Trade & FA 2023-24: Stein-Ingram Trade Inevitable| LAL Want Lebron Back On Any Terms

[SleepingHero]

Do you think it is better for Boston to be without Brown? I guess this is the price of trying to contend. But their window will likely be short, as it will be very difficult to build around them in two years, once Tatum signs his supermax.

I don't believe lambasting an obviously bad contract means I'm in favor for the opposite outcome (and an extreme end of it).

Brown at the end of the day wants the most amount of money possible. Boston is the only team that can offer that.

Lets imagine a world where Boston does decide to enact some of their leverage and play hardball (because at the end of the day they are the ones writing the checks).

Brown probably gets mad, talks go to a stalemate, and Brown heads to free agency next year. The most he could get from any other team would be 30% of ~142 mil and 5% max raises for 4 years. It'd come out to a starting salary of 42.8 mil, and the total contract would be 4 years/184 mil. Vs. Boston gave him a supermax worth 35%, 8% max raises, AND a 5th year worth 5 years 304 mil.

Boston could easily have waited, offered Brown 5 years, 8% max raises, and 30% of the cap and they'd still blow away everyone else's offers. Are they risking Brown walking for free? Sure. Are they better off having him? Sure. Did they just sign him to the worst contract in the league? 100%.