Murderers said
You may be right but this is how many seasons with these 2? You don't wanna get stuck in a situation where you hold on to something too long and your window passes. Beal and Wall cone to mind. If they don't win this year I don't think the Celtics will have too much more patience, next season would probably be their last together.
True, but you can't give up too early either. Difference with the wall and Beal situation is, at no point did any real basketball mind identify a championship franchise talent on that team. I believe. Brown isn't a franchise talent, but I believe Tatum is. If you lock down one of those, having someone like brown next to him is important. Unless youre getting something better or equal in return. Tatum is a definite no trade though.