Celtics Trade Jaylen Brown to 76ers for Paul George and Multiple Draft Picks

The Boston Celtics have agreed to trade Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers for Paul George, two first-round picks and two second-round picks. The 2028 first-round pick could convert to a swap more favorable to the Celtics, according to ESPN. Boston also received a 2031 unprotected first-round pick and conditional 2028 and 2030 second-round selections.

Jaylen Brown was selected third overall in the 2016 NBA Draft. He averaged 20.0 points and 5.5 rebounds per game across 10 seasons with the Celtics and earned five All-Star selections plus two second-team All-NBA honors. In the 2024 NBA Finals, Brown averaged 20.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 5 assists per game while earning Finals MVP honors as the Celtics defeated the Dallas Mavericks.

With Jayson Tatum sidelined nearly the entire 2025-26 season by a torn Achilles, Brown scored 28.7 points per game and finished sixth in MVP voting. The Celtics lost a 3-1 series lead to the 76ers in the first round of the 2026 playoffs. Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens said after the first round of the 2026 NBA Draft that Brown remained central to the team's plans.

"Jaylen Brown is a big part of us. I don't want to predict the future. I look at it as this is our team," Stevens said.