The Celtics Don't Need Giannis. They Need a Center.
Every offseason seems to produce the same reaction whenever a championship contender falls short: blow it up, make a blockbuster trade, and chase the biggest superstar available. For the Boston Celtics, that superstar is currently Giannis Antetokounmpo. My response? Why? Why would the Celtics trade Jaylen Brown? Brown is not some expendable piece. He's one-half of the best wing duo in basketball alongside Jayson Tatum. At a minimum, Brown and Tatum are both among the twenty best players in the NBA. More importantly, they've already proven they can win together. They have been to multiple Eastern Conference Finals, an NBA Finals, and delivered Banner 18. The idea that Boston should split up a championship core because of one disappointing season misses a much bigger point. What were the Celtics actually missing? It wasn't another superstar. It was size. It was rim protection. It was interior rebounding. In other words, it was exactly what Kristaps Porziņģis was brought here ...