Bradley Beal is being traded to the Phoenix Suns, and not the Miami Heat. That changes a few things for the Celtics, including one of the trades they were hoping to make. John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal talks about that, analyzes the trade, gets into Boston being active ahead of the draft and what that might mean, and the possibility of Grant Williams going out in a sign and trade.
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Since phoenix has strong interest in brogdon/pp and i wouldn't wanrt ayton on the celtics while indiana has wanted ayton for a long time + expressed interest in Grant Williams, this seems like an easy 3-team trade;
boston gets:
myles turner
jordan nwora
2026 2nd rd pick via PHO
phoenix gets:
brogdon
pp
indiana gets:
ayton
2024 2nd rd pick via PHO
bonus: as incentive to indiana, we tell them we wont match if they sign Grant williams to an offer sheet.
boston gets their starting big and takes a flyer on a backup wing while getting rid of the glut at pg. phoenix gets the 2 pgs they desire to revamp their pg position while getting off ayton's bad contract/attitude. indiana finaly gets the guy they offered a max contract to while getting a 2nd rd pick to their treasure trove of picks. so who says no in this deal?
Concocted this before the beal trade though.
Bradley Beal is a ok trade only problem is his injuries
Really appreciate the off season content. Hope the channel continues to grow.
Are you a low-key Heat fan?
First listen of the day 🍀💚
“Just having the right role players in the right spots”
Damn I thought this was obvious considering these are the types of teams the Celtics lose to every year. Boston front office hasn’t seemed to catch on though. Not every player needs to play elite defense and be a tweener. If getting their ass bust by a bunch of undrafted players didn’t make them realize that then clearly the primes of Brown and Tatum will continue to get wasted.
What are the Celtics going to do when they can no longer have TPEs…. 😂😂😂
Tatum and Brogdon worked. Jaylen and Malcolm never did, both ball stoppers and both terrible off-ball defensively.
Get rid of GW he is dead weight, Brogdon is not a good fit and is hurt to much, dump him, i would try to move up to top 5 picks in the draft.
Suns will pay a total of $163 million to Durant, Beal, Booker & Ayton. 👀
Trade Smart for Porzingiz or John Collins. What about trade Smart,Brogdon and 3 round 1st picks for Lillard???
trading g. williams or brogdon would be idiotic. brown doesn't have the skills of either and got exposed in the playoffs. the entire league is going to trap brown and force the turnover next season. we need clear roles and responsibilities, not two superstars on the same team with one that can't dribble. the celtics could do more without brown financially and minute-wise.
If vukcevic is still there at 35 we should take him the way these Europe players been balling lol
We should try to get Kuzma or KP from wizards
B Beal gone means one less distraction.
My top 10 best fit gettable bigs trade targets this offseason:
1. Wendell Carter jr.
2. Santi aldama
3. Jonas valanciunas
4. Jonathan isaac
5. Kristaps porzingis
6. Jusuf nurkic
7. Myles turner
8. Mo bamba
9. Kelly olynyk
10. Zach collins
Current top target for #35 pick: tristan vukcevic
KP from the wizard what a good pick up
Porzingis would be a great get. You can get him cheap since he’s expiring . If he flops, you can let him go. Low risk, enormous upside and fills our biggest need.
Can we trade Muzzulla for a real coach?
You're right on the outlier nature of Miami's run…but watch, now "the experts" will use this to say Miami will do the same thing every season.