YOU WANT TO BE IN THE EASTERN CONFERENCE! - Windy on Paul George's play options | First Take
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 มิ.ย. 2024
- On First Take, Monica McNutt, Brian Windhorst and Udonis Haslem join Molly Qerim to discuss the best spot for Paul George to win a title: Clippers, 76ers or Knicks?
0:00 Paul George's play options
2:00 76ers, Clippers or Knicks?
6:00 Offseason plans
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Lets go UD... Boy sounding and looking good up there!
Facts
Best new addition
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He talking that talk🗣️
Most Definitely!!!!!!!! Get Rid of Molly Keep UD Full time
UD is killin it !
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Facts!
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"Dallas is deeper" 🤡
I love UD on here. He’s doing a great job
thank you
The dog days of summer starts😂😂
plenty of hockey and WNBA to talk about
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@@MichaelSmith-fp3onthat’s udonis haslems nickname
@@MichaelSmith-fp3on I'm think Udonis but it should be U.H
Paul George should go to Dallas and be that lockdown superstar they need
The problem is hes not that .kyrie would have to go away completly . Pg has to be a number 1 or else he wont be engaged all the time .
@christylamoure7996 no he doesn't he hasn't been #1 since his Pacer days.
Not a bad take, I fw it
PG on the Mavs is a good idea, but he'd be a 3rd option.
@@user-vw9hd5kk8lhowever, PG only plays great when leading the team which was when Kawhi would be out during injury. Even when LAC made it to the WCF, it was PG leading while Kawhi was out. PG can’t play as a #2
UD gets straight to the point !! Keep going bro
Nah dawg Pg ain’t playing 40 minutes a night for coach tibz😂😂😂😂
Agree. Istg He'd never last even half a season if that happens lol
So was t just me thinkin this
He’s weak! He doesn’t fit in with the Knicks. He doesn’t play hard either.
I mean when the team is healthy nobody plays ode minutes like that they all play less than 35. Even in the playoffs when they were healthy last post season only JB played over 34 mins a night.
I think he should go back to Indiana, if possible.
I was thinking that. Them or Knicks
That would definitely be the best look for him and reviving this legendary status the media has given him.
No. They have Siakim
@@REVIEWSWITJAY siakim play the four
Pacers have something that works, don’t interrupt or interfere with their magic by readding and old Paul George. if they do that and pay him a lot of money they’ll ruin their own franchise
If I was PG13 I'd be signing 1 year deals the rest of my career to the highest bidder for my services if they think they can win a championship.
You know, that actually isn’t that bad of an idea. Him staying with one team isn’t working out. And since he’s getting older, his best chance of getting a ring would be to try different teams
Its not a smart idea for him becuz he’s injury prone and getting old and if he gets injured he won’t have the security on a 1 year deal
Who the heck u think pg is? Like he's a ceiling raiser. Better take a 4 or 5 yr deal and be a contribution
2 year deals with PO in the second year.
you got that right id be signing 2 year deal with player option in case of injury
Paul George on Dallas as a 3rd option could be dope.
yea PG would be a nice fit for us rn
He would be the 2nd option. Definitely better then kyrie
@@chief-khaliph1955 2nd or 3rd depending on the night. Kyrie an offensive beast. PG would probably be 2nd option vs Celtics😂
Clippers need a real killa like DeMar. Dude is a closer, shows up, doesnt complain, reliable AND still elite
Demar DeRozan? Hes good, but not a closer imo
Dude they have a stacked East team and went nowhere su
Paul George should consider the Dallas Mavericks
definitely
We ain’t try back up Luka 😂
@@richrose3720 🤣 I hear ya. Luka needs another person that can be a legitamate threat
no he’s be the 3rd option and I wouldn’t want to be and Dallas will s not even in the conversations on the media
PG13% isn’t the same player. He’s not worth a super max. He’s 34, injury proned, & not consistent in the playoffs. I’d like to see him in MIA, Heat culture. They play team ball.
He was less injured this year compared to Kawhi
That guy isn’t a winner 🥇, he’s a not serious competitor
Agreed. Team Basketball Heat Culture
@@derrickablair1368 0 rings since Lebron has left..so much for culture
@@MeBihhhh Your point?? PG said he wants team basketball. You missed his pointview
Is it a coincidence Stephen A is on vacation and now Monica is on set.
🤔
What exactly are you implying?😂
Doesn’t he take off now that the NBA playoffs are done and the NFL season still to start.
Makes the most sense to me.
He is still the executive producer if he does not want her there she will not be there
They were BOTH on the show together earlier this week.
Udonis is great 👍🏻
He keep it 100
Love that UD came up here with stats to! Way to kill it
UD a natural at this.
Orlando would look crazy with him on the roster and indiana as well if he could go back
Meh. Paul George cannot be the best player on a championship team.
Good insight by UD here
Paul George to Memphis will be a perfect fit
Nice! Didn’t think about them.
Dawg
Nah. Ain't no parade in my city
Memphis ain't your city lil kid @@Shaolin91z
I thought he was going to say he doesnt care about winning at this point in his career 🤣🤣
Orlando is the best fit for PG why would he go to Philly and play with a guy more injury prone than Kawhi
That'd be a solid addition. A young team that could use a veteran leader
@@freshprincetkexactly. A team on the up and up and no one with a history of injuries (besides Issac) . He’s exactly what they need. A good 2nd option and most importantly a great mentor for Paolo and his growth.
Cause it’s a better shot at him winning in Philly than orlando, you take that chance especially with maxey still on the team
@@samuelpetit6183it’s not a better shot at winning. That team couldn’t get past the second round with various different stars such as Jimmy Butler and James Harden. Why would it be any different with PG? No if I were him I’d either stay in LA or take the chance and play in another warm city, with a young, emerging, injury free star in Paolo Banchero
Cold Philadelphia is not the appealing destination y’all want it to be.
The magic desperately need a veteran leader and PG would fit in great on that team. I would love this for the magic. Solid take
Lately though I think Embid got injured this season by doing too much …they need a third piece to take the weight off Joel
"flopping" too much, if the dude played actual basketball he wouldnt be laying on the floor all game
@@tylers9476lol him lying on the floor PROTECTS him from career ending injuries. His physician, team doctors and actual doctor told him to fall on the floor to avoid putting so much weight on his knees.
@@King_Kunta Lol too much weight, the dude is never 2 inches off the ground unless he is flopping...well keep doing it, seems to be working well
@@tylers9476 right he doesn’t dunk or anything. If Paul George comes to which I believe he will. Sixers will be making it to the ecf at least. IF they are all healthy of course
@@King_Kunta Big IF with Embiid who has never been healthy and 34 yo Paul George who just had his first healthy season in 5 years
There was a reason why Embiid was at the Finals on ESPN when Paul George was there. He's going to 76ers
They went out and hit up some gross and some drinks and discussed how they are gunna win the title next year with Maxey becoming a superstar
Injury prone and getting older is hard to bet on
UD really has an act for broadcasting, killing it 💯
Sign & trade PG for Khris Middleton. The Bucks' weakness the past 5 years has always been the lack of a big wing defender, even when they had Jrue. As good as Jrue was, he's smaller & the Bucks relied on him way too much because their other wing players were also undersized or just sucked defensively. The past 5 years they've had guys like Pat Connaugton, Grayson Allen, Beasley, PJ Tucker, Wes Matthews, Divincenzo, Brogdon, etc. Middleton was the only one with some size & length, but since all of them injuries, he's very slow on defense now. Jrue was great but he also had trouble guarding bigger wing players, like Butler, Tatum, Brown, KD, LeBron, Kawhi, Luka, etc. I mean he can defend them for a few plays & do well but asking him to cover guys that are much bigger than him for a full game or series was a tough ask, as we saw what Butler did to him in the '23 Playoffs. Swap PG for Khris, & PG fixes those issues for Milwaukee, while Khris would probably fit in better with the Clippers as he doesn't need the ball as much, & Harden is probably a better facilitator than Dame & Giannis, so he'll get easier looks.
That's actually the best option tbh.
Na UD been on point. Great takes and analysis 👌🏽🎯
Still remember “playoff P” hitting the dude of the backboard in the bubble😂😂
your knees hurt ?
Kyrie literally just did that a week ago. Its called basketball......
@@retrosuperfuture5348kyrie never does that tho, Boston crowd just had him shook
Lebron did the same against Denver in the 23 WCF. It happens 🤷🏼
I remember you flipping that pattie at McDonalds 😂😂 you really got SpongeBob potential young blood 😂😂😂
Sounds like he wants to join the Warriors.
Him on the Knicks can change his legacy💯
lol and play 45 minutes at 34 years old 😂😂 okay bud it will cut years off his legacy
Knicks Fans need to just trust Brunson 😂😂
The Knicks are young. A 34 yr old PG isn't the solution
Paul George is not him anymore. He's a rotational player at most.
You’re crazy.
@@chief-khaliph1955 PG isn't even a top 25 player anymore lol
Exactly. He’s not a winner.! He’s washed and ppl still living in the past.
He was never a 'him', He made one good run while he was up against Lebron, Other than that he never had playoff success.
You can’t lead with bad habits…right on the money 💰 UD
Was ud even close as a good player as pg why do they let mid players talk 😂
Seeing UD on first is crazy my guy is on point with the verbiage I love it and he is good
Hopefully the clippers have smartened up and are letting P.G walk enough is enough
Windy explained it good. PG has choices but so does Clippers.
"Windy explained it well...." And "so do the Clippers"
@@blackcat4859 *does, not do. learn English.
@@supernotnatural then you know that it's "so does the Clippers" not "does Clippers" ;)
What choice do the Clippers have? If he leaves for nothing, they are screwed.
They can resign harden with no worry and pickup complementary pieces if pg leaves
I agree 👍 with McNutts, you have the protect what the Knicks are doing. Very delicate
UD had the best take with Philly❗️💯
UD's takes elevate the show so much
We need to stop this narrative of placing every player on the same teams, the knicks, the lakers, and the heat
It’s exhausting
I rather have Derozan on the Lakers than PG
As Knick fan, I’m say no on PG just keep the team the way it is run it back
Nah we need to trade Rande and sign PG
Na no one‘s talking about it but if the suns implode we can get d book he will want to come to us because of his connections to CAA he is a perfect fit And his exact same age is Jalen Brunson we need to save our assets for him
@@RUSS0okcposterizer don’t put Book next to Brunson. Book is a horrible defender and needs the ball as much as Brunson does. I’m not a knicks fan at all but that would be a huge step back.
PG would not last in NY Thibs would end this mans knees.
Well you’re one dumb knicks fan that’s why y’all staying losing
Windy is so knowledgeable!! I love listening to his podcasts
I love that ud on first take now
I like that UD
Running from the grind
When UD started speaking, they immediately showed PG13 getting scored on by Tyrese Maxey 🤣
LET'S GO HEAT 🔥🔥🔥
Idk why everyone’s sleep on him going to Golden State. That would be an insane team.
No bigs
Indiana
Doesn’t matter who the 76ers get they still won’t make it past the second round
Sixers fan here
Stay with the Clips
Paul George to NYK feels like KD to Phoenix energy
Negative. phoenix don’t play defense 🤣🤣 that’s why wolves sweep them. Knicks play defense buddy.
Depends what the Knicks give up. A deal of Bojan, Burks, Mitchell Robinson, and 3 Picks via sign and trade wouldn’t be too bad. Knicks would still keep most of their core players and be able to contend.
My sources say Paul George is not leaving California but changing teams GSW or Lakers 🫡
GSW can use Paul George , with the Lakers, I don't see it working with Lebron still on the team.
Steph & PG would be a nasty combo.
@@ghostfvce0 Replacing Klay with PG would be a great move for GS.
@@tigera6 absolutely and it’s time for klay to rejuvenate his career by playing somewhere else.
Dogggg I been saying that for a few days I think he might go to GSW
HE should go to the Go to golden state, Paul and Curry would be nice fit together
This is getting louder and louder each day.....makes so much sense🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
This why i like windy insight
When he says he wants to play the right way that screams warriors to me but idk
I was thinking the same idk if they a be able to bring klay back with him tho
Pg should go to miami or Dallas
Dallas?
How would that fit with Luka dribbling the ball?
They just gonna keep playing iso ball
@@bluv5185 ima Dallas fan and honestly I’m willing to trade Luka and Kleber for pg Norman Powell and sumn else
Maybe make it a 3 team trade send sumn to Okc and get giddey to run point in Dallas
@@nitoshadowthat will never happen lol. Luka getting traded for a 34 PG alone is. A huge insult.
@@Lilopusheen18 😂😂😂 I know it won’t but I’m hoping they trade him his playstyle doesn’t win in the nba
@@nitoshadow his play style is fine. His teammates didn’t show up. They made it to the finals with that playstyle. Boston main guys been together 5 plus years of course they’ll get the advantage. This was Kyrie and Luka 1 and half year together. And the new guys came around February lol. they’ll be back as one of the top western teams
UD the man, glad to hear an analyst talk without giving me a free breathing asmr along with it
3:00 THANKS Haslem.. promise I wasn’t gonna even comment but yea when he said “I just wanna play the right way” 🤣
I’m like I’ve heard that one bf .. i.e KD.. and we all know where he went to “play the right way” lol
Nobody touching Celtics next year
Nobody has repeated since the KD Warriors, give it a rest
No one is going to repeat. It’s going to be hard.
Oh please the Celtics got a break this year
Jokic would like to have a word with you
Just like gsw in 22 mil in 21 tor in 19 gsw in 18 gsw in 17 cle in 16 gsw in 15 sas in 14 I mean u see the pattern here right
Paul George needs to go to the Lakers. Lebron, AD, Paul George, Edney at pick #17, Bronny in the 2nd round pick. Thats a championship contender.
Lakers can’t afford it
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Interesting!
Idk if they could do it but Dallas
Who wouldn’t want to be on a team with Wemby?
Would it be to much to ask for a PG return to Indy?. Without giving up half the starting 5 tho😅
I think the Mavs would be the best fit. Put him with Luka, Kyrie, and bump Washington to the 4th option. An out of the box pick would be the Grizzlies. I think he would fit as the SF with Ja, Bane, & JJJ around him. The problem is they still have Smart and can't afford him.
would love to have him on the mavs tbh he'd be a great fit for us rn
@cocoqtpi yea, he might be that next option that you guys were missing
contributing to winning basketball = ring chasing
playing basketball the right way = playing for a team thats already good
Great discussion. I thought all three commentators had great points. Good questions posed by Molly also.
Don’t stay on the FLIPPERS PG, they don’t even like em here in LA 😂😂😂
This is a great cast to have when Stephen A is on vacation
Why is no one saying Cavs? They took one game from Boston with the whole team hurt and won 50 games back to back seasons
Clippers could just trade him to Orlando and get wing defenders and rebounders
Knicks Paul George fits with Brunson, hart, OG
No he doesn’t fit with any guard that needs to hold the ball long he would work with guards like curry and trae young too much off ball makes him rusty
All them minutes will put pg in to retirement
Lakers and Indiana should be trying to everything to land em. Cause the front runners are Knicks and Philly.
I would LOVE to see PG back in the east and team up with Embiid and Maxey. Gonna be lit!
I would like to see Minnesota make a run via sign and Trade involving McDaniels, if possible
Wolves need another playmaker/scorer
George should ideally go to the Magic. They would need him the most and can help lead that young core and support Banchero and teach him the NBA ways from a star's perspective.
“ ideally “ i wanna insult you but i cant put into words how stupid i think you are
Klay is a better fit as a spot up shooter for the Magic, Paul needs the ball in his hands to be effective as a shot creator and the Magic have young talent that needs to develop, Paul would be best with the Knicks where he doesn’t have to be the number 1 most nights and doesn’t have the pressure to help along young players
THEY WOULD BE 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Brian was spot on. Wing defenders, wing defenders, I cannot stress enough wing defenders, with high 3pt shooting guards. GS beat the Celtics because Wiggins locked up Tatum. Iggy locked up Lebron. No team had two elite wing defenders
Going back to the pacers would be good
I love Windy's passion in this sport
UD next coming star on tv. Guy knows how to talk got stats and he got respect. Give this man a contract and raise already
Ain’t nothing like PG13 in Indy. He needs to come back n he’ll make it for sure
PG in golden state would be amazing
Why can’t anyone ever cover Orlando on main stream talk sleep
Philly plus George is the best team if Embid can stay healthy but seeing him on the Knicks would be interesting
You won’t see Stephen A on the show the same time as MM
Something is not right with the Clippers 😢
ESPN should buy the Knicks, they want everybody to go there
PG really fits anywhere, as an Atlanta fan, please come😂 but PG going back to Indiana would be tuff 🔥
The last SF who wanted to play the right style of ball ended up with Steph and the Gsw
This is starting to get louder and louder🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
OKC have Jaylen and Chet on rookie deals still. If they brought PG in and some depth at C/PF (which is available on the market rn) they can be a better version of what the Celtics are rn
Make,it happen!
In the east I'd say the best potential fits are the:
Heat- they could use a more sizeable wing scorer with Jimmy that could also play def. I don't really consider him an elite defender at this point but Jimmy could focus more on def with bam. As a clipper fan id be willing to take you Herro and Duncan Robinson as the main core in a sign and trade and I might even be willing to give up zubac for picks because I don't think we should keep George id rather actually get Jimmy Butler but if that's not on the table Herro scoring Duncan shooting picks to get younger on the bench. Not a bad deal for George at his age.
Cavs- with D. Mitchell and garland both potentially tryna move. There has been talk garland may not want to play with Mitchell. I think mobley has 20 ppg 10 RPG potential. Maybe Mitchell for George id be willing to swing more there way to also get Jarret Allen and have zubac as a back up okoro also solid two way guy.
Knicks- I think with of on the team you could probably trade randle for George straight up. Clippers wise gives us a different type of scorer and keeps Leonard at the 3 which I prefer I don't think he works at the 4 so would probably be a great move for both teams of can slide to the 4.
Sixers- I actually think this would be the worst team for him to go to because of the coaching. Consider I think T. Harris was a solid scorer but they never figured out how to use him. George is a better ball handler so you could put the ball in his hands but there off ball offense sucks.
Dark horse landing spots: Spurs, Heat
UD as an analyst is 🔥🔥🔥🔥
PG back on da pacers would be goated
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PG should either go to NY or Orlando.