John Konchar

But whatever it is, um, I, I, I don't know.

It would've been, it would've been cool for like one of these other guy-- Like who knows what, what was going on with the Konchar thing.

Like they were obviously very, pretty high on Konchar and then, uh, you know, whatever happened, happened.

But it would've been nice if someone came in and just like made it a very easy decision, um, for the Knicks to, to just be like, "Yeah, let's, whether it's let's pay the two picks, dump Dadié or, you know, move on from Kolak or, or whatever." So, uh, thanks Kev.

And then, uh, last one, uh, from Kevin.

Yeah, hopefully they-

I, I will say it is interesting that Tim Conley went out and got Cody Williams, and j- who was it? It was Konchar, right?

Yeah.

Konchar came back in that trade, too.

Mm-hmm.

And, and we waived Konchar.

We didn't waive Williams, so interesting that Tim Conley went out there and single-handedly just picked Cody Williams out out of anybody that they could've traded for.

So interesting to see, for sure.

That'll be a downer.

All right, uh, let's talk about how we got to where we are in terms of the Grizzlies roster, and I wanna start with the trade deadline last year where we actually made the biggest move thus far, which is trading Jaren Jackson, uh, as well as John Konchar, RIP, Vince Williams, and Jacque Landale for Walter Clayton Jr, Taylor Hendricks, a couple of other fillers, a 2027, uh, first-round pick, which is the most favorable of Utah, Cleveland, and Minnesota.

We also got a 2027 Lakers, uh, top four protected pick, and a tw- the crown jewel of the trade was the 2031 Suns, uh, first-round pick unprotected.

We also generated $28.8 million trade exception off of that, and that signaled that we're, we're turning the page as an organization.

Cal Anderson went to Toronto, while Mike Conley goes to Boston.

Joe Ingles returns overseas to his native home of Australia to go continue his career, while Julian Phillips signed with Houston, and John Konchar, who was acquired in a trade from Memphis, was waived and ended up with the Knicks.

And with the 33rd overall selection in the second round, the Wolves selected Isaiah Evans, sharp-shooting guard out of Duke.

Financially, Minnesota enters the year with approximately $213.3 million committed to its roster, giving them the fifth highest payroll in the league.

How are you?

Hey, John.

[laughs] Rattled, but good.

How are you? [laughs]

Mm

... undefeated.

And when you look at the Knicks, why did the Knicks bring in Bruce Brown? Why did they bring in Oshae Brissett? Why did they try to bring in John Konchar? It was not to replace Deuce McBride, because that's not a Deuce archetype.

Those three players-