NBA Trade Deadline Breakdown: KD to Suns, Big Lakers Moves, and Every Other Deal

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🗓️ 10 February 2023

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Verno and KOC react to all the trades made during what was a wild deadline, beginning with last night’s blockbuster that sent Kevin Durant to the Suns (02:07). The Lakers finally traded away Russell Westbrook and are set to reunite with D'Angelo Russell; the guys discuss how the Lakers were able to land DLo as well as a handful of other young promising rotation players (23:36). Also, they talk about how the trade will affect the Timberwolves going forward (27:20). Finally they move on to the rest of the transactions made today, including Gary Payton back to the Warriors, Luke Kennard to the Grizzlies, Jae Crowder to the Bucks, and so much more (33:58). *The ‘Ringer NBA’ squad is coming to Salt Lake City for NBA All-Star Weekend! Get your tickets here!* Hosts: Chris Vernon and Kevin O’Connor Producer: Jessie Lopez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	What's popping everybody? This is Logan Murdock from Real One's and I have some big news to share.
0:03.8	On Saturday, February 18th, the Ringer NBA show will be hitting the road for all-star weekend
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0:18.8	in the heart of downtown Salt Lake. You can grab your tickets now at thestateroom.com.
0:23.2	That's thestateroom.com. Doors open at 9 o'clock. Show us that 10. It's going to be a 21-in-up event.
0:30.1	Come hang with the gang and chat. Mid-season updates, drive preview and even have a Q&A with us.
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0:39.6	description of this show. Hope to see y'all in there.
0:56.2	Welcome to the mismatch. I'm Chris Vernon and joining me this Thursday,
1:00.3	trade deadline day from the wringer.com is Kevin O'Connor, a.k. Kevin O'Bomer, Kevin O'Connor,
1:05.4	Kevin O'Connor, Kevin O'Climber, Kevin O'Candy Lane, Kevin O'Camber, Kevin O'Carectors, Kevin O'Connor.
1:14.8	Oh no. Oh, Bobbock for me. What's going on to the Lakers? No, Bobbock for you.
1:21.4	Characters took the last spot today because of your epic 7,000-word tweet that happened on the
1:29.4	trade deadline. It was 700 characters. It was like the length of two and a half tweets.
1:36.4	How do you even do that? Yeah, it's with Twitter blue. You can do over 240 characters now
1:45.1	or whatever, 280 characters. You can do more than that. You became Kevin O'Columnist on Twitter.
1:51.2	The reaction was so funny on Twitter to that tweet. I thought it was a great use of it,
1:57.1	the new feature, but that's just me. Well, backtrack to what took place last night.
2:01.7	But this morning, I woke up to the Kevin Durant news. Were you still awake last night when it took place?
2:09.3	Yes, I was still awake. What's going on? My was blown.
2:12.9	This was the benefit of the West Coast is that you were still awake. You know,
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