Boston Celtics
“I think Brad [Stevens] is getting a lot of the criticism. I wasn’t thrilled with the way he facilitated some of the conversations.”
Jaylen Brown took to Twitch a day after getting traded by the Celtics. (Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe Staff)
Just a day after he was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers, former Celtics wing Jaylen Brown took to Twitch to share some candid thoughts about the shocking deal, his final weeks in Boston, and what’s next as he joins one of the Celtics’ top rivals.
“Boston packed me up, chat,” Brown said near the start of his live stream.
After echoing some of his thoughts shared in his public statement released earlier on Thursday, Brown shared how his final days as a Celtic ended — and how he didn’t like the communication between himself and the team.
And amid several reports that said Brown didn’t request a trade and that Boston actually thought Derrick White was the best player on the 2025-26 roster, an already motivated Brown now has an even larger chip on his shoulder after the Celtics dealt him away.
Jaylen Brown on Twitch:
“Brad is probably getting a lot of the criticism (for the trade). I wasn’t thrilled with the way he facilitated some of the conversations. But, I definitely think there’s more to it. I just wish that the more to it could’ve been explained to me.” pic.twitter.com/eQ1tx2RV5N
— Daniel Donabedian (@danield1214) July 3, 2026
“The message was received,” Brown acknowledged of Boston’s actions. “I wasn’t thrilled with the amount of respect that was shown throughout this process. I think there was a bit of a lack of respect. I think it was fine at one point, then out of nowhere, things just went left. I think Brad [Stevens] is getting a lot of the criticism. I wasn’t thrilled with the way he facilitated some of the conversations.”
After the Celtics fell short in their pursuit of Giannis Antetokounmpo — a blockbuster deal in which Brown was reportedly the centerpiece of Boston’s trade package — Stevens was noncommittal last week when asked about Brown’s future in Boston.
“Jaylen Brown is a big part of us,” Stevens said. “I’m never going to predict the future, but every indication, everything that I think about over the past few years has been building around those guys, right? So obviously, you never know. But at the same time, the one thing I want to make very clear is how valued he’s always been.
“He’s been amazing. He’s been an amazing teammate, a great person to be around. And whether that run ends 10 years from now when he retires, or before, there’s a lot to celebrate. We have a great relationship, an open relationship where we talk about everything. But I don’t want to predict the future. I look at it as, this is our team.”
Ultimately, Stevens traded Brown to the Sixers on Wednesday evening in exchange for Paul George, two first-round picks, and two second-round picks — a deal that earned failing grades from several outlets.
For Brown, the most puzzling aspect of Wednesday’s deal was the lack of an explanation as to why they decided to deal him away.
“I definitely think there’s more to it,” Brown said. “I just wish that more to it could’ve been explained to me. Because I think if more to it was explained, I would’ve understood. I thought I earned the respect to get that explanation. But hey, obviously, I was wrong. That’s life. You move on.”
Brown will now move on to a 76ers team that — with Tyrese Maxey, Joel Embiid, and V. J. Edgecombe already in place — could be poised to leapfrog Boston in the Eastern Conference moving forward.
I don’t want [any] special treatment, I don’t need no handouts … I plan on earning my respect one day at a time by putting in the work,” Brown said of playing for Philadelphia. “I’m looking forward to getting in the gym, the whole process.”
“The hard part is, the last ten years, I’ve been programmed to hate Philadelphia. The history of the rivalry, the playoff battles … I’ve been programmed to think like, ‘[Expletive] The Process’. It’s funny, now I’ve got to reverse-engineer it. But I’ll be ready to go by the time the season starts.”
Conor Ryan is a staff writer covering the Bruins, Celtics, Patriots, and Red Sox for Boston.com, a role he has held since 2023.
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