Jaylen Brown reacts to controversial claim about his trade value

Brown took matters into his own hands on X and made several posts defending himself. He pointed out that no NBA player has won more combined regular season and playoff games than him over the last decade, criticized analytics as “AI hoops” that is “ruining the game,” and asked Marks to publicly name the person who made that claim about Brown’s value.

Brown clearly disliked the narrative that was going around and wants to combat it. It is odd to think that his trade value might not be very high considering he was just offered for Giannis Antetokounmpo, but not every team views him as a fit.

While the Celtics are not actively shopping Brown, they certainly appear willing to listen to offers for him. He averaged 28.7 points per game last season while playing largely without Jayson Tatum, and also has a Finals MVP to his name. The fact that he has to defend himself and his credentials on social media is genuinely odd.