Overview

• Asked on Atlanta’s Big Tigger Morning Show if he could someday play for the Hawks, the Marietta native replied, “You never know… we’ll see,” noting even his grandmother has lobbied for it.
• Brown is entering the second year of a five-year supermax deal with the Celtics that runs through the 2028-29 season, limiting near-term free-agency possibilities.
• Celtics vice president of basketball operations Mike Zarren has publicly said there has been nothing close to serious trade discussions involving Brown.
• With Jayson Tatum rehabbing a ruptured Achilles and Boston retooling after offseason payroll moves, Brown is expected to take on an expanded leadership and scoring role.
• Atlanta’s longer-term outlook, including uncertainty around Trae Young’s extension, was cited in coverage as contextual background, though no concrete pursuit of Brown has emerged.