Knicks and Celtics Comparison // Is A.J. Brown’s Play Declining? // Lighting Round of Callers - 6/5 (Hour 3)
Felger & Massarotti
Beasley Media Group
4.1 • 979 Ratings
🗓️ 5 June 2026
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
- (0:00) The third hour opens with a discussion comparing the Knicks to the Celtics.
- (12:38) A Lightning Round of callers on Agenda Free Friday!
- (25:16) The guys discuss A.J. Brown’s injury history and if his play is declining.
- (32:41) The hour closes with more conversation about the A.J. Brown trade.
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| 0:00.0 | These guys won't stop talking. |
| 0:02.3 | And you can pretty much do it. |
| 0:03.5 | You're in Mazz. |
| 0:04.6 | In perpetuity. |
| 0:05.5 | Yep. |
| 0:05.9 | The sports hub. |
| 0:06.8 | When you look at the NICs and the Celtics, there are things built in to the NICs that are so sustainable |
| 0:18.8 | long term. |
| 0:20.5 | I'll give you an example. |
| 0:21.8 | If you look at net rating, |
| 0:24.7 | the best quarter the New York Knicks play is the fourth quarter. |
| 0:31.0 | Because they have a player in Jalen Brunson, |
| 0:34.3 | who, by the way, only takes 20% of the cap and is beloved, their best quarter is the |
| 0:42.3 | fourth. |
| 0:43.6 | The Celtics' worst quarter net rating is the fourth quarter. |
| 0:50.2 | And Tatum and Brown, who I'm not sure like each other, eat up 70% of the cap. |
| 0:56.1 | They'll be paying them $120 million next year. |
| 0:58.7 | So you get a team-friendly deal with Brunson, and he is completely dependable in the fourth quarter. |
| 1:07.2 | You get two player-friendly deals from players that don't necessarily love each other in Boston, eating 70% of the cap. |
| 1:16.1 | Brunson's contract allows for big, talented, expensive veteran front line. |
| 1:24.4 | Tatum and Brown's contracts limit the Celtics cheap, youthful, and not that talented front line. |
| 1:32.0 | That's not good news long term. |
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