2025 NBA Free Agency LIVE Watch-Along | What Moves Can The Raptors Make?

2025 NBA Free Agency LIVE Watch-Along | What Moves Can The Raptors Make?

hello everybody Welcome back to Amateur Sports for tonight’s NBA free agency live watch along June 30th 6:00 p p.m Eastern That is when NBA free agency kicks off I think every year or so now It’s it’s about this It’s maybe I don’t know It’s always around this time whether it’s this day specifically or you know July 1st July 2nd whatever it is it is nearly time for NBA free agency to unofficially begin I I guess technically players aren’t exactly signing today It’s um it’s kind of stupid how it works to be honest I mean so NBA free agency begins July 6th at 600 p.m Eastern time but you have a week to negotiate those contracts in the leadup to actually being able to sign on the specific day July 6th June 6 sorry June 30th at 6 PM Eastern is when you’re allowed to negotiate with players that are not returning to their team So uh if you’ve seen any news today broken by Shamsania of ESPN if you’ve seen any news all of the news is of players resigning for the team that they are currently on or it’s players getting bought out by the team they’re currently on There’s no news of players signing for new teams All of that will drop early as 6 PM Eastern because that is when teams are allowed to start talking to free agents But like when a deal gets revealed at 600 p.m Eastern time exactly like we obviously all know what’s going on and there’s tampering But we kind of just allow the tampering to take place It’s just accepted that Yeah that’s fine As long as it doesn’t leak before 600 p.m Eastern no tampering So it’s kind of dumb how it works but essentially players can start negotiating with other teams at 6 PM Eastern time today They can make those contracts official on July 6th at 600 p.m Eastern time But when Shams breaks it it’s official I mean it’s going to happen I I can’t even recall a moment where Shams was incorrect about a player signing somewhere getting traded somewhere I’ve seen him incorrect about the NBA draft I remember when Brandon Miller went third overall to the Charlotte Hornets Uh he was saying for that uh or was it second overall uh yeah I think Brandon went second overall Uh he was adamant that it was going to be Scoot Henderson going second overall or um anyways whoever went second he was saying they were going to go third and WAN had kind of had a bit of a back and forth That’s the only time I can recall him being wrong So basically when Sean’s reports it it’s it’s gospel It’s going to be true Uh as for today as it comes to the Raptors well I got news for you guys Uh the Raptors have no money Like the Rabbs don’t have any money to spend So unfortunately like you you know we usually uh do these streams not thinking the Rabbs will do anything but at least like please maybe they signed this guy Maybe they sign this guy on the mid-level exception My understanding is they have no cap space and that like they can’t do anything unless they make a trade So you know they maybe they maybe they make a trade today but that seems unlikely So uh yeah I I I wouldn’t expect I would not expect much Uh I would not expect anything If the Raptors do anything uh then we’ll have some luck for this stream because I don’t think anything is going to happen Uh all right guys how’s everyone doing thank you so much for tuning in today Had a really good week last week with the NBA draft for content I hope you guys enjoyed that content It was a blast making it Um took a I mean a lot of work to make it I mean just as I have my you know Thanos in the garden moment you know sitting on his porch watching the sunset after uh a whirlwind of a week covering the draft You know I stayed up till 3:00 a.m after the first round making a video about Colin Murray Boils And then I stayed up till 2 a.m after the second round to make a video about Elijah Martin That goes up uh Friday morning And Friday morning you know I’m sitting on my porch you know basking in the sun and then 9:00 a.m Messiah Jerry fired by the Raptors Oh [ __ ] And uh Messiah got fired by the Raptors right at the start of a threehour meeting at work So I basically had to just kind of follow the story while in a meeting Uh and then after the meeting I have half days on Friday After the meeting at noon I I I started going to work on that Messiah Jiri video But uh just when I thought I was out I had to do another video But uh so so anyways I probably would another video I would have done an amateur answers which has been delayed That will be out Might have to just maybe I’ll just do like two weeks Well that’d be a long I don’t know I I got to do one for the draft and I’ll probably do one for free agency We’ll see what the Raptors do But um I’m going to be uh do it I I I got I got a bunch of comments saved up from the from the draft which I’ll be reacting to and I may do a separate video for I mean the Raptors may not do anything So uh we’ll see I’ve got them loaded So if you guys were looking forward to an amateur answers I’ll do them It’s just the Messiah video Messiah Jur video changed my plans I was supposed to do the amateur answers Friday night and then I was too busy during the weekend so didn’t happen Anyways guys uh what is going on happy Monday If you are in Canada happy almost Canada Day Canada Day Eve Canada Day tomorrow Um yeah Should I got to make a video tonight because that’s got to go out tomorrow So tonight’s going to be a late one as well Um but yeah day off work tomorrow Hopefully you got some fun plans I need to make a text regarding Canada Day Uh but yeah What What do you got what are you guys up to what are you expecting out of the Raptors today let me know All right in the chat we have ZAV3NG3RX What’s up y’all what’s going on nice username Daniel Barry Sports Highlights joining us Uh saying “Hey everyone Happy Monday.” Oh you know what i just took in Oh I just took in the chat This is the first time the chat is now displaying you see it here The chat’s now displaying your handle rather than your username That sucks man That really sucks because they used to only have for like the last few months they changed it so the comments of YouTube are only people’s handles But now they’ve changed it so that it’s also in the chat So in the chat damn If you if you’ve had your username if you’ve had your display name this whole time now it’s just going to have your username Damn that sucks So I have to go by usernames now which is dumb because like the the display names are so much easier to I get why they did it you know but so you can’t like you know change it all the time But still that kind of sucks for me who’s interacted with all the people in the chat all this time So anyways if you want like you know what you can do is go into your profile and change your username to make it a bit you know easier if you want to still you know have the disain discourse But you know up to you It’s your life Make your username whatever you want it to be Uh I was just thinking why why is that we don’t usually have that Anyways uh real sh real Khan says “Let’s go.” Dak Kaya says “Do you think we got a shot at Aiden wouldn’t hurt to try.” Um I honestly respectfully I disagree with both of the things you just said Uh do you think we have a shot at Aiden i don’t Um wouldn’t hurt to try It would because DeAndre Aton stinks Stinks and sucks at basketball Well he doesn’t suck at basketball He sucks at playing winning basketball in the NBA and he doesn’t give a [ __ ] So pass on Aiden for me Uh Sean Savory says “What about Sharp?” We talk about Sharp Sharp Who shaden Sharp I won’t forget about it Deandre Aiden No thank you No thank you Sharp Who we sign with the Nets who are we talking about oh Shaden Sharp Okay No Dron sharp Dron sharp H Um,’d be a pretty good pickup Um did he sign today dron like who we talk about man Uh Don Sharp It looks like he did sign Yeah he he did sign today Darren Sharp signed with resigned the Nets today Uh Rich Paul can make videos anytime he wants Yeah I’d say sometimes he can fabricate some stories a little bit Uh Nafata one of our members amazing twoyear member soon to be three years I think we’re two and a half years in actually Dame Dame nobody picking up Dame Um Michael says “Tron’s no clout Nobody wants to join.” Well even if they did Rabbits have no money this year So what are we going to do tsm broadcast NBA freight starts at 7 p.m Eastern Day Time on Channel CS1 TSN 4 O that better not be true Um no Free agency starts at 6 PM Eastern If it starts at 7 then I’ve got a long I’ve got a long window to keep you entertained NBA free agency start date Yeah here we go Negot negotiations free agents are allowed to begin June 36 p.m Eastern Okay Had me scared Like what are we going to do for the next hour guys um we sign a can we try to move off Yakam exchange to LA could you What are we talking about aiden for Yakob Come on Yak feels so much better than DeAndre Aiden Still salty about the Malawatch situation I’m sorry man but you’re going to have to let it go Raptors got the guy they thought was the best available That’s all there is to it is so much better than [ __ ] DeAndre The [ __ ] Portland Trailblers drafted Chinese Jokic instead of playing DeAndre Aiden man They reached for Well the stories have come out that the Nets were going to take him at 17 if Portland had taken him at 16 That’s why Portland moved in to get him there But um it shows you how little they care about DeAndre Aton where they’ve signed a they’ve drafted a center the first round the last two years Plus I don’t think any would want to come here anyways Clifford Omarui uh Raptors did sign him as an undrafted free agent last night Yes Or not last night Um after the after the draft concluded Yeah Uh Raptors could wave some players I guess and make a bit of room You’re right They could wave AJ Lawson and Colin Castleton for no repercussions Do I think Chris Buché is gone i know Chris Buchet is gone Thanks again for your time hours as well Thank you for watching I’m I’m thanking you for your time guys It’s uh very rewarding I appreciate all you guys Raptors are 24 $240,000 above the luxury tax They’re not going to be paying luxury tax End of discussion Doesn’t matter who their ownership is No need to be a fringe playoff team paying the tax So we’re not going to be paying the tax That’s not going to happen So if we’re above it means we have to get under and Sahage says we’re above so we got to get under We have Joel Bennett who says I would like to see a small trades and cast loss in a sack for JV or backup for to Yak I mean yeah JV’s backup but doesn’t solve the problem You know the problem is backup center and um backup rim protector Excuse me JB doesn’t solve that So I don’t I don’t see the need Honestly like I said after the draft for the backup center you know Barnes can do it Murray Boils can do it um Mobile can do it And the thing about those three players is that can not only can they do a job there they can play with Purle as well where if you sign a traditional center that guy cannot play in a lineup with Purle So I I can kind of understand like why the Raptors don’t want to get tied down to that backup C The issue is absolutely you know when Purle’s injured now you have no center So I’ve always wanted like the third choice center the guy who’s not in rotation really but is when Purle’s injured I just like you know rim protection Rim protection’s expensive That’s the thing It’s expensive to sign rim protection So that’s why the Raps have just never been able that’s why they struggle to do it yearbyear because they’re so close to the cap that they can’t really afford it So I understand why it I mean I to a certain extent I understand why it hasn’t happened I I still think they should have done something to to address it but for this year I wouldn’t count it and I can understand why Mitch Mart signed trade Yeah Apparently Bob McKenzie has reported that Um not exactly a well-kept secret some allegations that tampering will have has taken place but um the the Rap the Raptors the Leafs are apparently getting a uh who are they getting Nick Nick Roy in the trade who’s like pretty solid So the the Raptors will sorry the Raptors the Leafs will probably but you know we’ll let the tampering slide We got a solid player return I’m not a big Leafs follower I was just at a bar with uh a few co-workers who do know hockey and the Leafs and said like this would be a pretty good pickup for the signing trade So I’ll trust them in and saying that yeah okay if they say it’s solid I’ll say it’s solid as well So I I don’t really know but it seems to me like pretty good move A guy that could have lost for nothing they got something out of it Uh Ron Chap hockey Well I like the Leaf still Aan’s a lousy defender and doesn’t fit the Raptors culture That’s true That’s true Ben Math Ben Matt Matson possibly to sign to Raps No like no money Um is his contract up isn’t he uh eligible for his extension now i don’t think he’s a fourth He just finished his third season did he not or is his contract done yeah he has a year left on his deal So no Shawn has never been wrong Oh what has Sean’s been wrong about uh Dame Oh well it was a typo It wasn’t wrong He just like he wrote the wrong team and deleted it like he didn’t report it as fact and then like double down on it like the the the Scoot Henderson one But yeah the Raptors for Dame Yeah that was makes you think It makes you think how close the Raptors were Maybe Thomas Bryant I mean yeah I I guess I’d be okay with that as like a third choice I’d be okay with it Why was Messiah fired probably the biggest reason was Emily C Roger trying to cut cost That’s probably that’s the story to me because as much as you could talk about performance issues um bad trades bad moves that have happened in the last few years none of that was referenced in the press conference about it The only thing referenced in the like like that sorry that was just not referenced at all If it was performance-based they would have said it was They never said it was Bull bull Should we be the latest team to fall victim to [ __ ] bull bull scam like but if we get him to try and he cares about basketball he’ll be amazing Yeah How many teams are going to make that bet and lose uh no Ben Simmons Uh Ben Simmons would make me I mean if you just if you just take Ben Simmons in a vacuum you know you don’t think about what he was how far he’s fallen the injuries and stuff if you take Ben Simmons in a vacuum you’d think like yeah like what a nice signing that’d be to have off your bench Wayne Burr that’s David says uh Bobby Webster find will Bobby Webster find his inner Brad uh Trillov running back the same Raptors roster as a past season It won’t in my opinion help the Raptor advance to next stage of the rebuild Well it’s I mean it’s already a different team They already have Brandon Ingram who wasn’t there last year So and uh Colin Boils draft first n top 10 draft pick So it’s different I I wouldn’t say it’s like running it back with with the same team Uh need a third option center but like I’d rather get a guy who can shoot who’s probably going to play more Have I seen the Malik bees the alligation betting of course I’ve seen it Yes Uh I do a show for work where we talk about betting stuff and we talked about that a lot today That’s coming out tomorrow But uh yes biggest biggest news in sports betting this week Ross Atkins should also be fired Yeah you could definitely make the case for that but uh the way the Jays are playing you probably got to give them the rest of the year Apparently they’re big game hunting We’ll see It’ll take a lot of work to get a GM with a winning mentality who’s willing to win championships Yeah Do you think the Raptors could ever find a general manager who has like won a championship before must be really difficult a general man Imagine we had a general manager who helped build an like a NBA champion Seems like impossible Who could we possibly hire as general manager who helped build an NBA champion in the last like I don’t know five years like how like how many like the five general managers last win a championship how the hell are we going to get one of those who is the Raptors GM by by the way uh I say start Ben Shut up Simmons in a court Good signing because it’s cheap Simmons in locker room Very bad idea Yeah I mean you can talk about that stuff as well We’re not hiring him What are you talking about we don’t we don’t have a general manager or one that’s let alone one that’s won an NBA championship as general manager There’s no way people are serious about Ben Simmons He’s a terrible Well I mean the the offc court stuff I don’t know I I haven’t heard a lot about it as of late It didn’t seem like it was a problem in Brooklyn I guess they had enough problems on court but like there’s worse there’s worse signings to make I think worse signings to make God how how obvious do I have to make when I’m being sarcastic not only do the Raptors have a general manager let’s make this loud and clear The Toronto Raptors have a general manager already that general manager has won an NBA championship helped build that NBA champion and did it with the [ __ ] Raptors The Raptors general manager Bobby Webster let’s not forget still exists and is has just gotten an extension An NBA championship caliber general manager We’ve got one Let’s make it loud and clear Messiahi was not the GM He was the president So basically um MLSC went all right Bobby Webster full basketball control now the president’s going to be more so focused on business according to MLSC that’s going to be what it is today is RJ traded today I don’t think so I don’t think so I saw Marner I don’t know if it’s made official but I saw Marner’s about to get moved to the Golden Knights we kind of I I mean kind of knew that a week ago but seems like a good move by the Leafs for a guy that was going to leave anyways that got something out of it Do they rapture keto Robinson no You’re better off just like not having him on the court at all He’s not good How can you be like seven feet tall and be a bad rebounder like just it’s there Just catch it man Like right Is this Mart trade official i mean Bob McKenzie is a great source and he said it is So I believe him Uh I don’t think the Raptors do anything today I think the Raptors do anything If the Raptors did anything I’d be pretty surprised today Well I guess yeah Ben Simmons is another player who can’t shoot So Dixon Ser 86 you’re in the wrong place Um Sean says there’s going to be big deals today Yeah I saw I saw that I saw a few people like get excited Wait what what he’s going to be on a ESPN show at 7 What is he going to say yeah probably not going to be anything cool today But by the way like tune in to my show at 7 PM tonight probably won’t be anything cool but of course he’s going to say that I I mean look I’ll hold my hands up and apologize and say “God damn I I was unfamiliar with your game or something.” Like if we get a monster move today I just I just don’t really see that happening But uh yes uh the draft needs to be treated as its own like entity Like you know we always say talent over fit And then now everyone’s so mad that we didn’t draft for fit Talent over fit Let’s let’s get back to the basics Talent over fit So you have to treat the NBA draft in a vacuum especially when they’re in their uh quote unquote from Bobby Webster talent acquisition phase They’re still in the talent acquisition phase They’re not finding the roster They’re acquiring talent So the draft needs to be treated in a vacuum of the Raptors finding the best player available at pick number nine and pick number 39 Right now now though that’s done We got the best players available at 9 and 39 Now you got to start roster building Now you have to figure out okay is the backup rim protection going to come from Barnes Murray Boils Mo if so okay now we have to fear our shooting cuz I I can I can I can believe that the backup center committee can get it done I I cannot and do not believe that there is enough shooting for this team to be successful Absolutely Something needs to be done not necessarily today but in the off season to get better shooting on this team If that’s trading RJ Barrett so be it But something has to happen Something has to happen for additional spacing for this team Absolutely All right guys We are a minute away from NBA free agency beginning I expect to see a few tweets like right away We will see Uh if you guys are enjoying the stream so far please make sure you smash that like button We got 100 people 133 people watching right now 25 likes Let’s get this stream up to 50 likes ASAP and try to get to 100 before the stream ends Please support the channel If you’re new for Raptors content all throughout the offseason and beyond make sure you’re subscribed to the channel We’d really appreciate it All right it is 6 PM We await the news to go down and we will react to it in real time You know I was kind of expecting a one to be scheduled for 6:00 p p.m I was kind of expecting one to hit the the TL right away but uh we we’ll see We’ll wait and see Uh according to Shzo from half an hour ago Mike Brown is in his second uh meeting slashin with the New York Knicks So it could be Mike Brown ending up with the Knicks Why do we even give Colin Castston 2.2 to come back uh so we gave Colin Castston a non-g guaranteed deal So if the Raptors cut him before the season he doesn’t make any more money So uh uh it don’t worry about the casting cont The Raptors can wave it and wipe their hands clean Yeah It’s basically uh a try out They pay him Hey you make the roster you get paid If you don’t make the roster you don’t get paid So the onus is on the player to make that to make that money So basically if he makes the roster he’s earned it I don’t watch much of any moves by Raps today I don’t want much of any moves by Rapsy unless they can ditch the non-G guarantees to a team that needs to ditch salary for a legit big on the bench No more 669 guys to five Well may have to be the case for this season You I agree Tierry Font says talent or fit We need to find a fitting I agree to today Now’s the time to find some fit Like I said I can I can forgive not getting a center but uh I can’t forgive another season where shooting is neglected Cannot do it All right Do we got one has a tweet notification hit the timeline no Come on man Who’s Who do I have notifications up for that’s just tweeting it’s just Sham’s retweeting a [ __ ] post from ESPN man Bait bait bait bait Mitch Mer traded to Golden Knights Yeah Eight season 96 mil 12 a year Well we got Roy back We got We got a guy back All right bear for Austin Reeves plus Gabe Vincent in 2031 first round pick I’m delusional Glad you said it Rap to do some wheeling and dealing It’s not like the Raps have enough commentated hardcore equivalent types Hardcore what do you mean yeah Art for Austin Reeves Lakers say no Like pretty much immediately like they need spacing too Everyone needs spacing man Colin Ston ended up on the Hornets I think it was right geez Like GM should be on the phone with [ __ ] GM should be on the phone with [ __ ] Charlotte right now man Get calling Sex in for cheap surely Uh we had Michael Graange say earlier today uh pretty in line with what I’ve been saying saying everything can change half and all that but senses Raptors fra two roster spots likely for minimums assuming Garrett Temple has third spot which he does uh to fill and penning extension for Jakob Purle to be monitored Yeah So not much going to happen tie Jerome to the Grizzlies for real unless Shams reports it I don’t until Sean’s reports it I don’t know A solid pickup for the Grizzlies It’s just how much you going to bet that last year’s Tai Jerome was that’s what Tai Jerome is Or are you going to bet on like the rest of his career you know i’m not gonna re I’m not going to reopen the DeAndre Aiden conversation Hard pass Be interested to see what other Eastern Conor team do so we can see other wraps match up this season Odyssey I see us as a low seed playoff team this year minimum I wouldn’t say minimum but I see us as a low seed playoff team And um a lot has to change for uh I mean some it’s not a lot but some stuff has to change for the Raptors to solidify themselves as a top six team because of like the spacing for sure One sec I got to open my window for my dog Watch out Watch out Watch out I’m helping you out Can’t come play though Cannot come play Where’s your bed where’s your bed your bed’s gone Come here There you go There you go What’s wrong with him i watch NBA Don’t know what his problem People say he’s soft Who aiden Um he’s a horrendous defender who doesn’t give a [ __ ] about basketball and doesn’t try very hard Is this the year Kyle Larry becomes a Raptors coach probably not Can I have add Maxim Raido at 39 raptors probably didn’t want to worry about coaching defense He’s not a good defender Um so the Raptors probably prioritized tougher players who are already good on defense It’s been a pretty good bet in the past for the Raptors to bet on a player who’s good on defense and teaching them more offensive skills So like Colinary Bulls good defender teach him how to shoot type thing It’s been a good bet in the past They trust their development team to do that Russell Westbrook and the Knicks have mutual interest Wouldn’t be a bad pickup for the Knicks Um Dennis Schroeder Oh I saw Kings Kings to arrange meetings with Russell Westbrook and Dennis Schroeder I don’t know how much that helps them really No man you’re going to get kicked out Yeah Gold Cup was pretty sickening yesterday Um definitely Canada were good enough to win it all but horrible upset against Guatemala Shafa takes a horrendous red card Jesse Marsh disaster class in the second half with his substitutions and then you know you get to a crapshoot of penalties and there you go All right you’re done Go You’re done Yeah Jesse Marsh I mean subbing in Jebison for Tjan Buchanan in like the 56 minute like you’re down a man You know what you need when you’re down a man you need a forward player who can hang on to the ball run at players one v one put defenses on their heels give your team a little bit of time ease the pressure a little bit and he subs on like maybe the anti of that like one of the worst ball carriers one of the worst touches one of the worst passes I’ve ever seen in Jebison Horrific horrific sub Then he brings in Kyle Lren and and he’s playing him at like [ __ ] right wing Like washed Kyle Lahren playing at right wing Isma Kone who could have helped control the middle and is a good penalty taker never came in I don’t know Uh very very strange substitutions there Also did not help for Canada Uh but I mean the red card was the worst of it all They were controlling the game Sha gets a [ __ ] stupid red [ __ ] goes down the tubes That’s how it can go sometimes Um well Promise David I mean Promise David probably got underused He did start against El Salvador Honestly he wasn’t great I also was at the game he started against Ukraine He only played half because he got hurt but he also wasn’t very good in that game I know he scored but he scored because of a defensive mistake more than anything I don’t know Not that like Olawusi was doing anything to like command that starting spot over him I suppose Yeah But that one I I actually I was I was fine with the starting 11 I would have started Promise David I can understand why he didn’t Uh but subbing him in as late as he did and then having three strikers on the field not having Taan on the field was just horrible decision- making Um yeah Um not handled well second half Uh yeah you know to be fair though Promise David as young as he is as good of a season he had in Belgium that should be the guy you trust and that should be the guy you’re giving minutes to That’s a good point as well U Lahren is unfortunately cooked It seems sad but also like if you’re going to play Laren don’t [ __ ] play him at right wing man What are we doing no moves yet for the for the NBA Uh usually we get like a [ __ ] storm at 6 PM We signed Ben Simmons cheap Do you think the Rats would go for it trending Watford as well Not sure what those two are have any correlation with one another but see Brown is just a monster You got to use him Yeah I get it I mean he missed a he missed a pretty bad he had a pretty bad miss against El Salvador Like I said he didn’t play well in that game nor did he play well against Ukraine but like yeah did Olusi deserve it i don’t know I don’t think that was the big deal The big deal were the subs for me But I mean Laren as bad as he’s been he’s better than Jebison Like I don’t know Maybe if gets some game time with Preston he can figure out his touch and his coordination But god damn has he been bad for Canada Mart Vegas we get Roy Yeah I mean our hands were tied He was a free agent They get they get Roy It’s not that bad Alj injured so we had no more wingers So just don’t sub out Tan Buchanan Just leave Tjan in the game I get there weren’t any other wingers but was was did Taan look gassed to you guys did he look like he couldn’t play anymore i not to me And I would take a gassed Tjon over [ __ ] Daniel Jebison And you know if they wanted to put in like I I would have been more supportive of like you could have brought in Bong at left back and then you could have slid Richie Laarea up to right right mid That would have been a much more sensible decision I think You know I guess I get there’s no Ali Ahmed Uh Jayen Nelson’s even worse than the other guys I’ve talked about He’s horrendous You didn’t want to sub him in I think Rich Laa rightwing would have been better cuz he can also carry the ball Uh it fortifies your defense when you’re on 10 men as well It was just very strange coaching I’m a much lower Toronto team I support England World Cup I well my half my family’s from England Half of them is from Italy So I support those two and Canada’s and I obviously support them as well So I’ve got uh I’ve got you know I’m in a few different pots here But growing up Canada weren’t in anything At least they’re good now how that team beat Honduras 6-nil and then Drew Kurasowl and and lost to Guatemala I don’t know man It looks so good before and after that Honduras game but disappointing in tournament play You got to get it right on the day And uh and they didn’t Yeah I don’t know I I go to Beimo Field a lot I I live close by so I can walk but man I have no idea No [ __ ] clue how in one year this city is going to host the World Cup I have no idea like they’re going to have like the World Cup fan zone uh at the Bentway like in in Fort York Do you do you guys have any idea how bad Fort York traffic is already a lot of the time like Lakeshore traffic [ __ ] forget about the Lakeshore forget about the Gardener It is going to be a disaster I don’t know I don’t know how they’re going to do it We’ll see I live close by so if it’s going to be bad I’m going to experience it I’m going to experience it firsthand All right Do we finally have something 6:15 We finally have something All right Jiren Jackson Jr returning to the Memphis Grizzlies Fiveyear $240 million So uh 48 a year $48 million a year max extension for Jiren Jackson Jr coming off of a fantastic season 2020 2023 DPOI Uh best year of his career started showcasing like hey is actually Jiren Jackson the best player on this team instead of John Morant He was great Um so congrats to him Memphis had to do it And in order to get him I mean you know what you know what we’re we’re not really understanding here is that uh you know Jiren Jackson very much could have been like well I I just saw we traded away Desmond Bane I don’t know what direction this team is heading You got to prove to me over the next year that like this team is this organization is going to be serious cuz if not I’m going to walk So I mean I don’t know they presented the plan to him I don’t know what they told him but they had to they had to they had to give him something they had to do something to explain how they’re going to build a a competitive team out of this because uh I don’t know I just I hadn’t really seen it So they must have that slide deck must have been pretty impressive whatever they gave him But deserved for him for sure Sometimes you trust the process like SGA Ah sometimes you trust the process like SGA Sometimes the team never gets good like Damon You and you get nothing out of it So sometimes it works but a lot of the time it doesn’t I don’t know Look he he got probably the right move for him Collect the bag Figure it out later I don’t know if you hear whistling outside but there’s like traffic cop out there and it’s very annoying All right Uh 618 only one move I was expecting more out of this to be honest Maybe they are waiting till 7 but we got this at least Uh this today is not ready for FIFA fans going to be mad The the only saving grace is that there’s not a lot of games in Toronto and typically like like let’s say let’s say the World Cup is hosted in Germany for example like you can realistically get anywhere in Germany like the day of to get to a game Whereas for like Toronto like unless your team is playing here you’re not going to be here So it won’t be like a humongous congregation of World Cup fans that are here I still feel like it’s going to be a bit of a disaster Uh so yeah again we’re going to we’re going to we’re going to have to wait and see Why is uh Fleece is trending right now mostly not for sports but some sports All right one move down Um still waiting to see anything else moves here Oh Jiren Jackson switching from number 13 to number eight apparently Not sure why All right Oh here we go Santi Alama apparently going somewhere here Let’s have a look Uh three year He’s going to stay with the Memphis Grizzlies Boring Santi Alama signed a three-year 52.5 million deal to return to the Memphis Grizzlies So he returns to the Grizzlies on a 1766 million contract Pretty good Aldama is a pretty good player I think that’s that’s probably fair Give them some backup you know backup center minutes Uh mostly like you know power forward but can give him some backup center minutes Moves pretty well for uh for like a sevenfooter So solid pickup 17.6 I think is fair value for him Memphis getting their business done early Shout out Memphis Uh Janel Russell to Dallas I have seen as well Um probably a a good pickup by Dallas just because they have so little players who can ball handle Like Daniel Russell stink stinks but like they are just lacking so much with ball handlers Like do they still have a Spencer Denwitty like is that the extent of their ball handling so yeah Daniel Russell makes sense even though he stinks Where do I think Kaminga is going to go i mean who knows he probably just stays Or is this contract is he yeah I guess he did he not get an extension if so he’s a free agent today officially I haven’t seen uh the official word that Golden State’s not bringing him back Yeah he’s an RFA He’s an RFA So Golden State can match So we’ll we’ll have to wait and see All right Um yeah that’s it right now Yeah I saw the jersey change Don’t know why that is but who knows sure he’s got his reason Jared Jackson was fair He had to get a max And Santel Dama was fair I think So nothing crazy has happened as of yet from what uh Shams was saying about this whole situation Again we will we will wait and see Did Jiren Jackson contracts negative i don’t think so He was amazing last year What are you gonna do not pay him the max like going to have to you had to You had to pay him that It was going to take less If you offered him less he would have walked for free So feels fine to me can’t come of many teams who’d want to trade for LeBron Uh I don’t really I don’t see him leaving I I feel like this happens a lot where LeBron you know is ambiguous about his future basically like just trying to put pressure on the Lakers front office to make a move Probably what it is I don’t know I I don’t see LeBron going anywhere right now Like if LeBron leaves end of the year as a free agent and signs for a team on a cheaper deal I could see a lineup of teams But for this year I I don’t really see who’s shelling out that much salary to get as good as he is he’s still on NBA caliber LeBron at age 40 you know Yeah he could have taken a minimum somewhere chased a chip but sticking it out with the Los Angeles Lakers Man how many more chips could LeBron have if they didn’t trade Kyle Koosma and KCP for Russell Westbrook seriously what a like what one of the worst decisions ever to break up a championship team They lost Alex Caruso to free agency like who just won a second chip himself Horrible horrible decision- making by the Lakers Horrible Look at the trade I posted in the Discord Oh boy Wow Gotta tell you I’m not a big RJ Barrett fan I’m a I’m a far lower fan of Patrick Williams and Jaylen Smith I’m uh I’m Patrick listed as a movement shooter Like come on What a movement shooter What are we talking about you have to be able to shoot effectively to be a movement shooter No Patch Williams sucks Unfortunately I will pass But I think Patrick Williams is ass Like yeah wide open You you better be able to [ __ ] shoot a few threes when the team is leaving you wide open the entire game I hope Christ you can make a couple No Pat sucks Bulls overpaid the [ __ ] out of him We’re not We’re not going to bail him out We’re not going to bail them out of that bad contract No thanks And uh Jaylen Smith I don’t think is very good either Going to have to pass even with the two first round picks unfortunately there Colary Boils going about to steal Scotty’s chain if he can be a shooter down the line Well big big if Mechanics gotta gotta take some work Stop spraying Don’t be a jerk [ __ ] you Chris Just leave I couldn’t resist No for real though I I’m going to swear if that’s a problem I’m sorry Sometimes I swear a little Eron Bush Uh no But he’s not coming back He won’t Like the Raptors cannot afford it And even if they could like he did not play like at all in the second half of last season I know he got injured but even before he got injured he was not playing He was sitting on the bench every game Coaches did not play Why stretch the constricted budget to sign a guy you don’t want on your team like it’s just not going to happen Uh he he’ll he’ll find a spot somewhere like if Denver lose out on Russ I could see Denver uh going for for Bush I’m not sure what their cap situation is but definitely Chris Buchet is not coming back to the Raptors And that will be yeah the final member of the 2019 team player-wise It’s sad but uh you know we’ve got to move on Tampa Bush had us dreaming Had us dreaming A sixth man of the year maybe but no no he’s just not good enough Um you know I playing like a a specific role for a good team I could see it But for for the Raptors it’s just it’s just not a player that’s that’s really going to help us Yeah Where uh somebody said earlier they’re like slightly over they’re like a quarter of a million over the tax So can’t um Yeah not going to not going to work Not no money no money to spend So basically it would you’d the Raptors would have to um make a trade today So I don’t see it Yeah Don’t see it happening Tebe was like shooting like peaky baka on volume that season was so joke There were a lot of weird seasons weird performances in the bubble and in the Tampa and like that co season like bubble Warren remember bubble TJ Warren a lot of weird stories that came out of that Chris Bucher I think was one of them Bubble AD Yeah bubble ad shooting was was crazy You everyone always goes back to that and thinks What if AD gets a jump shot like that season and ain’t happening skywalkers join Discord Thank you If you uh you guys want to join the Discord the link is in the description Help support uh that growing community Uh if you guys are enjoying so far please hit that like button Sorry for swearing earlier Uh make sure you subscribe for raps content all offseason long So uh live for about an hour so far I will probably stay my plan is to stay live till 8:30 if we’re not like really moving by 7:30 We’ll have to evaluate what’s going on But uh I plan to stay live till 8:30 Then I have my job to do I have a my I have work today and I have to work on a YouTube video to post tomorrow Going to be out all day tomorrow for Canada Day Should be a quiet the Raptors but I’m still upset about the Messiah firing Uh yeah the timing is just strange I mean apparently he got fired like a month ago They were going to fire him but he kept on for the draft Oh we got to interrupt We got a nuke We got a we got a we got a nuke Sham’s unleashed Dorian Finny Smith has agreed to a four year four-year 53 million deal with the Houston Rockets Three and Dwing for the Rockets Man Rockets are serious next year Not shocked because this got reported earlier today but man the Rockets already look good They just got more defense more size How are you going to score on that team next year they got Fred Van Vleet Aean Thompson Dorian Finny Smith Kevin Durant Alan Shenon Jabari Smith Like this is a this Tari E They’re probably bring back if he’s healthy This is a scary [ __ ] team man Damn They may They may be the second best team in the West dude May be the second best team in the West Oh they’ve got Stephen Adams as well Good grief Uh all right Another pickup here Paul Reed aka Bball Paul has agreed to a two-year 11 million deal to return to the Pistons Yeah whatever Nothing burger Congrats to Paul You know getting another NBA contract is tough Paul already did it Good for him Crazy off seasonason ever Well I mean as much as I’m excited about Finny Smith signing somewhere doesn’t make it the best We’ll see what happens today Scoring Fred and KD like KD isn’t a slouch defensively Friendly is still a very good point of attack defender bro The Lakers literally traded for DLO Traded for D traded DLO for nothing DLO sucks So that’s probably why uh you’ve answered this already but it’s from 9 What are your thoughts on the Keith Press so what I got out of that it was a very corporate press conference Um all signs from the Keith Press conference the MLSC press conference after firing Messiah Juri all signs from that press conference was that this was not a performance related decision for Messiah Jury Nothing about that press conference indicated this was a performance-based decision If it was they should have said something It basically MLC wanted to cut costs Done it with the Leafs Doing the Raptors now they’re cutting costs That’s what I gathered out of it They were the two seed spamming Well I guess they were the two seed You’re right I I didn’t picture I mean they did lose first round I I did not picture them as the second best team in the West even though they were the two seed You’re right Now they actually might be the second best team in the West And if uh Thunder take their foot off the gas they could win They could win the West Will Steby be available for real when he is he’s he’s tough player still Thunder barely got past an er version of the Nuggets more so I think impressive on the part of the Nuggets for how well they played in in that series Uh they ruined it for the rookies with that fire We were meant to see their presser Uh we usually don’t see their press conferences until media day really Um I don’t I can’t recall the rookies getting a press conference like days after the draft Maybe I’m wrong Uh Cam Spencer resigned with the Memphis Grizzlies Two-year four and a half million All right FY is going to be so good not being ted primary perimeter score in the half court Yeah And on defense you know he he’s always struggled against speedier guys but they have Aean Thompson to do that That’s going to be a good team man And Fred took a pretty good deal I think 25 million I think there was a pretty good deal for him Houston’s going to be good man Boycott Rogers The sad reality is like everything you do is Rogers Remember when Rogers went down like three years ago and like the whole the whole country shut down like you couldn’t get money out of the ATM Um stores couldn’t take credit card or debit card transactions Everything had to be cash Some of them couldn’t like open their tills so they couldn’t even sell anything Anyways Wi-Fi was down data was down you couldn’t communicate with anybody It was like it was like anarchy for a day when Rod went in So I mean if Ro you can’t unless you go off-rid you can’t completely bcot Rogers And what you go to bell like [ __ ] there’s probably people talk about boycotting Bell as we speak right now There’s so much why they need to cut costs That’s my question Like surely you can afford this That’s my question as well I don’t know if I compare Stfan Castle to SGA people Yeah people get better I mean look how much better SGA got from his first year They even make didn’t even make his all rookie first team I have no idea where Kaminga is heading I hadn’t even considered Kaminga Not Toronto tell you that But maybe uh maybe Timberwolves after they lose Nazare and uh Nil Alexander Walker Maybe the Heat as well That’s like a That’s a That’s a Miami Heat type of guy That’s a Miami Heat type of guy Maybe like a dumb Maybe like a dumb Sacramento move Oh yeah Nazrey did resign You’re right I I knew that I knew that Forget how much he got paid for You’re right Maybe Sacramento are the dumb team that makes a move there Uh fiveyear 2025 Yeah that’s that’s fair He’s a good player Gota pay good players Do they have to pay him aside for this season as well yes they do So wouldn’t they be losing money by getting rid of him now instead of next off season yes they would It’s pretty funny isn’t it they wanted to start the process of bringing a new guy They are ready to to do it right now So no nothing for the Raptors yet but uh Mitch Martner in Toronto News uh a year 12 million for to go to Vegas See feel like he took a little bit less than he could as well Yeah Apparently Ed Rogers doesn’t like Messiah either That is well that has been widely reported Holy Memphis What is going on memphis getting [ __ ] done man Memphis getting [ __ ] done Memphis and Cole Anony’s reps at Excel Excel Sports are working towards a resolution that allows Memphis to create the necessary cap to renegotiate and extend uh Jiren Jackson while giving Anthony the opportunity to find his next destination Oh never mind Well not much new stuff there Just Memphis Memphis in the news a lot So trying to move off of Cole Anthony How many years are on his contract cole Anthony is not that good Uh he’s a team option worth 13.1 Yeah I can see why H I mean how much of an overpay is that maybe like tiny bit Curious where Buché is heading Me as well I don’t know Wizard is trying to facilitate a signing trade for Brogden Man Brogden won six man of the year and it’s just getting [ __ ] passed around now Uh CJ McCullum Um I don’t know if he got bought out It’s very funny a guy who has negoti who like negotiated this um like basically this cap situation the NBA is in right now is like feeling all the repercussions from it It’s pretty poetic But uh CJ from what I understand is still still a wizard CJ McCullum I haven’t seen anything about a buy about a buyout This was funny though This was funny Uh he tweeted “The funniest tweet I’ve seen today is that I’m going to get blamed for terrorists now too.” And then people looked it up Literally not one single person had ever tweeted about CJ McCullum and the tariffs That was funny I That was a good one Good Twitter moment So they have to get rid of Cole Anthony in order to afford Jiren Jackson Jr.’s contract So hey they’ve got them they’ve got their work done early Memphis bringing their guys back and uh they’re going to want to work on they’re going to work want to work on starting to build a better team again They got four first round picks out of Orlando to try and do that So we’ll see what they do CJ did tear the NBA What would be what would you guess for how much Yakov’s extension will be how old is he 30 He’s 29 So be 30 I mean if you send him you probably want to go four years 18 to 20 You’re dreaming son He makes 20 now Four years like one 130 four years 130 33 a year probably what I think 18 he’s not going to take a pay cut from what he makes now he’s going to go up I I think less than 30 would be a win but I I think it’s going to be maybe a little bit above God what a team Look at this What a team Fly Aman Thompson Katie Jabari Smith Alpens Tarson Denny Smith Steve What a [ __ ] team man Reed Shepard just chilling as well in the background God great roster building man Great work by Houston over the last couple of years For real Like I guess like point guard play is is still a little lack like Yeah I guess Well maybe Reed Shepard could maybe step up Not a lot of like ball handles there Still got a lot of forwards but I don’t know I feel like they can figure it out Yeah Yeah And they got rid of Jaylen Green which was a mega W as well You’re right You’re right Uh all right Um I’m going get a snack Not much going down right now I’m going to go get a snack real quick I will be right back with more NBA free coverage Hit that like button while I’m gone Hey hey hey Heat Heat What i missed Jake Laravia two-year deal with the Lakers How good of a shooter is he he’s like decent right decent but not spectacular I think I got some guac chips with some sour cream Okay he’s a good shooter according to the basketball reference page Better than I thought So Solid pickup for a team in need of shooting Not super high volume though So Lakers will probably have to bet on increasing volume and still find some success Where did Chris Buché say he was leaving for sure and Chris Buchet didn’t say it I said it I’m telling you he’s gone for sure Sean saying the Lakers but Hay saying who’s replaced saying he resigned with the Kings Really crisp Whoa Okay Well Chris Haynes reports that free agent for Jake Larabia has resigned the Sacramento Kings So Sham said Lakers Haynes says Kings H interesting Who are we believing yo let’s put up a poll Maybe it’s a sign and trade Maybe the Kings have signed and traded him to the Lakers which would make both of them kind of right All right vote on the poll in the chat What are we doing here he said I was wrong already Yikes bro Bad look for Chris He has he has signed with the Los Angeles Lakers No confirmation there For any soccer fans John Duran has signed for Fenerbache Collected his fat [ __ ] Saudi check for half a season Back to Europe Money hunter What was that i bet Chris is killing himself right now Like figuratively like mad at himself Yeah he’s probably like “Oh my god why would you do that how could you do that?” Yeah big mistake Well for Durant to make as much money as he did in Saudi Arabia look I get it Even half a season there takes care of you and generations of your family So I understand the desire to go play soccer in Saudi Arabia There’s worse jobs out there posted the wrong draft probably You’re right He probably had both them drafted up They clicked the wrong one That’s probably exactly what it was Malik Williams No thank you Who’s the worst player you’ve ever seen play for the Raptors that you can recall like worst player that was on court for the Raptors it might be Malik Williams He was genuinely like I could not believe he was on an NBA court watching Malik Williams play No come on President Chua like seriously though President Chua sucks But I could see how Aaron Baines could have given that vibe Jay McNeels I could see a little bit I mean he wasn’t as bad as Malik Williams Let’s like for real Raphael Rajo is before my time but of the stories I’ve heard probably is a good answer Pull up Malik Williams’ stats I mean look these guys are they got more talent in their in their right hand than I got in my entire body but I ain’t getting paid to be a basketball player So like how are you 7 feet tall shooting 27% from the field you’re right there man You are right below the rim You are You literally like about to dunk it at that height How could you possibly shoot that poorly like I saw this guy smoke open layups Like open layup all the time Smoke it [ __ ] I gota put this away cuz my dog’s barking even though it’s clean All right Now it’s out of the way to the counter That’s it You still don’t get anything Now you just made me get up for no reason Damn dog We started this guy twice Yeah that’s how dire We were really tanking We were really tanking Alex Len Alex Len’s pretty bad too I mean is there a bigger downgrade in NBA history than going from Sergy Baka Mark Gasol to in literally one off seasonason going from those two to Aaron Banees Alex Len this is the thing about these cheap centers like like everyone wants a center so bad right like I know it’s just like one like niche niche example but like with with what the Raptors can afford that is the type of center they’re they’re getting And there is like absolutely no help whatsoever in getting a center that quality Like you like you are better off just not having a backup center than having that because that player is so bad he is never going to sniff the court So like why why put that roster spot on somebody you know will not help you and when you could put on somebody who like hey maybe there’s a chance here CB3 is choosing between the Suns or Clippers No way No way No way he’s going back to either of those teams Really wow You’re right Um well go to the Clippers Chris Come on Uh I don’t believe Koko is a free agent so you can’t sign him Let’s see They gave him He’s RFA They gave him his qualifying offer Um I don’t know Not sure what Koko’s contract situation is I believe he’s on contract for another year though The Suns are going to be a disaster this season like they’re not they’re not a top 10 team in the West They will not make the playoffs Dude the Lakers signed DeAndre Aiden That team is a disaster Oh look at this projected lineup Dantic Reeves Hatimura James Well they have Larabia in here now Not obviously not starting but then Cleba Trey Gson third is their backup center right now Um is he better than Christian Ko i don’t know Geez I mean the defense of that team DeAndre Aiden ain’t [ __ ] saving that DeAndre ain’t helping anything there I I don’t see any reason why DeAndre Aton should why the Lakers should go for DeAndre Aton of all people Is that like the best you can do i don’t know Been saying you should pick up Jericho Sim since last year Hey Luca Garza Okay once again Toronto’s problem is not backup center Toronto’s problem is rim protection Just finding a tall guy who can play center is not a a solution If they can defend the rim that’s what the Raptors want Jericho Sims doesn’t do that Maximo doesn’t do that Luca Garza does not do that It’s it is not just a simple like it’s not a a a positional need It is a uh profile need The profile being back uh profile being rim protector Colin Murray Boils can do it a little bit Mobile can do it a little bit So can Barnes probably better than any player the Raptors can sign right now That’s the that’s the problem So it’s not about signing somebody It’s like are they going to actually play and do a better job than these other guys the answer is no In a lot of the cases oops Gar is just like so unathletic Such a bad defender He’s like he’s a hooper but NBA ain’t for him 7 o’clock hour and a half deep If you guys are enjoying please smash that like button Uh we’re on 55 likes Let’s keep it going forward Hit that like button if you’re enjoying All right another Sham’s notification has hit the TL Trey Jones has agreed to a threeyear $24 million deal to return to the Chicago Bulls All right All right I mean yeah sure Congratulations to Trey Jones doesn’t do much for me I’m going to make this RJ situation as simple as possible The Raptors need shooting Raptors can only get shooting by trading a player The player that is the easiest to trade is RJ Barrett That’s it Need this Have to trade to get it Who’s the easiest player to trade rj Barrett Would I give up RJ and Quick for Booker i would walk to Phoenix to get that trade done I’d walk there How long would it take me i’d take one for the team Let me see directions I didn’t say RJ was easy to trade Don’t Don’t change my words I said who is the easiest to trade All right Um well it would take me 33 days to walk to Phoenix but I’d do it guys I’d do it for you I’d do it for Toronto We could have Devin Booker I I would do it 795 hours I have a couple breaks though because like there’s a ferry ride in there I got a little bit of a break crossing uh what am I what lake am I even crossing i don’t even know what lake I’m crossing here Apparently I’m crossing a lake I I do it for you That’s the kind of guy I am Another new one D’Angelo Russell to Dallas No surprises Heard this earlier today Two-year $13 million deal Dallas Mavericks Deander Russell not very good player but the Dallas Mavericks are missing so much in the ball handling department especially with Kyrie Irving out for what could be the entire season So makes sense Get a cheap cheap stop gap cheap con cheap guy that’ll get you I mean two year though I don’t know if I would give him two years but six and a half million sure maybe D’Angelo Russell’s worth 6 and a half million there’s there’s worse there’s worse things they could have done Tus Jones Is he a free agent uh people worry about his uh Yeah he is a free agent His defense is a bit of a concern and the shooting is a bit of a concern I like him Somebody will pick him up He’s a good player Somebody will pick him up I mean yeah Dallas should have probably picked him up No you’re right I mean if you wanted a ball handler why not just go for Tyus Jones instead of D’Angelo Russell i probably would have I don’t know Oh I probably would have done that RJ is one of the only players in the team that can create his own shot put points to the board Yeah there’s three other guys who can do it too And two of them are better than him and one of them is a much better shooter than he is So again easiest player to trade Raptors are scared to make a move They have no money Like they have like no flexibility right now Like it’s not like they’re scared They are scared they wouldn’t have traded for Brandon Ingram at the deadline That was a huge risk of a trade Convince Raj will make a move to hire a new president Uh I wouldn’t worry about that The president that comes in is not coming in to make basketball decisions So Bobby Webster’s in charge And if he if he’s got a move to make he’ll make it Bobby Webster is not going to you know put whoever Brooklyn on hold and say “You know what we like this trade you’re offering us but we don’t have a president right now so we’re gonna have to pass.” No B West make a move if he wants to make the move Trade RJ for Claxton in two seconds Uh it doesn’t really help us honestly Like don’t think we get much better I don’t I think we get worse to be honest Like Claxton’s just super clunky fit with the roster Like you have Claxton coming off of the bench Oh boy Okay Hang on Whoa Whoa Whoa Now we got something Whoa All right Denver Nuggets trading Michael Porter Jr and an unprotected 2032 first round pick for Cam Johnson Now we got something Now we’re cooking here Free agency underway ladies and gentlemen Cam Johnson to Denver Oh I really like the Cam Johnson fit in Denver But man I don’t know Michael Porter Jr and a first Is he worth MPJ and a first i I guess you’re getting off of the contract How much is Michael Porter Jr making he’s making like um 40ish 38 this year and then 40 next year Okay that’s a lot Cam Johnson I’m sure is making less than that So it’d be a it’d be a major cost cutting move for Denver which would free up cap space as well Let me see [ __ ] Cam Johnson’s are there Yeah Wow I mean they’re slashing that salary by like 40% I see why it’s a first honestly Like pretty good move for both teams Denver get a a Denver get an improvement there I guess we’ll see a full term to the deal in just a second here But what do we think there denver get off the contract and get a like really nice player Brooklyn take on some salary but get a free agent or sorry get a first round pick for it Yeah I think that’s pretty solid for both teams I think both teams should be pretty happy with that Um Denver making making a move Uh then another new deal Wow Memphis we keep saying Memphis getting [ __ ] done man Ty Jerome threeyear$28 million deal So um 9.6 million $9.66 million deal for a guy who played as well as he did last season Yeah Um solid I I think you know he went for a bit more term Got it Solidifies his status in the NBA Good for him What what are you barking at i think I would have been afraid to give uh Ty Jerome extended like an extended term on his deal especially at a big number So I I guess Tyome’s going to not bet on himself He’s going to say he earned $30 million I mean look Ty Drrome just changed his life $30 million If he plays his cards right he’s he can retire on that So and not that it’s saying he’s in retirement it’s saying like financially he’s taken care of So yeah good for him I I think he could have gotten more but he got three years out of it Secured solid I think by Memphis So I think uh I think overall pretty good for both sides Now we’re moving We got motion now We got motion now All right another deal More motion Everything kicking off Dennis Schroeder according to Fred Catz Dennis Schroeder will agree to sign with the Sacramento Kings Sacramento I don’t think that does much for you I’m going to be honest Sacramento I don’t think that changes much of the story Dennis Schroeder on the way once again Does Dennis Schroeder have a family like surely his wife’s got to be like I I cannot keep [ __ ] doing this Dennis Whoa man What is this barking you get kicked out again You said kicked out again Dennis Who knows if he’ll be a Sacramento king by the trade deadline you’re right [ __ ] I think my dog may actually have to go out Dennis Schroeder indeed has a wife Dennis Schroeder has three kids I mean they must just have like home base somewhere and he just travels for basketball I mean I feel bad for him but he’s also making millions and millions of dollars for his family He can retire happy and spend time with him then I mean kind of sucks but also he’s probably got his family like locked down somewhere and he just is is able to just sign for whoever and take the biggest bag Who knows maybe his family’s in LA Maybe his family is in LA because he played for the Lakers for a bit Uh I don’t know Maybe maybe they moved to Toronto with him but since then he’s been moving and moving around Yeah I may need to take the dog out quick I don’t want to miss anything crazy though man Imagine I’m out for a walk when RJ Barrett gets [ __ ] traded RJ Barrett probably won’t get traded today I’m just saying IRL stream Well I’m not going to end this one so I can’t Uh Kevin Porter Jr Don’t be my team Please don’t be my team All right Yeah I’m have to take All right we’ll go for a walk You gota go You gota go potty We’ll go quickly Kevin Porter Jr Somewhere to your deal to return to the Bucks Okay All right guys I’ll be back in like five or so minutes maybe a little bit more I got to quickly step out to walk my dog Uh don’t go anywhere Um while I’m gone please make sure you’ve hit the like button and subscribe to the channel I’ll be right back guys Hey hey hey Heat Heat I buy Thank you for your patience Apologies for that My dog had to go out I saw a couple moves We’re going to talk about them now Um man it is it is pouring I didn’t realize how how much it was raining before Dude it is pouring I got I had an umbrella thankfully I was trying to keep my dog under it too But wow Like I would have gotten absolutely soaked if I didn’t have my umbrella And then I had to wait for the elevator Big lineup One of them was in service So just a whole thing Anyways All right Uh so since I left we’ve got this Bruce Brown Sorry my dog is angry because she doesn’t like being wet Dumb but yes my dog does not like being wet and she gets angry when she’s wet so she’s going to bark a little bit Uh Bruce Brown one-year deal to return to the Denver Nuggets Uh half of your Bruce Brown gets back to a winning situation Uh no information on the amount as of yet We’ve got Cavon Looney two-year $16 million deal with the New Orleans Pelicans Um the Pelicans who have Eve Missy on their team by the way They drafted him in the first round last year They um they just traded they just traded a unprotected 20 26 pick to trade up for Derek Queen and then still signed Cavana Looney for I I would describe this as an overpay They traded a 2026 first round pick to trade up 10 spots and get Derek Queen and then a few days later pay $16 million for Cavon Looney for two years What like what what are we doing here is that not crazy what the hell are we doing is that not crazy and they’re going to be horrible this year This doesn’t change that This confirms that Like Kavon Looney is is this not is he not absolutely washed am I wrong am I not wrong like wasn’t he struggling to stay on the court last season yeah Buché has to be a nugget I agree What the [ __ ] are they doing the Pelicans Wow That like how bad of a spot is that they They are going to be one of the worst teams in the NBA and don’t have their pick this year Yeah I’d be pumped if I was a Warriors here I’d be really happy to get off Looney Oh whoa This was unexpected Another new move Luke Cornett has signed not with the Celtics Luke Cornett has signed a 4-year $41 million deal with the San Antonio Spurs All right Interesting maneuver there Spurs get some backup center depth Some center depth Um I mean some lineups will probably have Cornet alongside WBY I don’t hate it It It’s not super expensive Solid like rotation guy Looks like a solid uh nice solid move I don’t know what the hell is going on with the Pelicans Three horrendous moves man Not three a couple horrendous moves I mean listen guys we we keep talking about we keep talking about uh backup center backup centers Um if if the if the center market is paying Cavon [ __ ] Looney $8 million a year for two years we’re good Uh we’ll we’ll manage with what we got Like this this is the like you want to talk about minimum signings like Luke Cornet sure Like I just said find backup big Sure fine like rotation guy 10 million a year like we’re not even we’re not even sniffing paying a guy 10 million a year Th this is the level of this is the level of the the center market in fregency There’s just absolutely no way we can afford a a center of any of any quality whatsoever like Kavon Looney would probably fall out of rotation for the Raptors this season Luke Cornett like as as much the Rabbits aren’t this like outrageously good team They’re not They’re a fringe playoff team Luke Cornett probably isn’t cracking the the rotation on a nighttoight basis when everything is h when everyone’s healthy And they’re both way out of our budget right now There’s just no way the Raptors can afford to do any business for a center that that’ll provide any value Like the the type of center we can afford is Bruno Fernando Finally can take a sip You know I thought um my my keyboard so I got so I I didn’t get a new keyboard but uh what I did was uh I changed the the switches on my keyboard to make it really quiet So the space bar is a bit loud but much quieter than this is what the keyboard originally sounded like So I thought I’d be able to type without you guys hearing it now Evidently not because somebody called me out Uh all right Houston What did Houston do what did Houston do oh no Houston No Oh Houston you’re doing so much so much good stuff So many great moves Three years of Clint Capella I know it’s not a lot of money 76 per year Oh man you were making good moves Like surely you can get somebody who’s going to do something else Oh man we’re click Capella in the big 2025 Man this this doesn’t this doesn’t help Houston does it i mean yeah I guess Capella maybe over Cornet You’re not wrong But I mean I wouldn’t want to sign either really want either of them That’s just a really strange move by Houston Like you’ve got like man you you’ve got other issues Like their team is great but like ball handling is probably a bigger concern than like jeez how many bigs does this team need they’ve got they’ve got Shenun uh and then they’ve got Stephen Adams who’s hurt a lot Sure But then they still got Jabari Smith who can play small ball five if he has to I don’t see the need for I don’t see the need for Capella man I mean yeah it’s amazing Center depth is just I don’t think Capella is that good And they have bigger bigger holes than that I don’t know Um rebounding though Christ this team is going to out rebound every team into oblivion I I guess they’re just putting all their uh they’re going all in on rebounding which might have might work I don’t know A trade I don’t know Like they brought back United they’ve signed Capella I don’t really see like why they’d trade one of them and then they’re not trading Shenun Uh all right Carris Levert two-year $29 million to the Pistons Uh Levert had a I I I don’t I did not rate Levert but he had a pretty good second half of the season So uh earned a earned a bit of a deal earned a bit of a bit of money there Play for Pistons Solid move for Levert Not sure that’s the best that the Pistons could have spent their money on but it is Detroit so I don’t know Um yeah I’m not sure this team needed Yeah Jeff Green is I’m really not sure they needed Capella Strange one Uh strange one to me but they’re gonna they’re going to dominate the glass every night I I think that’s what they wanted If anybody wants to heat check 18 seconds shot clock it doesn’t matter because they’re going to get the miss Houston gets CJ Well CJ’s well on the minimum Sure CJ’s a little washed but you know for the minimum Uh yeah I don’t know Maybe they they see WBY as an issue They got there’s you know like like teams that played against the Shaq era they just had to have like three bigs because they all would foul out and they just need them to keep fouling people Just a conveyor belt of fouls against Shaq Maybe that’s what they’re Maybe that’s what they’re thinking Then Hawks traded Hunter and uh didn’t get much out of it yet Looks like uh Al Horford will end up with the Warriors now that uh they’ve lost Looney I mean upgrade for the Warriors I’d say Kavan Looney what are we doing here like Kavano Looney is not good is he geez man Like he’s pretty washed No she’s only 28 My god I don’t know He seems pretty pretty cooks to me Like Quinton Post was starting over him a lot of games I don’t know Steve Crow was on one last year I I don’t know I I don’t think Cavon Looney’s a solution especially to the Pelicans who just gave up way too much to draft Derrick Queen and then also already have Eaves Missy from last year’s draft I I don’t understand I don’t I do not understand what is going on in New Orleans Houston should have went after Lopez At least that would have made sense because you you got some more spacing But yeah I I don’t know Capella didn’t I don’t know I don’t think I I don’t I don’t like it Nuggets by the way get Bruce Brown Apparently uh it’s coming out as a vet veteran minimum contract for Bruce Brown I I mean great move by the Nuggets Hey man uh Bruce Brown gets to go back on the ranch gets to play next to Jokic play some winning ball again Are Toron the only team in the luxury tax who aren’t actually a playoff team or contender i’m not sure I promise you feels good man They will not be in the luxury tax when the season starts They will not be in the luxury tax Better call Christian Wood Better call Christian Wood Tell him to stay on his [ __ ] couch cuz we’re not signing you We are apparently just above the luxury tax I I haven’t checked People in the chat have said we’re a quarter of a million above Denver has the full mid-level exception Pretty good work I mean the up So they’ve upgraded from MPJ to Cam Johnson They’ve upgraded essentially from Russell Russell Russell Westbrook to Bruce Brown They had the mid-level exception at their disposal Could have been worse man Tron’s best may actually be Malik Williams It It actually isn’t like It’s not There’s probably a very long list of people I’d rather get them Like Christian Wood would be above Williams for me I don’t want Christian Wood I’m sure there’s other centers in the G-League that are better than Malik Williams All right we need to start we need we need to we need a as a as a community here we need to stop saying we need a backup five and start saying we need a backup rim protector because those two aren’t the same thing necessarily We need to stop our fixation on a center Center center center We need a center We need a center We need backup center We need rim protection because a all the centers on the market right now are far inferior as rim protectors to Scotty Barnes and Colin Murray Boils it seems and probably still inferior to Jonathan Mobo We need rim protection There are a lot of centers like Maxim Reo who people have harped on about Christian Wood who’s been brought up There are a lot of centers who cannot protect the rim A lot of good centers like Carl Anthony Towns great center cannot protect the rim Now I’d obviously take Cat and wouldn’t worry about the defense but like you can’t just sign any old [ __ ] sevenfooter off the street and say “Yeah he’s tall He’s protecting the rim.” That’s not how it works Not how it works Trade Yakaman RJ for Sabonis I puke my guts out if they did that Yeah Instead of having a rim instead of instead of uh we we basically go from at least we have some rim rim protection no shooting Now we have no rim protection no shooting Yeah Malawatch would have helped but they like Murray Boils more We gotta we gotta once again once again we gotta uh sorry I saw something funny Um we need to stop looking at the draft like it’s a a fit thing where we need to plug the holes The draft is its own prism It is its own entity We always say talent over fit So what did the Raptors do they drafted talent over fit And now everyone’s mad that they didn’t draft for fit Free agency is how you plug the holes It’s how you fit Find the fits Draft especially when you’re rebuilding that is purely talent acquisition as Bobby Webster said So Malawatch would have solved the backup center rim protection role but it’s not like Colin Murray Bull is a bad defender who can’t protect the rim He’s capable as is Barnes It’s not ideal I I agree but they can do a job and are flexible enough to play in lineup with Purle which Malawatch can’t Malawatch if you draft him Purle’s on the floor he’s not M watch on the floor Purle’s not You can’t really play them together This gives you more flexibility with your lineups It makes sense for me Um I’d obviously love to get a backup center who can protect the rim but it like clink if Clint Capella are going for 7 million If Luke Cornets are going for 11 million if Cavon Lewis are going for 8 million none of those guys are really good rim protectors I don’t see how in the world the Raptors can find any sort of possibility of affording somebody who’s good enough as a as a rim protector to sign Apparently Rich Paul wanted Malard in the Sun from the start I I I saw that video I mean look do can you say something like that after the draft and make it seem like you got your guy there i don’t know to me Bailey went five which made uh which made Trey Johnson go six which meant Fierce could go seven which is where Malaw supposed to go And because Fierce went seventh because New Orleans went he’s too good to not take here because Fierce went seventh and because Brooklyn reached for someone else and the Raptors seem to want Colin Murray Bulls from the start he fell to the Suns I mean it was conceivable the way it went down What’s great about like you know making predictions about sports that you can like bet on [ __ ] like this which I did I bet on Mal go 10th but it was like conceivable how it how he could fall there if the Raptors didn’t want him there Now I thought they were passing on Malawatch They were going for a Sen That didn’t happen But also um it seems like they wanted Marie Bows from the start And as Sen also wouldn’t fix the need the the the gap in backup rim protection Premier defense I don’t think is a gonna be much of perimeter doesn’t seem to be a huge issue I don’t think for the Raptors here Uh perimeter defense is is far from the biggest issue with the team Uh spacing and rim protection are a big deal Spacing is much more important right now Like the Raptors have no spacing that like again Purle’s a fantastic protector Barnes is good Murray Bole seems to be fine Mo will be okay There’s enough like to fill the void there There’s like no there’s there’s no reasonable way I can see this team figuring out the spacing Like that’s got to be the priority for sure And uh that’s going to be difficult as well but that’s that’s that’s the priority for me I can live with this current depth at in the big spots I will be very very upset to start the season with this level of spacing though What does Boston do center rotation wise i I don’t know what is going on in Boston Like how like how are they just going to build a a championship team out of nothing again next year right like they’ve made a ton of moves Like it doesn’t just happen overnight Like when Tatum comes back what are they doing they got a lot of work to do next year I don’t know Have I tried Wendy’s Taki chicken burger i I have not I I didn’t even know it existed What the hell is that that’s not even a real thing is it oh Takis Oh Takis like the chip Okay Wendy’s Taki fuego meal Oh man I don’t know That doesn’t look that doesn’t look super appealing to me I’m going to be honest I’m more of like uh like a creamy sauce with my chicken Not as much the savory of like a cheddar I don’t think I’m going to try that And listen I I I eat disgusting fast food but that for some reason that wasn’t doing it for me Have you tried it is it good i I promise you every team even that has good perimeter defense also needs rim protection Like you’re not going to keep a guy in front of you every single possession and perimeter defense and rim protection work in conjunction from time to time It makes each person’s job easier It’s the way the NBA is trending Rim protection’s key Rebounding is key Are we getting one probably not Have cooked We got whole off season to go I said when we started today we’re probably not going to do anything today And it’s we’re only two hours in Like we could still do something today What I think the Ravs will do if we sign anyone I don’t think they’re going to sign anyone really Um they have two like minimum spots but like is Toronto’s not a super desirable place to be on a vet minimum You know you probably want to compete for a chip One NBA purle Oh purle We haven’t done the purle in a while Should we get back on listen Nolan you want to like move goalposts every like chance you get like you know we can we can pick out teams that have good rim protection that are good We can pick out teams that good perimeter defense and we’re good Are you going to tell me that rim didn’t help the Thunder like obviously perimeter defense is beneficial as well We have a fair amount of that We are lack we we are lacking with enough backup rim protection I don’t feel like we’re lacking as much on the perimeter I would rather sort the thing that is the bigger need It’s not [ __ ] rocket science Like if one team does something successful it’s not like every team has to copy and like again like yeah the team that has Isaiah Hardenstein Chad Holgrim like they were clearly concerned about their bigs as well They had Chad Hol ready and then broke the bank to sign Isaiah Hartenstein in the off season like they clearly identified a need for that position as well Every team needs that sort of position to be solidified The bigger positional needs or bigger profile needs for me are spacing and rip protection If you disagree fine But I I don’t really I wouldn’t bet on the Raptors shelling out for the for that I mean I guess maybe it gets easier to get Who knows but my identified need spacing and rim protection Uh all right We got another signing here Wow Actually kind of big deal Brook Lopez $18 million two years with the Clippers Wow Milwaukee Milwaukee are in trouble man What i don’t know I mean 9 million a year is I think pretty fair for him But I I don’t know He He’s gotten worse but 9 million seems fair And I just don’t really know what the hell the Bucks are going to do without him Like they just they’re low on money They were low on money I I don’t know if they could afford him but I don’t know who else they’re going to afford to replace him Like that’s a big deal A center who can space the floor bit for Giannis I I don’t know what they’re going to do instead Milwaukee what I mean does does Giannis start to think what do we do barn’s a very good help defender Shop blocker needs more help Yeah that’s what I’m saying Like there’s enough of a stop gap there where I think like spacing would be the bigger area of concern for this team and rim protection right I mean I’d like it but there’s nobody they can get uh that’s going to fill the void enough to like warrant paying them So I’d say ignore ignore the backup rim protection kind of manage with Barnes Murray Boils and Mobo doing it and obviously Purle and try and correct the spacing because like you’re just not like you you’ve invested all this money in the offense You’re not going to get nearly enough out of them unless they’ve got space to operate By Western stay our GM at all costs Well they’ve extended him Uh uh two I believe he’s got two more years Giannis at five That’s not ideal though is it he’s much better as a four Agree to disagree Sure But uh yeah the the biggest thing right now that needs to be addressed is the spacing Agreed I think the Bucks are forcing Giannis’ hand by not signing players I don’t understand the question You forcing Giannis to what ask for a trade Uh oh you’re Oh okay So I think Antivera is saying the Bucks are cooked So they’re like “Hey we’re not going to tell you to leave We’re not going to tell you to trade We’re but we’re going to steer you in that direction We’re not going to be the ones to tell the fan base yeah we wanted to trade Giannis That’s got to come from you big man.” I get it Uh yeah I I could honestly not a not a not a bad theory The Bucks see no pathway to contention this year What so to answer the question why would they do that because they see no viable pathway to contention They would rather restart rebuild here So trade Giannis is the best rebuild but they don’t want to tell the fan base that we we told Giannis we’re looking to trade him type thing I don’t know That’s interesting Capella will be used at trade deadline Yeah you know I could see that Maybe that’s part of it Yeah you have him for half a year You see how healthy Stephen Adams is If he’s healthy then you make that trade If he’s not healthy then you’ve got Capella as backup Maybe that’s it I mean Lopez’s backup for Zubot is a pretty interesting move a lot of size for the Clippers Giannis uh Giannis trade just became a little bit more likely a little bit more likely If you ask for a trade wouldn’t value go down i mean if the Bucks said they’re trading him value would also go down So you keep it private I guess If I was a Bucks trade him out the blue like the Luca trade Yeah kind of has to be like that Dam is dead cap It is sad but NBA world keeps on turning Very sad Do I see the Raptors trading RJ to gain financial flexibility no I I I could see them trading him just to like improve the roster though Not necessarily like R.J.’s good So I’m not like I don’t want to just trade R.J for the hell of it you know like I’m trading RJ I want a good player back If not I’ll just keep R.J because it’s a good player problem with the Bucks They have over 100 million invested in two players New CBA Make sure that going forward Go make sure that going forward that doesn’t happen Well the roster aged out a little bit They they gave up a lot for Dame Dame got hurt just you know and when your second best player and one of the best players in the league gets hurt it just um Yeah it’s tough Puts you in a bad spot The new cap constraints Yeah Makes it really difficult for team building It happens It happens I don’t see R.J having very good value to most of the teams league I agree Which is why I’ve maintained from the start I don’t think he’ll get traded I think he’ll be a Raptor next season I’ve talked a lot about trades around RJ Bear because that’s where any trade starts with the Raptors but I again I’ve maintained from the start he’s probably not going anywhere and we’ll start the season with him Would I accept a salary dump plus one first round pick plus two second round picks for RJ it depends what the first round pick is but not sure I mean you probably just want a third team in there and get get a player because you don’t really need those picks Let’s see you I mean I guess you could save him up You could start like somebody else Depends depends on the team to be honest If the Bucks kept Milton no Dame Achilles pop Well you know it’s the butterfly effect Who knows what would have happened we never know Would Milwaukee be willing I mean Milwaukee is in cost cutting mode so I don’t see RJ as a viable strategy for them I’d rather Orlando Robinson come back to Millie Williams I’d rather neither of them but like if I’m going to take one I’m going to take Orlando Robinson Orlando Robinson has like like Orlando Robinson doesn’t look like he like completely out of place in the NBA Malik Williams look did not look like an NBA player Uh R.J played up his value this season by being the most consistent arguably best contributor all year If anything you trade R.J Well his value is decent The thing is Nolan you’re correct However RJ played as well as he did and teams still aren’t super interested in him because the style of play is just not conducive towards uh is winning the right word like like imagine RJ Barrett on some of the best teams in the league Like is that style conducive towards winning like is RJ Barrett more talented than Derek White probably But Derek White’s way more valuable towards winning That’s that’s the complication RJ Barrett’s game provides Uh and uh you can either you know you can run from that You can run from that opinion You can you can get mad about it but that’s that’s just that’s just the reality I mean talent’s just talent’s a very open-ended word Who’s the more gifted and skillful basketball player it’s RJ Barrett That doesn’t mean Derrick White’s not good but Dererick White hell of a player Way more valuable than RJ Barrett towards winning No doubt about it I don’t know how to describe that perfectly But yeah like I said I would rather have Derek White more valuable towards winning However like if I let’s say let’s say I have uh uh let’s say I have four scrubs and one of RJ Barrett or Derek White I’m taking RJ Barrett Who I want my who I’m who I want running the team being lead ball lead handler lead scorer I’m taking RJ Barrett Let’s say I have four good players I need to complement them with one guy RJ Barrett Derek White I’m taking Derek White every day of the week That’s how I That’s how I would explain it You would take Derek White as well I mean I would but but sure that’s how I explain it That’s how I’ll explain it the best I can Uh if RJ Barrett like R.J Barrett scored 21 points per game he’s making $27 million That’s like not a ton in today’s NBA and we’re still struggling to find interest for him It’s it’s just a style of play like it’s if you can’t shoot the three ball uh consistently and you can’t play really good defense you’re just gonna struggle to find really good teams that want you Doesn’t mean he’s not a good player He is It’s just that’s that’s tough That’s tough to fit into a winning roster I I that shouldn’t be a hot take either That that should just be accepted He’s a bench guy but yeah you don’t want to pay your bench guy like that much to come in and not shoot threes and not play defense Like R.J knows as well He’s worked on both He’s gotten he’s gotten better on defense But he’ll know He’ll know as well It’s just a lot to pay for He’s making starter money It’s tough to have at the bench Although I know Niles Reed signed for similar today but still R.J You argue R.J is more talented in the sense potential ceiling was supposed to be all NBA Yeah I guess just I maybe it’s not a perfect way to describe it but hopefully you understand what what I’m saying what I’m trying to describe RJ Barrett his connection towards winning versus his talent like you know Yeah You know what I mean he 21 point per game player pretty like not definitely not inefficient either Struggling to generate trade interest like I like him I I I think he’s great Represents the city well represents the country well But uh anyway like I said he’ll probably be a Raptor when the season starts Sorry RJ verse OG for that debate Sure But like again not a perfect way to describe it but enough for you to understand what I’m saying Uh RJ is a guy making less than 30 million a year putting up over 25 and five You don’t think team value in that production versus contract that’s exactly what I’m saying That is like pinpoint exactly what I’m saying And if they did like it’d be a lot easier to trade him But I I agree There’s not a ton of value out there for him you’re getting more value by keeping him because he is still a good player But that’s exactly what I’m saying It it’s just teams that are trying to build Like RJ Barrett plays like RJ Barrett’s play style is that of your top guy He is not good enough to be your top guy if you are a contender if you are a consistent playoff team He just is not He just is not unfortunately and he doesn’t have the skill set of a player that can scale back their role and continue to be very effective So like not as good as him but like Aaron Gordon on the Denver Nuggets Aaron Gordon on Orlando much more lead role higher scoring higher usage type of guy but goes to Denver scales back his role he becomes way more valuable with the Denver Nuggets as a player in a lesser role than he was with the Orlando Magic because he’s a very good defender Now he can’t shoot very well he did in the playoffs but he’s not a fantastic shooter But the defense is enough that makes him much more valuable when his role is scaled down like that Andrew Wiggins and the Minnesota Timberwolves Andrew Wiggins was super talented high usage highscoring player but Minnesota were going nowhere with him as the lead the lead guy Goes to Golden State scales back his role becomes much more focused on defense three-point shooting in instantly becomes way more valuable as a player They have those skills to they have those skills to scale back RJ Barrett doesn’t have that right now Like if he develops it then great Like what a what an amazing player that the Raptors have but it hasn’t come yet He’s still very young He could do it He talked about it in his postseason press conference He needs to work on shooting in defense That’s great If he gets better like we’ve got to we’ve got to steal the player But until we see it we can’t really we can’t really We can’t really say it’s going to come This is the type of language that won’t already know it’s Yeah you know Brooklyn the Brooklyn Nets ownership group management they’re watching the stream right now are thinking “Fuck man We were gonna make that trade with R.J but [ __ ] this This guy Amateur Hour Sports said that said that R.J.’s is not as good as we think You know what let’s just pull out of the deal What are you talking about you think I’m the only one saying this you think first of all you think [ __ ] other teams are watching this second of all you think I’m the only person who thinks this What a ridiculous thing to say Uh R.J would be viewed positively by maybe Denver One team Yic make him make him fit as a cutter I guess But I mean they hid Michael Porter Jr’s defense a little bit Is R.J is R.J probably even as bad as him So yeah maybe Denver but Cam Johnson I’m sure they would have rather had Cam Johnson Good example They they probably would have rather Cam Johnson than RJ Barrett Garza just signed for the Celtics Yes I’ll pull that up here Luca Garza goes to Boston I don’t see how that helps them but I mean they got to replace Cornet They they well they just signed Garza for two and a half million and Cornet just went for over 10 They just they just saved a lot of money by going this direction instead And who knows with the way Boston are looking this year maybe Garza gets a bigger role So maybe solid for both Atlanta Minnesota active conversations on a sign and trade for Nquille Alexander Walker Interesting Atlanta are Atlanta got motion Atlanta look really interesting this season Trey Young uh is I I still think he’s fantastic I know he sucks on defense but he’s just an absolute hub offensively Amazing scorer amazing playmaker and they just got so many big bodies around him Like Jaylen Johnson was fantastic last season before his injury I think he’s got all-star potential Porzingis if he can stay healthy like great addition to that team Ace Newell I think is a solid draft pick They have New Orleans’s unprotected pick for next year to add on to this team Um Nikquille Alexander Walker would fit right into that team building Like that’d be a great pickup for Atlanta Grogan joining us What is going on we just have Sean’s notification now on Nil Alexander Walker There we go Um what have you missed Grogan uh biggest thing was probably MPJ and a first traded to Brooklyn for Cam Johnson Um no nothing Raptors related which is not surprising but that’s it Um anyways on the Kilakir Walker four years $62 million deal with Atlanta plus a player option trade kicker That’s like a pretty friendly contract No like 15 15.5 a year with player control as well and a trade kicker Hey congrats to him That’s $62 million I I think he could have gotten a little bit more do we think all right Jake Fisher truther in chat Phoenix Uh I feel like I don’t know Is that right for Nikquille like is he a little bit under is it you know maybe the term you know you go four years you take a little less If he’s signed for two does he get like you know 38 maybe 36 i think it’s a pretty fair con I I I think that’s I think that’s more than fair I think it’s a good move for the Hawks I I I really like this move for the for the Hawks And actually no indication here from Sean that it is a signing trade It’s just that he’s agreed with the Hawks Nice pickup for Atlanta Man Atlanta are cooking this off season Do I think uh Austin’s made the right decision to decline the Lakers offer yeah he’s worth a lot He’s going to get a big big contract with the ease being relatively easy this year Makes sense Teams like Hawks are going for it I I don’t even think they’re really going for it necessarily Like they haven’t made like this ridiculous trade They’re just making smart business moves Like they got Porzingis for like not a lot Like really nothing Male Alexander Walker is a free agent I mean the nice move with the Pelicans They trade back 10 spots and now have like they might have the first overall pick They’re have they might have a top five pick like that What is that going to be the Pelicans pick they’re getting this year is going be like minimum seventh Like the worst that Pelicans pick will be next year is is what seventh overall Like that’s that’s uh that’s quite a move man Phoenix just tagged me in this 2012 tweet Raptors have agreed to acquire Rockets guarded Kyle Lowry for Gary Forbes and protected first Tell you probably didn’t like that when it went down Time flies July 5th 2012 Free agency 2012 That’s where we’re at Long time ago Looks like the Giannis watch is quiet for now but all that means allies been on the Bucks for the next few weeks Well Grogan uh if you missed it Brook Lopez is actually signed with the LA Clippers today So that is a huge loss for that is a huge loss for the Bucks and for Giannis wanting to be there and succeed Sorry I just needed to do something for work Do it Uh sorry Lobo is a huge part of space to be honest They’re going to feel missing for sure Yeah that just like who are they gonna replace him with like you see the center market like Luke Cornett signed for more than Brook Lopez So h how are they going to replace him with any quality in that position yeah Hawks roster is I was just saying the Hawks roster is nasty They’re they’re going to be they’re they’re cooking man In a week east too They are absolutely cooking right now And it’s like a it’s like a it’s a big team too They’re going to be tough to They’re gonna have a good defense I think even with the uh uh even with Trey Young who is very not very much not a good defender Aiden to the Bucks Well yeah You know what maybe Sorry I don’t know if that’s actually happened but honestly the situation is dire enough that that might be the recommendation Uh looks like Aiden’s going to the Lakers That that’s been talked about a lot today but I mean the Bucks I don’t know Do you have to make a move there so here’s the uh Hawks roster as of the 24th They’ve now added Nquille Alexander Walker to it So Trey Young uh Zachary Reese who’s getting better former first overall pick Jaylen Johnson who I think is terrific Um like all-star potential for sure Chris Pingis if he’s healthy he’s great Dyson Daniels DPI conversation last year Okongu who’s getting better Maybe not as good as he should be right now but he’s getting better Um not Capella anymore but that’s like a that’s a big team That’s a really good defensive team that’s going to that that’s a that’s a sleeper team I think could uh yeah I think now finally the year the year has come to start Okongu I uh I agree But that’s like a that that’s a team that could you know low-key sneak into the top four Is that crazy like Trey Young’s done it Done That’s some crazy stuff I don’t know Like healthy Is that team top four potential might be He sucks Like the Bucks all of a sudden are kind of out of the mix to me unless some moves happen A lot of offseason to go But that’s that’s a good team man Oh the Hawks would get probably slaughtered by like the top of the West but this is the East The East The East is going to be real bad this year again maybe even worse than last year And it was bad last year but uh no they’re they’re not getting past the top dogs in the West Denver starting to look good Um OKC Houston O Houston look amazing Sorry Work Uh another put Dallas Dallas or is this one team in the only team you stack can win a title is Cavs well I mean if the Pacers got to game seven you know for some reason when the Heat made the final I said “Yeah now teams are going to think they just got to get in They might win a chip.” They won’t The Pacers The Pacers looked like they were they could have done it I mean if Halurn stays healthy who knows i think they still lose but man they got to a game seven Uh sorry The work thing I’m figuring out That’s why I’m typing a lot and not reading the chat Um Trey Old I mean how old is he now he’s He’s probably like 27 isn’t he he’s 26 I mean he he’s not even in his prime He’s He’s 27 soon like he’s getting in He’s about to enter his prime and he’s already as good as he is right now Think the Raps could be better than the Knicks next year I don’t know about the Knicks but if the Raptors put things together they they’ve got a shot at top four but there’s a long way to put things together If they’re top six I’ll be really happy because I I think that’ll be tough to do Genuine question Are there any players still left on the board whether it be free agent or trade that could genuinely help the Raps compete with these other rosters in the East let’s have a look Good question Auto would have been our best free agent if he could have stayed healthy Yeah but uh the toe man The toe got him All right Uh free agents available free agents That would move the needle for the Raptors Brogden moves the needle If you like reminder you have to actually convince these guys to join the Raptors on a minimum Okay Hard to do Uh so like Brogden won’t sign for that but yeah he’ll he’ll move the needle Um I mean Turner you for you’re not can’t afford that Um Tyus Jones is signed for the Magic by the way seven million Pretty good move by the Magic I’d say upgrade on their previous backup point guard iterations Tim Hardaway I mean if he signed for the minimum in Toronto doubtful at least you’ve got a guy who can like nuke threes Canard is not signing for that low Let’s say like e let’s say we free up like 10 million hypothetically we free up 10 million Okay Who can help who can help us does Vagner have some interest in that um Gary Peps too I mean Gary Payeyton the second I could be Yeah You know some extra I mean you got shed No No Yeah [ __ ] What What does Gary Payeyton do that shed doesn’t do pass Uh okay Um Geez Tristan Tel No Tristan Thompson Taj Gibson No Mason Plumbley Like what does that do i I mean I’m looking Guys you feel free to tell me who I’m missing but I I’m only looking at centers Okay I’ve been looking at centers No center moves the needle here There is no need to sign any of these centers other than maybe Mo Vog but even then I’m like like spend the money elsewhere Like who could actually help the Raptors from here how much is Douggee McBuckets making cuz like hey could I could I get McDermott to shoot a ton of threes for the Raptors maybe Spencer Denwitty alleviates some point guard constraints He can you know do a bit more shooting but like I I don’t see why he would sign for Toronto over any other team Burks is pretty cooked but like at least there’s some shooting there Like you know Alec Burks on a minimum Alec Burks on a minimum is maybe worth a shot Uh Eric Gord on a minimum but he’s going to ring Chase Tyus Jones is signed for the Magic K Grimes is gonna be making a lot more than that Jesus we’re in like Damon Lee Jay Crowder Taylor Horn Tucker territory here Man Banton Lonnie Wall Yeah I mean what are we doing here we’re not No Uh maybe Shamut minimum for Shammit Take some shots But like these guys aren’t even cracking rotation Like some of the guys I’m seeing they’re not even going to crack the rotation So like I I think the answer to the question does anybody genuinely make a difference i think I think the answer at this point is no There’s no way the Raptors would sign that would genuinely make a difference this season to me that they could sign Uh I mean on 90 of these people I’d rather save the cap and use Battle Yeah exactly Like are any of these doing more than Walter Jameson Battle or somebody else that we already have not enough Maybe Battle but like not enough for me to say like I’d rather go this way Like Battle had a pretty good year last year Shot the ball well Is like a solid like actually statistically looked like a solid defender So yeah I I I agree with you I’d rather just keep what we have and keep the money Resign Gary Trent just no thank you Larry Nance would be interesting but like everyone keeps talking about like getting a center a center Not like Larry Dance that I mean there’s some rim protection there Uh he’s better than Mo but like do I want to take away minutes from like Mo and Murray Boils for Larry Nance i I don’t think so I don’t know how good is Larry Nance He’s He’s pretty good I guess But there’s that How much is that moving the needle type thing and we have to free up cap space to get him I think I seems like a hassle for Larry Nance Jr overseas Uh you can’t just assign a player overseas though They have to uh Don’t you still have to like draft their rights or something don’t they have to enter you can’t just like join the NBA unless like Nando Dola wants to wants to suit up again Magic uh up I mean Cole Anthony Corey Joseph now they’re upgrading to Tai Jones Magic are going to be a Magic will be top four in the East Magic are a top four team in the East Yeah I mean that team was already like okay and they got Desmond Bane Now Taius Jones Clarkson finally Yeah Yeah Jordan Clarkson got bought out Does Jordan Clarkson finally come to Toronto after all these years hey you know what maybe maybe Jordan Clarkson on a minimum Does Zap move the needle maybe a touch I mean Aiden’s bad I wouldn’t worry about Aiden The answer they can’t sign Aiden because he’s going to be too much probably Well actually no cuz he’s bought bought out Maybe they could afford him but I I don’t want him I don’t want him I like the Rabbs current guard depth I want to see them with a healthy season next year Well we’re all hoping for health Hopefully all the time big protector or Shamsh or Shamsh I mean maybe I’d rather play him than you know like maybe Thomas Bryant I don’t know must be Sunny thank you I’m glad you like the channel you no need to put down other channels though just you know you like the channel that’s all we don’t need to roast anybody else they kept Nando that they kept his rights just in case Just in case Yeah Speaking of like actually spacing Um Colin Ston are are the Hornets like thinking he’s gonna I mean Hornets fleeced cuz Nerkach is ass like truly awful I think Colin Ston is like pretty good Like Hansen is like quite good So for me I mean if Hornets want to use him I get it But if they if they’re just like willing to pass him on man make some [ __ ] phone calls that way I think Colin Sexton’s great I think Murray B plays sufficient play time Yeah Ninth overall pick They like He’ll be in rotation Should be at least Nerk gets more value as expiring You’re not wrong actually Not wrong So yeah Why do they What do they need Colin Saxon for in Utah I suppose And buyout candidate as well Nerkish Nobody may nobody might sign him but you know maybe maybe the Suns they need actually know they got two centers now so maybe not Suns know the Hornets you know the Hornets kind of need a center now they traded away Mark Williams and Nerkich I mean they don’t have a center they do need someone to play center don’t they who’ they draft yeah they drafted um uh Canipple yeah they need a Do I think Garland would be better three-point threat than IQ yeah Garland’s better They drafted Kulk Brener Okay Yeah I mean listen Do you you want to start him go ahead Let’s be real here They they probably need better to start Feel like the Raps are building a good defensive team a solid bench starting five waiting for that superstar to show up Yeah they’re they’re they’re waiting on a superstar trade They’ve got all their picks building a bit of a defensive minded team hoping to to coach the three-point shooting along the way Um and they they’ve got a chance to make a big splash with their picks Maybe they’ll develop one Who knows texans really point guard No but really good really good floor space or really good offensive threat like Sex very quickly I didn’t say that No But Sex is very good Like having Sex off your bench would be fantastic Sexon’s Sex is good But he can he can handle the ball a little bit Backup man Saxon coming off the bench would be amazing RJ for Sex I mean I don’t think Sex’s better than RJ Barrett as a player but from a fit we’ll see I don’t think I don’t know if I I don’t think I’d do that but the thought of it is is somewhat intriguing Yeah six for sure Six man of the year candidate right team I I agree with you Maybe maybe Toronto Oh my goodness Hey buddy life jacket
Nice My dog going swimming tomorrow Ben Simmons Hey you can play a little backup five Hey buddy you got a new life jacket yeah it fits pretty well All right go back out with her Go All right 8:30 I can’t be sitting here much longer I’ve got a lot of work to do tonight Um all right Uh 7 minute warning 8:40 gonna call it because I’ve got uh I have to do work work work work job work and I have to do a YouTube video So the only gamble is if I do a YouTube video tonight and the Raptors do something after I make the video I will have to scrap the video We’ll see Uh we’ll do what I can to get a video out tomorrow but I have to leave pretty early on in the morning to go out for Canada Day plans God this week just these two weeks need to end Just busy It’s good busy I mean I’m putting out good content I think but uh busy Atlanta are cooking this off They may even get Messiah as well Now they get Messiah That is extraordinarily levels cook I mean they’re cooking they’re cooking with grease when they get Messiah in there They have got they’ve got like a a Messiah team stacked up already don’t they that is a Messiah team Long switchable defenders Oh [ __ ] Yeah you’re right I mean I just said can Euro League guys just sign in the NBA apparently they might be able to Fredabach’s Nigel Hayes Davis the 2025 Euro League Champion and Finals MVP as well as Turkish Cup champion MVP has agreed to a fully guaranteed one-year contract with the Phoenix Suns returns to the States So maybe they had his rights Maybe they had his rights I’m not sure Maybe they already had his rights because uh he returned to the NBA Or maybe he’s been in the NBA and No no that’s what he was He was in the NBA then left as a free agent and he’s a free agent and he can leave You can’t I don’t think you can just come to the NBA I don’t think you join the NBA type thing But uh he used to be in the NBA which is why he can come back Yeah Raptors Uh as much as there’s like you know the politics in it where the Raptors can’t struggle to attract free agents tax reasons uh you know playing in a different country reasons uh traveling reasons family reasons whatever it is Uh they also just can’t afford to sign any this year either So that uh that adds to the complications of it if they sign anybody It’s not somebody who’s who’s moving the needle It’ll be like a Bruno Fernandoesque sort of deal where it’s just like “Yeah come try out If it works it works If it doesn’t we cut you for free type thing.” This guy was a Raptor Nigel Hayes Davis Really i don’t remember that Uh yeah he was a for two games he was a Raptor in 2017 18 He played on three teams probably on like 10day contracts probably I’m assuming it was a G-League who had 10day deals Yeah because we’re at like game game 63 late season So might have been like 10 days Came on for five minutes in this game against the Knicks where they won by garbage time score and he played 50 seconds against Brooklyn in a game they won by a garbage time score as well So got a couple of garbage time gains with the wraps Chris Buchet I mean it’s not going to be Toronto if you’re holding your breath on that Like I always say guys there is a uh there’s a career beyond the NBA You don’t make the NBA your basketball career could just be beginning No movement by the raptors as of yet resigned to call Okay How we been the off season has been going for less than three [ __ ] hours We have three months essentially to do stuff Not essentially We have all of July all of August and all of September essentially to do something Then we’re creeping into preeason We have three [ __ ] months They’ll do something in the next three months I promise you that Call it an offseason It’s been It’s been less than three hours I didn’t expect them to do anything today I don’t think you should have expected them to do anything today Um Fernando was I mean Perto was good He’s It would still be on the Raptors Sorry Work man We should join his last contract this year Uh no I don’t think so He’ll probably sign a one-year deal I don’t think that’ll be it for him I don’t think that’ll be it Bob’s probably chilling somewhere I guarantee I I guarantee with 100 million% certainty Bobby Webster is not just chilling somewhere I guarantee I would bet my entire net worth he is not just chilling somewhere He is probably very hard at work right now But with no cap space they can’t just sign anybody Like you think he’s just on a [ __ ] beach somewhere or you think he’s just in a in like a a cottage in a cabin lodge in front of a fireplace stepping on some bourbon or something i’m sure he’s on the phone right now politician probably wants a businessman Did him using that term concern anyone uh not really Uh because they’re just going to let Bobby Webster handle it and Bobby Webster is NBA champion uh general general manager So to me yeah I’m I’m I’m comfortable with giving Bobby Webster the wheel If it’s not going to be Mai Bobb’s got control over it Let Bobby Webster handle it And the president can stay out of his business Uh yeah I wouldn’t count on that But Aiden Aiden’s not come to Toronto All right Well that’s going to pretty much do it As you can see I am hard at work right now uh with my job Uh I’ve got to go and get some work done Um and I got to do a video tonight to pump out tomorrow So thank you so much everybody for tuning in tonight We have Somaya joining us nicely Sorry Somaya You caught me on the way out But thank you so much any everybody for tuning in today Uh hanging out um and uh spending time with me Hope you did enjoy Hopefully you did get some entertainment out of it I know the Raptors didn’t do anything but um we got a long off seasonason to go The Raps are going to work on making something happen We’ll see if they can get anything done but uh we’ll cover it all here at Amateur Sports Um how many time today i’m going to go to the beach with my dog and my girlfriend or my fiance Sorry Probably going to rent a paddle boat and uh go around I got to go eat as well I have not eaten much today I need to eat something I’m going to make a smoothie and probably fry up some some veggies Nice healthy healthy meal All right guys Thank you If the Raptors make a move tonight of like enough significance I’ll come back live If it’s like signing guy on a minimum deal I probably won’t come live If it’s trading RJ Bear I’ll be live within within like 30 seconds Okay Thank you guys Appreciate it Yeah And RJB get traded like right when I click end won’t he uh if he does I’ll be back live and we’ll be we’ll do it all again Thank you everybody Uh have a great night I will see you all Uh no stream tomorrow I’m going to enjoy Uh but I’ll see you on the next one whenever Maybe maybe tonight

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