{"id":2030169,"date":"2026-07-06T21:49:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T18:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2030169"},"modified":"2026-07-06T21:49:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T18:49:26","slug":"brad-stevens-celtics-lost-a-lot-of-sleep-about-trading-jaylen-brown-to-76ers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2030169","title":{"rendered":"Brad Stevens, Celtics \u2018lost a lot of sleep about\u2019 trading Jaylen Brown to 76ers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BOSTON \u2014 Now five years removed from his coaching career, Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens still receives questions about whether he misses life on the sidelines. When somebody asked him such a query Monday, Stevens replied that he missed it this week.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not for the faint of heart,\u201d Stevens said, referring to the emotions of trading five-time All-Star Jaylen Brown.<\/p>\n

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Despite those emotions, Stevens and the Celtics sent Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers for Paul George, two first-round picks and two second-round picks. In his first public comments since the shocking trade, Stevens said the decision was \u201ca really hard call.\u201d As difficult as it was to trade Brown, who he coached for five seasons, Stevens said he believed his team needed a shakeup to maximize its chances of winning a championship again one day soon. Stevens said he thought the future looked \u201ca little bit more challenging with 70 percent of our cap and such a high percent of our usage tied into two players (Brown and Jayson Tatum).\u201d<\/p>\n

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Why did the Celtics trade Jaylen Brown?<\/div>\n
Jay King and Jeshua Kidd<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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