Hour 3 - The Rockets Have to Dump Kevin Durant + Boston Globe national NBA writer Gary Washburn

About this episode

Rob and Kelvin discuss the potential trade of Kevin Durant and analyze the Celtics' playoff performance with guest Gary Washburn.

Rob and Kelvin explain why the Houston Rockets need to explore the idea of trading away Kevin Durant this offseason. Plus, Boston Globe national NBA writer Gary Washburn swings by to discuss what went wrong for the Celtics after they went up 3-1 in their first round series against the Philadelphia 76ers, Jaylen Brown’s bizarre decision to blame the officials after the series, whether the Celtics need to explore the idea of breaking up the Jaylen Brown-Jayson Tatum pairing, and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Rob Parker, Kelvin Washington

Guest: Gary Washburn

Topics covered

• NBA
• trades
• Celtics
• Kevin Durant
• Jaylen Brown
• Jayson Tatum
• playoffs

Keywords

• Kevin Durant
• Celtics
• NBA playoffs
• trades
• Jaylen Brown
• Jayson Tatum
• Gary Washburn

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Boston Globe, Philadelphia 76ers, Celtics

Places: Houston Rockets

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