That was probably coming from the Denver side or in-the-moment PR-speak but the player in this case is in no position to take this much risk with his career earnings of $15m compared to Harden's $300m+. That would be monumentally stupid.
Once upon a time, the Celtics traded the 1st pick in the draft, widely presumed to be Joe Barry Carroll, for the pick that would be McHale and Robert Parish. Carroll's acronym of JBC quickly turned into mocking him as Joe Barely Cares in Oakland.
Is Windy on the Clips' payroll? He's the only guy who reported the "severe Brogdon injury" explanation for the Clips passing on Brogdon and now he's out here saying that the Clips knew Harden might be available for trade.
Guys like that often have players/teams/individuals who source for them and whom they cover for.
What, the Clippers didn’t know when they started the negotiations that afternoon but found out that evening?
The finalization of the trade was public, and this could have triggered someone connected to Harden to hit them up and be like "wait, hold up, we might have something better for you"
I always kind of liked JVG as a basketball nerd. He clearly just loves the game. And he never took himself too seriously. I can definitely do without Jackson.
I like JVG and think he's knowledgeable, but is this a step in the direction of having NBA broadcast announcers who actually like the NBA?
Honestly it's likely a step in the direction of relentless positivity about the product and zero knowledge about what is going on. JJ isn't calling games.
He already calls some games for ESPN, and has been mentioned in this context. It's probably not happening, but it's not insane.
I'd say JJ is the odds-on favorite to become the lead NBA analyst for ESPN, unless Doris gets it
I thought the word was he didn't want to travel and wanted to do studio work and his pod so he could stay home with the family?
Maybe? I thought that was in reference to coaching. The pay as the lead ESPN NBA analyst will have to be pretty large with the amount of investment they put into NBA media rights.
I like him a lot on his podcast (where he gets to bro out and drop f-bombs) and in studio (where he gets to be the foil to the usual hot takers). I thought he had a hard time on the draft coverage. He'll need good chemistry with his play-by-play guy if he does color. I doubt that's Breen. He's probably not enough of a personality to carry things himself.
Redick. If you haven't listened to The Old Man and the Three you are missing out.
Great move for Detroit. Have Harris simmer until the ASB then move him to a contender for bunch load of picks. He's going to look awful on that Pistons squad but would be ideal on so many contenders.
Also from that article: Los Angeles even re-engaged Boston about acquiring Brogdon in recent days, sources said.
really? I guess if he regains his stroke, but every contender is going to be up against the cap.
Regains? He's shot 3's between 41.9% and 47.5% during each of the last five seasons. That ankle(?) injury hurt him two years ago and last year was a bad fit in that system.
Sure, Clips. We'll do it in a three way trade in which we get Marcus Smart back. Good luck.
I still think a Clipper trade can work and now Boston is less likely to just give him up for what LAC was initially offering in the three way. So if they want him #30 and filler won't cut it.
This would make me sad and angry, but I could definitely talk myself into it if they offered a premium.
Late 1st, Low 2nd? It's free draft capital plus the two 2nd rounders that they received today.
If Brogdon got Brad a Clippers protected First and some filler
Besides incredibly blind homerism, you honestly dont see why brogdon would make teams hesitant? Especially a team riddled with pathetic injured players like the clipps?
Yea, it's not a bad deal. Then again the Pistons seemed to push up Bojan and Alec Burks trade value last season, only to proceed to not extract any of that value.
I don't think anybody can be upset at any opposing team for not wanting a specific Celtics player, and certainly Brogdon carries more risk than most. No one is legitimately annoyed at the Clippers for backing down from the original deal.
Struggling to see the benefit to the Celtics of this move. Brad is 100% in GFIN mode; Brogdon is a key piece to that strategy. And too much risk of Morris/Anderson not being available when the dust settles.
Could Brad revisit the original deal with the LAC assets going to Washington and the Memphis ones coming here?
I like Brogdon off the bench, but there are several benefits to the Celtics dealing for Anderson/Morris:
Although very similar I like Morris a hair better than Jones & he's cheaper.
Morris is one of those guys who went from everyone calling him underrated to actually being overrated with everyone loving him so much. Same with Delon Wright imo. Now I can dig me some Slo-Mo. I'm not really sure what you mean by not being available....you mean injuries? Both have been more durable than Brogdon espeically Slo-Mo
