S.I.’s Chris Mannix on Potential Moves That Could Shape Future NBA Seasons | The Rich Eisen Show

S.I.’s Chris Mannix on Potential Moves That Could Shape Future NBA Seasons | The Rich Eisen Show

the reason why the Celtics are celebrating today is why as opposed to when well I guess just um what why did they win it all ination I mean it’s always Talent right and they have a collection of not only Elite Talent but modern NBA Talent where they have versatility with you know four guys that can guard five different positions they have great length at all those positions they’ve got solid depth at least they had it when porzingis was healthy and able to play um look they didn’t rely on one guy to win this series Jaylen Brown won finals MVP and and I didn’t have a vote I would have voted for him but this was about Jaylen Brown defending LCA donic Jason Tatum playing a complete series when it comes to rebounding and defense and playmaking Drew holiday having some massive moments uh christas porzingis first two games like he was a Difference Maker in those first two games and Derek white making timely shots they are a a a elite team in this modern era where they have all the pieces you need or you’d want to win a championship and Tatum’s up next to get the supermax he get his money uh the two things the Celtics have to deal with this summer is the Jason Tatum extension which is as simple as here’s the most we can possibly offer you and you put your signature there it’s probably going to be in the neighborhood of $315 million which I think will at the time qualify for the richest contract in NB history until like Luca is up a year from then it all just keeps going like dominoes um so that’s an easy one um the Derek white extension is coming up as well he’s got one year left on his contract my understanding is the Celtic is going to extend him um one thing Wick grck the owner of the Celtics has said to Brad Stevens and people in the organization is if if you have guys that impact winning championships don’t worry about me paying them I’m going to pay them Derek White unquestionably had an impact on this team winning a championship so I would expect Derek white who’s going to be 30 years old this summer still very much in his prime uh to get a multi-year extension this offseason and so when he says paying them it’s it’s the luxury tax is what he’s basically saying and the Celtics are in the tax right now um I forget the number they had to pay they’re going to have to pay uh this year but they’re look they’re a taxpaying team but this ownership group I think is willing to pay that tax uh for the right mix of players and let’s be clear like they’re in the tax but they’re not Golden State in the tax they’re not some of these teams that you know the Clippers in the tax like they’re they’re payers but it’s not to the level that some of these other teams that didn’t achieve what the Celtics have achieved are in another reason why Brad Stevens is who he is and so um the Mavericks aftermath is what what’s the takeaway here look I I I think when you have a team that was effectively put together five or six months ago right because two key players Daniel Gafford and PJ Washington 40% of their starting lineup was not on the team before the trade deadline you add them to the mix and the fact that you get to the finals is a pretty impressive accomplishment I I think the Mavs now have a group that they can build on and organically grow from look PJ Washington Jaden Hardy these guys are 25 years old and younger they’re going to get get better uh just by natural progression Derek Lively I’m calling her right now Derrick Lively is the most improved player next year I I believe that Derek Lively was phenomenal this year as a Defender as a rim protector as a rebounder uh he’s 20 years old I think he’s going to go into this off season and hone his offensive game you saw at the end of uh I think it was game four he made a three-point shot I don’t think he made a he didn’t make a three all season long for the Mavericks this is a guy that has has shown in practice that he can be a good three-point shooter so if Derrick Lively who already has kind of these Tyson Chandler s qualities to him in terms of rebounding and defense can add a three-point shot to his game all of a sudden you’ve got a very different Dallas Mavericks team then what is the major if you will takeaway the league is going to have the association’s going to have from the Celtics winning it now that we’re in the roster building portion of the calendar year what do you think the takeaway is there I think you saw some a move already yesterday when Oklahoma City acquired Alex Kusa now Oklahoma City has looked at the blueprint that the Celtics laid out there for how they built their team in recent years and effectively mimicked it right like they’ve got highlevel talent Shay guilders Alexander at the top of it but everyone on that roster does a little bit of everything they they rebound they playmake they defend they can score they’ve got a bunch of four five tool guys on that roster now you add Alex Caruso and if the Celtics have a great bunch of wing defenders in Drew holiday Derek white and Jaylen Brown now you look at Oklahoma City with Shay with Lou Dort with Alex Caruso a two-time all defensive player they’ve got a similar type of of mix there so I think the that Oklahoma City just with that one small mov has repositioned itself to be the number one seed next year and and I think be the favorite to qu the Western Conference next season catch the rich eyes and show every single day on the Roku channel 12 to three Eastern for free

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