Boston Celtics
Atlanta Hawks Receive: G/F Jaylen Brown, F Danilo Gallinari, 2025 First-Round Pick (BOS), 2027 First-Round Pick (BOS)
Boston Celtics Receive: G Trae Young
It’s hard to discuss Young without pointing to his defensive limitations. All told, he’s one of the worst defenders in the entire NBA.
The Boston Celtics would be uniquely built to minimize those limitations. This group has an elite point-of-attack defender to cover Young in Marcus Smart.
Meanwhile, they have a platoon of versatile defensive bigs between Robert Williams III, Al Horford, and Grant Williams.
Meanwhile, their offense could hit unspeakable highs after adding Young. In fact, pairing him with Jayson Tatum should be a recipe for forming one of the best attacks in the league.
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As for Atlanta, they may not even need to bottom out following this move. Adding Brown to a core featuring Dejounte Murray, Clint Capella, and De’Andre Hunter ought to keep them in the playoff hunt.
Unless one of them requests a trade, that is.
