Aug 26, 2026 · 1 hr 45 min · 17 segments
Zach is joined by Rob Mahoney to cover all the news they missed while on vacation. They discuss Bennedict Mathurin going to the Pelicans, Kawhi’s latest, and Peyton Watson going to the Cavs. Plus…
Zach LoweHost
James SurowieckiGuestRob MahoneyGuest
The Clippers decided eh, or apparently are deciding eh, to hell with Benedict Mathurin.
Two years, 16, the second year is a player option, so basically maybe one year, eight.
Should we care? Can you ca- on August 26th, can you summon an emotional response to Ben Mathurin-
... going to yet another team, and that team being the Pelicans, who are, I, are some- I, I guess a basketball team filled with weird players who don't fit together, and now they've thrown in Ben Mathurin, who just wants the ball, wants to take shots, wants to not make threes, and not really pass very much.
How does this work? It doesn't, but who cares, Rob Mahoney? [laughs] Basketball news happened.
And, and frankly, I think some of it is what you describe, which is when you already have the team of weird players, what is one more? Like, let's just make this a little bit more complicated, a little bit more funky.
I am, despite all, all of the evidence to the contrary, despite the better part of my brain that is y- loudly yelling to be wary, I am still kind of a believer in Ben Mathurin.
So the idea of him getting another spin around somewhere else, and really, let's be real about it, like, the flexibility to then go to the destination of his choosing the following year is what this is all about.
Like, where he could really find himself, 'cause clearly he hasn't been able to tap into it just yet.
... yeah, established himself as, like, a legit bench scorer who can go get buckets and get to the line.
The Clippers decided eh, or apparently are deciding eh, to hell with Benedict Mathurin.
Two years, 16, the second year is a player option, so basically maybe one year, eight.
Should we care? Can you ca- on August 26th, can you summon an emotional response to Ben Mathurin-
... going to yet another team, and that team being the Pelicans, who are, I, are some- I, I guess a basketball team filled with weird players who don't fit together, and now they've thrown in Ben Mathurin, who just wants the ball, wants to take shots, wants to not make threes, and not really pass very much.
How does this work? It doesn't, but who cares, Rob Mahoney? [laughs] Basketball news happened.
And, and frankly, I think some of it is what you describe, which is when you already have the team of weird players, what is one more? Like, let's just make this a little bit more complicated, a little bit more funky.
I am, despite all, all of the evidence to the contrary, despite the better part of my brain that is y- loudly yelling to be wary, I am still kind of a believer in Ben Mathurin.
So the idea of him getting another spin around somewhere else, and really, let's be real about it, like, the flexibility to then go to the destination of his choosing the following year is what this is all about.
Like, where he could really find himself, 'cause clearly he hasn't been able to tap into it just yet.
... yeah, established himself as, like, a legit bench scorer who can go get buckets and get to the line.
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