On First Take, Jay Williams, Brian Windhorst and Seth Greenberg join Molly Qerim to discuss the latest blockbuster trade in the NBA.
0:00 Increase or decrease Celtics title chances?
2:00 Windy has tremendous respect for Smart
6:30 Jay Bilas on Victor Wembanyama’s potential in the NBA
8:00 Concerns about Wemby’s NBA workload?
13:00 NBA quick takes
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34 Comments
Nothing to admit. They didn't win championships, therefore they are not a championship team. Porzingis, if healthy makes the Celtics much better. Derrick White is often better than Marcus Smart at what Smart does and Malcolm Brogdon will now get more minutes. Celtics are definitely the team to beat in the East now.
Boston can go get westbrook as pg
So you lose your "heart & soul" but your championship chances go up Jay Will??? Smh , no wonder your morning show is getting canceled bro smh
You don't say that a team that didnt make the finals isn't a championship team.
Jay will sound so slow 🤦🏾♂️ his take makes no sense. Why would u trade the heart and soul of the team
I think KP has something to prove. Last season he played really well, i remember he got slandered so much in the previous season before in Mavs. I really think being in a championship contender like Celtic would really makes him shine. He never been in Championships caliber team before, and could comfortably being the 3rd best player.
You could tell they don’t have sht to talk about a team that went to the Eastern conference finals three out of the four years went to the finals in that time is not a championship ready team really🤦♂️
Problem is Mazulla’s offense of chucking up 3’s.
C's also have a coaching problem. Had all the tools he needed to get the job done. Unfortunately he doesn't possess the knowledge and skills to use the tools he had access to.
Please God, bring Dame to the Lakers. The defensive culture will catapult his play. All the defense he does on the blazers is point, lol.
HE'S ONLY 19
KD,KG both stayed slim
And they still aren’t with Tatum as their #1 option.
CP3 to the Warriors? 🤣 Four starters at 6'7 or shorter! Looney is only 6'9. None of these teams who recently done trades got that much better. Denver repeats.
Glad they kept Brogdon he’s essential. They need Porzingis to be a poor man’s Jokic or similar to Lopez with the Bucks.
This is like when the Pistons traded Chauncey Billups… the beginning of the end.
I think Wemba should identify as a woman and dominate the WNBA. That is the logic being taught today. No wonder America is FUBAR.
BFD. JUST TALK FOR TALK SAKE.
When you trade away your energy engine just like the invaluable Cornbread Maxwell it's over for the Celtics.
Feel Bad for Marcus an the Celtics Break Up.. BUT Memphis is Better with Smart… Celtics Won't make it to the Finals next year..
Celtics should get chris paul
Boston forgot to check how many games this guy plays. He's never played all 82. His best was last season at 62. Letting Danny Ainge go was a mistake. Now you get rid of the heart and soul of your defense. As a Laker fan since 1980, we'll be more than happy to take Smart when he's released thx Boston. Draymond Green is on vacation with LBJ and CP3 is coming to L.A.💯💯
They traded a black guy for a white guy. I'm sure old school Celtics are smiling in their graves… Lmao 😂
Just kidding. The Celtics are gonna miss him.
Are there any other sports news besides celtics, the suns, damian, who's the best nba players of all time on mt rushmore, Wembeyamo, and Draymond??? There's sooooooo many other things to talk abt. Getting bored as a viewer with the same circled convo..
Marcus smart is honestly a fantastic fit for the grizzlies. Porzingis play a different position then Marcus smart or that's more dynamics to their team
They added more size teams need to be bigger to win. Its nothing against smart. GM Had to make the move . This a win for all sides memphis got better also with this move.
Jay williams is always wrong. Lol
I've been a Boston fan most of my life and losing Smart has really bummed me out. I'm not looking forward to next season at all. Probably won't even watch much. Very very stupid move to lose Smart.
Fantastic opener by JWill
7:49 Ayooooo 😂😂 I don't play that pause stuff but c'mon man that was terrible. Jesus Christ..
These folks don’t know what to talk about they don’t think they contender obviously they are not and need to get better so trade to be contendee
Everybody forgot about Luka? He came to the NBA as the Euroleague MVP and proved he's amongst the best ever young players. And now Wemby is the biggest prospect since LeBron?
why do these morons always make definitive statements like they're from the future…just say…"I think…"
News Flash, Porzingas is getting severely overrated here. He averages 20+ on a garbage team, and he's 7ft+ and he struggles to average 8 boards, which is shocking… & against top bigs and teams, throughout his entire career has underperformed. Thats why NYK moved on from him and Dallas. Maybe having JT and JB will take pressure off him.