In 2024, Jaylen Brown will be a completely unrestricted free agent. There are already speculations that he is not pleased with how the Celtics organization or the fans are currently treating him.
The guard, who will sign a $106 million contract, recently confirmed those rumors.
Jaylen Brown on Remaining in Boston Long Term:
I don t know. As long as I m needed. It s not up to me. We ll see how they feel about me over time and I feel about them over time. Hopefully, whatever it is, it makes sense. But I will stay where I m wanted. I will stay where I m pic.twitter.com/eDcyKaf91J
NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) March 21, 2023
Last week, he went into more detail on how certain Boston supporters are toxic and bigoted, and that they enjoy dissing people’s personalities after losing games.
These all point in the same direction. Brown departing the Celtics in free agency is an example of this. According to Gilbert Arenas, that would be the right choice because he deserves more than Boston.
Jaylen Brown Deserves Better Than Boston: Gilbert Arenas
A former 3x All-Star who has experience with your organization not wanting you spoke to Jaylen Brown in a recent episode of Gil’s Arena and expressed encouragement for the idea of him pursuing his talents outside of Boston.
In the upcoming season, it will be interesting to see if the Celtics organization has any ambition to improve things. They lack the resources to achieve it.
Brown won’t be able to negotiate a max contract until he becomes a free agent because he agreed to the Bird extension in 2020 for his $106 million deal.
Now that’s a difficult task for Brad Stevens, considering the Celtics’ interest in a trade including Jaylen Brown for Kevin Durant was almost immediately made public a few months ago.
Brown Knows Celtics Almost Traded Him for KD
The player, who has been scoring almost 27 points per game this year, is also dissatisfied with how the Boston Celtics franchise was likely prepared to ship him to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for Kevin Durant if negotiations with them went well.
He brought up Jayson Tatum and KD’s connection recently to make the case, and they questioned the organization’s course.
Jaylen Brown says he called Jayson Tatum and Brad Stevens on a 3-way after he saw his name in Kevin Durant trade talks
[KD] and JT are friends. They was working out together and whatnot. So, I wasn t sure what the energy was. I wasn t sure what the direction of the pic.twitter.com/eAVlOKnvbx
NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) March 21, 2023
Each team that can, even if it means trading one of your younger superstars, should try to acquire Durant. Let’s watch how the Celtic’s management handles this situation now that they have to make amends with Jaylen before it’s too late.
