Report: Team With Top 10 Pick Tried Trading For Jaylen Brown Last Offseason

The conversations went nowhere at the time. However, if reports of Stevens looking at Brown's trademark this offseason are true, the Hawks could once again emerge as a contender to land Brown.

“That’s a team, given what happened this season, that I could see getting interested in Jaylen Brown,” Mannix said. “Again, the Miamis, the Houstons, Golden State: teams that are theoretically going to be in the mix for Giannis Antetokounmpo, could turn around and make a run at Jaylen Brown. So, I think that situation bears watching.”

Brown is extension-eligible this offseason. If the Celtics are planning to move on from him, moving him this offseason would make sense. The Hawks have ammo to make a blockbuster trade. They hold the No. 8 pick in the upcoming NBA draft. They can get creative with trades, and if Brown is a player they like, they could revisit the idea.

The Hawks recently got rid of Trae Young, so adding Brown would give them an elite scorer to replace him. Brown's future in Boston will be something to monitor this offseason. NBA insider Jake Fischer recently noted that if the Celtics trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo and give up Brown, the Milwaukee Bucks would be looking to move Brown to a third team. The Hawks could be that team.

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