Keaton Wagler Has RED FLAGS + Adam Silver Is Lying About the Kawhi Trade

Grant just got back from Summer League in Vegas and the crew is ready to go. Three games into Keaton Wagler's Clippers career, John Browner calls it a red flag, Beav calls it trash, and David Bloom sees a player who's passive and scared to ruin his percentages. Grant fights back — 19.5 points and 41.6% from three over the last two games — and argues the real problem is physicality, not shooting. Then Darius Acuff drops 26 points in 26 minutes and John gives him an A+. Plus: the last five No. 5 picks are a horror show, is Lawrence Frank on the clock, and what in the world is going on with Kawhi Leonard? A second NBA investigation, AI images of Kawhi as a Marvel Groot offshoot, ten months of billable hours, and Adam Silver saying the league didn't pause the trade — while Toronto's own statement says otherwise. Somebody's lying. The guys get into Gary Trent Jr., the circumvention nobody talks about, and the StubHub story that ties the whole thing together. Subscribe and turn on notifications — new episodes every night. The Sporting Tribune Today airs on KIRN 670AM, 98.5 The Bet in Las Vegas, and the Hawaii Sports Radio Network, with a post-show on X. Chapters: 00:00 Intro — Grant's back from Vegas, David rocks the Angels hat 00:52 John on Keaton Wagler's first three games: "red flag" 04:04 Beav's verdict: trash 05:31 David Bloom — passive, tentative, scared of his percentages 09:41 Physicality or efficiency? What's actually the problem 17:36 Grant's defense: 19.5 ppg, 41.6% from three over two games 24:38 The last five No. 5 picks — Garland, Suggs, Ivey, Thompson 29:00 The "three eggs" of this draft class 33:30 Darius Acuff: 26 in 26 and John's A+ 42:14 Kawhi's SECOND investigation + the Groot AI images 48:24 End of radio show 48:57 Post-show: ten months, billable hours & Ballmer's punishment 56:00 Adam Silver contradicts the Raptors — who paused the trade? 01:07:00 Gary Trent Jr. & the circumvention everybody ignores 01:14:00 The StubHub shell-company tangent 01:16:23 Wrap-up #Clippers #NBA #KeatonWagler #KawhiLeonard #SummerLeague #NBADraft #TheSportingTribune