Celtic legend Bob Cousey made amazing comments on the current situation of the team on her 97th birthday

Celtic legend Bob Cousey made amazing remarks on the current situation of the team on his 97th birthday: "Jaylen Brown has not reached Tatum's super-giant level, and he cannot lead the team to win the championship alone. The Celtics will usher in a large-scale reconstruction!"

These words were like a bomb, instantly detonating the NBA public opinion field. You should know that Cousi is not only a member of the 6-time champion and 10 best team members, but also one of the founders of the Celtics' glorious history. His evaluation is extremely important.

Brown's contract problem is the first to be affected. The 5-year, 304 million super maximum salary he signed in 2023 was reduced to 285 million in five years due to the salary cap adjustment, and 236 million in the remaining 4 years, with an average salary of nearly 60 million.

However, his performance dropped sharply last season: he averaged 22.2 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game in the regular season, with a shooting percentage of 46.3%/32.4%/76.4% in three events, and his score and three-point shooting percentage were career lows; the playoffs were even more bleak, with only 20 points in the second round of G6's life and death battle plus 7 turnovers and 6 fouls, with a shooting percentage of 40%, which directly led to the Celtics being eliminated by the Knicks 2-4.

Kusi's doubts are not groundless. This summer, the Celtics have started the "money-saving mode", sending away Holiday, Porzingis and Nian, saving $300 million in luxury taxes.

Although Trae Young's photo of wearing the Celtics jersey has triggered trading speculation, experts believe that Brown's transaction value is limited - no team is willing to take over his big contract, and the Celtics currently only exceeds the tax line of 9.4 million, and there is no urgent need for trading.

Tatum is likely to be reimbursed due to a torn Achilles tendon next season, and Brown ushers in a "single-core proof battle". He spoke confidently: "Everyone hasn't seen the strongest me yet!" However, the historical data is not optimistic - when Brown led the team alone in his career, the Celtics' winning rate was only 52%, far lower than the 68% when Tatum led the team. Kusi pointed out even sharply: "His game style relies on impacting the inside, lacking Tatum's comprehensiveness and cannot be used as the tactical core." The reconstruction signal has already appeared and disappeared. If Brown cannot lead the team to break through in the new season, the Celtics may completely knock it back and start over - trade Brown, hoard draft picks, and reorganize the lineup around Tatum. After all, in Cousy's view, "This team is still far from the championship." The final question was thrown to the fans: Brown is really as Cousy said, and can it break out in doubt? Will the Celtics move towards revival or sinking next season?