Free Agent/Trade Thread Offseason 2026, Part 8 (Those beaches will be open!)

[Fierce1]

Let me see if I have this straight.

The Celtics tried to trade Brown 3 or 4 times, Brown never bitched or moaned, committed to Boston long term, won Finals MVP, kept the Celtics afloat while Tatum tore his Achilles, and then came out and said he wanted to stay in Boston. The Celtics even tried to trade him for Giannis, but the second JB finally says he’s frustrated, suddenly he’s a distraction and the relationship was beyond repair? How is that his fault?

If anything, Brad should own how badly he handled the relationship with Brown, but the Stevens apologists will never admit that. Instead it’s all plus/minus. You know who had a good plus/minus? Marcus Smart.

"Brown never bitched or moaned"?!?!?!?

Yeah, Brown bitched and moaned a lot on his socials.

[Fierce1]

Yes Brad clearly panicked and has no idea what he is doing and took the worst offer on the table. And now he is done making moves to the roster on the first day of free agency too!

Did I do it right, chat?

I'm sure Brad isn't done WANTING to make moves, but does he have the assets to make significant moves?

If teams won't give us much for JB, what are they going to give for PP, Hauser, or DWhite?

A bag of chips.

[Celts17Pride]

The slander of Jaylen Brown begins to justify the trade, as expected

[chrisab123]

To be honest I wouldn’t be shocked to see Prichard traded to somewhere like Portland maybe a swap with Scoot. He’s a local kid that is coming up on a contract extension that will pay him a lot of money.

[Jerboski]

Have to believe that Brad has a plan with all of this

[Triple7]

If the goal was to give Tatum the absolute no question keys to the team, as its undisputed number 1, then we should have gotten someone that can at least complement him. Like a Markkenen. Someone he can depend on as a scoring option, that can play the 4, and some 5 depending on matchups. I really hope Brad has something up. Maybe flip PG with some players for someone better. We are getting blasted everywhere lol.

[31to6]

just here to own up that I kept posting "remember the Celtics do not have to trade Jaylen Brown" and apparently I was 100% wrong on that
which is startling and disappointing -- but here we go into the unknown

[Larry_Russell]

I am over talking about what should have, or rather, could have been with with a potential Brown trade.

We all Know BS is not a dumbass, so if this was the best deal offered for Brown, then it was the best offer. We also can be certain that Brown could not come back to the team at the start of the season or it would have been destructive. Brown is gone, was needed, its done.


Now what I want to know is, there is obvious holes still, imo, and it is still early. What is going to be done.
Also, I am firmly in the George is getting flipped camp. So exciting times ahead trying to speculate as to what that could be.

[Celts17Pride]

Have to believe that Brad has a plan with all of this

He may not be calling the shots

[Triple7]

The slander of Jaylen Brown begins to justify the trade, as expected

Of course. They did that after the Luka trade, which didn’t work, end up getting fired, run out of town.

[Fierce1]

If the goal was to give Tatum the absolute no question keys to the team, as its undisputed number 1, then we should have gotten someone that can at least complement him. Like a Markkenen. Someone he can depend on as a scoring option, that can play the 4, and some 5 depending on matchups. I really hope Brad has something up. Maybe flip PG with some players for someone better. We are getting blasted everywhere lol.

You're not getting it.

Brad and the Celtics just wanted Brown out.

It's definitely not about basketball because JB is a legit All-NBA player.
So it's something deeper.

Brad never did something like this in the past.

It's like they can't stand Brown anymore.

[Triple7]

Sucks to have cheap owners

[BleedGreen1989]

If the goal was to give Tatum the absolute no question keys to the team, as its undisputed number 1, then we should have gotten someone that can at least complement him. Like a Markkenen. Someone he can depend on as a scoring option, that can play the 4, and some 5 depending on matchups. I really hope Brad has something up. Maybe flip PG with some players for someone better. We are getting blasted everywhere lol.

Seriously doubt Utah is trading Lauri.

People really need to grasp that Jaylen does not have much trade value given a multitude of factors.