By Adiel Kalonji | NBA Editor
Whether it’s Paul George, Jimmy Butler, Kawhi Leonard, Anthony Davis or Kevin Durant, they all have names that are likely to make any NBA manager dream. One of them would have had the audacity to snub them… and won his case.
In recent years, we have witnessed a phenomenon that aims to collect superstars in the NBA. The desire to obtain results as quickly as possible indeed leads the most ambitious franchises to take part in an arms race of this kind. We could cite examples of James Harden to the Clippers or Damian Lillard to the Bucks, both of whom were traded at the start of the season.
But despite the prestige that accompanies them, the two backs were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. Suffice to say that having the best names in your workforce does not necessarily guarantee the immediate success of a project. According to Ramona ShelburneESPNBrad Stevens would have understood this a long time ago, he who would have missed several opportunities to recruit such big clients to the Celtics.
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More than anyone in the franchise, Brad Stevens is responsible for the decision to keep Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum, he who wanted to see them strengthen their bond and grow as leaders of the team. He is the coach who decided to draft the two players, and he is the manager who preferred to lead a project aimed at building the right team around them.
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He was the one who made the final decisions on the transfer offers that came from other teams in the league, who hoped that Boston would lose patience with Tatum, Brown or both at the same time. He is the man who, according to sources, said no or refused to draft Paul George (2017), Jimmy Butler (2018 and 2019), Kawhi Leonard (2019), Anthony Davis (2019) and Kevin Durant (2022) .
Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown may not enjoy the same reputation as the other All-Stars mentioned above, but it is clear that the relationship they managed to build in this Boston collective ended up taking precedence . Created in 2017 and since remaining faithful to the Boston jersey despite the storms, the duo has just led the C’s to the 18th coronation in their history.
Formerly under the orders of Brad Stevens when he was coach, the two neo-champions began to develop in the league by following his advice. Now president of the franchise’s basketball operations, the former tactician has continued to display the same confidence in his team. Trust that they have repaid by obtaining this title placed under the sign of loyalty.
Most leaders would have given in to a trade proposal for Paul George, Jimmy Butler, Kawhi Leonard, Anthony Davis and Kevin Durant. Brad Stevens would have preferred to keep Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown and can now be happy about it.
2024-06-19 20:32:28
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