Overview
- The Celtics traded Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Paul George, two first-round picks and two second-round picks.
- This week, owner Bill Chisholm said he had to be convinced by the front office before signing off on the deal, calling the choice emotionally difficult because he is a longtime fan.
- President Brad Stevens has defended the move by citing financial and roster-construction realities, saying roughly 70 percent of Boston’s salary picture was tied to Jayson Tatum and Brown.
- Boston acquired Paul George as a veteran two-way piece but the front office and fans have raised clear concerns about his ability to stay healthy and how he will fit alongside Tatum.
- The trade reshapes the East: it gives Philadelphia a proven scorer in Brown and forces Boston to prove the move worked through added depth, future draft assets and on-court results.