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This is the best article written about the Jaylen Brown trade. Another player where there is a significant mismatch between raw stats and analytics - Jalen Johnson. The big difference is that JJ is much younger and on a $30M/year contract, as opposed to a $60M/year contract.

sbnation.comThe Jaylen Brown trade is a watershed moment for NBA analytics, and nothing will be the same after itThe Jaylen Brown trade is an inflection point for basketball analytics.

Eric Teusink

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6/7/26, 2:42 pm0 reposts4 likes

Ricky O'Donnell

@rickyodonn.bsky.social

6 July

thanks for checking it out

Eric Teusink

@ericteusink.com

6 July

Thanks for confirming I wasn't taking crazy pills when I thought some picks and getting off a not great contract a year earlier seemed like a decent return.