'ONE OF THE DUMBEST TRADES IN NBA HISTORY' 😮 - Perk on Jaylen Brown to the 76ers | First Take

The trade that sent shockwaves across the NBA.After days of intense speculation, the Celtics agreed to send former Finals MVP Jalen Brown to the 76ers Wednesday.This came after Boston was quote full -blown shopping Brown around the league despite never winning.demanding a trade, that being Jalen Brown.Here are the details of this trade in full.So Boston sends Jalen Brown to Philly.

In return, the 76ers get Paul George.First -round picks in 2028 -2031 and second -round picks in 2028 and 2030.Kendrick Perkins, Vinny Goodwill joining us now.David, who do you think won this trade between the Celtics and the 76ers?

Clearly, the Philadelphia 76 is one this trade.I'm just sitting here because I've been told all week as we've been discussing this trust, Brad Stevens, right?Brad Stevens has to know something.He's got to be a guy that knows everything about Jay LeBron.There's got to be some magical plan with Brad Stevens has been is this feel like a magical plans for like a big big plan by Brad Stevens.This feel like a chess move.

by Brad Stevens.This feels like a dude who did not know what the hell he was doing and has not known what he is doing been able to do with Jalen Brown since the very moment this season ended and probably from years beyond this.This is one of the worst trades that I can think of.This is Luka Donchage esque where we're talking about.Nico Harrison is somewhere popping a bottle because he is not the person that is responsible for the worst trade.He's right there with this Jalen Brown trade.

You have given away a guy who is a MVP candidate.to Philadelphia to a rival, the team that just beat you in the playoffs for one draft pick essentially because Philadelphia has been trying to get rid of Paul George and could not find anybody to send him to take him at all.You have to attach a pick to do that.So you got him and sent him to Boston and got a guy that can help you win a championship Bradley.did that.And after all this time in this offseason where he has been complaining about the stock from Jalen Brown has been going down, Brad Stevens and the Celtics are responsible for that.

The call has been coming from inside the house.You're responsible for the lack of interest in Jalen Brown because of what you have been putting out there about him.And I, for the life of me, do not understand if, two guys Gonzalez, right?And they're the reason that you're not getting Giannis and you go on and Paul George is the other guy that you get instead.There's nothing about this trade that makes any sense for me.And I'm going to again, somebody's got to show me where Brad Steve was being genius about this.

The dumbest trade, one of the dumbest trades in NBA history.And I couldn't help but think of the late great Tommy Heinsohn.God rest his soul.He's turning cartwheels in his grave right now.The late, great Bill Russell is turning cartwheels in his grave right now.Jojo White is turning backflips in his grave right now.

Like, Brad Stevens has completely took a hit on his legacy.Everything that he has done up to this point, for as him being a head coach, for as him running the organization, he has took a hit and he will always be remembered for this situation right here.This wasn't business.This trade had nothing to do with business.It's nowhere in hell.You could be a person that thinks logically about the game of basketball and feel like this trade makes sense.

Getting back Paul George, for a guy that's a top -10 player in the game, for a guy that's arguably one of the best two -way players in the game of basketball in Jalen Brown, and you trade him to a division rivalry, to a divisionrival—excuse me.This was all about emotions and feelings.Once he dropped the ball with the Yanis Antetokounmpo deal, he didn't know how to go to Jalen Brown.It wasn't no uncomfortable conversation that Brad Stevens could have had with Jalen Brown.So, at a certain point, you're hearing the whispers.

You're hearing the things that are being put out that, you know, the organization had grown frustrated with Jalen Brown and his livestream.And y 'all know how I feel about players podcasting and doing livestreams while playing.Either or, Jalen Brown between those lines, he's reliable, he show up every night, he plays at an elite level on both ends.In my opinion, Brad Stevens, listen, look, we thought Nico Harris needed security 24 hours a day.Brad Stevens needs security 24 hours a day right now.Because I'm going to tell you this, the Celtic fan base is not happy.

And they're on his ass like back pockets.And I'm talking about apple bottoms.And I'm dead serious when I say this.Look, I understand he was feeling the pressure.But how about not, how about calling Cleveland?Cleveland actually have some more things over there that would have made more logical sense.

Maybe an Evan Mobley.Maybe a Donovan Mitchell.But you're talking about Paul George.Paul George hasn't been consistently good or reliable since I was skinny.You know how long that's been?That's been about seven, eight years ago.

you can't trust paul george and by the way let me ask you a question where the hell is jason tatum in all this real quiet right now and you look real svelte perk give yourself a little bit of credit you're looking pretty good these days david why not wait you can't possibly convince me that this wasthe best offer that they could get for a top 10 player, an all -NBA player, in Jalen Brown.

I don't know why.this need to happen on July 1st.I don't know why this is not like the New Jordan's coming.I got a line up before Foot Locker to get before 10 a .m.to try to get Paul George.

Paul George was going to be on the sales.Paul George is not as Paul George fire sale.

You can make this move and plenty of stock in the back.

Plenty of plenty of Paul George Paul George at home.We got Paul.We got Paul George at home.We got him at Nordstrom Rack and all the places you want to get a Paul George at you can do that.The thing I don't understand why they had to happen out because Merc, I'm right with you with the Cleveland thing.They were going to get itchy about this.

Cleveland was going to start wondering about how maybe we can get LeBron James.Do we need to get Jalen Brown in here to get LeBron James?There was there was a lot of talk about that and other teams.Other teams were going to start talking themselves.I think into the Jalen Brown discussion, in spite of all this stuff that Boston's doing, despite all that.And I know the venue, the market was, as you said, it's not as robust as one would think, but teams will talk themselves into this.

And part of this is that Boston was allowing the narrative to move that Jalen Brown was not worth what he is worth.They got a whole time at Boston to start this and say, look, Jalen Brown is a top 10 player.He's a He is essential to us winning, but we just cannot afford this contract alongside Jason Tatum.The market would have been different.But instead you allow the whispers in this talk about how it is and this mysterious off the feet off the court stuff to tank that Market that that hindered it a little bit.

I understand what you're saying, and I'm not giving Boston any bail here.I understand what you're saying about two months from now.But he's been dangling for a couple of weeks and we've been saying this is unfair to him.So now when he traded him, we have to be fair ourselves and say, no, you set a deadline.You don't let this guy continue to dangle out there, continue to let the rumors and innuendo persist.You trade him and maybe Philadelphia gave them a deadline.

and said, hey, This 2028 first -round draft pick, which is the crown jewel of this trade a 2028 first -round draft pick that is not Philadelphia's.It is the set.It is the LA Clippers and that could be anywhere for in these new lottery rules.That is what they traded for Paul.George is a salary dump at this point.You trade him because you know what?

There's a deadline here.We can't just let these things hang out there.I understand that part.Can you imagine if we're sitting up here a month from now talking about Jalen Brown still being a Boston Celtic?not getting this extension, not getting traded.We would say how unfair and unprofessional that is for the Boston Celtics.

And you don't want to trade them to the Cleveland Cavaliers and give the Cleveland Cavaliers an opening to get LeBron James.If you still have designs on winning, you're making it hard.They clearly don't believe the 76ers ain't worth jack.Philadelphia now.They don't, they don't, it is clear that I don't think LeBron going there.

I don't but he said they still have more of an opening to get them than they would have had.They not trade them there.I just I'm not buying.It's a weird thing.I'm not buying it.

They now have a shot to get her get in here and Vinny.I wouldn't just close that door for his LeBron James going to the 76 is why would we do that?I mean, when you think about the head of the snake over there in Philadelphia, he's represented by Rich Paul.I wouldn't just shut that door.I believe that LeBron James has been waiting and sitting and testing the market because he's trying to give Cleveland a chance to impress him.It's a reason that he's down there in Akron.

He goes to Akron every summer.I get that part.But this summer, he's been there longer than he usually be.So, again, when it comes back to Jalen Brown and Brad Stephens, I get it.He was feeling the pressure.He lost the battle to Pat Riley in the Miami Heat for us getting Giannis.

But at the end of the day, when you look at the Clippers, when they trade the Kawhis,they got back something that was satisfying to them.When Walker Kessler was traded, Utah was sleeping extremely well last night for what they got back for him.You have a top 10 player, Brad Stephens, It's no excuse.You have to do your damn job.I guarantee you, if there was Danny Ainge that was still sitting in that seat and running that organization, he wouldn't have, one, dropped the ball and wouldn't have let Pat Riley beat him to the Giannis deal, and, number two, he damn sure wouldn't have traded Jaylen Brown to the 76ers to a division rival and got back these pieces.

I don't give a damn what you say.