Here's why I say it slow Melo ball and I'm not talking about the championships.

I'm talking about what he brings to the table from where we're at.

In the social media climate, the kid has millions of followers right now.

It hasn't even started to take off in the n b.

A.

He plays a position that people like, which is a guard position, small guy, not a big guy.

We're not talking about a Yanis on Embiid, and we're talking about 10 years from now.

If he continues to play at the level that he's playing at and better, he should be rookie of the year This year, it's all about selling shoes at some point.

If he continues to do that selling shoes, doing commercials, he's got a nice look.

His dad maybe a little crazy, but But that's OK.

These receded.

He has gotten away from those sort of things from his dad, his brothers in the MBA.

His brother is a solid player in the NBA.

When you put that together and he's continuing to move the needle, he's an international player right now.

I mean, the guy played overseas so people know who he is.

Remember, His generation is following him.

And as he continues to develop in Charlotte, those numbers will go up and I know you.

There's a Jayson Tatum that's out there and then then he honest is.

But I'm not talking about championship.

I'm just talking about face of the league.

Ah, guy who's consistent will be an All Star.

That's what I'm talking about.

Marketing dollars J.

Before you get in there with your argument, we're certainly gonna give you the time.

I just wanna make sure evidence needs to be submitted in the trial.

Hit us up to date, say ESPN.

Who is the next phase of the MBA for listening anywhere?

Is it with key?

Is it Lemelle a ball or are you with Jay that essentially, we don't know yet.

Nobody can replace the king hit us up Key J and Z on Twitter.

If it's easier Judge Ito has now left, I'm gonna have to make sure I stay here.

He apparently is working on some sort of fraud lawsuit today involving something called Big Baller.

Brand sneakers have No, I Judge Ito is not here.

Hey, Had to leave.

So, Jesus.

That's why he separated himself from his dad.

Because I'm still waiting for my tennis shoes.

Can I have yet to get him?

LeVar is gonna be found guilty in five minutes, so it is gonna be back here in just a sec.

Okay, Jake, go ahead.

When I heard kid make this argument the other day, I almost lost my damn mind, but lost my mind The face of the N B a.

Look, I think this is gonna be a major problem for the MBA.

Who is going to be the face to move forward?

Okay, you can have Yanis international flavor.

That's a little bit different.

Maybe Luca, he's there.

But LeBron James was on the cover of Sports Illustrated when he was in high school.

We call this guy the chosen one.

His name is King James.

So you can sit there and tell me about social media and the following.

My man just became a starter for the Charlotte Hornets.

It just became a starter.

He's averaging 14 60.

LeBron was averaging 20 points as a rookie in the league.

Thank you.

faces of the NBA.

Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James Lemelle A.

Was not in that conversation.

E don't know.

Maybe in 10 years, I don't know.

Maybe, maybe, but there's a long way long, long way for Lemelle.

Oh, ball to go to be in that category.

And I just I'm exhausted.

I'm exhausted with me on this conversation and he's not small kid.

He's 68 his 68 small position.

Your Your Honor, he's not.

Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Did I not state the fact that we're talking about several years from now?

Not tomorrow.

You did say 10, 10 years from now, we will be talking about this 10 years from now because when you think about, we're not talking about today.

LeBron's got 4 to 5 more years of NBA basketball.

We're talking about the face.

I'm not talking about championships.

I'm talking about, I'm talking.

I'm not talking about greatness.

I'm talking about the face of the MBA, and it mean he may be one of three or four he may not get the Onley got.

Plus, his employer, plus his employer has been the face of the MBA for many years and Michael Jordan and you think Michael Jordan would not want him to become the face of the NBA, let alone in Charlotte Hornets.

Come on, Jason, Don't don't change.

I'm not one of the faces.

Not way.

And what have all the faces of any league done?

They've won championships.

That's true.

We don't know.

We don't know where he's going to end up at.

Yes, he's a rookie.

He just became a starter.

He just became a started.

We didn't know where some of these other guys we're going to be in the beginning, Michael Jordan wasn't winning championships in the beginning.

That is an argument.

People try and make all the time.

What about the games that he lost supposed to the six.

And oh, those arguments could be made.

But we're talking about something long term.

We're not talking about short term.

We're talking about projecting out long term Jayson Williams.

Okay.

Do you remember Michael Jordan his rookie year?

Remember how Al dominate he was his rookie year?

Okay, so I i e I just I think sometimes we lose track of what it takes to be It's fine if you want to be, you know, Social Media and this'll is not me hitting Lemelle a ball.

I love the melon ball.

I think he's very talented.

I think we're talking about rarefied, rarefied, rarefied, just talking about the face of the league.

And what goes into that.

It's all about making the money.

Getting response.

You played in the league.

You notice J.

I know that you might default championships, go with it.

But if you got that snap, crackle, pop and you're winning, you know they're gonna push you to the top.

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