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Celtics Trade Jaylen Brown to 76ers for Paul George

8/14/2026

Summary

Brown Traded

Boston Celtics traded Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers for Paul George, Mitchell Robinson, two first-round and two second-round picks.
Brown, a five-time All-Star, 2024 Finals MVP, averaged 28.7 points, 6.9 rebounds, 5.1 assists and shot 47.7 %.
On “Jimmy Kimmel Show,” Brown said he was “disappointed in how it went down” and replied “we’ll see” about Boston’s intelligence.
Bleacher Report’s Andy Bailey projects Boston to finish 52-30 in the 2026-27 season.

Summary

NBA Expands Broadcasts

The NBA opened the 2026-27 season on Oct 20, 2026, with Boston at Detroit at 3 p.m. ET, the first afternoon game on a non-holiday date.
The league increased national broadcasts to 90 games and added “Sunday Night Basketball” on NBC beginning Jan 24, 2027.
NBA promos feature Steph Curry and LeBron James as primary draws, label the Brown-Celtics storyline a secondary “B-story,” and leave Nov 3, 2026, open to promote voter participation on Election Day.

History

Historical Context

1995 marked a wave of high-profile moves in American sports, from the Quebec Nordiques’ July relocation to Denver as the Colorado Avalanche to the Seattle Mariners clinching their first postseason berth in October. That season’s surge in media attention laid groundwork for today’s blockbuster transactions, such as the 2026-27 Celtics-76ers trade sending Jaylen Brown to Boston for Paul George and draft assets.

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Brown Traded

Boston Celtics traded Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers for Paul George, Mitchell Robinson, two first-round and two second-round picks.
Brown, a five-time All-Star, 2024 Finals MVP, averaged 28.7 points, 6.9 rebounds, 5.1 assists and shot 47.7 %.
On “Jimmy Kimmel Show,” Brown said he was “disappointed in how it went down” and replied “we’ll see” about Boston’s intelligence.
Bleacher Report’s Andy Bailey projects Boston to finish 52-30 in the 2026-27 season.

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