Warriors' Brown price tag vs. 76ers swap leaves Celtics exposed

The article notes that the Warriors explored trading for Jaylen Brown at the deadline and around the NBA Draft but wouldn’t meet Boston’s reported price of roughly four first-round picks; comparing that to the final deal the 76ers landed for Brown, it argues the Sixers look like winners while the Celtics and Warriors appear to have missed a middle ground, raising questions about why a counter-offer wasn’t pursued as LeBron James joined Philadelphia and reshaped the offseason landscape.