Proposed Jaylen Brown Trade Ideas

[Who]

G: Smart
G: C Braun
F: Jaylen
F: A Gordon
C: Jokic

The defense of this group would be incredible.

I worry about their offense though. Smart is their best off the dribble creator / passer / playmaker. He is also the most comfortable player at taking a high volume of 3pt shot attempts. This group would force him into that high volume 3pt shooting. It would also lead him to higher turnovers.

C Braun is not a confident ball-handler or passer. Jaylen gives you some secondary playmaking but not primary playmaking. A Gordon is a good connectivity player. Jokic is a phenomenal high post facilitator but they still need that ball-handling which is where Smart will have to shoulder the responsibility.

C Braun is not a confident 3pt shooter. Low volume shooter. A Gordon takes about 4.5 threes per game. Jaylen took 5.7 3s last year. That would make him the highest on the team. Last year's team, J Murray led the team with 7.5 3PTA and Tim Hardaway was 2nd with 6.9 3PTA. So Jaylen is below both of them. C Braun and A Gordon are unlikely to make up the difference. Denver was already a below average team in terms of three point attempts (despite being near top of the league in accuracy). Smart would have to make up some of that volume. Smart has averaged 5.5 3PTA over the last 7 years in 30mpg. He would probably end up with 6-7 threes per game and lead the team in three point attempts. Not an ideal scenario.

I think opponents will try to collapse down on that frontcourt and make the guards (Smart, C Braun) prove they can beat them from the perimeter as either shooters or playmakers. I doubt that they can.

That defense would be phenomenal but I worry the offense won't be able to capitalize enough on it.

G: A Simons
G: C Braun
F: Jaylen
F: A Gordon
C: Jokic

I like this version of DEN a little more. I think Anfernee Simons gives them that extra edge in terms outside shot making and shooting off the dribble that the team needs to keep defenses honest on Joker & Jaylen.

[Who]

https://x.com/TheDunkCentral/status/2072119851397574955?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

Brian Windhorst talks about the idea of Brown playing with LeBron in Cleveland.

I like that ... for Cleveland.

For Boston ... not so much. 

[Who]

Marc Spears was on ESPN. They (a 4-5 person panel) were talking about Jaylen Brown and whether BOS has disrespected him by putting him all these trade negotiations.

Marc Spears brought up the Championship and this was when he thought BOS signalled their lack of respect for Jaylen Brown. He was the Finals MVP. But who raised the Championship banner? Not Jaylen Brown. It was Jayson Tatum. Marc Spears thought they should at least have both guys up there raising the banner given that Jaylen won the Finals MVP. But relegating Jaylen and putting Tatum there ahead of him, Marc Spears did not like that.

So to Marc Spears this lack of respect / lack of valuing Jaylen Brown internally by the Boston Celtics goes back to then. And it has just continued throughout. It is not just about the trade rumours these last couple of weeks. But this has been happening for several years despite Jaylen achieving so much for BOS. The Championship and Finals MVP then to a 56 win 2nd seed season without Tatum now. And the reward for that 56 win season is for the team to try and trade him.

[jpotter33]

Marc Spears was on ESPN. They (a 4-5 person panel) were talking about Jaylen Brown and whether BOS has disrespected him by putting him all these trade negotiations.

Marc Spears brought up the Championship and this was when he thought BOS signalled their lack of respect for Jaylen Brown. He was the Finals MVP. But who raised the Championship banner? Not Jaylen Brown. It was Jayson Tatum. Marc Spears thought they should at least have both guys up there raising the banner given that Jaylen won the Finals MVP. But relegating Jaylen and putting Tatum there ahead of him, Marc Spears did not like that.

So to Marc Spears this lack of respect / lack of valuing Jaylen Brown internally by the Boston Celtics goes back to then. And it has just continued throughout. It is not just about the trade rumours these last couple of weeks. But this has been happening for several years despite Jaylen achieving so much for BOS. The Championship and Finals MVP then to a 56 win 2nd seed season without Tatum now. And the reward for that 56 win season is for the team to try and trade him.

Marc Spears was also just completely wrong about this - as it never happened.

https://x.com/marcjspears/status/2072132892550115460?s=46

Funny thing is that he has pretty close ties with JB, so this is likely coming from him. Such an immature, egoistic issue to have when you undeservedly got both the Finals MVP and ECF MVP due primarily to the media?s (e.g. Bontemps?) bias against JT and desire to drive that wedge. Just another reason why I?m so ready to move off of JB.

[jambr380]

Marc Spears was on ESPN. They (a 4-5 person panel) were talking about Jaylen Brown and whether BOS has disrespected him by putting him all these trade negotiations.

Marc Spears brought up the Championship and this was when he thought BOS signalled their lack of respect for Jaylen Brown. He was the Finals MVP. But who raised the Championship banner? Not Jaylen Brown. It was Jayson Tatum. Marc Spears thought they should at least have both guys up there raising the banner given that Jaylen won the Finals MVP. But relegating Jaylen and putting Tatum there ahead of him, Marc Spears did not like that.

So to Marc Spears this lack of respect / lack of valuing Jaylen Brown internally by the Boston Celtics goes back to then. And it has just continued throughout. It is not just about the trade rumours these last couple of weeks. But this has been happening for several years despite Jaylen achieving so much for BOS. The Championship and Finals MVP then to a 56 win 2nd seed season without Tatum now. And the reward for that 56 win season is for the team to try and trade him.

Marc Spears was also just completely wrong about this - as it never happened.

https://x.com/marcjspears/status/2072132892550115460?s=46

Funny thing is that he has pretty close ties with JB, so this is likely coming from him. Such an immature, egoistic issue to have when you undeservedly got both the Finals MVP and ECF MVP due primarily to the media?s (e.g. Bontemps?) bias against JT and desire to drive that wedge. Just another reason why I?m so ready to move off of JB.

Yeah, I saw that and I was like, that's not what happened at all! TP for the link.

I think it was the Garden Report that commented on the fact that when Tatum came back, he immediately was getting introduced last again like he never even left. I can see the argument for both sides: celebrating Tatum's return or giving Jaylen the respect he had earned all season. I can see this possibly rubbing Jaylen the wrong way. The fact is, it has never been a 1a and 1b relationship. Tatum has always gotten preferential treatment - Deservedly so - but that doesn't mean Jaylen's psyched about it.

[No Nickname]

https://x.com/TheDunkCentral/status/2072119851397574955?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

Brian Windhorst talks about the idea of Brown playing with LeBron in Cleveland.

I like that ... for Cleveland.

For Boston ... not so much.

Windhorst's whole "Cleveland trades Mobley and in return gets Jaylen Brown and LeBron James" is the type of spin we heard when the Clippers made that massive trade for Paul George.

Clippers Fans: "Oh, trading away Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Danilo Gallinari, four unprotected first-round picks, one protected first-rounder, and two pick swaps isn't that crazy seeing that we get both Paul George and Kawhi Leonard at the end of the day."

Hopefully the pressure builds to try and lure LeBron to the Cavs.  And hopefully the Cavs' management looks at it like:

Cavs get:  Jaylen Brown, LeBron James
Celts get: Evan Mobley, (another player to make the money work), two unprotected 1st round draft picks, three 2nd round picks

[RodyTur10]

Different proposal to the Pels:

To Boston: Trey Murphy, Jordan Poole, '27 Milwaukee 1st
To New Orleans: Jaylen Brown, Sam Hauser

We replace Brown with Murphy, who's less experienced but on the trajectory to be an All Star soon as well on a good contract. Hauser is a an asset throw in to help New Orleans deepen their roster and opens up minutes for our wings (Gonzalez, Scheierman, Walsh).

Poole is an expiring contract. We actually go below the tax with this deal. And we're set up to make a trade including Poole later on or open up cap space next summer for extensions (think Queta and Walsh). That Milwaukee pick next year we obtain could be gold.

Our starting line-up will be White/Murphy/Tatum/Gonzalez/Queta. Where Murphy is the secondary scorer and Gonzalez is the low usage defenseman.

On the bench of course Pritchard in the 6th man role playing starter minutes. Harper can compete with Poole for minutes. Scheierman and Walsh will get enough minutes on the wing, while Robinson is the back-up center with spot up minutes for Garza.

The rotation:

PG: White, Pritchard, Conley
SG: Murphy, Harper, Poole
SF: Tatum, Scheierman
PF: Gonzalez, Walsh, Cenac
C: Queta, Robinson, Garza

[Who]

Daniel Donabedian

Shams Charania says the Celtics are "strongly shopping" Jaylen Brown still

This ain't over. Not yet.

[Csfan1984]

I'm thinking after today's sigings Cs are not looking for draft picks if they deal Brown. Probably looking for shooting. C's got too cold and their system failed, they may be going more all in on threes thus moving Brown.

[keevsnick]

I'm thinking after today's sigings Cs are not looking for draft picks if they deal Brown. Probably looking for shooting. C's got too cold and their system failed, they may be going more all in on threes thus moving Brown.

Having three point shooting be the reason you lost to NYK in 2025 and PHI in 2026 and deciding to double own even further would certainly be a choice.

Not even saying its wrong, if you don't have a Jokic, SGA or Wemby hoping for hot shooting is as good a strategy as any. The Knicks just rode hot shooting all the way to the title.