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PHILADELPHIA — Jaylen Brown told the Boston Celtics he wanted to remain with the franchise despite Brad Stevens trying to trade him to the Milwaukee Bucks for Giannis Antetokounmpo, according to Kris Rhim of ESPN.
The Bucks traded Antetokounmpo to the Miami Heat. When that happened, many people thought Brown would remain with the Celtics.
However, Boston traded the small forward to the Philadelphia 76ers for Paul George, two first-round picks (2028, 2031) and two second-round selections (2028, 2030).
Brown finished his Celtics career with averages of 20.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game in the regular season and 19.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game in the playoffs. He won the 2024 Finals MVP award.
Brown Won’t Talk To Tatum
After the 76ers beat the Chicago Bulls on Sunday (11/8), Brown was asked if he planned to talk to Jayson Tatum on Tuesday (11/10) when the 76ers host the Celtics.
Brown hasn’t spoken to Tatum since the blockbuster trade and has no plans to speak to his former teammate on Tuesday in Philadelphia.
“It’s nothing to talk about,” Brown said. “I mean, he’s on his side, I’m on my side. Just playing basketball. Both of us are trying to win, so it’s nothing to talk about. Just check the ball up.”
The 76ers are 9-2. They have the best record in the Eastern Conference, and Brown is averaging 22.3 points, 6.7 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game.
Meanwhile, the Celtics are 8-2. They are in second place in the East, and Tatum is averaging 27.1 points, 6.0 rebounds and 7.8 assists per game.
Brown Wanted Celtics To Treat Him Like Franchise Player More?
According to Jay King of The Athletic, Brown wanted the Celtics to treat him like a franchise player more.
Brown signed a five-year, $285 million extension with the Celtics in 2023. One year later, Boston won the championship against the Dallas Mavericks in five games.
A talented two-way swingman, Brown averaged 28.7 points, 6.9 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game for the Celtics last season. Boston won 56 games and was the second seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs despite Tatum missing the first 62 games of the regular season recovering from his Achilles tendon tear.
Brown put up 25.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game in the Celtics-76ers 2026 first-round playoff series. Tatum didn’t play in Game 7, and Boston blew a 3-1 series lead to Philadelphia.
Beef Between Brown And Tatum?
Brown created a stir on social media in October by posting a blue hat emoji — a symbol for “cap,” which is slang for someone lying — on Instagram in response to Tatum saying in a video on his YouTube channel that he was “just as much caught off guard as the rest of the world” by Brown’s trade to the 76ers.
Many people believe Brown and Tatum had beef and that Tatum played a role in the Brown trade.
“There’s no beef. It’s not about that. It should be more praise,” Tatum said after the Celtics beat the New York Knicks on October 23. “I understand drama gets clicks and views, but I’m not really into that. I’m not blaming everybody for how they feel. Everybody is entitled to their own feelings, and we all go through different things in our lives.”
Brown had a different tenor than Tatum after the 76ers defeated the Bucks on October 24.
“We both got so much stuff in front of us,” Brown said. “So at the end of the day … he got to do what he’s got to do for his team. I got to do what I do for my team. Jayson’s a great guy. Like I said, great family, hell of a basketball player, hell of a PR team. There’s no beef, but it’ll be a little lamb chop. … He should stay ready at all times.”
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