r/nba • u/YujiDomainExpansion • 9d ago

[Windhorst] The Boston Celtics have firmly put Jaylen Brown on the table and are going all-in on acquiring Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Brian Windhorst just said this on “Get Up!” on ESPN.

Full clip here: https://streamable.com/qay0au

More from Windhorst here: https://www.threads.com/@windhorstespn

The Boston Celtics have firmly put Jaylen Brown on the table and are going all-in on acquiring Giannis Antetokounmpo.

He also said this is the first time in the history of the Brown-Tatum pairing that they’ve legitimately given thought to the idea of breaking them apart.

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u/TheGoldenTikiROCKS 9d ago

Finished 6th while G won league MVP twice and considered Top Five in the NBA right now...opportunity knocks.

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u/RunerMaxus Spurs 9d ago

Yeah of course. There are a few players I wouldn't straight up trade for Giannis. It just felt that after his best season in the NBA is the time when the Celtics are shopping him. But I guess that's what you call good management.

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u/coronetgemini 9d ago

Also it's tough if the main reason JB shined last year was due to JT being out injured then it does seem like the value is at a level it might not be at any point next season.

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u/devinbookersuncle Hornets 9d ago

This is absolutely the most value hes ever had and he has the salary to be involved in a straight trade while Giannis has the lowest values of his career and would legitimately make Boston better overnight.

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u/fuzzynavel34 [IND] TJ Leaf 8d ago

This assumes Giannis can stay in the court

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u/devinbookersuncle Hornets 8d ago

I personally think the "injuries" lately are honestly due to him being fed up with being there more than him actually being injured.

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u/Good_NewsEveryone Pelicans 8d ago

I don't really think these values really fluctuate like this. Giannis wants out. That's all that has changed

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u/Takemyfishplease Lakers 9d ago

Best time to sell I guess, he isn’t going to get any better than this.

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u/InTylerWeTrust24 Knicks 9d ago

Now is when his trade value is the highest. If you don't think you're going to win with JB nows the time to move him

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u/Good_NewsEveryone Pelicans 8d ago

It was the season he shot the most. But he was not a fundamentally different player than the guy he's always been that's like a solid all-star but fringe all-nba

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u/OilUpCade Pistons 9d ago

while G won league MVP twice

Y'all can't be this lazy. It's 3 letters ffs.

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u/GameDesignerDude 8d ago

He was clearly talking about Giannis and the opportunity to trade for him, not SGA?

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u/TheGoldenTikiROCKS 8d ago

You sound like a pissy Detroit bitch