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Celtics Trade Jaylen Brown to 76ers for Paul George and Draft Picks
The Boston Celtics agreed on July 1 to send Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Paul George and multiple draft picks. Bill Simmons described learning of the deal after a medical procedure. Brown later addressed the move in a live stream.
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The Boston Celtics agreed on July 1 to trade Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers, Newsweek reported. The compensation included Paul George along with two first-round draft picks and two second-round draft picks. Bill Simmons said on the July 2 episode of his podcast that his wife told him the news after he woke from a colonoscopy.
He quoted her saying the Celtics had sent Brown to Philadelphia for George and the picks, adding that he initially thought the anesthesia had killed him. Brown went live on Twitch roughly 24 hours after the trade became public. He read a statement posted on his social media accounts and said a message had been sent during the process.
"There was definitely a message being sent, and that message was received," Brown stated. "I wasn't thrilled with the amount of respect that was shown during this process. I think there was a bit of a lack of respect.
The Celtics selected Brown with the third overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft. They later drafted Jayson Tatum third overall in 2017. Boston reached six Eastern Conference Finals and two NBA Finals since the 2016-17 season, winning the 2024 title against the Dallas Mavericks with Brown named Finals MVP.
