I'm also solidly in the camp of "I hope Brad is inquiring about Jrue just to drive the price up." I'm not so worried about Jrue being a one-year rental and a flight risk -- I think he'd happily stay here -- IF he gets paid. And if he wants $35-$40 million a year, I don't see how the Celtics can justify that, what with Tatum next in line to get paid and Jaylen just inking a record-setting contract, and Porzingis being extended at $30 million a year.
I'm not even excited about the Brogdon + pupu platter + picks trade idea. I'd rather Brad just work on repairing the relationship with Brogdon, and then the team just rides with who they have for a while. They might be staring at, what -- a seven-, eight-year window of being pretty competitive? They'll need some cheap draft talent along the way to help fill out the depth, so let's keep the picks. As for this year, there'll be opportunities later to improve the team. Let's see what we've got first and what the missing pieces are, then make a move before the trade deadline.