Transcript of GOOD FOLLOW - The Aces Win the Championship!! Angel Reese’s Motion is Undeniable, Ros Roses & More!

You're listening to DraftKings Network. Hey, what's up, everyone? Welcome to Good Follow, presented by DraftKings. I'm Roz Goldongwere, and that is five-time W NBA All-Star, Angel McCartri. Angel tried to bully me before the show, you all. I wanted to brush my teeth before the show, and I pulled out a mini toothbrush and toothpaste from my purse, and I was ridiculed for it. You all don't travel with a toothbrush throughout the day?

No, we brush them in the morning.

So you all are going from 8: 00 AM to 8: 00 PM. One brush, that's it. No midday brush, all the food, all the conversation.

There's a midday brush.

It's just at home. You don't even have a brush to do your midday brush, But you coming at me. God, that's crazy. Let us know in the comments what you think about brushing rituals. Are you a morning, afternoon, or night?

But we sparkling white, though. Give them that crest smile, bro.

Angel, you do have a crest smile. You, too.

There we go.

All right, guys, we have a lot of reasons to smile, and one of them is we're bringing the bells back out, baby. Oh, baby.

Let's go.

Do you know why we have the bells out, Angel? Why do we have the bells? You're relatively newer to the show. I bring the bells out when we got milestones or things to achieve or accomplish, we hit 4K subscribers on YouTube.

4,000.

Hi, number 3,997 and 3,998. 3,999.

That is so awesome, man.

Yeah, That is exciting. We relaunched this show in January, so it's not even a full year. There's a whole quarter of the year left. And we're not only just watched on YouTube, it's people who download... Most of our audience actually downloads and listens on podcast streaming and things like that. So everyone who chimes in, who watches our clips on social, who engages, who follows, we really appreciate you. We try to put a great product out. We really take a lot of pride in this. I think we're finding our stride a little bit, and we're going to keep working for you. So we really appreciate it. Thank you.

Thank you, guys. It's a family, so we love you.

And so actually, that takes us to today's show.

Yeah, yeah.

Here's the menu. The Aces, they kept receipts, and they kept some receipts for Goodfollow show. They called out all the non believers. And Raza's Roses is back for Goodfollow's favorite Aces Championship story lines. And Angel Rees, my goodness, the Aura Queen, the Motion Queen. She continues to make money moves. We're going to cover all of that in today's show.

Well, thank you, guys. You can like, comment, subscribe, follow us. Thank you so much for all the love. Tuesdays and Thursdays, you can check out Goodfollow right here. Bam. I'm repping Cameron Brink today. Yeah, we got to start repping some of the girls on the show. That'd be cool.

Absolutely. We love Cameron. Also, Stanford family. What up, Cam? Let's go. I do want to say that, speaking of Cam, speaking of all the things, women's basketball, it never stops. No. And that's a really exciting time that we are existing in. So WNBA season has come to an end, but guess what? Unrivaled, Athletes Unlimited, College Basketball, and CAA, it's all happening next. And guess what? Good follow. We will cover that for you. We come to you two times a week covering all of these women's basketball and bigger women's sports story lines for you. So you can trust us. Be here. The conversation keeps going. We here. Receipts? Receipts. Friday evening, shortly after the Aces won the chip. Now, we stand a prepared admin. They dropped and posted a video on social media with all the receipts of people who folded on them this season. Let's take a look. Let's take a look. And I'm sorry, the Aces, your time is over. You're a team that can beat the bad teams, but can't beat the good teams. Maybe you're just not a good team. What are the Aces right now? I think what you just said, not a good team.

Crosy.

Is the Aces dynasty over? Honestly, probably yes. Young stops. Puts, hits, cuts the foul. Jackie Young takeover.

The gray underneath gets it to go on a foul.

gray, what a dish. Ten assists now for gray. I see them being at the middle of the pack at best. The Las Vegas aces may end up in a situation where they may have to consider trading Aja Wilsh. Wait, what? The Come on now, you all. I wasn't in that. The other teams got a lot better, and the aces seem that they did. Not me being to have two cameos.

I am good. Wow. Rye's, too? Okay, I need you to explain this.

No, no, no. First of all, I woke up the next morning to text messages from some of my home girls that cover women's basketball talking about not you in 4K. The Aces puts you in 4K. So the one comment about trading Asia is absolutely insane.

You're not even going to entertain that.

But to address my commentary, first of all, full stop. Aces proved all of that wrong. So congratulations to the champions. And I deserve to smoke for sure. At the time that I was making that comment, though, it absolutely was a very commonly held analysis of the way the Aces were playing. I mean, objectively, they weren't playing well, and we said that. I think that clip was from June or something like that. So I mean, remember, in August second, they were lost by 52 or three points to Minnesota, and that's when they went on that winning streak. So you're talking about they were really struggling. So I stand on that. But I mean, if we keep it real, I even had the Mercury winning the Championship, remember? You did have that. So I deserve all the Ace of Smoke. I deserve the Ace of Smoke. And that actually, it means that they deserve all the flowers. You know what I'm saying?

They deserve all the flowers, yeah.

So that actually brings me to... We're bringing back an old segment. Those old-school Goodfollow fans might remember. Roses. Roses. Oh, we got a graphic.

I love that.

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Angel, I want to include you in Raza's roses. I'm ready. Let's go.

Let's get it. Thank you. Some roses. Oh, man. These smell amazing.

Yes, they do smell good. And so, Angel and I will be handing out roses and giving them out to... We're going to highlight our favorite moments from the Aces Championship celebration and just throughout the season, things that really took them over the top. Okay? That's right. That's got fun. Okay, so let's start off with A Rose for Aces Resilience and just the testimony of their season. Let's check this out. Yeah.

I love being their coach. I love being their coach. I love being their friend. I love being a phone call for them. I'm invested in their greatness and getting that out of them every day. I know I've shared tears with all of them just when it's different because it was different. There was probably a lot more adversity than any of us anticipated. And at the end of the day, we're all human. And But we're humans that wanted to get it right and get it right together. They're stuck with me. I mean, wherever they go, they're going to be stuck with me.

Oh, my gosh. Ross, can we just wipe our two right now? I felt that. The first thing you want as a player is a coach that you know that cares, a coach that you know that you can call on, a coach that you know that you'll go out there and play your hardest for. You know what I mean? Just through the diversity of the season, to me, this is the best Championship the Aces have.

Why?

The other two seasons, it was expected, right? They were on top. They were maybe number one, number two. We expected them to win a Championship. Just like this year, we expected Phoenix or we expected the Lynx. We did not expect the Aces at all. They had a 53 point loss. People had counted them out. We was like, wow, what a season for them. We was just like, we wrote them off. This is the championship. This is the that deserves a documentary because that's what makes it, that diversity where everybody counted you out. You were an underdog in a way. And then here you come out of nowhere and you win a championship.

Yeah, I feel that Completely. I actually think within the dynasty, so of the three championships that they've now won in four years, Angel, this might be one that was the most difficult path or at least certainly the craziest turnaround. I believe it might have been Becky's hardest coaching job or most difficult coaching job. And they've often said it, it was different this year. This was a different path. And there was also different cast and crew. Think about it, different assistant coaches, a lot of different rosters. People came in during the year. Movement within the starting lineup, movement to the bench, just a lot of change up. But this was a season of flexibility. And I find that I use the word testimony because I find this season really relatable. This is something you could tell to an AAU team one day. Hey, we didn't start the season strong, but it's not ever over. Never forget that Aces team that was 500 and then won the Championship. We still have time to turn this around. Even personally, it'll hold on to that. You can be in a season of struggling and still turn it around and come out on top.

I think there's a lot of resilience there. And one thing I want to point out, too, is that at some point this season, it really felt like Asia Wilson was dragging this team with her to the top, right? Yeah. This Championship, and certainly towards the end of the win streak into the playoffs and all the way to the Championship, this was about team improvement and team success. The Aces got better as a unit. I think, obviously, Asia Wilson was great, but their defense got better. They got more serious about rebounding. People understood their roles and chipped in that way. And ultimately, they really became a Championship team by the end. So roses for you all. Roses.

Are There you go, guys. A testimony.

Beautiful. Our next rose is to Asia Wilson. Of course. Asia, rose is for you, baby girl. Roses, baby. Now, so this is a quick one because we already... I mean, hello. Hello. So Asia Wilson had Historic Season. She is the 2025 League Scoring Champ, also the blocks champ, co-defensive player of the year. She is the League MVP, the Finals MVP, and led her team to a Championship relationship. She almost won every single thing you could win in a WNBA season.

The main thing is do not get tired of her greatness, guys. Don't have the... What did you call it? Greatness fatigue?

Fatigue.

Don't get fatigued with her greatness, please.

The next rose, which is a combo Rose that we're giving to Jules Lloyd and Becky Hammond, a combo Rose. Let's look at this clip between Becky and Jules.

Never a doubt. Oh, my God. What a lifesaver you are. And you're the best. You're the best. You're about winning. You're about all the right things.

It's Becky Hammond holding Jules Lloyd in her arms, sobbing. Their faces are in each other's necks. I think we get lucky because Becky's miced up from the game. We have this moment that I'm not even sure that they're aware we have. All Jewel can even muster out because she's sobbing is Thank you. Thank you. You know? Yeah. And I want to also give the context that postgame, Jules Lloyd had a couple of moments, whether it was at the podium or on the court with Holly Ro, but she said, I needed to go someplace where I could heal, where I could play free. Actually, we do have it on tape, Jules also postgame saying this. You know, Becky was definitely the person that believed in me from the start. I was written off in exile, but I ended up in the promised land. Just to give some more context on Jules' season, she averaged 13. 8 points, so about 14 points, five and a half blocks, one and a half steals in the four games of the WNBA Finals. Absolutely, stepped up was a huge X-Factor to get the aces to the Championship. So, Angel, what do you make of all of the emotion you're seeing?

Yeah.

First, let me say for the comment, her feeling exiled. I hope she never felt that way from the fans because I never felt that she was written off. She's one of them once to me. And I feel like the fans feel the same way. So I don't know who could have ever made her feel.

So I appreciate that perspective because I think it comes from you as a fellow player and someone who has played years against Drew Lloyd. It's nothing but respect. She was absolutely being publicly ridiculed. She was having four seasons in comparison to her body of work. Numbers were down, were down. And again, super vulnerable. Her performances are all on public display to be judged. And she was coming in for Kelsey Plum for the Aces. And at first, the production just did not match the expectation. And I would say It was hard for her. I'd also say, don't forget, she just went through a season where she had to leave the Seattle storm because she said, in her words, there was bullying going on. It's been really dramatic for her the last couple of seasons. And we don't even know how long that's been going on in Seattle when she was there, but she was really hurting. And Jules has been very public about the loss of joy and the loss of confidence that she had had over the last couple of years now in the WNBA. And I actually think in the playoffs, as the playoffs progressed, you started to see more activity from her, more joy, and more confidence.

By the time the finals came around, Jules was bouncing around and making Getting offensive rebounds. I was like, God damn, Jules Lloyd is athletic. Where the hell does she come from? On top of her hitting big threes and big shots. But I found myself watching that clip with her and Becky, and I was just like, Yeah, Jules. Sometimes you need the right voice, and that was Becky's, the right coach and leader to breathe some life into you, to believe in you. And it takes time sometimes to get out the mud.

To get out of that. And it's a testament to the aces. She could start anywhere. She's a star. We know what she's done. But for her to just put her ego to the side and come off the bench. Many people don't do that.

I can't stress enough how happy I am for Jules Lloyd to break through. She broke through. A rose for you, Jules. Okay, Angel. Our next rose is for Nalissa Smith. Oh, yeah. I mean, there's so many testimonies and journeys that happen during this Ace's season. It's That's really crazy when you think about it. That pink tambourine made a lot of sense, right? Yes. Okay, so Nalissa Smith, we got a rose for you. Talk about a journey. She started the season with the Indiana fever. Then she was traded to the Dallas Wings and then traded again to the Las Vegas Aces. And if you remember in both of those stops, they weren't triumphant. With the fever, with Dallas, the entire team was really struggling, and it just wasn't a great situation. She got traded to the Aces, and many people were like, What does that do? And all of those people would be wrong because she excelled with the Aces. And for me, what I see in Melissa Smith's story is, Girl, how often is it about right situation, right fit? Sometimes you can be lucky. You could change the trajectory of your career, finding the right fit of a team for you to find a role to belong to.

The aces needed someone who could bring energy, rebound, defend, finish efficiently around the rim, what she was doing, someone to complement Asia inside, not only help defensively, but offensively. And she brought that energy. And I also think the right placement, the right challenge, being next to Asia Wilson, I think was really positive for Nalissa Smith. It forced her to level up and to come and be consistent and see what greatness looks like because she's always had the potential.

So kids, if you ever feel like your situation is bad, you never know what can turn around. Call on Alyssa Smith. Call these girls and ask them what they did. And Nalissa, Tell them the price just went up, baby.

Here's a rose. Guess what? Free agency for everyone. Hello? All right, we got another rose to give out. Our next rose is actually to Bam. It's to Bam in Asia. It's to Bam out of bio. He really has stepped up as the supportive boyfriend. Like, really? He did his big one. Think about it. Okay, so let's check out Bam in Asia during the finals. You got That's my girl.

That's my girl.

People were joking around, Is Asia going to get a second ring this year?

Here it sits.

No, we joke here. Whatever's the right timing. But listen, you've seen pops got the pops hug, and then Bam got the Baby hug. Look, I've kept receipts. Look, Bam has been showing up. He rocks Asia's sneakers. We We've seen that, him watching the A1s, rocking them. Remember when Asia had shared the Defensive Player of the Year award with Atlanta Smith? And so he's on Twitter, just like any old regular person, emo subtweeting about the Defensive Player of the Year being a co. Remember, he presented her her MVP award. He sure did. The way he's holding her up. He's at the games, he's holding her after the Championship. There's a lot of you all still waiting for a text You know what I'm saying?

I know I am. For real, man.

Some of us.

Asia, you have done everything right. We love the love and basketball image.

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We got to get to the Motion Queen, the Aura Queen, Aja Reece.

Her WNBA season might be over, but she is always making money moves. Okay, so she did a lot this season. And let me take you through all she's done this year so far. And this is what we could get off the top of our heads. If we missed anything, let us know. But I mean, just to name a few. Angel Rees. She was named global ambassador and creative collaborator with Juicy Couture. Also, she's taken some brands that have had huge brand equity and maybe have had great storytelling of the past. And brought them to the right now, to Gen Z, to the current culture. She can make anything cool. Okay, she's going to be the first pro athlete to walk the Victoria's Secret Runway. She has a signature sneaker with Reebok. Now, back in the day, the girlies was wearing Reebok, right?

She's wearing Reebok now.

But it's been some time since it's really been at the forefront of the culture.

Been a while, but she's popping it again. Boom.

Right. And so she's got her own signature sneaker. The new AR1 colorway drops this Month Charm City. Okay. She's a cover girl for NBA 2K 26 WNBA edition. Unapologetically, Angel, her podcast is back with new guests like Common. Okay. She's actress. What can't she do? So she's making her debut in a house of Dynamite. She's literally starring next to Idriss Elba.

That's every girl's dream.

I think so. Now, Angel don't just attend the Met Gala. She's not just an attendee. Angel was a committee member for the Met Gala. I mean, she was part of decision making. She was part of it. That's huge. Babe was like 22, 23 at the time. Oh, and a wise philosopher by the name of Drake once said, Don't tell me that you were a model. If you had been in Vogue, not only has Angel been in Vogue, she was on the cover of Vogue and was the first woman's basketball player to do so. I'm personally out of breath trying through all of the way she has hit the culture and all the things she's doing. What does it mean for people to see a woman's basketball player having this much emotion and have this much impact?

It's everything. She's setting a bar high. For all women's basketball players who used to say we weren't marketable, we weren't pretty, we couldn't do this. We heard it all. She is setting a bar and raising it for future girls to do the same thing. Angel, keep going. Do not stop. Keep it going.

Yeah. I was trying to think of, there's no player, WN NBA player that has transcended the game like Angel Reece and is impacting culture and is just known in such a diversity of ways like Angel Reece. There's not one right now. And even if I think about over the course of the WNBA, the only person I could think of, and please, if you have another idea, Lisa Leslie. Lisa Leslie was doing Martin. She was doing all the commercials, all the things.

Sheryl Swoops. Cynthia.

Right. You know what? Okay, cool.

But it had been a long time since it impact in that way. Yeah.

Angels is different, too, though. I think she's really talking to kids who may not even recognize her as a hooper. You know what I'm saying? I think Gen Z, outside people, audiences, brands see Angel, and they see someone who's obviously a hooper, obviously super beautiful. But you want more than that. She's bringing to the table that she's a hard worker, multifaceted, that she's strong, physically strong, too. And there's also this sense of she's someone who gets hated on publicly at times. It's an us against the world. Her friends love seeing her beat the expectations. There's a sense of like, what can Angel do next? And I think at the center of it with Angel, she's just always herself. She's herself. She's super authentic. Well, we have to move on because our show is out of time. So that's it for Good Follow. Kick it with us on Thursday as well. We do Tuesdays and Thursdays. We got a special guest coming Thursday. But yeah, a rose to all of you. Thank you, guys. We'll catch you next time.

We love you.

Bye.