Tracy McGrady: Celtics followers who wish to commerce Jaylen Brown are ‘loopy’

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“In some unspecified time in the future, [Brown and Tatum] are going to boost a banner.”

Seven-time NBA all-star Tracy McGrady thinks the Celtics ought to hold Jaylen Brown long-term, regardless of his struggles on this yr’s playoffs.

Brown and Jayson Tatum are too good of a duo to interrupt up, McGrady stated throughout an look on Showtime Basketball’s “What’s Burnin.”

“You don’t dismantle that. I’m sorry. Hell yeah, you retain that. They’re 25 and 26 yr olds,” McGrady stated. “Why would you do away with that? I don’t perceive. Why would you do away with two guys who performed for an NBA championship, went to 4 Jap Convention Finals. In some unspecified time in the future these guys are going to boost a banner.”

Brown is underneath contract with the Celtics for yet one more season earlier than doubtlessly changing into a free-agent subsequent summer time. He’s eligible for a 5-year, $295 million-dollar extension.

However Brown had what he known as a “horrible” efficiency in Sport 7 of the Jap Convention Finals, taking pictures 8-23 from the sphere with eight turnovers. The second-team All-NBA choice had almost as many turnovers as assists throughout the collection.

Nonetheless, McGrady supplied some criticism of Boston followers who assume Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla ought to be fired and that Brown ought to be traded.

“That’s Boston,” McGrady stated. “In the event that they’re not hanging banners, everyone must be fired. They wish to commerce Jaylen Brown, they wish to do all these items, they’re loopy. There’s no means I’m eliminating Jaylen Brown.”

McGrady pointed to older stars leaving the league as an enormous a part of why the Celtics ought to hold Brown and Tatum.

“Lebron is on his means out,” McGrady stated. “Steph is getting older. KD and people guys are getting older. These guys are 25 and 26 years outdated. You’re not going to discover a higher duo than these two.”