This One Mistake Won The Celtics An NBA Championship

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[@omaralsouqi1429]

Despite Jimmy saying this so confidently, he’s holding back his rage where the Celtics won the championship in the one year where he didn’t predict them winning a championship

[@stargazer8g2]

lmfao

[@OG.551.98]

The Miami Heat would have eliminated the C's in the first round if Jimmy Butler, Terry Rozier and Jaime Jaquez Jr. wouldn't have been injured!!!!!!!!!

[@ItsFactsSoCope]

@@OG.551.98 stop doing crack

[@fatesend8637]

​​@OG.551.98 By that logic, the Celtics win last year if Tatum doesn't get hurt in game 7. Brown and Rob Williams were also banged up. But sure, cry about injuries. They didn't have their 30 million dollar center, by the way.

[@TheDON914]

​@@OG.551.98Miami are finals chokers , and a healthy brown >>>> butler , Cs would've won in 6 # Y'all always easy 🗑️

[@Iknowball422]

If I had a nickel for every time the Brooklyn Nets made bad decisions regarding a player named Kevin, I would have two nickels which isn't a lot but it's weird it has happened twice

[@MrUb3rg00s3]

lmfao

[@moeski17]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@myarmhurts-eeeeee]

nahhhh 😭

[@FFFFFFF-FFFFFFFUUUUCCCC]

The "If I had a nickel... I would have two nickels but it's weird it happened twice" line is by far my most favorite boomer joke

[@doe-come-home]

-doctor doofenshmirtz

[@al-nur999]

That "Woah" at Bennett's draft day is iconic lol

[@mb00lah]

it appears on NBA2K14 too

[@a1y94]

onggg 2k14 was top 5

[@al-nur999]

@@mb00lah i hate it when they pick him ahead of my MC 😂😂😂

[@karabeloborotho5034]

​@@al-nur999 Relatable G. Then my mc gets called with the 22nd pick

[@faizarafif]

wonder who woah'd tho

[@andresdelbusto2184]

It still hurts for my man Smart. God bless him, not even a Celtics fan but I appreciate how hard he plays

[@BD-pg2ch]

Not a Celtics fan either but I couldn’t stand Smart. Waaaay too much manipulation of the refs for my taste in his games.

[@ostentatiousostrich]

Oh man, that took me right back to the moment I found out he was traded and could not believe what I was reading..

[@lemonademan335]

as a celtics fan i miss him tbh

[@skeletor7708]

I feel like Isaiah Thomas was snubbed more tbh.

[@Skinslyfe]

@@skeletor7708fuck yeah

[@adityaswamy5657]

The cherry on the cake is that Jason Kidd was the Nets Head Coach at the time of the Paul Pierce, KG trade, and now, being the Head Coach of Dallas, had to face what he had created.

[@RenaldyCalixte]

Sounds like something you see in a TV Show.

[@patrickshepherd9489]

Well coach Kidd didn’t create it, but yes it is ironic

[@pnuttyinthacutty]

Sheesh ain’t think about that

[@hampter5260]

The Jxmy curse WILD… the one year you dont pick the Celtics😪

[@al-nur999]

😂😂😂

[@tluvsbeauty1]

For real😂 he’s been knowing how good we were this whole time though, which is FAR more than I can say about almost anyone else in the world of basketball lol

[@thegreat1885]

I swear I said same thing his ass need to make sure he do the same thing again next year too leave that “I know who is winning the NBA Finals” sh*t in the past.

[@halimmimo2555]

I missed his yearly prediction video 😭 Who did he say will Win this Year ?

[@Isaac-ez3bi]

He didn't make an actual video for it but he said he thinks the nuggets will win this year

[@bee1444]

The reason why this looks so nice and like the Celtics were never bad is because of one player. Danny Ainge traded for a backup point guard playing across the country. Isaiah Thomas came out of no where to average 30 points per game and lead the C’s to the playoffs in 3 years they should have been rebuilding. The rebuild should have been 8 to 9 years. Because of Isaiah Thomas the “rebuild” was 2 years. Insane.

[@DJMoSheckles]

Why? Isaiah was traded for Kyrie who left after 2 years for nothing and barely played in the playoffs. Isaiah was a great find but hardly a consequential piece in the building of the current team. Getting him probably helped Tatum and Brown make an earlier run to the ECFs for additional experience but it didn’t build the current asset base

[@chearoyewun1186]

@@DJMoSheckles what do you mean why?? u just explained why. IT had a major role in the preemption of success in the rebuild, give him his credit

[@RaguPastaSauce]

Immediately knew it'd be about the Pierce KG Nets trade from the title.

[@David-iv6je]

It was a great trade. Pierce and KG dropped off a cliff the net season

[@PBMdanya]

It was until 2022 when they lost the chip. We shouldn't credit the trade for this championship as it wasn't enough in 2022. Them acquiring white, holiday and KP should be what this video is about!

[@Christian-eq6pq]

It’s funny because Celtics fans hated it at the time and meanwhile I was excited cause I thought Marshon Brooks had potential to be our Kobe 😅😂

[@exeterra4825]

@@David-iv6je I mean, they were old as fuck. People even back then were insane to say that the celtics got fleeced. Celtics moved on from aging stars eating their salary cap and got a bunch of picks in return. It was always a good trade for them

[@Lach1234]

​@@Christian-eq6pqMan Marshon Brooks was nasty on 2K. 😂

[@tekila00985]

It's really amazing how Celtics made out with a championship team from the blunders of other franchises. Nets, Lakers picking Lonzo, Sixers picking Fultz, and finally Bucks trading away Holiday.

[@susanstamboulian646]

Fultz was the consensus number 1 pick that year, but leave it to Magic Johnson to out stupid himself, by picking Lonzo Ball! LMAO

[@theonlygoodonehere2259]

@@susanstamboulian646 its because they drafted brandon ingram, but you have a good point

[@jake8748]

​ @susanstamboulian646 Lonzo was developing solidly though. Injuries are hard to predict. He was a better prospect and fit for the lakers. Fultz had me confused back then. Why draft a smaller sized PG when you have one of the best passing and defending PGs already? Trade or draft a dynamic scoring wing to benefit the passing. Bucks trading Jrue is hilarious though. Doc left the celtics when they began all this rebuild. Now Doc coaches the team that traded Jrue away which gave the celtics such a crucial piece and upgrade. I feel like Doc or atleast his teams constantly make poor talent choices. Dame is an amazing scorer but I'll keep Jrue over him for winning a championship and find some role players to hit shots with the salary savings.

[@susanstamboulian646]

@@jake8748 Doc came to the Bucks mid-season, way after they traded Jrue Holiday, so can't blame him for that. It is funny that he didn't want to stick around the Boston rebuild, which they were only bad 2--3 seasons, now he has to watch a younger, better team than his 2008 Celtics, with a much longer championship window.

[@jake8748]

@susanstamboulian646 oh true yeah thought he took over at the beginning when I typed that but yeah I remember they fired the coach and then didn't really improve with Doc. Edited it*

[@ConnorTibb]

Danny and Brad are masters of being GMs. That’s why 18 is so sweet. Non fans just don’t understand what it was like to go from Avery Bradley to a championship. DIFFERENT HERE

[@j_abes]

Two championships since 1986, chill

[@szebilinho]

Red would at least disagree with you on Danny Ainge

[@Krepo4]

@@j_abestwo championships in 16 years

[@JamboJen]

Not a Celtics fan, but I've always taken a huge interest in how your FO operates. The signings of Kristaps and then Jrue convinced me it was yours to throw away this season. Exactly the players your roster to go and get a championship - I just wish I'd put money on it!

[@bigoofinthechat5496]

@@j_abesTwo chips in 16 years is better than 95% of NBA teams.

[@abnerallen2334]

Lakers fan here, congrats Celtics. This video just showed me how dumb our front office has been, prior LeBron, where we could've got Mitchell, Foxx, or Tatum and got Lonzo Fucking Ball!!! 😭😭🤦🏾‍♂️

[@SentientTeapot2444]

Lonzo wasn't a bad pick, he's just terribly unlucky. You can't always adjudicate for players lower in the draft becoming great, 40 people were picked before Nikola Jokic

[@abnerallen2334]

@@SentientTeapot2444 Mitchell I understand, bc he was picked 17th. But we literally picked up Lonzo bc of his dad hyping him up. Like, we could've got De'Arron Foxx or Tatum. If we picked up Tatum, and kept our young core we could have way more success since 2017, (when they were drafted).

[@abnerallen2334]

@@SentientTeapot2444 I would even say everyone clowning Bronny, but I feel like he would even have a better rookie year than Lonzo, honestly. Lonzo was the 2nd pick and barely avg 5 pts, Bronny could at least avg 10 rn.

[@SeunAdekoya]

@@abnerallen2334 The Lakers was not getting Tatum. If there was any interest of Tatum at #2, the Celtics would've kept the #1 pick to draft Tatum. I will say that De'Arron Fox was a miss though. Just know I was high on Zo and he was playing very well alongside Bron until he got hurt. Yall still got a chip though out of it trading for AD

[@pwnedd11]

Dude, Lonzo had injuries. I mean seriously, if he hadn't worn Big Baller Brand shoes, he may have been healthy. And healthy Lonzo was nuts. Magic said that Lonzo's name would be hanging from one of those banners... and even though Magic is prone to exaggeration... he said that for a reason. Lonzo is one of the very very very rare talents that could have led a team without scoring. His passing genius and vision is up there with the bests ever. And then, to make up for his lack of scoring, he had elite defense. Lonzo was the right pick. He just got injured. That's all. And now they just recently did a brand-new surgery on him that's never really been done before -- they just replaced his meniscus with a dead guy's meniscus and added in tons of dead guy cartilage. I'm not joking. Given Lonzo's track record, I wouldn't hold my breath, but if somehow this brand-new multi-million dollar surgery works, we may yet see some of the Lonzo-that-could-have been. This is all easy for me to say as a Pistons fan, since I'm on the outside looking in. But I would have made the Lonzo pick in a heartbeat. And knowing what we know now, I'd still make the pick -- I'd just bench him until he wore legit shoes. Ban him from wearing BBB's. Then I'd have my star. And imagine healthy Lonzo with Ingram and Randle. Add in a superstar free agent not named LeBron (LeBron is amazing, but he wanted to win-now). Boom.

[@birukdegefegn2782]

The transition of the J-Duo at 13:22 is a masterpiece!

[@nhojcad7452]

Fr

[@xulumon7274]

SUPA TUFF 🥶

[@halamadridpatriotsnationgo1057]

The Celtics rebuild to a championship team must be studied! To all other 29 teams and yes especially you Lakers. This is how you do it!

[@andyandyandy5781]

I still wish Smart was on this team. It's been a joy watching these guys go through the ups and downs, coming up short so many times, and then finally getting over the hump. However, it just feels weird that when they finally break through and win the championship, the heart and soul of the team through all the struggles isn't there. Hope to see him back in Boston one day

[@connorclinton7650]

Jrue Holiday is a much better player. They could still win the chip with him on the team instead of Holiday, but it would be way harder for sure

[@gameboiz1]

I don’t. Smart was horrible. Was average at D his last season and was a complete liability on the offense

[@B_kinda]

Smart was done dirty. He should have been with this team for the win.

[@lucillerose-davis7666]

He’ll be back. 🍀

[@bb1111116]

The Celtics were smart not only with outstanding trades but also in keeping a stability with their coaching staff as best as they could. Compare that to the Lakers who traded for Westbrook (who cost $45 million) which gutted much of their championship roster. The impatient Lakers also fired their coach who had won a title. But it is what it is.

[@BRBallin1]

Unfortunately for the Lakers they have to be impatient because everyone pressures them to become title contenders ASAP.

[@bimapriambada1098]

​@@BRBallin1 not unfortunately, but more like they went all-out without thinking about their future and only got 1 ring where the other team got 4 with opposite approach(ahem: GSW). They should've fired their GM instead of their Coach.

[@no_names-]

LeBron.

[@LASAGNA_LARRY]

As a C’s fan, I just realized Wemby actually helped the Celtics win a championship. In the 2nd-to-last game of the season, Wemby single-handedly carried the Spurs to a win over the Nuggets. This led to the Nuggets being knocked down to the 2nd seed and entering the playoff bracket with the Timbwerwolves. The Twolves were quite literally designed to beat the Nuggets, and that’s exactly what happened. The Nuggets match up well against the Celtics, and if they made the Finals, they probably would have repeated.

[@IHateCraccers]

True, although no guarantees the Nuggets don’t lose to Mavericks in the second round or to the Wolves anyway in the WCF

[@chanyh0815]

thats kind a true, t-wolves play like they could beat anyone in nugget series and play like the worst team in nba against the mavs

[@theonlygoodonehere2259]

assuming wolves beat thunder, nuggets still would have had to meet wolves in the wcf

[@stephyfra1243]

Ehh

[@shaggysmokes5193]

As a St. Louis native, this is amazing. Matthew and Jason both bringing it home has been a spectacle. Watched both of them in high school many a times, being lucky enough to get post game pics with them. I hope to be able to make it to one of their professional games soon. Up the Lou!

[@laabitres]

Crazy to see that the seeds of 2024's success were laid back in 2013, they were playing chess while other's were playing checkers

[@officially_jr]

Agreed 💯

[@ChazzDaJerk]

I think the Nets front office saw this video and said “let’s fix our mistakes now” lmfaooo

[@TopNic21]

That 2017-18 Celtics team was crazy on paper

[@gsisemore]

Too bad they were terrible in reality.

[@idkaname3973]

Tbf they could’ve made the finals if kyrie or Hayward wasn’t injured

[@Instantur]

Could have been a multi decade dynasty if Haywards leg didnt snap and Kyrie kept his ego in check

[@juno6962]

@@Instanturwhat ifs go crazy

[@notsoeloquent]

​@@gsisemoreyou're so stoopid. That team was insane if not for injuries.

[@greatkentuckian9032]

Great video. I always like these types of videos because it shows how some decisions made by teams not only effect the next 3-5 years, but the potential 10-15 years

[@prod.snqwfall1347]

Happy for the Jay’s, Jaylen has legit become one of my favorite players to watch this season/playoffs after years of thinking he was mid

[@thesadpirateking]

Wow you are a really good story teller. I know I'm basis as a Celtic fan but really love the structure of this video. That transition from young J's to the J's of now at 13:22 was just amazing.

[@vinish542]

it would also be nice to mention that Gerald Wallace was on the nets that year because they traded their 2012 first round pick to the Portland Trailblazers who became Damian Lillard. So you could essentially add him in that trade as well ha ha

[@xsportscommentaryx60]

“They gave up on me” still hurts me man 😞

[@liamrab6]

that was the one mistake the front office made. i was so mad that they traded thomas for a guy who didn’t want to be there as much as him

[@Jon1LAW]

They need to make it right

[@Christian-eq6pq]

@@liamrab6it wasn’t a mistake, if you have the opportunity to trade Isaiah Thomas for a 3 years younger and better Kyrie Irving. You do that 101 times out of 100. And people are acting like he got traded to a horrible team, he got traded to the reigning EC champs who routinely beat him and got to play with LeBron. At least Jrue Holiday won a ring for the Bucks, but Milwaukee saw they could get Dame Lillard and shipped Jrue on a first class flight to Portland. Wrong basketball move or right, they’re not some evil actors for trying to upgrade their team.

[@lucaslonchampt613]

​@Christian-eq6pq Truth be told, IT was never a championship level first option, and the hip injury he got was the beginning of the end for rather. Rather than overpaying an aging, small point guard with a major injury, they did the smart thing

[@ChokeslamToHell]

@@liamrab6Thomas was cooked, it was the right trade. Kyrie just did Kyrie.

[@dwainfrett5385]

Tbh I never heard anyone say the Nets trade was bad. I always heard it was the other way around. At the very least people said it was a risk to go all in on Pierce, Garnett and Terry so late in their careers but that Nets team had Joe Johnson and Deron Williams so it made the team look stacked

[@Gringostyli007]

It was that Russian Billionaire that after buying the team, he wanted to make a splash to start off with marquee names and get fans excited and buying tickets! As a Celtic fan…. Thank you Russian guy! 🎉

[@theYT_moderator]

Bro exactly. I don't know what jimmy is smoking with this one. No one said the Celtics lost that trade we were all pumped that it actually went through. I think he's just looking for desperate content here after the season

[@Nimr187]

The Nets were one of the favourites after the trade, they already had Brook Lopez & Shaun Livingston alongside Deron Williams. It's a shame they coylsnt stay healthy.

[@cluckern9614]

As a Celtics fan, I'd personally like to thank the Nets, Lakers, Sixers, and Bucks for helping us capture banner 18

[@lindsayseal8504]

The Bucks move is the 1 that staggers me. Get Jrue, win a championship. Trade Jrue, lose in the 1st round.

[@Cbear3450]

You gotta thank the Portland Trailblazers and Miami Heat for Jrue Holiday. Damien Lillard’s first choice was Miami but the Blazers didn’t like what the Heat were offering in return. So instead Lillard was sent to Milwaukee. The result was Holliday being moved to Portland, who was then traded to Boston.

[@splashnskillz37]

Id like ot thank your team for causing the ressurection of the Lakers Dynasty that is to come now

[@ChrisSmith-zv1qd]

Wizards and the spurs too. Kp and Derrick White, bucks and blazers too

[@BD-pg2ch]

As a Bucks fan…. You’re welcome for Jrue. When Portland traded him to the C’s. I said of all freaking places!! Nooooooo!!!!

[@cxomp]

Phenomenal video. I had somehow not even pieced this together, and to see how it all came together makes me even happier for this squad.

[@skiiworld]

Approximately the 350th Celtics Nets trade video essay I’ve seen in the past 3 weeks, but Jxmy still the goat so this one gotta be the best one

[@crms00n6]

Thank you Jxmy for not cursing boston this year.

[@billyrubina]

When the nets owner guaranteed a championship with jays in the room was even crazier then the trade…

[@godnmaste]

what?

[@Cw1047]

@@godnmastewhat?

[@jumpinjohnnybeljum]

this hurt my brain

[@tillitsdone]

you mean guaranteed with KG and Pierce?

[@katharinerollwagen7173]

he’s by far the best nba youtuber of all time. GOAT ❤❤❤❤

[@Slow_Burn_Cards]

Great stuff! People love to act like the future is already written on players after 2-3 seasons. 8 years later, Jaylen Brown likely cemented his path to the HOF by having an absolutely monster playoff run.

[@rapaore]

As a Denver fan, you owe us an apology. You are the new Stephen A. Smith. The second you said you believed Denver is the next champion, I knew we were going to lose. 🤣🤣🤣

[@officerricky3230]

He also jinx Jamal Murray. After that video glazing him…. Murray was never the same 😂

[@miskiguled4988]

@@officerricky3230and the Anthony edwards video after 😂

[@NotYoussefA]

Thank you Billy King for the Championship ☘️☘️☘️

[@mwendekanabu41]

i love how you break these videos down man, i somewhat get emotional in the end haha. i am not a celtics fan but i do appreciate the athleticism in that team especially the starting 5. i wondered how are they this good now. thank you for this back story. it is really inspiring on a personal level too. make sacrifices now to reap great benefits in the future. i have a new profound respect for the celtics . thank you jimmy. new subscriber now. keep the in depth videos coming. bless up.

[@Ben-pf9sw]

Imagine if Pierce and Garnett knew they were finessing another Boston title 10 years later by getting themselves traded

[@krisc12345]

Look at KG's little smirk at 1:49. That's the smirk you make when you set a prank on your friend waiting for them to get got

[@njmksr8686]

I think Pierce has figured it out by now. He's been one of our best cheerleaders

[@O4C209]

Um.... everyone I talked to back in 2013 thought the Nets got swindled. I'm in my 40s, so I was an adult talking to adults that did a lot of sports gambling.

[@dylonmartinez7946]

Having a great front office isn’t always about winning at first but if you continue to want to improve the team more and more and more Danny and Brad deserve all the flowers because the fans love this team and the players that we grew with in the process

[@MeherabadMoments]

Jimmy is the Ken Burns of basketball videos.

[@DatruthsTrainer]

I wish Luka doesn’t pull a KD with all my heart

[@dai6419]

@@SirEr1c neither did kd at the time lmao

[@rigjuice5022]

how? he's the one who reached the finals, which team would he join

[@nifynitm]

@@rigjuice5022boston celtics

[@moeski17]

Pull a KD how?

[@xyro1383]

@@rigjuice5022 So did kd and he left for the team he lost too

[@Longtime420]

Imma lakers fan but Danny ainge is a fucking mastermind genius

[@gottabedaryl]

Crazy to think that PP34 & KG still a part of the Celtics winning banner 18 lol 😂

[@ItsMikeArre]

I’m a lakers fan but I love that the Celtics draft and traded players took risk to build a championship team unlike the lakers just get 2 or 3 great players and hope for the best

[@ljcool17]

The stars aligned for the Celtics on this one. From getting Jrue to having a easy path to the Finals, and with the regular season record they had, they just had to win it all.

[@kohsmoger1567]

I mean they had been knocking on the door for years and every championship has injury luck or many titles have had injury luck. You need that to win.

[@bizzleiscool116]

first person ive seen complement the Celtics after their win, W man

[@officialconch]

Tatum wearing number 11 is comedy… ahhh Kyrie you messed up so bad my boy 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@Christian-eq6pq]

He and KD stole the Jays 7/11 nickname from summer league only to get swept by them later down the line in the playoffs. Karma is sweet !

[@Yomommmaaa]

Since when Tatum wear 11

[@sheckerdeckler8200]

@@Yomommmaaahow u gonna comment that when the one right above you says when🤦‍♂️

[@deflategate1297]

@@Yomommmaaaduring summer league right before kyrie got traded lol

[@NewskwonNewskool]

Real ones know that “WOW” sound after Anthony Bennet got drafted #1 from NBA 2K14😂😂💯

[@Max-kw2hp]

Yes, only real ones play video games.

[@lima9550]

the craziest thing is jrue being able to go from milwaukee to boston

[@cbhooped]

The way I remember it, everyone thought that the Celtics won that trade and Danny Ainge was considered a genius. I don’t remember anyone saying it was the worst trade in history like jimmy is saying. Pierce, garnet, and Terry were all in their mid 30s.

[@Skyberg21]

Absolutely no one in the media or fanbase thought it was a good deal for the Celtics at the time. People thought those 3 Nets picks were going to be late 1st rounders. Everyone vastly overestimated how much Pierce and Garnett had in the tank.

[@nilwnah]

I can affirm cbhooped's memory, that many astute fans on Celtics blogs recognized that two UNPROTECTED 1st rounders were potentially extremely valuable. KG was also already well-known to be extremely injury prone. The fan comments are difficult to find nowadays, but you can search for old articles from 2013 to confirm that it wasn't generally viewed as "the worst trade in history" for the Celtics at the time. JxmyHighroller is exaggerating for dramatic effect in this video.

[@abdirahmanhassan1848]

actually it was the opposite since they got rid of the core that took them to the playoffs and everybody shitted on danny ainge

[@DJMoSheckles]

Yeah as soon as it became public the picks were unprotected everyone thought the Cs fleeced them. This is a ridiculous video concept

[@cbhooped]

⁠@@Skyberg21 I am a bulls fan so I absolutely hated the Celtics back then and loved it when it became clear that those guys were getting too old and weren’t going to win anything anymore. I remember that being pretty obvious to everyone. Lebron and the Heatles were dominating. D Rose was going to come back from his injury and they were the number one seed before it. The pacers were younger and better than the Celtics. The hawks were younger and better. The knicks were also younger, better, and just knocked the Celtics out of the playoffs before that trade. As a Celtics HATER I remember being furious that Ainge got anything at all for 35 year olds Pierce and Terry, and 37 year old Garnett. 37!!! A VERY old core on a barely .500 team.

[@siler22]

Its never just ond trade in 2013,its multiple times Danny Ainge (later Brad Stevens) who did some dark magic on other gms cuz in 13/1 start of rebuild for Boston they got ridd of Rondo to Mavs in perfecf time,got solid players in return (jae crowder), next season went for unhappy and unfited IT from Suns for nothing and he become absolute sensation 5'9 feet almost 29ppg then traded him (cruely) but in perfect time for Kyrie Irving,that season got Gordan Hayward in free agency who got injured in first game against Cavs (blessing in disguise) it just got more minutes for Tatum and Brown grew along side him more, also playing without Kyrie got them to next level where they thought they dont really need him, also Derrick White didnt expect him to fit so well into thier system but what they gave now for him seems laughable, so old Irish luck been loving Celtics for some good 10 years now

[@epictronologs1793]

As a nets fan I have ptsd whenever this front office makes a trade

[@tluvsbeauty1]

I would too lol

[@raymondqiu8202]

Nets have the worst front office in the league. Got barely anything back for KD and Kyrie and Harden

[@raymondqiu8202]

Nets have the worst front office in the league. Barely got anything back for KD kyrie and Harden. Terrible organization

[@somedude15231]

@@raymondqiu8202 idk man, I feel like for those 3, it was a great move from the front office. They just got some bad luck with injuries, and some extremely bad, extremely stupid decision making from one Kyrie Irving

[@JohnnyYeet123-sr8xk]

@@somedude15231 He meant that they traded those three all-stars for peanuts. KEVIN DURANT, JAMES HARDEN, KYRIE IRVING, for Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith, BEN SIMMONS? Really?

[@CJWolf-st1qi]

Great vid. Not a Boston fan at all but totally agree the job the GM(s) have done leading up to this season was nothing short of brilliant. Just pure competence and showing a great understanding of what it takes to win.

[@Dame40714]

Jimmy has been trying to make this video for years with the amount of times he predicted the Celtics to win the championship 😂

[@northstarradio]

This video took a shit ton of preparation, and it shows. Amazing work.

[@stargazer8g2]

If I had a nickel every time the top-3 picks were in the hands of Philly, LA and Boston in that particular order with which Philly drafted a bust, LA drafted a player that was eventually traded to NOLA and Boston drafted a generational wing, I'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot but it's weird that it has happened twice

[@cartert6744]

Jxmy's videos are so good man.. the story-telling and explanation of every detail is why he is my favorite YTer in terms of B-Ball talk. And for some reason the transition of young JT & JB to them now at 13:22 - 13:23 is super cold.. time really flies and it's great to see how much they've grown in this league

[@graffitiredd4709]

As a Celtics fan this gives me chills man. They finally did it “WE DID IT!!!!!! OH MY GOD WE DID ITTTTTTTT”

[@Palenque1]

I never knew that's where the stepien rule came from. That's crazy lmao 😂

[@DarkSamurai9]

Yk it’s a good day when the GOAT uploads. Also the year you don’t pick Boston is the year they win. 😂

[@dyceeee]

The Brooklyn Nets cant seem to do ANYTHING properly...

[@Обраний-е7с]

I didn't watch NBA since Raptors championship, and I was a Boston fan at that time. Hearing now that they traded Smart is just heartbreaking for me. That man give them all in those years, he was trying so hard to do what he can. They were such a friendly looking team and good in teamwork, specially in time with Al, Smart, Tatum and Brown.

[@MrMcGrawAndTheBigFeathers]

Moral of the story: don't be a fan of the Brooklyn Nets. Seriously, don't. You got Ben Simmons on you're team. Stop.

[@penboy07]

Is nobody else gonna mention the brilliant Stepien/"step in" pun at 9:22?

[@kidproduction6720]

The origin of greatest basketball contents on KZbin started from this man, this channel.

[@Ive-Wasted-My-Life]

Not gonna lie, I know it was necessary, but it still hurts that Smart doesn't get his ring for this chip. He contributed so much to this era of the Celtics, and true fans will NEVER forget him.

[@WcoopW]

Dont let this steer you away from the fact klay thompson went 0/10 in an elimination game

[@jdapaul1351]

Don't forget Klay scored 37 in a quarter, shot 100% in that stretch, and now has 4 championships.

[@DestroDST]

N he now wants a 3 year deal😂😂

[@theYT_moderator]

Curry still the most overrated player of all time

[@BD-pg2ch]

Big time Klay fan here. His torn ACL vs Toronto lost him a chip or 2. It was great to watch him go from a 3rd option to option 1 and win a chip before the nasty fall.

[@jdapaul1351]

@@theYT_moderator because?

[@2raddude]

Wow. I had no idea. Fantastic video

[@a1_med]

Nobody except the celtics front office saw this coming, its kind of like that movie the big short where the main character placed a bet with bankers risking everything during the housing market crash which turned out well for him and poor for others. Massive credit to Brad, Ainge and Wyc.

[@royallen4743]

Great video Jimmy, the story most casual fans don't know & most likely never live through. Much appreciated from a celtics fan.

[@raph8057]

Tatum bouta win the CPOTY, (corny player of the year)

[@zamasuscousin]

Yo jimmy was good

[@blahah123]

Also in the 2017 draft, I believe there were talks that the Celtics were torn between Tatum and Josh Jackson. It wasnt until Josh or his agent cancelled a workout with the Celtics as they were in the middle of a cross country flight to see him. Supposedly thats what swayed them towards Tatum. Even Brian Windhorst said on TV "Good Luck" to the Celtics on passing on picking Josh Jackson

[@dakure907]

6:40 Using the term "dogwater" in a channel with such potent production quality and narrative is crazy 😂😂😂

[@JonathanHarrow]

WE DIDDDD ITTTTTTT

[@RenaldyCalixte]

Oh my goodness. This is surreal and I don't have any words...

[@hanakyahsharal2341]

This is where jimmy shines 🔥🔥🔥

[@austin_Boston98]

This is well deserved!! Glad to see my team win it all as a Celtic fan! ☘️💪🏾 we had ups and downs as well as heartbreak in 2022 & 2023..we deserve to be champs!!

[@theYT_moderator]

Bro im actually getting mad like no one here in boston or anywhere thought the celtics were losing that trade with the nets 😂

[@marksaba2233]

HE POSTED 👑

[@luisgomez1335]

I knew Jimmy was cooking

[@djizzal20]

Well said. Im not a Celtics fan but what they built in the recent years is definitely worth recognizing. If they can keep white, drew, tatum, brown and porzingis together they could definitely win more.

[@TheGbelcher]

I remember thinking at the time it was Brooklyn who lost the trade. I thought it was pretty well known that Garnett and Pearce were on the back sides of their careers. They were in their mid to late thirties and just got bounced from the playoffs early. It’s crazy some ppl remember this as a mistake by BOS

[@Fuegoaries]

Just searched ya name & saw you uploaded w

[@EddySierra_]

Jimmy does it again and again. Great video bro!

[@psionic420]

HOLY SHIT! #42 ON TRENDING! Proud of you Jxmy! Keep it up always love the videos!

[@MistaDvN]

Awesome video n love letter to all the Celtic fans that stuck through it all.. Was one long ass roller coaster ride NGL.. But we are here!

[@LordOfWaffles32]

Boston loves Marcus Smart, we were very sad to see him go. But it was the sacrifice we needed! It's #differenthere.☘

[@zcline11]

As a near 20 year Celtics fan, that trade with the Nets even at the time I thought was a great trade. KG and Pierce were old and it was obvious they weren’t going to win anything together again. The Nets however were from what I remember mediocre at best and getting 3 aging players wouldn’t have changed anything, and the picks were spread out perfectly to when it seemed they’d be at their lowest. Ainge fleeced the Nets, not the other way around..maybe I missed the boat on that being considered a bad trade. He also completely nailed the Smart, Brown and Tatum picks and Steven’s signings. Seems like he’s building something in Utah as well. This team came about from phenomenal management and team building..Ainge was playing 2K franchise mode and it worked

[@SONICX1027]

In the immortal words of Urinatingtree, the Celtics must build a Statue of Billy King

[@benhenderson8952]

Imagine this off-season, Danny Ainge trades this roster’s main components for future 1st round draft picks to prepare the next future singular championship; essentially repeating history etc

[@barondavisiscool]

Tbf when the Celtics traded Pierce and KG, I felt like one of the only people saying that Brooklyn just got robbed 😂 NEVER trade away your future unless you're that certain of the present

[@mavsfan924]

First one here!!!! Like if you love Jxmys content!

[@ozzieperkins8672]

Blazers really said “y’all are close but I think you could use an all-star PG, pretty sure we’ve got one lying around somewhere…”. Great vid as always Jimmy!

[@ph34poker73]

Pretty much u can thank Danny Ainge Paul Pierce and KG for this last title lol

[@mcnamaraky]

I'm a Celtics fan and this was NEVER A MISTAKE IN MY OPINION. It was actually just proof to me that Danny Ainge was the best GM ever and that the Celtics front office is the best ever. Pierce and Garnett literally had nothing left in them, put up terrible numbers for the Nets and their careers faded away. I thought jt was loosided IN FAVOR OF THE CELTICS from dag 1. Those players were over the hill and accomplished literally nothing in Brooklyn. Ray Allen was the only exception of the 3 and he went to a completely different team. I have always thought it qas another brilliant maneuver by Ainge, not a "mistake."

[@armandorodriguez6447]

13:45 is a beautiful picture….this is a poster pic and I’m going to have it made 👍🏽👍🏽

[@felix_remmie6048]

The M Bridges trade makes sense now. Nets just did what Boston did all over again 🤯

[@BRBallin1]

This is why I am not mad about the Celtics championship as a Laker fan. One of the fairest seasons ever with no overpowering superteams at sight. Celtics masterclass front office moves got them to an initial finals loss and now their homegrown talent goes onto become champions. That's a long journey of perseverance

[@FIFAHopper]

You also have to laugh at the Lakers and 76ers for passing up on Brown and Tatum allowing the Celtics to take them both...

[@lemonlazer5687]

Nets layed the foundation, Jrue brought the chip. That guy is a difference maker.