Every NBA Team and Jaylen Brown

[timpiker]

I'm wondering why nobody wants Jaylen.

[Who]

I'm wondering why nobody wants Jaylen.

I wrote this on the repeated tax thread

Jaylen Brown = 3yrs $180mil
LaMelo Ball = 3yrs $130mil

$50mil cheaper to have LaMelo at the 25% max contract versus Jaylen at the 30% supermax contract.

I think Jaylen's contract is lowering his trade desirability. A number of teams are scared off / unwilling to give up as much in a trade due to his contract. I don't think BOS has the offers some people are expecting.

I think this is playing a big role.

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I forget who it was but someone was talking about only title contenders are willing to pay $60-70mil a year for Jaylen. The teams trying to make the playoffs want the cheaper stars at $40-50mil. They don't want to pay Jaylen all that money just make the playoffs. You pay that money because he gets you a ring.

Then a number of teams who in play for a Championship struggle with their own payroll and to have enough assets to make an attractive offer to Boston.

[johnnygreen]

I've heard the Sengun trade idea, but what about Durant? Would Houston trade Durant and two 1st round picks for Brown? Houston has some enticing draft capital from prior trades. I know Durant is a shorter window, but the picks could help get someone else in a trade or be a possible future player in the draft.