He will shake up what can sometimes become a stagnant offensive, defend several high-level positions and bring even more experienced leadership.Īveraging around $20.5 million in contracts over the next three years, Brogdon is a good number for a Celtics team that already has Jayton Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Marcus Smart and Robert Williams III on renewals. His raw stats as a sixth man won’t blow anyone’s minds now, but Brogdon is in an ideal situation as a backup point guard on a team that can fight for championships for several years. Brogdon had an effective field goal percentage of 57.5 percent in his final season in Milwaukee (on splits of 50.5/42.6/92.8), the fourth-highest mark by any guard. His efficiency had come into greater focus with the Pacers after beginning his career with the Milwaukee Bucks, although we should now see a return to his Bucks numbers in a similarly talented Celtics roster. He’s averaged 34.1 minutes per game over the past two seasons and should level off at something similar to the 27.4 minutes White played after his trade with Boston. While injuries have been a concern of late, Brogdon should now benefit in a lighter role on a deeper team. However, trading for Brogdon without sacrificing core rotation pieces and giving up just one draft pick was a huge win.īrogdon, a 29-year-old 6’5″ tall point guard, should be at the peak of his career as he now manages a bench unit for the Celtics, which could be one of the best in basketball with Derrick White, Grant Williams, Payton Pritchard and the newly signed Danilo Gallinari. The details: Celtics take on Malcolm Brogdon from the Indiana Pacers for Daniel Theis, Aaron Nesmith, Malik Fitts, Juwan Morgan, Nik Stauskas and a 2023 first-round pick (top-12 protected)įor a Boston team fresh from a Finals appearance, it would have been okay to choose to stay put and let this mostly young core grow together.
This was an incredibly good deal for Spurs that will only look better as Johnson produces more in a bigger role. According to, his market value for the upcoming season is estimated at $29.2 million. The deal is also brought forward, meaning his contract will start at $20 million from 2023-2024 and go down every year, ending at $17.5 million each of the last two seasons. Johnson will undoubtedly be Spurs’ top scorer this season as he is now tied to an overtime that includes just $74 million in guaranteed money with $6 million in unlikely bonuses.
Last season, the 22-year-old’s assist rate went from 7.6 percent to 12.8 percent when Murray wasn’t in the game, and his overall usage (19.9 percent to 22.8 percent) also increased. Now that Dejounte Murray (who led the Spurs in points, assists and steals and was second in rebounds) has switched to the Atlanta Hawks, Johnson should up his game again. After Derrick White’s move to the Boston Celtics, he took on a larger offensive role. He averaged 21.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists in his last 18 games of the regular season and shot 47.7 percent.
While Johnson, the 29th overall pick of 2019, takes kudos for raking in that kind of generational money, he probably could have made a lot more by waiting. The details: Spurs sign Johnson on four-year, $74m extensionĪfter nearly doubling his scoring average from year one to three, Johnson was rewarded with an extension from Spurs that could be worth $80 million.
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