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After losing to the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals, the Boston Celtics headed into the NBA offseason with significant questions that needed to be answered.
The first order of business for Brad Stevens and company was sorting out the coaching situation, as some believed that Joe Mazzulla may have coached his last game for the storied NBA franchise.
That didn’t turn out to be the case, as Stevens gave Mazzulla a vote of confidence and promised to keep him on next season.
The next order of business is what to do with star guard/forward Jaylen Brown, who is now eligible to sign a supermax contract extension, which is a significant commitment, especially with the new CBA.
Although there has been some buzz about the Celtics potentially trading Brown, the team seems to be leaning in the other direction, according to Adam Himmelsbach of the Boston Globe via NBA Central.
The Celtics do not intend to trade Jaylen Brown and all signs continue to point toward Brown signing a five-year, $295 million super-max extension with Boston, per @AdamHimmelsbach pic.twitter.com/pnC3VS3jMG
— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) June 19, 2023
Even though Brown has shown flashes of brilliance at times, and there’s no doubt he’ll be a star in this league for a long time, he does leave a lot left to be desired, with his ball-handling skills possibly being at the top of the list.
Brown is coming off a forgettable playoff performance, especially in Game 7 against the Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals, as he could be directly blamed for the loss, especially since he failed to step up when Jayson Tatum was dealing with an ankle injury.
Despite his shortcomings, the Celtics may have come to the conclusion that Brown won’t easily be replaced or the team won’t get equal value for him on the trade market.
Whatever the case, Boston seems committed to the Brown-Tatum duo for a bit longer.
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