Fwiw, Washburn and Mannix both reported that Brogdon was upset at the Celtics at the time of the trade, not that he still is (3 months later). And Shelburne said that she doesn't think the bad feelings are over. These are just not reports imo and we have to wait and see what Brogdon actually has to say.
He may very well be upset, but we don't even know for sure that he actually ever was. Remember when Joe said the thing about the 'healing process' after the trade. Was that actually the case or did Joe just say something stupid? Are these reporters using that as the basis of their reports or do they have any inside information? I can't imagine Ramona Shelburne has the inside scoop on the Cs.
For sure there’s a “healing process.” Unless a player has asked for a trade (and there’s been zero indication that Brogdon had asked for one prior to the draft), it has to hurt on some level. In the ideal world for the Celtics, Malcolm Brogdon would not be on the team and Marcus Smart would. And every one of his teammates knows it, and all of his peers around the league know it too. For sure he’s a professional and understands the business, and should even understand from a roster standpoint why they wanted to trade a PG for Porzingis, but he’s also human, and the Celtics are right to acknowledge that it’s natural he’s hurt and thus needs to heal.
Add to it that he’s injured, and there’s also probably a level of anger of the “I got hurt playing for you and now you want to trade me” vibe going on.
I do think it will matter little in the long run, because he’s had three months and he is a professional, but he’s going to be asked about it when he returns, so it won’t go away immediately.
