Houston Rockets said to have 'legitimate interest' in Celtics' Jaylen Brown
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NBA insider Marc Stein revealed Monday that three teams are said to have "legitimate interest" in trading for Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown, one of those being the Houston Rockets. Brown was just named to the All-NBA Second Team Sunday night after posting 28.7 points, 6.9 rebounds, 5.1 assists and one steal.
With Jayson Tatum sidelined for the majority of the year, Brown took off, leading Boston to the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference and finishing sixth in MVP voting. Scheduled to make over $183 million in the next three seasons, Brown would become a likely trade target if the Celtics found his salary paired with Tatum's to be too steep. Houston's interest isn't at all surprising, given Brown's ties to Rockets head coach Ime Udoka, a former Celtics head coach.
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The other teams interested that Stein listed were the Portland Trail Blazers and the Atlanta Hawks. A Georgia native, Brown has never ruled out suiting up for his hometown team. Either way, before the Rockets, Hawks and Blazers can acquire him, Boston will need to make a decision on trading their 10-year Celtic.
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