Being a general manager in the NBA is, first and foremost, a juggling act.
The goal is to win an NBA championship. In order to do so, you have to have the most talented players you can on your roster. Sometimes, that means trading great players for even better ones.
Of course, once you offer such a trade, you’d better hope the opposing team accepts it. Otherwise, your player knows he was included in a trade offer, and you run the risk of alienating him.
That may be occurring in Boston as we speak. The Celtics allegedly offered Jaylen Brown to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for Kevin Durant.
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It wasn’t the first time Brown was offered in a trade for a superstar, and if his Twitter activity means anything, he’s growing tired of it.
If the situation has become toxic, the Celtics could be forced to move their star wing. Here’s a deal that sends him to the Cleveland Cavaliers.