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 )
Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum in Boston:
9 seasons
620 total games
332-167 in regular season (.665 win pct.)
73-48 in playoffs (.603 win pct.)
1 NBA championship
2 Eastern Conference titles
5 Eastern Conference Finals appearances
16 playoff series wins
The Celtics are believed to have interest in Onyeka Okongwu, if the Hawks become involved as a Giannis Antetokounmpo facilitator for Jaylen Brown.
Okongwu’s development as a stretch-five, 37.6% on 5.2 attempts this season, makes him a strong archetype to pair alongside Giannis.