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00:00:00Opening night next week as we welcome you to the NBA on ESPN presented by Popeye's
00:00:07Warriors and Lakers they played Tuesday in Vegas and they'll both finish up their
00:00:13exhibition schedule
00:00:14Here tonight our starting lineups
00:00:17Also brought to you by Popeye's and yes, that's the starting lineups for tonight's Lakers their top six not playing
00:00:23We do have a James. It's Ronnie James Quincy
00:00:27The rookies had some nice moments in the preseason cam Reddish and Jackson A's will both be in the rotation for JJ
00:00:34Reddick so important minutes for them. Meanwhile, Steph Curry is out
00:00:39Just a minor little finger injury
00:00:41So he's sitting this one out getting ready for the opener D Anthony Melton
00:00:45Of course one of the new players and might be a very important player
00:00:49For the Golden State Warriors this season a bunch of new faces for Steve Kerr
00:00:54so a night off for Anthony Davis and LeBron James
00:00:56They did not have the night off last night as the Lakers actually went to overtime
00:01:01They committed the unwritten code of going to overtime at a preseason game. Well, it wasn't those two guys
00:01:07They weren't responsible for it was don't connect and we'll see if we see him out here tonight
00:01:12But he had a huge evening last night Phoenix 35 points for the rookie went shopping for a new hat today, apparently
00:01:19Yeah, well, I think he could wear whatever he wants. I think our mr
00:01:23James can do that and there's connect get a good look at that young man because he's gonna be a part of the rotation
00:01:29He is ready NBA ready as coaches like to say right now
00:01:34Meanwhile for Golden State they have not played since Tuesday, but tonight's still part of the decision-making process
00:01:41Steve Kerr's got a lot of decisions to make on who starts and who's in the rotation and the season is less than a week
00:01:47Away Mike and that's the interesting thing. You'd like to have a better sense than he has right now
00:01:51He likes the optionality, but you're right a closing lineup for the Warriors has not been determined in the season
00:01:56It's coming upon us all a very looking goes up top
00:02:00Shot way off the mark. Let's put Shafino. Hey, he's on the follow lays it up and in
00:02:06Lakers are hoping from some good consistent play from Jackson Hayes this season
00:02:14Raymond green coming good
00:02:17Jackson Davis Wiggins all most likely part of the starting lineup. We go not completely determined and
00:02:24foul
00:02:25Followed in the act of shooting. So some free throws put Shafino
00:02:30With the foul and Wiggins to the line we talked about Bob important players in terms of the Warriors
00:02:36Gonna be a force this year right there. Yeah, it might be number one. I think you're right
00:02:40I'm a big regression last year going through some personal things was was Andrew and
00:02:44He averaged 13 points a game last year and was a big reason why the team struggled and he's capable we've seen him be
00:02:51Really elite player in the playoffs not too long ago
00:02:55And but they need consistency out of Andrew and especially like what just happened there Steve Chris said we need him going downhill
00:03:01Now we say he might be number one that obviously besides Steph Curry and Draymond green. Do we have to explain that?
00:03:07I mean also time precision you do have to explain
00:03:11Wiggins by the way, it's only his second game. He was ill in camp and missed the first four games
00:03:16All deflected all a very good hustle to get it back. Put Shafina off the bounce
00:03:21Nice feet inside Ronnie James bank shot is good teamwork gets JJ running off the bench clapping for his young players
00:03:28You know, it's been said often, but what do you think going through LeBron's head right now as you watch your son?
00:03:34You know, I bet he wouldn't even be here Mike if his son wasn't playing
00:03:38There's a good chance of that Jackson. He's trying to get it and a foul called Ronnie James was born
00:03:45October 6
00:03:462004 LeBron James was in his second NBA training camp when his son was born. Yeah, it's such a great story
00:03:53I mean if anybody that has children, but you like watching your kids play in YMCA sixth grade seven
00:03:59Imagine watching him play professionally and it's just fun
00:04:03I know he's got a long way to go and people have been critical of his preseason numbers
00:04:07But give him some time and let's see where Ronnie is at in a few years only 20 years old as Wiggins has it
00:04:14Draymond green look at a post up against reddish nice cut to the basket
00:04:21Draymond's one of the best in the league and seeing the cutters
00:04:23They if Steve would like to see coming in Wiggins do that more often
00:04:28Ronnie James three-pointer misses
00:04:30Draymond green looking to push looking to run throws it in coming down. This is what the Warriors
00:04:37Steve Kerr before the game said watch Kaminga and Wiggins run the floor
00:04:41We have to have them run the floor hard when we do good things happen
00:04:46Very this jump shot too strong nice tip out
00:04:54Ball poked away a steal from Anthony Belton an excellent defensive player first year
00:05:01Here in the Bay Area with the Warriors
00:05:04Jackson Davis again, come on
00:05:08I
00:05:10Teams talk about paint touches you get the ball in there and you cut off of it and they've been conditioned to do that
00:05:15That's not coming. I couldn't do that or wouldn't do that early on in his career Mike
00:05:18But that's what you learn as you get older that spacing when to cut he's gotten much better at it when he catches it there
00:05:24When coming it catches it there on the cut. He's virtually impossible to stop
00:05:27He's so athletic and he knows how to finish now inside the paint and it seems he's been around so long
00:05:33He's still only 22
00:05:36Now in his fourth year what a step he took last year can't reddish
00:05:40Off the mark quick outlet and again
00:05:43the uptempo pace
00:05:45Draymond green catches reddish went for the steel Wiggins left over
00:05:53This is the Warriors
00:05:55Potentially for starters and you're playing a Laker bench unit of a couple guys, but a lot of guys that won't see
00:06:02Rotation minutes and you're seeing the Warriors take advantage early on both sides of the ball
00:06:06The Anthony Melton forces yet another turnover with the quick hands
00:06:11Warrior fans are gonna love
00:06:13Melton has not been healthy last couple of years dealing with some back issues, but went healthy an excellent two-way player
00:06:22Wiggins throws it up knocked away by Hayes
00:06:25He's
00:06:31Draymond green off the bounce
00:06:33Jackson Davis and again the layup
00:06:35for the Warriors
00:06:37Draymond's passing, you know, everybody knows how good he is at it
00:06:42But but maybe seeing him in person people watching him on TV
00:06:45He really makes things go for this Warriors team and he's been such a reason why Steph is Steph
00:06:50Even though curry does a lot by himself
00:06:51A lot of it has been Draymond's ability to find the open player on the move
00:06:56On his way to the basket one of the best ever to do it from the forward position three assists already tonight
00:07:03Call for a foul there first foul on Draymond green reddish will shoot
00:07:07The current is 10th year as the head coach of the Warriors, you know
00:07:11If I was guarding Draymond green, which obviously Mike I'm sitting here with you. So that'll never happen. I
00:07:16Would play him to pass because he doesn't want to finish his first instinct is to pass and he's always
00:07:21Looking to pass and I think that's what happens. Sometimes when teams have scouted him in the playoffs
00:07:26So oftentimes in the playoffs you have to tell Draymond you have to go look to attack as well
00:07:31So you never were in practice with the Warriors and guarded them?
00:07:35When they were short hand
00:07:37I think I practiced one time and I almost got hurt and I think somebody set a screen on me and I realized this is
00:07:42Not for me
00:07:44Good hands. They're all a very drives in as it poked away, but gets it back
00:07:49This kid is fun to watch he plays with so much energy knocks down the three puts a yellow very the room from Xavier
00:07:55Who was not drafted Lakers shot him as a free agent?
00:07:59It plays with a great spirit and you have to try to make the team you have to play with that energy
00:08:04It's a player trying to
00:08:06Get noticed you have to do that. He's doing it
00:08:12Right there to clean it up is Wiggins
00:08:19But
00:08:24Shapino goes inside and harassed by Kamenda read a shot clock by Draymond Green Reddish gets it back
00:08:32Tracks it down
00:08:35Again playing against the second units, but some good warrior defense another easy pass inside and another layup
00:08:42Golden State Warriors Jackson Davis this time and JJ Redick wants to talk to his young team
00:08:49a
00:08:50Golden State seven of nine from the field forcing some turnovers. The rookie head coach will talk with his club
00:08:59And look this is what the Warriors transition offense Melton who Steve Kerr says can play some point guards setting up trace Jackson for the
00:09:06easy finish
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00:09:15Great play from Draymond Green early minutes Bob five assists and you know when he got frustrated in his career Mike
00:09:22It was always because he didn't feel like he was involved in his idea of involvement is passing
00:09:26It's not scoring Draymond Green
00:09:27Would get upset when he wasn't in the action because he felt like he always knew how to find his teammates
00:09:32He made a career move and he was able to do that
00:09:34Because he felt like he always knew how to find his teammates he made a career of it
00:09:38You see all the plays here kicking it out dropping it off
00:09:41He's one of the best ever to do it. Like I said, he's got his average five six seven assists in his career
00:09:47It's gonna be 35 during the course of this season
00:09:49This is his 13th year and last year the biggest step for him was when he played there were 11 games over 500 when he did
00:09:57Warriors a game under 500
00:10:00Yeah, he's a winner. He just is I mean, I know sometimes he's a polarizing player
00:10:04And a lot of people's mind, but he it's whole life
00:10:06He's one and when he they can't afford in this Western Conference Mike
00:10:10You can't do that
00:10:11He obviously can't get suspended, but he just can't get injured either and they need
00:10:14Him healthy to really make a push and it's gonna be tough in the West this year. Well, yeah 17 games
00:10:19He missed last year on two league suspensions says Oliveri gets into the paint drive flips it over the left hand count it at one
00:10:28Bounce to his step and a chance for a three-point play for the rookie a lot of times when you're trying to make a team
00:10:33This is Oliveri here. You have to stand out, right?
00:10:36You have to make the most of your minutes an opportunity like this when none of the Lakers top six or seven
00:10:45That's awesome and he's having fun having fun doing it Maxwell Lewis has come on for the Lakers
00:10:52Carmel
00:10:53Traore
00:10:55The rookie from France also out there number 94 picking up full-court there on dream on green
00:11:01So JJ Reddick get a chance to
00:11:04Look at these young guys playing against
00:11:07Pretty much a starting five. We did stakes fires
00:11:12Oliveri grabs and runs
00:11:17And if you're just tuning in the starting five for the Lakers given the night off
00:11:21They had an overtime game last night. Well, a very shot misses Jackson. Hey, he's trying to tip it but he tips it out
00:11:27Warriors will get it
00:11:30Brandon the Jemski checks in
00:11:33last game
00:11:35Shot the nose had to get a mask
00:11:37Fitted form and he's all set to go. He was big for the Warriors last year
00:11:40It's closed a lot of games for them all rookie player and they're just trying to figure out who they're gonna use
00:11:46I mean, they got a lot of options at that position
00:11:48You've got healed you've got the Jemski got belt. They all do something totally different, but I that's the challenge for Kurt
00:11:54That's a challenge for him to figure out how to use all these guys with different skill sets
00:11:58Well Steve curses one of the strengths is obviously the depth
00:12:02But it's depth to the point of tough decisions on he says there's gonna be several guys who are not gonna make the rotation
00:12:08And he still doesn't know who that is. Just yet. I always is a GM Mike
00:12:12I always used to say well, I'd rather have you have more options than not enough options
00:12:17Because a lot of times coaches would say I have no bench
00:12:20You're gonna give me some help and then when you give them too much help Mike they say I can't play all these guys
00:12:24Remember Jeff Van Gundy always saying when you coach those kind of teams there was nothing like a well-timed minor injury
00:12:31To get one of those guys who's not playing some playing time. That sounds like a Van Gundy
00:12:37Kind of comment now assistant coach with the Clippers with the Ron lose Raymond green draw some contact
00:12:44And he'll head to the line
00:12:46You know there was a really good article in and scape the Hall of Famer Mark Spears wrote the article about dream I'm talking about
00:12:54He felt the last couple of years
00:12:56He wasn't engaged with his teammates off the court as much as he had been prior said part of it
00:13:02He's got a family wife and three kids said part of it was the the Jordan pool in it as well
00:13:07He's got a family wife and three kids
00:13:09He's got a family wife and three kids
00:13:11But when they went to camp in Hawaii, he said he realized you know what things don't last forever
00:13:16And he wants to get back having more of that being engaged with his teammates
00:13:20Especially for the younger younger guy because he has so much to offer
00:13:23I think that's well a great article by the way mark sent it to me before the game
00:13:26I hadn't seen it, but I read it and it's interesting on a couple levels Mike because I was here during the pool incident and
00:13:33What happened was when he did that?
00:13:35He lost the right to lead and that is what he is best at dream on and it was so unnatural for him
00:13:42To have to be in the background. It's not who he is
00:13:46It wasn't the best version of him. And so the team had to figure it out
00:13:49It was a tough year all around but for him, I think he realized I can only do this one way
00:13:54I have to be all in and then with a decky thing like he referenced
00:13:58I think dream I was on the sidelines a little bit and now I'm on the sidelines
00:14:01And then with a decky thing like he referenced I think Draymond was on the sidelines a little bit now it feels like he's fully invested
00:14:08Former assistant coach passed away suddenly last year
00:14:12Over to Hayes the Warriors seven assists on their a field goal shot clock at five Maxwell Lewis can't get at the fall
00:14:20Again, the quick outlet
00:14:22The Warriors on the run
00:14:27Nice entry pass Jackson Davis
00:14:32Another assist the dream on green a chance for a three-point play for Jackson Davis who had an excellent rookie season last year as well
00:14:39Dream on so good here Mike. He coaxes players and he he sees the mismatch here those trace Jackson can finish
00:14:47Right there over all of our and it's it's just a recognition, right?
00:14:50It's like an NFL quarterback going through your progressions. He sees it. That's not open. That's double
00:14:55Let's go to this matchup. It's the three-point play opportunity here. Well one of the smartest players
00:15:01That the NBA has seen over the last couple of decades
00:15:07But he healed
00:15:08another new face for the Warriors
00:15:12veterans three-point shooter Colin Castleton comes in for the Lakers
00:15:22Louis drives kicks it out
00:15:26No more I can't get it he'll does
00:15:28But
00:15:30Jamski nice take the drive
00:15:33Gary Payton playing his first minutes. There's buddy deal
00:15:41Mate sees an opening layups
00:15:47Daylight and a chance for three-point play for Peyton. He's a fantastic finisher. I mean when Peyton gets in the paint
00:15:54He's an unbelievable athlete and and oftentimes finishes with the dunk here with the left hand and he's he's a guy another guy
00:16:02I mean if you're Steve Curry, you got you got him
00:16:05I mean he you can play him on guys like Luka Donchik on the other team's best player
00:16:09Then you've got Melton as an option
00:16:11So the on-ball defense Steve Kerr has said I want to get back to being an elite defensive team
00:16:15Those two guys can do it and you saw those two assistants next to
00:16:19Steve Kerr Terry Stottson Jerry Stackhouse first year on the bench here with Golden State
00:16:25And I like both those additions and I think Stotts offensively and Stackhouse in charge of the defense
00:16:31You know staffs can get stagnant just like teams can get stagnant just like anything gets stagnant
00:16:36Adding that new infusion of guys like Terry Stottson stack has been around the NBA a long time
00:16:41I think it'll be great for this staff Mike Kyle Anderson just in gets the rebound out the heel
00:16:46It launches
00:16:49If you ask people over the last five years who had the most three-pointers in the NBA most would say Steph Curry
00:16:55But he's number two, but he healed his number one
00:16:59Eleventh straight points here by Golden State. He's a weapon. He's always been a weapon and yet you do fear him
00:17:05If you give him an open look
00:17:08He most of the time is gonna knock that down
00:17:10The chance to
00:17:13Get on here impressive play again, they're playing against a lot of the reserves and takes some guys on the
00:17:20On the Lakers who won't be in the rotation back most of them
00:17:26Look minus Curry, I think this is the Warriors team. I mean, I think this is what you're seeing
00:17:30It's hard to put Curry's cast such a huge shadow and it's such a big presence
00:17:34Do you think he's not playing the Warriors aren't playing they're playing all their players. I mean, this is the team
00:17:39Haven't seen a couple guys, but I don't think we've seen Moody yet. But other than that you're seeing all the Warriors
00:17:45Players, this is their rotations. This might be their second unit
00:17:48But the Lakers you're right. This is potentially the third or fourth unit for them
00:17:55Carmel Traora who was not drafted six eight to ten from France who was a
00:18:01Huge Kobe Bryant fan growing ups on a two-way contract back in July
00:18:05With the Lakers last year played overseas in France back the last three years playing overseas
00:18:12In the summer league
00:18:16Here in the first season, this is his fourth game about 24 minutes
00:18:21Yeah, I think reddish is a guy that started this game that will be in the Lakers rotation obviously I haven't seen connect yet
00:18:27We haven't seen
00:18:29Max Christie yet. I don't know if we'll see them tonight
00:18:31But that's these guys in the Lakers right now are probably fighting for the you know, nine through fourteen spots on the roster 1915
00:18:39Lewis
00:18:42Right back
00:18:45Nice extra pass for Jensky wide open
00:18:52Golden State
00:18:53And when you're playing in a game like this even against the other teams
00:18:57Reserves you want to do what you do?
00:18:59You want to work on things on the Warriors transition offense positionally Steve Kerr was telling before the game
00:19:03He wants him to be a little bit more organized and still be free-flowing
00:19:07But in the transition offense, he wants everybody to go to a certain spot
00:19:10They look like they're doing exactly what he wants right now. That's a good-looking jump shot from Butch Shafina
00:19:16Come on, good-looking jump shot
00:19:18slim down veteran center
00:19:21And it's 34
00:19:28The Jensky shuts off Lewis goes the other way a little off-balance but gets it to roll in Maxwell Lewis the second year
00:19:35Swing man out of Pepperdine
00:19:37Didn't play a lot last year as a rookie
00:19:41They'd almost as many G Lee games, but they like his potential
00:19:47He'll
00:19:50Again passing
00:19:53And you get a wide open jumper the ball movement's been great and again
00:19:58It's it's it's more of what you're gonna see in the Warriors in the regular season
00:20:01You hope it's always been a staple of Steve Kerta
00:20:04To like that kind of encourage that kind of ball booing ginger Reddick says the same thing about his team though
00:20:09But this Laker lineup has not had the reps
00:20:12near the reps of this warrior group
00:20:14Almost a turnover Lakers a hold on one of the new members of the Golden State Warriors, but he healed
00:20:20Yeah, and this is what they got him for to replace somewhat of it. They lost the clay tops of Steve Kerr loving it
00:20:30Is in Minnesota against the Timberwolves can't wait
00:20:35It's it's coming. It's coming and there are there are so many good teams
00:20:41There's no I mean you could say Boston in the East maybe say OKC, you know in the West
00:20:46But you've got you've got a lot of teams that have a chance to make it to a conference final and knock off one of
00:20:52Those of those two favorites
00:20:54There's a lot of really good teams, you know in the West, especially the parody in the West
00:20:58I mean the East I do think there's a little bit of line of demarcation more than there is in the West
00:21:03But the West you can have a season Mike where at the end of the season
00:21:07The difference between being the five seed in the eighth seed is one game
00:21:11It's just that on the margins in the West
00:21:14How about that pass Anderson to Pudzemski
00:21:17Another great passer great passer from the forward position Kyle Anderson always has been one of those multi-skilled players
00:21:23They have 14 assists on their 15 field goals
00:21:27And an 18-point lead for the Warriors final minute first quarter
00:21:34Trey are he goes over to Lewis Lewis shut off nicely by Anderson a contested shot into the hand Trey are blocked by learning
00:21:41And it's going to be a jump ball a bucket will not count
00:21:49Come on Looney the beloved veteran the beloved role player here in the Bay Area
00:21:56The Lakers win this tip they have
00:21:593.3 to shoot
00:22:01Looney does look sometimes guys say they lost weight. They've been looking really looks great
00:22:05He does and you mentioned it and it's one of the reasons why he struggled last year was he he was not in
00:22:11As good a shape as he would have liked and he's back in great shape this season
00:22:15Knocked out of bounds good idea from Peyton, but good hustle from Castleton to get back and deflect it out
00:22:24Castleton the second year man out of, Florida
00:22:27Again didn't get a lot of time as a rookie last year with the Lakers
00:22:31Pudzemski inside buddy healed
00:22:35And
00:22:45Shapino getting a lot of minutes here in the first
00:22:51Castleton seven to shoot
00:22:53another turnover saved by Peyton
00:22:56For turnovers for the Lakers Kyle Anderson run on the floor. He's gonna bring it back out
00:23:02He'll let's it go
00:23:06In the first quarter impressive first quarter for the Golden State Warriors, but again no starters here for the Lakers
00:23:12Getting a lot of good play from a lot of people. It's Jackson Davis. He gave him huge minutes last year
00:23:17They expect him to be the rotation Wiggins. They're gonna need him to be consistent from that spot this season
00:23:35Oh
00:24:06In here in San Francisco with Laker head coach JJ Redick when you were a broadcaster night in and night out you have beautiful suits
00:24:14Impeccable suits yet now you have to wear sweats
00:24:17Are you gonna buck the trend bring back those suits and bring NBA fashion back to the coaching sidelines?
00:24:23unfortunately
00:24:24The coaching staffs all have to match. I tried Mike I tried
00:24:28I couldn't get Bob Byer Nate McMillan and Scotty Brooks on board to wear suits again
00:24:33And by the way, these are not sweats, okay, these are trousers these are trousers my bad my bad
00:24:39Seriously, this is this is a dream come true for you. How's it been so far? It's been incredible. I I wake up every day
00:24:47Looking forward to whatever challenges presented that day. I love coaching this group. They've been fantastic so far
00:24:53We've gotten buy-in across the board and you know outside again
00:24:58I don't want to mention him again, but outside of working with guys like stick Scotty Brooks
00:25:01It's really been a pleasure every day of a great season
00:25:06You know Bobby in getting a chance to work with him last year and being around them a lot this Cam Reddish misfires
00:25:14He loves basketball so much and has been so grateful to be a player first at Duke and then 15 years in the NBA
00:25:21To be a broadcaster who did the finals last year and now is the head coach of the Lakers
00:25:26He's in love with the game and it shows and and he's got a chance
00:25:31He's got all the characteristics
00:25:33To be a great head coach. He does and it's interesting. It reminds me of Steve Kerr
00:25:37I asked Steve Kerr one time early on he'd been coaching the Warriors for a couple years and
00:25:41I said, is it what you thought he said?
00:25:43I finally feel like I'm doing what I was supposed to do
00:25:46Which was coach and I could say the same thing about JJ
00:25:49You know
00:25:50He played at a great career in great college just like Steve had a great NBA career and then broadcast
00:25:56Was a GM for the Phoenix Suns JJ didn't do that but similar career paths and sometimes in your life
00:26:03It takes a while to find it out what you were maybe meant to do so to speak and I think they both have found
00:26:08What that is for them?
00:26:10traveling violation
00:26:12And they're both both were excellent role players they weren't stars in the NBA they're both stars in college
00:26:18Yep
00:26:19And and you know see the game from a lot of different angles and I gotta say
00:26:23If you ever bought an NBA team like when you buy a team and maybe I could be your GM
00:26:27I would say I would say in all seriousness
00:26:30That is a great model for a coach a role player. You say why why not a star reason why stars struggle the coaches?
00:26:38Things were so easy for that. They see they played so easily that they expect things that most people can't do
00:26:44For those players to do what they did and they struggle with that but role players know
00:26:48They're fallible, right and it's hard to do a lot of these things
00:26:51I think they make sometimes a better coach than the stars. Absolutely, or maybe the stars have so much money. They don't
00:26:58They don't need to come
00:27:02Shot the three-ball well in the preseason again preseason numbers mean absolutely nothing
00:27:08But you just like again the ball movement getting these open shots
00:27:11I think the preseason, you know, you can say, you know, I know you're talking about means nothing and it really does but
00:27:18You can determine some stuff right you can find out what you have a little bit positionally
00:27:23Combinations of lineups and I think JJ Reddick said before the game. He said I'm comfortable with Dalton connect as a rotation player
00:27:30He found that out in the preseason. He found that out with Max Christie as well. So yes, does the score matter?
00:27:35No, nobody cares. The Warriors are likely to go undefeated in the preseason
00:27:39But who you're watching how they're playing together that stuff can have an impact going into the early part of the season
00:27:45By the way one great player who's currently doing a terrific job as a coach with last year's movie
00:27:53Yes, you know again kids from would remind me of like an NFL quarterback, you know
00:27:57He saw the game so he leaps and was such a smart player. Not surprised. He's such a good coach
00:28:03Meanwhile, a very nails that one. All right averaged over 90 the game last year. It's a fifth year senior at Xavier
00:28:14The movie
00:28:16score
00:28:18For the Warriors during the preseason has probably been the best player in their preseason games ready to take
00:28:27Growth of his game I
00:28:31Think what's interesting about both him and coming is when you get drafted went well
00:28:36Actually, I don't know how to say this without sounding a certain way
00:28:39But when I did draft those two guys, but but in hindsight might do that, okay
00:28:44fine, I draft those guys, but you got to be looking back we didn't think we're gonna win the championship if I'm being honest and
00:28:51Those players like movie can make it never got the rope that a lot of lottery picks get and they maybe still haven't got
00:28:58Especially a guy like Moody who's going into his fourth year and never got to play those long minutes
00:29:04And that's the thing they're trying to figure out now
00:29:08Buddy here, by the way that last one he stepped out of bounds so they negated that shot
00:29:13Because you see from from players like the Minga
00:29:17Players like Moody you see stretches like wow, I mean, that's a terrific NBA player
00:29:23But when you don't get the consistent minutes and you're playing with future Hall of Famers
00:29:27It's tough to get into that
00:29:30And when you draft at night those guys were both young players, right? Very young
00:29:36Those players need time to make mistakes and when you're drafting to a team that's trying to win
00:29:41You can't afford to lose games. And so most of the time those players would go to a team
00:29:45It wasn't necessarily ready to win
00:29:48And now finally look you might get better leadership
00:29:51You might learn from a guy like curry or gray mon and that helps you in the long run
00:29:54But in the short run, you got to play and I think with a guy like Moody and a cominga who have had moments
00:30:01It'll be fascinating this year to see can they be regular guys, especially Moody coming?
00:30:06I got a shot, but can Moody be a 20-minute guy for this Warriors team?
00:30:11Reddish knocks down a second mass substitutions again guys coming in and out
00:30:19It's Moody dream on green Jackson Davis, but he healed the Anthony Melton
00:30:27It's good if you tuned in to watch LeBron James go against Steph Curry not happening neither playing you can go on YouTube and watch some
00:30:34highlights
00:30:36Well, LeBron's got a cool hat on
00:30:39We could see his hat maybe
00:30:42Very drives hard a little out of control save. Nope went out of bounds
00:30:47seventh turnover Davis had
00:30:5035 points last night in the overtime win against Phoenix and there's connect the rookie from Tennessee
00:30:57To his left who was on fire? Yeah. Well, I was doing my homework last night. I did watch the Lakers
00:31:04Phoenix game, so I did see it. I don't know if you caught it. I don't know if you were able to see it
00:31:10but I
00:31:11Was it I was at Citi Field watching my Mets get pummeled and then watched on TV today as they rebounded beautifully, right?
00:31:19Well, I'll tell you what Anthony Davis was shooting a lot of threes and I think we talked to JJ before the game
00:31:26Anthony Davis shot nine threes in that game and it's it's fascinating to see
00:31:30Lakers brought back my pretty much the same team
00:31:34Gabe Vincent was not healthy. They didn't have don't connect but this is their team mostly the same team. They changed their coach
00:31:41So it'll be fascinating to see and we asked JJ Reddick. What are you gonna do differently?
00:31:46He didn't say a ton, right? He said we want to be a little more structured
00:31:49But it'll be interesting to see LeBron James. I think only missed
00:31:5311 games last year 80 minutes only six and six which if they can get that kind of health again and
00:32:01And JJ can get the bench which way he wants to be they can be a very dangerous team
00:32:07Wiggins goes inside
00:32:13To say
00:32:14Darvin hands who's one of the finest men you're gonna meet in the NBA
00:32:20He took that team to the conference finals
00:32:24He's a he's a darn good coach and it just tells you the pressure of being the Lakers head coach
00:32:30And this guy's gonna have to deal with that too, you know
00:32:33What you signed up for when you decide to coach this Laker team?
00:32:37Western Conference Finals not good enough
00:32:42It's gonna be 40 in December he is playing in his 22nd year
00:32:47In the NBA ties newly enshrined Hall of Famer Vince Carter for 22 years
00:32:53This was before the game working out again not playing tonight, but ready
00:32:58To begin the marathon next Tuesday when they play the Minnesota Timberwolves
00:33:05I've spent a career
00:33:08Talking about how remarkable he is. What a special generational
00:33:13Spectacular player he is one of the things though that you really have to compliment
00:33:18Is the kind of young man?
00:33:21Bronte James is into that spotlight to come in in this situation the way he has handled everything
00:33:26LeBron James and his wife has done a magnificent job with that young man. That'd be the best thing best job
00:33:31He's done. It's one of the hardest jobs for any parents out there to raise a great son a daughter
00:33:37But you're right and you ask anybody about Bronte James as a person. I haven't heard anybody say
00:33:45Anything negative. In fact, they've gone above and beyond to say how great of a person he is
00:33:50By the way, most people in his position
00:33:53You know, they wouldn't be that way
00:33:54But just how he handles himself in the spotlight and how he's had to deal with that his whole life. Yep
00:34:00He's just so poised
00:34:03And all he wants to do now is work on his game and get better and better
00:34:08Almost from Jackson Hayes second shot attempt blocked
00:34:11I'll have Ari floats it up and in now we don't know if he's gonna be an NBA player
00:34:16But what you do know is he's gonna do everything he can to beat me
00:34:19But we don't have to know I mean, I know we were so impatient, right?
00:34:22We don't have to decide after a player's freshman year. It's a nice pass. They're good finished by Trace Jackson Davis
00:34:29We don't have to know right now
00:34:31this there's many players Mike that played three years of college and four years and came out and
00:34:37Wouldn't have been ready after their freshman year
00:34:40First the steel from Melton and then the perfectly passed the layup for Jackson Davis Anthony Melton looks sharp tonight
00:34:49For a guy like that Mike a lot of like Alan Caruso, we had a guy named Sean Livingston
00:34:54They're better on better teams. They make everybody around them better. They amplify talent. They're the do-everything kind of glue guys
00:35:01No, he's a great fit for this Warriors team
00:35:03All a very meanwhile 14 of the 29 points as Wiggins gets inside can't get it Jackson Davis and a foul call
00:35:12Hayes
00:35:15But you saw some minutes earlier in the preseason from Olivari he just plays hard
00:35:23plays with an aggressiveness
00:35:26You know, what's interesting is you'd think this is a game where none of this matters, but it matters for this kid
00:35:32He's trying to make this team. He's trying to prove that he belongs and and coaches watch all this stuff
00:35:38I had a player actually Gary Payton one time in the finals
00:35:41He said
00:35:43Coach doesn't think I'm ready. I don't know if I'm in the rotation. This was Steve Kerr and I said Gary
00:35:48They're scrimmaging right now. This was during the finals Mike. I said go out and dominate the scrimmage
00:35:53I promise you he'll put you in the rotation. He did and Gary said what do you mean? It's practice
00:35:57I said I've curse watching go do that because coaches that you know, they're they're different breed
00:36:03They watch all this stuff and it matters to him that I guarantee a JJ Redick is watching all of Eric do this
00:36:09And he's taking no give him a reason to play you
00:36:13Wiggins out to come in get the men go off the bounce goes inside
00:36:20Eight points
00:36:24Golden State has shooting sixty-eight percent
00:36:31They're 21 from 24 from two-point range
00:36:34Jackson is in traffic kicks it out. Oh, they're
00:36:38Cleans in another floor another shot for him
00:36:44Well, he's been he's been to the bright spot for the purple and gold
00:36:50By the way, he has now has I made a mistake before he has 19 points
00:36:5519 of his 32
00:36:57It's coming go really worked on a shot of the offseason. It's that jumper
00:37:00This is fascinating this Warriors team Mike Dunleavy's done a great job with providing a ton of depth and a ton of optionality
00:37:08for Steve Perez
00:37:10Jackson Hayes goes the line
00:37:11But I think the thing to notice if you're watching this Warriors team or to watch the first two or three weeks of the season
00:37:18It's not who plays who finishes because most of these games and you've covered many games and I've seen quite a few games is
00:37:25They come down to last six minutes
00:37:27And that's when you talk about your stars and that's when you talk about Steph Curry LeBron James Anthony Davis dream on green
00:37:32Who's gonna be on the floor for the Warriors?
00:37:34They've been so used to having guys like Klay Thompson who isn't here anymore
00:37:38You get dolla guys like that that have been around for so long who's gonna finish the games. That's gonna be the question
00:37:45There's there's Mike
00:37:46He's given his coach a lot to work with but who's gonna end up winning those jobs
00:37:52A lot to work with but who's gonna end up winning those jobs
00:37:58Hayes at the free-throw line Jackson Hayes a chance
00:38:02Be a part of this rotation now. This is his sixth year for the lottery pick back in 2019
00:38:07Play this college ball at Texas the eighth pick from Atlanta. This is a second year with LA
00:38:13It's with New Orleans as well. It's got the size
00:38:15But
00:38:19Shefino is coming to just drawing the contact and drawing the foul 2,000 with Shefino
00:38:29And the penalty Castleton will return for the Lakers
00:38:40Good balance here from Golden State
00:38:42And minutes pretty even a lot of guys playing
00:38:52Everyone all in for the season to begin starts with the Kia NBA tipoff watch beginning Tuesday, October 22nd
00:38:59ESPN TNT and NBA TV
00:39:03Steph Curry and the Warriors will begin
00:39:06Their season
00:39:09Wednesday in Portland, they got a couple of road games to start actually seven of their first ten on the road
00:39:16As I mentioned Lakers open against, Minnesota on TNT
00:39:21What's your opinion on the parody seen a lot of the NBA I
00:39:26Love it
00:39:27And you know, it is there's two ways to look at it. There's always something great about having the Goliath
00:39:36Harassment on defense from betters where you have that big favorite
00:39:39Can they win who's gonna knock them off?
00:39:42But when everybody has a chance, it's so great for so many different fan bases around
00:39:53Even now the fight for the play in the plane has been so such a cool thing to watch
00:40:00Six different champions in the last six years
00:40:04It's new thing for the NBA I think I mean it's what it's what Adam silver wanted and I think it's I think what it does
00:40:11For me is it?
00:40:13It adds meaning to the regular season. I think you know, all these people say the regular season doesn't matter
00:40:19It adds meaning
00:40:22So much because now you don't want to finish seventh or eighth you want to finish six
00:40:26So you don't have to deal with the plane
00:40:28So there's a lot of teams playing meaningful games at the end of the regular season. This one is not a meeting
00:40:35as the score indicates
00:40:44Well, the streak started back in 2019 the Raptors their first ever championship the Lakers then went in the bubble in 2020 Bucs their first
00:40:51title in 50 years
00:40:52Warriors with that magnificent title in 2022 the Nuggets with their first ever championship and the Celtics first title since
00:41:002008 six different champions in the last six years
00:41:04It's never happened seven in a row
00:41:07and of course one of the favorites in the West is Oklahoma City, so
00:41:12Chance to make it seven
00:41:14If there's nothing like a fan base that has never won a title
00:41:20Denver and Toronto
00:41:21The atmosphere the feeling in those cities when it happens is wonderful or when it hasn't happened in so long with Milwaukee in 50 years
00:41:30I gotta say I think Oklahoma City in the next few years will win a title. I do
00:41:34I don't think that's some big statement either. I just think their position their additions of Caruso and Hardenstein
00:41:40Shea Gildas, I think is submitted himself as a potential MVP candidate
00:41:43They're all young
00:41:46And that they've been so close they had those great teams with early Durant Westbrook Harden
00:41:51This may be the next iteration for Sam Preston when he's built Ronnie James nice set up there
00:41:57And a good pass confidently shoots it he has struggled as you mentioned earlier in shooting the ball from three-point range
00:42:04That's his first three-pointer
00:42:06That he's made in the preseason. They've gone over seven Wiggins gets inside backshot
00:42:11Knocked out of bounds
00:42:13It looked like it was last touched by her to Fino and I can think they're gonna change the call. Yep
00:42:19You like to see Wiggins. That's just Steve Curtis getting to the basket. I mean coming in Wiggins attacking the paint
00:42:25That's what he keeps saying about those guys and they're so good at it. So athletic so long
00:42:30When they're doing that the way has become a much better team
00:42:32But
00:42:39Jamski comes up short all batted around Wiggins has it
00:42:44Gonna have a hell ball by the way up our statistician day three points out
00:42:49This would be the 25th season that Major League Baseball does not have a repeat champion. So 24 in a row
00:42:56That's uh, I wouldn't have thought that I mean the NBA has always been a kind of like you said
00:43:03Goliath type league, right? Yeah
00:43:06And I don't know if it's the new rules or a moment in time
00:43:08I do think Boston though this year has a really good chance a very good chance of going back-to-back
00:43:14By the way, speaking of baseball
00:43:16Steve Kerr was telling us a story Steve
00:43:19Actually pitched as a high school pitcher at Dodger Stadium as Wiggins knocks down the three in the City Finals
00:43:26And he played against red Sabre egg in his junior year. They lost 13-nothing. Then he came
00:43:32Came out of the bullpen, but how about that as a high school?
00:43:35Did she get to pitch a couple of games at Dodger Stadium?
00:43:38Levels dream on green
00:43:42The old dream on green might have gotten teed up there. So he's showing good composure
00:43:45The old dream on green might have gotten teed up there. So he's showing good composure, you know, Steve Kerr
00:43:49I've always wished I was that guy Mike. It was like good at every sport, you know the shortstop the quarterback and the point guard
00:44:06And an offensive foul dream on green draws the charge he wanted one the last time down the floor
00:44:12I'm starting to get worked up here. I think he's not playing the second half. So he knows he can get kicked out
00:44:23Still drawing chargers, although he wasn't the leader on the team, but Jemski led the entire NBA in that department
00:44:35Over the backboard lakes a ball with 28 seconds left here in the first half
00:44:41In Lakers, would you call this lopsided? Yeah, that's one way to put it
00:44:50But you know for JJ Redick he's watching these guys go against many starters for Golden State and giving him a field
00:44:59Basically has his rotation set. It's Ronnie James. No nice floater a three-pointer. No one off the bounce
00:45:08Some Laker fans here
00:45:11And cheering on LeBron James's son
00:45:16But Jim see comes flying in
00:45:24Warriors 21 assists and
00:45:2758% from the field as the Lakers not playing their starting five tonight
00:45:33It's the preseason finale of these two teams
00:45:36Don't let's take it off to a huge start led by as many as 28 bleaker Andrews Kendrick Pertman's Tim Legler coming up after these messages
00:46:07Welcome
00:46:09Back an NBA on ESPN presented by Popeyes. This was walking off the court at halftime
00:46:15Well, he's Ronnie James's teammate
00:46:17He's a coach and he's also his dad and that won't stop Ronnie James had some nice minutes in that first half had a couple
00:46:23of buckets five points
00:46:24But it's the Warriors that
00:46:26Dominated here in the first half and the final preseason game for both of these teams
00:46:30I get everyone with Bob Byers Mike Green on hand again Lakers not playing their starting five their top six
00:46:35So, you know, he's gonna be lopsided
00:46:38Despite that the Warriors without Steph Curry's very impressive team play. Yeah 20 assists
00:46:44I mean you love to see that and on 27 field goals
00:46:48And this is what Steve Kerr has always preached always wanted for his teams
00:46:51Is that ball movement easy basketball multiple passes sharing the ball quick passes quick decisions and it's tough to defend you do it, right?
00:46:59It's a very hard
00:47:00Team to defend and he teaches that right he teaches he calls the 0.5 basketball. You see the passing here
00:47:06He wants players at every position to be able to pass. You see a multiple guys with many assists. That's sharing the ball
00:47:13It's a great pass there by healed
00:47:15Who's a great three-point shooter in his own right giving it one more for the better corners free from pajev ski
00:47:20And again, what do you get out of these games you get habits out of these games?
00:47:24It's deeper has to love what he's seeing so far in the first half as a general manager
00:47:30And anybody who evaluates talent
00:47:34My guess is it whether it's summer league or whether it's preseason
00:47:45Is that the case so like how do you figure that out I think it's hard early on right we can evaluate guys when they're
00:47:5125 but the challenge of the NBA and the NBA draft
00:47:54Mike is this country? They're so young now
00:47:56You don't get to see you don't get the sample size of a college football player
00:47:59You don't get drafting a kid out of the SEC that's played three years
00:48:03You get a much better hit rate in football than you would in the NBA where kids are sometimes not playing even in college
00:48:09It's the G League some kids are from overseas
00:48:11What's the level of competition? How old are they how?
00:48:14Much in their bodies have they grown? It's a crapshoot in many respects, but more than ever now
00:48:19I think what you're seeing is they want players to play multiple positions be able to rebound pass defend
00:48:25Do so many different things. That's what you saw with the Boston Celtics
00:48:28You saw a team of guys like Derek white drew a holiday Tatum Brown
00:48:32Horford
00:48:33Porzingis guys that could play and pass and defend and guard multiple positions
00:48:38And that's what the NBA is heading towards good defense there from Cam Reddish pokes it away from Wiggins
00:48:43Oliver he goes inside kicks it out in the corner tough pass
00:48:46It's fine. It's way too much. You know
00:48:50Hello very back out Ronnie James can't get that to fall coming go the rebound who is there a player that
00:48:57You didn't think was gonna be good. You know, some of you look that wasn't gonna be good and all of a sudden Wow
00:49:04I mean you I can't used to keep me up at night when you miss on a player and create and see the draft
00:49:09Cuz you I hate it when I made a mistake where I could have done something and I chose to do something else
00:49:15It just eats you alive because in the NBA Mike one mistake one player that you could have had and didn't get
00:49:22Can change the fortunes of your franchise the Lakers this organization getting Kobe Bryant at 13 changed them for 20 years
00:49:28You look at the Milwaukee Bucks with Giannis on a cupo getting him in the teens in the draft
00:49:34Changes everything and so you can constantly fret over that. So the mistakes I made how much time do we have?
00:49:40Go through
00:49:42Ronnie James good-looking jumper. I mean Nicola yoke. It's your second. Oh, yeah
00:49:46I mean somebody asked me Mike about yo kicks. You said what was your thoughts? I said, I didn't have any thoughts
00:49:51I didn't have any I didn't know. I think we just won a championship or lost in the finals. I don't know who he was
00:49:58MVP, you know, so that's a good good example of moving screen there in Jackson Davis. So Ronnie James
00:50:06nine points in the first
00:50:10Terms of the preseason played the first five games. He had eight total points. He's got nine here tonight getting the extra minutes
00:50:16And without the starters for the Lakers playing tonight
00:50:21Booty by the way starting in the second half Draymond Green played in that first half played 16 minutes at five assists
00:50:27Jackson Hayes nice-looking runner from Jackson Hayes
00:50:31They want consistency out of him. He's always had talent. It's just about can he slow down a little bit?
00:50:37Kind of tighten up his game, but he's gonna get minutes for this Lakers team
00:50:42Good defense there from the Lakers Ronnie James gets inside sweet bowl with the left hand
00:50:47And that's why people that are critical of Ronnie James. Give it a little time
00:50:50He's a great kid and he's gonna work hard and he's athletic
00:50:53I do believe he's gonna make it in this league
00:50:56But you don't have to make it in the first month on the job
00:50:59And I think that's why people want him to be there already. That's that's very uncommon
00:51:04Wiggins gets the rebound and he's foul Oliveri
00:51:11Example here of what?
00:51:12May be the future of him. This is like this is not an easy finish right there
00:51:16Just a little English with the left hand going through coming in moody, and he does show flashes
00:51:23He's listed as 6 to 10
00:51:27As Wiggins gets inside well defended but a foul call
00:51:32It's funny you see the Broncos I was looking at him during that play
00:51:37I mean see all these a you dad screaming at the referee
00:51:40This is this is the NBA real-life version of your dad not liking a call from the referee
00:51:48So Ronnie James picks up his first and Wiggins to the free-throw line
00:51:54Means now this is fifth year
00:51:56Golden State, of course at 2022 championship. He was magnificent during the playoff run those
00:52:03games four and game five of the finals
00:52:05There's a rebound and demon
00:52:08the clinching game five
00:52:10In the game five victory 26 points 13 rebounds
00:52:14He has the ability he has the ability
00:52:17Just got to bring it
00:52:19One of the most talented physically gifted players in the entire NBA, I'm trying to remember game in six games
00:52:26in that
00:52:28Lines that up radish with a three-pointer. I
00:52:32Remember we wanted six games
00:52:34Game five was that that was game five was here
00:52:40Correct. Yes, because the Warriors had home court and I don't I don't know if I can remember
00:52:46Correct guess because the Warriors had home court and I don't I'm not as smart as you I don't remember which
00:52:5226 and 13
00:52:54game that was
00:52:56Moody mrs. Ronnie James the rebound
00:53:04Reddish
00:53:06Nice defensive play knocked out of bounds for Cam Reddish again the 10th overall pick back in 2019
00:53:13Still just 25 years old sixth year in the league. There's a lot of talent there
00:53:18Can he stay healthy and can he be consistent?
00:53:22JJ Reddick raving about yeah, he did. Yeah, he did. He went out of his way
00:53:25He said one of his work you asked what is one of the surprises and he said in a pleasant way reddish
00:53:30They think he can be a great on ball defender his commitment thus far early on consistency
00:53:36He could be a guy to give great minutes defensively they're gonna need that wing stopper and another thing we haven't talked about is moody finishing but
00:53:44Jared Vanderbilt kind of the forgotten guy
00:53:47On this Lakers team Keith, they're gonna need him and he hasn't played for quite some time
00:53:52Another three-pointer Oliveri nails that one
00:53:56He's got 22 points 22 of their 49 points 7 of 11 from the field 4 of 6 from 3
00:54:03He did a very smart thing at halftime came over and said hi to you introduced himself
00:54:09Nobody does that but he seems like the guy he's introducing himself to everybody. Yeah, the tenant the security guard. He's just
00:54:16He's got this upbeat personality and he's got an upbeat
00:54:20style of play as well
00:54:22You know, it's a long season in the NBA 82 games having guys like that around your team
00:54:27Is it is a positive right and if it comes down to a tie those guys are making the team
00:54:32Those kind of character guys and obviously he's played a great game as well
00:54:36Started his college career at Rice University and finished the last year Xavier and had that great year
00:54:41Get a 43 point game. That's not easy to do in a 40-point college game
00:54:47Ronnie James soft touch can't get it to go for it. Jackson Hayes with the tip
00:54:52Steve Kerr wants a timeout
00:54:55As the Lakers trying to bounce back here in this final preseason game Hayes with five points six rebounds tonight
00:55:02from
00:55:05Philly then it's out to LA for the Clippers hosting the Suns in the brand-new into a dome the Bombers
00:55:11Masterpiece apparently it looks spectacular. Can't wait to see it. There's Kevin Durant and the Suns. They've got a new coach
00:55:18It's got a new point guard
00:55:21The West is just up it's gonna be so there's so many good teams
00:55:27Steph Curry just enjoying the action tonight not playing
00:55:32As is LeBron James and Anthony Davis
00:55:36entire starting five for the Lakers
00:55:43Malcolm another shot is good
00:55:46You hope he could stay out. They only played 38 games last year with the Sixers dealt with back issues throughout the year
00:55:54He
00:55:56Seems like a perfect fit here. He can't help anything and especially, you know off curry helps defensively
00:56:04Got a great nose for the ball shot over 40% from three last year Castleton shot clock winding down
00:56:20JJ Redick mixing and matching
00:56:23Trying to figure out who plays well with who?
00:56:27Not sure. We'll see this Laker lineup during the record
00:56:31Cam read right now. It looks like Cam Reddish of the players that are out there. Now, there'll be the one player in the rotation
00:56:36Yep
00:56:37Yes, he was in the rotate. He started a lot of games
00:56:41Even last year. Yep started 26 games for the Moody gets inside
00:56:47Once again coming off the bench that started in the second half set an excellent preseason in camp
00:56:53Great kid hard worker. And like I said for the 14th pick in the draft
00:56:59Hasn't had what a lot of lottery picks per se as far as opportunity
00:57:04But he's he's made the most of this
00:57:07By heading into camp this was an open competition for minutes
00:57:12And Moody I think took those words to heart and has had a tremendous preseason
00:57:17His best year last year
00:57:20started nine games
00:57:21And in those nines games you start to put up good numbers
00:57:30Nice pass for Chomsky moving without the ball
00:57:33And Melkins shown a little bit of everything
00:57:35passing three-pointers
00:57:37Excellent defense has come up with a few steals. I
00:57:42Think you know backup point guard
00:57:43I mean you were that we were a little bit surprised how when Steve Kerr said you said do you think he played point guard?
00:57:48He said absolutely. I think he can and he's shown
00:57:51That ability and he I'm sure he's played that position
00:57:55Maybe not as much in the NBA, but college USC in high school
00:57:59Well, the non curry minutes is so vital. I
00:58:04Gotta say this Warriors, but it's tough to gauge in a game like this, but forget about this game
00:58:10They may have one of the best bench units in the entire league
00:58:14From what I see now, how much does that matter? That's that's what you have to figure out
00:58:19But in a conference like the West
00:58:22Where it's gonna be a gauntlet
00:58:24There's 13 out of the 15 teams trying to get those 10 spots and really Mike six spots. Nobody wants to be in that play
00:58:3013 teams trying to get six spots
00:58:33You know Adam silver had the idea of trying to improve the value of the regular season the play in tournament
00:58:39Did that the 65 game threshold for the awards and accolades did that but you know, what does it the best competition?
00:58:46And I think that's what this Western Conference is gonna have this entire season no question ball poked away picked up all of airy
00:58:54lops it up
00:58:56throws it down good connection between
00:59:00The two rookies
00:59:03Nice highlights for the Laker fans here in attendance
00:59:08So Jensky lets it fly well, they haven't shot the three-ball well tonight
00:59:13Just
00:59:157 of 21 they've been shooting well the first several games of the preseason
00:59:21Getting great looks so Mike. I mean they're getting exactly what they want. I'm not down. We're getting good look almost all of them
00:59:27Nice defense inside
00:59:29Kyle Anderson kicks it out buddy. He'll checks the seams nails another back-to-back threes
00:59:35And JJ Redick wants to call timeout
00:59:38the excellent ball movement continues 25 assists
00:59:42For the Golden State Warriors and we still have 407 remaining
00:59:48They'll start for real next week enjoying the final preseason game tonight on the Warriors
01:00:00Jim Liberty had a chance to win their first ever title
01:00:05But came up short another one went right down to the wire. That has been some spectacular series
01:00:12And it all ends on Sunday night I
01:00:17Have they may go to seven games for that are they talking about that next year? All right. Yep, great
01:00:24And the NBA is going to nine games next year
01:00:29You're just making stuff up. Yes. Yes. I am making you know, you're you're allowed to do that in preseason. Okay. All right
01:00:36So feel free to
01:00:39Especially working on the deficit is over 30. Oh boy
01:00:45But Shafina's jump shot is good
01:00:49This third field goal
01:00:52Trying to impress his new coach
01:00:55On the first round pick of the Lakers a couple of years ago
01:01:01The gems keep looking for an opening
01:01:04But he healed finds a spot finds the ring second three-pointer for heel
01:01:20Maxwell Lewis out there
01:01:26Oliveri ran into traffic for jet ski
01:01:34Off the bar great hustle from for Jetski
01:01:37And he just kind of flung it out the wind right to his teammate
01:01:41Oliveri launches
01:01:47The gypsies top is
01:01:49Set by the league and charges last year. He's a great rebounder for a guard
01:01:55Cal Anderson, you know, it's that's been the one knock on him. He knocks down the three is that floor spacing and
01:02:01Think the Warriors are telling him when he's open take that three
01:02:05Every team he's played for the coaching staff loves him. He's a coach's dream. He's just so smart
01:02:11He's always making the right place always in the right position
01:02:16The Jetski can't get it to fall
01:02:22Arnold Reara back in the game looking from France
01:02:27Maxwell Lewis fouled from behind by healed
01:02:31So free throws for Lewis with just over two remaining here in the third
01:02:35Interesting to see with this Steve Kerr team who doesn't play. I mean, you can't play 11 12 guys
01:02:40I mean you you can obviously but it's very rare
01:02:44To settle into that but he's got guys. I mean who's not gonna be in the rotation
01:02:49for his team and that's
01:02:52He's gonna have some good guys getting DNPs. Well, he said he will lean into the depth
01:02:56I mean, they're gonna use it to its fullest extent, but
01:03:00You can't play that for that many guys I
01:03:06Never had good benches when I was here
01:03:10We had all the money in the stars, which I guess worked out but uh, and look at this
01:03:15I never had a never had this kind of depth
01:03:20Well, it's hard for you it's all about
01:03:24The money that you can yeah sign those I mean, yeah losing Chris Paul, which was 30 million clay Thompson
01:03:3140, but you had you had
01:03:35Early Shawn Livingston Andre, yeah. Yeah. Yeah, but that was this technically those are the sixth and seventh guys
01:03:43Yeah, this is 8 9 10 11 12
01:03:47Realistically guys that would be the seventh eighth guy on another team
01:03:52And that's what's unusual about this, right?
01:03:54These are guys where you look at some of these teams Denver much thinner team more top-heavy with Murray Jokic Gordon
01:04:01Porter jr. All those guys three of those guys are max and then Gordon's plus 20 plus
01:04:08They can't afford it right but with this Warriors team curry the only max player Draymond at a reasonable 25 million a year
01:04:15That allows you to go out and get these guys. Now. The question is
01:04:19Is that gonna work we'll see right there might be two or three members of the Warriors
01:04:24Who aren't gonna play that would play big minutes?
01:04:26Yeah for other contending teams not not bad teams contending a hundred percent and that that is like I said that matters maybe more this
01:04:33year than ever
01:04:34And it's a long season and I do think this'll I do think Steve and his staff will settle
01:04:40On a very good closing lineup. He's got so many options by the time
01:04:45The season winds into the
01:04:482025 I think he'll have a set is another charge, but the jump ski take another charge. He's got good options. Yeah
01:04:55He sold that one pretty good though. Yeah, right. He did
01:04:59He did but that's part of the deal, right?
01:05:02Mr. Players selling stuff in the NBA for that's clearly a job. Yeah, right, right, but you got embellished in time
01:05:08The
01:05:13Jets he gets into the paint Looney
01:05:16ball movement continues
01:05:18Good hands from Ronnie James players coming over at the Jets. He goes
01:05:23Rashing to the floor right under our broadcast
01:05:28There's some hard stuff under there he's already got you know, what's impressive about that he already has a broken nose, right?
01:05:34I feel like you didn't protect me there. You you didn't you didn't help me out
01:05:38I think you pushed me into that way. Did I like it was just instinctual just comes over me
01:05:45I'm glad he's alright if I had a broken nose, I probably would have maybe pulled back a little bit
01:05:51This kid is just so impressive and again when you think of where he's he's only 21
01:05:56Plays the two years of college his first year at Illinois barely plays
01:06:00Warriors saw something in him obviously picked him 19th in the draft and he makes all rookie first team
01:06:06deservedly, right I mean he was
01:06:09again
01:06:10You know, where's he fit with Melton? Where's he fit with Moody?
01:06:14healed
01:06:15playing together
01:06:17Stagger him, but he's he's a winner. I mean he helps his team and
01:06:22Obviously shows you the hustle on that play
01:06:24Shows you the hustle on that play James nice feet inside, but Castleton couldn't handle a pass
01:06:33Kyle Anderson inside to Peyton
01:06:37A couple of veterans working nicely in the fast break and lead up to 39 final minute third quarter
01:06:46Do you think the Lakers have a run in them?
01:06:49I'm certainly do hurt Shavino mrs. Oh
01:06:53Oh boy
01:06:56Ball deflected and stolen hood Shavino good anticipation feed inside. All right
01:07:04You're able to get it to go
01:07:09Armelle trailer gonna make an impression this buddy here long distance three
01:07:23You
01:07:28By the way for Golden State, it's there's 15 turnover the Jets he's gonna get
01:07:40Golden State taken full advantage playing against the reserves of the Lakers a
01:07:48Lot of good lessons for some of these Lakers out here tonight
01:07:52And a foul to give so I'll take it out of bounds
01:07:54Yeah, you know one team operating somewhat as a dress rehearsal the Warriors minus curry and the Lakers having you know
01:08:02Look understandable coming off a back-to-back. They played last night and Phoenix played a overtime game
01:08:07Played big minutes for Anthony Davis connect max Christie played did a lot of guys play so
01:08:13Understandable that they would let some of these guys get a lot of time
01:08:17But Shavino missus that will end the third
01:08:20Very impressive performance from these Warriors as a team and a lot of excellent individual performances if a gem ski showing the hustle here
01:08:28Creating an extra possession and gets to the free-throwing here again a guy with a broken nose diving right into this scoring board
01:08:40Okay, we're headed into the fourth quarter we have stuff curry here
01:08:46He plays for the Golden State Warriors Steve Kerr the Warriors coach. I feel like you didn't coach as well while I was here
01:08:52I feel like we have more talent now that Mike Dunleavy's the gym
01:08:56Yeah
01:08:58Yeah, how do you how are you feel? Yeah, how about a scale 1 to 10? How much you guys missing me?
01:09:03I'm having real PTSD right now from all the meetings we had upstairs. I'm gonna let y'all have a
01:09:09Little bit of a dress rehearsal tonight minus curry you like is this what you want to see?
01:09:15I mean, it's not a fair fight. Obviously, they're not playing any of their guys, but I like our focus
01:09:20I like the way our guys are moving the ball taking care of it. So yeah, it's been a good night
01:09:25Anything you need for me and the fourth quarter
01:09:27And the broadcast we were done with you two years ago
01:09:32Thank you
01:09:35That was the most unfocused
01:09:38Listen we loved it. I'm not good at that. I've never done it. I'm surprised
01:09:44They let me do a game with you the only advice I give you next time always make sure the other guys talking have the mic
01:09:50That's why I'm not ready for this job. I'm not gonna be on the 18
01:09:54I'm not gonna you know be on the top level, but I'm learning, you know, I get a preseason game all kidding aside you you see
01:10:02The bond of a championship team that that you still have
01:10:07Obviously with those those two and that stuff that everybody on that team
01:10:12There'd be that bond for the rest of their lives nice cut Robbie James on a good pass from Castleton. I think that's why
01:10:19championships
01:10:21For those that they're lucky enough to get one are so meaningful as they never it's like a college degree of sorts
01:10:27You just never
01:10:29Even I got lucky and got one in college
01:10:30it just bonds you it bonds you with your with the group you did it with coaches players my front office and
01:10:37That's special because there's not a lot of things in life that bonds people
01:10:41Together short of family and great friendships and this is one where in your job. You have this
01:10:47Bond that lasts forever employees that was evident in that free-for-all that you just conduct
01:10:52I feel like you're being a little critical. I tried to do my job. You know, this is a professional thing. I'm learning
01:10:58I didn't I haven't done this for 30 years like you Breen
01:11:02Cassidy Hubbard a wonderful sideline reporter been under the weather. So she didn't make the trek out this ship. We prove that she was actually
01:11:10That's that's not I don't think I can but Jeff ski throws it ahead to Kyle Anderson
01:11:17Wild pass
01:11:20Wiggins comes up with it
01:11:23Sloppy play right there Trey aura with a nice help Ronnie James
01:11:28Won't go down
01:11:30Ronnie James, by the way, 15 points for rebounds. He's played 28 minutes his best showing of the preseason as
01:11:36Castleton gets that
01:11:39It's all you can ask for it for him these big minutes and he's playing against rotational players
01:11:44I mean, this is probably the best players
01:11:46He's gonna face, you know, and his team has a pretty good coach. These guys just haven't had any reps together
01:11:52And they're looking to try to develop some chemistry. It's very hard to do in the middle of the game
01:11:57Warrens will take a timeout the young Lakers their starters not playing tonight getting some real NBA experience
01:12:06The NBA on ESPN is presented by Popeye's Louisiana kitchen
01:12:15Weekend gave the most beautiful talk as
01:12:18Jerry was in trying for the third time in the Hall of Fame
01:12:21Of course first was a player
01:12:23Second time was a member of the 1960 Olympic team
01:12:26and then this last one is a contributor because of his not just his playing days executive and everything he's done for the game of
01:12:32basketball and
01:12:33Johnny was wonderful and talking about his dad
01:12:37Recently passed away and a nice tribute. They've got Jerry West written on the court to honor him
01:12:43It's Lindy Walters misses that one and the Lakers
01:12:47Be wearing the 44 package on their jerseys all season long
01:12:53Yeah, he was a fortunate enough after that Hall of Fame
01:12:56Event to attend a celebration of life for Jerry and it was fascinating Mike because Pat Riley spoke
01:13:02He was put on by Pat Riley aren't tell him and Mitch cup check three people that do very well
01:13:06And it was fascinating to hear the stories
01:13:09aren't as an agent talking about when the Lakers drafted Kobe Bryant Pat Riley as a young player and
01:13:15Talking about Jerry encouraging him
01:13:18And then Mitch come check who worked with Jerry at the Lakers and I was lucky enough to work with Jerry and no Jerry and
01:13:28Unbelievable competitor
01:13:33He's a
01:13:34Guy said he's a one-of-a-kind never never will be the another like him. Yep
01:13:39He was mr. Clutcher. Now that Jerry West trophy
01:13:43For the clutch prayer of the year as Steph Curry was honored to get JJ Reddick calls a timeout
01:13:50This is one of those Popovich timeouts where he didn't like what they were running out of the timeout
01:13:55He gives the quick timeout and all the players are they're gonna get yelled at right here Mike. That's gonna happen a teaching timeout
01:14:02The
01:14:08Coverage at 7 Eastern 6 in Minnesota and then the WNBA season ends the NBA season opens up
01:14:16Tips off Tuesday TNT and then our first doubleheader on ESPN the next night Wednesday
01:14:21Fox in the six or 730 and the Clippers hosting the Suns all starts with NBA countdown at 7 Easter
01:14:28Can't wait. That's one of the best nights of the year. Love that night, and it's always a big overreaction, right? Either way. It's
01:14:36Next win the next lab. It's we always these opening weeks are so exciting and chopping at the bit to see some
01:14:43NBA regular season basketball again
01:14:45The first two weeks sometimes even longer. There's always a number of really funky results
01:14:52Yeah, it's like what was that?
01:14:55And I can't remember who it was but there was an NBA coach who was the first that said it and he said
01:14:59It's because the bad teams don't know they're bad yet. That's a good answer. I never wanted to play the bad teams early
01:15:07Because you play them lead late like they've let go of the rope and they're either not trying don't think they can win
01:15:14So beaten down by a lot of losses, but early on
01:15:17You know, even the teams that aren't super talented believe especially when they're at home
01:15:22The Warriors open up with some of those teams, yeah
01:15:25Portland and Utah, I believe and those are games that you know, you'd think would be easier
01:15:29But early on this season, you don't want those
01:15:31Lindy waters who has impressed Steve Kerr and the coaching staff perhaps that rebound
01:15:36Thanks feet inside
01:15:41This first minutes of the bucket Pat Spencer's also come on for Golden State
01:15:47Oliveri Lewis Castleton
01:15:49Ronnie James and Trey are out there for the Lakers
01:15:54Lewis tips it over to Ronnie James shot clock at 7 past deflected good hands for borders
01:16:00Wands up back with the Lakers and Castleton with a nice touch
01:16:06Castleton to put his college ball of Florida. He's not drafted a foul on a three-point attempt
01:16:15So he makes a mistake down the other end as waters will go to the line
01:16:20Castleton played just 16 games for the Lakers last year played in the G League broke his wrist in February
01:16:27So season ended a little bit
01:16:30Smoothie goes to the line
01:16:38That'll be this Laker team
01:16:41Again, we talked about earlier, but the health of LeBron and ad will be I think the biggest
01:16:47Indicator not a lot of done in the offseason. The big big change was the coach
01:16:52And is this team and again does Vanderbilt? When does he come back? Just gave Vincent give him anything
01:16:59But mostly the same team. I think the question for these two teams Mike is
01:17:04Do they need to do anything else?
01:17:06They're both
01:17:07They were disciplined in the offseason these these fan bases are always pushing these two teams to do more
01:17:13The Warriors were a team that looked at Paul George and Laurie Markman
01:17:17We saw a band of a fair is still not cleared to play but getting closer and the Lakers
01:17:22Of course are always being pushed to do something big
01:17:27But I think what they're both going to do early on is find out who they are
01:17:29You know what they are, but they both were disciplined and they have enough draft picks and players on contracts that are movable
01:17:38So it'll be interesting to see if this is the team
01:17:41That these teams go into the playoffs with for both of them, I don't believe it will be I don't know which team
01:17:47But I think at some point if one of them isn't going where they want to go, they'll get aggressive, right?
01:17:53Reese Beekman
01:17:54The rookie from Virginia just checked in
01:17:57Quinton post
01:17:58Rookie from Boston College also out there
01:18:01Anthony Davis and LeBron James can play a lot of games like they did last year
01:18:07There's always a chance and I think Dave Vincent and Vanderbilt two guys who were injured almost all of last year
01:18:13They like the perfect type of players to play with stars
01:18:16Yes, and we talked about melting like that for the Warriors and you need those guys whatever you want to call them role players blue guys
01:18:243 and D
01:18:26And you need those guys whatever you want to call them role players blue guys
01:18:303 and D. There's a lot of different names for the guys that fill in the spots
01:18:34But it comes down to your stars in this league. You also have I mean Austin Reeves
01:18:39He gets better every year. Yes, Rui Hachimura had some of his best stretches last year as well
01:18:46And you either in this league Mike you grow internally, which is what's mostly under your control
01:18:52How about that Beekman and Spencer with a nice connection?
01:18:56Coaches have done a great job of
01:18:58getting these guys to time their cuts and you're seeing the drill penetration and players cutting along the baseline and
01:19:04It's a pretty way of playing basketball, but it involves timing and getting to know your teammates
01:19:1033 assists tonight for the Golden State Warriors Maxwell Lewis gets it in Castleton double-team good aggressive defense there
01:19:17From Lindy waters the former OKC Thunder
01:19:21Spencer picks it up
01:19:24Feet inside Santos gathers and is fouled by Lewis
01:19:32Five and a half remaining
01:19:38The league declined our request to have the fourth quarter running time when you got over 30 points guy with your stature
01:19:45Don't go there. Don't you think you could have got it?
01:19:47Did you even ask because I know why I would get shut down. I have zero juice a guy with your pedigree
01:19:53Can't get it done. He's Santos knocks down the first Santos young man from Brazil
01:19:59rookie with the
01:20:00Warriors last year is a second round pick back in 2022. You want to know the good news?
01:20:06The NBA preseason ends in five minutes at 34
01:20:1133 seconds and after this there's no more meaningless
01:20:15NBA basketball they all will start counting on the ledger
01:20:19Ronnie James fouled on the pass
01:20:22But again is as you said earlier and we say it every year
01:20:26as much as
01:20:27It's meaningless right now in the fourth
01:20:30Means something to a number of these players. It's it's another chance to impress somebody
01:20:35There might be a scout or a GM watching at home on another team
01:20:39Or your team they see something that oh, you know, okay. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, this is
01:20:44Yeah, I mean this is Gary Payton was a guy that made a name look look look olivari right there
01:20:49I mean, these are guys that you can Gary Payton's a great example
01:20:53This guy was playing key minutes in the NBA Finals
01:20:562022 his path to that to us to a real contract was through the G League
01:21:01Multiple years bouncing around different teams. Nobody would have thought when Gary I watched Gary Payton
01:21:07The second when he was at Oregon State his first five years in the NBA
01:21:11He played 41 games with four teams and that multiple times ten days to race and Mike
01:21:17Great lesson for the people that are talking about Ronnie James, right?
01:21:21So saying oh, he I don't know if he's good enough
01:21:23We had a tough preseason Gary Payton is a great example of a guy it takes
01:21:27Everybody's got a and his dad was a star to start and look at him
01:21:31He's carved out a real role on a good team for himself
01:21:34Got a good contract. So everybody's got to run their own race and it takes however long it takes
01:21:41Under five to play fourth quarter
01:21:44Lewis shot short
01:21:46Oliveria with the hustle, of course
01:21:48Ronnie James from the corner shot off the mark waters has it
01:21:53Pat Spencer nice two-man game Spencer and waters work well together again
01:22:00Just keep piling up the assists
01:22:06But as Steve Kerr told you
01:22:09In that fine interview we did with him. He said it's not a fair fight. Yeah, he understands what this is
01:22:16The big guy could shoot Quentin post
01:22:22Right down the line but make the most of these of these minutes I've got look Ronnie James to see him free
01:22:28I don't know how much you watched him. But for me
01:22:30This is most I've got to see him, you know summer league, but this is different than a summer league
01:22:34This is the best guys he's played against. Yep, like yeah
01:22:38Nice finish inside
01:22:43So the next couple of days teams
01:22:46Or pass there as Lewis comes up with it
01:22:49talked away by Spencer
01:22:51Teams will be making the final roster decisions
01:22:58And then the agents get to work to try and find guys who get cut
01:23:02Another team 24-second violation. I did that job too for a little bit
01:23:10And yeah, there's again you make a good point on
01:23:14Saying what Gary Payton went through to end up where he did
01:23:19there's many guys that
01:23:21Take an indirect path right? No question
01:23:24A
01:23:30Nice pass
01:23:32But an excellent defensive play there. It's what I tried
01:23:35That's impressive as Lewis goes down the other end and finishes it off
01:23:40Well done, Maxwell Lewis
01:23:42As we approach three minutes remaining
01:23:47And Steve Kurt I
01:23:50Don't think he won. I don't I mean, I know we didn't want it. Yeah, you want it
01:23:54I think he should be fine for that. He tried to not do it, but it was too late
01:24:00So we'll take one final timeout 315 remaining in the NBA's preseason Golden State having a grand old time
01:24:07It's impressive play tonight
01:24:09P.m. Sunday WNBA Finals game 5, Minnesota links, New York Liberty Barclays Center in Brooklyn
01:24:16for the championship
01:24:18The WNBA and then TNT Tuesday can't be a tip-off
01:24:23Our friends at TNT Nixon Suffolk's in Boston Lakers and Timberwolves in Minnesota
01:24:41Spencer inbounds
01:24:44Waters uses the screen to can't hit and Maxwell Lewis with the rebound
01:24:50You know, I meant to say this earlier, you know the night started with a great rendition of the National Anthem
01:25:00Transition take Val might be there. It was the Bristol Middle School choir
01:25:04School in the East one of magnificent. Yeah, a great great children's choir
01:25:10Well, we should say children young adults, yeah
01:25:13Somewhere in there in between those. Oh
01:25:16Just a loose ball found my mistake
01:25:20I'd be like that take foul rule though. I think it's better, you know, I think it's a good
01:25:27It's it pretty much stopped it yeah, I did which is what you want, you know, take away the most exciting plays and passes
01:25:34Nice floater there for Pat Spencer Spencer was quite the story
01:25:38Last year only played six games, which he was the guy that was one of the all-time great lacrosse players
01:25:45At Loyola, Maryland then went to Northwestern for one year played college basketball
01:25:51And made the Warriors last year
01:25:57Lewis shot won't go
01:26:01Talk about another interesting journey to the NBA Spencer. Yeah
01:26:07It's big I can shoot
01:26:10Post the second round pick of the Warriors
01:26:13Played a couple of years in Mississippi State and three years in Boston College in a great senior year last year
01:26:21Seven footer than shoot the evolution of the NBA
01:26:26Really? That's crazy. It's crazy. I mean that guy would have never been allowed to take those shots, you know 15 years ago
01:26:31He'd have been benched even better guys get inside, you know, but that's not what it is anymore
01:26:36And that's a you know that you look at the Celtics with Fortford and
01:26:42Doing what big guys do
01:26:44but
01:26:45To have the threat of a shooting big just spaces the floor opens it up for drives and cuts
01:26:51Again, Celtics having five guys that could shoot makes them so hard to guard and we saw it all through the finals. Yep
01:26:58Really six guys to be honest
01:27:01A castle to manage the whole box has deflected Santos coming up with the steal
01:27:12Santos goes in layup can't get it to go all of area will push the other way Spencer pokes it away from behind
01:27:22It's a 56 point game and both these should get getting after it right now, it's a little bit sloppy at times good
01:27:29They see the finish line
01:27:37Anticipation
01:27:42Well, I don't know if they're gonna let me do any more games with you brain so I appreciated it
01:27:47What's it this last name stuff Mike? Thank you. All right. I'm very sensitive. Yeah, it seems that way it seems that way
01:27:53I enjoyed it besides the score
01:27:57It's always fun getting to do a game with you we'll do it again. Yeah, it was good
01:28:04always a pleasure Bob, yes, I
01:28:07Enjoy
01:28:09When we come here, we sit at the table have the fans come over and ask you for pictures
01:28:14Yeah, one fan actually said I love you. I know but you know
01:28:18And I you responded awkwardly. I didn't know what to say. I didn't know the fan. He was a gentleman
01:28:24But he was legit. I mean, I think the joy you brought the fans you're a big part of that
01:28:29I told you I said I said when somebody tells you that you just
01:28:33Just say thank you
01:28:34Say, thank you
01:28:38Now the Warriors can dribble it out the preseason is over an impressive performance again
01:28:45Steve Kerr said not a fair fight Lakers didn't play their stars, but
01:28:49Warriors play some excellent team basketball. They finished the preseason
01:28:54Six and Oh Lakers finished the preseason 2-4 both of those absolutely meaningless
01:29:00No, Steph Curry. No LeBron James. No Anthony Davis
01:29:04They'll be ready next week when it all starts Lakers will start against Minnesota JJ Redick will get his chance
01:29:11His first game as a coach. There's the two Olympic teammates gold medal in Paris and boy, did they have fun? There's your final score
01:29:20Special thanks to our producer Lori for the Tara
01:29:23Our director Mike Schwab and our wonderful ESPN crew for Bob Myers
01:29:29Mike Green saying thanks for watching
01:29:32As the NBA regular season starts next Tuesday and for us on ESPN on Wednesday so long from San Francisco