Celtics agree to send Jaylen Brown, 2024 Finals MVP, to 76ers in blockbuster NBA trade: report

Jaylen Brown is being traded by the Boston Celtics aft all.

The Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers reportedly reached an statement to nonstop Brown to the Sixers successful speech for seasoned All-Star Paul George, 2 first-round picks and 2 second-round picks, according to ESPN.

Trade rumors were heating up earlier this offseason, arsenic Brown was already astatine the halfway of a imaginable commercialized with the Milwaukee Bucks for Giannis Antetokounmpo earlier the Miami Heat landed "The Greek Freak." Since then, the Celtics were reportedly expanding efforts to get a woody done involving Brown.

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Boston Celtics guardant Jayson Tatum (0) and defender Jaylen Brown (7) celebrates with the Larry O’Brian Trophy aft beating the Dallas Mavericks successful crippled 5 of the 2024 NBA Finals to triumph the NBA Championship astatine TD Garden. (Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports)

Brown was named Finals MVP conscionable 2 years ago, helping Boston unafraid yet different NBA rubric for their immense trophy case. But the Celtics were reportedly adjacent to getting thing done, and were actively buying the dynamic 6-foot-6 defender to 8-10 teams crossed the NBA.

"The Celtics person really started powerfully buying Jaylen Brown, soliciting offers from a marketplace of astir 8 to 10 teams successful the past respective days," ESPN’s Shams Charania said connected "First Take" Wednesday morning. "It is unclear whether a woody is adjacent oregon wherever they needfully stand, but determination has been a precocious terms threshold."

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Charania added that it was his "understanding" Brown ne'er requested a trade, making this a determination the Celtics wanted to get done.

They bash truthful with an Eastern Conference rival that gets a tremendous boost connected an breathtaking roster that could person their ain "Big Four" locked successful now.

Brown arrives successful Philly with erstwhile league MVP Joel Embiid, All-NBA defender Tyrese Maxey and 2025-26 All-Rookie defender VJ Edgecombe already successful place. All 4 players person a knack for scoring nary substance the concern and volition surely beryllium a occupation for defenses adjacent season.

Boston Celtics defender Jaylen Brown dribbles the shot against the Philadelphia 76ers during the archetypal 4th astatine Xfinity Mobile Arena successful Philadelphia, Pa., connected April 30, 2026. (Bill Streicher/Imagn Images)

Brown is successful the mediate of his five-year, $285.39 cardinal hold helium signed with the Celtics, carrying a $57.08 cardinal headdress deed for the 2026-27 season.

While Brown has been a five-time All-Star during his 10 years successful Boston, including 4 consecutive since the 2022-23 campaign, determination has been immoderate contention surrounding him this offseason.

Brown said that this past play was his "favorite year" contempt blowing a 3-1 First Round bid pb to the 76ers successful the NBA Playoffs. It was a remark that didn’t beryllium good with some, including ESPN property Stephen A. Smith, and his nationalist thoughts connected the substance yet led to a back-and-forth feud betwixt the two.

It’s chartless if that has thing to bash with the Celtics wanting to determination guardant from Brown, but his inclusion successful the failed commercialized with the Bucks for Antetokounmpo showed however consenting they were to power up the roster.

Boston Celtics defender Jaylen Brown is connected the tribunal earlier crippled 7 of the archetypal circular of the 2026 NBA Playoffs against the Philadelphia 76ers astatine TD Garden successful Boston, Massachusetts, connected May 2, 2026. (Winslow Townson/Imagn Images)

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Boston has been progressive anterior to the trade, signing New York Knicks backup halfway Mitchell Robinson to a four-year deal, shoring up their frontcourt. Robinson apt falls into the Celtics’ starting 5 arsenic of now, which includes Jayson Tatum, Derrick White, Sam Hauser and possibly Payton Pritchard astatine constituent guard.

For the 76ers, they adhd much firepower with a subordinate successful Brown coming disconnected a vocation twelvemonth with 28.7 points, 6.9 rebounds and 5.1 assists per crippled to pb the Celtics.

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