Save 300 million in spending, the Celtics will give up early next season! Jaylen Brown should be sent away the most

After the free trading market opened this summer, many teams in the western region have launched arms races, with the Clippers + Nuggets + Rockets siegeing the Thunder, and all strong aids joining, and the lineup is becoming more and more balanced. In contrast, the Lakers' consecutive signing of Ayton + Smart + Laravia are all to make Doncic happy, prompting the contract renewal as soon as possible during the offseason, and completing the task of James' transition to Doncic. But there are also some teams who have been doing subtraction after the end of last season. For example, the Suns finally sent Durant away, in exchange for Jaylen Green + Brooks + No. 10 draw. Compared with getting Durant (equivalent to paying 10 first rounds), the Suns lost too much one in and out. The buyout of Bill helped the Suns save $200 million in spending (including luxury tax), and the Suns' lower limit for the new season is even lower.

There is also a team, similar to the Suns, which is the Celtics. As the champion in the summer of 24, the Celtics were blocked by the Knicks last season. The ruptured Achilles tendon of Tatum was undoubtedly a straw that crushed the team. It involved a major injury to the Achilles tendon, and the basic rest period was 10-12 months. Tatum's fall means that the Celtics must break up the frame. If the original lineup framework of last season is retained, the team expects spending to reach US$490 million (230 million salary + 260 million luxury tax), which no one can bear. President Stevens made a quick decision and sent Holiday and Possian away before the free market officially opened. These two transactions helped the Celtics save 27 million in salary + $210 million in luxury tax, totaling $240 million.

But the team demolition plan is not over yet! Anthony Simmons obtained through Holiday trade was hung on the shelves again! Famous reporter Maxstein confirmed that the Celtics worked hard to reach a deal on Anfini. As a contract expired, there are still US$27.68 million left in one year. Since the Celtics were just traded this summer, they cannot be packaged and traded by the Celtics before September and cannot return to the Trail Blazers within one year! Of course, Anfini Simmons is not short of next home, and the Celtics have made some contacts with the Grizzlies. In addition, the Celtics also intend to send Nian away from the Posses trade! Obviously, the Celtics have decided to give up early next season and don’t care about their results. Even if Tatum can make a comeback early, the Celtics are likely to adopt a protective strategy to allow him to rest for a longer time.

According to Boston media, the team's ultimate goal is to reduce the total salary in the new season to below the luxury tax line (188 million). If the contract between Anthony Simmons and Nian is processed, the rest will be filled with basic salary, which can basically meet the conditions. From the estimated expenditure of 490 million next season a month ago to the start of the new season, to the control of the total expenditure to less than US$190 million before the start of the new season, this is the most rational decision if you have no expectations for the championship. However, the Celtics' future situation is still not optimistic. Tatum's 315 million super maximum salary in five years will officially take effect, namely: 54.13 million + 58.46 million + 62.79 million + 67.12 million + 71.45 million (option to take players). Brown's 290 million maximum salary in five years will have 4 years left, namely: 53.14 million + 57.08 million + 61.02 million + 64.95 million.

and White have $126 million in four years. These trio accounts for about 71% of the team's total salary each season! This means that even if Tatum returns healthy in the 26-27 season, it will be difficult for the Celtics to effectively build a competitive lineup for the teams of these three giants. Only Prichard and Hauser are left on the bench, and others cannot afford to take over. Tatum fell, and Brown, the team's number one scorer next season, made a bold statement: People have not seen the best me yet, because our lineup is very deep. Does that mean Brown will explode next season? Last season, he averaged 22 points, 6 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game in the regular season, and averaged 22 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists per game in the playoffs. The On-Off value of the regular season was -0.5. Among the 61 wins last season, Brown's winning contribution was +6.1.

is not as good as Prichard's +9.0, not to mention compared to Tatum +13.2 and White +11.3. As the MVP of the Finals last summer, Brown is indeed good at disrupting battles, but it is not good at critical moments at high-end games. Let me give you an example. Last season's playoffs, Brown hit the two shooting percentages at critical moments (within 5 points in the last 5 minutes) were 0%+0%, averaging 0.8 points per game, without taking any moves, and got 3 free throws in 4 games. Moreover, Brown's real shooting percentage in the playoffs last season was 49.5%, which is already the downstream level. Before he knew it, Brown was about to turn 29. He is no longer young. He averaged about 22 points per game in the past two seasons. Relying on the overall strength of the Celtics, he has received a lot of help.

But when Holiday + Poly God left, Tatum recovered from injury next season, there was finally no shield ahead of Brown, and it was time for him to face the storm alone. But one thing needs to be emphasized, if Brown cannot maintain an average of about 25 points per game next season + bring the team to the playoff level (US media predicts that the Celtics will be around 8 or 9th in the Eastern Conference in the new season), his super maximum salary contract will slowly become a drag on the team! Since the Celtics gave Brown a five-year, 290 million contract, he has been booked for such a team breakup. He is very similar to the Thunder's Javi, but Javi is much more efficient than him at critical moments and is younger. After all, the Celtics should have sent Jaylen Brown away to lay the foundation for the future.