Year after year they somehow retool around Tatum and Brown or other stars and other teams help them. This year it was Porzingis and Jrue for Smart (injured), Brogdon (injured), Rob Williams (out for year), and a few first rounders that will be worth dust. Last year, they got Brogdon for Nesmith and a first rounder, there’s the Cavs giving them Kyrie for a busted IT and the Nets pick, the Spurs gifting them Derrick White for dirt cheap value of Langford, Josh Richardson, a late as hell first rounder, and a 2028 swap, Suns giving them Isaiah Thomas for a first rounder. Not really understanding why teams keep doing bad business with this franchise
Those teams made those trades because that’s the most any team was willing to give them.
I remember when Derrick got traded, tons of people acted like the celtics overpaid. Spurs fans knew he was a really good player but no team would give us more for him even though I thought at the time he was worth more. Also worth noting that the celtics were like the 14th best team in the league when the trade was made. They moved up to tied for 6th best and the pick could’ve been anywhere from 23-25.