Celtics offseason drama puts Jaylen Brown-Giannis Antetokounmpo trade rumors in spotlight
With Brown causing a lot of controversy after Boston's playoff loss to Philadelphia, trade rumors are starting to receive a lot more fuel.
Celtics offseason drama puts Jaylen Brown-Giannis Antetokounmpo trade rumors in spotlight originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Boston Celtics started their offseason four days ago, and it’s already started to get turbulent.
Celtics star Jaylen Brown has been vocal about Boston’s series against the Philadelphia 76ers , and other reports show Brown has been frustrated with the Celtics organization. Combining all of that, it seems like the rumors of a possible trade for Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo for Jaylen Brown could be on the table. Brown’s frustration with Boston © Winslow Townson-Imagn Images Brown has been on social media since the series loss to Philly four days ago.
He first started streaming the day after the Celtics lost, calling out the refs for bias and Sixers superstar Joel Embiid for flopping. Most recently, Brown’s mentor and NBA Hall-of-Famer Tracy McGrady spoke about Brown’s frustration with Boston . “I think his frustration lies deeply in the organization that we don’t have the details to… There’s just been a lot of stuff that I’ve been hearing, just going on with the Boston organization with JB,” McGrady said.
Celtics are confused © David Butler II-Imagn Images However, on the flip side of this, Celtics GM Brad Stevens said none of Brown’s frustrations were ever revealed to him . Also, the last time he spoke with the star it seemed like all positive vibes. This could just be a move to keep Brown’s value high, to make it seem like he doesn’t want to leave.