Best of NBA News Part 2: Caitlin Clark's on-court ANTICS + Kawhi Leonard is a BETTER option than Ja Morant for Heat + NBA finally ENDING TANKING with the new 3-2-1 lottery system

**Shannon Sharpe** (0:04)
According to Ira Weiderman, the Miami Heat could pivot to Kawhi Leonard or Ja Morant if they lose in the Giannis weekstakes. Joe, would you rather have Giannis, or would you rather have Kawhi or Ja in Miami?
Shit, I'm going Kawhi, man. Kawhi just coming off, I think statistically, his best season.
And, like we always talk about, bro, the Heat culture and how Pat Riley is, I think they'll have him right down there. He going to be able to practice all that, Joe? Yeah, yeah, yeah. He ain't going to have no damn choice. Well, he never leave Kawhi alone. What you saying? Ochocinco, Joe, it is hard. That man has not been on a regular practice schedule since 2018
Oh, he going to have to get on one when he come to Miami. I'm just saying, Joe, do you know, Joe, think about it, Joe. You got, think about it. You own your schedule. You've been on your own schedule since 2018
You was on your schedule in Toronto. You've been on your schedule at the Clippers and to go, after you got in Kawhi, it's probably what, 33, 34 years of age. Joe, I would believe you. If you say to man 26, 27, I say, okay. But Joe, I don't know, Joe. Man, they got some dogs over there. Great weather. You hear me? Great weather. Great environment. I can see him, you know, being ready, mentally prepared, you know, to come in and really do whatever he can to help their team get over the hump. I think Kawhi is a hell of a pickup, if you ask me.

**Chad Johnson** (1:52)
He is, Joe, but they're going to have to meet.

**Shannon Sharpe** (1:55)
You already going to piss him. Joe, you know, Joe, you know the schedule. Uncle Dennis, Uncle Dennis was telling teams what it's going to be. You know, you heard, you was in the league. I heard.
Uncle Dennis ain't, that's over with. Yeah, yeah, yeah. You come to Miami. You go there, Joe. Uncle Dennis mapped it out. You know what it's going to be?
All this under the table stuff that y'all got going down there in LA, it ain't happening out here in Miami, man. I'll just let you know. Yeah, they ain't going, they ain't going.

**Chad Johnson** (2:28)
Listen, if we want to, if Pat Riley understands, right, Uncle Joe, if we want to be taken seriously as far as competing in the East, forget coming out the East, just competing in the East in general, things are going to have to change. And if things have to change, it has to start at the top. We're going to need Pat Riley, you know, to have a conversation with Mickey Harrison and tell Pat, you got to loosen up the reins a little bit, you got to evolve, the game has changed. You know, you can't be trying to coach and do things with an iron fist the way it worked in the 80s and the 90s. It's not going to work in today's era in the type of players that you're getting.
In order for us to attract the kind of players we want to, to change the culture, which has been the winning culture before, but to get back to that winning culture and in those winning ways, we're going to have to get players to come here, like the Kawhi, like the Ja Morants or the Giannis. We don't want people to second guess themselves about coming to one of the greatest cities to actually play in and having people say no, because of Pat Riley.

**Shannon Sharpe** (3:26)
Joe, let me ask you a question. You want Kawhi for 60-65 games or you want it for 30-45 game? Because you're making practice, you know what you're going to get.
The knees can't take it. We're going to do a thorough investigation on his body, make sure he right. But we need his ass to practice. You know what I mean? He can make that 65 game threshold. He can do it.

**Chad Johnson** (3:53)
He can do it.

**Shannon Sharpe** (3:55)
Look, look, even when you look at him, he already in elite shape. I mean, he's a guy who really take care. He look like he really take care of his body, bro.
Yeah, but he got the knees over 55 His knees might be worse than mine. Well, they got a nice conditioning program over there to keep him strong throughout the season, make sure he good. Yeah, yeah. You can't go over that, bro, playing no damn 30, 35 games a season now.

**Chad Johnson** (4:20)
Come on.

**Shannon Sharpe** (4:22)
I'm just trying to be honest with you, Joe. I'm just trying to get you to temper your expectations.