Colin Cowherd’s best Giannis Antetokounmpo & Bucks TRADES, Celtics-Knicks Reaction | THE HERD NBA

Colin Cowherd’s best Giannis Antetokounmpo & Bucks TRADES, Celtics-Knicks Reaction | THE HERD NBA

You always want to be the man, right, when you’re a professional athlete, but you don’t want to be the only man. And you know, the Warriors have Jimmy Butler, but they’re pretty unwatchable without Steph. They’re playing 13, 14 guys. And you can watch when Joic is tired for Denver. They can’t score. And we always say, stop telling me Jason Tatum is the face of the league. This team is great without him. But the advantage is he doesn’t have to be great and they win. And that’s a great feeling. And I was thinking about watching game three. Tatum was very good early, but really Payton Pritchard as the Celtics who have led New York by 20 points minimum six of the seven times they’ve played this year. They have a much better team, a much better roster over the last seven to eight years. Boston’s a much better franchise. But when Jason Tatum plays poorly or doesn’t play, the net rating often goes up. Do you watch the Warriors without Steph? It’s hard. They’re unwatchable. You see Jokic is now gassed. Denver can’t score. You see the value and the importance. And I love Chad Homegrren, but if SGAA is off, Oklahoma City’s usually going to lose. And I’m and I’m watching Tatum with the Celtics. He’s just another successful banker at Deutsch. I mean, they’ve got like eight guys that can shoot threes. Payton Pritchard in game three was the dog. He was the guy. And that and you watch the Celtics, you could make an argument if you’re looking for a nickname for Tatum, it’s the beneficiary, beneficiary of Brad Stevens, of Danny A, of a roster that is easily the most complete in the league. That includes OKC. You see what Cleveland’s having all sorts of trouble. Boston’s trouble is sometimes they can’t hit their threes. That’s like their only issue. twitchy defenders size. For God’s sakes, they have three point guards. The Celtics are two things. One, excellent front office. Secondly, the formula. And I’m watching I’m watching Tatum and he’s such a nice guy. And he is such a collaborative guy that the beneficiary sometimes he just melts into the fabric. He’s just another really good player, the most talented player on that team. But I, as I’m watching them play the Knicks, it’s Payton Pritchard that has the hot hand. There have been moments when Al Horford from the corner has it or Jaylen Brown is the MVP of the Eastern Conference Finals last year or the finals. When you look at the Denver Nuggets, when Joic sits or doesn’t play, the net re rating plummets. Actually, the last couple years with and without Tatum playoffs, regular season, it goes up for Boston. And that’s not a criticism. It’s like when you go to work and there’s so much depth of roster and so much excellence at work that you don’t get all the credit. Sometimes you don’t even win MVP or employee of the month, but you drive to the arena knowing you don’t have to carry the team because in pro sports you can take all the money you want. Losing stinks and Boston just doesn’t lose much. I I have a hard time believing after losing the first two games at home they can come back and win the series. But why? They’re clearly the better team. But I was listening to Tatum after and it’s his not ambivalence, it’s his reality and understanding and self-awareness that he is part of something unbelievable. And because of that, he’ll probably never quite get the credit of the Jokic SGA’s Kobe in his prime or MJ. you understand what comes with being that guy, right? Um, I live a great life. I ain’t going to lie. It’s a lot of take I make a lot of money. I take care of my family. I’ve been able to experience a lot of things. Um, but you also have to accept what comes with that, right? You I get a lot of praise. I get a lot of credit. I get a lot of accolades. Um, but you know, I’m not perfect. There’s times where, you know, I’ve needed to play better. I needed to do more. And, you know, that’s what comes with being, you know, that guy on a team with a bunch of guys. All right. Shams reporting this morning. All you Buck fans so mean to me for years when I suggested this. Go ahead, bring the apologies. I’ll accept them. Words are hurtful. Uh, yeah. Giannis is going to explore the best fit outside of Milwaukee. I won’t demand an apology, but again, it’s been very hurtful the last three years. Listen, facts. You got 12 great years from him. If you’ve had 12 great years outside of maybe your kids, 12 great years from a boss, from a relationship, that’s that’s that’s a lot of good. That’s a big chapter of your life. You’re the oldest team in the league. You don’t control your first round picks for I think five years. You’ve been creaky for years. Everybody saw it coming. It’s time to blow it up and start over. The last three years, Giannis has given you 30 points a game, 59% from the field. He’s averaging that the last three seasons and 11 rebounds. And you don’t have a playoff series win. The day move felt nice, but it was desperate. Three different coaches, three first round exits. You have replaced in Milwaukee everything under the hood and you’re still stuck with a broken down hooptie. That’s all you got. Spark plugs and um new windshield wipers will not do. You got 12 years out of it. 12 great years in a trophy. Think of those great Sacramento King teams. No trophies. Think about Kyle Shanahan in San Francisco. All that money, all those wins, no trophies. Baltimore Ravens have dominated the regular season. It feels like three straight years in the AFC with Mahomes. No trophies. Josh Allen, no trophies. Denver got one. You’re right. Denver got one. Milwaukee got one with LuL Cinder. Got one with Giannis. you moved off him and were viable for a decade, you probably won’t get everything you want. But if you look at what Houston could provide and what Oklahoma City could provide and San Antonio could give you, all would be interested. And and you can learn from the mistake Dallas made. So Dallas, the Mavericks, bizarrely and foolishly sent Luca to a Western Conference rival. Send Yiannis. The three teams that will create the best packages are all West. You’re East, OKC, San Antonio, Houston. Send him west. If you meet him, it’ll be in the finals. You’re not going to have seven years of him knocking you out, giving you a visual facial. You’re not going to get that. And then you supplement your roster. You’ll get four first round picks. Houston could give you three starters. Get younger, get flexible, control some first round picks. In the much weaker East outside of Boston, everybody else is close. I mean, Cleveland’s falling apart. Indiana’s beatable. Do you trust Philadelphia? I like Boston a lot, but they struggle to beat the Knicks at home. everybody outside of the Celtics roster beatable close. So, it’s one of those things where sell them west, get your picks in the week east business. I was talking to a friend yesterday, very shrewd guy in business. And he he’s had clients for years. He does very well for himself. And you know, I I I tend to ask this when I meet somebody or a friend. We we get talking a little bit of business and I said, “What what do they all have in common?” and he says, “One thing I’ve learned through the years, all my A+ clients, they’re all decisive. They know what they want and they go for it.” Because, as Jeff Bezos has often said, people overestimate how much a mistrade or a deal that goes a little sideways, you overevaluate. You overconern yourself with the bad. That’s how our brains work. Milwaukee, you’re probably never going to get somebody in the draft that’s as good as Giannis. But you got a trophy, you got 12 years, get four first round picks. One of those four is going to hit. Get three starters, two bench guys. All this is fear. You are a nonviable franchise right now. By the way, Golden State, and I’ll get to this later, Golden State’s got to think about doing this because in the West, which is much deeper, much better with Houston, San Antonio, and OKC, as bad as they’ll be now, you do not Golden State want to become Giannis and the Bucks with Steph. But I I think everybody in Milwaukee is like, “Oh, what will we become?” Who cares? Niners, Ravens, Bills, Sacramento Kings, they don’t have trophies. We don’t know if OKC will ever get one. You got one with Luell Cinder, with Giannis. Take a big swing. Be decisive. So Sham’s reporting he is now going to explore options. Um I know there’s a lot of people that want Giannis. I think most will have to settle for the KD sweep stakes over the Giannis sweep stakes cuz I think you would admit this. It’s probably going to take minimum three, maybe five first rounders and starters to get him. And I don’t think most teams are equipped. Houston is uh OKC is. San Antonio could be. San Antonio, by the way, the NBA draft lottery is tonight. If San Antonio, I’m kind of rooting for him. Wii Castle, the rookie of the year point guard, and Cooper flag. Well, dear Fox also like I there’s no chance the Spurs are getting it. But regarding Giannis, what do you think the market’s like for him? Is it more the Bucks are like we want the best deal or we want to make Giannis happy because this this is where it could get dicey Colin if they say hey the the best deal we’re getting is from Brooklyn Giannis you’re headed to Brooklyn he’s not going to be happy with that well you’re my job once I sell the house it’s not my concern once you move him I’m not in the happiness business I’m getting you know remember when Portland Dame said well I won’t do this boy if if you move Dame and he’s not happy players are selfish They take care of themselves. Teams have to take care of themselves and their fans and their advertisers. So, I don’t worry about that. I just don’t think many teams are equipped. Like, I think if San Antonio, for instance, won the lottery tonight and knew Cooper Flag was coming and they said, “We Giannis, Cooper Flag.” Then they could move Castle the point guard because that somebody would say, “Okay, I want Castle. I want a seventime all-star point guard. I want the next four first round picks. So that’s a it’s interesting tonight. If San Antonio wins the draft lottery, they get a huge leg up on on getting Giannis. Yeah. Well, Houston also has like a 3% chance to win the lottery right there in the mix. And I’ll just say this, if the Knicks somehow win tonight against the Celtics, I think we need to accelerate the Boston getting Giannis discussion because if Boston loses a series, you’re looking at a new head coach and we got to blow it up. For the record, the NHL draft just had their um that the team with like one, two, 3% won. Oh, wow. Yeah. No, it it happens more than you think. Cleveland years ago got it. It happens way more than you think. Atlanta last year in the NBA. Atlanta had 3% chance. They won last year’s lottery. You didn’t really want to win. No, you didn’t. But the the point is this idea the frozen envelope with Euing. Cleveland, Orlando won backtoback lotteryies. Atlanta won. The New York Islanders just won the NHL lottery. They had like one and a half, two%. We don’t need Cooper flag in the West. We need him in the East. The East has like no good players, Colin. Come on. And you’re going to ship Giannis to the West. you are or if you are the Spurs and you win it tonight, WBY Cooper flag, I can give away my my all end my rookie of the year. That is a that is as good that’s better than Shenon. That’s better than Jaylen Green. That’s that is a massive benefit for San Antonio. Would you trade Cooper flag and castle and whatever else salary match up for Giannis? That’s too much. No. You know what? Castle and Cooper Flag can hit those free throws with a minute 40 left. Oh, come on. I like Giannis. He’s had three great years. I’m not giving those two guys up. Cooper Flag could be a 15-year 24 a game guy. 249 and eight. No way I’m giving it up. Okay. Tonight’s lottery is fascinating because you have a dominant star week one. Yeah. I’m fired up. Yeah.

Colin Cowherd discusses trades that the Milwaukee Bucks can make for Giannis Antetokounmpo. He then reacts to how Jayson Tatum is not doing enough to help the Boston Celtics during their NBA playoff series against the New York Knicks.

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