Jaylen Brown, Boston Celtics rookie, displaying 'mean-spirited' post game in starting lineup

I am not glad that Avery Bradley has been out for a month, but the silver lining has been that Jaylen Brown has gotten lots of Bradley's minutes.  And, with these minutes Brown has shown that he will continue to improve more and more.

Brown is also a keeper unless there is a first level and young star type player coming back in a trade.

wideclyde wrote:I am not glad that Avery Bradley has been out for a month, but the silver lining has been that Jaylen Brown has gotten lots of Bradley's minutes.  And, with these minutes Brown has shown that he will continue to improve more and more.

Brown is also a keeper unless there is a first level and young star type player coming back in a trade.

Wide,

I would go as far as to say that Brown, and Smart, are in the process of making Bradley expendable.

Bradley's probably not worth what he was early this season in trade, but could help bring back a decent player for depth, or maybe a younger player needing minutes in order to develop.

Regards

NYCelt wrote:

wideclyde wrote:I am not glad that Avery Bradley has been out for a month, but the silver lining has been that Jaylen Brown has gotten lots of Bradley's minutes.  And, with these minutes Brown has shown that he will continue to improve more and more.

Brown is also a keeper unless there is a first level and young star type player coming back in a trade.

Wide,

I would go as far as to say that Brown, and Smart, are in the process of making Bradley expendable.

Bradley's probably not worth what he was early this season in trade, but could help bring back a decent player for depth, or maybe a younger player needing minutes in order to develop.

Regards

I hate to say it, but was thinking the same thing myself nycelt, and I love AB's game and grit. Browns size and versatility as the starter at the 2 is getting great results despite the obvious learning curve that he is going thru, but hes the other teams match up problem, because he can do so many things, driving, scoring, rebounding, defense and he doesn't even really know what hes doing yet, but his versatile defense covering 2's plus all positions 1-4 during any given play is great for a team with a very small PG and not the largest or physical group of 4-5's.

I've come to the same conclusion on Brown versus Bradley and I think Avery's right achilles is the same one that hampered him two years ago - in other words, a recurring problem. IMO, there will never be a better time to part company than now. Hawk

Brown can develop into a two position player but he has a ways to go before he is a lock.  He is still a very poor shooter.

I do not think that he makes AB expendable yet.  The Celts have played well with AB out because the team has collectively played better.  AB's future is however a question mark because of his nagging injury history and his pending extension that may come into play this summer.  If DA keeps the 2017 Draft pick and uses it for a guard it is unlikely that both IT and AB will be offered an extension this summer.

Expanding on this theme... Does IT get Conley money?  How much to extend AB?  DA has until next February to trade them so the decision is not immediately critical.

dboss

With respect to injuries AB has played in 86% of regular season games excluding his rookie year and considering that he comes back after the Allstar game and plays the rest of the season.

Compare that Jimmy Butler.  exclude the rookie year and he plays the remainder of this regular season he has played in 87% of games.

dboss

If you are shipping Bradley out, you need to bring in a shooter as Smart and Brown are not at Bradley's shooting level yet.

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