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

Brad Stevens on if Jayson Tatum had any involvement in the Jaylen Brown trade None

Charania Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown's off-court relationship On the court they were great But over the last year or so that personal relationship it was as close to not existent as you could have

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

Dalzell Jayson Tatum spoke at length about his reaction to the Jaylen Brown trade today

Charania Deals involving Giannis Antetokounmpo are not expected to involve a third or fourth team Bostons offer includes additional pieces on top of Jaylen Brown

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