Chris Mannix

Miami, as you know, is the loudest noise.

You know, you continue to hear that.

But what I tried to write the other day with my colleague, Eric Name, and it was interesting to get into is

Yes, it appears, you know, everybody you talk to says Miami at the deadline had a deal that was close, had a deal that they thought was going to happen.

The Bucks ended up backing out.

And so the noise is tied to Miami.

But there's also some intel discussion, you know, kind of understanding that Giannis has questions about.

what that Miami roster would look like on the other side of a deal.

You know, it reminds me of the Carmelo Anthony dilemma when he went from Denver to the Knicks.

Like, you don't want to gut the roster, go to the place that you're excited to be to, you know, be in, and then have a hard time contending for a championship.

And that is where, you know, we'll see what happens in these next few weeks because in one of your backyards, I think the Celtics are a pretty intriguing option where, you know, in terms of being competitive,

If you do something with Boston, and this is what we had heard from Giannis' side, that the intrigue is real.

The respect for Joe Mazzulla, the way that he might see that roster.

Do I think it changes things?

I don't know yet, but I do think that's worth watching.

I can see why Giannis would want to play in Boston.

I still struggle to see why Boston would give up the kind of assets it would need to give up to go and get Giannis.

Not that they aren't considering it, but if I'm running the Celtics,

I'm not trading Jalen Brown and a couple of draft picks for Giannis Titicompo.

Not in a reaction to a bad first-round loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, mostly because I don't trust Giannis' health, Sam.