Trades analysis, backed by our own data.
The Celtics close out ten years of Jaylen Brown with a move that dismantles their best lineup while leaving untouched the one measurable crack in an elite team's offense: nobody protected the ball more in 2025-26… and almost nobody moved it less.
Analysts Anthony Irwin and Tim MacMahon point to both players' contract timelines as a potential meeting point. It's only a scenario — but our data says the fit would be far less redundant than it looks.
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.
El base rechaza negociar una extensión con los Celtics a corto plazo y los números le dan la razón: su impacto ya desborda su contrato, y su margen de mejora está localizado en el sitio exacto donde él dice querer trabajar.
Rival teams are monitoring the point guard according to Luke Adams (HoopsRumors), and the numbers tell an uncomfortable story: Irving is still performing at an elite level, but his timeline and Cooper Flagg's are pointing in opposite directions. The situation is open — nothing is settled.
The trade is confirmed: Jaylen Brown leaves Boston for the Sixers in the deal that sends Paul George the other way. But the numbers reveal a problem nobody in Philadelphia wants to face — Brown, Embiid, and Maxey all live off the same thing. The ball.
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.
