Mad Max’s Hilarious Summer League Stories, BOLD 2026 NBA Predictions & Brutally Honest Giannis Take

Mad Max’s Hilarious Summer League Stories, BOLD 2026 NBA Predictions & Brutally Honest Giannis Take

Welcome back to Unplugged. Oh man, the last Unplugged of the season. It’s been fun. Obviously brought to you by our partners, DraftKings. Uh what better way to close out the Unplugged season than having my two dogs on. Stephen Ulysus, Jesse Jackson III, and Maxwell Maximus. Glad Max, not Mad Max. What’s up? What’s up? What’s up, brother? It’s been a good season, man. I want to thank both of you guys for jumping on and and helping me out through this season. Um Jack, but before we get into the show, man, what’s going on with you? Talk talk to us and talk to the fans. Uh what’s up everybody? I’m actually in the airport now headed to nap, man. I uh had been I’m one of them guys that don’t go to the doctor. So, I’ve been running from the doctor. Like two months ago, I had uh working out or something. I tore my uh my lab my hip. Didn’t even think it was bad. Kept working out, kept stretching uh to the point where I to the point where I barely can walk. Max’s been around me the last couple weeks and some days you man some steps I take I’m feel like I’m about to fall down. So, uh I I went to the doctor. I went to the doctor. It kept giving out on me and it it was a little worse than I thought. Uh me waiting so long. I got a torn labor. I got a cyst that didn’t ruin my hip because of because of the fluid going into my hip and my my nerves are damaged. I got a a mild case of scoliosis and uh they got to go in there and clean some stuff out my back tomorrow. So, I’m in the airport headed now. Good luck and prayers. Are is it the Indie doctors doing it? The the Pacer doctors or you just found a good doctor out in Indie? Shout out to Josh Corbia and the Pacers doctors, man. You know, that’s that’s a they family, you know. I won a championship with with the Spurs, but nobody treat me like family, like the Pacers and the Golden State Warriors. So, they take good care of me. I called I called Josh, told him about my issue, got me right in, seen the doctors. That was I seen the doctors, Matt, but four days ago. Now, I’m having surgery Tuesday. So, they’re taking great care. Love it. So, what’s the plan now? So, this is going to be hip surgery, not back surgery, right? Yeah, they’re going into my back. So he told me when when he going in and cleaning out cuz my bottom disc is gone. So he’s going in there and cleaning some stuff out of my back and making sure my nerve is is is proper and uh fixing all this stuff in my back is going to make everything in my hip heal. So he don’t have to go in my hip. If I would have waited two months later, I would if I would have waited two months later, Matt, I would have needed uh hip replacement and screws in my back. So God God bless me for going early, man. Hey, man. Hey, that body’s been through a lot. You know us, man. Yeah. Oh my goodness. Yeah. We put our bodies through a lot, bro. You was you you you done pounded the concrete. You done pounded the hardwood. You done pounded face first from being hit by cars. That body been through a lot. [ __ ] Hey, I’m I’m just thankful at at 47 years old. It’s my first time having surgery. So, I’ll take Man, well, speedy recovery, bro. So, you going to be down a minute then? What? Two weeks? Four weeks? What? What’s going on? Well, you know you know us, man. We don’t never do what the doc say. The doc told I’m going to be down a month, but I’m looking at about two weeks. How about for once you just listen to the [ __ ] and stay down as long as you need to because the back is something you don’t want to play with. All right, so this leads me to my next this leads me to my next question. Who is the head coach of the big three squad now? I missed the week already and Max did a great job. The guys didn’t didn’t respond like we wanted him to, but Max did a great job. So yeah, he’s he’s definitely going to hold it down. Yeah, I got my brother back, man. God damn it. I got his back. God damn. We need to get a goddamn win this weekend now. Goddamn, guys. Come on now. [ __ ] Godamn it [ __ ] goddamn match. But we got a tough [ __ ] game this weekend though. Goddamn it. We got the uh 305 Beasley and [ __ ] man and I got all that. I got all this [ __ ] the dancing and all this [ __ ] going to go on. I got to talk to these guys before the goddamn game and and tell the goddamn Lance and oh goddamn business. Y’all chill now. Goddamn. Y’all chill. Y’all ain’t got to do all this [ __ ] But we going to we going out the ass though. We going to compete. We going out to compete though. [ __ ] this [ __ ] Max. They going to be dancing and talking [ __ ] too. Y’all better hold it down. You know these [ __ ] got to show out in Boston. So we going to be ready though. We’re going to compete. We’re going It’s going to be better than what the [ __ ] they think it’s going to be. And a [ __ ] ain’t definitely ain’t going to be sweet. So obviously the the the the the season doesn’t end. Summer league is is in full swing already uh for some of these younger players. I caught some highlights of the young boys getting up and down. But speaking of summer league, Max, I’m going to start with you. What do you remember? What what year was your summer league and where was it? We were in uh [ __ ] where we were in uh ve where we was I forget where the [ __ ] we were at. Vegas I What year was it? That was in 1988 89. God damn Max. I was in third grade. That’s crazy. I was I was smoking big hat. I was big at 89. Here you Here you go, [ __ ] You was 10 You was 10 or 11 years old. He was already blowing doping. He was way off way off the board. I told you that. Yes. Yes. That that body didn’t been through a lot. But where was your summer league max and what was it like? It was in Vegas and it was uh I was on a make good contract and [ __ ] you know. I wasn’t even signed up so I had to go out there and perform [ __ ] So I went out there and bust [ __ ] asses, you know. that and after, you know, as soon as, you know, after we play, I think we played like two games out there. The [ __ ] signed me on up for, you know, game. Oh, during the during summer league. That’s sir. I was I was killing [ __ ] out there. Yes, sir. Jack, what was your summer league experience like in what year was it? My best summer league experience was I think in 2002 playing with the Spurs. I was cooking. I was cooking. I was cooking. my summer league. So, I got drafted, I don’t know if you guys remember, but I got drafted with Dewan Wagner. I think he was a top five pick to Cleveland and then Carlos Boozer, uh, same draft to Cleveland and never really got a chance, man. I played [ __ ] two or three games and didn’t really even get a chance to play. And I remember John Lucas was the coach. He just wasn’t [ __ ] with me for some reason. I was out I was out the window. And then I got I went to the G-League in Fateville, North Carolina. Oh my god, that’s a really game. put my foot on the gas like, “Hell no, I can’t do this.” One thing I remember about Favville, that’s where JCO’s from. But what I remember about Favville was um it it’s a it’s a it’s a it’s an army it’s an army town and I always wonder like I wouldn’t go out but I probably say I went out maybe three or four times and every time I went out there was always fights. I’m like, “Yo, why is there always fights?” Like it was always fights and they say these military dudes come home and their wise been [ __ ] with dudes while they on the road. So they always there’s only one spot to go. So they used to get down with the get down at this one bar. I’m like, man, I can’t do this [ __ ] I’m coming from LA out here. I got to get the [ __ ] out of here, man. So [ __ ] No, you look guilty. All bad. Yeah. No, luckil Yeah. L Hey, luckily I stayed out the way, bro. I stayed all the way. I had me a little cheerleader out there. I stayed out the way. So yeah, but anyway. Yeah. Well, summer league is back. I saw some highlights of Bronnie. uh you you guys know each year getting a chance under your belt when he played in the GLeague and and and how much smoother and more confident he’s going to look this year. So, I’m excited to, you know, to continue to tie in to watch some of these younger players uh play and and see what their experience is like and and to the young players, if you happen to see this, man, obviously you do what you do, but there’s been plenty of guys that have been successful that may have had off summer leagues. So, don’t it’s not the end of the world if you have a off summer league. If you have a good summer league, you know, good luck to you and and congratulations. But for the guys, the big the big players that don’t have, you know, good summer leagues, man, that [ __ ] don’t mean nothing. Just be ready to work in training camp and get your journey off to the right foot, fella. There’s a big trade that went down Monday morning. John Collins headed to the Clippers. I really like that move. Norman Pal goes to the Heat. Kevin Love and Kyle Anderson go to Utah. Kevin Love will probably be bought out. Uh he’s near the end, the back end of his career. what I want to talk about the trade. Obviously Norman Pal is a big piece uh to move, but I think the Clippers made this move with something in mind and and obviously there’s been reports about Bradley Beal and possibly CP3 going to the Clippers. But if you think about this, this could be a potential James Harden, Bradley Beal, Kawi Leonard, John Collins, Zubac, and then possibly a CP3 coming off the bench. I think that puts the Clippers, I mean, they’re a little bit older, but I think that puts the Clippers in in a good space in the West. I mean, you know, you obviously OKC is up there, and we’ll talk about Houston and Denver, but what are your thoughts about the Clippers and potentially uh making some of those moves? I don’t like it. Tell them why you don’t like it. Tell them why you call that whole combo sound. I do like getting rid of Norman Pow. I think Norman Pal, he played great last year. He had he was a great offensive side, but I I don’t think he made the team better. He He played great, but he didn’t make the team better. He’s a great player. He gonna do that. He g He gonna do well in Miami. Chris Power going back. I don’t know how that’s gonna work with James being down. I don’t I don’t know how that’s gonna work. But I will say this, the person that they need is not Chris Paul. I’m not saying I know who it is, Matt. But I don’t like I don’t like the adding Chris Paul, James Hart, and Kawhai. I don’t I don’t like all that. That’s not You need another You You need to add another guy that’s willing to do some more of the dirty work. James ain’t doing no dirty work. Kawhai only can do so much. So you got to bring a guy that’s willing to be the dirty work on both ends of the floor. Chris Paul ain’t the guy. I love CP. I want to see him go out on a high note. And I don’t think the high note I want to see him go out on is with the Clippers. Max starts a lot of damaged goods on that [ __ ] And then they bring it in. And then they bring it in CP3. I love you to death CP3. They about to hang them [ __ ] up. But um but uh I just think man they they’re going to be they’re going to make the playoffs. They’re going to do what they do all every year. I mean, um, solid team with a lot of veterans on the [ __ ] know how to play, you know, but, um, they ain’t going to win no damn championship. So, put it like that. I like, uh, potentially bringing in a Bradley Bill. I feel like he has a lot to prove. He was a big time scorer, a scoring champ, Nate, if I’m not mistaken, while he was in Washington. Uh, two years in in in Phoenix didn’t necessarily work out how how how he expected it. He’s going to get bought out. They could probably get him for a good number. But I think, you know, at one point we were talking about he was one of the best two guards in the league and that wasn’t that long ago. So I think for him to kind of have a chip on his shoulder, I think his no trade clause and the amount of money he make kind of painted him as a bad person or a bad player. But if you look at his numbers, you know, 50% from the field, 18, 19 points a game, you know, if he’s in a better situation. And I think to me, this lends to James because James is someone that’s 228 and six, but I can see James going down to 18, 10, and six, and making more room for Bill to to to be able to do what Bill does, someone that we know can score the ball. Um, so I I’m interested in and then again, Tailoo being one of the best coaches in the game. So, I’m interested in seeing this. Uh, I I I would love to see Jack, to your point, I would love to see CP land in a space. I I’ve actually been talking to CP a lot lately and I think it’s year 21 and he announced it’s going to be his last season, but his goal is to obviously be closer to the family. You know, really starting to make a name for himself uh in the AAU space. U we just seen him all last weekend and I know it’s important. He wants to play another, but I know how important it is to be present and be a dad. So, getting him somewhere in California, I think, is the goal. So whether that be the Clippers or or another California team, I hope um that ends up working out for him. But I’m really interested in seeing what um you know this turns into for the Clippers if it goes as planned. Dame gets is it at a Did he get bought out? They stretched his They stretched his contract. They stretched it. They stretched it over four years. So basically he’ll be getting 22 nearly 22$22.5 million over the next four years. Um I guess you know it’s it’s up in the air now. Will he rehab by himself or will he join an organization? possible names that have been thrown out there. Boston, um, Golden State would be going home. Miami, uh, you know, Portland is probably a place, too. But what Dame is 35 if I’m not mistaken, coming off an Achilles. And although Achilles isn’t what it used to be as far as coming back, he is a smaller guard. But the reason why I think Dame will be okay is because his game is never dependent on athleticism. You know, I mean, his strength, skill set, and ability to shoot the ball. I mean, it’ll probably take a little bit to get back there, but I don’t think it’s going to be dramatic. I think the defensive end is something we’re going to have to to wait and see because he wasn’t super strong on that side anyway. But what do you guys think about Dame if you guys were in this situation? Would you guys rehab it out with your doctors and and then kind of pick and choose where you uh you know, once you’re healthy, where to go or would you jump on with an organization, be able to rehab around the team with team doctors and still kind of build that chemistry as you’re rehabbing? Jack, what would you do? You’re about to get surgery. If I was dang uh it have to be the right situation. I go somewhere where I got a good chance of being a u a champion. My role is not high. I got to come off the bench or whatever, you know. Uh but it it all depends on where it is, Matt. I think he’s I think if if it’s a good situation where he he can come in and play a nice role and help a team win a championship when he does get healthy, I think he works that out with that team. But until he finds that you got to rehab on your own, you’re getting paid 27 here. You’ve been making a lot of money. You can have all the same resources outside of the outside of the NBA that they have. You know what I’m saying? But I think but just rehab until you find your situation that’s good for you, then rehab with the team. Do it on his own. Rehab on his own and get himself back together. And you know, it’s going to be a whole year before he come back. [ __ ] [ __ ] ain’t coming back next year. So, I mean, he’s out for a whole [ __ ] year. So, um, but it just got to concentrate on himself, man, and and get himself back together. And then, you know, once he get himself back pretty much healthy, then he concentrate on where he want to go and try to put himself in a good situation. So, yeah, but let’s pick it back off what Jack said. But yeah, um he just got to get himself back healthy, man, and do it on his own. He got enough goddamn money, get [ __ ] making a bunch of goddamn money so he can he can rehab and like Jack said, he got all the resources and everything he needs. So, yeah, just Yeah, he’ll be fine though. [ __ ] Well, Dave, we wish you nothing but luck. Also, Tatum, man, Hallebertton, all the guys that went down this year. I know we’re missing some. Yeah, Kyrie, wish you guys all man healthy, speedy recoveries and and we’re looking forward to you guys getting in the right situations and getting back on the floor. Uh before we move on to this, the Bucks, the team that stretched Dame, what are they doing? I’m I’m confused. And I mean, Miles Turner for what what they give him? Four four 107. Is that that much of an improvement from Brook Lopez? uh who’s running the team now. Obviously, Giannis is is the man, but you know, you need guards to make that engine roll. Um just a lot of weird don’t want to be that [ __ ] Y don’t That’s what I’m saying. Is it time to to to to pack it in and I can only imagine what you get with Giannis on the on the trade market. Is it time to rebuild? Yeah, it’s a rebuilding. They got to cut the cord with Giannis. Let this [ __ ] go cuz he don’t want to be there. You know what I mean? So, and uh but yeah, they in rebuilding uh situation. That [ __ ] is all [ __ ] up over there in Milwaukee now. And especially when they your main man don’t want to play with you no more and he done gave you everything he could give you. He done been I mean he’s that man could have been left and he stayed there but you know they say he’s you know he likes you know you know he don’t like to move around a lot. So but it’s a good situation for him man. I just think they they in rebuilding situation man. and the goddamn Milwaukee Bucks. They just that shit’s trash over there. I don’t know. I wouldn’t even want to go there. I wouldn’t even I wouldn’t even want I wouldn’t even I wouldn’t even want to go there and play. But once they traded Middleton away, that’s when things start going downhill. He was a big part of what they did. He had got hurt and he had missed a little timeout and they start they didn’t play ch they played a little bit. They played better a little bit without him then they got rid of him. They’ve been going downhill since. Now Giannis Giannis don’t really know he want to be there. Then now you got to think, bro, how many people want to play for Doc? in Milwaukee like come on bro like like in Milwaukee that like come on bro like they I think they had that I think they got to blow that all up man. See what I think though too also is adding to that and I think it’s a similar thing that Denver did the small pieces to help you get to that championship. You know what I mean? the PJ Tuckers and and and the smaller pieces when you kind of let them go and then similar on the flip side where Denver let go of Bruce Brown and Jeff Green and guys that were instrumental although they were able to resign Bruce Brown for 3 million so they got him back a year or two later but you you know you kind of forget obviously you you’re you focus on your star your core stars but role players make that [ __ ] go and I feel like both those teams kind of let crucial guys go luckily Denver was able to rebound and rebuild but Milwaukee hasn’t been able to do that so it’ll be really interesting to see if Giannis you know packs it Like you said, Max, he brought an MVP there. He brought a championship there. We all know Milwaukee lifestyle is is is is not something you you strive for. You know what I mean? And you see this band’s buying houses out in New York and and moving around big cities now. So, I think you might be getting that itch. Yeah. We going to see. You definitely want Pacers. I mean, Jack, you’re headed to Indie right now. You were there throughout their run. What I mean’s out within Achilles. you you Miles Turner’s gone. Uh what is what is what is their strategy moving forward? Are they just, you know, buying their time until Hallebertton gets back? Do they they trade some people away for some assets? What do you guys think their play should be? The Florida team is still there. I think uh they they plan on making some moves to do some things uh to begin the season. Go Nemar got to come out ballinger. He got to be more aggressive. I think it’s going to be good for him because he get to come out aggressive and really get himself going. Um, not gonna be the same team without Hollenburg, but you got the same core team and all those guys play hard. I think they’re gonna be all right. Especially in the East. I think they’re gonna be all right, bro. I like the damn trade with Miles Turner. Big old soft ass his ass when his ass want to shoot all the goddamn threes. I like that trade for Miles Turner. [ __ ] that [ __ ] That that big old soft [ __ ] won’t shoot all the goddamn threes, man. Get your ass on the block, man. So hopefully they put his ass on the block over there, [ __ ] But I Max, that’s why we love you, Max. cuz you’re talking you’re talking from a a lot of players perspect or fans perspective but also like a old school like bro you’re bigger than everyone on the court and you want to keep yourself on the perimeter the whole I mean I don’t mind the perimeter but mix it in you I mean mix in that block and and take advantage of that but that’s crazy you said hey you said it best Max that’s all I have to say about that all right man with safe travels I’ll make sure I let y’all know how it go a safe surgery and we’ll see you soon up y’all I partner with DraftKings and they’ve on some stuff you guys got to check out. 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I love the moves. I love every damn thing they done over there in Houston, man. They trying to really win one. I think they put themselves in a good position to be one of the favorites this year. I mean, we [ __ ] like I kept saying, all these [ __ ] needed to do what the Rockers needed to do was get a [ __ ] you can roll that ball out, too, and go get a goddamn bucket. And we got him now. You got one of the greatest to ever do it. You got one to be able to ever roll the ball out and go get you one. Kevin, one of the greatest to ever do it. And and and I agree with you. I felt like they were missing. They were a good young team that played hard and a good coach, but they missed that one guy that every single night is going to give you whether what do you have 27 last year? It’ll probably, you know, 26 25 26 27 next year. That consistency. Uh he’s got a bunch of young dogs that are going to play hard for Kevin, too. You know what I mean? They realize they know KD is on his last run and then young boys are going to be motivated to play hard for him and help him get one on the way. So, I’m really happy for you guys uh in what you were able to do, man. They continue to improve. Another team that I feel got better uh was Denver. They traded Michael Porter Jr. for Cam Johnson. Michael Porter is owed 79 million over the next two seasons. Cam Johnson is owed 43 over the next two seasons. So, you know, nearly $30 million 30 plus million difference. They were able reable to sign an instrumental Swiss Army knife for their championship run Bruce Brown for only 3 million. And then they got Valenunis who was in talks about jumping over the waters and Denver said, “No, [ __ ] that, bro. We traded for you. You gonna honor your contract.” But all jokes aside, to me, Valenunis is one of the best backup bigs in the game. Yeah. Very solid double double, hard-nosed. Absolutely. Physical. You’ll find his ass. He likes to shoot that, you know, awkward looking jumper from the mid-range, but he he’ll be on that block, too. He’ll definitely do some block work. So, I think that’s a a big move. So, absolutely. You look at what Cam uh you you get uh Murray, Cam Johnson, Christian Brown, Peyton Watson, Aaron Gordon, Bruce Brown, Tim Hardaway Jr. too. They picked him up, which is a very solid pickup. And then Valentinunis and you put that all around Jokic and and this team was what? They took they took OKC to seven, right? Seven. Yes. I mean, they got they definitely got better. So, uh absolutely. Between these two, Max, these two teams we just mentioned, who’s had a better off seasonason thus far? Has it been Houston or Denver? Oh, man. I’m probably It’s hard it’s hard to say Denver probably and I was talking to the producers too and it’s it’s hard for me to say that a team you get a Kevin Durant and you your team didn’t have the best off season but D Denver’s been able to put a lot around and and they’ve been able to add pieces to it already a championship proven team. I really like what Houston’s done and and to your point I think they put theirel right in contention. I think it’s going to be Denver, Houston, OKC, uh, as the top three teams in the Western Conference. But both teams, man, have had great off season thus far. And it really kind of shines the lights on the on the teams that that haven’t. You know, you you look at Phoenix, like, okay, now you’re buying out Bradley Beal and and what are you getting in return, you lose you lose Kevin Durant, you know, Milwaukee, you stretch Dame, and you sign Miles Turner. like you see how important I think a lot of people just don’t appreciate how important a solid foundation from ownership to management is on building these teams. We’ve seen the Knicks struggle for so many years and they finally got some good management in there and you see the product on the court. I tell people, man, I don’t care what the [ __ ] you have on paper. If your management and ownership is sideways, it’ll never it’ll Yeah. It’ll never turn into cuz you know when it starts absolutely up top. Max, this is the last show um of the summer for the season. What is one bold prediction for next year? What’s something you want to hang your hat on that remember this day and we’re going to clip this [ __ ] and next year we going to say Max remember you said this [ __ ] on this day. What is that prediction for you? I goddamn Rockets going to win the championship next year. I ain’t That’s what the damn bold That’s what the [ __ ] prediction is. That’s it. The Rockets gonna win that [ __ ] Yeah, that’s what it is. What’s yours? I don’t know. I’mma think of one. Normally as the host, I just have to ask you [ __ ] that I don’t really have to give you my bold prediction. But um what is a bold prediction? What is a bold prediction? I think Bradley Bill has a a very solid season next year. And he reminds people why just, you know, three or four years ago he was considered one of the best two guards in the game. I think a a bounceback season for Bradley. Good dude, bad situation, and then you know how how the all the noise starts with that. But uh I’m happy I’m happy he’s gonna get his chance to really spread his wings and and find it the the love for the game again. And so that’s my predict. It’s not as big as yours. I’m not saying I like I like Bradley. He a gator. You know what I mean? That [ __ ] he went to Florida. So I I [ __ ] with him. Yeah. He’s a gator. So does LeBron finish as a Laker next season? Absolutely. Absolutely. You can’t trade for the [ __ ] Lakers. I mean what who who [ __ ] said that? Who saying that [ __ ] Who? Dylan, Dylan, Dylan, stop with all that [ __ ] Dylan. Dylan, what are you talking about, buddy? Don’t do that to yourself. Hell no. Braun ain’t going no [ __ ] way. Hell no. That man in LA for Yeah, he’s going no he’s not going nowhere. Not. Well, Max, man, we appreciate you on behalf of the company, man. We’re We’re excited to have you as a part of the family as we continue to grow. We got some good stuff coming up for you. I know we’re working on the the animated Mad Max series that that that we’re going to be bringing to life. And then also tell me a little bit about Deep Fried, about you and Stack and what you guys got going on this summer with Deep Fried. Well, [ __ ] it’s going to probably be put on hold for a second because, you know, my man got to go up under the knife. So, um, but it’s it’s a show that we’re going to be in a in a uh sprinter van, you know, doing what we do, smoking that good [ __ ] marijuana and goddamn goddamn going around just eating all kind of different types of foods and [ __ ] And and me and this [ __ ] he I don’t I don’t eat a lot of [ __ ] either. And he don’t really either. He’s a picky eater, too. So, it’s going to be funny as hell, man. We going It’s going to be some crazy funny [ __ ] man. You know, we going to be high as hell, too. So, it’s that’s why we call it. Yeah. So, it’s going to be a real good series. I can’t wait for it, though. Yeah. You guys let me know when you bring that Sprinter out to LA and pull up to the house, I will hop in and indulge in all aspects of the show. We going to do that. Absolutely. Going to do it. Before we get out of here, want to send my love to my man Jean Robuk. Uh, one of my business partners. I’ve coached his son since he was a young boy. He’s one of the top upcoming high school players in the country. But Jean had a stroke last week and Oh, man. went in and had emergency brain surgery. man. So, we’re sending some love. He’s the one that always caters. He cers for for our company all the time. Makes all kinds of amazing food, man. So, Jean, sending a lot of love and prayers out to you and the family. Little Jean, hold your head, bro. Yes, Jean. Yes. Um, I’m here for you guys. We love you and and and man, we’re praying for another speedy recovery. Stay blessed, brother. Yes, please. Well, that’s a wrap. Unplugged. Hope you guys enjoyed this season. You can catch this on All the Smoke Productions YouTube and the DraftKings Network. Stay tuned. We going to have some stuff. We’re not going to have shows, but we going to have some stuff coming for you guys, man. We working on some dope stuff to fill this void. And we will see you guys in October. [Music]

Matt Barnes, Stephen Jackson & Vernon Maxwell react to this morning’s trade between the Jazz, Heat and Clippers. Then, the guys discuss how Myles Turner’s move impacts Giannis, where Chris Paul & Damian Lillard go from here & Max’s honest prediction for Houston Rockets.

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(14:20) What’s Next: Giannis & Milwaukee Bucks?
(17:05) Indiana Pacers 2025-26
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(23:18) BOLD 2025-26 Predictions
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