Celtics Send Jaylen Brown to 76ers in Blockbuster Deal

The Boston Celtics didn’t shy away from a shocking move just hours into free agency and hours after targeting center Mitchell Robinson from the New York Knicks when they decided to trade superstar guard/forward Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers.

He will now head to the Eastern Conference rival in exchange for forward Paul George and two first round and two second round picks.

That ends a 10-year tenure for Brown in Boston and a nine-year tenure of him alongside Jayson Tatum in the blockbuster deal.

It comes after a failed pursuit by the Celtics for former Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, which may have kicked things off on their shopping around of Brown, who never requested out of Boston.

To read more about the blockbuster deal and what to expect now in Philly, here is the full story from 76ers Roundtable writer Anthony Pasciolla.

Brown will join Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, VJ Edgecombe on a team that eliminated his former one in the first round of the playoffs last year, a series that led to Brown calling Embiid a “flopper.”

He is coming off a career year in which he averaged 28.7 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 5.1 assists per game, leading to a sixth-place finish in MVP voting.

To read more about his departure and whether Boston is better off, here’s the full story from Celtics Roundtable writer Brady Farkas.

Brown will leave the Celtics as a five-time All-Star and as the 2024 Eastern Conference and Finals MVP and was crucial in helping deliver Boston’s 18th championship.

Boston will inherit George, who is coming off of suspension after a mixed bag in Philly and will be owed $54.1 million.

In return, they lose a decades-long partnership between Brown and Tatum and a player whose 142 playoff games are the most of any player since he was taken in the 2016 draft.