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If there’s one thing we love to do in Big Media, it’s re-grading trades prematurely. It takes years before we have enough perspective to know which teams actually won or lost any transaction, but who’s got the time or patience for that these days?
Fortunately, the Boston Celtics are coming to Philadelphia on Tuesday, which gives us a golden opportunity to relitigate their decision to trade Jaylen Brown to the Sixers this past offseason.
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First, let’s recap the terms of the trade itself:
Philadelphia 76ers receive: Jaylen Brown
Boston Celtics receive: Paul George, 2028 1st (likely a swap involving the LAC pick), 2031 PHI 1st, 2028 2nd (best of GSW/MIL/OKC), 2030 2nd (best of PHX/POR/WAS)
Before we go any further, we must emphasize: The final judgment on this deal won’t be rendered for years to come. We’ll have to see if the Celtics eventually use George’s contract in another trade and whether the Sixers extend Brown (and for how much if so).
But again, what’s the fun in waiting? Let’s examine whether either team should already be having buyer’s remorse.
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Sixers grade: A
If the Sixers didn’t trade for Brown, LeBron James likely would not have signed a veteran-minimum contract with them in free agency. He admitted as much this offseason. That alone makes this deal a clear A for now.
That isn’t the only reason why it deserves an A, though.
With Jayson Tatum on the mend from an Achilles tear for most of last season, Brown averaged nearly 29 points per game and finished sixth in the MVP race. Unsurprisingly, his scoring output has dipped in Philadelphia, as he’s now sharing touches with LeBron, Tyrese Maxey, VJ Edgecombe and Joel Embiid. Still, he’s averaging 22.3 points per game, which ranks second on the team behind only Maxey, and is doing so on an efficient 47.7 percent shooting overall and 39.2 percent shooting from deep.
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A bunch of analytics dorks justified the trade for the Celtics by pointing to Brown’s mediocre on/off splits, which drew Brown’s ire.
Ironically, Brown’s on/off splits have been great in Philadelphia thus far. They’ve outscored opponents by 4.8 points per 100…
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