This three-team NBA trade idea sends Jaylen Brown from the Boston Celtics to the Atlanta Hawks.
A blockbuster three-team NBA trade idea sending Jaylen Brown from the Boston Celtics to the Atlanta Hawks was created by Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report.
Here is the mock trade:
Hawks receive:
- Jaylen Brown (from Celtics)
- Andre Jackson Jr. (from Bucks)
- No. 27 (from Celtics)
- $3 million trade exception (Buddy Hield)
Celtics Receive:
- Giannis Antetokounmpo (from Bucks)
Bucks Receive:
- Jonathan Kuminga (from Hawks)
- Zaccharie Risacher (from Hawks)
- Corey Kispert (from Hawks)
- Buddy Hield (from Hawks)
- Max Shulga (from Celtics)
- No. 8 (from Hawks)
- No. 23 (from Hawks)
- 2027 unprotected first-rounder (from Celtics)
- 2029 unprotected first-rounder (from Hawks)
Brown will make $57.1 million next season. He is under contract through the 2028-29 season.
The Hawks and Celtics spoke about a Brown trade last offseason. Brown was born and raised in Marietta, Georgia.
Brown is eligible for a two-year, $142 million extension in July. The one-time NBA champion has three seasons left on his current deal and a combined $183 million.
For the Celtics this regular season, Brown averaged 28.7 points, 6.9 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game. The five-time All-Star put up 25.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game against the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the playoffs, a series the Celtics lost in seven games after taking a 3-1 lead.
The Hawks lost to the New York Knicks in the first round in six games. They need another star next to Jalen Johnson, Dyson Daniels and Nickeil Alexander-Walker to be a legit contender next season.
Brown is one of the top two-way players in the NBA. The swingman has career averages of 20.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game and one can assume that he would enjoy playing in Georgia since he's from there.
It will be fascinating to see if the Celtics trade Brown this offseason. They are reportedly open to moving Brown to get Antetokounmpo from the Bucks.
Some people in the NBA believe Brown wants to be the No. 1 option on a team since he's shared the spotlight with Jayson Tatum for several years. Brown would get that title in Atlanta.
The Hawks haven't won a playoff series since 2021. That's the year Trae Young led the franchise to the Eastern Conference Finals. If Atlanta wants to win big in the Johnson era, the front office has to acquire Brown. Let's see if it gets done.
Brown probably knows that the Celtics are open to moving him for Antetokounmpo. Brown's days in Boston could be coming to an end soon. If that's really the case, the Hawks must acquire him.
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