Mike Wilbon in January of 2026 talks about hearing early rumblings that the Celtics might have to break up Tatum and Brown months before the trade happened

Jaylen Brown on his relationship with Jayson Tatum We won a championship togetherThere are ups and downs in any relationship On my end nothing but respect besides when he plays the SixersWhether they talked since the trade Not really

Bill Simmons I think one of the reasons they made the trade is they felt like he Paul George might be a better fit at this point in Jayson Tatum's career I think they were feeling like it was a better basketball fit and I think they wanted some of their other younger wings to play more

Jayson Tatum on Jaylen Brown For me I love that guy You cant talk about him without talking about me and vice versa Unfortunately the business of basketball is always going to play a part Nobody has ever played together forever

Jaylen Brown dodges the question about what changed when it comes to the communication he had with the Celtics from his str3am saying that one day he might elaborate about it

Krawczynski The Wolves did have real discussions with the Celtics about Jaylen Brown Celtics wanted Rudy and Naz and it was going to be just too high of a price to pay I do think the Wolves are happier with the LaMelo fit

Brad Stevens on trading Jaylen Brown for Paul George Its something that you have to just say do you think where we currently are will get us to where we ultimately want to go If not does it make sense to explore other pathways even if that could be very tough in the near term