Chris Mannix

What does that do to your payroll? I think the reality is you're going to lose at least a guy in this offseason. The question is, how important is that guy going to be? How ready are you to replace him with whatever you have in-house or you might sign at a low cost in the offseason? I long believe, Ryan, that this team was, as currently constructed, was only protected by a championship.

Like if they won a championship with this current group, won two in a row, no ownership group, whether it's Wick or Chisholm, would come in and fundamentally dismantle that. They would keep that team intact at least until they lost in a playoff round. But the way this is shaking out, I think you're going to see some form of change in Boston. It just remains to be seen how substantial it is.

Like if they won a championship with this current group, won two in a row, no ownership group, whether it's Wick or Chisholm, would come in and fundamentally dismantle that. They would keep that team intact at least until they lost in a playoff round. But the way this is shaking out, I think you're going to see some form of change in Boston. It just remains to be seen how substantial it is.

Like if they won a championship with this current group, won two in a row, no ownership group, whether it's Wick or Chisholm, would come in and fundamentally dismantle that. They would keep that team intact at least until they lost in a playoff round. But the way this is shaking out, I think you're going to see some form of change in Boston. It just remains to be seen how substantial it is.

Not really. And I've done probably what you've done. I've talked to a lot of trainers and medical experts around the league, and they've all kind of reacted the same way with like, hold up on the Achilles stuff because when you have an Achilles injury, you don't react like that. Like, you do go down.

Not really. And I've done probably what you've done. I've talked to a lot of trainers and medical experts around the league, and they've all kind of reacted the same way with like, hold up on the Achilles stuff because when you have an Achilles injury, you don't react like that. Like, you do go down.

Not really. And I've done probably what you've done. I've talked to a lot of trainers and medical experts around the league, and they've all kind of reacted the same way with like, hold up on the Achilles stuff because when you have an Achilles injury, you don't react like that. Like, you do go down.

No. Yeah. I mean, you, you, oftentimes you kind of see guys turn around, like Wiseman actually turned around or one, but he thought somebody stepped on his foot in that moment. You know, Kobe walked his way to the free throw line, even Durant, you know, same thing, kind of, there's a resignation to, to the, to the guy that has the set because they know what happened. But it's not the kind of,

No. Yeah. I mean, you, you, oftentimes you kind of see guys turn around, like Wiseman actually turned around or one, but he thought somebody stepped on his foot in that moment. You know, Kobe walked his way to the free throw line, even Durant, you know, same thing, kind of, there's a resignation to, to the, to the guy that has the set because they know what happened. But it's not the kind of,

No. Yeah. I mean, you, you, oftentimes you kind of see guys turn around, like Wiseman actually turned around or one, but he thought somebody stepped on his foot in that moment. You know, Kobe walked his way to the free throw line, even Durant, you know, same thing, kind of, there's a resignation to, to the, to the guy that has the set because they know what happened. But it's not the kind of,

you know, excruciating pain that Tatum looked like he was in the moment, even when he was being wheeled off, like you could see there was still pain there. There was still a lot going on with that ankle. I think, you know, he's obviously done for the series. I think there's no doubt about that, but I think best case scenario for Boston is it's,

you know, excruciating pain that Tatum looked like he was in the moment, even when he was being wheeled off, like you could see there was still pain there. There was still a lot going on with that ankle. I think, you know, he's obviously done for the series. I think there's no doubt about that, but I think best case scenario for Boston is it's,

you know, excruciating pain that Tatum looked like he was in the moment, even when he was being wheeled off, like you could see there was still pain there. There was still a lot going on with that ankle. I think, you know, he's obviously done for the series. I think there's no doubt about that, but I think best case scenario for Boston is it's,

some kind of ligament tear that doesn't require the recovery time of an Achilles. I mean, an Achilles injury, even in today's modern NBA where guys recover from things a lot quicker, that is still almost always a year recovery time. And if you come back a little bit earlier than that, you're not the same guy. It takes you six months to get back to being close to the player that you once were.

some kind of ligament tear that doesn't require the recovery time of an Achilles. I mean, an Achilles injury, even in today's modern NBA where guys recover from things a lot quicker, that is still almost always a year recovery time. And if you come back a little bit earlier than that, you're not the same guy. It takes you six months to get back to being close to the player that you once were.

some kind of ligament tear that doesn't require the recovery time of an Achilles. I mean, an Achilles injury, even in today's modern NBA where guys recover from things a lot quicker, that is still almost always a year recovery time. And if you come back a little bit earlier than that, you're not the same guy. It takes you six months to get back to being close to the player that you once were.

So I think even the Celtics, the hope is that it's some kind of ligament tear of some sorts that maybe requires surgery, but only has a six month recovery time as opposed to a 12 month recovery time.

So I think even the Celtics, the hope is that it's some kind of ligament tear of some sorts that maybe requires surgery, but only has a six month recovery time as opposed to a 12 month recovery time.

So I think even the Celtics, the hope is that it's some kind of ligament tear of some sorts that maybe requires surgery, but only has a six month recovery time as opposed to a 12 month recovery time.

I mean... Giannis is telegraphing that he has no interest in being Dirk Nowitzki. He doesn't want to be the guy decomposing on the end of the Bucs bench when they're a mediocre team. Like he has said it in podcasts. He said it on his brother's podcast recently. Like he wants to win another championship.