Drafting the Worst NBA GM Jobs Right Now With Ryen Russillo | The Bill Simmons Podcast

Bill Simmons and Ryen Russillo take turns drafting the worst NBA GM jobs in the league right now given each team’s current roster situation, financial constraints, and overall future.
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[@mikemason964]

Is there anything Bill Simmons won’t turn into a draft ? 😅

[@BabylonGateLA]

Your mama!

[@nocturne311]

​@Charlton Harley No he hasn't. He made a podcast with his dad about it as soon as the game ended. Lol.

[@nocturne311]

@Charlton Harley Yet you dropped a couple of comments. Maybe you should just appreciate all of the versatile content we get from multiple sources rather than complaining like an entitled child. Lol.

[@tylerjacobson4300]

​@Charlton Harley why are you here

[@nocturne311]

@Charlton Harley What are you on about? You think that I insulted you? You are acting like an entitled child. Speak on my real name? Would you like me to give you my personal information over KZbin? You're a weird guy.

[@DD-sr9xm]

It’s gunna be a crazy off season. New CBA is a nightmare. Lots of teams think they are one player away so they will be aggressive. Teams going to have to develop rosters with true centres as Jokic, Embiid and now Wemby change the league. Bob Meyers has always been ahead of the curve and his move was to QUIT.

[@StheSharknl]

Hahaha lol funny but true, new CBA seems like a nightmare

[@David-iv6je]

My take on Meyers as well. He can't figure out how to get a championship out of his group so it's "peace out."

[@shanefrederick7731]

Someone needs to call Boogie

[@andrewshandle]

Got to wonder what stars who have already had their huge pay days will make a super team where they "only" take 35M a year. With this new hard cap...I mean, "second apron", there's _got_ to be three stars out there who would sacrifice a bit of money to win a title or two.

[@greyklopstock7155]

As a warriors fan, I never thought of that in terms of the Myers situation. Honestly, thinking about it, that sounds like a phenomenal take. Bob knew he was in a zero sum game, and his answer was to cash out before he was forced to lose. He'd rather spend more time with his family than be forced to fuck up something he built just cause the new cba is making him. I think this new CBA might end up either screwing teams out of the talent they developed, or screwing players out of the money they've rightfully earned. Neither of those are good things. Guys are basically going to be forced to take pay cuts if they want to win, and if they want to get paid what they are worth, they'll have to go play for a perennial loser and be literally the only good player on the team to get the money.

[@Crystar500]

"If Kyrie goes to Dallas, Dallas." Lmao

[@ronmexico7256]

That’s a great pick

[@glenwilliams3942]

Hahaha nice

[@glenwilliams3942]

Not where ever ben Simmons goes lol

[@untexan]

Even if he doesn’t it might still be Dallas. Who wants a half-interested (but still meddling), suddenly stingy owner over their heads, having to recruit players to a mediocre destination, bad draft assets, and you’ll get 100% of the blame if Luka walks?

[@darlingtonatuba5910]

I'm a Mavs fan and that's straight facts

[@Joefdgtr]

Hawks for sure would be by underrated pick 1. Reduced number of assets/picks 2. DJ Murray invetably going to test free agency 3. Salary cap is eaten up basically by Trae / Capella / Collins / Hunter 4. Need to resign Okongwu and Bey to extensions in a couple years too 5. In a basically win now mode but really awful season by thei standards 6. Trae is allegedy a very difficult pesonality fo teammates / coach 7. I dont think the owner has ever paid the luxury tax - thats a big question to answer Luckily they got an elite coach but itll be intersting to see how they manuevere.

[@yigyountry]

u know ball 🤝

[@ericdennis666]

Ya that was a really good take. For the money they make the Hawks haven’t gotten enough out of John Collins and deandre hunter. I think they trade Collins this summer but I’m not sure where to and for what assets in return.

[@hardleftturn7274]

You forgot one thing. The owners dipshit kid is basically running the team.

[@SosaaaBrady]

Ryan looks soulless 😭 get some rest my man

[@mca217]

LMAO

[@BabylonGateLA]

He needs a wife and kids at this point lol

[@burntoast4269]

And furniture

[@turneryoung905]

Looks and sounds lol

[@jjj.3]

He looks so boring to be around

[@Lucas-wt2ec]

I was a little surprised neither took Toronto. I just feel like their team if brought back is stuck in no mans land.

[@jumpmann3455]

Me too. And no pick this year

[@karnvirsharma821]

@@jumpmann3455 13th overall this year

[@raml.4113]

It's because they still have assets & flexibility with those assets. Even if they lose guys like Van Vleet & Trent, they can still make moves that suit that new CBA without being under duress.

[@cjp1599]

Watching this 8months later you understand why these two are just talking heads..

[@johnkrieg4858]

How can Atlanta not be on the list?

[@Shortballa11]

Thank you. Spurs about to feast on those 3 1st round picks they got.

[@ronmexico7256]

Yeah they definitely dropped the ball not mentioning Atlanta

[@uberneanderthal]

tbh it's an easy GM gig, the pieces are there just gotta hope they develop.

[@aaam8999]

The Hawks have talent tho

[@Shortballa11]

@@uberneanderthal they barely made the playoffs. They been talking about trading John Collins his whole career. Trae wasnt happy. They lost 3 first round picks in the trade. What is easy about that job?

[@Mikegaryhouse]

I loved that “Nah we’re fine” from Bill about Isaiah. Totally a “we’re fine but don’t ask about it because I’ll have to prove we’re fine and we probably aren’t” 😂.

[@David-lf6rr]

the section in Bill’s book about their beef is hilarious

[@wills2140]

In my mind if Bill really is "fine" with Isaiah now, it kinda brings Bill down a bit closer to Isaiah's low level.

[@jeremyroberts8822]

What was the issue between Bill and Isaiah?

[@benjamingross2372]

@@jeremyroberts8822 Bill use to shit over his GM skills with the Knicks back in the mid 2000s

[@jacobbell8171]

*Isiah, that spelling is the celtics Isaiah

[@james45478]

I'm not sure why the hesitation in the Mavs GM job being tough. No big names voluntarily want to play there for a set of reasons and the culture of the front office has not been fixed even after a few very public cases. They've also backed themselves into a hole by poor evaluation of Brunson and a bench thinning Kyrie trade.

[@SchulzEricT]

Because you have Luka

[@gators9570]

@@SchulzEricT The clock is ticking

[@bb2757]

I’m a wizards fan, i have no idea how we weren’t selected higher truly baffled. A true sleeper

[@TakeoneDoe]

Wizards are worse 😊😊

[@IconSince87]

These are fun. Doesn’t mean much but definitely entertaining to listen.

[@orpheos9]

It’s so funny how much kyrie simply tanks an entire team

[@antibrotha]

Wizards by far

[@Shortballa11]

100% agreed no mans land for a long time

[@derekponski]

Having Anthony Edwards makes up for figuring out what to do with Gobert in my mind if there were a prospective GM assessing a move to Minnesota.

[@Ruben-iq7fc]

Right? And I am a biased timberwolves fan, but McDaniels is such an underrated piece at the moment. Also for some reason other teams seem to like KAT

[@discowolf25]

@@Ruben-iq7fc we got the seatbelt and 🐜. We don’t need to worry lol

[@derekponski]

@@Ruben-iq7fc Absolutely McDaniels is an awesome wing piece, he’s taken some nice steps the past couple years to really become a contributor up there. I’m honestly much higher on the team than I was to start the year, the only thing you can do after a bad trade is to move on. Like you said KAT is a massive asset that they’ll be able to capitalize on, he gets a lot of grief for things he may not be great at but man he is still a very special player in my mind, one that somebody would certainly pay a nice price to obtain yet. It’s all about building around Ant now, and I think they have a much better shot at doing so than a lot of people would immediately reckon.

[@anthonyromano1078]

Kat also still has plenty of trade value

[@ortforshort7652]

It would have been interesting for you guys to delve further into why you were so wrong with last year's picks and what the real GM's did to turn things around that you guys didn't anticipate. It turned out those GM jobs weren't bad, they just had to be handled properly Sacramento Washington Phoenix Lakers Portland Utah Philadelphia Brooklyn Charlotte Atlanta

[@kalani2016]

How did Atlanta and charlotte turn things around?

[@ortforshort7652]

@@kalani2016 That was just their whole list of bad GM jobs. Not all of them found a way of getting better.

[@khaitranngoc4176]

Sacramento: Monte McNair Masterclass Washington: Phoenix: New Owner, but yet still got their money lock up in 4 guys, and at least 1 of them (maybe 2) is not the best. Lakers: Rob Pelinka got bailed out big time by the Wolves and Jazz last deadline Portland: Well they got Scoot, so a bit better, still lack of bigs Utah: Danny Ainge blows things up, immediately find 2 key guys in Markkanen and Kessler Philadelphia: mentioned. Brooklyn Charlotte Atlanta: Deserved to be drafted. All the others are drafted.

[@Jerubicarmus]

Honestly I was hoping you would pick Golden State the entire time. You may think what the fuck are you talking about, they have Steph, Klay, Draymond, Wiggins, they fought a good series against the Lakers. But the wheels are coming off, slowly, but the screws are turning in the wrong direction. You are in salary cap hell with the Jordan Poole extension plus the ruined chemestry between at least two teammates. You just lost your priced GM who also had a special relationship with Draymond, who is on record saying it WILL impact his contract extension talks in a significant way who is not on the Steph Curry/Tim Duncan levels on keeping team chemestry afloat and staying silent the whole time. Did I mention the Poole extension? Yeah, good luck attaching draft picks just for trading this contract if he doesnt improve. You have an ageing core who is kinda injury prone, you are deep into the luxury tax with the new CBA rules kicking in, you have chemestry issues at least lingering and the owner talking about promoting his son to a significant role (when did that strategy ever fail?). Forgive the bad movie anology but this feels like the cliff in "Thelma and Louise" where Bob Myers got out of the car, seats you behind the wheel, gives you a pat on the back and tells you "the future is right ahead son, keep driving". Don´t ask why he had to put a cinder block on the gas pedal (JP 130 mio contract) though.

[@Kyle_Hessler]

Minnesota 3rd worst GM was almost immediately a bad take going in the 23-24 season.

[@posivibe989]

I think Dame with Edwards would be magical. Max Reid can fill KAT’s spot! He did for most of this last season

[@jayopayke8846]

Definitely would’ve picked the hawks over Houston imo

[@eldon1011]

Such unbelievably lazy takes on the wolves. Simmons literally gives him one of many potential answers and ryen just defaults into why he doesn’t like kat. Great most of us don’t! But that’s one reason why you make a gobert deal. It’s staring them right in the face and they refuse to see it. Win now? Trade for dame. Jaylen want out? Send him to Boston. Want picks back? Knicks have been rumored for him for years. I’m just glad y’all started by reviewing last year, cause it really highlights how little you know about the league.

[@seanheffle5637]

How fucking smart are you dawg?

[@BoldWittyName]

Watching this now, their recap draft and their current draft it's amazing how far off they were. Their picks sounded like the top of the standings 3/7/24 lol. Hindsight 20/20 !

[@Buzzcitylu]

Why would Charlotte want to trade lamelo ?? When healthy dude is a all star easily was on his way to having his best season last year until the injury…. Injuries are a concern but I’m not trading him for brown straight up if I’m Charlotte

[@FalseNi9e]

You just said "when healthy" he's a part time player

[@Shortballa11]

Last year was his best season, this year he was just throwing up shots cuz they were trash. Bt agree that he is a star and they giving up early on him

[@Shortballa11]

@@FalseNi9e why is it that one year makes you injury prone. If you were the GM, you would’ve traded Steph after year 3 of his ankle issues

[@hustlecrowe9440]

He probably wants to leave to go to a big market anyway.

[@Buzzcitylu]

@@Shortballa11 he went on a good run I’d say about a month straight we’re he was putting up elite numbers on good percentages… then the lnjury happened people just don’t see that cause no one watches Charlotte

[@foundationsyth9825]

Is the mavs. The way i see it, you have 1 last year to keep Luka interested in playing for your franchise. If he is home at this time next year, he will request a trade probably.

[@Shortballa11]

Houston is the hardest to figure out cuz they have multiple guys that’s could stay Medicre or make this take look dumb next year if all went perfect. Their upsides Jalen Green- Ant Edwards, K-Mart- Aaron Gordon, Jabari Smith Jr - JJJ, Sengun - Sabonis, Tari Eason- Jaden McDaniels

[@eazymb.]

I don’t know why Jalen Green gets the shade but Detroit is supposedly a better situation. They ain’t even win 20 games and it would’ve been the same with Cade.

[@keithjunior6130]

@@eazymb. it boogies my mind

[@TheKnicksRealist]

Bill don’t wanna talk about brunson after making fun of the signing smh

[@BabylonGateLA]

Classic little Billy!

[@zbt62]

What’s so bad about Lamelo? Can some1 tell me why they were dissing him?

[@Realm35]

They hate lamelos post game interviews. He doesn’t like to answer questions. But besides that theres nothing wrong with him. Coaches like him, team likes him, known gym rat, team player too. If he can get stronger at scoring at the rim he will be a top 20 player very soon.

[@Realm35]

@@dearmas9068 you said he has no heart. You’re not watching these games

[@Realm35]

@@dearmas9068 I need multiple examples of him exhibiting that attitude. Because this is a BOLD claim

[@Realm35]

@@dearmas9068 Examples of claim please. Because I see a 21yr old having fun and giving it his all. Again, your claim is extremely bold because there is no evidence of LaMelo Ball being disinterested at all.

[@Realm35]

@@dearmas9068 You’re actually arguing something that doesn’t exist. Would teammates(former and present) + Eric Spo’s personal opinion change your mind? Or are we still not using outside sources so you can save your argument? Let’s just tell the truth, you just don’t watch hornets. Luckily I do though so I can inform you😁

[@jackfarrell9715]

Houston owns every Brooklyn pick through 2027 they are not at all a worse situtation than Brooklyn

[@louisb5766]

No they don’t they own two with two pick swaps which look like are not happening.

[@hilriekemp]

Ty Lue has got to be the only coach in major league sports today being held against his will lol. Why would anyone want to coach a bunch of guys who literally play when they feel like it

[@jchung1506]

That’s half the league now. 😅

[@hilriekemp]

@@jchung1506 not the European players. And nobody misses games like Kawhi does lol. He won't even tell you he's not playing until hrs before tip off

[@JasonSmith-pe5py]

At least Minny has the best big in NBA history (KAT of course)-& dude who changed the game for all eternity. No,Pat Bev isnt just a bitter moron-who thought Denver was gonna sign him as a buyout-but picked R Jackson over him-to ride the bus,& bench to a ring. Oh...& Mack Jones is clearly the best qb in the nfl today-if not ever. And did you guys catch the Wolves run this spring to "play in immortality?" Musta missed it...so did the rest of us. And why are Minnesota sports fans so bitter,& act deprived or cursed-when they have the most impressive run in NBA history? Nevermind KAT has never won a playoff series....this is like 1950-when the NIT was a bigger deal to win than the Final 4 dont ya know. And pay no attention to the fact KAT has been bad in over half his career playoff games & his playoff "resume" makes Embied look like Bill Russel. Imagine-Jimmy said KAT was soft as charmin.

[@sammitchell3783]

You wouldn't do Lamelo for Brown if you're the Celtics? And you don't see how scoot could work with Lamelo? What are we doing here I mean I get the charlotte hate given the team rep/ownership situation. But from a basketball perspective you have Lamelo, a top 1% reader of the game, with scoring upside(Fixable defense), and 21 years old. Vs. Brown who despite having a solid bag of tricks has a weak handle, an inability to go left, some off ball defense issues, and I don't see much if any playmaking upside. Not to mention if your Boston you gotta hand over 300 mil. I understand the issues with Lamelo's game but the organization has been a mess and these issues don't project as unfixable. Brown has been in a great organization with good coaching for 7 years! And he still has the weakest handle of a 20PPG guard I've seen in a long time! On the Scoot-Lamelo side of things, Lamelo has shown some creativity off ball, not to mention he's an unreal advantage playmaker. Scoot projects also as an advanced playmaker. I mean having both Scoot and Lamelo on the floor with rotating defenses is a recipe for great looks. Do we need defensive buy in everywhere sure. But the worst gm job out there? And you would easily trade Lamelo for Jaylen Brown. Did we all not just watch the nuggets win based on their ridiculous movement passing based offense and smart defensive coaching adjustments to hide weaknesses?

[@wolf7el356]

The Warriors would be my #1 pick. Trading away all their youth assests & choosing old guys like Draymond, Klay & CP3 is gonna prove to be a huge mistake for them over the next 2 seasons. Then once Steph retires, its over for the W's.

[@williambourque926]

I think I would rather have the Dallas job over Golden State. The Draymond Green and Klay Thompson stuff they are going to have to deal with coming up and not be easy for a GM... And do you move on from poole...?

[@gabrielsanchez5553]

Poole ain't shit since the reset DG gave him. lol😂

[@greyklopstock7155]

This. Bob Myers got Kevin freaking Durant to join the team that embarrassed him literally only a few months prior. He saw the situation in front of him and said, "nope. I'm out y'all." Bob thought it'd be better to leave the palace he built than to be forced to demolish it to make room for budget condos

[@MultiBluedog123]

Not even a big lamelo dude but of course charlotte maxes him, plenty of worse dudes in the league on a max than an all star pg

[@Realm35]

And he has 2-3 elite level skills. Passing,3pt shooting,handle. + a high iq player. Max him out wtf

[@turneryoung905]

Portland went from worst to hell ya I’ll take that job. Shaedon sharpe baby!!!

[@turneryoung905]

Time to get Brandon killer at #3 and trade Simons and Nurkic for a brand new frontcourt that can protect the rim and make Jokic work when he’s on the defensive end.

[@VOICEtheVILLAIN]

"na we're fine" about Zeke lmaoo

[@ChristopherSmithNYC]

I'd give LaMelo Ball a max in a heartbeat. Are you guys crazy?.

[@Fika_Break]

That Wolves pick not looking great in retrospect. Taylor as an owner is a massive drag though.

[@razkable]

Its 2024 and the wizards and hornetts are still bad the bulls are stuck in mediocrity same for the nets and the pistons are an abyss...teams like t wolves clippers and rockets seem fine...dallas too....some hits some misses

[@MrJibbletz]

I still want an explanation as to why Ryen Rusillo was the only vote for cade Cunningham as rookie of the year and not scottie barnes

[@stevenwetherbee7573]

Portland has zero interest in KAT. Not for Dame, not for the number three pick, not even for Nurkic. Plus Minnesota has no future picks to trade in any of these scenarios.

[@nellyson123]

And how would you know this Information while no one does?

[@rapstallion6615]

Ok, Nurkic is a step too far. You ain't THAT high and mighty.

[@mg8264]

You lost everyone at Nurkic, no way you honestly believe he's better. Dames value is also decreasing by the year. No idea why they haven't moved him yet because the current roster is going nowhere. Might as well trade him before he gets too old and the return is bad

[@drunkenxrage]

My screen was stuck loading on Rusillo's intro yawn and I felt that

[@NDavoss]

The hardest part of Minnesota's decision is grappling with the new cba. Making the choice to trade KAT, who has been loyal, will be heavily scrutinized. Every fan has a different opinion and TC is guaranteed to piss off >50% of the fan base no matter what.

[@RamonGarcia0127]

Glad you guys did this again, I hope it's a yearly topic

[@FalseNi9e]

Atlanta should be on here

[@neojazex]

Funny watching the talk about Washington post-Beal trade 😂

[@fentanyljones6956]

That Brooklyn pick turned out to be a STEAL.

[@hirkballs]

Trick question... Whoever ends up hiring Doc will be the de facto worst GM job. The definition of futility is having Doc at the helm.

[@ronmexico7256]

Doc is a floor raiser and there’s plenty of NBA teams that would be improved by him. Obviously if you’re going on a playoff run he’s not great but the idea that a bottom dwelling team wouldn’t improve under Doc is idiotic

[@Shortballa11]

Doc gets the most out of his team in the regular season. Almost all the young teams could use him. I wanted the Pistons to get him.

[@Shortballa11]

@@ronmexico7256 well said

[@KIDLACROIX420]

@@ronmexico7256 this perfectly explained how I feel about Doc Rivers.

[@David-iv6je]

@@ronmexico7256 Wow, perfect synopsis of Doc. Floor raiser.

[@Jambit2550]

they did a really good job avoiding Udoka being Houston. it’s ok guys we get it, have fun with mazzulla and paying the J’s 600M+ lol

[@tallen651]

Typical Simmons take. He sees his Celtics as able to beat anyone, guys that only score (Kyrie, Luka) are worth more than guys that do great rebounding or shot blocking and defending. The Wolves were in the play-in without a 20-10 guy for 51 games, the best defender out for the playoffs and a quality back up center out as well. Yet, the beat the Nugs once and should have one another.

[@Tylerfrost824]

Don’t know how the hawks weren’t on this list

[@Koolej98]

Ozempic Jokic 🤣🤣🤣

[@makaiguest]

I’m really surprised that Atlanta wasn’t mentioned at all in this clip lol

[@WheresWaldo05]

Wolves could trade Kat and also McDaniels and then be loaded with assets.

[@Shortballa11]

They absolutely NEED to trade Kat. And they absolutely NEED to keep McDaniels. This guy is underpaid gem that’s is gonna be the perfect third option

[@KIDLACROIX420]

@@Shortballa11 Agreed. The KAT/Gobert pairing is clearly not going to work. The hardest part is getting somebody to take KAT’s contract lmao

[@Shortballa11]

@@KIDLACROIX420 Their will always be some poor soul out there lol. Somebody like the Knicks or Blazers will eventually bite

[@andrewshandle]

KAT has a 10% trade kicker, he'll get 5y/285M if he gets traded this season....no team is doing that, not even the Knicks.

[@Shortballa11]

@@andrewshandle you underestimate the stupidity of the league. May I remind you the Wolves just traded all their players and draft picks for a guy with zero offensive game and making almost 50mil a year

[@healthfadsfade]

That Vucevic trade is looking more terrible by the day. Imagine if the Bulls had Carter, Wagner, and probably Jordan Hawkins, Wallace, or Hendricks etc. (a really nice player at 11 this year!). They could then comfortably trade Derozan or Lavine with offense to backup the trade.

[@turneryoung905]

That Harden joke that ends the next video of Jokic/Jimmy all-time ranking hits harder after watching the beginning of this video.

[@ineedsaltplease620]

Ryen if you're too tired/hungover then don't do the video

[@Joefdgtr]

Always love a draft video!!

[@richardsong7732]

for me it would be either Memphis or Twolves. if a team is bad or coming up short, you can makes moves to do something about it. what do you do when the entire culture of the organization and players, especially your best players, are immature and soft but the players are also extremely young and talented? the thought of being the GM and having to think about trading Ja or KAT could be a career ending move for a young GM like MN and Memphis has.

[@claysimonsen7532]

Really surprised no one mentioned the hawks. In my opinion the hawks are in a much much worse spot than the pelicans. Also, as a knicks fan, I think we have to be in the consideration. I know we should be excited about the recent playoff run and having a guy like Brunson, but the team is really stuck in no mans land. What do you do with randle? Will rj barrett really take a huge jump, or continue to be a good, not great player? What about having a horrible owner? I get the appeal of having a good fanbase and being in New York, but the past few decades have shown that the supposed incentives of being in New York doesn’t really translate in landing stars in free agency/trades, except for melo. Yes Brunson is a great player, we have some decent young talent, but the roster is still pretty far from being able to realistically compete

[@haydennyagah706]

I think they missed two sleeper picks. I know they take more into account than just the roster but something about Philly and Milwaukee seems very volatile to me. For Philly, if Harden leaves, what do you do with Embiid? If no superstar becomes available, how do they replace Harden and get another star next to Embiid. Or do you just trade Embiid altogether and rebuild around Maxey? And then they have to figure out what to do with Tobias Harris as well as also pay Maxey, which isn't too bad, but it'll be a lot worse if they also resign Harden, they'll have little to no money left to reshape the roster. For Milwaukee, it's just simply the fact that they have the oldest roster in the league by far. They have good talent, but eventually age is going to catch up to guys like Lopez, Holiday, and Middleton, and then how do they retool the roster around Giannis to still compete? I wouldn't want to be put in either situation

[@rgwebb5165]

Pacers are in good shape. They have two young players to build around, draft assets and cap space, and no bad contracts. Teams trying to get under the new CBA tax aprons will be calling them.

[@gabesoto9301]

Yeah they’re fine for right now but as a Pacers fan, they need Mathurin or the guy they draft this year to really turn into a GUY or they could end up in 7-8 seed purgatory every year. Haliburton alone raises the floor of the team but just to be competitive in the league now, you need at least 2 All Star/All NBA level guys or a bonafide top 5 player and good pieces around him.

[@rgwebb5165]

​​@@gabesoto9301 Mathurin is just scratching the surface of how good he will be. His athleticism and drive will allow him to become the star the franchise needs.

[@RealFlankenBerry]

@@gabesoto9301 remember the cba coming in. Pacers are in a really good spot 😂

[@David-iv6je]

7:23 "Don't trust Towns." Amen to that. The Gobert trade *might* have worked if Towns had his head in the game, but sheesh Towns brought NOTHING to that. For 1 quarter in the first round they ran Towns-Gobert pick and roll against Denver and scorched them. Then they moved away from it.

[@DJ-ys9pv]

Sounds like a coaching issue tho no?

[@DreDaDon16]

Teams like Houston Clippers and Raptors aren't bad jobs they have plenty of trade pieces

[@zenkresnik]

With the new CBA, I'm surprised they didn't mention more of the teams at the 2nd apron that have murky future and no trade options. Warriors, Lakers, Sixers... They have at best one decent move left before the 2nd apron locks them down.

[@amc1140]

They mentioned LAC who is the most screwed high payroll team

[@zenkresnik]

@@amc1140 I know. That's why I said "more" but ultimately they didn't mention the new rules at all

[@beaker8111]

It would be hard to replace the Harden asset for Philly. That hollow, scared, please-don't-make-me-shoot-it face is hard to find. Who else can turn the ball over in the playoffs like he doesn't care AND not play any defense? Shrinkage like that is premium. George Costanza maybe?

[@superred5]

The Bulls are such a dumpster fire right now. No picks, a couple of guys who would be just fine as a number 3 or number 4 guy on your team, but can't be THE guy, and of course the cement shoes that really sink us to the bottom of Lake Michigan - that miser Reinsdorf. At this point, he's perfectly content to put a mediocre product on the floor year-in and year-out, compete for the play-in spots and do just enough for this team to be good enough to keep a few butts in the seats. Luck has been in short supply (see the Lonzo injury madness and bad lottery luck), but you can't blame it all on that.

[@aaronbenellis]

Jesus Christ enough with the draft Bill. Look, you got me. I’ve been here since Book of b-ball and grantland; I’m here to stay. I’m gonna keep watching but please give us better content.

[@jayjones9225]

Simmons makes 40 million each of next 2 seasons. Zion makes 40 million each of next 5 seasons. I’d rather have Nets situation than Pelicans.

[@louisb5766]

Bk hate from bill is wild, didn’t mention em for Dame trade possibility. Then listed them as worst job despite potentially saying they can 45 games with a million picks. I just don’t get it.

[@kipbarnhill8848]

Wolves are trading Kat for sure. Kats stock was so low with the injury last year they are just waiting for his value to rise. They already shopped him and cap wise it's not possible to keep him.

[@Milan_N13]

Toronto ?

[@markbuchanan6221]

First time here watching the podcast. 👍🏽keep up the good work!

[@thomasm1585]

Classic rockets haters

[@charlesbaker3950]

I think the Miami Heat is an underrated horrible GM job... I know the owner cares about winning and competing every year, so that's great. But when I think about the top talent on that team, their assets, it's really underwhelming (if I'm thinking about next year). Jimmy will decline. Lowry has already declined. Herro seems over paid. Their undrafted diamonds in the rough have played well enough to get bigger contracts in the future (but will likely all be over paid). They'll have a bunch of Duncan Robinson contract-type problems. And I know Duncan is playing well now - but it feels like a team built around a bunch of mid level talent. And Bam as their top young talent seems to have hit his ceiling. He's very good, but clearly not a number 1 guy. I'm not saying I don't like the team - I root for these guys. But I think it's an enormously challenging GM problem waiting to happen. I think there's a thin line between them and what the Bulls are now (old top talent - no young prospects who you feel comfortable paying a max contract).

[@gators9570]

Bam arguably has 2-3 seasons of offensive growth still. Herro is an alright piece with trade value if something comes available. Butler is under contract for a few more seasons so they just have to hope he can maintain all star form. Gabe will be retained and molded into the starting point guard. Duncan is more likely to continue on as a good shooter than not, so he’s at least playable, which is huge. Martin is actually on a steal of a contract for 2 more seasons, so that helps them tread water. Lowrys final year is a huge help with them being able to add a decent role player. And they have Jovic in the back pocket for next season. I think next season they’ll have a better regular season and finish top 4 seeds, though they might not make the conference finals. However, this run they went on has done huge things for the front office. Free agents that would have laughed at joining the heat might be swayed now being able to play under Spo and with Jimmy

[@Sole_4_real]

My Charlotte Hornets finally win a number 1 draft pick!😂😅😂

[@nikpetrovic3877]

Draft Results: #1 Hornets (Ryen) #2 Bulls (Bill) #3 TWolves (Ryen) #4 Clippers (Bill) #5 Wizards (Ryen) #6 Rockets (Bill) #7 Mavericks (Ryen) #8 Nets (Bill)

[@terry7907]

Surprised no one took ATL, with all the Morant problems.

[@Shortballa11]

Memphis or ATL? Agreed on ATL if you talking about Trae

[@MotoM1234]

If harden goes to Houston at least he won’t have to worry about sucking in the playoffs again…

[@MavenFade]

Jaylen Brown to Charlotte for the 2nd pick? Boston Drafts Scoot? Who says no?

[@ZacBLive]

I wish there was a playlist on KZbin where they collect anything bill and ryen do together.

[@jeremyearly8762]

How sad is it that the Bulls are largely irrelevant. Feels like they are riding on The Last Dance fame for a bit.

[@marlonglanton4372]

Boston can't get over the hump 2 max players who need the ball 1 has to go Brown sorry Bill😊

[@littlegamingmoments2923]

Can anyone find on KZbin? The discussion they are referencing at 10:55 ? Thanks

[@MotoM1234]

Nobody wants to play with Luka…. He pounds the ball an takes a ton of terrible shots…

[@yigyountry]

as a lakers fan i want Luka, i don’t care how or what, i just want him on the roster lol 🤷‍♂️

[@kevinbrennie1746]

We need a fake trades episode or free agent predictions!

[@at0mly]

Bill with the Casino Royale pull because he just did a Rewatchables.

[@SorenHume]

If the Mavs end up having to trade Luka, Cuban goes with him

[@myleswillis6609]

Dame for KAT?? I wouldn’t even send out simons for him

[@turdle69420]

He ranked the Lakers as the 2nd worse gm job..... really.

[@amc1140]

Houston doesn't have their picks...

[@ahsahm3996]

We had 4 1sts in ‘21, 3 1sts in ‘22 and have 2 1sts this year. And while OKC has the rights to our ‘24 and ‘26 1sts (top 4 protected) and swap rights on our ‘25 1st (top 10 protected), we do at least have BKN’s ‘24 and ‘26 1sts unprotected. Even if we end up sending our 1sts to OKC, at the very least we should be a playoff team by ‘26. We have the most cap space in the league and after adding one of Scoot, Miller or Amen at #4 a very solid core of Sengun, Green, #4, Tari, Bari. New coach, tons of cap space, young core. That’s far from a bad place to be as a team

[@amc1140]

@@ahsahm3996 you lost me at getting Miller or Scoot at #4, that’s 100% not happening. Ur stuck with Amen and a bad Harden contract without being able to keep your own 1st next year or in 26 without lottery luck (thanks Westbrook)

[@ahsahm3996]

@Fret Collector Amen at 4 is definitely the most likely scenario but there’s a world where Miller goes 4 after Scoot goes 2 and Amen 3. Especially if the Blazers move Dame this summer, which based on every time he opens his mouth about wanting to contend or “he wouldn’t be against a trade” type of comments, the team could definitely just decide to pull the trigger on Dame since 1) he’s clearly not happy in Portland and 2) they probably realize the roster around him isn’t good enough to win a championship. If they bite the bullet and decide to rebuild, Amen who thoroughly impressed the Blazers at his workout, probably goes 3 and Miller 4. You’re right about Scoot not falling to 4, that would legitimately take a miracle. My point was really just whichever guy in that tier is left at 4 is still a great addition to the young core. As far as stuck w/ Amen, a top percentile athlete (elite burst, ~44 inch vert.), w/ defensive potential, +size, rim pressure and the chance to the best playmaker from the class, sign me up. He needs to improve his shot but Ben Sullivan who the Rockets recently hired to Ime’s staff, should help him there. Bad Harden contract, that’s yet to happen lol. Reportedly he wants a max and that doesn’t appear to be his market rn. And it was interesting that Stone was recently asked about players that the team might target and he basically said they have to match what Ime’s vision for the team is. Don’t get me wrong, we could give Harden a bad contract but I think it’s just as likely that he either re-ups in Philly or we get him on maybe a high AAV 2 + TO. And yeah the WB trade was shit, but we’ll be a playoff team by ‘26 and hopefully at least pushing for a play-in spot next year. And if not, the rebuild failed. But from a talent acquisition perspective the team is certainly getting more talented. They finally have a competent coach after 3 years of Silas and have the cap flexibility to add Reaves/Cam, Plumlee/Reid, a shooter like Seth Curry for the bench and Beverly as a culture guy, to supplement this young team.

[@theengine]

I think every one in the comments would take any of these jobs

[@jrod2440]

You can tell tell ryen doesn't really like to do bills podcast

[@NomadAAli]

“It’s like ozempic jokic” hilarious

[@hattyhat]

That’s stone cold Steve Austin “reeves” to you

[@low_vibration]

i hope to make a career of talking shit on the internet like bill

[@zachorton384]

How you feeling about this now billy!

[@bodern7089]

Hit like if Ryen's yawn made you yawn ;)

[@BuffdatRatt]

Glad to know the new Bulls front office still sucks