Trading for Brogdon? That’s a rip off.
Trading away Brogdon? That’s a rip off. Trading for IT? That’s a rip off Trading away IT? That’s a rip off.

Celtics have a great team defensively and offensively that allows all players to shine there.

Put Pritchard on a team like Warriors and he’ll struggle on defense due to his size. Celtics just put large wings around him and that makes him look good.

Tldr; every player looks extra Amazing on the Celtics since they’re a legit scary team.

Derrick White in San Antonio is not the same Derrick White as he is now. He went from a mediocre outside shooter to an elite one

He also improved a lot defensively though it helps playing with all the great defenders Boston has

Celtics have had a lot of draft picks and medium sized contracts the last few years. That’s the currency for getting deals done in the NBA.

I don’t root for the Celtics, but I like their mindset.

Though it’s definitely worth noting that Smart and R. Williams weren’t injured when they were traded, Boston has showed they aren’t just cool with keeping “status quo.”

They’ve been one of the best teams in the league the last few seasons. They have as many NBA titles during that stretch as my daughter’s 5th grade team.

They (the Celtics - not my daughter’s team lol) could have just run it back this season with the same squad, but knew they needed to switch it up.

I also like that Milwaukee did the same thing. Though their core had won a title together, it appeared they maxed out. Giannis being praised as the best player in the league (though Jokic may well have that now) for many seasons and only having one Finals appearance isn’t enough. Now, will swapping Jrue for Dame lead to more Finals appearances? IDK. But, they had to do something different.

The heat are good at bringing the best out of the worst

Boston is good at turning the worst into the best

KP basically forced his way to Boston. They didn’t do anything