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And then the Celtics get Darius Garland, an elite point guard, in return. “So, Jaylen goes to the Cavs, plays with Donovan Mitchell, who, of course, he’s buddies with. “Jaylen Brown, swap him with Cleveland for Darius Garland,” Barrett said. The Ringer’s Brian Barrett proposed a trade between the Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers in which the following would happen.īarrett then explained why both sides would agree to exchange those players. Proposed Trade Swaps Jaylen Brown for Darius Garland says the Celtics should look to acquire Damian Lillard 👀 /HMK1jGDnka If I’m the Boston Celtics, I’m looking at something along those lines,” Smith said. Either you get an abundance of players, which I don’t think is necessary, or you get a superstar-caliber sniper like Damian Lillard to come to Boston in return for his services. “If he feels adamant that and he needs to move on, then you need to think about an abundance of parts that you can get potentially for Jaylen Brown because he is a star in this league and he is young. Smith added that if Brown want to lead a team, the Celtics should try to trade for Lillard instead of complementary players. Obviously, he’s older than Jaylen Brown, but Jaylen Brown, I think the real challenge is that he has aspirations to be that number one guy, and that is never going to happen with Jayson Tatum.” We got all of that stuff going for ourselves if you’re Damian Lillard. I wouldn’t mind getting someone like him who’s a closer, by the way, who’s a point guard as a closer, who’s a sniper. “There’s a guy by the name of Damian Lillard in Portland. Smith explained why he believes the Celtics should go after Lillard and why the Celtics should include Jaylen Brown in a potential deal. There have been no reports that Lillard wants a trade or that the Portland Trail Blazers have any plans to trade him.Īnalyst Suggests Jaylen Brown for Damian Lillard SwapĮSPN’s Stephen A.

The 28-year-old led all players in scoring with 24 points, shooting an impressive 6-of-8 from beyond the arc, leading the Boston three-point barrage – the team shot 16-of-39 from deep – that occurred throughout the night.Damian Lillard says Miami is ‘obviously’ his first choice over Boston, New York and Brooklyn in a hypothetical tradeĮven if Lillard named the Celtics as one of the teams he’d like to be traded to, he will be paid $48.8 million this coming season, so trading him would require combining multiple contracts to match Lillard’s salary, which may not make trading for him worth it. In an all-around effort from Boston, the team was up 35-20 after the opening 12 minutes and never looked back.Ī concerted team effort continued to be theme of the game for the Celtics and Mazzulla’s squad ended the game with four players hitting the 20-point mark.Ĭeltics stars Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart all reached the milestone, as well as Derrick White who had a particularly strong game from deep.

The Celtics came out swinging in the first quarter and raced to an early 15-point lead.

Speaking before the game, Boston head coach Joe Mazzulla said the team’s mindset heading into the crucial playoff tie was “just win or die,” and his team played as such.

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The Boston Celtics have kept their dreams of back-to-back NBA Finals appearances – and a historic series comeback – alive with a 110-97 win in Game 5 against the Miami Heat.

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