Stay ConnectedWelcome to The Glue Guys, a Brooklyn Nets podcast from The Athletic brought to you by Mike Smeltz and Brian Egan focusing on all things Brooklyn Nets and the NBA. The show began when KG and Paul Pierce were still Nets… and somehow The Glue Guys have survived along with the Nets fan base
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The season is upon us! For this year's season preview - Brian and Mike snake draft their way through the Brooklyn Nets roster, pitting themselves against each other. And as they do, preview each Nets players' potential season ahead including what to expect from Kyrie Irving. If you want to follow along the draft, dive into our YouTube where there is a visual accompaniment. Also - smush that follow and subscribe! A lot of fun stuff will be on there this season.
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First, Mike from the Glue Guys runs through the latest from Steve Nash and James Harden on the Kyrie Irving situation and how exactly that situation may play out. Then at (20:00) The Athletic's Shams Charania joins the show to discuss his report on why Kyrie has remained unvaccinated, how Kevin Durant and James Harden view that decision, and Shams discusses the possible trade market for Kyrie Irving.
Sham Charania's story on Kyrie Irving and the Nets
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The Brooklyn Nets have decided to keep Kyrie Irving from the team, no playing or practicing, until he is eligible from a full participant. The first 30 minutes of the episode directly addresses the Nets situation regarding Kyrie Irving. Then the final 60 minutes was part of an episode we recorded right before the Kyrie news broke. That conversation includes whether the Nets should trade Kyrie Irving for Ben Simmons.
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NBA reporter Jake Fischer from Bleacher Reporter - and author of 'Built to Lose: how the NBA's tanking era changed the league forever' - joined the show to discuss the latest on Kyrie Irving's availability this season for the Brooklyn Nets, the likelihood the Nets would ever trade Kyrie this season and which other Nets have been brought up in trade discussions. Plus! At the beginning of the episode - Brian and Mike dive into all the important takeaways from the Nets first preseason game including CAM THOMAS.
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Mike and Brian dig into everything surrounding Kyrie Irving, the vaccine and his zoom press conference. What to make of what Kyrie said, how it impacts the rest of the team and how Kyrie's personal decision will impact the Nets' season overall.
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A special offseason mailbag episodes (emails to netspod@gmail.com or voicemails at 646-598-9690) including what to make of Kyrie Irving's lack of a contract extension, how much of a future does Nic Claxton have with the Nets, trade possibilities, rotation questions and why Syracuse is cold.
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Mike is joined by The Athletic's Brooklyn Nets reporter Alex Schiffer to first discuss everything surrounding the DeAndre Jordan trade. Then Mike and Alex hand out some awards for the Nets offseason including best single acquisition, the 'Jorts' award, the sneaky under-the-radar deal, and predicting the Nets' next major move.
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EMERGENCY POD! The Brooklyn Nets reportedly have signed former Denver Nuggets big Paul Millsap - what does Millsap's signing mean for the Nets rotation, what does he bring to Brooklyn and does it for tell an ending for DeAndre Jordan. Plus at the end of the pod, TGG reacts live to the news that LaMarcus Aldridge may also come back to the Nets.
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The Glue Guys work to grapple with what to make of Cam Thomas's Summer League run: how it fits in historically amongst the best Summer League runs of all-time, exactly what role Cam may carve out for himself with the Nets PLUS some possible big man buyout candidates.
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The Glue Guys dive deep into the Brooklyn Nets Summer League exploits: the special quality that Cam Thomas brings, Day'Ron Sharpe's role this upcoming season, and who else is shining/shading during Summer League.
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