NBA Insider Explains What Should 'Terrify' Celtics With Jaylen Brown-Giannis Antetokounmpo Trade Idea
The insider said he 'would not trade Jaylen Brown for Giannis straight up,' explaining what about the Milwaukee Bucks' superstar 'would scare the crap out of' him.
NBA Insider Explains What Should 'Terrify' Celtics With Jaylen Brown-Giannis Antetokounmpo Trade Idea originally appeared on NESN . Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Amid rampant trade rumors linking the Boston Celtics to Milwaukee Bucks' two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, NBA senior writer Chris Mannix recently warned Brad Stevens and company against such a move.
Mannix specifically advised against moving star guard Jaylen Brown in a possible deal for Antetokounmpo. "I would not trade Jaylen Brown for Giannis straight up. I wouldn't do it," the Sports Illustrated scribe told NBC Sports Boston recently .
"Giannis is too unpredictable. These soft tissue injuries would terrify me. He's 31 years old, looking for a max contract, coming off his history of injuries.
The injury history of Giannis would scare the crap out of me. " Antetokounmpo was limited to a career-low 36 games this season, primarily due to a nagging calf strain. He'd appeared in at least 61 regular-season contests in each of his first 12 NBA campaigns, however.