Jaylen Brown Eyed Nets, Didn’t List Sixers As Preferred Or Avoid Destination

Jaylen Brown had an interest in being traded to the Brooklyn Nets and did not list the Philadelphia 76ers on his preferred or avoid lists before being dealt there. While Brown never officially requested a trade from the Boston Celtics, he submitted destination preferences once trade discussions began. Boston ultimately traded Brown to Philadelphia in a deal that landed the Celtics forward Paul George and two first-round draft picks.

Brooklyn management reportedly showed wariness regarding Brown due to his previous public support of Kyrie Irving. Boston's front office believed the Brown-Jayson Tatum pairing had become too predictable late in games, and paying both players would have taken approximately 70% of the salary cap. Brown is set to face the Celtics for the first time as a Sixer on Tuesday.