Jaylen Brown traded to 76ers: Basketball world, including Tyrese Maxey, reacts after jaw-dropping Celtics deal

The Boston Celtics were gunning for Giannis Antetokounmpo this summer. They swung and missed and, about a week later, ended up with Paul George in another blockbuster trade. This one’s causing basketball pundits and fans everywhere to scratch their heads.

After dangling five-time All-Star Jaylen Brown as a trade chip during the Antetokounmpo sweepstakes, the Celtics didn’t stop discussing dealing Brown, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania, who reported Wednesday that, eventually, Boston was “full-blown shopping” Brown around the league despite, to Charania’s understanding, Brown never requesting a trade.

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Brad Stevens, former Celtics head coach and current president of basketball operations, ultimately decided to send Brown, 29, to the rival Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for the 36-year-old George and four picks, according to Charania.

Here’s the full compensation Boston reportedly received: a 2028 first-round pick that could convert from a first to a swap that is more favorable to the Celtics, a 2031 unprotected Sixers first-round pick, a 2028 second-round pick (most favorable of the Golden State Warriors, Oklahoma City Thunder and Milwaukee Bucks) and a 2030 second-round pick (most favorable of the Washington Wizards, Portland Trail Blazers and Phoenix Suns).

Basketball world, including Sixers PG Tyrese Maxey, reacts

There hasn’t been a shortage of reactions to a trade that’s vexing to most. Sixers two-time All-Star point guard Tyrese Maxey even chimed amid the immediate aftermath of the report taking over social media feeds.

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“The nba is doing that THING AGAIN!” Maxey wrote on X.

Maxey’s Sixers ousted Brown’s Celtics in the first round of the playoff this past season. Philadelphia completed its first 3-1 playoff comeback and took down Boston in the playoffs for the first time since 1982. Afterward, Brown recorded an infamous Twitch stream, in which he accused of now-teammate Joel Embiid of flopping. That said, Brown also characterized Embiid as one of the best bigs in basketball history.

Speaking of Embiid and Maxey, they were on the court with George — all three of them together — for…

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Author : Andy Backstrom

Publish date : 2026-07-02 00:44:00

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