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Appearances
The Joe Budden Podcast
Episode 803 | "One More Dance"
Yeah, it's talent, but you gotta know what's hustle involved.
The Joe Budden Podcast
Episode 803 | "One More Dance"
And my fault for giving you something that somebody else leaked because niggas were screen recording. Now, this is like a 25 minute piece.
The Joe Budden Podcast
Episode 803 | "One More Dance"
So you get it. We got three superstars on the team. That's Keita, Randy. And I'll say by the time we hit the road, by the time I even really got there, it was probably like Keita, Randy and. Probably Ace for real. Like probably Keto Randy Ace was probably the ones that everybody, and Richie, everybody came to see. So you got like your big three, kind of like your four. This your cap.
The Joe Budden Podcast
Episode 803 | "One More Dance"
It's your salary cap. There's no big company in Milwaukee to sponsor the team. Like, you know, you kind of reach in to get the sponsors and shit like that. It's your salary cap. Then you got me who come out of nowhere, who was really brought in to be the sixth man. Because I started out on this, like, lower tier podcast. It was a relationship that was uncut.
The Joe Budden Podcast
Episode 803 | "One More Dance"
That's why I got to give a big up to Rico and all of them, because they made the platform what it was. This shit was built on key to shoulders, literally. Got you. So I end up getting brought up into the mix, just because I had been a live performer. I had been a trained speaker. I had done TEDx already. So me on stage, improvisation, this my bag, regardless of what we talking about.
The Joe Budden Podcast
Episode 803 | "One More Dance"
Then I blow up. On a Ricky contract. Which ain't no problem while I'm on that rookie contract. My 30 points a game, the greatest shit that ever happened to the team while I'm on my rookie contract.
The Joe Budden Podcast
Episode 803 | "One More Dance"
Except this wasn't no fluke. So when it come down to rotation, the more minutes you give me, the higher my averages become. Granted, I'm sharing the rock. This means certain people got to fall out the rotation. This means that certain people not getting touches the way that they used to. This means that certain people not getting plays designed for them the way that they used to.
The Joe Budden Podcast
Episode 803 | "One More Dance"
And it also means that the money won't get tighter when these renegotiations come around. Now, if my 30 points a game proves to be efficient, and you only gotta give me 25 minutes to get there, I don't know if you gonna get them minutes back. And I don't know if you gonna get the money you asking for either. He might prove to be a little bit more valuable in the next few seasons.
The Joe Budden Podcast
Episode 803 | "One More Dance"
Much more youthful. People don't know who he is yet.
The Joe Budden Podcast
Episode 803 | "One More Dance"
They didn't plan on me being a franchise player.