You won’t see Hardwood Houdini posting trade articles on Jaylen Brown next month before the NBA’s February 10 trade deadline.

That certainly won’t stop other posts from doing it, however.

FanSided’s full NBA site HoopsHabit offered two different deals for the Boston Celtics superstar. Both involved the landing of a point guard. None involved an actual upgrade in the process.

The Cs are seen as a team that could potentially start to rebuild themselves, but these deals would make the team weaker in the short term without acquiring a long-term young player whose costs are in check, which is typically required in a deal for a star of Brown’s caliber. .

Let’s take a look at each and dissect why the Celtics wouldn’t do them:

76ers Receive: Jaylen Brown, Dennis Schroder, Juancho Hernangomez

The Celtics receive: Ben Simmons, Georges Niang, Shake Milton

Why the Boston Celtics wouldn’t trade Jaylen Brown in this deal

We start with the old reliable Jaylen Brown rumor: the Ben Simmons swap. This offer was debunked by Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens when it initially hit the news cycle, but it’s an offer the internet will not let die.

This particular arrangement also costs the Cs their most valuable realistic business asset, Dennis Schroder. Even without him in the deal, the Cs would walk away with very little in the way of a deal. healthy.

Let’s move on to the next fictitious exchange to which we would say no if we were in Stevens’ place …

Kings Receive: Jaylen Brown, Dennis Schroder, Juancho Hernangomez, Bruno Fernando, 2023 second round pick

Celtics Receive: De’Aaron Fox, Harrison Barnes

Why the Boston Celtics wouldn’t trade Jaylen Brown in this deal

So the latest deal didn’t give the Celtics any project capital for their 1A superstar. But does this take one more away from the fact that Jaylen Brown is once again the best player moved in the deal?

Great pass.

If the Sacramento Kings feel like they have a player like Brown far from a competitor, surely they couldn’t pledge two players who aren’t in the franchise’s long-term plans to do so anyway. Harrison Barnes is expected to be dealt with before he resigns in 2023 while De’Aaron Fox is a direct roadblock for Tyrese Haliburton and Davion Mitchell in the backcourt.

Say it with me Cs fans: Stop trying to trade Jaylen Brown before the trade deadline. it does not happen!