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Where will Jaylen Brown end up?! Shams Charania weighs in π | Get Up
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To the NBA, where we are waiting for the next domino to fall.
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It could be Jaylen Brown.
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Shams Charania, Vince Goodwill with me here in New York.
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Shams, the latest on a Jaylen Brown trade.
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What are you hearing?
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>> Courtney, each day this week the Boston Celtics have been actively engaged in
0:16
trade conversations around Jaylen Brown with multiple interested teams.
0:21
We know they went after Giannis.
0:22
They offered Jaylen Brown and two unprotected first-round picks.
0:25
They missed out on Giannis.
0:26
He ends up in Miami.
0:28
And so now they're left to really pick up the pieces,
0:30
deal with the fallout.
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There's been some hard conversations.
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So where does this go from here?
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We know they tried to get Giannis, but what's the ask now?
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My understanding is in some cases the Celtics have asked teams for at least
0:41
four first-round picks for Jaylen Brown.
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He's got 3 years left on his contract at a supermax clip.
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So where does that put him as far as his value?
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And if this is a Boston team that's been contending in the Eastern Conference
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and their potential ask for some teams is a package of picks
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and players,
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how have they reimagined this roster moving forward, their finances,
1:03
their viability as a contender in the Eastern Conference?
1:06
But I do think
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as of right now time will tell
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which side will bring the urgency to this matter this offseason.
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>> For a player
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that we know has such a high ceiling in Jaylen Brown
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and coming off the best season of his career,
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Vince.
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I mean, I hear Shams say four first-round picks.
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That's a lot.
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I also know what the Giannis package was.
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So what do you think teams will actually be looking for?
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Is it going to Is it Is it seriously going to take
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that much or could there be an offer where maybe there's another player packaged
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in there and it might lessen the cost for Boston. >> ask for whatever
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you want,
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Courtney.
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It doesn't mean it that you're going to get it,
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especially if you're the Boston Celtics at this point.
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When you look at Jaylen Brown's contract,
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remember he's eligible for 2 years $140 million on an extension on top of
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the contract he has already.
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You have to factor that in, the financial realities of where the NBA is.
1:53
You cannot ignore what you're going to have to pay a player like Jaylen
1:57
Brown and where your team is to absorb a player like
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that.
2:00
If he's going to be your best player, then you have to understand like,
2:03
okay, are we going to be contending?
2:05
Or if he's your second best player,
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you know where you're going to be
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because you know if he's your second best player,
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you can get to the NBA Finals.
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The question is, where does Boston sit on this?
2:14
If you're asking for four first-round draft picks
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and you're looking at
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that roster and you're looking at some of the holes in the roster,
2:20
the deficiencies and how Jaylen Brown was able to sort of curb all of
2:23
that and carry them to 60 wins,
2:25
what are your long-term plans?
2:26
Are you planning to take a step back to then take a step forward?
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Are you planning on having another gap year this year
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if you're trading Jaylen Brown?
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I think that's the biggest question here.
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Where do the Celtics see themselves long-term in this in this vision?
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>> you say gap year and the Boston Celtics.
2:40
I remember famously hearing
2:42
that last year and this was a team
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that won all those games without Jason Tatum.
2:46
Obviously, a first-round exit in the playoffs wasn't great,
2:48
but so let's talk options here
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because I would imagine a lot of teams would be willing to make the
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call to Brad Stevens,
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to want to engage in those talks on Jaylen Brown.
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Who makes the most sense?
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>> Well, making the most sense from a standpoint of where Jaylen Brown fits
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is one thing as opposed to the draft capital
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that Shaunda's talking about.
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To me, the Houston Rockets really intrigue me from the standpoint of youth, athleticism,
3:14
the relationship that Jaylen had with Ime Udoka.
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I'm very fascinated by
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that as well as the Denver Nuggets
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because Nikola Jokic is still the best player on Earth
3:22
and we kind of tend to forget
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that sort of thing.
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And if your running mate is Jaylen Brown and he's healthy,
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then that puts them right back into the championship conversation with San Antonio
3:32
and OKC,
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but that's me playing fantasy basketball here.
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>> Yeah, I mean I I like the idea of it.
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I want to bring in Tim McMahon for your thoughts on that.
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You hear the Houston Rockets,
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a team that he obviously knows the head coach very well in Ime Udoka.
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That's who he began his career with in Boston.
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Is that a potential fit
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that makes sense for the Celtics
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and for the Rockets.
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>> Well, listen, it's certainly been speculated throughout the league.
3:57
Vinnie's not the first one to bring that up.
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I did call to check on
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that with the Rockets
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and the the messaging was
4:05
that there's no intent to get in on the bidding for Jaylen Brown in
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Houston at this point.
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So, that's where things stand with the Rockets.
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Certainly understand where the dots can be connected.
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But again, you know,
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the Rockets aren't looking at this
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as an opportunity that they're trying to pounce on.
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>> Yeah, I mean, Shams, you said the teams are obviously very aware of this.
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Free agency now feels like it starts weeks before everything becomes final
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because if you're going to upgrade your roster,
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more times than not it's going to come via trade.
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Who are the Boston Celtics talking to right now?
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>> First of all, Courtney, I just got a FaceTime from Pat McAfee.
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He told me I need to smile more.
4:43
So, here's a here's a smile for you, Pat, watching at home somewhere.
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Um, they're talking to a slew teams.
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The majority of their conversations so far in the in the Western Conference,
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but if you have draft capital, you think of teams, um, you know,
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if I'm if I'm the
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if I'm the Celtics
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and I want teams to give me draft capital,
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you look at a team like the Brooklyn Nets.
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You you know, do they have interest?
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The Grizzlies have a bunch of first.
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The Thunder have a bunch of first.
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I'm not saying that these are teams that are interested in Jaylen Brown,
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but if that's the goal, that's really where you look at.
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Portland has been a team that has interest in Jaylen Brown.
5:19
They had interest in LaMelo Ball.
5:21
They had interest in Giannis Antetokounmpo.
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So, they are a team that has a ton of draft capital.
5:25
They've got a ton of young talent on this team.
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So, could they make an offer?
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And with Giannis, my understanding was he had no interest being in Portland.
5:34
But he had 1 year left on his deal.
5:35
That gave him power.
5:37
He had an ability to basically negate any type of trade to a team
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like Portland.
5:41
Jaylen Brown's got 3 years left on his deal.
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If you're the Portland Trail Blazers
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and you have the assets
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and the capability to go get a Jaylen Brown,
5:48
there's not that worry that hey, he might not extend long-term.
5:51
He's already in long-term.
5:52
>> And an organization that has a new head coach,
5:55
believes they have a new direction, trying to make the most of it.
5:58
We'll see.
5:59
I'm hoping that you're going to be breaking a trade
6:01
and not just taking calls from Pat McAfee on the show.
6:03
I'm really kind of trying to manifest this here on a Friday morning.
6:07
>> I would love nothing more than that right now.
6:09
>> Over to the NBA where LeBron's future remains up in the air.
6:13
The 41-year-old is one of the biggest names on the market this off season,
6:17
but can only negotiate with the Lakers until free agency officially opens on Tuesday.
6:22
In the meantime, everyone seems to be chiming in on where they want to
6:26
see LeBron sign,
6:27
including Kevin Garnett on his podcast.
6:30
>> If he's doing a farewell tour and this is his last hurrah,
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I would like to see him in Cleveland.
6:35
Y'all got to remember when Bron is back in Cleveland,
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Cleveland's market uh its economy yeah, the economy goes up when Bron is there.
6:43
Everyone Everybody made money when Bron was there.
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Yeah.
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And the I'm talking about Listen, you go through that,
6:50
it is a ghost town with Bron there.
6:52
Man, they got six, seven new restaurants.
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They got this over that.
6:56
They got lounges, bro.
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The casino right there.
6:59
Everybody They They get every home game sold out, bro.
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But you got to bring him back to Cleveland, bro.
7:06
>> I mean, if LeBron goes back to Cleveland,
7:08
does that mean we get the fun guys trip Instagram stories
7:11
that we've been getting from
7:12
that 2016 team repeating
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that?
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As long as that happens, I'm good with it.
7:15
But Shams, what is the latest
7:17
that you're hearing right now on LeBron's future
7:19
as it pertains to the Lakers?
7:22
>> The Lakers have been pursuing parallel paths so far this off season.
7:26
One is their own free agents, Austin Reaves, LeBron James,
7:28
and then Rui Hachimura in that order.
7:30
So, they got Austin Reaves done, right?
7:32
4 years, $185 million max contract.
7:35
So, now it's on LeBron and Rui Hachimura.
7:37
But the other path
7:38
that they've been doing is they've got about $50 million in cap space.
7:42
They've been seeking out trade suitors.
7:44
Who can we trade for and absorb and bring into this $50 million?
7:47
And if they are able to find a a player
7:50
or two to put in there,
7:51
that impacts what they can offer LeBron.
7:53
And so, it it's pursuing both of those,
7:55
and they have been very active in doing the trade aspect of all of
7:59
this.
7:59
So, my understanding is there hasn't been an offer out to LeBron James yet
8:02
as far as his free agency.
8:04
We'll see how that develops over the next 4
8:06
or 5 days when free agency starts,
8:08
but a lot of it is like how much can we upgrade the roster
8:12
and then potentially go back to LeBron,
8:13
or do you take care of LeBron first
8:15
and then figure out any type of potential roster move?
8:17
>> You know, you mentioned the $50 million in cap space.
8:19
I mean, in theory, they have that,
8:22
but there's also the Deandre Ayton player option.
8:25
Marcus Smart has the player option.
8:26
So, slowly, Vince, some of those No,
8:28
that number's going to dwindle a little bit in what they're going to be
8:30
able to to offer LeBron James.
8:32
But you hear Kevin Garnett there.
8:34
He made his pitch.
8:35
Very very good one, by the way,
8:37
about why LeBron should go back to Cleveland.
8:39
Do you think that he'd be better off leaving LA?
8:42
>> No, I don't think he'd be better off leaving LA.
8:44
The question is would LA be better off not having LeBron?
8:47
I think the answer to both those questions is no.
8:49
I think LeBron and and the Lakers need each other.
8:52
It's just a matter of figuring out what number is best to field a
8:57
reasonable contender.
8:59
I don't think LeBron at this stage of his career is winning a championship.
9:02
He's going to be 42 years old in December,
9:05
and he's worth so much more than a veteran minimum
9:09
or a mid-level contract,
9:10
which is going to be $15 million.
9:12
But when you're the Lakers,
9:13
you have the first time in your in the time
9:16
that since LeBron has been there,
9:17
LeBron is not the first priority.
9:19
Luka DonΔiΔ is.
9:20
And how is LeBron going to be able to handle dealing with that?
9:22
Because LeBron's needs and Luka's needs are two totally different things,
9:27
and that's what makes this all the more fascinating.
9:29
>> Well, Tim, I mean,
9:30
you hear what Vince says there about he's better off in Los Angeles.
9:34
So, does he need Does LeBron need to take less money effectively a team-friendly
9:39
deal here,
9:39
but not something that would be absurd
9:42
because he is worth obviously way more than a veteran minimum deal obviously,
9:46
but like does he need to take less money to help out the Lakers
9:48
in order for them to get to a championship?
9:52
>> Do the Lakers need him to take a significant pay cut?
9:55
Absolutely because if he doesn't there's no more financial flexibility
9:59
and this is the summer
10:00
that the Lakers promised Luka Doncic
10:02
that you would see real upgrades to the roster to the rest of the
10:06
rotation.
10:07
So to me the Lakers need to figure out what their options are,
10:11
what they can get done and go to LeBron and say, "Hey,
10:13
we can do X, Y, and Z.
10:16
This is the number that we have for you."
10:18
Say it as politely as possible, as respectfully as possible,
10:21
but the simple fact is it's not like there's max opportunities for LeBron this
10:26
summer,
10:26
you know, that he could go to Golden State,
10:28
but that's a mid-level contract.
10:30
If you want to talk about Cleveland,
10:31
that's a minimum contract unless there's some sort of sign and trade scenario there.
10:36
So again, the Lakers want LeBron back, but he cannot be the priority.
10:41
The priority has to be that long-term view.
10:44
>> Okay, so you hear
10:46
that and we think about what happens next for this Lakers team.
10:49
They just gave Austin Reaves that big deal.
10:51
They have Luka Doncic in the fold for the long term.
10:53
This team is being built around those two.
10:55
LeBron's the question mark here.
10:58
Is it now or never Vince for them to make changes
11:00
because the way I'm hearing you guys talk about these cap implications
11:03
and what it means might lead me to believe
11:05
that 27's the year they make actual change in LA.
11:10
>> Depends.
11:11
Depends on if LeBron James is on your roster.
11:13
It also depends if LeBron James plays beyond next season.
11:16
We don't know.
11:16
LeBron has never come out and said, "Hey, this is where my ride ends."
11:21
We are assuming that every year could be the final year with LeBron James
11:25
because everything is so unprecedented.
11:28
And if you're the Lakers,
11:29
you You want to be the team that lets LeBron James walk.
11:33
You are the franchise of Magic Johnson, of Kobe Bryant, of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
11:37
All those guys finished their career in a Laker uniform.
11:40
It is important for the Lakers
11:41
that LeBron finish his career with them
11:43
because it's such a bad look
11:44
if he goes anywhere else.
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