After all the rumors and conversation, the NBA Draft has come and gone.

And through it all, the Boston Celtics made both of their scheduled selections in the draft - and they still have Jaylen Brown on the roster - for now.

But that's the key, for now.

At this point, it's fairly obvious that teams feel the relationship between Brown and the Celtics is frayed, and they are circling trying to capitalize. According to Minnesota Timberwolves reporter Jon Krawcynski, the Wolves had talks with the Celtics about Brown before ultimately acquiring LaMelo Ball.

That seems to make sense, as a core of Brown and Anthony Edwards seems somewhat redundant. Ball gives the Wolves a true point guard, whereas Brown and Edwards would have competed for perimeter and wing touches.

With regards to the Celtics, they will likely continue to get offers and overtures on Brown. With free agency beginning on June 30, it's possible that teams will try to move quick, wanting to have their plans and key roster pieces in place by that time. It's also possible that the Celtics want to know where the roster stands before free agency begins, but they likely won't be forced into making a rush deal of a player who just finished sixth in the NBA's MVP voting.

After averaging 28.7 ppg, Brown also earned Second-Team All-NBA honors. He's now a five-time All-Star and a two-time All-NBA selection. 

Of course they can, and there's real merit to doing it considering how well he played in 2025-26. But the relationship might need to have real work done to keep it strong, if that's even possible.

If the Celtics kept Brown, they'd be banking on his ability to play with Jayson Tatum again, as the duo won the title in 2023-24.

With the 27th overall pick, the Celtics selected center Chris Cenac Jr., a freshman forward from the University of Houston.

The 6-foot-11, 240-pound center averaged 9.5 points across 37 games (36 starts) on 48.5 percent shooting from the floor. Cenac also averaged 7.9 rebounds, 0.8 steals, 0.7 assists and 0.5 blocks per contest.

He attended the same high school (Newman in LA) as University of Texas quarterback Arch Manning.

A four-year collegiate player who played at three different schools, Dillon Mitchell played an integral role in St. Johns's continued turnaround under Rick Pitino, helping the Red Storm earn a No. 5 seed in this past year's NCAA Tournament. 

Mitchell began his career at Texas, starting 38 games as true freshman and averaging 4.3 ppg before scoring 9.6 as a sophomore. He transferred to Cincinnati as a junior, scoring 9.9 ppg before landing at St. John's for his senior year. He averaged 8.3 ppg and seven rebounds while also dishing three assists per game.

He's listed at 6-foot-8. He was an All-Big East selection this season.

The Celtics selected him at pick No. 40.

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