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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.

ken-shabby

@ken-shabby.bsky.social

6 July

I read this objectively. Good article, good writing. Check this: Almost precisely could be said about Anthony Edwards. And, should be.

Eric Teusink

@ericteusink.com

DARKO has him as a Top 10 player. While he doesn't fair quite as well in other advanced metrics, he is nowhere near as low as Jaylen Brown.

6/7/26, 5:32 pm0 reposts0 likes

ken-shabby

@ken-shabby.bsky.social

6 July

My reaction is to the idea of an asset to the team, yes or no. Stats don't always reflect that but, I've often watch a game where I end up asking - yes - X number of points but, how many points did that player cost the team? On offense, on defense, to the overall effort? Not mentioning names.