Celtics Set 4 p.m. Monday Briefing on Jaylen Brown Trade and Recent Signings
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Updated · The Boston Globe · Jul 4
Celtics Set 4 p.m. Monday Briefing on Jaylen Brown Trade and Recent Signings
3 articles · Updated · The Boston Globe · Jul 4
Summary
Brad Stevens and Bill Chisholm will address the Jaylen Brown trade and Boston’s latest signings at 4 p.m. Monday, the franchise’s first formal public explanation since the deal.
Monday’s timing is driven by NBA rules: teams cannot comment until the leaguewide moratorium lifts, shielding Stevens from criticism that he waited too long to speak.
Boston is expected to receive two first-round picks and two second-round picks from Philadelphia, with the key asset a 2028 first that could become a valuable lottery selection.
One unlikely 2028 pick-swap chain involving the 76ers, Clippers and Spurs could leave the Celtics with nothing from Philadelphia that year, though the report describes that outcome as a long shot.
The trade is already drawing backlash, with Robert Parish saying Red Auerbach would have been sick over moving a superstar in his prime even as he backed Brown for a future No. 7 retirement.