The Boston Celtics may have moved on from Jaylen Brown, but Brian Windhorst isn’t expecting them to suddenly disappear from the Eastern Conference picture. Boston enters the 2026-27 season looking very different after trading Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers in…
ESPN analyst Brian Windhorst believes the Boston Celtics will have a strong 2026-27 NBA regular season despite trading away star Jaylen Brown. The Celtics traded Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers in a blockbuster deal that brought Paul George to Boston. Windhorst expects head coach Joe Mazzulla and the team to be highly motivated to prove doubters wrong.
While Windhorst expects the Celtics to have a very good regular season and potentially secure a top-five or six record, he questioned how the roster swap will impact their postseason performance. The trade ends Brown's decade-long tenure in Boston, leaving Jayson Tatum to partner with George as the Celtics adjust to their new lineup.
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