Celtics Actively Talking Trades for Jaylen Brown
Boston seeks a top interior player because Brown’s super‑max deal makes salary matching and timing difficult.
Overview
- Multiple outlets reported Wednesday that the Celtics are actively engaged in trade discussions about Jaylen Brown with several teams showing interest.
- President of basketball operations Brad Stevens said he held “really good, candid” meetings with Brown and did not rule out moving him as Boston explores roster changes.
- Brown is coming off an All‑NBA season and carries a super‑max extension that runs through 2028–29 and creates a roughly $57 million cap hit for 2026–27, a major obstacle for trade partners.
- League sources have identified Cleveland, Houston and Atlanta as plausible landing spots and named Evan Mobley and Alperen Sengun as the types of bigs Boston wants to acquire.
- Any deal is likely to be complex and slow, requiring multi‑team constructs, high draft or young‑player cost, and could reshape Boston’s roster plan around Jayson Tatum while affecting Brown’s role and location next season.