Jaylen Brown and Derrick White are both high-level talents for the Boston Celtics. Neither are expected to be available for trade this summer, despite expectations of Boston making significant changes to their current roster. Brad Stevens will likely explore avenues to get the Celtics under the second luxury tax apron, easing the financial burden associated with the current roster.
Other teams around the NBA will be aware of Boston’s willingness to make changes. That means that some of the bigger fish in the league may smell a hint of blood in the water, which is why ESPN’s Shams Charania recently reported teams have “100%” been checking on the availability of Brown and White.
“However, are teams now making big offers and calling about Jaylen Brown and Derrick White? One hundred percent,” Charania said during a June 11 episode of The Pat McAfee Show. “The Celtics prefer not to trade them, from my understanding, but listen, if they get a big offer, they have to look at everything. And I think they’re going to get, you know, offers on the three guys that they’re focused on. They’re going to get offers potentially on Derrick White and Jaylen Brown. And I think between now and the draft and free agency, they’re going to evaluate what makes sense from a value perspective.”
In a recent episode of “The Basketball Bulletin,” host Tom Lane discussed Charania’s report and the rumors that have since followed. He explored what a potential trade of either White or Brown could look like, why the Celtics would or wouldn’t make the trade, and how it could impact the Celtics moving forward.
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