Only way Brown is worth 23m per year is if he has a year like Siakam had with the Raptors last season.
23m per year for 13 or 14 points per game is way too much.
Just look at what happened to the Wiz after the Nets gave Otto Porter an offer sheet worth 106m for 4 years.
The Wiz were forced to match because they thought they had something special in Porter.
In the end the Wiz had a hard time trading Porter.
You just pretty much blew up your argument against signing Jaylen. The Wizards were able to move Porter basically as just a neutral salary dump, even after he failed to make significant improvement following signing his contract. Thats because there are always teams that need wings. So WORST case scenario is you eventually give up Jaylen for nothing. BEST case is he becomes an all star level guy and is well worth the contract. Sign me up.
You're missing the point.
Celts can get more value for Brown before Brown signs a big contract.
If Brown gets that big contract and Brown is just a 14 or 13 points per game guy, the Celts will not get anything significant for Brown.
Can you give a few examples of teams trading a strong rotation player on a rookie contract and getting good value?
You say the Celtics need a quality big man or a star player. How do you propose trading for either of those without significant matching salary? You're just bashing Brown for the sake of it at this stage
We all want the same thing as Celtic fans and that's for the Celts to win another championship.
Banner 18 was supposed to be won by Pierce, KG, and Ray.
Unfortunately that did not happen.
I'm not bashing brown, I just don't believe he's a special player.
Celtics are not going to win a championship with average or above average players.
What the Celts need is a quality big man or a star player.
For example, by January the Celts can already trade Theis.
So the Celts can offer Smart, Brown, and Theis for Bradley Beal.
Beal is the 2-way SG the Celts need.
Those saying Beal is not a special player are just biased.
Beal has proven that he can score in the regular season and in the playoffs.
He's also good on defense.
That's the SG the Celts need.
If the Celts go the big man route, Celts can package Brown, Smart, and Theis for Kevin Love.
Kevin Love was injured last season.
So Love needs to prove he's healthy this season.
By January or February, Love's trade value will either go up or go down, depending on his performance.
If the Celts want to play it safe, Celts can trade Brown for Sabonis and a filler to make salaries match.
Sabonis, just like Brown, has the potential to develop into a very good player.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying Brown is bad, in fact, Jaylen is very good.
The problem is very good is not going to get us Banner 18.
What the Celts need is a player like Kawhi, Paul George, or Jimmy Butler.
Players that can score 20 per game and will want the ball in their hands in crunch time.