Records management Kevin Durant et Kyrie Irving, two departing Brooklyn Nets superstars, are capturing the attention of the NBA. To the point where the market is almost at a standstill since the agents are partly waiting for their transfers to fill the gaps in the workforce that may be decimated after deals that promise to be massive. The Boston Celtics don’t have that to do. They offered themselves Malcolm Brogdonwho arrives from the Indiana Pacers in exchange for a draft pick and five little-used players.
Quite a nice deal on paper. The 29-year-old combo guard is not a star in the truest sense of the word – not far from being All-Star in 2021 all the same – but he is a very solid basketball player, capable of playing in both backcourt positions. , comfortable with or without the ball, skillful, more than correct passer, good defender, etc. The ideal player to complete a training able to play the title. Besides, that is obviously his ambition in Massachusetts.
” I want to win. I’ve been concerned about my stats before. But I’m not going to worry about that in Boston. These guys have proven they can win. I hope to be one of the pieces that will help them pass this course to go to the end, ” entrusts the person concerned.
Unhappy finalists against the Golden State Warriors, the Celtics had targeted two needs for next season: finding a quality playmaker and bringing depth to this workforce. That’s exactly what they achieved through the transfer of Malcolm Brogdon. He still compiled 6.3 assists in 3 seasons with the Pacers tunic. Even though he’s not an elite manager like Luka Doncic, an unfair comparison anyway, he’s a good ball handler capable of creating play for himself and others.
Even more so if he finds himself “only” the third option behind Jayson Tatum et Jaylen Brown. This is where it gets really interesting (and terrifying?). It is even to wonder why more candidates for the title did not try to win the auction given the low bet posed by Boston.
Brogdon may not be a starter but he will necessarily play big minutes. He’s the kind of player it’s best to have in your team at key moments in high-stakes matches. A clean basketball player who won’t make mistakes. By adding more Danilo Gallinari while retaining all of their backbone, the Celtics really hit hard. This team already seems able to do a little better next season.
The Celtics recover Malcolm Brogdon, thunderbolt in Boston!