Coming off their earliest playoff exit in five years and a historic postseason collapse, the Boston Celtics are preparing to shake things up this offseason.
That may include trading Jayson Tatum or, more likely, Jaylen Brown, for another superstar such as Giannis Antetokounmpo.
According to a report from NBA insider Brett Siegel for Clutchpoints on Friday, Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens is reportedly preparing to evaluate Brown's trade market this summer.
Fresh batch of NBA intel on @ClutchPoints regarding the eight teams losing in the first round:
🔸Jaylen Brown's future
🔸Nuggets' trades
🔸Kevin Durant chatter
🔸ORL, POR coaching candidates
And more intel the Friday before the draft lottery: https://t.co/jBGaETqrxj
— Brett Siegel (@BrettSiegelNBA) May 8, 2026
"Rival front offices are already preparing for a big change to happen to the Celtics' roster this offseason, and team president Brad Stevens will evaluate the market for what upgrade he could possibly make in a trade involving Brown, sources said," Siegel wrote. "However, this is not to say definitively that the Celtics will even consider trading Brown, as Stevens' comments in his end-of-season interview didn't hint one way or the other."
To Siegel's point, this does not mean Boston is intent on trading Brown. It just means Stevens plans to assess the market to see what he might be able to get for Brown and what a potential deal may look like.
With Brown coming off the best season of his career, his trade value has never been higher. Stevens is simply doing his due diligence as he looks for ways to improve the Celtics this offseason.
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