The Warriors Tried to Trade for Jaylen Brown. The Celtics Basically Hung Up the Phone.

The Golden State Warriors wanted Jaylen Brown. Badly. According to league sources, they reached out to Boston before Brown was traded to Philadelphia, offering packages that included Jimmy Butler and future draft picks. The Celtics weren’t just uninterested. They were dismissive. Team sources say Boston basically laughed off the inquiries and never came close to making a formal counteroffer.

Golden State’s pitch never got off the ground. The Celtics didn’t see enough value in what the Warriors could put together. So Brown stayed put — for a while. Then Boston flipped him to the 76ers for Paul George and draft capital, a move that left even longtime Celtics insiders stunned.

Maxwell Sounds Off

Cedric Maxwell won a title with Boston in 1981 and now calls games for the team on the radio. He didn’t hold back when asked about trading Brown to a division rival. “How does losing a five-time All-Star make you better?” Maxwell said. “Someone explain it to me. Because I don’t see how subtraction leads to addition.”

He also pointed out that young players like Baylor Scheierman, Hugo Gonzalez, and Jordan Walsh will now have to carry bigger minutes while Jayson Tatum recovers from what the team describes as a lengthy rehab process. Maxwell’s frustration is real, and he’s not alone among Boston fans.

Brown’s Summer So Far

While the debates rage on, Brown is enjoying his offseason. He was spotted in the Dominican Republic recently, but he wasn’t just sitting on a beach. The guy was playing baseball. He posted clips of himself stepping into the batter’s box, making contact, and even getting a base hit. It’s not every day you see an NBA star swinging a bat in the Caribbean.

Philadelphia fans ate it up. The 76ers are building toward a championship window this fall, and Brown’s arrival is a huge part of that. Whether the trade works out for Boston or Philly remains to be seen. But for now, Brown is doing what he does best: staying busy, staying loose, and maybe getting a little sandlot work in before the real season starts.