Jaylen Brown shared his authentic, emotional reaction to the Celtics trading him

By now, the mere idea of Jaylen Brown joining the Philadelphia 76ers is well-entrenched. It was probably even more solidified by LeBron James deciding to "take his talents" to Philadelphia to form one of the NBA's best rosters, especially with its core of Tyrese Maxey, Joel Embiid, Brown, and James.

For Brown, in particular, though, it wasn't all sunshine and rainbows the moment he learned he was leaving the Boston Celtics.

During his introductory press conference with the 76ers on Thursday, Brown revealed his initial reaction to the Celtics trading him. He said he threw his phone across the room as soon as he saw the notification confirming the news. And honestly? I get it! Brown cut his teeth with the Celtics in a decade-plus with one of the NBA's

premier organizations. He became an All-NBA-caliber player in Boston. He won a championship in Boston, where he was also named 2024 NBA Finals MVP.

Knowing you're leaving all of that personal and team history behind at once can't be easy to process so quickly:

Jaylen Brown on finding out about the trade:

"When I first got traded I just threw my phone across the room" pic.twitter.com/lGsApMBYo6

— Oh No He Didn't (@ohnohedidnt24) August 6, 2026

Of course, Brown seems eager to get after it with the 76ers now. But that's probably because he's had about a month to digest the news and start adjusting to his new professional reality. In the moment, you'd forgive him for lashing out a little bit in the privacy of his own home. It's something we'd likely all do if we were in his shoes.

Who is Jaylen Brown replacing on the 76ers?

Brown will fill in for Paul George at small forward, who he was traded for in the deal with the Celtics.

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