Mark Williams continues to shine for the Charlotte Hornets. Will he play more minutes as the season goes on? LOH family member Nata Edwards joins the show to discuss potential trades for Terry Rozier, including one juicy option that brings back an all timer.
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We recap The Hornet's laws to the Utah Jazz but we gained so much more in the First round pick production we talk About it all today plus the trades Unlocked on Hornets you were locked on Hornets part of the locked on podcast Network your team every day in Dominica We live [Music] It's locked on hornets part of the Locked on podcast Network it's your team Every day thanks for making us your First lesson we're free and available Anywhere you get your podcast and Today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel this episode brought to you by FanDuel Sportsbook official Sportsbook Of locked on make every moment more Visit fanduel.com locked on today to get Started if you're watching us on YouTube You see an old familiar face not at Edwards now producer of the ion college Basketball podcast joins us once again Of course Walker mail Doug Branson here With you uh once more as well NADA how Are you doing man I'm good I'm good we're getting ready For the Silly Season in college Basketball but I always have time to Hang out with you guys even if you Called me old so I did I said old Familiar face yeah he's gonna try to run Specials I appreciate that no I didn't emphasize
I was gonna try to just sprinkle it in And just put it in you you called me out On it though I didn't know you were Gonna call me out for it um I greatly Apologize well let's recap this game Last night And you see the Hornets lose to the Jazz 120 to 102. Um second quarter is when it got out of Hand and the Hornets didn't really come Back after that kind of an even uh you Know second half for the most part then Utah separates more in the fourth Quarter hold on now I think they had a Chance there in the third quarter they Got it down to five they had their Opportunities but you know ultimately oh Excuse me I don't know what happened There the Utah Jazz Defenders jumped in My throat and started defending Defending Um but yeah they had their chances they Had their chances sure they did not get Dominated I think one in the second half Going into the locker room which is Something that's happened by the way Against the Hawks the Hornets came out And played really well in the third Quarter actually allowed them to come Back and win that game so they did play Better in the third and then the fourth It kind of slipped away from them once Again Um Terry Rozier leading scorer again 23
Points Mason Plumley 18 points five of Six from the field main storyline for me Though is Mark Williams of course five Of seven from the field 11 points he had Two Steals and three blocks three Rebounds did go one of two from the free Throw line the the early on stretch for Mark as soon as he entered the game It was actually getting ridiculous how Many consecutive plays he was making Every single trip down the floor Offensively or defensively it was it was Comical I mean I I could not praise Mark Enough you would write a tweet you'd Have to erase it because he did Something else impressive then you'd Have to erase it because he did Something else impressive Tap Out shot Goes back up grabs the offensive rebound Again and then does a reverse layup jump Shot you know dunking just nice pick Honestly the moving screen against him I Guess a little bit later in the game I Thought that was kind of a weak call Even if they go review it but whatever I Mean I I just can't say enough good Things about the way that Mark Williams Played in this game against Utah and They have a size guy in Walker Kessler Right like it's not OKC it's not even Houston you're dealing with somewhat of A different team there NADA what did you Make of Mark Williams and maybe some of The other story lines in this one quite
Honestly I he was like you said he was The highlight outside of that it was Largely the same thing that we always See it's just they don't have a counter Punch for someone that plays physical And gets in their shorts that was 90 of It outside of that though Mark Williams Is starting to and I have to I feel like I have to say this because I was so Adamant that he not be on this team last Summer that I was wrong I was very wrong About Mark Williams not working out here He has been a revelation he helped Change the game he helped change a whole Bunch of games and more importantly he Shows that this developmental system That Charlotte Hornets do have is Actually working it's just it takes time It's not instant oatmeal it's more like A solid pot of grit it's gonna take a Little bit you got to throw a little bit Of uh chicken chicken stock in there You Gotta Throw salt pepper maybe again it's Just it's just going to need a lot more Than the typical stuff that you Naturally need for a pot of oatmeal so That's that's what Mark Williams is Instant pot of grits shrimp and grits Maybe I I like it that that's some of The best tasting food I've ever had Before no doubt about it what do you Think of Mark Williams and uh some other Story lines I love that NADA kept upgrading it it
Went instant oatmeal then grits and then Shrimp and drinks I mean it was like a Surf and turf you know he's like a gold Crusted Pizza yeah well I mean maybe his Nickname needs to be low country then we Had big country you know uh Brian Reeves Maybe his name needs to be low country What he's doing Um I I think has been pretty incredible So far making essentially like an Amazing play every quarter you know I Thought in that first quarter he was Excellent one of uh the better plays I've seen from this season was an Offensive rebound that he had at the end Of that first quarter and then he goes Reverse and uses those long tentacle Arms that he has to get up that reverse Layup I mean there's just things that he Can do because of of that length and Because of his wingspan that that make Him I think a future match-up problem Here's one thing though I thought the Ref stole a bucket from him late in the Game that that Clifford challenged and They somehow upheld the chat he's got to Quit challenging in the third quarter It's not working I fundamentally Disagree with challenging on the third Quarter yeah yeah yeah but I almost was Going to let it slide because I was Adamant that that was not an illegal Screen that's crazy so the rest took a Bucket away from him and then these
Scores these scoring tables on the road Have to stop crediting Mark Williams Blocks as steals because he he has he Had like three steals in that game Against Atlanta that were or three Blocks that were all credited as Steals And and I thought both of his steals That he was credited with in this game Were blocks I gotta quit doing that They're taking stats away from my guy he Needs to block shots forget the steel Stats I want to see these guys we want To see him rack up five blocks a game That's what I want it's crazy he doesn't Need any more though he had three in This one right but I don't think it Really does need more I want him to get All the block shots no see who cares About steals when you're a big guy it's All about the blocks baby oh I I like it More so bring me all of the force Turnovers but he did steal the alley is That what you the so the the alley I was In the Atlanta game and this one he Swatted a floater I think it's happening So this is what's crazy and I wonder if This happens to Rudy gobert and some Other guys that have these like Freakishly long arms they do things away So far away from the basket that are Clearly in my mind a block but it's not Like a traditional block shot where a Guy's driving the rim and they were Close to the rim and so they credit it
As a steal but he's got his arms way up In the air and he's blocking these Things down and I don't know it's just I Don't know points for me because I want I want to see Mark Williams rack up Blocks but so here's where I want to Would like to take this conversation Because we're sitting here where Languishing Praise on Mark Williams for All the amazing things that he does and The way he changes the game and yet he's Still not you know getting I would say Like The majority of minutes I mean remember At the beginning of the Season we would See Mason Plumley play less minutes than Nick Richards despite starting that's Not happening with Mark Williams and I Know a lot of people listening to this Show right now are saying hey what's Going on because the Hornets PR will Tweet nice stuff about Mark Williams and The replies are always why is he playing More right well it's based in Plumley Too and Mason in this game you know Again I mentioned his stat line how About eight of 11 from the free throw Line for Mason Plumley in this game the The left-handed free throws they're Working and the bench can laugh and They're working and it is salvaged his Career at the charity stripe it's Ridiculous and he started o of two from The line like he goes eight of 11. he
Missed his first two free throws Um what do you think the trade value is For him NADA and how are you kind of Operating with him we can get to some Terry conversation later Um but if you wanted to speak on Mason Or just anything else you notice from This game Uh quite honestly and I know people are Gonna hate to hear this I expect Mason Plummy to be bought out I don't think He's going to get traded I think Unfortunately because of the way the Salary works because the Hornets are Going to be very very reticent to take Back salary I don't think someone's Going to give up a second round pick and For him despite the fact that we just Saw rui hachimura go for a second round Pick I'm expecting to get bought out Because quite honestly I'm not sure There's enough firing contract for him And the Hornets don't want to take back Salary and I completely understand it From their from their uh Vantage plan at This point yeah I mean he's playing well But I can understand being reluctant to Take him on just because of the past Performance even though he is playing so Well now you do wonder if a change in Environment might have him revert back To something less than averaging 16 Points per game and over 12 rebounds Um but no I I understand why you would
Say that Doug what what do you say well And you have to wonder if the Organization thinks about it like this They're going to be patient with Mark Williams understanding that he is the Big of the future and if he doesn't play Right away big minutes it's okay you Know he's going to play Big minutes next Season most likely Mason Plumley makes your team play Better I just want people to think about This okay think about how The Hornet's Offenses looked over the past you know 10 to 15 to 20 games or really all Season and now I want you to think about That if bismack biyombo or your starting Center it would be apocalyptic Mason Plumley has made you know this offense Especially without lamelo lamella would Have changed that game against Utah Because Utah knows that they can Aggressively defend the three-point line Run you off the three-point line without Lamelo you can't do that to lamelo Because lamelo can shoot it from deep And it can shoot it well from DP extends Defenses out and doesn't allow them to Do what the Utah defense did the Hornets Last night but Mason Plumley may they Were able to use Mason Plumley like a Release valve get it down to him and he Made plays happen against Walker Kessler And against Lowry marking it and when They switched he was able to punish the
Mismatch and so he makes you play better And so I wonder if the Hornets are Thinking well you know let's see if we Can get some action on some of these Other guys but Mason could help Bryce McGowan's make a play every now and then He can help you know some of these other Guys that they're they're going going to Want to develop and get a look at Because he makes your team competent All right let's let's give a few more Observations from this game in the next Segment but then transitioned into some Trade talk coming up next on the locked On Hornets podcast don't go to sleep on The Window we did see a trade yesterday in The NBA how might that affect how the Hornets operate plus we'll talk about Terry Rozier with one NADA Edwards Joining us today this episode is brought To you by FanDuel the NFL playoffs are Here we're really excited about our new Sports betting partner too for lockdown Because they're the number one sports Book in America it's FanDuel and if You're new to FanDuel that's even better They have so many great features that Make Betty on on betting on sports fun And easy and new customers can join Today to get started with 150 in free Bets that's all guaranteed when you Place your first five dollar bet again 150 and free bets guarantee just sign up
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Know hit some shots only took one Three-pointer but got in the paint you Know hit three of us four free throw Attempts nine assists so that's eight Assists against Atlanta nine against Utah and I think when you're missing Lamello he can come in and really help You especially as a second unit guy Right where the bench has not been all That great offensively so I just wanted To give some shout out to uh Dennis Smith Jr who scored 15 in this game not So much Bryce McGowan's as much as we Like Bryce as much as he's earned these Minutes I don't think Steve Clifford is Just giving these to him because they're In full-on tank mode Bryce McGowan's bad Game from him o of seven from the field Oh with two from the three-point line Only scored two points because he hit a Couple of free throws so uh Bryce McGowan's not his strongest game Um but not how much have you enjoyed Watching Bryce McGowan's get some of These minutes It's been fun because he's starting to Get it and he's starting to actually be Aggressive for a while I was on the if You're not going to shoot these wide Open threes play somebody else that will Shoot them because for a while he was Just playing passive he's being more Aggressive on both ends of the floor and He's been a joy to watch and they're
He's gonna get it that pass to Mark Williams in the Atlanta game was one of My favorite passes favorite let me put It this way non lamello passes that I Saw all year at this point Yeah and and that's a part of his game That can I think it's underrated for him And so that was awesome to see and last Thing from you Doug just uh I know You're you're a Bryce fan you've liked What you've seen from him this year Um you know what did you make of his Performance in this one and then Anything else you wanted to finish up With well look he's going to have games Where he struggles I mean there's no Doubt about that and this one he wasn't The only player that had a nightmare Game I mean Thor was over three and Committed a few uh fouls that he didn't Need to commit you know dsj the stat Line looks good but I thought his start Was bad and and when they they needed a Little extra offensive punch he wasn't Really able to deliver he did help them Sort of climb back into the game but That's because he put his he finally put His head down and got to the rim you Know I think he needs to be more Aggressive getting to the rim because His shot is gone it's not coming back And every time the Terry Rozier passes To dsj I cringe like I physically like I Just don't when the ball leaves his
Hands I don't trust it anymore and that That stinks because he was so good at And hitting three-point shots and it Surprised us early in the season but It's gone and I don't think it's coming Back you know PJ Washington is sort of a Classic uh fall back down to earth game For him uh Gordon Hayward too like I Didn't love his game he had four tourney Almost at one point had uh more Turnovers than points and you know he I Thought again he sort of helped them get Back into it a little bit but overall I Didn't love love his game the bottom Line is guys The Hornet starters especially without Lamelo but even with lamelo all have to Play well because the only bench Contributions you're getting offensively At this point with any consistency is Mark Williams and so all five starters Have to play well and if one or two guys Have an off night they just have no Chance at competing and and it's just One more Sort of a sign if they need any more Signs that they need to get more Aggressive on the trade market because This thing is not working and it's not a Little adjustment that they have to make That this thing's not going to work yeah No and and Dennis Smith he wasn't a Great start for him I did think it was a Good end of the third quarter and maybe
Even first but no you're right like Offensively it just wasn't what it was At the beginning of the season for him When the shot finally came back for Dennis Smith and you are right I mean When lamelo's out it's gonna hurt you When any starter is out it's gonna hurt You and they got a lot of guys in the Rotation that have been in and out this Whole season and are currently not Playing as we speak now Um one guy that is is Terry Rozier and This past month has been a lot better For him than the previous part of the Season had gone for Terry it's been you Know a uh a career with the Hornets low Year for Terry but he is starting to Pick it up lately just in time Especially with the trade deadline Coming up right at the beginning of February NADA how are you how are you Going to operate if your Mitch cup check How do you operate with Terry Rozier and Figuring out a place to send him to you Know a Lakers team or maybe a Phoenix Suns team that was rumored to be Interested in him by Mark Stein you know In the post Chris Paul era they're Looking at Terry Rozier Emmanuel Quickley and Fred Van Vleet those are The reports from Mark Stein the Stein Line I think is the uh the publication He has what do you make of all of that Surrounding Terry
I think you have I think Mitch cup check And the Hornets have to be very careful Not to deal him for what 20 cents on the Dollar 30 cents on the dollar he has More value to the Hornets than he does Probably to any other team and on top of That you're talking about a 21 million Dollar salary that's only going to keep Rising as the contract keeps going on The bigger problem that is finding that Match so are you going to deal Terry Rozier for Russell Westbrook in a deal That clears a whole bunch of caps cap But at the same point you don't Necessarily know how you're going to Rebuild retool and rebuild off of that And you're still having to worry about One of the wing spots at start starters On top of that you're now talking about Talk again it's either Phoenix or LA or Maybe it might be a mystery team say Dallas or something like that I'm just Worried about the return because if You're not going to get anything worth It or you're going to get a second that May or may not convene at what point is It actually worth it to deal a Terry Rozier to the to someone else you're Better off keeping them and waiting for The CBA and for that contract to look Better and better as it ages yeah I Think Terry Rozier is the hardest value To gauge because Gordon Hayward I think I saw you tweet this out too nada I
Agree with you unless you know there's Always outliers that could happen but For the most part I think the expiring Contract is going to be more valuable so You might as well just hold on to him Until this off season I I think that Makes sense for a Gordon Hayward Mason Plumley as much as he's been good for The Hornets I think now if if he's if He's not going to get you anything in Return now then he never will right so You'll find something that you can Capitalize on now for Mason and if you Can't then fine you know figure it out From there but Terry there are a few People that think just getting rid of The contract is valuable enough right Like we did this with Russell Westbrook It's very different the contract is not As albatrossy as Russell Westbrook but We had that same conversation of well You know one team is looking for assets To trade Russell Westbrook away and the Other team is thinking wait no we're We're going to give you money we're Doing you a favor right it's it's very Polarizing what you view with Terry Rozier yeah the the thing that I think Bugs me about this entire conversation Is that we're not talking we're talking About this like the CBA is going to stay Static and that contracts are either Going to devalue or decrease entirely And then you're looking at a Nick but
Two mess contract this is not Nick Batoon we need to let the Nick Batoon Contract idea go we need to let that Baggage go this is not going to be one Of those contracts if anything you're Going to see the Fret land fleets that Are friend that and the Gary trents Easily dwarf those contracts easily Dwarf the Terry Rozier contract so I'm Not sure there's an appetite to trade it Especially when he's only going to look Better and better and a lot of these Guys again Gary Trent Jr especially who Was looking for at last check 27 and a Half a year Like at some point that Rosier contract Is going to be a nice easy alternative And you may be able to deal Terry Rozier For actual Assets in the summer Yeah I mean the CBA may change the the Deal might look better but there are a Lot of buyers on the market right now The market might not look better there Might not be as many people willing to Or desperate enough to make that move Then and the other okay that's you know CBA might be changing the contract might Look better but I tell you what's not Going to change and that's the the way This team looks defensively when Terry Rozier and lamelo ball play next to one Another they've it's look it's it's a Great pair of pants that you don't fit Into anymore and you're not getting any
Slimmer like it's not changing you know They they are not going uh to to play Well defensively together I don't I Don't think uh it's not in Terry's game To get better defensively I don't know What the ceiling is on the Mellow balls Defense but his offense obviously Outweighs his defense so you would I Think if you're thinking about this Rationally you would want to try to find Some kind of defensive shooting guard to Pair next to lamelo to make it all work Um and and that'll be great as as Mark Williams continues to develop as as a Shot blocker it would make you a Formidable defensive team but they have To come to terms with that idea and you Know I think it should be about moving Terry for cost savings just so you force Yourself to go find that option a Shooting guard because you're not going To bench Terry Rozier you can't do it Um yeah go ahead nada The one thing I would push back is and This is my big thing about this I'm not Saying trade Terry I'm I'm not saying Don't trade Terry at all what I'm saying Is the market where we've had Mark Stein Report I forgot it was either Mark Mark Stein or Jake Fisher I actually known as Jake Fisher Jake Fisher reported that They wanted that Milwaukee was willing To give up Grayson Allen from Jalen McDaniel at some point the market may
Not be what we think it is and the Market most likely is going to be better This summer when people start asking for What they or people start again Gary Trent Jr Fred family others are going to Start start asking for real money so What I'm saying is I'm not I'm okay with Dealing him I'm just not okay with Dealing him in a depressed market and I'm not sure that this isn't a depressed Market at this point well there's some Interesting deals to be had and we're Going to talk about it coming up next on The lockdown Hornets podcast don't go to Sleep on the Hornets just yet Russell Westbrook has often been rumored to Possibly come back in a return with the Terry Roger trade what if I could tell You another NBA legend could come back In return for Terry Rozier we're going To talk about that coming up next on the Lockdown Hornets podcast Is locked on Hornets Mitch cupcake will He do the thing that he has not done in Season anything the thing that he has Not done is he's back to do something Just do do one thing You need to get a stick from outside and Become the meme in person because that It always comes back to do something do Something It's time for more of the locked on Hornets podcast [Music]
That music was a little loungy that was Different I missed the last brought the Lounge music back you know I'm sure well Look here's the thing We're gonna be subjected to some similar Games to that Utah Jazz games and I felt Like I just needed to bring some Meditation and I need to bring some Relaxing station I need to you know we Have to we talked about this before the Show we have to start watching these Games from the perspective of finding Joy because Joy is not going to be Easily presented to us over the next few Weeks so we need to find the joy oh I've Already done that and that's what that Is the people's biggest problem with me Sometimes is when I want to just praise Mark Williams and avoid the tire fire That is going around I just I'm sitting Here with only Mark Williams goggles on That's the only thing I'm doing watching The rest of the season oh Dennis Smith Jr had a nice play that's cool I'll pay Attention to that like that's oh PJ Washington isn't going one of seven in This game cool I'm gonna I'm gonna be Happy about what PJ's doing because he Could be something foundational that I'm Absolutely doing that for my sanity Because I have to talk about the Hornets Not only every day on the lockdown Hornets podcast but also have to do it In various spots from 12 to 3 every
Single day so yeah yeah the sad fact is The Hornets are simple they're simple to Figure out the problems are are pretty Basic the reason why they can't play Defense is pretty basic the reason why They can't play offense is it's pretty Basic there's you know unlike other some Other situations where you have players That are playing you know far below Their expected value or you've got drama Like you've got in Atlanta with Trey Young and Nate McMillan you know none of That's happening all these players are Playing hard some of them are playing Out of position but some of them but all Of them are playing hard and Steve Clifford is trying to do the right Things generally except for challenging In the third quarter I mean he's Generally doing the right things and This horde State like if you have one or Two match-up problems on the other side Of the floor it's just going to be Difficult for this team to overcome Anything Steve Clifford is too logical To not challenge in the third he's like Wait this is an obvious basket throw it I mean it's it's an obvious basket I'm Just going to throw this and then Remember in the Atlanta game the Comments after that foul call on Um on the Hornets against Trey young or When Trey young was was fouled right Quote unquote and then they just all got
Crazy frustrated Steve Clifford's Comments like yeah I'm not going to Comment on that like that's ridiculous That that happens all the time I'm not I'm not going to comment on it that's Just the NBA so you know that was Steve Clifford it's just he sees something It's very black and white there's no Philosophy to that he's just going to Challenge it if he disagrees with it um All right if we focus on the trade Market again I brought up the Phoenix Suns we were kind of looking at this Pre-show on how to match the salaries Specifically with Terry Rozier that's The guy that Phoenix is rumoredly Interested in and you know we're trying To remember make sense of it all and Then we got to Chris Paul And it might make more sense than you Think because you'll be like wait you're Trying to shed money it wouldn't make Sense to take on Chris Paul making 30 Million dollars a year for the next two Seasons after this season is done but It's not guaranteed so Chris Paul on his Contract has 44.2 million dollars left Guaranteed and Doug I know you have the Deadline but at a certain point after You trade for them and you're able to Match the salaries and do what you want To get rid of Terry and then bring Chris Paul you can wave Chris Paul if you want To allow him to title Chase and the rest
Of that money comes off of the books What's the deadline Doug yeah so here's The deal so only 15.8 million dollars of His 30.8 so essentially half of his Contract is guaranteed for next season Uh this is according to hoop's height But his 2023 so next season's contract Becomes fully guaranteed if he's not Waived essentially by the draft June 28 2023. none of the money is guaranteed in 2024-25 but that that will become fully Guaranteed if he's not waived by the Preceding June so you could even keep Him for the next season and still wave Him and not be on the hook for his 30 Million dollars in that third deal in The third year so so our NADA does it Make sense to include a Chris Paul I Mean there's there's a there's plenty of Options yeah I shouldn't say plenty but There's a few are we doing the whole Bring Chris Paul home thing not is that Something that you want to get out there Yes as an OG one of these Charlotte NBA Fans I go back to the dust chip and and The Eric damp here contract and how that Was supposed to work and everything else Like that I would be in favor of Bringing him home how how would he be in Favor of it probably not much he would Not want to be a part of this and he Would ask that he'd be waived by by the Draft but I think if you're going to Bring an adult into this room if you're
Going to try and change the Vibes and I Was told by a beat writer Um actually of other team beat writer The horn has had the worst Vibes in the League in terms of It so if you're going to try and change If you're gonna try and change the Vibes I can't think of anyone better than Chris Paul and having the adult in the Room having a grown-up holding people to Account For me that would probably be of all the Terry Rozier deals I would probably Stomach that would probably be the best One why why are you making that face Doug what's going on it feels it feels Feels perfect right I mean because let's Let's think about this first of all Phoenix could use Terry Rozier like his Offense would be welcome Phoenix is Dealing with multiple injuries they're Trying to get back into this thing like You know that that that seems like it Seems like a logical thing that they Would want Terry was here the other Player that that they're rumored to be Interested in is Fred Van Vleet and and I think Terry Rozier as bad as he's Played I think still has played a little Bit better than Fred Van Vleet so I Think it makes sense and Chris Paul it Rectifies look the Bobcats got off like The luck started poorly when in that First draft so it rectifies that they
Didn't pass on Chris Paul but they got The fifth pick got Raven Felton what They were one pick away from Chris Paul And that pick went to the New Orleans Hornets the team that stole our name so We Rectify a couple of things there you Bring Chris Paul back home it's the ACC Guy you give people a few more reasons To come back and watch a few games at The end of the season and then you have A choice to make you can either you know You can operate couple of different ways You can release him and just be Completely off the hook and then you're Saving like you know 15 mil it probably Ends up being like 15 20 million dollars And or you you keep him for another Season and let him be you know if you Think he's got it at 38 years old I mean You have to make that evaluation does he Still have it at 38 or is he going to be You know injury prone like he's been This season but if you think he's still Got it then you keep him for another Year alongside lamello ball wouldn't be A bad pairing especially if you end up With one of those draft picks well yeah And and The Vibes is interesting because P if it depends on how you view Vibes Right The Vibes if if you view that as Lacks and flowers in the air and just Skipping to My Lou then it's not Necessarily Chris Paul that fits those Vibes but if you want the culture change
That's all Chris Paul that's what I'm Saying a little veteran presence a Little hard knuckle yeah that's I mean I Think like Chris Paul yeah that would be Welcome in this group I think Absolutely and I think you know who Would really love it cliff Oh yeah Cliff would be like I have Someone that I can relate with someone That would complain and someone that Would hold them to account and for Everything that we've heard about this Locker room thus far that's something That is clearly lacking so bringing crit Like bring Chris Ball home I think it Makes a ton of sense and if anything That should be the goal bring in some Guys that aren't gonna kill your caption But at the same time hold these guys to Account and bring something of Accountability and change the change Let's bring some professionalism to this Locker room how about that I'm I'm gonna Sound like a real douchebag saying this But like it it feels very big NBA pundit To say that this thing is going to get Aggregated but we've been aggravated Like aggregated aggravated as well but We've been aggregated like maybe once or Twice and and First Once very something Very stupid I feel like this is gonna This has a shot we got to do something Stupid on camera so it can be aggregated And then that can go into different
Public locations this is the one bring Chris Paul home in exchange stuff we Gave Steph Curry the key to the city and And he teased us a little bit but we've Been we've all been sleeping on the most Obvious homecoming there is and it's Chris Paul to the Charlotte Hornets it Makes too much sense for both teams I Would be shocked if the deal didn't get Done Yes excellent yes it's not Russell Westbrook that is the trade piece not Bringing stuff home it's bringing Chris Paul Um we should end on that I'm a bad host For bringing this a little bit longer I I did I did want to talk about rui Hachimura for just a second just rapid Fire Roy trade NADA how does that affect The Hornets if at all the fact that rui Gets traded from Washington to the Lakers in exchange for Kendrick nun and Three second round picks the Baseline For any PJ Washington and or Jalen McDaniels trade is a first round pick Now you again rui hachimura went for 3 Three seconds I can comfortably say if You're Mitch cup checking the Hornets You're asking for a first at minimum in This draft mind you Doug your boy rui He's on the Move what does this do uh For the Charlotte Hornets as far as the Market goes I was really hoping that the Lakers
Would get desperate enough to give up One of those first round picks for Terry And they still could but I'm afraid that Hachimura ruined it And that is what we end on thank you Very much Thanks for making us your first listen We're free and available anywhere you Get your podcast and to make sure after You make us your first listen make your Second listen game to game NBA every Moment every top performance every Result locked on game to game covers Every game from across the NBA with Local analysis that only lockdown can Deliver follow game to game unlocked on NBA available on the Odyssey app YouTube And wherever you get your podcast go Check out NADA as well make that your Third lesson or your first and then you Can check us out as well ion college Basketball podcast with Matt Lauren Matt Norlander Gary Parish he is the producer Of that and also check out Doug's sub Stack everyone it's box score.com have a Great rest of your day we'll be back With you tomorrow Bobcats also got Sean May in that drift [Music] Thank you
Charlotte, North Carolina – A Great City For Families
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Charlotte, North Carolina – A Great City For Families
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