Houston’s pivot away from the All-Star guard preserves their long-term rebuild, avoiding a shortsighted gamble on veteran stars that would likely stall both franchises’ championship ambitions.
Things change fast in the NBA, as apparently the Houston Rockets have removed themselves from the Jaylen Brown sweepstakes. If it’s true, I’m not mad at that decision at all.
The financial part of a Jaylen Brown trade was never all that difficult to make happen, as covered on Roundtable, I just never truly understood how each team's goals would align in this scenario.
If the Celtics are trying to win another championship, would swapping Kevin Durant for a prime Jaylen Brown really help that? Probably not.
That would make some sense for the Rockets though. Swap KD and Jaylen Brown to essentially re-do last season with a younger star who has more time to grow.
Would pairing KD and Jaylen Brown make sense for the Rockets? I’d have to say no. Why go all in with two mercenaries instead of continuing to grow as a team?
It wouldn’t be a terrible option for Boston to nab Şengün with Amen Thompson and/or Reed Sheppard, but I don’t think they’re ready for that kind of pseudo-rebuild.
Same as before, that wouldn’t get the Celtics closer to a championship. As exciting as it is for us to speculate about big names in trades, this is one that I wasn’t quite on board with, as see on Roundtable.
