Trade Idea: Celtics - Pelicans

[slightly biased bias fan]

Celtics

Incoming: Williamson, Murphy III

Outgoing: Brown, Hauser, 2026 Celtics 1st round pick


Pelicans

Incoming: Brown, Hauser, 2026 Celtics 1st round pick

Outgoing: Williamson, Murphy III

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Credit to jambr380 for suggesting this trade in a previous thread. I thought it was worthy of its own post, to gauge if YOU would do this deal.

Personally, I do not think this trade would ever happen, specifically from Celtics end. Trading Brown is one thing, but to trade him to one of the worst run franchises in the NBA, is rather insulting.

[Vermont Green]

This and similar trades have been beaten to death in other threads.  I definitely don't include a first from Boston.  It should be NOP sending a first to BOS.

Even in that case, due to the risk with Zion, I only do this trade if I am convinced that Brown wants a trade and feel I kind of have to trade him.  Otherwise no, probably not.

That said, and as I have said in other threads, this is a reasonable construction for a trade of Brown.  If Zion fulfills his ceiling, it would be a big win for BOS.  If Zion continues to flounder, it could go down as one of the worst trades in recent history for BOS.  That is the risk and why you don't do it unless you feel you have to trade Brown (which I do not think is the case).

[SparzWizard]

This and similar trades have been beaten to death in other threads.  I definitely don't include a first from Boston.  It should be NOP sending a first to BOS.

Even in that case, due to the risk with Zion, I only do this trade if I am convinced that Brown wants a trade and feel I kind of have to trade him.  Otherwise no, probably not.

That said, and as I have said in other threads, this is a reasonable construction for a trade of Brown.  If Zion fulfills his ceiling, it would be a big win for BOS.  If Zion continues to flounder, it could go down as one of the worst trades in recent history for BOS.  That is the risk and why you don't do it unless you feel you have to trade Brown (which I do not think is the case).

If Brown demands a trade he'd have the leverage and he determines where he wants to go tho