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Giannis Antetokounmpo Rumor: Should the Celtics Consider Him? What A Trade Looks Like

Locked On Celtics - Daily Podcast On The Boston Celtics

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4.7 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2026

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Giannis Antetokounmpo stirs Boston Celtics speculation with pointed praise for Joe Mazzulla and the team’s winning culture. Could a blockbuster trade reshape the Eastern Conference hierarchy—and should Boston risk its prized depth for another superstar run? John Karalis of Celtics On SI and Tom Westerholm of Boston.com break down swirling Giannis Antetokounmpo rumors, dissecting the feasibility and impact of various trade scenarios, including deals involving Derrick White, Jaylen Brown, and Jayson Tatum. The conversation examines roster balance, financial realities, and the risks of sacrificing Boston’s versatile foundation. Special focus on how potential moves might affect the Celtics’ chemistry, playmaking, and title chances if Giannis joined the fold. Get sharp insight into the Celtics’ championship calculus ahead of the playoffs and why standing pat could be their most powerful move yet. Can Boston afford to disrupt its core—and would Giannis fit the Mazzulla system?

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0:00.0

Now on the Lockdown Celtics podcast, Janus and Tentacumpo rumors.

0:04.3

We'll see if they make any sense.

0:05.9

Explore the trades, try to figure it all out.

0:09.0

Locked on Celtics pod, home of the winners, baby.

0:13.2

And welcome back to the Lockdown Celtics podcast.

0:15.2

I'm John Corrales.

0:16.7

Today's show is all about Janus Intentacumpo.

0:19.4

There are rumors about Janus.

0:21.4

I've done bonus podcasts already on all the other stuff.

0:24.2

So we're focused exclusively on Janus rumors.

0:26.9

Later on in the second and third segments,

0:29.0

where we'll explore the potential for any trades.

0:32.1

If they're going to get them,

0:33.0

they're going to have to trade for them.

0:35.0

Second segment, the option of keeping both the Js, the third segment,

0:39.0

just because we have to, just to explore whether it's even, whether it even makes any sense,

0:44.1

trading one of the Js, not that we advocate for it, but we've just got to explore it.

0:48.5

But let's just dive into the rumors with our guy, Tom Westerholm.

1:01.5

What's going on, Tom? What up? How you doing, man? I'm doing great. Tom Western at people have said, hey, man, you spend so much time introducing yourself. You never tell us

1:05.8

what Tom does. Well, Tom's at Boston.com. We started together on the beat at Mass Live many years ago.

1:14.4

And yeah, so that's Tom.

1:16.0

Tom's been covering the Celtics for quite some time as well.

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