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Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics and Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks talk after the game at Fiserv Forum on April 03, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. <\/p>\n
The Boston Celtics<\/a> have reportedly emerged as a serious trade suitor for Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/a> following their shocking first-round loss in the NBA playoffs.<\/p>\n According to insider Marc Stein, the chatter of a Giannis trade is only expected to intensify this offseason, given Jaylen Brown\u2019s controversial comments<\/a> after the Celtics blew a 3-1 series lead to the Philadelphia 76ers<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThere will inevitably be people who bring back the, \u2018Do they break up Tatum and (Jaylen) Brown\u2019 \u2014 like, that storyline will probably come back,\u201d Stein told Sirius XM\u2019s \u201cDeals and Dunks\u201d podcast on Monday, via NESN.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThere have been some rumblings at various points during the season that the Celtics could be a stealth Giannis team and a team that potentially interests Giannis. So let\u2019s keep our eye on the Celtics. We know Brad Stevens is not afraid to make big moves and take big swings. So I think we have to be ready for just about anything with Boston.\u201d<\/p>\n Celtics Face Big Decisions<\/p>\n As Stein alluded to, Celtics front-office boss Brad Stevens has not been afraid to swing for the fences in recent years. In 2022, he reportedly offered Jaylen Brown and Derrick White to the Brooklyn Nets<\/a> in a potential deal for Kevin Durant, less than a month after the Celtics lost to the Golden State Warriors<\/a> in the NBA Finals.<\/p>\n Besides potentially offering Brown to the Milwaukee Bucks<\/a> in a Giannis trade, the Celtics will have up to six tradeable first-round picks<\/a> they can use in deals this summer.\u00a0 The Celtics also have promising young players like\u00a0Hugo Gonzalez<\/a>, Baylor Scheierman and Neemias Queta that can generate trade interest from teams.<\/p>\n Amid the rumors, the Celtics now have the second-highest probability rate to pull off a Giannis trade this summer, per Kalshi Sports.<\/p>\n Odds on where Giannis Antetokounmpo will play next season if he is traded from Milwaukee, via Kalshi:<\/p>\n 20% \u2014 Knicks Will Celtics Trade Jaylen Brown?<\/p>\n It\u2019s not every day that a franchise moves a player who finishes top-5 in MVP voting, as Jaylen Brown is expected to do. However, Brown may be dealing with some frustrations<\/a> with the Celtics organization, according to his mentor, Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady.<\/p>\n \u201cI think his frustration lies deeply in the organization that we don\u2019t have the details to,\u201d McGrady said on his \u201cCousins with\u00a0Vince Carter<\/a>\u00a0& Tracy McGrady\u201d podcast.<\/p>\n \u201c\u2026 There\u2019s just been a lot of stuff that I\u2019ve been hearing, just going on with the Boston organization with JB.\u201d<\/p>\n McGrady\u2019s comments came shortly after Brown took some underhanded shots at Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla and co-star Jayson Tatum<\/a> after his team blew a 3-1 lead for the first time in franchise history.<\/p>\n Notably, Brown said on his Twitch stream that he wished the Celtics \u201ctrusted the style of play\u201d that propelled them to 56 wins in the regular season, suggesting that shorter playoff rotations hurt the team\u2019s chemistry. Many felt the comments were a shot at Boston\u2019s coaching staff. Brown also turned heads when he called the 2025-26 campaign \u201cthe favorite year\u201d of his career, which many perceived as a shot at Tatum, who missed the first 62 games of the regular season rehabbing from an Achilles injury.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tSai Mohan<\/a> covers the NBA for Heavy.com. Based in Portugal, Sai is a seasoned sports writer with nearly two decades of publishing experience, including bylines at Yardbarker, FanSided’s Hoops Habit, International Business Times, Hindustan Times and more. 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\n15% \u2014 Celtics
\n15% \u2014 Blazers
\n13% \u2014 Heat
\n11% \u2014 Nets
\n11% \u2014 Pistons
\n5% \u2014 Magic
\n3% \u2014 Rockets
\n2% \u2014 Warriors <\/p>\n