Giannis Traded! Boston’s Future, Early Signings, Draft Thoughts, and More!
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What key events are discussed in the NBA at the beginning?
Coming up on the Zach Lowe Show, it's been a whirlwind for me, but I'm back.
My first pitch at Citi Field got rained out. We're rescheduling it. Then I got to watch Croatia in the World Cup. A lot of stuff happened in the NBA. We are going to hit all of it. Giannis, the Heat, the Bucs. Who won the trade? Who lost the trade? Boston, what is the fallout for them? Should they have gone all the way? Why didn't they go all the way? What happens now with Jalen Brown? Kurt Goldsberry is here to help me sort through all that. Plus, Trey Young. All the deals that have happened. Austin Reeves just happened today. We talk about that or was agreed to today. We talk about the son's deal. CJ McCollum, Dusty May as a head coach, Mike Inori as a head coach in Portland. Oh, just a whirlwind of stuff already happening in the NBA.
And then Jonathan Gavone, the master of the draft. We react to the first round. What did happen? What didn't happen? Darren Peterson going two to Utah, DeBansa going one to Washington, and on down from there, some of the trade talks that didn't really lead to much, but what was going on a little bit behind the scenes. He picked some winners and losers, some interesting picks. How did Milwaukee do with their extra lottery pick? We get into all of that as the NBA moves in to off-season mode. Free Agency will be here before you know it. That's all coming up on the Zach Lowe Show.
Welcome to the Zach Lowe Show, where I am back from a triumphant Croatia win in the World Cup and a nightmare travel day. Finally, ready to talk about all the stuff that's happened in the NBA. Giannis, the draft, Austin Reeves, the Celtics, tons of other stuff. Kurt Goldsberry is here. How you doing, bud? I'm great, Zach. It's great to be with you. So much to talk about. Not only an MVP caliber player traded, but obviously the NBA draft. It's great to be with you, buddy. And Austin Reeves news just broke that he is resigning at a four year max deal with the Lakers, a similar in scope and cost, although a little bit lower than to the four year max deal that the wizards have signed with Trey young. We'll get to that later.
We have to start with Giannis Antetokounmpo, who was finally traded to the Miami Heat, not the Boston Celtics. Jalen Brown's still on the Celtics. Oh, God. And not anybody else. It was really those two teams in the end as various playoff fates and team decisions. The Spurs never came in. The Thunder never came in. The Rockets, somewhat surprisingly, never came in. The Magic never seriously came in. And then Giannis and the Knicks obviously never came in. And then Giannis sort of indicated to anyone who might come in, No, no, no. You might not want to trade your best assets because these are the places that I want to sign. And he put his thumb on the scale, at least a little bit. And the bucks come away with, let me make sure I get all of it.
In exchange for Giannis and Bobby Portis, pointedly, Tyler Hero, Kalel Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kasperas Yacachonis, three first round picks, including the number 13 pick in yesterday's draft, which he used on Nate Amen. One pick swap and one second rounder. The Heat, notably, Mr. Goldsberry. Get Giannis, get Portis, and actually did not trade all the swaps that they could trade to Milwaukee. And depending on how they write the language of a first round pick that they owe Charlotte next year, actually could have another first round pick or like half of a first round pick to trade. And that's notable to me because Norm Powell is an unrestricted free agent. The Heat are hard capped at the first apron.
They're only like 18, 19 million below it. That's not going to be enough for Norm Powell, who has shooters around the league. There may be a chance where the Heat attach some of those draft assets to Jovic's contract, return a lesser salaried player in return and open up a little bit more space because Norm Powell suddenly looms as one of the key pieces of the offseason. I want to start with the Bucs. Because although they did pretty well here given the circumstances, and I think they did, I think the phrase given the circumstances is indicative of everyone involved in this just mismanaged it, including the Bucs, who mismanaged it right until the very end.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What key events are discussed in the NBA at the beginning?
0:06–8:38
2
What are the implications of Giannis being traded to the Heat?
8:38–17:29
3
What is next for the Boston Celtics after missing out on Giannis?
17:29–1:02:35
4
What are the implications of the Giannis trade for the Bucks and Heat?
1:02:35–1:02:49
5
What is next for the Boston Celtics after missing out on Giannis?
1:02:49–1:02:58
6
How did the NBA draft unfold and what were the key picks?
1:02:58–1:03:33
7
What are the reactions to the early NBA signings and team strategies?
1:03:33–2:01:48
Speakers
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