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J.E.: THE BIGGEST NAMES STAYED
IN PLACE.
COULD THAT SOME SMALLER MOVES
SWING THE SEASON?
TAS: WILL KEEP COOL IT IN
WASHINGTON?
DOES TOBIAS HARRIS MOVE THE DIAL
FOR DETROIT?
IT IS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18.
"THE STARTERS" STARTS NOW.
J.E.: GOOD EVENING, SWEET WORLD,
AND WELCOME TO "THE STARTERS"
NBA TRADE DEADLINE SPECIAL
WHETHER YOU ARE LISTENING TO THE
PODCAST OR JOINING US ON NBA TV.
WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU.
THE INTERNATIONAL MAN OF
MYSTERY, LEIGH ELLIS.
AND BLOG EDITOR TREY KERBY.
TREY: AGYO!
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#THESTARTERS.
TRADE DEADLINE DAY.
SEVEN YEARS AGO, THE CHICAGO
BULLS MADE THE GREATEST TRADE IN
DEADLINE HISTORY, BRINGING BACK
BRAD MILLER IN A TRADE THAT ALSO
NETTED THEM JOHN SALMONS.
WHAT A HAUL.
SALMONS, A HUGE PIECE IN THE
CELTICS SERIES.
WHAT IS YOUR ALL-TIME FAVORITE
TRADE DEADLINE DEAL IN LEAGUE
HISTORY?
NOT THE BIGGEST OR BEST.
YOU ARE FAVORITE.
TWEET US AT #THESTARTERS.
J.E.: TODAY'S DEADLINE, SAFETY
SAY, LESS ABOUT WHO GOT TRADED
AND MORE OF WHO DID IT GET
MOVED.
I'M TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE
BIGGER NAMES.
DWIGHT HOWARD IN HOUSTON.
KEVIN LOVE AND BLAKE.
PAU GASOL DID NOT GET TRADED.
THE HAWKS INTACT.
RYAN ANDERSON IS WITH THE
PELICANS.
TORONTO AND BOSTON DID NOT DO
ANYTHING.
OF THESE NAMES, MAYBE THERE IS
SOMEONE I MISSING.
THE BIGGEST SURPRISE IN TERMS OF
A GUY WHO IS ILL WITH THE TEAM?
TAS: DWIGHT HOWARD AND THE
ROCKETS.
COULD HE STAY THERE PASS TO THE
OFF-SEASON?
IT FEELS IN THE LOCKER ROOM,
THEY DON'T LIKE EACH OTHER.
THAT SHOWS THROUGH IN THE WAY
THEY ARE PLAYING ON THE COURT.
SO MANY TEAMS WITH CAP ROOM
AVAILABLE.
HE WILL LIKELY OPT OUT OF HIS
CONTRACT.
HE'S NOT GOING TO GET AND OTHER
DEAL.
WHY NOT SIGN NOW WHEN TEAMS HAVE
A LOT OF MONEY?
I THOUGHT THEY WOULD TRADE HIM
AWAY.
LEIGH: TEAMS WOULD NOT TAKE HIM
KNOWING HE WOULD NOT COMMIT.
THAT IS NO SECRET.
TEAMS ARE SAYING WE WANT YOU TO
COMMIT TO THE FINAL YEAR.
J.E.: REPORTEDLY THE BUCKS WERE
IN TALKS.
IT BROKE DOWN WHEN HOWARD SAID I
WILL OPT OUT.
WHY WOULD WE TRADE YOU?
LEIGH: BOSTON, CHARLOTTE,
DALLAS, AND MIAMI.
J.E.: THEY WERE TRYING.
LEIGH: THAT RELATIONSHIP IS
PROBABLY BROKEN BEYOND REPAIR.
NO ONE WOULD TAKE HIM BECAUSE TO
GIVE UP THAT MUCH FOR WHAT THEY
EXPECT IN THE RETURN, NO TEAM
MUST REPAIRED.
J.E.: HOW AWKWARD FOR THE
ROCKETS WITH DWIGHT HOWARD GOING
TO NOWHERE.
STICKING WITH JAMES.
IT HAS BEEN ROCKY.
THIS COULD BE STRANGE TIMES.
TREY: YOU'VE GOT TO HOPE THEY
DANGLE HIM AND NOBODY WANTS HIM
SO HE GOES BACK AND SAYS, OK,
I'VE GOT TO MAKE THE BEST OF IT.
MAYBE THAT WILL HAPPEN.
MAYBE HE SEES I'M NOT A HUGE
PART OF THE FUTURE.
THIS WILL BE A CONTRACT YEAR.
LEIGH: THAT IS WHAT IT IS COMING
DOWN TO.
NO GOOD SOAKING.
HE'S GOT TO PERFORM.
IF THINGS TURN AROUND, HE COULD
STAY THERE.
IT DOES NOT LOOK THAT WAY.
TAS: DWIGHT HOWARD ALWAYS PLAYS
HIS BUTT OFF.
HE DOESN'T CRY ON THE BENCH.
HE TURNS IT UP IN THE
POSTSEASON.
RIGHT NOW THE ROCKETS ARE ON THE
OUTSIDE LOOKING IN.
IF THEY SQUEEZE IN, HE WILL LOOK
LIKE ONE OF THE TOP CENTER IS IN
THE GAME.
J.E.: IS SOMEONE GOING TO THROW
MAX MONEY AT DWIGHT HOWARD?
NOT BEING THE SAME PLAYER.
YOU ARE ROLLING YOUR EYES.
A LOT OF MONEY AVAILABLE.
LEIGH: A LOT OF TEAMS WILL WANT
HIM.
TO COMMIT FOUR YEARS, THAT IS A
STRETCH FOR THE CAP SPACE.
TEAMS PROBABLY DON'T WANT TO
THROW 120 AT HIM.
TAS: TEAMS HAVE TO.
DWIGHT HOWARD IS A LOCK AS ONE
OF THE BEST.
LEIGH: STILL?
HE HAS BEEN IN DECLINE.
HE IS ONLY GETTING YOU THROUGH,
HE IS GOING TO MISS A LOT OF
TIME.
HE IS VERY GOOD WHEN HEALTHY.
HE PLAYED IS SO MANY HEAVY
MINUTES WITH ORLANDO, STAN VAN
GUNDY SAID IT DIDN'T MATTER.
IT IS STARTING TO CATCH UP.
ATHLETICISM GOT HIM TO BE
DOMINANT.
IT IS NOT THE SAME.
HE NEVER DEVELOPED A GREAT
OFFENSIVE GAME HE CAN FALL BACK
ON.
HIS ATHLETICISM HAS MADE HIM A
STAR.
IT MAKES HIS IMPACT LESS.
TAS: THAT IS WHY CHARLOTTE WAS A
NICE MATCHUP.
STEVE CLIFFORD, THE ASSISTANT
COACH FOR A LOT OF YEARS.
THOSE ARE THE DAYS.
I'M SURE HE WANTS TO FORGET
ABOUT L.A. AND HOUSTON.
THEY KNOW HOW TO USE A BIG MAN.
I'M NOT SAYING HE HAS THOSE
MOVES.
THEY WOULD USE HIM A LITTLE BIT
MORE.
HE FEELS UNDERUTILIZED.
THAT'S ALL.
LEIGH: HE'S GOT A LOT OF MILES
ON HIS LEGS.
TREY: HE IS STILL PLAYING WELL.
15 AND 12 IS NOT ANYTHING TO --
I MEAN, THAT IS REALITY.
J.E.: WE DID HAVE SOME MOVES
TODAY.
NOT THE BIGGEST NAMES, BUT SOME
IMPACTFUL MOVES WHEN IT COMES TO
TEAMS THAT CONSIDER THEMSELVES
TITLE CONTENDERS.
I KNOW THE WARRIORS AND SPURS
ARE ON ANOTHER LEVEL.
CHANNING FRYE HEADED TO THE
MAGIC.
JEFF GREEN AND RANDY FOYE TO
THE OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER.
WE WILL TRY TO GET TO AS MANY AS
POSSIBLE.
LET'S START WITH READY FRIED.
A VETERAN BIG MAN FOR THEIR
STRETCH RUN.
IT IS A THREE TEAM DEAL.
BOTH OF THOSE GUYS ARE VERY
LIKELY TO BE WAIVED.
PORTLAND RECEIVES A 2018 FIRST
ROUND PICK.
THE MAGIC GET A SECOND ROUNDER
FROM THE BLAZERS.
FRYE IS THE MAIN PIECE IN THIS.
IS THIS A GOOD FIT?
TAS: OF COURSE.
IT IS COOL THE CAVS ARE GOING
FOR IT.
IT IS AN UPGRADE TO ANDERSON
VAREJAO.
LOOK AT THEIR ROTATION.
YOU'VE GOT MOZGOV.
FRYE.
TRISTAN THOMPSON.
A DEFENSIVE STALWART.
LEBRON.
THEY HAVE SO MANY WAYS TO BEAT
YOU.
NO WAY THEY WERE GOING TO TRADE
KEVIN LOVE.
IT DID NOT MAKE SENSE.
KEVIN LOVE LEADING WOULD NOT DO
THAT NO MATTER WHAT.
LEIGH: I LIKE CHANNING FRYE.
THEY WANT THAT GUY FROM THE
PHOENIX SHOOTING 44%.
HE HAS NOT HAD THAT SAME
OPPORTUNITY.
J.E.: WHEN YOU PLAY WITH LEBRON
JAMES --
LEIGH: THE TEAM WILL UTILIZE
HIM.
DEFENSIVELY HE DOES NOT PROVIDE
A LOT OF RIM PROTECTION.
IT IS GOOD TO HAVE A VETERAN WHO
KNOWS HOW TO KNOCK DOWN SHOTS.
J.E.: YOU CAN PAIR HIM WITH A
LOT OF THESE GUYS.
YOU REALLY CAN.
HE CAN PLAY AS A SHOOTER.
OR YOU COULD PAIR HIM WITH KEVIN
LOVE AND HAVE A LOT OF SHOOTING.
AT IS WHAT IS INTERESTING.
I DON'T THINK IT MAKES THE CAVS
THAT MUCH MORE OF A TITLE
CONTENDER IN TERMS OF
CHALLENGING, LIKE THE WARRIORS.
THE GOT TO GET THEIR FIRST.
IT IS AN UPGRADE OVER ANDERSON
VAREJAO.
TAS: IT'S ANOTHER WEAPON.
ON THE FLOOR, HE WILL GIVE YOU
THE SPACING.
HE HAS A WEAPON YOU CAN USE.
LEIGH: THAT IS THE MODEL.
THEY NEED HIM OUT THERE.
THE BIG MOVE WAS NOT THERE FOR
THE CAPS.
THEY NEEDED TO ADD A LITTLE
MORE.
CHANNING FRYE GIVES THEM
SOMETHING ELSE.
J.E.: GETS WEIRD OF THE TEAMS IN
THE EAST, THE CAVS MADE THE
MOVE.
A SMALLER MOVE IN FRYE.
WHERE THE RAPTORS, THE CELTICS,
THOSE TEAMS AND UP DOING
NOTHING.
WERE YOU SHOCKED THE RAPTORS --
WE TALKED ABOUT IT IN TORONTO.
HE ADJUSTED THE SITUATION ABOUT
USING A POWER FORWARD UPGRADE.
AND THE CELTICS DO NOTHING.
SHOCKED?
TAS: APPARENTLY THEY WERE AFTER
IT THADDEUS YOUNG.
THE BROOKLYN NETS NOT HAVE A
GENERAL MANAGER UNTIL TODAY.
HE IS APPARENTLY WELL LOVED.
IT IS HARD TO MAKE A TRADE.
DID NOT WANT TO MESS WITH THEIR
CHEMISTRY.
THEY DID NOT MAKE A MOVE.
LEIGH: IT MUST HAVE BEEN
TEMPTING.
THE RAPTORS WERE TRYING TO MAKE
A DEAL.
HE DECIDED IT IS NOT RIGHT FOR
US AND COULD JEOPARDIZE IN THE
SEASON COMING UP.
I THINK HE MADE THE RIGHT
DECISION.
HE WAS NOT GIVING UP A FIRST
ROUND PICK.
J.E.: WAIT, WEREN'T YOU CONFUSED
WHY A FAKE ACCOUNT TODAY ON
TWITTER?
YOU'VE GOT TO WATCH THE FAKE
ACCOUNTS.
YOU'VE GOT TO CHECK THE
SPELLING.
THE CELTICS, DANNY AINGE DID NOT
WANT TO GIVE AWAY ANY OF THOSE
DRAFT PICKS.
THEY ARE STAFFED.
AND SOME YOUNG TALENT.
KELLY OLYNYK, AND SO ON.
TAS: ONE THING TO LOOK OUT FOR
IS THERE WILL BE MOVES WHEN
TEAMS STRIKE OUT ON PLAYERS.
THERE ARE SO MANY TEAMS THAT
HAVE A LOT OF MONEY.
THERE AREN'T ENOUGH PLAYERS.
LEIGH: MAYBE DANNY AINGE WAS
AGGRESSIVE.
J.E.: A LOT MORE TO COME ON THIS
SPECIAL.
DOES JEFF GREEN MAKE THE
CLIPPERS A WIDGET CONTENDER?
YOU ARE WATCHING "THE STARTERS."
J.E.: WELCOME BACK TO "THE
STARTERS" DEADLINE DAY SPECIAL.
THIS ONE JUST CAME IN.
THE CLIPPERS ACQUIRED JEFF GREEN
FROM THE GRIZZLIES FOR LANCE
STEPHENSON.
THAT DRAFT PICK IS THE LEAD TO
TO BE HEAVILY PROTECTED.
THE GRIZZLIES GET AN ASSET BACK
FOR GREEN, WHO CAN BECOME A FREE
AGENT IN JULY.
BESIDES THAT, STRAIGHT UP GREEN
FOR LANCE AND A FUTURE PICK, IS
THERE A TEAM THAT WON?
TAS: THE GRIZZLIES.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE CLIPPERS
ARE TAKING A CHANCE GOING FOR
THE TITLE.
ANOTHER CHANCE TAKEN BY DOC
RIVERS.
I DON'T MIND IT.
JEFF GREEN IS AN UPGRADE.
HE IS JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE OF
A STABLE PLAYER THEN LANCE
STEPHENSON.
WHICH IS SAYING SOMETHING.
TREY: I FEEL LIKE YOU ARE JEFF
GREEN, HE IS PRETTY GOOD.
TAS: IT IS NOT JUST HIM BETTER
THAN LANCE STEPHENSON.
PAUL PIERCE, SOME MINUTES.
HE'S FINE.
HE WAS COACHED BY DOC RIVERS.
IT IS KIND OF AN EVEN LEVEL
TRADE.
LEIGH: I'M SURPRISED THE
CLIPPERS GOT ANYTHING FOR LANCE
STEPHENSON.
HE HAS NOT PLAYED A LOT OF
GAMES.
THE GRIZZLIES SAID IF YOU GIVE
US A FIRST ROUND PICK AS WELL,
WE WILL TAKE HIM OFF YOUR HANDS.
NO ONE HAS BEEN GIVING OUT FIRST
ROUND PICKS.
JEFF GREEN IS AN UPGRADE BECAUSE
LANCE STEPHENSON WASN'T REALLY
DOING MUCH.
WE HAVE SEEN WHAT HAPPENED.
SINCE HIS DAYS IN INDIANA, HE
TURNED DOWN THE DEAL AND HE HAS
NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND A HOME.
TAS: JEFF GREEN HAS TO BE A
BETTER LANCE STEPHENSON.
HE STARTED FOR THE CLIPPERS AND
THEN HE DID NOT COME READY TO
PLAY AND DOC RIVERS SAID, GET
OUT OF HERE.
JEFF WAS PART OF SOME CHEMISTRY
PROBLEMS.
YOU ARE GETTING ANOTHER GUY WHO
WAS PART OF CHEMISTRY PROBLEMS.
YOU ARE THE FIFTH THE BEST
PLAYER ON THE STARTING LINEUP.
CHRIS PAUL IS SETTING UP LATE
AND J.J. REDICK AND THEN YOU
STAND THERE AND WHEN YOU GET THE
BALL, YOU SHOOT IT AND YOU DRIVE
IT TO THE HOLE.
WHICH HE IS CAPABLE OF.
WILL HE DO IT?
THIS IS A PERFECT STARTER WHEN
YOU LOOK AT HIM.
J.E.: DOC RIVERS HATES THE
DRAFT.
HE COULD NOT CARE LESS ABOUT
TAKING FIXED.
THE RAPTORS HAVE THE 2017 PICK.
HE DOESN'T CARE.
SOMETIMES THAT CAN BE THE
PROBLEM ABOUT THE COACH AND THE
GM BEING THE SAME PERSON.
BECAUSE HE WANTS TALENT RIGHT
NOW.
I GET THAT.
THE EXECUTIVE RIVERS SHOULD BE
THINKING LONG TERM.
HE IS ALL IN.
I DON'T KNOW IF GETTING JEFF
GREEN MAKES THE CLIPPERS BETTER.
LEIGH: THEY WORKED GETTING
ANYWHERE WITH LANCE.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE THE
DEAL, THE FIRST ROUND PICK
CHANGES THINGS A LITTLE BIT.
J.E.: WE WILL SEE.
ANOTHER MOVE WAS THE OKLAHOMA
CITY THUNDER ACQUIRING RANDY
FOYE.
IT COST TO THEM GOING TO THE
NUGGETS D.J. AUGUSTIN CALMEST
EVENING BACK, AND TWO SECOND
ROUND PICKS.
THEY SAVE ABOUT $8 MILLION IN
LUXURY TAXES.
ALSO OPENS UP A ROSTER SPOT AS
WELL.
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON RANDY
FOYE?
NICE PIECE FOR THE THUNDER?
TAS: HE IS THAT SHOOTER THEY ARE
LOOKING FOR.
IF HE CAN COME UP WITH A SIX
POINT FOURTH QUARTER, THAT IS
ALL THEY ARE LOOKING FOR.
WHOEVER IS AT CENTER, YOU PLAY
ALONGSIDE RANDY FOYE, STAND AND
SHOOT.
THAT IS ALL THEY ARE LOOKING
FOR.
TREY: HE WILL FIT IN.
MAYBE HE WILL HIT SOME SHOTS.
HE HAS A TRACK RECORD OF
SHOOTING IT WELL.
J.E.: 37%.
HORRIBLE NUMBERS THIS YEAR.
LEIGH: NOVAK WAS NOT ANYTHING TO
DO WITH THE FUTURE.
D.J. AUGUSTIN LOST HIS MINUTES.
AS YOU SAY, IF FOYE SHOOTS
THREE-POINTERS, THAT IS NOT A
BAD MOVE.
J.E.: IT HAPPENS BECAUSE OF A
GUY LIKE CAMERON PAYNE.
HE SHOWS HE CAN PLAY.
HE TOOK D.J. AUGUSTIN'S MINUTES.
THE THUNDER ARE HAPPY WITH
CAMERON PAYNE.
SOME YOUTHFUL ENERGY OFF THE
BENCH.
THEY GO, OK, LET'S GET SOME
SHOOTING.
TAS: AND THEY SAVE MONEY.
AND THEY'RE GOING FOR IT.
ONE MORE MOVE.
THE NUGGETS, IT IS NICE FOR
THEM.
TWO SECOND ROUND PICKS.
J.E.: JUMP ON TWITTER,
#THESTARTERS.
GIVE YOUR OPINION.
ANOTHER BREAK.
WHEN WE COME BACK, ON OUR TRADE
DEADLINE SPECIAL, MARQUEE FOR
MORRIS IS FREE.
J.E.: WELCOME BACK TO "THE
STARTERS" AS WE CONTINUE TO
DISSECT THE TRADE DEADLINE
DEALS.
TODAY THE PHOENIX SUNS HAVE
FINALLY TRADED MARQUEE FOR
MORRIS -- MARKIEFF MORRIS.
THE SUNS RECEIVE A PROTECTED
FIRST ROUND PICK AS WELL AS KRIS
HUMPHRIES AND WANT BLAIR.
THAT'S PICKED TOP NINE
PROTECTED, ACCORDING TO NUMEROUS
SOURCES.
A CHANGE OF SCENERY FOR MARKIEFF
MORRIS.
TAS: THE WIZARDS ARE TAKING A
RISK.
THEY ARE OUTSIDE OF THE PLAYOFF
PICTURE.
YOU BRING IN A GUY WHO BASICALLY
SABOTAGED HIS SEASON WITH THE
PHOENIX SUNS.
HE WAS NOT LOOKING TO PLAY HARD.
I LIKE THE RISK.
HE IS 26.
BORDERLINE ALL-STAR POTENTIAL.
BORDERLINE LUCKY.
HE'S GOT POTENTIAL TO RIDE THIS
SMOOTHLY.
LEIGH: THESE MILLENNIALS, MAN.
THIS IS HEAVILY ON MARKIEFF TO
PROVE HIMSELF.
HE DID NOT TRY.
HE IS A TALENTED PLAYER.
HE IS VERSATILE.
NOW HE'S GOT TO GO SHOW WHAT
TYPE OF PROFESSIONAL HE IS.
TAS: I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS ON
HIM.
$24 MILLION.
HE DOESN'T HAVE TO PERFORM.
LEIGH: SURE.
J.E.: THIS WAS A BRUTAL THE
SEASON FOR HIM.
HE CRIES WHEN HIS BROTHER IS
TRADED.
THROWS A TOWEL AT JEFF HORNACEK.
THE ALTERCATION WITH ARCHIE
GOODWIN.
THIS HAS BEEN BRUTAL FOR A GUY
WHO SIGNED HIS DEAL AND WE WERE
LIKE, THIS IS GREAT.
HE CAN PUT UP BORDERLINE
ALL-STAR NUMBERS.
HE HAS A HORRIBLE YEAR.
HE NEEDS A FRESH START.
THE SUNS ARE HAPPY TO BE DONE
WITH HIM.
TAS: THE WIZARDS HAVE A TON OF
TALENT ON THE ROSTER.
THEY ARE ON THE OUTSIDE.
LEIGH: NEXT YEAR THESE CONTRACTS
ARE GOING TO BE SO EASY TO MOVE.
AGAIN, IF THE RIGHT SITUATION
PRESENTS ITSELF, HE COULD ONCE
AGAIN BE A VERY VALUABLE PLAYER.
J.E.: YOU DON'T THINK ADDING
MARKIEFF HELPS?
TAS: THEY ARE ADDING A GUY WHO
HAS A TON OF TALENT BUT DOESN'T
PLAY THAT WAY.
I AM NOT SURE WHO THEY ARE
ADDING.
TREY: HE SEEMS LIKE HE WOULD
WANT TO PLAY BETTER.
THAT WILL HELP.
THE WIZARDS NEED TO PLAY BETTER
IF THEY ARE SERIOUS ABOUT
GETTING KEVIN DURANT.
BRINGING HIM IN SHOWS WE ARE
TRYING TO GET YOUNGER AND MORE
ATHLETIC AND YOU HAVE TO IMAGINE
A FRESH START WILL BE BETTER.
J.E.: AND THE ROSTER
DIFFERENCES, WHERE HE IS ALMOST
A VET, TO THE WIZARDS WITH YOUR
SUPERSTAR AND GUYS LIKE GORTAT.
THERE IS SOME THAT ARE IN
LEADERSHIP.
TAS: MAJOR PROBLEMS THIS SEASON.
MARCIN GORTAT SAID THAT.
THERE IS NO POSITIVITY IN THE
LOCKER ROOM.
YOU ARE ADDING MARKIEFF MORRIS.
I LIKE THE TALENT UPGRADE.
IT IS A DRAFT PICK GOING THE
OTHER WAY.
J.E.: ANOTHER TEAM TRYING TO GET
IN THE PLAYOFFS IS THE DETROIT
PISTONS.
THEY MADE ANOTHER MOVE TODAY.
TODAY THEY GOT MARCUS THORNTON
FOR JOEL ANTHONY, WHO HAS BEEN
MOVE TO THE SIXERS.
AND A PROTECTED FIRST ROUND
PICK.
TOP 10 PROTECTED OVER THE NEXT
TWO SEASONS.
A FEW DAYS AGO WE TOLD YOU ABOUT
THIS.
TUESDAY THE MAGIC AGREED TO SEND
TOBIAS HARRIS TO THE PISTONS.
SO TOBIAS HARRIS ADDED TO STAN
VAN GUNDY'S MAGIC.
SORT OF FUNNY IT TOOK THE FIRST
ROUND PICK.
THAT IS WHAT JUMPS OUT TO
ME.
THE MAGIC SHOULD BE EMBARRASSED
THEY COULDN'T GET A PICK FOR
TOBIAS HARRIS.
EVERYONE ELSE GOT ONE.
PORTLAND GOT ONE FOR ABSORBING
THE CONTRACT.
THE MAGIC DON'T GET ANYTHING FOR
HARRIS.
TAS: STAN VAN GUNDY WILL
SOMETIMES OVERPAY FOR A GUY HE
WANTS.
WHO IS GOING TO BE IN THE HOLE?
WHO IS THE BACKUP FORWARD TO
NOW?
RIGHT NOW THEY HAVE A GREAT
BENCH.
MARCUS THORNTON.
HE WILL BE ABLE TO GO OFF.
THAT BENCH IS VERY WEAK.
THAT WAS THE PROBLEM WHEN THEY
TRADED AWAY -- THE BENCH WAS
EXTREMELY THIN.
THIS TEAM IS KNOCKING ON THE
DOOR FOR THE POST SEASON.
YOU ARE ALSO PAYING A FIRST
ROUND PICK FOR A GUY WHO IS A
RESTRICTED FREE AGENT.
I'M NOT SURE IF HE CARES IF HE
PLAYS.
HE WILL BE CHEAPER AS A
RESTRICTED FREE AGENT.
TREY: IT'S EASIER TO GIVE UP A
FIRST ROUND PICK.
IF YOU COMBINE THOSE, YOU ARE
GIVING UP ONE FIRST ROUND PICK.
THAT'S NOT SO BAD.
LEIGH: MOTIEJUNAS CAN BE
VALUABLE.
HE HAS BEEN SO INJURED.
I DON'T THINK HE WILL GET OVER
THAT AND FULLY PARTICIPATE.
A LONG TERM HE MIGHT.
MARCUS THORNTON IS A GAMBLE.
HE WILL CAUSE A YOU HEART ACHES.
HE LOVE A COUPLE QUARTERS, JUST
WHAT THEY NEED.
THE PISTONS WILL GET A GOOD PUSH
OFF THE BENCH.
J.E.: THE PISTONS, WHAT DOES
INTRIGUE ME, THEY ARE CONTINUING
TO ADD YOUNG GUYS TO THAT SQUAD.
THEY HAVE A VERY YOUNG CREW.
IT STARTS WITH THEIR STARS.
ALL THESE OTHER PIECES,
CALDWELL-POPE, HARRIS AND IMO
ARE IN THE MIX.
THEY WILL FIND IF THEY CAN ALL
GEL.
LOOKS LIKE A VERY SOLID SEVEN
GUYS.
YOU HOPE YOU GET SOME MORE IN
TERMS OF BACKUP AND THE LOCKER
ROOM AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
TAS: THERE IS ONLY TWO GUYS
SINCE HE TOOK OVER.
DRUMMOND AND K.C.P..
NICE, VERSATILE WINGS WITH
K.C.P., STANLEY JOHNSON, AND
TOBIAS HARRIS.
REMINDS ME OF THE RICHARD LEWIS
DAYS.
THEY HAVE A TON OF WINGS WHO CAN
SWITCH ON DEFENSE AT ANY TIME.
LEIGH: STAN VAN LIKES TO GIVE
GUYS ROLES.
THEY SEEM TO TO KNOW WHAT WAS
EXPECTED OF THEM.
GETTING THESE PLAYERS.
STAN WILL EXPECTED THEM TO
PERFORM.
J.E.: I LIKE THEY SAY, YOU KNOW
WHAT, FORGET THIS CRAZINESS.
WE DON'T REALLY WANT A PART OF
THAT.
THEY WILL HAVE SOME MONEY.
NOT THAT BIG MONEY.
THEY ARE FINE MAKING THESE
MOVES.
I LIKE THAT.
IF SOMEONE IS GOING TO LOSE OUT
THIS SUMMER.
THERE IS ALL OF THIS MONEY.
THERE IS ONLY SO MANY GUYS TO GO
AROUND.
WE'VE GOT ALL THIS MONEY AND
THERE IS NO ONE TO TAKE OUT FOR
DINNER.
TREY: DINNER AND DANCING.
J.E.: WE'VE GOT SOME MINOR
MOVES.
A BIT OF A THREE-WAY DEAL.
THE HAWKS RECEIVED KIRK HINRICH,
THE BULLS JUSTIN HOLIDAY, AND
THE JAZZ RECEIVE SHELVIN MACK.
WHAT IS INTERESTING IS THE TEAMS
INVOLVED.
WE HAD HEARD THE JAZZ RUMORED TO
MAKE A MOVE WITH JEFF TEAGUE.
TY LAWSON.
IN THE END, THEY GO WITH A
BACKUP POINT GUARD AND THE HAWKS
GET A BACKUP POINT GUARD IN KIRK
HINRICH.
THE HAWKS DON'T MOVE ANY OF
THEIR BIG GUYS.
TAS: I'M GLAD THE HAWKS ARE
GOING FOR IT ONE MORE TIME.
I FEEL LIKE THEIR GUYS ARE
BORDERLINE GETTING TO THAT AGE.
AL HORFORD, PAUL MILLSAP.
I WANT THEM TO DO IT ONE MORE
TIME.
I KNOW NO ONE IS UP HOPE ON
BEATING THE CAVALIERS.
I FEEL LIKE THEY TOOK A STEP
BACK FOR NO REASON.
THEY WOULD HAVE NOT GOTTEN ANY
BETTER.
YOU CAN DO THAT IN THE OFF
SEASON.
LEIGH: THEY HAVE A CHANCE OF
KEEPING HIM THE ON TO THIS
SEASON.
THEY CAN OFFER HIM SO MUCH MORE
MONEY.
J.E.: IT IS GOING TO TAKE A MAX
DEAL.
WE SEE TEAMS LIKE THE MAGIC WHO
HAVE ALL THIS CAP ROOM AND THEY
TRIED TO GET MILLSAP.
THEY ARE GOING TO TRY TO MAKE A
MOVE.
IT IS UP TO THE HAWKS TO ENTICE
THEM.
LEIGH: THE SAME THING WITH
TEAGUE.
HE WAS BEING DANGLED.
IT IS BETTER FOR THE HAWKS TO
MAKE THIS PUSH WITH THE CAVS.
YOU GET A NEW ROTATION PLAYER
AND MAYBE THAT DOES UPSET THE
CHEMISTRY.
IT WAS THE BEST THEY COULD HAVE
DONE.
J.E.: SOME MINOR MOVES TO KEEP
EVERYONE IN THE LOOP, WE WILL
START WITH THE PELICANS-HEAT.
SOUNDS LIKE A REALLY COOL SITCOM
NAME.
JARNELLE.
NO SPOILERS.
CASH CONSIDERATIONS IN RETURN
FOR A CONDITIONAL SECOND-ROUND
PICK.
THE HEAT WEREN'T DONE.
THEY ALSO TRADED BRIAN ROBERTS,
WHO THEY JUST GOT IN RETURN FOR
CASH.
THE BIG THING WITH THE HEAT,
THEM CUTTING THE LUXURY TAX.
THEY DID NOT WANT TO BE IN A
REPEATER SITUATION.
THEY GET UNDER AFTER SOME
DINKING AND DUMPING.
THIS ONE HAPPENED ON TUESDAY.
THE HORNETS, GRIZZLIES, AND THE
HEAT.
COURTNEY LEE, THE BIG PIECE,
GOING TO CHARLOTTE.
A DISAPPOINTING TRADE DEADLINE
DAY?
LEIGH: WE EXPECTED WON THE BIG
DEAL.
TEAMS ARE LOOKING AHEAD.
HE LOOKS FORWARD TO THIS DAY.
J.E.: WHILE WE FIGURE THIS OUT,
WHEN WE COME BACK, DRAKE
FEATURES PROMINENTLY IN A
BRAND-NEW EDITION.
DON'T GO ANYWHERE.
YOU ARE WATCHING "THE STARTERS."
J.E.: WELCOME BACK.
EARLIER IN THE SHOW WE ASKED YOU
TO HIT US UP ON TWITTER WITH
YOUR FAVORITE DEADLINE DAY DL.
-- DEAL.
TREY: THIS IS WHAT I'M TALKING
ABOUT.
PABLO PRIGIONI.
WE WOULD NOT HAVE HAD THAT
AMAZING LAYUP.
HUGE DEAL.
JEROME WILLIAMS DRIVES FROM
DETROIT TO TORONTO BECAUSE HE
WAS SO EXCITED.
AMAZING STORY.
THE WARRIORS GETTING BOGUT AND
MOVING ON FOR MONTA ELLIS.
SHAQ TO THE SUNS.
DID NOT WORK OUT.
WE DID GET ONE OF THE BEST
NICKNAMES.
JUST A COUPLE OF GAMES WITH THE
HAWKS.
ONE GAME.
20 POINTS.
J.E.: LOOKED PRETTY GOOD.
KEEP THEM COMING.
#THESTARTERS, YOUR FAVORITE
TRADE DEADLINE DEALS.
NOW WE'VE GOT TO GET TO THE MEAN
TEAM.
OUR FAVORITE WEIRD MOMENTS FROM
THE PAST SEVEN DAYS.
TAS: THE NBA TALENT CHALLENGE
PRIOR TO THE SATURDAY NIGHT
FESTIVITIES GAVE US SOME
MOMENTS, INCLUDING RAPPING.
>> ♪ COMING FROM ATLANTA WHERE
THE HAWKS ARE SCREECHING.
TALKING ABOUT A HAT TRICK
TWO MAKE A SMASH HIT
HAVE A BABY WITH MY LADY
SHAKY CHARLES BACKSWING
THE FLOW SO APPEALING
AH MAN WHAT A FEELING
♪
J.E.: NUMBER FOUR, THE ROOKIE
SHOWS OFF HIS LOVE FOR SOME
GREAT SOUND SYSTEMS.
>> I SEE HE HAS FOUND THE ROOMY
NISSAN.
>> THIS SOUND SYSTEM IS AWESOME.
>> OK, BOBAN.
TAS: PEOPLE HAD SOME FUN WITH
AARON GORDON'S INCREDIBLE
PERFORMANCE.
HE APPARENTLY WOULD HAVE WON THE
BRONZE IN THE HIGH A JUMP IN THE
OLYMPICS.
HERE IS SOME CLAYMATION ACTION.
GOING STRAIGHT UP.
THAT IS AMAZING.
REALLY COOL.
J.E.: NUMBER TWO, KAWHI LEONARD
NOT KNOWN TO BE THE MOST
PERSONABLE GUY ON THE COURT.
VERY STOIC.
EXCEPT WHEN HE IS IN THE
ALL-STAR GAME.
FLASHING THE PEARLY WHITES.
MELO IS LOVING IT.
TAS: DRAKE WAS A BIG PART OF THE
FESTIVITIES.
IT WAS ROUGH AT TIMES.
HE LOST TO TWO REGGIE MILLER.
REGGIE TOOK CARE OF BUSINESS.
HE WAS ON STAGE DURING THE
INTROS.
AND THEN RUSS.
J.E.: HE DID NOT EVEN LOOK AT
HIM.
TAS: BECAUSE HE WAS IN THIS
PHOTO, PEOPLE HAD A LOT OF FUN
PUTTING HIM INTO FAMOUS SPORTS
MOMENTS.
ODO BECKHAM JUNIOR WITHOUT CATS.
-- WITHOUT CATS.
J.E.: DOWN IN FRONT.
DID YOU GUYS CATCH THE DRAKE
VERSUS REGGIE PING-PONG GAME?
THEY GOT SOME GAME.
TAS: THEY WERE PREPARED.
J.E.: REGGIE WAS TAKING IT
SERIOUSLY.
ARE YOU GOOD?
LEIGH: I CAN PLAY.
YOU TOLD ME YOU ARE GOOD AT IT.
J.E.: IT JUST MEANS I'M BETTER
THAN YOU.
LEIGH: LET'S HAVE A GAME.
J.E.: OK.
WE WILL PLAY A QUICK A GAME.
WHEN WE COME BACK, WE WILL PICK
THE BIGGEST WINNERS AND LOSERS
FROM TODAY'S TRADE DEADLINE.
J.E.: WE ASKED YOU TO LET US
KNOW ON TWITTER YOUR FAVORITE
DEADLINE DEAL OF ALL-TIME.
TREY: CHRIS JONES SAYS CAPTAIN
JACK AND AL HARRINGTON PAVING
THE WAY FOR A HUGE TRADE.
GOOD ONE.
THADDEUS YOUNG FOR KEVIN
GARNETT.
THE BIG TICKET COMING BACK HOME.
I FORGOT ABOUT THAT ONE.
JAMESON SAYS THE LAKERS GOT PAU
GASOL AND I WAS CRYING.
FRANCISCO SAYS THE CLIPPERS SEND
DAVIS AND A FIRST ROUND PICK,
WHICH ENDED UP BEING KYRIE
IRVING.
HE MUST BE A CAVS FAN.
CLYDE DREXLER TO THE ROCKETS.
LEIGH: THE ROCKETS WERE IN SIXTH
PLACE WHEN IT HAPPENED.
A HUGE CHANGE FOR THE ROCKETS.
CLYDE GOING HOME.
THE REST IS HISTORY.
J.E.: KEEP THEM COMING.
YOUR FAVORITE DEADLINE DEALS.
#THESTARTERS ON TWITTER.
WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT ALL OF THE
TRADES.
EVEN THE MINOR ONES.
AS WE LOOK BACK AT THE BUSY DAY,
OR EVEN THE WEEK, PLAY FILL IN
THE BLANK.
THE BIGGEST WINNER FROM THE
TRADE DEADLINE IS WHO?
TAS: THE FANS.
EVERYONE AT HOME BECAUSE THE
SECOND TIER OF CONTENDERS ARE
NOT SEEDING THE TITLE TO THE
WARRIORS OR THE SPURS.
THEY WENT FOR IT.
CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS DON'T MAKE
HUGE MOVES AT THE DEADLINE.
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
YOU ALREADY HAVE YOUR MAIN PARTS
INTACT.
THOSE TEAMS I MENTIONED MADE THE
MINOR MOVES.
BUT THE CAVS KNOW THEY MIGHT
HAVE TO GO SMALL JUST A TOUCH.
CHANNING FRYE MIGHT BE ON THE
COURT.
RANDY FOYE, THE SAME WITH THE
THUNDER.
THOSE TINY MOVES.
IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A BIG DEAL.
CHANNING FRYE CAN SHOOT THE
LIGHTS OUT.
HE CAN DRIVE, APPARENTLY.
NEVER SEEN HIM DO THAT.
IT'S GOING TO BE INTERESTING TO
SEE WHAT JEFF GREEN CAN DO.
THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR HE WAS
TRADED.
MAYBE YOU LEARN FROM LAST YEAR
WHEN YOU WENT THE WARRIORS.
YOU ARE UP.
THE CLIPPERS ARE A GOOD MATCHUP.
THAT IS GOING TO BE A
SECOND-ROUND MATCHUP, POSSIBLY.
J.E.: THE HOPE OF THE CONTENDERS
TRYING TO GET BETTER.
TAS: WE'VE GOT MONTHS TO WATCH.
I THINK EVERYBODY DOESN'T WANT
TO SEE IT EITHER.
J.E.: THE BIGGEST WINNER.
LEIGH: I'M GOING WITH THE
DETROIT PISTONS FOR THE NEXT
COUPLE OF SEASONS.
STAN VAN GUNDY HAS BUILT THE
TEAM HE WANTS.
HE'S GOT GOOD PLAYERS.
A POTENTIAL ALL-STAR IN REGGIE
JACKSON AND MAYBE EVEN TOBIAS
HARRIS.
STAN VAN GUNDY WHEN HE TOOK THE
JOB, HE WAS ADAMANT HE WANTED TO
BE PRESIDENT AND COACH.
HE HAS BUILT THE TEAM HE WANTS
AND THE PISTONS ARE A GOOD TEAM.
MAYBE NOT THIS SEASON, BUT THE
COMING YEARS.
J.E.: WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN THIS
SEASON TO THIS THE -- FOR THIS
TO BE THE RIGHT TRAJECTORY?
WIN A FIRST ROUND PLAYOFF
SERIES?
WHAT IS THE ANSWER?
LEIGH: GETTING OUT OF THE FIRST
ROUND WOULD BE THEIR BEST CHANCE
OF SUCCESS.
MAYBE IT WON'T HAPPEN IF THEY
TAKE ON THE RAPTORS.
THE RAPTORS HAVE BEEN VERY GOOD.
THE PISTONS WOULD LOOK AT IT AS
A STEPPING STONE TO THE FUTURE.
ANY PLAYOFF EXPERIENCE WOULD BE
VERY GOOD.
ANDRE DRUMMOND, IT WOULD BE
GREAT TO SEE WHAT IT'S LIKE.
TREY: TOBIAS HARRIS IS TRICKY.
THAT IS WHY IT IS IMPORTANT HE
MENTIONED THIS IS A MOVE FOR
FURTHER SEASONS.
THEY ARE ADDING THREE GUYS WHO
ARE YOUNG TO A TEAM OF YOUNG
GUYS.
IT MIGHT NOT MESH RIGHT AWAY,
BUT THEY BASICALLY GOT A FREE
AGENT TWO SEASONS IN A ROW.
J.E.: THREE TEAMS THAT DID VERY
LITTLE THINGS, BUT ARE GREAT FOR
THE LONG TERM.
THE MIAMI HEAT GETTING OUT OF
THE LUXURY TAX.
THAT IS HUGE IN TERMS OF SAVING
CASH.
TINY MOVES, GET RID OF SOME GUYS
THEY ARE NOT GOING TO PLAY
ANYWAY.
THE BLAZERS USED THE CAP SPACE
TO SCORE SOME FUTURE ASSETS.
THE SAME COULD BE SAID FOR THE
GRIZZLIES, WHO QUIETLY WALK AWAY
WITH ONE FIRST ROUNDER AND FOUR
SECOND ROUND PICKS.
AND THEY'VE GOT A VERY WEIRD
SQUAD.
TAS: A LOT OF ENERGY.
J.E.: NOT REALLY IMPACT.
IT IS MORE THE FUTURE.
THAT DOES MEAN SOMETHING.
ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE FIVE OF
THEM.
ONE OF THEM, A POTENTIAL STAR
PLAYER, THAT MEANS SOMETHING.
A GREAT POINT, SOME OF THOSE
LESSER TEAMS.
THOSE ARE THE WINNERS.
THE BIGGEST LOSER FROM THE TRADE
DEADLINE.
TAS: THE PELICANS.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT WAS ON THE
TABLE.
NEXT YEAR THE TEAM THEY HAVE IS
NOT GOING TO LOOK LIKE THE TEAM
THEY WILL HAVE IN THE COMING
YEARS BECAUSE RYAN ANDERSON IS A
FREE AGENT.
NORRIS COLE IS A FREE AGENT.
ERIC GORDON.
MARKIEFF MORRIS, WHO IS A POWER
FORWARD TYPE.
AGAIN, THE CONTRACT IS BIG.
SO YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT WAS ON
THE OTHER SIDE AND MAYBE THESE
MOVES ARE THE BETTERMENTS.
ALL THREE OF THOSE GUYS ARE
GOING TO BE BACK.
NOT TO BE ABLE TO GET ANYTHING
FOR THEM IS A LITTLE BIT OF A
LOSS.
J.E.: I WOULD AGREE.
IT HAS BEEN A BRUTAL SEASON.
TAS: THERE ARE A LOT OF SELLERS
RIGHT NOW.
TEAMS HAVE A GOOD SHOT OF MAKING
THE POSTSEASON.
THE PELICANS AREN'T MAKING THE
POSTSEASON.
THIS WAS THEIR TIME CONSIDERING
THE TURMOIL.
J.E.: A LITTLE SHOCKING NOTHING
WAS MOVED.
LEIGH: DWIGHT HOWARD AND THE
HOUSTON ROCKETS.
THEY COULD NOT FIND THE RIGHT
DEAL.
BECAUSE OF THE CONTRACT, THAT IS
WHY NO TEAM WAS PREPARED TO TAKE
A GAMBLE ON HIM.
THE ROCKETS MADE THE CONFERENCE
FINALS LAST YEAR.
FOR THEM TO HAVE ALL AND OFF
THIS LEVEL IS NOT A GOOD SIGN.
THIS COULD HAVE LASTING IMPACT
ON JAMES HARDEN.
IF YOU ARE JAMES HARDEN, THESE
ARE YOUR PRIME YEARS.
IF HE IS LOOKING AT NEXT YEAR,
HE WILL HAVE NEW FACES.
THAT COULD AFFECT WHAT HE WANTS
TO DO.
HE IS GREAT BECAUSE HE IS
AGGRESSIVE.
NOW IT IS OUT THERE AND WE HAVE
DISCUSSED IT.
IF DWIGHT CAN PUT THIS BEHIND
HIM, MAYBE HE WILL GO BACK.
IT'S VERY UNLIKELY.
J.E.: SUPER UNLIKELY.
SHOCKED WITH THEIR TEENS NEXT
SEASON.
WINNERS AND LOSERS.
ONE MORE BREAK.
GUYS, BASKETBALL IS BACK.
IT'S BACK!
WE WILL GET YOU SET.
YOU ARE WATCHING "THE STARTERS."
J.E.: BACK WITH "THE STARTERS"
AND BACK TO THE PICK 'EM CONTEST
BETWEEN ALL OF US.
WHOEVER IS IN LAST PLACE AT THE
END OF THE MONTH HAS TO DO
SOMETHING WEIRD ON THE SHOW.
YOU SEE THE RECORDS AT THE
BOTTOM.
IT IS A LEAP YEAR, TOO.
TWO OF US HAVE THE JAZZ.
TWO HAVE THE WIZ.
LEBRON GETTING READY.
EVERYONE WEARING HATS.
HERE COMES KEVIN LOVE.
STILL WITH THE CAVS.
PAU GASOL STILL WITH THE CHICAGO
BULLS.
A LOT OF RUMORS HE WOULD BE
TRADED TODAY.
IN THE END, HE STAYED.
TNT'S DOUBLE-HEADER.
GREAT TO HAVE BASKETBALL BACK.
THE SPURS AND CLIPPERS.
THAT COULD BE A GOOD ONE.
IT WAS IN GREATEST NBA TRADE
DEADLINE DEAL, DAY, IN HISTORY.
A LOT OF THE BIG NAMES STAYING
PUT.
A A FEW LITTLE IMPACT FULL MOVES
THAT COULD HAVE SOME SAY IN THE
PLAYOFFS IN TERMS OF CHANNING
FRYE TO CLEVELAND.
RANDY FOYE TO THE THUNDER.
IT WAS EXCITING CHECKING
TWITTER.
TAS: FOR SURE.
I GOT A LOT OF CLICKS.
THANKS FOR JOINING US.
SOMETIMES THE BEST TRADE IS THE
ONE THAT IS NOT MADE.
J.E.: EMBRACE THE NIGHT, PEOPLE.
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