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Celtics Pursue Jaylen Brown, Offer Up to Four Picks

6/29/2026

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Summary

Celtics Pursue Brown

The Boston Celtics are exploring a trade for forward Jaylen Brown while Portland, Toronto and Brooklyn have shown interest.
Boston may ask for up to four draft picks as Brown averaged 28.7 points and 6.9 rebounds this season.
The Celtics previously included Brown in a rejected Giannis Antetokounmpo offer that went to Miami.
Brooklyn, holding the No. 6 2026 draft pick, could trade picks, Michael Porter Jr.’s contract and Day’Ron Sharpe.

Summary

Celtics Trade

Deni Avdija is not on the table for any Jaylen Brown trade.
Three-team proposal would send Grant, Sharpe, Henderson, Murray and three picks to Boston.
Boston would give a pick to Sacramento for Domantas Sabonis, targeting him for a front-court upgrade, Sacramento acquiring Henderson and Murray to nurture Murray twins.
Kings would send DeMar DeRozan to Portland, making the starting five Brown, Lillard, Avdija, Toumani Camara and Donovan Clingan.

History

Historical Context

After Danny Ainge’s July 2007 trade that sent five first-round picks and several players to Minnesota for Kevin Garnett and added Ray Allen, Boston vaulted to a 66-16 record—a 42-game jump—and captured the 2008 NBA title. The franchise’s recent speculation about moving Jaylen Brown echoes that rapid, asset-heavy rebuild that reshaped the league.

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Celtics Pursue Brown

The Boston Celtics are exploring a trade for forward Jaylen Brown while Portland, Toronto and Brooklyn have shown interest.
Boston may ask for up to four draft picks as Brown averaged 28.7 points and 6.9 rebounds this season.
The Celtics previously included Brown in a rejected Giannis Antetokounmpo offer that went to Miami.
Brooklyn, holding the No. 6 2026 draft pick, could trade picks, Michael Porter Jr.’s contract and Day’Ron Sharpe.

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