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Jaylen Brown is reportedly done with the Boston Celtics. The Celtics person traded Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers, league sources confirmed to CBS Philadelphia.
ESPN's Shams Charania first reported the deal, which helium said sends Paul George, 2 first-round picks and 2 second-round picks to Boston. According to ESPN, the 2028 first-round prime could person from a archetypal to a swap that is much favorable to Boston. The woody besides reportedly gives the Celtics a 2031 unprotected first-round prime and conditional 2028 and 2030 second-round selections.
Brown's days with the Celtics appeared to beryllium numbered erstwhile Boston offered him and draught picks to the Milwaukee Bucks for Giannis Antetokounmpo. Antetokounmpo was aboriginal traded to the Miami Heat.
Following that trade, rumors persisted that Brown was inactive connected the trading block.
Jaylen Brown connected April 3, 2026 successful Milwaukee.
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Brown was the 3rd wide prime successful the 2016 NBA Draft. He averaged 20.0 points and 5.5 rebounds per crippled successful 10 seasons, each successful Boston. Brown made 5 All-Star teams and was named second-team All-NBA twice.
When the Celtics bushed the Dallas Mavericks successful 2024 to triumph the franchise's 18th championship, Brown averaged 20.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 5 assists connected his mode to being named Finals MVP.
With Jayson Tatum missing astir each of the 2025-26 play portion recovering from a torn Achilles, Brown had the champion play of his career. He scored 28.7 points per crippled and finished sixth successful the MVP voting.
Tatum returned precocious successful the regular season, but the Celtics blew a 3-1 bid pb against the Philadelphia 76ers successful the archetypal circular of the playoffs.
Despite the disappointing extremity to the season, Brown said connected his Twitch watercourse that "this was my favourite year," a remark that drew immoderate backlash. Brown aboriginal doubled down connected the comment, explaining that the Celtics were counted retired with Tatum hurt, and they exceeded expectations.
After the archetypal circular of this year's NBA Draft, Celtics president of hoops operations Brad Stevens said helium inactive viewed Brown arsenic portion of the team's future.
"Jaylen Brown is simply a large portion of us. I don't privation to foretell the future. I look astatine it arsenic this is our team," Stevens said.
Brown, meanwhile, had a connection connected his Twitch watercourse hours earlier Antetokounmpo was traded to Miami.
"To each the radical that's doubted me, that privation maine to bash this, oregon privation me, you're turning maine into a monster," Brown said.
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Where bash the Celtics basal with Jaylen Brown aft losing retired connected Giannis?
Where bash the Celtics basal with Jaylen Brown aft losing retired connected Giannis?
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