There has been a lot of speculation over whether the Boston Celtics will/should trade Jaylen Brown this summer amid his reported "deep" frustrations with the team. However, the California alum set the record straight on Wednesday night during his Twitch stream and made it clear that he doesn't want to go anywhere, as he is eligible for a contract extension this July.
"I hate that our president of basketball operations even had to respond to this," Brown said. "Me and Brad have a great relationship. I love Boston. And if it was up to me, I could play in Boston for the next 10 years."
Jaylen Brown wants to stay in Boston, and that's a great thing
The discourse surrounding Brown in Boston has gotten weird.
Ever since he was drafted in 2016 and Celtics fans tried to boo him out of the city (because they didn't take Kris Dunn, Buddy Hield, or Jamal Murray -- only one of these was somewhat valid), there has always been this weird thought that maybe Brown shouldn't be in Boston for the long haul.
Let the record show that I'm not one of those people and never, at any point in time, understood why some people were (and, not to toot my own horn, but I was also legitimately happy when the Celtics took him in 2016, though admittedly I was more so hoping for a Ben Simmons or Brandon Ingram slide, but that was never going to happen).
Brown has his flaws, but the Celtics should be thrilled with how he has developed and how much he has done for the team. And the fact that he's still committed to the team, given everything he has had to deal with over the years, is incredible.
Jaylen Brown has overcome a lot during his time in Boston
Many called him a bust during his rookie reason after booing him on draft night, said he didn't deserve his four-year, $106.3 million extension in 2019, were adamant about Boston needing to trade him for Jimmy Butler/Kawhi Leonard/Anthony Davis/Kevin Durant/Giannis Antetokounmpo- fast forwarding to the present day a little bit, wanted him gone during the Celtics' struggles in 2021, memed him to death in 2023 and then clowned the team's decision to sign him to the then richest deal in NBA history, and said he didn't deserve the conference finals or finals MVP award in 2024.
Plus, he is somewhat of a scapegoat right now following Boston's disappointing playoff loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, despite him having an MVP-caliber season and leading the Celtics to a spot they never should have been in in the first place.
Despite all of that, the 29-year-old says he's happy in Boston. And all things considered, Celtics fans should take him at his word and appreciate the fact that one of the team's all-time greats (He's not Larry Bird or Bill Russell, but if he retired today, he's getting his jersey number raised in TD Garden and has already made his mark on the franchise) is looking to stick with the team 10 years later.
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