Celtics Expected to Trade 29-Year-Old Jaylen Brown After Giannis Bid Collapses
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Updated · Boston.com · Jun 25
Celtics Expected to Trade 29-Year-Old Jaylen Brown After Giannis Bid Collapses
3 articles · Updated · Boston.com · Jun 25
Summary
ESPN's Brian Windhorst said he expects Boston to trade Jaylen Brown even after its failed push for Giannis Antetokounmpo, saying the Celtics are still active in talks.
Brown was offered in the Giannis pursuit, Windhorst said, and he argued Brad Stevens' recent comments and meeting with Brown signaled the team never took him off the market.
Stevens struck a noncommittal tone after the first round of the draft, saying he would not predict whether Brown would still be on the roster at the start of next season.
Brown, 29, is coming off a career-best year in which he finished sixth in MVP voting and led Boston to 56 wins; Windhorst said that age, form and a contract through 2029 could spark a bidding war.
The possibility marks a dramatic turn for a franchise that spent years building around Brown and Jayson Tatum, even as Brown had surfaced in past star-trade discussions including a Kevin Durant package.