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Celtics Initial High Asking Price Scared Off Teams Interested In Trading For Jaylen Brown

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Updated Jul 7, 12:39 AM ET

The Boston Celtics had no contingency plan after failing to acquire Giannis Antetokounmpo. Boston then pursued an aggressive trade market for Jaylen Brown, reportedly seeking four unprotected first-round picks, a demand that ultimately drove potential trade partners away. Multiple executives said the steep asking price backfired on the Celtics as the trade market cooled. "The asking price for Brown was so high that teams got scared away and moved on to other business," said an executive from ...

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Exclusive | Lakers’ Cameron Carr stays present with summer league opportunity: ‘Learn as much as I can’

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Updated Jul 7, 8:22 PM ET

SAN FRANCISCO — Cameron Carr is present. With the adjustment process that comes with being the Lakers’ first-round pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. With his summer league teammates. With the tasks at hand. So present that he told The California Post he wasn’t on social media when it was revealed June 29 that LeBron...

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