The Boston Celtics and Toronto Raptors have been competing against each other this preseason, but prior to that during the summer, they were apparently both fighting for Malcolm Brogdon as well.

In a Sirius XM interview, the new Celtics guard revealed that his former squad, the Indiana Pacers, let him have a say in where he was traded to. According to Brogdon, the Raptors were contending for him, and he considered them before ultimately ending up in Beantown.

When pressed as to why he chose Boston over Toronto, Brogdon gave an honest answer that placed winning over everything:

“I thought [Boston] was farther along. They have a superstar in Jayson Tatum and probably another superstar in Jaylen Brown as well. I thought it would be a great fit for me because I wanted to win right now,” Brogdon shared.