Jaylen Traded to PHI for PG, 2 First Round Picks & 2 Second Round Picks

[Larry for 3]

There has to be some explanation here that we are not aware of.
This trade is so far off what Brad has done historically when he has acquired productive talent that fit the team's needs and chemistry on very reasonable terms.

Maybe there are more moves now or down the road that will end up greatly improving the team in the long run.

A very bad possibility could be this move was forced by new ownership who are only in this for the money and did not want to deal with Brown's extension.

If the reason comes out that this was done because Jaylen had become very unhappy over being shopped, then ok, maybe. But if that was the case, Brad could surely have waited for a better offer. Also, Brown's reaction to the trade indicated he was taken by surprise and very disappointed to be leaving Boston, though his social media comments could have been only for effect and were not sincere.

As it stands now, this makes no sense.

Well, in terms of basketball (paraphrasing from another thread), if the Celtics FO believes that:

• This team is going to be better than last year's team, and the drop off from JB to PG won't be as extreme as it seems
• A team lead by JT and JB can't meaningfully compete for a championship
• Brown isn't worth the contract extension and he won't be happy if he isn't extended, which will impact his play

Then there's a strong argument that it's better to position the team for a deep playoff run in two years' time, where we will have enough space for another max contract, a fully reset repeater tax clock, and a very high pick from the Clippers in time for a very deep free agency pool - versus running it back with the Jays and not a ton of help (because the team is pretty limited in what they can build around both of them this offseason if they stay put).

And how does Tatum feel about that? You go ahead and tell him sit tight Jason we?ll make out move in 2 years. Any kind of competitor would be thinking maybe it?s time to move away from Boston. And if he doesn?t care that?s concerning too. But Why are people ok with throwing away seasons ?  I don?t get it.