Why Boston Celtics Do The Deal
The Boston Celtics do this deal if, and only if, they fail to advance to the NBA Finals this season.
If they get there, splitting up the young duo of Tatum and Brown would verge on criminal. On the other hand, this group has gotten as far as the Conference Finals before. If they felt they’d reached a ceiling and needed to explore new routes, this would be an interesting one to take.
For the Celtics, this deal would be an all-in bet on the present. A duo of Durant and Jayson Tatum should be unstoppable in 2022-23. As in, more unstoppable than the duo of Tatum and Brown already are.
Parting with Brown wouldn’t be easy. This Celtics team is “built, not bought” construction is likely something their front office takes pride in. Still, they’d have to entertain certain offers in pursuit of an NBA championship.
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An offer of Kevin Durant would probably qualify.