Draft analysis, backed by our own data.
The editor asks for a full breakdown of the best playmaker in the league, but today's dossier doesn't include a single stat on the Serbian. So we report what's provable: DeMar DeRozan arrives for $3.9 million and Peyton Watson heads to Cleveland.
The Mavericks send AJ Johnson, a 2030 first-rounder and two second-round picks for a power forward who scores without touching the ball and defends the pick and roll as well as anyone. The price is steep; the fit, nearly perfect.
The Celtics have sent Jaylen Brown to Philadelphia for Paul George and a haul of picks. They lose creation, but the number nobody is looking at says the safety net was already in the building: the third-best offensive rebounder in the entire NBA.
