A new report suggests the willingness to trade Jaylen Brown may not be the biggest internal hurdle for the Boston Celtics in making a blockbuster Giannis Antetokounmpo trade.
We might be just days away from a trade that sees the Milwaukee Bucks legend wearing a different uniform to start the 2026-27 NBA season. After listening to trade offers in February, all signs point to the team trading the 10-time All-Star so they can have multiple first-round picks in next week’s NBA Draft. An event that basketball pundits suggest has one of the most talent-rich classes in years.
As we get closer to a potential deal, it seems like the Celtics and the Miami Heat are the likely landing spots. Yet, when it comes to Boston, some believe a hesitancy to trade Brown may be the biggest holdup in the front office actually pulling the trigger on a deal. However, that may not be the most notable problem within the organization when it comes to finalizing a trade.
In a new edition of the Hoop Collective podcast, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst pointed out that Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla may not prefer to make a trade for Antetokounmpo because, as he puts it, “Mazzulla is dogmatic about the way he wants to play basketball. Arguably, dogmatic to a fault.”
It was a comment where fellow NBA insider Tim Bontemps responded by saying it isn’t arguable that Mazzulla is a stickler for his style of play.
We might be just days away from a trade that sees the Milwaukee Bucks legend wearing a different uniform to start the 2026-27 NBA season. After listening to trade offers in February, all signs point to the team trading the 10-time All-Star so they can have multiple first-round picks in next week’s NBA Draft. An event that basketball pundits suggest has one of the most talent-rich classes in years.
As we get closer to a potential deal, it seems like the Celtics and the Miami Heat are the likely landing spots. Yet, when it comes to Boston, some believe a hesitancy to trade Brown may be the biggest holdup in the front office actually pulling the trigger on a deal. However, that may not be the most notable problem within the organization when it comes to finalizing a trade.
In a new edition of the Hoop Collective podcast, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst pointed out that Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla may not prefer to make a trade for Antetokounmpo because, as he puts it, “Mazzulla is dogmatic about the way he wants to play basketball. Arguably, dogmatic to a fault.”
It was a comment where fellow NBA insider Tim Bontemps responded by saying it isn’t arguable that Mazzulla is a stickler for his style of play.
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