[Weiss] Speaking to people around the league, I still have not found someone who thinks this Jaylen Brown trade makes sense… The best theory is that they have another move lined up around the corner that utilizes all these assets.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/live-blogs/nba-free-agency-2026-live-updates-reaction-news-rumors/cFmfEjapdzzC/


Speaking to people around the league, I still have not found someone who thinks this Jaylen Brown trade makes sense, especially with the reporting that Brown did not ask out.

It is just such a disappointing return for a star in their prime, even if both picks turn out to be well positioned. To the Celtics’ credit, people often overrate the quantity of picks over the quality and these picks could both be fairly high. But this still feels well below the bar the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade just set. The best theory is that they have another move lined up around the corner that utilizes all these assets. For an organization with a good track record of player-relationship management and extracting strong value out of trades, this is a letdown, barring a follow-up move.

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