Lakers infatuated, Celtics vs Pacers ECF & Cavs, Bulls reluctant to trade | NBA | FIRST THINGS FIRST

Nick Wright, Kevin Wildes and Chris Broussard discuss the latest news in sports including the Los Angeles Lakers infatuation with coaching prospect JJ Redick, address reports the Cleveland Cavaliers and Chicago Bulls are unwilling to trade with the Lakers & preview Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Boston Celtics and Indiana Pacers.
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[@jackharrist1078]

Wildes instigating that quick LeBron vs Jordan spat between Nick and Brou😂😂😂

[@he4tl1f3r2]

hes doing everything he can to stop them from bringing up the nuggets like yesterday LOL

[@rodrigoabreu1815]

The puppeteer is a Gentleman

[@derpenaz5895]

@@rodrigoabreu1815LMAO 10/10

[@cstrife999]

I lost it when he started that. Wildes is just awesomeness.

[@brianogrady3185]

A gentleman never instigates 😎 🥃 🎹

[@KaiZenAmen]

11:42 “ITS DRAKE AND KENDRICK LAMAR PART 2” Wildes man LMAOOOO

[@Hey_Its_Dom2818]

Kevin WIldes out here giving us S tier comedy

[@foxfire1112]

He's so hilarious

[@JASP3R_SPOTIFY]

Welp, you ruined the segment

[@Hey_Its_Dom2818]

@@JASP3R_SPOTIFY womp womp

[@cgpxae2119]

Lakers been out the playoffs for a month and we’re still talking about them……

[@80for80]

Lakers, Cowboys, Yankees... It is what it is 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@Yeshuaspupil]

​@@80for80 yep it may be annoying to a lot of us but its a business and those names in the title bring in the most views and thats the bottom line.

[@jamesmartin5347]

Go cry

[@cgpxae2119]

@@jamesmartin5347 nah, then we’d both be b!tches

[@soundwriter3083]

Because the Lakers are massive

[@chaelsonnen2747]

Nobody: Broussard: I think Sam Cassell is sexy enough

[@jamesmartin5347]

Lmaoo

[@artur583]

😅 I was like 👀

[@dukhedYT]

💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@captainyami4605]

No say he didn’t think that needed a “pause”

[@jupiter619]

Brou said it with a straight face to😂😂

[@anesudzinzi2903]

Drake and Kendrick Part Two 😂

[@icemoke7836]

“I think he’s sexy enough” - Chris Broussard, 2024 edit: 8:32 is the time lmao

[@0-Elias-0]

😆😆 I didn't catch that.

[@platoniczombie]

😂😂😂 I literally just commented that it needs to be clipped.

[@jaliquebryant7258]

😂😂

[@TayG_9Deuce]

😂😂😂

[@andresenriquez6793]

Wildes said it first? Lol

[@miamimercenary9623]

Nick throwing the Stephen A stray is hilarious😂😂

[@J.D.M2.1]

Michael Wilbon too

[@aneesabashir8496]

Wildes went to therapy & is feeling himself again 😂

[@Polo22546]

😂😂😂

[@lawrencegraves6265]

Nick throwing a sneak diss to Skip, Stephen A, and Michael Wilbon 😂😂

[@TypicalBlakk]

None of those people are on mj payroll however nick wrong has already been proven to be paid by klutch

[@summeronio9751]

Sam Cassell and sexy ain't never been in the same sentence until this segment

[@lebdvusa]

😂😂

[@MadeTaylor]

Jadakiss said it best lol

[@Anthony-id6gu]

i really really hope the lakers pick JJ as coach and tank their franchise for a decade to come

[@RD-zx6py]

People said that about Steve Kerr.

[@dadillonful]

- Kobe fanatic

[@officialconch]

NAHHH THIS DUDE IS A DRAKE FAN 😂😂😂😂🫵🫵🫵🫵🫵🫵🫵🫵🫵🫵🫵🫵🫵🫵🫵🫵🫵🫵🫵🫵🫵🫵🫵🫵🫵🫵🫵

[@RD-zx6py]

@@officialconch didn't Drake used to travel with the Warriors on their private plane?

[@emoneyizhereson]

@RD-zx6py Kerr was a minority owner and an executive before he became a coach. JJ is a youtuber and commentator

[@Bitterman-777]

Nick "Klutch Faction" Wright is talking about himself

[@Henny_Kravitz]

The fact they would rather give JJ Reddick an opportunity before Sam Cassell or Mark Jackson speaks volumes!!!!💯💯💯🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️

[@nestseal779]

As a laker fan i agree 😢 it’s so bad watching the franchise i grew up watching and loving being ran like this.

[@aundrewhite7486]

Total madness

[@aundrewhite7486]

It's hard to see why would the LA take another rookie head coach

[@calebford6318]

Racist!!!

[@Roc_Official]

Enough with this Mark Jackson… it’s not happening 😂

[@honeyBpro]

The Lakers front office is a 3 ring circus! 🤡

[@lookhowtheydous2040]

This is how they let lebron coach i guess😂

[@honeyBpro]

@@lookhowtheydous2040 I'm not against Bron head coaching and playing, it's been done b4. Just no JJ up front but we all know it's Bron behind the scenes. If Bron can't handle doing both, go get an experienced coach and leave it at that.

[@lookhowtheydous2040]

@@honeyBpro i agree 1000%

[@Twinfather49]

@@honeyBproAgreed. No more science experiments outside of Lebron coaching. They need an EXPERIENCED coach.

[@michaelvazquez5144]

Under the surface? Sorry, I’m a dad now 😂

[@kengy1991]

11:55 Lol underhanded shade to Skip Bayless. I love it!

[@ne0n1nja247]

Bruh That message can be delivered by anyone that isn't Nick LeWright

[@jacobferreira6223]

nah he wouldn’t throw shots at another person on fs1 like that he said based in chicago hangs out with jordan in sky boxes skip and jordan aren’t close like that

[@gabrielpvaz]

Well, skip doesnt like nick so I believe it was a shot as well

[@jrcrit8843]

Like I continue to say, you know this country is soy when you have men geeking out over drama. Yall let Skip run wild in your minds huh

[@MrArgman]

wilbon

[@tjr2312]

Nash got sabotaged lol Kyrie literally was like we don’t need a coach that showed the train wreck before it even started

[@StuntmanBeatz313]

Nick Wright really called Lebron a scapegoat 😂

[@appetizerssushi7121]

He is though, Jeanie and Rob take no responsibility they even messed up the Kobe statue. They are doing a horrible job

[@user-is1xu1dp9b]

its painful to see the words PAT RILEY and J.J.REDICK in the same sentence

[@maximkhachankov8244]

A Redick hiring is just a by product of the "Brain Dead Social Media Pull"...Experience is out the window, let's skipped that ONLY hire ZERO pro coaching experience and instead learn on the job until common sense rises to the surfice!,

[@prolific1518]

Both mediocre players with "the look." The narrative will be crafted.

[@brianogrady3185]

Bird also had Carlisle on his bench and knew how to delegate to make up for his lack of coaching experience.

[@sammcdougall5646]

“He dont need protecting!” Says Brou protectively 😂😂

[@PeteJones254]

Nick really said Lebron isn’t involved 🤣.

[@oacevedo81]

"I gotta let the tiger out... I gotta GO FOR IT!" Wildes is always good for a laugh.

[@AnthonyTaylorJr210]

Hear me out…Coach K

[@charlesislaw]

And make JJ an assistant

[@Roc_Official]

He wouldn’t do it.

[@desean3402]

Before Pat Riley was Pat Riley no one viewed him as a legit coaching prospect. If you want him, hire him and stand by it. Don’t fire him in a few years. Give him what he needs to succeed and stay out of the way

[@maxillebastille9079]

Riley was an assistant coach

[@SmokeDog1871]

Nope, they've already created totally fantastical expectations by comparing him with a coach who won the chip his first year. Most likely this will be another Steve Nash job

[@ecpracticesquad4674]

Wildes is a treasure

[@justmyopinion6842]

Crazy how some coaching prospects need a ton of experience, while other coaching prospects need only 'potential'. Crazy man!!!

[@Big_AL_Nowitzki]

PAT RILEY LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOO😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jdankerdake]

Why not? Riley was hired as the Lakers' head coach at 36 years old. He had an uninspiring professional career as a player. It's easy to scoff in hindsight. As Brou says - you have no way of knowing if someone will be a good coach.

[@Big_AL_Nowitzki]

@@jdankerdake lmao shut up man 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@tacoman4731]

@@jdankerdake That works as an advantage though, if you are on the bench a lot you see everything that is happening on the floor. No coincidence guys like Jackson, Riley and Kerr (who had little success in the league) became all time great coaches. The only all time great player who became a successful coach was Bird, and even he knew not to wear out his welcome as one.

[@BalloonFight]

@@jdankerdake Why not? Why would JJ get ANY comparisons to one of the greatest coaches ever, without 1 day of coaching experience? It's the LeMedia cooking up a narrative, with zero basis on truth. You are right, we have no idea if he would be a good coach, so why would there EVER be a comparison to a top 5 coach ever? Dude is still just a youtuber, who disrespects other generations of greats, as a guy who could never make an all star team lmao

[@Priddyboiicrls]

@@tacoman4731 phil jackson aswell

[@CelticsBirdsUnited97]

No franchise should want to trade stars to LAL, Lakers have no enviable assets. It has nothing to do with "protecting MJ"

[@innviewtheinnview8150]

That may be true or not true but for teams to say that is crazy tho

[@stonerbandit3215]

Who they didn’t name a star 😂 dude from the bulls is maybe at best your 4th option on a championship

[@jalenkyle93]

What star they named casuro

[@supermanblackedition]

Caruso is the big star they are talking about… they are definitely trying to protect Jordan’s legacy.

[@maqsudlatif3266]

Rudy, Conley + picks for AD is insane as a trade?

[@c-red4637]

8:32 "I think he's sexy enough" ayo lol.

[@EarthwithTom]

12:02 “hanging out in sky boxes” 😂😂 SAS

[@matthewsawczyn6592]

"I'm willing to be wooed!" Spoken like a true gentleman 🍸👌

[@ohsosantana93]

The way Brou & Wildes reacted shows the protecting lol. Love this show

[@malachibarnes101]

Brou- “I Don’t Even Know What You Are Talking About Rite Now” to Nick is hilarious 😂😂😂😂

[@hunterspoint33]

Still talking about LeBron and the Lakers wow…

[@tyrellleach1846]

Still watching? Yup you are. Notice how the Lakers video has double the views than every other clip? Its about views genius.

[@doms5755]

Lakers have a GM problem more than a coaching problem

[@user-ke6ck6jp3e]

It's same person

[@prolific1518]

​@@user-ke6ck6jp3e you have a smooth brain.

[@DraGanix33]

Fire the gm, LeBron retires becomes the new gm, hire new coach, rebuild team.

[@jacksonmathews9178]

LeBron uses every single lakers topic as a LeBron defense lol

[@maximkhachankov8244]

I'm amazed how a High School degree pro athlete can guardner so much PULL and pandering?...I'm currently reading a book titled "King James" which covers his epic rise to his current position, and still haven't gotten any answers on WHY the league bows to him, especially the Lakers ownership/front office...other then GREED there's no reason to move forward...they've got one recent title to last a decade!.

[@prolific1518]

​@@maximkhachankov8244 I can tell by your name that you don't understand capitalism.

[@gclay3176]

@@maximkhachankov8244 you answered your own question.. When you’re driven by Greed , a guy like Lebron who brings in Money can control you

[@creepyclowns]

Non lakers stuff starts @14:30

[@user-ke6ck6jp3e]

😜

[@HopeEsthiem15]

Kevin a man of the ppl with that Kendrick Lamar line lol

[@Yeshuaspupil]

All pelinka has done is succeed he is hiring his 3rd coach in 7 years lol

[@larrylindgren9484]

When they won, he gets no credit. When they lose, he gets all the blame. Get to love fans. Kind of like LeBaby.

[@davidlutwama4312]

“You could watch his seventh grade team, they move the ball well” Never change Nick!

[@T2PV7]

Wildes is HILARIOUS 😂😂😂

[@angelperez6863]

LeBron and Rich should be named in the credits as producers of the show 😂😂😂

[@zephyrion]

Not Wildes yelling at his camera directors LMAO

[@Erick-1130]

The lakers got that pat riley comparison from skip bayless and ran with it

[@Morya58]

7:52 great about the wolves assistant coach

[@braziliantvhd2768]

Already back to being the Lakers/Chiefs 24 hour sports show

[@kryzaiklytle1047]

Exactly right Nick

[@werst9]

I hate being a bulls fan......tear down the team. Trade everyone that's not White and Williams.

[@frankdobs]

I think ayo is better then Coby is usability wise

[@tyrellleach1846]

​@@Spacetime_Odyssey7😂😂 when i first read it i was like wtf. Forgot about Coby

[@kerron8587]

Nick took a shot at Michael Wilbon

[@vicwayi704]

“I think he’s sexy Enough” 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@AllBall77official]

JJ as a head coach intrigues my curiosity. What if he's another Steve Kerr?

[@stanleyj14]

This show should be called Cut you off first. It's a hard listen when everyone is fighting to cut off the next person while they're talking

[@drewmooneyham8574]

Let's go Boston

[@dwannthomas9543]

ngl, i have an appreciation for how Nick starts the show hitting the desk

[@LLPOF]

When I buy my first NBA team, somebody please remind me to not hire NW as a team advisor.

[@robotclark]

For a franchise not well run, the LAL have won a chip and been to a conf. finals in past 5 years. How may other franchises can say that?

[@Boomi_Dog]

It’s been disappointing for 4 years

[@Blue-yy1ro]

I’m with you but the media expects them to win it every year 🤦🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️

[@LordBranniganThe]

@@Boomi_Dogwinning a championship is disappointing?

[@Boomi_Dog]

@@LordBranniganThe I said for the past 4 years since winning that

[@robbier3785]

The bubble chip? Lmaooo!! Outside of that fake chip what does that franchise look like in the past 10 years?

[@StefanWagner-nj5ue]

I love Serbian people. Respect from Canada.

[@jonthesinner]

These guys are awesome. Forget getting paid i wish i had thisbtype of relationship with my coworkers

[@bigrob3305]

Good to see Knox back out here being the nicest dude like he hasn't just climbed over bodies to get to the mic.

[@dancorn3422]

Rob Pelinka was part of the fab 9 team at Michigan

[@davidgibbs2109]

Getting them posts in before a certain fav youtuber of ours😂

[@willjoyce5013]

Ty Lue would not magically fix this team. Ty hasn't done anything special without a prime LeBron and young Kyrie

[@qweezy2446]

This show is great

[@willjoyce5013]

Yes Nick, there's some factions of the media that protect being correct over caving to recency bias

[@kingofrome5657]

Brou they literally hired Frank Vogel expecting it to not work out lmao

[@Titanvol91]

Nick is right, the old school NBA media is always set out to protect MJ.

[@antionecrosby5050]

Credit with coach K too

[@gigalonupe]

It’s funny that Nick is here to communicate clutch sports narrative 😆 JJ is a LeBalco hire plain & simple.

[@StuntmanBeatz313]

11:19 STOP IT

[@maximuskeene8572]

brou casually adding to the first things first out of context comp

[@lucho3410]

I really don't like Nick but I wouldn't change this trio for nothing, including Nick. They balance each other very well. Great show

[@Ice918]

Omg I’m crying 😭😭😭 “Well… You ruined the segment” 😂😭. That was hilarious.

[@user-th5rs4zv4c]

Brussard afraid to comment negatively about Jordan. He is one of those Jordan protectors.

[@justsomedude2636]

11:49 Wildes: it’s like Drake Kendrick round 2!! 😂

[@gerardbonner6464]

"I think he's sexy enough" -Brou Pause 🗣️👋🏿

[@cedrickcarson]

Man my Lakers going out like the Cowboys right now 🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️

[@blikketty77]

Borrego would be a great pick, but the team would have to hugely adjust to start playing actual defense.

[@kryzaiklytle1047]

They're saying in the sense of: Did you watch "Winning Time" Lakers documentary? In the sense of being Pat Riley..

[@user-sz6bh6vo6c]

We living rent free in everyone's heads. No lakers, nothing to talk about. Lakers in 8!

[@Sc19869]

All of a sudden the most historic franchise in nba history needs buzz.

[@prolific1518]

That's insane from Chicago ownership

[@dominicomusi8753]

Did Nick Wright just flame Stephen A with the MJ insinuations?? 👀

[@Pohi]

He basically flamed himself. 🤣

[@prolific1518]

Wilbon too. All the old media

[@paulf256]

Does anybody actually take nick seriously anytime he says Lefrauds got nothing to do with who the team picks as coach? How can he be objective when he's on the clutch sports payroll....

[@michaelkearney1313]

Being infatuated with a potential coaching candidate only the Hornets want is actual insanity

[@R_W_Goodson]

MJ isn’t trying to do any favors for a Duke alumni. It may seem silly but he’s said things in the past about being a true UNC guy.

[@ecolon217]

The only time “sexy” and ”Sam Cassell” have ever been mentioned in the same sentence lmao

[@user-ow9lq6ut2u]

Drake vs Kendrick Lamar part 2 is Wild Wildes😂

[@wilsonmatt781]

So it's bad business to not trade with another team? That's crazy

[@salohcin57]

Mark Jackson would be perfect for Lakers

[@vishtakes]

Idc what the reports say LeBron wants JJ Reddick on the Lakers they have a podcast together. They run through basketball plays on a white board and make fun of NBA players not understanding plays

[@TakeitEasy64HD]

Exactly Nicks just lying to protect Lebron like usual.

[@MannyTwice]

Doesn't mean he wants him at coach....if that's the case LeBron should want himself as coach

[@PotatoGunCamper]

I think LeBron wants him as a coach

[@TheSlithice]

Talking about the evolution of basketball with a guy has nothing to do with coaching. You made up a story in your head and now you're trying to connect the dots that dont exist despite reports from Shams and Windy. Its not even the first interview JJ has gotten, hes met with the Raptors and Hornets before.

[@UNDERTAKERULEZ102]

​@@MannyTwicewhy would Bron want himself as coach? He'd have nobody to blame when the team inevitably flames out in the playoffs.

[@aradan3913]

"You dont know" - "I do..." - "Well... you ruined the segment" 🤣

[@EssAhrBee]

Once Wright openly stated the Knicks were his childhood team, it completely invalidated all of this MJ/LJ takes.

[@jacobmcklowski4428]

Cavs and Bulls really gave the middle finger to Lebron 🤣

[@KW-fb4kv]

The Lakers should recruit Shane Battier as an Assistant Coach. He would be a brilliant defensive coordinator. But they need some young, athletic wings from Dallas or Minnesota more…

[@08C6PaceCar]

“You could watch the 7th grade team he coaches” 💀

[@gajemouje]

Speaking 24/7 about a team in Cancun is beyond all...

[@jaliquebryant7258]

brou and nick both on the payroll

[@DebtFreeDad]

He's got cred because he's on the podcast with Bron, the players will respect it. 😂😅

[@TomLyne-fy3jg]

Poor LaBron, it’s a good thing Nick is on his side.