00:00The NBA, I think, wanted to split these guys up.
00:03I don't think there was an issue between the two of them.
00:05I don't.
00:06I stand by that.
00:07I don't think there was.
00:09Could this year their relationship been a little bit off because one was on the court and one was off?
00:13Certainly.
00:14Yeah, I mean, there were comments made throughout the year, too, right?
00:16And, like, I'm sure if you're Jason Tatum and hearing Jalen Brown say that this was his favorite season,
00:20you're kind of looking at him side-eyed like, dude, after everything I just went through,
00:23you kind of threw that out there.
00:24Don't love that.
00:25But I'm with you.
00:26Do I think that the relationship is the reason behind Jalen Brown actually getting traded?
00:31No, I don't.
00:32Like Shams just said, the relationship on the court worked really well.
00:37I know you got bounced again early on in the postseason,
00:40but I don't think that Brad Stevens looked at it and said, wait a second,
00:42I have a Shaq and Kobe situation on my hands right now,
00:46and I need to break these guys up because they can no longer play together.
00:49I don't think that factored in.
00:51Now, what I do think could have happened post-trade, by the way,
00:55and why it feels like Jalen Brown is a little icy towards Jason Tatum and not mentioning during the stream,
01:00is that do you think Jason Tatum asked for Jalen Brown to be traded?
01:06No.
01:07No, I don't believe that.
01:08Do you think that Jason Tatum could have had the power if he proactively went to the Celtics
01:14and said, don't trade Jalen Brown, that they would not have moved him?
01:19I find it hard to believe that they would move on from Jalen Brown without discussing it with Jason Tatum.
01:24So I do too.
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