RealGM Wiretap
When the Boston Celtics had a slow start to the 21-22 season, there were calls by some to break up their core of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. If the Celtics were to make a trade of one of their two wings, it would have most likely been Brown.
“That trade talk was loud, and most of it came from Boston fans,” Brown told Yahoo Sports. “It’s a city that doesn’t tolerate excuses. But in reality, early in the season we had a new coach, we had a new front office, I missed about 15 games early in the season and that caused us to not be clicking on all cylinders like we wanted to be. People were impatient, so I understand. But fast forward, we got healthy, we got everybody back and now the sky’s the limit.”
Brown wasn't an All-Star in 2022 as he was in 2021, but he finished the season with similar production. During the playoffs, Brown is averaging 22.9 points, 6.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists.