HOW Did The Celtics Get Away With This...

[@cheap272]

if my celtics win the title this year brad stevens deserves finals mvp

[@Mr.Sax.]

No but seriously, if he doesn't win executive of the year then that award is a joke.

[@PaddySmiley]

As a bucks fan, I couldn't be more upset. I had so much hope

[@FilthyMcNasty69]

Even if we dont win i dont see any way hes not it ​@Mr.Sax.

[@YodaSmokes]

@@Mr.Sax.I mean he can have it. But the best gm in basketball is Sam Presti and it’s not close. His only mistake of his career was the owners fault. Otherwise he’d have multiple titles and the greatest rebuild of all time.

[@Mr.Sax.]

@@YodaSmokes Who cares about that? Let's give Popovich or Spoelstra the COY award because they are the best coaches regardless of how their team performs, right? Seriously your comment is pointless here.

[@MatthewTrapp-w7l]

Al Horfords contribution to this team is (still) so underrated. He’s still brining floor spacing and elite D every single night - at 37 years old!

[@nightskyedits8886]

Al Horford is gonna come up big time in the playoffs per usual. I am a huge fan of his and how he’s been so consistently dominant at covering bigs. He truly is such an unsung hero.

[@seansean7643]

He's Embiid's kryptonite and definitely a wild card who can go off on any night

[@prettyboyaxel02301]

I want Al to get his ring sooooooo baddddddd😔 Hopefully this is the year! 🤞🏿

[@jayscarz1157]

THIS IS FACTS I BE LIKE DAMN WHO GUARDING OLD AL

[@timcal2136]

@@prettyboyaxel02301it’s honestly time for not-so-Average Al to get that ring

[@jsmoove81519]

The Porzingis deal is the one where they committed highway robbery imo. Smart’s defensive impact was offset by his offensive limitations and they somehow swapped Smart for Porzingis AND a first round pick somehow with Porzingis having a career resurgence last year and being a fantastic floor spacer on a team that’s never had an elite floor spacer

[@chrisciarcia5274]

I see no lies here

[@markmelillo5699]

they got 2 first round picks

[@BaithNa]

I was hoping the Warriors got him but I'm just glad he's finally on a contender.

[@truth3412]

I thought it was robbery at the time. People was stuck on porzingas injury history tho. Years ago i thought porzingas would be the perfect big to compliment the jays. His early knick days(i just never thought hed be available.) This was when he was getting propped up with Embid & AD, they need a big whose a scoring threat and shooting option. Porzingas effectively neutralizes most of the way teams have guarded the jays. Tatum and brown' biggest weakness to varying degrees(tatum is way ahead of JB here. But he has lapses still) is reading defensive coverages, when they are intiaiting plays. Porzingas simplifies everything for them. As an outlet, when theyre doubled. In the PNR Hes dangerous as a roller and popping out. I still cant believe there were celtics fans crying about losing Marcus "The thrower of bricks" Smart.

[@cjp1599]

Yep. I was wanting denver to trade mpj for KP...

[@philll.1358]

When the trade happened, i saw people crying about how boston built a "super team" for cheap, as if any other team couldnt scoop up Porzingus or Jrue for themselves💀. I really wonder what their trade market value was from other teams perspective

[@nikobellic2515]

I remember the media still saying the Bucks were going to be better and that NOBODY was built to stop Dame/Giannis P+R 😂

[@blablablaa14]

Should have been higher, but the NBA has a lot less teams who think strategically than you think. Memphis wanted Smart, wrap your mind around that

[@philll.1358]

@@blablablaa14 Memphis wanting smart after the whole suspension thing with JA makes sense. But as for GMs, I would just expect multi-billion dollar organizations to hire people that can actually do the job right💀. And this goes for any team

[@hornetguy9063]

@@philll.1358yeah it’s crazy that there’s still so many teams who are run by guys who make decisions based on how they “feel”. Literally every starter on the Celtics was the result of a robbery trade that the Celtics inflicted on another team.

[@cjwrench07]

@@philll.1358NBA teams have *always* been run in nepotism first, so some teams stay scrubs from “inbreeding talent”(Knicks, MJ’s Charlotte, Portland) , while others get lucky and generational talent luckily falls into their lap (Hakeem, Magic, Russell, LeBron, MJ). Like how in the hell did Bill Walton’s son get a head coaching job, long before guys who earned the respect from players (Denver’s Malone) for their coaching skills.

[@M3333C]

Patrick Beverley to Marcus Smart to Jrue Holiday is like a Pokemon evolution trio

[@felipeb.9321]

😂😂 i luv it

[@ptralx3122]

True and as a Celtics fan my entire life, I miss smart, but holiday is literally the better version of him 😂

[@estebantable3585]

I wish I could like this 3 times lol

[@unhhgcrxexhjvuvujchcrzwzwz7956]

I used to have seriously problems with his game as a Celtics fan, but Payton Pritchard along with Luke kornet stepping up off the bench this year has been an incredibly underrated factor.

[@Mitch_Feral]

Sam Cassell has worked dark and terrible magic on Payton's game. Kid is playing like he's 35, it's amazing.

[@Mirristal]

PP has always been elite. You’re a dumb casual if it took you this long to realize that

[@CaptainLumpyDog]

The Crypto Scammer, the Kondor, and Slam Hauser have each taken such enormous leaps in their game (especially since Slam Hauser is the BEST DUNKER IN THE ASSOCIATION). A joy to watch.

[@jakeferreira1211]

I honestly think Pritchard way the reason they were comfortable trading Smart in the first place. Either he was going to start or they would have gone big with White at the point and Rob and KP starting together and Pritchard as the 6th man. I think Brogden was gone either way. I don't think Jrue was ever really in their plans, but they couldn't pass up on that opportunity once it was there.

[@philriskfan6629]

Facts bro pp is nasty . He’d regularly start on any other team

[@BobTheFatHuman]

I still can’t believe Boston won the dame trade

[@attilaolajkar6155]

I hope they stay healthy and win it all this year. If all 5 of the starters have an off night then it's a close game, probably a loss. If they have an average night, it's an interesting win. If 2-3 have a good scoring night then it's not even close. That's why today I don't see any team beating the Celtics in a 7 game series.

[@johnlicciardello2389]

Porzingis was essentially a free agent. Just had to create salary cap space by trading salary away to fit him

[@byranttaylor1535]

Yea but he also took less to be here and they look so happy together

[@tim.noonan]

@@byranttaylor1535He didn’t take less, he was traded there. The Celtics never negotiated with Porzingis to make the deal happen.

[@byranttaylor1535]

@@tim.noonan I'm talking bout with his extension.. he could've got more on the open market but he chose to sign an extension for a lot less with years he signed a 2 year

[@cjwrench07]

@@byranttaylor1535 With GM Jordan gone, nobody was going to offer anything significantly higher or longer. The Celtics extension is basically his market value. The risk of losing Porgie for the entire extension is one the Celtics can take, because they have enough picks & assets to get the Blazers, Pistons, or 2025 Warriors to take on his contract dump.

[@byranttaylor1535]

@cjwrench07 u dnt know that cause utah wanted him, Danny said he would've paid him, and an extension could've been a 4 year instead of a two we gave him

[@DOGPISSS666]

I think that if the bucks could take a mulligan on one move this year, it'd be firing Bud. They were desperate for some kind of reset and got rattled, but if they'd known they'd be able to pick up an all-nba talent and that Adrian Griffin wasn't wasn't going to work out they'd probably have settled for getting Dame. I get that a first round exit is really awful for a team that wants to win another title, but it kind of feels like the front office has been mashing the panic button ever since.

[@SportingLogically]

Very very good points

[@mishasavage256]

everyone ALSO overlooks that one of Bud's brothers literally died before game 4 of the miami series WHILE Giannis was hurt. just such a lack of awareness on the bucks' organizations part like, come on ya'll...

[@zahir12344]

Firing Bud was a huge misstep. The dude lost his brother in the middle of a playoff run and that probably had a huge impact on his decision making.

[@dreknows]

Ya exactly

[@dreknows]

​@zahir12344 or lack there of. He messed up by coming into work. He should let assistant coach.

[@susanstamboulian646]

This reminds me a lot of the 85-86 season. Coming off a shocking Finals loss to the Lakers, Boston knew they would still be major contenders in the 86 season, if they just stood pat. But, they went out and got Bill Walton, and made an already great team, into possibly the greatest single season team of all-time. I have been a Celtics fan my whole life, and the only other time I was as confident as I am right now, about winning the NBA Title, was that 86 season, going 50-1 at home, along the way. Even in 2008, with the arrival of Garnett, Allen, Posey, and House, and being far in front of everyone, all season, I wasn't nearly as confident because we had an unproven point-guard (Rajon Rondo), and an all-time oaf at center, Kendrick Perkins. (The Man With The Hands of Stone). Sorry Roberto Duran. This year, there are no such weaknesses. The bench was supposed to be our weakness, but before the deadline, Hauser, Pritchard, Horford and Kornet, were all playing their parts well. Now, with Xavier Tillman and Jaden Springer, the bench is even better.

[@markhousman8447]

I think on only felt more confident than before 85-86 this was for two days in June of 1986. After winning the 86 championship, the Celtics drafted number two overall and selected Len Bias, a player many projected to be better than Jordan. Len Bias died two days after being selected. In 87, Walton turned back into a pumpkin with glass ankles rather than glass slippers - then it was 22 years of decline and mediocracy. What a crazy turn of events.

[@Muminators]

Good retrospection regarding the bench, just exactly what I have caught myself thinking lately...

[@susanstamboulian646]

@@markhousman8447 Then the double whammy, Reggie Lewis dying. Imagine the unlucky part of Bias dying, then the very next draft, getting Reggie, who was probably 85% of what Bias would've been, then he dies too. At least we got some good years out of him, though. As far as Bill Walton, my opinion has always been, that he got his much wanted championship in his first season as a Celtic, then milked it, after that. I saw a video recently, where Larry Bird even said, "Bill was healthy when Bill wanted to be healthy". I'll tell you one thing, in the 86-87 season that hurt us just as much as Walton not playing, and maybe even more, that nobody EVER talks about. Scott Wedman went down for the season, just a few games into that season. He was an extremely valuable piece off the bench, being able to play either forward position, and even some 2 guard if necessary. So instead of Walton coming in for Parish, it was Greg Kite, who was pathetic, and when Bird or McHale came out, instead of Wedman coming in, in was the all-time dork, Fred Roberts. The only reliable sub that was still there from the unstoppable 86 squad, was Jerry Sichting. KC Jones should've played Darren Daye much more than Fred Roberts. Daye was actually pretty good, but rarely got the playing time.

[@felipeb.9321]

40-1 at home... or the math don't add up. this season should be another hot home court record (38-3..??). 8 games to go, only three 500+ teams visiting Boston... the toughest is arguably this wednesday vs the Bucks.

[@susanstamboulian646]

@@felipeb.9321 Hello, Yes, 40-1 in the regular season, the only loss in December of 85 to Portland, which wound up being the worst loss of the season. I think it was 18-19 points. But, they were 10-0 at home in the playoffs, so that's where the 50-1 comes from. If the Laker fans are going to count those titles won in Minneapolis, then I'm counting the 10 home playoff wins! As far as this season, they have been remarkable at home, something that has literally cost them the NBA Championship the last two seasons, because they struggled so mightily at home. It was something that ate my guts away. So this season, has been a dream at home. Two of the losses at home this year were absolutely unforgivable, though. I will tell you, that every single fan who attended the Clippers game in TD Garden, should have received a full refund for that game, with Boston being down by close to 50 at one point, and came in totally unprepared to play. Then losing to the Lakers, without LeRoid James, and Anthony Davis, is probably the most humiliating loss in franchise history. But, it looks as though they've rebounded rather nicely from those horrible losses. Yes, 38-3 would be nice, but they might let up off the gas, being so far ahead, for the best record.

[@RJ-gk4rt]

Everyone talking about “win or bust” just so they can say something negative about this team. We can’t just appreciate what they’re doing we have to spin it into a negative conversation about how they’re chokers if they lose. Why can’t we ever talk about this team without a “but”

[@patrickoakley7890]

Because the regular season means jack shit.

[@BaithNa]

It's championship or bust due to contract situations. Pay attention, kid.

[@bryanfoster326]

Is it not win or bust? You can take that as a “negative” if you want, but it’s just true. The 2nd apron is coming, and when it does, this team will have basically no wiggle room. They have a great shot at a title, but it doesn’t change the fact that they’re all in.

[@Averagedre]

@@patrickoakley7890regular season wins are the knicks’ championships because they wont ever even sniff the finals

[@patrickoakley7890]

@@Averagedre > irrelevant drivel what does any of that have to do with Miami and Golden State making Boston their prison bitch?

[@nancypine9952]

Rick Gotham, the president of the Celtics, said that when Brad Stevens, the GM, came up to him and said that he thought he could get Holiday, his first thought was that Stevens was nuts, and his second was that they would win the championship.

[@marvinm8343]

As a Celtics fan, I still can't believe we got Jrue. DWhite and Jrue (collectively as the Stock Exchange) are the best defensive backcourt in the league.

[@AbelAraya]

To all my Celtics fans, just a quick question--if we were to win the NBA Finals this year, would it be fair to say that a small but important contribution to this team's success was the spirit of Marcus Smart? Like yea, I know Smart drove us to extreme emotions of love and anger throughout his tenure, but b/c his value was high enough for us trade for KP (+ picks), it seems like the defensive intensity is always present at moments throughout the games, and throughout the season--like he never really left. Am I bugging or nah?

[@jimmyjay689]

Executive of the Year

[@JsP1318]

This aged well lol !!! Celtics Banner 18🎉🍾☘️ Champs 🏆

[@tylerriley2587]

Yes it did

[@rapgodreloaded9259]

This is a make or break season for the Celtics.

[@RR-in7do]

It's not like they're going to blow it up if it doesn't work

[@byranttaylor1535]

Hard to say cause we still have trouble with warriors, clipps got 3 stars nuggets out the east yes but chip gonna b tuff

[@chiboz3483]

@@byranttaylor1535warriors aren’t getting past the 1st round

[@tylerriley2587]

Celtics won the nba championship

[@mbzm1342]

If all their players make all their shots and play well and stay healthy they will win? Expert analysis there. You could say that about any team

[@Edd_LShore]

Lol.

[@JonahCannon-jj9qz]

Basically if everyone team plays how they should, Celtics are the best team

[@Edd_LShore]

@@JonahCannon-jj9qz Nah. Nuggets clears Celtics. Bad match up. Unless Jrue Holiday doesnt suck in the playoffs. But history says he will

[@Greatness4Amoment4Alifetime]

​@Edd-zd5wb this didn't age well, guy has 1 bad series and people try to hold it against him even after he dominated in 2021 finals now after being the #1 plus minus player for a second finals win while 50 40 95 in the playoffs n9w what will you say 😂

[@nycnow811]

This team is perfect for Porzingis, he doesn't have to do too much risky shit because he's tall and agile, he can do his thing and be a big body as a secondary defender, it's perfect.

[@jeremykates7276]

As much as I love holiday I think KP is more important for us. He fills our biggest weakness which was a good defender against the elite big men (Giannis, embiid, jokic) and gives us the versatility on both sides of the ball to be a matchup nightmare and open up the paint if the defense chooses to put a big on him. If they have a smaller player switch on him he can basically have any three uncontested. White and holiday have been playing out of their fkn minds tho their offense is like poetry in motion

[@cooperblaisdell3070]

In chess terms, the bucks got check on the Celtics, and the Celtics used that check to get checkmate in 1 move on the bucks lmao

[@spareplanet]

😊 Excellent nice simple analogy. Hope you’re right about the checkmate

[@roylee2986]

Jrue has 66%!! of coner 3 points in this season!! Total rate is also 44%!!

[@jimmyjay689]

Jrue Holiday traded for Malcolm Brogdon and Robert Williams....Brogdans having a great yr...this teams lethal no matter how u slice it

[@Dachoseone2546]

Facts 💯

[@cleokey]

A home run for Boston. If the Lakers "are healthy and make all their 3's ... they will win the title"

[@byranttaylor1535]

Haahaaaaaa I said the same thing I'm like that argument is for every team haahaaaaa

[@cleokey]

@@byranttaylor1535 🙂🙂

[@felipeb.9321]

@@byranttaylor1535 except not every team is : making 50% from 3 on a regular basis; at least 6 games ahead of every other team; 1st or 2nd offensive and defensive rating; 1st in win record against 500+ teams; breaking the NBA's offensive rating record; etc., etc., etc., because if they were, that team would be already in the playoffs a month before the end of the regular season. so that claim that you think is "funny" is backed up by 66 games of facts and winning.

[@MrLurchsThings]

Health is the main thing as you said, although I’d probably limit that down to KPs health. As for 3’s? Sure, but keep in mind that even if one or two players are having an off night, then there’s still more than enough others that can keep firing. The entire starting 5 can drop 3’s on a whim, then you still have Hauser and Pritchard coming off the bench. In saying all of that, both Holiday, Horford, KP, and Brown all did a great job posting up vs the Knick’s yesterday. But the team is way, way more than just the two big trades. They’ve had a bunch of players who have really, really stepped up. First and foremost is obviously DWhite. The dude is playing out of his mind and I reckon has to be a contender for MIP (although he played pretty well last year, so the step up probably isn’t big enough for MIP). Hauser and Pritchard again are brilliant off the bench. Luke Kornet, although obviously not at the same level as KP has filled his role perfectly. And backing up all of that has been Al Horford who can do pretty much anything you ask of him, bring a beautiful, calm presence to the locker room, and is one of the true unsung heroes of this team.

[@lenshandcraftedwoodsigns6033]

When Dame was traded to Milwaukie it became a 3 team race with Boston and Philly. You can argue which team was better. But after the Holiday trade and the way he and Porzingis have fit, it is clear which team is better.

[@JonahCannon-jj9qz]

People sleep on the heat every year, heat > Philly 100%

[@blerdbuffetpodcast8730]

Really this all started with gordon hayward. His injury led to the priority of brown and tatum leading to him leaving which gave boston a huge trade exception which they have used beautifully. I think they are one good bench wing away for being a perfect team

[@nbapbaupdate8338]

Brad Stevens DESERVE Executive of the Year 💯

[@jonathanfrimerman8855]

Deserves#

[@nbapbaupdate8338]

@@jonathanfrimerman8855 yeah 😤😤😤

[@brighterday5284]

Thank you to the Bucks for breaking up your championship team by trading Holiday. The Bucks only needed to be patient and allow GIANNIS and MIDDLETON to heal from injury. There was no need to break up your team. The Bucks never won because of great offense; they won because of great defense.

[@EversGreen-fy4vs]

Facts in fact they shud of let jru b the 4th option behind Lopez cuz when he's not top 3 he can be more efficient. I blame that on coaching

[@chuckhauser6336]

Turning Smart into Porzingis was genius by Brad Stevens

[@Paul_pp]

Celtics biggest issues last season was a log jam at guard and the Frontcourts ability to score. Horford is still excellent but was asked to do too much and play too many minutes for his age. Smart was still a really solid player but Dwhite was clearly out playing him but Smart made it impossible for Joe to go with the hot hand and Dwhite would end up on the bench a majority of the time in crunch time minutes which was absurd. Dwhite and Brodgon would have still been an excellent backcourt but when Jrue became available it was just a no brainer. Jrue knows what it takes to win it all and can accept his limited roles. Porzingis makes other teams pay for doubling Tatum and Brown and allows the Celtics to hunt mis matches because all 5 players on the floor can score from anywhere.

[@gullintanni]

Holiday was perfect for Boston. He was the best player in several games this playoff run.

[@calmlittlebuddy3721]

Nailed it. Jrue is the key to the championship. Everything else needs to be in place just to get there but having Jrue is the difference between getting there and winning it all. Again, take away anyone else and Celtics don't even get to the championship but Jrue gets them over the hump.

[@kicrocks]

Amazing moves by Boston but idk if Tatum is THAT guy in the clutch. Definitely see them winning the east

[@nbapbaupdate8338]

If Kristaps Porzingis stay healthy this season & consistent 2024 playoffs Boston big chance get #18 banner 💪💪💪

[@Mike-ul7of]

this reminds me somewhat of the Warriors when they got KD. JD ain’t KD but it’s just a perfectly put together team that drafted, traded and signed their way into success. they didn’t do what the Nets or Clippers did and just buy a team

[@The2006Scaper]

Fuck the Jason Tatum narratives, fuck the Jaylen Brown left hand jokes, this Celtics team is winning it all if they’re healthy.

[@iuseutube89]

the celtics are now the only team on par with denver, but they gotta beat denver to be considered the best team in the league. that would be a sick finals though

[@ctoaun23]

Yeah. The finals we all want (except the teams we support).

[@rubenpita1585]

I have been saying this ever since this trade happen.

[@shaqdaddy789]

Marcus smart was always holding this Celtics team back because he is so limited offensively Getting Holiday as a 2 way guy covered all of the Celtics weaknesses on offense Smart could never play make and creat his own shot like holiday can

[@Stafbros]

IF the Celtics make their 3’s; that’s so true 🤦‍♂️😭 it’s funny cause when Tatum misses 3’s it just looks way worse cause his shot is so dam ugly 😂 it’s like he’s being electrocuted from his legs up to his arms. Holiday was a great addition for Celtics. However it took a bit-it wasn’t an immediate game changer. Portzingus was the best possible trade / Marcus smart was a cancer imo. Celtics have a talented deep bench- the role players stepping up this year such as Derek white- he’s been an absolute beast. Prichard and Hauser are true sharp shooters-they got a monster in Kornet contesting every shot 😂 the Celtics 2nd team is better than most starting lineups.

[@ThisChangeIsAwful]

this video aged well

[@pauloshman6188]

I think KP is the 🗝️. He used to first or second option. Now is used third or fourth. Where he does work so hard and doesn't get hurt. Plus Holiday is so underrated smart player.

[@nelsonadrianclyde11]

Youre acting like Boston gave up a bunch of bums for Jrue. They gave up significant rotation pieces in Rob Williams and the reigning 6MOY in Brogdon not to mention that pick too.

[@CONCERNEDcitizenforever]

Bro spoke it into existence!! 🙏🏼 ☘️

[@fsdafdsafdas]

Sorry but had to stop at 5:50 because it was just like the 10th time repeating the same 2 points over and over again. This is a 2 minute video of an opinion without much behind it. Which is fine, but most people would be more impressed with the KP trade or Derrick White's contributions this year than Holiday's.

[@emilybriancochran9700]

One of the most interesting aspects of the trade is that Holiday is one of the most effective defenders against Dame. That could matter if Boston and Milwaukee end up in a playoff series. You gotta assume Holiday would play his heart out in that series.

[@knowsmebyname]

Brad Stevens has said that he views the Holliday trade as thebCeltics deadline addition.

[@johnvonlongrod]

I just subscribed, keep posting man.I get a lot of The flight mike vibes from you! #goodcontent

[@mvaloppies]

It's championship or bust type of season in Boston, I hope we win it all this season

[@blablablaa14]

I don't think Jrue Holiday is what changed the celtics, its KP who is a rim defender + 3p shooter. Once they had that it was game over. Jrue is just cherry on top

[@testattestdotnet]

I want everybody to remember this video the next time people complain that Taytum isn't an MVP candidate. I also wonder how much Jrue Holiday is going to help their turnovers in the playoffs if Taytum and Brown are still acting as primary ball handlers.

[@emezl]

Your videos always hit bro keep it up

[@knowsmebyname]

Jrue Holliday does things on the court that no other NBA player does, and he is a joy to watch on a nightly basis.

[@santimig127]

Even tho Damian is a superstar I never thought he was going to make them that much better and still they are not as deep as Boston

[@sniy230]

Dame helps the Celtics he is real mvo lol

[@kendog9524]

This isn’t a super team imo. They’re just really well put together. Jrue/KP/White have a combined 3 All Star selections. Jrue is 33/34.

[@mt_baldwin]

Did everyone forget why the Bucks got rid of Holiday? What his big flaw is? This happens with Hardan and Embiid too. They look awesome during the regular season and people with short memories hoot and holler about how great they are and then the playoffs come and these 3 shrivel up. Why do we have to do this every season?

[@shorewall]

Lol, there is a difference in role for Holiday on the Celtics. It's one thing for him to be the no. 2 on the Bucks. On Boston, he is no. 4 or 5.

[@jeffery8928]

The Bucks GM should've been on one of the duck boats. Imagine trading away Jrue for a defensive liability...

[@bengabriel8237]

What i love in CELTICS is that they play as a team! That' s all there is.

[@itaysevenfoldhamri]

So what you’re telling me is Brad Stevens pulled a gigachad move on the rest of the GMs of the league…yeah that checks out

[@M3333C]

Smart for Porzingis PLUS a 1st round pick will go down in history. Its llike a lesser version of DeRozan for Kawhi

[@youtubeconnollyfamily]

Also, remember, Danny Ainge could have taken Markell faultz. Instead, he took Tatum.

[@JKthejokerpersonthing]

The only thing is that an unhealthy bucks kept the last game they played to a three point loss and they did it without gianniss

[@Noob_Guy2k]

It’s unreal they got porzingis and 2 firsts for smart

[@kylesherlock3859]

The crazier thing is, the players they traded are all injured and the players Celtics acquired are relatively healthy. Winning has affected it I’m sure but still

[@themindempowered]

Brad Stevens has to win executive of the year. Made great moves and will most likely get the best record end of season

[@Honestcosby]

We have no business making these trades. Brad Steven’s OP. This is the best starting 5 I think I’ve ever seen watching the NBA for 20 years

[@mtadams2009]

The title has now been won. Even without KP completely healthy.

[@hotgrease]

“If they’re healthy and making jump shots 😂” Yeah, but you know Tatum and Brown are going to no-show again. 2-15 games incoming for both of them.

[@nycnow811]

This is it! This team should try for as long as they can, this is definitely a championship team

[@UnconventionalReasoning]

Boston was not healthy, KP only played ii a half-dozen playoff games. Boston struggled with making threes in the post season. And Boston was still the best team in the NBA. And you're right Jrue Holiday was a significant reason for this. Jrue Holiday was traded to Boston because the Celtics are one of the few teams which could have him as a "3-5" player, while most teams would need him to be slotted into the second or third spot.

[@ryanwood7136]

Only thing missing is that jrue holiday is dames kryptonite, they traded us dames counter . Makes me happy

[@matttulip13]

The one thing your leaving out is Jrue wanted to end his career with the Bucks so when he was traded he told Portland’s front office he wanted to go to Boston, that is why he is here obviously Celtics wanted him but Jrue also wanted the Celtics. He wants to be on a contender but also the rival to the team that did him dirty after all he did for them with also showing his loyalty. Bucks in returned sent him out the door, so thank you Bucks for your monumental mistake!!!!

[@crippledepre9539]

To be fair the Celtics gave up Brogdon and Rob Williams who were originally supposed to be rotational pieces. In hind sight of course it seems like a very low price to pay but that’s not how it was when the deal was made.

[@TheGbelcher]

What I like about BOS is they have guys who are happy with winning games and playing good basketball. They don’t have a lot of the extra stuff that many of the teams around the league have to deal with.

[@testattestdotnet]

Except Taytum, playing on a hilariously stacked team, built entirely by ripping the rest of the league off, playing career low minutes and shot attempts, complaining he's getting no MVP attention.

[@alphaacquaye9273]

@@testattestdotnetlmao ya just love to make stuff up he as was asked a question and answered it he never “complained” about not winning mvp

[@nickseabright8238]

Tingis Pingis is representing this year 🤣👊🏻

[@banparlous2552]

Wait, this guy thinks Smart is more valuable than Porzingis? Huh?

[@michaelcapps8052]

You are missing the fact that the Celtics never conceded that spot in regards to smart’s departure. They moved on from him for kristaps bc d white was an adequate replacement for smart they were comfortable in that but the real truth is they would have still had smart and not holiday bc brogdon was originally traded instead of smart for KP brogdons arm was still lame failed the physical and obviously they wanted KP so smart had to go brogdon was then disgruntled and actually demanded a trade after this it just so happens we got Jrue bc of that but Malcom was gone and we can honestly blame him for smart being gone and for being a scrub in the playoffs

[@marvinschwartz9159]

Celtics were basically swapping a great defensive guard/motor in smart to try and get another star in porzingis and then got a better version of smart for what feels like free

[@NP148]

As much as I loved Smart, heart and soul of that team, Holiday is pretty close defensively and is an upgrade on offense

[@ajbianchi85]

Im a Boston fan and I love this team but Jokic is the best player in the league and Denver should be the favorite. I think the Cs have a chance to win obviously but I still have hesitation about their clutch time hero ball issues.

[@pharaohstatus9333]

I'll believe when I see it. They are always beast in the regular season.

[@tonykaye969]

I don’t see the Celtics beating Denver or Minnesota in a 7 game series. They’re a great team but when the going gets tough they’re going to struggle especially Jason Tatum and Jaylen Brown even tho they’re the best players on the team.

[@rayr4320]

A 3 point shooting team is always beatable. Lets not annoint them yet.

[@Sourdcuo778]

If the Celtics win the title this year then- wait… it’s June 21st… we already won baby!!! CHAMPIONS AGAIN BABY!!!

[@welsieboyonas174]

If you ever think the Tyler Herron Duncan Robinson package for holiday is enough you are joking

[@davidbrown4540]

At this point in the season, I think they could lose someone to injury and STILL win it all. That's how good they are.

[@brandonhuberty8636]

The trade might have ended up being a net negative but you still make the move because you can’t know what happens afterward

[@vulcanraven9701]

For Boston, it was definitely a net positive. Milwaukee lost that trade ultimately

[@SeizedM0ney]

The league didnt veto any trades this time

[@MrE_]

I wish jrue could have stayed a buck while still having dame

[@thezackast2752]

3:55 that's a better dunk than JB did the entire dunk contest

[@reubencondon]

Brad Stevens is the GOAT

[@sportscardchannel7353]

Steven A. Smith Said Celtics are running into a blood bath with Maverick , Celtics are an unbelievable team. I said at the beginning of the season they will go to the finals

[@Andy_Babb]

Imagine if they could have kept Brogdon and Holiday. 🤤

[@Kwebster728]

Brad Stevens "Man Of The Year"

[@Danilo-f3e]

I'm a NY/NJ guy I dislike the Celtics, but if this year's finals don't feature the Celtics vs the Nuggets the NBA is rigged. Not that it ain't 😂😂😂

[@Trizzer89]

Still a good trade for the Bucks. Assuming they keep the same roster, theyre gonna win in 2025

[@jasonm2081]

Going to be blunt. I think Jrue is in Boston to stick it to Dame. I think there was and still is a lot of bad blood between Dame and the Blazers Front office. Dame is a very good player. But he has some huge flaws too. The lack ofq defense is a big one, as is Dame running the offense the way he wants it run and it doesn't matter whst the coach wants. Bostin added a guy in Jrue that they needed . To be honest though...as good as they are a some point is it time for Boston to admit the Tatum/Brown pairing is just not going to work or be affordable?

[@SatansBirdLawExpert]

Look into the communication breakdown that happened between Portland and Miami…Portland felt that Dame and the Heat were in cahoots. Basically, Dame said he would only play for Miami at first and then Portland felt Miami was low-balling them. There is reporting that says Portland totally cut off all communication with Miami and traded Dame to Mil almost to spite the Heat. At that point, the bridge was burned so there was no way Portland was gonna trade Jru to Miami

[@jordanscott7247]

As a Celtics fan, I’m still not convinced by this squad. The only threat to them is a West team

[@tylerriley2587]

In the end the Celtics won the nba championship

[@jordanscott7247]

@@tylerriley2587 it seems like the only team we perfectly matched up well against was Dallas. KP was even injured throughout the entire playoffs. I’m questioning him the entire way through the 24-25 season

[@tylerriley2587]

@@jordanscott7247 they brought everyone back even Queta came back love to see what he can do

[@tylerriley2587]

@@jordanscott7247 but we did well against everybody except Denver in the west we lost a Minnesota once and then we won in January and overtime, but the Minnesota Timberwolves have a great defense, but their offense needs to be fixed. They can’t rely heavily on Edwards all game and also Towns is a streaky shooter. Gobert is a lob threat.

[@jordanscott7247]

@@tylerriley2587 I was hoping they brought another big in free agency though, seeing that it’s Al’s last season most likely