Draymond Green didn’t hold back after the Boston Celtics sent Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers, and he made it clear he thinks Boston came out on the wrong side of the deal.
The trade itself already raised eyebrows around the league, not just because Brown was moved, but because the Celtics sent him to a team they rarely do business with. A Celtics-76ers swap still carries the kind of shock value that used to come with a Celtics-Lakers deal, and that alone made this one feel unusual.
Green went straight at the move from Boston’s perspective, saying he’d be furious if he were Jayson Tatum. He also pushed back on the idea that Paul George makes this an even exchange.
“No disrespect to Paul George, but this isn’t an even swap, if I’m Jayson Tatum, I’m livid because regardless of what anyone says, we all know the player that Jaylen Brown is and you gonna send this dude to the same division as me with a chip on his shoulder and I gotta play this man 4 times a year? What are we doing here?
“… Philly made out like bandits. You got rid of two first round picks which aren’t going to be top five picks, which aren’t gonna probably produce the caliber of player of Jaylen Brown,” Green said.
“What a win! I can’t believe Jaylen Brown is headed to the Philadelphia 76ers, but my guy Bob [Myers] strikes again!”
There’s no question Green sees this as a major win for Philadelphia. At the same time, not everyone is ready to write Boston off so quickly. Paul George hasn’t looked great in Philadelphia, and his injury history is a real concern, but he was viewed as a top-10 player in the NBA not too long ago.
So while Green called the trade a disaster, the final verdict may still be up for debate. If George gets back to that level, the conversation changes fast. If not, Green’s reaction will look even sharper in hindsight.
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