Now that the dust has settled, it’s easier to understand why Boston moved on from Jaylen Brown.
• 36-6 without him over the last three seasons (90-36 all-time)
• Jayson Tatum’s impact metrics jump with Brown off the floor
• Payton Pritchard’s numbers improve significantly without Brown
• Brown finished his Celtics career with a negative on court/off differential
• No NBA player suppresses his teammates’ scoring more while on the floor than Brown, according to the data
Could they have gotten a better return? Absolutely. But when you factor in the looming supermax, the analytics, and the opportunity to add Paul George, it’s not hard to see why they made the move.
Whether it’ll work is another conversation. But the logic behind it is pretty clear.
I think the difficult conversation goes like this: Jaylen we know you want to be a franchise player. We asked all 29 other franchises and none of them want you as their franchise player. We would be more than happy for you to return to our team as the second best player.
Say what you want about how Diana Russini’s actions broke apart two families with multiple children, but don’t forget that she doesn’t know shit about football either