Because of the difficulties of having two players with Supermax deals on the roster whenever Tatum signs his this summer, Jaylen Brown’s long-term future with the Boston Celtics is less guaranteed than that of Jayson Tatum, Derrick White, and Kristaps Porzingis.
The team at CellticsBlog stated, “A financial reckoning is coming; that’s the bigger reality that the franchise must deal white.” What role do the transactions of Xavier Tillman and Jaden Springer play in that? With the new CBA’s Second Apron limitations and high repeater tax rates, it is impossible to maintain a roster this deep, skilled, and experienced for very long. It’s hard to predict how this roster will change in the not-too-distant future, but it will, and the front staff now has more options thanks to this deadline.
“Jason Tatum, Kristaps Porzingis, and Derrick White are the three players who feel the most secure as long-term Celtics. Jaylen Brown comes behind them due to the size of his contract and the difficulties posed by two players each earning three-quarters of the salary cap.”
If Banner 18 isn’t raised, Jaylen Brown believes the Boston Celtics should be the next to go after the Marcus Smart trade.
As the President of Basketball Operations for the Celtics, Brad Stevens is constantly coming up with new ideas. He has made small moves, like the one they made this past deadline for Springer and Tillman, but he also frequently makes bigger splashes, like trading Kemba Walker for Al Horford, converting Josh Richardson and Romeo Langford into White, packing Daniel Theis, Aaron Nesmith, and other players to acquire Malcolm Brogdon, and, of course, trading Marcus Smart for Kristaps Porzingis.
Despite Smart having the longest tenure of any Celtic, Stevens believed that taking this risk was essential in order to discover a winning recipe. After No. 36 left Boston, Brown assumed that role. It makes sense that the native of Marietta, Georgia, would be the next important player to go given the argument put up by the CelticsBlog staff, which is essentially that the Cs payroll isn’t large enough for him and Tatum if this isn’t a championship team.Let’s create a stunning image. Jaylen Brown has called out Jayson Tatum to assist him in the All-Star Saturday night dunk competition. Brown wins the game when Tatum and Brown execute a historic slam. The dunk competition has returned, giving Cs supporters a memorable moment.In the end, the Jays have a chance to help bring the dunk contest back to life in addition to having the chance to collaborate with a number of iconic teammates. Can they really pull it off?
Over time, the dunk contest has lost its unique appeal because elite athletes no longer take part in it. It’s unfortunate because legendary players and dunkers like Vince Carter, Kobe Bryant, and Michael Jordan once competed in the dunk tournament. I applaud Brown for organising the tournament because he is attempting to alter the perception of elite players competing. Brown made a wise decision by letting himself emerge from Tatum’s shadow as well.Given the history of teammates helping each other out, it’s exciting to hear that Tatum will most likely assist Brown on a dunk. Some notable examples that come to mind are: Allen Iverson, who famously threw the ball off the back of the backboard to Andre Iguodala; Steve Nash, who headed the ball to Amar’e Stoudemire; Jameer Nelson, who threw it to Dwight Howard for the Superman dunk; and Tracy McGrady, who dropped the ball for a huge through-the-legs dunk from Vince Carter. Tatum and Brown could add to this list and leave their mark on the history of the game.
