The latest development regarding Kevin Durant quickly caused many Boston Celtics fans to immediately turn their attention to Jaylen Brown.
Durant will remain with the Brooklyn Nets, the organization shared Tuesday. Durant, who previously requested a trade June 30, had been involved in trade speculation including the Celtics throughout the past two months. Boston's return package for Durant consistently included Brown with The Athletic's Shams Charania even reporting the Celtics offered Brown and Derrick White for Durant.
Well, Brooklyn's update Tuesday put an end to those rumors. Celtics fans now know Brown won't be headlining a package back to Brooklyn, which many seem pleased about.
... And for good reason as the Celtics are better off without pursuing the trade.
Even Boston mayor Michelle Wu was excited to hear Durant was remaining in Brooklyn:
Brown is under contract for the next two seasons with the Green, which came up two wins shy of its long-awaited Banner 18 earlier this summer. The 25-year-old star will try to help Boston get back to that stage with the official start of the 2022-23 season set for Oct. 18.
