Report: Jaylen Brown traded to Philadelphia 76ers in blockbuster trade including Paul George

Philadelphia 76ers v Boston Celtics - Game Five BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - APRIL 28: Paul George #8 of the Philadelphia 76ers defends Jaylen Brown #7 of the Boston Celtics during the second half of Game Five of the First Round of the NBA Eastern Conference Playoff at TD Garden on April 28, 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) (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

By Bryan Lambert

The Boston Celtics are sending star Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers in a blockbuster trade.

The Celtics agreed to trade Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers for Paul George, two first-round picks and two second-round picks, according to ESPN.

According to ESPN insider Shams Charania, the return includes a 2028 first-round pick that could convert from a first to a swap and the 76ers’ 2031 unprotected first-round pick.

Brown averaged career highs of 28.7 points, 6.9 rebounds, 5.1 assists, and 1.0 steals as the Celtics’ number one option for most of the year as Jayson Tatum rehabbed from the torn Achilles he suffered during the 2025 playoffs.

Drafted third overall by the Celtics in the 2016 NBA Draft, Brown racked up one of the greatest resumes in Celtics history before turning 30. His 13,474 career points are the 10th most in Celtics history.

Brown, Maxey (the league’s No. 5 scorer this past season) and Embiid (a two-time NBA scoring champion) could become a positively frightening trio in Philadelphia, and the Celtics deciding to play a role in creating such a triumvirate only adds to the intrigue surrounding why they wanted to trade Brown in the first place.

The trade ends a tremendously disappointing two-year stint for George, who was traded with two years left on a four-year, $212 million free-agent contract. The 36-year-old George never approached his nine-time All-Star form in Philadelphia and his tenure was marred by a 25-game suspension last season for flunking a drug test.

He averaged just 16.7 points in his two seasons in Philadelphia after topping the 20-point mark in nine straight seasons with Indiana, Oklahoma City and the Los Angeles Clippers.

George averaged 16.2 points in just 41 games, easily his lowest scoring average in a full season since he averaged 12.1 points for Indiana in his second NBA season. He then had surgery in July on his left knee after he was injured during a workout and missed the first 12 games of this past season.

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