NBA Media Insider: Should Boston Perform Poorly in the Playoffs, the Celtics Should Trade Jaylen Brown

NBA Media Insider: Should Boston Perform Poorly in the Playoffs, the Celtics Should Trade Jaylen Brown.

An NBA analyst offers a crucial theory about what might occur if the Boston Celtics don’t win the championship this season.

Every week, Bill Simmons and Ryen Russillo debate their opinions about the NBA on the Bill Simmons Podcast. This week, Russillo thought of something to say about Jaylen Brown, an NBA All-Star forward for the Boston Celtics.

“Jaylen has smashed through any ceiling I’ve ever had for him, I’ve said that before,” Russillo stated. Similar to the draft, he starts off okay—he’s really decent, but whatever—and then he just keeps getting better. Last year, I voted for him to be on the All-NBA team, but I wasn’t really sure why I did. It’s acceptable that some members of the analytics community believe it wasn’t as good as they thought it was.

Russillo stated that he has made an effort to focus more on the All-Star forward this season, noting that Brown is getting less looks as a result of Boston’s acquisition of Kristaps Porzingis.

He and Bill Simmons both felt that, when it comes to the difficult shots he takes and makes, Brown has now kind of turned into a “no, no, no, yes” player.