u/LarBrd33

Wizards seem like they actually want to build around Trae young and Anthony Davis but both of them can flee in a year so they might have pressure to build a winner now so they don’t lose them. They just landed the #1 pick. Think they would build a package around it for a guy like Brown? Would Boston at all consider it? they have other intriguing guys like Alex Sarr

Ainge in Utah allegedly offered the 5th pick for Brown last summer. Not enough. I said in another thread that if you could get 3 of Lauri Markannen, Keyonte George, Ace Bailey, Jaren Jackson Jr and Utah’s pick, you’d have to consider it. Utah just ended up with the 2nd pick. Would anyone trade brown for 2nd pick and one more asset like JJJ?

that pacers trade seemed insane to me. I get zubac is solid but they tanked a whole season only for their top 5 pick to go to the clippers. I’d be so angry if Boston had done that.

Which one of these two unlikely seasons will be closest to your heart long-term?

2016-17 Isaiah Thomas:

• 28.9 points, 5.9 assists, 2.8 turnovers, 46.3%/37.9%/90.9%, 33.8mpg
• 51-25 record
• Eastern Conference Finals Exit

2025-26 Jaylen Brown:

• 28.7 points, 5.1 assists, 3.6 turnovers, 47.7%/34.7%/79.5%, 34.4mpg
• 47-24 record (36-22 without Tatum)
• Blown 3-1 lead in the first round

Isaiah's incredible year earned him 2nd Team All-NBA and a trade to Cleveland.

Brown's favorite season ever is likely earning him 1st Team (him or Cade) and increased Twitch following.

Nobody can ever take away the Jays 2024 title, but it’s also true it’s the one of the least respected titles in NBA history. Every salty NBA fan whined about Boston’s easy path. The most vocal were Knicks fans who spent an entire summer crying that they could have beat Boston had they been healthy.

Then last year they seemingly backed that up by having back to back 20 point comebacks and upsetting the Celtics.

The other most memorable one from the title run was having to sit there and watch Joel Embiid during the finals live broadcast literally claim that Boston only made the finals because “everyone” (including him) was hurt.

And now look. Embiid has cooked us two games in a row.

I genuinely think more rides on game 7 than just gap year humiliation. Historically fans will use this as further reason to discredit Boston’s easy path title and the legacies of Tatum and Brown as guys who constantly failed against inferior talent unless injuries paved a way for them.

However, the opposite is also true. If the gap year Celtics were able to beat Philly and follow it up by beating the Knicks, it completely erases the narrative and solidifies the legacies of the Jays. A lot riding on this game.