I think I probably shocked some posters here when I said I was for a Jaylen Brown for Kevin Durant trade. I thought Durant would all but guarantee a title and that it was worth the reduciing of the Celtics championship window by some years to make sure the team at least got one title.

Durant is better than Brown, has title winning experience is a top 2 or 3 offensive weapon in the league. This team needed better offense to win it all.

But, one thing I didn't take into consideration was Durant's history of sourcing quick in places he lands. The guy is a diva and if things aren't 1000% to his liking, he starts drama and asks out

Now if all you had to give up to acquire that diva like behavior is money, like GSW and Brooklyn did, that's one thing. But when you have to give up a talent of Brown's quality, other players and draft capital, that's something different altogether.

People say you have to move Brown if he might leave in two years. But what about if you move Brown and he never had any intention of leaving just to trade for a guy who's history shows he might be asking to leave in a couple years? Does that make any sense.

Brown wasn't moved for Kawhi because the math was one possible title opportunity wasn't worth contending for a decade. Since then the C's have been to two ECFs and a Finals and are the favorites to win it next year. They clearly have been contending and look to be for much longer with Brown.

Durant's age and volatility to leave has changed my mind.

#JKJB

I should never have strayed.

We didn't build this mostly homegrown team to win one title. I am much more interested in multiple titles.
Every Celtic championship group other than Garnett's won multiple titles.
Since when do we gut a young, talented team for a rent-a-malcontent to help us squeeze out just one.

It’s all about championships!! Got ask yourself, will Brown bring us some? Maybe..would Durant? Probably..but got to have a nice bench & role players to help..I wouldn’t trade the farm for Durant but Brown & some pieces, yes

Quote from: Birdman on July 31, 2022, 07:50:16 AM

It’s all about championships!! Got ask yourself, will Brown bring us some? Maybe..would Durant? Probably..but got to have a nice bench & role players to help..I wouldn’t trade the farm for Durant but Brown & some pieces, yes

Brown, Smart, Grant, and draft picks for Durant and Curry is a trade I think you have to make.  It makes Boston the HEAVY favorite to win the championship for the next 2 seasons and the team would still be a contender for the 2 years after that.  I just don't think Brown gets Boston to that level at any time in his career.  He just isn't the same class of player and never will be. 

I mean who is beating this team

Starters - White, Brogdon, Durant, Tatum, Rob
Rotation - PP, Curry, Gallo, Al
Deep Bench - Kornet, Ryan, Hauser, Kabengele, Davison

Still have a couple of open spots for vets and the smaller TPE's to fill in for some usable deeper rotation spots.


Too many people on here focus on the ages of Tatum and Brown, but a lot of the depth is all older.  You have Al and Gallo in their 30's, and even Brogdon will be 30 this year.  Smart will be 29 in year 9 as a smaller guard who is always banged up.  Rob is young obviously, but is hurt a lot.  How much longer are those guys going to be the same level of player and when they age or injure out, how is the team replacing them and still remaining a contender, especially when you have 65-70% of the cap tied up in Tatum and Brown. 

The window is now, it isn't 4 years from now.  You capitalize on the window when it is open.  It is open now.