Pelicans TV analyst Antonio Daniels joined Shan & RJ to talk about how Klay Thompson will fit in with the Mavericks, what Dallas is getting in former Pels forward Naji Marshall, what NBA free agency moves he likes and doesn't like, and more!
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00:00So tell us about him because, you know, it was basically like they, you know, they, they,
00:19they got him and they lose Derek Jones jr. And what kind of a player is, I know he's
00:24a good corner three guy, versatile defensive player on the perimeter. Who was his NBA comp?
00:30I mean, his NBA comp is him. You know, like I don't really, he, he, it's not like he's
00:35a rookie, you know, not just been in this league for a while. So he's sat, he's watched,
00:42he's learned through vision. And when the opportunity has presented itself, he has made
00:46the most of it this past year in new Orleans. He only started one game two years prior to
00:52he started a numerous amount of games, 20 plus games and almost average 15 points per
00:57game and no starts. So like, again, this, this, a lot of times things are based on,
01:04like, do I know this guy? Like, is this guy a household name? And just because the guy
01:09is not a household name, doesn't mean that he cannot impact your, your organization.
01:13Nigel Marshall is a heck of a dude. One. He was the toughest guy on the new Orleans Pelicans
01:18team last year. Since he's been here, he has been the enforcer in new Orleans, which is
01:24wild to say, because we're used to enforcers being Charles Oakley or Dale Davis or Antonio
01:30Davis, Nigel Marshall, six, five, six, six. And it's one of the toughest guys. I can guarantee
01:35you this. Nobody will be pushing Luca around. I can 100% guarantee you that fans will love
01:42Nigel Marshall's toughness and they will love his versatility. He can handle the ball.
01:46He can shoot the ball and he can put the ball on the floor.
01:50I love that.
01:54Like being the Coloradans for new Orleans Pelicans for the last five years, when I saw
02:00the Woj tweet about Nigel Marshall going to Dallas, I was kind of upset. I was kind of pissed
02:08because now I know, now I know that the Pelicans are going to have to play against that same
02:13Nigel Marshall, that same Nigel Marshall. I watch every day in practice, go head to head with,
02:18with Brendan Ingram and Zion Williamson, that guy. Do you have any thoughts of scouting?