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Celtics Trade Jaylen Brown to Sixers for Paul George, Picks

7/11/2026

Summary

Brown Traded

The Celtics traded Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers for Paul George, two first-round and two second-round picks.
Brown averaged 28.7 points, 6.9 rebounds and 5.1 assists in 2025-26 and finished sixth in MVP voting.
His $285 million, three-year supermax includes a $57.7 million guarantee for 2026-27, providing cap relief.
President of basketball operations Brad Stevens said the deal eases the roughly 70 % cap load tied to Brown and Jayson Tatum.

Summary

Player Returns

After serving a 25-game drug suspension, he averaged 21.0 points, 5.7 rebounds and 41.5% three-point shooting in his final ten games.
In the seven-game series he posted 17.4 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 55% three-point shooting, influencing the July 2026 Brown trade.
He missed the first 12 games after knee surgery and served a 25-game drug suspension from Jan 31 to Mar 23, 2025.

History

Historical Context

After the 161-day lockout that began July 1 2011, the NBA and the NBPA ratified a new CBA on Dec 8 2011, setting a $120.375 million salary cap, a 49-to-51.2 % revenue split and a harsher luxury-tax structure. Those cap-relief mechanisms now underpin moves like the 2025-26 Celtics-76ers trade of Jaylen Brown, illustrating the agreement’s lasting impact on roster construction.

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Brown Traded

The Celtics traded Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers for Paul George, two first-round and two second-round picks.
Brown averaged 28.7 points, 6.9 rebounds and 5.1 assists in 2025-26 and finished sixth in MVP voting.
His $285 million, three-year supermax includes a $57.7 million guarantee for 2026-27, providing cap relief.
President of basketball operations Brad Stevens said the deal eases the roughly 70 % cap load tied to Brown and Jayson Tatum.

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