NBA Draft Rumors, Walker Kessler Contract Dispute, Stars Shine at World Cup - 6/17/26

Chris Vernon Show

Grind City Media

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🗓️ 17 June 2026

⏱️ 94 minutes

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Summary

NBA Draft is less than a week away. We'll spend the first hour talking about the latest rumors including Cam Boozer going 2 and the possibility of Darryn Peterson going #1, Zodiac GM's thoughts on who fits best with the Grizzlies with the #3 overall pick and the #16 overall pick and more (6:15). Walker Kessler is in a contract dispute with the Utah Jazz....should the Jazz pay him more than the $140M they reportedly offered??? (58:32) Joshua Baez is on a tear for the Memphis Redbirds and hit 4 HR's last night (1:15:30). Is Trey Murphy available for trade from the Pelicans??? Rumors say New Orleans has made him avaialable in attempts to get into the first round of the NBA Draft (1:22:59). The World Cup did not disappoint yesterday. Mbappe, Haaland, and Messi all shined (1:27:04)

Host: Chris Vernon
Contributors: Jon Roser, Devin Walker
Technical Director: Jaylon Wallace
Associate Producer: Jena Broyles

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0:00.0	Live from downtown Memphis, this is the Chris Vernon Show on YouTube at Grind City Media and the official Grind City Media app.
0:11.9	Now, here's your host, Chris Vernon.
0:18.5	For once, once in your life won't you do what feels right?
0:25.6	Said I'm waiting for the next big compromise.
0:30.6	Stop running your mouth, get out of the house, get yourself downtown and shake it all out tonight.
0:41.7	I don't have friends that pitch, fuck or enemy.
0:51.1	No sexy heroin.
0:53.4	There we go
0:54.6	It's noon on grass citymedia.com
0:56.2	It's Chris Farnett's show
0:57.6	Welcome welcome welcome welcome
0:59.0	It is the Wednesday, June 17th,
1:03.5	2020, 26 edition of the show
1:04.9	Today on the show
1:06.7	World Cup's still going on
1:08.7	And there were certainly stories
1:09.6	That came from that last night.
1:11.4	There is the NBA Finals Hangover as the parade will be tomorrow in New York City.
1:20.0	I got some thoughts on what it all meant, especially as we now turn our attention 100% towards the NBA draft, which as of today,
1:31.9	is less than a week away. And there are rumors a galore and there are reports galore.
1:40.6	And the Grizzies obviously going to be heavily involved in the upcoming NBA draft.
1:44.9	We'll go through all of that to Wednesday.
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