I’m sick of these podcasters in LA always saying how a player needs to be in a big market to have a chance at making their name bigger. Btw Minnesota not a small market. So sickening… Ant gonna change yall minds for the better and you all just scared smaller markets going to take over in the future. Just embrace every team no matter where they’re at. Mahomes in a small market and nfl embrace it🤷🏼‍♂️

Gil’s outfit is nasty work today 😂

Gil wrong asf! Thunder was getting hella TV time when KD Russ was in OKC! They were in top jersey sales too! Being in a small market doesn’t hinder in popularity like back before social media! Being in a big market of course would be better exposure but if a team has a superstar player and great team they would have plenty of exposure‼️💯✅

Honeywell, Target, Best Buy, EcoLab, 3M, General Mills, Medtronic ect all headquartered in Minneapolis. BTW Minnesota is a state and Minneapolis is the city which also has another city called St. Paul. AKA Twin Cities. This is a tech and art destination where sponsorship is not an issue. If there is a dude that can bring a small market into the spotlight its Ant. You are giving San Antonio a pass but they once were winless. The culture around the Wolves org has drastically changed over the last 3 years. Ant has the opportunity to create a dynasty. I don't think he needs a large market and he said he doesn't want to play in LA or NY. Unless he lying.

The market debate is so dumb. A great player can turn a team into a larger market.

Minnesota isn’t a city FYI

Ant Man game, highlights, dunks, and sig shoes will get him to one of the faces of the league in Minnesota. Internet and camera phones everywhere, he can get there soon as long as he at least keeps winning.

Disrespectful as fuck to Minnesota. Y’all never been around like that. Of course he’d be bigger in NYC or LA but fuck all that. Why everyone gotta move there? He’ll be a star no matter what. He gonna win 3 championships in Minnesota on yall hatin ass. Y’all didn’t say that bs about Ja and he in Memphis!!! Which is way smaller than Minneapolis/St Paul!!! Smmfh!

Minneapolis is a bigger market than Miami and Milwaukee. MN has Ant on a contract extension for five years starting next year. He’ll be in MPLS for awhile.

MARKETS shouldn’t matter… if you put the mfs on NATIONAL TV & they will reach the masses.. the player is the product not the city

It’s 2024 you don’t have to leave to some big market to be the face of the league anymore if your good enough it’ll come naturally just like bron in Cleveland or KD in okc or shai in okc now or Giannis/jokic

I don't know why they are forcing this so hard. The "face of the NBA" has been such a natural thing for so many years. We never had to force it. Why now?

City doesn't matter you nice you nice

Pat mahomes is the face of the nfl, and he plays in a smaller market than Ant. where a player plays, is irrelevant since the internet. Giannis, Jokic, Shai, none of them play in big cities.

We like AE cause on the floor he aint yo friend, he trying to destroy you. After the game he cool with you

Jokic is the best player by far, but he doesn’t fit the description…

Gil dropped the ball with Anthony Edwards and KD. Since KD is Anthony's favorite player, that means he takes pride in beating him. And he will make sure he continues to do it.

how could ja be one of the faces in memphis but ant can’t be in Minnesota? Minneapolis/St. Paul is bigger than Memphis by far

He popped off the screen for Hustle too

These guys are so stupid with the market size! MN is not a small market team!! You guys are talking about him being the face of the nba and he is 22 and been on MN for 4 years!!! And why does it change if he is in bigger market if lebron is still in the league? What about TATUM, EMBIID, GEORGE, BOOKER, BRUNSON, Those are all in bigger markets why are they not the face of the NBA? Its not about where you are its who you are,

Gil got the Rashad McCants drip on 😭😭😭

Yall lowkey hating on the European boys . Its not a good look

Why does the nba have a team in Minneapolis then if it’s not a good enough market for their top players

Lazy subject ..dude won one playoff game and now he is the face of the nba … if this isn’t Clickbait, I don’t know what it is

This fan base cares. Also Minnesota is a State. Not a city. And Prince from here, the lack of respect is crazy

Minnesota really got Anthony Edward’s in basketball and Justin Jefferson in football 🙏🏾😭😭

Instantly cut this off when i seen that clipper's hat with bucks Jersey. That's nasty work gil smh.

We like ant as the face bc his attitude on the court and charisma off the court. The other guys coming up has one and not the other.

Oh, this was a good episode. You guys got me laughing on the way to my next job.

The face of the nba would get some more calls. Ant gets hacked all the time and rarely gets any fts

You notice when the lakers loose and they know lbj don’t play well dude never have Mccants on. He’s the only one that will call lbj ass out.

This is Why NFL is beating NBA. They promote small market teams and allow those markets to flourish. Steelers are on the most valuable franchises and there in fucming pittsburg. Who cares if Ant is in Minnesota let the man be great and market him and allow him to turn that franchise into something serious.

ANT is the reason I’m a NBA fan. That and me realizing I get every single game on direct TV. And Kenny Beachum my dude

Here we go with Kenyon saying some dumb shit. Bro think he a hof

Ants been him since he was serving step backs and contested threes to Memphis in round 1 of the 2022 playoffs!!

Gilbert Areanas just be talking he really said OKC didnt have no TV games when KD and Russ was there . They marketed Lebron in Cleveland they can do the same with Ant

Can you add the names of the guests / people on the couch in the description on future episodes?

Just make the NBA a 6 team league in the big markets only. It's always if so and so would be bigger in x city.

Was Chicago a big city before mj was drafted there

Kenyon my guy but says the same thing over and over as if they don't get it!! Think he likes to hear his self talk at times!!

For jersey sales wise, doesn’t matter what’s on the front of the jersey all that matters is the name on the back of it 💯

This year's playoffs, and the summer ball with the best we have to offer will change his game and folks perception of him.

You could make an argument for most exciting or electrifying but face of the league is a totally different conversation. An easy test is just asking random people on the street which NBA players they could name

Scroll below and above for the later comments. I believe he's doing it the right way. Love his competitive style of play.

Keep Swoopes on the show. 🙏🏾🙏🏾💪🏾💪🏾💯💯💯

Ant got the making of a superstar/face of the league even in Minnesota...i dont think city matters...Ant got charisma and can hop

Ant will make MN big while he is here. He has that kind of energy and appeal.

The dynamic of Gil to Kenyan they piggyback off each other and help you understand the game and the market so much better than the media we see on tv

Swoopes is the perfect balance of pedigree and charm.

Yall just hate to admit the real 2 faces of the nba are ◻️ and unathletic and owning all your heros

Ant is thee PLAYER’S player, and it would translate in ANY era! 🫡🤙🏾💜🔥

They bugging when kd and Russ was in okc everybody watched they played Christmas thanksgiving etc etc prime time every year

As a baller I can tell you this I always did great against my idols. I admired and studied their moves and tendencies so much I knew their moves and habits

Gil wild as hell! Okc stayed okc stayed on espn and tnt. They where one of the most exciting teams with the harden run too.

It’s about the playoffs. If you show up and you cook when the lights are bright and the pressure’s on you become the star. You become him. Now everyone is watching.

Reachin w the title

Jayson Tatum improved every year and is now favorite to win the finals with Denver. How tf do people keep disrespecting him lol he literally should have been an mvp finalist. Why is Luka there? And they’re going to give it to him

But wasn't Chicago in the same position, small market when MJ started! Look what happened ,6 rings! Giannis, 1 and brother on the team, LeBron Cleveland, small market, what happened first, EVER Ring! Question, what's more profitable now from small market, or BIG? Just saying !

I can’t get over home girls “black people cant be racist”. Cemented forever in my mind with this lady

Anthony Edwards is DEFINITELY going to be the 1st one to be the face of the NBA LEAGUE why! Because Anthony Edwards deserves it and he's worth IT!!!!!

Giannis is one of the faces and he’s in Milwaukee. With social media nowadays he’s gonna get covered.

Gil look like he went shopping at the FLEA MARKET 😂😂😂

OKC was on TV damn near every night when they had KD and I'm in Fla...that was my squad over the Heat

The resurgence of Ja Morant will be legendary.

I saw a lot of okc ..okc was kinda the premier team between 2010 and I’m from Atlanta

As a Blazers fan who had to watch fat Shawn Kemp, this was hilarious! Shawn in Portland looked like that guy at the rec center that was trying to do the Karl Malone fade away...

Ja morant amisses one season, Luka and Joker still killing it, Giannis still here, the list goes on.. and ya’ll crowning ANT as the face. NBA players and fans really do have short term Memory.

“shit they boy good” 😂😂 hell yeah Kenyon 😂😂

they only want ny, chicago, philly and la to have all the stars.

They acting as if the Twolves size and defense isn't why their team is so good, Antman is good but he's not the main reason why they're so good.

Notice how when Sheryl is on opposed to the younger women Lexi and grimes The cast is more polished Sheryl has an understanding of all subjects and doesn’t try to assert her woman strength or think the guys are downplaying her she comments after listening and comments showing her knowledge of the men’s game because her growing up she only had the men’s game

I get yall point but the bulls weren’t a big market team till Jordan made em one and I think ant can do the same to Minnesota

He will be good out there like Bron in Cleveland n giannis in Milwaukee

What they edit on Brandon's Kobe statement?

"But THAT didn't happen!" 😂😂😂😂😂

BRO HE SO SMOOTH ....HE HAS A NEW TYPE OF BASKETBALL /// HE BRUNG BACK THE ONE ON ONE DUNK ON YA CENTER

Clippers hat with the bucks jersey Gilbert??

Swoopes making the statement that she started the WNBA is just mind blowing when you really think about it😳🙏🏿

Whatever you do in life, and you do it exceptionally well….they’ll find you. Doesn’t matter the city, state, even country.

I need ant to make high top shoes 😂

The very best transcend their market and become a global superstar 🌲🐺

I had to look up Lemon Daddy 😅🤣😂

IDOLS BECOME RIVALS… perfect compliment..

Gil finally has a American player he can root for and gas up for no reason.

Gil bruh tf u got goin wit dis fit gang 😂 blue/red clippers hat green shirt and a bucks jersey 😂

With this logic every small market team should just quit. Or accept the roll as the farm league. Fans could just give up and stop going.

i never played basketball and im terrible but i too watch the games muted as well and its much better to watch imo

As long as Luka and Jokic playing he will never be the face. Not only do they put up superior stats, they will win multiple MVPs and more awards than Ant

Remember when Gil was trying to argue that defense was dead in the NBA and he was using the signs as one of his main examples well they just got eliminated by a defensive team in the first round so...

This obsession with calling him the “face of the nba” is getting weird. They’re not even calling him the “best player” they just keep saying the “face” it’s been all season & I’ve never seen them do this with anyone else

From following the wolves and Ant these last few years, this kid is all about creating his own path. I don’t see him leaving for a bigger market. He’s got too much pride to do it someone else’s way

This market argument is real dumb when you consider Golden St. GS was a basketball dump until Steph Showed up

remember when the media hyped up Booker as the next Kobe during the 2021 playoffs😅.Now they hyping up ANT as the next Jordan. Let book be book and ant be ant

Joker is the only man standing in his way of being the face of

Clippers hat with a bucks jersey is wild lol

The market debate is real. It's just marketing 101

Mah man said he had the “No Be “😩

Surprised these NBA players don't even know their own basketball history. The Minneapolis Lakers were the first NBA dynasty winning 5 titles in 6 seasons. Does anyone really think there are lakes in Los Angeles?

9:12 him speaking so highly a KD after destroying his team in game one kind of puts the rest of the league on notice. Like if I could play this way against my idol then none of y'all staying a chance against me

sweryl, cynthia, tina lol ....made them young rookies go back to their locker rooms crying lol