Overpay, ofc, but then again, the real question here is - what other options did the Celtics have ? Which trade was actually doable, for a package of equal value in return ?

Barns@lemm.ee · 6 pts · 3y (1 reply)

None, but that's not going to stop the incoming wave of kneejerky hot takes

smoothmoveferguson@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y

Not only will the Celtics not win a game this season, but they will cease to exist as a franchise.

Moeaverage@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 3y (3 replies)

I just do not see his game elevating enough to justify this. He has some holes to shore up.

Barns@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 3y (2 replies)

Not sure it'll justify the salary, but he's been consistently improving every year since he got to the league. Yes, everyone sees the gaps, but even with them he is a 2nd team all nba and has yet to reach his peak (imho). It's a massive contract but the front office believes in him, and that's something to keep in mind.

nbafantest@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y (1 reply)

The Celtics will consistently get beat in the playoffs going forward by doubling Tatum and leaving Brown open.

That's not the behavior of a super max player

conciselyverbose@kbin.social · 1 pts · 3y

Based on them being as successful as almost any young duo ever has been as the 1-2 stars on a team?

Look when other all time greats won their first title. The difference between Tatum/Brown and others at the same age isn't not winning a title. It's how consistently they've been in the mix.

Samw1ch@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 3y

Damn that's a lot of money.

conciselyverbose@kbin.social · 6 pts · 3y

It was always going to be a super max.

You don't have a path to get better by not paying him.

xc2215x@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y

Quite the massive salary for Jaylen.

ForgetReddit@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y

Y’all have lost your minds, he was 2nd team all-NBA and a consensus top-25 player in the NBA and he’s gotten better every season.