Boston Celtics NBA Championship Odds (via @BetMGM)
Open (prior to Jaylen Brown trade) - +700
Current (post Brown trade, Philly adding LeBron James - +1200
Rory is 100% right here. Penalty-aside, Bryson’s actions after the round were absolutely performative. There are 78 players playing the weekend and only one would ever threaten not to play because they disagreed with a ruling.
There were more bets placed on USA-Belgium than:
- Michigan-UConn 2026 National Championship
- All College Football Playoff games in 2026 besides Indiana-Miami
- All Dodgers-Blue Jays World Series games
- All Knicks-Spurs NBA Finals games
Via @BetMGM/@johnewing
Totally understand this philosophy, but if the Celtics did trade Jaylen Brown for Giannis, wouldn't they have the same problem?
If you trade for Giannis, you're more than likely extending him.
Here is Brad Stevens lengthy opening statement:
"The path looked a little bit more challenging with 70% of our cap and such a high percent of our usage tied into two players… We’re not here to defend ourselves.”
Going from Giannis to Paul George is quite the shift…
Celtics clearly didn’t want Jaylen Brown on their roster. Seems it was more about that and not Brown wanting out, especially with the reporting today that he hasn’t requested a trade.
BLOCKBUSTER: The Boston Celtics have agreed to trade Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers for Paul George, two first-round picks and two second-round picks, sources tell ESPN.
@JoshACarpenter In the Q&A portion, I thought there was an answer explaining they're working on part of the eligibility including past accomplishments.