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On Monday, July 25, the Boston Celtics were listed as the top trade candidates for the Brooklyn Nets’ Kevin Durant.
It started with a morning tweet from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and was then followed by The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Within those reports, Jaylen Brown was listed as Boston’s most marketable asset for a player of Durant’s magnitude.
Still, for Brown, this isn’t the first time his name has come up in superstar trade rumors, and it probably won’t be the last. And, during a July 25 segment on NBC Sports Boston, Charania shed some light on the Georgia native’s current commitment to being with the Celtics.
“He’s under contract with the Celtics for two more years, and I haven’t heard anything about any dislikes he’s had with the organization in general. Over the last two or three years, I think he’s seen a lot of growth within the organization. When it comes to Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Marcus Smart, just a couple of years ago in the bubble, they had some very galling moments.
For them to go from that to being within a couple of wins of a championship speaks volumes for the growth of the organization… I haven’t heard of any significant discontent from Jaylen Brown, or any specific requests from her side, thus far. right now,” Charania said when asked about Brown’s current situation with the Celtics.
Brown has two years left on his current $106 million contract and can become an unrestricted free agent in the summer of 2024 unless he agrees to an extension with the Celtics.
Brooklyn has a significant asking price for Durant
According to a July 25 report in Charania’s The Athletic, the Celtics made an official trade offer for Durant, but the Nets responded and increased the asking price as a result.
The Celtics were originally reported to have offered a deal consisting of Jaylen Brown, Derrick White and Draft picks, but the Nets came back asking for Brown, Marcus Smart, an additional role player and picks. As such, the Celtics have yet to return to the negotiating table.
Sources: The Boston Celtics have offered a Jaylen Brown package to the Nets for Kevin Durant, which Brooklyn turned down and countered.
Full details on a possible Celtics-Nets mega deal, the latest on Donovan Mitchell and more on Inside Pass: https://t.co/Gkyfkhg5A1
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 25, 2022
The Celtics offered Brown, guard Derrick White and a draft pick to the Nets for Durant, sources said. The proposal was rejected and Brooklyn has asked Boston, in any proposal, to include Brown, Defensive Player of the Year Marcus Smart, draft picks and potentially one more player in the rotation, those sources added. Currently, the Celtics are less inclined to include Smart along with many other players or draft assets, but the franchise is considering next steps on how to approach the discussions.
Right now, the Celtics have emerged as a serious possibility as a landing spot for Durant. They have a tremendous interest in bringing him in and see him as a piece that could help them get over that final hurdle. While there is work to be done, there is a deal that would suffice for the Nets’ overwhelming request,” Charania wrote on July 25.
Brown launches a cryptic tweet in response to trade rumors
Shortly after the trade rumors surfaced, Brown took to Twitter to cryptically share his thoughts, tweeting ‘SMH’.
That tweet came just a month after Brown sent the Celtics on Twitter in a frenzy, as on Sunday, June 26, the Celtics star liked a tweet about how Celtics fans are missing him by respect, which started a new line of rumors about how he was. unhappy in Boston.
Of course, no one outside the Celtics organization will know Brown’s stance on current trade rumors, or his plans once his current contract expires. But for now, Charania’s report that Brown is happy in Boston is the best anyone could hope for.
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