Charania At the NBA draft last month the Celtics approached the Warriors on a deal that would have send 4 first round picks to Boston for Jaylen Brown

Charania The Golden State Warriors had the opportunity to acquire Jaylen Brown at the trade deadline for four first-round picks but the Warriors decided against it Golden State also had an opportunity to trade for Anthony Davis which wouldve given them a better chance at signing LeBron James

Charania The Boston Celtics are in some cases asking for at least four 1st round picks Giannis went for 3

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

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 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 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