Giannis Antetokounmpo was ready to sign off on a trade to Boston, but the Celtics refused to give him the three-year max extension he wanted and were only willing to offer two years, per @BillSimmons
(h/t @Savageboston )
I think it’s funny the narratives that come out after trades like I’ve heard 2-3 different reasons why they moved him and none of them are good, they won a chip 2 years ago the nba hasn’t changed much since then especially in the eastern conference lol
The Celtics felt that Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum were no longer a championship-caliber duo, per @ShamsCharania
“Whether it was personal situations between the two players or whether it was just the on-court basketball fit, the Celtics had just made the determination that, moving forward, they can no longer win a championship, clearly, with Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum,”
(Via @GetUpESPN / h/t @RealGM )
Rich Paul breaks down his conversations with LeBron over the last few weeks that led to him leaving the Lakers:
- LeBron told Rich he just wants to have ‘complete happiness’
- Came to a conclusion that it can’t be about money for his next team
- LeBron was at 80% on returning to the Lakers, but as the weeks went on it got lower and lower until he decided to officially leave
- LeBron understood he could make the most money with Lakers, but felt it was best to move on
- Lakers wanted to bring LeBron back, but didn’t meet with the Lakers as Rich said they didn’t want to waste anyone’s time
(Via Game Over)
Summayah (20) speaks on the age gap between her and her rapper boyfriend NoCap (27)
“How many of y’all was attracted to Vampires? Y’all do know Vampires are like 1,000 years old right? So, there’s nothing wrong with my age gap with my man, but you bitches wanna f—k with a Vampire who is a thousand years old.”
CONFIRMED: Nike has officially added Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as a Signature Swoosh athlete.
“Coming after back-to-back MVP seasons, we are excited to build on Shai's incredible impact with Converse as one of the most creative leaders in the game.”