An agent having a podcast is kind of weird lol

Jalen’s contract is too good for a team with the Hawks’ timeline to trade. It’s literally that simple.

I’m calling Atlanta. I want Jalen Johnson. He’s from Milwaukee. And they’re going to tell me to fuck myself. The end!

Isn’t this a pretty weird thing for JJ’s agent to say?

Like, why isn’t he saying “pair Giannis and JJ and they would be unstoppable. If I’m the Bucks, i’m calling Atlanta and asking for Trae/Porzingis + picks in return”.

Why isn’t JJ’s agent trying to ship Jalen Johnson to a rebuilding team, instead of building an even better team around him?

I get his point, JJ would be a home state hero, but there’s no way that the Hawks would trade him. Not with the trajectory that his career is going to.

Fuck off Rich

Guys you dont understand Jalen Johnson might be half as good as Giannis at one point in his career!

this can be a raptors kawhi like trade where you win it all or a sga pg trade leaving you in purgatory.

Rich Paul already dictates where numerous players end up across the NBA.

Now he wants to be a member of the media too so he can further pressure front offices to do what he wants them to?

Just lol.

no agent should discuss player moves unless he is talking about his job only. this is not ethical and its weird.

Hawks got a real one with Jalen Johnson for a hell of a contract. Dudes only 23, averaging an almost 23 point triple double and has plenty of room to improve. Hang up that phone and build off him.

If Giannis was 2 years younger this would be a no brainer. But right now JJ is the kind of contract you dream being able to build a team around.

2 know nothing egomaniacs chatting it up. Must be a fun podcast

at some point it has to be tampering

Interesting that he is advocating for his own client to get traded out of ATL.

WE WANT JALEN MORE THAN GIANNIS! ✌🏽

If im the Hawks, I would pass on Giannis. They already have a pretty solid core thats super young, and a top pick from the Pelicans coming.

They’re still a few years from contention even with Giannis, so what’s the point? Can they move Trae and find a PG who’s younger and less of a defensive liability?

I don’t get how there are so many people who think teams would trade their 23 year old all-star for a 31 year old on a 3 year, 180 million dollar contract.

Hey Rich Paul…. Shut your mouth

Jalen is 23, putting up Jokic-esque numbers, & is under contract for 4 more years for $30m per.

Giannis is 31, only under contract 2 more years, making almost twice the money, & currently hurt.

Yea he’s a top 5 (prob top 3) player right now but he’s on the back end of his prime. The hawks are young, cheap, & loaded with picks. 

JJ, Dyson, NAW, Okongwu, & Risacher is a very solid core; all on team friendly deals for the next 3-5 years. Add in Trae & the picks and I just wouldn’t do it. We somehow dug ourselves outta the mess from the Murray trade - need to stay the course and follow the okc template. No need to blow shit up.

I get what he’s saying but I think some people don’t get that trading Jalen for Giannis doesn’t make sense because this team is just not on the trade for Giannis projection. That would mean we would be committing fully to Trae Young when that doesn’t make sense because we’re basically refusing to give him a max. The direction of this team is built around this youth movement with Jalen leading the way. We’re not 1 Giannis trade away from winning a championship.

I know a lot of people say “young cores are overrated, go get your superstar” but ask yourself can you see Giannis and Trae with Dyson Daniels, NAW, and Porzingis/Okongwu with our bench being Vit Krejci and Mo Gueye win a championship against OKC? lol

This podcast is just a Rich Paul client commercial.

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Yeah how about fucking no?

Man anytime a Hawks player starts to have any kind of moment, the vultures always start to circle. Why tf would we just be giving away a budding star for a fading star that hasn’t had a good playoffs in 5 years?

I probably wouldn’t trade Jalen for Giannis straight up at this point. Jalen at 23 on that contract is too good.

What a bizarre thing to say.

Also Jalen at 30 million is more valuable than Giannis at 68 million. What the fuck are we doing here. You’d have to be insane to think Giannis is equivalent to 2.26 Jalen Johnson’s.

Hawks should top out at,

Porzingis, Rissacher, Kennard + Bucks Picks back and another bad pick.

Anything more than that is a disaster in asset management.

I’ve seen a lot of ppl write in the last couple of days that when you have the chance to acquire a talent like Giannis you have to do it. And I’m asking myself when was the last time this has worked out (if the superstar was acquired per trade)?

I just don’t think there’s a lot of upside in getting Giannis especially if they’d give up JJ.

The chances to beat OKC in the next years are slim at best and Giannis towards the end of his prime already.

Klutch has too much influence on the league

LeBron camp doing interviews with Stephen A opps. You love to see it.

Also why don’t players like playing in Atlanta?

Seems like a city they just love to visit, but wouldn’t want to live their long-term.

Problem is hawks seem more like a team ready to move on from Trae, ready to make Jalen Johnson the man, building around him. If they still believe in Trae than maybe you consider it, but I think they past that at this point

I’d like Giannis to get traded to the place that makes ME money.

Trade a young up and coming star for an injury prone 30+ Giannis? No thanks

wtf did Adele see in this Bozo?

That’s like trading a gold for scrap metal

Hawks are not trading him 💯

I wouldn’t trade Jalen Johnson for Giannis straight up. Hawks ain’t winning jack shit even with Giannis

Wtf is this interview

If anyone tells me they voluntarily listen to this podcast I just am going to assume they’re an idiot

Rich is lobbing grenades this morning.

Would be going from one uninspiring situation to another. Maybe if it was a Giannis for Trae Young sort of trade even though would be a steal for the Hawks lol.

At Jalen’s contract , age and rise he’s on the only way he’s leaving even for Giannis is Giannis and more

No

If we had the pieces around both for a championship, I’d do it. I just don’t know how Giannis/Trae looks any better than Giannis/Dame

Kid is gonna be a star I think

Am I crazy for saying id be hesitant if I were Atlanta? JJ has potential to be a top 5 player man he’s so good

Just so everyone is aware, Jalen is not from Milwaukee lol.

He was born in Wausau and is from the Madison area, but played high school ball in MKE his sophomore and junior seasons.

Fuck off rich paul they ain’t getting jj

Not to be that guy but he grew up in a suburb of Madison. He’s not really from Milwaukee but at least he’d be used to the weather.

Max kellerman is a boob

Jalen Johnson bruh? I like him but trading him for Giannis sounds stupid all the way around.

Klutch on a scam tour.

Marketing nonsense. We’re not dumb enough to trade JJ. He just got a new deal that is looking to be a steal. No shot.

Listen. I understand it’s Giannis. But if you’re Atlanta, you aren’t competing for a championship if you make this trade, so why make it? Jalen Johnson is fucking incredible and only 23 years old.

Between Paul ans Boras there must be something in the agent Kool Aid today making them say the dumbest possible shit

It’s time to see the endowment effect in action! 🍿

https://thedecisionlab.com/biases/endowment-effect

I understand trying to get your guy paid early again but why wouldn’t you want his palymaking WITH Giannis.. unless you feel Mil is a better front office than ATL.. and better basketball city.. and better infrastructure.. and better ownership and…

Nasty work

[hides my precious tyler herro who is also from milwaukee]

the nba should find more ways for guys to play where they want to. some guys will run to LA, MIA etc but the free agency intrigue/speculation part of pro sports is such a dead vibe at this point. get the focus on hooping.

You not going to swindle Onsi, sorry RP and Max