Boston Celtics: 3 C’s whose futures could be determined in series vs. Nets

Boston Celtics player No. 3) Jaylen Brown

For the better part of the past three campaigns, the big question mark that’s been hovering over this franchise has been whether or not Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown can find a way to play well enough together to put the Boston Celtics in a legitimate position to win banner No. 18.

While there are mixed opinions pertaining to this topic, with some believing the answer is a resounding no while others (like ourselves) absolutely believe it’s possible, if the team doesn’t end up making it past this year’s quarterfinals matchup against the Brooklyn Nets, it’s almost certain that the overall consensus will wind up leaning towards the former and, in turn, will have all eyes looking at how the front office will opt to handle the pairing moving forward.

Now, should it come to this boiling point and the shamrocks decide to call it quits on the Jay squad (something we truly hope does not happen), in all likelihood, it will be Brown, not Tatum, who is sent packing.

At just 25-years-old, the wing has proven himself to be a tremendous two-way talent with continuously improving aspects of his game.

An All-Star in 2021 and a legitimate All-Star snub in 2022, Brown saw himself putting up sensational numbers during his sixth season in the association, boasting averages of 23.6 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 1.1 steals per game on 47 percent shooting from the floor and 36 percent shooting from deep.

Despite all of his accomplishments and high-end production, however, Tatum is still viewed by the overwhelming majority as the C’s main building block of the two and, if it is believed that this duo has run its course and cannot get over the hump together, then Stevens may be forced to dangle Brown in an effort to bring on a more complementary talent for their 3x All-Star and soon-to-be 2x All-NBA selection.

A budding superstar in his own right, the former third overall pick could bring back a massive haul on the trade market if he ever were to be listed as available.

From seasoned stars like Damian Lillard to more youthful studs like Donovan Mitchell, a deal involving the uber-talented wing would absolutely see a big name such as these being brought back to eastern Massachusetts in return.

Though we at the Houdini may not wish to see Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown be split apart, if their season ends against the Nets, one should expect such rumblings to ramp up dramatically.