Trae Young Traded, Knicks Slipping, and a Rising Star in Portland
Heat Check with Trysta Krick
The 8 Side
2 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 9 January 2026
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
The first trade of the NBA season is a wild one. On this episode of the Heat Check, Trysta reacts to Trae Young being dealt to the Wizards for CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert. She breaks down why Trae may be unfairly criticized, what his reset in Washington could look like, and how he can help the Wizards grow (or tank) more effectively.
Plus, Trysta checks in on the Utah Jazz and asks whether they’ve tanked too hard despite Keonte George flashing real star potential. The Knicks have hit a wall losing four straight and Trysta isn't sure they have what it takes to win the East. She closes with a deep look at Deni Avdija’s breakout in Portland and why the league is starting to take notice.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.3 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.0 | On this episode of the heat check, |
| 0:06.8 | brr-br-br-br-r. |
| 0:08.9 | Ice-tray, ice cold. |
| 0:11.6 | We are our first trade of the season. |
| 0:17.1 | The reasons, the reason for that seasons. |
| 0:21.3 | I don't even think that's how it goes. |
| 0:22.6 | Trey Young goes to the abyss, the Washington Abyssards. |
| 0:30.6 | We also talk about how Utah and Washington maybe have tanks so hard motherfucker's gonna find me |
| 0:38.4 | that shit train |
| 0:39.6 | how the agent |
| 0:41.3 | how the era of undrafted free agents |
| 0:44.0 | might be over |
| 0:45.0 | how Kevin Durant got |
| 0:47.0 | revenge on the suns |
| 0:48.9 | lots of other things in the news |
| 0:50.7 | no time to waste why it dropped that |
| 0:52.5 | motherfucker beat this show |
| 0:53.5 | Miriana You're listening to you're listening to in the news, no time to waste why it dropped that motherfucker beat this show Baby Rihanna. |
| 0:55.4 | You're listening to |
| 0:58.0 | the hottest, the hottest. |
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