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  "publishedAt": "2026-07-02T13:44:05.000Z",
  "site": "https://defector.com",
  "tags": [
    "NBA",
    "Boston Celtics",
    "jaylen brown",
    "nba free agency",
    "paul george",
    "Philadelphia 76ers",
    "trades",
    "everyone offered their own opinion",
    "Giannis Antetokounmpo",
    "ESPN's Shams Charania",
    "LaMelo Ball trade",
    "Walker Kessler trade",
    "going on Twitch"
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  "textContent": "The Boston Celtics finally found another team serious about trading for Jaylen Brown. Following a couple of weeks where everyone offered their own opinion about the star's true value, the Philadelphia 76ers came in with a real offer—\"real\" in that it existed and was accepted, not that it was good for the Celtics.\n\nThose dreams of acquiring Giannis Antetokounmpo or even Jamal Murray in exchange for Brown did not come to pass. Boston's reality is this, as reported Wednesday night by ESPN's Shams Charania: Paul George, two first-round picks, and two second-rounders. That's it. That's what the Celtics accepted for the five-time All-Star and 2024 Finals MVP, whom they gave to a conference rival. The LaMelo Ball trade involved more first-rounders. The goddamn Walker Kessler trade involved more first-rounders!\n\nThe Celtics weren't discreet about their willingness to move Brown, after a season that began with low expectations due to Jayson Tatum's recovery from an Achilles injury suffered in the 2025 playoffs, then became surprisingly competitive, then concluded in embarrassing fashion when the team blew a 3-1 series lead to the Sixers in the first round. Brown reacted to that postseason collapse by going on Twitch to litigate the officiating and complain about how much Joel Embiid flops. Now those two are teammates. The Celtics humiliated themselves as well as the guy they traded away.",
  "title": "Celtics Jettison Beloved Finals MVP For Lapsed Podcaster And Some Picks"
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