ESPN Claims Celtics’ Brian Scalabrine’s Jaylen Brown Report Had ‘No Truth to It’

ESPN's Krish Rhim reported that a source denied previous claims made by Brian Scalabrine regarding Jaylen Brown's trade demands from the Boston Celtics, stating there was no truth to the report. Although Scalabrine previously claimed Brown issued a list of demands before being traded to the Philadelphia 76ers for Paul George, Rhim's source indicated the Celtics actually attempted to shop Brown to the Milwaukee Bucks without his knowledge.

According to the report, Brown's only request was to be involved in deciding his trade destination, which the Celtics ignored before sending him to Philadelphia. Both franchises have performed well since the offseason move, with the 76ers holding the top seed in the Eastern Conference and the Celtics sitting in second place supported by the strong play of Paul George and Jayson Tatum.