Jaylen Brown trade to the Philadelphia 76ers

Lockwood suggests the Jaylen Brown trade could turn out to be Brad Stevens' greatest move by overloading the Sixers.

“I think that this could be the greatest thing that Brad Stevens has ever done”

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Lockwood says analytics defenders claim Paul George can match Brown's production on an expiring contract, a view he rejects.

“analytics people are saying that you can get similar production from Paul George and He only has another year left in his contract”

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Lockwood argues the Celtics should never have traded Jaylen Brown to a division rival.

“you cannot trade Jalen Brown to your in-division rival. That cannot happen”

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Simmons condemned fans harassing Brad Stevens online over the trade.

“You can be mad about a trade, like whatever, but you start going into social media handles and stuff”

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Simmons said he cannot understand why Boston did not wait until the fall to see if the deal remained available.

“I will never for the rest of my life, understand why they didn't wait to see if this deal was available until September, October”

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Simmons said Boston traded Brown because it believed he could not return to a secondary role after being the top option.

“it feels like they felt like there was no going back after Jalen had a taste of being the guy in the team last year”

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Windhorst says a reported rift with Jayson Tatum was not the main reason for the trade; Boston wanted to spend more efficiently.

“The driving factor was Boston felt like it could spend the money more efficiently”

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Windhorst says teams were wary of Jaylen Brown's salary and his likely demand for a bigger extension.

“They just saw a $60 million player who wanted $70 million, who probably would have wanted $70 million a year”

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Lowe predicts Jaylen Brown will still be on the 76ers in October despite the role overlap.

“I would bet lots of money that he's on the team in October”

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House argued the Celtics front office gave up on a potential contender after adding Mitchell Robinson.

“Why did we punt? Why did the front office give up on this Celtics team?”

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Katz argues the 76ers effectively acquired Brown for free since dumping George's contract alone would have cost a first-round pick.

“So essentially, the Sixers just got Jalen Brown for free. They would have had to do that just to get rid of Paul George's contract”

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PFT Commenter cites statistics showing Brown has a poor plus-minus for a multiple All-Star.

“Jalen Brown has the second worst plus minus of any five-time All-Star over the past 10 years”

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