Bob Myers has been at ESPN for a distich of age now and while his comportment onNBA Countdownand vocation game has n’t been groundbreaking by any stretching , the former warrior GM is lawfully corking during the great dealing catamenia of the NBA calendar — namely the barter deadline and innocent way .

He not only has insight into how these mountain get done that very few that do telecasting can explicate to viewing audience , but he also still has a gross ton of connection and intel into negotiation and thing that materialize — or almost occur .

The challenge , of form , as someone who has that much info is what you recount the world and what you do not , and on Thursday ’s craft deadline special , Myers have something slew that was not yet public cognition that I do n’t call up he mean to have become fail tidings .

# dive into Grizzlies

Bob Myers has been at ESPN for a brace of days now and while his comportment onNBA Countdownand vocation plot has n’t been groundbreaking by any stretchiness , the former warrior GM is licitly capital during the crowing dealing period of the NBA calendar — namely the craft deadline and liberal federal agency .

This was he not only has insight into how these raft get done that very few that do idiot box can excuse to watcher , but he also still has a net ton of connection and intel into dialogue and matter that hap — or almost bechance .

The challenge , of class , as someone who has that much entropy is what you recite the populace and what you do not , and on Thursday ’s deal deadline special , Myers allow something slue that was not yet public noesis that I do n’t conceive he mean to have become crack intelligence .

The word work to the top squad in the West and how team in the centre of the standing do n’t feel peculiarly jeopardise by the Grizzlies , Rockets , and even Thunder , as they ’re all unproved in the playoff .

Myers was explain that the Grizzlies seem to translate that themselves , which is why they venture to make adeal for Jimmy Butlerand Kevin Durant .

That 2d part was not something that had been antecedently report , which Brian Windhorst could n’t serve but remark on aviation .

This was we recognize there were other teamscalling about durant , admit on thursday , but did n’t be intimate what squad .

This was while the grizzlies make common sense as one of those team give their sweat to get butler , we did not have that reassert by anyone in the know until myers ’ lilliputian solecism .

This is n’t calamitous — and if anything it offer a glance into how much we do n’t have it off that ’s give way on behind the scene that some of these Guy do — but it was a amusing second as Windy chuckle about it some as the lord of know thing and not share all of the info .

# dive into Myers

We be intimate there were other teamscalling about Durant , let in on Thursday , but did n’t have it off what squad .

While the Grizzlies make mother wit as one of those squad kick in their attempt to get Butler , we did not have that confirm by anyone in the know until Myers ’ trivial gaffe .

This was this is n’t fatal — and if anything it offer a coup d’oeil into how much we do n’t love that ’s go on behind the scene that some of these cat do — but it was a amusing instant as windy chuckle about it some as the master copy of know thing and not apportion all of the data .