Dan Patrick

The Heat, that's a front office that has been together for a long, long time, that has lifted championship trophies and raised banners.

It's had a lot of success, not just in the draft, but in pulling off things like positioning themselves to acquire Giannis, as they did with LeBron, as they did with Alonzo Mourning and Jimmy Butler, Chris Bosh, and on down the list.

Having said that, the new Wizards front office, new-ish, you know,

Years into it now, but not long tenured.

I don't know that they bought a lot of credibility when they gave Trey Young a $212 million extension.

But that's another issue.

That's not draft related.

How did the Celtics miss on Giannis?

I really think it just came down to for Milwaukee, are you going to make a trade that's about being as good as you can be the next two or three years, or are you going to make a trade that's about giving your franchise a chance to really eventually come out of this with a competitive team in place?

You know, Jalen Brown had a couple first-round picks is what was on the table from the Celtics.

Those picks are likely going to be late picks, right?

And so with Jalen Brown, yes, that is a ready-made –

in his prime superstar.

That's a guy who was, you know, second-team All-NBA selection.

He's not at the same tier as Giannis, but he's just, you know, at that tier right below.

But look, Dan, that wasn't a good team with Giannis on the floor.

He didn't play a lot last year, but when he played, they were 17 and 19.

You bring in Jalen Brown, and, yeah, you're maximizing your chances to be competitive next year, but the ceiling's still not very high.

Whereas you go with this deal with Miami, you get a lottery pick in this year's draft.

You get two more picks that are when Giannis is going to be in his mid to late 30s, plus a swap in that span.