Jones & Keefe: There is no better pairing for Jayson Tatum than Jaylen Brown

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00:00I want Jalen here when Tatum comes back.

00:02If it's the end of next year or more likely the year after that,

00:05I want him in place for when Tatum comes back.

00:09And I'd rather have Jalen playing with him than Sabonis even.

00:13You know, other players, Giannis and Booker to me would be different.

00:16But I think it's going to be hard to find a player I'd rather pair with Tatum.

00:20So, no, I don't want draft picks.

00:22I don't want a bunch of draft picks for that.

00:23I don't even want it for Derek White.

00:24I think it just goes back continually to looking at what you have with Jason and Jalen.

00:30And that it is what most teams are striving to get when they get picks like that,

00:34when they load up like that, trying to rebuild through the draft.

00:37And they're so early still in their careers together that to just blow it up around this injury

00:45and not being sure about the future and a change of hands and ownership.

00:49I just think it's way too early.

00:51Like, it's still too early to look at that.

00:53I know he's on this massive contract.

00:56Jalen Brown, that is.

00:57That contract is going to age okay once these other contracts start,

01:02these super maxes start being given out.

01:04And I just, I think it's still too early to look at unless it's something that is such a crazy deal.

01:10And I'm not sure, especially when you have the new CBA and all these teams

01:13who are really trying to get under different aprons and luxury taxes,

01:17that there's going to be a team out there who's willing to take on Jalen

01:21and give that much in return.

01:23Yeah, I don't even love the idea.

01:26We'll get to Anferty Simons and whether he's staying, going, is he on the team, is he off the team?

01:32Like, I want him here.

01:33I like that as a return for Holiday.

01:34I was actually surprised at how good of a return they got for Holiday.

01:38I acknowledge you probably got a half step worse on the floor without Drew Holiday.

01:42But I also don't know that Holiday's a great fit on a team without Tatum.

01:46He's a better fit on a championship contender, which is why I thought Portland was an odd trade partner.

01:51Maybe he'll still get flipped somewhere else.

01:52The deal's not finalized, similar to Simons.

01:55But I could at least understand why the Celtics would say,

01:59all right, we're going to flip him to carve out space to balance our roster and get a big.

02:03I at least get that.

02:05I don't get Jalen and Derek White.

02:08I don't get it.

02:09And if you're, especially if you're saving money on top of it,

02:12you're already below the second apron.

02:14You're already out of the area where you were worried about being.