Fantasy basketball: Jaylen Brown loses volume in P...
Key takeaways
- He's coming off the best season of his career, averaging 28.7 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 5.1 APG and 1.0 SPG while shooting 47.7% from the field.
- The move to Philadelphia lowers Brown's usage slightly because he now joins Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe.
- Still, Brown's fantasy value doesn't take a huge hit.
Why this matters: a sports story that could shift standings, legacies, or fan conversations.
Jaylen Brown heads to Philly after averaging a career-high 28.7 PPG in his 10th and final season in Boston. Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Eric Moody Jul 1, 2026, 07:41 PM ETClose Eric Moody is a writer for fantasy football, men's and women's basketball, and sports betting at ESPN. Eric joined ESPN in 2021 after working as a senior fantasy analyst at Pro Football Network. Prior to that, he spent much of his career as a manager at a Fortune 100 financial services company.Follow on XMultiple Authors Email PrintOpen Extended ReactionsThe Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers made one of the biggest moves of the offseason, with Boston sending Jaylen Brown to Philadelphia for Paul George, two first-round picks and two second-round picks.
For fantasy, Brown remains the headliner. He's coming off the best season of his career, averaging 28.7 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 5.1 APG and 1.0 SPG while shooting 47.7% from the field. He set career highs in points, rebounds and assists, and became the fourth player in Celtics history to average at least 25 points, five rebounds and five assists in a season.
The move to Philadelphia lowers Brown's usage slightly because he now joins Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe. Brown and Maxey ranked fourth and fifth in the league in scoring last season at 28.7 and 28.3 PPG, respectively, so there will be some shot volume questions.