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EXPOSING Wojnarowski: The Dark Secret Of NBA's Biggest Insider
At 2:30pm Eastern time on August 8th, Chams Charania posted a breaking news story about KD’s ultimatum. So naturally, the entire sports media exploded, and they all wanted to get their takes out. That is everyone except ESPN. The largest sports news outlet in the world. The ones that are always first in this neverending race to share info. They didn’t talk about it, nor mentioned it on their social media platforms for almost 6 hours. Finally at 8:23, a story comes out on ESPN.com with a suspiciously boring title. Joe Tsai voices support for the front office and coaches in the wake of Kevin Durant's trade demands. No ultimatum, no mention of Durant forcing the owner to pick between him and Sean Marks and Steve Nash, none of that. As if they don’t even want you to see this info. Now, why would they do that? The answer to this question will also expose just how much power Adrian Wojnarowski has at ESPN, and some of his dark secrets of the way he operates. Buckle up for this Woj Bomb. What up everybody, my name is Stefan and this is Heat Check. Let’s get into it. To understand how Adrian single handedly stopped the entire ESPN network from talking about breaking news for like half a day, I need to show you just how much power he has had for a long time. Woj earned the respect of the NBA world through his sharp columns, providing a different angle on things. But what made him a superstar is how he cultivated connections and relationships with agents and front office members. He would call and text them not just for inside scoops, but to genuinely ask how they’re doing, family talks, all of that. This made a lot of people into his sources. Even early on, Wojnarowski noticed the San Antonio franchise as one that produces a ton of talent that move on to become coaches or front office members of teams around the league. So he focused on developing relationships with people around this organization. Just take a look at the Spurs mafia stemming from Pop. These are all high profile people scattered at about a third of the teams in the league. Hey there’s Sean Marks. We’ll get back to him later. This connection with the Spurs franchise along with the relationships that Woj has with people signed to the same agency as him, which is the CAA, means that he has access to virtually any team in the league. The ones who consistently give him valuable info, get a favorable treatment in his columns and tweets. The ones who ghost him however get blasted by Adrian. Just ask Lebron James. The King and his agent Rich Paul, already had their guy in the media who they worked with and pushed their narrative through. A reporter who went to the same school as Lebron and followed him all throughout his Cleveland and Miami days. That reporter is Brian Windhorst. So every attempt from Woj to get to James and his camp got rejected. Adrian would then go on a revenge tour writing a ton of pieces throughout the years criticizing Lebron for failing to deliver in the clutch, his ego and attitude during the 2004 Olympics, being soft, and even an All Star Game performance. In 2007 James literally dragged this team all the way to the finals. To this day one of his greatest accomplishments. Despite clearly being overmatch, and despite Lebron’s heroics during the entire season, Woj wrote this during the finals: “We are witnesses, all right. We are witnesses to the truth that James is trailing Dwyane Wade as the sport's best young superstar, a gap that he didn't close in these finals.” Then, between 2008 and 2010 Woj wrote 10 columns about Lebron’s free agency mentioning different possibilities and teams, based on no real information. Just look at this: In 08 he wrote that the Detroit Pistons were the favorites to get James at the end of his contract which was 2 years later. This was the most ridiculous statement, although he consistently had sloppy and uninformed takes about this. Just a week before the king chose Miami, Adrian wrote that “the Chicago Bulls are still the team to beat, with Cleveland a close second and New Jersey the looming wild card”. This is without a doubt the most incorrect reporting on a consistent basis in his career. But let’s get back to that Detroit Pistons text to show you what happens when people do feed him some info. This entire piece is using James to add even more flashiness on the praises that Woj is sending towards Joe Dumars the GM at the time. Despite the fact that the Allen Iverson trade was a disaster, and Detroit transformed from a conference finals team to reaching the bottom of the east - mainly due to a series of horrible decisions by Dumars, Woj would never write a single word criticizing him. Instead, he chose words like: Slowly, surely, Dumars is regenerating the Pistons again. When this went live, Detroit finished 39-43 and the season after they went 27-55. Then 30-52, 25-41, 29-53. You get the point.
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How Is THIS Happening AGAIN?!
The Kevin Durant drama gets even crazier as both Marc Spears from ESPN and Marcus Thompson from the Athletic write that the Warriors superstars have been in communication with KD and a potential comeback to Golden State for him has been mentioned. Wait what?! Let’s go through all the details and explain everything. What up everybody, my name is Stefan and this is Heat Check. Let’s get into it. Ok so we already know that Brooklyn is asking for an All star level player and multiple young prospects. Golden State has a lot of young players with tremendous potential in Poole, Kuminga, Moody, and even Wiseman who’s still a mystery box at this point. Also, the value of Andrew Wiggins right now is the highest that’s ever been, so he could as well be thrown into this deal. But does it make sense to do it? Poole developed into a blistering hot scorer, putting up 18.5 points per game last season, Kuminga and Moody both showed flashes of being great 2 way players even in the limited time that they got last season. This is a great young core that could help the aging core of Steph, Klay and Draymond bring this team a few more championships. So then this report looks strange. The Warriors superstars have been in conversations with Durant. In addition to catching up, the Hall of Fame-bound peers did entertain the idea of a reunion. You can pause the video to go through the entire paragraph, but why would they swap their bright future for 2-3 years of who knows what type of circus with a 34 year old KD? Well, someone from the Warriors revealed to the Athletic the real reason for that: Because it’s Kevin freaking Durant. A once in a generation type of offensive player and we saw how unstoppable that team was. So according to people in the Golden State organization, the guys are open to having Durant back. Which is interesting to hear because Draymond and KD have had a few back and forth sneaky jabs. Whether it’s on a podcast And there was also this petty exchange on twitter where Durant tweeted after game 1 of the finals which Golden State lost, and then check the date, Green remembered and waited for almost 2 weeks to tweet those same exact words back after he won the title. This is just the tip of the iceberg of the slight back and forth between the 2 sides ever since KD left, but hey, I guess winning heals everything. To me however this makes the least sense for Durant himself. He couldn’t win in Oklahoma, then joined the Warriors in a move that’s probably the most scrutinized in NBA history, and got his wish fulfilled regardless. He won 2 championships and 2 finals MVP’s, but as he said it himself, it didn’t feel good. He wasn’t happy. So from there to go to Brooklyn ending up in a debacle, and to once again come to Golden State? That’s ridiculous. And how would it feel to win yet another championship on this superteam that’s not going to be acknowledged by the critics? What would that do to his legacy? I don’t really care about legacy to be honest, and those top 10 debates on ESPN are beyond insane. MAD DOG BOB COUSY CLIP But as we know Durant is one of the more sensitive when it comes to criticism and how he’s perceived, so to do a full replay of what happened the last time- after already admitting how that made him feel- to me that’s unthinkable. So we’re all waiting to see if Kevin Durant is about to do the unthinkable. Can you imagine this team being formed once again? Do you think they win the title by default? Let me know in the comments. That’s it for now, subscribe and talk to you in the next one. Peace out.
The MADNESS Has Begun...
While KD and Kyrie leaving the Nets has been the main topic, we got a ton more interesting signings and players switching teams on the very first day of NBA free agency. So let’s go through the most interesting ones. What up everybody, my name is Stefan and this is Heat Check. Let’s get into it. Starting off with trying to figure out exactly what the Lakers did. They signed Juan Toscano Anderson, Lonnie Walker, Damian Jones and Troy Brown Jr. And while Anderson is a solid defender with length who will help out with the bad defense that the Lakers had last season, absolutely none of these is a good 3 point shooter, and somehow they got even worse in that aspect, despite being bad last season to begin with. 18th in makes per game and 22nd in percentage from downtown, and on top of that, they lost Malik Monk who was their best outside shooter, and will probably not have Carmelo back, who was another threat. So despite all of that talk about how they will try to make things work with Westbrook, the spacing at the moment looks absolutely horrific. 1 wild card however is of course the fact that we know that Kyrie Irving wants to play in LA, and with all the power that the players have, in my opinion he will somehow force his way there and Brooklyn will have to trade with the Lakers. So this is definitely not the final look of this team. But to me, they didn’t start free agency well at all. I like what the Sixers did, bringing P.J. Tucker to the team who will add a lot of fight on defense and stretch the floor from the corner. Although he didn’t shoot a lot of them, Tucker was automatic with 41.5% from downtown, so teams will be hesitant to help on Embiid or Harden off of P.J. That allows their main 2 stars more single coverage and more freedom on offense. Also as extra firepower from downtown, Philly got Danuel House who can be streaky. With that I feel like they covered and upgraded what they lost in the Danny Green trade. In return however they got another solid piece in De’Anthony Melton who’s both a good defender and can shoot the ball well from downtown. So overall, good start for the Sixers, but Daryl Morey seems to be going all out in trying to win the championship, and got in the Kevin Durant race as well. They are definitely not done. The Bucks probably just needed a healthy Khris Middleton to get to the finals this year, so they kept the team- re-signing Portis, Matthews and Carter, and even added a great piece in my opinion in Joe Ingles. A great shooter and terrific passer who can make a play for the team and be very dynamic. Of course he’s rehabbing from injury, but should start playing around All Star, just in time for the second half of the season and the important games. The Blazers snatched away Gary Payton from Golden State. A phenomenal defender who will be a much needed upgrade for the second worst defense in the NBA. This signing, along with Jerami Grant from a few days ago really upgrades the roster defensively. Grant is also a versatile player and a 19 point per game scorer last season. So with Lillard coming back healthy, Portland hopes that Simmons can take another step up and justify the 100 million dollar contract that they also gave him last night, and form a dynamic duo for this team. Dallas got Javale Mcgee who can give them some good minutes as a lob threat with Luka but that should be off the bench if the Mavs want to win a title. I was hoping to see them make a run for a more serious big man like Ayton for example who according to reports will probably not re-sign with Phoenix. Dallas will also need to find a replacement for Jalen Brunson who signed with the Knicks and I already made a video about that. I mentioned there that there are talks about forming a Slovenian connection in Dallas by bringing in Goran Dragic. But we’ll see if that becomes official. These are most of the signings from the first day of free agency and certainly the most interesting ones. But the madness is just beginning so this will be a very interesting off season. Did you team upgrade at the start? And also where do you expect KD and Kyrie to end up? Let me know in the comments. That’s it for now, subscribe and talk to you in the next one. Peace out.
Jalen Brunson IS SIGNING With The KNICKS
Jalen Brunson Breakdown Video: https://youtu.be/E-S6YmNcA2Q Jalen Brunson is signing with the New York Knicks. And while this will not be official until July first, the big dogs when it comes to reporting, already hinted at it, so let me tell you why it is a done deal, and what it means for both teams. My Knicks got themselves a point guard. What up everybody, my name is Stefan and this is Heat Check. Let’s get into it. First, Mark Stein from ESPN wrote that quote: there is a growing resignation in Dallas that the Knicks are indeed Brunson's top choice and his inevitable destination. In the meantime, the Knicks traded away Alec Burks and Nerlens Noel to the Pistons in order to open up cap space to be able to sign Brunson. And there’s no way you trade away 2 pieces of the roster without any guarantee from the player himself that he's coming. And you know that this guarantee is legit when you got 2 sons Jalen Brunson and his agent Sam Rose on 1 side, and 2 dads Leon Rose the Knicks GM and Rick Brunson the Knicks assistant coach on the other side. So you know this is as first hand of an info as it can possibly get. If they traded away 2 players to make the deal, it means the deal is happening. Tim Cato who is the Dallas beat writer also mentioned that the Mavs are seeing this as a certainty, and the focus has now shifted to finding a replacement for him, instead of trying to keep him. The most widely mentioned name is Goran Dragic, Luka’s compatriot. The duo plays well together, they won the European championship and finished 4th in the Olympics. So there’s a nice synergy there. During a national team press conference they were asked about this possibility but Doncic didn’t want to donate 100 thousand dollars to the NBA by talking about it before free agency opens, which is absolutely a smart decision. It seems that the Mavs had a line in the sand to where they would go for Brunson, and that is below what the Knicks are reportedly going to offer for 4 years, which is close to 110 million according to Chris Haynes, another well informed guy in the industry. With the great year that Brunson had, to me his ceiling is not much higher than this. But if he can have even just a slight bump as the main ball handler, and be able to sustain it I think that this is not bad. The point guard position for the Knicks last season was horrific. Kemba Walker’s offensive production was nowhere close to making up for how he was hunted on defense, basically rendering him unplayable, and Thibodeau shut him down for the season. And with Derrick Rose missing games due to injuries, Alec Burks and Emanuel Quickley played the point guard role when that’s absolutely not their position. So you can imagine how good the offense can be with a band aid solution like that. I’ve said it many times, the point guard is the most important position for a team in my opinion, so any time you have a chance to go and get a good one, you go and do it. Especially if it is a tremendous upgrade over what you now have. And I’m sure that they will try to upgrade the roster even more this offseason. BTW If you want a detailed breakdown of exactly how good Jalen Brunson was last season, I made a video about that just last week. The link is in the description. So can the Knicks be competitive this year? Let me know in the comments. That’s it for now, subscribe and talk to you in the next one. Peace out.
The STRANGEST THINGS That Happened In An NBA Game
Click this link to make some cash for giving your opinion! Thanks YouGov for sponsoring! https://www.influencerlink.org/SHCaO One of Marcus Smart’s special skills is being able to do this ninja flip, and Pablo Prigioni who was 37 years old at the time tried to do the same but as you can see he looked nothing like it, instead flopped around like a fish out of water. So let’s go through a few more unusual NBA moments. What up everybody, my name is Stefan and this is Heat Check. Let’s get into it. Allen Iverson was the definition of being cool on the court. His iconic braids were always on point and he cared about it so much that one time he even needed a little adjustment in the middle of the game, so his mom came in and braided his hair while he was sitting on the bench. Now that is some next level swag. Back in 2001 Latrell Sprewell hit one of the craziest HORSE shots that you can hit in a game, throws one up while sitting on the floor and hits it before the first quarter buzzer sounds. To this day I don’t believe that anyone’s replicated it, even tho Blake Griffin tried it but as you can see it ended badly. Next, Carmelo Anthony has possibly the worst airball in NBA history. He was 2 steps away from the basket and managed to get it 1 step short of the rim. This is hilarious and so unlike him, since you know he’s cash money from any range. Moving on, we all remember these clips from the slam dunk contest of players with camcorders capturing the action. Well, Amir Johnson did that during the game. Check out as a wild camera flies in from out of bounds, it probably slipped from the hands of a photographer, so Johnson takes it in and starts taking photos of his teammates. As a guy who works with cameras for a living I can tell you that he’s got the form dialed in. There’s an opening at Heat Check if he’s ever interested. Next, just listen to this. This has to be the craziest reason for a player to be traded. Steve Kerr, on the other hand, doesn’t have any issues with his players. In fact, he even took a day off during one game and let his players coach themselves. Back in the 60’s and 70’s there were some player-coaches doing double duty and this is the closest that we’ll ever get in the modern NBA. These are possibly the quickest 4 points in league’s history. The Clippers rush to inbound the ball but Kyle Anderson steals it, finds Gasol who dunks it. And just like a replay, Another inbound, another steal by Anderson and this time he dunks it. All of this took just 2.8 seconds and it has to be the shortest amount of time for 2 possessions and 2 baskets. I know you’ve all seen the legendary Nick Young failed lookaway, as well as the one from Kemba Walker. But have you seen a failed celebration of a dunk? Watch Von Wafer here as he goes up and misses it, but he actually thinks he threw it down. Watch the posing and flexing as players are still battling for the possession in the background. Another 1 of a kind moment that rarely happens on an NBA floor. I picked the perfect day to wear this Reebok shirt of AI getting braided. Let me know in the comments which one was your favorite. That’s it for now, subscribe and talk to you in the next one. Peace out.
THIS Is EXACTLY How Boston Lost The Championship
The rule is simple, when Steph Curry is in transition, you keep an eye on him at all times, even when he gives the ball up, because as we stop it right here, you already know that he’s going to curl and relocate out at the three point line, get the ball back, fire away and swish it. And this is just a death sentence, as Curry is lurking from behind, and all 3 Celtics are pointing but nobody picks up the deadliest shooter that this league has ever seen, so he raises up from the finals logo and literally announces to the entire arena that he’s going to get his 4th ring. Steph was unstoppable once again, but for this close out win, Golden State did something special, something that Boston could not find an answer for. Let me break down exactly how they won the championship. What up everybody, my name is Stefan and this is Heat Check. Let’s get into it. No other player in the league has this much power and you know the fear is immeasurable just by looking at these fly bys as soon as he even blinks with his eyes, the overreaction to it is crazy, yet it totally makes sense. So as a side effect of having to be that close to Steph, he uses it to penetrate inside and look at how easy this looks. Just saying that he had another spectacular game with 34 points 7 rebounds 7 assists on 57% from the field doesn’t do him justice, he could not be stopped. This looks like a walk in the park for him. But just as impressive in this game was the fight that he showed on the defensive end. Early on Boston tried to go at him and post him up in the paint, but he held his ground and as you can see, some of those possessions did not end well for the Celtics. ESPN had a stat comparing his production on both ends of the floor. And it looks impressive as you can see. On defense he gave up 10 points as the primary guy and the Celtics shot 3 for 12 on those possessions, a miserable 25% along with 6 turnovers. Then we got Draymond Green. Check out how he baited the defense here by asking for the screen for Steph, and this should be a hand off but as Klay cuts inside, watch the laser pass in traffic right on the money and Thompson lays it in. Amazing. Then, these are the little things, the championship level plays, of sticking with it and tapping it out, subsequently leading to a three pointer. These are extra points. And he did it again as you can see this is a similar situation, and as he grabs the offensive rebound, finds Poole once again for another three. Draymond was even more imposing on defense. Look at the effort right here to stay in front of Jayson Tatum, and as soon as Looney comes out to help right here, Green will rotate over to switch it, doing it so quickly that he snatches this pass, and takes off on a fast break. And his blocks were even crazier. Draymond played by far his best game of the finals series, almost getting a triple double with 12 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. He was literally all over the floor and this was one of his vintage performances when the team needed it the most. And as you can see most of these plays are based on energy and effort. That was the case as well with Andrew Wiggins who had another monster 2 way game, contributing on offense while pretty much shutting down Jayson Tatum on the other end of the floor. Wiggins has completely flipped the narrative about himself in a positive way of course, and I’m really happy for him. And what I said about energy and effort for both Green and Wiggins, this was the case for the entire Golden State team, and actually this was the one special thing that Boston couldn’t find an answer for. Which is staggering to me. Even tho they were bigger, the Celtics got outrebounded and gave away 15 offensive boards, which you can see how that contributed to extra possessions and points for the Warriors. Not only that, but Golden State’s activity and aggressiveness on defense forced 22 turnovers from Boston. Ime Udoka’s squad did come out strong to start the game but as soon as the Warriors withstood that initial run, they went on a 21-0 blitz, built a big lead and they pretty much didn’t look back all the way to the final buzzer and the championship. Speaking of that, this is an incredible storyline. Steph finally gets that finals MVP trophy that he deserved in 2015, and to shut all the haters who were saying that this is 1 thing that he’s missing in his career. And to say that for a guy that literally changed the game is ridiculous. But nevertheless he got it. And still puts the team first. Then Klay- after missing 2 and a half years to the most difficult injuries that a basketball player can have, and literally crying on the bench after games, to becoming a champion, that's a true dream of a comeback. And on the Boston side of things, first of all, this was a massive success beyond anyone’s expectations. With a new coach, and those early struggles, the talks about breaking up their star duo, to game 6 of the finals is nothing short of amazing.
EXPOSING The "Controversial" Celtics Defense On Steph Curry
And it seems that Lebron himself agrees after witnessing this epic game from Curry. But is this all Boston’s fault and punishment for their bad defensive strategy? Let me explain. What up everybody, my name is Stefan and this is Heat Check. Let’s get into it. What do you think, Is this bad defense? Smart is pressuring him at the half court line, the dubs screen and now Tatum switches on Steph at the logo. Jayson is literally guarding him right here because he doesn’t want to give up a logo three pointer. WHAT?! Another screen, and as Tatum is trying to recover, Horford is as high up as he’s been for the entire series. Hand is up, trying to contest a shot from 35 feet out. And it still goes in. So was it because of bad defense? Absolutely not. This is as good as you can play him. If Horford takes just one more step out, Curry would have easily blown by him and this is a 3 on 2 situation at the basket with both guys cutting. So, would you rather give up a shot at the rim or a contested 35 footer? Here is a similar situation. Another high screen, and Brown tries to get back to Curry, while Horford is way out here trying to contain Steph. But watch the jab here that sends big Al back and then the stepback from the finals logo. Nothing but the bottom of the net. With both of these shots as funny as it is to say it but the Celtics have Curry right where they want him. Taking contested shots literally from half court. And he still makes them. It’s pick your poison from these shots, to this. The angle is a bit bad for breakdown but you see that as soon as he passes half court, Smart picks him up and Wiggins comes up for a pick again, and Horford is much higher here. But this time Curry rejects the screen and surprises everyone, so then Al has no chance whatsoever as Steph turns on the jets and speeds by the big man for an easy layup. Do you see now the easy bucket that you give up by doing this? And it happens again on this play. Look at how easy he gets to the paint, and this could be an uncontested floater, the lob to Looney, which admittedly is a bit risky, or what he opts for- the kick out to Payton. But the trick is that a soon as the attention is shifted there he does his patented relocation sprint, and this is his signature move for getting open threes and of course this is a swish. It happened against the much more athletic Williams as well. Curry shakes and bakes, and this time it’s that floater that I mentioned and he drops it in. At this point you may be saying: Well just blitz him, take the ball away from him early at any cost. And Boston tried that as well. In transition you can see Steph trying to hunt Williams but both Brown and Tatum chase him out of sheer desperation to not leave Rob on him, and they don’t even look at other players. So in this situation, with 2 guys on him he simply bounces it to Klay Thompson and this is a practice shot for Klay in rhythm…bang. And late in the game as well the blitz is high up but Steph lobs it to Green and this is literally the play that Golden State won their 3 championships. Draymond and a second guy playing 2 on 1 at the rim off of Curry’s double teams. So he flips it to Looney inside and the finish. So let’s go back to the drop coverage that’s been heavily criticized for Boston. Williams probably should have had his hand up here, but as we stop it here this is still a tremendously difficult shot by Curry, with White all over him, and this is a successful defensive strategy against literally any other player in the league. This is good defense and you want the opposing players to take shots like these, I mean this is with a hand in his face here. And It didn’t matter. So as we all have criticized Boston, including myself admittedly- we have to stop and think about what’s the best option for defending Steph. And honestly this is it. You always hear analysts say Well the Celtics are doing just that, playing the percentages and hoping for the best. If Steph Curry can’t sustain this blistering hot pace he’s been on so far, with no help from his teammates, the Celtics will win the championship, but this is the greatest shooter of all time, so he could decide to have 2 more of these games, and we all know what happens if he pulls that off. If you liked this video leave a like for the youtube algorithm and help ya boi out will you? Talk to you in the next one. Peace out.
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