Nightcap Hour 1: Hornets TRADE Miles Bridges to Suns + Warriors EYE LeBron & Anthony Davis REUNION

Summary

Nightcap Podcast – Hour 1: Hornets Trade Miles Bridges to Suns + LeBron & Anthony Davis Warriors Reunion Rumors

Date: June 29, 2026
Hosts: Shannon Sharpe, Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson, Joe Johnson
Main theme: Breaking down the Charlotte Hornets’ blockbuster trade sending Miles Bridges to the Phoenix Suns, and in-depth reaction to rumors that the Golden State Warriors want to reunite LeBron James with Anthony Davis in the Bay Area.

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Episode Overview

In this lively episode of Nightcap, Shannon Sharpe, Chad Johnson, and Joe Johnson give their raw, unfiltered reactions to a major NBA trade that sends Miles Bridges from the Hornets to the Suns, and dig into wild rumors of LeBron and AD potentially teaming with Steph Curry and Draymond Green in Golden State. The hosts examine the reasoning behind the Hornets’ sudden rebuild, what the trade means for both franchises, as well as the broader state of the NBA in terms of team-building, superstar loyalty, and the economics at play.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Charlotte Hornets Shakeup: Miles Bridges Traded to Phoenix Suns

(Begins ~09:12)

• Trade Details:

  • Charlotte sends: Miles Bridges, 2029 1st round pick, 2027 2nd round pick
  • Phoenix sends: Grayson Allen, Royce O’Neal, 2033 first round pick (#20 overall)
  • “2033? The world gonna be around in 2033?” (Sharpe, 09:13)

• Hornets’ Perspective:

  • Team finally found value with players like LaMelo Ball and Bridges.
  • Joe: “Now that they finally created some value, okay, boom. Now we got some assets that we can use to get more assets... we ain’t finna pay Lamelo 250, 300 M’s.” (Johnson, 10:20)
  • Hornets appear to be operating with financial pragmatism, aware that they can't (or won't) give out max contracts to everyone.
  • The front office wants to build around younger, more affordable talent: "They believe in Kobe White...they gonna try to ride this wave with these guys for a couple years." (Johnson, 12:50)

• Financial Realities in Small Markets:

  • “It’s not like they’re in New York. It’s not like they’re in LA… it has to make sense. […] I’m trying to win on a budget.” (Sharpe, 13:33)
  • Team is prioritizing cost control over star retention and championship contention.

• Basketball Fit:

  • Bridges: “Great elite talent, physical scoring forward… thrives in transition… high energy lob threat…” (Johnson, 11:09)
  • Suns are stacking “tweener” forwards with length—following the league’s trend towards versatility.

• Impact on Fanbase:

  • There’s tension between what’s financially prudent and what energizes the fanbase:
    • “You have a player in Miles Bridges… someone that’s exciting, that’s polarizing… and you let him go.” (Guest Analyst, 11:56)
    • The hosts acknowledge fans may feel deflated after finally assembling an exciting core.

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2. Phoenix Suns: New-Look Roster and Booker at the Point?

(18:28–21:30)

• Suns continue experimenting with Devin Booker at point guard, a move that splits the panel.

  • Chad: “He’s a natural scorer, he’s a natural shooter… If he had a point guard who could get him some easy buckets here and there...” (19:48)
  • “Go look at his numbers when he had Chris Paul.”
  • Sharpe: “It’s too much on his plate… there have been very few guys that could… play their position and another at a high level.” (19:07)

• Team Defense & Depth:

  • Loss of Grayson Allen and Royce O’Neal—“That’s your defense.” (Sharpe, 21:47)
  • Joking about Jalen Green and defensive effort: “You already know Jalen Green ain’t playing no defense. Who we kidding?” (Sharpe, 21:50)

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3. Wider NBA Team-Building Trends & Market Realities

(30:03–34:34)

• Discussing contemporary NBA: Most teams are “selling the fans dreams”—either fully contending or tanking/cutting costs.
• Joe: “It ain’t but a few big men… can play center, shoot the three. Like, four guys, that’s it.” (31:14)
• Trends toward “four out, one in” offense and emphasis on shooters, not traditional bigs.

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4. Hornets’ New Projected Starting Five and Outlook

(34:32–35:55)

• Starting lineup: Kobe White (PG), Knipple (SG), Miller (SF), Nas Reed (PF), Diabate (C).
• “They gonna win some games in the east… could potentially be in the low seating… somewhere between six and nine.” (Sharpe & Johnson, 35:02)
• Emphasis on balanced shooting and adding veterans like Allen and O’Neal to stabilize the bench.

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5. Blockbuster NBA Rumor: Warriors Want LeBron & AD Reunion

(35:55–40:53)

• Report (via Kevin O’Connor): Warriors would trade for AD (potentially involving Jimmy Butler) and use that to lure LeBron in free agency.

• Sharpe: “Can you imagine the space that Steph would have to work with? With AD down low, with LeBron running the point...” (37:11)

• Joe: “Braun, Steph, 80, Draymond—man, them folk be over there clowning, man!” (36:44)

• Skepticism & Realism:

  • Guest Analyst: “It's cute, but no... AD yeah, he probably gonna give you 15 games, so you really can't count.” (38:24)
  • Chad and Shannon push back, but the analyst brings them back to earth, adding, "We got a bunch of old guys teaming up, and now y’ all think they got a chance out the West. Like, come on." (39:06)

• “See how Joe and I were excited and hear this man go... He just ruined the whole mood.” (Sharpe, 38:54)

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6. LeBron James: Legacy, Lakers, and Next Chapter

(45:19–50:00)

• Speculation on how the Lakers could let LeBron walk for “nothing in return.”
  • Chad: “For some reason, you let him go… I mean, Luka supposed to get you.”
  • Reflects on fan fickleness: “How do you not want one of the top five players that’s ever played... I got him at one. If he’s not your top five, you need to reevaluate what you’re doing.” (Sharpe, 49:05)
• Shannon reflects on the emotional complexity of fan loyalty and player allegiances.

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7. Shannon’s Relationship Metaphor: Player Loyalty & Breakups

(59:58–71:45)

• Shannon draws a powerful parallel between NBA team relations and romantic breakups:
  • “It’s like any relationship—you don’t start treating the other one bad until you got something else lined up.” (Sharpe, 60:32)
  • Shares a personal story about realizing a breakup was inevitable after a dinner partner ordered shellfish, knowing he was allergic. “She basically told me, I don’t give a damn that it’s over.” (Sharpe, 62:29)
• Ties anecdote to how the Lakers' acquisition of Luka signaled the end of the LeBron-AD era.
• Final deep thoughts: “The loneliest place in the world is a place that you’re not wanted.” (Sharpe, 68:01)
• Joe: “His next move gotta be his best move, Joe.” (64:02)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On NBA economics:
  • “I’m trying to win on a budget.” — Shannon Sharpe, (13:33)
  • “It’s not like they’re in New York… it has to make sense.” — Sharpe, (13:33)
• On star movement:
  • “You got to be able to catch a damn hint at some point.” — Chad Johnson, (67:27)
• On LeBron's next steps:
  • “There are two things you could do… do you want to contend for a title, or are you just trying to go out having fun?” — Guest Analyst, (64:49)
  • “The game is gonna leave us all… the trick is to leave one year before they want you to go.” — Shannon Sharpe, (66:03)
• On NBA copycat league:
  • “Normally it’s a copycat league. I don’t see nobody copying that.” — Shannon Sharpe, referencing the Knicks/Thunder model, (30:19)
• On basketball and life:
  • “When a woman's mind is made up… It's over.” — Shannon Sharpe, (69:45)

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Timestamps of Important Segments

• Hornets–Suns Trade Announcement: 09:12
• Breakdown of Hornets’ Roster Strategy: 10:20 – 14:39
• Fan Reaction to Trading Exciting Players: 11:56 – 13:09
• Discussion of Booker’s Role & Suns’ Offense: 18:28 – 21:30
• NBA “Budget Ball” and Trends: 30:03 – 34:34
• Warriors’ LeBron & AD Pursuit Rumor: 35:55 – 40:53
• Debate on Aging Superstars Teaming Up: 38:24 – 39:06
• LeBron/Lakers Legacy and Next Steps: 45:19 – 50:00
• Relationship Analogy—Player Loyalty & Breakups: 59:58 – 71:45

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Summary & Tone

This episode typifies the Nightcap formula: honest, no-filter sports talk with genuine chemistry among three professional athletes. Shannon pushes deep, reflective analogies about loyalty in sports and life; Chad brings humor and bullish confidence; their guest analyst (Joe) keeps everyone grounded and injects realism. Throughout, the conversation moves from hard basketball analysis to broader commentary about money, loyalty, and the changing nature of professional sports—all in a style that’s conversational, funny, and deeply insightful for any hoops fan.

For listeners:

• If you want a breakdown of a blockbuster NBA trade, honest perspectives on front-office decision-making, and smart (but accessible) debates on NBA star culture—plus some life wisdom and comedy—this episode is an essential listen.

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[Chad Johnson]

Miles Bridges.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Miles. Excuse me, Ash. Miles bridges, a 2029 first round pick. A 2027 second round pick to the Phoenix Suns for Grayson Allen Royce O' Neill and a 2033 first round pick 20th. 2033. The world gonna be around in 2033.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah, yeah. Hopefully we gonna be here.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah. Damn. Bridge signed through one more season at about $22.8 million and he's set to be an unrestricted free agent ahead. And he'll be only the age of 29 years of age in 2027. Joe Considering this was the first time in a very, very long time the Charlotte, the Hornets had been successful. Yeah, they had a very, very young team, young budgeting stars. You look at Mellow, you look at Knipple, you look at Miller, you know, they traded and get, get Kobe, White, they were starting and it's seeming like they blew it all up. Are you surprised at the steps that the Hornets are taking considering this is the first time in a very long time they've enjoyed some level of success?

[Chad Johnson]

Nah, nah, I'm not surprised at all. Fellas. You got to look at it from this point. They haven't had any value over there in Charlotte for quite some time.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Okay.

[Chad Johnson]

Now that they finally created some value, okay, boom. Now we got some assets that we can kind of use to kind of go out and get more assets. Because look, these guys are coming up for contracts. We ain't finna pay Lamelo 250, 300 M's. So he got the highest value. Real talk, he got the highest value that he's ever had. Let's try to get off of him, get some great comparable pieces back to where we can just build around Miller and Knipple. And I think that's kind of what it's been. Now you look at Miles Bridges, who's coming up, he's probably. He gonna be looking for a new contract here soon.

[Shannon Sharpe]

We want 35, 40 per year over five, four, five years.

[Guest Analyst]

Yeah, yeah.

[Chad Johnson]

So. So listen, great elite talent, physical scoring forward, bro, who thrives in transition. You can give him the ball at times and he can ISO you and

[Shannon Sharpe]

go get a bucket.

[Chad Johnson]

And he's a high energy lob threat guy. Like, remember what I was telling y' all yesterday, man, that the teams are starting to go with a lot of these tweener guys who are. Cause Mile bridges ain't about 6, 6, 6, 7, you know what I'm saying? But he got a long about 611 wingspan, so he's able to play the 4 and 3. So he's a tweener guy who you put around. I would say a big whoever you gonna have. But you have all these guys who can score the basketball and defend at a high level. I think that's kind of where the game is going. But considering that Charlotte wasn't going to pay Miles Bridges, Uncle Ocho, why not? He got some value too.

[Guest Analyst]

Hey, hey, Uncle, I got a question too. Obviously, Joe, you just stated, obviously, the Charlotte Horners haven't had much success. The people in Charlotte haven't had much to cheer about. But you Have a player in Miles Bridges, you have someone that's exciting, that's polarizing, very unpredictably when he's on the court like Lamelo and you let him go and you say, Joe, you know, financial reasons, you don't want to pay them what they're gonna, what they're gonna earn and what they. What they're projected to make you wanna get off of them because of the money. And then you bring in other players that are not as polarizing, you know, that aren't as good. So what message are you sending not only to the team, but to your fans also?

[Chad Johnson]

It ain't that you're not trying to win. Look, you went and got Nas Reid. I mean, if you get Nas Reid and you got Miles Bridges, I can. That's why I'm saying, I can see why they getting rid of Bridges, you know, because Nas Reed, hell, he making about 25 million a year. Okay. Ocho.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Five years. 125.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah. Yeah. So what they gonna do is they gonna go with this young quarter they have and they, they believe in Kobe White who came over from Chicago, who was great in those games, in those playing games. And I think they gonna try to ride this wave with these guys for a couple years and see what happens.

[Guest Analyst]

What wave is that?

[Shannon Sharpe]

I agree with you, Joe, because when you look at it, okay, we got Knipple and we got Miller. That's going to be up for contracts.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Those contract between the two is going to be north of 350, maybe even close to 400 million.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Now we got Lamelo. We're not going to play Lamelo. 250, $300 million. We're just not. Yeah, we're not fully. And plus the market, we can't support that in this market.

[Chad Johnson]

Right.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Oh, so it's not like they're in New York. It's not like they're in LA and they have this, this abundance, these big sponsors in corporate dollars that's just pouring in. It's just not there. It has to make sense. And people like, well, they're not trying. They're trying to win, but I'm trying to win on a budget.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Ocho say I want to look nice, but if I can look nice at a hundred dollars as opposed to spending a thousand dollars, guess how I'm gonna look nice.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Spending a hundred dollars as opposed. So they're saying if we can win and be six, hey, we're in the play in.

[Guest Analyst]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

If we're gonna be in the play in, we're gonna be in the play in spending 200, you know, maybe a year. $200 million a year.

[Guest Analyst]

Right.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I'll be damn if we gonna be spending. Have guys on the 300 million. 250, 225, 185, 125. That's not gonna happen. Yeah, so I'm. I'm kind of not surprised at the witness, especially when they got Kobe White, and it's like he's kind of more typical of the point guard that we kind of want.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Because he can distribute the ball. Not. Not to say Mello can't, but Melo likes to shoot the ball, too.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

And now when you got Brandon Miller and you got Con Canymple, we want somebody that's going to distribute the ball to them. It's going to be.

[Chad Johnson]

Look, well, the thing is, you know, if we just keeping it real, Lamelo ain't deferring to Miller nor Con Canepo.

[Shannon Sharpe]

No, he wasn't going to do that.

[Chad Johnson]

Hey, hey. I got this thing going, Ocho. Look, y' all ass got to catch up, okay? You got to catch up. Hey, I'll find you when I find you. You know, real talk, He. He been there the longest, you know. Hey, hey, man. He's admired by the youth. This is what it is. The dude is a superstar. You know what I mean? He ain't finna slow down and try to. Oh, let me make sure he get this.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Let me.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah, he'll make sure they get one here, you know, two there. But for the most part, man, I got this thing rolling. Y', all, boy better catch up.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah, you're exactly right. And that's. I mean, in order to. And he wants to flourish. I mean, I think he's made the All Star. Didn't he make the All Star team? Had he made an all star team?

[Chad Johnson]

I think he has. I think he has made one at least.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Joe, you know, you get a taste of the All Star, then you round it like, hold on, man. They go, Braun.

[Chad Johnson]

They go, steph, kd it do something to you?

[Guest Analyst]

Yes. Yes, sir.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Oh, hold on. They go, bronson, Ant. Man, I'm in here, too.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. I can't go back. Oh, no.

[Chad Johnson]

Hell, no.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Oh, no. But I think for me, watching them over the last little bit, I think they saw enough in Kobe White that it made this decision a lot easier than it would have been had they not had Kobe White.

[Chad Johnson]

Oh, yeah, I agree.

[Shannon Sharpe]

They watched the way he played, and he's more of the typical kind of. Kind of Point guard. Because they want to kind of put their team towards Miller and can. Yeah, that's kind of why they want to go.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

And I don't think. And Kobe White. Kobe White would decide a three year, 74, 72, $74 million.

[Tony Ayo]

We.

[Shannon Sharpe]

We can stomach that. Mellow next contract. Mello was going to be on the verge of a contract. If he makes an all star game or he's an all NBA player, that contract was going to be over $200 million. Oh, easy, easy, easy, easy, easy. Brandon Miller's contract. Brandon Miller gonna be due a contract if he makes an all star team. He's an all NBA. You see what his contract's gonna be.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

And so I think, you know, and it doesn't. It doesn't look what look good to the fans of Charlotte because they're looking at it like, man, we just started to be good. We got. We finally was able to draft players and not all these bus talents that we drafted year after year after year and never materialized to anything. We finally drafted players. We drafted Melo, we drafted Miller, we drafted Knipple. And those guys are starting to play. And as soon as they start to play, well, damn, we get off of one of them.

[Chad Johnson]

But. But it's not backtracking. Ocho, what you got to look at. You got to look at the additions that you've made to your team. Hell, you know, you feel like those additions, let alone they should be able

[Shannon Sharpe]

to keep you where you at if

[Chad Johnson]

you in the play in. I mean, hell, ain't like we was a playoff team for real. You know what I mean?

[Guest Analyst]

Yeah.

[Chad Johnson]

So I. I don't think they could go no lower than where they were already at.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Right.

[Chad Johnson]

You know what I mean? I think you only got.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I think I said. I don't know if Mistook me. Mist mistook me, but I said mellow. I think Mellow didn't. I think Mello has made an all star team. I know Miles Bridges hadn't made an all star team, but I think Melo has.

[Chad Johnson]

Can we.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Can we check that ass right quick?

[Chad Johnson]

Miles Bridges have him. But Uncle Ocho, I'm telling you, I think he averaged about 17, 18 a game this year. Hey, Miles Bridges is going to help the Phoenix Suns, bro. The Phoenix sun got to figure something out if they going to continue to play Devin Booker heavy at the point guard, but they gonna have a plethora of guys who can score the ball defend. You know, they. Hey, hey, they looking. They looking decent.

[Shannon Sharpe]

But, oh, but Joe. Yeah, Mellow made the All Star. One All Star in 2021. Mellow joke. But that's not what Book is. You're paying it. Just because somebody can do something, that doesn't mean that you should.

[Chad Johnson]

I agree.

[Guest Analyst]

What did you say?

[Shannon Sharpe]

That's. That is hindering him. They need to get a point guard and put Book at his natural position, which is a point guard. I mean, excuse me. The same problem that they had in. In Houston. Yeah, I'm in. Thompson is not a damn point.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I don't care how much you try to make him that put the ball head. Okay. So we're gonna put the bat. We're gonna show you if we trust you. Okay. And yeah, you trust him, but that's not what he is playing Booker. And Booker gotta get everybody else involved. And by the same token, trying to keep himself involved.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah, yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

It's just. It's too much.

[Guest Analyst]

But too much.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Guys, they overthink this and they think, oh, he's a great basketball player. There have been very few guys that could. That could like, you know what? This is the position that he played. But he's also equally as talented in that position. There have been only been a handful of guys in the history of the game that's ever. Ever been able to do that.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah.

[Guest Analyst]

Hey, hey, Uncle Joe.

[Chad Johnson]

What's that?

[Guest Analyst]

Y' all confusing me a little bit now. And now the traditional point guard is going away. We don't. We don't have that no more in today's game. And most of the time, some of the point guards in today's game, you got to be able to score. Why is it uncomfortable for Book to. Why would you want Book to go to the 2 when he could run the point and score as well?

[Chad Johnson]

That's his natural position, Ocho.

[Shannon Sharpe]

That's his natural two.

[Chad Johnson]

He's a natural scorer. He's a natural shooter. And can he go get it on his own? Yes. But if he had a point guard who could get him some easy buckets here and there.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Unlike when he had Chris Paul.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah, yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Go look at his numbers. When he had Chris Paul.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Because it's too much on his plate. He's got to think about. He's got to think about a lot of other things.

[Guest Analyst]

Right.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Steph Curry. But if you look at a lot of their offenses, Gener Draymond initiates a lot of the Golden State's offense. He always has. Yeah. But some of these guys in James Harden. But you got to realize from the very jump, when James Harden got to Houston, they put the ball in his hands.

[Chad Johnson]

Hey, but which I. What we do got to remember now, scoring is a premium in the NBA nowadays.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yes.

[Chad Johnson]

And to put Book in that position, back in that position in that two guard spot to where he don't have to work as hard throughout the first three quarters. Uncle Ocho, but in the fourth quarter, I ain't gonna lie to you, I want him. I want him with the ball in his hands.

[Guest Analyst]

Yeah.

[Chad Johnson]

He's got to be able to, you know, pace himself in that way to

[Shannon Sharpe]

where he don't burn his ass down. I'm gonna tell my guy, pick his ass up. He got the ball in his hand. Pick his ass up.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah, that's what I'm saying. I'm saying the first three quarters play within the offense. In that fourth quarter, when it's money time. Hey, hey. We coming to our money tonight. We. Hey, hey, y' all get y' all ass out the way. You know what time it is. Get that man the ball. You know what I mean? And when you got guys like that around you, bro, and you know that. And that's going to go hard for you. Hey, man, I think it makes the game a lot easier. So I do think that the Phoenix Suns need a point guard. They. They got so much talent over there on that perimeter that I think one of them guys gonna have to go.

[Tony Ayo]

Who?

[Shannon Sharpe]

Who, who on the pro you talking about?

[Chad Johnson]

I'm saying you got, you got Green, you got Brooks, you got.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Oh, yeah, yeah. But. But they already don't play no damn defense. You let Dylan Bruce go, He's the only guy that's playing defense.

[Chad Johnson]

Hey, hold on. They gave up Grayson Allen and my boy Royce o'. Neal. They both went to Sean.

[Shannon Sharpe]

That's your defense.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah, yeah. Charlie gonna be defense.

[Shannon Sharpe]

You got Dylan Brooks. You already know Jalen Green ain't playing no defense. Who we kidding?

[Chad Johnson]

And so the thing.

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[Shannon Sharpe]

I hate to say it, but I

[Chad Johnson]

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[Shannon Sharpe]

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[Shannon Sharpe]

Give us examples.

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[Shannon Sharpe]

Goodbye played great defense in the Olympic team. He said, but I'd be willing to do that. I ain't willing to do that with Phoenix.

[Chad Johnson]

But, you know, the problem is, though, the problem is, is that the Phoenix was so hurt last season that, you know, Green didn't play a lot. So Brooks whipped down Dylan Brooks. He was able to kind of get into his bag. Then I think Booker missed a lot of time as well, you know what I mean? So they wasn't full strength. So we don't know what they'll look like, you know, full strength as a team. Obviously, somebody probably had to sacrifice a little bit, but I like the direction they going. I just think they gonna have to make some decisions, bro. Hold on.

[Shannon Sharpe]

You say Dylan Brooks says, I finally showed y' all that now all of a sudden, I'm not the fourth option. What I can do. I just showed Y'. All. Now you want me to sacrifice?

[Chad Johnson]

Oh, hold on.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Y' all don't forgot about me. All these two starting to do all this stuff. Y' all don't forgot about me. Now you want me to sacrifice.

[Chad Johnson]

Here we go.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Oh, okay. Because remember, at. At the end of the day, Joe, I need y' all to be talking, because when these rankings come out.

[Tony Ayo]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

And when everybody talk about these execs, who you want to start a team with, ain't nobody mentioning me. When they mentioned the top 25. I see I'm in the 20s. Oh, hell, no.

[Chad Johnson]

Oh. Oh, son, son, don't worry about that.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Don't. We.

[Chad Johnson]

We building something over here. We. Listen, we trying to win a title. We trying to win. Listen, it's been a different champion. It's been a different champion every year for the past eight years. Damn it.

[Shannon Sharpe]

We look to be the next one. You know what, Joe? I'm glad you building it, but I better be the head carp. I better be the head carpenter. I got all the hammers in the nails.

[Chad Johnson]

Hey, hey, hey, hey.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I want everybody else to be subcontractors.

[Chad Johnson]

I tell you what. I tell you. I tell you go out there and do your job, and I'm gonna do my job, okay? Yeah, you do your job, and then I'm gonna take care of everything else. Don't even worry about it.

[Shannon Sharpe]

You know what my job is, Joe?

[Chad Johnson]

What's your job?

[Shannon Sharpe]

Score. Give me about 20 shots a night and score.

[Chad Johnson]

I know. I need you to play both ends. See, that's a problem.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah, I ain't gonna be able to do that, Joe. That take too much out of me. It's exhausting.

[Chad Johnson]

No, we. We need you as that. We need you. We don't need you just coming out here jacking up 25 shots night. But then we don't need that.

[Shannon Sharpe]

We need you to be able to

[Chad Johnson]

change the game, bro.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Joe, you just said points are at a premium. Tell me, the guys that are getting paid, what. What do they do?

[Chad Johnson]

They scoring that ball

[Shannon Sharpe]

you see right now? Hey, Jalen Durant.

[Tony Ayo]

Hey.

[Shannon Sharpe]

He feeling some type of way, Joe. He like, hold it. They got an offer on the table. He said, I'm thinking about a signing trade. They say, we ain't say nothing about that. We. We say, because guys see guys that are making the big bucks putting the ball in the basket at a very, very high level. It's all. OO it's the same way in football. Who can. What receivers getting paid? What do they do? Oo. Do they catch the Football or do

[Guest Analyst]

they block catch that ball?

[Shannon Sharpe]

Exactly.

[Chad Johnson]

Listen, man, everybody got a job to do. Oh, if we playing against a guy who averaging 28, damn it, don't let him get 28 tonight.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Can you do that for me?

[Chad Johnson]

Can you do that for me?

[Shannon Sharpe]

Hey, if you think about it, Joe, hell, damn near everybody you play average of that. So you got me playing defense every night.

[Chad Johnson]

That's what I'm saying. The guys that you guarding, they putting up. They putting up buckets, man. You got to make it tough on these guys nowadays, bro. And listen, the way, the way this off season is going, hell, it look like they gonna. It's gonna be a four, a four out and one in and all folk can get to that money. That's what it's looking like. That's what team trying to build.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I think it's. If you look at it, if you look at like the Knicks and the Thunder, the last two, I don't know, Joe. Teams ain't. Cause normally it's a copycat league. I don't see nobody copying that.

[Chad Johnson]

You don't see nobody copying what the

[Shannon Sharpe]

Knicks and the Thunder.

[Guest Analyst]

Nope. They not what they know what they doing. They selling the franchise. Hold on. They selling the fans dreams.

[Chad Johnson]

Well, because are you trying to win

[Guest Analyst]

or are you trying to make money?

[Chad Johnson]

Well, hold on.

[Guest Analyst]

You look at the landscape of the NBA, Joe, like being honest with yourself, huh? Putting fandom aside. Look at the west and look at the East. How many teams on the west can truly contend for a championship how many teams from the east can truly contend for a championship based on the way their teams are built? It's only so many, Joe. Every. Every. Every other, every other franchise you look what Charlotte did. You know what? We trying to take shortcuts. That's what we trying to do, man. Let's. We get ready. Two stars. We gonna get some guys, you know, hard working guys that don't cost much. But we're gonna act like we trying to win. Listen, we letting the better players walk.

[Chad Johnson]

Listen, it ain't it. Y' all already know you can count on one hand. It ain't but a few big men that we really got in this league that can play the center position, they can shoot the three. It ain't but hell about three guys. Four guys, that's it. And San Antonio got one and the Knicks got one. OKC got one.

[Shannon Sharpe]

That's not. He don't live there and be. But it's really like four guys, Joe. Like you said, 6, 11, 7 foot, a little taller that you shoot the three?

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Other than that.

[Chad Johnson]

No, it ain't.

[Shannon Sharpe]

It ain't, bro.

[Chad Johnson]

I ain't count.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I'll be real. You know, Triple J has tried to add that to his resume, but I don't really be. I don't really care that he shoots that shot. Yeah, but he was a guy that got paid, Joe. Yeah, he was an All Star and he was an all NBA selection and the defensive player of the year. So when you look at it, they had to pay him. But I'm looking at that, I'm looking at that and I'm like,

[Chad Johnson]

nah. Well, they ain't. Hey, look, Utah ain't even gave it a chance yet. We don't even know what it looked like. Cause, hell, they didn't set him on the bench as soon as he got over there so they could get the number two pick.

[Shannon Sharpe]

So they get number two. Yeah, absolutely.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Miles Turner, you know, Miles Turner, you know, shoot the three, play defense, little offensive guy, he give you 15, 15 and eight. Yeah, you can live with 15 and eight.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah, yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Sometimes I think he falls in love too much with the three. But what big duck, what player doesn't, Joe, when he fought a couple of them go in early. Who doesn't fall in love with it? And we saw that with Wimby. Yeah, Wimby has some success. And we're like, wimby, will you please get your ass down there, man? You, you, you, you nine foot two, get your ass down there, man, and stop hanging out around the three point line. We know you can make them. Yes.

[Guest Analyst]

But damn, you gotta remember, he nine, two, but he weigh, he weigh 180 pounds, man.

[Chad Johnson]

Hey, hey. Less resistance. And them bigs don't know how to guard perimeter guys. So when he out there winding up, he know they, he, he know they feet slow. You know what I mean? You know, they feed slow. And that's what he tried to take advantage of. But I think Wimby's gonna get better. We all know that.

[Shannon Sharpe]

We don't have to worry about that part for 22. I hate to see him if he keeps progressing. The only thing that can slow Wembley down is injuries.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Is he can stay healthy when he's 25. Joe, they got hell on the hands.

[Chad Johnson]

Yes.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah, they got hell on the hands. Now he's only going to get better as long. As long as he gets to train in the off season and not have to rehab. There's a difference between training and rehabbing. Rehabbing. You're trying to get back to that point in training you're trying to exceed what your baseline is. Rehab. They just trying to get you back to the baseline facts. As long as he doesn't have to do to have any more setbacks and he can just train. Boy, they got hell on their hand.

[Guest Analyst]

Yeah.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah. Hey, hey, hey, hey. And those guys continue to mature around him as well. Uncan Ocho. You know, obviously, we know Wemby going to be a beast, but, you know, you got to hope that those guys around him, the Harpers, the Castles, the Vassells, those guys reach their potential because they already know the pick and order, man. They all. You hear it in the interviews. They always talk about how he's the best player in the world, you know, and he's been given something that he didn't ask for, which was height. Hell, you can't teach that.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Well, you better be glad he got it, because at that weight, if he wasn't that tall, he'd be. Hey, he'd be a tall ass. Something. But he's not an NBA player. The Hornets projecting the starting lineup. You got Kobe, White at the point. You got knibble at the 2, Miller at the 3, Reed at the 4, and Diabate at the 5.

[Chad Johnson]

That's a nice 5. Look, they gonna win some games in the east. When I say win some games, they could potentially be in the low seating, meaning, like the sixth, seventh, sixth.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Somewhere between. Somewhere between six and nine.

[Chad Johnson]

I can see that happening. I can see that.

[Shannon Sharpe]

They gonna be able to get up and down now. Yeah, they got a bunch of shooter. Kobe, White can shoot it. Canipa can shoot it. Reed can shoot it. Miller can shoot it. The only guy really can't shoot it. Dibate. But they got four guys that, hey, Grayson Allen can shoot the ball. We saw Royce o' Neal can get hotties three.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah, good, good. And that's what it is, bro. It's having. You know, you can have a decent starting five, but them guys you got coming off the bench, bro, if they too damn young, you know, they don't really understand the moment, so it's kind of hard to depend on them. It's only a few who really understand it, but to have good veteran help coming off that bench. Yeah, and the Hornets got that with Grayson Allen, Royce o'. Neill. Who else they got over there? I know they got somebody else over there, but, you know, I like them, too. Just to start, man, they. I like what the horn is doing over there. I ain't mad at them for getting rid of, you know, they key guys.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Oh, Joe, Joe, Let me know what you think about this. According to Kevin O'.

[Chad Johnson]

Connor.

[Shannon Sharpe]

O', Connor, the Golden State warriors want to reunite LeBron James and Anthony Davis in the Bay Area. A trade for Davis would include Jimmy Butler, who's on an expiring 57 million dollar contract while recovering from a torn ACL. The warriors have also would also have to include draft capital. They have two first, two future first and four first round pick swaps to work with any deal. Sources say the warriors hope adding Davis would help lure LeBron from Los Angeles to the Bay. Once free agency officially opens on June 30, the pitch would be simple. Reunite ad team him what was Steph and Draymond, and play for Kerr and chase one more championship with a roster of legends.

[Guest Analyst]

No.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Joe, do you like this? Hey, look, look, look, look.

[Chad Johnson]

Don't. Don't threaten me with no good time now. I like a good time. Hey, listen, let me tell you something, man. If you can get AD And Braun over there. I'm sorry, Jimmy. We got. We're gonna have to holla at you, bro. Hey, hey, hey. I know they'll be a little older, but I. I would love to see that. I would love to see that in the. In the Western Conference. Braun, Steph, 80, Draymond, man, them folk be over there clowning, man.

[Guest Analyst]

It's cute. But no, can you.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Can you imagine the space? Can you imagine the space that Steph would have to work with?

[Guest Analyst]

Yes.

[Shannon Sharpe]

With AD down low, with LeBron running the point. Cause you saw how Braun was finding him. Bron has never played with a shooter. He's played with some guys that can shoot the ball, but nothing like this. Nobody. Every time somebody plays with Stephen, I've never played. We know, we know.

[Chad Johnson]

Hey, Braun. Braun and Draymond would probably have a ball handling duties, Uncle Ocho, but man, that. That. That'll be something to see because these are all guys who've already won. They've already proven anything you can think of. And for all them to come together, man, in the Western Conference, it's the west, thick boy. If that's to happen, I ain't gonna lie. I want to see that. Yeah, I want to see it. What you gonna do, man? You're gonna be. You gonna have to be a Warriors fan now.

[Guest Analyst]

It look good.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Me and 40 water have to be sitting next to each other. Tell me where to go. Tell me where to go. Jesus Christ had dressed so shake them. I ain't got nothing, but I'm planning on growing something.

[Guest Analyst]

Hey, Hebrews, it sound good. It look good on paper, though.

[Chad Johnson]

No, what you mean?

[Guest Analyst]

I mean, it looked good. It sound. It sound good. Listen, obviously, you know what LeBron. Who LeBron is, you know, we know what he does. Every team he goes to. He makes him exceptionally better, even at his age. Pairing up with Steph is cool. AD yeah, he probably gonna give you 15 games, so you really can't count.

[Chad Johnson]

Damn.

[Podcast Host (Karen and Georgia from My Favorite Murder)]

I'm not.

[Guest Analyst]

I'm not being disrespectful, man. I'm just.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Oh, Dennis down ass, right.

[Guest Analyst]

I'm just being honest. I'm just being honest, man. I'm just being honest. Oh, man, I am just being honest, man.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Chad, y' all see how Joe and I were excited and hear this man go his time to talk. He just ruined the whole move.

[Podcast Host (Karen and Georgia from My Favorite Murder)]

I'm not.

[Guest Analyst]

I'm not trying to rhyme. I'm just being realistic. That's. That's something. Y'.

[Chad Johnson]

All.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Y'. All.

[Guest Analyst]

Y' all are not being. You know.

[Chad Johnson]

Man, you know what?

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah.

[Guest Analyst]

We got a bunch of old guys teaming up, and now y' all think they. They got a chance out the West. Like, come on.

[Chad Johnson]

Okay, all right, all right.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Debbie down. And look, you know what?

[Chad Johnson]

I take it back. I want AD to stay in Washington with Trey and DeBonta. Damn it. Yeah. Hey, I want to see that. I want to see that. I can't. I can't deal with him. Okay? Not tonight. Not tonight.

[Shannon Sharpe]

See, I told. I told you. Joe spoiled every. Boo.

[Guest Analyst]

See, this is what happened to y'.

[Shannon Sharpe]

All.

[Guest Analyst]

This was. This is what happened during the NBA season, right? Y'. All. Y' all thinking and talking with your heart. And I'm using logic and common sense, which is why I told you how hard the NBA Finals was gonna go. That's why I got everything correct. I'm not thinking with my heart. I'm using this up here. It's cool, but I appreciate you. Appreciate it, like, and it's like cooling the gang.

[Chad Johnson]

Appreciate you.

[Tony Ayo]

Cheers.

[Chad Johnson]

Cheers. Man. Dang.

[Guest Analyst]

Like a little family reunion. All the old heads get together. Let's go hoop. Come on, man, that ain't gonna work.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Ocho, man, to this N word came along.

[Chad Johnson]

Not tonight, Ocho.

[Guest Analyst]

I mean, I'm just being realistic, man. I'm just telling. I love y' all to death, man. And it's y' all fault. Y' all got me watching basketball, so now I got a better understanding of it. Now I gotta get y' all in line. Y' all talking crazy. Oh, oh, man, I love to see that. In the west, man. In the west, they Gonna get. They gonna be last again.

[Podcast Host (Karen and Georgia from My Favorite Murder)]

Last.

[Chad Johnson]

Damn.

[Guest Analyst]

I'm just being honest.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Bet they don't be last.

[Guest Analyst]

We don't really gotta bet. Cause they're hypothetical. And LeBron ain't going.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Hey, well, I tell you what. What do you think? What do you think Miami gonna be? You make it seem like Miami gonna be the one or two seat in the East.

[Chad Johnson]

Hold on.

[Guest Analyst]

We gonna be better. We gonna be better than y'. All.

[Shannon Sharpe]

You make it seem like y' all about to be the one or two seeds.

[Guest Analyst]

Hold on, hold on. Let me tell you something. We gonna be the three seed. There's what? Listen, y' all don't listen to me when I be talking.

[Chad Johnson]

We are gonna be after the Hawks.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Listen, we'll be trying to give y' all the.

[Chad Johnson]

Who the house gonna. You say y' all gonna be the 3C. So I figure y' all gonna be behind us.

[Guest Analyst]

Y' all might not even make the damn play

[Shannon Sharpe]

over bumping his gums. He make it seem like Giannis is a beacon of help, right? I don't know if you noticed it, right?

[Guest Analyst]

Hold on.

[Chad Johnson]

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

[Guest Analyst]

Hold on. You. Which Giannis?

[Shannon Sharpe]

The Greek freak that's been that miss only played 36 games last year. That one.

[Guest Analyst]

Oh, yeah, yeah. He did that on purpose.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Sneak freak.

[Guest Analyst]

It wasn't nothing wrong with it.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Guest Analyst]

It wasn't nothing wrong with him. I knew what he was doing. I told you what he was doing.

[Chad Johnson]

Okay?

[Guest Analyst]

Pull. Hey, we. He pulled the wool over everybody eyes. But in Miami now, that's all that matter. And don't forget Uncle Joe, Pat Riley, Mickey Harrison got one more trick up their sleeve. Now, you hear me?

[Chad Johnson]

Would you. What do you think they got?

[Guest Analyst]

I. I. Listen, I don't want to be real no more.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I know what they want. Huh? I know what they want.

[Guest Analyst]

What they want?

[Shannon Sharpe]

The guy that played there before, LeBron,

[Guest Analyst]

he'd be in a better situation than going to goddamn with the Warriors.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Now, he old. Now, you are the old guy in Miami.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah, yeah.

[Guest Analyst]

I said I didn't call him old. I never said that. I didn't use first. I'm just saying we talk about a team of old guys teaming up like it's a. Like it's a high school reunion.

[Shannon Sharpe]

You make it seem like y' all is in the second year. Well, he younger than everybody else coming up, ain't he?

[Guest Analyst]

Don't worry about it. We gonna have clay to shoot. I mean, my bad.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah, okay.

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[Guest Analyst]

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[Shannon Sharpe]

But look, the question of Joe, they. I mean, if they Could. Okay. Get off. Give out. Get off, Jimmy.

[Guest Analyst]

And.

[Shannon Sharpe]

And. And. And. And change some of those picks. You got a nice Pasinski and you got Santos. You have some. Not. You got some nice guys now. I don't know what they're gonna do with Przingas, because then Brazinga's there.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Hey, to be able to get 80 and Braun, I think they'll. They. They'll take. They'll do. They'll gamble with that. Chad. What's up, Chad?

[Shannon Sharpe]

I don't think they have much shortage.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah, they'll gamble. They'll gamble with that. Considering that, you know, Steph and Draymond, them on their last leg, bro. I think they'll do whatever they can. I'm saying. I'm saying before them boys eventually go out, you know, maybe, you know, maybe they retire Warrior, but I can't see them letting Steph leave, bro.

[Shannon Sharpe]

No, no, no, no, no. The only ways if that Steph wants to go, Steph's gonna wanna have. He's gonna have to request out. They're not going to just like Steph, you know, trade him. He's gonna have to request that. He's gonna have to do what Giannis did.

[Chad Johnson]

Stephanie's stock in the Warriors. Hell if I'm here.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Oh, yeah. They. They're not. They're not that. I mean, Peter Gruber and Joe Lacomb, they owe a lot. Those one Stephen Curry.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

And then plus, you know, he's out there in the bay. He gets an opportunity. All those new companies that's coming up.

[Chad Johnson]

Tech companies.

[Guest Analyst]

Yeah, yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Still probably. They talk about still probably worth a billion dollar right now. Still probably been on all that stuff that's upcoming.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah. Might need to highlight him about a

[Shannon Sharpe]

few things while you bull jabbing. That'll be that show be nice. I got a couple of I can let go. Ocho says no ocho like LeBron to pair with Bam and Giannis. They're gonna lose. They're gonna lose. Norman Powell. Norman Powell's gonna get paid a big payday. Cause before that injury, Norman Powell was averaging about 23, 24 points a game.

[Chad Johnson]

Norman Powell was balling before he got to Miami.

[Guest Analyst]

Yes, sir.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Oh, yeah, yeah. But I'm saying in Miami before he got injured.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Oh, he was cooking.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah. You gotta remember, he.

[Shannon Sharpe]

He.

[Chad Johnson]

He would have been an all Star that year, that last year in Cleveland. I mean, the last year for the Clippers if Braun would have said that he wasn't playing.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yes. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Well, he didn't Tell him he. He showed up and I'm not playing. No, he still. He robbed the man of an All Star appearance. Yeah, yeah, I. I'm upset about that one.

[Chad Johnson]

So I think he's. I think Norman Powell is definitely due for a payday. Hell, he led the Heat in scoring this past year. Yeah, yeah.

[Guest Analyst]

He nice with it. He's nice. Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

But we said they can do. I know Braun has a. He's very high. Thanks very, very highly of Steve Kerr. Yeah, we already know what he thinks of Steph Curry. That doesn't need to be SC. Obviously, he wanted LeBron and he. Excuse me. He wanted AD in LA. They got him to LA. They were able to win a championship. Lost to the east, but they really couldn't stay healthy. The biggest thing with. With. With AD and LeBron is that they couldn't stay healthy. LeBron, if, if LeBron was healthy, AD wasn't. If AD was healthy, LeBron wasn't. They really couldn't coincide because the one year they stayed healthy. Yeah. With the championship. The. The bubble in 2020. Covid. But we got a break. You see what happened, Joe. We played that. Then February came, they shut it down. So everybody was off until July, August, and then.

[Tony Ayo]

But.

[Shannon Sharpe]

But we got 90 days. Can you stay healthy for three months?

[Chad Johnson]

The. The problem that I have, if you're the Lakers, how do you let LeBron just walk and you don't get nothing in return?

[Shannon Sharpe]

They can't.

[Chad Johnson]

That's what I'm saying. You know what I mean? Yeah, I do. It's like. It's like we talk about all these different scenarios, but it's hard for me to see him leaving the Lakers. For some reason, you let him go. I mean, damn, Luka. Ar supposed to get you.

[Shannon Sharpe]

That's what they believe. That's what Laker fans believe. Laker fans, true. Laker fans say they're tired of LeBron, they want him to leave, and AR are going to take us to where we want to go.

[Guest Analyst]

It's not even the fans. It's the organization.

[Shannon Sharpe]

No, but the fans, too. Laker fans say we, the Laker fans, I've been around enough and enough of them said we never wanted LeBron. Mind you, why they in mediocrity? Because I know they remember what it was after they won them championships. Yeah, I know they didn't forget that, but maybe they did. They had one year because the next year they got swept. They got swept. Everybody talk about LeBron and D. Wade and Bosh, that same Dallas team that beat LeBron and D Wade them in the finals. What did they do to the two time back to back champion? Swept them. Yeah, swept them. You didn't know that, Ocho? Yeah, I didn't mean to bring that up.

[Guest Analyst]

I know. I'm.

[Shannon Sharpe]

With that being said, I won't. I really do want LeBron to go somewhere else, finish out where to go. I don't care at this point in time. You know what? I'm gonna go see him regardless, because this might be his last year. So I'm gonna spend my money like I always do and go see him whether it's Golden State, whether it's Miami, I don't give a damn word. Hell, he can go play for the team that Will Ferrell played for. I go see him, but I want to see. But all I know, I'm gonna be watching. We got five eyes on Nightcap. I got two good eyes. Joe got two good eyes. Ocho got one good one, right? And we gonna be watching. All I know is they got five years to bring a championship to LA5.

[Chad Johnson]

Hey, hey, hey, hey. The way the west set up right now, partner, it ain't looking good. I don't see it.

[Shannon Sharpe]

It ain't got nothing to do with me. They ain't got nothing to do with me.

[Guest Analyst]

It ain't looking good.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Nothing. Absolutely nothing. And I'm gonna hashtag everything, Laker Nation, hashtag everything. Purple and gold.

[Chad Johnson]

They say you can't miss a good thing till it's gone.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Nah, we never wanted him.

[Chad Johnson]

Nah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

How you not want. Regardless of what you think, how do you not want one of the top five players that's ever played the game? I got him at one. If he's not your top five, you need to reevaluate what you're doing. Forget. Just forget performance. Look at the accolades, because that's what y' all base everything else on. With that being said, I'm just going to be watching.

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[Podcast Host (Karen and Georgia from My Favorite Murder)]

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[Shannon Sharpe]

I hate to say it, but I

[Chad Johnson]

don't trust much of anything. It's the rage bait.

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[Shannon Sharpe]

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[Tony Ayo]

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[Podcast Host (Karen and Georgia from My Favorite Murder)]

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[Podcast Host (Karen and Georgia from My Favorite Murder)]

She says he's a, quote, very strange man. But they do get along really well.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Give us examples.

[Podcast Host (Karen and Georgia from My Favorite Murder)]

I know they do get along intellectually. And, in fact, she helps him design a faster plane. She takes a look at what he's designed. It's got these square wings, and she's like, that doesn't make sense. And so she finds the fastest bird and the fastest fish and sketches out a drawing of, like, what the two would look like as a plane. And that becomes the plane that we know today. And he calls her a genius. Check out our new episode, spotlighting groundbreaking innovators like Hedy and Lamarr and Billie Jean King.

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[Podcast Host (Karen and Georgia from My Favorite Murder)]

Goodbye.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I sure gonna be wild I ain't got nothing else to do hey, it's gonna be. We watch basketball for a living, so we might as well make sure we click in and.

[Chad Johnson]

Hello. Hello. Hello.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Hello. No, I've never been a Laker fan, and y' all are not true Laker fans because. True Laker fan, true team fans. You root for your team regardless of who's on it. Dumb dumbs. That's the definition of a fan. A fanatic. You root for your team regardless of who's on it, because if you root for your team just because this player alone that person, you're not a fan either. Do y' all know. I know how it works? That's what fandom is,

[Guest Analyst]

huh?

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah, I'm with you when you're right.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Now, that's how fandom. So I guess, you know, I promise you, before Tom Brady joined the Patriots. I'm sure a lot of people did. What Ocho. Root against Tom Brady. But Tom Brady joined the team. They rooted for Tom Brady.

[Chad Johnson]

Ty goes.

[Shannon Sharpe]

A lot of people rooted against Randy Johnson, but guess what they did when the Yankees got. They rooted for him because he's on your team now. That's what fans do. Are you. Oh, you're a fan. So in other words, if you just. You know better than I am. If you're just a fan of player. Because I made no bones about it. I followed him wherever. When he went to Cleveland. Cleveland. I was LeBron. He went to Miami, he went back to Cleveland, he came to la. Yep. And wherever he go, guess what. That's the fact. I'm. I'm rooting for him. I hope the team do well, too. Absolutely.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah. Yeah, that's.

[Shannon Sharpe]

But I'm. But I don't make any. Any, you know, bones about that. You know, I'm a. This fan. I'm a bad fan. No, I like the players. I root for the players.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah. I got teams like that. I root for players, too.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah, yeah.

[Chad Johnson]

It's. Everybody do.

[Guest Analyst]

Yep.

[Shannon Sharpe]

But don't give me this notion, oh, I'm a Laker fan. No, you a Laker. You like the players. The problem, what it was. This is what it all boiled down to. Y' all thought Brian, y'.

[Tony Ayo]

All.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Y' all saw this. Kobe and LeBron was very close in playing style. As far as he. On this side, this is basically Boston and la. Boston in la. And y' all thought, bro, how can you. How can you take down something that's already been established? LeBron could have averaged 72 points a game. It wasn't gonna diminish what Kobe had done. Yeah, Kobe was done. Kobe was done. I. I don't. I don't get that. I don't. Maybe. Hey, maybe if I was a. Maybe if I didn't play the game and had a different. We view the game differently through the lens as a player, and we kind of analyze the game. So it's kind of hard for us to, like, just sit there and just like, oh, they scored a basket. Joe, you looking at hiatus? Got the basketball, man. What did. Man, hey, that was a nice move. Xx. Y and Z. The double team should have came. Y' all should have trapped that man. Come on, man. Y' all got a hedge or something. Y' all gotta show or do something. Y' all can't drop that coverage, right?

[Chad Johnson]

Fact.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Oh, yo, you looking like, man, what coverage is y' all in? Let that man do that?

[Guest Analyst]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

And in that coverage, that man should have been covered. Ain't no way in that coverage, that guy should have been that wide open. But, man, I just wanted to go. As much as I enjoy going back to the Laker gang, you know, going to the Lakers and.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

All the security and everybody, you know, hey, show me love when I go there. But, hey, time out for this man.

[Chad Johnson]

Hey, you. You feel he's devalued and underappreciated?

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah.

[Guest Analyst]

Well, there.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah.

[Guest Analyst]

As great as he is, I don't. I don't. I don't even even know why the conversation comes out where some people, you know, comparing what, you know, he would never do what Kobe did. Listen, Kobe is iconic. What he's done there, what he did for the lady, no matter what LeBron does, he'll never be able to unseat that. And that feeling that Kobe gave to those people, and that's okay. People have to be able to compartmentalize and be able to separate the two. Okay? LeBron is here now and understanding what LeBron is doing is completely different and

[Shannon Sharpe]

has nothing than what Kobe did.

[Guest Analyst]

What Kobe did. I mean.

[Shannon Sharpe]

But that's the hardest part, though. Ocho is the same thing that we go through when we critique a player, especially an accomplished player. They feel that we say, if that player didn't play good. You're saying that all of a sudden, oh, he shouldn't have been mvp. He shouldn't have been player of the year. He should have been a Pro Bowl. He shouldn't have been first team. No, no, no, that's not what I'm saying. He did that. But by the same token, because he already accomplished all that, that doesn't give him a lifetime pass to play bad and excuse us from critiquing his plate.

[Chad Johnson]

Right.

[Shannon Sharpe]

That's all I've ever said.

[Guest Analyst]

Right.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I've never tried to take anything that a person has accomplished in a particular or anything. That's why when you hear me, when somebody is a senator, I always address them as senator or someone is this. It's always president. Because I respect. I forget the person. It's the institution.

[Chad Johnson]

Right.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Even if the person doesn't respect the institution, I still have enough respect for the institution. So it's Senator Warren, Senator Collins, Senator, so forth and so on. Or, you know, if you. You're in the military, your police captain, Lieutenant Sarge. Yeah, that's just the way I detect it. So whatever a person has done, they've done it. You can't even if you tried, no matter whatever you say, bad about a person. At the end of the day, after you said everything that you said, guess what you got to say?

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[Shannon Sharpe]

He's a four or five time champion.

[Chad Johnson]

Yes, sir.

[Shannon Sharpe]

He's a two, three time MVP. He's a 10, 15, 20 time all star. He's a 10, 11 time all NBA selection. Even after you said everything that you said.

[Guest Analyst]

Yeah. He's still that resume crazy, crazy resume crazy.

[Shannon Sharpe]

But look, I think, I think, look, and here's the thing. You know when they started devaluing. Yeah. The moment they traded Anthony Davidson, they got Luca.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

It's like any relationship, you don't start treating the other one bad until you got something else lined up.

[Chad Johnson]

Yep. Hey. Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Come on, we gotta go there.

[Chad Johnson]

We gotta go there.

[Guest Analyst]

Come on, come on.

[Chad Johnson]

We gotta go there.

[Guest Analyst]

Hey, you know how to. You know how they do in church.

[Chad Johnson]

We got to go there. We got to go there.

[Guest Analyst]

Come on.

[Chad Johnson]

Go ahead.

[Shannon Sharpe]

You want to find. You want to find out if your partner got. See how he or she treats you?

[Guest Analyst]

Yes.

[Shannon Sharpe]

They all of a sudden they start treating you. They don't. They don't care if you come or go. Everything is short. You short tempered.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Short temper with you.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Damn. Why you breathing so loud?

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah, yeah.

[Guest Analyst]

Come on, Pastor.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah, man.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Oh, my goodness.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Everything you do annoy them.

[Chad Johnson]

Yes, sir. Yes. Yeah. Time to go.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I was in a situation. I knew it was over. I had an inkling that it was over. I had an inkling that it was over. But I need. But you know what I said, you know what I need? I need, Chris. Because, you know, sometimes when we say we need a sign.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Sometimes I need to stop sign to actually fall on my head. And then I say, oh, yeah, God, you telling me something.

[Chad Johnson]

Something.

[Shannon Sharpe]

The one last time Ocho and Joe, we went out to dinner.

[Guest Analyst]

Yes, sir.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Everybody in the chat. Y' all know I'm allergic to shellfish.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

What you think she ordered?

[Chad Johnson]

No,

[Guest Analyst]

wait. And she know you allergic to it.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Whoa, whoa, whoop, there it is.

[Chad Johnson]

No, wait, hold on, hold on.

[Shannon Sharpe]

But how does that.

[Guest Analyst]

Wait, hold on. You got me real quick now. She ordered shellfish for herself.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah. Even though I'm allergic to it. Are you gonna be able to kiss me? Are you gonna be able to be in my vicinity?

[Chad Johnson]

Right.

[Guest Analyst]

Hey,

[Chad Johnson]

hey, hey, hey. She trying to send you to the upper room.

[Guest Analyst]

Hey, hey, hey.

[Chad Johnson]

Huh?

[Guest Analyst]

But that's.

[Shannon Sharpe]

She told me. She basically told me, I don't give a damn that it's over.

[Chad Johnson]

Damn.

[Shannon Sharpe]

This is my way. Cause sometimes Sometimes people actions will say what the words could never say.

[Chad Johnson]

Hello. Hello.

[Shannon Sharpe]

That was her way of saying, this is over. Yeah, I know. You know it's over.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

But I'm finna crystallize it. I'm finna make it clear. I'm finna make it crystal clear. Yes, I'm make it abundantly clear.

[Chad Johnson]

Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. She knew y' all weren't gonna be close to each other at night. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Guest Analyst]

Hey, the fact that she ain't just come out and say, you know, this ain't working. You know, she took that meal.

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[Chad Johnson]

Oh, man. Come on.

[Guest Analyst]

Hey, Joe.

[Shannon Sharpe]

So. So. So that's what I'm saying in this situation.

[Guest Analyst]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

The moment they got Luca.

[Guest Analyst]

Yes, sir.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah.

[Guest Analyst]

Oh, now all of a sudden, she did that?

[Shannon Sharpe]

What? She already did.

[Guest Analyst]

She already.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Guess what? Already had somebody.

[Chad Johnson]

Hello? Hello? Tada Y.

[Shannon Sharpe]

So it is what it is.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah, yeah, we know how the game go, man.

[Guest Analyst]

Oh, hey, listen, the game is the game, Joe.

[Shannon Sharpe]

You lose some.

[Guest Analyst]

Yeah, the game is the game.

[Chad Johnson]

And listen, it's the nature of the business, man. Listen, the fact that Bron has lasted this long, I'm sure, you know, nothing surprises him right now, you know, they just add a little fuel to whatever fire he still got burning. And he gonna try to be the best he can be, bro.

[Guest Analyst]

I know one thing. His next move gotta be his best move, Joe.

[Chad Johnson]

Oh, it's gonna be his best one.

[Guest Analyst]

His next move. His next move gotta be his best move.

[Chad Johnson]

It's gonna be his best one.

[Guest Analyst]

Yeah. Especially if you think about winning the championship. Are you still trying to win a championship or are you trying to go out having fun?

[Chad Johnson]

What you trying to say, man?

[Guest Analyst]

What you mean?

[Chad Johnson]

It sound like you trying to say something.

[Guest Analyst]

Are you trying to win a championship and have a title run, or are you just trying to go out having fun? But I'm reading there's only two things you can do.

[Chad Johnson]

I'm reading the fine print.

[Guest Analyst]

And listen, after you have accomplished everything he has.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yes.

[Guest Analyst]

Where he's at in his career.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah.

[Guest Analyst]

He'll be 42 going into next season, huh?

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yes.

[Guest Analyst]

What are we doing? One of the best, the greatest, in the words of Unk the Goat.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah.

[Guest Analyst]

Depending on who you ask.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah.

[Guest Analyst]

Going into year 23. Or you want to have fun and play with some people you've never had the opportunity to play with, who you admire and look up to as your peers, or do you want to contend for a title?

[Shannon Sharpe]

I me, personally, there are two things you could do. Let me say It. Let me put it to you like this, Ocho. I think the thing is, when you enjoy what you do, it's kind of like, you know, in certain. Certain industries.

[Guest Analyst]

Yes, sir.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Like as a pilot for an airline at 65, no matter how much fun you're having fun flying, no matter how impeccable your record are, you gotta shut it down. In certain situations in the military, you reach a certain age, you gotta stop. Force is normally the aa. As long as I'm producing at a high level, I'm still enjoying it. And he's like, man, I'm still playing. I'm still giving you 21. 6 and 7.

[Chad Johnson]

He's the exception to the rule, bro.

[Shannon Sharpe]

But you know what? I don't care if he was averaging 37. 7 and 7. Eventually we all gonna have to face it. The game is gonna leave us all.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Now, the trick is to leave one year before they want you to go. That's the trick. That don't always. It's gonna come a time. They're gonna come a time. Yeah, they're going to come a time. I don't care who you are. Your time is.

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[Chad Johnson]

Yeah, but wait. Hey, but you don't know that time until you get your ass in the off season. That phone ain't ringing like it used to.

[Shannon Sharpe]

But see, that's why you leave. See, Yo, Joe, you stay too long, then you see, when you die, you die. That's why you leave a year early. It when the phone's ringing and you tell them no. See, breaking up is easy. We've talked about this, Joe. You've been on here. We talked about it. Breaking up is easy when it's you doing the breaking up. Yeah, yeah. Hey, when is you doing the blocking? When is you doing. Is you taking the phone, the. The number out of the phone?

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Now all of a sudden, you on block. Guess what? You gotta go get another phone. Girl, you tripping. Oh, man.

[Chad Johnson]

Man, come on. Oh, hey, hey, hey, hey.

[Shannon Sharpe]

You gotta.

[Chad Johnson]

You got to be able to catch a damn hint at some point.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Now, I mean, in the beginning, that's the. Hold on now. Hold on, Joe. There's a very fine line.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Do I turn the page or do I close the book? Oh, today, Joe, I don't want to do this. You see, Joe, you asked for this, Joe.

[Chad Johnson]

Tonight we here for it. Come on, man.

[Guest Analyst]

Hey, listen, it's a reason it's Sunday.

[Chad Johnson]

We here for it tonight.

[Guest Analyst]

It's a reason it's Sunday.

[Shannon Sharpe]

There's a very small line chat between turning the page and closing the book.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah. Yeah, you're right.

[Guest Analyst]

That's a good one. That, boy,

[Chad Johnson]

we.

[Shannon Sharpe]

It's an eye, because this is how we got to where we are. Just imagine giving up. You didn't make something and you like, man, I got to take a hand.

[Tony Ayo]

It ain't.

[Shannon Sharpe]

It ain't for me.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

What do we do? We dig in. We try harder. We're taught the way we were brought up and the way we are instilled in us. Try harder. If it didn't work, try harder. And you know what it is? We've always been in a situation. We played a sport. We felt if we tried harder, we could change the outcome. But, see, that is an outcome that you don't get to control. The other party does. See, the loneliest place in the world is a place that you're not wanted. I can want something, but if she doesn't want me back, doesn't matter what you do.

[Chad Johnson]

Everybody talking tonight.

[Shannon Sharpe]

There ain't enough. There ain't enough trips to the Maldives.

[Chad Johnson]

Hello.

[Shannon Sharpe]

There ain't enough private jets. There enough Birkin bags. There ain't a car that's been created if somebody does. There have been a per. There have been people, even after they received all of that. No, I don't want to be with you.

[Chad Johnson]

Enough is enough.

[Guest Analyst]

You ain't got today. Hey, Joe, let me tell you something

[Shannon Sharpe]

about a woman, you know, got a little. You know, after 58 years, I've learned something.

[Guest Analyst]

Look, come on. Take your time.

[Shannon Sharpe]

When a woman's mind is made up because you got to realize you pushed the father that she ever intended to go.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Once you push the past back and she get to that other place, it's over.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Guest Analyst]

What place we talking about, huh?

[Shannon Sharpe]

This is the line right here. You've gone. She.

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[Shannon Sharpe]

You've gone over the line, and she's met you.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

She really cared about you, and you moved it, and she. She bet you here.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

And when she say that's it. When she said that's it. When she say, that's it. That's it.

[Chad Johnson]

When a woman's fed up.

[Tony Ayo]

Hey.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Ain't nothing you can do it.

[Chad Johnson]

Ain't nothing you can do about it. No, sir. Yeah. Yeah. I'm with you.

[Guest Analyst]

I remember that. Back in the days, boy, we.

[Shannon Sharpe]

We've all been through it.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

There are some guys in the chat say they ain't never been through it. They ain't never been broken up with. Keep living. They never had a woman broke their heart. They ain't never had a woman do something to them. There are people in the chat that's like that. Congratulations to you.

[Chad Johnson]

Keep living.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Keep living. The problem is you don't had it done to you the most because you're not smart enough to realize that it actually happened to you.

[Guest Analyst]

Hey, come on now.

[Chad Johnson]

Hey.

[Shannon Sharpe]

But that's. That. That's all I got. So sources are the warriors are looking to acquire Anthony Davis via trade. Obviously, they have to get off Jimmy Butler contract, give up some draft capital as well. And hopefully that would be enticing enough to reunite Anthony Davis and LeBron James in debate. It does keep him on the west coast, the bay to la. You know, hey, Savannah's probably staying. Boom, boom, boom. Hey, gives him an opportunity, I guess. A couple of times he worked it. I said, look, you know, Zuri has a couple of stuff. I would like to see a game here to it. There's. And you work that out.

[Chad Johnson]

Hey, you know, the whole plate on your man look. You know, the whole play look,

[Shannon Sharpe]

work out all of those things because once you sign your name on the contract, it's over, Joe.

[Chad Johnson]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Oh, you know that. Hey, work out all the stuff. Hey, this is what I need. Hey, I want this jersey number. I want to be able to xy get that covered.

[Chad Johnson]

And y' all know what next.

[Shannon Sharpe]

No. Hey, it ain't no misunderstanding. No. Well, I thought this. I thought that. Nope.

[Chad Johnson]

Hey, hey, hey. If that's to happen, though, real talk, if Braun was to go to the Warriors, I could see them. I'm talking about, like, if it happened within the next week. I can see them boys in the gym, you know, trying to gain that chemistry and continuity, trying to speed up the pace.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yes.

[Chad Johnson]

Because they gonna want to win. No matter how you cut it, cut it or slice it, they gonna be looking to win a title. So, man, if this was to happen, it'd be. This would be great for the game, too. Uncan Ocho.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah.

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