Simmons Saga, Kyrie Drama, Season Gearing Up

Pull Up with CJ McCollum

CJ McCollum & Cadence13

Sports, Basketball

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2021

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

CJ and the Blazers are prepping for the regular season under a new coach, and he discusses that process and what’s to come this year. Plus, Simmons finally shows up in Philly after a drama-filled offseason with the team, how his teammates and the fans are going to respond. The Kyrie situation has caught attention from everyone, why his “personal decision” isn’t personal at all, and how the Nets will fare without him. Then, season predictions as we gear up for the regular season, D-Wade’s son signs a G-League contract, Pau Gasol hangs it up after a HOF career, and what’s going on with Zion and the Pelicans? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Ben Simmons has showed up and he has arrived to Philadelphia.
0:05.5	I think he decided to come back obviously because of the financial situation.
0:10.1	A lot of money was at stake.
0:11.6	They're in a situation where it will be awkward.
0:13.7	It will be must-see TV.
0:15.0	If you're a fan of basketball or just a fan of things that could potentially go wrong
0:19.2	or go right, you will be interested in tuning in and watching.
0:22.4	But I think ultimately he's such a talented player.
0:25.6	I think he automatically makes them a better team.
0:28.7	Nets have stated that Kyrie won't play or practice until he's fully vaccinated.
0:32.6	The Nets basically said that they don't want any part-time players and that until he's
0:35.9	able to fully participate with the team that he would not be welcome.
0:39.3	It is a personal choice for Kyrie but it's a personal choice that's affecting the entire
0:43.8	team.
0:45.6	Public and said coach Willie Greenkin firm that Zion has not yet started running and they
0:50.2	are waiting for him to get some scans.
0:52.2	I think he's going to be out for a while.
0:53.5	You have to take it slow obviously with a foot injury on your star player.
0:56.9	I think this definitely hurts the pelicans obviously and it hurts their chances of making
1:00.9	a playoffs because he's a key fixture and key component of their team.
1:11.8	Welcome to the 123rd episode of Pull Up Best Write.
1:14.6	123 episodes is currently Thursday, October 14th and on this date, October 15th, which
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