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Heat Check with Trysta Krick

PJ Tucker goes to Philadelphia

Heat Check with Trysta Krick

The 8 Side

Basketball, Sports

2.21.7K Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2022

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

Joell Embiid said he wanted someone like PJ Tucker.

 

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0:00.0

This is an I-Heart podcast.

0:04.1

Come on.

0:06.9

You're listening to Heat Check from Trista Crick, Odyssey's official NBA podcast.

0:12.9

Find that wherever you get your podcasts.

0:15.4

And live all throughout free agency, Summer league, and beyond.

0:30.8

P.J. Tucker told you guys all along this is what he's waiting for.

0:34.6

He wants to get paid. He deserves to get paid.

0:40.9

And believe it or not, P.J. Tucker, this offseason might be the bell of the ball in terms of role players.

0:49.5

PJ Tucker now appears to be headed towards a reunion with James Hardin and Darry in Philadelphia.

0:52.2

That is not something I had on my bingo card.

0:52.6

No sure.

0:54.0

No, sir. Three years, 30 million.

0:58.3

Which is awesome for Tucker. As I've said, multiple times, underrated player, toughness that cannot be bought.

1:08.2

Probably a top five tough guy goon in the league.

1:11.7

And you know what?

1:12.5

He's only getting more expensive because his role is only getting more important in today's NBA.

1:18.7

I thought when he went to Milwaukee that that might have been one of the biggest,

1:22.8

most underrated, versatile moves that a contender could make.

1:27.2

And you know what?

1:28.0

I think he's even more important now than then.

1:31.6

Bucks were supposed to offer him two and 20 last off season and they did not.

1:38.1

He ended up signing two for 15, seven and a half.

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