Teaming up Damian Lillard and Jayson Tatum on the Boston Celtics, while sending Jaylen Brown to the Trail Blazers, sounds better in theory than in actuality — this, at least, according to Boston.com’s Conor Ryan. Even after a Lillard for Brown swap, Ryan writes, the Celtics will be no closer to adding meaningful pieces via free agency and without more changes to the roster.
“Even though Lillard offers plenty of intrigue in terms of his lofty resume and standing as a sharpshooting point guard, there is plenty of risk involved with (a Brown/Lillard swap),” Ryan wrote.