Before trading him for Jaylen Brown, the 76ers were attempting to dump Paul George contract and were willing to attach a first-round pick, per @kirkgoldsberry
(h/t @sixers_galaxy)
The Celtics are banking on Payton Pritchard making a Jalen Brunson-type leap, per @tomhaberstroh
“The Celtics trading [Jaylen] Brown is a bet that [Payton] Pritchard is their in-house version of New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson, a diminutive player who didn’t fully show his talents until Luka Dončić was out of the picture.”
(Via @YahooSports )
Just an fyi this is not about the Knicks being bad after losing Mitch… he was always going to leave, who cares, we will be great… it’s about WHERE he went. Simple.