This was avoidable. They should've traded Jaylen the moment they figured they were gonna pay Smart. Too many players, not enough minutes.
Jaylen is playing one less minute a game than he played last season, and that largely has to do with players like Morris getting minutes over him at the end of the games because they're playing better. Smart is playing 6 less minutes than he did last season and by far the lowest MPG since he's been on the Celtics.
Y'all gotta stop with these bullshyt ass narratives. JB struggling has nothing to do with lack of playing time or usage