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Learn more at vertexinck.com. Hello and welcome to a special episode of the Athletic NBA show.

I'm Dave DeFour, joined by my buddies Joe Varden, who you can't see if you're watching on YouTube.

He's audio only.

And Will Guillory.

Both of these guys have been out in Las Vegas covering Team USA's mini camp.

Will, I think they set you home.

And somehow Joe Varden gets sent to spain

and we're talking to him from the united lounge uh i don't know how i love me about that they love

joe i mean listen everybody loves joe well it's good to be on i mean i'm uh i'm looking at the skyline, the New York skyline here from the Newark Airport United

Lounge.

So not a bad view.

I think it's better that I not be seen anyway.

Well, yeah, heard, heard better than seen.

That's right.

Well, guys, let's jump right into it.

Team USA, biggest story was that, you know, they lost a couple scrimmages.

But the big news to come out of camp was that everyone felt like Jaron Jackson was sort of the standout guy from the camp.

Defensive Player of the Year guy going Fiba, no, no three seconds

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