We don't need Brown on a max. He's a good player, just not good enough to be the leader of a rebuilding NBA team. I'm very happy that the Miami Heat have eliminated the Boston Celtics comprehensively on the latter's basketball court in front of their fans. An away win by the underdog 8th seed has set up an interesting final with the Jokic led Denver Nuggets. Nuggets in 6. I would be happy to see Jimmy Butler winning a championship ring. Ditto for Jokic.
You would only trade for Jaylen if you’ve talked to his camp and are extremely confident he wants to be in Houston long term. If you are extremely confident he wants to be in Houston long term, then just agree with him you’ll sign him as a FA next summer, and keep all your assets along the way to make the team a true Finals contender once he gets here.
Pretty sure Boston isn’t willing to break up a young core that was in the finals last year, and one game away from the finals this year.
I knew he had bad handles but I didn't realize that his left hand was that weak. Explains a lot. Boston has an interesting decision to make.
When we drafted Jabari I kinda felt like he could be a 6'10" Jaylen Brown which would be a nice comp. Some people were concerned with Jabari's lack of dribbling and I pointed to Jaylen Brown as someone who was still a top 30 guy but couldn't dribble well. I was then told by someone (I forgot) that that was a ridiculous comment and that Jaylen Brown was sooo much better at dribbling than Jabari lol. Yeah I stand by my original comment.
The problem with this comparison is that Jaylen Brown got away with a lack of handles with a elite first step and strength. Jabari I don't think can ever be as shifty as Brown. His route to becoming a star scorer is his turnaround game and pull up jumper game. To a lesser extent this was Green his rookie year. Got away with a lack of secure handles with a elite first step though Green's handle already surpassed Brown's by year two I think
Boston should start the rebuild now. Tatum for the 2nd pick and Brown for the 3rd pick. I saved you 3 years of miserable tanking with some exciting talent that will fill up the stadium. Brown and Tatum are in the Robin tier. You're not going far unless your coach is goated.
