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Yahoo
6 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Mannix: Spurs the ‘team to watch the closest' for Jaylen Brown
Mannix: Spurs the 'team to watch the closest' for Jaylen Brown originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Not even Jaylen Brown is safe from trade talks this offseason as the Boston Celtics look to shed significant salary. Advertisement Just about everyone from the 2024 championship core is on the table with the C's aiming to avoid the restrictive penalties associated with being in the second apron of the luxury tax. They will have to move at least one rotational player, but another option is to wipe the slate clean with a full reboot. Brown, a four-time All-Star and 2024 NBA Finals MVP, has massive value if Boston opts to dangle him in trade discussions. Although sending Brown to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo has been a popular talking point, one up-and-coming Western Conference team seems like a more realistic trade partner. 'The team I'd watch the closest with Jaylen Brown is probably the Spurs,' Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated said Wednesday on NBC Sports Boston's The Off C'season special. 'Sure, I think (the Spurs would) love to make a run at Giannis, but do the Bucks ask for Stephon Castle? Like, is that on their wish list? And if it is, I can't see San Antonio doing a deal like that. 'One of the concerns people in San Antonio told me about is, you go and deal for a guy like Giannis, all of a sudden you've created a championship window, but it is a window with a closing date. You've got De'Aaron Fox, who's in his late 20s, Giannis in his early 30s, and the last thing they want is to have a roster after those guys kind of age out where when (Victor) Wembanyama is maybe looking around going, 'All right, where are the young guys I'm going to play with after that?' Advertisement 'It certainly is a problem for another day, but that's on the mind of the San Antonio Spurs. That's why they want to hold on to Stephon Castle, so he can be that second guy opposite Wembanyama for a long time, assuming they trade that No. 2 pick.' As Mannix puts it, the Celtics would be a more attractive trade partner for the Spurs because they likely wouldn't require a player like Castle in return. Instead, the deal would center around the No. 2 overall pick in this year's draft — likely Rutgers standout guard Dylan Harper. 'I think if you're Boston, you're not going to ask for a Stephon Castle. You're not going to get a Stephon Castle in a potential Jaylen Brown deal,' Mannix added. 'You would get the No. 2 pick back in return. You would get the Devin Vassells, the Keldon Johnsons, future first-round capital. That's something I'd watch if and when the Giannis Antetokounmpo stuff shakes itself out over the next few weeks.' Yahoo Sports NBA insider Kevin O'Connor asked Mannix whether the Spurs would put the No. 2 pick on the table for Brown in a potential swap. Advertisement 'Oh, absolutely. I don't think Boston does that deal without the number two pick,' Mannix answered. 'I think Jaylen — for San Antonio — is worth giving up a player that most people talk about as a potential franchise guy in Dylan Harper. 'People that I talked to really like (Harper), but I think Jaylen Brown is — at his age with his contract status, his playoff pedigree — I think that's worth it. And all of a sudden, you've got Fox, you've got Brown, you've got Castle, and you've got Wemby backstopping that team. That's a championship contender in the Western Conference next season.' It will be a fascinating offseason for the Celtics and unquestionably the most challenging yet for president of basketball operations Brad Stevens. Even if Brown stays put, Stevens will have to make some agonizing decisions this summer with other key players — perhaps as soon as this month, with the 2024 NBA Draft set for June 25.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Oregon House unanimously passes bill criminalizing AI-generated pornography
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Oregon House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill Tuesday banning AI-generated sexual images. The bipartisan House Bill 2299A criminalizes the dissemination of pornographic or sexually explicit images generated by AI, which officials said will help to curb the rise of AI-generated deepfakes. According to the Oregon House of Representatives, between 2022 and 2023, there was a 464% rise in AI-generated sexually explicit photos and videos, and that 'over 20,000 AI-generated images of children were posted on an online forum within one month.' Homelessness, cost-of-living are Portland's greatest challenges, according to residents In a statement, Representative Kevin Mannix, a chief sponsor of the bill, shared that the bill will help protect Oregonians, primarily women and children, from being victimized by AI-generated images. 'I am very pleased that the House passed this important bill to protect Oregonians–especially women and youth–from being cruelly victimized by the sharing of false, AI-generated intimate images,' said Rep. Mannix. 'It's my hope that the passage of this bill will prevent more victims from experiencing significant emotional consequences and trauma, as well as damage to their reputations and careers.' House Bill 2299A updates the language of Oregon's intimate images statute to explicitly include 'a digitally created, manipulated or altered depiction that is reasonably realistic.' 'Victims of deepfake pornography are often told there's nothing they can do,' said Rep. Annessa Hartman, another chief sponsor of the bill. 'Today, with the passage of this bill, we are changing that. We are standing with victims and saying: we see you, we believe you, and we will not let this abuse go unchecked.' With this bill, Oregon joins 31 other states addressing the emergence of AI-generated pornography. HB 2299A will now move to the Oregon Senate for consideration. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
27-01-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Do the Boston Celtics have cause for concern?
Do the Boston Celtics have cause for concern given their rough play since Thanksgiving? For many fans of the team, there is little if anything to worry about, given this is the same roster by and large that won it all in the 2024 NBA Finals. But for others, the Celtics hovering around .500 for much of the season has them anything but comfortable -- even considering Boston's sizzling start to their current campaign. And one league analyst who knows as much about the Celtics as anyone recently tipped his hand that he thinks Boston does have some reason to be concerned about their recent spate of mediocre play -- Sports Illustrated's Chris Mannix. Speaking on a recent episode of the "Open Floor" podcast, Mannix explained why he is feeling a bit worried about Boston's recent play. Take a look at the clip embedded below to hear what he had to say. If you enjoy this pod, check out the "How Bout Them Celtics," "First to the Floor," "Celtics Lab," and the many other New England sports podcasts available on the CLNS Media network. Listen to the "Celtics Lab" podcast on: Apple Podcasts: Spotify: This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Do the Celtics have cause for concern?
USA Today
27-01-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Do the Boston Celtics have cause for concern?
Do the Boston Celtics have cause for concern given their rough play since Thanksgiving? For many fans of the team, there is little if anything to worry about, given this is the same roster by and large that won it all in the 2024 NBA Finals. But for others, the Celtics hovering around .500 for much of the season has them anything but comfortable -- even considering Boston's sizzling start to their current campaign. And one league analyst who knows as much about the Celtics as anyone recently tipped his hand that he thinks Boston does have some reason to be concerned about their recent spate of mediocre play -- Sports Illustrated's Chris Mannix. Speaking on a recent episode of the "Open Floor" podcast, Mannix explained why he is feeling a bit worried about Boston's recent play. Take a look at the clip embedded below to hear what he had to say. If you enjoy this pod, check out the "How Bout Them Celtics," "First to the Floor," "Celtics Lab," and the many other New England sports podcasts available on the CLNS Media network. Listen to the "Celtics Lab" podcast on: Apple Podcasts: Spotify:
