Speaking to the media on Monday just hours after the trade sending Jaylen Brown to Philadelphia was officially finalized, Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens explained that he and the front office decided to make a deal with the Sixers in order to give the team more “optionality” going forward.
He no longer plays for the Celtics, but Brown will continue to make good on his promises to Boston children. He already fulfilled one of his biggest after meeting Jean on Tuesday.
Mitchell Robinson and the New York Knicks won the 2026 NBA Finals, bringing the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy to New York for the first time since 1973.
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The Boston Celtics have made their summer moves official, announcing the trade of Jaylen Brown for Paul George and picks, as well as the signings of Mitchell Robinson, Mike Conley Jr., Ron Harper Jr., and the Neemias Queta extension. The Celtics are now hard-capped at the first apron, which is set at $209,015,000.
When discussing his thought process and the team's potential next moves after parting ways with their Finals MVP, he raved about how the expanded war chest gave them a better shot at making a big swing at another star.
In the NBA Draft, the first round is where teams look for players who could be stars or at least contribute right away. Then there's the second round, where the stakes are low and not much is expected.
The fallout from the Boston Celtics’ blockbuster trade of Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers is still causing outrage across the basketball community.
With the Jaylen Brown trade to the Philadelphia 76ers becoming official, the Boston Celtics will play their first season without the 2024 NBA Finals MVP for the first time in a decade.
Paul George was the key piece around whom the 76ers built their trade package to land Jaylen Brown in the blockbuster move that shook the league. Subsequently, the new Celtics forward decided to make a stellar first impression on the front office without even playing a single game.
Fans of the Boston Celtics are still reeling from the shocking trade that sent Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Paul George, two first-round picks, and two second-round picks.
When the Boston Celtics traded Jaylen Brow to the Philadelphia 76ers for Paul George and draft picks, everybody wondered what Boston was doing. George is far from the All-Star player he used to be, and the Brown-Jayson Tatum duo is now over after just one trip to the NBA Finals.
July 6: Harper has officially re-signed with the Celtics, per NBA.com’s official transaction log. According to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link), Harper and the Celtics have amended the terms of their agreement since first striking a deal.
Boston Celtics president Brad Stevens offered up a big hint regarding why he controversially chose to trade Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers. Stevens admitted that the Celtics were concerned about having most of their salary cap tied up in Brown and Jayson Tatum.
A strong majority of NBA fans extremely undervalue future first round picks... until of course they are selected and start playing for their favorite teams.
Former University of Houston big man Chris Cenac Jr. has signed his rookie scale contract with the Celtics, per the NBA’s transaction log. Boston selected the 19-year-old forward/center with the 27th overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft.
Baylor Scheierman carved out a solid rotational role for the Celtics during his second season in Boston. Scheierman averaged 18.6 minutes over 77 games, starting 20 of them.
It's still too early to tell how things will go down, but for now, there are valid reasons to believe the Celtics dropped the ball with their latest decisions.