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Trade Radar · open rumor · Wednesday, September 16 · 9 d ago

Celtics Notes: George, Robinson, Carter, Offseason

via hoopsrumorsRead the original report ↗

Appearing at an introductory press conference on Tuesday more than two months after being traded from Philadelphia to Boston, veteran forward Paul George acknowledged that he’s aware of how unpopular the Jaylen Brown trade was among Celtics fans. While he’s not promising to replace the production of a player who finished sixth in MVP voting […]

Confidence
43%
Reporter starting tier45unattributed report
Corroboration+162 other reporters on the same player within 7 days
Age−109 days old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25
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Who it involves
Paul George
Paul George
Celtics · F · 17.3 pts · 5.3 reb · 3.6 ast
Cap hit 2026-27: $54.13M · next season $56.59M
Jaylen Brown
Jaylen Brown
76ers · G-F · 28.7 pts · 6.9 reb · 5.1 ast
Cap hit 2026-27: $57.08M · next season $61.02M
Boston Celtics
$203.9M · in the tax · 17 contracts · cap sheet

What would have to happen

Build it in the Trade Machine →
Jaylen Brown → Celtics
Send out at least $45.46M
The Celtics are in the tax, so to take on $57.08M they need to send out $45.46M or more under the 125% + $250k rule.

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