Report: Celtics Won’t Trade Jaylen Brown Despite Payroll Concerns

According to Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints, Jaylen Brown will not be traded by the Boston Celtics this offseason despite payroll concerns. 

The Celtics have the most expensive roster in the league next season. The team probably won’t be a title contender since Jayson Tatum could miss the entire campaign recovering from his Achilles tear. 

“Even though NBA fans love to stir the pot by creating their own trade proposals and ideas, neither Tatum nor Brown are on their way out of Boston entering the summer, league sources confirmed to ClutchPoints,” Siegel wrote. 

Brown finished this season with a partially torn right meniscus. The 2024 Finals MVP averaged 22.2 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists for the Celtics in the regular season and 22.3 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game in the 2025 postseason. 

Boston lost to the New York Knicks in the second round in six games. 

The 28-year-old Brown will make $53,142,264 next season. The California product has career averages of 19.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists.