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Just real quick about the Nets.

I think there's going to be books written about the Nets.

Like, for sure.

I think maybe you write a book about the Nets.

Do you think, like,

there was any other way, what'd you say?

So it'd be an interesting endeavor. Right. Do you think there was any other way out of a situation, like a series of unfortunate events around injuries and, like, a weird

pandemic happening once in a lifetime.

So yes, but also like that's what happens in every big stakes environment in this league.

And it's why people are looking at the Kyrie, Luca Dantridge pairing as like a

potentially combustible situation, right?

I mean, you do, you trade for the superstars every time in this league.

That's just kind of the, the MO around front offices, because worst case scenario,

typically you can be where Brooklyn is right now, where they are at a hell of a better starting

point in this moment than they were in 2016 when their asset cupboard was dry and you know they

they they screwed the pooch with the KG Paul Pierce you know deal because those guys were

well past their prime and whatever like if you do it with guys who are ready to play right now

and at the peak of their powers like brooklyn did if it doesn't work out you'll be able to get

a pretty good return back that being said like when you do mortgage young players and first

round picks in the moment it's hard to continue to add ancillary pieces.

The Bucks just had to send out five second round picks to add Jake Crowder to this team.

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