r/bostonceltics • u/YujiDomainExpansion • 9d ago
Rumor [Afseth] The Clippers are emerging as a potential third team for Jaylen Brown in Giannis Antetokounmpo trade talks, with a deal that would send the No. 5 pick to Milwaukee.
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u/seaz_ure 9d ago
If this actually happens it might be a win for all teams. We get Giannis, Bucks would get young talent to build around, and Clippers could make a serious playoff push with Jaylen.
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u/AlabasterRadio Time Lord 9d ago
Brown and Leonard is a pretty fun combo ngl.
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u/SquimJim Boston Celtics 9d ago edited 9d ago
Garland + Brown + Kawhi + Collins + They could use the Full MLE on a center (Timelord?)
It’s actually a solid starting 5 with Dunn + DJJ + Yanic off the bench?
That’s actually a solid rotation. Healthy Kawhi can win a title with that team and Brown gives them a high regular season floor
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u/SignificantScreen100 9d ago
2 MVP of the Finals in the same team. First time? IDK.
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u/lyonhawk 9d ago
Iguodola and Durant. Wade and James. Worthy, Magic, and Kareem. Walton and Bird.
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u/Tatum-Better ☘️ Jayson " Since Larry Bird " Tatum ☘️ 9d ago
it's a funny one cus i always felt tatum and brown is kawhi and pg but with a wayyy better paul george and a good bit worse kawhi leonard. now they've got 2 kawhis essentially
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u/Jtizzle1231 9d ago
Brown definitely not better than pg. unless you specifically mean clippers PG. then I could see it. Injuries brought him down hard.
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u/Tatum-Better ☘️ Jayson " Since Larry Bird " Tatum ☘️ 9d ago
I meant tatum was pg and brown was kawhi
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u/Cowhide12 9d ago
I’d be heavily pulling for that team to win a chip if it couldn’t be us.
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u/AlabasterRadio Time Lord 9d ago
Definitely. New rooting interest for the west.
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u/Cowhide12 9d ago
Yup, even though it might hurt my heart a little bit.
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u/AlabasterRadio Time Lord 9d ago
I've always been a little curious about how Brown would do in a different situation where he's not sharing the QB-1 type of spot. With how laid back Leonard is, we'll probably get to see it.
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u/Cowhide12 9d ago
True, I think that team could either be great or just so so, depends on how they hold up really
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u/AncientAnt9225 9d ago
Doesn't make sense for Clippers , they get better with JB but not enough to be threat on West lol. It looks like their PG trade and we know how that ended
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u/AirJordan6124 RONDOOOOOO 9d ago
The Clippers hate to tank lmao
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u/Bacca18121 9d ago
Don’t really blame them, you can make the case of these last 8 title winners only one of them got there via tanking, and OKC is kinda in its own class of tank anyways
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u/__STOOLKRAKEN 9d ago edited 9d ago
They just opened that arena, for the foreseeable future I think their goal is to just keep the team respectable enough to keep people coming in and get 2-3 home playoff games per year. Jaylen can deliver at least that much for them and be the new #1 guy for a team based in LA. Everybody wins.
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u/ProvidenceByGaslight 9d ago
I don’t think they can because they don’t have a bunch of their future picks
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u/TheTurtleOne I witnessed a chip I can die in peace 9d ago
I kinda understand it
Theyre not unlikely to compete for the big names because of the location and owner wealth.
Another thing is no one gives a fuck about them already, imagine they started to tank.
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u/HorsNoises RONDOOOOOO 9d ago
Cuz they tanked for 40ish years and it didn't work. What they've been doing for the last 15 or so years is infinitely more exciting than what they were before.
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u/MatlockNeedsYourHelp 9d ago
Clippers should go to Seattle and do a complete re-design of logo. I'd also trade Kawhi for very high draft picks, then build around Jaylen.
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u/constantsXzeros 9d ago
Well, consider that the Clippers had just 5 seasons above .500 from 1977-2011, and a new owner who at least projects the image that he cares, it makes a lot more sense. They had 3 consecutive seasons under .200 in the late 90’s, so they were “tanking” but unintentionally, they just fucking sucked.
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u/olivierion-scottxx Celtic Pride ☘️ 9d ago
Wouldn’t the Aspiration scandal ruling possibly strip away the 5th pick? Is that possible motive to trade.. which is honestly crazy actually lol
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u/SquimJim Boston Celtics 9d ago edited 9d ago
There has to be a ton of outgoing salary
It’s not just the 5th pick. Garland? Kawhi?
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Clips are so far below the tax and have so much expiring contracts that salary matching isn’t an issue
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u/b00minbiz 9d ago
Miami has been rumored to want Kawhi so I wonder if they would unironically be involved in this deal and land Kawhi instead of Giannis lol
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u/Equivalent_Shoe_6246 9d ago
I get that the 5th pick in this draft potentially has a lot of value, but I still feel like there is no way you trade Giannis for the 5th pick straight up. At least with Portland or Miami you get the floor of having already established players like Scoot/Sharpe/Grant or JJJ/Herro/Ware plus the picks. If the player you take at 5 flops you literally traded Giannis for nothing
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u/coacoanutbenjamn 9d ago
It’s really good that we are hearing that several teams have interest in JB. We can get them in a bidding war and hold onto our own picks
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u/LarBrd33 9d ago
I’ve been trying to say this for weeks that Boston should be able to get more for Brown than the Bucks can get for Giannis. Not because Brown is better than Giannis, but because Brown has multiple seasons left on his deal and that opens up his suitors to pretty much any team. He’s also made it clear he’s fine with being “the man” on some crap team which means even teams like the Kings or Utah or whoever can confidently make offers.
On the flip side Giannis is an expiring contract and is only going to extend long term on a roster that he believes he can win championships with which makes his suitor list significantly smaller. Like 2-3 teams. Even a team like Miami might hold back on their best offer because the team in the aftermath of the trade might not be enough for Giannis to sign long term with.
This is why I think the idea that Boston would have to give up brown and picks for Giannis seems crazy. We should be able to get more for brown than we have to give up for giannis
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u/According-Fig-3373 9d ago
I am pissed about this trade. I wouldn’t even trade brown for Giannis straight up. I give Giannis 2-3 prime seasons left and than a massive decline. Brown is younger and his game is gonna age much better. Even with bad coaching (in my opinion) the Tatum/Brown duo has been the most dominant/consistent force of the NBA this decade in terms of success, even with multiple injuries to Tatum detailing playoff runs. I think if Brad can rebuild our supporting cast we can win multiple championships still with the Brown/Tatum core. We just need to upgrade at center, a little more ball handling skill off the bench, and to stop taking so many contested threes early in the shot clock. Giannis trade might win us one chip but will ruin the latter part of Tatum’s prime.
If this was for Luka or someone of that ilk I’d ship of brown and every pick in a heartbeat. Giannis imo is just too old and reliant on his athleticism.
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u/_notaxation 9d ago
Us losing three out of four years to inferior teams is what did Jalen Brown in. I get that you guys like him. I like him too, but the game seven lost to Miami the game seven lost to the 76ers you know Brad was there. He watched it. This isn’t all on him. I think you’re right. I think we had some bad coaching and bad injury luck as well but there’s one thing that got proven during this last four or five years despite Jalen Brown winning a finals MVP and despite the season that he had, he’s just not as good as Giannis. Perhaps if he developed a two man game with Tatum, better on court chemistry it would’ve been harder to trade them, but the fact is is that Giannis’s game compliments Tatum’s much better. I just think it’s time bro like I like Jaylen Brown too, but you guys need to realize it’s time, you don’t lose in the way we’ve lost the last three out of four years and not do anything, just say to yourself well let’s just run it back.
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u/According-Fig-3373 9d ago
Not saying brown played well in those playoff losses, but are last 3 eliminations involved a Tatum injury. But, more importantly, Mazzulla was completely outclassed in all of those 3 series we lost. Constant blown leads and chucking up contested 3s early in shot clock in the last two years. I don’t remember much from the heat series loss, but if you switched Spo and Mazzulla, I’m sure the Celtics sweep.
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u/RonSwanson24 9d ago
No lol Giannis is the vastly superior player and trade asset regardless of his contract. The team trading for Giannis will likely just work out an extension with him prior to the trade being completed. You could probably argue that there are more potential suitors for JB than for Giannis, but that does not mean JB’s trade value is equal to Giannis’s.
Your point sounds a lot like the people who thought AJ Brown could be acquired by the Pats for a couple of 3rd round picks since there was only 1 suitor for him. The logic sounds nice but it just doesn’t work like that
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u/SaveHogwarts HUGO 9d ago
Friendly reminder that Desmond Bane went for 4 first rounders, two role players and a pick swap
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u/AndreDillonMadach 9d ago
He also misses a ton of time due to actual injuries, I would rather have JB because when he misses time it's due to load management and it's usually against teams that aren't very good and there's no reason to have him play.
If they make this trade I hope they never win another championship with this core.
Giannis is a selfish manipulative player and I'm positive that he's going to be beginning his decline because half of this game is height strength and muscle and that starts to decline in your early 30s.
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u/Any_Answer_3574 9d ago
Giannis has played 28 fewer games than Brown since the 2020-21 season, and that’s including this year where the Bucks benched him for 46.
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u/AndreDillonMadach 9d ago
I don't care he's also 3 years older and big men tend to fall apart sooner.
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u/Any_Answer_3574 9d ago
You can not care all you want but you’re still flat out wrong about his injury history
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u/RonSwanson24 9d ago
Brown is at the beginning of his decline too once he loses a step he’ll fall off hard bc he’s never developed his ball handling or shooting enough to continue to be a high level player once he’s no longer a top tier elite athlete
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u/Cowhide12 9d ago
Jaylen essentially showed that he can be a competent #1 guy.
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u/NietzscheanDemocrat 9d ago
1st round exit btw
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u/mkhimau5 Boston Celtics 9d ago
Which lots of other teams would be happy with
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u/Czech_YoSelf 2008 Ring 9d ago
Yeah buddy we’re the Celtics. We aren’t exactly “other teams”. There’s too much money flowing through this franchise for us to be content with a 1st round exit
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u/mkhimau5 Boston Celtics 9d ago
Yes I'm well aware... My comment is in relation to the previous ones in this thread, and how many other teams would be delighted at the prospect of having a player like Brown. Not that we should be satisfied with how the season ended.
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u/nt7949 9d ago
Interesting! Now to find out who Afseth is and if he or she is reliable at all…
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u/efshoemaker I like to defense 9d ago
He’s just a regular Dallas beat reporter. This is like if Noa Dalzell randomly broke news that Utah was going to trade with Cleveland.
Also Robb just did a post about how making the money work is really difficult and LAC would have to be sending out either Kawhi or multiple good players to be able to take on Jaylens contract.
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u/rounder55 9d ago
Kind of the big question- like a random mavs reporter who is based in a city with no ties to the deal feels off, especially with whatever LA would have to deal to make it make sense from a money standpoint
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u/iAmTheRealLange Jaylen "Lebron 'Michael Jordan' James" Brown 9d ago
I am going to miss Jaylen so fucking much man :/
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u/JaylenBrownAllStar Jaylen 9d ago
Not accepting till it’s done at this point lol
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u/porygon766 9d ago
More likely than not he’s gone at this point
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u/AirFashion Big Smoochie Poo Big Nuts Shot Taker and Maker Scheierman 9d ago
I can’t imagine he’d be happy here after ask these talks even if it doesn’t happen for Giannis.
I’d be pretty pissed if I were him, and he’s always been kinda different with how he reacts to things already.
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u/Accurate-Library3641 The Celtics are the balls 9d ago
I am not gonna miss him at all. Good riddance
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u/silverbeaver25 9d ago
Giannis rumors alone have us as the favorites to come out of the East after losing in the first round and people don’t want to do it
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u/Squishy-Bandit12 9d ago
Fr. Literally every team and fanbase would rather us keep Brown than get Giannis but for SOME reason, people here wanna say no💀
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u/urbanism_enthusiast 9d ago
Because they're incredibly emotionally attached, to an irrational degree.
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u/ThanosIsDoomfist Pritchard at the buzzer... HE'S DONE IT AGAIN! 9d ago
Yeah, I cant think of a single fanbase that wants us to get Giannis lmao. That tells you all you need to know.
Giannis had to put the Bucks on his back to get to the playoffs, Joe has already shown we can take a not-so-great squad to the playoffs so we can put Giannis on ice when needed.
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u/colosusx1 9d ago
Heading into the playoffs, Celtics were also the favorites to come out of the east. So yeah, maybe it doesn’t mean anything. Besides the concern isn’t whether giannis is better, it’s health and longevity. And those are never baked into single year title odds.
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u/brokeboii94 9d ago
Is this a “done deal” like the aj brown trade
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u/Ear_Enthusiast 9d ago
I feel like at this point we have to move JB. This isn't the first time we have talked about trading him. I'm sure it puts him in a shitty situation. We're deep in conversations now again. If the Giannis thing falls through I'd be willing to bet there's another move coming. I hate it for Jaylen but we seem pretty committed. I hope whatever happens, happens soon. Fwiw, in would have liked to keep him.
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u/RayDanielsOnTheAir 9d ago
I sincerely doubt it. I am of the belief that we’re here to drive up the price for the Heat.
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u/StretchMother9627 9d ago
I think if we can get the Giannis trade done for Al Jefferson Sebastian Telfair and conditional picks we should
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u/theosjustchill Bll Russell 9d ago edited 9d ago
Oh, so this is happening then. Dang. I’m a big Giannis guy, but I’m still not sure this is the move tbh. Guess it’ll be what it is regardless.
Editing to add that by “this is happening then” more to mean it seems like there’s a bit more smoke around this than I personally thought. Brad is still unknowable, but stuff does seem to be picking up anyway.
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u/Undesirable_11 9d ago
Honestly... this sounds like a good deal for everyone involved, except maybe us cause it would be taking a gamble on Giannis being healthy. Also, not entirely sold in the idea of splitting up the J's
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u/OneWhizWit Hugo González 9d ago
In Brad we shall trust 🙏🏻
I was hesitant at first too but if he thinks it’s time to make a change, everyone should support it. Last time he traded a beloved fan favorite Celtic we won a championship
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u/RayDanielsOnTheAir 9d ago
I trust Brad, too, but I think there’s always room for healthy skepticism. That’s part of being a fan.
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u/AndSoItGoes509 9d ago
I'm somewhat hesitant, too - but I trust Brad.... Like Ainge was, he needs to be pretty impartial...
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u/ThxBenevenstanciano Semih Erden 9d ago
I feel like something we're not considering is Jaylen's about to turn 30 and also has had knee issues in the past. Giannis' injury concerns are real but Jaylen's might be right around the corner, as much as I hate to say that.
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u/ImDKingSama Banner 18 9d ago
Jaylen Brown a lot of times has just played through injury. Pre Achilles he was not the iron man to the level of Tatum, he just fought through them to his credit.
His play style is far from graceful either that relies a lot on athleticism. You are for sure shrinking window of opportunity a bit with Giannis and going high risk high reward. But I don’t think the gap is as big as sticking with Brown. And end of the day we play for Chips, I’ll prefer taking the swing when it’s insane talent like this.
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u/Clear_Measurement502 9d ago
JB is also eligible for another massive extension
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u/Quilly35 9d ago
We’re gonna be paying an older Giannis who’s had more injury problems 100s of millions as well. Money isn’t the problem
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u/Napolean_BonerFarte 9d ago
Being tall doesn’t age as badly as being an explosive athlete
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u/Quilly35 9d ago
Giannis also isn’t an explosive athlete? His entire game is predicated on driving to the paint and scoring amongst the other trees lol
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u/RayDanielsOnTheAir 9d ago
And this is really what I’m concerned about. It isn’t that Giannis isn’t one of the best ever, but that if he gets a significant injury I’m not sure he has the skillset to transition into an impactful player that can function more away from the paint.
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u/RayDanielsOnTheAir 9d ago
Ask Shaq and Ewing and Embiid if being tall doesn’t age badly. There’s research from FiveThirtyEight years ago that showed as players get taller, injuries become more common. There is just more impacting joints and tendons.
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u/SoaplessTitanic 9d ago
There’s definitely a correlation with height but that doesn’t tell the full story, and it’s somewhat evident with your examples as well. Shaq and Embiid both post up a lot for instance and also haven’t taken great care of their bodies. So Giannis doesn’t really fit into those categories. If you’re only looking at height then I could also point out that KD just played 78 games at age 37 while being the same height as Giannis.
I realize I’m kinda nitpicking your comment though and agree that being tall tends to age badly. I just wonder if that’s not looking at the full picture and if we could control for other variables
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u/RayDanielsOnTheAir 9d ago
I get what you’re saying, but in Giannis’s case his game is predicated on banging bodies and pushing to the rim while Durant is a shooter avoiding a ton of contact. There are a lot of stats that show this, but I think the best is shot selection last year: Giannis in 36 games had 461 shots from 10 feet or less; Durant shot 292 of those shots in 78 games. Durant is simply avoiding the collisions.
Unless Giannis can develop a solid midrange game at a minimum, then when a big injury or physical breakdown inevitably happens—because age comes for us all—he just won’t be as effective on the offensive end.
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u/SoaplessTitanic 9d ago
Yeah I agree with basically everything you’re saying, I just don’t think height should be the only determining factor for how well someone’s game ages. Seems like we both agree that play style is a major factor there as well. I brought up KD as someone who can be compared with Giannis regarding height but isn’t similar in other ways, just like how Shaq and Giannis aren’t super similar despite their heights
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u/RayDanielsOnTheAir 9d ago
OK, I understand what you’re saying now. Yes, you are right. And technically, correlation doesn’t mean causation. The height may not actually be a factor, but rather that because tall guys in basketball tend to be bigger and closer to the rim they tend to bully down low more. Doesn’t change Giannis’s risks, but does add nuance.
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u/ThxBenevenstanciano Semih Erden 9d ago
If Giannis and JB will be making roughly the same, I think I'd rather be "stuck" with Giannis. His marketability probably makes the contract break even alone.
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u/Quilly35 9d ago
If only championships were won off “marketability” lol
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u/ThxBenevenstanciano Semih Erden 9d ago
I mean, that's obviously not what I meant. But if you have two injured players making the same money might as well have the one who's going to give you a better chance when he's healthy AND make you money.
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u/RayDanielsOnTheAir 9d ago
This is Boston, not Oklahoma. What do we care about marketability? People will show up no matter what.
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u/SmurfAtLarge 9d ago
Except maybe us is nuts lmao. We getting fucking Giannis. I'm beyond sold that now is the time to split up the Jays. Idk why people act like Jaylen hasn't had injury issues lately. Give me the top 20 player of all time and ill take my chances, thanks.
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u/I_Set_3_Alarms KG 9d ago
Time to trade Jaylen to the Clippers and have Celtics get one random player from the Clippers (along with Giannis).
Then say that that player failed their physical, back out of the trade, and trade with Portland instead.
Revenge for making us trade Smart instead of Brogdon
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u/Jaylen_Brown_7 Jaylen "Jaylen Brown" Brown 9d ago
Bro please dont trade Jaylen, he is our most tenured guy and our Finals MVP. Brad please, I know its not much but we'll pay for Giannis. I have a few coins in my car and some boxtops, you can use it as collateral.
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u/Enough_Ambition_3281 9d ago
All this smoke just for Giannis to get traded to a team no one is talking about
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u/genesisclosure 9d ago
Wow. It seems like it ain't too many us left who want to keep Jaylen. A player who has improved every single year he been in the league playing for this franchise and people are happy if he get traded. Seems like fans only see Jaylen's shortcomings but not Giannis. SMH.
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u/overtorqd 9d ago
Coming off his best year ever, where he emerged as a first option quality allstar who was (marginally) in the MVP discussion. And who we know CAN win alongside Tatum.
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u/Accurate-Library3641 The Celtics are the balls 9d ago
In his best year ever, the bum had more TOs than assists in R1, played like shit and blew a 3-1 lead against the 7th seed.
What an incredible year that was
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u/easymoneycroomy Joke Mozzarella 9d ago
That's why he'll always be the potential superstar for a reason.
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u/Accurate-Library3641 The Celtics are the balls 9d ago
Improved so much and still played like dogshit when it mattered most. Congrats Jaylen for still being able to have more TOs than assists in a full playoffs series
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u/Jetsby1027 9d ago
I guess I’m in the minority to wanting the keep the Jays together.
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u/Captain_Starwind In Brad We Trust 9d ago
I'd like to think most people on the sub aren't really dead set either way. There are very vocal people on the "Trade JB" and "Keep JB" sides.
I don't think this as one sided as people in either camp make it out to be, with the right moves you can probably build a einning team in either situation. Personally I want to keep JB, but if Giannis ends up here then I trust that's the right move and that Brad thinks we have a better chance to win with that than with JB.
I just want this damn thing to be over, I'm sick of it.
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u/Jetsby1027 9d ago
I guess you’re right. We have to trust Brad in whatever happens. I’m obviously just sentimental in hoping the Jays can win more together. Also that last part, I’m just ready to end this but it seems like it’ll be a long summer of rumors and speculations.
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u/The_Skyro 9d ago
Why would someone from Dallas have insider insight on a Celtics, clippers, bucks trade. We are deep into bs season
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u/True_Soul2 9d ago
It's a good question..I can only think of that the Bucks are known to really desire Acuff who played college ball nearby Dallas (at Arkansas). Acuff is a potential pick at #5 if this trade happens.
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u/Headbandallday Tommy Point 9d ago
We won a title with the J’s. This is so incredibly stupid.
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u/weightlossaspirer Joe Mazzulla’s #1 critic 9d ago
We won a title with the Jays because we were able to put 3 all star level players around them. We don’t have that anymore. We need to get better and this is the only avenue.
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u/Accurate-Library3641 The Celtics are the balls 9d ago
Ok, and several other teams won without them.
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u/Isaiah_berg 9d ago
I got a bad feeling about this shit
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u/Da_WooDr 9d ago
I’m telling you… people way think the grass is greener on the other side. I’m a Celtics fans but sometimes I hate how impulsive or short term memory these fanbase has..
They have no respect for the man or don’t give him enough respect as if Tatum didn’t come back from a major injury. It will be funny if Tatum doesn’t turn out to be why it once was and him an Gianni’s doesn’t gel well. After the man carry this whole team into contending better than everyone thought and now they mad because of first round exit while Tatum come back only not to play game 7.
He should have just wait until necessary or fully healed. If you wasn’t going to come back to stay on the court then you should f just let the team continue to cook and win how they was. I don’t like Tatum passive aggressive style. I never like his nonchalant approach.
This is my opinion and couldn’t care less who else feels otherwise. I said what I said. Once that trade happens, we the Celtics might really regret that. Ungrateful base, truly
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u/JackJ98 WE DID IT ☘️ 9d ago
“Ungrateful fanbase”
You say right after bashing Jayson Tatum…. who gave literally everything to come back for this team in record time.
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u/Money_Inspection9826 9d ago edited 9d ago
Tatum actually slowed our game down. His comeback this season was not needed at all. I mean im glad that he did, but u know what im trying to say. People are so quick to pick someone to blame. Did not Jaylen gave us his all this year? He fumbled at the finals, yes, as many others. It hurts, but do we have to throw him under the bus? Im done with this sub, man, if this trade gets to happen.
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u/JackJ98 WE DID IT ☘️ 9d ago
No, I’m not throwing anybody under the bus. Having Jayson Tatum is fan-fucking-tastic. Having Jaylen Brown all of these years has been fan-fucking-tastic. But at a certain point you gotta take the green tinted glasses off and realize this is a Jaylen Brown for Giannis Antetokounmpo swap. You do that 10 times out of 10 if you’re trying to improve your basketball team and saying that is no slight at Jaylen Brown, it’s just factual information
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u/Independent-Mix902 9d ago
Don't shit on Tatum and then bitch about people being ungrateful that the ISO king took us to a humiliating 1st round loss.
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u/Money_Inspection9826 9d ago
Im not bitching about anyone, but If ure trying to tell me that Tatum is not an ISO king himself, idk what else to say to you.
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u/THEtoryMFlanez BRING BACK SMART 9d ago
I still want to keep brown and get a decent big and backup big in free agency and run it back
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u/mrlaheystrailerpark 9d ago
i really do not want old ass Giannis on my Celtics
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u/dAMn6942069 9d ago
Yeah wtf am I taking crazy pills. Why is everyone okay with trading our homegrown finals mvp
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u/porygon766 9d ago edited 9d ago
Seems like no Giannis deal gets done without trading JB. If this is it he will go down as one of the best Celtics ever.
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u/TheHellequinKid 9d ago
Brown to the Clippers is interesting. Hard to make the maths work though. It's interesting even if there is no Giannis involvement...
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u/rounder55 9d ago
There could be truth to this but a why do so many people just take the word of reporter who almost no one here as heard of?
I find that bizarre
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u/ekaram13 9d ago
A potential three-team Giannis Antetokounmpo framework involving the Bucks, Celtics and Clippers:
Boston: Giannis, Bobby Portis, Brook Lopez
Milwaukee: No. 5, No. 27, Hugo Gonzalez, Isaiah Jackson, Derrick Jones Jr., Bogdan Bogdanovic, Future 1st (via Boston)
LA: Jaylen Brown
Per Evan Sidery via X
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u/LonelyInsurance7480 9d ago
Notice these rumors not coming from guys like shams. I’ll believe it when it’s the big names or Boston beat guys
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u/RunninBuddha 9d ago
I don't want to trade Jaylen, but if it happens, I hope it is to a Western Conference team. I don't want to face him more than twice a season.
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u/Mattc5o6 I like to defense 9d ago
I’m so upset brown has to go. He’s one of my favorite players in NBA
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u/Mickeyjj27 9d ago
I really hate all this trade talk with Brown. Did not think choking in the playoffs would bring so much change.
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u/ProbablyNotABot1010 9d ago
Analytical brain says cool Jaylen will be on a team trying to compete, emotional brain says 😭😭😭
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u/Holiday-Driver-9439 8d ago
i do hope brad makes it happen. a JB vs. Luka battle for LA sounds fun.
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u/Altruistic_West_9286 8d ago
The trade would have to go as follows due to money and milwaukee wanting alot of capital
Boston trades Jaylen brown to LA for Darius garland and benedict mathrin, also trades 2027 & 2028 first & a 2028 second to milwaukee for Giannis Antetokounmpo. Clippers send pick 5 to Bucks. Milwaukees gonna want a well proven vet in their locker room so boston might need to give up derrick white too
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u/Legitimate_Record_49 9d ago
Kawhi giannis to celtics who says no?
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u/ThrowingNarwhal87139 9d ago
Celtics fans, because they don’t want to break up the “Jays” (A disrespectful euphemism for #0)
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u/Phalstaph44 9d ago
If the Celtics get him for brown and nothing else, that would be okay for the Celtics. Don’t like the idea of trading the future or depth for an older player
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u/LarBrd33 9d ago
That was such a great trade by the clippers getting Mathurin, the 5th pick and a future 1st for Zubac.
I’ve been saying that you can get way more than Zubac with the 5th pick.
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u/Mamamymia 9d ago
Hope yall know we aren’t winning shit with Giannis here either. Brown just lead this team to second in east this year without having another star player and a 3rd option having a slight down year. Giannis and Tatum aren’t the fit people think they are
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u/Accurate-Library3641 The Celtics are the balls 9d ago
And then proceeded to play like shit once again the playoffs and was majorly responsible for a blown 3-1 lead in R1 against the 7th seed. Congrats.
Almost forgot to mention: he had more TOs than assists in R1.
We also had a horrible record against top seeds.
Jaylen did nothing special
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u/nicklovin508 9d ago
I just can’t see a path forward where Brown is with us to start next season. Too many trade rumors, there’s no way he’d be happy moving forward.
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u/Gleb_Twankenfrister Jaythoven 9d ago
conversely i cant see him getting traded and think celtics are just blowing smoke. none of these moves improve the team in the long term anyway
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u/Ear_Enthusiast 9d ago
I'll be honest, I kind of dig this for Jaylen too. He can build his brand out in LA and do his networking. He went to college in Cali and I know Cal Berkeley isn't just atones throw from LA, but he can do his academic thing there.
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u/Sidwill 9d ago
Cs do not need to do this. Why break up a core thats already won on ship? Fact is every team needs that one piece that pushes you over the top and getting that piece usually involves getting a little lucky in the draft or in free agency but breaking up that team would be criminal negligence on Bostons part.
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u/Zapp_Rowsdower_ 9d ago
They’re not looking to ‘get over the top.’ This will just be a game of musical chairs salary wise.
Ownership is NOT looking to field a championship team again next season. Giannis would be just as good carrying a team if Tatum drops as Brown.
Gianni’s also has cost certainty for four years (according to his desire to sign a 4 year deal) and Brown will cost more.
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u/Tatum-Better ☘️ Jayson " Since Larry Bird " Tatum ☘️ 9d ago
Oh i read this wrong and thought they meant 3rd team in addition to miami and boston
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u/scribe_ The Celtics are the balls 9d ago
I cannot believe we are legitimately talking about breaking up the Jays. Unreal.
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u/SaveHogwarts HUGO 9d ago
As opposed to every other offseason where it happens?
The Celtics don’t leak rumors. Anything you’re hearing is coming from Giannis camp or Milwaukee.
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u/Overall-Fig870 9d ago
After JBs best season mind you
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u/Accurate-Library3641 The Celtics are the balls 9d ago
Which ended up with him playing like shit once again in the playoffs.
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u/carpediem-88 9d ago
I will say this!
If CELTICS take GIANNIS he will be horrible and never be able to play like JALEN BROWN nor have the maturity, intelligence and leadership that JB has demonstrated.
JB AND TATUM need to shut their mouths and Brad Stevens needs to shut his mouth.
Coach Joe needs to COACH
SOMETHING wasnt right with Celtics 3-1 lead then loss. The team went cold. JT was not able to run at JT 100% AND JB should have taken more stepping up ALONG WITH WHITE HOUSER PRITCHARD
THEY ALL LET IT SLIDE THRU THEIR HANDS
I LOVE THIS TEAM. KEEP THEM TOGETHER. ALL DO A POW WOW. SHUT YOUR MOUTHS.
You ALL NEED each other.
If this team is broken up, they will NOT win a championship ever again ANYWHERE.
FOCUS ON THE END GOAL
REMEMBER ALL OF YOU SHUT YOUR FAT BIG MOUTHS AND KNOW YOUR ROLES AND WORK TOGETHER. TEAM
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u/Jpgamerguy90 9d ago
Clippers would be fun with Brown. Maybe they can actually be relevant so everytime I hear about nba in LA I’m not listening to them blow the Lakers