Shams talks ‘Unrivaled’ women’s league, LA Clippers & Lakers’ outlook + Bronny | The Pat McAfee Show

Shams talks ‘Unrivaled’ women’s league, LA Clippers & Lakers’ outlook + Bronny | The Pat McAfee Show

sham you know it Pat I I I saw this this this song that you guys dropped was that Tai and BC are they dropping bangers like not like us that what’s going on right I don’t know which one we sang two songs to start the show already you know a little bit sing along season here in the offseason things get a little bit loose uh Shams if you want to get uh on a track we would love it you you start singing we’ll just kind of yep we now the floor is yours I can sing sure I’m not going to sing right now but we can you know we we got to hold hold off on that we have to sell it the right way uh but I’m going to Hype myself I think I can sing so we got we we sell the hell out of don’t you worry about the selling we’ll we’ll we’ll chop screw this thing like with DJ screwed down here we will make this thing you know go you know we we will certainly we’ll put a mixtap about May remixes we’ll send it out to some DJ we’ll see how the hell this all you got to do is just sing right now Now’s the Time sell it CHS now was worldwide leader yeah do we’re in every airport every restaurant right now just a little bit I got a little FAL seta now Pat I’m I’m holding out on you guys but I got a little bit down there yeah you know like uh like a nice bluesy you know like smoke a th sigs hit a microphone yeah like that’s that’s what we think whenever we look at you Shams no no no I’ve got a FAL setto I’m more on the soft side you know we’re we’re Romantics on this side Pat I see I see how you are I say you are with the kiddo with the wifey I’m trying to I’m trying to follow your path now oh we see you caking on TV all the time on the internet actually we see you caking literally every single time we see your likes too Shams they’re they’re pretty they’re pretty testy my brother who he’s I didn’t oh I’m just screw M Sean okay Shan shiria oh let’s talk Shan shiria okay so you made the announcement this morning obviously a big one and we all heard of Ice Cube in Big Three making an offer for Caitlyn Clark That was supposed to be multiple millions and it was however many X whatever her rookie salary was going to be for the WNBA so people like us were like she has to consider it she has to consider it with the amount of money that’s available for how short her potential career can be in the grand scheme of her entire life and maybe this will open more avenues for more money for women’s basketball and then everybody that basically knew Caitlyn Clark and knew women’s basketball came back and like she wants to grow the like she wants to grow the league she it’s a much bigger Mission than just herself and I think she’s learned that from the ogs around the WNBA and one of them is goat who’ll be joining the show beasto she was a part of the announcement they’re creating their own big three and ownership uh from the players in when is this going to happen it’s GNA happen in in football season what what are we how far along are we here and this is brilliant genius and I love everything about it especially with what was being reported of the average salary and what that was going to be how does this work what is the expectation how long’s this been in the works Shams Sean the floor is yours don’t have to sing it either the this has been in the works for a while and the one difference between this and the big three and really other league opportunities that are out there is that this is an American League in the United States it’ll be played in Miami they already have a facility of a thousand fans LED system it’s going to be a pretty big time uh facility Arena that that they already have for this unrivaled league and and the part is they can play in the states they can play in Miami and it’s going to happen not during the summertime we know in the summmer is the WNBA season which is going to start pretty soon here in the calendar this will be played into winter time it’ll start the first season start January 2025 and and like you said right there Beast still Banna Stewart her and nefisa Kier who plays for the Minnesota links they’re both co-founders of this league so two WNBA Stars Allstar caliber players best in in the WNBA and two moms as well two two two women that understand kind of what women have to deal with having to go play abroad to make more money additionally to support their families and their livelihoods along with that WNBA Sal the a WNBA salary Pat is $120,000 I’m told this salary is going to be significantly higher double the average salary in this league and you think about the super max contract that we see in the WNBA right now it’s about $241,000 I’m told that the top players in this unrivaled league will be significantly more could be double that amount um this league is it has has a has a has a big array of rod decks of investors that are involved now who Carmelo Anthony to name one Steve Nash Alex Morgan Soccer Star just off the top of my head here but I think the fact that this runs opposite of the WNBA season it’s another option to for for the for these women to play in come come winter time and so you have your WNBA salary for some of these players along with this this significantly elevated numbers that they’re that they’re giving to these players and this is this sets a record the highest average salary in women’s professional sports history and that is a a key Mark and I am curious how does this affect the WNBA salar moving forward how does this affect other leagues that are trying to replicate something like this we still don’t know who the players will be there’s going to be at least the first 30 signings of this league I’m told there’s already a few WNBA Allstars finalizing deals with the league we’ll get some of those names soon uh and those salaries will be significant when you think about what the WNBA uh is paying right now to these players but you when you get all of these players together the first 30 also get equity in the league so depending on how big the league goes I’m not sure if let’s say player 32 33 let’s say there’s a superstar player that joins the mix at 40 like do they still get Equity I’m not quite sure yet but definitely at least the first 30 will and it’s a three on- three League they’re going to play full court it’s it’s a shortened Court uh kind of more more widespread allows a lot more of a potentially fun game and this is going to be all stars filling this league this is not uh going to going to be any end of bench I think players this is going to be the best of the best that this league is trying to put forth okay so I love everything about it congratulations to the league creating and the records and the money being broken and there’s obviously a lot of followup so so with that much money uh being paid you would obviously assume how many weekends would it be how many games would it be and are we certainly going to come to a point where people are going to play six seven years in WNBA maybe uh get their legacy established in the WNBA and then wait I only have to work in the winter and and uh I’m getting paid 3x uh what yeah the W’s pay I think there’s a right there’s a chance that the W is the w a part of this or not at all as of right now the W is not a part of this it’s going to be looking at at least couple games a week for for this league that starts in January and and they’re still trying to figure out exactly uh who’s going to be able to stream this game where will it air how will it stream all those details still that they’re trying to figure out of course January still a little bit of time away now about signing the right players getting the right players in the mix so in in a way the WNBA is involved right like the best of the best players in this league and in the players that founded this league Bron Stewart nefisa ker they are WNBA Allstars they are big parts of the WNBA and so this entire league will be spearheaded by WNBA players that are trying to forge their own path trying to find their own path in terms of having another pathway of of getting salary getting money and in a way where you’re not being forced to go abroad uh to earn your living and earn an additional living along with the the the WNBA salaries I love the ownership is there going to be a four-point shot and everything like that are they taking anything from The Big Three because that’s only half court obviously they’re doing full court and will they all be played at you said in Miami they’ll all play there that is where it’ll just be hubbed pretty much so living in Miami during the winter getting paid 3x what they’re getting paid I didn’t even think about it I I I I didn’t even think about it like that yeah get get living in Miami and Janu for some of these actually for a lot of people in the world in the United States of America especially I’m in Chicago you guys are in India you guys know how to get some here yeah Bingo that’s what well I’m just thinking about let’s think about Beast too so she has ownership in the league she’s living in Miami potentially for two months whatever it is and she’s getting paid significantly more than another League the W’s going to have to figure out a way to be a part of that they’re going to or there’s a chance you know like it just natural and the reason why I think about that is I think I’m coming from an athletes perspective I’m not saying I’m an athlete but I got a chance to know a lot of guys uh that were professional athletes and it’s like where’s the money where’s the money and then also happiness and gig and free time and what the W is I mean significantly smaller workload the work at yeah the work they don’t have to choose right they could do both certainly but I’m just saying what’s going to happen is like you said people like Beast do like herb Legacy in the W is already established so why would you not be like all right I’m going to play two more seasons and then I’m just going to do the Miami for the next 10 years exactly that’s what I’m saying it’s almost like uh it Bec becomes a desirable alternative to the WNBA you know and that is definitely desirable definitely desirable I will say the WNBA that it’s a platform right and we’re starting to see changes chartered flights we we’re seeing a lot of changes I think the the the WNBA is going to continue to make changes I think it’s only going to elevate itself and we see players like Caitlyn Clark they are invested in the wnba’s future they want the W to succeed and overall this is a league that’s what what we 25 years in into this league and think Shams you’re talking about imagine if somebody in there is just like a uh revolutionary Spirit okay just they have that they have a revolutionary Spirit they go hey if we only play and we’re all the best players yeah in this particular League this is the league then what that’s what I’m saying is that that’s not inevitable I guess I should not think like that I mean you’re right but I do think these players aren’t best in the w I think they have a level of equity that they built in the league yeah I mean this all subject to to for Nows right in terms of if this league takes off and it it gets a life of its own and it’s looked at as a much better alternative paying a lot more money um for sure I mean may maybe one day I Never Say Never I just know that these players you think about Caitlyn Clark right the amount of deals that she has off the court like kudos to her everyone around her Camp you know everyone talks about the WNBA salaries but it is a platform that she’s on and also the ability to earn significantly more money it is more money that she would have been able to earn in nil money like there was this talk what if she just stays another year at Iowa like you’re making significantly more money being able to sign actual deals not nil deals signing actual the Nike deal that that that that she’s going to be on that’s that’s a deal that’s well worth well over $20 million over multiple years and so that’s not the only deal she has I believe Wilson just came out with something with her so she’s got a ton of deals and a lot of these players are finding these add BRS and these additional Outlets to make money and a lot of it is based on the platform they built for themselves we’re GNA talk to beast in the third hour but my head is just rolling about yeah we got all those endorsements we got the best league she’s the one to ask if she’s trying to take over for the WNBA she would know yeah and also like if if I assume Caitlyn’s gonna be one of the first 30 that’s going to get ownership in there now she should be able to negotiate hopefully her people great business people the uh I hope they do it right they seemingly are seemingly are are doing everything friend of the program friend of the program she’s been on one time yeah it was it was uh she was great she offered she I think she’s going to want to come back up we’ll see if we can get to her you know we we will see if that is possible in this entire thing all good she got to you know figure it out right now with the fever she’s certainly doing that about to have 40 probably in the next week and a half if we had to guess but if she gets in there she go it’s her own deal and then like Angel ree gets in there yeah right and then and then these next next stars that come in page buckets and and they’re like you know and if Beast do yeah are all these teams owned already or oh you’re paying me 10x what they’re paying me in the W dude and I live in Miami we’ll do the Olympics too because there’s no you guys are kind of convincing me you you guys are kind of convincing me right yes that’s what I’m just thinking I’m just thinking like naturally and I assume like you guys are convincing me but but you know this is an alternative but what if what if the WNBA also increases their pay and they get to this level and then you’re looking at these players that have two major streams of income which we a million two million potentially like down the line if all these numbers continue to inflate so I think I see the bigger picture I don’t know if it’s taking over everything I do think it’s creating change creating a difference and making whether it’s a WWE other leagues think twice as far as hey if there’s this league unrivaled that’s paying double what we’re paying that’s paying triple four times five times how much we’re playing even our top players maybe we have to reevaluate this well in the first sellout for that Connecticut Sun team in 20 years at home 2003 yeah you know so it’s not like they’ve had a long time to build up that brand have they sold it out since that first game either they should because they got some players on there team what they should certainly do that it’s like business-wise how far ahead is the W versus this this league that hasn’t even started yet we we’re it’s going to have to be a good content it’s going to have to get good numbers somebody’s going to pay an enormous amount of money because live sports are certainly in right now especially with the backing of the people that you mentioned is there any I don’t even want to get into it any VCS behind it that any uh do you know that information or anything like that because they have direct ties to most networks and then if it gets like good numbers then their platform is just as big as the WNBA platform is and all of a sudden now you’re talking all right we’re pulling for p we love it that’s why we love John Skipper’s involved there’s a couple people here with TV Ties with with different entities uh obviously their goal able to get deals done with nothing that guy he is he is a oh yeah he is a Wheeler and a dealer I assume he will well I assume he will get it all figured out onto every platform maybe even if they don’t play games that’ll be something that’ll be really impressive all right let’s move to some NBA chitter chatter we appreciate you for joining us Shams the talks to table was Bon Boston Conor has a question yeah Shams obviously tyo got a deal done with the Clippers even though there was some talk about him maybe going elsewhere how did that happen were there any thoughts or deals or offers from other teams Allah the Lakers possibly for tyoo to reunite with LeBron and also now that tyoo is there does that mean Paul George all those guys are going to end up staying and all the talk about Paul George being traded to the Lakers or something that’s all going to you know kind of fall to the Wayside so Tyler was in the last year of his contract and if he was ever to get available yes the Lakers they he was he would have been at the top of their list they would have went at him hard but but this was the big thing for the Clippers is bringing back tyo that was important they already have Kawhi Leonard in the full three years $150 million he signed that extension before the end of the regular season so now was about we gotta keep tyo we have to keep Paul we have to keep James Harden um and and they’re going into a new Arena the in dome in La that’s Steve balmer’s baby he’s put a lot into it a lot of money a lot of Sweat Equity that’s his thing and he moved it to Englewood that’s the new Arena that they’re going to play in they’re separating themselves from crypto.com stateb Center um and so for the for for the Clippers it was about bringing tyo back and it was paying him among the top three to five coaches in the NBA so five years almost $70 million in an extension for him that’ll keep him under contract through 2029 2030 and he he’s now among the top five paid coaches you think about Greg papovich Steve Kerr Eric spoler Monty Williams he’s right there uh in that mix as far as around $14 million a year and now their goal is to bring back Paul George and James Harden but Paul George you know this is someone that obviously as of right now it seems he’s going to test free agency and and whether it’s a maximum contract or just shy of a maximum contract um that’s really what he’s looking at and and right now the Clippers they gave Kawhi Leonard about $9 million less than his max contract and they they have no they had no intention of going above that for Paul George uh in during the regular season we’ll see if that changes like this is all a game of Leverage uh fre agents can start talking to teams starting June 30th uh um and and Paul George is extension eligible now so his Camp the Clippers I’m sure have continued to go back and forth and trying to figure out a deal James Harden who was arguably the Clippers best player in the playoffs um he’s someone that they want to keep as well and he’s gonna have to wait probably and see what happens with Paul George’s future but tyo getting done that was a big domino in all this and now that he’s in the mix they’re not trying to go into that that new arena with just tyou and and and Kawhi Leonard who we’ve seen he’s missed significant time of the last three postseasons it’s unfortunate he’s one of the best players when he’s healthy but 2021 he has a torn ACL 2022 he doesn’t play uh in 2023 he has a miniscus tear and this year he had inflammation in his knee which has been twice surgically repaired and so this is obviously a concern for the clippers for kawh Leonard uh and now they have to see if they can keep Paul George and James Harden gotta get drained like Ed monik the um the you you talk about the Clippers new Arena going to want to fill that place up obviously the amount of money he spent on piping in that place wow the amount of toilets that are in that place the amount of piping in La I couldn’t even imagine and that was whole teams potentially you’re not even allowed to use water in La was that no Fiji Water you’re not allowed no but I was chugging to Fiji Water this morning uh Shams and as that happened I read a tweet that said oh you’re drinking something that’s going to attack your brain what they’ve been recalled Fiji Waters have been recalled did you know that I I had had no idea there’s a lot I don’t know about that I’m in in my little bubble over here just you know knocking out NBA stuff that that I did not know that what are they being recall how do you recall water this is from yesterday this is my bottle from yesterday November and on so make sure that thing doesn’t say November yeah uh here it is 1.9 million bottles of Fiji Water recalled after testing finds high levels of Manganese which can cause brain damage great I already do enough you know what I mean and I don’t need water get fij water every time I’m at the airport every time am I dealing with brain damage right now M A lot of people don’t know about that what mes yeah yeah I heard that I heard that video good water bottles are good prayer is up for everyone that’s ever had Fiji Water in their life before go and when you drink it you think to yourself damn I want to go to Fiji Fiji sounds sweet if this is this that they got in bottles I couldn’t even imagine what the entire place magnic and now manganese what November is the uh it was four or five dates in November in 2023 if they’re bottled if it’s bottled on November just don’t drink and it was just from the 24pack 500 milliliter bottles 500 milliliter what’s that that’s the ones we’re drinking of yeah I might have move to the or Kirkland what Dan Dan all I I don’t mind Dan Aquafina I don’t like the tast is trash well people love aquafine there’s people that enjoy aqu those people stink you know the um ated filtered water yeah love awesome love it who has the time though I mean I need to buy who has who has the time Smart Water Smart Water I drink my water with a fork that’s what I do I drink my water with fork put it in the in the cups and I I that’s how I drink my like that takes eight hours Shams I just learned what virgins do with water that’s awesome y I am so happy I’m so happy to hear Shams I love you dude I do this water’s not bad here the this life water we are we are samping all yeah life water is legit the essential water essential water is real deal as well high pH what was that one that had the uh Voss oh my God I used to be able to do Voss bottle tricks I was the the glass bottles that’s legit and then you could if you had the right touch you could literally just flip that thing up and it would sideways for you you just take it off and then putting it back on same thing what you would look so cool and you do the little flip like you’re in cocktail back pocket boom we’re out of there Voss water won me like four to five moments in situations around people I didn’t know let me go ahead and crack this own over bang out of the gas station I felt so sweet H anyway didn’t even have to pay for it ah it was after I paid for it no I’m not going to steal anything geez come on what are you doing klepto Maniac Sean check his pockets that was Shan Shir I think not Shams uh Ty has a question for you we’ll stay in La yeah Shams uh when is the JJ reck decision going to be finalized it seems like I know hey he’s still calling games and the Lakers are flying people in for interviews and stuff like that and LeBron’s not involved in the decision whatsoever but I feel like this is definitely a part of him staying like has he been updated on this situation are they letting him know hey this is probably when we’re going to make a decision because it seems like right now like JJ reck is going to be the Lakers next head coach and they’re kind of just playing musical chairs until they can actually make an announcement when the finals are over yeah you know the Lakers search has been going on for almost a month now next week will mark four weeks and they’ve had multiple interviews with candidates James vgo was in Los Angeles this week he met with the Lakers met with the ownership yesterday from what I’m told um and and they could potentially you know keep this going and and interview other candidates over the next couple weeks um ironically coincidentally that timing would match up potentially to the end of the NBA finals and so you know when I talk to people around the league there’s obviously you look at it you try to connect some of these dots and the fact that the Lakers coaching Sur just so happened the potentially go all the way through the NBA Finals it’s obviously something that a lot of people are skeptical of and are keeping an eye on and are wondering does this mean that JJ reick is the the Lakers head code just in terms of connecting dots uh I mean if you’re trying to prolong an interview process or prolong a hire this would obviously be one way to do it is bring in a bunch of candidates prolong your interview process um but listen the Lakers say that they’re going through their their coaching search process they they’re multiple candidates I think I I think at the end of the if there are any finalists it’s it’s likely going to be JJ reick and James bgo James burgo is someone Anthony Davis is fond of and James bgo is someone that understands that the Lakers have to continue to win with Anthony Davis at the helm he’s 31 years old he’s in the prime of his career he’s going to be a Laker as long as all the all the stars line he’s going be a Laker longer than LeBron James is gonna be a Laker LeBron’s got one two more years at the most left in his career Anthony Davis has a longer Runway so building an offense around ad having a team of players development those are all things that from what I’m told James bro has stressed to the Lakers but I said it on the show last week I i’ reported on it as well the Lakers uh they have an infatuation level with JJ reick as a head coach they they view him as someone that for right now for for this team and potentially long term for four five six years down the line that JJ reic could be the exact Type of Guy character coach Suave how he moves his demeanor he could be the guy for the next five to six years that is their opinion that is the way that they’re operating on and could James brgo go in there and and interview and and turn this dial the other way probably not nothing’s ever off the board but um it it is I mean p okay so let’s let’s let’s do the other L if they haven’t hired a coach in in the NBA finals and they’re they’re waiting for the finals to end how would you handle a coaching I would just act like I’m interviewing everybody but really I’m interviewing nobody is that what you’re saying well they’re interviewing they’re going through interviews like Rob palinka yeah we’re wasting our time yeah I understand interview process was Rob palinka having sit Downs with candidates for multiple hours and really trying to know the candidates interview them and get a sense for how they are as people and then the next stage being more basketball Centric conversations and we’re at that stage brego is the only one so far that has gone in met with ownership you would assume JJ reick also goes in and meets with ownership but um how much money these coach I know tyou just got a $70 million thing how much money would JJ make if he was a coach of the Lakers average well JJ reck I’m sure is is making considerable uh is on a considerable salary right now so if you’re making a jump to a job like the Lakers I mean uh it’s going to be more than $5 million a year cly contract was around $5 million um you think about coaches and the salaries right now the way that they’re Rising around the league any really any type of coach in in the in the top 10 in the top 15 range I mean you’re looking at anywhere from 9 million and on and so if you add the the the tax on being the co Lakers coach living in La also giving up a pretty financially stable media job I mean you’re you’re you’re looking at north of $5 million now where that lands I it’s too early to say that yet I I I don’t have an idea you just said top 15 coaches are making 9 million plus I would assume that’s where JJ is starting this entire thing you know I would assume just I’m not a that’s where the market is headed that’s where the market is headed there’s still coaches right now that are still you know if you are like top 12 top 13 Coach you you still might not be at knocking at the doorstep of making 10 million but you know you think about some of these coaches you think about a Mike Brown who entering the last year of his deal he’s certainly someone that wants to approach that eight figure range and that Kings team was was in the playing tournament you think about Tom tiido he just LED his team to the second round of the playoffs he was at $7 million this year he’s entering the last year of his deal next year most people around the league expect Tom tiido to be in line for an extension that’s going to be in the E figure range because anytime you’re a coach that can get to the second round they can have the success that New York’s had get CED Byers okay so JJ reic is going to get paid about $9 million a year to be the Los Angeles Lakers new head coach that’s basically it’s still a search Pat the search is still oh yeah absolutely we one of these we are searching far and wide sometimes when you cat that wide net you don’t catch you know and that’s because you don’t want to you threw it in a little empty wer then you go to a stocked Lake like The Rock has in Virginia and he throw a real small net out there and who is it oh it’s JJ reck let’s go ahead and bring his ass in here uh for $9 million good congrats to him uh congrats aren’t in order you know Lakers still going through their process um is all right jalm we appreciate uh let’s talk last question here about the Lakers uh and then we’ll move to teams that are still playing bronny uh is only working out for like two teams I guess he’s been turning it down and there’s real interest is what you’re reporting like Phoenix Suns maybe it’s the 22nd pick are they doing that and I know this has been disputed by both bronny and LeBron and everybody but you can’t help but wonder if the Phoenix Suns are potentially thinking you know we don’t have a lot of options we have a number one that we could certainly trade at 22 and everything like that uh but the way the contracts are set up and where we are we’re in an interesting spot right now if we draft bronny there’s a chance we can lure LeBron at a lower price or they have to pay LeBron at full price uh to potentially come alongside you know you start thinking KD be LeBron whoa wait Deon book wait wait we have a team what now now all of a sudden ishia you know mortgage man is like I’ve spent so much money they have finded me so much finally we got a team that could maybe go do is that a is that why that conversation is taking place is that why Bron’s turning down a lot of workouts except for a few why do you think this is all happening and how does it end up working out yeah my sense is that the son’s interest in Brony James is more for him and him as a player of course and they are they are considering him at 22 I haven’t heard of any like we’re gonna draft bronnie and then get LeBron James because Pat just looking at it uh Lebron James will be offered any type of contract that he wants one year 50 million two years 105 is million three years 164 million is he really going to let that contract go to sign a one-year $3 million deal with the phoenix like does that sound logical to a lot of people n especially businessman LeBron was allegedly incredibly yeah 10% baby if you’re so let’s say LeBron James as I’ve reported as I’ve said that he expects to play up to two more NBA season let’s say he signs a twoyear $105 million deal to return to the Lakers you have 20 two two years 105 million versus one year or two years so one year at 3 million two years at 6 million Pat which one would you do yeah I I understand yeah it’s all working out okay I get it so the sun’s interest in bronnie James is more for bronny James and you think about what the Suns need if if they I think the Sun the suns are going to be active in the trade market they have two first round PS they can trade they can trade this year’s 22 they can trade the 2031 uh first round pick I mean that you said that with a straight face you just said a straight face don’t don’t do that on the show how how old how old is the 2031 first round pick right now six grade I think I think that’s Stone perk for they can trade round picks they can trade they are they are going to be active but if they keep their pick Brony James you think about what the Suns need they have star power they have Kevin Durant they have Bradley Beal they have Devon Booker they have probably a roster five six players deep what they need what we saw the big need for the Suns this year was at the point guard position having guys that can defend that can ball handle that can that can hit open shot TJ High I TJ mcconell would be the perfect player for the Pacers to sign to a 10e deal yes I agree let’s not even put that well the Pacers love him Rick car loves him I would expect the Pacers to try to extend TJ McConnell not do anything else with TJ McConnell I think he’s a folk hero in Indianapolis but you guys know him better than I do folk hero McConnell for KD guys something to think about I think the fans love TJ McConnell Am I Wrong yes you’re not wrong at all the T.J mcconell was beloved here I think he’d be beloved literally anywhere with what he just did in the playoffs but I do appreciate say like bronny is like TJ like what but if you those two are like if if you feel like bronny James is upside could potentially end up being TJ McConnell like that if you’re the Suns that’s legitimately the perfect type of player for your system and I think bringing bronny James in to Phoenix getting a sense for him as a player in a workout getting a sense for him as a person and seeing what he’s all about which people around the league believe he’s about the right things he’s got a high basketball IQ he’s mature uh he’s confident and and he’s not trying to be someone other than himself right like you’re not seeing like when when he was asked for comparisons to his game I mean he mentioned players like Davon Mitchell um those aren’t star players that he’s comparing himself to I think he knows what his role is at the next level and if you’re the Phoenix Suns you’re looking at him among five to six other players and seeing what can he do for you in your system and being a role player and excelling at that role oh yeah we appreciate you Shams bringing all the information keep killing it over there and we can’t wait to hear you s yeah oh yeah got full set of down soon come soon come in the Thunderdome oh Banger soon come DJ ked’s had an album on the way for 10 months long it’s been soon coming a long time it’s a good promo yeah another one ladies and gentlemen Sean thank [Music]

Shams Charania joins The Pat McAfee Show to discuss the new “Unrivaled” women’s basketball league that will feature WNBA stars as women’s basketball is exponentially trending upward behind the likes of young superstars Caitlin Clark & Angel Reese, the LA Clippers’ offseason moves, Bronny James in the 2024 NBA Draft, the Los Angeles Lakers’ coaching search, FIJI water and more!

0:00 Shams singing now!? 😂
2:05 New women’s basketball league & the WNBA
14:10 LA Clippers’ outlook with Ty Lue, Kawhi, new arena
17:44 FIJI water recall
21:05 Lakers’ coach search and JJ Redick
27:38 Bronny James’ draft options

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