Nothing screams NBA-less summer quite like mock trades. The latest from The Atheltic’s Zach Harper involved the Boston Celtics.
In the duo’s mock deal, the Celtics send Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for James Harden, who opted into his $35.6 million player option yesterday, just to request a trade.
“The internet has been trying to split up Brown and Jayson Tatum for years,” Harper pointed out. “Well, we actually did it. Maybe the old banners of Boston will inspire Harden in the postseason.”
In fairness to Harper, this is just a mock trade and not a report, as he was sure to stress earlier in his article.