Celtics Reportedly Tried Trading Jaylen Brown Before Giannis Antetokounmpo Pursuit
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The Boston Celtics recently tried to trade Jaylen Brown for Giannis Antetokounmpo, but they reportedly put him on the trade block before then.
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In a piece published Monday, ESPN NBA insider Ramona Shelburne offered fascinating new details on the Brown situation.
"Brown hasn't said how he feels about the Celtics openly shopping him in trade scenarios, which sources have said took place with other teams even before the talks for Antetokounmpo heated up," Shelburne wrote. "The Celtics have three choices: (1) trade Brown to another team, which so far hasn't yielded strong offers; (2) extend Brown, hoping the financial commitment will assuage any hard feelings; or (3) bring him back without an extension and try to make him comfortable continuing on in this state of limbo.
"It's too early to say which way things will end up, but league observers said an extension at this point seems unlikely. Which leaves two options that aren't easy to pull off and could take significant time."
Time will tell what the Celtics do with Brown. Maybe they trade him, maybe they don't -- but his returning to Boston feels like an unlikely outcome.
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