The Celtics abandoned Brown to avoid taxes! Spurs bet 6 for 1 group of Big Three

The midsummer in Boston was ignited by a $238 million luxury tax bill. When the Celtics management trembled and touched the cruelest tax bill in NBA history, San Antonio's fax machine was sending a shocking league offer - the Spurs were willing to exchange three young cores and three first-round picks for All-Star forward Jaylen Brown. Behind this seemingly unequal transaction, there are two wealthy families' completely opposite survival logics.

Boston: The choice on the tax break‌

The second level of luxury tax red line hangs above the head of the Celtics like a guillotine. The total expenditure of 238 million is expected to trigger the league's most severe punishment: freeze all first-round picks by 2030, deprive middle-class special signing rights, and ban cash transactions. What's even more fatal is Brown's third highest salary in the league with an average annual average of 53 million - when his high-level data ranked 47th in the league, financial disasters were inevitable.

"Trading is essentially a redeemable." Salary analysts interpreted. Sending Brown away will not only save 180 million in luxury taxes, but will also exchange for the young scorer Vassel (who earns only 38% of Brown), rookie first-team point guard Castle, Wanjin Oil forward clue Han, and the 2025 second-team ace. The Celtics plan to use this lottery to take off the French giant Maruacci and pave the way for Horford's retirement.

General Manager Stevens showed up in a closed-door meeting: "Either dismantle the double-Tanhua or watch the team be dismembered by tax bills. "

Holy City: Vinbanyama's championship countdown‌

Popovich's desk is two reports: The young core of the Western Conference Thunder and Rockets have realized their talents' warning; Vinbanyama's recording of "When can you win" during training. The old coach, who has never traded an All-Star for 27 years, finally bowed to reality.

Brown's joining will build a deadly trident:

Brown's forward attack (68% shooting percentage at the basket) makes up for the key ball weakness of Wenban

Fox's running speed (3rd in the fast break scoring league) activates Brown's empty cuts to cover the sky and the sun (3.6 caps per game) covers Brown's defensive shortcomings

Three-man pick-and-roll theoretical efficiency can make it into the top five of the league, but the price is overdrawn future - the first round of 2027 may be priceless, and the 2030 signing will lock in the peak period of Wenban.

The scout department strongly opposed: "Using three cores under 25+three rounds to exchange 31-year-old Brown, it is like pawning the future to buy out-of-season luxury goods! "

The devil contract on the back of the gamble‌

Brown's annual contract of 53 million yuan will last until 2030, when he will be 36 years old. Medical reports show that the recurrence rate of old ankle injuries exceeds 40%, while the dividends of rookies in the literary class are only three years away. What's even more cruel is that the Spurs only have one tradable first round before 2030, and the fault tolerance rate is completely zero.

The Celtics were also walking on thin ice. If the transaction fails, Plan B is to trade Jaylen Green with the Rockets, or be forced to sell White at a low price (only worth 1 first round). Anonymous executive revealed: "What Stevens really wants is Antetokounmpo, but the Bucks only recognize Tatum. "

ESPN simulation gives cold data: Brown's joining can make the Spurs win 18 more games, but the probability of passing the play-offs is only 28%. If the Western Conference Finals are not entered in 2026, the probability of the literary class applying for leaving the team is as high as 67%.

Gambling in the historical cycle‌

When Brown scored the 500th three-pointer in the training hall in the early morning, he did not know that the color of his jersey would be determined by the tax bill. In the Celtics locker room, Tatum repeatedly watched Maruach's blocked highlights - the French center's 2.26-meter wingspan could cover Horford's aging, but could not fill the black hole after Brown left.

And in San Antonio, Popovich circled the key mark on the tactical board with a red pen:

"Brown-Venban pick-and-roll can score 1.37 points per round "

Behind this number is the departure of three young players, the disappearance of three first-round picks, and the Spurs' silence for twenty-seven years, the collapse of the team-building philosophy.

All the current gambles will eventually be judged in the future. The law of survival of the alliance has never changed: either write a legend on the back of the check or engrave the epitaph on the homepage of the medical record.