{"id":848414,"date":"2026-08-08T21:44:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T21:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/848414\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T21:44:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T21:44:20","slug":"nba-legend-slams-celtics-for-handing-of-jaylen-brown-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/848414\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Legend Slams Celtics for Handing of Jaylen Brown Trade"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown warms up before a game. (Photo by Cole Burston\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been over a month since the Boston Celtics<\/a> traded star forward Jaylen Brown<\/a> to the Philadelphia 76ers<\/a>, but people are still buzzing about it.<\/p>\n

During a recent appearance on SiriusXM NBA<\/a> Radio, NBA Hall-of-Famer Isiah Thomas shared his two cents<\/a> on the situation.<\/p>\n

Isiah Thomas Says Celtics Could Have Handled Jaylen Brown Trade \u2018Better\u2019\"\"<\/p>\n

GettyDALLAS, TEXAS \u2013 JANUARY 29: Isiah Thomas speaks during a ceremony to retire the Dallas Mavericks<\/a> jersey of Mark Aguirre during halftime of the game against the Charlotte Hornets<\/a> at American Airlines Center on January 29, 2026 in Dallas, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Sam Hodde\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Thomas expressed surprise at the way the situation was handled by the organization, saying that the team could have gone about things differently.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt definitely could\u2019ve been handled better, and I think for all of us, we\u2019ve never seen the Celtics organization act this way with one of their better players,\u201d Thomas said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Celtics have always been the model. And those of us who know Brad Stevens, Brad is not that kind of guy who gets into situations like this, that the Celtics organization and himself found themselves in.<\/p>\n

Thomas explained how he thought the organization put Brown in an unfair situation while they publicly shopped him around.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd then Jaylen Brown, I just thought he was an innocent bystander in all of this,\u201d Thomas said. \u201cHe caught some strays and people going by just taking shots at him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Clearly, Thomas holds the Celtics organization in high regard, which is why he\u2019s surprised by the way they handled this specific situation.<\/p>\n

Drama Behind the Scenes of Jaylen Brown\u2019s Departure From Celtics?\"\"<\/p>\n

GettyBOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS \u2013 MAY 02: Jaylen Brown #7 of the Boston Celtics is defended by Vj Edgecombe<\/a> #77 of the Philadelphia 76ers during the third quarter in Game Seven of the First Round of the NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs at TD Garden on May 02, 2026 in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Maddie Meyer\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Brown seems ready to move on from the trade at this point, but he did hint at eventually sharing some information<\/a> on how things transpired behind the scenes.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be honest, I\u2019m moving on. Maybe one day you share the details of how everything transpired and all the moving parts that took place in this. Obviously it\u2019s a lot of speculation. I feel no need to chime in on it because I\u2019m focused on what\u2019s in front of me,\u201d Brown said.<\/p>\n

. . . \u201cIt\u2019s been a crazy transition to be honest, but none of it is completely surprising,\u201d he added. \u201cEven though some of these things were said externally, internally and through organization and stuff like that, there\u2019s been conversations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Perhaps one day we\u2019ll find out what really went down regarding Brown\u2019s exit from Boston. In the meantime, speculation will continue.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tMichael Kaskey-Blomain<\/a> Michael Kaskey-Blomain is an experienced sports media member covering the NBA and NFL for Heavy. He has been in the industry for well over a decade with previous stops including the Philadelphia Inquirer and CBS Sports. Michael also serves as a Philadelphia 76ers reporter and insider for ESPN 97.3 and an NBA and NFL contributor for The Sporting News. More about Michael Kaskey-Blomain<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown warms up before a game. (Photo by Cole Burston\/Getty Images) It\u2019s been…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":848415,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[557],"tags":[64,63,590,85],"class_list":["post-848414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-nba","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/848414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=848414"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/848414\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/848415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=848414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=848414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=848414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}