Hour 2 – Birthday Prep, Nick Wright

Summary

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The Dan Patrick Show

Hour 2 – Birthday Prep, Nick Wright
Date: May 12, 2026
Host: Dan Patrick
Key Guest: Nick Wright (First Things First, Fox Sports 1)

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Episode Overview

In this lively hour, Dan Patrick mixes personal banter and sports analysis, warming up with fun birthday talk before diving into topical NBA playoff storylines, LeBron James’ future, and coaching narratives. The hour’s highlight is a detailed segment with Nick Wright, who offers insights on the evolving Lakers, possible destinations for LeBron, and the state of the NBA. The tone is conversational, infused with Dan’s signature humor, gentle teasing among the Danettes, and Nick Wright’s candor.

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Main Segments & Discussion Points

1. Birthday Banter & Team Camaraderie

02:21–09:14

• Birthday Surprises:

  • Dan jokes about his upcoming birthday and his history with unwanted surprise parties.
    • “I made my wife swear, no surprises. I don't want any surprise.” (04:04, Dan Patrick)
  • The Danettes tease him about the contradiction of wanting nothing but expecting something special.
    • “Are you one of those people who says, ‘I don't want anything special for my birthday,’ and then when they don't do anything special, you sulk?” (05:24, Paul)
  • Running joke about what gifts (suggestions for a Porsche, a Rec Tec grill, watches, cigars) Dan would or wouldn’t want.

• Stories of Lost Gifts & Airport Security Mishaps:

  • Paul recounts gifting Dan a nice lighter that was confiscated at airport security.
    • “And they always say if you want to go back out and mail it to yourself, I go, I'm gonna have to get back in that line again.” (06:41, Dan Patrick)
  • Dan jokes about the oddities people bring through security and airport experiences.

• Limerick Confessional:

  • Todd’s return to reading limericks in the “confessional” segment is discussed, with playful criticism about reception from the room.

• Workplace Traditions:

  • Ongoing friendly ribbing about how birthdays are celebrated within the crew.

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2. Listener Calls: Sports & Life Advice

09:14–18:12

• NBA & Knicks/Celtics Fan Chatter:

  • Callers weigh in on the Knicks' pursuit of Joel Embiid, celebrity fandom, and Jalen Brown’s career choices.
  • Dan reflects on the significance of parental photo-taking in a child’s first year.

• Poll Questions & Parenting Dilemmas:

  • Should you skip your child’s Little League game to watch Victor Wembanyama?
    • Dan sides with going to the basketball game, reasoning there will be more chances for Little League.
    • “Might not get too many opportunities to see the Spurs.” (12:01, Dan Patrick)
  • Discussion on the hardest first-time sports job: Dan argues NFL head coach is the toughest.

• Wedding Speech Nerves:

  • Caller shares a story about practicing a wedding speech, getting emotional, and being mistaken for drunk by a police officer.
  • Dan relates as he prepares to speak at his daughter’s wedding, sharing vulnerabilities about keeping emotions in check.
    • “Even practicing, I tear up. Yeah, that’s not good.” (15:19, Dan Patrick)
  • The group commiserates over the pressure and emotional difficulty of wedding speeches, with jokes about tripping over dresses or losing composure.

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3. Nick Wright Joins: Extended NBA & LeBron/Lakers Segment

22:42–41:06

Memorable Lead-In

• Nick Wright brings a message from Lil Wayne, revealing the rapper is a big Dan Patrick fan and wants a lyrical “bar for bar” showdown with Todd “Fritzy.”
  • “My dear friend, the greatest rapper alive, Lil Wayne.” (25:31, Nick Wright)
  • “Lil Wayne wants a piece of you, Todd.” (41:06, Dan Patrick)

LeBron’s Future & Lakers Assessment

• Most Interesting Story:

  • Nick believes LeBron’s next move is more compelling than the Lakers’ future.
    • “The Lakers blew it. When Lucas Lakers tenure is over, there is a greater than 50% chance that the best teammate he ever had was age 40 and age 41, LeBron James.” (26:15, Nick Wright)
  • Criticizes Lakers management for lack of foresight and roster depth, suggesting LeBron’s late-career heroics are being squandered.

• Best Destinations for LeBron:

  • Nick’s picks: Cleveland, Knicks, small chance of Nuggets, tiny chance of Warriors.
    • “That team [Cavs] makes a lot of sense. … Donovan Mitchell can do the exact Kyrie Irving stuff.” (28:41/29:51, Nick Wright)
    • On Nuggets: “If the Nuggets really are just gonna try to turn the offensive engine all the way up, LeBron taking a little bit off Joker’s plate… that one’s interesting…” (29:51, Nick Wright)

• Lakers Ownership Changes:

  • Nick doubts new ownership will rapidly impact Lakers’ trajectory within LeBron’s likely two-year timespan.

LeBron & Dan: The Love of the Grind

• Nick draws a parallel between LeBron’s comments on loving the daily process and Dan’s approach to his work.
  • “He just kept talking about how… the process… getting to the stadium five hours before the game…” (31:40, Nick Wright)
  • Dan reflects: “I like the grind, I like the daily. … I just, I like that you just start something. What are we going to do with it?” (32:55, Dan Patrick)
  • Both agree the joy is in consistent, daily engagement and leadership by example.

Bronny James’ Role

• Nick discusses Bronny’s minutes with Lakers, suggesting playing with his son gave LeBron a unique motivational boost not fully leveraged in the playoffs.

Coaching Speculation

• On Steve Kerr: Nick speculates he returned to Warriors mainly for Steph Curry, feeling he owed it to see things through together.

LeBron to Warriors?:

• Briefly mused as an intriguing but unlikely possibility.

OKC Thunder Legacy

• Dan and Nick debate what it would take for OKC to be considered an all-time great team; both agree three consecutive titles would do it.
  • “If OKC … not only goes back to back, but wins three in a row… I think it will be undeniable…” (38:32, Nick Wright)
• Nick shares a gambling story about betting on the Timberwolves due to favorable odds.

Notable Quotes

• “I want to see the version of LeBron we got to see in the playoffs at the end of his career. Hand on the joystick… he’s too good for that role.” (27:56, Nick Wright)
• On Dan’s leadership: “If it doesn’t show on me or sound on me, then it doesn’t kind of trickle down to the Danettes.” (34:09, Dan Patrick)

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4. Listener Calls & Life Events

44:02–49:34

• Wedding and bachelor party tips: Dan advocates keeping a conscience and involving family, reminisces on localized (not destination) events.
• Story of a wedding tension-breaker: Callers share amusing anecdotes about weddings, jokes, and breaking awkward silences.
• Anticipation for upcoming guests and Lane Kiffin article tease.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Birthday Lament:

  • “My wife’s done this three times now—oh, boy. But I said no. No surprises. We don’t need it.” (04:39, Dan Patrick)

• Gift Guilt:

  • “Do you really need another watch? And I—I don’t need it, but I want it.” (06:14, Dan Patrick)

• Listener Dilemma:

  • “You think it’s okay to skip your son’s Little League baseball game to go watch Victor Wembanyama?” (11:30, Luke/Chris Caller)
  • “I would go to the basketball game.” (11:58, Dan Patrick)

• Parental Fear:

  • “My biggest fear is to not be great at the very end.” (34:09, Dan Patrick)

• Career Passion Parallel:

  • “That's what always attracted me. I...it has to be every single day.” (32:55, Dan Patrick)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

| Timestamp | Topic / Segment | |---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------| | 02:21-09:14 | Birthday talk, surprise parties, Danette banter | | 09:14-18:12 | Call-in segment: Knicks, Celtics, parenting, speeches | | 22:42-41:06 | Nick Wright extended segment: LeBron, Lakers, NBA | | 34:09 | Dan and Nick discuss careers, passion, “the grind” | | 38:32-41:06 | OKC Thunder legacy talk, Nick’s Timberwolves bet | | 44:02-49:34 | Listener calls: wedding stories, bachelor parties |

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Tone & Style

The episode is playful, candid, and occasionally self-deprecating, balancing sports insight with personal anecdotes. Nick Wright’s segment stands out for depth and candid analysis, while the regular banter showcases the chemistry and long-running jokes among the Danettes.

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For New Listeners

This hour offers a blend of candid NBA analysis and behind-the-scenes camaraderie. If you like “insider” takes laced with humor and stories about life’s everyday moments, you’ll fit right in—whether you care most about the NBA playoffs or how to avoid a disastrous wedding speech. The Nick Wright interview provides a state-of-the-union for LeBron and the Lakers, plus thoughtful ruminations on what it means to keep loving your work after decades of success.

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Transcript

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Hour two on this Tuesday. Gangs here. Ready to go. Our good buddy Nick Wright from First Things first on Fox Sports 1. He'll stop by in about 20 minutes, get his thoughts on LeBron's future and is it tied to the Lakers future? Reggie Miller will also stop by as well. He'll be on the call for the game tonight in San Antonio with the spurs being a ten and a half point favorite against the Timberwolves Cavaliers with a great second half performance from Donovan. Mitchell goes for 43. I don't know what that's like. You go for four in the first half and 39 in the second half as the Cavs beat the Pistons at series tied to two games apiece. Thunder sweep the Lakers and they did so with, I thought, a little bit of a struggle. I felt like the Lakers did a pretty good job with sga. The problem is sometimes you focus on one guy and you let other guys become stars for the night. AJ Mitchell went for 28 points last night. Timberwolves and the spurs tonight. 877-3DP Show Email Address DP danpatrick.com Twitter handle @DP Show Stat of the day is always brought to you by Panini America. The official trading cards of the Dan Patrick show and you can sign up to win a rec tech grill coming up on Friday. Go to rectech.com search the Dan Patrick show for details and enter for your chance to win. Todd is here. Dylan is here. Marv Poly, yours truly. The back room guys. Yes, Dylan, are we doing anything fun

[Dylan]

for your birthday other than giving away the rec tech?

[Dan Patrick]

I don't think so, no. I wasn't planning on it.

[Dylan]

Surprise party.

[Dan Patrick]

No, no, I, I made my wife swear no surprises. I don't want any surprise.

[Dylan]

The heart can't take it.

[Dan Patrick]

I know. I was going to say that. I said, what if I have a heart attack and die because of the surprise? You don't say that. I said, well, it could happen. If I walk in and all of a sudden I just have a towel on and everybody goes, surprise. I drop the towel and then they have heart attacks. Yes.

[Paul]

Paulie, I, I think 10 years ago, your party was a surprise party, wasn't it? The one at the golf course.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, that was, that was. And they couldn't get me to go.

[Paul]

Right. I remember there was an issue.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, my, I wasn't going. I, you know, my wife said, hey, you gotta go over and pick up somebody at, at the golf course. And I said, no, have, you know, have Jack, my son, go. She goes, no, no, no, you need to go. So I'm not dressed in accordance to having a party and I walk in and they do the surprise thing and I go, and she's done this three times Now. Oh, boy. Yeah, but I said no. No surprises. We don't need it. Yes, Todd, if you kept refusing to

[Todd]

go, eventually she'd be like, damn it, it's a surprise party. You have to go there. Everyone's waiting for you. Okay, now you ruined refusing to go.

[Dan Patrick]

Thank you.

[Todd]

You're welcome.

[Dan Patrick]

Yes, Paul, I try to follow that.

[Paul]

Are you one of those people who says, I don't want anything special for my birthday, and then when they don't do anything special for your birthday, you sulk? Yeah, yeah. Yeah, I knew the answer to that.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. You know, when. When my kids say or my wife says, you have everything? I said, well, no, there's a couple other things out there that I'd like. There's another Porsche out there, you know, other Rolex out there. Yes. Dylan, we're already getting you a Porsche

[Dylan]

for your retirement gift. And we're not made of money over here, okay? We can't get you two cars.

[Dan Patrick]

Thank you.

[Dylan]

We can get you something else, though.

[Dan Patrick]

No, it's okay.

[Dylan]

Perhaps you'd like a rec tech. Maybe me and all the boys will chip in.

[Dan Patrick]

I don't need anything. I don't need cigars. I don't. I don't need anything. I mean, I. I would like to have things. I don't need anything.

[Dylan]

Booze.

[CJ Toledano]

Booze.

[Dylan]

Always good.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Because my wife will say, do you really need another watch? And I. I don't need it, but I want it. Yeah.

[Paul]

Paul, a bunch of years ago, when you and I first started working together, I didn't have much dough. And I went. I was in New York City at Nat Sherman's. It's like this tobacco place. It's pretty famous. You know it. And I bought you what to me was an expensive lighter. It was really solid and heavy. The next day, we went on a road trip for the Dan Patrick show, and it got confiscated at security.

[Dan Patrick]

And they always say if you want to go back out and mail it to yourself, I go, I'm gonna have to get back in that line again. And they go, yeah. And I'm thinking, who does that? Who actually gets out of line? Who has time? And you know, that guy is going, man, this is gonna be my lighter. Click, click, click, click, click, click. Yes, Dylan.

[Dylan]

That happened to me going into msg. I had like a tiny little, like, Swiss army knife on my keychain. And they're like, you gotta throw that out. I was like, what am I going to do with 30,000 people in MSG with like a 1 inch long little knife and I think he wanted it, too. I think you're right.

[Dan Patrick]

I was behind a woman who not only had water. A bottle of water in her luggage, but also had a. Like a pen knife, like a Swiss army knife. And I'm going, is this your first time going through security? I'm saying this to myself, but she's like, oh, I forgot the water. It's like the size of a barrel. Oh, I didn't know I had the knife. And I'm going,

[Dylan]

that is not my Glock. I swear to God.

[Dan Patrick]

That's what I don't understand. When you go, man, I did not remember I brought my gun. Yes, Todd, it's just a flight.

[Todd]

It's not an episode of Survivor where you need all these tools and drinks. They'll give you water, and you don't need the Swiss army knife.

[Dan Patrick]

All right, well, thank you again, Todd.

[Todd]

You're welcome.

[Dan Patrick]

National Limeric. If you missed last hour, Todd gave us a limerick when he went to the confessional. And that's a. It's a new item, a new segment here where we used to do this at the old studio. And I said, I'm gonna bring it back. And it's kind of an interrogation room for 60 seconds, and Todd has two limericks. I said, you only get to do one. So I said, you can do one in the confessional. So I don't know how well it went. I didn't hear anybody laughing. I didn't hear any applause.

[Todd]

So a little birthday tribute to Weeks, which he was a little sensitive about because the first line described ups and downs of one's career, which I needed for the rhyme, not because it's an accurate statement.

[Dan Patrick]

And he, of course, is our cameraman.

[Todd]

Yes, our cameraman, Eric.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Sometimes you have to elaborate a little bit.

[Caller or Guest]

That's fair.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay. Thank you, Todd. So, Weeks, our cameraman, it's his birthday today. Mine is on Friday. No surprises. Yes.

[Paul]

Paul, you know you're going to get Friday Fritzi on your birthday. That whether you like it or not.

[Dan Patrick]

No, that's my wish. To not have Friday Fritzi.

[Todd]

That is your birthday present for me. Stay quiet.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Great. All right, so Nick Wright will join us coming up here in a little bit. Chris in Syracuse leads us off hour two. Hi, Chris.

[Chris]

Hey. Thanks as always, Dan. Hey, I had a couple. I got some Celtics and Knicks for you. And also, you were mentioning last hours about the Lakers as an organization. They got to do what's best to make their team better. And I always remember when the Red Sox got rid of Nomar, that was a business decision that didn't make the fans happy, and that led directly to a World Series a few months later. And over the last several years, the Knicks came so close to pulling the trigger to acquire Joel Embiid. And I'm so glad they held off and ended up with Cat. And an example of how hungry Knicks fans are for a title. The summer night the Knicks acquired the last piece of the puzzle, Mattel Bridges from their crosstown rival, the Nets, for five first round picks. The Yankees were playing the Mets at Citi Field, and they flashed the news on the scoreboard. Yankee and Matt fans in unison started chanting, let's go, Knicks. And also Jaylen Brown said this year was his favorite year as a Celtic. It kind of tells you he may want to fly solo as the guy without Jason Tatum and certainly isn't the first time he hit it at that. I just hope they both realize they can achieve so much more together collectively down the road than they ever would do it apart. And Dan, I wanted to throw at you, I was thinking as a Nick fan, the biggest and most loyal celebrity fans over the long haul. And I got four of them. I'm gonna go with my fourth first. I think it would be Ben Stiller because he hasn't been around that much. Stephen A at 3, Spike at 2, and then I'm gonna go Woody Allen at 1. And also, Dan, I remember you telling the caller once that when your child is born, take a picture every day of them for the first year because they change so much.

[Dan Patrick]

Thank you, Chris. Yes. When you think about it, your child in his or her first year changes more than any other year in their life. And take a photo every day. Let's see Luke in Texas. Hi, Luke.

[Chris]

Hey, Dan.

[Caller or Guest]

This first time?

[Chris]

Long time.

[Caller or Guest]

61225. I got a potential poll question. You think it's okay to skip your

[Chris]

son's Little League baseball game to go watch Victor Wembanyama?

[Dan Patrick]

Wait, did you already do it, Luke?

[Chris]

Not yet.

[Dan Patrick]

Are you doing it tonight?

[Chris]

Yes, sir.

[Dan Patrick]

How old is he?

[Chris]

9.

[Dan Patrick]

How good is he?

[Chris]

He's pretty good.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. You know what? I would go to the basketball game.

[Caller or Guest]

All right.

[Chris]

Cool.

[Dan Patrick]

Could bring the kid to the game. Unless he's playing in his game while you're. The game. Basketball game's going on. But if he's pretty good, there's going to be more games for you to go to. Might not get too many opportunities to see the Spurs. Yes.

[Todd]

Todd, what if that game is like the kid's greatest game ever? Hits him home run it. Goes 4 for 4 and gets the game winning, hit or catch. And now you got to live with picking Wemby over your own kid.

[Dan Patrick]

He's only nine.

[Todd]

Yeah, but at nine years old, you can be, you can do something very.

[Paul]

Todd pitched at nine.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Not well.

[Todd]

I was on a couple all star teams. Granted they were looking for a ninth guy that he want to forfeit. So I was like, maybe Todd could play first base.

[Dan Patrick]

Nate in la. Hi, Nate. What's on your mind today? Hey, good morning, Dan. I also have a potential poll question and a personal question for you if my time permits. Poll question, which is the hardest first time job? MLB manager, NBA head coach, NFL head coach, or first time Dan?

[Caller or Guest]

Ed,

[Dan Patrick]

I would think the NFL, because you're running an organization and you got a lot of people, a lot of moving parts. So I would, I would definitely say being an NFL, being a Danette. Marvin and Dylan were around the show for a long time and then they got the opportunity to sit in their chairs. So they knew the feel of the show, they knew everybody involved in it. Therefore, I mean, the hard part is you're introducing somebody new to the audience and then you're replacing seaton, you're replacing McLovin. That, you know, that transition can be difficult, but these two guys have handled it extremely well. Yes, Dylan.

[Dylan]

Yeah. But you get me around an NFL organization for like a couple years, I'll take them right to the promised land.

[Dan Patrick]

Oh, you will, Joe?

[Chris]

Yeah.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay. All right, let's see. Tom in Nebraska. Good morning, Tom. What do you have for me?

[Tom]

Hey, good morning, guys. Dan, for a couple years, for several years, you've been giving great advice as far as speeches go, whether it be weddings, what have you. The advice is always keep it short, keep it sweet, make it about them. And unlike Todd, it's not the stand up comedy hour. The second thing was a couple years ago at my sister's wedding, I put this into practice and was invited to say a few words. I am reading out the speech. I go outside the venue, which happens to be an open area bar. I'm practicing the speech in a quiet corner and I'm kind of tearing up, sobbing a little bit when a cop happens to come up and walk up behind me. I explain what I'm doing, but she doesn't believe me. So I just said, I'm reading the speech off. I'm just a little emotional. I think she thinks I'm inebriated. So she goes, read it to me. So I do. I read the speech and again, get Very emotional. Start tearing up. When she finally believes he said, okay, okay, okay, and gives me a great big hug. But thought I'd share that story with you, that it's great advice.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, thank you, Tom. Hopefully that won't happen to me when I give the speech at my daughter's wedding. Man, I'm getting a lot of advice now. Everybody's an expert on this. Two of my daughters, they want to tell me how to do it. Yeah. Don't do this, do that. My wife. Don't be jokey. It's serious. Yes.

[Dylan]

Daily, I feel like you got a pretty good idea of what you need to do, you know?

[Dan Patrick]

Oh, I do. But even practicing, I tear up. Yeah, that's not good.

[Dylan]

He could get drunk and cry. Probably like that guy who just called in.

[Dan Patrick]

But I had a dream last night where I walk down the aisle and I actually bend over because I'm. I'm so emotional. So I'm walking my daughter down the aisle, and then I just. I get overwhelmed.

[Dylan]

So you're. You're screwed. Right at the gates before long, before you even get to the speech part.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Paul]

Paul, remember one thing. The more emotional you get, the more pub you'll get at the end, the more appreciative she. You're going to get. The crowd's going to love you if you get emotional, so don't think it's a bad thing.

[Caller or Guest]

No.

[Nick Wright]

Oh.

[Paul]

I'm telling you, when you get emotional, the crowd's gonna love it.

[Dan Patrick]

No, I don't think so. You want to get through it.

[Paul]

Yes, but they'll remember it.

[Dan Patrick]

I can't get through it. I won't be able to get through it. And then maybe I read it, but then reading it feels. You know, we don't do anything scripted, so I don't want to do anything scripted. And I'm a broadcaster. Yes, Todd.

[Todd]

I'd be more worried maybe because I'm a klutz. I'd be more worried about stepping on the veil, the train, the back of the dress, and doing something like that thing, just talking to. Especially for you, speaking publicly. I know it's an emotional time, but you're great at that. You got that personality, got that charisma. You'll. You know, I'd be more worried about just like, tripping or something.

[Dan Patrick]

Thank you, Todd. Yes.

[Todd]

Get a lot of thank you, Todd's too.

[Dylan]

The wedding is one of the more, like, intimidating venues to do stuff like that, though. Like, I officiated my buddy's wedding, and I was incredibly nervous beforehand because you're like, I don't know, everyone's dressed up nice. They're there for like a momentous occasion that doesn't really have. It's not your occasion.

[Dan Patrick]

But you see everybody in your life is in that room.

[Dylan]

Exactly.

[Dan Patrick]

From brothers and sisters. You know, my mom and dad aren't around. You know, you're just like, oh, my God, how did I get here? And, you know, I'm trying to, like, have some kind of focus. I'm trying to look at somebody who won't make me emotional. But, but I don't want to tell that person I'm looking at that person because they're not going to make me cry. Like, I might not care about that.

[Dylan]

And I will offer you something. I'll come sit in the audience.

[Dan Patrick]

No, no, no, no. If Todd was there, I could just look at Todd and I don't know if I would cry.

[Todd]

Whatever I could do to help get you through it.

[Dan Patrick]

Thank you, toddler

[Dylan]

team player.

[Dan Patrick]

Thank you, Todd. How about we take a break? Our good buddy Nick Wright. He'll have some thoughts on the Lakers moving on and LeBron moving on. And will it be in unison? We'll take a break. Back after this. Dan Patrick Show.

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You know what really the difference was Joel Embiid, like, that was tough.

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[Dan Patrick]

Timberwolves are 10 and a half point underdogs in San Antonio. Looking ahead to Wednesday, the Cavaliers getting three and a half against the Pistons. He's Nick Wright, host of First Things first on Fox Sports 1 what's Right with Nick Wright on YouTube and wherever you get your podcast and host of no Gamble, no future for poker. Go. How are you?

[Nick Wright]

Great to see you.

[Dan Patrick]

Great to see you.

[Nick Wright]

I have a message I have to convey. Okay, I got this text seven minutes ago. I'm going to edit it for clarity and language.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay.

[Nick Wright]

I effing love Dan P. I see you're about to bless him. That's too bleeping dope, first of all. Second of all, I love how you appear on shows. I'll skip that part. Let Fritzi know. I' ma definitely have to go bar for bar with him one day. I feel like we would spend a lot of time, me, you know, saying, guess who that's from. So do you want to guess or should I just reveal it? I think this will be absolutely thrilling for Fritzi, and I think you will be pleased as well, Dan Patrick.

[Dan Patrick]

All right, Todd, would you like to guess who would like to sing with you or against you?

[Todd]

Frank Caliendo.

[Nick Wright]

No, Frank Calendo is not the answer.

[Dan Patrick]

Todd, that was terrible.

[Todd]

Katy Perry.

[Nick Wright]

You think Katy Perry is texting me?

[Todd]

Yes, why not?

[Nick Wright]

Let me tell you this. Katy Perry is much closer in fame and profession than Caliendo. That's a clue. Okay, any other guesses or should I just reveal it?

[Paul]

Paul Kenny Chesney.

[Nick Wright]

Okay, we're getting colder again. You got to keep in mind this is someone that I have a personal relationship with. I'm going to give you one More clue.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay.

[Nick Wright]

I hugged this person in the last 72 hours.

[Dan Patrick]

Kanye West.

[Nick Wright]

No. And you know, if I was hugging Kanye, that would probably be something. I wouldn't talk about public. But you are getting very warm now.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay, Dylan.

[Dylan]

Jay Z.

[Dan Patrick]

Who?

[Nick Wright]

Very close. Should I just reveal it?

[Dan Patrick]

Marvin person. Wait a minute. Hold on. Let Marvin. We'll go around the infield.

[Paul]

Nas.

[Nick Wright]

No, you know, I'm not quite Nas. A little too old maybe for. Not that. Just for me to have the personal relationship. This also is revealed. You guys don't follow me on Instagram. I guess that's fine.

[Tom]

No problem.

[Nick Wright]

Huge fan of Dan Patrick. Person that wants to go bar for bar with Fritzi. My dear friend, the greatest rapper alive, Lil Wayne.

[Dan Patrick]

Lil Wayne. Okay,

[Nick Wright]

maybe he wants to stop by the man cave sometime when he's out East.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Nick Wright]

Come see you guys. And so I thought you'd like to hear that, Dan.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Lil Wayne, Big Fritzy going toe to toe.

[Todd]

Pretty awesome. That's not necessary, though. All you got to say was Lil Wayne and Fritz.

[Nick Wright]

Okay, we can get to the regularly scheduled programming. I just wanted to pass that along.

[Dan Patrick]

All right, let me start with what's more interesting. The Lakers Moving forward or LeBron moving forward?

[Nick Wright]

LeBron moving forward. The Lakers. Listen, I think the Lakers blew it. I think that when Lucas Lakers tenure is over, there is a greater than 50% chance that the best teammate he ever had was age 40 and age 41, LeBron James. And because the Lakers for the last four years have been seemingly annoyed at LeBron's refusal to fall off a cliff athletically and as a basketball player, that they have just been like, well, we'll address the team after LeBron. We'll address the team after LeBron. They were like, what? Well, you can't expect us to have a team ready made for Luca. We didn't expect to get Luca, except for the fact the exact type of players you need to put around Luca, you need to put around LeBron. Luca modeled his game after LeBron. And this year, listen, they got unlucky with injury, but was one of. You know, when you have two guys suffer those types of soft tissue injuries, does that maybe not happen if you have a deeper, younger, more athletic roster around them? You know, this year, last year, once they got Luca, they sat on their hands. And so I think that. And you know how much I love Luca, But I think the Lakers might be stuck a bit in what all of a sudden looks like such a deep and athletic Western Conference. Meanwhile, LeBron has some really interesting options on his hands. Maybe he stays in la. I hope he doesn't. I, I hope he doesn't because I don't think that team has been particularly well run. But also because I, I want to see the version of LeBron we got to see in the playoffs at the end of his career. Hand on the joystick. Even if he needs to have another alpha scorer around him like a Jalen Brunson or like a Donovan Mitchell. But I don't. Third option, Swiss army knife LeBron. I, he's, he's too good for that role. He took that role on Dan because he can, he can do that and Luke and Austin couldn't. But that's not how I want to see it in for him.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay, but if you're going to place him outside of the Lakers, Cleveland.

[Nick Wright]

Pardon? Gone him there. That's it.

[Dan Patrick]

That's it.

[Nick Wright]

Like, yeah, I mean the. Listen, the Knicks maybe, but the Knicks might be. I mean, are the Knicks the greatest team ever? They have been for two weeks. So I don't know. And, but I just the, the exact thing that the Cavs, in my opinion foolishly brought James Harden into be second best player, offensive initiator. LeBron can do that without melting down twice a series in the playoffs. And while they're. They play it, they play different aesthetically. Donovan Mitchell can do the exact Kyrie Irving stuff and Dwyane WADE stuff. That LeBron is, you know, a high volume, really good scorer alongside Braun and then you have Allen and Mobley is really good, you know, rim protection like that team makes a lot of sense. And I don't think the Cavs are going to beat Detroit. So it'll just be another year without making the conference finals without LeBron on the roster.

[Dan Patrick]

You brought up Jalen Brown.

[Nick Wright]

Did I say Brown? I meant Jalen Brunson. Oh, I'm sorry if I said Jalen Brown. I apologize.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay.

[Nick Wright]

I think, I think it's Knicks or Cavs. There is a very weird, not weird, but interesting Nuggets thing because Braun is so tight with Stan Kroenke's son, Josh Kroenke, the owner of the Nuggets. Jared Dudley, who's another one of LeBron's guys on the coaching staff. He is exactly like if the Nuggets really are just gonna try to turn the offensive engine all the way up. LeBron, you know, taking a little bit off Joker's plate, but and being, you know, Jamal Murray's the scorer, Joker's the do it all guy. That one's interesting, but I Don't. I just don't think that's likely. I think it's probably Lakers, Cleveland or New York with a tiny chance. Golden State, but I think tiny chance.

[Dan Patrick]

Talking to Nick Wright, host of First Things first on Fox Sports 1 and what's Right with Nick Wright on YouTube, wherever you get your podcast and host of no Gamble, no Future for Poker go. Also, you got to factor in new management ownership with the Lakers, with the Dodgers and their approach to things. Does that change the Lakers approach moving forward with spending money?

[Nick Wright]

So I think it will, but I just don't think those. Listen, I, I believe Bron's gonna play two more years. I think he's gonna put in a smooth quarter century in the NBA and have that be the final piece of. I've given more to this game than anyone could have ever fathomed giving. So I just don't know if those types of changes impact, you know, that quickly on that short of a timeline. I. Can I ask you. I'm gonna be like very sincere for a moment. Can I ask you a question?

[Dan Patrick]

Sure.

[Nick Wright]

So I don't know if you listen to LeBron's whole press conference at the last night after the game or this morning, but he just kept talking about how he'll never. His love of the process of getting to the stadium five hours before the game, getting to the stadium three hours before practice. And he was talking about that in the context of he'll know when it's time to retire, when he no longer loved doing that. So this is where, you know, I'm just really actually curious about that. I think the audience will like it. I apologize for putting you on the spot here. As you have, as you have had this 50 year, 45 plus year broadcasting career is one of the reasons you have shifted from different types of broadcasting. Because the process and the prep and the things that go into the other jobs no longer felt fulfilling to you. And it's just like this radio show, this thing is the thing that you still get super excited for because I heard him and I thought of you and it wasn't just cuz I was coming on the show to.

[Dan Patrick]

I like the grind, I like the daily. I like, you know, I come in on Saturday and Sunday when we're not even on the air and I, I just, I like that you just start something. What are we going to do with it? Who are we going to have on what are the topics? It's three hours and then you go home and then you start thinking about it again. So that, that Every day is what always attracted me. I could never be a seasonal broadcaster where that's my sport. And then I'm off. I. It has to be every single day.

[Nick Wright]

And did you. Did you like. Do you find. Because that's the part I thought. And I thought I was like, man, I bet. I bet Dan's not just mailing in shows. It's not like, all right, listen, we all have, you know, rough days or rough. You know, I'm not saying we're all 100%, but that one of the reasons you've done it for so long and still been into it is because you're not just flipping on the microphone and having Paulie tell you what's on the docket. Like, you're still put your version of showing up to the stadium five hours beforehand. And so I just. I thought I heard him talking about it, and I thought of you, and I wanted to ask you that. I apologize if that's weird, but.

[Dan Patrick]

No, no, because I think people are curious that, you know, what are you getting out of it? Not getting out of this. Why don't you want to continue? And I think my biggest fear is to not be great at the very end. If anything, we're more aggressive in the last. With these last two years than I've ever been with this show of what we're doing, where we're going. And, you know, I. I said I want to go out that way. I want to. I want to make sure that nobody thinks you're just kind of showing up, because then, like, that would be the ultimate criticism, that it doesn't feel like you care as much. Probably care more and more. And, you know, I think if it doesn't show on me or sound on me, then it doesn't, you know, kind of trickle down to the Danets, where they need to know I'm excited. They need to know I'm happy about something aggressive, you know, fun, all of that. And I told them the last two years, it must be fun. We must have fun. And that. That's all I asked them to do. And I'm sure LeBron wants that. You want to. You want to go into an environment that is fun. Not. I'm, hey, I'm just picking up a paycheck.

[Nick Wright]

So that's that.

[Tom]

The.

[Nick Wright]

To turn it back a bit. That is. I think the best thing the Lakers have going for him is Bronnie's, like, going to be a part of the rotation next year. And I think I. I think one of. I think JJ Redick did An awesome job this year in this postseason. I think he deserves a lot of credit.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, I do, too.

[Nick Wright]

I think one of his only postseason missteps was once Austin came back. Bronnie, you know, those beginning of the second quarter minutes Bronnie was getting went to zero, which totally makes sense because of where he is in the hierarchy. What I think JJ didn't do the math on is I think you were those four to six minutes a game getting not only peak focus, but a momentarily rejuvenated LeBron within kind of the. The toughest spot of games to stay into it, you know, where he's tired, but it's not clut crunch time yet because of the excitement of playing with his son. And I think he also. His. His focus always great, but I think was extra hyper of like, man, if Bronnie makes a mistake, I gotta fix it. And I think it's just not there for Jake Laravia. And so it was. That's one. It wouldn't have changed this series, but that's one thing I kind of wish they had back.

[Dan Patrick]

Why do you think Steve Kerr came back to coach the Warriors?

[Caller or Guest]

I don't.

[Nick Wright]

I'm sure you know Steve. I don't know Steve at all, Mike. So this is blind speculation. My gut is. Felt like he owed it to steph. I mean, 20 million is probably nice or whatever they're paying him, but the. My gut is he said, I'm going to try. Try to have Steph and I go out together. That's what I. That's what I would imagine is the case.

[Dan Patrick]

You mentioned maybe a small chance LeBron would go to the Warriors. I like that idea. I don't know what they're going to do with Jimmy Butler. Like, Durant's not going to last in Houston. Right?

[Nick Wright]

You think? They seem awful happy. Yeah, Yeah. I mean, listen, I don't. If David Stern were still around, rest in peace, I feel like he'd hold a press conference, be like, hey, by the way, funny thing. New, new rules for this year. If you're over 36, your contract doesn't count against the cap and, you know, do with that what you will. But if that means Durant and Steph and Kawhi and LeBron all end up on one team and it's a traveling road show, and they try to take on the. The mechanical but totally vanilla Oklahoma City Thunder, it's probably not bad for business boys.

[Dan Patrick]

I'm trying to think how OKC gets into the conversation of great team of all time. Like if. What would they have to do where you go, okay, we can kind of

[Nick Wright]

put three in a row.

[Dan Patrick]

Three in a row. Okay.

[Nick Wright]

I think three in a row in. So this is something that I think is underrated, which is there is a direct line of history on how many championships can be won by a team or by a player. Like, so if we just go through it. Russell era, what's the max? Well, I guess it's 11 in the 60s. 60s to 70s. What's the Max? Havlicek 8. Okay, 70s to 80s, what's the Max? Kareem 6. 80s to 90s, what's the Max? Jordan, 6 90s to 2000s, what's the Max? Shaq or I'm sorry, Kobe Duncan, 5 2000s to 2000s. Tens, what's the Max? Bronze, Steph 4. 2000 and 20s. Nobody's got more than one, like everybody. And so as the league has gotten deeper and harder, like what the maximum realistic championships could be, one is going down also. We haven't had anyone go back to back in a decade. So if OKC all of a sudden not only goes back to back, but wins three in a row, when we haven't had that in a quarter century, I think it will be undeniable that they're just one of the greatest, one of the most well put together teams ever and one of the greatest teams ever. Unfortunately, they're not going to because this year we all know the Timberwolves are going to win. So I can hit that bet.

[Dan Patrick]

And you put down 10 grand to win 2 million?

[Nick Wright]

Well, listen, I was. It was, you know, I'm in a few gambling consortiums, Dan, so I was the trigger man for that. But I. I don't own 100 of it, but I just, I knew it was mispriced. They were saying it was priced like Anthony Edwards, you know, had retired. They. There were eight teams left. They were in round two. Anthony Edwards suffered the same injury Giannis suffered. They were 200 to 1. The Lakers, who didn't have Luca, and they were playing the thunder, were 28:1. I thought the Thunder, I thought Minnesota should have been around 25:1. They were 200:1. So I was going to bet it. I text my buddies, it's Kentucky Derby Saturday. You know, sportsbook's got a lot going on. There's fights, Kentucky Derby. You got a square like me walking up to the window like, hey, give me 10 grand on the T Wolves. They're like, yeah, we fill that. Now all of a sudden I got it locked away in a safe. They win tonight. Oh, boy, that equity is just getting higher and higher.

[Dan Patrick]

Thank you, Nick. Good to talk to you again.

[Nick Wright]

You as well. I'll give Lil Wayne your best. Maybe one time can do a three man weave. You, me and him talking a little football would be fun. Talk to you guys later.

[Dan Patrick]

Thank you, bud. That's Nick Wright, host of First Things First, Fox Sports 1 what's right with Nick Wright on YouTube, wherever you get your podcast and host a no gamble, no future on poker. Go. Lil Wayne wants a piece of you, Todd.

[Todd]

Let's go for it. That's a pretty big deal. That's exciting.

[Dan Patrick]

Little rap battle between you two.

[Todd]

Rap battle.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Trip]

All right.

[Dan Patrick]

We'll take a break. Phone calls coming up. Reggie Miller will join us coming up next hour. And the curious comments of Lane Kiffin about leaving Ole Miss and one of the reasons why he did in an article in this month's Vanity Fair. Take a break. Back after this.

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[Dan Patrick]

Let me see a couple of phone calls here. There's an article in Vanity Fair magazine profile Blaine Kiffin, and there's a quote that's making the rounds, has to do with why he left one of the reasons why he left Ole Miss. And we'll have more on that story coming up. I want to read the article or at least get the context of what he's saying about what role racism played in him leaving Ole Miss. What he was told by the parents of recruits that this is one of the reasons why he left Ole Miss when he found this out. Let's see. Ryan in Illinois. Hi, Ryan. What's on your mind today?

[Ryan]

Hey, Dan, I got two quick things for you. One, I'm getting married here in July, actually in Cincinnati at the monastery, if you're familiar with that venue, but wanted to get some tips and advice in the last two months of wedding planning. Also, and maybe more importantly, I got my bachelor party coming up, flying out tonight to go to Fort Lauderdale. So any tips and tricks of the trade that you and the boys might have as we're making our last second plans, would appreciate that.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, my philosophy was always what would my dad think if he was here? If I was at a bachelor party, what would my dad think? I think sometimes it's good to have, you know, a conscience there because there'll be people who look at it like they're on spring break. And there are ramifications of those things, that what goes on at a bachelor party doesn't always stay at a bachelor party.

[Dylan]

Yes, Dylan, what are your thoughts on the dad attending? Because I know that's the thing.

[Dan Patrick]

Sometimes I think the first half of the evening like If I. If my dad was alive, I would have had him go to my bachelor party. It was pretty lame. But everyone.

[Tom]

No one else.

[Dylan]

Even if your dad's, like, the coolest dad, no one, like, went to dinner

[Dan Patrick]

and drinks, and then, you know, my dad would leave.

[Dylan]

Oh, you're gonna like, fly him to, like, you know, Daytona beach and then say, dad, you come to dinner. You gotta go there.

[Dan Patrick]

You didn't do destination bachelor parties.

[Dylan]

You did in Ohio.

[Dan Patrick]

Yes. We don't need to go anywhere. These destination weddings, bachelor parties nonsense. There's what.

[Dylan]

But does destination constitute leaving the country? Because for weddings, I feel like it does. Right.

[Dan Patrick]

No. My daughter's got a destination wedding. I kind of want to get on a flight and go someplace to cry. Why can't I just cry in my own backyard? You can do that, too. She's not getting married at my house.

[Dylan]

But you can cry in your backyard.

[Dan Patrick]

I know. It would be really, really weird if I'm outside crying in my backyard.

[Dylan]

The neighbors keep hearing noises.

[Dan Patrick]

Trip in Vegas. Hi, Trip. What's on your mind?

[Trip]

Hey, good morning, Dan. Always good to speak with y'.

[Caller or Guest]

All.

[Trip]

I want to add a few things. One, I want to call in today on my birthday and give you an early birthday wish, because I'll be traveling on Friday, so I won't be able to speak with y'.

[Caller or Guest]

All.

[Trip]

And then I had a few things about the Todd cast you'll like and Todd and Dylan alike. It is entertaining. I tell you what, Dylan does a great job listening to it. Seems like he does the best he can to keep Fritzi on topic. It's kind of like hurting a group of feral cats. And then with fritz, he doing 44 minutes while only taking three breaths. That was very impressive. So it's an everybody should do.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. When's the next podcast? Is that Wednesday or Thursday this week?

[Dylan]

I believe we'll do tomorrow. We got the gambling pod Thursday. So Todd's been promoted to Wednesday.

[Dan Patrick]

All right. [e-mail]. it is entertaining. I will say that. Patrick in South Carolina. Hi, Patrick. What's on your mind?

[Caller or Guest]

Hey, how you doing?

[Todd]

Good.

[Caller or Guest]

Good. Happy early birthday.

[Chris]

Funny story.

[Caller or Guest]

My eldest sister finally got married. And of course, you know, the boyfriends that she brought up, she was very prim and proper. And then she marries a guy that works on cars and does. Did a semi nascar, whatever. But we're sitting there in the. In. In the sanctuary, and the preacher goes, who takes this woman to be his lovely wedded wife? Or she says, I do, and I'm thinking, sailing silently to myself. Sucker. Then behind me, at the same time, I hear my brother go, sucker. Loud enough. Reverberate through the whole church. And all it was just nothing but laughter. And after the wedding, Todd was like, you know, that was the best thing that could have happened.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay, I think I followed that.

[Dylan]

Was that a cat in the background?

[Dan Patrick]

I don't know what was going on.

[Dylan]

Something's happening to that cat.

[Dan Patrick]

Yes. Yes, Paul.

[Paul]

He's saying the wedding was really tense. And in a tense moment, someone made a joke from the crowd and broke the tension. That's a risk, though.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Paul]

Yeah.

[Dan Patrick]

Maybe somebody will do that when I'm giving my speech. Maybe if I knew somebody funny who could be there to.

[Caller or Guest]

I'll take that role.

[Todd]

I'll give it a shot.

[Dan Patrick]

Lane Kiffin story. There's a quote certainly making headlines. We'll talk about that coming up. Reggie Miller will stop by as well. Final hour right after this.

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