that size move and they’re just going to make sure that they’re in sync

And that you know you’re building up the stamina of an NBA season but you are going to see his minutes go up again and per minute he’s doing things that we we’ve not seen many players right and and we as fans we want to see him play

More right but the Spurs are doing right think about the Yao mean situation y’all mean ker was cut short because of his workload at 76 when he was playing for the Rockets real quick yanis just real quick they probably got in from Indiana uh the other night at about other

Morning at about 3:00 in the morning for him to go and do that people don’t know the mindset the treatment that you have to put in to your body to go out there and perform the way that he did on the backto back last night and put on that

Type of performance I expected it from Giannis but seeing Victor go Toe totoe with him that’s what impressed me so very much all right calls are for did the Knicks have enough when are they going to make that big move that doesn’t bother Julius Randall though but don’t

Take my word for it we caught up yesterday and he gave an honest assessment of his new year New York Knicks Randall he’s been on fire over the last 20 games averaging 28 points nine rebounds four assists per game in this time jannis and beid are the only

Other players to reach these thresholds in this time as promised here’s our conversation joining us now is two-time Allstar with the New York Knicks Julius Randall Julius thank you so much for spending a little bit of time with us here on NBA today yeah no problem no

Problem appreciate you guys having me we really appreciate it you’re one of the first four players of season to have 700 more points 250 plus rebounds 150 plus assists it’s you Giannis joic Joel and be what does that say about your game right now I mean it’s humbling to be you

Know mentioning the same you know categories those guys I always just proud myself on just continuing to get better you know I’m not really focusing all on results with more so to process your son Kaiden he’s a little bit obsessed with the Knicks and and with

Checking your stats can you tell me what what what happened on Christmas day with with you and kiden yeah he’s always um he’s a numbers guy I’m a math guy myself but he’s a numbers guy and it’s Christmas day it’s every game he asked my wife she’s like I

Can’t with him because after every game he’s asking what is Dad averaging what is Dad averaging what how many points is dad averag in like did it go up like he’s always asking those type of questions so it’s funny the discourse around this team and I’m sure you’re

Tired of it is they don’t have enough they need another star to truly contend what do you say to that being in this locker room every day I mean I’ve been here this is my fifth year here yeah I think yeah my fifth year uh I’ve heard it all to be

Honest I’ve heard it all about myself I’ve heard it all about this team um and know I just know one thing every year we continue to get better what we believe in our locker room we genuinely feel like we have a chance to win versus anybody we play against you’re of the

Rare players now that I think about it who has played for both glamour franchises I put that in air quotes the Lakers the Knicks what does it take what is the DNA the makeup of that player I guess I’m asking the makeup of you that

Makes it so that you can do that yeah I think it goes back to you know when I first got to the Lakers and and Kobe just telling me to just sacrifice everything and fall in love with the process especially if I’m like hitting a rough patch when I you know really fall

In love with the process the grind that’s the times that I honestly look forward to because that’s when you find out the most about yourself you have a big game against the Philadelphia 76ers here on ESPN um what does it take to slow someone like Joel embiid

Uh uh I don’t know maybe uh give him a bad meal before the game some food poison I don’t know like yeah I don’t know who we going to have to cheat but you know a guy like Jo well you can’t slow them down you know one person you

Have to do it with your team can I ask what does tips do for fun I think you know his his uh version of fun is screaming at us I mean tibs is is a basketball Junkie he just loves to coach you know that’s his passion that’s

His life that’s what he loves to do so you know anytime he can cuss us out and do all that type of stuff yeah I think that’s what he lives for let’s end here the official new New York Knicks X social media account they asked what

Should the duo of you and Brunson be called you have any ideas for a nickname uh no we should take a poll I ask Jaylen there’s no telling what type of answer I would get but yeah we we’ll let the fans decide for now we’ll just

Go with winners uh Julius thank you so very much thank you thank you I appreciate you Brunson and Randall are combining to average over 50 points per game this season that’s on Pace to be the third most points per game by a Nix duo in franchise history and the most since

Melo and Amari in 2010 2011 a perk he said he doesn’t have a nickname for himself and and for Jaylen Brunson here can you help him out absolutely hello world Happy New Year it’s 2024 that means new things and we doing it big my list big perk list we already

Know it’s not Le list it’s not windy list it’s not ESPN list but I’m starting to Year all right big perks big list best Duos in the NBA Malik I’m going get you warmed up I’mma start it off at number five you ask for a nickname running bam jayen Bronson and Julius

Randle damn it I’mma call them the bully boys because that’s how they play Julius Rand attacking downhill getting to the paint want all physicality I know jayen Bronson don’t look like like the typical basketball player but he gets it done size strength uh mid-range get to the

Paint getting to the free throw line they are number five on big perk list I know Maliki you’re ready cuz you know why the boxes actually match your outfit so give me the energy right now here we go bam there we go bam jiannis and D

Yiannis and D we saw what Yiannis did last night 44 and 14 on the back to back I know the bugs haven’t been living up to standards but that’s okay because this D right Duo right here has been Dynamic and especially when they play

The twom Man game and they need to do it more but Damen Lillard has been exceptional he’s been doing his part since putting on the uh Jersey and Milwaukee he’s number four on my list at number three Wendy I know you sitting over there in the see but I didn’t

Forget about you I need your energy yelling L you can’t give it to me famam I like it I like it jayen Brown and Jason Tatum at number three you know why they at number three and not number two and number one because yes they do have

The best record in the NBA yes Jason Tatum is averaging around 28 points a game but Jaylen Brown numbers dropped a little bit from last season before as two-way players in the game they’re two of the best and they’re getting it done but they’re using their team they still

Have to be on this list coming in at number two with W he left Malik you got to pick up the SL give it to me right now B I like it the Big Philly and Tyrese Maxi talking about killing it the man is averaging 35 35 he’s Le he’s

Right now having a career highing assists at six assists a game which he’s making guys around him better and you want to talk about an electrifying guard in the league a guard that should be an Allstar starter in the Eastern Conference that would be Tyrese maxi James Harden left no problem and at

Number one I would never disrespect a champion ever in my life so running bam team wack body the big fella yic and Murray and I know Murray has been out but damn it they showed you what they was capable of doing last night still is

The best duo in the game today they have proved it on a high level they came back in Golden State and got a good win Jamal Murray came back like he forgot something and yish is doing what yish do best and that is being one of the best

Players in the game today so again this is not ESPN list this is not a ABC list this is not ESPN bet list this is my list Happy New Year I know it’s your list but I wouldn’t be doing my job perk if I didn’t at least check it twice and

By my count no LeBron James and AD in this no Booker no what no Kawai or Paul Joel this no it’s your list it is not my list but I need to bring Zack L back into this conversation there you go Zach what’s wrong I can’t even I can’t even

We’re not going to keep going on perk’s list because I know it belongs to him but we will keep going on this match up tonight between the Knicks and the 76ers so in the words of our friend big perk who needs to stand on business tonight I’m interested to see how both

Teams defend Tyrese Maxi who was number two Duo I think perk and Jaylen Brunson number five because they’re not going to defend each other much so who has an answer to who and what’s the over under on Joel embiid free throws tonight 15 and a half 20 and a half Tod Gibson Tod

Gibson don’t forget your basketball shoes at home they may need you and last thing perk I know it’s not my list I know it’s your list but we got to be serious here for a second bam get Julius Randall and Jaylen Bruns off the list one of those Duos

That Malika Andrews mentioned needs to be on that list over them I’m sorry perk it’s Friday and I’m cranky I got to say it Durant Booker kawhai PG LeBron ad come on now what they call the bul boys next time it’s going to be big big Zachs big list of we’re going to

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NBA TODAY | “Giannis & Victor Wembanyama with ONE HELL OF A BATTLE 😱” – Perk on Bucks win over Spurs