{"id":2022324,"date":"2026-07-01T23:07:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T20:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2022324"},"modified":"2026-07-01T23:07:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T20:07:43","slug":"jaylen-brown-trade-grades-the-sixers-are-a-threat-in-the-eastern-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2022324","title":{"rendered":"Jaylen Brown trade grades: The Sixers are a threat in the Eastern Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

Where there\u2019s smoke, there\u2019s fire.<\/p>\n

After the Boston Celtics tried to deal Jaylen Brown in an attempt to acquire Giannis Antetokounmpo earlier this offseason, there was a lot of conjecture about whether or not they needed to trade the 2024 NBA Finals MVP. He was visibly upset in his Twitch streams, but the Celtics are rarely reactionary in handling this kind of stuff.<\/p>\n

Turns out, they\u2019re reacting.<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n

Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Boston is trading Brown<\/a> to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Paul George, two first-round picks (2028 via the LA Clippers, their own in 2031) and two second-round picks. It\u2019s another blockbuster in a summer of blockbusters.<\/p>\n

ESPN first reported the deal. This is a major shift for the Celtics, and it\u2019s potentially a move that turns the Sixers into a much more serious threat in the Eastern Conference. What does it all mean?<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s bust out the red ink and slap some grades on this trade.<\/p>\n

76ers receive Jaylen Brown<\/h2>\n

What a massive swing by the 76ers, who came back from down 3-1 against the Celtics in the first round to beat them in a playoff series for the first time since 1982. The Sixers have been worried about surviving the Joel Embiid experience from season to season, as their potential hinges on his availability. Last season, they figured that out a lot better with Tyrese Maxey continuing to rise as a star, and VJ Edgecombe immediately making an impact as a star rookie.<\/p>\n

\n

<\/div>\n

{“endpoint”:”https:\/\/api-prd-nyt.theathletic.com\/graphql”}<\/p>\n

George did not have a great season and missed 25 games because of a suspension<\/a> at one point. Now the 76ers replace him in the lineup with Brown, who is coming off the best individual season of his career. The Sixers can now roll out a perimeter attack of Maxey, Brown and Edgecombe, which is going to be nearly impossible for teams to match up against. On the nights Embiid is available and active, they could be one of the best teams in the East. On the nights when Embiid is struggling or unable to play, they\u2019ll still be fine.<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
Memorable moments from Jaylen Brown’s 10 seasons in Boston<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
{“@context”:”https:\/\/schema.org”,”@type”:”VideoObject”,”@id”:”https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/video\/uhsuZPVgosVX3uW\/”,”url”:”https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/video\/uhsuZPVgosVX3uW\/”,”name”:”Memorable moments from Jaylen Brown’s 10 seasons in Boston”,”uploadDate”:”2026-06-30T19:35:15.852Z”,”duration”:”PT1M32S”,”thumbnailUrl”:”https:\/\/cdn-media.theathletic.com\/video-stream\/auto-thumbnail\/uhsuZPVgosVX3uW\/5A0LKGFp8nYl.0000000.jpg”,”contentUrl”:”https:\/\/video.nyt.com\/athletic\/streams\/uhsuZPVgosVX3uW\/5A0LKGFp8nYl\/5A0LKGFp8nYl.m3u8″,”transcript”:”But to me it’s his reaction time out of the drop which is being on display here, the lack of it. Pass. to make the deal to send Trae Young to Washington. This guy, another springboard slam for Jalen Brown. Jalen Johnson. Shout out to Jalen Rose, the originator. He says that. Yes he was. Come on, that’s pretty cool. The A lot of questions. That’s, are you kidding me? Like the, the time put in to become the guy. Total playoff minutes. The starting Battle between Has Davis is the one that got.”,”ineligibleRegion”:[“BI”,”BY”,”CD”,”CF”,”CU”,”IQ”,”IR”,”KP”,”LB”,”LY”,”ML”,”NI”,”RU”,”SD”,”SO”,”SS”,”SY”,”UA”,”VE”,”YE”,”ZW”],”publisher”:{“@type”:”NewsMediaOrganization”,”@id”:”https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/#publisher”,”name”:”The Athletic”,”url”:”https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/”,”foundingDate”:”2016-01-25″,”logo”:{“@type”:”ImageObject”,”@id”:”https:\/\/theathletic.com\/app\/themes\/athletic\/assets\/img\/the-athletic-wordmark-black.png”,”url”:”https:\/\/theathletic.com\/app\/themes\/athletic\/assets\/img\/the-athletic-wordmark-black.png”,”contentUrl”:”https:\/\/theathletic.com\/app\/themes\/athletic\/assets\/img\/the-athletic-wordmark-black.png”,”creditText”:”The Athletic”,”height”:”60″,”width”:”435″},”publishingPrinciples”:”https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/edit-guidelines\/”,”sameAs”:”https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Athletic”},”author”:[{“@type”:”Person”,”name”:”The Athletic Staff”}]}<\/p>\n
\n
\n