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00:00But naturally, I guess it begs the question here.
00:02How did teams know that they were going to sign these players so fast?
00:05If yesterday was the first available day to negotiate with free agents,
00:10I don't know about that with so many players getting signed yesterday.
00:14It would seem like maybe conversations were had previous.
00:17Wink, wink.
00:18We'll see.
00:19Let's start off with the Seattle Seahawks.
00:20Their new quarterback is Sam Darnold.
00:22Signs a new three-year contract worth a hundred million dollars.
00:25Revitalized his career with the Minnesota Vikings.
00:28A great regular season.
00:29A poor ending to the season as well.
00:31And look, Seattle may be going in a number of different directions.
00:34This offseason DK Metcalf's already been traded.
00:36Tyler Lockett has been let go.
00:38Maybe Darnold is just there to hold the fort down for the future.
00:41Not really sure.
00:42But needless to say, it looks like J.J.
00:45McCarthy takes over Minnesota.
00:46Darnold now officially the quarterback in Seattle.
00:49Meanwhile, the New York Jets have their quarterback, I guess.
00:52Fair to say.
00:53Maybe a placeholder too.
00:54I don't know.
00:54Justin Fields, who looked pretty good last year with the Pittsburgh
00:57Steelers, signs a two-year $40 million contract with New York.
01:01He gets $30 million guaranteed.
01:02So he will start at quarterback next season.
01:05Again, start off very well with Pittsburgh until they went to
01:07Russell Wilson.
01:08And then the Steelers season sort of imploded at the end of the
01:11year.
01:11Meanwhile, with the signing of Devontae Adams, the Rams are
01:15planning to release Cooper Cup with the start of the new year.
01:18Contracts are concerned, unless a trade materializes.
01:21But naturally, they've been unable to do anything.
01:23Third round pick.
01:23Fifth round pick.
01:24It's expected that Cup will get cut.
01:26All right.
01:27Let's get to some other players signed on the defensive side and
01:29offensive line as well.
01:30We'll start off with the New England Patriots.
01:31They've made a lot of noise thus far in the free agency period.
01:34They've signed Milton Williams to a four-year contract worth $104
01:39million.
01:40Sixty-three of it is guaranteed.
01:42Carlton Davis signs another contract with New England.
01:44It's three years, $60 million. And Josh Swett, he signs a mega
01:48contract with Arizona, four years, $76.4 million.
01:53And Jets defensive back, DJ Reed, has decided to leave for
01:57greener pastures, no pun intended. Signs with the Detroit Lions,
02:00three years, $48 million.
02:02Also, in terms of the Washington Commanders, they continue to
02:06upgrade this offseason, not only by getting Deebo Samuel, but
02:09also helping out on the offensive line.
02:11They signed Pro Bowl offensive tackle Laramie Tunsil, or they
02:15make a trade for him and are sending picks over to the Houston
02:17Texans. So the Texans, of course, are going to need some help,
02:20I guess, on the offensive lineup.
02:21They've traded him as well.
02:23The Falcons have released Grady Jarrett.
02:24He signs with the Bears, three years, $43 million. And the
02:2749ers have lost offensive tackle Jalen Moore.
02:30He signs with the Chiefs, two years, $30 million. Looks like
02:33the San Francisco 49ers are scaling back in terms of payroll
02:36going into next year.
02:38All right, now in the National Basketball Association, the
02:40great matchup last night between Denver and Oklahoma City goes
02:44to the Nuggets. Final score, 140 to 127 in this one. Shea
02:49Gildress-Alexander had 25 points for the Thunder. Denver
02:53Nuggets dominated the fourth quarter to pull away in this
02:56one, and Mike Ballone, their head coach afterwards, said it
02:59was a matter of getting the job done.
03:01You know, anytime you can go against the number one team
03:07in the West, and I told our guys, you know, I know the fourth
03:10quarter didn't go our way, but we did a lot of good things
03:13yesterday. We just have to play closer to 48 minutes.
03:17I thought we did that today.
03:18We tried some different things defensively that I thought
03:21were really impactful, but this was a, you talk about everybody
03:24contributing, and this was everybody stepping up and making
03:27big plays, and you can go down the line.
03:30I mean, CB's 14 and 5 and 5, Michael Porter 17 and 6,
03:35Nikola 35 and 18 with eight assists, one steal, one block,
03:41Russell Westbrook.
03:43What about that ovation for him?
03:44I mean, doesn't that say a lot about Russell Westbrook and
03:47how this community still feels about him?
03:49But 16, 7, and 5. Jamal's numbers, and I thought Peyton off
03:53the bench, you know, was outstanding.
03:55He was at DPOG, Jalen Pickett, Zeke.
03:58So good team win, responded well.
04:01I thought our defense in the second half was much better than
04:03it was in the first half, helping the 41%.
04:06Good assist turnover numbers and good transition numbers.
04:10So we can't relax.
04:12We know we got a tough schedule coming up at home, and then
04:14we got to find a way to protect our home court.
04:17All right.
04:17Golden State wins their fifth straight game.
04:19They end up beating the Portland Trailblazers, final 130 to
04:23120 in this one.
04:24Jimmy Butler had the big one.
04:26Triple-double, 15 points, 10 assists, 10 rebounds, his first
04:30triple-double of the season.
04:32Golden State now 12-2 since Jimmy Buckets made his debut
04:36on February the 8th, and after the game, Steve Kerr said
04:40Jimmy Butler is doing it in every way possible.
04:43Great basketball player.
04:44I mean, just, he does everything.
04:47He does everything well.
04:48He sees the game.
04:49He's strong, loves to pass.
04:52The game just flows when he's out there, and he feels it,
04:56whatever the game calls for, Jimmy brings.
04:58And, you know, he's the main reason that things have turned
05:05for us.
05:05I mean, he's one of the best players in the league, and he
05:08makes everybody else around him better.
05:10Jimmy, you guys have won 10 of 11, you're 12-1 with you
05:17in the lineup.
05:18I think there's 17 games left.
05:20You know, what's the value in peaking at the right time
05:23in the season?
05:24I mean, I think all the value lies in winning as a whole.
05:28I'm glad that I have the opportunity to be a part of the
05:32winning that we're doing here.
05:34Most players that we're playing basketball, playing together
05:36on both sides of the court, it's really fun.
05:40It's the first time in NBA history that four teammates have
06:05done it in the same season.
06:06Head coach Joe Mazzulla said that he encouraged Hauser to
06:09keep on shooting.
06:10I mean, just trust.
06:11I think, you know, trust and belief.
06:13I think at the end of the day, like, there's no shot that
06:16he shoots that we think is a bad shot.
06:18And so I think it was great that even when he was one for
06:20seven, the team was still looking to find him.
06:21And I thought it was great in that third quarter.
06:24But to me, I think, you know, he's a straight shooter.
06:26He understands his work ethic.
06:27He does the same process every day, whether he does this
06:30or whether he goes, you know, one for seven.
06:32So, you know, the work that he puts in with the staff, the
06:37player development team, and just his overall approach is
06:40high level and very professional.
06:41So not much to be said.
06:44Honestly, I don't really know.
06:45It's just kind of a tale of two halves.
06:48But once you see a couple go in, you know, the room gets a
06:51little bit wider for a shooter.
06:52So you just try to keep letting it fly.
06:55When you did make that one-on-one, you kind of like gave
06:58a, it's about time type of.
07:00Yeah, you know, I got to be better with that.
07:03Sometimes when you, you know, you miss open ones that you
07:06think you should make, you just get mad and frustrated really
07:09easy.
07:09So I've been working on it this year a little bit.
07:12So, but sometimes you just need to let it out.
07:15Meanwhile, the Knicks three-game road losing streak has come
07:19to a close.
07:20Carl Anthony Towns at 26 points and nine rebounds as New York
07:24beats Sacramento.
07:25133 to 104.
07:27The Knicks shot 22 of 40 from three.
07:31The Kings struggle 10 of 34.
07:33Tom Thibodeau, head coach of the Knicks, says it was their
07:35defense that set the tone.
07:37You know, all around the defense, very good.
07:40The rebounding, very good.
07:42Sharing the ball, taking care of the ball.
07:44I think those things were huge for us.
07:47Defensive activity, the 13 steals, and then getting into
07:51the open floor, getting those easy baskets, you know, really
07:56good.
07:56I thought Mitch had great impact on the game.
07:59I thought OG was phenomenal.
08:02McHale, same.
08:04A lot of playmaking, and then Deuce really gave us a great
08:08game, all-around game, start to finish.
08:12Two more teams head to the big dance.
08:13Troy and Wofford are in the NCAA tournament.
08:16Troy beats Arkansas State, 94 to 81.
08:19They win the belt.
08:20Wofford, no stranger to the tournament.
08:22They beat Furman, 92 to 85.
08:25Also, the Yukon women crush Creighton, 70 to 50.
08:27They win the Big East title again.
08:29And the Penn Quakers end up making a coaching change again.
08:35This time, Steve Donohue was out after nine seasons.
08:38The school announced on Monday.