THE TAKE
Jaylen Brown is not a number one option and at $57M per year annually doesn't want to go back to being a number two, which is why the Celtics trade made sense
BOLDNESS
35/100
GRADE
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PLAYERS / TEAMS
None tagged
GRADING CRITERIA
TRUE IF
Brown's trade away from Boston is definitively explained by his unwillingness to accept a secondary role and/or the Celtics determined trading him made more sense than keeping him at that salary.
FALSE IF
Brown re-signs with the Celtics, if he thrives as a number-two option elsewhere, or if alternative explanations (cap space, front office conflict, draft assets) prove more determinative.
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This take hasn't been graded yet. Resolution expected JUN 30, 2029.