Tatum Feels Pressure After Celtics Trade Brown to 76ers, Who Averaged 28.7 Points
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Updated · NBC Sports Boston · Jul 6
Tatum Feels Pressure After Celtics Trade Brown to 76ers, Who Averaged 28.7 Points
3 articles · Updated · NBC Sports Boston · Jul 6
Summary
Jeff Teague said Jayson Tatum is "motivated" but stunned after Boston traded Jaylen Brown to Philadelphia, telling him the pressure is now squarely on the Celtics star.
Brown’s exit leaves Tatum as Boston’s clear No. 1 option again after he missed most of 2025-26 with an Achilles injury, raising questions about how much help he will get next season.
Philadelphia also becomes a tougher Eastern rival with Brown added to a roster that already had Paul George, who averaged 17.3 points in 37 games last season.
Brown had just posted career highs of 28.7 points, 6.9 rebounds and 5.1 assists in 71 games, making the move to the team that eliminated Boston after a 3-1 series collapse especially jarring.