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

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

  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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  Article published:Jul 6, 1:54 PM ET

• The massive Jaylen Brown price Celtics are asking for in trade

  It may cost a fortune to trade for Jaylen Brown.

  Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAArticle published:Jun 27, 12:15 AM ET

• Sources: Celtics-Bucks trade talks did not falter due to Giannis contract extension negotiations

  The Celtics were prepared to offer Giannis Antetokounmpo the full 3-year, 35% contract extension, sources told CelticsBlog.

  Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAArticle published:Jul 2, 4:27 PM ET

• The Celtics have to make this obvious decision with Jaylen Brown

  Jaylen Brown was in Boston's offer for Giannis Antetokounmpo, signaling the team may be ready to move on.

  Publisher:Hoops HabitArticle published:Jun 26, 9:00 AM ET

• Celtics reportedly now favorites to land Giannis Antetokounmpo prior to tomorrow's NBA Draft

  Brad Stevens and the Boston Celtics are in the driver's seat if they want to acquire Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Bucks have let it be known they are only negotiating with the two teams that Giannis has said he'd sign an extension with, the Miami Heat and the Celtics. They also reportedly have a deadline of tomorrow's draft. Considering that the Miami Heat offer is quite underwhelming and would result in a Bucks team with a pay-in tournament ceiling while Portland gets to use all their picks (a...

  Publisher:Celtics LifeArticle published:Jun 22, 2:25 PM ET

• Celtics exploring potential acquisition of Giannis without including Jaylen

  The Boston Globe's Gary Washburn chimes in on the Giannis Antetokounmpo to Boston rumors: The Celtics have been exploring whether they can acquire Giannis Antetokounmpo without sacrificing Jaylen Brown, per @GwashburnGlobe (Via @NBCSBoston / h/t @TrolledByNate ) pic.twitter.com/AiP6zN1pZh — NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) June 16, 2026 I don't think the Celtics realistically have any plans to team Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Giannis Antetokounmpo up together. They'd have to gut their roster ...

  Publisher:Celtics LifeArticle published:Jun 16, 4:06 PM ET

• Celtics have reportedly made trade offer to Bucks for Giannis Antetokounmpo

  According to The Ringer's Bill Simmons, the Boston Celtics in the past week made a trade offer to the Milwaukee Bucks for Giannis Antetokounmpo. While the Celtics technically could fit Giannis onto their cap sheet without trading Jayson Tatum or Jaylen Brown, even if the Bucks were willing to do a deal like that, I don't see a possibility that the Celtics would throw out a roster with three players making around $200 million a year, since it would be near impossible to fill out the rest of th...

  Publisher:Celtics LifeArticle published:Jun 14, 1:19 PM ET