Brown trade idea

[KG Living Legend]

 Brown to the Jazz A reunion For two Ainges. Incoming Walker Kessler,  Keynote George and Ace Bailey.  John Collins as a filler.

 Question is how many picks would you want coming back to the Celtics to accept dealing Brown.

 This year

Kessler
Collins
Ace Bailey
Simons
White

Following year

Kessler
Ace Bailey
Tatum
Keynote George
White/Prichard

[Birdman]

I actually do this..love Brown and hate see him go but that contract for him is too high for a player who is not too 15

Gives us 2 inside guys in Kessler & Collins, George could thrive him & Bailey has a high ceiling to go along with Tatum & White gives Celtics a top 4 team in East in 2 years?

[KG Living Legend]

I actually do this..love Brown and hate see him go but that contract for him is too high for a player who is not too 15

Gives us 2 inside guys in Kessler & Collins, George could thrive him & Bailey has a high ceiling to go along with Tatum & White gives Celtics a top 4 team in East in 2 years?

 Tp birdman.  Would you do it with just one first from Utah?

[Birdman]

I actually do this..love Brown and hate see him go but that contract for him is too high for a player who is not too 15

Gives us 2 inside guys in Kessler & Collins, George could thrive him & Bailey has a high ceiling to go along with Tatum & White gives Celtics a top 4 team in East in 2 years?

 Tp birdman.  Would you do it with just one first from Utah?

2 firsts and actually got another one already with Bailey

[KG Living Legend]

 Even if we only keep 3 players plus two first rounders. Hard to argue 5 good players are not better than 1 great one.

[letsgoblue86]

Doesn?t sound like trading Brown is on the table based upon what Brad said?but who knows

[tazzmaniac]

Why would Utah even want Brown and his huge contract?  They aren't going to be competitive in the West for quite a while and adding Brown won't make them so.  The trade itself makes no sense at all for Utah.  Giving up 3 of their starters (2 very young), their top 5 pick this year and 2 more future 1sts is way overkill for Brown. 

[Moranis]

Utah doesn't own it's pick if it isnt terrible so I see no reason theyd do this. 

[Goldstar88]

I?d probably make that Trade. Fills a lot of needs. Ace is a blue chip prospect, Keyonte is really talented too.

[KG Living Legend]

Why would Utah even want Brown and his huge contract?  They aren't going to be competitive in the West for quite a while and adding Brown won't make them so.  The trade itself makes no sense at all for Utah.  Giving up 3 of their starters (2 very young), their top 5 pick this year and 2 more future 1sts is way overkill for Brown.

 Word is Austin really wants Jaylen.  They would have to pay up bigtime. This is an example.

[tazzmaniac]

Why would Utah even want Brown and his huge contract?  They aren't going to be competitive in the West for quite a while and adding Brown won't make them so.  The trade itself makes no sense at all for Utah.  Giving up 3 of their starters (2 very young), their top 5 pick this year and 2 more future 1sts is way overkill for Brown.

Word is Austin really wants Jaylen.  They would have to pay up bigtime. This is an example.

Word from who?  Both the Celts and the Jazz denied there were JB trade discussions before the draft.  If there was going to be a JB trade, the Celts would have certainly wanted to get it in place by the draft so that they could decide the 5th pick for the Jazz. 

[DefenseWinsChamps]

I had a separate idea. It's built around one of the rumors that the Kings were considering the possibility of putting all their chips in for a trade for Brown. In the rumor, the question was about who they would send out for him, and they admitted that Sabonis probably had less value than Brown (Zach Lowe, national media guy, not a Celtic homer). They also talked about the Kings possibly committing to trading their full war chest of picks and swaps for him.

So based on that, here is my idea:

Celtics receive: Sabonis, Ellis, 2 future firsts

Kings receive: Brown, Niang, Ayton

Blazers receive: DeRozan, Davis

I'll start with the Kings - I wouldn't do this trade, but this trade is based on the assumption that they are ready to push their chips in after a few years of mediocrity, and that they think Brown is worth it. Again, the report is that they were considering this. Their starters would be Brown-Lavine-Ayton-Murray-Monk with Jonas-Carter-Niang off the bench. Ayton just feels like a Kings type of player. I kinda' like that lineup. I like it better if they kept Ellis and they sent Carter to the Cs or Blazers.

For the Blazers, this trade makes sense if they want one more veteran around Scoot and Sharpe. DeRozan can help get them buckets. With Clingan, Williams, and their first round pick from China, it makes sense to exchange Ayton for another wing that can actually score. I don't love DeRozan or this fit, but there is a narrative that makes sense. It would also work with Monk going to the Blazers instead.

Finally, for the Celtics, this gives them a solid big man moving forward to try to build with Tatum. I still don't know if Sabonis can be the 2nd best player on a contender, but with his production, if you wanted to flip him again after the season or at the deadline for more assets, you could. I know a lot on this board love Sabonis and think the Kings are massively overpaying, but I'm using the value the national media guy talked about. Getting Ellis and 2 firsts is pretty good too.

Honestly, this is one of the first trades that I've made where I think all three teams say no, but it was an interesting exercise if the Kings really want Brown that bad.