Washington Wizards

Boston Celtics Receive: F/C Kristaps Porzingis, 2025 First-Round Pick (WAS), 2027 First-Round Pick (WAS), 2029 First-Round Pick (WAS)

Washington Wizards Receive: G/F Jaylen Brown

The Celtics organization loses leverage in a world where the Nets deal falls apart, and Brown makes his dissatisfaction with the club known. With that said, they still won’t struggle to find a trade for him.

If they can identify a team that’s desperate to improve, that will be helpful. The Washington Wizards may fit that bill. This team has been stuck in mediocrity for far too long.

Meanwhile, a duo of Brown and Bradley Beal ought to be one of the better offensive pairings in the NBA. Granted, this is unlikely to launch the Washington Wizards into serious title contention, but it should make them more relevant than they’ve been in some time. If it does, they could start to look like a more desirable landing spot for impact players.

As for the Celtics, this could be an immediate step backward. At the same time, it shouldn’t be a drastic one.

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Porzingis gives them a high-end drop coverage big man they haven’t had on the defensive end in recent years. They’ll stay competitive, and gain some much-needed draft capital to, ideally, broker a trade for another star down the line. In fact, the next proposal in this piece follows a similar logic.