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Learn more at vertexinck.com. Hello and welcome to the Athletic NBA show.

I'm Dave DeFour and it's Friday, so that means it's nerder.

She wrote, joining me as he does every single

episode my partner in crime set part now what's up set hello Dave hi welcome welcome back can I can I

can I try the intro or are we done with that no we're done with that okay with that and filling in

for our other

partner, Mo DeKill this week, we got Eric name our Milwaukee Bucks beat reporter over at the athletic.

So you know we're going to get to some buck stuff here in a minute. Eric, welcome back to

Nerder. Hope your summer has gone well. I know you've been eating a lot of good food, done a little bit of travel.

So following your Instagram is always fun because I see the, the five or six spots that I remember from Milwaukee with good food.

What was that one place, the sandwich place that we went to?

But that maybe.

Yes.

I would guess but that great Great sandwich in downtown Milwaukee.

First topic of the day, guys, our friend John Krasinski over at the athletic wrote

Why Anthony Edwards will leave Minnesota discourse is bad for NBA business.

And I recommend, number one, go read that.

John Krasinski is one of the best reporters that we have.

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