But is there, is there a hard time that he needs to make this decision?

You know what? I, I don't think it is.

I mean, we're running into the time, and you guys have seen the reports, like, you know, Adam Silver has come out in Las Vegas, uh, you know, um, or in New York, um, during the Fanatics Fest and talked about the NBA scheduling partners, the broadcast partners need to know so they can finalize the schedule Bottom line is this, no matter what, man, Miami, Philadelphia, Golden State, and Cleveland are gonna all have a maximum amount of nationally broadcast games.

What the problem is is that how do you prioritize the jockeying for Christmas Day games, uh, opening night games, and that kind of thing? A- and that's where, you know, these, these, you know, LeBron's decision is holding things up from that standpoint.

But other than that, man, the league goes dark pretty much after summer league.

Like, you know, we're, w- you know, summer league ended this past weekend, and then from now until, you know, the schedule release, the league goes dark, and most of August is dark.

It's the one month where, you know, vacations and, and front office guys are out of the country.

What is the best move for LeBron in, in your, uh, you know, mind, whether it's the basketball fit, whether it's the lifestyle fit? If you were LeBron James, what would you be looking to do right now with the teams that you mention are interested?

But is there, is there a hard time that he needs to make this decision?

You know what? I, I don't think it is.

I mean, we're running into the time, and you guys are seeing the reports, like, you know, Adam Silver has come out in Las Vegas, uh, you know, uh, or in New York, um, during the Fanatics Fest and talked about the NBA scheduling partners, the broadcast partners need to know so they can finalize the schedule.

Bottom line is this: no matter what, man, Miami, Philadelphia, Golden State, and Cleveland are gonna all have a maximum amount of nationally broadcast games.

What the problem is is that how do you prioritize the jockeying for Christmas Day games, uh, opening night games, and that kind of thing? And, and that's where, you know, these, these, you know, LeBron's decision is holding things up from that standpoint.

But other than that, man, the league goes dark pretty much after summer league.

Like, you know, we're...

What is the best move for LeBron in, in your, uh, you know, mind? Whether it's the basketball fit, whether it's the lifestyle fit, if you were LeBron James, what would you be looking to do right now with the teams that you mention are interested?

But is there, is there a hard time that he needs to make this decision?

You know what? I, I don't think it is.

I mean, we're running into the time, and you guys are seeing the reports, like, you know, Adam Silver has come out in Las Vegas, uh, you know, um, o- or in New York, um, during the Fanatics Fest, and talked about the NBA scheduling partners, the broadcast partners need to know so they can finalize the schedule.

The bottom line is this: no matter what, man, Miami, Philadelphia, Golden State, and Cleveland are gonna all have a maximum amount of nationally broadcast games.

What the problem is is that how do you prioritize the jockeying for Christmas Day games, uh, opening night games, and that kind of thing? A- and that's where, you know, these, these, you know, LeBron's decision is holding things up from that standpoint.

But other than that, man, the league goes dark pretty much after summer league.

Like, you know, we're w- you know, summer league ended this past weekend, and then from now until, you know, the schedule release, the league goes dark, and most of August is dark.

What is the best move for LeBron in, in your, uh, you know, mind, whether it's the basketball fit, whether it's the lifestyle fit? If you were LeBron James, what would you be looking to do right now with the teams that you mentioned are interested?

But is there, is there a hard time that he needs to make this decision?

You know what? I, I don't think it is.

I mean, we're running into the time, and you guys are seeing the reports, like, you know, Adam Silver has come out in Las Vegas, uh, you know, um, or in New York, um, during the Fanatics Fest and talked about the NBA scheduling partners, the broadcast partners need to know so they can finalize the schedule.

Bottom line is this, no matter what, man, Miami, Philadelphia, Golden State, and Cleveland are gonna all have a maximum amount of nationally broadcast games.

What the problem is is that how do you prioritize the jockeying for Christmas Day games, uh, opening night games, and that kind of thing? And, and that's where, you know, these, these...

you know, LeBron's decision is holding things up from that standpoint.

But other than that, man, the league goes dark pretty much after summer league.

What is the best move for LeBron in, in your, uh, you know, mind, whether it's the basketball fit, whether it's the lifestyle fit? If you were LeBron James, what would you be looking to do right now with the teams that you mention are interested?

We're going to talk about draft grades in a little bit, but just your overall grade on the Grizzlies draft.

Man, overall, when you look at the three guys they brought in, I didn't expect them to bring in three, and they did.

So that means that there's going to be some other maneuvering because I want to say they may be one or two roster spots over what the regular season limit is.

Now, during the summer, you can carry as many as 20 guys on your roster.

So it doesn't matter because the league calendar and the regular season roster doesn't have to be down to that 17 mark.

until, you know, you emerge from training camp for the most part, the preseason.

So being bloated right now with the roster is not an issue.

Just where do we stand right now on John Moran? What's the latest?

And Mike, we talked last week, you know, I think after game two or one with the, no, it was game two because the little fadeaway jumper, Wimby last night was the Wimby that we have to see for the next, you know, five games, right?

Oh, no question.

No question, Crowder, because the thing about it is that, you know, Wimby's going to be engaged and he's not just going to settle for he's taking jumpers.

But it seems like he's not going to settle for them anymore.

He knows he has to get dirty.

And again, pushing Jalen Brunson in the back of the neck like that and pushing him down.

That was a bad play.

Who was most at fault at the end of the game? Is it Victor Wembanyama for throwing an ass pass and then missing an easy jumper that he probably should hit? Or is it Mitch Johnson for not calling a timeout?

And Mike, we talked last week, you know, I think after game two or one with the, no, it was game two because the little fadeaway jumper, Wimby last night was the Wimby that we have to see for the next, you know, five games, right?

Oh, no question.

No question, Crowder, because the thing about it is that, you know, Wimby's going to be engaged and he's not just going to settle for he's taking jumpers.

But it seems like he's not going to settle for them anymore.

He knows he has to get dirty.

And again, pushing Jalen Brunson in the back of the neck like that and pushing him down.

That was a bad play.

Who was most at fault at the end of the game? Is it Victor Wembanyama for throwing an ass pass and then missing an easy jumper that he probably should hit? Or is it Mitch Johnson for not calling a

So I'll side with the superstar on the court every time.

I would, too.

I would, too, guys.

I would side with the superstar in this era of the NBA.

Giannis Antetokounmpo, at this stage of his, I mean, he's in his early 30s or right around there.

He still has probably two or three more max peak seasons left.

And if it's a matter of him going to a team that's already good, he can make them great, sort of like what Kevin Durant did when he went to Golden State.

Is that a legit contender in the East?

So I'll side with the superstar on the court every time.

I would, too.

I would, too, guys.

I would side with the superstar in this era of the NBA.

Giannis Antetokounmpo, at this stage of his – I mean, he's in his early 30s or right around there.

He still has probably two or three more max peak seasons left.

And if it's a matter of him going to a team that's already good, he can make them great, sort of like what Kevin Durant did when he went to Golden State.

Is that a legit contender in the East?

Couldn't come up with the moments in those final couple minutes.

Yeah, yeah.

I mean, the San Antonio Spurs were searching.

They had a 14-point lead in the third quarter, and they looked like they found the answer.

They found the counter.

They found that toughness.

But it was fleeting.

So I'll side with the superstar on the court every time.

Couldn't come up with the moments in those final couple minutes.

Yeah, yeah.

I mean, the San Antonio Spurs were searching.

They had a 14-point lead in the third quarter, and they looked like they found the answer.

They found the counter.

They found that toughness.

But it was fleeting.

So I'll side with the superstar on the court every time.

I

would, too.

I would, too, guys.

I would side with the superstar in this era of the NBA.

Giannis Antetokounmpo, at this stage of his – I mean, he's in his early 30s or right around there.

He still has probably two or three more max peak seasons left.

And if it's a matter of him going to a team that's already good, he can make them great, sort of like what Kevin Durant did when he went to Golden State.

Is that a legit contender in the East?

How much did the players trust him or w- the organization trust him? H- how much was he that guy to, like, to, to really take care of them?

You, you would've thought that Ron Culp was around these guys their entire careers with the way that he communicated with them and the way that they communicated with him.

Um, he was more than a trainer, man.

He was a confidant.

You know, he was a guy that you can bring, you know, not just a twisted ankle, but a twisted up life situation, too.

And because of his w- his communication style and, you know, it, it, you know, he'd just shake his head.

He had that gray, that full gray hair, almost looked like Phil Donahue.

Mm-hmm.