Overview
- On Monday, former Celtic and broadcaster Brian Scalabrine told SiriusXM he believed Jaylen Brown privately asked the Celtics for a trade and had a list of demands.
- Brown’s representatives told ESPN the claim was “10000% a lie,” directly denying that he requested a trade or sought a move to Milwaukee.
- Hours after the radio appearance, Scalabrine qualified his comments and said he lacked full information and that Brown “technically” did not demand a trade.
- Reporting from July by ESPN and a source to The Philadelphia Inquirer said Brown did not formally request a trade and only asked for input on his destination after a proposed Giannis deal fell through.
- The dispute highlights how an unverified commentator’s remark can reshape public perception of a July 1 trade while leaving the official record—the Celtics’ July deal sending Brown to Philadelphia for Paul George and draft picks—unchanged and the teams preparing to meet on Nov. 10.