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Ex-Heat Player Warns Boston Celtics About Jaylen Brown In Free Agency

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May 16, 2025; New York, New York, USA; Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown (7) reacts during the second quarter of game six in the second round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images
May 16, 2025; New York, New York, USA; Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown (7) reacts during the second quarter of game six in the second round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images | Brad Penner-Imagn Images

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There is some speculation about the Boston Celtics listening to trade offers for All-Star guard Jaylen Brown. The Celtics have made it clear they want to dump players to get under the salary cap but former Miami Heat forward Markieff Morris feels it's the wrong move to trade Brown.

"They are a year removed from winning a championship," Morris said Wednesday morning on ESPN's Get Up. "They let it be known, even before the season, they were getting rid of some of these pieces and getting under the salary cap."

The Celtics, who defeated the Dallas Mavericks in the 2024 NBA Finals, are likely out of the championship picture. Star Jayson Tatum could miss next season after tearing an Achilles during last postseason. The rebuilding year could help Brown develop into an even bigger star without Tatum. Morris feels the Celtics should just play behind Brown until Tatum returns to lead another title run.

"They will compete in the East but they can't win a championship without one of their best players," Morris said. "This is a time for Jaylen Brown to come into his own. He's always been a good player in this league. Now it's time for him to take the step and be a 1A."

So it would be awfully shocking if Brown was traded but anything can happen.

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Shandel Richardson
SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star. TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here