I’m so sick of hearing about “marketability” when it comes to Olympic basketball. Who cares which player is more popular, just put the best team on the floor

@sconartist

20 күн бұрын

Politics is business, business is politics. Not saying that’s the way it should be, but money makes the world turn

@supermanblackedition

20 күн бұрын

Yeah Derick White is more marketable than Jaylen Brown. I also find it amusing how instead of congratulating his teammates, Jaylen is bitching on twitter. Seems like they made the right choice, don’t need that selfishness on the roster. Everyone is sacrificing, don’t need his inflated ego on the court.

@stickman1742

20 күн бұрын

All the NBA cares about is economics and marketability. Don't be silly.

@SaySpawn

20 күн бұрын

​@@supermanblackeditionTHERE IS NO WAY YOU CHOOSE 3 CELTICS FOR A 12 MAN ROSTER AND NOT CHOOSE, JAYLEN BROWN. 🤡🤡

@Sbinnnala

20 күн бұрын

Jalen can keep tweeting that while he watches team USA from his couch

Nothing makes sense on this US team but Brown has a NBA ring and that's a marvelous accomplishment.

@Tragic_Magic23

20 күн бұрын

And finals mvp

@therealdarrell282

20 күн бұрын

@@Tragic_Magic23Let’s hope he uses this snub to help Boston repeat.

Kawhi Leonard had ZERO business being on that team over Jaylen Brown considering his injury history! Second, you can't have three Celtics on there and leave Brown off when he's better than both Holiday and White. Third, the fact that he was FMVP makes this even more egregious 🤦🏾‍♂️. You can't fault him for being upset as this decision seems personal and not about what's BEST for USA basketball!

@billwe5772

20 күн бұрын

not an nba fan at all but if it comes on espn i listen. How can a dude be this good with so many accomplishments didn't get the nod made no sense to me from the outside either

@willisstillhere8846

20 күн бұрын

Doesnt matter. Jrue Holiday is essential for Team USA and is the debatable best perimeter defender in the world. Jaylen is none of those things

@mattpassos5689

20 күн бұрын

​@@willisstillhere8846you're missing the point, regardless of that Brown would've been great in place of Kawhi or even Dwhite you bringing up Jrue has nothing to do with the conversation because Jrue didn't take JBs place

@Daofro0

20 күн бұрын

Its all about the swoosh

@HughJorgan09

19 күн бұрын

Despite Grant Hill trying to "white"-wash what transpired, there is ZERO way that this decision is not meant as a punishment, against Jalen Brown, specifically, in exactly the same way that Michael Jordan, another Nike connection, shamefully f'ked Isiaih Thomas out of his hard-earned rightful spot on the Dream Team.

USA “Nike” Basketball ruled out Kyrie and JB because they don’t support Nike

@worldwidereek

19 күн бұрын

PIN THIS COMMENT! L

@wmp3346

19 күн бұрын

Sad

@abzda1700

16 күн бұрын

What does Nike do that adidas doesn’t didn’t they cancel Kanye of his Jew comments

@pacoelchocolatero2667

8 күн бұрын

Fact

Should we talk about Jaylen Brown critizing Phil Knight over his comments about Kyrie Irving and pulling his Nike contract (Kyrie)? Hell do we think anyone can stay in front of Kyrie in the Olympics?

@urikamoment

20 күн бұрын

Only the entire team USA.

@PD-qu8dq

20 күн бұрын

@@urikamoment🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️😂🤣😂 That’s funny, because Antman, the best defender on the USA team without a Healthy Kawhi, couldn’t shut Kyrie down. JB, JT, Jrue, white and horford had to combine together to shut him down

@TheHeadincharge

19 күн бұрын

@@PD-qu8dqJrue is a better defender than Anthony Edwards… Jayson Tatum as well. Also, this team doesn’t need more one on one playmakers lmao. I mean what, are you really gonna argue that Kyrie should get the ball over Steph, KD, Embiid, or Lebron?

@urikamoment

19 күн бұрын

@@PD-qu8dq Nah, all it took was a few "Kyrie Sucks" chants to do that. If you think anyone was combining efforts on Kyrie and always singling Luka, you know less ball than my 3 year old nephew.

@scottinnh88

19 күн бұрын

Brown should have been on the team that’s it.

It’s not a ego thing, it’s a blind leading the blind thing, JB stands on principle he speaks his mind and holds nothing back and WE love that no matter what Nike think 🚮

@PD-qu8dq

20 күн бұрын

JB and Caitlin Clark should do a Big 3 game during the Olympics, That would be the ultimate get back.

@Captain_JackSpa

20 күн бұрын

@@PD-qu8dq 💯

@abzda1700

16 күн бұрын

Yeah because adidas is not as bad as Nike

If Jaylen Brown has an 'Ego" problem, he wouldnt give room for tatum on the same team.

@alidjaranabi8367

16 күн бұрын

Not true Tatum never better than brown

This is why the mainstream media continues to fail its audience. As far as player archetype, Leonard, Brown and White are all considered two way players. What does Derrick White offer that Jaylen Brown does not? I'd argue Jaylen is closer to a Kawhi level player than DW and he has the finals MVP to prove it. So if Kawhi was a fit and Derrick White is a fit, why didn't a single reporter press Grant Hill to explain exactly why Jaylen is NOT a fit? They just let him spew a complete non-answer with no push back. Hell, there is more evidence to support the NIKE conspiracy theory than Hill's "basketball fit" argument. Something isn't so just because Grant Hill said it. As for SAS and his sources. He SHOULD reveal his source because his source is a coward who PLANTED a negative narrative about JB in the media. You think this guy doesn't expect someone like SAS to spill some hearsay garbage on a player to compromise their standing in the league while remaining completely anonymous? Anonymity is for whistleblowers, not sleazy insiders who want to slander people with impunity. If you're going to take a shot at someone, put your name on it.

@scottinnh88

19 күн бұрын

Amen to this entire comment 💯

@trellwhitehurst6670

15 күн бұрын

Derrick White doesn't need the ball in his hands to make an impact and he can make an impact in small role (aka not getting a lot of shots and touches). That's what he brings to the table. Can Brown and Leonard do what White does? Yeah. The problem however is that at this stage of their career you have to get them shots and/or touches in order for them to do those things. Otherwise you would have a similar situation with Ingram at the World Cup last year.

Grant Hill sounds as ridiculous as the women’s team lady explain why Caitlin Clark isn’t on the team. Lol

So Grant Hill said that Jaylen Brown isn’t a great fit on the Celtics ?

Media missing the point like always . JBs values and views towards the league and social political views is why the NBA/Nike are trying to avoid.

@PutXi_Whipped

20 күн бұрын

I thought the point was to put out the best team out there. If that’s not the case, then the decision makers should be let go

@pmodel1

19 күн бұрын

@brianbautista6499 exactly! It's really hitting me that they're actually trying to tear him down because he doesn't play "their game". They all know exactly why he wasn't selected and it has nothing to do with what they're saying here smn

Kawhi didn’t bow out on his own. Team USA execs plus the GM(?) for the clippers asked him not to participate after watching a practice and having concerns for his knee. Idk how you guys don’t know that-it was reported as soon as it was announced all over twitter 😂😂

Jaylen* Brown

@vw2430

20 күн бұрын

They’ve been misspelling a lot of names lately lol it’s so lazy

Everything is politics. Your job your school your hobbies everything

@Drewswaggy

20 күн бұрын

So true

@PutXi_Whipped

20 күн бұрын

So you support cancel culture when it is someone you want cancelled. Gotcha.

Rich is slightly tainted by association by being a champion of Stephen A.

@taiwooshodi1937

19 күн бұрын

Naw Rich has an issue with JB because he stuck up for Kyrie and remember Rich called out Kyrie for that Anti Semetic movie. SAS has no point and is an ego maniac.

Grant got up there lying lol

Nike is hosting or sponsoring the Olympics and only 3 players aren't Nike -- Steph, Anthony Edwards and Kawhi...hmmmm

@rabboni97

20 күн бұрын

Yup brand sponsors didn't matter in the selection process. Right? We agree that this is about what the team needs and the fit.

@taiwooshodi1937

19 күн бұрын

Neither is Joel he wears sketchers.

This is an unbearable segment.

@edwardcole5423

18 күн бұрын

Totally agree!!!

This was in the works for over a month though - during one of the Finals games in Dallas, Woj said that Derrick White would replace Kawhi Leonard if he could not go. SAS took a shot at Leonard and said "Congratulations for making Team USA Derrick White!"

20 years ago the 2004 team was a bunch of rookies and guys that didn’t make sense. That was not the best team put out

@TheCephalon

20 күн бұрын

If I remember, Shaq and Kobe weren’t even on the team

@corpyhogan4433

20 күн бұрын

A big reason for that is because a lot of the stars at that time backed out for multiple different reasons

@mattravidam4q

20 күн бұрын

@@corpyhogan4433 it was the year they felt that any random group of USA players would just win the gold. Got greedy after 1992, 1996, and 2000 success.

@jasongodek9828

19 күн бұрын

A lot of the top players bowed out due to travel concerns (first Olympics after 9/11) and plus at that point NBA players didn’t really see winning Olympic gold as being that important. The irony is that the 04 US team losing is what led NBA players to value winning gold more.

How is Jaylen Brown NOT on the team? Rich Eisen is hating.....

Brown already got his huge contract + the ring and FMVP. Being left off is going to make this guy a killer next season, just more fuel for the fire.

I guess it’s cool when SAS takes cheap jabs.

You're answering the wrong question. Tell me any other conference MVP (although Jaylen might have been the first) and Finals MVP who wasn't asked to play for the Olympic team. He shouldn't even have been a possible alternate. He should have been placed solidly on the team. This is a really bad call and bad look. Oh, and he just won the ESPY award.

Real basketball fans know who the Celtics were getting when they traded for White. As a Sixers fan I was UPSET. Still am 😅

Either player, I'm cool with honestly.... My issue is WTF is Hali doing on this team????

@PutXi_Whipped

20 күн бұрын

Embiid needs to go.

We stand with JB

I'm not buying what Grant Hill is selling because if it's about "team" as he says, then why have Kawhi in the first place and then replace him with a smaller guard?!?! Everyone on the team has at one time been an all-star except White and that makes everything else Hill says irrelevant.

@trellwhitehurst6670

15 күн бұрын

Leonard was more or less an experiment. They could've outright said no to Leonard if they wanted to because of those injury concerns. White was their contingency pick in case Leonard bowed out due to injury. White was the one that they wanted anyway. They just decided to give Leonard a chance first.

Should’ve already been on the team over Hali. Don’t give me that nonsense about we need two point guards when Curry Ant and Lebron can all handle the ball

jaylen Brown looking to get his French Citizenship real quick.

Its all ridged what a joke the nba is

Dude has a responsibility TO STAKEHOLDERS (too) and has to put a team that everyone can agree on. He knows damn well that we understand the situation but he has to play his role (look at his non verbal communication). Normally we would have had the same sentences about the president and committee being in constant in conversation with the HC throughout the process to have the right pieces just like they tell us before every Team USA competitions.

Can y'all spell his name right atleast?

Nah I’m with Jaylen on this one, dude continues to get disrespected. He’s got an ego? No more than embiid who shouldn’t even be on the team. And I love Anthony Edwards don’t get me wrong, but if Jaylen Brown has an ego than Ant has the biggest ego of all time😂 If you’re gonna make excuses for JB not making the team at least try a little harder to make sense😅

The Olympic team wasn't formed based strictly on talent. Personality and mental toughness is just as important, which is why so many old guys made the team. Team USA's roster is built as a TEAM rather than 12 individuals. Jaylen Brown would not have been a good fit for the team. Taking it a step further, he would have been toxic.

imagine getting conference finals MVP and Finals MVP and the league is like, gotta try harder next time bruh

@PutXi_Whipped

20 күн бұрын

Imagine also that he wouldn’t be a good fit with two of his fellow teammates who are on Team USA and all three just won the chip. LOL

Its clearly because of his outspoken progressive views

@stickman1742

20 күн бұрын

No, the NBA and it's sponsors do not care about that. In fact, they encourage it but it's easy for people to make this mistake. What they want it for everyone to be on the same side when it comes to business. Brown isn't afraid to criticize Nike publicly and that is a huge no-no. All anyone there cares about is money and anyone that can be an issue on the financial side cannot be trusted. That's how corporations work.

@nolanwoods4173

20 күн бұрын

@@stickman1742 what do you mean no? Thats exactly what Im saying, speaking out about corporations and systemic inequalities stems from his progressive views

@russiadavidson3990

20 күн бұрын

Factz!

@jgould30

20 күн бұрын

​@@nolanwoods4173not a single company in America today has an issue with "progressive" views. Conservative views are what is getting attacked for decades now.

@rfitzpatrick723

20 күн бұрын

Doesn’t matter if his views stem from being progressive or not, clearly this guy is telling you the nba ONLY cares about the bottom line. So if the progressive views didn’t effect the bottom line it’s no problem… However speaking out against Nike clearly effects the bottom line.

Nike is the issue

Everything that Grant Hill said he was looking for in a player is exactly what Jaylen Brown is.Its so disrespectful for Hill to say basically JB wouldn't help them win thats crazy

@trellwhitehurst6670

15 күн бұрын

Not exactly. Can Brown do those things? Absolutely. However just like with Kawhi, JB was going to need shot attempts and touches to get him to do that. Neither one would've been happy if they didn't get a lot of touches (similar to Ingram with the world cup team last year). At least with Leonard you would've been able to get away with not playing him much. You don't have any of these problems with White.

*JAYLEN* FFS get his name right. It’s not hard.

It's an outspoken black guy that's against apartheid .you Guys would not understand.

@PutXi_Whipped

20 күн бұрын

Rich is pro-Apartheid

@abzda1700

16 күн бұрын

Mate he takes money from adidas who cancelled Kanye

Stephen A. Fetchit is no better than Stephen in Django Unchained

Yeah! Take that, South Sudan!

Does this really need to be a question? This reeks of corporations wanting to muzzle a player who they feel "doesn't play ball "with them...Its pathetic and it show we are in need of new leadership

I can't believe they picked Flagg over Bronny

I think the last year has really highlighted how biased a lot of these shows and commentators are. Obviously Rich has connections with some of the guys in the industry, so he won't stand with Brown. But it's very clear that brown was snubbed for his views. "Ego", "marketability", stop it lmao you got the likes of Derrick white on the team

Leaving the Finals MVP out will prove to be a huge mistake.

love that "power to the peeps" protest pic.

Interesting how they had 3 Celtics on there already

The statement is nonsensical when you could have a damn near like-for-like replacement for Kawhi in JB..

When it’s all said and done, we’ve never seen a nba finals during and since the 92 team, NOT represent the United States…. All I’m saying… that kyrie co sign by brown did not age well and WILL NOT

Yo rich and team did you guys catch that audio issue that guy on all the socials platforms is trying to tell you

TJ JEFFERSON….. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 THANK YOU FOR FINALLY GROWING SOME 🏀’s and PUSHING BACK!!!! I was wondering why are you always silent over there! You’re RIGHT ABOUT STEVE A SMITH AND YOU’RE RIGHT ABOUT Jaylen Brown! He’s worth over 300 million and a finals MVP! How is Steve A Smith fake a** taking a victory lap?! And Chris fake too! Jalen Brown supposed to be ya man’s. 🙄

J-A-Y-L-E-N

the fact Grant Hill is scrutinized for not being able to put together a team that's not clear cut, speaks volumes for today's NBA players. During the original dream team, the roster was obvious to blind ppl, unless you're detroit fan

Not to be this guy - it’s Jaylen*

@PutXi_Whipped

20 күн бұрын

Be that guy. These idiots know how to spell Embiid with two Is, they can spell Jaylen.

He has the right to be upset about his name being misspelled on the video. I mean, he is the NBA Finals MVP.

How is ego a problem when the most marketable player ever and the goat is the king of egos in MJ

He knows he’s a Israelite and they hate him

@primeminister66

20 күн бұрын

He ain’t no israelite!

His ego? Cmon. Most super stars have massive egos, that's a given. It's because he's been outspoken against Nike and Israel, and the Olympic people just dont want to do deal with all that. Plain and simple.

@Jaylen Brown continues to be yourself. Stay strong, positive, ❤❤❤

Love this podcast but how did they not know the Kyrie situation....they didn't research what Brown did in like 2020...and GRANT Hill wanted a team role guy....kawhi is a star..not a team role guy...u replaced a star with a team role guy that's a guard....they have plenty of guards...they need BROWN especially if KD is gonna be hurt still

As a knicks fan,.. in what world do you pick white over J Brown?! Make it make sense!

If it motivates him to go ultra terminator mode and take it out on the league next season, I'm all for it. Is he RIGHT that it was anything more than a basketball decsion? No, of course not. Frankly, if I'm Grant Hill, I'm giving him a call and saying, "Hey JB, ixnay on the Nikay--I'm making the calls here."

Let’s cut the BS. Nike pick the Olympic team.

Yes, should be on the team if he wanted to play

Any player that just won the MVP in both the Conf Finals and NBA Championship on a talented team would feel slighted here. He was terrific guarding arguably the most talented and dangerous offensive player of the playoffs. It was he that time after time made the biggest plays for the Celtics when things were tight. After last's season's loss in the finals Brown was determined he was not going into this off-season without the Celts winning the NBA Championship. And what do you know he somehow accomplished that without wearing Nike' sneakers!

Does Rich Eisen get paid by Democrat party to parrot their talking points..?

Stephen starting unnecessary shyt. I'd be madd to Jaylin BUT 1. ITS A WHOLE TEAM OF ALIST SHOOTERS! 2. THEY DONT NEED 1 MORE 1ST TEAM SLASHER SHOOTER STARTING. 3. WHO GON PLAY DEFENSE AND DO DIRTY WORK, LOOSE BALLS..ETC 4. KYRIE CAN SAY THE SAME THING 😮

"Now then, is there anybody missing from the Celtics on this Olympic team that might've maybe taken a spot?" "Ah, Payton Pritchard..." 🤣

Really Grant Hill u talking replacing one of 2 player on this Team that never should have been on anyway due to health and only health.

The only thing I’ll give you…is that it involves a teammate. Jaylen is 90% right. And TJ is just saying Isiah is an all timer, even though he didn’t make an Olympic team.

It feels like Boston somehow has 6 starters.

Hopefully this is a short lived story, better now before the Olympics.

The people defending Derrick White are only saying “Hey he’s a pretty good player,” “Y’all don’t know how good Derrick White is,” etc. they’re completely sidestepping the issue. The immediate issue is, Jaylen Brown is significantly better than Derrick White. The broader issue is, is Derrick White among the dozen or so best that the United States has to offer? If you actually genuinely are dumb enough to think so, then you must acknowledge America has a *massive* basketball problem.

@xavierb9061

20 күн бұрын

Buds they didnt replace kawhi. Happy with stars they added 12th man

@jaystank3777

20 күн бұрын

It's not about defending White over Brown or other available NBA players. It's about fit, which they've said from the start. And I think White fits far better with this squad than Brown or Leonard. They don't need more scoring, they need a distributor and elite defender. Brown would've fit the latter but not the former.

@marcelmarshall4240

20 күн бұрын

He is not significantly better. Stop it. The man benefits from a weak league..weak era..of OVERRATED players..top the bottom in the league. The man can barely dribble. He averaged..what..20 points in a FINALS and THAT is the MVP!?!?! He was not dominate…and they have to give the MVP to someone.

@jamal1493

20 күн бұрын

@@marcelmarshall4240 You talking like defense doesn't matter. U should keep ur mouth shut. Jaylen Brown should be in the mf:in team.

@scruffd0g193

20 күн бұрын

@@marcelmarshall4240he’s overrated if u think he’s one of the best players in the the league.

It's simple...nike..kyrie..jb..nike was upset at jb and used this as punishment smh

JB said since when has nike cared about ethics. Thats why he is not on the team

Derrick white was definitely the best choice here

💰&⚡🤣 did G.Hill really mean what he said? So he's basically saying JB will not fit for the team?! Hahahhaah everybody's trying their best not to piss off the USA basketball main sponsor.

Yes, Jaylen Brown is right to be upset. Of course, USA Basketball is mistaken. Still, how he responded speaks volumes. Taking to social media is not a team play move. The American public can express their disapproval for his snub, on his behalf. Now he takes away excitement for the team and all the good vibes they have already generated. He puts both White and Tatum in an awkward position. I support his inclusion but his stance isn't making him any fans with the powers-that-be.

@rfitzpatrick723

20 күн бұрын

How you know JB ain’t talk to them before the tweet? They may stand with JB privately

@willingexile3374

19 күн бұрын

Only they would know. But it’s a PR nightmare for anyone on the team to side with JB publicly. He put them on the spot. And we’re talking about this thing instead of cheering for the team. Peace!

dm and still left off even after kawhi opted out. big grant hill fan but the decision and explanation begs questions. hill alluded to it being about roles and fit. but if kawhi was a good fit then the similarly styled jaylen would be to, wouldnt he? if they needed a player like d white (who is excellent at what he does) then why kawhi in the first place. and if kawhi was a good fit (he was) then why not an excellent similar 2 way wing like jaylen 🤔 listen, theyd b fine either way. cuz jaylen is not ball dominant, is an elite defender and can score. so why not go with the better version of what u need? and replace what you had similarly? yea, jaylen has a right to feel some kinda way. ps_yea i think clippers convinced kawhi to sit it out.

Ayy we have a new Isiah Thomas! This will be talked about for ages!

No matter Hill , Stephen A etc..@Jaylen Brown belongs to Team USA Olympic.

Stephen A is wrong for the way he approached the situation. Need to be careful about situations like this. Imagine if it was YOU?

derrick white being a role player who won't moan is such a bs excuse, what are we doing here? The team has 10+ all stars and almost all of them future hall of famer but brown is the one who will cry and be egoistic?

When you Rolling with Stephen A. Your credibility is None. Bad take on this days of saying nothing are over

On one hand I'm sad he is always getting snubbed in one way or another, On the other hand: JB MVP season up next?

The NBA is full of prima ballerina energy.

So in their heads Kawhi goes down the first person that comes to mind is white? 😂 what does white bring that brown doesn’t!

Yes

Jalen Brown has his own mind. He doesn't and shouldn't care what anyone says or think. Bro does his own thing

@PutXi_Whipped

20 күн бұрын

Who is Jalen Brown? You mean Jaylen Brown?

Kawaii, embeid and even to a lesser extant AD and KD shouldn't be adding games to their off season when they can't make a full NBA season. Especially kawaii and embeid who couldn't go in the playoffs a month ago? So there are 3 Celtics on team USA and the guy who won conference finals MVP and finals MVP isn't one of them? Yah it's more than marketability. Wouldn't be surprised if Tatum didn't want brown there, brown got snubbed for all NBA and all defensive teams and went on a tear winning MVPs and Tatum probably doesn't want to get showed up again, this time on the world stage.

Team USA/Nike crooked af. Kyrie calls out Nike child labor. JB backs him. Now both blacklisted. Dame and Donovan too for repping Addidas.

Grant Hill dont be a sellout be honest and brave

Team USA pondering trading options for JB

Is this USA Team or NIKE Team??? Decadence......

These guys are pawns

Jaylen brown is a great player and role model!

Team USA dropped the ball I would fire 🔥 Grant Hill and anyone else who had there hands in on it for not picking J Brown

Brown isn't needed. Should he be mad? Of course but White is legitimately a better fit! Brown isn't the type of player to just play a role. He's the finals MVP and would no doubt come in with his chest out running his mouth! Tell me I'm wrong! That's who he has been his entire career!