Best Jaylen Brown Trade Packages and Landing Spots for Boston Celtics Star

TheTrade: New Orleans Pelicans purchase Jaylen Brown from the Boston Celtics for Trey Murphy III and Herb Jones

This deal comes roughly $15 million in need of assembly the salary-matching necessities, because the Pels are solely sending out a complete of $42 million and taking again Brown’s $57 million wage for 2026-27.

New Orleans might contain a 3rd staff prepared to tackle Jordan Poole’s expiring $34 million and/or mix the salaries of Jordan Hawkins and Kevon Looney ($8 million staff choice) to make up the distinction. The thrust of the change is Murphy and Jones for Brown.

In New Orleans, Brown would discover considerably decrease possibilities of staff success. Zion Williamson remains to be a giant identify, and he stayed comparatively wholesome final 12 months. But he is in athletic decline, exhibits no indicators of growing a jumper and wants the ball to be efficient. This is admittedly a a lot better consequence for the Celtics, who get youthful, cheaper and deeper on the wing. Murphy, specifically, is a perfect slot in Boston’s three-heavy assault.

That stated, Brown would take over management of a younger group that has potential if Derik Queen and Jeremiah Fears develop of their second seasons.