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Assessing Jaylen Brown's Trade Value and Boston’s Options
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5/18/2025
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I feel as if Boston, because of how they operate, they are on that list.
00:08
Now, I don't know how they get it done.
00:11
I don't know how it'll have to, I would imagine, include Jalen Brown.
00:15
And then does Milwaukee value Jalen Brown?
00:20
And that becomes just one of the most fascinating things of this offseason
00:26
is what is Jalen Brown's value?
00:30
And I was again, you know, you ask around, right?
00:35
Even again, our producer, Pat, who knows the Celtics very, very well,
00:40
of who is more valuable in the trade market, Jalen Brown.
00:44
The still reigning, by the way, Eastern Conference Finals MVP and Finals MVP,
00:49
or Derek White.
00:51
I have yet to be given the Jalen Brown answer to that.
00:57
So far, due to contract and performance, Derek White seems to be the answer here.
01:07
So again, that gets really tricky to me, though, right?
01:11
When we think about what this offseason can be, because around the league,
01:15
are teams actually going to be willing to give up more, J.Y., for Derek White than Jalen Brown?
01:20
And if so, does Boston then part ways with Derek White to try and reset the deck here a little bit?
01:26
Yeah, I mean, I think the reason why Derek White could have more value
01:31
is because his contract is one year shorter at significantly less money.
01:36
You're talking about $25 million.
01:38
So if you're willing to take a chance, and Derek White has done, what a phenomenal job
01:44
that what he's done with his career since leaving San Antonio and the elevation of what he has done
01:49
as not just a shooter, but a guy that can create off the bounce a little bit,
01:54
but also becoming one of the better defenders in the league.
01:58
So, and here's the thing, it's hard for me to look, and I think Jalen Brown's fantastic.
02:04
I'm going to preface by saying this, I don't think you look around the league right now
02:08
and say, Jalen Brown's a top 12 player.
02:11
Jalen Brown's a top 15 player.
02:13
Like, you could argue, maybe he's in the 20 range.
02:18
So, if he's in the 20 range, are you willing to pay someone four years
02:24
at an average of $53.3 million?
02:27
The answer is probably no, unless there's like a bad contract that's coming back the other way.
02:32
Derek White is more intriguing, but the 28.1, it's a player option at 28.29.
02:40
Obviously, we expect him probably to opt out, so now you're looking at it being for three years, right?
02:46
So, I think, in my estimation, unless I am saying like, okay, I need this guy that's a media star,
02:56
but I still don't think Jalen Brown does that.
02:58
So, if you send him to some bad market, he'd be like, okay, face of the franchise,
03:05
I just don't put Jalen Brown as that type of player to be like, that sells you tickets.
03:09
It doesn't, but it comes down, like, there's a lot of things here, like,
03:13
would Milwaukee value Jalen Brown, getting him back into Giannis?
03:17
The question, I don't think that's really the question.
03:18
It really is, do the Bucs have what it takes to retain Giannis, or are they just trying to be like,
03:25
hey, we have to get something, and Brown is enough, right?
03:29
That's a very difficult conversation to have, like, can we get him?
03:32
Is that enough for us, plus other pieces, a pick here or there, whatever it might be.
03:36
When it comes to Brown, I'm saying, would a franchise see him as like, this is our guy?
03:41
Which is not the case.
03:42
Because he's a best as that second option.
03:45
You know, we were talking, is he a fit for the Warriors?
03:48
Because if he plays a supporting role, when Steph on the backside of his career,
03:53
Jimmy, if they're all doing just enough, that is a balanced team.
03:56
No one player has to do everything.
03:58
Could he go to a younger team where he's saying, okay, we took a first step this year,
04:01
maybe like a Houston, and he provides a little bit of assistance, kind of like,
04:05
you know, Tobias Harris, I was very low on him coming into the year.
04:07
Tobias Harris had a great year with Detroit, right?
04:09
Allow the young talent to play his role.
04:11
If we can have Jalen Brown play a similar role where he doesn't have to be the main option,
04:15
he's not the face of the franchise, and he's that wave of reinforcement.
04:19
I think, though, for Boston has to hope that basically the idea around Jalen Brown
04:24
is if you acquire him and you give him an uptick in usage, it becomes much better.
04:32
So in game number five, he had 26, 8, and 12, right?
04:35
In game four, he had 20.6 pounds, six assists.
04:39
I think the idea has to be, again, for the acquiring team.
04:42
The idea for Boston to be willing to part ways with Jalen Brown is that a team believes
04:46
that if they actually give him the keys to the car, he is an all-star starter year in
04:51
and year out and making all NBA teams.
04:54
And I think that that becomes a really, really interesting aspect of, again, this Boston offseason.
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