[Iko] League sources say [Brown’s] frustration with the Celtics had reached a point of no return, ultimately forcing their hand… Celtics were seeking either a plug-and-play star that could mesh with Tatum or substantial draft compensation. In the end, neither was achieved.
Brown’s future with the franchise always seemed murky following a very public pursuit of Giannis, so much so that league sources say his frustration with the Celtics had reached a point of no return, ultimately forcing their hand.
“They had no intention of bringing him back,” one league executive said Wednesday afternoon.
Boston was forced to pivot quickly. The scuttlebutt regarding any Brown trade, because of Jayson Tatum’s presence, was that the Celtics were seeking either a plug-and-play star that could mesh with Tatum or substantial draft compensation. In the end, neither was achieved.