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00:00The return to the early line for the first time in far too long. It is the coach James young
00:06Jy bright and early here on this Tuesday morning to go all around the
00:11Association in what has been a wild week already that started bright and early on a Sunday morning as well
00:19Jy, thank you so much for being here. Glad to have you back on the show
00:24Hey, I guess we just needed like Luca and ad to get traded for each other to get jy back on network
00:29But it's all it's also February
00:32Super Bowl this weekend. It's basketball season man. It's time to talk hoops
00:36One final football game jy so that primary focus is going to be on the NBA
00:41And some college basketball for the next few weeks and few months live right here on TEL
00:47But you are correct with the lack of football on Sunday for the first time since early September
00:53The NBA said we got you and they didn't wait long 12 minutes into Sunday
00:59February 2nd when we got this update from ESPN sham
01:05Sharania Luka Donchik headed to the Los Angeles Lakers in return for a blockbuster deal that featured
01:12Anthony Davis heading back to the Mavericks a trade jy that is going to change the NBA
01:20Landscape not just this season, but for many many years to come we have seen the reaction
01:26We have all tried to get over our initial shock
01:29We have heard the reasoning why from guys in Dallas like GM
01:34Nico Harrison so on and so forth now that it's been about 48 hours jy
01:40What is your lasting takeaway bit?
01:43First off hold my beer. I mean they literally did the hold my beer moment to the NFL by announcing the trade
01:49It's one of those trades men when we got up
01:52Wherever you were you thought it was a prank. You had to look everywhere in social media
01:56I thought I think shams maybe said yes
01:58This is true, so I thought it was April 1st when I saw it and it was an April Fool's Day joke
02:03But when you take a look at it Ben you're right this has
02:08Ramifications not just this year, but let's be honest the next decade in the NBA
02:14Because of the age of Luka dodges, and you look at the Lakers a franchise that's always had
02:20superstars from Micah to Baylor to West to will to Kareem to magic to worthy to
02:28Shaq to Kobe to LeBron to go saw
02:32They've always had
02:34Superstars, so it makes sense. I think the rest of the league is ticked off supposedly because of the fact of
02:41It seems like Nico Harrison didn't call the entire league
02:45But at the end of the day if that's what Nico Harrison wants. That's what Nico Harrison's gonna get
02:50To me Ben like you said it's a short term long term
02:55To me and maybe I'm on the minority short term. I have to be honest. I do like this for Dallas
03:03Number one I think Kyrie's the most engaged we've seen him in a long time
03:07I think having Jason kid there as a coach as a mentor has gotten Kyrie to play
03:12Kyrie had great numbers when Luke has been out this year
03:16So now as a coach, and this is where I think I'm different than most
03:20high pick and roll
03:21Dive a dig so now you have a point of who do you take the drive right to the boiler or the roll?
03:28But then now you could space it with PJ Washington you can space it with clay Thompson
03:34You can space it with Quentin Grimes who has it's been really really good the last month
03:38No
03:38A lot of people are talking about and now that
03:41Office Ben becomes really dynamic and they still kept gafford and they still kept lively so for Dallas
03:48Short term if 80s healthy and Kyrie's engaged this makes a lot of sense for that
03:56And as far as LA goes because I'm still fascinated coach with the idea this did not happen in a vacuum
04:04Dallas didn't wake up and be like, you know, it'd be great. We do this weekend. No NFL. Let's trade Luka Donchik
04:10This has been building up for a while new ownership group there, right Mark Cuban not there anymore
04:18I don't know that this would have happened if he was
04:21But if you're the Lakers, it's a trade you have to make but tell me what does it look like when Luke and LeBron on?
04:27the court together
04:30Offensively
04:32Fire power, right? You got two guys. I can handle the ball create everything for everyone else
04:39My problem is not offense and someone's like well, it's gonna be like an all-star game. Yeah, well, that's a pro
04:45They don't play any difference in the all-star game. And that's where my problems come with the Lakers
04:50You have a a what a Pat Beverly call Chris Paul Paul a cone
04:54You have a cone on defense and Luka something that frustrated Jason kid a lot
04:59You can watch how we react sometimes on the sideline, right? Then you have LeBron as
05:0440 41 years old as let's be honest a minus defender at the four
05:09So LA which at what point 80 said we need a center so I could play the four
05:15You take arguably one of the best rip protectors
05:19One of the best lob threats and one of us rebounders off a team that now I don't think has a rip protector
05:26Rebounder or a shot blocker. So to me, I think
05:29There needs to be another trade this guy if you look at it now, there's gotta be another move
05:34Joe and and I look at four guys
05:38Mitchell Robson in the Knicks
05:40Who now just got clear or con for contact at practice, but still about two weeks away
05:45I would guess valentuna says he get bought out of the Wizards, right?
05:50Capella off a team like Atlanta at some more time
05:53It's gonna have to either move him or a con rule one of them have to go or do you go young when a guy like
05:57A Walker Kessler, but you know Danny age, but after like 17 first-round picks
06:02There's got to be another move guys because if it isn't then this is not even about next year
06:08This is about after LeBron retires and you would think another move is coming that you make this deal to say
06:15Not only do we have our future superstar in Luka don't you for the next decade plus?
06:21We want to win another one with LeBron James right here right now
06:25JY I love the coaching perspective that you brought to the Mavericks because if you take Nico Harrison at his word
06:32Which I think is slightly difficult at this moment. He made this move because the Mavericks are win
06:38Now there is an idea as well as Joe said this did not happen in a vacuum
06:43They were tired or over
06:46Luka Donchik, which I find very hard to believe but the point that I've been trying to get through and I think a lot of
06:52People have this is still
06:55Luka
06:56freaking
06:57Donchik, what can he mean for the Lakers franchise in the future of the NBA as a
07:0425 year old five-time first-team all-nba player for the next 10 12 15 years in Los Angeles
07:13But maybe after LeBron leaves and he takes over for a decade you may have to put a look at Dodgers
07:19Statue next to match next to Kobe next to you know everyone else like so
07:24Wilton all the greats Jerry West. I mean this guy is is a walking triple-double. He's dynamic offensively
07:32He's charismatic. He's European so he draws over to European market
07:36And he's one of the most popular and most polarizing players in the NBA
07:41Here is where I hope we get I
07:45Hope LeBron where you like him or not the guy 40 years old takes care of his body better than anyone in the league
07:53Maybe that can rub off on Luka the taking care of yourself the dieting the exercise
08:00Because if you get Luka fully engaged offensively defensively and in shape and let me tell you something you hurt calves
08:08Guys that's weight. That's he's carrying too much weight. Just like we talked about Zion carrying too much weight
08:13It's the same thing with Luka dodges, but if he's motivated, and he's healthy and his body is right come on guys
08:21This is this is a top three guy in the NBA top three right now at 25 for the next five to ten years
08:27He's a top three top five guy in his league if it works out for LA
08:31They just found their other megastar to carry him for the next ten plus years
08:36And what's going to be so fascinating is because of this blockbuster trade Luka Donchik no longer able or eligible
08:43Should I say for that super Mac? It's max extension. He could have signed in Dallas this offseason
08:49So by relative terms the Lakers are actually getting Luka Donchik at a discount
08:54To now be the superstar of the future in the city of Angels
08:59Jy one other question about the Mavericks in
09:02Comparison to the Lakers the remainder of this season on the other side of the break and then we'll talk to Aaron Fox in San
09:09Antonio and some maybe potential blockbusters that still could happen in the next 48 hours ahead of Thursday's trade deadline
09:17All of that next on sports
09:19We're live right here on this Tuesday on the early line our coach James young
09:24Jy here for yet another segment jy I teased it right before the break
09:28There will be a natural comparison between the Mavericks trying to be win
09:32Now this year in Dallas in what the combination of LeBron and Luka can do for LA
09:39We are past the midway point of this NBA season
09:42The Lakers are in the five spot in the Western Conference standings 28 and 19 the Mavs just two games above
09:49526 and 24 currently in the eighth spot
09:53They would be in the Western Conference play in tournament this year
09:57Jy not the next five or ten beyond 2024 25
10:02Who do you think has the better chance of making a deeper playoff run?
10:08This year. It's Dallas and I just don't I just don't understand base bet
10:13Okay on how they are constituted right now
10:16So if you look at the Mavs win total at 44 and a half Dallas has a 12th toughest schedule
10:21The rest of the way in the NBA according to tank a thought so to me a team that's gonna rely on his defense now
10:28Listen, we have the oblique injury for 80 80 gets hurt a lot
10:31So you never know but if you're asking me if there's a team I'm going over with other two to me. It's Dallas
10:37I really think they're gonna be elite
10:41Defensively you talk about where they are offensively with the spacing the floor with the pick and roll and it's in the spacing of the shooters
10:48But 80 is a rim protector plus defender PJ Washington plus defender clay Thompson
10:54Not where it was before you hurt still a good defender
10:57Derek Lively plus defender Daniel Gafford plus defender they could defend and that's where Jason came really marks
11:04This is head-on. So I like them defensively
11:07Over their win total and I'm really curious
11:10I think too many people jump on the Lakers because of the names and not the fit, right?
11:17So I don't understand how Dallas
11:19It's flip-flop their odds to win a championship based off of this trade because I think Lucas hurt obviously so that capitals gonna be tricky
11:26You have age of LeBron. You don't have great shooters and we don't know what the next move is
11:31I think over win total 44 and a half for the Mavs and I would go under
11:3648 and a half for the Lakers
11:40Wasn't the only trades going down over the weekend coach, you know
11:45It feels like San Antonio keeps playing chess while everyone else plays checkers here
11:50And now they bring in the Aaron Fox when by Ama they keep all their young assets all their draft picks
11:56They still have all of this cap space. What do you think of the move with him to San Antonio to play with?
12:04when by Ama
12:05you know when you look at that team and and and I'm gonna say this I think guys and
12:12You know, obviously Ben's gonna know we're doing this because Ben and I you're doing the final four for years together
12:18The Aaron Fox is the fine counsel. It's gonna be an elite defensive backcourt
12:22Elite elite both of them could guard at the one or two
12:26They could guard at the point of attack they can guard scores. So they're gonna be so great defensively, right?
12:33But then you're right
12:34Joe you don't give up Kelvin Johnson. You don't give up Devin of a cell. You don't give up Jeremy
12:40So here you don't give up any of these young guys
12:43You gave up Zach Collins at the end of the day
12:46With the way the NBA is you could play with me as a small ball stretch five kind of the way that the poor thing
12:52Is is and the cats and so on and so forth are being used guys
12:55I love this team before the season started to make the playoffs. I thought obviously losing pop has hurt them
13:03But I think Fox is gonna be motivated with Castle
13:06This is where he wants to go and this team's window is gonna start to open up here
13:12And then here's a cool thing, too
13:15let's see what they do at Chris Paul because I think Chris Paul going back to the bench as a
13:20Mentor for Fox and Castle and these young guys who have never been in playoff runs
13:26This is a good guy to have along with Harrison Barnes as veterans in the locker room
13:32with the Spurs
13:34The ceiling is high, San Antonio 21 and 26
13:37No three games out of a Western Conference play in spot
13:41Can they make that charge here in the home stretch in the second half of the NBA?
13:46Campaign so those are already the blockbuster deals. We have seen during NBA deadline week
13:52It's hard to beat Luka Doncic and Anthony Davis
13:55But JY for a while the the big headlines around the NBA the Jimmy Butler saga
14:00Would he be traded would he be suspended he's been suspended
14:05countless and numerous times
14:07So whether it's Jimmy Butler on the move in the next 48 hours or any other megastar around the NBA
14:14Who do you think is most likely to be dealt by Thursday's deadline?
14:18Out of the guys on this list. It's gonna be easy for me
14:22It's gonna be Cam Johnson because the nuts listen
14:26Nobody's even trying to win right now like this. This is all about capture the flag
14:30This is all about trying to get that number one pick and it's many
14:32Ping-pong balls that can get you in there to give you a chance. So Cam Johnson's gonna teach should be definitely gone
14:38Let's go finish really quick. Jimmy Butler Ben at the end of the day Rouse can just sit there and say we'll take the cap space
14:45Where are you gonna go next year on a max deal?
14:47So I'm placing those Brooklyn and they're not gonna sign it Kevin Durant
14:50It becomes intriguing because that team is underachieved
14:53What time do that match be a blow that up with him and Bradley Beal?
14:56You have to watch New Orleans. They have to blow it up. CJ McCollum Alfred here with the Achilles tear
15:01Zion never available
15:03I would add also CJ McCollum to that list as
15:05Branding any Herb Jones if they want to start that whole season everything over with New Orleans and Nicola Vucevich
15:12This is just a bit
15:13This is the trade of Levine should be the precursor to all what's supposed to happen in Chicago trade Vucevich
15:19Get rid of Lonzo let Tory Craig go to a contender
15:23I would assemble maybe let him go and get something start over with Bozellas Colby white and then do this folks
15:31He deserves and supposed to be in college
15:33We lost too many great college coaches bring Billy Donovan back to the collegiate game
15:39I think it would fit. I think they need to start looking at that
15:43It is a new era in college basketball for sure
15:47So JY 48 hours out from the trade deadline already with the blockbuster deals
15:51We have seen in the shifting numbers of the Lakers to win Larry O'Brien
15:55Trophy and of course the Mavericks outlook for the remainder of this year as you stare at the NBA title odds for this season
16:03Is there a team that we should wager on now before the flurry of moves we might see later this week. I
16:10Think you look at you look at Dallas. I like that. It's off the board and for right coaches got to write
16:16This is this is a sleeper pick with that
16:19But watch the Knicks
16:22comes back
16:25Defense, you know, you know, hey listen orange and blue skies. They beat the Rockets, you know coach
16:30Um is drinking the Nick Kool-Aid all day every day and I'm a real Knick fan
16:36Unless I don't
16:42Let's talk some NBA action on this Tuesday around the association with our coach James Young
16:49Jy here to round out our second hour
16:51What a matchup we have in the Eastern Conference the team that has the best record out east and in all of the NBA
16:58That's the Cleveland Cavaliers
17:0040 and 9 this year first team to hit the 40 win benchmark in the association
17:06Against the NBA title favorites in the reigning NBA champs in the Boston Celtics
17:12Who are a rare underdog this season on the road in the land the Cavs a two-point home favorite total now stands on
17:20FanDuel at
17:22238 it is a marquee matchup. J. Why it is a potential Eastern Conference finals preview
17:28What can we all expect to see tonight in Cleveland?
17:32You're gonna look for a Cavs team that's gonna want to put the hammer down at 230 237
17:38Seems awful high for a Cleveland Cavaliers team that I think it defend even though they could score at a high level and so can
17:43Boston I think you're gonna see
17:45These two teams were Kenny Atkinson and obviously Joe Mazzullo really go for it
17:49It's the two best teams in East my problem Ben right now with the Celtics is is you know?
17:54Obviously they haven't covered the last two games is I would call it they're fluctuating effort
17:59Right you have games lose by 21 at the Lakers. Yeah, you know a 20-point outburst to be Philadelphia
18:07Without a couple other superstars going to distance with a New Orleans team. That's banged up and not really good
18:13So to me if you look at how teams are playing more consistently, you got to look at Cleveland
18:18It's a two-point spread. Give me the cows on your money line tonight
18:22You mentioned it coach the Lakers just trying to weigh their two best
18:27Defenders Anthony Davis and Max Christy
18:30So what are we doing here against this Clippers team who is gonna welcome back Norm Powell here tonight?
18:37Kawhi Leonard are we looking for more points than usual?
18:41Yeah, I think you are. I think you're looking at the over in this game, you know, because of an effect of you know
18:47Look is not going to be available
18:48Look is not going to be available. Let's see if look it gets back next, you know this week or next week
18:52With the injury, but if you are the Clippers you can Norman Powell one of the best
18:58Six men now just guards in the league now
19:00You're gonna want to push the pace and get this game up and down against the Lakers team
19:04Uh that also doesn't have a really good rim protector and shop blocker inside
19:09So what am I looking at Jackson Hayes at the center position? Like come on, are you serious here?
19:13So to me, I look at the over in the game
19:15And if you want to look at someone look at Ivanka Zubik, I don't know what his number is right now
19:18But maybe a double double or points plus rebounds for Ivanka Zubik who should be able to have his way inside versus the Lakers tonight
19:25An eight and a half point spread says all you need to know about the idea
19:29The Lakers are not at full strength just yet
19:31Maybe a few weeks away from being there the Clippers also one of the best cover teams in the NBA just overall
19:38But when booked as a favorite just 24 times this year
19:4216 and 8
19:43Against the spread very good covering numbers when expected to win a basketball game
19:49Live right here on the early line on sports grid. Let's get you ready for a great day of basketball on this tuesday evening
19:57We'll talk the nba in just a matter of moments. But joe, let's start with a huge game tonight in college basketball
20:05between two teams contending
20:07For a big east regular season crowd st. John's hoping for its first since 1991
20:1492 the final year of louie
20:17Luke karnacek his final year as the head coach of the red storm
20:20Maybe the biggest game we have seen for st. John's inside madison square garden in the last two decades three decades
20:28There are two and a half point favorite tonight at home against marquette
20:33146 and a half is that total short spread total of 146 and a hook
20:39How do you see this game playing out between the johnnies and the golden eagles?
20:44well, it's so interesting ben because um, you know, I was talking last night about how
20:49Unbelievably horrific the acc and basketball has become
20:53And there are some people that have been saying, you know, the big east just ain't what it used to be
20:59Well, just take a look marquette just had to play uconn right now they're getting they lost so now they got to take on st
21:05John's, you know who they have after that
21:08creighton
21:09Then you've got uh the same situation when you go over the next couple of weeks here
21:13Uconn has got to face st. John's coming up then creighton as well
21:18So all of these teams these four big teams in the big east over the next week
21:22Ben are all going to be playing one another and it starts here tonight
21:26The question is, you know marquette's got to be careful because already coming into this one would have lost to uconn on saturday
21:34What happens if they lose this game here then all of a sudden they got another impossible game coming up
21:40Yeah, I mean call me crazy
21:42This is a monster game for the big east
21:45But it also to me all depends and you talked about it with the coach earlier on the total here
21:51Is uconn I mean is st. John's really been going to continue to shoot
21:5724
21:58From the perimeter on the season. Is there is there going to be some positive regression at some point?
22:05Uh, because that's what they're shooting 24 from long range
22:09Uh, if that changes here tonight, I promise you not only will this game go flying over but st
22:15John's wins it rather easily
22:17A two and a half point spread in favor of the red storm who has won eight consecutive games
22:23off to a ten and one start in big east play covering
22:27Five times in those last eight games under in four of their previous five
22:32As you look at efficiency metrics from kenneth pomeroy on the offensive side of the football or offensive side
22:39For st. John's we've talked a lot of super bowl today. My apologies the red storm
22:4370th
22:44Not all that elite
22:46Defensively fourth most efficient in college hoops
22:51How do they try to contain marquette tonight led by one of the best guards you will see in the country in camp jones?
22:58But can qadari richmond answer on the other side and rj lewis for rick patino as well
23:04You know, it's going to be a great scene and an atmosphere. I cannot wait to watch that game tonight
23:10146 and a hook. I think that total is very very intriguing the fact that it's even
23:16up there joe
23:18Might be telling you something if you watch st. John's play providence at the garden early on
23:24Saturday. All right. Let's go to the nba a bunch of really good games on this tuesday night as well by my count. I believe
23:32Seven, let me double check. Yes seven on this tuesday night
23:37Including a showdown in the eastern conference in the land the cavaliers two-point home favorite against the celtics total now at
23:46238 more than likely joe unless something drastic happens in the postseason
23:51It will give some love to the next but unless something drastic happens in the postseason
23:56Where we stand right now in a quality of basketball we are seeing from boston and cleveland
24:01This should be our eastern conference finals matchup. So what can we expect in an early season preview of it?
24:10Well, uh, I think home court matters, uh here ben and I think the calves, uh
24:16Who are coming into this game rolling now, right four straight games? Uh, they've won now by
24:2219 or more points they are rolling. They are healthy
24:26They're a little bit deeper now right now than the celtics and they're 24 and 3 at home 25 and 4
24:33Uh when they have uh equal rest to their opponent, which is what they've got
24:38Here and the problem with the celtics is they've kind of taken a little step back defensively, especially on the road
24:45Then i've we've seen them struggling now against the lakers against the sixers new orleans
24:50They're just four and eight against the number in their last 12
24:54Games away from td garden
24:57It at this price, uh, it would only be a money line play on the calves
25:02And I would not be shocked if this game goes flying over that 237 total
25:07A two-point spread but only minus
25:10126 money line number for the cavaliers at this moment
25:14And yes 238 is that number these two teams so far
25:19Have split their season series a boston win in boston a cleveland wind in the land. Where is this game?
25:28In cleveland the celtics have only been an underdog
25:31twice this year
25:33Against the two teams that have better records than the celtics the only two teams in the nba that can say that the calves
25:4049
25:41Oklahoma city now 39 wins after dismantling the shorthanded milwaukee bucks last night
25:48And in those two games the celtics a two-point underdog or fewer
25:53They lost both
25:55outright
25:56And they never have covered oh and two against the spread as a dog this year
26:01The calves have actually covered in both of the games against the seas this season joe like you
26:07I think it's rather simple. I'll lay the two or now just minus 126 on the money line for this cavaliers team
26:14I don't think it's a blowout
26:15I think it's a great game and I think it could be a very fun preview of what we will hope to see come
26:20May in the eastern conference postseason
26:23But again, I think that line
26:25Rather indicative cavaliers as a favorite this year 30 and 15
26:31Against the spread now, let's go to a rivalry renewed in los angeles
26:36But a different rivalry at this moment the clippers eight and a half point favorite at home
26:41Against the la lakers who are waiting now for luca donchic
26:44That's fun to say to get back from his calf injury in play. Luca has not played since christmas day
26:51220 in a hook is
26:53That total is there anything in your estimation joe the lakers can do to keep this game competitive tonight at the intuit dome
27:01Well, sure. I mean listen anything is possible here. It is the nba after all
27:06So I I don't know that i'd be running to lay the seven and a half
27:10But i'd certainly be willing to lay it to back norm pal to go over his uh, 21 and a half point prop here
27:18He's averaging
27:2024-25 for the season here and that's even with kawhi leonard back in the fold here
27:26He has been their go-to scoring guy
27:29He's had at least 22 points in each of his last eight games
27:33And by the way the last time he played the lakers he did drop 22 and that was with kawhi leonard
27:39In the lineup lakers no more max christie or anthony davis. They're two best defenders
27:44They are going to be struggling to say the least and I think the tempo happens
27:49I think norm pal is supposed to have a big game. I'm looking at his point prop up and over
27:55death taxes norm pal making at least three threes, it's minus
28:00135 we'll go elsewhere around the nba quickly here the knicks on the second leg of a back-to-back
28:06Huge rally for a home victory last night against the rockets. They head up to toronto
28:12They're a four and a half point road favorite houston stays on the road
28:15They head to the other borough to go to brooklyn to take on the nets
28:19They're a nine point road favorite philly at home playing two points against the dallas mavericks
28:25The bulls a three-point home dog against miami could be an interesting trade week for both of those franchises
28:32In the trailblazers joe four consecutive wins outright
28:37As it underdog home tonight catching five from the pacers any other plays in the nba
28:43Yeah, give me toronto all day long here
28:47Uh at home taking on the new york knicks. It would have been good if anenobe could have actually
28:53Played in this game, but he won't and jaylen brunson cat josh hot mikhail bridges all had to play nearly 40 minutes
29:00And that comeback last night. Give me toronto
29:0227 16 and 1 against the spread the raptors this year as a dog