0:06 Welcome back to Care for Boys. Today you guys are in luck because you have a bunch of ball knowowers. People who know a ball, people who understand ball, people who know the inside of ball, people who know the outside of ball, people who know how big the court is, how long it is, how long it takes to go up and down the court. And indeed, we are going to be picking the 2025 2026 NBA championship finalist. Who will win the damn hole thin eight months in advance? >> Charlotte Hornet. He said Denver Nuggets. [laughter] >> Charlotte Hornets. Just FYI. >> YEAH. [screaming] >> Plus 100,000 right now. >> Hey, but that's the best odds though. If you bet on them, >> dude, you only need to put a dollar and you're 100K, dude. >> How long ago did they bring them back? Charlotte Hornets. >> They've been around for a minute. Been back. >> Jordan Jordan just stepped down as GM >> or as owner.
0:56 >> You mean like when [laughter] they maybe finally they'll make it this year. >> I don't know about that right now. >> So obviously Oklahoma City Thunder just beat my Pacers in the finals, right? So they're favored right now plus 200. Uh then you have the Cavs. Everyone's talking about the Cavs right now plus 650. And then you have the Nuggets. That's probably the third highest ranked. >> Never bet on the Nuggets. >> Why? >> Why? Because because of why >> I will never bet on the Nuggets. One, cuz ████ Jamal Murray. And two, >> explain. >> Well, it's because for some reason the Nuggets are like they're a cool team. They're pretty good. They do they do good stuff. I get I'll give them their credit. But for some reason, every time they play the Lakers in the playoffs, >> they annihilate us. They embarrass us. They wipe the ████ floor with us. And they turn it up in such a way that's like, you must just only have a grudge with the Lakers. I hate you for that. Purely out of my personal spite. But you
1:46 could let go of your loyalty to Lakers now that you moved to Las Vegas. >> There's no Vegas team. So, I'm holding on to the Lakers >> once we have one. >> He's not going to lead the Lakers like because Vegas gets a team, dude. >> I'll probably just also bet on Vegas. That's the difference. Yeah. Yeah. >> That's like I live here now. The Raiders are here, but I'm a Colts fan. Like, it's not going to happen. >> Yeah. >> You guys aren't true Las Vegasians. >> I mean, bro, if that I live my whole life rooting for Indiana teams. It's not going to happen. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Once the A's come, I'm gonna be a I'mma watch baseball. >> No, you won't. >> Cuz the A's, Dude, you're gonna hate it. >> You know what is is a different >> I watched that movie. It was good. >> That was a good movie. You know what is a different culture of this time than like previously. Um, team loyalty obviously, you know, in like the Kobe era where you like kind of stayed a team or like Steph's obviously doing a great job. This is like his like his 17th year
2:36 with Golden State regardless of what happens, who gets traded in and out, right? back then like the franchises, they would all just kind of have their city, their sticktick, their their their their stars or whatever, and there's like a loyalty element, like you die, you bleed this team thing. >> Nowadays, it's such a commercialized business. It's the franchises that have the most money that can make and pull off the craziest trades mid-season before trade deadlines that like you can you can have odds today and then like the craziest trades will happen and maybe maybe they're con maybe they're constructed. >> Still didn't win though. >> But there's it's about cohesion, right? Like >> so that's a big thing too. >> You don't always come in and just work together well. Like you have to build that. you have to like get used to each other and how you >> or just in general in like the LeBron era what changes is you go to win your
3:27 ring you might not necessarily stay and I'm not saying it's a problem I'm just saying it's a changing time which it goes into this conversation because you might be able to bet on somebody today and they are favored for XYZ reasons and then the most insane unbelievable trades happen of all time by trade deadline mid-season and then everything changes >> typically >> but I feel like they will again this year yeah because Because NBA ratings were already going down and this was the speculation, right? Ratings are going down. So what do you do? You do the most outlandish news busting trades >> of all time, >> right? And then suddenly it's like this is absurd. Why the ████ would you trade AD for Luca blah blah, you know? Dallas is pissed off and then suddenly in a 098% chance of them getting like first round pick or whatever the ████ Dallas gets first round pick. And it's like, look, if I was conniving and a
4:18 conspiratory mind, that's a brilliant marketing move. Like, >> no, for sure. >> That's such noise. >> That's what we were talking about at midnight when that happened. >> Yeah. But like, but the ratings were down. Suddenly, everyone was talking. >> So, that's why it's really hard to just make your uh your bets or whatever on things like loyalty or what you think now because everything will change for the sake of really good TV. >> Yeah. No doubt. Well, look, the biggest thing about about the Thunder, too, as well, they just won, but they have so many picks still. They haven't ran out of picks yet. So, like to me, they're just the most dangerous because of the >> I don't want to bet against SGA anymore. >> It wasn't fun. >> You think Paser's going to make it too? >> I I I would love it. And we just got like a better center in my opinion than we just had with Miles Turner, but >> I J Huff, but I just don't think that we
5:10 can do it without Hallebert and he's our leader. So, >> is he injured? >> Yeah, he's out for the for the whole season. >> Oh, >> yeah. Cuz he tore his ACL during the >> the finals. Last game, first eight minutes. >> He didn't play that one. >> I thought he had stomach flu, but >> No, he tore his ACL. He was on the ground smacking the smacking the the floor. It was rough. >> Was that like game three or some ████ Oh, game seven. >> It was the last game. >> I think Lakers are going to do solid. It's very hard for me to think that they're going to go all the way. I think they're going to do very >> They just got a center. That was the big thing. and he didn't have a big man. They couldn't defend. But you think cuz LeBron's washed. What do you think? >> I mean, I think I think with LeBron in the picture, and all credit to LeBron, I I thank him as a Laker fan. Thank you for getting us a ring in the bubble. I don't give a ████ what anybody says. We got >> I don't even know if he's a Laker in my eyes. >> Fake to me. Always will be.
6:01 >> I don't even know if he's a Laker. >> We got it. We like it. But I think his career is uh finally, this is some goat ████ It took 23 years, but finally it's like even though he might be a stat machine, it's still kind of like it's kind of we need to build around Luca and keep him around in a way that's like very very complimentary. I think with LeBron in the picture, it's they're not quite the duo that makes the most sense together, but at the same time, they can be, but I just don't think so. So, I think we're going to be in a transition season. I'm not saying in one year. I'm saying like until like LeBron retires, we go through another funk, we acquire the right people because we're not spending millions and millions and millions on LeBron and Bronny for that matter, then maybe we can make the right decisions to build the team of like young, strong, very, very powerful athletes where where people are looking at us like a triple threat like the way that LeBron went over to the Heat, you know, and it's like they it was
6:52 undeniable. Right now, we're not undeniable. and LeBron need to go do E together and then they'll be like, "Oh, we know what we need to do now." >> I think we need to do some random ████ like get like the Joker over to the Lakers because like Luca and and Jokic like love each other. Something like unbelievably dumb and then it's like, "Okay, I think we're going to win." >> You guys remember when the soccer was a a ████ phenomenal thing when South Korea versus uh >> Mexico? >> I don't know which country it was, but >> but that's the World Cup though. That's That's like It's a phenomenal thing. Every World Cup. >> Do you guys remember >> like be the Reds? >> Yeah. Everybody was on. How can we make that like the NBA? >> I think everybody was on it in Ktown. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Not just K Town. All over the world. Hawaii. >> Not in Brazil, bro. >> Cuz their phone's getting jacked. No one's knowing anything. [laughter]
7:42 >> Suben. Look, let's be real. Me and Anthony know Hello Ball. But But you have some kind of witchcraft going on. You just You just know how to bet. Yep. >> We're we're we're looking for good bets here. >> Yeah. >> What do you Who do you think >> Who do you think's going to win the NBA finals? >> Whoever you whoever you genuinely say right now for a bet, I'll put 50 bucks on right now. >> But you guys got to give me at least two options. That's going to make >> Okay. So, you want me just read you the list and you can just tell me. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> Thunder plus 200, then the Cavs plus 650, then the Nugs plus 700, then the Knicks plus 1,000. Get the Rockets plus400, Lakers plus,500, Clippers plus 1,600, Timberwolves plus,600, and the Magic at plus 1,800. >> Nuggets. >> He just said he wouldn't bet on the
8:32 Nuggets. >> I'd be on the Nuggets, dude. You got to do it. >> I'd rather bet on the Knicks. >> I hate that bet. I hate that bet. I'd rather >> Do you want to make money? >> ████ you. I'm only trying to make you money. >> Hey, he was right about the Super Bowl. >> Are you saying it? Are you putting 50 bucks on the Nuggets, too? Yeah. >> If it can't happen, it can't happen. Subies. >> Here's the thing. Here's the thing. If I put money on it, it's it's pure >> curse. I can't put money on it. I want to make you guys money. >> Oh, he can't be in the game. >> I can't be in the game. Then we lose money. >> He's a true fortune teller. >> Maybe we'll give you some We'll kick you some funds after. >> Don't Don't tell. >> But we're not going to tell you about it. We're not going to tell you. [laughter] >> Just do it. >> You So, what is it about the nugs right now that jumps out to you? Because we know that you know ball in a molecular way. So, it's not off basically off stats because that doesn't mean anything anymore these days. Stats.
9:23 >> If it can't happen, it can't happen. >> If it can't, right? But the thing is Anthony, this is how I'm picking it. Anthony hates the nuggets, >> right? >> Yeah. >> That's why I'm picking it. And second of all, >> that's it. Keep it simple. >> The the the nuggets sounds amazing. >> Cuz you want chicken nuggets. >> No, not necessarily cuz I want chicken nuggets. Hungry for dinner. Their logo Their logo looks amazing. >> Well, it's a it's a golden nugget. >> So, this is like a chick bet. I [snorts] like the uniforms. Uh that >> sometimes that's all you need. >> It's not It is not a chick bet, but it's more of like a I visioned it bet. >> Okay. So, I will say real quick, this is the second day in a row you told me nuggets >> cuz I I asked him about this yesterday. Yesterday what I said yesterday >> told me he told me yesterday. >> He said clear as a bell yesterday too. You're like nuggets >> because yesterday I just I just randomly
10:14 said nuggets. >> Yeah, I know. >> What are they at right now? Plus what? >> Plus ████ 700. >> So they're like top six or >> they're top four? Top three. >> Top three. >> Top three. So they're favored because obviously everyone loves the Joker, right? Jokic. Um >> I I didn't know that. >> He's very good. Oh, >> he's very good. >> Very very good >> on the Nuggets together >> except Subie. >> Well, no. We'll bet and then you know maybe we kick some some back to Subie later We can't say that. >> We can't say it. >> The world's going to hear it. >> Stop telling [laughter] the world. >> The world's going to hear it. >> It doesn't work like that. >> The world's going to hear it >> now. It's not going to be the nugget. >> No, no, no. We >> We're not going to We're not giving Subie ████ We're just going to take all the credit. >> Yeah. >> But uh What do you think, Anthony? Cuz now that you're you I feel like you're torn. Look at you shaking. >> He's looking at Look at him. He's actually torn. >> I hate it. I'm not going to do it. I wouldn't bet on the Nuggets still.
11:04 >> Why? Wait, why? Cuz you said they take out the Lakers every time. They play the Lakers. Well, isn't that a good thing if you're betting for the chip? First of all, number one, ████ them. Number two, if I was going to bet on a team I didn't like, the odds at least need to be better. >> Oh, >> okay. It's not a sexy line. >> It's not a sexy line. >> Yeah, cuz I'm going to be I'm not going to like it anyway. I'm not going to root for them. I'm already going to not enjoy the playoffs by by wanting them to win. So, I might as well get really good financial odds on it. >> I like this. This is how I make sure my my choice is very confident. I I'll ████ put like ████ 25 bucks on my Nuggets. >> Win seven. That's not terrible, >> bro. Let's just bet on like Utah. >> Oh, ████ off. >> Jazz, >> you know [snorts] what? What >> 100? Hand up. Hand up. You guys want to know my my guess? It's the Magic.
11:55 >> They're going to win. >> I think the Magic could win the whole thing cuz they're young, dude. They're young and they have that that ████ Mexican cat. What's his name? Paulo Benro, dude. That is why they're not going to win. >> You think so? >> Mexican basketball player. >> There's only there's only one caveat >> that would make me have a very high level of confidence. >> I don't even know if he's [laughter] Mexican. >> And it would be it would be Golden State. >> Okay, I'm listening. Yeah, cuz Steph is back. He's healthy. The hamstrings done. >> And And so Steph, even though he's older now, he's one of the older guys. But just because this is ████ but just because there's like really really funny banter about this right now if he gets a divorce, which is not gonna happen, but it's because Aisha Curry, everybody's like hating on her because she like kind of like she kind of ████ talks ████ on her husband. >> Hell yeah. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> So if he comes out, I regret having kids.
12:45 >> Yeah. And she said like, you know, I didn't really want to marry or whatever. >> He comes back with a vengeance. >> And if they got like divorced or something like that, bro, that guy's winning the next three championships. >> Oh, you think it's going to make him angrier? Is that going to make him like his game messed up? >> Bro, that's how men are. >> Yeah. >> Oh, Italy. He's from Italy. Paulo Benro, >> huh? [laughter] >> I think he's going to win. I think he's going to win. >> I would, Dude, if I was at Olive Garden, I'd be like, give me the Polo Beno. >> I'm not betting on the Nuggets, but if everybody's going in, I'll do like 10 bucks. >> So, you genuinely don't think the Nuggets are going to win at all. >> I want them to win, >> but but that's Patty. Don't be petty. We're just trying to make money for the kids, too. We're trying to make it for the kids. I could I could Okay, I could put 25 bucks on Nuggets, but I have to put like 50 bucks on like three other teams at least. >> How about we just go top 10 teams, put a grand on each one. >> You're nuts. >> Yeah, that's not >> Okay, that's 10 grand. >> Not fun. That's not that fun.
13:35 >> Okay, look. This is what's going to happen because video is going to end cuz we can't pay can. All right, >> I'm going to put some money on the Lakers just because I have to and just because it's always going to be fun for me. If Subin's really feeling this and I do believe the weird weird day in a row >> weird magic about it, I'll put a little bit on the nuggets even though I hate that. But I will because I'm a rider. >> Hey, I like the rider energy. >> He doesn't even got the tattoo, but he's got it on his hat. So, it's >> okay. And then also, if Stephan and I have relationship problems and it ends, I'm throwing like 500 bucks on Golden State at Golden State real quick. If his hamstring was damaged before, it's going to be damaged again. >> Oh, no. [laughter] >> You don't Subie's law >> because it's not bones. If it's bones, it grows stronger. It's a hamstring. It gets weaker. Also, also I also >> tour hamstream. >> What if he rehabbed it really good?
14:25 >> Negative. >> He's sleeping in hyperbaric chambers and ████ He's got a whole team. >> Nope. >> That doesn't mean ████ >> Money don't mean ████ It's about will. >> You think Steph Curry doesn't have will, brother? >> He ain't got Will cuz he's too focused on his wife talking. >> Did you watch the Olympics, homie? >> What about it? Uh see exactly.
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