That's his caginess was like talking about Devin book.

And when you look at the ties that exists within the Knicks organization, you have a guy like Leon Rose who's running the team.

Devin Booker was one of his top clients when he was obviously as an agent.

Represented him.

How did Devin Booker get to Leon Rose?

He came through the routes of Kentucky basketball.

World Wide West Connection.

Very deep connection to Cal Worldwide.

West is now with the Knicks.

Kenny Pain recruited Devin Booker.

He was an assistant coach with Kentucky basketball.

He's now an assistant coach with the Knicks.

All these things kind of work together.

They have all the relationships.

That's that's a piece that Wendy was talking about.

Devin Booker.

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You put the pieces together and you found out that that was killer acquisition.

Yes, Killer killer was just a choice of words.

That would be big, though, if they can.

If they can pull that off, that would be big.

But let me ask you this question.

J and Zubin are they tampering?

That's not tampering.

If we have a pre existing relationship, that's not tampering.

That's just what our relationship.

I just know that Phoenix isn't going to allow them to just go and get that key to know.

I mean, but was it was it tampering when you saw the Banana Boat boys?

I mean I mean, that's what LeBron and they're all friends.

I mean, I was Look, I literally was that Carmelo Anthony's wedding at his wedding and saw CP three and mellow and all these guys LeBron make mention of this that they are trying to do something like this like, and stuff just popped off your snooping.

I wasn't snooping.

I was just there as I guess I'm just there.

I'm just there.

It just that's how things happen based upon relationships, you know, like no, no, I get it.

I just Shawn Watson down and hang out with all the Miami Dolphins players, though.

But when you talk about front office people, that's the only reason why I was like, Well, they try to Phoenix, I'm sure would try to claim something.

You know how these Come on, man.

You know how this magic got fine.

Just from saying the name, so you know how that goes.

But that would be, uh, impressive in big time.

And Devin Booker has a look.

He's a great player.

You come into New York City and we talked about this with the shine on the football side is just something special.

If you can cook and get it done in New York City, it things down.

The line is just endless for you in your career and the book.

We got a chance to do the boardroom with him two years ago, and every time I'm around him, he kind of feels like that.

I'm not saying he is this guy because everybody's their own guy, but he has a little bit of that.

Derek Jeter mystique like he moves key.

You like the way he moves, but you don't know how he moves Like he's part of the whole Valley.

Boys, him and Kelly.

You break out in Phoenix, right?

He loves style.

He loves swag, like you might see him at the scene, but he'll be in the back corner like he's not gonna be the guy like give me 30 bottles that come out my way like He'll just have the adult bottle that comes out with no sparklers in the corner.

That's how he moves.

He's moving in silence and getting real GS most important thing to, and this can't be understanding.

He's 24 right?

He's done all of this.

At 24 he's only 24 wins he up, though.

He's got to be.

He's got to be up.

Let me see.

He's still on his rookie deal.

He's been a legal.

He's not his rookie deal.

I mean, he's making an extension.

He's making $31 million a year right now.

But he did do that extension trying to find when his deal is up, we can get somebody to do that.

But I mean, look, it's right now.

Phoenix is in for second place.

Second place in the West, 23 24 is when he's up.

But Wendy didn't say free agency.

Wendy says somebody forced their way to a team so their second in the West right now.

But I think what New York could be man like, how how much longer does CP three have to play?

But But you say but see him forcing his way out of Phoenix.

When they're getting going, It's different than James Harden forcing his way out of Houston because Houston was up and then, bam, they just hit the floor and they're nothing.

Phoenix is on his way.

I mean, you know, if if they just continue to keep playing at the level that they're playing, it might change.

It could change.

I mean, Phoenix Phoenix had the best time for somebody to live in.

It's on the West Coast, you know.

It's a good market.

Let me ask you this from a bigger picture perspective.

You're right, Devin Booker.

I mean, it would be great for the sons.

I mean, they're one of the NBA's great organizations.

They just celebrated their 50th anniversary them in the playoffs over 10 years.

I mean, there's a lot of things going on with Phoenix.

Let me ask you this.

What did the Knicks where Where do the Knicks have to finish to get into the mix for a Booker or somebody else in free agency?

The year is over.

I'm an A list free agent.

I'm looking at the Knicks, but only if they make the playoffs.

And I mean, that's the threshold I mean, they're doing everything right.

I mean, there, their fourth in the East right now, their fourth in the East.

They're doing everything.

They kind of revamped the whole system.

I'm not sure.

Tips is the answer.

Long term.

Um, you know, there's been this history about tips sometimes that, you know, with veteran players, he can wear you out, where you down by the practices and things that he does.

Look at how many minutes Julius Randle's plan.

And he's more considered, like, you know, conducive for younger players.

But I don't know, like they're trending in the right direction.

You can't say they're not.

Yeah, and he's been that way, obviously, was that way in Chicago and in in his stop in Minnesota.

But because you've got guys like West around and and Leon rose around, maybe they get him to tell some of that back because that could be a deterrent to, uh, free agent players that know the history of tips and, like, I don't want to be dealing with that.

That's not what I want to deal with.

So sometimes coaches do change over time.

Maybe he is a long term answer.

Maybe he's a short term bridge.

But I can tell you this for sure if they make the playoffs and they show trajectory heading in the right direction.

Which means don't squeak it to the playoffs as the get in playing team.

Not that show a legitimate playoff team and show people that that's what it is.

By the time they come out of this pandemic, we come out of this pandemic in the city is open wide, back up and the lights is on and ain't nothing, man.

It's nothing.

It's nothing like playing in a city with energy.

And I know you know Karl Anthony Towns is from New Jersey.

Um, I know he's talked about playing in New York before.

Now I know he didn't have a great run or experience with tips from what I heard out in Minnesota with Jimmy Butler when they were going through all that.

But I mean, you think about some of the pieces, the young pieces that are out there and the way they're moving, you're able to get Devin Booker if he doesn't deem.

Phoenix is the long term solution for his career, but Grant right now Phoenix is rocking their rolling.

So you off the Lucca train in New York.

I don't think that I don't put anything past New York because it's such a huge brand.

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