Are Jaylen Brown’s days with the Celtics numbered?
Many Boston fans wonder whether Brown could be a casualty of the Celtics’ looming teardown, which began Monday night when Jrue Holiday reportedly was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers. And Brown could make sense as a trade piece given his talent and massive salary.
However, during a “Get Up!” segment Tuesday morning, ESPN NBA insider Brian Windhorst threw cold water on the idea of the Celtics moving Brown, who still is recovering from offseason knee surgery.
“This is the new reality in the NBA. Is Jaylen Brown an excellent player? Yes, absolutely. Is he a 300 million dollar player? That’s where you get into some things. And so, when you look at Jaylen Brown, a player who’s just had knee surgery (they think he’s going to be back and be fine), who makes 300 million dollars — I’m not sure the value is there for the Celtics even if they wanted to trade him.
“So, I don’t think that’s something they’re looking at.”
Story continues below advertisement
Of course, the status of Jayson Tatum looms large over all conjecture about Boston’s plans.
Will the Celtics subtract star power despite their best player potentially facing a lost season? Will they be proactive in resetting the roster for when Tatum is ready to return from his torn Achilles? Will they somehow thread the needle?
Those questions remain unanswered. Nevertheless, Celtics fans should expect big changes — with Kristaps Porzingis potentially the next to go.
Story continues below advertisement