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Imma be honest, if I was Jalen Brown, I would.

Jaylen Brown has been getting disrespected his entire career, it’s insane

He absolutely should be pissed. They got 3 of his teammates on there when he won fmvp and ecfmvp. Not to mention that his whole career he has been disrespected and always living in tatums shadow even though he has arguably been better. The argument about filling a role to pick white would make sense if they picked him at the start but they replaced a stat in kawhi who is a forward and does different things with a guard when you have jaylen who is the same player as kawhi if not better sitting there and won fmvp. Its all good, this is just gonna make him even hungrier to get another fmvp next year. Keep the hate coming.

Mfs who never had a 5th of his talent telling jaylen how to feel is insanity

As a Jazz fan I felt like we were trying to covey the pick for the 2024 draft till the deadline. I was very disappointed that we pulled the plug mid season. Pulling in collins was a huge mistake. He is a fine player but is he in any version of the long term plan? No way! It hurt both Kessler and Hendricks development. 3 years into this rebuild and I don’t feel like we are on track for anything. Pick a lane Danny!

the established media is glossing over the failure of team USA, grant hill, and nike in preparing for this obvious reputational risk when they formally selected white two days ago. is it really a coincidence the two highest profile NBA players who've called out nike for fake activism were left off the roster (one of them being the closest approximation of kawhi leonard in the league)? maybe, but now it doesn't even matter. damage was done regardless when hill was asked about it last night and proved clearly unable to give any specific rationale for white's better fit for the team, international play, or specific trend or matchup. none. there was also no explicit dismissal of the notion that team USA sponsors have any influence on roster decisions at all. if you're the mouthpiece for team USA, that allegation should've warranted a fierce rebuttal - you're being called a pawn! funny enough, the only time he DID mention sponsors it was endearingly saying "we're proud of our sponsors". pawn behavior at the minimum. incompetent & unqualified spokesperson for team USA at worst (even nike should be upset by his failure to deflect). this conveys incompetence on two levels: 1) hill wasn't able to grasp the obvious confusion of backfilling kawhi with white in the moment while speaking to the press as the team's mouthpiece and 2) him, team USA, and nike clearly didn't take this potential reputational risk seriously and devote any effort towards proactive planning in the event that this exact scenario transpired. it's doubly embarrassing given it's jaylen freaking brown we're talking about - a guy who WILL call you out. the clip of woj saying white is a likely alternate a month ago is meaningless now because the issue isn't just limited to the actual selection process anymore but also how poorly the situation was managed and prepared for. now they've ensued even more doubt in the public and ticked off the league's newest household player who also happens to be extremely vocal about his beliefs. all due to hill's train wreck of a response. just embarrassing.

With KD’s health being iffy, it does seem like Team USA should have replaced Kawhi with some size.

Don’t blame JB for being upset. Also don’t blame Team USA for picking up DW.

NBA Champion Plus The MVP Of The Playoffs??!!!!

No he’s not taking a shot at his teammate, are you serious!?!? He’s literally the best replacement for the position Kawhi plays and is more deserving than White. He’s taking a shot at the ones who made the decision, not his teammate. That’s a horrible take here

Getting screened by Steven Adams would still be more painful than Edey.

This 2025 Draft class is soo loaded, even beyond Cooper Flagg. At least 5 guys from next year's class would've gone #1 overall this year if they had been eligible (even as 18-year-olds that haven't even stepped on the floor as freshmen yet). You've got Cooper Flagg giving Team USA the business, VJ Edgecombe tore it up in the Olympic qualifiers for the Bahamas, Nolan Traore from France, Ace Bailey, and Dylan Harper. That's without mentioning other guys, like Khaman Maluach from South Sudan who's a super raw talent, but a crazy athletic 7'2 center. That's why teams are going to be more willing to tank next year; there are at least 5-6 players that have star-level potential in the NBA.

Hell Yes

I think Podziemski will come off the bench as the backup Point Guard for Curry. That why they added Anderson for more playmaking on the second unit. I think the opening night starting lineup will be: Curry / Podziemski Melton / Heild Wiggins / Anderson Green / Kuminga Jackson Davis / Looney

This is the coaching staff doing EARLY mind games with the Celtics....to be seen how they response

Would love to see cooper flagg in old school bullets uniform. Bring back that franchise from obscurity

Paul Pierce i think won finals mvp a month earlier and didn’t make the Redeem Team

Def disrespected Jalen Brown. He should’ve never been left off to begin with and certainly should’ve been Leonard’s replacement.

I mean it’s a dumb question… yes JB has every right to be upset or disappointed. The world saw what he brought to the table in the season and the playoffs… to be overlooked specially playing the same position as Kawhi … c’mon son 😳

This is where I disagree with most analysts. Every trade doesn’t always have to be with the thought of being a championship team. Lauri to Warriors makes them a better team and gives them a better chance with a solid young core still intact. Warriors need to make the trade

Brown has a 300 milion dollar contract, just won an NBA Championship and was the MVP of the NBA Finals and Conference Finals...SO IF ANYTHING, JALEN BROWN SHOULD BE LAUGHING AND LOOKING FORWARD TO RESTING HIS BODY AFTER A LONG SEASON.

Joel would fit perfect on the Warriors - its an ongoing joke w everyone out here in the bay that every player is always, always ramping up.

The reason people are penciling the Mavs in for more wins is because of what they did after the trade deadline, and after what the clips did this offseason kinda natural to have the 5 seed move to top 4

Embid has not played whole dating back to his days as a Kansas Jayhawk

I can’t get my head around this narrative to put JK over AW as a POA.

Zack looking good with the nice haircut. Appreciate the conversation regarding the Warriors. Hoping the Warriors can make the trade with the Jazz for Markkanen.

How can you blindly say, “IF WE NEED A REPLACEMENT IT WILL BE _” You can’t ignore roster needs

Woahhhh where the “Welcome to the LOWEEEE POST PODCAST” I feel betrayed

Monocle emoji=unbridled rage.....got it

More disrespectful is that the media don't want to call out Grant Hill for these horrible decisions he is making.

"Canada fold like clean sheets" 😂

Huge JB fan. Every right to feel snubbed and to use it as fuel. But taking it personal? Nah…. What bothers me most is his reaction put his teammates in a weird spot by not at least acknowledging and congratulating d white before questioning why he’s not on the squad. Just felt like a moment he didn’t think about the team related and bigger picture consequences there… ultimately it’s not a big deal just not a great look. Nothing concerning.

So excited to see Edey with the Grizzlies. Gives the Grizzlies even more lineup versatility. They can play small and fast with Clarke or matchup with the Wolves playing JJJ next to Edey.

Kuminga to the Raptors in a 3 team trade is the only one i could come up with.

Utah can use Markkanen until the trade deadline halfway through the season and still get the same price, so no need to trade him now. Got to go after high draft picks next draft and the following two.

I feel bad for Jaylen, it's nonsensical, especially after the finals all the media talked about was Jayson Tatum and barely mentioned Brown, yet Tatum is on the Olympic team. Make it make sense.

Don’t think it was a shot at Derrick White, just think he feels disrespected, and he should be! But, one of the problems has always been we throw a bunch of stars together and hope they’ll be a TEAM. White has shown the ability to blend and he defends. Brown is awesome, maybe more so than Jason Tatum, but how many of the same type players do you need. Need some guys that can blend, move the ball, defend and make a three if left open.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="3390">56:30</a> “idk why they’re not listed as a major candidate for a home court playoff series, other than skepticism of ‘we haven’t seen it in a while’ and ‘is Ja gonna be reliably available?’ “ Well, there you go. That’s why lmao.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="63">1:03</a>:16. You don’t know if Edey is suited to play fast? He played the entire ncaa championship game and ran the floor the entire time. He’s Steven Adams 4.0

Vassell doesn't really play defense so replacing his offense and decent contract for Markkanen would be a great deal. The Spurs have the picks and contracts to fill in the gap.

Do you honestly think Canada will play Dwight Powell, Khem Birch and Kelly Olynk as a Front Line???

You right he shouldn't care.🤕

Aint no way Kerr is starting Draymond at the 5 for the majority of the regular season.

Being a team having to start draymond green at center would suck 😂

the disrespect that team USA is showing proves it’s bigger than just basketball.. everyone’s knows Derrick is a great player but team USA no way

Its so crazy you say there are other guys Jaylen Browns size that do similar things so Derrick White is the obvious choice. Literally the opposite

The argument about him kinda throwing shade at a teammate is ridiculous, what a simple minded viewpoint. Espn let's just random people off the street to chat about this.

Markenen to OKC would be lit

Dude in the blue shiet sounds mad cause JB blocks off thr nike logo 😂😂

3 players from his team making it over JB is nuts

Celtics needed to add 3 all stars to beat a hobbled eastern conference . It is what it is hopefully no one injured in the west next year . Celtics still doesn’t scare anyone

Hell yeah

He should but he gotta use it as more motivation

I know how good Derrick White is, but he shouldn’t be in the conversation. Mikal Bridges, Paola Banchero, and Desmond Bane who all have USA Experience should be over him

This Might Be A Random Question But Uh Is Kevin Durant Better That Tim Duncan?

Kuminga GP2 and Picks for Lauri

No, Stop. We are not letting you disrepect Jaylen Brown. It has nothing to do with his teammate. Bad take. You are trying to paint Jaylen Brown as a angry black man.

Where tf are the timestamps bro

I still don't get the derrick white and Austin reaves hype around the league

the kyrie disrespect here is INSANE

C Jackson-Davis PF Green SF Kuminga SG Wiggins PG Curry G Podziemski G Melton G/F Moody F/C Anderson G/F Hield G/F Payton II C Looney Can mix in the extra shooting over the course of the game, 🤷🏾‍♂️

It’s not a swipe he’s the best player on a championship team and the 2nd,3rd and 4th best player got on the team . Make it make sense

This convention is kinda disingenuous because they are replacing Kawhi that isn’t a guy who is a fast read and react player also team USA already has 5 guards.

I realized how bleak the Utah Jazz's future is during that first Summer League game vs Memphis... Specifically when BOTH Walker Kessler & Kyle Filipowski failed to box out Zach Edey on that game-tying tip-in to send the game to OT. The reason they haven't traded Lauri Markkanen yet; is because him & Collin Sexton are the only players they have with any value. Seriously, they've taken 6 1st Round picks in the past 3 years and the only one that looks like a potential NBA starter is Keyonte George

If Derrick White was getting added to the team, that argument would make sense. But to REPLACE Kawhi, Jaylen Brown is pretty much the same style of player. I didn't enjoy that piece of commentary.

1. When was the last NBA Finals MVP not included in the national team the following summer? 2. When you discuss the pros and cons about Podziemski in your starting 5, things are NOT looking great 😂

The Warriors dynasty started to derail after after Wiseman pick. I had a bad feeling about it, especially after he couldn't stop crying after being drafted, but most of the hardcore Warriors fans have been obsessed about getting a star center since the 90's, and I think they partially pressured management to draft him instead of LeMelo Ball (personally I wanted them to take Okongwu or trade down for him).

Dillon Brooks is such a tool 😂

I wish teams could trade futures...like gsw can get markannan and keep JK this year and give them to utah in 2025 or 2026

the podz dude should come off the bench to. me he like an austin reaves type player can be a good contributor to a team but they ceiling is only so high

Cp3, Vassel, Castle, Markennan, Wemby is quite the starting 5. Still not a playoff team due to overwhelming youth. But they could probably get to 35 wins with that. Then they need to either hope Castle turns into the PG once CP3 retires or find another one.

This guy is cappn, the other “reporter”

The Finals mvp don't make Team USA, wow...

I should have known these 2 media guys weren't going to keep it real about what Nike is doing to Jaylen Brown and Kyrie. Im not even expecting them to bash Nike, but trying to push it aside as some wild conspiracy is just these 2 playing politics

He doesn't fit with THIS specific USA roster. He's ball dominant and a better switch defender than a 1v1 defender. Also, there must have been concerns about how he would react to a diminished role and he just proved it. Also, complaining about Nike while wearing Nike (without the swoosh) is weird.

White over jaylen is a joke and tims take ia gross

Chandler needs to mever speak on Dustin's name unless it's to put respect on it.

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PAOLO SHOULDVE BEEN PICKED UP

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1678">27:58</a> spit on that thang

dont try to flip it and bash jaylen brown he is validated why would they pick up a guard when they lose a forward make it make sense and he coming off a great playoffs/finals run

He definitely should be upset. 3 Celtics being picked over him is blatant disrespect.

Why is there different standards for curry and Lebron?

How you not be upset. You just won ECF and Finals MVP and they pick a role player. Media just doesn’t want to have the conversation. It’s political.

When people are talking about how derrick white is a better fit than Jaylen Brown, they are completely forgetting the fact that the only 3/4's on the roster if KD is injured is Tatum and Lebron. There is literally no other player that can play the 3 and the 4 lol good luck, team USA now has 6 guards (curry, booker, ANT, jrue, haliburton, and white) and 3 bigs (Embiid, AD, Bam). If kd is not playing, the team only has 2 wings that can play the 3/4 and jaylen brown is one of the best wings in the NBA rn. Jaylen Brown is a better fit solely based on the position of need for Team USA. It just makes no sense to add another guard on the roster when you already have 5 guards and you only have 2 healthy small forwards on the roster. P.S. Jaylen Brown played small forward for the NBA champions this season.

The US women's team is bias towards UConn The US men's is bias towards duke

The disrespect.. How they pick the role player over the star?🤔

You guys are waaaayyyyy too high on Podz. The Lauri trade would 100% be centered around Kuminga

If it's about fit Isn't Jaylen Brown the younger version of Kawhi? Clearly its not about fit.

They need defenders, not more offense lol.. white is a better defender and doesnt need the ball to be effective which kyrie and brunson do. White just needs to be jrue-lite and lock down the opps best perimeter threat.. pure and simple.. they habe TONS of scoring...need more bruce bowens/tony allens.. Remember this isnt a fantasy team.. pieces gotta fit

JB is a finals MVP and an NBA champion and doesn't get a spot while 3 Celtic's players are there ????? !!!! Really ???? And on top you have JT stating that it is very tough to get a spot in dream team ! helarious ....

The take on Derrick and brown was terrible. Brown is more deserving of the spot and his teammate seems like a plot twist that yall trying to create

So Draymond gonna start at 5 and be the backup point???? 😂

Jaylen Brown should get French citizenship and go play with Wemby😂😂

What about Ja Morant? Why not ZION?

Biggest positive for GSW going into 2024-25 season (so far): we still have Steph. Hoping for good health. Biggest negative for GSW going into 2024-25 season (so far): we still have Wiggins. If he turns back into 2021-22 Wiggs, I'll retract my disdain. Man that pumpkin is hard to accept.

That is an insult for JB. Total disrespect. D. Booker, T. Haliburton, D. White are not in any kind or form better than JB. I would have changed those 3 players for J. Brown, J. Brunson and P. George or Klay Thompson.

When it comes to speaking the truth, some people know how to say a lot without saying anything. People in the media generally have no honor or truth more than getting that pay cheque. These guys here are like that.

France is the greatest threat to the USA, partly because the USA has no answer for Wemby. I know Chet has not yet achieved enough to be on the team, but he matches up with Wemby better than anybody on the team.

Kyrie and Jaylen Brown are too dark and too outspoken to get the Team USA invite