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For the first time in his NBA career, Jayson Tatum will no longer be playing alongside Jaylen Brown after the Boston Celtics traded the 2024 NBA Finals MVP to the Philadelphia 76ers.
Tatum was candid when asked about what it was like to remain in Boston without his longtime running mate at the 2026 ESPY Awards.
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“If I’m being transparent, it’s weird,” Tatum said. “I’ve been on the Celtics for nine years and he was my teammate every single one of those.”
Brown and Tatum were selected with the No. 3 overall pick in back-to-back NBA drafts in 2016 and 2017, respectively. The duo helped quickly shape the Celtics back into a perennial contender after a brief, post-Big 3 rebuild and eventually led the franchise to its 18th NBA title in 2024.
But that partnership came to an end on July 6, when the Celtics traded Brown to the 76ers for a package including 36-year-old veteran Paul George, two future first-round picks and two future second-round picks.
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