New York’s Own Kemba Walker Is Headed to the Knicks. Plus: Chicago Is Loading Up, the Pelicans and Mavericks Disappoint in Free Agency, and More. | Group Chat

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🗓️ 4 August 2021

⏱️ 63 minutes

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We’re two days into free agency and the hits just won’t stop coming. First, Justin, Rob, and Wos celebrate Kemba Walker, pride of New York City, planning to sign with the Knicks after the Thunder buy out his contract (0:30). Then they get into all the other action happening around the league, including DeMar DeRozan joining forces with Zach LaVine, Lonzo Ball, and Alex Caruso on the Bulls (11:49), the Heat’s bizarre age gap (25:53), the Lakers’ additions to their new big three (35:23), and the disappointing offseasons from the Pelicans and Mavericks so far (43:58). Hosts: Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, and Wosny Lambre Associate Producer: Sasha Ashall Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:57.9	Hello and welcome to Group Chat. I am Justin Barrier. Joining me today is always Rob Mahoney. Big Wads.
1:04.5	Gentlemen, our Lord and Savior of New York City is coming home. London or England national team
1:13.7	didn't bring it back, but Kenbal Walker can always go home. Was as a man of the people of New York City.
1:20.0	Specifically the New York City people. How are you feeling about one Kenbal Walker, the pride of
1:25.9	the Apollo Theater of Rice High School going back to the New York Nicarbockers? I mean, you know,
1:32.4	before we get to the realities of this situation, just on the sentimental level, it's a huge deal.
1:40.5	Specifically because Kenbal Walker is kind of the like, he is not kind of, he's the last
1:45.5	of the Mohicans, he's the last of the New York City Hoopers of any significant relevance,
1:51.6	right? It's basically him and Lance Stevenson, and I think Lance Stevenson is now in like
1:56.3	Siberia or something. So, Kenbal being the last of the New York City Hoopers carrying that mantle.
2:05.2	And, you know, let's face it, the thing about Kenbal that makes this special is like,
2:11.2	he's not Stefan Marbury, he's not Ron Arthès, like he doesn't have a complicated
2:16.7	personality, like he is easily one of the most lovable Hoopers of his generation,
2:22.4	like regardless of his New York affiliation. So, you know, he's going to embrace everything that
2:27.8	this means sentimentally, and you know, it's going to be great. Now, if we can get to the
2:33.6	un, you know, heartwarming parts of this, his knee has been bummed, he's had a bum knee for two
2:38.8	years now, right? So, and he just got bought out of two years of a $74 million deal to leave, right?
2:48.0	So, that says a lot about his medical and what teams think about whether he or not he's going to be
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