Jaylen Brown has been making the rounds during the offseason, from hosting pop-ups for his 741 brand in Boston, to re-visiting his childhood middle school, and most recently, appearing on a local radio show in his home state of Georgia.
Jaylen joined V-103’s Big Tigger Morning Show, an Atlanta based radio show hosted by Big Tigger and Jazzy McBee and was asked about his business ventures, his charitable foundations, his outlook heading in to the new NBA season, and something that drew some extra attention
by fans, his connection to the city of Atlanta.
Big Tigger posed this loaded question: “Is there any chance we see you in a hometown uniform?”
Big Tigger happens to be the PA announcer for the Atlanta Hawks, so he and Jaylen shared a laugh about the potential tampering going on by asking the question. Brown ultimately didn’t rule it out, though. He mentioned that his grandma who currently lives in Atlanta wants to see him out there, and that they’ve talked about it before. In the end, all JB had to say about it was, “you never know. We’ll see.”
Many fans across the NBA have already let their imaginations run wild, taking this as Jaylen essentially planting the seeds for a future move. In reality, he was most likely trying to play nice and share some love with the hosts and his hometown fans. He’s been linked to Atlanta several times over the years solely because of the personal history with the city, but he’s also expressed his love of being a part of the Boston Celtics, as well as for the people within the organization.
Brown is also under contract with the Celtics through the 28-29 season, meaning he wouldn’t have the option to join the Hawks in free agency for at least another four years, if he chose to do so at all. In the event that he requested a trade, his contact would also be a difficult one to move, not necessarily because of his capabilities as a player, but because he is one of the highest earners in the league, currently entering the second year of his five-year $285 million contract.
There’s sure to be plenty of extra speculation surrounding JB given his recent comments, as is to be expected this deep into the offseason. However, most of it will just be noise. At the end of the day, Jaylen Brown is still a member of the Boston Celtics, and there’s no point worrying about what could or couldn’t happen years down the line.
