Why the Boston Celtics must not trade Jaylen Brown
Why the Boston Celtics must not trade Jaylen Brown
The Boston Celtics have a lot of tough decisions to make about their future in the wake of their loss to the New York Knicks in six games in the 2025 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals. With a ballooning payroll and tax bill thanks to the second apron and repeater status of the Celtics, having a pair of injured stars in Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown has shifted expectations for the season to come.
We have heard proposals to get off the contracts of players like Jrue Holiday, Kristaps Porzingis, and Sam Hauser to some more radical moves going as far as to consider trading players like Brown. But would such a drastic measure make sense for Boston?
The folks behind the "Green With Envy" YouTube channel put together a clip breaking down what they think about such a proposal. Take a look at the clip embedded below to hear what they had to say about trading away the Georgia native.
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