Boston Celtics (56-26)27 of 30Winslow Townson/Getty ImagesPrevious Rank: 4The Boston Celtics authored the most controversial move of the summer when they traded Jaylen Brown for Paul George, two first-round picks and two second-round picks. But if you look at the deal pragmatically (as the Celtics did), it's not all that difficult to understand their thinking. Boston just won 56 games without Tatum for most of the season. The one-to-one swap of Tatum for Brown is an upgrade. Then, George will slide into a role that simply didn't exist for the 2025-26 team (because Tatum was recovering).