Charania Around the league my phone is being flooded with people texting me Paul George and picks Once it was out there Jaylen Brown was available for trade you saw his value for whatever reason start to diminish as the last week went on

Charania Over the last 3-4 weeks teams were calling the Celtics on Jayson Tatum Their answer was hard stop No we're not trading Tatum Untouchable Jaylen Brown different story Open for business Give us your best offer That's the dichotomy They treated Brown different than Tatum

Charania Philadelphia was not in the picture for LeBron until after the Jaylen Brown trade and within 24 hours LeBron was taking their pitch very seriously It's currently a hierarchy of Cleveland Miami and Philadelphia and then teams on the periphery

Bill Simmons Pod Simmons on Jaylen Brown trade Is it possible that they really liked Paul George as a player for their team

CharaniaMy understanding the Celtics were unwilling to include young players like Hugo Gonzalez Baylor Scheierman I had a few people tell me last night you gotta get a deal done if youre the Celtics when you put a player like Jaylen Brown on the table

Charania Philadelphia was not being seriously considered by LeBron James until they acquired Jaylen Brown from Boston LeBron James believed that the 76ers have a better chance to win a championship than Miami and Cleveland

Charania Rich Paul has met with multiple teams and has given LeBron all the information needed to make a decision but there is no timeline for the coming weeks Miami Cleveland and Philadelphia seem to be the likeliest options with Golden State and Minnesota still in the mix