Overview
- The Celtics agreed on Wednesday to send Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers for Paul George plus two first‑round picks and two second‑round picks, according to multiple reports.
- The trade is reported but not official because it must clear league approvals and cannot be executed until the NBA’s one‑week free‑agency moratorium ends on July 6.
- Brown said he is “still processing” the move and described feeling both “excited and disappointed,” adding that he will need time to embrace a franchise he spent a decade trained to view as a rival.
- Teams and analysts say Boston accepted veteran salary and draft capital to gain financial flexibility under new luxury‑tax rules, while Philadelphia gains an All‑NBA wing whose fit next to Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey raises spacing and lineup questions.
- Following the reported trade, Philadelphia has stepped up its recruitment efforts for free agent LeBron James and his camp acknowledged the move increases the Sixers’ appeal.