ODDBALL - Jimmy Butler’s Miami Exit? Pat Riley’s Legacy and SGA’s MVP Odds

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Dan Le Batard

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🗓️ 13 January 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Is it too late to say Happy New Year from Oddball? In this episode, Amin and Izzy dive into the latest NBA headlines, starting with Jimmy Butler’s 7-game suspension and his potential departure from the Miami Heat. They also react to Pat Riley’s introspective comments about his legacy and discuss Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s MVP odds, which are currently leading the pack. Plus, a look at the Cleveland Cavaliers’ recent performances and the Kings’ turnaround after firing Mike Brown. Don’t miss the Hot Streak segment, featuring bold DraftKings picks for Grizzlies vs. Rockets, Spurs vs. Lakers, and Pistons vs. Knicks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to Draft King's Network.
0:20.0	Welcome to Oddball and Happy New Year.
0:24.6	A statement that I'm sure is going to upset my co-host, Izzy Gutierrez, who's sitting
0:29.2	across from me this week.
0:31.2	Looking like you're sitting in the room from the Godfather to where they love at Lake Tahoe,
0:36.2	where they decided they had to kill,
0:37.6	what's his name?
0:38.5	Close, aspen, but very close.
0:40.4	And there's a fire place behind me that you can't really see, but yeah, similar.
0:44.4	Raging, a raging fire.
0:46.5	We got a great show for you guys today.
0:49.4	And because we've been off, bear with us.
0:52.4	We have a lot of takes that we've built up.
0:54.4	We got to get them out.
0:55.7	And we start in a city that Izzy lives near and I live or go to a lot.
1:02.5	It's Miami.
1:03.4	And we got to talk about this Jimmy Butler situation.
1:06.0	Now, we all know this.
1:07.6	He's currently serving a seven-game suspension.
1:09.3	The suspension was issued one day after Butler said that he didn't think he could find
1:13.6	joy on court in Miami going forward.
1:17.9	You guys know all those particulars, but the latest from last week was a Ken Nick Perkins
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