Overview
- Multiple outlets reported that Boston formally included Jaylen Brown and two future first-round picks in an offer to acquire Giannis Antetokounmpo, but Milwaukee traded Giannis to Miami instead.
- Following June 23 reports, league sources say the Celtics have continued to take calls and listen to offers for Brown while no trade has been completed.
- Brad Stevens said he has held private meetings with Brown and spoken regularly with the player’s agent and publicly called Brown “a big part of us,” though he declined to promise Brown will remain on the roster.
- Brown’s contract runs through 2028–29 at roughly $285 million and he becomes eligible on July 26 for a two-year extension worth about $141.9 million, facts that create both trade value and a high salary hurdle for potential partners.
- Media and analysts have floated concrete suitors and trade frameworks, including Atlanta and Cleveland scenarios, and the Celtics are weighing whether to repair the relationship with Brown or use him to chase alternative roster upgrades.