Warriors named top landing spot for $285 million Celtics NBA Finals MVP, five-time All-Star

“One team is going to get Giannis (Antetokounmpo), and that will probably leave five or six teams out there with young players, picks, draft capital, and a whole bunch of stuff that they could potentially offer Boston for Jaylen Brown in a trade."

“They’re hearing the reports of tension and wondering if there’s an opportunity to go get Jaylen Brown. And you can make an argument, honestly, that acquiring Jaylen Brown is a better decision than acquiring Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mannix then named the Warriors, Miami Heat, Houston Rockets, and Atlanta Hawks as potential suitors for Brown).”

If acquiring Antetokounmpo isn’t in the Warriors' future for whatever reason, pivoting to Brown would be a high-level option for Golden State.

Although Brown catches flak for failing to lead the Celtics to the Eastern Conference Finals the past few seasons, it’s important to remember he's a well-respected NBA champion guard who would be an elite sidekick to Stephen Curry in the Bay in 2026-27.

The right-hand dominant playmaker finished fourth in the league in scoring during the regular season (28.7 points), to go along with 6.9 rebounds and 5.1 assists.

Obviously, nothing is set in stone, but it wouldn’t be surprising to see the Warriors take Brown seriously as a blockbuster trade target this summer.

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