Brown: If up to me, I'd be in Boston long term
Key takeaways
- Jaylen Brown reaffirmed his happiness in Boston on Wednesday night, saying if it were up to him, he'd remain with the Celtics long term.
- "I hate that our president of basketball operations even had to respond to this," Brown said.
- Boston, led by an MVP-like season from Brown, went 56-26 and earned the No. 2 seed in the East despite playing much of 2025-26 without Jayson Tatum as he came back from a torn Achilles.
Why this matters: a sports story that could shift standings, legacies, or fan conversations.
Jaylen Brown reaffirmed his happiness in Boston on Wednesday night, saying if it were up to him, he'd remain with the Celtics long term.
Brown's feelings about the organization that drafted him in 2016 came into question when Hall of Famer Tracy Mc Grady, during a recent episode of the podcast "Cousins," said the five-time All-Star forward has a frustration that "lies deeply within the [Celtics] organization."
Earlier Wednesday, Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens downplayed any perceived rift with Brown, saying that when the two spoke Monday it was "nothing but positive." Hours later, in an appearance on his Twitch stream, Brown concurred.