We could have had either player over Jaylen Brown and both buddy hield and sabonis would be huge the Celtics.
Sabonis 14.2 PPG 9.6 RPG 3 APG
Hield 20 PPG 5 rpg 2 APG. Hield is the 12th leading 3-point shooter in the NBA and not this year he's the 12th leading 3-point shooter in NBA history.
Horford
Morris
Tatum
Hield
Irving
Love Hield but could really use Sabonis with Al getting older.
Not likely that Hield winds up in green until the downside of the cycle, 2027 or later, if at all. Boston is overflowing with good wings as it is, and they’re all better defenders than Hield.
Love Sabonis. Gets you the ball on both boards, scores at the rim and the line, gets you to the line. Really good passer, though careless. Kudos to Indiana for having him included in the Paul George deal (along with Oladipo!).
You’re right that Boston could’ve had either of them over Brown, but then they wouldn’t have had Brown. A lot of people are down on him right now but that’ll change.