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ROSTER CHANGES brewing in Boston? 👀 + Stephen A. on what New York NEEDS in 2nd Round | First Take

Stephen A. Smith, Jay Williams and Brian Windhorst join Molly Qerim on First Take to discuss potential changes to the Boston Celtics’ roster this offseason, pressure on Jaylen Brown to perform in the playoffs and preview their 2nd Round matchup against the New York Knicks. 0:00 How much pressure is on Jaylen Brown? 6:13 How…

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Stephen A. Smith, Jay Williams and Brian Windhorst join Molly Qerim on First Take to discuss potential changes to the Boston Celtics’ roster this offseason, pressure on Jaylen Brown to perform in the playoffs and preview their 2nd Round matchup against the New York Knicks.

0:00 How much pressure is on Jaylen Brown?
6:13 How can Knicks prevent an early exit vs. Celtics?
8:43 Stephen A. on what the Knicks need

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25 Comments

  1. @cmckinn9530

    May 2, 2025 at 7:33 pm

    Gotta keep them all. Spend the tax. We are gonna three peat

  2. @Whatsthe_411

    May 2, 2025 at 7:36 pm

    So does Boston have a better defense than Detroit?

  3. @Thundercats125

    May 2, 2025 at 7:39 pm

    The Celtics spent all that money to beat Jimmy.

  4. @cookielafoo3848

    May 2, 2025 at 7:42 pm

    2 games?! 😮

    😂😂😂

  5. @PerceptionVsReality

    May 2, 2025 at 7:49 pm

    They still playing why they talking about their off season moves? Smh

  6. @PerceptionVsReality

    May 2, 2025 at 7:51 pm

    This is horrible smh

  7. @darriandumont2971

    May 2, 2025 at 7:53 pm

    Stephen A stays making the topic about the Knicks

  8. @CaliPaliGuy

    May 2, 2025 at 7:56 pm

    In all reality no matter how much money the league generates, they players are overpaid

  9. @my-merethoughts5742

    May 2, 2025 at 8:15 pm

    Celtics got the league on lock for the next 3 years if they keep this roster

  10. @keyvanrostami4053

    May 2, 2025 at 8:20 pm

    Jwill is so stupid that made SA resonable

  11. @felipeb.9321

    May 2, 2025 at 8:22 pm

    ESPN now attacking the integrity of the Celtics team, because they can no longer play their favorite game of glazing LeBaby Flop and the LA Losers, after yet another failed season.
    these fakers are straight up tra$h.

  12. @bpdmf2798

    May 2, 2025 at 8:29 pm

    Tatum Brown and White are the most important.

  13. @PaulQuito21

    May 2, 2025 at 8:33 pm

    You know what, yall sleeping on Knicks , they had a good battle with Pistons, I see this series going to Game 7, OG will clamp Tatum, and Towns will be better than Porzingis and Jalen Brunson last 2min plays.
    Knicks in 7.

  14. @FrankLucas415

    May 2, 2025 at 8:45 pm

    Steven A is unbearable

  15. @chrisb5571

    May 2, 2025 at 8:50 pm

    Celtics in 6.

  16. @larryrockettjr861

    May 2, 2025 at 8:53 pm

    Don’t want to hear this bs. U keep Jaylen brown. He has been the most consistent in the playoffs and last year too. U keep brown and Tatum and whoever else has to go they just have to go. And u go after Giannis and just plug in role player. If they can’t do that make sure u keep brown and Tatum over anything.

  17. @erickp287

    May 2, 2025 at 8:57 pm

    what if luka felt disrespected by jj redick calling him out after game 5 loss saying “out of shape” and it triggers him to decline any offer from lakers front office ✌️

  18. @douglasmennella4525

    May 2, 2025 at 9:04 pm

    Time to fire SAS?

  19. @son-jayharrison8570

    May 2, 2025 at 9:14 pm

    The New York Knicks, what can they do to pull off this upset……😂

  20. @robertthompson9643

    May 2, 2025 at 9:19 pm

    Marcus Smart left awhile ago so now they have to talk about JB every year.

  21. @robertthompson9643

    May 2, 2025 at 9:22 pm

    Why would the C’s get rid of anyone after just re-signing everyone last summer? Who is going to take JB one year after signing a supermax deal??? This chatter lowers the collective IQ on these shows.

  22. @donlilly6428

    May 2, 2025 at 9:36 pm

    I am a diehard Detroit Pistons fan. Full transparency, I can’t stand the Celtics. Simply because of the history between the Pistons and Celtics franchise. I’m sure most diehard Celtics fans feel the same about Pistons. However, I respect the Celtics and what they bring to the table as a team. They are a deep team and despite having two superstars, they play as a team offensively and defensively. Winning one game in a seven game series is very difficult, which makes beating them 4 times in a series seem unimaginable.

    Before the series between Detroit and New York, I couldn’t imagine a situation where the Knicks could beat Celtics. Being an NBA fan, I watch most of the games this season. During the season the Knicks looked like a college team playing against the Celtics. But that was the regular season. During the course of the series against the Pistons, the Knicks slowly became a different team. Playing completely different than how they played during the regular season. Specifically, their defensive awareness has picked up. Most importantly, they have a chip on their shoulders. This is going to be one hell of a series. The Knicks is not the Magic. They will challenge the Celtics in ways that the Magic could not. I am looking forward to this series, as I don’t think the Knicks is going to be an easy out. In fact, when considering the on paper match up, I would not be surprised if they shock the NBA in this series. They will definitely challenge the Celtics and force them to play up a few levels. After playing against Detroit the Knicks has rediscovered their defensive identity. That was missing for the majority of the regular season. They have the defensive minded wings that can slow Tatum and Brown down. They will force Boston to work on both sides of the court.

    Although I do wonder about the first game. Boston have been resting and the series against Detroit was a grind. Celtics is likely to take the first game. But overall, I can’t wait to get into this series. I think this will be one of the best series to watch in this round.

  23. @chengsterboi07

    May 2, 2025 at 9:42 pm

    They always trying to break up the Cs but not the lakers or gsw when they had kd, steph, clay n green.

  24. @fonz_g_160

    May 2, 2025 at 10:58 pm

    Stephen A knows nothing about basketball

  25. @AquariumSurge

    May 2, 2025 at 11:31 pm

    This is so made up. Aint no way the celtics would let such noise come out during the playoffs

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