ROSTER CHANGES brewing in Boston? 👀 + Stephen A. on what New York NEEDS in 2nd Round | First Take
Stephen A. Smith, Jay Williams and Brian Windhorst join Molly Qerim on First Take to discuss potential changes to the Boston Celtics’ roster this offseason, pressure on Jaylen Brown to perform in the playoffs and preview their 2nd Round matchup against the New York Knicks.
0:00 How much pressure is on Jaylen Brown?
6:13 How can Knicks prevent an early exit vs. Celtics?
8:43 Stephen A. on what the Knicks need
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39 Comments
Gotta keep them all. Spend the tax. We are gonna three peat
So does Boston have a better defense than Detroit?
The Celtics spent all that money to beat Jimmy.
2 games?! 😮
😂😂😂
They still playing why they talking about their off season moves? Smh
This is horrible smh
Stephen A stays making the topic about the Knicks
In all reality no matter how much money the league generates, they players are overpaid
Celtics got the league on lock for the next 3 years if they keep this roster
Jwill is so stupid that made SA resonable
ESPN now attacking the integrity of the Celtics team, because they can no longer play their favorite game of glazing LeBaby Flop and the LA Losers, after yet another failed season.
these fakers are straight up tra$h.
Tatum Brown and White are the most important.
You know what, yall sleeping on Knicks , they had a good battle with Pistons, I see this series going to Game 7, OG will clamp Tatum, and Towns will be better than Porzingis and Jalen Brunson last 2min plays.
Knicks in 7.
Steven A is unbearable
Celtics in 6.
Don’t want to hear this bs. U keep Jaylen brown. He has been the most consistent in the playoffs and last year too. U keep brown and Tatum and whoever else has to go they just have to go. And u go after Giannis and just plug in role player. If they can’t do that make sure u keep brown and Tatum over anything.
what if luka felt disrespected by jj redick calling him out after game 5 loss saying "out of shape" and it triggers him to decline any offer from lakers front office ✌️
Time to fire SAS?
The New York Knicks, what can they do to pull off this upset……😂
Marcus Smart left awhile ago so now they have to talk about JB every year.
Why would the C's get rid of anyone after just re-signing everyone last summer? Who is going to take JB one year after signing a supermax deal??? This chatter lowers the collective IQ on these shows.
I am a diehard Detroit Pistons fan. Full transparency, I can't stand the Celtics. Simply because of the history between the Pistons and Celtics franchise. I'm sure most diehard Celtics fans feel the same about Pistons. However, I respect the Celtics and what they bring to the table as a team. They are a deep team and despite having two superstars, they play as a team offensively and defensively. Winning one game in a seven game series is very difficult, which makes beating them 4 times in a series seem unimaginable.
Before the series between Detroit and New York, I couldn't imagine a situation where the Knicks could beat Celtics. Being an NBA fan, I watch most of the games this season. During the season the Knicks looked like a college team playing against the Celtics. But that was the regular season. During the course of the series against the Pistons, the Knicks slowly became a different team. Playing completely different than how they played during the regular season. Specifically, their defensive awareness has picked up. Most importantly, they have a chip on their shoulders. This is going to be one hell of a series. The Knicks is not the Magic. They will challenge the Celtics in ways that the Magic could not. I am looking forward to this series, as I don't think the Knicks is going to be an easy out. In fact, when considering the on paper match up, I would not be surprised if they shock the NBA in this series. They will definitely challenge the Celtics and force them to play up a few levels. After playing against Detroit the Knicks has rediscovered their defensive identity. That was missing for the majority of the regular season. They have the defensive minded wings that can slow Tatum and Brown down. They will force Boston to work on both sides of the court.
Although I do wonder about the first game. Boston have been resting and the series against Detroit was a grind. Celtics is likely to take the first game. But overall, I can't wait to get into this series. I think this will be one of the best series to watch in this round.
They always trying to break up the Cs but not the lakers or gsw when they had kd, steph, clay n green.
Stephen A knows nothing about basketball
This is so made up. Aint no way the celtics would let such noise come out during the playoffs
I'm tired of these salary cap nonsense, salary cap should only be if you are signing a player from another team.
If you are renewing a player contract from your team it should not be counted.
Basically, you made a rule no team can be good for more than 3 years.
Either that or adjust how players are paid. You can't have two players taking up the entire team salary.
For example, if a player salary is 5 million and if they make all nba, it can go to 10 million. Make the additional 5 million a salary bonus that doesn't count towards the cap.
Increasing salaries while the cap stays the same is just plain stupid.
Jalen Brown and Tatum are going NOWHERE!
DemonRat's and the Braindead Brainwashed Commie Leftists, Corrupt and Treasonous all Traitors to our company. All Pure Evil…
Jb for wemby and spurs future 1st rd in 2026, 2027, 2028
Would Stephen A please stop stuttering?? Can’t understand what he’s trying to tell everyone lol 😂
Restructure contracts and pay luxury tax
A few years has passed bye since the narrat3of tatum-browm breakup.
We are not trading anyone we drafted. Hauser may go, Jrue too.
Call me crazy but I’m keeping JB over Tatum.
Once again, the conversation turns to trading JB. It’s frustrating how the Celtics only seem to get national attention when there’s speculation or negativity.
the roster was so strong and expensive..
Trade Brown for Luka, save $100 mil and you're set for the next 5 championships
You know sports fake,last year yall was saying Boston roster was set up straight for the next 4yrs,while every other nba team,was not so lucky under new guidelines. Now it's different this year,to fit a new narrative. Just like football,all the rules favor offense,but the stats show different when gambling got in on prize picks and whatnot. I mean literally taking out the safties in a few conversations because the overwhelming defense. This is really getting out of hand. What a shame.
Really hope the Celtics don't cheap out on Tatum and brown prime. 1st round pick in the future ain't gonna help the contending celtics right now. If they add bigger salaries fans would be happy.