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Trade Radar · open rumor · Friday, September 18 · 8 d ago

Celtics Notes: Tatum, Brown, Stevens, Robinson, Conley

Reported by Mike PradaRead the original report ↗

Celtics star Jayson Tatum on Thursday spoke directly about Jaylen Brown in an interview for the first time since his longtime former teammate was traded to Philadelphia in July, writes Mike Prada of The Athletic. Appearing on The Dan Patrick Show (Twitter video link), Tatum was asked about the biggest misconception the public has about […]

Confidence
43%
Reporter starting tier501 call on the ledger, tier used until 5
Corroboration+81 other reporter on the same player within 7 days
Age−98 days old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25
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Who it involves
Jayson Tatum
Jayson Tatum
Celtics · F-G · 21.8 pts · 10.0 reb · 5.3 ast
Cap hit 2026-27: $58.46M · next season $62.79M
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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