New Celtics aid wants to grab Brown s scoring champion? Executives bet Simmons hit the Eastern Conference! The contract year resume is too tough

Anonymous NBA executives predicted, my first reaction was "Dare to compete with Jaylen Brown for the scoring king?" But after looking through Anthony Simmons' resume and the current situation of the Celtics, I suddenly felt that this bet was really clear - especially when he was in the contract year, he was afraid that he would weld the label of the "scoring machine" and completely let it go in the Eastern Conference arena.

Look at Simmons' "hard data". Last season, he played 70 games with the Trail Blazers, averaging 19.3 points, 4.8 assists per game, and he also made 3.1 three-pointers (36.3% shooting percentage); in the 23-24 season, he directly scored 22.6 points, and his three-point shooting percentage soared to 38.5% - this is not a random score. When Lillard left the team temporarily, he was the real offensive core of the Trail Blazers. I still remember the explosive power of "sprinting with the ball + emergency stop three-pointer" in a row. The Celtics really lacked such a number on the outside.

executives said "The East is low in competitiveness, and he can get high scores." This is true. Simmons has to compete with top defenders like Curry and Lillard in the West. When he goes to the East, Tatum is injured on the Celtics, and Mazula is likely to give him enough offensive autonomy - think about it, there are no need to pass the ball with others. There are teammates like Brown and Holiday who can attract defense. He will only have more open three-pointers and breakthrough space, and it is no problem to rush up to 2-3 points per game.

Simmons will be a free agent next summer with a salary of 27.7 million yuan. If you don’t compete for data now, will you wait for the price to be reduced next year? As long as the shooter of his level is proven to be "scoring the core" in the Celtics, the next big contract will be stable. And what the Celtics lack now is "unreasonable scoring points" - Brown is biased against the system and Holiday focuses on defense. Simmons can just fill this gap. If the offensive end is relaxed, the scoring champion is really impossible.

I still remember watching him play against the Warriors last season, and scored 3 consecutive three-pointers in the last quarter overturning the Oracle Arena. That big heart attribute will only be more popular in the playoff system of the Celtics. Let's wait for the new season to start now to see if he can bring the scoring firepower of the West to the East. If he really beat Brown and becomes the scoring champion, then this wave of signings by the Celtics would be too profitable!

Do you think Simmons can do it? Anyway, I think the scorers in the contract year are the most terrifying, especially with the Celtics system. The defenders in the Eastern Conference this season are probably going to be troubled by his three-pointers and breakthroughs!