Report: Despite trade talks Jaylen Brown wants to remain with Celtics

From outside the Celtics organization, it’s easy to see why Brad Stevens called his counterpart Sean Marks with the Nets and talked about some form of a Kevin Durant trade. It’s Kevin “Freakin” Durant — MVP, two-time Finals MVP, one of the greatest scorers ever to lace them up. Put him next to Jayson Tatum with solid role players around them and the Celtics become the clear title favorites. From the outside, if you’re the Celtics, of course you explore the trade, and of course you consider Jaylen Brown as the centerpiece of any deal. We’re talking about KD, who even at age 34 is a top three player in the world (when healthy). And that may be underselling him.

Inside the Celtics organization, it is not as easy a call. There are potential consequences.

Smh

— Jaylen Brown (@FCHWPO) July 25, 2022

Brown has been loyal to the Celtics but heard his name come up in trade talks before — always for elite players such as Kawhi Leonard or Anthony Davis, but his name still comes up. However, that doesn’t mean Brown wants out of Boston. Just the opposite, reports Jared Weiss at The Athletic.

For all the hiccups in Brown’s relationship with the fanbase, he’s still committed to Boston. When WEEI’s Jermaine Wiggins claimed that Brown told him he wouldn’t re-sign in Boston when his contract expires in 2024, Brown was perplexed and denied the report behind closed doors, sources familiar with Brown’s thinking told The Athletic. In spite of the trade talks, Brown wants to be in Boston.

Last June’s trip to the Finals felt like Brown and Tatum — and the rest of a young Celtics’ core — figuring it out and starting to reach their peak. It’s been a roller coaster up to this point but for Celtics fans along for the ride, it finally feels like the