NBA Draft Buzz Is Shaken by the Jaylen Brown Trade Rumor

The Boston Celtics' Jaylen Brown is anticipated to re-sign with the organization this offseason.

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A Twitter account named "Ghost of Leroy," known for breaking sports news, spread rumors that Jaylen Brown will leave the Celtics via a sign and trade.

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Even if the account might not be fully trustworthy, it has previously provided accurate coverage of a variety of sports news.

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According to Adam Himmelsbach of the Boston Globe, the Celtics want to extend Brown a five-year, $295 million supermax contract and have no plans to trade him.

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Brown's All-NBA performance the season before qualified him for a supermax contract.

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Due to the NBA's new Collective Bargaining Agreement, which prohibits teams from paying several top players,

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Brown's future with the Celtics has been in question since their devastating defeat to the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals.

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The 2023 NBA Draft is set to start tomorrow night despite these contradicting rumors.

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