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The Lakers be moving mad. Pelinka done lost his mind

Craziest off-season ever. Celtics got fleeced badly.

A40:
Well Goodluck to them cos it's time to show and prove for JT. As the face of the franchise

We get it he's the choir boy and baby face but like Michael Irvin said. You're not going to win a Superbowl with a bunch of choir boys. You also need guys like JT

I don't think JB has done anything wrong. He's reacting as anyone that is perennially dangled as trade bait will react. Even Chet Holmgren despite his disasterclass and injury proneness is always backed by the organization.

Celtics paid him his rightful dough nau. Do they want a cookie for that?

Your employer can do all sorts of things but if they keep putting you on transfer list to a city that's not even of your choosing I think you will be well in your right to kick up dust

What I'm truly surprised by is why the Celtics agreed to such a terrible deal. This is a generational head scratcher. If you had to give up more picks to the Bucks surely that would have been better than strengthening the team that knocked you out of the playoffs and making them an instant contender

Cos
Maxey
Edgecombe
Brown
Embiid

That's formidable

You are choosing to apply your position from only the player’s POV. The Celtics have accommodated JB. The Celtics are renowned for accommodating, protecting and keeping issues about their players under wraps despite how powerful the Celtics media is. From “The Truth’s” stabbing incident to Ime Udoka’s issue. Despite how the NBA see’s the Cs, we take care of our own.

Trade speculations are nothing new to NBA players and we know this. Every player knows they are the trading block so I am not understanding this angu. When JT was out and Infact after he returned and our playoff run ended, there were legitimate conversations about trading JT.

The Sixers with Embiid? Hahahaha.. People that celebrated like they won a ring after finally beating us.. We shall see is all I will say about that.

Roland17:
You are choosing to apply your position from only the player’s POV. The Celtics have accommodated JB. The Celtics are renowned for accommodating, protecting and keeping issues about their players under wraps despite how powerful the Celtics media is. From “The Truth’s” stabbing incident to Ime Udoka’s issue. Despite how the NBA see’s the Cs, we take care of our own.

Trade speculations are nothing new to NBA players and we know this. Every player knows they are the trading block so I am not understanding this angu. When JT was out and Infact after he returned and our playoff run ended, there were legitimate conversations about trading JT.

The Sixers with Embiid? Hahahaha.. People that celebrated like they won a ring after finally beating us.. We shall see is all I will say about that.

https://x.com/i/status/2072683036421046590

"Even though Jaylen Brown was talking about himself for MVP, the Celtics did not feel like Jaylen had the best season on their team…They felt that Derrick White had a better season."

— Brian Windhorst. 😳

(h/t @MrBuckBuckNBA)

pic.twitter.com/zwY9tORjoV

— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) July 2, 2026

If this is true that your team's FO thought Derrick White had a better season than Jaylen Brown then your team is not just cooked they are fried

Maybe your Celtics accommodated guys in the past but they did not do so for Jaylen Brown. Hell what did they even do for Ime? They fired him over a consensual affair. That don't sound like covering for to me

Back to JB. What was his crime? Can you specifically point to anything JB did that brought the reputation of the Celtics to negative press. Was he breaking any laws? Was he cursing anybody in management? All that man said was it was his best season because of the adversity the team faced and that everyone thought it was a lost season with a team of misfit toys.

The man was on a Twitch stream not in a strip club with guns making it rain on them heauxs.

The uncomfortable truth is your Celtics have not treated JB like the franchise player that he has rightly proven to be. There's no rule that says he and JT cannot be the face of the Celtics. He's been your most durable and available player. You can't dangle him as trade bait over and over and expect him to just be quiet about it. Every player will not respond positively to that.

Make no mistake about it. This is as bad as the Luka/AD trade. They beat the Celtics without Jaylen Brown and now you're gifting them arguably your best player. This means they don't even need to rely on Embiid as much anymore. You have made your biggest opponents title contenders.

I know you will not agree in the open but deep down you know this is an absolutely horrendous trade

Roland17:
There is a way I don’t want to speak about JB because to God, he is one of my favorite players and boy have I always rooted for him. I’d hate to come across like critical because of this situation.

JT is the face of this franchise, know this and know peace. He fits how the Celtics works in terms of face of the franchise. JB over the last 2-3 years has earned his stripes. The Celtics have done right by him in every situation, payed him, supported his causes; you name it.

I hope after he leaves he shows the city the love and respect.. but I won’t be shocked if he doesn’t.

I wont be shocked either. He never fully embraced Celtics or Boston, even after the ring. There is just something about JB, he is kind of abrasive in a very low-key way. I dont know what the reason would be, but pre and post contract and championship, guy man moves like a quiet volcano. Frankly I am surprised Celtics stayed with him this long.

Im hoping Im wrong, that he does the right thing, speaks well of Boston and Celtics and moves on like a professional should.

Well sha, I look forward to seeing my two hated teams beat each other silly come playoffs next year.

A40:
Back to JB. What was his crime? Can you specifically point to anything JB did that brought the reputation of the Celtics to negative press. Was he breaking any laws? Was he cursing anybody in management? All that man said was it was his best season because of the adversity the team faced and that everyone thought it was a lost season with a team of misfit toys.

Attitude is important anywhere you work, and definitely in corporate America. And I dont think JB cared enough to at least try. Regardless of how corporate America tries to butter you, you will know what they think by what they pay you. They did good by your boy

Roland17:
You are choosing to apply your position from only the player’s POV. The Celtics have accommodated JB. The Celtics are renowned for accommodating, protecting and keeping issues about their players under wraps despite how powerful the Celtics media is. From “The Truth’s” stabbing incident to Ime Udoka’s issue. Despite how the NBA see’s the Cs, we take care of our own.

Trade speculations are nothing new to NBA players and we know this. Every player knows they are the trading block so I am not understanding this angu. When JT was out and Infact after he returned and our playoff run ended, there were legitimate conversations about trading JT.

The Sixers with Embiid? Hahahaha.. People that celebrated like they won a ring after finally beating us.. We shall see is all I will say about that.

In all, I see you are hyper loyal to your Celtics and you dont care much about your players. I have levied that accusation when Jrue was traded. I am doing so again. Y'all final MVP? For real? Draymond Greene is FARRRR WORSE than JB and the GSW is still holding him. I dont care about franchises, I never did. But my players, I love them till death.

A40:
https://x.com/i/status/2072683036421046590

"Even though Jaylen Brown was talking about himself for MVP, the Celtics did not feel like Jaylen had the best season on their team…They felt that Derrick White had a better season."

— Brian Windhorst. 😳

(h/t @MrBuckBuckNBA)

pic.twitter.com/zwY9tORjoV

— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) July 2, 2026

If this is true that your team's FO thought Derrick White had a better season than Jaylen Brown then your team is not just cooked they are fried

Maybe your Celtics accommodated guys in the past but they did not do so for Jaylen Brown. Hell what did they even do for Ime? They fired him over a consensual affair. That don't sound like covering for to me

Back to JB. What was his crime? Can you specifically point to anything JB did that brought the reputation of the Celtics to negative press. Was he breaking any laws? Was he cursing anybody in management? All that man said was it was his best season because of the adversity the team faced and that everyone thought it was a lost season with a team of misfit toys.

The man was on a Twitch stream not in a strip club with guns making it rain on them heauxs.

The uncomfortable truth is your Celtics have not treated JB like the franchise player that he has rightly proven to be. There's no rule that says he and JT cannot be the face of the Celtics. He's been your most durable and available player. You can't dangle him as trade bait over and over and expect him to just be quiet about it. Every player will not respond positively to that.

Make no mistake about it. This is as bad as the Luka/AD trade. They beat the Celtics without Jaylen Brown and now you're gifting them arguably your best player. This means they don't even need to rely on Embiid as much anymore. You have made your biggest opponents title contenders.

I know you will not agree in the open but deep down you know this is an absolutely horrendous trade

Meeennn! I am still trying to wrap my head around this meeen. I cant. Will MJ be MJ if he wasnt MJ? MJ was cocky meeen and the bulls never threw him under the bus. I never gave a shit about Celtics. Now I definitely dont give a shit. They traded the one person I liked on that team.

Roland17:
There is a way I don’t want to speak about JB because to God, he is one of my favorite players and boy have I always rooted for him. I’d hate to come across like critical because of this situation.

JT is the face of this franchise, know this and know peace. He fits how the Celtics works in terms of face of the franchise. JB over the last 2-3 years has earned his stripes. The Celtics have done right by him in every situation, payed him, supported his causes; you name it.

I hope after he leaves he shows the city the love and respect.. but I won’t be shocked if he doesn’t.

Money isn't everything and dude is self aware, very much self aware. I hope he drops dime on y'all anytime y'all meet.

The Cs management going round breaking people's heart
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1CzxtdjZBn/

birdman:
Attitude is important anywhere you work, and definitely in corporate America. And I dont think JB cared enough to at least try. Regardless of how corporate America tries to butter you, you will know what they think by what they pay you. They did good by your boy

In a league Tobias Harris has made over $300m I think JB would have been Gucci regardless. They did not do him a favor. He was paid his rightful dough nau as a lottery pick that brought you a Chip and at worst was your second best player

Now to this attitude. Tell me what is JB's offense. I am still waiting for any Celtics FO defender to show me what JB has done wrong. Was he late to practice? DUI? Fighting coaches and teammates? DV?

I'm still trying to find out the exact nature of his offense and maybe I can see your point. I am open to new information but if the Warriors can stand behind a nut job like Draymond Green. Then what has JB done that made him trade fodder every other year? And why do you think he should just take it lying down

greypencils:
Meeennn! I am still trying to wrap my head around this meeen. I cant. Will MJ be MJ if he wasnt MJ? MJ was cocky meeen and the bulls never threw him under the bus. I never gave a shit about Celtics. Now I definitely dont give a shit. They traded the one person I liked on that team.

He's a really intelligent brother. Is that the crime? That he should be a Yesman like JT?

The irony is all teams need a combination of both types of players. You need the cool head and the hot head to harmonize and win

Anyway all that is history. I hope nuking their title contention opportunity was worth it