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Jaylen Brown was not traded. Jaylen Brown was salary-dumped. The Celtics canvassed the league asking for anyone who might be interested. They were rebuffed. Repeatedly. They could not manage to get a Tre Murphy swap with fillers. They couldn't manage to get a Jrue Holiday + picks package. In the end, the Sixers offer was underwhelming, but it was the best one they had. And the Celtics learned what many front offices have known for a while. Top 25-30 players who get paid top 10 money become bottom 100 assets, even in their prime. The Celtics paid Jaylen Brown for the same reason the Clippers paid Paul George. They wanted to max out the contention window for their star by re-signing their supporting caste. It's a trap many teams fall into when trying to max contention windows. Klay got the bag post ACL injury because the Warriors wanted to help Steph. Myles got paid so the Bucks could help Giannis. Hell, right now the Raptors are about to pay Kawhi Leonard 170+ million over 3 years to help open up Scottie Barnes' window. But the reality is grim. 29ppg isn't enough anymore. Not without the impact, efficiency, defense and making your teammates better. Brown wasn't a great defender this year. He's an aggressive but less than superstar level scorer... And at nearly 60 million a year, with the analytical impact and player profile of an borderline All Star, the Celtics bet that Paul George + picks was worth getting off of one additional year of Jaylen Brown. It's not a popular decision. But it's reality. Front offices don't value him. Just like they didn't value Ja, BI and Trae Young. Learn the lesson. If you max out these types of players, you're going to be holding them well past expiration. Via The Hoop Collective Podcast
Pensare Basketball1,361,297 次观看 • 3 个月前
If you're havin' bench problems, I feel bad for you, son. I got 99 problems, but my bench ain't one. Hit me. Battle got the burner, that's a deadeye stroke. Shead hounds your point 'til your offense broke. Ja'Kobe on the wing, that's my young gunna. lock down on D like the Stone Cold stunna CMB in the paint, man, the kid's absurd, Guardin' one through five like you never heard. Scores through contact, switches every screen, Gotcha ass locked like you havin a bad dream. Allen Graves a dawg, man swam with gators Leave the preacher open for a mili it's see ya later Show the rock once, It's cookies all day Ponchatoula to Toronto, he took the long way. If you're havin' bench problems, I feel bad for you, son. I got 99 problems, but my bench ain't one. #WeTheNorth
Pensare Basketball152,903 次观看 • 3 个月前
Within 12 months, Allen Graves is going to win over the entire country of Canada. Bookmark it. I've spent 2 days obsessively watching more and more Allen Graves tape and the end result of this process is that he'll be a top 12-13 player in this draft. People are overthinking the shot dip, combine testing and competition. 6'9 with a 7'0 wingspan, insane motor, shooting touch, generational hand-eye coordination and IQ... these players don't come around every draft. Don't let the smile fool you. Allen Graves is an absolute monster on the court.
Pensare Basketball69,459 次观看 • 3 个月前
The Panel is about to be CRAZY tomorrow. Pull up tomorrow at 11am EST. We got the Toronto Raptors season preview, and to celebrate the NORTH, we got rid of our L host and freed the chat. 3 incredible special guests lined up including 2 of the best Raptors content creators on the planet! Via Players Choice
Pensare Basketball17,116 次观看 • 24 天前
I've spent 20+ years learning how to predict and project things accurately. Real estate, stocks, futures, ForEx, commodities ... And sometimes, basketball. Since June 25th, I've oscillated between 92-99.9% sure that Kawhi Leonard would be a Toronto Raptor. Over the past month that range condensed to 97-99.9%. I've never deviated from the thesis. I've never hedged a claim. I've chosen to unequivocally trust my sources even as friends and colleagues urged me to prepare for the deal to fall apart. If this deal goes through as I expect, there will be no credit extended. No one will care that this platform never wavered in its conviction and all those who said this deal will fall apart will fade into obscurity, never to be heard from again. But if the deal DID fall apart, I would never hear the end of it. Politically speaking, that's a lose-lose outcome. But as I've always maintained. I'm not political. And privately, I'm not worried about whether the Raptors will complete this trade. I'm more worried in recent weeks what their next 2-3 moves are once they do.
Pensare Basketball18,724 次观看 • 1 个月前
Sarah McLachlan made Canada very proud at All Star Weekend. She sang 'Oh Canada' beautifully, with grace, and with pride. In an event that's completely devoted to shock value, commercialism and novelty of the superficial variety, she opted for class, dignity and tradition. 🇨🇦
Pensare Basketball87,444 次观看 • 8 个月前
