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Message: [QUOTE="Matrim55, post: 5025320, member: 3376"] I actually disagree with a lot of the characterizations of the White & Brodgon trades. My arguments: - White was an analytics darling that everyone in the league knew was great. We gave up essentially two first-rounders, a recent lotto pick who still had some upside (didn't pan out, but still), and a rotation player. That's a good haul for the Spurs. The real win there was Brad not feeling like he had to beat the other team's brains out in order to get the deal done -- he doesn't mind if the headline is "both teams win." What turned this into a one-sided Celtics win were two things: [LIST] [*]We got hot as soon as we landed white, which made the '22 first-rounder we gave up much worse. [*]White turned into a 40% 3-point shooter. [/LIST] That second part is especially relevant right now given how scared he was to shoot the ball vs. the Dubs in the '22 finals. - Bringing Brogdon in was actually a very good job. He was 6th Man of the Year and was absolutely massive in last year's playoffs before he got hurt. He's the one who kept us in Game 6 vs. the Sixers before Tatum snapped out of it and went berserk. And then, because he'd been so good, he became a key piece in the Jrue trade. Again, this was a fairly even deal: we got him for two rotation pieces (Theis & Nesmith) and a first-rounder. --------------------- In all, it's worth remembering that we'd have made three straight finals (this being No. 3) with even a little bit of injury luck last year. I think Danny put us in a position to be this kind of team because he drafted so well for basically a decade straight. But it's been Brad's willingness to go in for 50/50 trades that have upside for both sides that's actually gotten us over the hump. [/QUOTE]

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