A situation in which James Harden ends up forming a Boston Celtics Big 4 next to Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Kristaps Porzingis — an idea originally proposed by Lee Tran of Fadeaway World that’d swap the Beard for Malcolm Brogdon and Derrick White — is one that is “tantalizing” but ultimately “fraught” with challenges according to The Sixer Sense’s Abin Thomas.
“While the proposed trade is a tantalizing prospect for the Boston Celtics, it is fraught with challenges both in terms of financial dynamics and inter-team relationships,” Thomas prefaced before saying, “It underscores the multifaceted nature of NBA trade scenarios, where strategy, finance, and player sentiments converge.