{"id":637306,"date":"2026-05-11T21:35:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T21:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/637306\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T21:35:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T21:35:13","slug":"celtics-broadcaster-has-surprising-reaction-to-giannis-antetokounmpo-trade-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/637306\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtics Broadcaster Has Surprising Reaction To Giannis Antetokounmpo Trade Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Celtics Broadcaster Has Surprising Reaction To Giannis Antetokounmpo Trade Rumors<\/a> originally appeared on NESN<\/a>. Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Over the last week, much of the discourse surrounding the Boston Celtics<\/a> has been trade rumors and speculation<\/a> involving Jaylen Brown<\/a>, largely for Milwaukee Bucks<\/a> superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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A two-time NBA MVP and former champion, Antetokounmpo is a better player than Brown when he’s healthy and probably one of the five best players in basketball. His durability has started to become a concern as he’s aged into his 30s, however, which is one reason Celtics broadcaster Brian Scalabrine thinks Boston should stay away from him.<\/p>\n

“You gotta think about Giannis’s injury history right now… When you look at that, it’s not really the way the Celtics like to do things,” Scalabrine explained<\/a> on Monday’s episode of Yahoo Sports Daily. “They love guys that can shoot the three. They love guys that are available… So I don’t know if they’ll go down that road… I don’t think the Boston Celtics would do something like that.”<\/p>\n

At 31 and coming off the fewest games played of his career, Giannis may already be on the decline. Meanwhile, Brown is 29 and coming off the best year of his career<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Accordingly, Scalabrine thinks Boston may be inclined to keep Brown, who’s a better fit for their roster and style of play than Giannis.<\/p>\n

“I think they’re really happy with the way that Jaylen Brown played this year,” Scalabrine continued. “I think it’s a matter of figuring out how to make that work. That seems like a little bit of a drastic decision for the Celtics to go all-in on the Giannis sweepstakes, and throwing Jaylen Brown and a bunch of picks in there.”<\/p>\n

It would seem out of character for Brad Stevens to throw so many assets at an ageing superstar like Giannis, so Scalabrine may be right about this one.<\/p>\n

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