Why Did The Jaylen Brown Trade Happen Now? + Lakers' New Big 3 vs Luka

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Panoorin Ngayon

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Brian Windhorst is joined by ESPN's Tim MacMahon and Vince Goodwill to break down the shockwaves around the league from the Jaylen Brown trade including a discussion about why the Celtics felt like they needed to do this now. Then, we tackle the Lakers’ move to bring Walker Kessler to LA and debate if the price was too high and if this improves the team enough for Luka. Finally, we talk how much better Jaylen Brown makes the 76ers and if they could be a destination for LeBron before wondering what the approach is this offseason in Detroit. 0:00 Intro 1:45 NBA still trying to make sense of Jaylen Brown trade 14:38 Why did this Brown trade have to happen now? 16:00 Can Kessler elevate the Lakers' ceiling? 31:57 Windy Storytime: a wild time in free agency 36:14 Was the price too high on the Kessler trade? 40:28 Breaking down 76ers roster outlook with brown 51:15 76ers need to at least make a phone call for LeBron 53:58 Not sure what the approach is for the Pistons ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: https://plus.espn.com/ #ESPN