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Joseph Zucker is the featured Columnist for the Boston Celtics.
Sarah Stier is a photographer.
The Boston Celtics are not going to pull the plug on their partnership.
The Celtics want to build around their two All-Star forwards, but don't want to split them up right now, according to The Athletic's Shams Charania.
The two should be the cornerstones of Boston's future.
Brown made his first All-Star team in 2020-21 and has followed it up by posting 24.1 points, 6.3 rebound and 2.9 assists per game.
The Celtics don't face the threat of free agency either.
It's impossible to see what's happening on the court.
Boston is 10th in the Eastern Conference and occupies the final play-in tournament place.
It feels like nothing has changed since the season ended. The Celtics are less than their parts, making it fair to question how the two best players are setting the tone.
Marcus Smart said in November that Boston's reliance on the pair might be hurting the offense.
Smart told reporters that every team is trying to stop us from going to Jaylen and Jayson. "I think everybody's scouting report is to make those guys try to pass the ball." They don't want to pass the ball.
The supporting cast is more straightforward than trading one of the two. It makes no sense to have a trade in the middle of the season.
Brad Stevens might have to make some difficult choices if the Celtics' record doesn't improve in the second half.
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