The NBA trade market has been going DUMMY! The best and funniest reactions to the Jaylen Brown-Paul George blockbuster are below.
In a surprise trade that no one saw coming, the Celtics traded Brown to the 76ers on Wednesday in exchange for Paul George, two first-round picks, and two second-round picks.
The Celtics will receive a 2028 first-round pick that could be converted from the first in a trade that favors Boston, an unprotected 2031 Philadelphia first, a 2028 second-round pick that favors Golden State/OKC/Milwaukee, and a 2030 second that favors Washington/Portaland, Charani said.
The anonymous GM even called the trade “highway robbery”.
“This was a road robbery,” the anonymous GM told basketball analyst Jeff Goodman. “I don’t know what Brad Stevens was thinking. The Celtics will be lucky to make the playoffs next year.”
“It says everything about JB’s trade value right now,” added another general manager.
Some of the best reactions on Twitter are below:
Brad Stevens leaves his office after trading Paul George for Jaylen Brown pic.twitter.com/F4fpjuytlF
— NBA Memes (@NBAMEmes) July 2, 2026
Jaylen Brown spent the entire summer calling Embiid a flop
Now they are a team 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/KJOdALmvqa
— BrickCenter (@BrickCenter_) July 1, 2026
The 76ers trade Paul George for Jaylen Brown pic.twitter.com/xWFDUGdlFt
— PrizePicks (@PrizePicks) July 1, 2026
Say what you want about Paul George being “washed” but against Jaylen Brown head to head and in 7 straight games, he looked like a primary PG. pic.twitter.com/Ro3BQRyhos
— Jordan Moore (@iJordanMoore) July 1, 2026
CONTINUATION:
The NBA has now sold Paul George:
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Jaylen Brown
Domantas Sabonis
Victor Oladipo
Danilo GallinariAgain
7 1st round picks plus 4 pick swaps
Paul George is the Most Valuable Player in NBA history.
— Carmichael Dave (@CarmichaelDave) July 1, 2026
Brad Stevens confronts Jaylen Brown to tell him that the Celtics traded him to the Sixers pic.twitter.com/lV7cvawNl6
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) July 1, 2026
Joel Embiid went to Jaylen Brown on the first day of training camp for six pic.twitter.com/IuyyAv47gn
— NBA Memes (@NBAMEmes) July 2, 2026
It certainly sounds like the Celtics just said they’re not afraid of Jaylen Brown – as they’ve always shown he’s not as valuable as Jayson Tatum. THEY JUST SWITCHED JAYLEN BROWN FOR A SPLIT TEAM WHO COMES OUT 3-1 DOWN AND WILL GET ‘EM OUT. Bad idea, Celtics.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) July 1, 2026
The Sixers just got better. The Celtics just got worse. Philly just acquired a highly motivated star – the oft-underrated/underappreciated Jaylen Brown. Boston got an aging Paul George. Philly >>>Boston.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) July 1, 2026
Some reactions from Celtics fans, via WCVB
“I think Jaylen Brown, what he did for the city, what he did for the people, the organization, bringing in the Finals MVP was everything, and trading him for Paul George—I don’t know about that. That’s amazing,” Revere’s Angelo Sepe said.
Ivan Deiko of North Reading said, “We all hate the Sixers. They’re probably the worst team they could go against—like, we blew a 3-1 lead. It’s terrible. It’s a really bad day.”
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