The alternative is to hit the “easy button” and simply put Jaylen Brown on the table and maximize what you get back. That could mean younger players with star potential, draft picks, and of course salary relief. In theory you could keep around some of the expensive vets that we’ve been talking about offloading (Jrue Holiday, Kristaps Porzingis).

Kevin O'Connor said that the Celtics would get a "massive" return if they dangled Jaylen Brown and Derrick White on the trade market.

Do the Dubs even have a package they could offer that Celtics president Brad Stevens would not immediately hang up the phone on?