Hour 2: Wembanyama-rama

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🗓️ 14 July 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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In this episode, Kendrick Perkins, Courtney Cronin, and Chris Carlin debate which NBA matchup will be the most difficult for rookie Victor Wembanyama. Aaron Rodgers has come to accept his role in this year's "Hard Knocks" and the crew reacts to his new comments. Jeff Passan joins us for some baseball talk as we debate the best trade destinations for Shohei Ohtani. Patrick Mahomes made it a clean sweep at this year's ESPYs, but can we award him and Coach Reid GOAT status yet? Belichick and Brady might beg to differ... The crew tells us their favorite throwback jerseys in sports. This Summer marks the 50th anniversary of hip hop and First Take in partnership with Andscape recognizes it's influence on sports and culture with a message from Christine Williamson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	To the NBA, Victor Wynn Bon Yamas, Vegas debut.
0:02.8	It's all over folks.
0:03.7	The number one pick had a roller coaster summer league
0:05.4	performance in game one.
0:06.4	He struggled to find his footing shooting 2 for 13
0:09.3	from the field.
0:09.9	And admitting he felt lost at times on the court
0:12.6	bounced back in a second game to the tune of a 27.12
0:16.2	rebound performance.
0:17.5	A big talking point has been his frame.
0:20.2	Here's what his trainer had to say on his build quote,
0:22.7	we're going to fight to not put weight on his body.
0:25.6	Weight on his body is a big mistake.
0:27.9	We focus on strength, core.
0:29.9	We were very pleased that he linked up with Kareem Abdul Jabbar
0:33.7	who played until 41 years old.
0:35.5	That's the path that we want to take.
0:37.1	I'm very glad they connected because they
0:39.4	have a similar body type.
0:40.9	Kareem was not heavy.
0:43.4	OK, Courtney Kronin, Chris Carlin Kendrick,
0:46.2	Ferkins back here with me.
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