Warriors draft night drama not a good look for Golden State
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Warriors draft night drama not a good look for Golden State
Yahoo Sports senior NBA analyst Kevin O’Connor, NBA contributor Tom Haberstroh and draft analyst King McClure discuss the purported disagreement between owner Joe Lacob and general manager Mike Dunleavy that was caught on the broadcast on Tuesday night. Check out the full conversation on “The Kevin O’Connor Show” and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen.
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Number 11, the Golden State Warriors.
I think the Warriors are the biggest loser of the first round, and it's not because of Jaxson Lindenborg.
It's because of what the, the ABC broadcast showed with Bo- you saw, Mike Dunleavy and Joe Lacob clearly in a disagreement and argument during their pick at number 11, kind of bickering back and forth.
Lacob threw his hands up, looked very frustrated.
I- we don't know the exact details.
I have not spoken to anybody about this quite yet, but something happened between Lacob and Dunleavy here with the selection at number 11, w- as you see those two just kind of going at it.
AdvertisementAdvertisementThrow his hands up in the air- Yeah and then walk away from his GM.
who's on the phone?
Now, Bob Myers has gotta be watching that and saying like, "Okay, yeah."
Not for a reason.
this is, this How many owners are gonna be caught on camera doing what you see with Joe Lacob here?
It's not every day that you see that, and Mike D- Dunleavy's working the phones, but there's clearly a disagreement here.
And, and for me, you know, this is a, a big opportunity, I dare say a golden opportunity- to go for, to go fortify the, the rotation around- Yeah Stephen Curry still playing at an all-NBA level and averaging 27 points and leading the NBA for- in three-pointers once again for much of the season.
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And Draymond Green, Jimmy Butler's out for next season, or much of next season.
This was a huge pick for the Golden State Warriors, and yet it seems like there's some disagreement here.
You know, I'm just curious on like just what it was.
Like, did they wanna trade the pick?
Did they wanna go some, do something else with it?
They were entertaining trade offers according- Like, it- to people I've talked to- I would say- both before and during the draft I would say it has to be- over the trade of the pick or not.
Because I could- I don't think that he would respond that way over choosing the wrong player.
AdvertisementAdvertisementIt's because I don't know what other player would fit in this specific slot that would make more sense to me.
So I think it had to be over trading the pick to get something else that could help you win right now.
I agree.
I think you're right, King.
I, I think in all likelihood it was probably some team trying to move up ahead of OKC to take Adi Badra.
He goes 12 to OKC.
I bet it was somebody, I don't know who, trying to move up, and there was probably a disagreement over, "Can we get Jaxson at pick A?"
Where- wherever it was.
Yeah.
The trade down.
But ultimately for Golden State, not a good look.
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Badenoch blasts 'moaning' female Labour MPs over Burnham jobs 'quota'
Kemi Badenoch has told Labour women to earn a job in Andy Burnham's Cabinet instead of demanding they are handed jobs because of their gender.
The Tory leader lashed out today amid reports that female MPs are demanding the de-facto new prime minister introduce a 50:50 gender split 'quota' in his government.
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister also complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts.
But in a scathing article in the Times today Mrs Badenoch told them to 'stop moaning' and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'.
'There are many, many reasons why you shouldn't have any Milibands in the cabinet,' she said.
'But complaining that the boys haven't given them the right jobs or that the boys are taking all the jobs, just shows that Labour's women still don't get it.'
The idea of quotas was also attacked by Baroness Jacqui Smith, Labour's Skills Minister.
Asked by Times Radio if Mr Burnham should reserve jobs for women, she said: 'No, I think what Andy Burnham should be doing is building the very best team around him to change this country.'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband (above, right, in 2010) is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts
But Mrs Badenoch told them to pipe down and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party and seen by the BBC has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs after he succeeds Sir Keir Starmer.
'We are asking you to demonstrate this change from day one and address the toxicity and misogyny within our own party and government,' it said.
Labour has never had a female leader, while the Conservatives have had three, and Mrs Badenoch urged the government to follow its meritocratic example.
'If you run a meritocracy, then you do not have to worry about jobs for the boys,' she wrote.
'Every woman who is a Conservative MP, every woman who has ever won the leadership, has had to fight to get where she is.
'By contrast, Labour women are demanding guarantees from Burnham. But the truth is he doesn't have to give any guarantees.
'If none of Labour's women are prepared to get their hands dirty and challenge him for the leadership, their demands are toothless.'
'In fact, it's quite revealing that the women's parliamentary Labour Party has written to Burnham asking him to commit himself to at least 50 per cent female ministers.
'This has nothing to do with meritocracy. It is yet more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country.'
