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Why is Jaylen Brown Involved In So Many Celtics Trade Rumors

Locked On Celtics - Daily Podcast On The Boston Celtics

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🗓️ 5 June 2026

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Why is Jaylen Brown always at the center of Boston Celtics trade rumors while Jayson Tatum remains untouched? John Karalis of Celtics On SI teams up with Tom Westerholm to tackle this hot-button question, breaking down the dynamics between the Celtics' two All-NBA stars and what sets Tatum apart in the eyes of both management and the rumor mill. Hear insider analysis on Jalen Brown’s rising trade value, the impact of the NBA’s new collective bargaining agreement, and why opposing GMs relentlessly target Brown in superstar deals for players like Anthony Davis, Jimmy Butler, and Kawhi Leonard. The conversation also explores how age, contract structure, and off-court narratives fuel speculation. Plus, get an unfiltered take on ESPN’s controversial use of AI in iconic NBA Finals photos and the broader implications for sports media. Don’t miss the deep dive into why Brown’s name keeps swirling—are the Celtics really considering a blockbuster move?

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0:00.0

Why is it always Jalen Brown, who's in trade rumors?

0:05.0

It's a question that we'll answer right now on the Locked on Celtics podcast.

0:23.4

Hey there, welcome back to the show.

0:24.6

I'm John Corralis. Later on, we're going to get into, I have to, have to talk about the use of AI and the Tony

0:35.7

Parker picture, but not just Tony Parker, Bill Russell photo, the AI manipulation, all that stuff that ESPN used during the NBA finals.

0:43.1

I'm going to do that in the third segment.

0:45.4

But we're going to spend the first two segments answering a mailbag question, one mailbag question, which is why is it always jalen brown in these trade rumors it's a big

0:58.8

question deserves a big answer and so i got a big guest tom westerhole big guy yeah big dog yeah

1:07.1

what a big dog no Dog. What up.

1:20.8

So the question comes in from Leo, who submitted the question via the mailbag link, John Corrales.com slash mailbag, which I encourage everybody to do if you have a mailbag question that will be answered here on the podcast by me or us

1:28.5

so leo says uh jalen brown seems to always be grist for the trade rumor mill and not j t and it feels

1:37.6

to me that he's a bit of the rodney danger field of the celtics can't get no respect now first of all

1:43.4

do you know that reference, Tom?

1:46.5

I've heard it used before.

1:50.1

I've never heard it in the context that it was, like, I've never heard it in its original

1:54.5

context.

1:55.5

I've heard that a person named Rodney Dangerfield once used the phrase, I can't get no respect. Yeah. It was his, it was his whole bit. Now, as an old person here, it was his whole bit. Now, Rodney, you know who Rodney Dangerfield is? Yes. Caddyshack? No, I don't. I don't. I've seen Caddyshack.

2:17.6

I've seen Caddyshack.

2:18.6

He's the, he's the, oh, looks good on you, though.

2:22.5

He's the real estate developer.

2:24.5

That's running danger fee.

2:25.8

Okay, yeah.

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