Gil's Arena· Staffel 5· Folge 26

GIL'S ARENA NBA FANTASY DRAFT WITH $100K ON THE LINE ! Part 2

Dienstag, 20. Oktober 2026 · 1 h 08

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Gilbert Arenas, Nick Young, Evan Turner, DeMarcus Cousins, Brendan Haywood and Josiah Johnson bring you the best NBA show on the planet! This episode the couch discusses NBA Fantasy Draft night special + more!

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Shoot.

All right. Not many. Remember the year we had Jarvis Hayes led the preseason in the school?

Yeah, scoring.

Gil was sitting over there like, yeah, that's nice. Them my shots when the lights come on.

Yeah.

You ain't getting that ball.

Yeah, man.

That's good for so.

What are you going to tell him? Get it on the glass. That's your line, ain't it? That's your go-to, ain't it?

Huh?

Huh?

It's an over.

You're on the clock now. You have two picks, sir. The last pick of the sixth round and the first pick of the seventh round of our Gil's Arena inaugural Fantasy League draft.

All right, Bat, can I ask a couple questions?

Yes.

Here we go. Phone a friend.

All right, Bat, is Dane Lillard still available?

Yeah, he dead.

Yeah, he free.

Is Trey Murphy still available?

Yeah, he's free too.

Both free.

All right, let me get Dane Lillard.

Damian Lillard is your six-round pick.

Hold on.

I like Trey too. Let's do some pompous circumstance. We got a putty pickup on the screen for our fans at home watching. Shout out to everybody watching.

Yes, dude.

The Spurs, three-headed monster. None of those guards selected yet. Darren Fox still on the board. Dylan Harper still on the board.

Mm-hmm.

DeFon Castle still on the board.

Mm-hmm.

All that arguing we was doing about him.

All right.

Is Norman Powell still on the board?

Hell, yeah. Norman Powell still on the board.

Hell, yeah.

And what about Desmond Day?

Yeah, nigga, anybody you say is on the board, yes, sir.

Why are you.

All right, Desmond Bain is there, correct?

Yeah.

Nobody got to say go?

I have.

Shang-Goon is taking off the board. My fault, y'all. No, that's okay. I mean, you know, everybody you name is still there, so you can.

Ryan Rollins, eh?

Okay.

That'd be.

Dirty bitch. Dirty bitch is still on the board, Evan.

All right, cool. I might take her. Franz Wagner still there?

Yes, Waggy Waggy still there.

He get busy.

All right, give me.

This is Cliff.

Yeah, I told you.

That shit kicked in already.

Dog food?

This is dope for dog food.

Or dope.

Who's this?

All right, give me Trey Murphy.

Trey Murphy.

With his first hug of the seven rounds. He's hub.

Dog, he's hub, man.

He sound like hub. You got the chicken? Yeah, we got good chicken. Okay, okay, okay. You got steak? Yeah, we got steak. Can you make your steak taste like chicken? No, we got chicken, though. Chicken fried steak? Can you make your chicken taste like steak? Like, nah. You know what?

Just give me fish. But who you taking for Shump, man? Who Shump want now?

Give me a second, man. You know who he wants.

He want Porzingis.

His list has been completed.

He want Porzingis.

Tingus Pingus will not be, I will not do that.

Come on, Porzingis already came out and said, hey man, he passed that test, man.

He has a point guard that he already picked, he won't pick for.

Who?

I already picked a cup in the fifth round. Give him John again.

Give him John Moran.

Oh, yeah. He said, oh, you can just pick anybody right now, right?

Give him John Moran.

Or there's more people on this list.

Let me see.

Let me see.

Get out of here.

No, let me see his.

I love to share.

Give Miles Turner.

No, let me see his list. There might be more players on his list. Backers was his backup shooting guard.

Hmm.

You guys are picking by position. Positions is not the issue. You want a good balance of people who get rebounds, blocks, steals. You want high efficiency scores. And don't tell a man what they want. You want a good man.

Now you sound like a wife.

Don't tell me what I want.

Who do the managers get?

Hey, Murphy.

Who are you getting?

All right, let me.

I don't.

Know.

Man, this is like 2K computer D, man. Joe, you are 2K computer D right now. Like, you think the computer was going to be.

Who?

You want Kerry Kittles?

How much is Kittles? Two.

I'll touch you with Kerry Kittles, man.

Kerry Kittles.

All right, give me... No. Don't do it. What the hell, man? Don't do it. Don't do it. Oh, my bad. Nick Stills is four. Don't do it, Joe. Well, I can't take Walker? Don't do it, Joe. Walker Cousins. Don't take my Lakers, bro. Walker Cousins looking mighty good on this thing.

Do it.

Nah, you can have him. I need something to balance out tomorrow. You don't shit about what we mean balance out? Because he's not going to get no points. Fantasy points. You don't know what he's going to get. I'm not going to do that to you. I know you don't probably want to wait. Who's next? Me? Hold on. Come on.

Come on, B-Wood. I know you ain't going to get him, B-Wood. I know you ain't going to get him, B-Wood. Give me Darius Garland.

That's a good pick. Fuck, man. You want a Darius Garland?

Hell yeah.

He don't have a lot of assists on his list. I need to get some.

Damn.

Damn.

That nigga's about to average like 25 this year.

Hey, uh.

Ronny Turi, I'm not on the list. Thank you, Chad. Ronny Turi, I'm not available.

Kawhi Leonard's throwing the ball, right?

Kawhi's bent that. Kawhi's gone. He gone?

He gone.

Chump took him with the second pick or something like that.

Just making sure.

Hold on, hold on, hold on. Wait a minute, hold on.

Pascal's still on the list? Hell yeah.

For sure.

For sure. Dang, why you hating on Pascal? That's what I was just looking at.

We seen him last year by himself.

He ain't going to be by himself this year.

Facts.

Facts.

But, man, listen, man.

Let me go ahead and try to get me some points then, man. Give me Zion, man. Give me Freaky Z.

Give me Freaky Z. Give me Freaky Z. Not a bad pick to take in this spot.

Damn. Let me get Freaky Z out here, man.

I was hoping y'all ain't catch. Let me get Freaky Z. All right, time to rethink it. Where am I going?

He took my, damn, he took Darius. Oh, my God. That was, whoo. You know what? I don't rebound enough. Wait, rebounds is high? No, rebounds is high, right? Rebounds are plus one. Yeah. What's the highest?

Assists is two. Blocks is the highest.

Blocks and steals.

Blocks and steals, you get four. Turnovers is negative two. Rebounds, one. Field goals made is two. Field goals attempted that you miss is negative one. Three-pointers made is one. So if you make a three, you get five total points.

Yeah.

So three points for the points.

One for the three-pointer made, two for the field goal made, and then minus one for the field goal. So, Concanipple could prove to be very, very beneficial. Oh, 100%. This is efficient. That was my fucking trip. Let me look at some stats. It's on me, right? I knew who I want.

I know who I want. The Lord is my shepherd. He know what I want.

Problem is these motherfuckers just don't stay healthy.

Hey man, your time running up. You got two seconds. You got to make a pick, dog.

That is also a part of the equation, ladies and gentlemen. Who's actually going to play? It's total points. They need to be available.

Give me.

Give me Sarr. Alexander Sarr.

At least you're going with your wizards. You're more of a wizard than Haywood.

Wait a minute. Don't do that. My boss might be listening. He ain't going to disrespect me like that. I don't want to get no calls. My phone going to be ringing as soon as the show over with.

Give me Alex Saar, baby.

Alex Saar.

Did somebody say gross?

Gross to who?

Availability is a part of the equation. I don't know.

I don't know if it was me or... Man, the guy looks sorry. Okay, we got five emojis.

Two blocks. Lord Baron Davis. All right, I got BD's pick. Let me see. Chat, help me out. Should I get forbearance since y'all fucking know everything? Damn.

You sound angry, though.

Who pissed you off?

Who pissed you off, Joe?

Who pissed in your panties?

Yeah.

I see you keep putting Keontae in there. I just feel like Darren Peterson taking them buckets away. We don't need you to feel, Joe. We need you to say it. And MPJ, I just feel like not efficient, but he's going to be a high-volume scorer. Mm. Let me see, let me see, we got Shea, Donovan, Trey, Amen. So BD? Wait, did anybody take? Assist counts for how much? So for BD, I'ma take Walker Kessler.

Fuck!

Man, he ain't about to do shit.

You wanted that white man that bad?

Yeah, I wanted him, bro.

Luca, don't pass to him. Damn, that just fucked me up. Hold on. I got to figure it out now.

Thank you, Jack. The way you took my mother for no help.

Walker Kessler. Damn! All right, let me figure this out. I know. Joe really messing up everybody's lineup.

He is.

He really is. The funny part is, once I win, oh, he was a savant and a genius. We don't want you to be a savant because it's not you. You're picking for somebody else.

How much you getting out of that?

20%.

Oh, okay, okay. He got like 20% on like four teams.

Dang it, they ain't even make those. Actually, I'll take back a previous statement I made and we will see. Yeah, you got it on me, huh? Yes, sir. Give me Big Zoo, Zubop. Double-double machine.

Zubac. Okay.

Zubac.

Yeah, I want this one. Now on to Danny Green.

Yeah, I want it.

This is a good win, yeah, man.

Nah.

I want this one. This is good. Yeah, y'all did good. Danny Green, ladies and gentlemen.

Hold on.

Y'all did good.

Let me just check one thing. Sleeper, sleeper.

Let me just.

Check one thing. Man, they going to need him. They going to need this person. I'm going to go with it.

Fuck it.

No, I don't.

All right.

Danny Green. Oh, Danny Green got Danny Green? Selects. Michael Porter Jr. Michael P.J. Not mad at that. P.J., he going to get buckets. More efficient than I assume. Sorry, NBJ, I don't watch Nets basketball. I just need you to play enough games, sir. Let's get that 52 up to about 65, 70. Swaggy, your last two picks.

All right.

Hey, you want to make a trade, Nick?

Yeah.

Yep, I sure do. The chat supports the pick. Chad, I had to look at the numbers. I think the numbers, I wasn't appreciative of what he was doing. I just need the games to get up from 52. We can get him about 65, 70. Hopefully no bachiotomies or anything this season.

Doctor said I need a bachiotomy. Gotta go see Samson.

Jalen Brown already selected, Chad.

Keep up.

Paula, can we look at the full extensive comprehensive draft list whenever you get a second? Damn. Paula out here working overtime. Already had it ready to go, ladies and gentlemen. Is that everybody's list right there?

Okay, okay.

I'll go....

So we all got one pick left? I'll go Chet Holmgren. So Swaggy is taking Chet Holmgren with the last pick of the seventh round. Chet Holmgren.

That's a good pick.

That's a good pick.

That's a good pick. He got rebound, block, all that stuff.

Hey man, somebody texting in?

Who the fuck texting you?

I'm just picking the people I talk the most shit about because I.

Like them, you know?

Swaggy, bullying them to greatness, as we tend to do here at Gills Arena. Shout out to our crew here today. Again, shout out to these lovely decorations.

Oh, we're going again.

We got another pick.

This is our eighth pick?

This is your final pick.

Oh, shit. I thought it was it.

That knee got stiff, didn't it? Yeah. I see when you first got up, that knee got stiff.

It didn't get stiff. It's been stiff.

The first couple steps was real tough.

Why I can't look at you leaving this arena and think that you got something up your sleeve?

You got something up your sleeve. Uh-oh.

All right, Chris, let me know what jersey he puts on so I can take that pick and thwart his whole game plan.

Thank you.

We'll use sign language.

We'll put that sign language course we took at the local community college to good use. I'll give you baseball sign. This means take.

All right.

This means take, ladies and gentlemen. Not the shake weight. It means don't swing. Also got the handcuffs. Don't swing. Swaggy has elected to take Dyson Daniels with his final pick in the Gills Arena Fantasy Draft. Dyson Daniels. Swaggy P, your final pick. Test moment here, ladies and gentlemen. This can make or break your team.

No, I'm gone.

I have Daniel Green. All right, Danny. Is it Daniel Green? No, it's Danny I'm talking about. Danny Green, I'm going to take. Iron Man, I think he'll play all games, but let me knock on wood. Mikael Bridges for Danny Green with his final pick. Perfect. We're going to stack the fantasy points with availability.

My pick fell right to me. I had to call the GM real quick. Got to make sure somebody's playing. And it makes you somebody playing.

So me?

Yep.

I'm going to go Stephon Castle.

Boogie taking Stephon Castle. He was gone. Got my defense.

With Big Daniels.

Me.

Yep, yep, yep, yep. He getting bitched this year.

That's what I had to call.

You said steals was worth how many points?

Four.

Oh, yeah.

I'm in a good spot. All right. So Barron's last pick. Chad, I know you guys aren't messing with me. What the fuck you looking at me for, man? Put your ass up my pockets. Get your hand out of my pocket.

I have to call. That's why I have to call.

All right, for Barron's last pick. Somebody already took KD, right?

Yep.

So give me Jaden McDaniels. Jada McDame. Jada McDame for Barron's last pick.

Where is Jada? I know I didn't see him over here.

Got to look. Use your third eye.

The white pick in B.

Hell yeah.

I'm about to take my last pick.

This is my last pick, right? Yeah, this is your last pick. Last pick.

You got Joelle?

Nah, see, you got AD and Joelle.

Who?

Didn't you pick AD?

Anthony Davis?

Oh, you did. You got to pick Batman Lee.

Him and MB?

No, I don't want Robocop.

No, but Anthony Davis is.

I do not want Robocop.

Who's Robocop?

MB.

The nigga needs his whole body.

He needs to be put in metal.

That's the only way he can play.

Just put his head inside.

Hey, listen, listen, listen, listen. I had some good picks.

I was going.

I want to pick number 27. I don't like your number.

Number 27 is Jay Leno.

No, Cameron Boozer. I want Boozer. I want Boozer. I want Boozer.

He going to get some clock. He going to get a lot of burn.

I was thinking about him, too. It was either him or Zoo.

Damn, I like you, Hero. Did Franz Wagner get picked? Yeah. Franz was considered. He just asked about it.

We're going to keep.

It to Adidas. Five, four, three, two, one.

Mr. Peterson.

Darren Peterson goes to Gilbert. Give me DP, baby. Gil wants a DP.

What?

Yo.

He wants a what? What do you want?

Yes. You do?

I want Mr. Peterson.

Oh, okay.

I like it. It sounded better when you said that.

Yeah.

No, he's DP.

What? Yeah.

He plays ball, defense, and offense. He plays both. So he's double penetrating. What? He's double. From the offense side and the defense side.

He's double what? He's attacking.

What?

Both ways.

Excuse me?

Pick it up full court.

I don't like it. Don't like it at all. Don't like it at all.

I'm uncomfortable.

Not sure where you're going with this, but I don't like it.

That's what he do. He makes people uncomfortable.

You know what?

I'm uncomfortable.

Hey, man. Shout out to Rose Sparks.

Wow.

Hey, come on. Put the fire emojis in there.

You know that was a good-ass pick.

Hey, Pascal Siakam still on the board? Hell yeah.

Still on there, bro.

That nigga played last year. And he about to get busy with Hallie. No, no, no.

He's about to get busy without Hallie.

We seen Jalen Brown step up.

Hallie played. Siakam played.

Siakam.

I don't think that.

Let me get Pascal Siakam.

You're getting Pascal. I'm the captain now. Siakam.

Don't say he don't do that to him. Don't do Pascal like that, man. It's Spicy P. That's his name.

But y'all don't like.

Y'all don't like. Don't like my DPA? Y'all don't think anybody get busy?

Nah.

The chat say.

Oh, he do everything. He gonna have 16, 6, and 6 with two steals. That's what he doing. Probably.

He still gotta share that rock with Keontae. You don't know about Keontae yet.

You don't even know who Keontae George is.

I know who Keontae George is. He signed his deal, right? Come up off that rock. Keontae, you gotta pay.

Sit down. That ain't how it work. You get paid, come up off the rock. Who been the point guard? They both are. They both combo guards.

Preseason. Get your ass in that corner. You already got your money.

Good job. You think they paid?

Whatever they paid. You think he going to? Hey, man, then pick Deontay George here.

We'll see if he gets the ball. I'm already done.

I'm already done. We'll see if he gets the ball. All right, last pick for Shump. I'm going to use. Shump on the saw.

You got a saw, right?

He does. No, he doesn't. I'm going to go Brandon Miller.

For sure.

I was thinking about him because it's like he's.

The star now. He can shoot and steal that rock. I did like it. It took like eight or nine to win the game last year. About 38 from three. I'm going to get it back for you. Don't worry. I'm going to get you in the top three. I can't say we're going to win, but you'll be in the top three.

He ain't going to be in the top three.

No way.

Not with that Mara pick.

If you let him pick his list, oh, we knew who last was.

But he put him in positional order. I don't think it was overall ranking. Man, we don't care. Like if I had to build a team, this one wanted the one, this one wanted the two. Something with all the rookies, man.

Shump think this was a rookie draft.

Yeah.

Something with all the rooks, man.

Because where you have Wimby and where I got Shump, I saved your season by getting Wimby.

Wimby going to be pissed with that group. Ev, who you got, man? Ev about sleep over there. Hey, um.

Let's see.

The last pick of the draft. This is the very last pick of the draft? This is the final pick of the Gills Arena inaugural Fantasy League draft. Evan Turner has the honors.

Is Hockett still there?

Hell yeah. Jaime Hockett, the pride of Camarillo.

What about Paul George?

Paul George still available. You're not just going to ask everybody. Wait, wait, wait.

Hold on.

Are you mad they're still there?

Why are you mad at PG, bro? He's mad that they're still there. He wanted them off.

Is Cason Wallace still there?

Cason Wallace got his bread, Evan, and it's still available in our draft. The whole second page is amazing. Man.

Give me Paul George, man. Fuck it.

I like that. The last pick of the draft, Evan Turner.

I actually like that pick. He hit my three threes. He went both of them. So nobody went with Franz Wagner? Waggy Waggy. We don't know if he's going to be available.

Yeah, that's what I was like.

No one wanted the Franz? I wanted him.

But it's like he's never played 60 games.

Yeah, he played like 35 games last year, right?

I like my list, man.

The Franz.

Real confident with my list. Y'all going to have to put that up.

Y'all going to have to make a little social media thing. We want to see who's list is popping.

Whose list is popping?

I think my shit is ass.

Nah, your shit.

Nah, shit up worse than yours.

Yeah, that's true.

You're going to be surprised. It would have been worse if he didn't give him Wendy. Yeah, yeah.

He didn't deserve when the.

I care. But at least y'all know I care.

You care.

Yeah.

Because I looked at that list and I said, ooh. Tatum, Durant, Giddy. If I had his pick, I would have taken Jokic once Tatum went off the board.

LeBron, Damian Lillard, Trey Murphy, Paul George. You're a little old, but you solid.

That LeBron pick fucked him up a little bit.

I don't know. That's Trey.

It's... That early? He could have got LeBron, man. I feel like I.

Messed up the Giddy-Trey Young.

I should have got Trey Young instead of Giddy.

Let's take a look at the entire draft. Thank you, Powell. Rev my mind. Ebony and Ivory working together in perfect harmony. My team old as hell. Chat, we're going to do a Straw Poe, Chad, looking at the teams right now, who do you think has the best team? Who do you think has the worst team? I might win this, bitch. Nah, I think I am.

Yours is a stone in your foot. But I might win this, bitch.

You could. I might win this, bitch.

I don't think so.

Shit, I might win this, bitch. Looking at y'all, I might win this, bitch.

The chat feels like whoever has LeBron.

Look at that line. Come on, man.

Swaggy, you got Cade Cunningham, Jalen Johnson. That last one kind of, that last one going to fuck you. Dicey Dane with the steals. Yeah, that's it.

Those are bench people though, right?

Four pop.

You're only going to get two a game, so. So two, that's eight.

Shit, that's it. Yeah, he ain't going to get no shot.

But that's the bench, right?

Nah. It's your top five.

It's your top five.

Whatever the top five that day.

You know what I'm saying? They combine all the scores.

All my guys playing high minutes. Swaggy, I'm going to be honest with you. Dyson Day is not necessarily a bad pick.

No, it's not.

That was a good pick. Hell yeah, that was a horrible pick. Crazy as hell.

I need high minutes.

See?

Yeah, all high minutes.

Bunch of shot attempts.

Availability.

You have a ton of availability. Everybody available.

He stole Danny. Like, I wanted Danny. I had Danny, Khan. We shooting the shit out the ball. I had Danny and Khan on my team.

You up there with me a little bit.

Yeah. You up there with me.

Them last three, my sleepers. You up there with me a little bit. I want this one.

Nah, I want this one.

Let me see DeMarcus real quick. Let me see DeMarcus.

Yeah, I'm about to say DeMarcus up there with me. Real quick.

Little bit, little bit. You fucking me up with that man shit. It mellow back to back.

What I was doing.

Ladies and gentlemen.

Shout out everybody in the chat who pulled up on this glorious Monday. We want to do something a little bit different today for you guys. We appreciate all your love and support so far this season. Episode 26 of season 5. We got plenty more to go. I got five high level shooters.

I got five.

I think he's going to have about 17 to 23's a game from his lineup. Let me see mine real quick.

Gilbert J. Arena. I think I'm heavy in the blocks and threes.

Ew!

Yeah, that's nasty.

Blocks, threes.

That is nasty.

You ass, Gil.

Damn. Second to last.

You crazy as shit.

I got two blocks again. You actually solid as hell. First three, I don't know about the.

I got rebound threes.

I was going after rebound.

Rebound threes and assists. After Scottie is kind of.

No.

Anthony Davis, he's going to have a double-double, and he's going to have at least two blocks. He's going to play.

He's going to play.

Yeah, he is.

He's going to play extension.

I know, but that still means.

That nigga playing 70 games. 80 playing 70 games.

He's playing 70 games.

All Wizards are doing great things this year. That's why I picked them both.

Yeah, okay.

Amen.

He's playing 70 games. Great broadcasting team. There's a great broadcasting team over with the Wizards.

Yes, indeed.

Yes, indeed. I will be watching y'all on League Pass. Yes, indeed, man.

Watch. Hey, tune in.

A lot of good League Pass teams.

WizKids is going to shock some people this year.

Wizards, Timberwolves, even the Jazz. We're going to be watching the Jazz this season.

Huh?

Who's that shooter y'all got? For who?

The Wizards?

Yeah.

Yeah, Rui Hachimori not going.

Rui Hachimori.

What is it?

Keishon George.

Keishon George, too.

Between the legs, shit. Ain't shut up yet.

Rui Hachimori.

Who?

Who?

Trey Johnson?

Yeah.

Hey, can we pull up something, please?

No, please no. It's right there.

I need to see it by itself. We need to see it by itself.

And in last place.

Nah, Shump got a squad though.

Shump has a squad low key, guys.

Kawhi?

Ace Bailey?

Nah.

Ace Bailey and Mara killing them.

No.

But only top five.

So if you just use more as a throwback.

I didn't want to do it. I told you guys. I was going for Darius.

Darius already got a ball out.

Darius Aker.

Brandon Miller going to ball out.

No. B.I.

Brandon Aker. Okay. I was okay.

I was cool. I wanted to ask the question. But Rui Hachimori, Gil, on the Clippers now. So that means. Japanese Jordan. So that means Darius about to have.

Japanese who?

Japanese. He better have about 20. And who?

I'm not.

You said Japanese Jordan. That's what they call him.

I know.

He's averaged 20 plus. 51% from field, 44% from three last season.

I know.

I don't know about that.

So now he's going to be by himself.

He averaged 20 with Kawhi last year.

Huh?

He averaged 20 last year too, right?

He's averaged 20 every year.

Who? Garland. Garland? Yeah.

Garland has always been kind of like upset because right when he was getting his shit on.

Yeah. And they force you to do that. He got put in. They force you to do that. They playing through Rui, man.

They ain't giving up.

They got Rui out there like Kobe right now.

Rui said it's his thing. No, he's balling.

Rui said he's balling.

He hooping like a lot. That's Rui's thing, man.

Nah.

You think so?

Adai Mar will be playing for the Thunder this season. The Spanish team trying to get some bread out of the NBA. They said nay, nay, nay.

He out there.

Not until we get this EuroLeague approved. You see this must-have players? You got Josh, Derrick White, Castle. What'd you got? Hold on.

You got a whole other list, man?

There's two sheets. It was, I guess, the ultimate cheat. Nobody knows anything, though. All these players got to be available to play, hoping that they're stretching, eating their vitamins. hitting a local sizzler if they have one available in their city. I wanted boozers so bad. Boogie, no sizzlers in Las Vegas. I didn't know that. That's why I went up and said I was going to get my boozers.

No sizzlers in Vegas, ladies and gentlemen. It was a disappointing weekend. Not a sizzler in sight. Who got Curry?

Swaggy. That's my team.

We looking solid over here. I like that they use a professional photo of you too. They use a professional.

Photo of you. How come I ain't got no action shot like everybody else?

A professional team. They got you looking like a dream. You ain't got no defense, though.

That's a good team.

Yeah, you ain't got no defense.

Oh, that's a whole ass team.

Hold on, hold on. Bring that team back. What's your defense, sir?

Our offense is our defense. Like, you'll be talking about that.

So, B3, no threes.

B2, no threes. B1, no threes.

Blocks, though. Hey, man.

They don't do none of that. Hey, man, listen.

I'm going to get me some assists. I'm going to get me some rebounds.

I'm scoring.

Listen, Jokic is going to do a little bit of everything.

Jokic, triple-double, could likely lead the league in rebounds and assists again.

Hey, man, listen, man.

I mean, Jokic.

You talking about my team's ass, dog, man. My team better than yours. We can side bet my team is going to be better than your team.

In points?

I'm just talking whatever they fit for fantasy. I ain't talking about fantasy. You want to side bet? How much? How much for side bet? How much?

You know, I got to ask my wife.

She ain't even over there.

I don't got the freedom like you. She's going to watch.

Your back and see.

Yeah, man.

How much was side bet?

Hey, listen.

We got $ 100, 000 total. And then side bet is I beat your team by what? You're not beating my team. $ 1, 000. 1,000, something simple.

Match the pot. 1K. Fuck it, match the pot.

1K.

Ooh, 1,000.

1K.

1K.

Matching the pot?

No, 1K.

1K. He still owe me $ 100.

Match the pot?

Boogie, you crazy?

Boogie, for an extra $ 100, 000, y'all got to fight.

No, 1K.

He said 1K, that means it's serious.

Well, 1K, 1K.

He don't really bet like that.

Yeah, I don't.

He pretty owe me $ 100 still.

I do owe you.

Yeah.

And it ain't go through.

Three blocks, rebounds, assists.

I really tried to sit it. They ain't got no internet down here.

I forgot about it.

They ain't got no internet down here.

Your first two are going to help you a lot.

Huh?

Luke and Cooper. They're going to help you a lot. So it's top five. So you have eight players on your team. Their top five scores from your team will be counted towards your overall total. So you're allowed to have a little fluff, some riffraff in there if you will, which gives me hope for Shum's team.

Hey, man, I want it.

Not a lot of wiggle room, but we have something to work with.

Yeah, I got this shit.

Now put the rules up. Let me see. Put the rules up back.

Yeah.

Give us one second, Gil. Let me see the rules.

Hey, Paolo, can I see the rules, Paolo? I got them right here.

Three is a sum of five points.

You want the point total? The scoring system or the rules? Yeah, the scoring system. Paolo, your red Gil is mine. Thank you. Good job.

Hell yeah.

Should have went all defense.

Paolo, the 15th Crip.

From Puerto Rico, for those who don't know. A little Snapple factor. Oh, I'm Gucci Gucci. I'm just kidding. So, look, a lot of things to get into. Obviously, steals and blocks aren't as high volume. So, if you get somebody like a Wimby, who I selected for Shump, we're going to take both those categories. Assists, beneficial. Somebody who shoots threes at an official level.

You don't do those. Wait, assists is what?

I think two.

Two?

Yeah. Turn over somebody who's not good. Dribbling the basketball.

I'm about to kick.

Could cost you.

Evan Mobley.

That's what I'm wondering. Who got Holly? Danny Green. Let me see Danny Green's list.

Danny got a pretty sleeper list on the low.

Lights get in the connection. Giannis. He got a sleeper list on the low. He's going to have a lot of turnovers, though. He got a turnover machine.

He got a solid turnover. He's not going to turn the ball over.

He's not going to turn the ball over because he's going to shoot it. Bam, he's going to turn the ball over. Danny provided the breadcrumbs, and I took some liberties. I needed Tyrese to balance out Luka in turnovers because he ain't going to really turn the ball over.

Let me see mine again one more time.

I thought I had you on this.

I think I'm in a.

Good spot now with them assists.

I got Lamello. Debook playing a little point.

He do turn it over a lot when he play point.

Now you ain't gonna get no many assists. The only person gonna pass the ball is Melo. Everybody else shooting at them.

Nah, didn't he pass that month, man?

Yeah, didn't he pass a little bit? He can't do that. He trying to get it home.

Steph Castle, he do everything, so.

Yeah, he don't be passing it like that.

Well, he do.

He do. Yeah, he do everything. You're right.

You're right.

He do everything.

Zubak might be a sleeper, too, though. Zubak might sleeper, too. He gonna board.

He gonna block shot.

He'll walk up and double. Double, double.

Yeah, that's what I said.

He was double, double over. And then I just got a gang of shooters. Denny can also rebound. Any hostile guy.

I'm thinking about getting a new car with this $ 100, 000 I'm going to get.

What are you going to do with the $ 100, 000? Buy yourself a new car?

Yeah, I don't know.

Start with a new shirt.

No, no.

I might buy one.

That's why you didn't get a job. Because we don't know what that coach is going to do.

Take the mistress out.

Just like what?

100,000 is going to look good on her, boy.

100,000 going straight to attorney fees.

Attorney fees? This dude talking crazy. You taking who.

Out? Yeah, I want this one. Who you taking out on the towel?

My wife. Wow. Wow. Don't get caught on the lie, Mike.

Hey, look, this is a nice thing.

It is, bro. I'm telling you.

They do it all.

Steven Johnson was a good one.

They do it all.

For threes, he's going to have about 20 of them. Jason Johnson and K with good picks. Yeah, Jason Johnson.

I love the K pick.

Evan Mobley was a good one.

Steph, obviously, with the threes.

Steph Curry going to hit about four games. Yep, yep, yep.

Derrick White got blocks, too.

Derrick White got blocks and steals along with dice and dice.

All that shit, yeah.

Chad, too. You feel me?

That's what I'm saying.

Chad wants to know, especially from our Wizards contingent, why A.J. DeBonsa was not taken. He said y'all switched up. I'm up with Adidas.

Damn, that's crazy. I'm going with Adidas. Chad, I messed up. I should have took him with my last pick, just off GP.

You ain't really D.C.

Yeah, that's what I'm saying. Y'all don't really like it. I thought you was my guy. Don't do me like that. Come on. Who did you take with your last pick? Pascal. You still trying to win? Stop that, man. Stop that.

Nah, mine was more situational. Low-key, though, because he do play defense, too.

Yeah.

He just ain't going to get as much opportunity with Trey and AD on the floor, too.

So that was more so one of my picks.

Who's going to get the most opportunity?

Hey, Paolo, can we put the scoring system back up? I know it's a little confusing for our chat.

You know what?

You know what? I want to run it through chat GPT. Do that. So, Chad, I know this is confusing. It confused me as well. But you get a point for the point. So if you make a free throw, right, that counts as a point. You get a point for that. You get a point for the free throw made. But you lose one for the free throw attempt. So that free throw counts as one point. I know it looks a little funky. So if you make a three-pointer, you get the three points for the three-pointer.

Wait, hold on.

So if you make a free throw? It's plus one overall. But it's three different things that go into it. So it's just one point? One point is the simplest way to explain it. But it's confusing when you look at it like that. But if you make a three-pointer, you get the plus three for the points. You get a plus one for the three-pointer made. So that equals four.

You get a plus two for the field goal made. That equals six. But you get a minus one for the field goal attempt. So that makes a three-pointer worth five. Okay.

All right.

Believe me, I had to scratch my head. That's why I don't do fantasy. I just host. So basically, he's saying, I'm going to win.

I'm going to win.

Harden was taken. Let me take a picture of this. Harden was taken?

Yeah, Harden was taken.

For all the fantasy experts in the chat, that's why we let them pick eight players. So if there's injuries or anything, they still have five to choose from. Well, chat GPT going to tell me who. What if I need to make a trade? Let's go around the couch.

Let me see that after you.

Let's go around the couch. Brendan, looking at your team.

Yeah, yeah, what's up?

How you feel?

We feeling good, man. Feeling good, man. Put my team up there real quick, man. Appreciate you. Yeah, man, feeling good. First of all, got Jokic. That's a walking triple-double. I'm getting everything I need. Maxie, Brunson, once again, a lot of scoring, threes, whatever I need. Harden, assists, scoring. And then I just went with just the upside of what Zion and guys like Sabonis because they get a lot of opportunities what they can do. So we'll see how it's going to work out, man. You know, I got a lot of guys that got a lot of opportunities.

Like Boogie said, a lot of guys on my team are going to get a lot of opportunities, man. Apollo got to go get a chance to lead his team in scoring. Same thing with Brunton, Maxey, Jokic, Sabonis, Zion. So, you know, we're going to make it do what it do.

All right, let's shift over. to Gilbert, Jay Arena's Gilbert, came in the suit, had the Luka jersey on underneath. What gave you the confidence to think that Luka would still be available with the fourth pick in the first round? Because I had the fourth pick.

And I figure, wouldn't be Jokic, and somebody's going to pick Shea.

So if Luka wouldn't have been there, what would you have done? I would have.

Kept my goddamn jacket closed.

I'm just asking.

So, you know, with Luka, I get my threes. I get my assists. I get my rebounding.

I like that Cooper flag. I want a Cooper flag. And I get steals also. I don't get the defense, which that's not part of it, but steals I get. And with Cooper flag, he does everything.

Everything.

So Luka being an ass defender is not really going to hurt you.

No.

Ass defender, great stealer.

Because he's going to make it up with the points, rebounds, and the turnovers. And then Scottie Barnes is the same thing. He doesn't take many threes, but he's going to rebound like crazy, pass like crazy, and he's going to get some steals. Andy Davis, on a contract year, won his extension. So every time he's had an extension, he's going to play all of us. So he's going to have a double-double with at least two blocks. Jamal Murray, obviously. Points, assists, steals, and threes. Kyrie's going to average about 24 with threes.

He averages about 1.5 to 2 steals a game. So, Alex Sarr is like my sleeper. I think he's– no one's going to be focusing on him. So, he's going to drift a lot, get a lot of easy, easy, easy tippings, easy threes. And he's a shot block guy. And then I'm going with Darion Peterson's upside where he's done– took over every team he's ever played for. No matter who's on the team, he just has that Kobe mentality with him. So, I'm going to go with him. And it just seems like the coach wants him to be very aggressive.

What do you mean took over every team he played for? He only played at Kansas. Nobody on that Kansas team.

USA Basketball every year.

Who on that Kansas team is going to take shots at Darren Peterson?

Basketball every year.

Huh?

USA Basketball, every stage.

This is shit.

Okay.

So.

The high school circuit, that's you.

I know you know way more high school.

Hey, I'm just saying, if a motherfucker play half the season and average 20-something or something, half the games, I'm going with him. Coach said, hey, hey, all that passing five shit, not here.

Shoot all the balls.

Yeah.

All right, Boogie, let's move over to you. And a diverse mix of players in your squad. Obviously, we're going with A.E. and LaMelo.

Uh, They're the voice of the streets right now.

The voice of the streets is crazy.

The voice of the streethood heroes.

So they're going to do what they do. Scoring the ball, passing the ball, you know, things of that nature. Denny, a very versatile forward, can do a little bit of everything. High rebounder, can play in the passing lanes, can block some shots here and there. Rebound is one of the biggest things. Also, Kind of plays point forward, so he's going to get some assists as well. Devin Booker, we know what he can do in the league. Big time scorer, can shoot the ball. They are playing him at point, so I'm expecting to get at least five a game.

I am worried about the turnovers, though.

Usually when they play him at point guard, he does have a high turnover rate, but hopefully he can make up with it on the offensive end. Conker Nipple, as of right now, the best shooter in the league. I think he's going to only continue to improve. His shooting, I feel, is going to really take us to that next level. Laurie Markkinen, shoot the shit out of the ball.

A lot of opportunity in Utah. I would probably say he's maybe their number one option right now on Utah. So, like I said, a lot of opportunity. He scores the ball at a high clip, pretty efficient. Also can rebound, versatile type wings. Zubak double-double machine goes in, does his job every single night. You know exactly what you're getting from him. Anywhere from one and a half blocks to two a game. And then Steph Castle is just that winged pest, can guard any position. He can also bring you some on the offensive end with assists, finishes around the basket.

But he's a pest defensively, so that's why I want him.

All right.

Appreciate the explanation. Deep dive analysis in your team last night. for this couch swagging then we'll review the players or participants who are not here.

Today oh man um it's just my championship experience you know they let me get with the seventh round man and blocks and stuff is worth four points this is crazy you know they don't think people on the couch don't think they think all about points and stuff um so.

As a champion you try to go You need balance.

You need everything. You know, you need your role players. You know, you got Evan Mobley out there. Y'all let him slide. Derek White.

Rebound steals.

You might as well just hand me the money now, you know. I'll give y'all some. You know, I'll give y'all a couple dollars.

If you do win, what you going to use the money for? Oh, you know, man, I got a couple people to take care of. A couple people to take care of?

Yeah, yeah.

You sure?

Mm-hmm.

He sure.

By take care, what you mean by that?

What you mean? What you mean? You know, it's one strip club.

Strip club? You can't go burning 100K in a strip club.

No, they hurting. They hurting.

They hurting.

They told me they hurting.

What you mean?

They told me they hurting. Okay, I was just making sure. Well, you said we. I didn't want you to include me. Yeah, we all going.

We going to support. No, no.

Support local businesses. Support the local community.

I don't do strip clubs. No, no, it's a new company.

They opened a new black owned business and they need it. He came to me the other day like, man, I'm not doing so well.

And I was like, I could possibly help you. I could possibly win a hundred. If you get the hundred, you're going straight to the strip club.

With all of us, baby.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

All of us.

All of us.

No, no, no. Whoa, whoa, whoa.

You trying to get me set up, man.

No, man.

Hey, man, I know y'all can't.

Get some of the money out of them.

I know y'all got a tippy-toe around your house.

I do.

I do.

My wife watch this show. You trying to get me set up. Hey, me and my dog run hard.

Ha, ha, ha.

Hey, Boog, like, you ain't set me up for failure.

Ha, ha. Swag sellout brothers.

Oh, man.

Hey, man.

Hey, you by yourself. Oh, no, you want an island brother? You Gilligan Joe.

I love my house. Yeah, so I got host. Yeah. And you know, we're having a Bible study for loss.

Yeah, boy.

Yeah, my dog.

No, you won't leave me, baby.

She left.

Yeah, that's my dog.

But yeah, man, I'm gonna share with everybody. If I win, if I win, I'm giving y'all 10 each.

10 each coming from Swaggy. You heard it. It's documented on his YouTube live.

Read this for the people, Gil.

I don't want to be rude.

Go ahead and read it for the people. When you put the teams up on ChatGPT, who do they say had the number one team? Read it, Joe. Joe, you host.

Joe, you host. According to ChatGPT, if all 64 players are completely healthy, I'm still pricking Brendan Haywood to win. Is that what ChatGPT said? But this is from your phone, Gil? Who put the... Oh, but they said, Gil, your team moves much closer to first. So championship chances, according to ChatGPT.

Amen.

Brandon Haywood, 29%. First and foremost. Gilbert Arenas, 25%. Swaggy P, 15%. Baron Davis, 12%. Where the fuck am I? Shump, 8%.

Right where you need to be. Danny Green, 6%.

You lad.

Boogie, 4%.

Evan Turner, 1%.

Hey, that's up zero.

I do feel like that for real.

I didn't even know he was still here.

I didn't know he was still here. I didn't know he was still here. Hang on, man.

I do feel that way.

Damn.

Who is that?

Reese Shea?

Yeah, the number one pick.

On the ladder.

On the ladder.

Ever since we got you, let's take a look at your team. Do we have to refresh? I got a 4% chance.

Hold on.

Chat, GBT Haiti.

What was my chance?

It's customized for Gil's thoughts. What was my chance of winning?

29%.

29%.

I like that, boy.

So, Evan, you got Jason Tatum with your top pick. KD, The Giver, Josh Giddy. I thought I was.

Going to get all y'all 10,000.

The Good Jalen Williams.

Your words, not mine. The Good Jalen Williams. LeBron, Raymond James Sr., Not to be confused with LeBron James.

So y'all win. Just look out.

Damian Lillard and Trey Murphy. And last but not least, Paul George.

They got a lot of old heads on here. His team would have been good like seven years ago.

But defensively, I still got some sleepers, man.

Paul George been averaging close to two steals per game each of the past two seasons. Jason Tatum came back last season to average like a steal and a half. Giddy's going to get some steals as well. I believe in Jason Tatum's output. Honestly, I think he'll have monster games with heavy rebounding.

A lot of threes, obviously. But, yeah, I don't know how my team's going to look.

I'm not.

I'm not really. I'm just going to look forward to it.

I'm just going.

You know what I mean?

You got to have faith.

You tricked him out of getting Luka. How much you pay, Evan?

No, he didn't trick me out of getting Luka.

I told you on the load.

Why would you pick Luka? Jokic was supposed to go number one.

No, he won Luka, I think. He for sure won Luka.

With the number one pick?

Jokic was supposed to go number one.

For sure.

Yeah, Jokic was supposed to go number one.

Jokic should have went number one.

Always number one. Yeah, he does everything. He gives you the threes, the rebounds. They both do everything.

Steals.

They have a low kick.

Yeah, he gets a lot of steals, too.

A sleeper would have been like that.

Yeah, he gets the... How? Because they be trying to throw the ball around.

He had just 66 fantasy points.

Who? Jokic.

Yeah, Jokic is always... Like, dog, you go look at anything, Jokic is always going to be the number one or two player on there.

They're the same, though.

That's what they're not.

Is? One averages 60-something.

One averages 35. What?

Who?

Luka.

35 points. Then he going to give you 10 rebounds. Then he going to give you 10 assists. In fantasy, it's going to be Jokic, SGA, and Luka in that little category.

Luka averages about 55 to 60.

Jokic averages 60 to 66.

Hey, man, let me find out if you're really doing your homework on this deal, man.

We had one last year.

I told you, Gilby tried to act like he don't know nothing, and then next thing you know, he be spitting out the facts. Yeah, man, he averaged this right here. How you know that, man?

I had to play a lot of fantasy stuff.

He averaged more points than Joker.

It's everything.

Remember, two points is only two points. But he also got the rebounds and assists, too.

Yeah, that's all one.

All of that is one.

No, so two-point, a main field goal is three points. Remember, turnovers is minus two.

Three is two.

Turnovers. A three is worth five. A high turnover person. That's what I'm saying.

And you got to look at the assists. Yeah. Assists versus turnovers, so, you know. That's why, like, that's why, like, Jason Tatum shouldn't win one.

It should have been Jokic or, it should have.

Been Jokic, Wimby, or Luka, number one.

What's Wimby averaging on fantasy?

You know, off the top?

Uh, Wimby, I didn't even really look at it. I was there last year. I don't know if I literally do.

I didn't pitch.

It last year. Why y'all be hating on Wimby? Rebounds and points. You be hating on Wimby a lot, though. I meant to tell you about yourself, too.

53.4 fantasy points per game. Wimby's at 53. So what place does Wimby, third, fourth?

Oh, blocks.

His blocks.

I mean, how this list goes is exactly how it is.

It goes Jokic, Shea, and Luka.

Victor, Giannis. Giannis is the sleeper. So you said I'm at 4%?

Yeah, man. They're saying your chance is low.

That's your GP, too.

I believe in you, Boogie. Yeah, I believe in you, too, man.

I ain't.

Lying, man.

But you never know. Injury, you remember injuries fucking everybody up, too.

Yeah.

Remember I said that. If Yogi's go down.

He done. I'm just saying, if Yogi's go down, you done. See these things, boys, that's hard. That's everybody.

If everybody's first pick go down, if Luka go down, you done. If your first pick go down.

Let's take a look at Baron Davis. Baron cannot be with us today, but let's take a look at his squad. Let me see BD's squad.

Baron Davis.

Austin Reeves. BD, I tried to do the best I could.

Brewing love. Let's see what BD's team look like.

First pick, SGA.

SGA.

I like that.

Donovan Mitchell is second pick. Well, I still got E.T. team up there. Rayford Young III, known as Trey Young, with his third pick. Amon Thompson, his fourth pick. Alperin Shangoon, fifth pick. Jalen Brown, the sixth pick. Walker Kessler, seventh pick. And Jaden McDaniels, my sleeper for B.D. I feel like Jaden McDaniels is going to have a big year this year.

With the white ember wolves. Efficient scorer. Fears no one. Talks his shit.

So stupid.

And I don't want to show Shump's team because y'all... Again, let me preface it. This is what he wanted. And I did my best. Shump has Wimby, Kawhi, Ace Bailey, Caleb Wilson, Darius Acuff Jr., Adai Mara, Darius Garland, Brandon Miller. So I did the best I could with what I was given to work with.

All right, well....

That was a beautiful... Inaugural Gills Arena Fantasy Draft this glorious Monday. Season starts in less than 24 hours. Celtics-Pistons, I believe. 12 o'clock Pacific, 3 o'clock Eastern for some reason. On opening day. We'll be here in the arena keeping you abreast of all situations going on around the league.

But let's keep this thing moving. Time to try and finesse some bread on Polymarket. This is Put That on Something. So we're going to give you a trade on the Polymarket app. You got to pick a side and put that on something. NBA season tips off Tuesday. Early game between last season's top two teams in the East. The Boston Celtics, New Look Celtics squad, Detroit Pistons. So Jalen Brown gone, but they got Jason Tatum, PG, pulling up to Detroit to take on Cade Cunningham, Jalen Dern with his new bread, and this Pistons squad. So Boston, a slight favorite in this one.

52%.

Of traders are picking them to get the season opening. Road win. 48% of traders picking the Pistons to get the win. But let's take it to the couch. Brendan, we're going to start with you. First game of the NBA season is finally here. We made it. Who's winning, the Celtics or the Pistons?

Celtics or the Pistons? I'm going to go with the Pistons, man. I'm going to go with Pistons, man. I'm rocking with Cade Cunningham, Motorcade. I like that matchup, him and Jason Tatum. But I like Cade's versatility just a little bit better. Jalen Dern got his bread. He's going to be picking, rolling, doing what he needs to do, doing all the dirty work.

So I like Cade on the perimeter. I like Jalen Dern causing a problem inside. Thompson in the preseason has looked a lot more confident offensively. That's the key to their team. If Thompson is better offensively, that team becomes a lot better, and that gives them another option to go along with Cade. So I'm going to go with the Pistons.

Okay. Let's move on to you, Gilbert J.

Arena.

Now I'm going to go with Boston.

Why?

Just because I said Detroit?

No, no, because you said Asar looked good in preseason.

Yeah, you got to start somewhere, don't you? Yeah, he was only playing against rookies this year.

So the fact that he looks comfortable against rookies and nobodies, when the big boys come in, He's going to go back to being normal.

Give me Boston.

I think Jason Taylor really has a chip on his shoulder.

Paul George has the residue.

I still think he's still stealing. He's still stealing something, whatever's going on. But, hey, I think they're going to come out. And as long as they make 17 threes, they usually blow teams out.

Right?

It's, it's that, that nine for 50 shit that gets them killed. So as long as they make them 17, if they go 17 for 45, 17 for 50, they usually.

Win those games easy. So, um, I'm going to go with Boston on that one.

Okay.

Live by the three, die by the three. Let's shift over to this side of the couch, Boogie. NBA season opener, 12 p.m. Pacific time, our time here in the arena. We will be live on the air when that game starts. We'll keep you updated though, but who's winning, Celtics or Pistons?

I like the Pistons.

Um, Obviously keeping Cade, not keeping Cade, but having Cade is a plus for Detroit. He's ahead of the snake. I think they did a pretty decent job of surrounding him with some talent. I like the John Collins signing. Gives him size, gives him shooting. Also some protection at the rim. I think the twin can not stop. Tatum, but I think he can match up with him, slow him down a bit. When I look at Boston's roster, outside of Derek White, I don't really see a guy that can slow them down.

All the way across the board.

I think from what I saw in preseason, too, I know this is opposite of what Gil says, but the way Jalen Dern performed in preseason, I like what I saw. If we're getting that type of confidence on the floor, that type of aggression, that type of mindset, along with what they already got with K leading Leading that group.

I like the Pistons. I like them all season, but I like them for this game as well.

Swaggy?

It's tough.

I'm going to go with Boston, though.

Swaggy is elected to go with the Boston Celtics.

Just because.

Taylor, my guy.

Still want some more shoes. You know, he sent me little packages and all that.

Oh, so he bought you off? Yeah, you know, he got me on payroll. I'm going to tell you, man. And he do got something to prove this year. It's going to be a tough game. I feel like I can't even know where I'm going. I really think the Pistons are going to win, to tell you the truth. I can't even lie. I think the Pistons are going to win, but I'm going to say Tatum for half a day.

I'm going for Pistons.

Do we still have Evan Turner?

It was hard. It was hard.

I wanted to go. Evan Turner is still in the building. Appreciate you, Evan. Who are you picking, Pistons or Celtics? Season opener.

I got the Celtics. I think it's all about tone. You know, when the Pistons are very successful, they kind of deliver the first blow. But I think the Celtics have a culture of just playing physical and attacking. And I think one thing, it's all about whose best it is. And I think Cade Cunningham is ahead of the snake for the Pistons, but they have multiple players and versatility at the perimeter spot that might be able to guard them, switch on, and slow them down over the course.

Of the game.

I know Jalen Duren looked good, but I just don't think they have enough offensive firepower. We're trying to rely on John Collins and Cade to make plays, but we've seen from the playoff that if the games are physical enough and the energy's high enough, Cade will have a high turnover game. I just think also, too, Jason Tatum is going to come out and really set the tone.

I believe in Paul George as well and Peyton Pritchard. I just think they have a better team. And with Mitchell Robinson being there, I just think their top eight or nine is going. to be able to match the output of what the Detroit Pistons are going to be able to come with.

All right.

Beautiful.

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Instant cash outs. The most accurate sports odds and forecasts in the world. We do have one last piece of business today because we love our chat so much. Let's do a quick mostly fans in and out of our chat. Chat, appreciate y'all so much. We got the green screen. Appreciate y'all so much for pulling up. This first annual Gil's Arena Fantasy League draft. We'll be monitoring the Fantasy League all throughout the season. Keeping you updated. Who's in charge?

Who's on top? We'll start seeing if we're going to do trades and all that other stuff. You might want to hit that again. Trying to keep it simple. We got a new and improved one today, Gil.

Uh-oh.

Because we have so much elaborateness going on in the arena.

We got something new going on? Let's see.

Do we have any mostly fans questions? No, they ain't fucking with us. They do not appear to be fucking with us.

Let me see.

Here we go. The new one is not today, it's tomorrow, right?

Hmm?

We doing it tomorrow?

You got a new string?

We are working on it right now, Gil. So we got a question from A. Gray Day, 212. Put $ 50 on the offering plate. Said, who wins? 1990s draft first picks versus 2000s draft first picks. Stack it up, 10 v. 10. You said 2000, like, 2000, like the 2000s? 1990s draft first picks versus the 2000s draft first picks.

Let me see.

Oh, off the top of my head. Out. Nah.

They got some seats. 90-91 is the first season we're starting or 89-90?

How do y'all want to do it?

90-91? 90-91. So 91 will be.

90. So you got Larry Johnson, Shaq, Chris Webber, Glenn Robinson, Joe Smith, Allen Iverson, Tim Duncan, the Candyman, Michael Oloy-Candy, Elton Brand, and Canyon Martin. It's a 2000 draft, so that would be... Cole was in there, Allen Iverson, all of them are.

In there, right? I thought first pick.

First pick?

Yeah. It's whoever was number one.

As I interpreted the question.

Okay, so.

So like Cole, you can't use Cole.

Yeah, the number one picks from the 90s versus the number ones in 2000.

Hell no. 2000's got some suspects, bro. Hell no, we're not doing that.

Who are the 2000 number ones?

Anthony Bennett. That's where they drafted all the young kids. So, 2001, Kwame Brown, Yao Ming, LeBron James, Dwight Howard, Andrew Bogut.

Don't do that.

Bargnani, Greg Oden, Derrick Rose, Blake Griffin, John Wall.

I'm going to go with the 90s. Oh, it's not past the 2010s.

Okay.

Yeah, that's solid.

Yeah.

What we got in the 90s?

I'm going 2000.

90s. You've got Larry Johnson, Shaq, Chris Webber, Glenn Robinson, Joe Smith, A.I., Tim Duncan, Michael Oluwakandi, Elvin Brand, Kenya Martin, 99, 2000. They got a lot of bigs in the 90s, too. Yeah, that's what I said they were going. It's more like bigs versus guards. So, 2001 starts with Kwame Brown, then Yao Ming, LeBron, Raymond James Sr., Dwight Howard, Andrew Bogut, Bargiani, Greg Oden, Derrick Rose, Blake Griffin, John Wall.

I think the thousands are better.

I think I got to go with the thousands.

Yeah, Derrick Rose, Dwight Howard, LeBron, Bargiani was nice even.

At his prime time. Shaq, Chris Webber, Tim Duncan, A.I.? Greg for KD. That's tough. That's tough.

Yeah, you forgot AI in there.

Yeah, they can't shoot for shit.

Can you substitute KD for Greg Odom?

No, because he ain't go number one. It's only guys that went number one.

You're going to make up.

Your own room.

Yeah, he didn't play.

I'm going with my era. I'm going with.

Them 90s kids. I got drafted in 2001, so I'm going with my era.

Mm-hmm.

It ain't a soul on this planet can fuck with Shaq.

Nope.

Prime Shaq? No, sir.

Dwight at all?

Nothing?

Damn, Shaq? Prime Shaq?

I'm talking about Orlando's Shaq.

That's a 90s Shaq. Orlando Dwight can't mess with Orlando Shaq. I don't believe you.

What about Yao?

He said he don't believe what? Yao. Oh, I forgot.

Orlando Shaq is very different.

Orlando Shaq. Boy, Orlando and early Lakers Shaq.

It is Dwight Howard just offensively skilled.

Man.

I'm going with the nigga who broke the backboard, so I'm going to take Shaq in that one. Yeah. You break two backboards.

As a rookie.

Yeah. Shaq my favorite big all the time. We ain't stopping him.

The one on there that people don't talk about because it ain't flashy, that Tim Duncan, the big fundamental. It ain't flashy. It's going to be nasty flannel shirts worn to the press conference, but when you get on that court, it's going to be all flannel.

Tim Duncan getting that at Dwight or Yao for sure.

All right, there we have it.

So we got a comment from MikeMike100. Said, Josiah, good luck to you and your three teams. Thank you, MikeMike. I'm getting 20% of any of those three teams. Don't sleep on Shum's team, guys. No, we sleep. He has something going on in there that may or may not work out for him. But that was mostly fans. Here in Gills Arena, our first ever Gills Arena fantasy draft.

Like I said, we're going to track the progress. We can trade. We can trade amongst ourselves. You pay the bills. You make the rules. Just let me know what we're doing. Don't make it too confusing, though. Hey, Nick, you want to trade me Cade and Jalen Johnson?

You was right.

For.

They say Brandon is first. It does say Brandon is first. Who?

It does say Brandon is first. I'm Brendan, but Brendan.

Brendan, whatever your fucking name is.

Hey, boy, you done played with me for four years. The wood is first.

You got a 30% chance. Brendan. Not 29, 30%.

The wood. Oh, now I bumped up to 30% chance.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

They know what's up with you, boy.

You got 18%.

Roll with the winners. Roll with the winners, Gil.

I'm right behind you.

Roll with the winners.

Well, happy NBA regular season. Oh, he bumped up to five. Five percent.

Five percent.

I'll tell you.

It took a percent off of me. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Hey, man, you really been calling me Brandon all these years, man?

I have.

It's crazy.

I got a trade for you.

I got a trade for you.

Who?

You give me Caden Jalen Johnson.

I give you Sar.

What?

Man, stop.

Sar.

Hey, man, end the show. Cut the show, Josiah. Cut the show. All right, man. End of the show. Cut the show.

And 45% of the way.

Deal.

Deal.

What?

Man.

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

What? What?

What the fuck did y'all just do?

Hold on.

You're fucking up everything. Josiah, cut the show. You're messing up everything. Wait, wait, hold on.

I'm just saying, for 25% of my win, and he takes those two, I get those two.

That's a good-ass deal. Hey, man, cut the lights. Veto, veto, veto.

Come on, come on, Commissioner.

You got vetoed.

Vetoed.

Shout out to everyone. Oh, you can veto? I had to veto that.

Veto Corleone.

Shout out to everybody.

In the chat.

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