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Windy calls a potential Jayson Tatum comeback an ABSOLUTE GAME CHANGER for the Celtics | First Take

Stephen A. Smith, Vincent Goodwill and Brian Windhorst join Shae Cornette on First Take to discuss if the Boston Celtics are the team to beat in the Eastern Conference, which team can go further out West between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Denver Nuggets and if the Golden State Warriors should sit Steph Curry for…

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Stephen A. Smith, Vincent Goodwill and Brian Windhorst join Shae Cornette on First Take to discuss if the Boston Celtics are the team to beat in the Eastern Conference, which team can go further out West between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Denver Nuggets and if the Golden State Warriors should sit Steph Curry for the rest of the year.

0:00 Are the Celtics the team to beat in the East?
1:47 Stephen A. chimes in
3:16 Minnesota can make a run
4:20 Injuries keep Nuggets from greatness
7:35 Should the Warriors shut down Steph Curry?

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35 Comments

  1. @IAMDOCHOLLIDAY

    March 2, 2026 at 3:17 pm

    Stephen A is smushing up to other people’s fan’s!!!

  2. @jacklike2526

    March 2, 2026 at 3:21 pm

    ANT ISNT EVEN BETTER THAN JOKIC so what is Steven A talking about?

  3. @rohangeorge712

    March 2, 2026 at 3:21 pm

    watching tyrese maxey and anthony edward’s continuous improvement season by season is awesome. love how their ppg just keeps rising.

    • @Frank_Dux824

      March 2, 2026 at 7:13 pm

      Shows who really putting in that work in the summer and who just be sitting at the crib doing less🤷🏾

    • @rohangeorge712

      March 2, 2026 at 7:17 pm

      @Frank_Dux824 yassir

    • @DogDays-j9l

      March 2, 2026 at 8:33 pm

      Maxey should learn how to play some kind of defense

    • @rohangeorge712

      March 2, 2026 at 9:03 pm

      @DogDays-j9l he literally does lol what. avg 2 steals and 0.8 blocks a game. and he tries. obviously isnt amazing or anyhting btu he is their point guard and carrying their offense when embiid is gone. with embiid he obviously much better and 76ers much better as well. ur just hating to hate

    • @DogDays-j9l

      March 2, 2026 at 9:11 pm

      ​@rohangeorge712he plays Matador defense, just because you happen to be around a loose ball and take it doesn’t mean anything.

  4. @thecivilsurfer5158

    March 2, 2026 at 3:23 pm

    What is this? Every time i tune into a game the star is sitting 😂 curry been out for like 2 months over a sore knee. Ridiculous these guys miss more games each year than i missed work with cancer . S o f t . Whatcha gonna do Claude?

  5. @LOOTHER619

    March 2, 2026 at 3:28 pm

    Detroit’s defense isnt that much better than the Celtics 🤣🤣🤣 The upside of Celtics offense with Tatum averaging just 20-23 is greater!! 💯💯💯

  6. @anacc9261

    March 2, 2026 at 3:34 pm

    Imagine Curry goes to The Hornets like his Dad 😂 him & melo would be insane

  7. @justhere6507

    March 2, 2026 at 4:06 pm

    Wow a game changer we didn’t know that

  8. @JulioThom

    March 2, 2026 at 4:07 pm

    So, let me get this straight. Denver has Championship DNA, but Boston doesn’t? Make it make sense…

    • @lilv-NS

      March 2, 2026 at 5:21 pm

      It wasn’t highlighted in their pre show packet they received

    • @MEANDMYDAD2023

      March 2, 2026 at 6:43 pm

      The western conference isn’t as wide open

    • @Frank_Dux824

      March 2, 2026 at 7:12 pm

      Most of the key guys from that championship team are gone. It’s just JB, D White and Pritchard. I don’t think Sam played that much that year. Denver got more players still from their championship team than Boston. The East is just more open for Boston

    • @davantejohnson7850

      March 2, 2026 at 7:31 pm

      @Frank_Dux824Hey man, there’s brothas all the time that want that 30-35% etc something else because being the most desired/hated being in existence is too exhausting

    • @mangesh9034305

      March 2, 2026 at 9:55 pm

      ​@Frank_Dux824Frank… you’re saying Boston “lost their championship DNA” because Jrue, KP, Kornet, and Horford are gone? Denver had 8 players from their 2022-23 championship roster leave. But nobody screams “the DNA is gone” because the core stayed intact. And using your logic? I don’t think Peyton Watson played that much in 2023. Losing rotation guys isn’t the same as losing your championship identity.

  9. @saintsfan8814

    March 2, 2026 at 4:07 pm

    What about tanking tho? How you gonna sit your best player for the remainder of the Season?

  10. @aubreystephens7824

    March 2, 2026 at 4:16 pm

    If I’m Tatum I wouldn’t comeback. Gonna mess with his confidence

  11. @GoBoSox20

    March 2, 2026 at 4:32 pm

    Cavs were the team in the East last year. Experience matters.

  12. @mazengwe28

    March 2, 2026 at 4:36 pm

    Tatum doesn’t look like he can run or dunk. What good is he going to be on the court?

  13. @fadzo77

    March 2, 2026 at 4:44 pm

    Pacers were barely a playoff team then went to the finals

  14. @EndureForever7

    March 2, 2026 at 5:00 pm

    Everyone agrees tanking is bad, yet y’all want Steph to sit out. All the fans should stop going to the games or get a major discount. If you’re healthy to play play. Stephen A always talks how MJ and Kobe always played if they could bcuz it may be someone’s only chance to see them play

  15. @maDMan0894

    March 2, 2026 at 5:28 pm

    Im Antman : « Get me some more help Randle ain’t doing it right now man »

  16. @youragenius.6644

    March 2, 2026 at 5:31 pm

    Dang 😂 the Celtics about to upset the Knicks to get upset by my SpursNation.

  17. @PureplateNutrition

    March 2, 2026 at 5:43 pm

    Boston reminds me of there 22 team with Robert Williams and some underrated fellas

  18. @BTKingsley5225

    March 2, 2026 at 5:51 pm

    Wolves beat Denver hella times

  19. @raymondjohnson6500

    March 2, 2026 at 5:54 pm

    SAS gon be the main one saying he been saying the wolves were the team once we back in WCF smh clown

  20. @willwhite636

    March 2, 2026 at 5:55 pm

    besides windy, ESPN is such a joke. SAS is the biggest bandwagon media guy. His answers always lean towards whatever will get the most comments or views. And I don’t even know who the other clown is..probably some draft kings analyst.

  21. @justinhumphrey2567

    March 2, 2026 at 6:56 pm

    BLACKS MEXICANS NATIVE AMERICANS 12 TRIBES OF JACOB WE ARE GOD CHOSEN PEOPLE THE TRUE HEBREW ISRAELITES NO EATING PORK LOBSTERS CRABS NO BOTTOM FEEDERS 💯💯💯💯

  22. @romanreigns5926

    March 2, 2026 at 6:56 pm

    Did Minesota cut receipt to their clients?

  23. @DogDays-j9l

    March 2, 2026 at 8:33 pm

    GSW overated and a bad coach with a GM who didn’t earn that position and is showing why. Treated Kuminga like nothing. They going down in flames.

  24. @kcchif8897

    March 2, 2026 at 8:48 pm

    Whenever Denver loses no one in the media ever calls them out lmao they have been regular season merchants for so long now, but they are still considered a team to beat 🤣 they couldn’t even stop Ant Man or Luka before the trade

  25. @bradicatorcuz1077

    March 2, 2026 at 9:30 pm

    Who is this guy?

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